Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-31

wardsville, Ill, was instantly killed at
the company's plant while testing the
arc circuit in the storeroom, receiving
about 800 volts, due to carelessness
on his part.
HUGH III. HANNA, chairman of the
executive committee created by the
monetary convention held in Indian
apolis. Ind, last January, has an
nounced that he will call the commit
tee together soon to take up the mat
ter of appointing n commission to
frame currency bill for presentation
to congress at the beginning of the
regular session
STEPS have been taken by Chicago
and New York men for the formation
of big company to buy up all the glu-
cose manufacturing plants in the coun-
try. This corporation will control
capital of $40, 900, 900 and will consume
annually about $1,000, 900 bushels of
corn.
AT New York 1880 garment work ers
went on a strike on the Goth, 125 shops
in that city and Brooklyn being af
fected.
AN unknown man. we'll dressed and
fine looking, was found mangled in a
horrible manner on the tracks of the
Texas & Pacific road near Dallas, Tex.
A bullet hole in the back of his head
seemed to indicate that he had been
murdered and his body placed on the
track to cover up the crime.
NINETEEN of the 81 trampS arrested
at Tekamah, Neb., were arraigned be-
fore Judge Munger in the United
States court on the Goth ON the charge
of obstructing the passage of the
United States mail and were fined
nominal sums and sent to Jail for terms
varying from three to fifteen days
There were more cases to be disposed
of.
A JUBILEE of home and foreign mis-
sions of the A. NJ. E. church was held
at Ocean Grove, n. J., on the esd, about
5000 colored people being in attend
ance from all parts of the country, in
Guiding all prominent colored clergy
men.
A CooLIE, named Antakin, ran
amuck at Gunsat's town. British North
Borneo, and was not shot dead until
he had murdered nine men and boys
and six women.
RICHARD CANDLE, II years old, while
attempting to board Missouri Pacific
local freight train at Kansas City, Mo,
lost his footing and fell under the
wheels of car and received injuries
from which he soon died.
THOMAS RENBERGER, a well-digger,
and William Butler, a veterinarian,
were drowned in the Mississippi river
about IL miles southeast of Wabash,
Ind, while seining for fish.
GEN. LAFAYETTE MCLAws. who
gained considerable distinction in the
late war on the confederate side, died
at Savannah, Ga, on the 25th of acute
indi gestion.
PAT MCNALLY, the Boston swimmer
who was scheduled to make an attempt
TO he 1iSh oh fala
graphed the Associated press from
Calais on the 25th that he had made
the crossing and was in the water Is
hours and covered So miles. 1t turned
out, though, that he was forcibly
dragged into a boat when about three
miles from shore, as it was evident to
those accompanying him in the boat
that he was blinded by the salt water.
He then became unconscious, but was
soon revived.
DIAL HAWKINS, of California, and
George Dixon, champion bantam
weight of the world. fought a 2o-round
draw at San Francisco on the Esd. 1t
was a fast fight all through, but neither
man struck his opponent a dangerous
blow.
THE Chinese steamer Crihenga1n
was wrecked in a squall off Malacia
and 100 persons were drowned.
THE main building of the Peoria
Qn-) Grape Sugar Co. was destroyed
by fire on the esd. Loss, $500, 900; in
sured.
The powder magazine at the Empire
mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa, was struck
by lightning and 20 tons of powder ex-
ploded. The building was shattered
and many houses in the city INJURED by
being shaken. One man was killed
while driving past.
THE bodies of &c infants in rough
deal boxes have been discovered in the
tower of st. Peters church at Seville,
Spain 1t was supposed that whole
sale crime had been committed by the
church warden, Orellana, and his wife,
and they have been arrested.
DEWITT COMPTON, a peddler, attempt
ed to shoot his wife at Chicago the
other night. His revolver would not
work and he pounded her on the head
with the butt until he believed her
dead. He then went into the room
where his two-year-old boy was sleep
ing and, putting a handkerchief around
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