Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-15

The schooner Florida, coal laden, /
was discovered half mile off Salisbury
beach, near Amesbury, Mass, ina sink
ing condition on the 9th The life-sav-
ing crew attempted to reach theWessel
with line but failed, and seven men
were drowned.
FIRE started IN the Aftmeyer build
ing at McKeesport, Pa. caused by de-
fective electric light wiring, and prop
erty to the amount Of :S2OO,SOO was de-
stroyed. The flames were discovered
by the printers ON the McKeesport
Herald as the fire began Itoteat its way
through the sixth floor. All escaped
safely but the foremaE, who was
burned to death.
JOSEPH e. DUNLOP, editor and pub
Usher of the dispatch, has been found
guilty at Chicago of sending obscene
matter through the imails-by certain
advertisements in his paper-and~
fenced to pay a fine of -, 900 and to be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for two
years The conviction was the first of
its kind in Chicago.
THE treasury officials on the 18th
completed the computation of bids Of
fered for the new bond issue, from
bids above that of j. p. Morgan and his
associates 0$i1O 68Z7) was sec, 78S, $50,
| and that the amount which will be
awarded to the syndicate therefore will
| be $3a,211, $50, or approximately one
| third of the whole issue. The mum Der
| of successful bidders was ISL.
IT was reported at Eel Paso, Tex,
| that Schlatter, the Denver healer, had
1. r NJ
can mountains
RECENTLY the women. of Black Jack,
Tex, called on two men there who
sold whisky and maltrtonica and asked
| them to quit the business; and on their
| refusal a largeDody of omen gathered
at the Baptist church and from there
walked into the houses where the
whisky was sold and began the work
of distraction with axes, ha8chets and
hammers, totally destroying all they
| could Law their hands on
THE sultan of Turkey has, replied to
| the autograph letter of QueenEVictoria,
which, it is understood, was personal
\ appeal to the better nature, Of the sui
| tan against the condition of Asia
Minor The sultan sympathizes with
| the humane sentiments expressed and
declares that the reports Of the mas
sacres were spread by evil disposed
persons. He also asserted that it was
the Turks who were first attacked
while praying in the mosque.
THE derailing of a truck on$a Cleve-
| land, Canton &c Southern mixed train
near Dell Roy, O., oE the 9th threw a
passenger coach down an EN- banlxment
and the ear caught FIRE. Eight per-
sons were severely injured and a miner
was badly burned.
THE barn and tables of Henry iB.
| Gather, near Vidalia, La, were struck
| by lightning and 90 head of horses and
mules were burned, besides much feed.
STANHoPE RoKsTER, who shot and
killed Banker Mcfarland for betray-
| ing his daughter, was acquitted of
murder after a weeks trial at Boone
Ia. The jury was only out five MIN
utes- When the verdict was announced
men aud women rose to their feet and
| cheered, hats were thrown In the air
and handkerchiefs waved in every
hand.
A COMMITTEE of prominent residents
of Chicago has issued call to all parts
of the country for expressions Of opin-
| ion on Washington's birthday on the
proposition to establish permanent
| board of arbitration for the settlement
of difficulties between this country and
England. Dr. William c. Gray, GO
Dearborn street, Chicago, and William
E. Dodge, of II Cliff street, New York,
! will arrange them for transmission to
the president of the United States and
Queen Victoria.