Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29

TIE schooner Hanhah has been wrecked
near Petosky, Mich. The crew escaped.
THOMAS J. GooDIN, defaulting ex-treas-
urer Of Rawlins County, Kan, has been
arrested at Portland, Ore.
!. TIE Transcontinental Association con.
tinued its work OF revising tariffs at St
Louis on tho 10th. The utmost harmony
prevailed.
THE annual meeting of the National
Cattle Growers commenced at Chicago on
OFFICIAL. returns from the late election
in Ohio show a total vote OF 81. 81.
Ryan's plurality for Secretary of State
was 21,988. The total Labor vote was
q, 1852 and the Prohibition vote 10 420.
Two children of Mrs. John Boardman, of
Upper Sandusky, O., left alone in tho
house recently ventured too near the Crate.
Their clothing caught fire and both were
burned to death.
A UNION PACIFIC working train return.
ing to Laramie, Wyo., recently collided
with a freight train pulled by two engines
at Rock Greek station. An engineer and q
fireman were fatally injured and ten or
twelve laborers on the work train slightly
| hurt. The three engines were demolished
GEORGE FAEBEL, a member of the Chi
cago Board of Trade. committed suicide
on the Goth. He lost $40, 900 in the Septem-
Der wheat corner and became Respondent.
EDWARD and William Kitchell, cousins,
| aged twenty two and eighteen years. sons
respectively of w. B. Kitchell and e. NJ.
Kitchell, were drowned recently at Mon
tevideo, Mimi, while skating.
| THAYER's plurality in Nebraska was 49,
663.
| Ev1cr1oNs on the Des Moines river lands
| in Iowa commenced on the 10Th. A farmer
named Boyington resisted desperately,
but was overpowered by the Federal OFF,
| GERS.
THE Knights Of Labor had hot session
| at Indianapolis, Ind, on the 21st. The
opposition to Powderly was more pro-
nounced and stronger than suspected.
| A LIBEL suit. in which the damages are
laid at $25O, OO0 was begun recently against
| the Chicago Times by the Consolidated
Rapid Transit and Elevated Railroad Com
| pany. of Chicago, better known as the
State street CLIP road. which is endeavor-
ing to secure it's franchise through the
city. The paper alleged corruption.
THE Cherokee Strip Livestock Associa-
ton met in secret session at Kansas City,
Mo-, on the 21st, It was rumored that a
lease would be effected with the Chero-
! KEGS at an advance of $780, on the old
/ one.
! THE National Association of Car Axle
| Manufacturers was in session at Cincin-
natl on the 21st for an exchange of views.
No change in prices was contemplated.
| A CALL has been issued for Constitu-
tional convention to be held at James
town. December 8, to further the early adj
mission of the Dakotas into the Union.
IT was announced recently that a physi-
clan from New Orleans had died of yellow
fever in Oh cago. No fears of an epidemic
| were expressed.
The Railway Passenger and Freight
Conductors Mutual Aid and Benefit AS
ISOLATION of the United States met at Chi
cago on the 22d.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES addressed an inn
mense audience at Farwell Hall, Chicago,
on the night of the 22d on Prison Re-
FORM"
GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER, late Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Illinois,
has Withdrawn from membership in the
G.. A. r. He was actuated by belief
| that the organization had been used po-
litically to defeat him.
The Osceola (Iowa) Bank closed its
doors on the 22l.
SEVERAL persons were quite seriously
hurt in a panic at the Boston store, Chi
cago, on the 22d, caused by fool sales
man crying ''fire" on observing the COM
motion created by the arrest of pick
pocket.
PRoF. h. F. VANDERcR1Fr, of Clinton,
Mo-, was killed recently in a parachute
performance at Columbus, Ga. He was
up about half mile when the balloon
collapsed. He released himself and para
chute safely, but fell in the Chattahoochie
river, where he was drowned.
K. N. ANTHONY & Co.. lumber dealers OF
Clinton. Iowa, have made an assignment.
They give list of liabilities amounting
to upwards of $4,000.
THE SOUTH
THE steamer Maud M. Fisk sunk al
Gould's landing, near New Orleans, re.
Gently. The iate was drowned.
j MISSISSIPPI (oficiaD gives Cleveland IS,
476 votes; Harrison, 90, O96, and Fisk 218
j GENERAL Corr. Republican candidat,
for Governor Of West Virginia telegraph,
that his majority in Mcdowell County il
!, 174 and in Wy pming County 122. Genera
Golf also telegraphs that he is elected
tGovernor.
. MISS MArrIE WooIsEY and her cousin
Henry Love, were downed recently nea
lChattanooga, Tenn, while crossing
{ @tream in bug
. FIFTY wome n converts to Mormonisn
were shipped from Birmingham, Ala, TO
c 6alt Lake City under escort of two elders
, 1t was reported that nearly 500 SINH
, latiy deluded women from East Tennes
, see. and North Georgia will go the sam
way IN week or two, starting from Chat
. tanooga.
NHE Kansas City & Southern has issue,
{ anotice that it will be opened Cor bushes
? on and after December l.
DHE family Of William Morgan, a whit
farmer, were poisoned at Suzamerfield
Ala, recently some Of them probably IA
tally. They ate food for dinner prepare,
by a negro servant, and Immediately al
, Tell Ill The negro was arrested.
Some excite ment was CAUSED at Cana
diaa, Tex, by the returns from Denver
Coi-s OF a piece Of gold quartz found fort,
miles south of Canadian, the rock turnin,
out 70 be'nearpy pure gold.