Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05

THE Union Labor party OF Indiana pro
poses to put State, Congressional and
county tickets in the field next fall
MISS BELLE SMITH, daught Of q farmer
living near Chauncey, ILL.,, who was to
have been married Christmas day, was
burned to death Christmas eve, her clothes
having caught fire as she was sweeping.
Z. ID. BABCooK, inventor Of the fire ex-
tinguisher bearing his name died at the
almshouse at San Francisco on the 9th.
At one time he was in receipt Of $4,000
month royalties on his machine, but he
wasted his means and died in restitution.
A RECENT Bozeman, II. T., special says a
row OF frame buildings ON Main street. oc-
cupied by twelve merchants. had burned
there. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
A RIOT was reported at the quarries at
Hinsdalc, Mimi, on the 9th The rioters,
mostly Bohemians and Hungarians, were
said to have possession of the Office and
were breaking open the safe. Many exag-
gerated reports of the affair were current
THE Cannonball express from Chicago on
the Albert Lea route ran into snowdrift
near Ely, Iowa, on the morning OF the 18th.
Several persons were seriously injured, but
no one fatally.
FIRE in Thompson & Walkup's lumber
yard. Chicago, recently, destroyed $4,000
THE post-ofice at Massiilnn. O., was en-
tered by burglars the other night and four
bags OF mail rified. Little money was Sc
cured.
GEORGE B. MANsUR, once noted turf
man and politician OF Chicago. died recent
ly. aged fifty-eight. He managed Dexter
park until it closed.
Two cases OF smallpox were found on
board the steamship Oceanic. which
reached San Francisco from China the
other day. The vessel was quarantined.
PAUL BoDEN, of San Francisco, who tried
to smuggle $40, 500 worth of diamonds and
fancy goods into New York. has been SEN
fenced to a years Imprisonment.
GEORGE w. MEADE & Co, one OF the
largest exporting firms of San Francisco
have made an assignment The firm is SAID
to have large resources, both in merchan-
disc and realty. The firm shipped fully
s., 600 600 worth of fruit East the past year.
BY a collision at water tank near Ra-
cine, Wis, the other day, two cabooses and
several freight cars on each of the collidlng
trains were wrecked and burned. Two
brakemen were hurt.
GOVERNOR JOHN s. MARMADUKE, of Mis-
souri,, died of pneumonia at Jefferson City
on the night of the 18th. He was attacked
with the disease two days previously and
as his system was in a weakened condition
he was unable to rally. The Governor was
the son of Governor NJ. M Marmaduke, and
was born in Saline County Mo-, in 1884.
He distinguished himself in the Confeder-
ate service during the war and was prom
inent Democratic politician of the State and
Nation.
A DISPATCH from Glenwood Springs, Col.
reports the White River Utes again off
their reservation.
THE high school building at Fergus Falls,
Mimi, was destroyed by fire recently.
Loss, $25, 600; insurance, 10000.
MRS. KATE WAkM.,N, of Cincinna ii, ig-
nited her clothing at the stove while about
her work recently and was burned to
death.
JUDGE HOFFMAN, of the United States
Circuit Court at San Francisco, has decided
that on account of there being no provis-
ions to execute the treaty forbldding the
Chinese engaging in the opium traffic they
could not be prevented. The suit was
against Woo Sing & Co., the opium seized
being of the value of 100000.
A LOADED freight train of twenty-four
cars was completely wrecked near Denni-
son, O., recently. The fireman was fatally
injured. After the wreck the fragments
caught fire and were completely destroyed.
Loss heavy. .
TOMMY WARREN, the featherweight pu-
gilist, was honorably acquitted of the theft
of watch for which he had been arrested
at Chicago.