Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29

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was blown down during performance
at Holyoke, Mass. Only one person,
Mrs. Della Symmes, was hurt, and she
was not badly injured.
FRosrs have occurred in Western New
York. Freezing temperatures are re-
ported on the southern Chores of Lake
Superior and Lake Huron, also in the
northern portion OF Minnesota and
Northeast Dakoa.
The Iowa Grand lodge Of the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen began its ses-
sion 81 Council Bluffs on the Goth. This
- the rebel lodge that seeded from the
National order in 1881. A proposition
to unite with the supreme lodge met
with universal opposition.
THE ships of tie American squadron
of evolution when last heard from, May
2, were at A1giers, and the officers wey.a
being royalty entertained by the French
officers stationed at Algiers. The
squadron was to proceed Soon to
Gibraltar.
THE question Of railroad rights of way
through the Cherokee Nation has been
decided by the Supreme Court adversely
TO the Cherokees, who claimed that
Congress coulcl give no such permission
without the. lr consent.
A wARLIKE feeling is reported in the
Russian army. The soldiers want to
light souething or somebody.
YOUNG man named Taylor was witt
ness before the Clayton Breckenridge
investigation at Washington. Taylor
cleimed to have been present when the
Elummersvilfe ballot box was stolen and
Implicated oliver Bentley and w. p.
Uo11 k1<,s .Ak
RoBB1Ns'cifcus train has been wrecked
AT the Tongue Pointe. Que. inquest the
nuns produced list of ffty-six inmates
who persisted in the insane asylum Gre.
CHICAGO east bound railroads got into
lively war on the 22d, frst-class pas-
senger rates to New York dropping to
81.
LIGHTNING recently struck crowded
church at ST. Mahlen, Hanover. Six
persons were killed, four by the flash
and two crushed in the panic which fol-
lowed. In addition twenty were seri-
ous1y injured, four being permanently
blinded. The congregation was on its
knees at the time praying for cessation
of the storm.
A FRIGHTFUL train accident was re-
ported east of Ashland, Wis, on the 22d.
Twenty lives were said to be lost and a
large number injured.
LABOR riots have occurred in Raven
ma, Italy. Three peasants were killed
and numerous soldiers and peasants
wounded
THE trial at San Francisco of d. n.
Arnold for the murder of s. w. Garness
last January resulted in acquittaL The
murder was the result of discovery
that Garness had been writing ma1ic-
ious letters to the wife of Arnold.
SIXTEEN runaway loaded freight cars
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were
in collision on East Pratt street, Balti-
more, Md, with four others attached to
the engine and the result was bad
smash. No lives were lost.
A COMPROMISE has been effected and
the striking employees at the National
tube works at McKeesport, Pa, have
gone back to work.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report for
the seven days ended May % numbered
222, compared with 212 the previous
week and 229 the corresponding week of
last year.
WANAMAKER's branch house at Ber-
lin, Germany, has been closed and the
manager discharged.
FRENCH capitalists intend to build
railroad in the Congo region.
| THREE ladies' were out in boat on
Davisville pond, near Providence, r. l.,
when it capsized. Two of them-Mrs.
Mannel and Miss Huling-were drowned.
A wATERsPoUT passed over the CHM
| arron valley eight miles north of King
| fisher, Ok. on the 23d.
| THE striking miners along the
Youghiogheny river in Pennsylvania
have agreed to accept one cent per ton
| less than the Columbus scale.
| The National Bank of Oswego at
Binghamton, N. Y, has suspended.
| THE Iowas show signs of yielding to
the offers of the Commission. Several
braves and squaws have signed.
REV. STEPHEN M. BARRETT, pastor of
ST. Stephens Roman Catholic Church at
Chicago, was shot and mortally wounded
by Patrick Ready, blacksmith, who
was insane from liquor.