Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-05

Ok October 10 an important meeting
of railroad employees will take place at
Denver, Col. and an effort will be
made to unite them under one organi-
cation.
THE British steamer Wallacheia
bound from Glasgow to Trinidad
struck the rocks on Beacon perch and
sank. The vessel was wooden screw
of l ,724 tons All on board were saved.
Two trolley cars on the Chester and
Derby lines at Chester. Pa. filed with
passengers crushed together while go.
ing at a high rate of speed near Moore
and five persons were injured. The
conductors were responsible.
a JAPANESE syndicate is soon to put
on a steamship line between Japan
and some point on the North Pacific
coast, and Seattle, Wash. was making
strong effort to have the American
terminus of the line loca ted there.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoc In
dams, on the Cantonment reservation
west of Hennessey. Ok, have become
very ugly and were reported on the
10Th as holding war dances. Runners
from Anadarko were in communica
ton with the Indians and it was said
that the Kiowas were ready for the war
path.
CHARLES SMITH, at the house of his
father-in-law, Peter Buchert, at De
catur, ILL.,. fatally wounded his 7-year
old child and instantly killed his sis
ter-in-law, Edna Buchert He also
tried to kill his wife but failed.
AT Monroyia, Cal, Mrs Hagel, an
aeronaut, made an ascent In balloon,
and when at the height of 1000 feet
she jumped with the parachute, but il
failed to open and she shot downward
and was dashed to death on the ground.
The Chicago Tribune on the goth
published interviews with a number o.
Texas senators and representatives.
giving their position regarding the pas
sage of law with an emergency
clause to prevent the Corbett- Fitzsim-
ception. favora BILE to an anti-pugilism
law and will stand by Gov. Culberson.
THE government finds it difficult tc
lease the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands
in the Indian territory on account OF
the contract clause, which requires
that each claim shall have 200 growing
trees on it at the end of FIVE years. But
twenty tracts of the 1000 have been
rented.
A STORAGE house at Cincinnati of the
Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco Co. was
burned on the 27th. It contained 2.77;
hogsheads of tobacco, the average con.
tents of hogshead being 1900 pounds.
Both building and tobacco were a total
loss, the amount being $50, 900 on build.
ing and $3.50. 900 on tobacco
SECRETARY Morton has issued ar
order that from and after October o
next cattle from Mexico for grazing
and immediate slaughter may be
brought into the United States through
the ports of San Diego, Nogales, Ell
Paso, Eagle Pass, Brownsville and the
SUPPORT of Laredo. The admission OF
the cattle is permitted subject to in
spection and certain restrictions.
a CENTER ISLAND, y. Y, dispatch or
the 25th stated that British boat had
won yacht race from an American
boat, Spruce " having captured the
second Of the Seawanhaka cup chal
lenge series for small boats, defeating
Ethelwynn, the defender, by a mar
row margin of % seconds, in a 12-milt
race over triangular course of mile:
I side, gone over twice.
THE Western league teams from Mil
waukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul anc
a Western association team of picked
men will go to the Pacific coast to play
ball during the winter.
FOREST fires were reported raging il
the vicinity of Carbonate, Pa. The
villarac Of EpraS+viIla and Riohmonc
were surrounded by fire and nrmt IT
of cattle had persisted.
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