Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-02

Dill Will ruin the export Cr8O0 Win
America, and asking whether it is pos
sible to obviate this by diplomatic
means
THE work OF improving the harbor Of
Vera Cruz is nearly at standstill.
THE Jefferson Democratic club house
in Brooklyn, which cost $3.50. 600. was
opened on the Esd. Governor Hill
spoke. Governor Albeit of New Jer-
sey, was also present The corner
stone of the club house was laid by ex-
President Cleveland
BY an explosion on the steamer Pan
dora, at Armstrong; shipyard at New
castle, England, twelve persons were
so badly scalded that they will die.
THREE young men, Arthur Bowery,
Charles M. Donald and Hugh Rooney.
went out in sail boat Intending to
cross Strong lake, near Sundridge. Ont
Later their boat was found lying on it's
side with Bowery hanging dead in the
rigging. The other two men were sup
posed to have been drowned.
A PROVINCIAL Kaid. or Governor, of
Morocco abducted a girl when the tribe
to which the girl belonged attacked the
Kaid, killed him, all his women and
some of his male relatives The Sui
tan's troops marched against the tribe,
killed some and captured others and
sent the ringleader's head to the Sultan.
THE damage by the floods in the De-
partment of Ardeche, France, amounts
to SO, 900, 600 francs.
THE yacht Anna A. capsized in a
squall six miles off Belle river, near
Chatham, Ont. Mr.. Henry Turner, the
owner, and three friends from Detroit
were aboard, as we'll as a crew of four
men. 1t was feared that all were
drowned.
The Iron City bridge works of Pitts
burgh. Pa, is embarrassed.
THE examination of the Nationalist
prisoners at Tipperary on the 25th was
attended by some disorder The police
used clubs on the crowd, some persons
being injured, among them Timothy
Harringt ton.
The shearers in New South Wales
and Queensland have gone on strike.
The employers in Sydney insist that
the unionists shall accept the principles
laid down in their recent manifesto.
FIGHT over a court house site between
Boston and Springfield, in Baca County,
Col, caused the burning of the building
and the killing of two persons
The usual outbreak of crime in Servia
previous W dA O1OOGlOu, HAS OCCuTT0us "A
Deputy named Paulovitch has been
murdered near Pozorevac and other
fatal assaults have occurred. Twenty
eight Liberal electors have been arrest
ed without legal warrant
THE glove fight between McAuliffe,
the American. and Slavin. the Austria
ing of the 27th. It was an easy victory
no A,,li hoi
knocked out in two rounds. $50
THE new Austrian torpedo ram, which
has just been launched at Polai, is con-
sidered match for any ironc1ad.
GREAT excitement prevails in India
over the discovery of gold at Nagpore,
and there is rush for shares in the
mining companies.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended September 25
mum bered 219. compared with 100 the
previous week and 1872 the corresponding
week of last year.
THE Barrowsville cotton mill at New
port, Mass, has been destroyed by fire,
causing SIS, 900 loss.
The entire edition of the Cincinnati
Weekly Volksfreund was seized by the
post-office authorities and confscated
on account of containing an advertise
| ment of the Louisiana lottery.
A REPORT from Lisbon says that there
was serious conflict at Coimbra be-
tween students and police. Some were
killed and several wounded.
ADvICEs from St. Petersburg state
serious frauds have been discovered in
the Russian army near the Caspian sea-
Several regiments had received no pay
for six months and it appears that the
| officers had stolen the money.
SECRETARY NOBLE has christened the
park containing the giant trees of Cali
| fornia the Sequoia National Park, and
promulgated rules for its governments.
The stage between Redding and
Cedarville, Cal, was held up by two
masked men and the express box and
| Government mail pouch robbed of $500.
| ADDITIONAL. DISPATCHES.
ANOTHER attempt to kill the Gar is
reported from St Petersburg. The train
in which he was expected to travel was
wrecked at a barricade.
| A CARTRIDGE was exploded on the
2sth at Belgrade under the carriage of
the young King Of Servia. No one was
in jured.
THERE was terrible freight wreck
on the B. & o. ten miles west of Zanes-
vile, O., at midnight on the 27th.
Eight men were killed. The disaster
was caused by telegraph operators
mistake.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September 81 showed an average
increase of Is. compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the increase was 14S.
LONDON newspapers, without excep-
ton, predict that the Mckinley Tariff
bill will react disastrously upon Ameri-
ca-that it was a mistake to suppose
Europe was dependent to any great ex-
tent upon the United States
The Chicago packing house of Fowler
Bros. was burned on the morning of the
lZSth. The loss was heavy, reaching
towards 81, 600, 600.
A SOUTH bound freight train on the
Pittsburgh & Western railroad jumped
the trestle at Sheppervil1e near Clarion.
Pa, killing Fireman Silas Elder and
Brakeman Shreckengost and presum-
ably fatally injuring Engineer Frank
Wood.