Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-01

destroyed by fire on the 27th. The
firm employed 5000 men and the cum
pulsory idleness of a number of them
will cause much suffering
FOREST fires were sweeping over
Marinette county. Wis. on the 21th-
1t was estimated that nearly four
townsh ps had been burned over and
much valuable timber destroyed
THE amount of damage at McKees-
port. Pa, by the high water in the
Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers
on the 25th has been estimated at $780,
oOO
The socialist trade congress opened
at London on the 27th, 500 delegates
from all parts of Europe the United
States. Australia and the Argentine re-
public being present.
WHILE clearing away the debris of
the recent fire in the Diamond Match
Co.'S building at Chicago on the 27th
the supports of the first floor gave way,
burying half a dozen men under heavy
timbers- They We're got out, but three
or four were probably fatally injured.
THE Detroit (Mich.) Driving clubs
great Merchants and Manufacturers
stake race was won by the little brown
Kentucky FLY, Emma Offutt, who two
years ago was offered for sale for $500
and failed to get buyer. She won in
straight heats and enriched her breed
ers and owners in the sum of SIS, 467.
In the 24-hour bicycle race at Lon
don for professionals Hurst led with
372 miles, Nelson made 336 and laps,
and Buffet 3l2 and laps.
NEAR Letohatchie, Ala, at a negro
church picnic. quarrel occurred and
an impromptu duel took place between
Dave Gunter and Burnett Means. which
afterwards developed into a general
battle of friends of both parties. Fully
SO shots were fred and then it was
found that Gunter, Means and another
negro named Onery Gilmor were dead
and six seriously wounded, three of
them being women
FIVE hundred delegates to the ma
tiona1 convention of window glass
workers at Pittsburgh. Pa, went to
Canton, O., on the 25th and paid their
respects to Maj. Mckinley.
THE long strike of the quarrymen at
Berea, O., involving about 1000 men
and which led to serious rioting, has
been settled by the state board of ar
bitra alton
HARRY RUDOLPH, aged IL. of Chicago,
struck two blows with his small fists
and his opponent, Grover Hanson, fell
dead at his feet. The physician who
examined Dung hanson gave 1T DIS HIS
opinion that the lad died from cere bral
congestion, resulting from a shock af-
fecting the hearts action.
Mrs. HENRY INGRAM. of Battle Creek,
Mich, has just broken a fast of 155
consecutive days. In that length of
time not morse1 of food has been di-
gested by her stomach
DR. J. c. HEARNE won his libel case
at San Diego, Cal. against the San
Francisco Chronicle, the jury assessing
him damages at SO, 900. The article in
the paper implicated the doctor in the
murder of Amos j. Stillwen at Hanni-
bal, Mo-. in December, 1888. Suisse
quent to the publication the doctGr
was tried for the murder and ac-
quilted.
THE latest advices from Cuba said
the yellow fever epidemic on the is
land was abating.
THE council of the Usage Indians has
passed law DISTINGUISHING all half
breeds in the nation
DR. w. b. HAND, of Stanwood, Ia
has been arrested for using the mails
for alleged fraudulent purposes His
method was to advertise for a compan-
ion to a wealthy young widow for
travel To all letters received the re-
Spouse was that the applicant must put
up 81 as guarantee