Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-20

has been forwarded to Cardinal Gibbons.
| JACOBS 81 PRocToR's Grand Opeue House
and adjoining property al Syracuse, II.
fw., were destroyed By fire e SIS Che
by Moore & Lynch. The losses amounted 10
$3O0,OOO
HON. CHAUNoEY NJ DEPEw arrived in
New Koek from Europe on the 18th.
THE wxsE.
THH SAFE Of tho Grand Opera House 81
sc. Paul Mimi, by the heirs OF the David.
I son estate to Lolita Crabtree, The actress,
has been completed. The price paid was
$500
FOREST fires due 70 the drought are re.
ported north and east OF East Tawas,
Mich.
The fourth section OF tho train No. 8,
west bound, ON the New York, Pennsyl.
vania and Ohio railroad, carry ing veterans
from Youngstown and vicinity TO the
National encampment at Columbus, was
| wrecked on the 10th at Rittman, . small
| station three miles west OF W adswort O.
Six persons were killed and about twenty
1 injured.
TIE shortage Of President William Swart,
| Of the bank Of Roseland, Ill, who ABB
seconded recently, 10 placed at SIC, $50.
The Grand Army OF the Republic met In
National convention at Columbus, o., on
| the 18th. The parade was reviewed by
General Sherman.
GENERAL HARRIsoN's letter Of accept-
ance Of the Republican nomination for the
! Presidency was published on the 18th.
TEN men were killed and Ave wounded
| by the premature explosion OF q blast in
| the Wickes tunnel ON the Montana Central
railway, near Helena, ON the 11th.
TIE grand council OF the Improved Or
der Of Red Men met in Chicago on the 18th
and referred amendments to the constita-
ton and by-laws to committees.
! TEE west bound express train was
stopped by three men at Parker's Mill,
Ariz.. the other night They did not get
any thing. A reward OF $500 has been
offered for their capture.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire at Harper, Iowa, rec
| Gently destroyed the entire business por-
! ton Of the town except one store and an
| implement house. The loss was variously
estimated at from SIC. 600 to $4,000; insur.
ance, $1,000.
TIE long continued drought is causing
great loss to farmers in Michigan. es-
pecially in Wayne, Oakland and McComb
Counties. The corn. OF which there was
burned and shriveled with ears only part-
~ matured.
THE lease Of the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock Association OF the grazing privilege
OF the Cherokee Strip expires October I.
The Livestock Association offered to re.
lease for $4,000 per annum, but the last
Cherokee Council refused to accept this
bid and the grazing privilege is now open
to bidders. The Strip contains over 6.OOO..
O0O acres Of land.
Two veterans were killed while tearing
down q wall at the Soldiers Home, Day.
ton, O., recently.
THE Democrats Of the Fifth Minnesota
district have nominated Charles Canning,
q prominent member Of the Farmers ALI.
ance, for Congress.
In response to q call for National con-
yention Of the Greenback party in Cincin.
natl on the 18th but seven delegates an.
peared. They met and issued an address
to the American people, the substance Of
which is that the evils OF the country arise
from the scarcity Of money, which evils
the Greenback party proposes to meet by
issuing more money.
JOHN HANLEY, Of Chicago, has been
elected president OF the National Fire I'm
derwriterss Association.
The barb wire manufacturers held a Sc.
cret conference in Chicago recently. but
while all agreed that the situation was
bad, It was decided not to advance prices
yet.
FIRE at Wayne, Mich, the other morn.
ing destroyed the Sowter block, the best
in the town. Loss, So, 600.
MAJOR WARNER, Of Kansas CITY. No,
has been elected Commander.in.Chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic for the
ensuing year.
EExAs fever is playing havoc among the
cows on the dairy farm OF Bacon Brothers,
near Streator, Ill.
The California producers and dealers Of
dried fruits have decided to form a joint
stock company With $250, 700.
THE SOUTH.
CONGRESSMAN JAMES E. COBB has been
Nominated by the Democrats of the Fifth
4labasaa district.
EHE whole State OF Texas is under rigid
quarantine to prevent the introduction of
yellow lever.
O9E man was killed and another fatally
injured by che fall of . trestle near New.
pore, Eye recently.
s. 10 pbsitively denied from Catlettsburg,
&ye0 shas che principals in The Mccoy.
4a9iel@ vendeeta have been acquitted.
Eheir 9siale have not beguns
CHE 9shocrazs OF che Third Arkansas
9asric@ heWe @eaoninated 3. @. McRae for
Congress.
SoHR KrrcHEasg 9ear1v seventy years
old, @as SO badly injured in a ight with
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