Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-02

immense damage has been done by fire
started through the sparks of loco
motive. Several lives were reported
lost and bridges over the river were
burned like paper. Over 1000 acres
had been burned over on the 28th and
the fire was reported still spreading.
Farmers for 10 miles around Koutz
were forming parties to protect their
homes. No estimate of the damage
could be made.
ANOTHER terrible massacre of Armen-
ians was reported near Baiburt, num-
Der Of men and women being burned
alive and others horribly mutilated by
Mussulmans and Lazes. About $50 were
said to have been killed.
THE University of Virginia had fire
on the eth which destroyed the lecture
rooms and geological laboratory of
great value. The loss was estimated
at not less than $500, 600.
A Rock ISLAND passenger train
crashed into an outgoing freight train
on the Cotton Belt railroad near Fort
Worth, Tex, recently and the Rock
Island engine went over an embank-
ment, while thirteen cars were totally
demolished.
A THREATENING letter was found in
the palace addressed to the sultan rec
Gently at Constantinople. An inquiry
incriminated fourteen members of the
imperial household. All of them were
executed.
A MOB of $50 men attempted to break
into the Jail at Tiffin, O., for the pur-
pose of lynching Leander Martin, who
H. c1 So1, tn ait
shall, a few days before, but a volley
from the Winchesters of Sheriff Van
Ness party made them retreat after
two of their number had been killed.
The friends of the men killed vowed
vengeance, but the sheriff telegraphed
to Gov. Mckinley for troops and three
companies of militia were sent to the
scene.
AN explosion in the mills of the Pa
cifc Coast Lumber Co., at Fair Haven,
Wash, destroyed much property and
killed three men outright.
NOTORIOUS Dick Pine, member of
the Ryan gang of outlaws, was killed
by federal officers near Cushing, Ok.
AT the session of the national confer
ence of the Unitarian church at Wash
ington on the Gath resolution was
passed protesting against the outrages
committed by the Turks on the Ar
menians. The annual election of Off
GERS resulted in the reelection of
United States Senator Hoar, of MasSa-
chusetts, as president; Rev. w. d
Moorehouse, of New York, as general
secretary, and William Howell Reed,
of Boston, as treasurer.
T oh iof In he
bureau of accounts in the state depart
ment at Washington, has been found
short in his accounts and Secretary
Olney has compelled him to resign.
The chief bookkeeper has also resigned.
BAMBERGER, BLOOM & Co., the larg-
est dry goods firm in Louisville. KY,
has failed, with liabilities of 81, 200, 900,
and assets about equal.
HARVARD university defeated Cor
nell at Cam bridge, Mass, on the Goth
in the football game by score stand
ing 25 to 0.
ALARGE fire ragged in Augusta, Ca, on
the 25th. the boss being over 500, 600.
THE London Standard has further
details from it's Constantinople CORE
spondent regarding the execution of
the fifty young Turks who were ar
rested on charge of excuses during
the recent Armenian riots. The fifty
culprits, after trial, were conveyed
by night on board Turkish man-of-
war, whose boats took them in the
swiftest current and dropped them
overheard.
LovELAND, a village % miles from
Cincinnati, was swept by fire on the
23d. Loss, $40, 900; insurance, So, 900.