Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-20
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| The Santa Fe is cndeavoring to mako s.
round trip rate from Chicago 10 Kansas City
during the Knights of Ply; HAS encampment.
A tram of burros from the Neiras mines,
state of Sinaloa, Mexico, loaded with So, 900
worth of silver sulphides and guarded by
wenty men, was attacked by fifteen bandits.
.hree of the guards were killed and the rest
left bound, while the roboers drove off the
burros with the loads of treasure.
Advices from San Francisco indicate that
the Southern Pacific is determined to make
| the proposed so per cent reduction in rates
on canned goods, wines and other commodi-
TIES nom the Pacific coast to New York, even
| If the commissioners of the Western Traffic
association decline to authorize the action.
Red Mountain, Col, mining camp near
silverton, has been wiped out by an incen-
diary fire.
A convention of all the weather bureau
directors in the United States has been called
to convene at Washington.
The big shipment of gold from San Fran
cisco to New York was sent and charged for
by the railroads as registered mail.
A lady of Newburg, N. Y, was stung on
the temple by honey bee. The sting pene-
trated an artery and in half an hour she died.
Our young friend, W. E. Churchill, who
attended Eliott's Business College, Burling-
ton, Ia, has just secured a fine position In
Burlington.
This congress completes thirty years ser
vice in the house for Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Holman comes next in length of
representation, as he has been for twenty
eight years congressman
The greatest rate war ever known among
southern railroads has been declared. The
Memphis Passenger association has virtually
collapsed, and in future it will be a cut
throat game for business among the trunk
lines.
The motion to dissolve the temper ~ in
junction in the case of the SymnlS { occr
company of Atchisol and others similarly
situated against the state railroad commits
sioners and six railroad companies operating
in Kansas, was overruled by Judge Robert
NJ. Eaton, of the district court. The case
will be appealed.
A building which was being erected at
Ogden, N. j., fell, burying twenty men be-
meath its ruins. The accident occurred by
the sudden giving away of derrick, causing
the entire structure of wooden beams and
timbers to collapse. Up to late hour at
night twelve men were taken out of the ruins,
all seriously and four fatally wounded.
The police of Pittsburg have dlscovefed
another plot to assasslnate 81. C. Prick,
chairman of the Carnegie Steel company.
The intended assassin Is Aaron Stamm, a
close friend of Bergman and Emma Gold
man. Secretary Lovejoy has been warned
that he has until the 18th inst. to live. Other
officials have also received threatening letters.
The new eight hour law has confused every
thing connected with government contracts.
Whether the law stops at the work being
done on the building itself, or whether it
takes In work on material, ana if SO, how far
it reaches back into the forest and stone
quarry, is the question to be decided. This
forces delay of some weeks On all govern
ment work about to be awarded.
The city of Memphis, Tenu., was thrown
into state of intense excitement over the
announcement that Governor Buchanan had
commuted the sentence of Fl, Clay King, who
was to have been hanged Friday, August L.
for the killing of David Poston, to imprison-
ment for life. Colonel King was spirited
away to escape being mobbed. crowd
assembled on the street, and after hanging
the governor in efigy set fire to the dummy
and watched it burn.
A mob of $50 free miners captured the
stockade at Tracey City, Tenn, placed every
piece of property belonging to the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company at safe
distance, took the convicts out and placed
them under guard, and then applied the torch
to the buildings, which were soon mass of
flames. They then proceeded to the mines
and took possession OF the convicts there and
marched them all to the railroad station and
placed them in box cars, cut the telegraph
wires and placed guard over everything in
tho yards. The convicts cut the train in two
and made dash for liberty. Several shots
were fred and one was killed and one
wounded. Six or eight made good their es-
cape.
A fine rain, accompanied by a disastrous
wind, amounting to almost a cyclone, Wis
tied Topeka at about $50 p. m. August
9th. The heavy wind, not content with
tearing away canvas awnings, tore tin roofs
from buildings, snapped iron frame awning
supports, twisted ckimneys out of plumb and
scattered them about like chat, uprooted
and broke down trees, scurried vehicles down
the streets, horses and all, until the harness
gave way, letting the horses 60 their way.
Major j. K. Hudson, of the Capital while
going to his home at Highland Park, had his
buggy overturned by the wind and he was
thrown to the ground. but not injured. A
street. car, the buggy of DR.. Mitchell and the
carriage of Miss Gertrude Tracy, while cross
ing the Kansas avenue bridge, were blown
over against the railing of the bridge
and smashed to pieces. There were three
passengers in the car at the time, but none
were hurt except the driver, who received
some severe wounds about the head and
body. Miss Tracy was bruised some, but not
seriously. Mrs. Louise Reynolds, while
driving on Kansas avenue near Fourth street,
was blown from her buggy and picked up
good deal of damage vas
done in all parts of the city.