Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

T. HAGAN's felt roofing factory and
the Rossmore bouquet cigar shop. New
York City, were destroyed by fire and
Diniel lillian persisted in the fiameA
AN international temperance congress
has been opened at Chr stiana. Norway.
The delegates, who come from nearly all
parts of the world. numbered several
hundred
THE boarding house and restaurant
keepers of the northwestern part of
Chicago have organized combine to
maintain prices.
WILLIAM FRYER, of Batavia. Iowa,
was probably fatally shot while return
ing from a visit to his fancee. Miss May
Alexander. A rival was suspected.
THE experiments of transmitting opera
music from the opera house to the
Urania Theater by a telephone proved q
complete success.
THE President of Venezuela has Just
issued decree Furnishing several edit
ors of newspapers who have been adj
judged as having ibelled him and other
public functionaries-
In consequence of the Potter-Love1l
failures some firms which they had been
carrying are in financial straits. Seary,
Foster & Bowman, manufacturers of
sewing silk and machine twist, Boston,
are said to be badly involved
THE Liverpool seamen and fremen
have decided to combat the just organ
lied ship owners federation, and trial
of strength with the gigantic union of
capitalists may soon be looked for.
THE New York Board of Aldermen
has adopted resolution declaring that
the recent census of the city was mac
curate and an injustice. and calling
upon the Government for special
enumeration.
WHILE a colored excursion was on its
way from Savannah to Albany, Ga, a
row arose over woman's choice of an
escort Fully fifty pistols were drawn
and firing became general. Seven
women were shot dead and several were
seriously wounded.
THE International Agricultural Con-
gress at Vienna, has passed resolutions
in favor of the formation of a central
European customs league and the
adoption of a standard of value of the
states comprising the league.
ALL the consulates, the cathedral and
most of the public buildings at Salonica
hundred houses were in ruins.
In answer to appeals from the Chero-
kee Strip cattlemen the President has
extended the time for removal
WHILE number of persons were on a
bridge watching the foods at Prague,
Austria, the structure gave way and
thirty were drowned.
IT is reported that the liabilities of
of Boston, will reach SIS, O00, 900.
SAWYER, WALLACE & Co., an immense
coffee and provision firm of New York,
failed rece ntly after losing 81, 000, 600 in
a pork deal
A New YORK Central train was
wrecked three miles north of Cast1eton
on the night of the 4th by unknown
parties. Four men and woman were
reported killed.
Two men were killed and sixteen cars
wrecked and burned in freight col
lision near Warrington, w. Va.
REPORTS of very destructive fires still
continue to come from Hungary. The
latest dispatch says that Szalnok and
several other Hungarian villages have
been burned.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
bered 2O3, compared with 1s9 the previ-
Gus week and pol the corresponding
week of last year. Speculative markets
were lower, but trade outlook was good.
THE annual report of the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern shows net earn
ings from operation of 81, 223, Az.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, has populat ton
of SO, 674.
HIM rod inc h I'D mo-
escape from suffocation in the Cayuga
pit, Scranton, Pa, the engine house
burning and stopping the fans
The State line steamer State of
Indiana had stormy time crossing the
Atlantic on her last trip.
THREE trainmen were killed by col
lision on the Delaware & Hudson, near
Whitehall. n. Y.
THE duel between MN. Rochefort and
Tribeaud was prevented by the Belgian
authorities.
Instructions have been issued to Off
Gals declaring the arid lands again
open.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
AFTER having made four unsuccess-
full attempts to fight duel on account
of differences arising from the Boulan-
ger publications, NJ. Thebaud and Nj.
Mermieux succeeded in having an en-
counter. NJ. Thebaud was wounded in
the thigh. His injury is trifiing.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September 6 showed an average
increase of 2. compared with the CORE
spending week of last year. In New
York there was decrease of IA.
ADvICEs from China report the yell
low river again on the rampage. The
river ha q hurst 70 4 ilxoa tho