Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-23

LoCoMorIvEteHganeAss and firemen on
many Western roads are expecting an an
nouncement of a 10 per cent. reduction in
wages. A strike of gigantic proportions
is not improbable.
The lines of the Wabash railway east
of the Mississippi river were sold before
Judges Gresham and Jackson at Chicago
on the 10Th to Messrs. Ashley and Joy, rep
resenting 80 per cent. of the bonds, and
acting in the interest Of the Wabash
Western purchasing committee, for SIS,
$50. .0OO
THE lower house of the Illinois Legis-
lature has passed a bill appropriating $50,
600 for monument to the late General
John A. Logan.
The steamship Columbia, which arrived
at Astoria, Ore, on the 18th, brought re-
port of the loss of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Company's magnificent side
wheel iron steamer Alaskan, which is re-
ported to have foundered off Cape Blanc,
while on her way from Portland to San
Francisco.
PASSENGERS on arriving trains at Ash
land, Wis, on the 10th reported from three
to five inches of snow all over Northern
Wisconsin.
ON July the State Treasurer will pay
the last dollar of the Iowa State debt.
The Sioux Indians at the Yankton
agency will negotiate with the Govern
ment for the sale of seven townships in
the north part of their reservation. The
tract will furnish homes of 100 acres to
1000 families.
DURING severe storm the other even
ing the home of Dayton Flagg, at La Prai-
RE, Wis, was struck by lightning. After
the fire was extinguished Mrs. Flagg was
found dead on the floor. Her little child
was badly burned but will survive.
PU fha hrYr - skl
liquid iron in the Union works, San Fran
cisco. recently, eleven men were badly
burned.
A FIERCE hail storm recently visited the
section between Dewitt and Clinton, Iowa.
doing great damage to crops and window
glass.
j. 7. STEWARDS big packing house at
Council Bluffs. Iowa, was destroyed by
fire recently with all it's contents. Loss,
500, coo; we'll insured.
CHAIRMAN j. W. GosHoRN. of the Ma
tional Union Labor Executive Committee,
hax called committee meeting at Chi
cago June 13 1t is stated that at the
meeting the Union Labor, the Prohibition
and other reform movements will effect a
consolidation and that call for a conven-
tion will be issued for the Inauguration of
a reform party.
FIRMIN APIANo, an Indian, was hanged
at Tucson, Ariz, on the 17th for the MUIR
der of Patrick Ford, a prospector. This
was the first execution of an Indian in
Arizona under the recent decision of the
Supreme Court which gives to the Terri
torial courts jurisdiction over all the In
dian criminals.
THE Standard Oil Company, in order %
protect its property from tramps who have
caused numerous fires lately, has ordered
2OO bull dogs, which will be distributed
throughout the Ohio oil fields.
The Railway Conductors convention in
session at Denver, Col, reelected Chief
Wheaton and aecretary Daniels and As
sistant Grand Chief Conductor c. W.
Wilkins, of Chicago. It was decided to
hold the next session at Rochester, N. Y.
BY the caving in of the roof of 81. p.
Baldwin & Co.'s shoe factory, Detroit,
Mich, the other day, three workmen re-
pairing the building were buried in the
ruins and one killed.
A DISASTROUS wind storm swept over
the vicinity of Tiffin, O., recently. doing
thousands of dollars damage to buildings
and fences. Freight cars were blown from
the track at New Riegel Crops were
badly cut by the hail.
THE Cheyennes, of Dakota, have ap.
pointed a council of fifty and twelve
judges to treat with the Sioux Indian
Commission regarding the sale of part
of their reservation.
A GREAT Catholic demonstration was
made at the laying of the corner stone OF
the LaSalle Institute, Chicago, on the
10th. About 80, 900 were present.
AN earthquake was reported in the mid
die portion of California On the 10Th.