Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
THE WEST.

gan railroad meeting in Chicago all the
directors whose terms had expired were
reelected.
Dr.. S. C. CHARLTON, editor of the Ma
sons Chronicle. the American Odd Fellow
and the Knight knights of Pythias)
heart disease. He was a member of many
secret societies and held prominent posi-.
tions in many Of them.
MRS. JOSIE GURLEY has been sentenced
by Judge Shepard, of Chicago to FIVE
years in the penitentiary--fo fort kidnapping
Annie Redmond.
NEWS from Southern New Mexico cor
! roborates the reports of murders by Apa-
ches. Forty of the redskins were out and
and cowboys.
The Northwestern Miller reports the
-four trade very quiet.
FIRE in Cheno Ill, the other day de-
stroyed the principal brick business block,
causing ST., 900 loss to several firms. Two
men were injured seriously.
REPORTS come from many points that
the recent heavy frost has done great
damage to fruit in Illinois. Vegetables
are badly injured, while much of the
young corn was bitten of level with the
ground.
THE North Chicago Rolling Mills Com
pany has increased its capital stock from
S6, ,OOO. 900 to So, ,000, 900 and has absorbed
the Union Steel Company of Chicago and
the Joliet Steel Company of Joliet
THE quarrymen in the Joliet (Ill.) Stone
Company's quarry are out on a strike ask
ing for $1.75 instead Of 81. 80 per day.
The remains of five aboriginal mound
builders have been found in a large mound
near Floyd, Iowa. Three were males, one
female and the fifth a babe. The bones are
the most perfect vet discovered.
The handsome bay mare Fugue, with a
trotting record of 2:19A<, died at Chicago
recently.
THREE thousand miners of Brazil, Ind, ,
have struck because of a reduction in
wages.
Rev. s. F. SMITH, author of the song
my Country, 'Tis of Thee, " was given a
reception by Illinois veterans in Chicago
the other night
CHIEF OF POLICE HUBBARD, of Chicago.
after a consultation with Mayor Cregier,
has issued strict orders to his captains
and men to enforce the vagrancy laws
against gamblers and prevent the opening
of dens.
FIRE at Forreston. I'LL, recently de-
stroyed seven buildings and contents,
valued at about $50, 600: insured.
| The Sharon -Althea Hill case was before
the Supreme Court of California on the Sd
Senator's son, for a new trial. 1t was
developed during the day that the famous
contract Of marriage had been destroyed
by fire August II last.
The Republicans Of the Fourth district
of Kansas have nominated Hon. Harrison
Kelly, of Coffey County, to succeed
Thomas Ryan in Congress. Ryan has
been appointed Minister to Mexico.
THE strike Of the street car employees of
L
of the men, who have returned to work at
the reduced wages.
The St. Louis brewers have so combined
that the trust is a practical fact. The
three firms outside the trust have agreed
to maintain the trust rates for the next
two years.
The Beef Inspection bill was defeated
in the Missouri Senate.
IT is stated in San Francisco that the
big English syndicate which has been try
! ing to buy up all the important breweries
in the East has offered s., 500. 600 for the
Philadelphia brewery in San Francisco.
| THE west-bound passenger train on the
| Northern Pacific and a freight train on
the same line collided near Jamestown.
Oak, on the 5th while both trains were
going at terrific rate. Several of the
trainmen were killed or injured. The
passengers escaped.
OBSTRUCTIVE nreS were reported In the
Minnesota forests. being worst on the line
of the Duluth and Iron Range west to
Thompson and south beyond Barnum, and
on the Northern Pacific as far as Norman
seventy miles beyond the Northern Pacific
junction.
THE Polish priest at Manistee, Mich,
was assaulted on the street recently by
! his parishioners. The trouble originated
some three months ago, some members Of
| the congregation claiming that their pew
| rents. were exorbitant. The militia anG
| the fire department were called out tt
| quell the riot
| MAJOR JOHN N. EDWARDS, a well known
newspaper man of the Missouri Valley
| died after two days. sickness at Jefferson
| City, Mo-. on the 4th. He was, during thu
war. in Joe Shelby's brigade of Confed'
crates and at the close served in Mexico
| for Maximilian.