Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03

of bimetallism were democrats, and
that the restoration of silver would
come only through the agency Of the
democratic party.
THE last day of the financial debate
between Messrs. Horn and Harvey
closed at Chicago on the Goth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Cunard line steamer Aurania,
which sailed from Liverpool, Eng,
July 20 and was due at New York Oh
the 2Sth, has been reported as being
disabled on the ocean, but the steamer
claimed she did not want assistance.
Her machinery was impaired.
The lugger Zenith was out on a
pleasure trip from Gladmore to Balti-
more, Ireland, recently, when flames
burst through the hatchway. A panic
followed and boat was swamped by
the people who clambered into it and
nine persons were drowned. The skip
per of the Zenith then ran her ashore
and the rest were saved.
A CLoUDBURsT did great damage at
Central City, and at Blackhawk Col,
on the goth, and the streets were roar
ing torrents. Fumes, wagons, pack
ing boxes and out houses were swept
away, and for u mile the Central City
branch of the Union Pacific, Denver s.
Gulf railroad was covered with mud,
rock and debris to depth of several
feet, blockading all traffic. A number
of business houses suffered heavy
loss from flooded cellars.
New regulations governing applica-
tions to the president for the pardon
of persons convicted of offenses against
the federal laws have been promul-
gated by Attorney Harmon.
THE thirteenth annual gathering of
the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' as
ISOLATION opened at Clinton, Ia, on the
2Sth for four weeks session with 800
members present from seven states.
IN New York city on the 28th fire
Quilted the adjustments of Scharles
Bros, dealers in toys, and Joaquin &
Co., dealers in French millinery. The
buildings fronted on West Twenty
third street. The loss will be about
5000, 900.
THREE boys were mangled by train
on the Baltimore & Ohio tracks near
Washington on the night Of the 27th.
THE store of the Wewoka Trading
Co., at Wewoka, /. T., was looted of
about $500 by the Christian brothers,
Indian territory outlaws.
AT Rockville, Conn, the most disas-
trous fire in the history of the town oc-
Cured on the 27th, sweeping away six
buildings on Main street, and with a
/ loss of $1OO,O0
AT the village of Three States, stu
ated on the Mississippi river As miles
south of st. Louis, lightning struck a
shanty boat, killing the owner and his
wife and fatally injuring their three
children. At Barnes Ridge, 3 miles
west of Three States, lightning struck
a farm house, killing man and his
wife.
A NEGRO has swindled the colored
people in Memphis. Tenn, by stating
that he was the 'smuck-a-mucl1'' of the
Society of the Hidden Treasure, whose
secret was the existence of hidden
treasure worth thousands of dollars
He charged $40 for initiation fees and
so cents a month dues. After he had
collected several thousands Of dollars
from about $50 members he skipped
out.
The failures for the week ended July
&c (Dun's report) were 2O2 in the United
States, against 249 last year, and 81 in
Canada, against 80 last year.
MRS. ELIZABETH WILDGRUB, of Lake
Bay, Wash. made a desperate attempt
recently to murder her two daughters,
aged z and 10 years, respectively.
While the children were sleeping the
mother went to their bedside and at
tackled them with Ratchet, cutting
and hacking them with the strength
born of insanity. The children strug-
gled for their lives and succeeded in
escaping out of doors
THE Transmissouri roads continued
the work of forming a passenger asso-
citation at Chicago on the 25th. 1t was
decided that headquarters for the new
association would be at Kansas City.
The city waterworkS at Ironton, O.
were burned OH the oath. Loss, 500, O00
THE story recently telegraphed from
Hennessey, Ok. about a battle be.
tween deputy marshals and the Wyatt
and Doolin gang of outlaws, in which
Wyatt was killed, Doolin wounded and
captured, together with six other out
laws, turns out to be that a posse OF
farmers. whose horses had been stolen
overlook three men near Sheridan with
stolen animals in their possession, ano
killed one and captured the other two
Neither of the captured men was Bill
Dooliu, but the dead man bears a slight
resem blance to Zip Wyatt.
PETER MAHER and Steve O'Donnel
have been matched to fight at Dallas
Tex, during the week of the Corbett
FitZsimmons mill.