Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-19
Cream, OF the News.

willow FEvKR.-Surgeon Burnham has
the yellow fever at Brunswick, Ga. The
people are leaving the city. Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman has sent other surgeons to
Brunswick.
In ERUPTION. Repeated shocks of earth
quake have destroyed half the town of Mat
tanati on the Adriatic coast. Several per-
sons were killed and a number injured.
The Stromboli volcano is in violent erup-
ton.
SPECIE MovEMRNTs.-The imports of specie
at the port of New York for the week were
ST., 292 637, of which $13,214,511 were gold
and $77,726 silver. The exports of specie
from the port of New York for the week were
$50, 210, of which S504, 17S were silver and
S6,022 gold.
CHICAGO GETS GoLp.-Chicago has so far
ordered $4,000, 600 gold direct from London.
The method is to buy New York exchange at
the big discount and then get cable transfers
collects its New York balances via London,
helps itself and helps New York at the same
time.
CHEATING THE PooR.-A number of local
money lenders in New York, n. Y, are buy
ing up bank books for IS or 30 per cent. OF
their face value for cash. The rule put into
effect by the local banks preventing the
drawing of any deposit on less than ninety
days notice makes it impossible for many
people to draw cash as they need it, and the
buyers are taking advantage of their ex-
tremity.
SILVER COOP Observation-Disclosures Lyon
post, G. A. R., at Colfax, Wyo., has passed a
resolution asking congress to have all pen
sions paid in silver.
FLOOD CHIPS Init was reported from
kha4T II hnI
loaned the Southern Pacific $4,000 to pay
June and July salaries.
OLD PUBLICATIoNs.-Elber S. Carman
has been appointed receiver of the Rural
Publishing company, which publishes the
Rural New Yorker and the American Gar
dener.
CHICAGO Discounts DRoP.-Bank presi-
dents have been reporting that deposits have
been on an increase and much better con-
dition of finances was evidenced by a drop
in the discount on New York exchange from
$50 to $40 thousand.
CUTTING OFF.-The Union Pacific has abol-
ished the Boston office, the New Orleans
office and the entire civil engineering depart
been discharged from the auditors Office.
All this is done to cut down expenses.
PYrH1AN DAY.-Pythian day at the worlds
fair did not draw out the crowd expected.
Although there are said to be 10000 or more
knights in Chicago, not many of them joined
in the parade that marched into Midway
Plaisance early in the afternoon.
A DRUNKEN DoCToR.-The coroner's jury
at Omaha decided that William Rogers Gar
ner, the Associated Press operator found
dead in bed, met death at the hands of
drunken DR.. Ward, who injected carbolic
acid, taking it for diluted alcohol. Ward is
held pending further investigation.
: AT LEAST E1GHT.-Senator Vest has writ
ten personal letter to gentleman in Kan
sas City saying that the majority against tho
unconditional repeal of the Sherman law
will be at least eight.
In ONE DAY.-Two hundred and thirty-six
pensioners were dropped during August II,
pending further medical examination.
CoLoRADo's CANAL.-Colorado has con-
tracted for canal eighty-six miles long,
which will afford irrigation for 100000 acres
of good land and give employment to idle
men.
WOULD Nor TAKE CHECKs.-Pay day came
to stop in the Long Island railroad yard in
Long Island City, because of lack of small
currency to make up the pay roll, and the
pay car has been closed. The men would
not take checks.