Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
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Association at Niagara Falls a resolution
to contribute SO, 900 to the Johnstown suf-
ferers was passed unanimously.
IT is understood that the New York
Stock Exchange has leased both the Gold
and Stock and Commercial Companies
wires and instruments for its own usa
A MESSENGER from Phillipsburg, Center
County, Pa, brought news to Philadel-
phia on the 5th that the flood had inflicted
terrible destitution. 800 lives being lost.
The New York Sun says that A. Swan
Brown, a merchant we'll known in the dry
goods trade, has gone to London to at
tempt to arrange a syndicate for the pur-
chase of the leading retail dry goods
stores of New York and other leading
American cities. The plan is similar to
shat on which the breweries are being
consolidated
A YOUNG lad named Eddie Fisher, whose
mother and five brothers and sisters had
lost their lives in the food at Johnstown
committed suicide while in a Fl of de spon-
-dency by hurting himself from the top of
a building.
The Cambria iron works, the second
largest in the q nited States, were sup
posed to be injured to the extent of So. 900, =
1000, but careful examination demon
-strates that the real extent will not ex-
coed $500 600.
Ar the meeting of the American Home
missionary Society at Saratoga. N. Y, it
was decided to admit the Southern white
~churches to fellowship. The 500 900 ap.
preparation was restored.
SIXTY spinners, 200 assistants and others
have resumed work in the Clark 20. N T. I"
mills at Kearney, N j., and the two
months strike Is at an end.
The Commercial-Advert says q deal
Is being arranged between the County
Democrats and the Republicans with a
view OF increasing the strength OF the
Republicans in the Legislature and
ousting Tammany from the control of New
York.
MOST disheartening feature at Johns
town was the registration Of the survivors
~of the disastrous food. On the 9Th onIy
some Il, 900 persons had registered out of
"a total population of the valley number
ing $4,000. The very worst estimates of
the loss of life seemed to be confirmed.
E J. HAGAN, the aerouaut of Jackson
Mich, had n narrow escape from death at
Auburn, n. Y, recently owing to his
parachute failing to work. He fell 9, 500
feet, when the parachute partially opened
and somewhat broke the fall. He was
Sordly injured
THE Governor OF Connecticut has vetoed
the bill providing for q secret ballot
AT South Fork dam the community was
IN a wild state OF excitement as a result OF
the flood. The blame Of the entire affair
'nas been placed upon the South Fors
Hunting and Fishing Club, and so angry
were some of the people that trouble was
feared for W s. Boyer. superintendent ol
arrangements on the lake.
MARGARET CARROLL, aged twenty two
Maria Thomas, aged thirty-one, and
Maggie Thomas, aged two years, were
drowned in the Monongahela river. Pitts
-burgh. Pa, on the 9th. The party, in
company with two men, who were in
toxicated, were crossing the river in q
skiff. which was upset
MRS. CHARLES Francis ADAMS. mother
of Hon. Charles Francis Adams. president
of the Union Pacific died at Quincy.
Mass, on the 7th, aged eighty-one
A SPECIAL from BelIefoute. Pa saws.
~The suffering in this valley is very great,
The principal places in need of help are
-Millheim, Coburn and vicinity. in Penn,s
valley, Center City, Bald Eagle valley
and along Fishing creek in Kittanninc
valley, where every body is destitute. The
citizens of Bellefonte are doing all in thei,
power to relieve distress, but they are un.
able to cope with it.
A TRAP was laid for the crook under.
taker who was robbing the bodies in the
Fourth ward morgue at Johnstown. 4
female corpse was brought in and befors
1t was dressed for burial diamond rims
was placed upon one of her fingers and thu
-undertaker was assigned to the charge oi
the body. He was detected in the act oi
stealing the jewelry and was promptly
arrested.
An earthquake shock was felt at New
Bedford, Mass, on the 7th, but no damage
WAS done.
JACKo WALLER, . local boatman. viii
Frank Davies, friend, were out ON tn,
river some distance above the Niarar,
falls, when they lost control of the boa,
and it was swept over the falls. Ths
bodies Of the men were not rec1teysd. =