Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-30


tie at Dexter Park. Chicago, recently. the
attendance was good and bidding spirited.
Six y-five head were sold and brought
$40 90
ILLINOIS Democrats were in session at
Springfield on the 23l and elected the fol-
lowing delegates at large to the National
convention: William r. Morrison. William
9. Cloudy, N. L. Worthington and James s.
Ewing. Alternates. Alfred Orendorn, 8.
> Marshall A A. Goodrich and C. e.
Crafts. A resolu ion was adopted thank
ing PRESIDENT Cleveland for appointing
Hen NJ. W. Fuller Chief Justice of the
United States. John NJ Palmer. of San
g"mon County, was nominated for Gov
ernor.
HEAVY rains recently washed out bridges
over creek on parallel tracks of the
Hannibal and Wabash near Kansas City.
causing the wreck of two freight trains.
Two or 'kemen and three tramps were
Killed aud four others were seriously in
lured- The loss amounted to considerable,
many box cars being smashed.
CHARLES (. JuDsoN, president of the
chicago Consum rs Gas Company. on the
witness stand IN the office of Master in
Chaneery Lass recently, testified that the
company made fraudulent issue of sS23.-
OO0 worth OF bonds in exc So OF sSO,O.OOO in
bonds issuei when the company was or.
gained.
The swiichmen Of the Southern Pacific
road at Los Angeles, Cal, have struck be-
cause the company ia gradually getting rid
Of the men who struck two weeks ago.
CROP reports to the st. Paul Pioneer Press
from all parts OF the Northwest are ex-
ceedingiy favorable. The rain in the Red
river valley has been Of incalculable ben.
ent, and the condition OF the wheat in
ooutnern minnesota is much better than
was thought possible month ago.
CHARLES JAMES, Of St. Louis, has been
elected president of the National Butchers
Association.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM d. BYSux has
been renominated by reclamation bv the
Democrats Of the Seventh In lana district
AN aerunaut named Fish was thrown
from his balloon near Cleveland, O.. re-
Gently and fatally hurt
CAPTAIN X. s. McCAUaHREY, the Doodle
county commissioner, of chicago, has been
granted pardon by Governor Oglesby.
BOSTON CoRBETT, who slew Jotn Wilkes
Booth, made his escape from the Topeka.
(kan) Insane Asylum recently, where he
had been confined for some time as a
dangerous maniac Corbett was in the
grounds taking exercise with the other in
mates and seeing a horse saddled and
bridled suddenly broke from the ranks and
mounting the animal was off before his
astonlshed guards recovered from their
surprise.
ALL employees Of the Milwaukee road at
Mitchell, OAK, were recently notified that
they had been assessed one-third of the r
pay for the first six days Of the month to
help the company pay damages sustained
through the Q strike. Much Indignation
resulted.
The Pope's rescript was denounced by
delegates of the Irish Catholic societies of
Chicago on the 9th.
TERRIBLE rain storms, accompanied by
hall, were reported from many points in
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri aud as far
east as Ohio on the IS h. Crops suffered
greatly and considerable live stock was
lost, but only two or three persons were
Killed, which was remarkable Considering
the number of washouts reported.
RUMoRs prevailed at st. Paul. Mimi, on
the 9th Of an outbreak of the Ind ans on
the Pine Ridge agency in Southern Dakota