Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-10-08
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Governor Hogg, of Texas, has issued a
proclamation Withdrawing the cholera quar-
antine against New York.
Fire at the Union stock yards at Omaha,
Neb., burned about $4,000 worth of sheep
sheds and smothered 1913 sheep owned by
A whaling steamer has arrived in San
Francisco after thirty months voyage in
Arctic regions. Her catch for the cruise mas
been thlrty-eight whales. whose bones and
oil represent value of 800 600.
injured in wreck on the Vandalia line, near
Greenvillc, Ill. The west bound express
dashed into a hand car ON which were six
section men and hurled it from the track.
Joseph Erneste Renan. the noted French
author, caught cold, Tuesday, and died Sum
day. Octoter2
The animal convention of the Information
al Brotherhood of Railroad Track Foremen
is in session at Kansas City, Mo.
John J. Fitzgibbons, president of the CAL
umet National bank of Chicago and the noted
Fenian Irishman, died October from the
bursting of blood vessel in his brain.
D. NJ. Boyd one of our young men who at
tended Elliott's Business College, Burlington,
Ia, is now assistant cashier of large Trust
Company, Kansas City, Mo.
Nancy Hanks was driven to beat her regu-
lation track record of 2:07. in the presence
of LOCO people at Terre Haute, Ind, which
she did, without break or show of uneasi-
ness, in 2:G4, breaking all kite and regula-
ton track records.
Secretary Noble has approved the Seneca
allotments and within two months patents
will be issued. The Indians will press their
claim before congress for 16O acres, but in the
meantime patents will be issued for the
eighty acre allotnents.
James Comes and ]. A. LOOMS, both ex-
perienced aeronau;s, fell from their balloon
at Peoria, ILL.,, and received fatal injuries.
] In making the descent the balloon encUun-
tered a tree, and prcipltated the men dis
lance of forty feet to the ground.
The president has accepted the resignation
| of Judge Lawrence Crounse, assistant secre-
| tary of the treasury. It is said that Secre-
| tary Foster favorS the appointment of
Charles Cook, of New York. Crounse Is re-
publican candidate for governor of Nebraska.
The heavy Mexican trade that sprung into
life with the suspension of the Mexican duty
| on corn has been great thing for Kansas
City grain men as we'll as for western farm
ers. 1t is said that several Kansas City grain
| firms have made 10000 each out Of the bust
| ness.
cave in occurred at No. mine at Iron
wood, Mich. September 20, and it Is feared
ten lives were lost. III mine was soon sur
rounded by the weeping relations of the I'M
prisoned men, and the miners went to work
quietly and put forth their utmost efforts to
rescue their companions.
John G. Farr, of Paris, Tex, was awarded
81, 800 damages against the st. Louis d San
states court for the Indian Territory. The
loss to Farr is of his left leg, which was cut
of by the defendants train while Farr was
in the discharge of his duty.
A terrible wind and snow storm prevailed
on Mount Washington the night of Sep en-
Der 26, the wind reaching a velocity of 100
miles per hour. Wire communication with
the Glenn house and the Summit was cut of,
and trains could not get down the mountain
on account of snow and ice.
Toby Sporetti, railroad boss in charge of
a gang of Italian laborers near Bradford,
Pa was blown INTO eternity by a can of dy-
Mantle being exploded under his buak. The
laborers were paid few days ago. and
charged that Sporetti held out part of their
wages for board, which was not due.
great sensation was created at Home
stead, Pa, by the arrest for treason of a
number of the members of the advisory
committee of the Homestead strikers. The
arrests came like thunderbolt to the strik-
ers. The penalty, which formerly was death,
is now twelve years in the penitentiary.
Six hundred of the Missouri National
guard were to goto Chicago to attend the dedi-
cation of the worlds fair buildings and the
railroads made a rate of cents per mile for
companies in uniform. Governor Francis |
now intimateS that, as there Is no money to |
draw on TO pay their fares, they may stay at
home.
President Harrison said that he would be |
unable to attend the reunion of his regiment |
at Indianapolis on the 18th of next month |
owing to the critical condition of Mrs. Har- |
rison. The same reason would prevent him |
from taking his western trip, which included |
being present at the opening of the worlds |
fair.
The annual report of the Utah commission |
states that polygamy still exists and arrests
for that practice have of late become numer-
GUS During the past year there were 156 |
cases that came to the judicial knowledge of |
the United States, in eighty three of which
indictments were found, sixty-nine convic-
tions resulted and lis acquitals.
A wonderful phenomenon was observed In
the heavens about $50 p. m. at Springfield, |
ILL.,, September 81. Those who saw 1t de-
clare that bright body, resembling in size
and brilliancy a good sized star, was seen
moving with great rapidity toward the moon,
which it struck with tremendous force, dark
eclng its light for an instant. Scientifically
inclined people say a meteor came within
the power of the moons attraction and fell
upon it.
GENERAL