Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
THE WEST.

BY a collision between passenger trains
south of Terre Haute, Ind, the other morn
ing, both locomotives were wrecked, but
no one was hurt.
THE twenty eighth annual convention OF
the United States Brewers Association
began in st. Paul, Mimi, on the 18th with
200 delegates present
THE West Coast Furniture Company, OF
San Francisco, was burned out the other
night Loss, S67, 600.
JAMES BICKING, dealer in wall paper,
Minneapolis, Mimi, has assigned with $4O,-
600 liabilities and So. 600 assets.
THE Rock Island Railroad Company has
applied for admission to the Pueblo (Col)
Union Depot Company and its stock has
been increased $500, 900.
AT Escanaba, Mich, the other night the
ore trimmers demanded higher wages and
struck. New men were put on, but when
they appeared for work the strikers as
sauIted them savagely with picks, stones
and club BIS, seriously injuring several. The
riot was finally quelled and ten of the
leaders were arrested.
THE United Presbyterian Assembly
closed at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 3otn.
The next Assembly will meet in Spring
field, O., AMI the next meeting of the board
of missions at Bellefontaine Prayers were
offered for General Sheridan.
THE damage about GAINESVILLE, O., by the
recent storm aggregated 100000.
The National Prohibition convention met
at indianapolis, Ind, on the Both. Ex-
Governor st. John, of Kansas, was chosen
permanent chairman.
THREE men were fatally and two badly
hurt at La Crosse, Wis, recently by the
fall of a heavy crib of lumber caught at the
rivers edge.
ALONG Spring creek, near Rapid City,
OAK. set lers are badly scared over threat
ened Indian troubles.
ORDERS have been issued by the Chicago,
Milwaukee &, St. Paul to cut wages down
to the minimum. Other roads contemplate
reducing expenses, there being shrinkage
in traffic revenues.
NELSON MORRIS, the Chicago live stock
magnate, has bought back from the Amer
lean Cattle Trust the Fairbanks canning
property, and has satisfactorily dissolved
all relations with the trust. The consider
alton paid in these purchases was s., 0O0 600.
THE Chicago Appellate Court has re-
versed the order of Judge Shepard in the
Rawson divorce case, in VIII CHI he allowed
Mrs. Rawson large sum of money for tenn
porary alimony and solicitors fees. Mrs.
Rawson thereby loses large amount and
Banker Rawson gains a decided financial
victory.
FIRE the other night in Selma, Fresno
County, Cal, burned one-half of a block
opposite the Southern racine railway de-
pot. Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
MRS. CARRIE HARRINGTON, wi e of a well
TODD druggist of Chicago, committed sui
eide recently by pouring oil on her cloth
ing and then setting fire to it. She had
been in Ill health for some time and fire.
quently had fits of dementia.
A LARGE meeting of Irish Americans was
held at Chicago on the night of the 3lst TO
protest against the Papal rescript. The
meeting was addressed by ext congressman
Finerty, Matthew P. Brady and others.
THE st. Paul (Minn.) knitting works
burned the o her morning with most of the
contents. The loss was Sl17, 1000, the in
surance SIX 600.
THE BIO lers of the raft steamer Inver-
ness exploded on the Both on the Mlssis-
sippi, north of Hannibal, Mo. Twenty one
men were blown nto the water, five Of
whom were owned.
THE Prohibition National convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, on the 31st. nominated
General Clinton B. Fiske, of New Jersey,
for the Presidency, and John A. Brooks, of
Kansas City, for the Vic Presidency. The
platform adopted contained a woman suf-
frage plank. Very LIBERAL campaign sub
scriptions were announced and the conven-
tion adjourned sine die amid great enthusi-
aSm.