Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18

al O6dlCs ALd9 hSUOlCk AQdmSs
charged with the murder of R F. Rem
froe. wealthy merchant of that place,
was taken from Jail by mob and
hanged.
A HAVANA dispatch of the 18th
stated that the price of beef was ad.
vancing and there was a meat famine
in all parts of Cuba, and each day it
was becoming worse.
THE Bay City team won the 10O-mile
relay bicycle race at San Francisco
Time, 4:56:121l.
AT San Francisco Robert W. Edgren
threw 16-pound hammer from the
regulation seven-foot ring the aston.
ishing distance of AS feet inches.
A SINGULAR phenomenon was a
shower in Lander, Wyo.. on the 18th.
First red and then yellow clay fell,
followed little later by almost black
mud People who were out in the
storm looked as though they had been
churned in a tub of mud.
SIX fishermen were drowned in the
English channel on the 18th by their
boat laundering during a heavy gale.
The 153d anniversary of the birth of
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
democratic party, was celebrated at
Monticello, Va. (where the author of
the declaration of independence lived
and died), under the auspices of the
National Association of Democratic
present, including Vice President
Stevenson. Observation-Disclosures Will
son, Acknowledgement Harmon, Secre-
tary Herbert and Senator Martin, of
Kansas. Ex-Gov. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, was the orator of the day.
A TELEGRAM from Oaxaca City, Mex,
on the 18th stated that the rebel In
dians at the town of Juquela killed all
the town councillors, schooFteachers,
local priests, chief of police and the
telegraph operator-in fact every one
holding government place-and the
people were in terror. The Indians
were incensed against the officials on
account of certain taxes which they
thought were unjust.
A TERRIFIC windstorm visited Abb
lene, Tex, early on the morning of
the 18th, many residences and work
shops being demolished and telephone
poles blown down. At Colorado City
boy was killed and at Cresson the M.
E. church and nine business houses
and residences were destroyed. At
Bates, Denton county, the M. E. church
was also demolished and great loss re-
suited at other places in the state from
buildings being blown down.
A BLIZZARD visited Cripple Creek,
Col, on the 18th, doing great damage,
a score or more of buildings being
blown down. At Gillett and other
places many houses were also demol-
ished. Rumors of loss of life in the
outlying districts were In general cir
culation.
HONG KONG, China, has been declared
an infected port and the steamship
line from there to Vladivostock has
suspended operations At Kobe, Japan,
a general quarantine station has been
esta blished and systematic efforts
made to combat the dread disease.
Besides the black plague, cholera and
smallpox in virulent form have made
their appearance.
AT Klang Gin two regiments of Chi
nese soldiers revolted and, at a signal
from their leader, seized the guns of
the forts and proceeded to kill all of
the officers and a new regiment of sol
diers recently arrived. In the midst
of the massacre d magazine exploded
and all were blown to pieces. Two
battalions must have been wiped out
of existence, as not soldier lived to
tell whether the magazine went off by
accident or designedly. Besides an
immense quantity of shells, 10000
pounds of powder were stored in the
powder room.