Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-18
NEWS RREvITIES.

Two men received sunStrOke IN Kansas
City June 10.
President Manvil says the Santa Fe will
build forty miles of second track from Chi
cago.
The amount of insurance now placed upon
the various worlds fair buildings at Chicago
aggregates So, O69,3
Governor Mckinley presides as chairman
of the national convention, having been
chosen by reclamation.
The Santa Fe statement for May, includ-
ing the Frisco system, shows an increase of
81, 500 in the gross earnings.
Ono. no." said Governor Mckinley to q
suggestion of regret that he did not get the
nomination; sit is better as it is"
The peoples party of the Fifth congress
sional district of Kansas, unanimously re-
nominated Congressman John Davis.
Whltelaw Reid was notified of his nomina-
ton while at his home at West Plains, N. Y,
where he received congratulatory calls.
Richard W. Thompson, ex-secretary of the
navy, nominated Harrison at Minneapolis.
His SD birthday came during convention
week.
A safe in a general store at Rosston, Ind,
was blown to pieces by burglars. One side
of the safe went through the wall into the
street.
The steamer Albion has been burned and
sunk near Markajen. on the Ansha river, in
central Russia. Sixty-fve people were
drowned.
The forest near Catskill, thirty miles west
of Trididad, Colo, is burning. The town of
Catskill and extensive saw-mills there are in
danger.
Thirty-five million dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fire in the United
States and Canada during the first three
months of 1892.
The notifying committee appointed at the
national convention, made up of delegates
from twenty-three states, includes Calvin
Hood and o. w. Little, of Kansas.
The eighteen miles between Titusville and
Oil City probably represent population of
from &C, 200 to 5000. Oil City proper lies be-
tween the Allegheny river and Oil creek.
One of the most violent storms known for
years descended upon Wakesha, Wis, and
vicinity, accompanied by terrific thunder
and lightning. The lightning struck the gas
works twice.
tor Teller, of Colorado, bluntly stated that
if Harrison was nominated he and his (silver)
friends would take his state out of the repub-
Hcan column.
Ship st. Leo sailed from New York with
cargo of breadstuffs, meat and infants food,
in addition to ], 500 barrels of flour for starv-
ing Russian peasants. The cargo was made
up by the Kings Daughters.
The Jerusalem and Jaffa railroad will not
enter the former city, but will have its ter
minus about three-Quarters of mile outside
the city limits. It is expected that town
will grow up around the terminus.
Agent Ashley, of the Darlington, !. T..
agency, says that the Daltons got over 5000
in holding up the Santa Fe at Red Rock. The
report that the robbers secured $4,000
Indian annuity money was not true.
Spreckles' sugar re6neries at Philadelphia
have resumed work after a shutdown of
three months. The manager says that its
product will be priced regardless of prices
proposed to be dictated by any trust.
Jimtown and Creole, Col, with the timber
in the gulch where they are, with mine
buildings and machinery, have suffered
great loss by fire, started by coal oil which q
family used to start the breakfast fire.
Great fear is expressed of a Rrasshopper
plague in Colfax county, New Mexico, this
year. Already millions of young grasshop-
pers have made their appearance and are
the railroad tracks near Colmer.
Lead has been struck at Tin Cup, Col,
which at the surface is two feet in width, car.
rying ore running from 500 to 5000 per
ton. The ore is free milling, being iron and
copper quartz, easily accessible from the east
slope of the mountain.
The national committee elected Fassett. of
New York to be temporary chairman of tho
convention by twenty-nine votes against
twenty votes for Senator Cullom. This was
a test of the Blaine and Harrison division of
The national COMMITTEES. and in Blaines
favor