Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-29
Let Nothing Get Away.

A KANSAS boY.-A Gloucester, N. j., dis
patch says that Robert Brazier, jockey, was
thrown from his horse there and received q
fracture of the skull. He was taken to the
hospital. where it was stated that his injuries
would probably result fatally. Brazier is
only Il years old, and came from Salina,
Kansas.
GBoRal AND WALTHAM.-A Jackson, Miss,
special says: Senators George and Waltham
now have SO Legislative votes, which is three
more than they need to secure their election.
Barksdale, the sub-treasury candidate, has
only IS votes.
SILVER D1scov-RY.-ORden, Utah, 10 ablaze
with excitement over extensive mineral dis
coveries about twenty five miles northeast
of there, at the head of Paradise canyon. Ore
in one gulch. which is found in enormous
quantities, 10 almost pure lead, with paying
quantity OF silver. Two miles away are bod
ies assaylng up in the hundreds.
TEXAS CoNvRNT1ox.-The first state con-
vention of the peoples party of Texas met
at Dallas and declared in favor of the alien
land law recently passed by the legislature,
and adopted the Cincinnati platform. Prom
inent speakers recommended that effective
speakers be put in the field In Ohio, to defeat
Mckinley and Sherman.
SILVER IN TRXAs.-Rich silver ore has been
found in various portions of Young county,
Texas. The assay Office in Denver. Col, re-
ports the value at $3.50 per ton, with traces
of gold. The veins lie near the surface of
the ground.
FLOOD LossEs-The streams east of St.
Joseph, Mo-, overflowed their banks and
buildings, crops, bridges and cattle have
boon washed away. The loss to farmers in
this section will be terrible. Wheat stacks
were washed away AND corn crops are COM
pietely ruined, and in many instances cattle
and hogs have suffered by the flood. A
number of bridges have been carried away
and the roads rendered impasaable, leaving
many farmers living on rented farms in a
pitiable condition.
CRors IN MIcHIeAN.-The Michigan weekly
crop bulletin says the weather conditions
have been generally unfavorable to corn,
potatoes and beans, the parched condition of
the soil and the warm wave having materially
injured these crops.
MINNESOTA HAII--Hail first began to fall
three miles northeast of Sunk Rapids. and
from there to Elk river, q distance of forty
miles, it was q perfect fury. In Barton
county the damage was considerable. All
corn and standing grain in its path were
utterly ruined. Many men in the fields, who
about the head by the devastating downfall
Of hail. In some places the hail was fifteen
10 twenty inches deep on the level.
AExlcAH VoLcANo.-The eruption at Co.
lima, Mex, 10 on a scale of magnitude that
has never before been observed. Streams of
lava many feet In width are now cours,up
down the sides of the volcano, burning every
thing in their course. It is stated that the
governor of Collma has sent commission to
the volcano to make scientific report upon
the present eruption.
Wisconsin, DRoUTH.-In the central and
southeastern counties the continued drouth
has rendered the prospects for tho fall har-
vest extremely dlacouraging. In most coun-
ties pasturags is burned up, corn, potatoes
and garden truck arc scared by warm winds
and The ground 10 20 baked that it is impos-
Sible for team to pull pillow.
4 Foul WILL.-As result of drinking
water from foul well at Milwaukee, Wis,
two persons have died of typhoid fever and
twenty four are i'll, some of whom are not
expected to live.
LUCKY AusTRIA.-The rise of the price oil
grain promises splendid returns to Austrian
grain exporters, and especially as the Balkan
harvssts promise to be excellent and sufficient
for the Austrian home consumption.
A NEW MKTAI.-A series of experiments at
Philadelphia into the properties and uses OF
nickel steel and manganese bronze has re-
suited IN the discovery of q new material.
The chief characteristics of tho metal are
that il attains very high tensile strength. il
indestructible by corosion, being impervlous
20 acids, and that it can be wrought into
spikes or nails while either hot or cold.
FRxIoHr ON PKAcHKa.-The Trans Missouri
Freight association has announced . special
rate ON peaches in car lots between all points
in Kansas, but not applying to business to o.
from Missouri river points.