Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-11-11
THE SOUTH.

THE SOUTH.
FIRE destroyed three big buildings in the
heart of the business section of Ennis,
Tex, recently. Loss, $3.50, 600; insurance,
$4,000.
A SLIGHT shock Of earthquake was felt at
Charleston, S. c., on the 31st, but caused
no damage. Shortly after the shock a
spring of clear, pure water appeared in the
custom house yard and kept running at
the rate of a gallon a minute.
JOHN THIXTOR's distillerE near Owens
boro, KY, burned the other night together
with the warehouse containing2, 100 barrels
of whisky. The loss was $4,000.
JOHN GRAHAM, colored, magistrate liv
ing fifteen miles southeast of Memphis,
Tenn, was assassinated recently by I'M
known persons as he stood in the door of
his dwelling.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt at
Summerville, S. c., on the 1st.
ABOUT S23, 900 has been su bscrbed for
the relief OF sufferers in Sabine Pass and
Bayou johnson.
The Mississippi Board of Health has re
moved the quarantine against Harrison
County, except the camp grounds and Bill
oxi.
THE Spring. which was telegraphed
from Charleston, S. g., as being the result
of a recent earthquake was discovered to
be caused by a leak in the water pipe.
CHARLES SKINNER, son of a prominent
cattleman, was crushed to death between
two cars at Benton, Tex. He was standing
on the rear platform when another train
backed down with great force.
CARLISLE claimed his election by 500 over
Thoebe, the Labor candidate, in Ken
lucky.
and recently elected county treasurer, was
accidentally shot and fatally wounded by
Dump Spain, of EncinaL A pistol which
SPAIN was carelessly handling explo ded,
the ball passing through Jordan's body.
GENERAL.
THE Irish National League has boycotted
the Royal Land Commission, now investi-
eating rents in Ireland.
The natives of the island of Papua re-
Gently murdered Captain Craig, of the ship
Emily, and two sailors and six Nalays.
INTELLIGENCE has been received at Aucl1-
land, New Zealand, that on September ID
seven native villages were destroyed by
volcanic eruption on the island of Niafu in
the Tono group of the Friendly Islands.
The whole island has been devastated by
volcanic deposits. A vast column of smoke
ascends from the island to height of 900
feet
KING OTTo of Bavaria the insane nomi-
nal ruler, is believed to be dying from ex-
haustion brought on by the fury of his
mania.
AT meeting of the Bulgarian Sobranje
on the 1st M. Ziegkof was elected Prei-
dent. English and Italian agents attendA
the meeting.
The report of the Inspector of Factories
in Germany shows that the average work
ing time of the employees is eleven hours
daily. The report conveys the impression
that there is much overwork and vile sani-
tary arrangements
A GREAT socialist demonstration took
place at Charleroi, Belgium, recently.
Thirty thousand workingmen were led in
procession by 500 women dressed in mourn
ing for the men killed in the riots last
March.
SPLENDID monument has been erected
over the grave of the victims of the Ring
Theater fire in Vienna.
SIR EDWARD WATKIN, the well-known
English railway magnate, proposes the
establishment of a line of transatlantic
steamers from Hull to run in connection
with the Canadian Pacific railway.
AN American sailing vessel, the E. F.
Sauer, collided recently on the river
Scheldt with the English steamer Darien
and the German steamer Strasbourg. All
hands were saved but the three ships were
badly damaged.
DIR. Won Hartmann, a solicitor of Han
over. Germany, has absconded with 200, 900
marks
A FASTING craze has broken out among
Italian cranks.