Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-06
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Alexander Bergman, the anarchist who at
tempted to assassinate II. c. Frick, had q
hearing and was held for trial in 81, 600 bail.
Henry Adams, of New Hampshire, and
James Deeresby Walton, an Englishman,
were scorched to death in an attempt to reach
the crater of volcano near Colimba, Mexico.
Texas fever is raging all through the In
dian Territory and a great number of cattle
are dying from the disease. 1t is feared that
the disease will spread into thu lower Kansas
counties.
John Reed, of the old Boston book firm,
TichnOr, Reed & Fields, is dead. He was
aged 80. He was lieutenant governor of the
state in 1851 and member of congress for
several terms.
Emancipation day was generally observed
by Afro-Americans; more especially IN the
west.
The National Touring mill at Parsons,
Kan. the largest in southeastern Kansas, is
burned, together with its contents. Spo1ta-
neous combustion caused the fire. Loss,
5000.
The absorption of New Foundland by Can
ada is beginning to be looked upon as an
event not far distant, and already agitation
with that end in view has been star ed IN
Ottawa and Montreal.
Charles L. PEBBLES, of Kansas City, Kan,
was nearly killed, and may die or be per-
manently paralyzed, by some accident dur
ing the tom-fooiery ceremonies of one of the
leading secret lodges there.
The board of walking delegates in New
York in their fight with the Iron league, or
lcfri
called out !, 500 men. There are now over
10000 men on strike in that city.
During the five days of unusually hot
weather in Chicago there were ninety aeatns
from sunstroke Other cases may yet termi-
nate fatally. The total number OF prostra-
tons was probably not short OF 900.
Ex-Governor Charles II. Hardin. of Mis-
souri,. died at his hone at Mexico, Mo-, aged
y. He founded Hardin Female college at
Mexico some twenty years ago, and was Its
president up to the time of his death.
Twenty-Five families of striking laborers
who live in company houses on Shanty Hill,
Homestead, moved out. it being the expira-
ton of the time for the men to 60 to work
for the company or leave the residences.
A frightfnl accident occurred at Bagley,
Mich, on the north shore of Ozgo lake. The
Hartnell & Smith single mill was blown to
atoms by the explosion of b jiler, killing
five persons and fatally injuring two others.
Mrs. Robert Morrell, an old lady living ten
miles north of Hilsboro, ILL.,, was stung on
the back of the neck by bee and died from
the effects in thirty minutes. Mrs. Morrell
had been in the best of health previous to
the sting.
A member of the advisory committee OF
the strikers is reported as saying that the
committee has definitely decided that the
Carnegie works at Homestead shall not be
worked by non-union men; that they will be
blown up to prevent it.
Rev. DR.. F. 7. ingalls,, president of Drury
college, and brother of ex-senator ingalls, OF
Kansae. is lying, at Springfield, NO., criti-
cally ill from Inflammation of the bowels,
due to hard travel by rail and highway in
filling lecture and other engagements In
southwest Missouri.
A number of strikers boarded a coal train
on the Pittsburg & McKeesport road, passing
through the Homestead works, and hurled
Jumps of fuel at the non-union men. Orders
were Issued the provost guard to search all
trains entering the yard to prevent recur-
renee of the outbreak.
A number of members of the local compa-
MES of the Nevada national guards, at Viz
giuia, New, have decided to resign on &C
count of the punishment inflicted upon Pri-
vate lams at Homestead. large majority
of the mem rers of the local militia belong to
labor unions, and the designations are likely
to result in the disbandment of two out OF
the three companies in the vicinity.
Near Fort Scott, July 81, Mrs. Fred Schu-
man was attacked and fatally wounded by q
mad bull. Mr.. aud Mrs. Schuman had just
finished milking and started to drive their
herd to the pasture, when the bull suddenly
turned and attacked Mrs. Schuman in q
vicious manner, tramping upon her head and
BODY until the life was almost tramped out
of her. Had the bull not been dehorned he
would have killed her instantly. No hopes
of her recovery are entertained.
Our readers will remember the particulars
of some remarkable cures published some
weeks ago in these columns. These articles
attracted widespread attention for the rea-
son that medical science had hitherto held
that the diseases in question were incurable.
In our last issue appeared the particulars OF
another equally remarkable case, the person
who thus miraculously recovered being one
of the best known merchants OF Detroit,
Mich. The article appeared under the head
ing ga Detroit Miracle" and merited q
careful perusal.
A terrific sewer gas explosion occurred in
st. Louis, Mo-. on July e, which wrecked
nearly one-half of the Great Mill creeks
sewer. the largest of the city's drainage sys-
tenn. caused the loss of three lives and the
iniuriup of two others. The explosion oc-
CURED under the wholesale liquor house of
10. Fuchs. 1O14 South Fourth street, and was
followed an instant later by an upheaval 100
feet further east, completely wrecking the
Iron Mountain railroads southern yards and
extending nearly ], 600 feet to the edge of the
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