Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-25

trous fire at Malvern, Ark, and an
appeal for aid has been issued Dona-
tions will be received by W. D. Leiper,
chairman relief committee.
As a result of dependency over fall
ure in business, Mr. and Mrs Louis S
Gradke. of Galesburg. ILL.,, took NOR
phine, and were discovered by their
daughter Jennie. in a dying condition
Doctors were summoned but could do
nothing.
HARRY MCKEAN, fireman at the
Frisco yards at Vinita, L T., was scald-
ed to death. The man was under the
engine, cleaning out cinders, when a
valve blew out
NEAR Harrodsburg, Ky, while Philip
Board was on his way to church he
was shot in the back by Silas Bugg
and instantly killed They had quar-
relied over Bugg's wife. Bugg was
jailed.
JAMES CRANsroN was killed by a
boiler explosion at English, Ind He
had insisted performing his en-
gineer's duty while the latter visited a
| sweetheart.
THOMAS J. BENTON, who shot and
killed his father-in-law, John Murphy,
at Oklahoma City, Ok, five years ago,
and was sentenced to prison for life,
has been pardoned.
THE trouble to find places in the
army for the graduates of West Point
! and those in the ranks who have
passed successful preliminary examina-
tions for commissions was said to be
giving much concern to the war de-
partment officials at Washington.
The National Confederation of Col
ored Women met at Washington on
the Goth. The aim of the convention
was the elevation of the race.
A. j. CALL and his daughter Nettie
were killed in a shanty boat near
Hun tington, w. Va, on the Goth. Lot
tie Call and several other small chill
dren were also reported at the point of
death. Eta Robins has been accused
of the crime. An AK was used on the
victims. No cause was assigned for
the deed.
A SPECIAL to the Cincinnati Enquirer
on the 10th indicated a reign of terror
in the counties of Scioto, Meigs and
Gallia, o. At Portsmouth the Second
Presbyterian church was badly dam
aged by dynamite. Attempts were
also made to blow up other buildings.
A gang of 81 outlaws were said to be
evading all efforts of the officers and
posse to capture them The large
stock barns of Judge ii. A. Kentz
have also been burned by the incen-
diaries.
GEORGE FISHER, of Swanville, Ind,
fell from haystack and alighted on a
pitchfork. the tines entering his chest
and killing him.
AT Admission, Ala, w. P. Rouse and
Nora Tanner, a dissolute woman,
fought a duel with pistol and knife
Both were killed, the woman being
literally cut to pieces
THE car barns of the Chicago City
Railway Co. were burned on the night
of the 18th. They occupied three
fourths of a square. The company
lost 554 cars, 16O of them being grip
cars. Fourteen horses were also
burned to death. The loss was esti-
mated at $500. 900; insurance, S311, 900.
Three men were discovered dead in the
ruins the next day. 1t was thought
the crossing of electric wires caused
the fire.
THE Ha11ett & Davis Co. dealers in
pianos and organs at Chicago, have
made an assignment. A statement
was fled showing assets of $3.50, 600;
liza bilities, $4,000.
BUSINESS failures for the week ended
the 18th Dun's report) were 269 in the
United States, against ESQ for the same
time last year, and 35 in Canada, against
SO last year.