Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-12

A COLLISION occurred on the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern railroad at
Sedamsville, O., between an accommo-
dation eastbound and special inspec-
ton train in which three persons were
killed and several injured 1t was
caused by misunderstanding of or
ders-
GUIsEPPI DEsARIo killed francesca
and James Garriulla at New York in a
quarrel caused through jealousy. All
are Italians
AT secret meeting at Cincinnati all
the woodworking machinery manu-
facturers of the United States consol-
idated.
A DISPATCH from San Francisco on
the 5th said that Sharkey was still con-
fined to his bed Dan Lynch, the man
ager of the sailor, made another at
tempt to obtain the money from the
Anglo-Californian bank on the certif--
cate of deposit. but the officials de-
clined to pay the money.
SAGER and Scarborough made six
professional tandem records, unpaced.
at Denver, Col on the 5th- They first
rode three-quarters of mile in les is.
They then went for the ten-mile rec
ord and broke all records from six
miles up. They rode six miles in 1922
SEVEN IN 1890 so, Gig IN 1901 90,
nine in 2O:O6 and ten in 22:16 2-5. Sa-
ger and Swanbrough now hold all
worlds professional records up to ten
miles, with the exception of those for
one and four miles
The little town of Flippen, KY, has
been almost wiped out by fire.
THE explosion of an express package
in the baggage room of the Denison
hotel at Indianapolis, Ind, at 2:3O a.
m on the Sd, caused some excitement
in that hosiery. All of the guests
were aroused and badly scared. but re-
turned to bed after it was learned that
there was no danger.
A DOUBLE murder occurred near Pine
Bluff. Ark, on the 5th. A negro
named Davis, while out hunting with
two sons of his employer. aged Is and
ID years, attacked the boys with a
knife, cutting the throats of both and
crushing the skull of the eldest. Bands
of men secured the woods, but the
negro escaped.
THE steamer Whitney brought news
from Havana to Key West, Fla, on the
9Th. Weyler was said to be com pletely
surrounded. Small bands of insur-
gents had crossed the trocha into
Havana district and were attacking
the outposts and villages of that pro-
vince. A movement was on foot to
capture Weyler if he should attempt
to go to Havana by rail.
THE sentence of Roy Waddle and AZ
other citizens of Oklahoma, for default
of fines and costs for illegal timbe
cutting, has been committed to 81 fine
and costs by President Cleveland.
SEVERAL hundred striking Italian
miners caused trouble in the Forest
Coal Co. IS mine at Archibald. Pa, and
excitement there was intense. Blood
shed was narrowly avoided by the en-
ployment of armed detectives to pre-
serve order. The Italians objected to
the deduction from their pay of the
cost of the employment of expert over
seers, who were keeping watch over
the miners to prevent the robbing of
pillars in the mines
SIXTY men employed by the Conner
Logging Co. at Stratford, Wis. had a
miraculous escape from cremation.
The house in which they were lodged
was a f1imsy pine structure, and when
fire broke out at midnight they es-
capped with great difficulty. The au-
thorities of Wausau arrested a man
named Diggman on suspicion of start
ing the fire, but he was Immediately
bailed out by friends and hurried out
of town.
FRED BEHa1E, who murdered his wife
and child on Easter Sunday. was exc
cuted at McLeansboro, Ill. on the Sd.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
ABRAM ECKERT, who was to have
been hanged at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on
the Sth for murder, cheated. the hang
man by taking dose of morphine and
dying from its effects on the day set
for his execution.
JIM DAVIS, the negro who recently
killed the two Williams boys, sons of
his employer, was captured in the
woods near Memphis, Tenn His cap
ton and it was almost certain that the
mob had hanged their prisoner.
The powder and dynamite magazines
at Los Ga1linas, Mex. exploded recent
ly and six men and several horses were
blown to atoms. Not a fragment of
the buildings larger than cigar box
remained.
THE story circulated from Buffalo,
N. Y, that the AddiclSs and Standard
Oil forces were going to combine and
form a great corporation, with CAPT
tai of $3.50, 600. 600, to control the gas
interests in Buffalo and other cities, is
denied.
A SECTION gang of negroes near Cam
den, Ark, was fired upon by white
men and five were killed.
THE barn of J. L. Roberts at CORN tn,
Ill, was burned and eight horses were
cremated.
The fiye-year-old bow of Joseph Was.