Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

TEN persons were killed and several
injured by collision on the Great
Western railway in Devonshire, En-
gland.
THIRTY-FoUR horses were burned to
death by fire at Burnside's livery barn,
Sioux Falls, s. d.
The thirteenth congress of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the United
States opened at Philadelphia on the
18th.
A FURIOUS gale prevailed along the
Irish and Welsh coasts on the 18th and
quantities OF wreckage were washed
ashore. There was an incessant down
pour Of rain and the mountain streams
were torrents, and in the Festiniog dis
trict were swept away number Of
workmen's cottages.
THERE is danger of grain blockade
in the Red river valley of North Da-
kota-
MODERN Woodmen met in biennial
session at Springfield, Ill, on the 18th.
The we'll known prize herd of Berk-
shire hogs owned by NJ. K. Price &
Son, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. has been near
ly destroyed by cholera Within the
last two weeks 100 hogs valued at 81. 900
have died
DURING election disorders at Rosario,
Argentine Republic, the troops were
called out, and before order was re-
stored several persons were killed.
THE city council of Brazil, Ind. has
deposed Jacob Herr, the mayor. for in
ebriety.
THERE have been many collisions Of
late between laborers and the police in
Belgium, and the feeling is one Of great
excitement
The British torpedo war ship Ser
pent was wrecked recently off the
Spanish coast Two hundred and fifty
lives were lost
THE total gold in the Treasury, coin
and bullion, is 1898, 514 $50; gold certi-
fcates in Treasury $50, 437, $50; gold GER
tifcates in circulation. $135, 963, 76O; net
gold in Treasury. coin and bullion,
1857. $50, ISL
MARY and Ann Meyers, two old maids
who lived at lis Ellery street. Hart
ford, Conn, were found dead recently.
Neglect and old age was probably the
cause Of their death.
The Wellington barracks at London
were destroyed by fire recently.
THE sensational statements concern
ing leprosy in New Orleans are again
revived, it being alleged that forty cases
exist in the city.
THE North River Bank suspended
temporarily at New York on the i2th.
JAMES s. GOODWIN, cartoonist on
Puck. was killed on the track recently
near Mamaroneck. N. Y.
j. G. WALcorr & Co, brokers, New
York. have assigned.
THE Matin, of Paris, says the report
of the Societie des Metaux shows that,
despite the rise in the price of copper,
the shareholders of the company will
receive nothing. The final liability of
the company is estimated at Ill, 600. coo
francs and the assets at So, 600, 600
francs
A COLLISION took place near the
Georgia station on the Edinburgh.
Scotland suburban railway: Twelve
persons were badly injured
The pigeon shooting match between
Chicago and Kansas City at the latter
city resulted in favor of Chicago
PRESIDENT ADAMS. Of the Union Pa
cific. denies that Jay Gould has OBJ
tanned control of the road
The court martial proceedings at the
recent trial of First Lieutenant G. M.
Turner. Adiutant of the Eighteenth in
fantry. at Fort Clark, Tex, on the
charge of embezzlement of the band
funds have been made known. Lieu
tenant Turner was found guilty and
| sentenced to dishonorable dismissal
from the army.
OSULLIvAN, the iceman. who is serv-
ing life sentence in the Joliet peni-
Tertiary for completely in the murder
OF Dr. Cronin, has intimated that he is
anxious to tell all he knows about the
| murder.