Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-25

THE British bark Firth of Solway
collided with the British steamer Mars
den on the coast of Ireland and the
Solway was sunk and the captains
wife and child and Is of the crew were
drowned.
SOME unknown person went to the
stable of Capt. Harry Shafer. propri.
etor of the celebrated Peytonia stock
farm at Gallatin, Tenn. and killed one
of his valuable brood mares, Lucy
Prince, which was worth SO, O00 The
stable in which Bishop, worth $40, 900.
was kept was also burned and the
horse persisted.
THROUGH the explosion of a lamp
during the absence of their mother
two children were burned to death al
Queb Can, on the goth.
PATRIOTS day, concentrating the
battle of Lexington, was appropriately
observed in Boston and other cities of
Massachusetts, on the goth.
BARON MATCHIN, the Russian cham.
pion, won the broadsword contest at
Seattle, Wash, over Capt E. n. Jen-
nings, the worlds champion, the latter
scoring only II points out of %.
HIGH water has left Sher brooke,
Que, in a terrible condition, hundreds
of dead animals and debris obstruc ting
the streets.
A TORNADO on the Goth IL Sandusky
county, o., caused much damage to
buildings. Several persons were killed
and others seriously injured.
EZEKIEL SMITH. wealthy contractor
at Chicago, who was recently sued by
Miss Ella Donaldson for $50, 600 for
breach of promise, has compromised
the suit by marrying the plaintiff and
starting for California on a wedding
trip
THE plague news from China was
last reported as not alarming. There
was a great deal of sickness among
the European colony at Hong Kong.
but nothing very serious. 1t had
ragged there constantly for seven weeks
and the city was in an unhealthy state.
A fatal cattle disease had broken out
which had almost ruined the dairy
business
PADEREwsKI made his final appear
ance at New York on the 18th. The
audience went wild. Men yelled and
women rushed down the aisles. The
virtuoso played three encores and was
called out IL times besides.
FIRE on the river front at Evans
vile, Ind, caused a loss of 500. 600.
STERLING SAVAGE was taken from
his bed at Irving college, near Nc Minn-
vile, Tenn, by mob of men and
hanged to tree. The man was
suspected of being a ''spotter" for
United States officers by the moon
sinners.
AN explosion occurred in the Broad
water mine at Niehart, Mont, on the
18th by which seven men lost their
lives and six others were seriously
hurt. 1t was supposed that an en-
ploye in the magazine must have ig-
nited some powder by his candle.
MRS. BELL wasrecently sentenced to
imprisonment for life at Ottawa, Ont.
for inhuman cruelty to her grandchil-
dren, a boy and girl, aged II and Is
respectively.
Two BOYS, Isham Strobe and James
McNeal, were charged at Guthrie. Ok,
on the 18th with holding up and rob-
bling Allen Howard in regulation high
wayman style. They took from How
ard his toy bank, containing 81. 20, in
timidating him by club and toy
revolver. The crime is punishable in
the territory by imprisonment for life.
"A GIGANTIC bicycle trust is taking
shape with every probability of its
headquarters being located in Toledo,
O. Three large eastern factories are
behind the trust, and the new concern
will be capitalized at from SIS, O0O,O 600 to
$4,000, OOO The company aims to con-
troll the price of every wheel put on
the American market.