Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-29

WHEN Richard Lantz and his wife,
Of Colum bus, O., returned home late at
night they found a half-burned fuse in
their bedroom which had gone out.
Half an hour later their barn burst in
to flames and the contents, including
three fine horses, were burned. re-
jected lover of Mrs Lantz was sus-
pected of the crime.
GEORGE PAGE and Will Morgan were
rivals for the affections of young
lady at Madison, Fla, and at a dance
Page called Morgan out and proposed
that they clasp each other by the left
hand and settle the matter by shoot
ing with their right It was agreed to
and both were killed, each putting five
bullets into the other. 1t turned out
afterwards the young lady was affi-
ancsd to some one else
NINETY-sIx telephones were burned
and several persons shocked by light
ming which ran into the Central Tele-
phone exchange at Guthrie, Ok. dur
ing a thunderstorm
The Louisville, New Albany & Chi
cago (Monon) railroad was placed in
the hands of a receiver on the oath
The Anchor line steamer City of
Hickman, from St. Louis to New Or
leans, struck an obstruction on the 23d
at Island Forty, about IL miles north
of Memphis, Tenn, and was badly
disa bled that the officers beached her
to prevent her sinking. The passen-
gers were taken off by the Chickasaw.
AT negro dance near Lebanon,
KY, on the night of the 22d Charley
Warner accidentally stepped on the
dress of George Mays partner. War
ner apologized, but Mays became en-
ragged and opened fire, killing Warner
Cl- NJ
1y wounding Bud Hardin Mays es-
capped.
THE provisional government of the
Cuban republic has ordered the total
destruction of property in the island.
By this two-fold object is to be gained
the loss of immense cash income is
expected to shorten Spain's warfare
and the conversion of the isl nd into a.
wilderness will compel her to with
draw her armies. All classes of prop
erty, whether foreign owned or not, are
to be treated alike, as all pay tribute
to Spain.
JESSE RUDICEL, motOrman on the
Austin Rapid Transit road at Austin,
Tex, had five bullets fred into him
on the 2Ist while operating his car by
Will Cooper. clerk, and one bullet
through the spine will kill him.
Cooper says Rudicel had been too init
mate with his wife.
SENIOR ALoNzo has been proclaimed
president of the repu bile of Bolivia.
A MOB of 25 white men entered the
hut of Eve negro cotton pickers at Hill
side, Tex, and shot Anderson Vaughan
because he was slow in responding to
their command: Hands up He and
his companions were taken out and
Vaughan, who fell on the ground, was
beaten and kicked to death. The other
four negroes were also beaten fright
fully.
FRANK BILEs, a half-breed Indian
from the Nez Perces reservation, was
taken from the Asotin Qda.) Jail and
hanged by mob for a brutal assault
on a young woman.
MICHAEL AND JOHN CUDAHY, the Chi
cago packers, have entered into an oil
deal of enormous proportions They
have purchased in Wells and Adams
counties, Ind, the entire plant and
wells of the Northern Indiana Oil Co.
Following their purchase they placed
with the National Tube & Pipe Co.. of
Pittsburgh. a $780, 600 order for six
inch oil pipes for underground oil
line 10 miles in len 9TH and extending
from the oil fields to Chicago.
DR.. NICoLAIDEs, an official represe MT
alive of the Cretan reform committee
at Berlin, stated that 5000 Christians
had been murdered by the Turks in
the island of Crete recently.