Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE miners of Ishpeming and Ne
gaunee, Mich, held mass meeting on
the 18th and decided to strike for in
creased wages. De legations of strik-
ing miners, he AIDED by brass bands,
visited the various mines to influence
the men. Five thousand men were
out by nightfall and the strike may
spread to other districts.
AT,El Paso, Tex, the Rio Grande riv-
er was higher on the 18th than it had
been for five years. All East Ell Paso
was under water. Considerable stock
had been drowned and over 100 houses
had been washed away.
TWENTY freight cars were thrown
down an embankment by a wreck on
the Pittsburgh, Akron & Western rail-
way on tn 18th near Carey, o. An oil
tank exploded, setting fire to the wreck.
which was completely destroyed. A
tramp who was riding on the train,
was missed, and it was believed he was
killed.
THE great convention at Boston of
the Christian Endeavorers was brought
to an end on the 18th. Three great
meetings were held, ''consecration"
was adopted petitioning Queen Vic
toria and President Cleveland to use
their influence to help the Christian
subjects of Turkey, after which a
declaration of the principles of the
Society of Christian Endeavor was APP
proved.
ODoNNELLsoN, N. D., was visited by
a cyclone on the 18th. 1t lifted sew
era1 houses off their foundations and
whirled them through the air with
their occupants and dropped ttinem at a
considerable distance, ihjuring many
people and wreeksng the buildings.
The grain in the pathway of the storm
was also badly damaged.
SPAIN has finally agreed to the i'm
mediate payment of the Mora in
demnity, which was recently de-
manded by the United States through
Minister Taylor.
A SAN FRANCISCO paper recently
stated that Secretary Lamont was or
the Pacific coast looking after the de-
lenses and also quietly sounding the
| leading democrats of California aud
the west as to whether they woulo
lend their support to the nomination
of President Cleveland for third term
IN the pension appeal case of G. w
Keith, of Rhode Island, whose right
leg was amputated December 25, 1886
Assistant Secretary Reynolds, of the
interior department, held that the sol
der was entitled to $45 month from
the date of the amputation, regardless:
of the date of the medical examination
THE supreme lodge of American Pa
triarchs, in session at Omaha, Neb.
elected F. c. Voltz, Of Milwaukee, SUI
preme commander, and G. c. Rulings
of Morris, ILL.,, secretary. The meeting
in 1896 will be held at Ell1hart, III.
ACCORDING to the Cincinnati Price
Current the returns of packers for the
week ended with July 10, showed a to
tai of 1000 hogs for western points
compared with 22O, 900 the preceding
week. From March 1 the returns nov
indicate 5,O15, 900, against 4,s55, 900 las
year-an increase of 1000 hogs.
AT the session of the Retail Clerks
National Protective association in ST
Louis, on the 18th, A. H. Sellers. o
Kansas City, Mo-, was reelected presi
dent.
Mrs. LENA RosENER hanged hersel
, to a door recently at Pittsburgh, Pa.
after she had hanged two of her small
children in another room. She ha
been sick for long time and was in
sane. When discovered the baby alon
was alive.
Col. JOHN M. WILSON, of the engineer
ing corps in charge of the white hous
and other public buildings and park
! about Washington. in his annual re
port recommends that an appropria
ton of $3.50, 600 be made for the ereC
ton within the executive mans1o
grounds, and directly opposite til
treasury building, of a granite stru,
ture for offices for the chief executiv
' Of the nation