Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-26

to view the ruins of the recent fire IN
that city when the pontoon bridge, on
which those landed from the ferry
went, gave way and about a hundred
were precipitated into the river.
About thirty people were injured,
some with broken legs. Three chill
dren were reported missing and sew
eral spectators said they saw a woman
drown.
THE health department on the 21st de-
clared both diphtheria and typhoid
fever epidemic in Chicago. The de-
partment reported $50 new cases Of
diphtheria last week, 40 40 per cent
of which were fatal. The epidemics
are charged to impure water and the
health commissioner has issued a warn
ing against drinking unboiled water.
THE hamlet of New Belleville, Ind.
has been destroyed by fire, the general
store, post Office and dozen dwellings
being consumed. Loss, about $50, 600.
AT Eakle's mills, near Locust, Md.
Herman Lands shot his wife in fit
of jealousy and then committed sui
eide.
JOHN HANsBRo, of Bryan, Ok, gave
y
age, what he thought was sulphur and
molasses, but got lead salts instead OF
sulphur. The little girl died afterward.
The boy was sent after doctor, but
fell in commissions on the way and can
not live.
SECRETARY SMITH has issued instruc-
tions to the Indian division of the in.
terror department to prepare list OF
intruders on Indian allotments in Ok
lahoma. This will be forwarded at
once to the war department and troops
will be ordered to eject them. The In
dian police, under the authority of the
agent of the Sac and Fox agency, have
Intellectually endeavored to eject the
| intruders, and it is feared coutinu-
ance of their efforts will result in
| bloodshed.
JOSEPH RAMSEY, Jr., has been APP
pointed general manager of the Wa
| bash railroad, vice Charles M. Hayes,
resigned. Mr.. Ramsey will assume the
duties of his position about January 1.
REPORTS received at the weather bu-
reau at Washington on the Goth indi-
Gates that the present drought was one
of the severest, most prolonged and
general known in the United States
since the bureaus organization. There
were a few places which showed an
exception to the general condition, but
in no large section of the country. un-
| less perhaps in the northwest and far
west, did there appear to have been a
heavy rain for the past two months or
more.
AT New Orleans on the 18th all the
buildings fronting on the river be-
tween Elysian Fields street and
Esplanade avenue were destroyed by
fire. Loss, $500, 600; partly insured.
The town of Manchester, on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail
way, 40 miles from Cincinnati, was re-
ported almost wiped out by fire on the
18th. It has population of 1,5OO.
COMMANDER DARLINGTON Booth, of
the Salvation army, has announced
that the big Salvation congress will be
held in Chicago this year. 1t will last
four days, and will be during the lat
ter part of November. Mr.. and Mrs.
Booth will lead the exercises and all
the national staff officers will be pres
emit The Auditorium has been en-
gagged for the occasion.
THE official report of the Lake Mo-
honk Indian conference reached the
Indian office at Washington on the
18th. Among other thing the report
declares the reservation system was an
insupera BILE obstacle to CIVILIZATION and
should be abolished, the tribal organi-
cation destroyed, and lands allotted ia
severalty, the Indians interminglef
with the whites and the Indians treat
| ed as other men.