Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

having great Qlmculty at w mite EdICu.
Several stormy sessions have been held.
Up to recent date not a single signature
to the Nelson bill had been secured.
SECRETARY WINDOW has appointed So
lon Norton, of Buffalo. N. T., to be in
spector of customs in the Cleveland, O,
district
THREE boys, sons of prominent business
men of Mahanoy City and Shenandoah,
Pa, were struck by dummy engine near
Mahanoy City the other morning and one
was killed and the others were badly hurt
ALL the property of the once famous
District Assembly 40. Knights of Labor,
Of New York City, now disrupted, has
been sold at auction.
RIGHT Rev. BISHOP SEYMOUR was mar
ried to Mrs. Harriet Atwood at Trinity
Church, New York, on the 23d.
THOMAS A. EDISON testified at the
Kemmler inquiry at New York recently
that electricity was sure death if admin
istered as proposed in the State Execution
law.
WARNED by the acquittal of ex-Alder-
man McQuade, of New York City, the
district attorney will not begin any more
trials of br bery cases unless new wit
nesses are secured.
GOVERNOR AMEs, OF Massachusetts,, was
reported very SICK Win QearC disease at
. his home in North Easton.
LANE WHITMEYER has been arrested
at Ian caster, Pa, charged with attempt
ing to wreck a freight train on the Read
ing & Columbia railroad. Whitmeyer
threw a heavy tie on the track for the
purpose of wrecking Fortunately it was
discovered in time and removed. Whit
meyer was caught in the act. Bail was
refused.
The ground under two blocks of houses
and barns in Scranton, Pa, gave way
early the other morning. owing to the
collapse of a vein in mine and the
people who were asleep were badly
frightened.
THE Executive Council of Massachusetts,
is busy making preparations for a grand
reception to President Harrison on his way
to Bar Harbor, Me.
STEPHEN w. DORSEY was taken in
custody recently at New York for con-
tempt of court in neglecting to put in an
appearance at the supplementary pro-
ceedings on judgment obtained against
him by the Nevada Bank.
THE mayor and leading business men of
New York City held an enthusiastic meet
ing recently to take steps to secure the
worlds exposition in 1892. The Chamber
of Commerce also appointed q committee
of sixty for the same purpose, headed by
ex-President Cleveland, Vice President
Morton, Senator Evarts and other noted
men.
OVER $500, 900 has been subscribed at
Syracuse, N. Y, to the North American
Salt Association.
LEWIS Bros. & Co., extensive whole
sale dry goods dealers of Philadelphia,
have assigned for 100000 Declining
business and heavy losses in the Johns
foxrn floods said TO ba canSeS of the
disaster.
BECAUSE the sixteen-year-old daughter
of Joseph Gordon, a farmer living near
Keesville, n. Y, refused to give a tramp
money the other day he choked her until
she was unconscious and then set the
house on FIRE. She recovered just in time
to escape.
THE New Hampshire House Judiciary
Committee is considering the advisability
of reporting a bill abolishing capital
punishment as urged by Attorney Gen
eral Marnard-
The bark Ivig;ut from Norway, which
recently arrived at New York City, passed
forty seven huge icebergs on her voyage
and was for q week in huge ice foe.
Rev. THOMAS G.. STRONG, of lthica, n. Y.
has lost his reason and will be committed
to the Binghamton insane asylum. He
was formerly president of Wells College
and has occupied prominent pulpits in the
Reformed Church.
In two test cases the New Hampshire
Supreme Court has decided that the Law
requiring licenses for the practice of mod
icine and dentistry is unconstitutional
LAWYER DUNN. who tempted Cashier
Scott to rob the Manhattan Bank, of New
York, Of $1S5, 900, has been sent to Sing
Sing for nine years and six months.
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THE WEST.
SIX Of the striking coal handlers of Wes
Superior, Wis. have been arrested on or
hers from the mayor. The militia were or
duty, but more trouble was feared.
ELLIOT F. SHEPARD. in behalf of the
American Sabbath Union. asked the
recently that provisions encouraging Sab
bath observance be engrafted in the Con.
stitution. The one-house plan was de.
feased
ScoTr TODD, aged ten, and Charles
Hosler. aged eleven, were drowned wesl
of Anderson, Ind, the other day, and
while hunting for the bodies Stepher
Bixby lost his life.
The Standard Oil Company is said to be-
buying up the natural gas lands of Ohis
and Indiana at about ten times theil
former value.
THE Chinatown district of Sacramento
Cal. was destroyed by fire on the oath.
A. ]. BLErHEN. proprietor of the Mime.
npolis Tribune. has purchased the Even.
inc Star. of that city. and, beginning Au
met 90 will conduct it under the name o.
the Evening Tribune. The intention is *
run an all day paper. The price paid ha
,<,4 been made public.