Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-03
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y. W. HABEL, painter; claiming abb
lone, Kan. a. bis home shot and killed
| Jimmy Mcdonald, . waiter in the Mascot
| saloon at Dallas, Tex, the other morning.
Habel and the waiter engaged in . dis.
puts over the price Of bottle Of beer.
JOHN LEsT1R, . young man Of Chicago.
| was convicted in Duluth, Mimi, Of grand
| larceny. He IL . SON Of the millionaire Of
Chicago. who. is the largest glue and
tallow maker in the country.
| THE steam yacht Leo was recently lost
! in Lake Erie. She sailed from Lorain.
twenty miles west Of Cleveland, O., and
/ She nine persons on board were drowned.
They were all business men of Lorain.
| IT was estimated that between $1,000
and 10000 Odd Fellows paraded at Co
lumbus, O., on the 18th.
COLONEL GEORGE FLoURNoY, q noted
Confederate officer and once Attorney
General of Texas, died in, San Francisco
on the 18th.
ARRESTS have been made at Spokane
Falls. Wash. of two or three city officials
| charged with embezzling moneys and
stealing supplies sent for the relief of suf-
ferers by the recent fire.
A RECENT number Of the Chicago Even
ing Mail contained q long statement that
the defense in the Cronin case would be
able to prove that DIR. Cronin was MUIR
dered by order of the British Government
Iowa Democrats met at Sioux City on
the 18th and nominated Horace Boies,
of Waterloo. for Governor; 8. l. Bes-
tow, of Charlton, for Lieutenant-Gov
ernor; w. 81. Brannon, of Musca-
tine. for Supreme Judge; Thomas
Irish, of Dubuque, for Superintendent of
Instruction, and David Morgan, of Powes-
chick, for Railroad Commissioner. Among
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
By the burning Of Mrs. Beacon's frame
cottage in Los Angeles, CAL, the other
day three small children were burned to
death.
THE burning of Kingsnorth & Buxton's
livery stable at Sioux City, Iowa, caused
loss Of SIS, 900. Sixty-eight horses were
burned 81
THREE miners have found near Dubuque,
Iowa, a cave full of native galena almost
pure.
MARSHALL FIELD has followed the ex-
ample of George NJ. Pullman and sub
scribed 500, 600 to the Chicago Worlds
Fair guarantee fund.
MRS. CHARLES LAPAGE, wife of wealthy
stockman, burned to death in her bed at
Chouteau City, Mont The fire was COM
municated to the bed clothes and before
the woman could be rescued she was
burned to death. Her husband was in the
East.
THE noted suit of Augustus L Amber
against Rodney M. Whipple for infringe
ment of patent, involving s., 200. 600, has
been finally thrown out of court in Chica-
go, under the provisions of the statute Of
limitations.
BLACKMAN BROTHERS, big saw mill, sash
and door factory and lumber yards, Sno-
komish, Wash, were destroyed by fire the
other night, causing $3.50. 600 loss with no
insurance.
A FAST freight train collided with a
switching engines on the Lake Shore road
at Cleveland, O., recently. Both engines
were badly damaged and several cars
smashed into bits. Patrick Moore sailor
who was stealing q ride, was killed.
THE Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will hold its next session at To-
peka, Kan.
The Wyoming Statehood ntion
has adopted a clause giving women the
right to vote.
G. G. SAYLE, Of Fresno, Cal, has been
appointed administrator of the estate of
the late Judge Terry. The estate is valued
at $10O, 600
The Supreme Court of Indiana has de-
cided in a test case that bicyclers riding
with care along roads can not be held re-
sponsibIe for damages from frightened
horses.
The Colorado Mining Exchange will in
vestigate the constitutionality of the act
| restricting the coinage of silver. It.-is
| proposed to visit the Mint at Philadelphia
with q hundred ounces of silver and de-
| lnand it to be coined into dollars. This
being refused. suit will be brought against
the Director Of the Mint for damages, thus
bringing the subject to the attention of the
United States Supreme Court
THE military prevented the election al
Oklahoma City, Ok, on the 21st called
for tho purpose of ousting the presen,
municipal government Nine of the lead
ers were arrested after some lively charges
by the troops.
The United States Express Company
has been robbed of 800, 600. money intend.
ed for the payment of workmen at Hur.
ley, Wis The cashier of the local office
went of with friends to theater, and
when he returned the vault had beer
opened and the money taken.
JOHN ALLEN and e. II. Plat, who lef
New York May IA for a trip across the
continent on horseback, arrived in Sar
Francisco on the 21st having made the
trip in 100 days, the actual riding time be.
ing lit days
The Oregon forest fires have beer
quenched by heavy rains
THE SOUTH.
THE National Passenger and Tickle
Agents Association met in Atlanta, Ga.
recently.
GOVERNOR FowLE. of North Carolina
hos On,