Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
STATE NEWS.

pany at Fleming are burned. Three
hundred miners were thrown out Of en-
ployment.
Washburn college of Topeka has IL
instructors, membership of over BOG
scholars and a library containing over
5000 volumes.
The University of Kansas has forty
four instructors and last year 739 schol-
airs were entered. The library contains
17,2SS volumes.
Fort Scott will be given the next state
meeting of the Y. NJ G. A. of Kansas,
which will convene October 10, 20, 81
and %. This will bring together about
500 delegates and means big thing for
Fort Scott.
On account of recent agitation, the
clubs of Lawrence have decided to close
up and quit business. All were notified
that if they did not, prosecution would
be begun by the county attorney under
the nuisance clause of the prohibitory
law.
The Atchison electric street railway is
an assured fact. The city council has
passed the necessary ordinances, and a
site for the power house has been pur-
chased Work will be commenced at
once, and the line will be in operation
December l.
Prof. @. A. Boyle, of Ottawa UNIVERSE
ty has been chosen to the chair of mu-
sic at the Normal school at Emporia. He
will be assisted by his wife who has a
national reputation as pianist, having
for years been accompanied at Chautau-
guam assemblies.
Olathe Patron: About twenty five
of our young ladies, chaperoned by Mrs.
r. E. Stevenson, went into camp at Hol-
liday Tuesday. The camp will be kept
open for about ten days and during that
time it is expected that about forty will
enjoy the pleasure of camp life.
Fred Tufts, receiver of the Kansas
Trust and Banking company of Atchi-
son, sold quarter section of land in
Phillips county last week for $1,000
cash. The claim of the company was
$1,000. A quarter section in Smith
county was sold for $2,250. The COM
pany's claim against the land was 81 900.
Robert Kincaid, president of the de-
funct Citizens bank of Mound City, and
partner in five other banks, has fed the
country. In addition to the money the
people will lose through the bank fail
ures, the people of Linn county held his
personal notes for about 100000, all of
which it is thought will prove total
loss.
Thieves entered the home of Rev. W.
B. Poinsett, ex-chaplain of the state pen
itentiary, at Kansas City, Kan, and Sc
cured a gold watch and some small
change. The watch was the property of
Mrs. Lizzie Gamble, the daughter of
Rev. Poinsett, presented to her by the
prison officials and convicts when she
conduced a convict choir.
Topeka Capital: City Assessor Oscar
Bishoff is making thorough search of
the records in the various courts and
elsewhere to discover all the judgments,
mortgages, ETC., subject to taxation. A
list will be compiled and submitted to
the board of county commissioners who
will see that those not returned by the
owners are properl y taxed.
Thomas 81. Cavanaugh, formerly of
Topeka, who it has been known has
been conducting experiments in raising
sunken vessels by means of placing large
canvas sacks in the hold and pumping
air into them, has made great success.
He raised the Glenola near New York
within one hour after the sacks were ad-
justed. The New York papers contain
long accounts of it.
From Winona: A tornado destroyed
considerable property and killed two
children in the northwestern part of Lo-
gan county. The tornado formed about
fifteen miles northwest of here and first
struck the farm house of William Jack |
son, completely demolishing it and kill |
ing his two children, aged and 10 |
years. respectively. Farm machinery and
wagons were carried for quarter of |
mile and twisted out of shape. The
storm travelled in northeasterly direc-
ton for about five miles, striking the |
house of g. B. Yeoman, totally destroy
ing it, together with the stable and 9th |
er outbuildings, killing horse. several
pigs and chickens. The prairie for
mile and half wide was covered with |
debris from the demolished buildings.
Jack rabbits were killed by the score.
From Goodland: This section has
been visited by most terrible hail |
storm, covering an area of three miles
square. The stones averaged the size
Of base balls, many of them weighing !
nineteen ounces and measuring sixteen |
inches in circumference. The roof of |
part of the r. W. Finley mill building is |
covered with corrugated iron, through |
which the hail tore its way. At over
fifty places roofs of shingles and inch
boards were crushed and sidewalks were |
broken in many parts of town. One
thousand roof lights of glass, fve-eighths
Of an inch thick, were destroyed in the
Rock Island shops. No loss of life has
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