Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-17
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
JOHN FITZPATRICK, better known as
Liverpool Jack" was sentenced at New
York to nine years in States prison by
Judge Cowing for abducting men to work
in Yucatan.
Rev. 7. DEWITT TALMAGE, the famous
Brooklyn preacher, will shortly pay a
visit to the Holy Land.
THE opening of the pottery exhibition
ut Philadelphia took place ON the 9Th in
Memorial Hall. William Platt Pepper de-
livered an address on American art and
American workmanship in the industries
represented.
WITH all but twelve towns to hear from
the returns from the election in Connecti.
cut gave 26. SS4 majority against prohibi-
ton.
LOUIS LUTz a wealthy importer of New
York City, fell from a second story win
dow Of his home and was instantly killed.
1t was thought by many that it was a case
Of suicide.
The triennial conclave Knights Templar
opened at Washington on the Sth. The
parade was witness ed by President Harri-
son and about so. 900 visitors with many
thousand residents. About 20, 900 Knights
were in line.
TAMMANY has installed ex-Judge A. b.
Tappan Grand Sachem, who succeeds
Sheriff Flack, forced to resign because of
recent matters which have eliminated in
his Indictment
WHILE Charles B. Bishop who assumed
one of the characters of Lord Chumley"
at the Lyceum Theater, New York, was
changing his costume the other night he
was suddenly taken ill and died almost
Immediately. Mr.. Sothern dismissed the
audience.
PROF. JOSEPH E NoURsE, for many
years connected with the United States
Naval Academy and recently on duty at
the naval observatory in Washington, is
dead. aged seventy years.
GOVERNOR BEAVER. of Pennsylvania,
has appointed q commission to determine
the feasibility of constructing a ship
canal to connect Lake Erie and the Ohio
river.
THE hosting shaft and engine house of
the Bellevue breaker, at Scranton, Pa.
burned the other night Seven men work
ing at the bottom of the shaft were res
cued from what appeared to be certain
death.
IN the case of Kemmler, the Buffalo, N.
Y, wife murderer, the courts have held
that death by electricity is constitutional
THE pneumatic guns of the cruiser We
suvius were officially and satisfactorily
tested on the Delaware river on the 9th.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
is putting its wires under ground in Buff
falo, N. Y.
TIE Choctaw Council met in session on
the 7th.
second annual meeting at New York on
the 9th. II. s. Haines, general manager
OF the Savannah, Florida & Western
railroad. presided. There are 1I6 rail-
road companies in the association, rep.
resenting 121 600 miles of road.
THE six white survivors of the negro
riot on the island of Navassa. in the West
Indies, arrived at Philadelphia on the
10th. They were rescued by q British
cruiser in response to an appeal from tn .
American Consul at Kingston, Jamaica.
The steamer Herman Winter ran into
and sunk the lighter Manhattan in New
York harbor recently. The fifteen men ON
the lighter escaped.
AMONG the passengers arriving by the
City of New York was Mrs George
Gould, who was quite sick. She had been
delivered Of still born child during the
voyage
MEMORIAL services over the late 8. 8
Cox were held at Cooper Union, New
York on the night Of the 10th. Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland presided and after an
appropriate address introduced Proctor
Knott, who paid an eloquent tribute to
the deceased Congressman.
TIE largest double track drawbridge in
the world, which spans the Thames river
in Connecticut was formally opened on
the 10th.
THREE bodies were found at Johnstown,
Pa, ON the 11th by workmen while max
ing an opening to q sewer outlet The
work Of search has been stopped although
the stream is believed to contain many
dead bodies at the bottom.
A NEW YORK paper says that Tammany
Hall offered to make ex-President Grover
Cleveland its candidate for Congress in
tho Ninth district. to succeed 8. s. Cox,
but that Mr.. Cleveland declined the honor.
The same paper says that Amos ]. Cum
mugs was slated for the position.
THE twelve-year-ol daughter of Mr.
Rydabaugh. living near Carlisle, Pa, was
1ored to death by an infatuated bull.
Another child was severely injured.
Four members Of the family Of Patrick
Daily were killed recently by natural
eas explosion at . village thirteen miles
from Bradford, Pa
THE trotting match between Belle Ham,
lin and Harry wilkes at New York on the
nth was won by the former in 2:16x drst
heat and 2:19x second heat.