Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

been almost entirely destroyed by hre.
Thirty -nine stores and dwelling-houses
were burned, the entire business por-
tion being Quilted. The total loss was
estimated at $3.50. 900. About seven
years ago almost the same portion of
the town was burned
HUGo NJ FEIDIER, assistant book
keeper in the city comptroller's office
at Chicago, blew out his brains in the
city hall on the 9th. Financial trou-
BILE was assigned as the cause
A DISPATCH from johannesburg,
South Africa, said that Joe Goddard,
the Australian heavyweight, had de-
feated Denver Ed Smith, the American
pugilist, in a prize fight in four rounds.
PRESIDENT GoMPERs, of the American
Federation of Labor, has issued an ap-
peal for aid for the Milwaukee street
car men, who have been ON strike since
last May.
WILLIAM G. MAYS murdered his wife
by cutting her throat and then COM
mitted suicide at their home in Phila-
delphia- The tragedy was the out
come of quarrel
FRIENDS of Col c. A. Morris, of
Perry, Ok. a former Kansan, were re-
ported as pushing him for governor of
the territory.
AN Indianapolis. Ind, dispatch stated
that it was understood by Gen. Miles
that Fred Grant would be placed at
the head of the war department.
THROUGH an accident to the main in
lection valve on the United States bat
tleship Texas the engine rooms were
flooded with water and the vessel sank
at her dock in the Brooklyn navy yard,
being submerged five feet above her
water line. She will come up easily
as soon as the leak is stopped and the
water pumped out
Two persons were killed and three
fatally injured by the explosion of one
of the "a boilers at the Centralia col
liery, Centralia- Pa The injured men
were taken to the Miners hospital
There are no hopes of their recovery,
they being badly mangled and bruised.
By the explosion of lamp in Fisher
& Co. IS store at Carbon, Ind. property
was destroyed to the value of 500. 900.
AFTER having been closed for over
three months, the Chicago stock ex-
change has been reopened. The OPEN
ing was attended with no excitement.
Two negroes and boy who were
stealing ride on car loaded with
iron piping were instantly killed near
Wellsville, N. Y, by the Earring of the
car by a switch engine and the shifting
of the pipes. A coroner's inquest was
held and the Erie company held blame
less.
The New York Herald said on the
9th that the New York anarchists held
post election meeting, and it was de-
cided to tolerate" or give the repub-
licans a trial A warning was written
in Greek and sent to certain republic
an leaders that they must not crush
the working man or their deaths would
follow. 1t was signed by THE Red
Hand" Mark Hanna, Thomas c. Platt,
Chairman Hackett of the epublican
state committee, Chauncey M. Depew,
Senator Quay, Warner Miller and Fred
ericlx S. Gibbs, national committeeman,
received copies
IT was the talk around republican
headquarters at Chicago on the 5th
that Perry S. Heath, of Ohio, who has
been attending to the campaign lite
rary work at Chicago, would be the
private secretary of Maj. Mckinley
after his inauguration
Two passenger trains collided on the
Illinois Central road at Birkb beck, near
Clinton, Ill. on the 1st and two per-
sons were killed and ten injured.
BEE DUNN was shot and killed at
Pawnee, Ok, by United States Deputy
Marshal F. NJ Canton. An old feud
had existed between them. Dunn was
the man who gave away Outlaw Bill
Doolin's loca ton.