Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-25

morning near Shippensburgh, Pa. One
man was killed and several injured. The
engines were demolished.
THE Atlantic cigar factory at Spring
ments, with SIC, 600 liabilities. The presi-
dent, William A. Abbott, has disappeared
with much money. He had sunk almost
his entire fortune in the factory.
TEE WEST.
FIRE in Winona, Mimi, the other morn
ing badly damaged the post Office block
and ruined the Masonic Hall. causing S55 :
600 loss.
JOHN Fl. KNAPP, president of the great
lumber firm of Knapp, Stout & Co., died
at Menominee, Wis, recently of cancer of
the face His wealth was placed at many
millions.
By collision between freight and an
emigrant train near Glendive, Mont, three
ladies were badly hurt and much property
| ruined.
THE boiler of the mill Of the Ypsilanti
| Mich Paper Company exploded the other
morning, instantly killing Fireman John
| Slawson and injuring another fireman
| named Frank Singler. Damage about
$25, 900.
By the explosion of the boiler of a trac-
| ton engine on farm north of Highland,
| ILL.,, the engineer was killed and four 9TH
ers terribly injured.
| Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, better known
| as "Long john" man as we'll known as
| any man in the West, died on the 10th.
Mr.. Wentworth was one of Chicago's old
est residents and in his day was mayor Of
| the city, Congressman and editor of the
principal daily paper. He was seventy
| three years of age and was worth at least
81 900 900.
THE warehouses of the Standard Oil
Company at Duluth, Mimi, caught fire
recently and were consumed, together
with $4,000 barrels of oil and an oil train
! which had just been switched in. Loss,
| $3.50, 600; uninsured.
| THE Republicans of San Francisco have
nomin ated Charles R. Story, a prominen
insurance man, for mayor.
| j. NJ. LANE, a we'll known lumberman of
| Grand Rapids, Mich, has made an assign
ment. Liabilities, 500, 900; assets about the
| same.
THE family of Abel Olsen, living near
Ellsworth, Wis, were poisoned the other
day. One child died and others were dan
gerously ill.
| LAWRENCE BOURSE was killed and Bob
Smith fatally injured by the explosion of
a wagon load of fireworks at Fort Wayne
on the nth. They were standing on the
wagon firing off Roman candles at the
Thurman demonstration when the fire.
works, of which there were $500 pounds,
| exploded. The wagon was smashed into
kindling wood.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen
held their first secret session at Columbus,
O., on the 18th. The most important bust
ness was the proposed federation of the
railroad brotherhoods.
NJ. J. HoRPMAN, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who has been Investigating the condition
of the farmers in Ramsey County, D. T.,
says there are seventy families who are
absolutely destitute of food and fuel.
| L. H. SLoANAKER, cashier in the Chicago
& Northwestern freight Office at Sioux
City, Iowa, disappeared recently. His &C
counts were short $751; 200.
HON. j. G. BLAINE was unable to address
the Republican gathering near Lafayette,
Ind, on the 18th, his throat being in
famed.
THE two small children of c. F. Smith,
of Fitield, Wis, were burned to death while
alone in their fathers house the other
morning.
CHICAGO'S registration amounts to 164,
600, an increase of so per cent. over the
registration at the last Presidential cleo
ton.
THE Anarchists of Chicago are prepar.
ing for an elaborate observance of the first
anniversary of the hanging of the Anar-
chist Observation-Disclosures IL.
l L. 80
been elected Treasurer of the Greek Nation
by the National Council. Ex-Chief Perry.
man was his principal opponent.
| TIE shoe lasters Of the Hamilton Brown
Shoe Company of st. Louis, have beer
locked out. Four hundred and fifty EN-.
ployes are idle.
WALTER S. PAYNE, ex-Commander-in.
Chief of the Ohio Sons of Veterans, ha.
| been found guilty by q court martial of EN-.
bezzlement and violation of pledges, anc
sentenced to dishonorable dismissal
The failure of Nathan Corwith & Co.
Chicago, has been announced. The fail
ure indicates a collapse of the pig lead
/ corner.
THREE stockmen were killed on the 18th
near Freeport, ILL.,, by collision on tn.
new Chicago, st. Paul & Kansas City
railroad. Two other stockmen were in.
j1red.
F. j. SIMPSON, marine reporter at Mac
Kinard City, Mich, was drowned the 9th
.er night by the capsizing Of his boat.
JEHuDA KALLEN, a Chicago butcher, has
sued Marks Nathan, q prominent Jew, fol
I1ssuing a'circular boycotting him because
LOT quarrel with the son of Nathan.
synagogue rabbi.
THE SOUTH.
THE United States gun boat Petrol wa!
launched at Baltimore, Nd, on the 18th.
The new*ceses of yellow fever at Jack
| sonNille on 14th numbered is with three
deaths. A hopeful feeling prevailed.
CoIONELS DUNCAN B. COOPER, Spared
Hill and John w. Childress have pur
chased the Nashville (Tenn- american and
will make it a tariff reform paper.
JoE JOINER, a negro, was lynched a
HnltO, near Taylor, Tex, re,ently Joine,