Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

GEORGE REEDER, a notorious outlaw
and member of the Dalton gang of out
laws, has been captured at Pawnee, I.
Il. He is said to be the last member of
the once noted gang of desperadoes.
A BAD head-end collision occurred on
the electric road between Kirkwood
and St Louis on the 8th in which four
men were probably fatally wounded
and about so others more or less hurt.
Disobedience of orders was the cause.
DARLINGTON Booth, the deposed COM
mander of the Salvation army in Amer
lea, met with an enthusiastic reception
at New York on the Sth and took the
inaugural step of forming rival or
ganization on lines similar to the Sal
walton army.
TILLIE ANDERSON won the six days
bicycle race at Chicago, going $50 miles
and laps. Baldwin won the second
prize as she finished ahead of Claw,
although both covered the same dis
tance-353 miles and laps.
A BLOCK OF ten brick dwelling houses
was destroyed by fire at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 9th. A fireman was injured
by falling from the roof but will re-
cover.
A WAREHOUSE belonging to the Union
Warehouse Co. was burned at Louis
vile, KY, on the 9th. Loss, SITS, 900
on contents and $50, 900 on building;
fully insured.
THE residence CT ex-Con gresham
Giddings was burned at Brennan.
Tex, on the 9th and two fremen were
badly injured by a wall falling on
them. Loss, $35, 900; insurance, $13, OOO
RECENT letter from Cuba stated
that in order to reduce the overcrowd-
ing of prisoners the Spanish take out
regular draft and shoot them dead. AS
many as % at one time were killed and
the prisoners drew lots to see who
should be victims.
A COMMITTEE representing some of
the big publishing houses were report
ed in Washington on the 9th to pro-
test against a ruling by Postmaster
General Wilson in regard to second
class matter.
land road near Joliet, Ill, was held
up by three men recently. They sue
ceeded in going through the first car,
but a passenger in the second car
blazed away at them with two revolv-
ers and they jumped off the train.
ANOTHER anti-American riot occurred
at Bilboa, Spain, on the Sth. The mob
stoned the private residence of the
United States consul and tried to tear
down the escutcheon on the consulate,
but were repealed by the gendarmes.
A fight ensued and many were hurt on
both sides.
AT Pantanguishene, Ont, the three
children of James Beausoliel were
left locked in the house while the
parents went to see a neighbor The
house took fire, and before assistance
could be given the children were
burned to death
Actors Will Long and John West
foughta duel on the stage of Whites
opera house at Marion, Ind, after the
close of performance there recently,
and Long received wounds which may
prove fatal West escaping unhurt
The whole company was arrested.
News reached Oklahoma City, Ok.
on the 9th that schoolhouse 10 miles
away in which colored school was
giving a concert, was blown mp with
dynamite. The school was borrowed"
from the whites for the occasion, and
it was believed that white boys who
attended the school applied the explo-
sives- A great number were slightly
injured, but no deaths ensued
ATroKNEY-GENERAL HANCOCK, of
New York, has instituted an action
against Armour & Co. of Chicago, to
recover penalties amounting to S., 7oo,-
600 for alleged violation of the state
law in selling oleomargRrine in differ
emit places throughout the state during
the past six or seven years