Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

THE gross earnings of the Missouri
Pacific railroad show an increase for
the fourth week in July of S195, 437 and
of 81. 553. 600 for the seven months ended
July 81, as compared with the CORE
| spending period of last year.
COFFEE merchants of New York City
denounce the stories of j. Milton Turner.
the St Louis colored leader, that they
are behind a great scheme to co1onize
United States negroes in Mexico to
raise coffee.
THE Moffat College building on Isle
Per. 1T, ten miles from Montreal, was
destroyed by fire recently. Loss heavy.
All the students escaped
THE cloak contractors Of New York
City have decided to cut loose from the
cloak operators and not to recognize the
union.
MURRAY HALL, an elegant summer
hotel at Pablo Beach, near Jacksonville,
F1a.> burned on the 7th. Loss, 1925, 900;
insurance only $40, 600.
The official count as announced by
the Census Bureau shows the popula-
ton of Chicago to be 1,09S, SIC. This is
an increase during the decade of sos, 391
or 118. 80 per cent. This shows that
Chicago has a. population of about SO, 6S2
in excess of Philadelphia and is there
fore the second city in population in the
United States
THREE hundred sailors and marines
deserted from the men-of-war Chicago
and Atlanta at New York on the 7th. A
general alarm was sent out and fifty
were captured.
THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced its decision in the
case of the San Bernardino Board of
Trade against the Atchison, Topeka s.
Santa Fe Railroad Company and others
in favor of the complainant. Possible
water competition can not be pleaded
as an excuse for setting aside the law.
THE Odd Fellows National Canton
ment at Chicago was considerably
marred by trouble with the railroads.
THERE was an alarming outbreak of
convicts in the Massachusetts State
prison on the 18th. 1t was not sup
pressed until firearms had been used
and the Boston police force had been
summoned.
SECRETARY NOBLE has approved the
recommendation of Superintendent
Porter for a recount of St Paul
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
labor leaders of Chicago for two gigantic
demonstrations Labor day, the first Mon
day in September.
Two storms, one north and the othe.
south of Montevedio. Mimi, played sad
havoc with the standing crops.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended August Z num-
bered 2OS, compared with 1S9 the previ-
Gus week and POI the corresponding
week of last year.
WHILE party of bathers were enjoy
ing themselves at st. Ingoe's creek,
Md. a passing steamer caused an I'M
dertow which drew them out to sea-
Two women, a girl and boy were
drowned. The other nine were rescued
by oystermen.
THE cholera shows no signs of abate-
ment at Jeddah. There are ITO cases of
the worst type of the disease in that
city. The authorities have forbidden
pilgrims who have been to Mecca to
EN- bark at Jeddah.
THE French Chamber of Deputies
will be asked at it's next SESSION
to authorize the construction of a
Transsaharan railway in Africa.
A NUMBER of villages in Hungary have
been destroyed by fires, which have
also devastated a large section of coun-
try. Immense stores of corn and other
grain have been burned and terrible
restitution prevails among the homeless
inha bitants. At Borosbociard woman
and six children were burned to death.
The strike of the railway employees
of Wales has been settled.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has sent letter
from Governor Steele to Congress urg-
ing measures to relieve the distress in
Oklahoma.
TRAINMEN on the New York Central
deserted their posts at preconcerted
moment on the evening of the 9Th.
Great inconvenience was caused to the
travelling public, trains being stalled at
all manner of places. The strike was
occasioned by dismissals for alleged in
sufficient reasons.
WHITES wheel works at Fort Wayne,
Ind, have been destroyed by fire. Loss,
$135, 600. The concern had just been
sold to the American Wheel Company.