Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-08-31

THE sloop yacht Adelaide, owned by
Robert w. Inman, Jr., the cotton
broker, while cruising off Norfolk
point near New York on the 26th was
run into by the iron steamer Perseus-
The Adelaide was keeled over and at
least three persons were known to
have gone overheard, but there was a
rumor that they had been picked up
by passing vessel.
AT Maspeth, Long Island, on the Goth,
George Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid -
Knocked out Jimmy Handler. of New
ark. n. j.. in the fifth round.
AT North Andover, Mass, on the
Goth. II. o. Houghton, ST., head of the
publishing house of Houghton, Mif1in,
g. Co, of Boston, died suddenly from
heart failure. He was 20 years of age.
THREE children of Henry johnson
and wife, colored, living in the country
death in their home while their par
ents were at church.
6sTHE official programme for the G. A.
r. encampment at Louisville, KY, for
the week commencing September 9 has
been announced.
BULL fights took place at Gillett,
Col, on the gath and 25th in the pres.
ence of 5000 people. One of the Mex
leans came within an ace of losing his
life and there was great excitement in
consequence, not few of the women
fainting. Many deputy sheriffs were
in attendance and the management
was placed under arrest but no at
tempt was made to stop the proceed
ing.
On the evening of the cath the steam
er City of Toledo and the schooner
Magdalen Downing collided in Putin
Bay, near Toledo, O., and SO feet OF
the upper works of the City of Toledo
was torn away, creating a panic on
board. The officers finally restored
order and when the debris was cleared
away it was found that several per-
sons had been seriously injured while
at least fifty had received cuts and
bruises. The Magdalen Downing only
lost her jib-boom and some canvas.
THE secretary of agriculture has
issued a report on grapes and their
diseases, giving much valuable infor
nation on the subject.
In house of i'll repute at Sioux City
| Ia, on the 25th, Max Noack was found
| dead in bed with bullet in his brain,
By his side laid Hazel Hammond. an
inmate of the house, with a bullet
| wound in her head. She may perhaps
| live. Noack, it was believed, tried to
| induce the woman to leave the life she
was leading and return to her home
| and that when she refused he shot hel
and then killed him self
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adelphia, who struck several weeks
ago for an increase of per cent. in
wages, have won the fight. About
| 5000 operatives were involved.
AN extensive confagration occurred
at Tione, in Austria. Fifty houses
were consumed and 1OC families rem
dered homeless.
A PARTY of white laborers visited
the Alexan der fruit ranch at Ander
son, Cal, which had been leased tt
Cinnamon, and drove the Mongolians
from the place. After the Chinese left
| the packing house was set on fire anC
| over five tons of dried fruit, with al
the appliances of the plant, were de-
stroyed. The feeling against China
men in that section was very bitter.
AN attempt was made to blow up the
eastbound Northern Pacific train with
dynamite about 1 mile east of Butte
Mont, recently. Nearly the whole
train passed over the dynamite before
it exploded. The last coach, filled
with passengers. was badly shattered
but no one was injured.
] MCPHEE & MCGINNITY's fve-story
planning mill at Denver, Col, was com
pletely destroyed by fire on the 22d
Loss, $50, 600