Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09

vestigation by the Interstate Commerce
Commission Is concluded"
Two men. while jumping from an east
bound train at Benicla, Cal, the other
night fell overheard from the pier in the
darkness and were drowned. The body of
one recovered proved to be that OF Fred
Shaw, of Eureka Springs, Ark.
. GENERAL MARTIN BEEN shot himself dead
at Stanton, Neb., recently. His married
LIE was unhappy and this WAS assigned as
the cause Of the suicide. BEEN was a
well-known Chicago lawyer and dis
tinguished himself in the late war by strik-
ing acts of gallantry.
A CONCERTED attempt was made to wreck
@" train at Chicago on the night of the
Sd. A switch was thrown and fifteen cars
derailed and set on fire. The conductor was
found shortly afterwards bruised and in
sensible by the side of the track, and he
reported that three men had beaten him
and wrecked the train.
WHITE CAPS gave W. Fl. Toney terrible
beating at English, Crawford County, Ind,
recently. His recovery was doubtful He
was prominent and wealthy citizen, but
was accused OF abusing his family.
THE Illinois Republican convention nom,-
mated Joseph w. Fifer for Governor.
Lyman b. Ray for Lieutenant-Goyeruor
I. n. Pearson for Secretary of State, C.
w. Pavey for Auditor, Charles Becker for
Treasurer, and George R. Davis, Senator
Farwell, w. F. L.. Hadley aud Horace s.
Clark delegates at large to the National
convention.
INDIANA Republicans met at Indianapolis
on the ID and nominated delegates to the
National convention instructed to vote for
Ben Harrison for President.
OVER ten million feet of lumber was de-
0frOUad n a IN d NJ he
Der Company at Big Rapids, Mich, by fire
on the 3D.. Loss, sl2O, 600
BY collision near Sorrento, Ill, recently
between passenger and a freight train,
two men were killed and several badly in
jured.
The cracker factory at Los Angeles, Cal,
and H Webber's residence were DESTROYED
by f1re the other night. One man persisted
Loss, S65 COD; insurance small.
A STORM blew down several houses in the
new town OF Berring, Iowa, on the Santa
Fe railroad. James Myers, of Memphis,
Mo-, was killed in falling building.
A HORRIBLE and mysterious affair was
re- orted from Arlington, Neb., on the 4th.
barn on the Freese farm was destroyed
by fire, and in the RUNS were found the
bodies OF seven persons. The hired man
was missing and a suspicion existed that
he had committed terrible crime.
JUDGE ARNOLD KREKEL, United States
Judge for the Western District Of Missouri.
has decided to retire from the bench.
Judge Krekel has been for some time in
poor health.
The Mississippi river passed its record
OF high water at Winona, MIMI, on the
4th. All the mills were closed and much
inconvenience was experienced.
PLEURoPNEUMoNIA is reported among
cattle at Maple Creek, M. T. 1t is claimed
that the disease has also appeared at Wood
pecker
A SEVERE rain and wind storm visited
Galena, Ill, the other day. One new house
was wrecked anG six men injured.
The Missouri Union Labor party in con-
vention at Sedalia on the 9Th nominated a
full State ticket, headed by A r. Manner
ing, of DeKalb County. for Governor
EIGHT persons lost their lives by the fire
on the Freese farm near Arlington, Neb.,
the body of the hired man being found
after further search of the ruins. The
theory of murder was thus dispelled, and
as the breakfast things were found set in
the house and the meal partly eaten, it
was thought that all ran to the barn when
they found it on fire to rescue the stock,
where they persisted.
a TRAIN conveying Miller Il Freeman's
circus on the Cleveland q Pittsburgh rail-
road was wrecked by a landslide near
Steubenville, o., recently. One man was
killed and the engineer was fatally
scalded.
Two Germans wero drowned recently by
pleasure boat upsetting on Lake Erie,
near Westheld.