Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-01
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Donald Bros store at Atchison, Kan,
the largest dry good store in the city. has
had $4,000 fire loss; caused by the drop
ping of lamp.
The steamer Gaelic has arrived with
large cargo of worlds fair exhibits from
China, Japan, Java, Corea, Borneo and
other oriental countries.
The lower house of the Nebraska legisla-
ture adopted, 81 to 5, resolutions for the
impeachment of several state officers. A
committee is at work upon it.
Fire at Winnipeg, Manitoba, totally de-
stroyed the Standard theater building and
the fur store of j. F. Douglass. The theater
had not been used for some time. The loss
is over $4,000
Henry A. Root, a New York lawyer. 10
charge with having Henry w. Dixon, under
hypnotic influence, and with having de-
frauded him of large sums of money.
Il. S. Mitchell, division superintendent of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott Il Memphis road,
was stricken with paralysis while standing
on the depot platform at Joplin, Mo.
The matter of who is entitled to control
the patronage of the Kansas City packing
houses has provoked lively row between
the Missouri and Kansas puryeyors of of
fees.
Secretary Carlisle has refused to recon-
slider the dismissal of A. NJ. Hughes from
the treasury department, despite the pro-
tests of Tennessee democrats against his
action.
Secretary Carlisle is advised that $780,
900 in gold was taken from the treasury In
New York Saturday for shipment to Europe.
This is the first gold shipment since
March II.
The striking coal miners of MCnongahela
valley met at Monongahela City, Pa, and
resolved unanimously to remain out until
the operators concede the demand for 37s
cents per bushel.
Judge Henry B. Layton, of Grand juno
ton, Col, has disappeared. When last
possession, and it is feared he has fallen a
victim to thugs.
The railroad engineers being tried for con-
tempt of court at Toledo, O., rest their case
on evidence that they had resigned and had
refused to handle freight before Judge Kicks
order not to do SO was read TO them.
In Ashmore township, near Oakland. ILL.,,
both republicans and democrats failed to
certify to their nominations in time, and
the prohitionists, of whom there are but
eight in the township, will have the field
to themselves.
Another long warfare between President
Hippolyte's government and tho factions
opposed to him is now threatened. 1nsur-
gents have crossed from the frontier from
San Domingo into Hayti and battle has
already been fought.
The Doodle investigating committee of the
Kansas legislature will hold It's next sitting
at the Ryus house, Kansas City. Kan, on
April II, to inquire into the raising of the
slush fund among the gamblers and other
sporting men.
A call has been issued, signed by the colored
voters of Oklahoma, calling convention in
Guthrie on April IL to take action toward
securing the protection and advancement of
their race and to organize an independent
political party.
The contest in the United States senate
over the elective senate offices is still on.
The democrats offered to permit the present
officers to hold their places till July l. then
to give way to new men. The republicans
took the offer into caucus.
Serious trouble is threatened on the Allan
tic d Pacific railroad, and an effort will be
made to tie the road up. 1t raises over a
fight of the company, backed by the Order
of Railway Conductors, against the new Or
der, the Brotherhood of Railway Employees.
Colonel Elliott F. Sheperd, editor of the
New York Mail and Express, died suddenly
at his home, No. 2 West Fifty-second street,
New York. His death followed the admin
istration of ether, by physicians, to ascer-
tam whether he was suffering from stone IN
the bladder or not.
Hiram L. Northrup, of the historic Kansas
City firm of Northrup & Chick, is dead. He
was 70 years old. He was the last member
of the tribe of Wyandottes left in the county
named for that tribe. H. L. Northrup left |
a name and reputation for integrity, indus
try, kindness and charity seldom attained |
by mortal man.
A fire horror, unprecedented in the history |
of Cleveland, O., occurred shortly after noon |
March o. in an apartment house on one of !
the leading residence streets, and in which |
five women and child lost their lives and |
two badly injured by jumping from win |
dows. The fire started in the basement and |
means of escape. The corpses were burned |
to a crisp and horribly blackened and dis
figured.
At / rs p, M, Monday, March 81, two
men, recognized as the notorious Henry
Starr, tho escaped convict, and man named |
entered the Caney, Kan, bank
the cashier and other employees, four in all,
demanded all the money on hand, which
was turned over to them; about s., 900.
Henry Starr is one of the notorious Dalton
gang, and recently escaped from Jail, where
he was imprisoned for completely in the /
Coffeyville robbery. Newcombe is also
criminal. A party started in pur-
suit but with no prospect of securing the
robbers, as they had fully thirty minutes