Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-26
The WEST.

THREE Bohemian Anarchists were ar
rested at Chicago on the 18th with dyna-
mite in their possession. Itwas stated that
their purpose was to avenge the executions
of last November by blowing up the resi-
dences of Judge Gary, Attorney Grinnell,
INSPECTOR Bonfield and others concerned.
WASH MIDDLETON, the noted outlaw Of
Northwest Arkansas, is said to have been
killed in Missouri. Middleton was at one
time a Bald Knobber and killed Samuel
Snapp at Kirbyville, fancy County, Mo-,
two years ago.
AT jefferson, Iowa, the other day Grace
Enfield, Myrtle Chandler and Carrie Bart
lett, the daughters of DR.. Charles Enfield,
W. D. Chandler and Prof. w. L. Bartlett,
were drowned while bathing in the Rae
coon river.
THE secretary of the Illinois Board of
Agriculture has received information of
the action of the farmers of Crawford
County, who have resolved not to raise
any wheat, barley or rye for the next
three years, in an effort to extermlnate the
chinch bug. These farmers will exert their
influence to this end with the farmers OF
adjoining counties.
A CLoUDBURsT near Purcell, Ind, caused
the derailment of a passenger train and
did much damage to crops.
Two deaths from hydrophobia occurred
in Chicago in one day recently, the victims
being Elsie Kelly, aged three, and Daniel
Moriarity, laboring man.
JUDGE Couch, of Waterloo, Iowa, has
decided that ginger ale unjust co." in the
cases of certain saloonkeepers in Buchanan
County, who have been selling ginger ale
which contains three per cent alcohol.
THE monument to the policemen killed
in the Haymarket riot is to be the figure of
an officer on q granite base and will be
placed on the spot where the men fell.
DAVID CLARK, who with his supposed
wife committed suicide at Sandwich, Ill,
recently, turns out to have been an eloper
from Canajoharie, N. Y, the woman being
his mistress.
AS the result of an old quarrel over a
pre- -emption claim near Millerville, Wis,
Chris Blatt, a farmer, was shot dead by
Henry Scheker and his two sons.
HONORARY degrees were conferred re-
Gently on Bishop Potter, of New York, and
the Bishop of Minnesota by Cambridge
University, England.
THE Democrats and Greenbackers of
Michigan have nominated fusion ticket,
headed by Wellington r. Burt, of Saginaw,
for Governor.
THE Carson New appeal says it hears
from reliable authority that John Mackay
has disposed of his cable to Jay Gould for
81 ,000, 600. Negotiations have been pend
ing for some time. Mackay originally
asked $13,000,000 but Gould refused the
cable at these figures and finally offered
$11 ,O0O, 900, which was accepted.
THE Charleston, the first United States
war vessel ever built on the Pacific coast,
was launched at San Francisco on the 10Th.
BROTHERHOOD engineers declare that the
dynamite conspiracy is a cOncoction of
Burlington detectives and that most of the
men arrested are in the employ of Pinker-
ton.
THOMAS w. HALL, heavy dealer in wool,
Chicago, has assigned with $685. liabili-
ties and $130,O00 assets.
THE Kansas Prohibition party has nomi
mated full State ticket headed by Rev. j.
D. Botkin, of Wichita. for Governor.
THE lone highwayman who robbed the
stage near Miles City, Mont, some few
days ago has been captured.
FOREST fires are doing much damage
about Coral and Howard City, Mich, and
the towns are in danger.
CHARLES LABEL, the principal witness
against the recently arrested opium snug
glers, escaped from the officers near Port
Huron, Mich, the other night and got
safely into Canada.
FIRE at Kentland, Ind, recently de-
stroyed two grain elevators, the railroad
depot and eighteen freight cars.