Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-17

Russia had seized an island off the
coast Of Corea-
DURING the launching of a sailing
vessel at Osaka, japan. sixty persons
were drowned. A large number of per
sons were on board and sudden rush
to one side caused the vessel to capsize
AT Sibley, Ark, on the 9th, a freight
train collided with a passenger. Four
persons we're killed, all colored. Six or
seven others, white and black, were
hurt
A COLLISION occurred recently on the
Louisville & Nashville, eight miles
south of Birmingham, Ala. Five lives
were lost-two engineers, two fremen
and a pumpman.
I THE large hotel at Lake Elmo, twelve
miles from ST. Paul. Mimi, has been
burned. Loss $50. 900.
THE story Of the killing of Court Clerk
Spalding of Chamberlain, S. D., by
Cheyenne Indians is positively denied.
The recent disaster by fire at Fort de
France, Martinique, inflicted loss of
So, 600, 600. Fully three-fourths of the
place was destroyed.
The independent brewers of Chicago
have begun war on the English syndi-
cate. Prices have already dropped from
Sc to So. so per barrel and further cuts
are expected.
The United States war ships Ranger
and Thetis have been ordered to the
west coast of Central America to guard
United States interests in case of war
between Salvador and Guatemala.
THE National Educational convention
at st. Paul, Mimi, elected William r.
Garrett, of Nashville, Tenn, for presi-
dent Prof. James 81. Garfield, of Law
renee, Kan, was elected one of the
vice-presidents; also Prof. Buchanan, of
Kansas City, Mo. James M. Green
wood, of Kansas City, Mo-, was chosen
treasurer.
THREE ladies were killed recently
near Auburn, N. Y, by train on the
Lehigh Valley road striking their
buggy.
A FATAL race riot occurred at Starts
mill pond, Fayette County, Ga, recent
ly. The trouble commenced in a dis
pute over some wine between negro
and white man. After the fighting it
was found that eighteen were killed
and wounded. Four of the dead were
negroes.
700 persons were precipitated into the
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bridge. By desperate efforts all but
seven or eight were rescued.
ADvIcEs from St. Johns, N. F., say
that there have been 2,671 cases of diph-
liberia and 500 deaths since the outbreak
of the epidemic. The disease is now
under control.
THE coroner's jury in the Dunbar,
Pa, mine disaster has returned a verdict
h01dino S11nnri yfnndonf Rnhorf
crimina11y responsible for the disaster.
RAY HAWK, boy, and Fred Arm
strong, man, were killed by choke
damp in an old shaft at What Cheer,
Iowa.
BUSINESS failures Oun's report) for
the seven days ended July 10 num-
bered 1877, compared with 1919 the previ-
Gus week and 2O9 the corresponding
week of last year.
A SPARK from a workingman's pipe
started fire in Wassil jervo, Russia, in
which 329 dwellings were burned, and
seven persons persisted.
THE Henry Miller brewery, Philadel-
phia, was damaged 500, 900 by fire the
other day. Two men were slightly in
jured.
AT Ysleta, Tex, a terrible faction
fight was reported on the night of the
k11th for possession of the city govern
ment. Quite number were killed and
wounded.
By an explosion of fireworks at Brunn,
Austria, man and his wife and two
children were killed.
THERE was an explosion and fire on
the lake steamer Tioga at Chicago on
the 18th. A number of stevedores en-
gagged in unloading were burned to
death, though desperate efforts were
made to rescue them from the hold.
EDWARD D. GALLAGHER was hanged
at Vancouver, Wash, for murder last
November. He died cursing the sheriff
| ALFRED COOPER, colored, was hanged
at Birmingham, Ala. He smoked Gig
arctic until the black cap was drawn
| over his face.