Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-17

In view of the celebration of the ap-
preaching birthday of the Emperor OF
China, the execution of all persons con.
demned to death within the limits oil
the fowery kingdom has been post
poned until after that happy event
THE Canadian Cabinet has decided to
extend the modus vivendi for the com.
ing fishing season.
The Irish mackerel fishermen are
having great success this spring
The bank of Fort Morgan, Col, has
assigned with $40, 600 liabilities and
$40, 600 assets
A CYCLONE struck Roanoke, Va, on the
9th, and the blast house of the Crozier
furnace was blown down. killing Fred
Phillips, Nelson johnson and Henry
Casey. Six other men were injured.
Four men were hanged in as many
cities of Pennsylvania on the 9th, three
for murder on account of women and
one for murder and robbery.
THE British steamer Majestic, Cap
tain Smell, from Liverpool, made the
quickest maiden passage from Queens
town to New York on record, her time
being six days, ten hours and thirty
minutes.
IT is announced that the sentence on
Lieutenant Steele for striking Private
Dell P. Wild is that he be publicly rep
rimanded and confined to the limits of
his post for three months
MRS. FERDINAND WARD, wife of the
ex-broker now in Sing Sing. died re-
Gently at Stamford. Conn.,, of inflamma-
ton of the stomach. She was thirty
five years old. She leaves a son seven
teen years old. Ward has two years
more to serve in prison.
THE shops of the Lewis & Fowler Car
Building Company in Brooklyn, N. Y,
were burned the other night The loss
was $500, 600. About 400 men were
thrown out of work.
The passenger steamer Avoca was run
down and sunk in the English channel
recently by the steamer North Cam ria,
which was badly damaged, but managed
to reach Dover. No lives were lost.
TROUBLE is brewing in the coke re-
gions of Pennsylvania that will probably
result in concerted strike. Operators
are cutting down expenses
THERE is great stagnation in the
worsted trade at Norristown. Lees
& Sons, of the Bridgeport mills, have
laid off between 500 and 700 hands in the
last few days.
The Archer investigating committee
at Baltimore, Nd, has made the discov-
cry that in addition to the $133, 600 of
coupon bonds which State Treasurer
Archer disposed of for his own account
over $50, 600 of registered bonds are
missing.
A SENSATION has been created in
Vienna by the discovery that the enor-
mously valuable baton presented to the
famous Marshal Radetsky in 1850 has
been stolen from the military museum.
JAMES SPEED, one of the wealthiest
cattlemen of Southwest Texas, was shot
and killed by John Tomerlin at Moor
station, three miles south of San An
tonic, on the International & Great
Northern railway. The dead man was
a brother of President Lincoln's Attor-
DURING the celebration of mass in the
Catholic Church at Broniscwitz, Hunga-
ry, the edifice caught fire and was
burned to the ground The congrega-
ton became panic stricken and choked
the exit Two persons were killed and
several injured.
The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa de-
MES that Judge Preston's decision at
Cedar Rapids was in favor of the Cerneau
Masons.
JAMES KELLY and Michael Feeny,
two convicts at Sing Sing, N. Y, beat
and bound a keeper the other day and
made their escape. They were recap
tured several miles from the prison by
the guards.
EMPLOYEES of the Green Point iron
works, New York, to the number of
1 ZOO walked out the other day. The
firm had a disagreement with the Cen
trail Labor Union.
HON. P. w. DAVIS. a member of the
Legislature. was cowhided by Editor
Harper, of Elberton, Ga, recently.
Also, a delegation of citizens notified
Davis to resign his seat and skip, which
he did. Davis and Harper had married
cousins, and gross misconduct on the
part of Davis caused the community to
act.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended April 10 numbered
200. The week previous they were FOG.