Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
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track onto its side near Indianapolis, Ind,
the ether night AMI six passengers badly
cut by broken glass.
GREAT excitement caused by the dis
covery of precious metals prevails at Cas-
tie, NJ. T., above Helena.
The Wisconsin Central switchmen at
Ashland, Wis, struck on the 18th for in
creased wages. Six were arrested for
''killing'' engines.
JUDGE DAVID s. FIELD refuses TO abate
his order in the Judge Terry case, and the
latter must serve his sentence of sin months
i'm Jail for contempt of court.
THE sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fels
lows in session in San Francisco recently
elected officers for the ensuing term. The
only changes were the election OF General
Underwood, of Kentucky, present deputy
grand sire, to the position OF grand sire,
and Charles M. Bushee, OF Raleigh, N. c.
to che position of deputy grand sire.
The sixteenth annual reunion OF che
National Association OF Ex.Prisoners of
War began at Indianapolis on the 18th
with about 100 delegates present.
r. WILBANKs. superintendent or mails
OF che Chicago pest-office, has been re-
moved by order Of Postm astsr- General
Dickinson Ehe removal is supposed to
have grown out ot recent complaints OF
inefficient management.
DIR. WILLIAM RICKERT, OF Baltimore, has
gone 60 Jacksonville, Fla, to aid the yell
low fever sufferers. He LETT q wife and
family.
FoUR delegations called on General
Harrison in indianapolis on the 18th. To
each he made q speech.
The Democrats OF the Fourth Illinois
district have nominated Jonathan B. Tay-
lor for Congress.
A DOZEN cities in Wisconsin voted on
,xrho 70 Nv "a so1oCr Yioor,
fee at $500 or retain il at 5000. There was
a small vote, the saloonkeepers being the
most active. High license was carried I'm
Dodgevile. Marinette, Depere, West
Depere and low license prevailed in Osh-
kosh, GAINESVILLE, Mansion, Waupaca, Bar
aboo and West Superior.
A CABLE dispatch has been received in
Baltimore saying that the engagement OF
Miss Virginia McTayish. of Baltimore, to
the Duke OF Norfolk had been announced.
Miss McTavish is we'll known in Baltimore.
She is the daughter OF the late Charles
Carroll McTavish. descendants Of Charles
Carroll, of Carrollton.
THE nineteenth annual reunion Of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
bas opened at Chicago on the 18th with
sabout $50 members present The address
OF welcome was delivered by Major A. e.
Stevenson, of Chicago, and General Rose
Grams w as IuaO0 CudITu0us
RECENT incendiary fires at Spokane
Falls, w. T., caused such serious losses
that q vigilance committee was formed
and bad characters were notified to leave
town. The saloons were closed and strict
precautions taken. In one of the fires
$3.50, 900 worth Of property was lost
The carrier on the mail route between
Viroqua and Prairie du Chen, Wis, made
his last run last week, and the route has
been discontinued. In the early days Of
Wisconsin Governor Rusk used to drive q
stage on this route.
The freight conductors and brakemen OF
the Chicago division Of the illinois Central
struck on the 10th for increased pay.
For several days there had been trouble
brewing at Aspen, Col, between the Mid
land and Denver & Rio Grande roads
about the right Of way out Of the camp to
the Utah line. On the Goth the employees
Of the two roads fought battle with picks
and shoVels, resulting in several being
seriously cut.
THE SOUTH.
JOHN BATES was shot and instantly
killed and his brother mortally wounded
noar Amity, Ark, the other day. There
was q warrant in the hands Of Deputy
United States Marshal Thornton for the
Bates boys for illicit distilling, and they,
hearing of it, attempted to leave, but were
followed by Thornton and overtaken, when
they started to run and were fred upon by
the marshal.
The directors Of the National Exposition
Of Augusta, Ga, have deferred their OPEN
ing to November for various reasons.
r. II. CLARKE. Of Mobile, has been NOM
mated for Congress by reclamation by the
Democrats of the First Alabama district.
A REFUGEE from Decatur, Ala, has died
at Wauhatchie, Tenn, from what is
thought to be yellow fever.
NEAR Mt. Sterling, KY, the other day,
| o young man named Bower, shot and killed
. man named Estis and fatally wounded
| his two sons. The trouble was about MAX
| ing the road.
TIE other morning at Willie Platte Prairie,
| near Opelousas, La, armed men surround-
I ed the house Of two negroes, Jean Pierre
Salte and Dean Pidier, and ridd1ed them
| with buckshot, killing them both instantly.
The killing is supposed to have been
I brought about by incendiary language re-
| Gently used by the two.
At Ravine Station, twenty five miles
south of San Antonio, Tex. the four chill
dren OF Byrd Smith, all under fourteen
years, were burned to death recently, their
clothes being ignited by the explosion of q
can OF kerosene.
A FIRE at Paducah, KY, on che morning
OF the 18th caused loss of 600, 1000. The
0re started in Rikop's saddlery establish.
ment.
| At Jacksonville on che 18th 156 new
fever cases were reported with twenty
deaths. The total cases to date were ], 2O3
with 153 de1ths.
| FHE Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
mes took formal action at Atlanta, Ga.
indorsing federation with the engineers
and switchmen. Is was stated upon good
| authority that the Knights Of Labor would
| amalgamate with these orders, making il
| all one organization.
JOHN WRIGHT, Q gambler, was shot and
killed by the city marshal Of West Union
w. Va, while beating the officer.
CHARLES r. HARRIS. the Santa Fe rail.
way agent af Coleman. Tex. WAS killed by