Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-19

THE instant closing of the flood door
alone prevented the City of Rome sink
ing when she recently struck Fastnet
rock off Queenstown. Ireland.
The crop situation throughout Canada
is reported never in better condition
than at present, which is especially fine
The House Committee on Labor has
agreed to report bill that hereafter no
employee of the Government, ex cept fe-
males and boys under eighteen, shall
receive less than So per day.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has issued
orders to the Pennsylvania census emu
merators not to take numbers instead
of names for Italian and Hungarian la
borers.
A CATHOLIC nun persisted in . fire
which broke out in the Mercy Hospital,
Davenport Iowa, the other morning.
The patients were all rescued by the
heroism of the other sisters
The tornado at Wape1lo. Louisa
County. Iowa, was quite serious.
Though no lives were lost many per
sons were hurt and innumerable build
ings were destroyed.
TWELVE hundred carpenters OF Den
yer, Col, walked out on the 12th, paralyz-
ing the building trade.
AN incendiary fire in Frankstown, Pa,
destroyed ten frame buildings During
the fire several dwellings were robbed.
SoAPMAKERs have formed combine.
FATHER MOLLINGER, Catholic priest,
is said to have remarkable success In
curing sick people at Allegheny City,
Pa.
THE striking coal miners in Beaver
County, Pa, have won their battle for
an advance in wages after six weeks
contest.
EIGHT men belonging to the Amer
lean fishing schooner Fannie A. Spur
ling are missing. The vessel arrived at
North Sydney, n. S., and Captain Dore
reported that the men were out in four
dories off Cape North. A strong tide
was running and the men were unable
to reach the schooner.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended June II numbered
212, compared with 205 the previous
week and $50 the corresponding week
of last year.
THE American rif1emen to participate
in the German contests next month
have arrived at Bremerhaven and been
given grand reception.
JUDGE SHIRAs, of the United States
District Court at Sioux City, Iowa, has
decided the O'Brien County ejectment
cases in favor of the farmers who had
occupied their lands for years.
The street railway strike at Column
bus, O., ended in compromise brought
about by the citizens committee.
THE attitude of the Cheyenne Indians
of Montana continues to be menacing.
Work on the cattle ranches has been
completely stopped.
SALvATIONIsTs tried to enter town
in Prussia the other day in procession
and were attacked by the people. The
police defended the Salvationists and a
fierce fight ensued in which several per-
sons were injured.
EX-PREsIDENT GARCIA, of Mexico has
been communicated by Archbishop
Labastides for insisting that the people
do not profess the true Roman Catholic
religion, but an idolatrous.
THREE. masked highwaymen robbed
the post-office at Joshua, Tex, the other
night after holding up the people pres
emit. They got three gold watches and
$500.
A CLEVELAND, Canton & Southern
passenger train collided with freight
at the Jones avenue crossing. Cleveland,
O., recently. The cause of the collision
was mistake in signals.
AT Bulls creek, six miles above
Maysville, KY, cloudburst washed
out the railway culvert. causing train
wreck and the killing of several per-
sons. In addition more lives were lost
by the flood sweeping away dwellings.
THE Sac and Fox Nation has signed
an agreement with the Government
Commissioners. They will choose lands
in severalty and take $1.23 per acre for
the surplus.
THE Passenger department of the
Trans Missouri Association has col
lapsed.
THERE was cloudburst in the vicin-
ity of Binghamtop, N. Y, on the night
of the 18th. The damage was estimated
at $4,000.
SHELLEY, Iowa, was struck by tornado
recently. Half a dozen persons were
injured.