Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-02

Affairs, Peale, of Arkansas-Public Lands, Nc
Rae, of Arkansas-AlcohoIic Liquor Traffic.
Haynes, Of Ohio-Revision of the Laws, Ellis, OF
Kentucky.
NEWS BREvIIIEs.
According to report just issued by the
department. of agriculture, tho value OF this
years corn, wheat and oats crops exceeds
that of last year by third of billion dol
lars.
Two passenger trains colided near Barna-
by Jun, ton, England, and one of the engine
drivers, q guard and one passenger were
killed. Fourteen other persons were in
jured.
Edward Davis, of Mont Carmel, Pa, who
for years has been applying for pension TOR
service rendered in the Mexican war, received
information that he would get his money.
Overcome by the good news, he fell dead.
1t appears by the report of the treasurer of Yale
college, which has just been published, that the
gifts received by the college during the year GOV:
cred by the report amounted to the large sum OF
$3.50. The gifts range in magnitude from 500
to $5O,UUl.
The marriage of Prince Albert Victor,
Duke of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son
and heir of the Prince of Wales. to Princess
Victoria Mary of Teck, takes place on Feb
ruary q in st. Georges chapel at Windsor
castle.
Sir Edwin Arnold did not fill his engage
. ment TO read at Omaha because the advance
sale of tickets was small and no one would
guarantee the required amount. His second
night at Kansas City, Mo-, was abandoned
for like cause.
Reports from different parts of the north
west indicate that severe storm IS In prog.
ress. The snow extends over all that part OF
South Dakota which lies east of the Missouri
river, being particularly heavy in the north
eastern part of the state.
Patrick Egan, nephew of the minister to
Chill, was arrested at Spokane Falls, WASH,
commenced. He is charged with betraying
the 12-year-old daughter of the woman he
was in the act of marrying.
At meeting of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce resolutions were adopted earnest
ly recommending the passage of the bill to
transfer the revenue cutter service of the
United States from the treasury department
to the naval establishment.
The millers of Nebraska contributed
through their represe NATIVE, Hon. C. c.
White, of Crete, 80, COO pounds of flour for
the cargo which the Weekly Northwestern
Miller. is securing from the millers of the
United States for the peasants of Russia.
William Osborn, a deputy marshal Of Oklaho-
ma is tracing his mother, who has been wander
ing in Kansas from town to town Tor months Ha
bat had gone to Chicago. the mother has prop
erty, but there had been trouble about it which
unsettled her reason.
The first carload of American tin ever
produced from an American tin mine was
received at San Diego from the Temescal
mines. The shipment consisted OF over 3d.
600 rounds of tin. The output of the Tenn
escal mines Is being rapidly increased and
American tin will. be regularly put on the
market in carloads.
The Jarvis Conkling Mortgage Trust
company of Missouri has Withdrawn $50 200
in United States bonds deposited with Charles
M. Preston, state banking superintendent of
New York, to cover the business of the COM
pany as savings institution of that state.
The company has retired from that business
SO far as that state Is concerned.
The list of deaths caused by the ravages
of influenza IN London continues to grow
larger daily. The latest place in which the
disease has assumed an epidemic form is
Ethan, County Kent. A large number of
people in the work-house there are pros
trated with disease, and local physicians are
over. run with calls for assistance.
Adyices received from points in the eastern
part of England show that the fog is prevail
ing along the whole length of the eastern
coast. The captains of many vessels thought
the safer course would be to make for some
haven of refuge, there to lie until the fog
lifted; but they found the greatest difficulty
in making their ports.
The fine barn of Charles Hill, north of
Mexico, Mo-, was destroyed by fire. Eight
head Of fine stock persisted. Three of the
animals were worth 81, 200 apiece. George
Baker and Nina Logan were tracked from
are also charged with firing Rising Sun
church q few nights ago.
The establishment of the Wolff company
of Chicago, manufacturers of plumbers sup
plies. was completely destroyed by fire, with
ing is estimated at 500, 600 and that ON ma
chirery and manufactured stock at $125, 900.
making q total of $4,000. Tho total in
suranoe amounts to $50, GOO, placed in thirty
companies.
Osea- Baron Wedel Yartsbury, of Chris
tiaua, Norway, died IN barn at Albert Lea,
MINI. He was young man known there as
Oscar WedeL few days ago came info.-
nation of the death of the father aud his own
of S, 600 accompanied the letter. The new
baron at once went on spree which ended
in his death.
Quite number of skating accidents have
been Reported. The fog, as is we'll Known,
causes thu ice to become rotten very rapidly,
and the result has been that many skaterr
have broken through and been drowned.
Near Elein, capital of thu county of that
name in Scotland, three boys who were 6kat-
mg a - LossA we're drowned through tn
bE0aking Of The ,es.