Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04

HE hO6rSGN courier OF Berlin SdtQ
that negotiations were proceeding be.
tween the United States government
and some of the leading bankers of
Berlin with the view of the latter TAX
ing over a new loan of $500, 600. 600
A DISPATCH from Constantinople
stated that the United States had de-
manded from the porte the payment
of large indemnity for the loss sus-
tanned by American missionaries in
Asia Minor.
AT the old Front street theater at
Baltimore, Nd, an immense crowd as.
semb4ed on the 27th to listen to He
brew opera. One of the attendants
went to light a gas jet which had been
extinguished. AS he termed the cock
and applied match it was seen that
there was no tip to the burner Some
one in the gallery shouted, ''Fire!' In
an instant there was q mad scram bic
for the door. A dozen policemen hRr-
Tied to the scene, and pushed through
the door and to the writing mass on
the landing. When the mass had been
cleared it was found that "A people
were killed, two fatally injured and
| ten seriously hurt.
THE failures for the week ended De-
cember 81 Dun's report) were 322 in the
United States, against $50 last year,
and 40 in Canada, against Al last year
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
| cipal cities in the Omitted States for the
week. ended December 81 showed an av-
| erage increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 49, 6;
in New York the increase was Sc 8; out
Iril
BY the explosion of $50 sticks of
dualin and 1000 pounds of black pow
der, three men were killed at Hazel
ton, Pa, on the -27th. The cause of
the explosion was not known. One of
the bodies was blown 90 yards.
| TWENnY4THREE federal prisoners
made their escape from the United
States Jail at South McAlester, I. T.,
on the Goth. They had in some un-
known way been furnished with a
skeleton key, and while all the guards
but one were at breakfast suddenly
unlocked the Jail door, knocked the
guard down, choking him insensible,
after which they took his pistol and
made their escape, each running in a
different direction.
A SPECIAL from Massillon, O., on the
Goth stated that the members of the
| Royal Hawaiian band, which stranded
in Cleveland recently, were in a de-
plorable condition. One of them was
taken sick Christmas day and it was
found that he was starving. They had
been practically without food for sew
eral days. Massillon people were en-
deaworing to put the band on its feet.
Their instruments were held in Cleve
land under attachments.
The saw mill of the Switzerland
Lumber Co. at Ashland, Wis, burned
to the ground the other morning. 1t
| was supposed that Jack and Bill Noon
an, cousins of Jack Carkeek, the wres-
tier, were buried in the ruins.
In head-end collision, which oc-
Cured between Chattahoochee and
Peyton, Ga. on the Georgia Pacific di'
vision of the Southern railroad, be-
tween two freight trains, two fremer
and brakeman were killed, one engi-
neer was perhaps fatally hurt and three
tramps received painful injuries
THIEVES broke into the post Office al
Harvey, ILL.,, on the night of the 25th
and carried away So, 500 worth of post
age stamps and $500 in money The
postmaster is poor man, and the loss
will fall heavily upon him.
Four tons of giant powder exploded
at Romeo, ILL.,. at four o'clock on the
morning of the 9th and made the
country trem Bile for miles around. Nc
one was killed, but not stick of wood
or scrap of iron of the magazine was
left.
M0LEANsBoRo, Ill, was devastated
by am $S5, 900 fire. on the Goth.