Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

Jan. 3-Justice A. Jacobs, defauIting cit
clerk of Cambridge, Mass. committed suicide
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Pa. killed his wife and then himself
| Jan 20-Mrs- James Cabelek. OF Cleveland
O., killed three Of her children. fatally wound
ed two others ind then committed suicide.
FEB e--Dr Hodges, a crank, tried to kill Ad
cline Patti with bomb at Grand Opera House
Mar. I5-Wardens McGarigie and vsrnell
| and edward Mcdonald arrested at Chicago fol
conspiracy to dcfr;ud Cook County.
Mar. 81 -Special grand jury at Chicago re
turned % additional Doodle indictments.
Apr. !G-Watt and Schwartz convicted OF
numbering Express Messenger Nichols, at Nor
ris Ill
May 4--Dr. Edward Knox, Fentress County,
May 5-R- d. Gambrel, editor Sseord and
Shsetd, prohibition party. at jackson, Miss,
killed by Colonel Jones s. Hamilton, who was
mortally wounded.
May Paul Grottizau. Milwaukee Anarch-
ist, sentenced to one yoars imprisonment.
May S5--C0oS County boodlcr trials begun.
May 3i-William Showers, Annviile, Pa,
killed his two grandchildren that he might
June 6-John II. Feds. farmer. at Wildwood,
KY; killed wife, two sons aad himself
OF "boodleism' at Chicago -. Train robbed
near Flatonia, Tex; SIS, 01o taken from passen-
gers and $4,000 from express car.
June 39-Jacob Sharp convicted OF bribery IN
New York. Trial OF II Chicago ''boodiers'
begun.
imprisonment and fine of 5000.
July 30-Oscar ]. Harvey. forger in United
States Treasury Department, sentenced to IL
July se-W. j. McGa-igle escaped from Chi
Aug. 5-Trial OF Cook County, IL, s'boodIers''
ended in conviction of all. vfgAt
Sept: 3-Two coal shovelers ut Cincinnati
quarreled over ten cents and one killed the
other. Sf afts
Sept. 9-Mary Clark, Louisville, KY, aged g.
poured coal oil on her 7J-year-old husband and
burned him TO death.
Sept. 14-Supreule Court of Illinois affirmed
Judgment in Anarchists case and fixed Nov II
Sept ls-At Sioux c ty, a. Fred Munchrath
tried for murder OF Rev. Haddock, convicted OF
Sept. s6-Suprernc Court OF New York affirmed
Judgment IN Jake Sharp case
Oct 1--Ex-Secrot;.ry State OF Louisiana, w.
J. Strong, sentenced two years Imprisonment
for embezzIement
Nov. 2-Supreine Court United States refuses
to interfere in Anarchist cnse.
Nov. AT Louisville, KY, Charles b. Brown
held cut the throats of his wife; daughter and
Orother-in-law and hanged himself. Four
dynamite bombs found In cell OF Anarchist
Lingg.
Nov. 10-Anurchist Lingg committed suicide
by exploding bomb in his mouth Governor
Oglesby commuted sentences of Schwab and
Flelden to life imprisonment.
Nov. 11-Anarchists SDies Parsons, Fischer
and Engle executed at Ciic 4go
Nov. 17-Johenn Most, New York Anarchist,
arrested for 1nccndiary speeches.
Nov. 23-At Thibodeaux, La, 16 colored men
and woman killed by whites IN ARRAY growing
Nov. GG-Frank McCutchen lynchcd for arson
ut Oalrdalc. Cal
Nov; sI-H; Ebert. Jersey City. N J.. killed
Nov. 2o-Scntenee OF Jacob Sharp, New York
"boodler," reversed by Court OF Appeals -. M
then himself ..Verdict Of guilty rendered ia
case OF Anarchist Most. for incehdiary speech,
Nov 3O-George Durham. aged 90. New Brit
ain, Conn, fatally beat his sister with stone
and then killed himself
Dec. TRAMP iynched at AlamoSa, Cal. for
Dec s-In Darlington County. S. c.. Fred Ed
wards shot at his father for beating his mother,
slightly wounding the former, and killing his
mother and fatally wounding his sister.
Dec. 3-Three negroes who had attempted
Miss. and shot to death.
Dec. 8-Anarchist Most denied now trial and
sentenced to one year in penitontiary -. T. J.
Ellis. Jr.. Keokui. H., shot his wife aad killed
himself -. Three negroes lynched near Rives,
Tenn, for assault on girl.
Dec. o-Jury in Arensdorf trial for murder OF
Haddocs, at Sioux City, Ia, render verdict of
not guilty Anarchist Most released on bail
Dec. 1s-Harper, bank wrockorY found guilty
In Cincinnati and sentenced to penitentiary for
Dec. 1.-TWO negroes burned to death by q
mob at Greensboro. Fla, for assault on white
woman. "A drunken SON cholred his mother
to death at Ciaremont, VT
Doc. 16-At Kenton, o., Charles Thomas
stabbed and killed his niece and fatally cut his
brothers wife. George Green, cattle thief,
lynched near Pennington, Fla John Riley,
o., killed his sweetheart becaGSe she
refused to marry him n half -witted boy at
Ark. cut of heads OF his Little
brother and sist 49, Chester Bellows hanged
for murder at Charles City, Ia.-first execution
In State since 1865.
Dec. 17-Seven mon killed during week in
Rock Castle County. KY, and many others
w. Va. Mrs. Thomey killed her drunken hus-
band. who was abusing her, with q potato
InaSher.
Dec. 19-At Farrnersvinc, La, in a quarrel
Judge j. +. TremOle and James A Ramsey
shot each other dead In q dispute over
Crandeli shot and killed his wife his mother-in-
law and his stepdaughter, and then himself.
Dec. .1--Three men fatally shot during POI
litical dispute IN saloon 1t Opclous La.
FOREIGN
Jan. 1-Fourtecn people drowned on Bardsey,
Eng, by collision OF steamers
Jan. 3--Howland, the temperance candidate,
palace Rome dcstroyci hV IRE. loss 81 0SSc01'
Jan. <-Thirty miners killed at Mons, Bel
GUM, by explosion in coal pit Cholera rag
talty.
Jan. 6-Eeavy SHOWS in Florence, Venice,
Genoa and Piedmoat, interruptins railway
Jan. 7-Seyeral villages in Switzerland de-
stroyed by Gvalanches.
Jan. 12-One hundred negro Christian con-
verts reported to have been buried alive at
Auganda, Africa, by King Mononga, who threat
Lord Iddesleish lSir Stafford Northcote)
died at London. aged 90.
JUL 4f-CuOiCTt reporIcu TO DC raElIIB III
Uruguay and Argentine Republic, causing
frightful mortality.
JAN 1S.-Twelvc women and ; boys crushed
to doath in panic il London theater caused
by the cry of fire.
Jan. o5-Cholora appeared on the Gillian front
Ter. causing great excitement. ~
Jan. s7--The British Parliament convened.
Jan. 23-Seven Eih'lists hanged ut Odessa,
Russia. and 2)0 baniShed to Siberia.
Jan. 3)-Tcrritle riotinr in Belfast Ireland.
Thirty persons killed ana over 100 injured.
Jan. 31-Three hundred emigrants from En-
gland to Australia drowned in collision OF coast
of Brazil
Feb. 10-Mrs- Henry Wood, the novelist, died
in London, aged ca.
Feb. 12-Hotel Continental. Berlin, burned.
Loss, 81. 100000
Feb. a3-About 2.oOo people killed by earth
quake III Italy, France and Switzerland.
Feb 24-Sir Al -Sande- Campbell appointed
LicutenantISovernor of Ontario.
Feb s6-Ccrd nal Jacobini. Pope's Secretary
Of State, died at Rome, aged s.
Mo- Ci,rtx- L.