Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-19

Our Of 214 veniremen In tho Cronin trial
mp to the 11th three remained in the jury
box. Attorney Forrest was arrested for
the rape Of the wall paper in the Carlson
cottage.
A. PLATE Of burning sulphur set In q
window Of Thomas A. Logan's house in
Cincinnati to drive out mosquitoes caused
the burning Of tho house and $4,000 loss.
THE first snow Of the season fell at Hope,
OAK, on the 18th.
CHARLES r. GRIFFIN Secretary of State.
Indiana, has been elected COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Sons Of Veterans. succeeding
General bbott.
By a collision at Miller City. O., the other
day, two freight locomotives and fifteen
fruit cars were wrecked and both engin-
GERS injured.
The colored Baptist convention at In
dianapolis, Ind. was much stirred up by
the indignities to which I've Of the minis
tiers were subjected near Boxler. GA, where
a number Of white men roughly elected
them from the railway car.
JOHN SLOAN. OF Indianapolis, has been
elected president of the National Railway
Roadmasters' Association.
THE old wooden war ship Iroquois. which
was recently extensively repaired at the
ship yards at Mare Island, Cal, could not
develop more than eight knots an hour
on a trial trip.
T. p. GILwIcKs, grand keeper Of records
and seals of the grand lodge of Knights
Of Pythias of Missouri. and Paul Pittman,
deputy circuit clerk of Mason County,
Ill, were drowned at the Copperas creek
lock east of Canton on the Illinois river
the other night. They were members Of a
fishing party.
FIVE Chinese II ON Mexico were arrested
in San Diego, Cal, for coming into this
country without authority.
The troubles of Erie and Garfield miners,
near Denver. COL, have resulted in blood
shed. one man being shot dead and another
fatally beaten.
A. b. WArsoN's plumbing shop in Chi
cago was wrecked, one employee fatally
injured and several persons more or less
hurt by fly ing missiles the other day by a
gas explosion.
The verdict OF the court.martial cash
iering Colonel Fletcher, Of Fort Omaha,
has been set aside on the grounds of per-
secution and conspiracy. This leaves the
prosecuting officers in a bad fix.
A PROPOSITION frowning down trusts
was presented to the Wyoming Constitu-
tiers were adopted. A measure restricting
the formation of new counties was in
dorsed.
SUIT for SIT. 900 indemnity money has
been begun in San Francisco against Dong
Using, the Chinese Consul.
THE Chicago Exposition building was
damaged $780, 600 by fire the other night,
supposed due to electric light wires cross
ing.
A NEGRO riot occurred at Lawrenceville,
Ill, on the night of the 14th, caused by
the arrest of a negro who was brandish-
ing a knife. He was landed in Jail with
several others. Later the negroes at
tackled the Jail and freed the prisoners,
whereupon the whites organized and
killed two negroes. About a dozen were
wounded on both sides before the tumul,
was subdued.
THE New Era Exposition building at St
Joseph, Mo-, took fire on the night Of the
18th. Every thing was lost except the
carriage used to convey General Lafay-
cite during his visit to this country in
1924 The loss was estimated at $500, 900.
THE monument erected to General Grant
at Fort Leavenworth was unvailed by
General Merritt on the 14th. Orations
were delivered by Senator Ingalls,, Gen.
eral Charles w. Blair aud Hon. George r.
Peck. The parade and dedication were
attended by large numbers Of visitors and