Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-10

1HE new rePu bic proposed TO be
formed OF Nicaragua, Salvador and
Honduras is named Republica Mayor
de Centre America, or the Greater Re
public of Central America.
THE worlds hour bicycle record was
lowered at Dijon, France, by Lesna,
who covered the remarkable distance
of % miles, go yards, within the time
named.
THE colored people of Chicago issued
a call to arms of all able-bodied men
of their race to meet on the morning
of the 9th for the purpose of helping
the Spring Valley, Ill. miners who
were driven out by the Italians on the
4th.
MRS JENNIE GARFIELD, of New Haven
township, near Owosso, Mich, died
from starvation. Domestic trouble
separated her from her husband and
she brooded over it and decided to
starve herself to death She took no
nourishment for thirtytfIree days.
THE Cuban insur gents were reported
defeated in a s1irmish with govern
ment troops in the province of Santa
Clara on the 5th. The Spanish troops
captured thirty horses laden with provi-
sions and ammunition from the enemy.
The insurgents, commanded by Maceo,
were also said to have been defeated in
Santiago de Cuba. It was reported
that Maceo had offered S., 900 for the
capture of Gen. Martinez Campos, the
Spanish commander.
A MOB of 500 Italians at Spring Val
ley, ILL.,, on the 4th cleared out the
co1ored miners at No. shaft and
ordered their wives and children to
leave town by the next day on peril of
being shot down in their tracks The
fuss was precipitated by white man
being held up near the negro settle
ment, robbed and left for dead. The
mob asked the general manager to dis
charge the negroes, but he refused.
They then went to work and cleared
them out, wounding some and de-
molishing their goods.
DICK YEAGER, alias Zip Wyatt, the
most daring desperate in the Indian
territory, and for years the terror of
Oklahoma, was captured near Sheri-
dan, Ok, after one of the most desper-
ate fights recorded in the criminal his
tory of Oklahoma.
The international geographical con-
gress was formally opened in London
on the Goth by the duke of York.
Among the Americans in attendance is
Gen. A. w. Greeley.
THE strike of the Brotherhood of
Tailors at New York has been de-
clared off.
The state department at Washington
has received official intelligence that
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the Chinese at Ku Cheng. The Amer
leans were reported as being unhurt,
although a London dispatch stated
that two Americans we're wounded.
The British and American consuls will
have an interview with the viceroy at
once.
A DECISION involving a portion of the
town of Ponca City, Ok, was rendered
in the land Office at Perry on the 51st,
giving the land on which are the Santa
Fe depot and many of the best build
ings of the town to Andrew NJ. Waugh,
homesteader During the hearing, it
was developed that one of the claim.
ants obtained a booth certificate at
Arkansas City, and it was held to be
no good and the holder not entitled To
hold land in the Cherokee strip. This
decision, if sustained, will knock thou
sands of men out of claims they are
now holding in Kay, Pawnee and P
county.
THE San Francisco Chronicle printed
story on the 4th exposing an alleged
plot to restore Queen Liliuokalani to
the Hawaiian throne and loot Homo
lulu. Rudolph Spreckels, youngest son
of Claus Spreclzels, was said to be back
ing the scheme.