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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
A Yicinus Youn-ster.

WICHITA, Kan, July 12.-Victor Gran
min, aged eighteen, who had been en-
ployed by John Tullard on his place six
miles northwest of here, for some cause
was dismissed a short time ago and a
young man named Davis was employed.
Tuesday Grannin hired buggy and with
a colored boy and a loaded shotgun went
to Tullard's place. He found Davis at.
work in a field and without exchanging
words fired upon him, but missed
him. Grannin started to run and
was pursued by Davis with a
beer bottle. The gun was dropped
in the chase but instead of pick
ing it Vp Davis went to the house to see
whether he was hurt, and Grannin recov-
cred his gun and slipping up behind Davis
as he stood talking in the yard fired sec
ond time, filling his back and head with
shot. Davis ran into the house and Gran
min keeping himself concealed by a hedge
fence fired third time through a window.
A warrant was sworn out for Grannin's
arrest and City Marshal Mcnamara sue
ceeded in arresting him in this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
THE EAST.

THE United States steamers Atlanta and
Yantic, how at the New York navy yard,
are to be fitted out for foreign cruises. 1t
is thought that the first named will Join
the Pacific squadron and that the latter
will go to the West Indies.
AT a meeting of Assembly 206, Brother
hood Of Engineers in New York City, re-
Gently, much dissatisfaction was expressed
at the conduct of the Burlington strike and
the recent charges.
The New York State Republican conven-
Iion has been set for Saratoga, August %.
Cornelius N. Bliss has been elected chair
man of the executive committee.
FIRE at New London, Conn, the other
night destroyed the New London 6 North
.eTn railroad and machine shops, causing
$4,000 loss
EDWARD A. DEACoNs, q tramp, was
hanged at Rochester, N. Y. recently, for
the murder of Mrs. Ada Stone, who had
refused him food.
TIE State convention of Republican
clubs met at Saratoga, n. Y, on the 11th,
President z. R. Hefford, of Buffalo, in the
chair. The report of the secretary showed
800 clubs in the State, with an aggregate
membership of $4,000 to $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
FATAL FLAM ES.
Cremation of Men and Mules IN a wichita
Stable.

Cremation OF Men ana Muleb a nlcnlI8
Stable.
WICHITA. Kan, July 12.-Y yesterday
morning at $40 O'Clock the North Main
street stables of the Wichita Street Rail-
way Company We're discovered to be on
fire and We're soon in ashes. The night
watchman was in the barn at the time, land
of the three employees who slept in the
building, Tobias Weile and William Gerke
were both badly burned and removed to the
hospital. and Gerl1e, it is thought, can not
recover, as his head and shoulders are
horribly burned. As he jumped from an
upper window a passer by who gave the
alarm threw him into the gutter and roll
ing him over extinguished the fire on his
burning clothing. An old employee of the
company who had been engaged for long
time in greasing the tracks on the curves
and was known as Greaser Murphy, is said
to have been in the burning building, but
he has not yet been found. He is also re-
ported to have been on drunk Tuesday
and when in that condition he usually
crawled into the hay loft and it is thought
he persisted in the flames. There were
only eighty-three mules in the barn at the
time, the rest of the company's 300 being
scattered in the other barns. Over forty
of the mules were burned to death and ten
more had to be shot. Almost all of the
thirty that survive are SO badly burned as
to be entirely useless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
Photographers Beaten.

CHICAGO, July 13.-Thomas and Walter
Markley went out yesterday accompanied
by Burlington employe to take pho
tograph of the wrecked train which
was derailed by a mob Wednesday
night at Western avenue and Indi-
ana street. They were not molested while
taking the negatives, but when they
had left the yards mob of rough looking
men surrounded them and demanded the
negatives. This demand being refused,
the young men were set upon and brutality
beaten. The photographers were badly
cut and bruised with clubs and stones but
escaped with the negatives. The mob de-
stroyed the Photographic apparatus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
THE LATEST.

A DUEL between Minister Floquet and
General Boulanger occurred near Paris on
the 18th. The General was quite seriously
wounded in the neck. Floquet was only
scratched.
MCHUGH, mayor of Sligo, Ireland, and
editor of the Sligo Champion, was arrested
recently on a charge of publishing land
grabbing articles which advocated intimi-
dation and melted to violence. He was re-
leased on bail.
THE Italian Chamber of Deputies has
voted down by narrow majority pro-
posal to give the franchise to women.
JOSEPH WELLS and his twin sister, Mrs.
Margaret Kelly, while returning to their
home in Tomlinson, near Little Rock, Ark,
in a buggy, attempted to ford stream
when they were caught in the current and
drowned. The bodies were recovered.
MRS. RAwsoN, who attempted to kill At
torney Whitney in a court room at Chica-
go some time ago, has been released on
bail.
TERRIBLE suffering is reported in the
lowlands of West Virginia as result of
the recent floods. Over 500 persons are in
need of the necessaries of life.
HON. Mr.. RANDALL had four hemor-
rhages at Washington on the night of the
18th, which left him extremely weak.
GENERAL HARRISON, the Republican can
didate for the Presidency, talked to depu-
tation of 800 railroad men on the 18th.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Dolph, Of
Oregon, spoke in opposition to the Fisher
les treaty. The House was occupied in
discussing the Senate's subsidy amend
ment to the Post-ofice Appropriation bill
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended July II number for
the United States, PIG; Canada, "a; total.
240; compared with PA the previous week
and 1I9 the corresponding week last year.
THE residence of the Queen of Servia
was raided by German police at Wies-
baden on the 18th and the Crown Prince
forcib1y taken from her. Much sympathy
was expressed for her on account of this
harsh proceeding.
CHIEF PIAH, the once notorious chief of
the renegade Utes in North Park, Col, has
ended his career by suicide. The old In
dian shot himself on the old Navajo trail,
about six weeks ago.
THERE were rumors at Helena, Mont, on
the 18th that an eastern bound passenger
train went through the Rosebud river
bridge, on the Northern Pacific, and that
thirty persons were drowned.
GEORGE V. N. LoTHRoP, Minister to Rus
STA, and Lambert Tree, Minister to Bel
GUM, are reported preparing to resign
their respective posts.
Two hundred natives and twenty five
whites were killed in the recent mine dis
aster at Kimberly, South Africa.
THE mail train east on the Pennsylvania
railroad struck and instantly killed Mrs.
James Crusan and her nine-year-o
daughter Annie near Latrobe, Pa, re-
Gently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
THE SOnTH-

ARNoTr, SMELL & Co.'s tobacco factory
at Danville, Va, was burned recently.
Loss, 500, 900; insurance, $10O, 200.
BAD storms were recently reported in
the vicinity of Parkersburgh, w. Va, and
Athens, o. One man was killed by light
ming and another drowned in a swollen
branch.
STEPHEN FREEMAN, colored, convicted of
the crime of rape on a white woman, was
hanged at Wilmington, N. c., recently.
THE Democrats of the Fifth Georgia dis
trict have renominated Judge j. D. Stew
art for Congress.
THE explosion of gasoline tank in the
yard of Kirwin & Tyler's can factory at
Baltimore, Md, recently, caused a total
loss of $50, 900. Seventeen dwelling houses
were destroyed by the explosion.
The deepwater convention at Fort Worth,
Tex, adopted resolutions that the Govern
ment appoint a board to seek the best
point for harbor on the Texas coast.
THE large training stable of William
Rae, at Danville, KY, was burned the
other night. Thirty-three head of fine
horses were consumed. The total loss was
$33, 900.
KELLY, ROPER & REILLY, wholesale
grocers, Memphis, Tenn, have assigned
with 100000 liabilities, and assets nom
inally $4,000.
THE Democrats of Dallas County, Texas,
have Endorsed Hon. Henry NJ. Furman for
Congress to succeed Judge Abbott, the
present member.
The next meeting of the National Ed
ltorial Association has been set for San
Antonio, Tex, November 81, to be fol-
lowed by tour of Texas and Mexico.
j. 7. MOOREHEAD has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Fifth North Carolina district after 1852 bal
lots.
w. s. DUcKwoRTH, a leading book dealer
of Nashville, Tenn, has been arrested and
fined - for selling copies of Zola's LA
Terre." He promised to stop the sale.
BY the fall of the gallery of the old
Quaker Church at Alexandria, Va. during
a negro entertainment the other night.
one man was fatally and six women badly
hurt.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
Virginia Midland railroad early on the
morning of the 18th. The through south
ern train that left Alexandria at III % the
previous night went through trestle be-
tween Orange Court House and Barbours-
vile, distance of fifteen feet. killing
eight persons outright and woundin g forty,
some severely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Elliott Sand
ford, of New York, to be Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the Territory of
Utah; John w. Judd, of Tennessee, to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Territory of Utah; Hugh w. Weir, of
Pennsylvania, to be Chief Justice and
Charles H. Berry, of Minnesota to be As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Territory of Idaho; Roderick Ross, to
be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the Territory of Dakota; John B. Keat-
ley, of Iowa, to be United States Judge for
the District of Alaska.
The Secretary of the Interior. in the case
of William H. Malone against the Union
Pacific railroad, has decided that pre-
emption filing prima facie, valid at the
date the withdrawal for the benefit of the
company took effect, excepted the land
covered thereby from the grant. This de-
cision disposes of large number of cases
along the line of the Union Pacific and
other railroads.
THE President has recognized Gustavo
Zanotti Blanco, Consul of Italy at Denver;
Camille Bertola, Consul of Italy at New
Orleans; Paolo Bajnotti, Consul of Italy at
Chicago, and Polhemas Hudson, Consul of
the Argentine Republic at Chicago.
Mr.. RANDALL was taken seriously ill with
hemOrrhage of the bowels at Washington
on the night of the 10th.
SENATOR DoLPH, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, has reported favorably
the bill to prohibit the coming of Chinese
laborers into the United States reported in
the House by Mr.. Belmont, chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations. as
substitute for all bills before the committee
relating to Chinese immigration.
CHAsKA, or Samuel Campbell, the half
breed, who married Miss Cora Belle Eel
lows, called on the President at the White
House recently, accompanied by his bride.
IT is said that Rev. w. N. Cleveland
brother of the President, will be one of the
commission to negotiate with the Sioux
Indians for division of their reservation
in Dakota.
Mr.. RANDALL was reported considerably
improved in health at Washington ON the
18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
Destructive Fire.

DETROIT, Mich, July livery meager
reports reached Detroit last evening
of a destructive fire at Alpena, Mich,
which broke out at two O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, and was still raging although
deemed TO be under control. The total
loss was estimated at 100000, with in
surance less than half that amount. Two
hundred dwellings were destroyed and
1,50O people houseless. The Government
lighthouse and 30,OOO,O0O feet of lumber
on the dock were burned. A number OF
persons whose names were not learned
were more or less seriously burned, and
NJ. L. McI.ain fatally so. The burned
district is half a mile long and three
blocks in width.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
Women In the Departments.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The report of the
Civil-Service Commissioner will, it is said,
please those who are interested in the war
on women in the Government service. 1t
is a fact that a number of Government
officials are opposed to the employment of
women in the Government service and that
they have not hesitated to place obstacles
in their way. The report of the Commits
sion will show that the women who are in
the Government service have attained a
very high standard of excellence, and that
in many instances the women make more
accurate clerks than men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19

THE English Government will appoint an
independent tribunal Of judges to examine
fully into the charges of the Lond0o Times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23

Two years ago Mr.. Louis IIebert,
who lives six miles from Helena. in the
Prickly Pear valley. says the lndepen-
dent. ordered some choice seeds from
the great sugar district OF Canada.
from which he has successfully raised
500 healthy and vigorous maple trees.
which are growing finely. This enter
prise was started 10y Mr.. Hel,ert ~ an
experiment, although he ertained a
firm belief that sugar trees could be
made tn grow here as successfully rs
they are grown in Canada. and thu.
trial has demonstrate the fact that
they can. Mr.. Hebert will transplant
his trees this season. and in two more
years they will he ready to tap. In
honor Of the success Of the ENTERPRISE
MIR. Hebert has christened his ranch
Maple Grove. lie has ordered anot her
large quantity Of seeds and will engage
IN making sugar on an extensive scale,
and We are informed that several 9th
ers, convinced Of the Feasibility OF max
ing maple sugar in Mont ana. will fol
low Mr. IIrbert = example, and in the
course Of a few years Prickly pearval-
ley may be turned into great maple
orchard and s,'gar-making become one
vi Helena $ chief industries.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23

GER away to the southeast, since when
them.
Information from Holbrook, Ariz..
has reached san Francisco of the muir
der OF james Scott and jeff Wilson, by
outlaws. The affair grew out of re-
cent war in Toronto Basin between
sheep and cattle raisers. Warrant
were ISSUED and arrests made by I'M
authorized persons. and the prisoners
were taken across the mount aims into
Yavapi county, where they were met
by n prearranoed mob OF outlaws and
hung.
In response to the question, ''Will
Blaine 90 to California;" Secretary
Fassett. of the Republican national
committee, said: II don't know; ii
hasn't been settled yet. Col. Estee.
chairman of the Chicago convention,
has written a very urgent appeal for
Blaine. He thinks Blaine's presence
on the Pacific coast would he a com
pliment his people would appreciate.
and that it would help the party. The
committee hasn't desi,led the mat ter
There are some things that stand in
the way of Blaine's going to California.
Probably the most important point
is the length of time it will take for
him to make the trip. We don't think
We can hardly spare him from theeast.
Then. ii he should go to California. tine
Republicans Of every state he would
pass through would want him to stop,
and would lie mad ii le didn't
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23

BOsToN, August l1.-This has again
been very active week in wool and
sales are reported the largest for any
one week, amounting to over $50. 600
pounds. Prices have advanced on
some grades about n cent a pound.
and on all kinds of domestic wool the
market has been very firm. The
largest movement this week has been
in Territory WOODS. with prices firm.
On Montana grades sales have been
made principally at l9o 20, with one
very choice lot selling at %. Other
sales of Territory woods have been IN
the range of 13(o 10. California wool
is steady wit h sales of 665. 900 pounds.
including 500 900 pounds of the Hum
boIdr clip.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. IL Wool is
firm. demand improved. and stock
light. Eastern Oregon. lO(o 20; valley.
lS(a 26
NEW YORK. Aug I..-Wool is tiriner
and more active. Domestic fleece.
2st"a 6; pulled. 2OM "a; Texas,
l3o %
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23
SPORTING.

New York is still in the lead in the
National league contest.
The Salt Lake base ball club de
ieated the Helena club twice last week.
Jack Dempsey is anxious to meet
Mitchell and IL is thought fight will
he arranged rs soon rs the latter
arrives in America.
Maud :. was driven mile in p -.
over the Fleet wood track "a few DAYS
since. The mare is in good trim and
il Is believed she is capable Of lowering
her best record.
Duncan &. Ross, the well known
swOr,lsman, is anxious to meet any
man in the world in n broad->word
contest. lie has deposited $3.50 with
Richard X. Fox rs u forfeit.
Clingst one and Belle Hamlin are to
meet at Chicago on Aug 2jth. They
will trot best in > for n purse Oi
$4,000. During the meet ing at the
West End track there Jay-Eye-S See $
record OF 2:lO will he assailed 10y Guy.
La Blanche, The Marine" and
John Marley. middle-weight champion
Of England, met IN New York on the
18th inst. and fought according to the
Queensbury rules. The Marine"
Knocked Marley out i'm three rounds.
furnishing him severely.
When John l.. sullivan learned to-
day that Richard X. Fox had depos-
tied 5000 with the Herald for "A
match with him or anyone else, against
his champion. Jake kilrain, he must
have dit Ik- the small end of nothing
wintt'ed DOWN eo tine point Now
York sun.
Pat killen has challenged Jake Kill
rain, champion heavy weight pugilst
OF the world, and has sent forfeit of
81 200 to Hank Adams, OF the Chi
cagO Sporting Journal, as temporary
stakeholder. The challenge contemp-
lates fight under Marquis OF Queens
bury rules, with the smallest gloves
allowed by law, to take place within
800 miles OF Chicago. for $500 or
5000 u side.
John l.. Sullivan is at Nantucket
beach, where he will spend the remain
der OF the summer in training. He
was asked; els there any truth i'm the
statement that Ed Stokes, OF New
York, is to back you for $4,000
against Mitchell or kilraing" This
much ] will say" said he. II can get
backing in New York for rs much
money rs they want, and will fight
kilrain and Mitchell, one after the
other, fOur weeks. only to elapse be-
tween the battles, for $1,000 side
each. My hackers are New York
parties who do not care to be known
at this time
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23

Daniel b., the great Montana race
horse, was fOaled and raised in ChO-
teau county. He ran his first race
upon the track in this city, and Bent on
feels "A pardonable pride in his turf
achievements. Hema,le mile in :43
on the Butte track last year-ih e best
record in the territory, and broke the
worlds record for 600 yards at
Helena the 4th OF July last i'm 34s,
seconds. He beat Repetta last Mon
day in n three-quarter mile dash. He
evidently was not in good condition
the next day, when he was beaten 10y
her l:44i,.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23
MONTANA NEWS.

During the Butte races $500, 600
passed through the hands of the pool
sellers.
There is n project ahOat to sink an
artesian well in Bozen,an. Machinery
has been ordered capable Of boring
900 feet.
Fifteen ears OF beeves belonging to
Carter Brothers, loaded at Iluntley.
passed through the city last evening"
iellOwst one journal.
Helena sewerage bonds. to the
amount of 81 5O,l 600, bearing u per
cent interest. were sold to BOst on
firm ut ] per cent premium.
A Butte special to the Independent
says: Mrs. Annie Wicker, n widow OF
this city, and her child, were on the
Inflated Geizer, which was sunk off the
coast Of Nova Scotia on Tuesday and
were among those who persisted.
Burglars and sneak thieves have
been working Anaconda OF late. Chas.
Cress, the druggist, was robbed of
Sl15 few days ago, and about the
same time travelling man had 1928
and his clothes st Olen from his room
at the hotel.
The strength of an Indian cay,lse is
remarkable. Last Saturday one weigh
ing not over 700 pounds had upon it's
back PlenticOus, Crow chief who
weighs 21O pounds, and behind him
sat BOb-Tail Crow, who weighs 24O
pounds, besides one saddle and blank
cts. The cayuse went off on "a brisk
trot and then into gallop, which was
kept up for five or six blocks with APP
parent ease.-Gazette.
Mr.. II. A. Matthews, stock INSPECTOR
for Mort hern Montana, passed through
the city last evening Ell rOute O point $
ON Milk river. During the past month
or SO the gentleman has been in West
ern and Notwithstanding ta LNoS ;na
for the FlOweree band OF horses, adj
vertised as stolen some time ago. No
trace Of them could he discovered.
There is a good deal OF mystery sur
rounding the disappearance Of these
horses. There Is a reward OF $4,000
offered for their recovery, and great
efforts have been made to find the an
imals and earn the prize, but thus far
not an animal of the large number has
been heard OF. Had they been lifted
bodily from the earth and transported
in mid-air to the north pole, their
tracks could not have been more
effectually concealed from the search
ers. Doubts are beginning to lie ex-
pressed as to their being stolen, some
thinking the horses are still somewhere
in Northern Montana. having drifted
with a winter storm.-River Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-23
NEWS NOTES.

The New York Democratic State
convention will l,e held at Buffalo on
Sept. 18th.
Allan Il. Thurman opened the Dem
Ocratic campaign yesterday at Port
Huron, Mich.
Robert Garrett continues to improve
in health. His friends and family are
confident OF his recovery.
The North Chicago Roller Mill COM
pany shut down its works on the 5th
inst, throwing 1000 men out OF emf
ployment.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers celebrated the twenty-fifth
anniversary of its organization at de-
trOit on the 18th inst.
In n collision at sea on the morning
Of Aug. 14th between the Geiser and
Thingvalla 1OJ persons were drowned,
mostly Scandinavian emigrants.
The president has issued an order
placing Gen. Schofeld in command of
the army, with headquarters at Wash
inotOn. Gen. SchOtiesd is u Democrat
in politics.
At Toronto, on Aug. 18th, Edward
HanlOn, Jr., the young son OF HanlOn,
the Oarsman. while playing with
matches, set fire to his clothes and
was burned to death.
At Louisville, Ky, on Aug. 18th,
while officers Jones and Rosenberg
were attempting to make an arrest at
ahOuse on Lafayette street, which has
been notorious for crimes committed
there, both were stabbed to death by
Charles Dilgen, formerly "a private pO-
liceman and Waterman.
The movement i'm domestic wool at
Boston continues good, and manuiac-
turers-itrs free buyers OF desirable
goods. AgoOd movement i'm Montana
and other territorial woods is in prog
ress, and better prices are being OBJ
tanned than formerly, with sales on the
basis OF 52a 81. For fine grade woods
prices are steady, and i'm California
and Oregon woods "a fair business has
been done. Australian woods very
firm.
The first balloon inflated with nat
ural gas ever sent up arose from Riv-
erside Park near Anderson. Ind, on
Aug. 18th. Ii has been "a quest ion as
to whether or not natural gas would
float ~ balloon to any considerable
height. 1t rose steadily until an alti-
tude OF about =, 500 feet was reached.
when a current of air was struck which
bore the balloon and its single passen-