Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-14
DYNAMITE az DECK


NEw YoRK Feb IA terrific explosion
last evening blew . hole through the two
foot wall of David Stevensonss brewery and
shattered hundreds Of windows on Tenth
avenue In the neighborhood Of Fortisih
street. where il occurred. Fortunately no
human being was seriously hurt w no
placed the dynamite bomb-for such II 10
believed was the cause OF the explosion
lis mystery. The motive for the deed
il only . matter Of conjecture, though
Stevenson had lately been involved in labor
troubles and . boycott had been ordered
but had recently been removed ~ unjust
John and Edward Dunn, brotheFsI are
bartenders in q neighboring saloon. John
Was drawing q glass Of beer when the exc
plosion occurred and the glass was blown
out OF his hand and he was thrown back
against the pump with force that caused
internal injuries.
Just at the spot where the explosion is
thought 10 have been are i've drying kilns,
but Mr.. Stevenson is positive that gas did
not cause the explosion. Fire Chief Gic-
quei, who was present, was OF the opinion
that the bomb was thrown from the roof
or the tenement across the way 1y q steady
hand aud good shot. It il stated that
at drug store near the scene that four
women had been brought to premature
confinement by the explosion.
DYNAMITE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. GA mystery haunts
the life of one Thomas F. Buck, Of 2610
Jefferson avenue, this city. Last June
year ago some unknown fend attempted
to blow up his home with Dynamite. The
explosion was terrific, tearing away the
lower portion Of the house and entailing a
loss OF over 81, O00 Fortunately no ono
was hurt The incident created q great
sensation ut the time, the explosion being
felt for miles around. Detectives were
put on the case, but failed to unravel the
mystery. Last night the attempt was re-
peated. but only q portion OF the dyna.
mite exploded, the only damage done be.
ing the wrecking of the carriage house.
A portion of the dynamite and a piece of
fuse Is now in the hands of the police.
Dr. Buck stands high in the community,
and these attempts on his life can not be
explained.
THE DIECKMAN CASE.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Tha fight OF Henry
Dieckman, president of the Mauntel-
Borgess. Milling Company, to Canada, con-
tinues to be tho chief topic of conversation
in financial and commercial circles. The
amount of his defalcation is estimated
from $500 upward, but the exact figures
are not obtainable. The heaviest loser
will be his mother-in-law, Mrs. Meyers,
OF whose estate he had been trustee sew
erai years. In the past three years
Dieckman had been a familiar figure
Oh the Merchants Exchange and had
gained the reputation O, a bold SPECTATOR
AN attachment suit against him by Mrs.
Meyers was the first intimation of any
thing wrong with his finances, but as soon
as notice OF this suit was given there was
general stampede among the commission
men to learn whether or not he was their
debtor. 1t was found that his tran sa ctious
had been much larger than supposed and
that he had had dealings with nearly
every firm on the board as we'll as with some
Chicago houses. 1t is now believed that
his reason for SO widely distributing his
orders was to conceal the extent of his
dealings.
NEW YORK DEFAULTER-
NEW YORK, Feb. "a s. Goodkin.
cashier of the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road Company, deserted his post on Mon
day or Tuesday and it is thought that he
has sought quiet home in Canada The
company loses about So. 0oO by his depart
ure, it is said. but the officials all profess
ignorance of positive knowledge on this
point An examination of Goodkin's books
showed, him to be a defaulter for an
amount in excess of So, 900. He kept four
dlherent pay rolls and the method he EN-.
pioyed to swindle the firm was crediting
sums OF money to names of fictitious per-
sons represented on the books as employees.
cHINAMEN SHOT By OFFICERS
HELENA, Mont. Feb. 9-Wednesday
night at Phiilipsburg. Deputy Sheriff
George Opp and I. R Fredgell raided the
store of Hin Lee, which was used bv
Chinese as an opium joint Fredgell en-
tered first with a drawn pistol. The
Chinese ascertained that no warrant had
been issued aud attacked FredcelI with
knives. He fired into the crowd and Opp
also opened fire. Tom Pc was shot in the
head and Hin Lee was shot in the thigh
and Al Lee in the fleshy part os the right
leg. Fredgell and Opp surrendered them
selves to the sheriff. Their con duct ia not
upheld by the community.
BELLE ST AIRS ASSASSIN CAUGHT.
FORT Smith, ARK. Feb. 9.-John Starr.
husband of Belle Starr, the noted female
outlaw who was murdered Sunday even
ing near her home in the Cherokee Nation,
arrived this morning with E. A. WATSON.
the alleged assassin, and he was placed i'm
the United States Jail. Starr said he
would have killed Watson, but the alleged
murderer would show no fight and give
him cause. Watson is a white man shirtv-
two years old. who came to the Nation a
year ago from Florida He had qaarreled
with Belle Starr and threatened her life.
and she accused him of the crime before
dying.
FARMER ROBBED.
LIMA. O., Feb. "a band of men dis
guised as Whitecaps broke into the resi-
dence of Wesley Osman, wealthy farmer,
last night The occupants of the house
were overpowered and bound and 81 900 in
cash and notes to the value of 500 yxer.
stolen. Osman, his wife and son did not
succeed in freeing themselves until five
O'Clock. There is no clew to the robbers.
Fire in Hospital.
MADRID, Feb. "a serious fire occurred
last night in the military hospital in this
city. There were 40 patients in the kuiId.
ing and they became panic stricken
Many OF the patients were unable to beiD
themselves in any way, but the nurses and
doctors bravely and successfully devoted