Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17

Transmississippi exposition authori-
ties at Omaha Neb-, asking for 10000
feet of space to exhibit an airship
which the writer says will carry 20
people to a height of from 10, 600 to co.
600 feet
JOHN SwERING was fatally shot by
Henry Erb in saloon at ST. Louis on
the 18th. The killing was caused by a
quarrel over politics. Erb was jailed.
AT Yuma, Ariz., the celebration of
La Grand Fiesta wound up on the
night of the 18th with an extra exciting
bull fight. The bull caught the re-
nowned bull fighter, Capt. Carlos Gar
cia, upon his horns and ripped open
the mans jaw, the wound probably
being fatal The bull then broke out
of the place and charged into the
crowd, injuring many. The enraged
animal was finally subdued.
SHORTLY after noon on the 18th two
men entered the savings bank at
Yonkers, N Y, and covered the CASH
Ter with revolvers and stole 81, 400 and
escaped. The treasurer of the bank
was in an adjoining room at the time.
c. R. FOLTZ was run over by loaded
wagon at Ponca City, Ok, and fatally
crushed. He was jolted from the wagon
as it crossed the railroad track.
The government steamer Ogemawa
was sunk in about IL feet of water on
the 18th near Grand Forks, n. D., by
the rapidly-moving ice in the river.
She was an expedition to relieve
the flood sufferers.
WHILE workmen were placing in po-
sition the upper section of the granite
monument to the confederate dead at
Dallas, Tex. the chain broke, throw
ing the piece, weighing so tons, to the
ground, breaking it in two.
Two children of widow, name I'M
known, We're carried away by the high
water and drowned near Grand Forks,
N. d.
THE beginning of active work on the
Transmississippi exposition at Omaha,
Neb., will be celebrated April % by the
laying of the corner stone of one of the
largest buildings and military and
civic parade and speeches by distin-
guished men.
BY a fire in Chilpanc;ngo Mex, near
1y 200 business houses and dwellings
were burned. Two children were also
burned to death.
THE Poughkeepsie On. " glass works
were completely destroyed by fire on
the 9th. The loss appropriated $780,
900; insurance, 800, 900.
The Nebraska legislature adjourned
on the 9th after a session extending Is
days beyond its allotted time. The
last bill passed was the initiative and
referendum.
A DISPATCH from Wapakoneta, O., on
the 9th said that the ground was COW
cred to a depth of five inches and it
was still showing. Fears were enter
tanned that the fruit crop would be
damaged and the wheat crop ruined,
as it was growing colder.
q, IL
are matched to box 20 rounds at New
York May II.
Hon. w. J. BRYAN was injured at ST.
Augustine. Fla, on the Sth by the cav
ing in of the piazza from which he was
speaking. Nearly 400 men and women
were precipitated 20 feet to the ground
and many of them were injured, but
none fatally. Mr.. Bryan was picked
up unconscious and removed to d ply
sician's office, where an examination
revealed that he had received no in
juries of serious character.
HUNDREDS of unemployed working
men the other day gathered in front of
the Parliament building at Toronto
and asked the Ontario government to
provide work for them so that they
could keep their wives and children
from starving.
RECENT dispatches from Pretoria and
Delagoa bay said that the whole of
Gazaland, in Africa, was in open re-
volt. Twenty-Five thousand natives
had rebelled against the Portuguese
government and the situation was re-
garded as most serious.
WALTER c. SANGER has mailed chal-
1enge from Milwaukee to E. C. Bald, OF
Buffalo, for bicycle match of three
races, one mile each, the winner of two
out of three to win the money. 1t is to
be for 81 900 a side and the largest purse
| offered.
AN elevator in the Elliott square
building at Buffalo, n. Y, fell five
stories recently and five men were in
| jured-
| THE executive committee of the In
dianapolis, Ind, monetary conference
| has asked further aid of the com.
mercial organizations of the country
and blank copies of petition are be
ing sent out to secretaries of boards OF
| trade and other commercial organiza
TONS The petition is addressed to the
| senators and representatives and urges
the necessity of reform in the nationa