Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14


destroyed by lightning on the 9th The
hall was built in ITO and was the building
in which the first State Legislature met.
THE WEST.
THE Chicago Times declares the Knights
of Labor to be rapidly disintegrating.
THE Republicans claim Oregon by 2,O01
majority on Hermann for Congress with a
majority of ten TO fourteen in the Legisla-
ture on joint ballot The election took
place June 4.
FOREST fires have been doing great dam
age in Wisconsin, south Of Ashland At
Thirty Mile Siding, on the Chicago. St
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, the
post-office, three houses. thirty cars, ZOO
ties and g. 700 posts were burned.
FIRE recently damaged the ST. John Sew
ing Machine Company's works at Spring
field. o. Loss about $4,000; insurance,
SIS, 900.
AN ANONYMOUS address was circulated
among the delegates OF the Democratic
convention at st. Louis, containing most
scurrilous attacks on President Cleveland.
Secretary Whitney and ex-Mayor Grace.
Efforts were being made to discover the
author.
AT Butte, NJ. T. a cave-in occurred in the
st. Lawrence copper mine. Four miners
were imprisoned, two of whom were
killed. Heoric efforts were made to rescue
the other two.
CONFESSIONS of judgment have been en-
tered in the Superior Court at Chicago
against the De Golyer VRrnish Company
amounting in the aggregate to 1925, O0O.
A SECRET convention OF delegates OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was
held at Kansas City, Mo, on the 5th. 1t
was understood that a resolution w as
adopted instructing Chief Arthur to declare
the Burlington strike on.
GENERAL ]. B. WEAVER has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the United Labor
party OF the Sixth Iowa district.
Two laborers were killed near Niles, o.,
the other day by the derailment and wreck
of a construction train.
The election in Illinois for Supreme
Court Judges on the 4th went in favor OF
the Repu blicaus.
EIGHTEEN Mexican laborers were killed
near Tampico recently by the derailment
of q construction train caused by cow and
a donkey.
IT was thought at Helena, Mont, that a
dozen bodies were in the ruins of the Red
Light lodging house, burned day or two
ago. One body was recovered and further
search was proceeding.
The Brush Owen electric light suit, in
volving alleged infringements of the Jenney
patents, has been dismissed by Judge
Gresham, sitting in the United States
THE Bell Telephone Company on the 9th
took twelve telephones out of st. Louis
city buildings, including the mayors office.
This action grows out of the passage by
the Municipal Assembly of an ordinance
reducing the rental of telephones from 800
to $50, which the Telephone Company have
been fighting.
THE James Richey Burial Case Company
of Cincinnati has made an assignment with
nd lab
THE British bark Balaklava arrived at
San Francisco recently from London after
a voyage of one year and seventy-four
days. Her misfortunes were many. Ten
sailors were washed overheard and
drowned in a storm off Cape Horn, and
while at Valparaiso for repairs the remain
der of the crew deserted. The bark was
again caught in a storm after leaving port
and lost two more men.
AT meeting of the Repu blicau State
Central Committee at Indianapolis, Ind,
it was decided to hold the convention for
nomination of State ticket in that city, on
Wednesday, AugustS s.
CAPTAIN ANsoN and his Chicago Base
Bail Club went to Daubury, Conn, the
other day, and during his absence a report
gained some prevalence that he had dropped
dead. There was no cause for the rumor.
TEN passengers were crossing the river
ih O INV OOdI a. Day SlI1s AlCn- luC OlucT
day under the tow line of a tug, when
Frank Skleske and another Pole, name I'M
known, being afraid of being caught by the
tow line, jumped overheard and were
drowned.
THE Democratic National convention ad-
lourned at St Louis on the 9Th, after a
three days session. Grover CleYeland and
Allen 6. Thurman were nominated for
President and Vice-President respectively
The platform adopted Endorsed the National
Administration and the Tariff bill.
FIRE swept over Laings burg, Mich, on
the 7th, lntiicting damage amounting to
500, 600.
THE SOUTH.
The Mundine Hotel iIt Hockdale, Tex,
was destroyed by fire on the morning of the
4th. Eleven of the thirteen persons sleep
ing in the building were burned to dea' h or
otherwise killed. The origin of the terrible
fire was unknown.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans saws the
steamer BOnham has been sunk at Pecan
Point, eighty miles above Yazoo City. She