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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
RAvAGES OF CHOLERA.
"A Serious Epidemic OF the Dread Disease
Threatens Japan.

A Serious Epidemic OF the Dread Disease
Threatens Japan.
TOXIC, July 26.-There is every symp-
tom at present of serious epidemic
of cholera in Japan. The terrible dis
ease having made its appearance among
troops at Pescadores, Port Arthur and
Chin Chow, its germs have been carried
home by returning soldiers, and al
ready from fourteen centers of infec-
tion reports of fresh cases reach the
authorities daily. The government is
making most strenuous exertions
to check the spread of the virus
but the situation is greatly compli-
Gated by the fact that there are so
many infected places, whereas on pre-
vious occasions one or two centers of
infection had to be considered. Thus
far the seizures have aggregated only
135, and the rate of mortality has been
about 35 per cent, but when the sum-
mer heat fairly asserts itself a graver
state of affairs will in all probability
enSue.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A Man, His Wife and Two Horses Killed
but the Baby Was Not Hurt.

A Man, His Wife and Two Horses Killed,
but the Baby Was Not Hurt.
DENIsoN, Tex, July 26.-On Hickory
plains, 20 miles northwest of Denton,
man named Pritchett, his wife and
girl baby were travelling in a covered
wagon from their home, in the east
ern edge of Wise county, to Gaines
Vile, when they were overtaken by a
thunderstorm. Both Pritchett and
his wife were struck by lightning and
killed, together with the two horses,
but the child escaped unhurt. When
found, an hour and half later, the
bodies of the Pritchetts were sitting
upright in the wagon, the back of the
seat preventing the bodies from fall
ing backward. The baby was in the
back part of the wagon playing. Her
hair was slightly singed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
A NEW PLAN.
The Seed Division of the Agricultural De-
Partment A polished.

The Seed Division of the Agricultural De-
partment abolished.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The seed divi-
sion of the agricultural department
has been abolished and Matthias E.
Pagan, of Illinois, chief of the division
at 50, 900 year, and the entire force of
employees will be dropped from the
rolls. Secretary Morton's action is
based on a decision of Mr.. Olney that
the secretary of agriculture is
empowered to purchase only
those seeds described in section 572
of the revised statutes, viz: Rare and
uncommon to the country, or such as
can be made more profitable by fire.
quent changes from one part of our
own country to another. The change
is officially estimated to involve a saw
ing of about $500, 900 a year. The force
now at work numbers about dozen,
though at the height of the season in
the spring and early summer it fire.
quently reaches several hundred.
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A RECORD BREAKER.
Kansas City Visited by % Rainstorm OF Un.
usual Severity.


usual Severity.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 29.-The
storm that visited this city yesterday
morning was the largest in amount of
rainfall that has occurred for several
years, and resulted in the most for
midable flooding of streets, cellars and
alleys. More than AZ inches of water
fell between o'clock and noon. It
was more in the nature of cloud burst
than rainstorm, $50 inches falling
within an hour, and at it's height .25
inches fell in two and a half minutes.
The storm moved leisurely in a
northeasterly direction, inundating
the country between Kansas City
and Leavenworth, and so damaging
the tracks of the Kansas City,
St. Joseph s. Council Bluffs rail
road as to compel that road to run
it's trains over the Missouri Pacific
tracks between this city and Leaven-
worth. The storm covered a small
radius west, east and south, it not rain
ing west of Holiday, on the Santa Fe
railroad, and the country so miles east
of Kansas City on the Chicago & Altd
road had no rain.
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THREE STATES STORM SWEPT.
A Missouri Village by That Collective Name
Visited by Tornado.

A Missouri Village by That Collective Name
Visited by Tornado.
ST. LOUIS, July ga special from
Cairo, H., says: Reports just received
state that en- Saturday afternoon a
tornado passed over the village of
Three States, situated on the Missis-
sippi river, IS miles south of here on
the Missouri side. Lightning struck a
shanty boat tied at the bank. killing
the owner, George McClelland, and
wife, and fatally injuring their three
children, who are since reported to
have died. At Barnes Ridge. 3
miles west of Three States,
the lightning struck a farmhouse,
killing man and wife named Thomas.
The wind came from western direc-
ton and with such terrific force that
it blew down huge smol1estack of the
Three States Milling Co. S mill. For
tunately, the chimney fell lengthwise
with the building, doing no damage
The tornado literally cut a swath
through the woods 100 yards wide, up
roofing trees and in some instances
carrying them considerable distances
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
vERlTABLE CHARMED HOUSE.
More Grewsomo Discoveries Made in the

More GrewsOmO Discoveries Made In the
Holmes Residence In Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 26.-The first reward
of the searchers in the basement of the
Holmes castle this morning was
shoulder blade which Detectives Nor
ton and Fitzpatrick believe is part of ar
adults body. The next discovery was
socket bone, the proportions of which
are smaller, indicating that it must be
part of the remains of a child. A
piece of dress was also found in the
debris. The force of workmen has
been increased, and the grewsome
work is progressing as rapidly as pos
sible
A. L. Jones, the man who purchased
the drug store from Holmes, the ac-
cused murderer of the Williams sisters,
is positive that Holmes is guilty of the
crimes attributed to him and insists
that he also ended the life of Kate Dur
ky, a woman who was for a time his
slave. The girl had her life insured
and helped Holmes in many of his
shady undertakings. Holmes was
digging in that cellar day and night"
said Jones, land 1 now think he was
burying the bodies of those he had
slaughtered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
WORLDS FAIR AWARDS.

Acting Chairman BrettOn's Report on the
Granting of Medals and Diplomas.
WASHINGTON, July GA. I. Bret
ION, who has been acting chairman of
the executive committee of awards of
of the Worlds Colum bian exposition
since the retirement of John Boyd
Thatcher, has prepared his final report.
The total mum Der of medals awarded
to foreign countries was ID, 740 and
the total number to United States
exhibitors 9,S46, so that in all %, $50
medals were bestowed. Foreign coun-
tries captured 1896 diplomas while
the United States secured l0,622, max
ing a total of "a, 98s diplomas. The
most foreign honors went to Germany,
the representatives. of that country
winning 2.51S medals and 2,649 di-
plomas. Japan was second with 1851
medals and /, 59S diplomas.
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shawnee war Dsnee.

TULSA, 1. T., July 26-The Shaw
nee war dance began yesterday, miles
north CT this place. Day and night
the air will be filed with the yells OF
this once savage tribe. Large NUM-
bers of the members of the various
neighboring tribes are also present
and will take part in the Dance with
the exception of the Cherokees, who
years ago abandonded the dance. A
large number of officers are on the
ground to preserve order. They will
dance around fires nightly the scalp
dance, which represents scalping, to-
gsther with the burning Of the body
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Kansas Whitecans.

IL o'clock Thursday night four masked
men took Rev. T. S. Rocks, the Bap-
fist minister of this place, from his
home, miles in the country, and
tarred and feathered him. They
kicked and beat him in brutal man
ner, and he is lying at farmers house
outside the town in critical condi
ton. Mrs. Rocks went along with her
husband and says she knows the white
caps She will swear out warrants for
them. Excitement over the affair runs
high. He is accused of trying to as
Sault Young woman
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
GREAT STORM IN JAPAN.


Six Vessels Blown Ashore and All Except
One Believed to Be Wrecked.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-A violent
hurricane is reported by cables from
Japan, in which many vessels and
their crews were lost. The cablegram
was sent from Ruschinotzu. The Ger
man steamer Helen Rickmers and the
Norwegian steamships Lyderhorn and
Herman Wedel, harrisburg, the
British steamship Bentala and
the ship Manuelsuchet from Phila-
delphia, were all blown ashore, and all
are believed to have been totally
wrecked except the Bentala. The loss
of life on shore is reported to be large.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
Meat Train Wrecked.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 29.-The fast
freight on the Memphis route was
wrecked by a misplaced switch near
Ash Grove, Mo. The train is known
as the meat express from the fact
that it is made up almost entirely of
cars containing dressed meat from the
Kansas City packing houses. In
the wreck fourteen cars left the track
and there was a general scattering OF
fresh meat, but no lives are reported
lost. Traffic on that part of the line
was suspended most of the day the
through passenger train from Memphis
being delayed five hours
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UNEXPECTED EVIDENCE.
The Prosecution Springs Surprise in the
Taylor Murder Trial


Taylor Murder Trial
CARRoLLToN, Mo-, July 2z.-When
the Taylor trial was resumed this
morning DIR. D. /. Stevenson, of Lin
neuR, witness for the defense, was
allowed to testify in order that he
might return to his practice. He said
that he had been requested two weeks
ago by Albert Taylor, brother of the
defendants. to examine the sides of
the wagon and the wagon bed. He
did so with a microscope of 500 magni-
flying power and found no blood on
any part of it. On the cross-examina-
ton he said that after fourteen months
had elapsed all traces of blood would
have been obliterated by time and the
weather. He was not profita BILE wit
ness for the defense.
A witness who did not testify at the
last trial was A. J. Freeman, of Bruins
wick, Charlton county. He went to
Linneus the Wednesday morning fol-
lowing the murder and went to the
farms of George and James Taylor. In
James Taylor's pasture he found where
a fire had been and fragments of
burned bedding and clothes, piece of
burned trousers, the clasp of a pocket
book and some feathers. The burned
space was $50 feet from George Tay.
lor's house. The burned fragments
were introduced in evidence. The in
PRODUCTION of this testimony was en-
tirely unexpected and caused a decided
sensation. George Taylor stared at
them and then began an animated con-
versation with his c1hnsel and his
friends. Freeman two years ago was
a special detective under Chief Harri.
gan, of st. Louis. He is now deputy
state game and fish warden.
Mrs. Martha Meeks, the mother of
Gus Meeks, was asked if she could
identify the burned fragment of trou-
sers found by Freeman. She said the
cloth was part of the trousers worn by
her son the night of the murder She
could not identify the clasp of the
pocketbook belonging to Gus wife,
but recognized the bed as having been
taken away by her son the night he
was killed and part Of a picture frame.
She burst into tears as one by one the
articles were passed to her.
The state rested it's case Saturday,
and after the examination of a few
unimportant witnesses for the defense,
court adjourned until Monday.
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TO THE G. A. r.
Comn1ander-in-ChIef Lawler Issues a Gen.
eraI Order.

Comn1ander-fn-C Chief Lawler Issues a Gen.
eral Order.
ROCKFORD, Ill, July 7-COmmander-
in Chief Lawler has issued general
order, giving the arrangements in de-
tail of the coming encampment of the
G. A. R. at Louisville. Rates of cent
per mile have been made from all
points in the central traffic
association, one fare for round
trip in the western district and
one fare from Louisville to any
point in the Southern Passenger asso-
citation. The headquarters will be at
the Gault house. The council of adj
ministration will meet September 1o
at z p. m. The encampment will meet
at Music hall Septembe - DIT 10 a. m. !,
and the parade will move Wednesday,
September II, at 1920 a. M, Colum bia
post, of Chicago being the escort
to the commander-in-c chief. No
other organization than the Grand
Army bands and Louisville committees
will participate. c. c. Jones, of Illi-
nois; Thomas G. Sample, of Pennsyl-
vania, and J. W. Carnahan, of Indiana,
are appointed a committee on ere
Dental for the encampment. Vet
Grams are urged to also at
tend the Sons of Veterans en-.
campment at Knoxville, and the ap-
pointment Of twenty nine additional
aides to the camp is announced, COM
pleting the commanders staff.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
THE FREE SILVER CAUSE.

Mr.. HarveY's Pecuniary Interest in the De-
bate to Be Expended in Championing the
White Metal.
CHICAGO, July GA Chicago paper
having asserted that the Horr- Harvey
debate was gotten up for the pecuni-
ary benefit of the debaters, Mr..
Henry G.. Miller, one of the judges
in the contest, to-day published
letter written to him by
Mr. Harvey before the debate began,
in which Mr. Harvey assigns all his in
terest in the proposed publication of
the debate to two trustees, the money
to be expended by them in promoting
the cause of free silver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
WASHED INTO THE SEA.
A Train Bearing Japanese Soldiers Leave
the Rails with Awfnl Results.


the Rails with Awful Results.
YOKOHAMA, July ga train bearing
400 Japanese soldiers, who landed al
Hiroshima on their return from the
war, while en- route to Kobe, ran of
the rails, where the line is constructed
along a sea wall. Plunging over the
wall, the first section of the train was
thrown into the sea. It consisted
of twenty-three cars and two en-
gines. one in front and one in the rear
A gale prevailed at the time and i'm
mense waves dashed over the railway
track When the train reached the
most exposed part on the morning Of
the accident it was very dark. A sue
cession of heavy breakers struck the
train and cut it in two. The first
engine with eleven cars fell into the
sea. 1t is stated the killed mum Der 140
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Glven Haavr senrences.

CHICAGO. July 29.-As a result of the
continued crusade by the civic fedora
ton on election outrages in Parksidt
last fall, Judge Brent~no to-day passed
sentence on the ringleaders as
follows: Simon McNulta, one year
in the -penitentiary; Dennis Mahoney,
fined $4,000; William Heelan, fined
s.. 900; Patrick Malloy, fined $4,000
James Burk, fined 81, 500; Patrick Cor.
coran, fined SlO0 McNulta's sentence
was made more severe on account OF
the character of his crime. He STRUCK,
a woman voter in the face and broke
her nose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
CHEROKEE BILL.
The Desperate Murders Jaler at ro,

The Desperate Murders Jailer at For1
Smith, Ark.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, July 27.-Chero.
kee Bill got his hands on a revolver
yesterday and used it in an attempt &c
liberate prisoners confined in murder.
eers' row of the United States
jail. His attempt was a bold
one and resulted in the death
of Larry Heating, the oldest guard
ON the force Tom Parker and
Larry Heating had just gone on duty
and Turkeys Eof and Mcconnell were
engaged in locking up. On account OF
the hot weather and the long days the
prisoners are allowed to remain in the
corridors until nearly z o'clock. When
running in the prisoners all retired tc
their cells and the two upper floors
were run in without incident on muir
derers' row. After the bolt had been
thrown Eoff went in 70 lock
the cells while Mcconnell re-
manned at the door. When Eoff
reached the cell next to Cherokee
Bills he found the keyhole plugged
and while he was trying to clean it out
Cherokee Bill came to the door and
fired, shooting Heating through
the stomach. He ran to the
end of the corridor and fell dead.
Eoff ran back to the corridor on
the east side of the cells and Neon.
nell, Parker and several deputy mar,
shals ran in and opened fire on Chero-
kee Bill whenever he tried to leave his
= cell. His ammunition was nearly ex.
hausted and he agreed to surrender
his pistol to Henry Starr, which was
done. Threats have been made by
citizens of lvDchinr the murderer
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STOLE CHARITY FUNDS.
Inspectors Arrest Mail Clerk Who Plum

Inspectors Arrest Mail Clerk Who Plum.
dered Thousands of Letters.
OMAHA, Neb., July 29.-Post Office
Inspectors Sinclair and Beebe came in
from the west last night, bringing
Felix Murray, who for thirteen years
has handled mail on the Elkhorn road.
Murray was charged with robbing the
United States mail and lodged in
the county jail. For years letters
containing money have been lost in
transit between Missouri Valley, Ia.
and Long Pine, this state. Any mum
Der of detectives have tried to locate
the guilty man, but each time without
success. The loss of thousands of let
tiers containing relief for drought suf-
ferers caused the department to make
a final effort with decoy letters. Muir
raw confessed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The treasury
department has declined to entertain
the protest made by the vice president
of the humane society against the adj
mission into this country of bulls and
torreadors from Mexico for bull fight
ing exhibition at the Atlanta exposi-
ton. The society asked that the bulls
be excluded on the ground that they
were immoral instruments and the
torreadors that their admission would
violate the contract labor law.
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Western Crop Prospects.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 29.-Trafic
managers of the western roads are bus
lily engaged in estimating the prospec-
tive size of the Forthcoming corn crop,
1t is considered by them, from the in
formation they have, a conservative es-
innate to give the three states of Iowa.
Nebraska and Kansas ZOO, 600, 900 bush
els. OF this amount 300, 600. 900 bush
els are credited to Kansas, $50, 900, 600
to Nebraska and the balance to Iowa.
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A MINE ACCIDENT.
Twenty-Five Dead and Eleven Injured
Taken Out and More Likely.

Twenty-five Dead and Eleven Injured
Taken Out and More Likely.
BERLIN, July 27.-During a violent
storm at Bochua, Westphalia, last
night, an explosion of fire damp and
coal dust occurred in the Prinz Won
Preussen mine. This morning twenty
five dead and eleven injured men
were found in the pit, but
the total number of deaths is
not yet known as the pit has not been
fully explored. Husbands, wives, chill
dren and other relatives of the dead
and injured who are missing are con-
gregated around the mouth of the pi-
and their cries are heartrendering.
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internal Revenue Report.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The prelim-
mary report of Internal Revenue Com
missioner Miller for the year ended
June 80, 1895, was presented to Secre-
tary Carlisle yesterday afternoon.
Total receipts from all sources were
$l43, PAS, 97S, a decrease from the re-
ceipts of 1894 of So. 922, 472. The per
centage of cost of collection, including
the income tax and sugar bounty, was
So. "a; for the previous year, 81 20.
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REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

Figures for the Kansas City District, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The annual
statement of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue shows collections for
the last fiscal year in the Kansas City
district amounting to SAP, 4O5. 81, and
for the Kansas district, including Okla
homa and Indian territory, $277, 633. 81,
and for the eastern district of Missouri,
81. 3SS. 495 13
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They Ate Dressed Beef.

CLINTON, Ia, July 29.--About forty
people were poisoned by eating dressed
beef Saturday at Thompson, north Of
here. George Griswold had twenty
two farm hands employed and they
ate heartily of the beef at supper. No
deaths have been reported but many
of the victims are in precarious con-
6itiop
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SerInns Fire at nTelrnse. Ia.

section of this town was swept by fire
early this morning. Ten buildings, in.
Guiding the Bank of Melrose, were en-
tirely wiped out The total loss will
reach near SIS, 900, and is but partially
covered by insurance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-03
No Warships Needed.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The appre-
hension of serious trouble on the 18TH
mus of Panama owing to the strike of
the railroad employees was consider
ably relieved by the receipt of tele-
gram from United States Consul-Gen
eral Vifquain at Panama, stating that
the governor of the province of Pana-
ma has assured the consul-general of
his ability to maintain order there.
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An Earthonake Shock.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July 29.-At
4:1O yesterday afternoon sharp shock
of earthquake was experienced in
Santa barbara. The shock did no
damage as far as heard from, but was
of sufic ent violence to cause consider
able shaking up of old buildings and
to be distinctly felt by people walking
and driving
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STARVING NEGRO coLoNIsTs.
State Department Requested to Feed Them
in Mexico.

HaeQUeSI6U ecu
in Mexico.
EAGLE PASS, Tex, July 29.-United
States Consul Jesse Sparkle wired to As
sistant Secretary Adee Uhl at Wash
ington, requesting that the govern
me ut furnish from San Antonio several
thousand rations with which to feed
the hundreds of starving negroes re-
turning from the Ellis colony at
Tahualila. Fifty-four negroes are at
Jaral, where they were fed by Station
Agent Bailey, of the M. 1. r. r. Over 2Oo
are at Torreon, and hundreds more are
on their way from the Inflated colony.
Smallpox has appeared among them,
and fifteen with the disease have been
isolated by the authorities at Torreon.
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when the world VIII End.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 29.-Elder
Hiram Munger, one of the leading Sc.
cond Adventists, in a sermon at the
camping grounds yesterday prcphesied
the end of the world will come in 1897.
according to Scripture.
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Gold strike Near little Rock.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July z7.-The
projectors of the Pearl Mining &
Smelling Co., of Little Rock. have I'M
earthcd rich find of gold AZ miles
southwest of the city. 1t is a 12foot
vein and IS feet deep. A quantity OF
the ore was assayed yesterday showing
S13S so to the ton.
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Three LIttIe tsirIs Drowned.

COLUMBUS, Neb., July 26.-Lizzie,
aged ID, daughter of Charles Klaus, of
Columbus; May, aged IL, and Hulda,
aged z, daughters of Gottlieb Klaus,
who lives near the Platte bridge, 8
miles south of town, were drowned in
the Platte river while bathing.
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No Settlers Massacred.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The Indian
bureau has received a dispatch from
Agent Teter saying there i s absolutely
no truth in the report of massacre o:
the Jackson's Hole settlers