Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
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THE Idaho gold mine at Grass Valley,
Cal, has been shut down to smother IRE
which broke out recently. Three men
lost their lives.
THE wife of General Lew Wallace was
not lost in the Johnstown disaster as had
been reported
THERE was much fear at Council Bluffs
for several days lest Congressman Reed,
of Iowa, had been lost in the Johnstown
disaster, as he was due to leave Washing
ton early the fatal day.
SECTION FOREMAN SMITH was killed and
two of his hands fatally injured near
Albuquerque, N. NJ, recently by, being
struck by a work train.
J. d. GAMBLE, OF Knoxville, has been
elected grand master of the Iowa Masons
BURRILI- the operator at Silver City,
eighteen miles from Helena, Mont, was
killed. and F. c. Frost the Montana Gen.
trail agent, probably fatally wounded by
robbers the other night A posse overlook
the robbers next day. They refused to
surrender and fired upon the posse. The
fire was returned and both robbers were
killed.
WINNERS at the St Louis races on the
5th were St Leger, Hindoocraft, Terra
THE gold medal prize in the Italian class
of the Chicago Musical College has been
awarded to Mrs. Nina Van Zandt widow
of the Anarchist August Spies.
AT the Iowa State convention OF the
Iowa Irish National League, Hon. John A.
Farren, in a speech, said that when the
Cronin murder had been sifted to the bot
tom it would be found that it was done by
an Irishman paid by English gold.
Wis, was burned the other night, involv-
ing the loss of three of the employes-two
girls and the clerk.
AN Indian runner has arrived ut Fort
Pierre, OAK, direct from Rosebud agency
with word that the Indians at the agency
had commenced to sign the treaty. and
that the commission would get them all.
QUITE a number of relics of the Johns
town disaster have been found near Ports
mouth, o.
A NOTORIOUS negro horse thief named
Walker vas corralled recently thirty miles
west of Paul's Valley in the Chickasaw
Nation. In attempting his capture Dep
uty Marshal Williams was killed. Walker
was Immediately shot dead by the other
marshals.
THE International Indian Council at
Purcell, l. T., adjourned on the 9Th after a
four days session. Considerable indiffer-
ence was MANIFESTED, the convention D0ln 8
entirely ignored by the Semino les, Choc-
taws and Chickasaws.
ASSINABOINE Indians from British
| Columbia are reported to be on their way
| to the Crow reservations in Montana on a
| horse stealing expedition. A company OF
| cavalry has started after them.
THE fire at Seattle, Wash. T., on the 9th
| was found to be more destructive of prop
| erty than as first reported. The place
| was said to be nothing but smoking ruin
| and the damage was estimated at So, ,0O0, ,.
| 600. Much destitution was occasioned and
the Governor of Oregon issued an appeal
/ for help
FOREST fires are raging again to the
| north of Duluth, Minn., all through the
| Vernlillion iron range and great loss is
| expected. The train from Ely was stopped
| by fires several times, once by q huge
| burning tree that had fallen across the
| track.
Ex-SENAroR SABIN, of Minnesota, ha.
begun q divorce suit against his wife or
/ the ground of drunkenness.
| GREAT damage was done by floods il
Indiana lately, Clay County suffering
most severely. !.
TIE sight-hour committee of the Trada
| and Labor Assembly Of Chicago has de-
! cided to make q short workday demon
| stration on the Fourth of July.
LEONARD SWEET, the well-known Chi.
| cago lawyer, died suddenly on the after
| noon of the Sth.