Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18

have already occurred, nearly Ill among
children.
The steamboat Crystal City, plying be-
tween St. Louis and Grand Tower. Ill,
sank seventy miles below St Louis the
other night. No one was injured.
HON. EDMUND RICE, Representative in
the last Congress from the ST. Paul dis
trict of Minnesota, died recently at White
Bear, Mimi.
In consequence of the action of the Chi
cago & Alton in Withdrawing from the
Interstate Railway Association, the
presidents of the other Kansas City lines
were constituted committee by the asso-
citation at Chicago on the 11th, with the
power to take such joint action as they
might agree upon at any time in protect
irg their interests against the competition
of the Alton.
THE five members of the ''Pentecost
band" of Tuscola, ILL.,, have been arrested
for holding bosterous meetings. They are
supposed TO be Mormons.
EMPLOYEES of the Chicago Burlington
& Northern have been at work surveying
a route from their line on the Wisconsin
side of the Mississippi river, across that
river, westward.
The grain elevator men of Minneapolis,
Minn., are exceedingly angry because the
city assessor has assessed the 5000, 900
bushels of wheat in the elevators.
THE ST. Louis & Chicago railroad will
bs sold at masters sale in Springfield Ill,
September 3, under orders of the United
States Court.
AFTER fifteen months of contention with
the union, the employers of Indianapolis
stone cutters have acceded to the demand
for eight hours as q days work.
FIRE starting in a bakery at Fresno,
Cal, the other morning, destroyed half a
block Of brick buildings. causing $500, 600
loss.
JUDGE HORTON, of Chicago, refused
habeas corpus for Lawyer Beggs. charged
with completely in the murder of DR..
Cronin.
Ed FRITZ, laborer, was torn to shreds
in the drum of the cable power house at
Denver, Col, recently.
A JAIL at Jacksonville Ore. containing
three prisoners was discovered to be on
fire the other morning and before the cells
could be reached to liberate them the
prisoners died from suffocation. The
origin of the fire is a mystery.
To add still further to the railroad COM
plications it was announced at Chicago on
the 18th that the Grand Trunk had cut
grain rates.
DURING a heavy thunder storm at
Davenport, Iowa, on the night of the 18th
more than five inches of water fell in six
hours. The Mississippi rose II inches 1t
was feared that much damage had been
done to crops.
THE falling in of a brick kiln at London
mills near Galesburg. ILL.,, severely in
jured several men and it was feared that
four or five who were buried under the
falling brick were dead. The telegraph
line was out of order and only reports
from trainmen were obtainable.
The propeller Smith Moore collided
with the propeller James Picands near
Marquette, Mich, recently. The Moore
sunk, but her crew was rescued.
A FREIGHT train ran into a team four
miles west of Clinton, Iowa, recently.
Mrs Fred Burkenshaw was killed and an
other lady badly hurt
A RUNAWAY cable train on Vine street,
Cincinnati, recently caused the death of
Mrs. William Tellgate and serious injury
of several other passengers.
THE Sioux Indian Commissioners were
given a grand public reception by the
Board of Trade of Pierre, OAK, the other
evening.
MRS. EBERHARDT was killed and Mrs.
William Williams was fatally injured at
Streator, Ill, recently by lightning
strokes.
By the wrecking of a passenger train
near Greenfield, ILL.,, Miss Eva Davis, of
Carlinville, ILL.,, was killed and several
other passengers injured.
THE SOUTH.
BY collision at the depot at Oakdale,
Tenn, the other day, two engines and a
postal car were wrecked, but no damage
was done.
GOVERNOR LOWRY, of Mississippi, says
that those who are sneering at his attempt
to stop the prize fight will learn that he
was in earnest before he gets through
with them. He intends to prosecute every
one connected with the affair, especially
General Superintendent Carroll, OF the
Queen & Crescent route.
To avoid arrest the pugilist Sullivan
crossed into Texas. Kilrain, who was re-
ported seriously sick, went North.
MRS. TYLER, widow of ex-President
Tyler died at Richmond, Va, on the 10th.
She was about seventy years OF age.
A NEGRO was lynched by infuriated citi-
lens near Ringgold, Ga, the other day.
for criminallv assaulting a white girl.
GOVERNOR FITzHUGH LEE will accept
the superintendency of the Lexington
(Va.) Military Institute, which was offered
him by the board of visitors at their recent
meeting. The Governor. is of course. not
eligible until his term of Governor expires
which will be January 1, 1890.
DIR. CARMICHAEL, of Fredericksburg,
Va. was recently called to attend the SON
emily suffering from a troublesome cough,
and upon examining the child's throat
found part of a watch chain protruding
from the nasal canal into the throat Next
day the chain. about six inches long with
an acorn charm attached to one end of it.
was taken from the nostril without injur-
ing the nose.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist, was ar
rested on the arrival of his train at Nash
vile. Tenn. on the 11,h to await requisi-
tion from Governor Lowry, of Mississippi.
Sullivan attempted resistance, throwing
himself into a pugilistic attitude, but a
revolver thrust into his face quieted him
and he surrendered. Later he was released
by an order of the circuit court and re-
ceived an ovation from an immense crowd
of admirers.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt
at Charleston, s. c.. on the 11th.
JOHN MALONE, prominent citizen of
Chattanooga, Tenn. was killed at Rising
Fawn, Ga, the other night by being run
over by q train on the Great Southern
road.
COLONEL WILLIAM r. ZoLLINGER, of
Baltimore, Md, q well known merchandise
broker, q former commander of the Fifth
regiment Of Maryland. and a leading ex-
Confederate shot himself dead recently.
THE remains of Mrs. Tyler were inferred
beside those of ex-President Tyler at