Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
In the federal court at Topeka. Kan,

ton of the Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change and prohi biting it from COR
tinuing in business. He held that its
operation was in violation of the Sher-
man federal antitrust law.
The largest number of yellow fever
cases since the plague first made its
appearance was reported at New Or
leans on the Goth, being Is in all Not
a single death for the day was report
ed Eleven new cases were registered
at Edwards, Miss, making the total 81.
The Shippee harvester works at
Stockton. Cal, were destroyed by fire
on the Goth. Loss, 100000.
Two cases of 1eprosy have been dis
covered in Welsh county, n. d.
The PendIeton (Ore.) roller mills
were burned the other morning, en-
failing a loss of $500, 900.
THE Belle Ellen coal mine at Block
ton, Ala, caught fire on the Goth and
rescue parties were at once formed to
get the miners out. Many of those got
out were found to be overcome by the
smoke. Five miners working at a
place which could not be reached were
thought to have persisted. Women and
children gathered at the mines mouth
and there was wild excitement.
AHUMADA, Tex, was visited by one
of the worst floods the other night 1T
has ever known. Men, women and
children We're driven from their beds
and had to take refuge on high ground.
Many houses were wrecked and many
more were expected to collapse. The
river overlooked its banks and water
stood four or five feet in the houses.
THE negotiations with the Shoshones
and Bannocks for the purchase of a
part of the Fort Hall reservation in
a hn is off
to pay $4 per acre for it.
TELEPHONE linemen. stretching the
long-diStance wire to New York. tried
to run the town of Eddyville, Ia, re-
Gently and there was a Small-SiZed riot
The linemen were finally landed in
Jail after a fight with the authorities,
in which two officers were seriously
injured.
BEN GRANT. a white man, was drawn
in to a quarrel with negroes near Ty-
Ter, Tex, and was stabbed SO severely
that he died in few minutes
CHARLES NEwCoMB attempted to board
a moving train at the depot at Scran-
ton, Pa, when he fell beneath the
wheels and was beheaded.
IN the international 25-mile bicycle
race at Boston Jimmy" Michael, the
Welshman, outrode his two competi-
tors, Lucien Lesna, of France, and Ed
die McDuffee, of Cambridge, Mass.
Michael passed the third mile at 5:29 Is,
the fifth at 9:05 3-5, the tenth at
1903 is, the 18th at 27:14 As, and the
25th at 1888 As. Every American and
world record from three to 25 miles,
inclusive, is now credited to Michael.
IT is reported that Poole, the London
tailor, and Worth. the Paris dress
maker, intend to open branch estab-
Gshments in the United States on ac-
count of the tariff bill affecting their
business
GEN. ]. P. S. GOBLIN, of Lebanon,
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.,
has appointed Thomas J. Stewart, of
Pennsylvania, adjutant-general, and
Charles Burrowes of New Jersey, quar-
termaster- general. Headquarters have
been established at independence hall,
Philadelphia
A FIRE at Creston, Ia, on the 10th
damaged property valued at $50, 600
and for a time threatened the entire
town.
THE duchess of Marlborough, for
merly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. be-
came the mother of a son at London
on the 18th.
AT the City of Mexico on the 10Th
Capt. Gotta, of the Twelfth infan try,
was legally shot to death for killing a
major in his regiment.
WHILE cooking dinner at Grandview.
Ky, the dress of Mrs. Elizabeth Chap
man became ignited and she was IA
| tally burned.
| A DISASTROUS wreck occurred on the
| Wisconsin Central railroad, near Chip
| pewa Falls, on the nth, resulting in
| the death of five people and the serious
| injury of four others. Two freight
| trains, through a mistake in orders,
while going 40 miles an hour, met on a
curve and came together with terrible
| force.
EDDIE BALD was the champion of the
last day of the Springfield Qll.) Bicycle
clubs tournament He went half a
mile in 1:02 is, the one-third mile, L.
A w. championship. in AS 3-5 and the
one mile open professional record race
in 2:05 LIS. Jimmy Michael broke the
| American record for ten miles. his
| time being 1927 As. The former rec
| ord was 1888 Is.
The Dawes and Creek commissions
have begun negotiations at Muskogee.
/. T., looking to the allotment of the
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