Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

TIE boiler Of thresher engine en-
ploded near Litchfield, Mimi, recently.
Dennis Kelly, a lad of twelve, was
killed and twelve persons injured. one
fatally.
Two blocks of business houses in
Leavenworth, Ind, including three
stores, were destroyed by fire the other
day; loss. 500, 600.
THE excitement among the Northern
Cheyenues in South Dakota is dying
out, the stories of the coming of an In
dian Messiah being slowly but surely
disproved.
In collision between freight trains
on the Union Pacific railroad at Fair
view, Ore, Engineer O'Brien was killed
and his fireman badly hurt
A NOTABLE wedding took place at
Chicago on the 23d, the only son of
Marshall Field being married to Miss
Albertina Huck.
Two candidates for the vac ancy on the
Supreme Bench have appeared in the
Northwest They are Senator W. F..
Sanders, of Montana, and ex-Represent-
alive w. Fl. Ca1kins, of Washington
THE steam engineering store house of
the Mare Island navy yard, Vallejo,
AOSS
amounted to $1,000
A. H. HARRIS, millionaire mine
owner Of Montana, was found dead in
Minneapolis, MINI.
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton Sc Indianapolis
road at Oxford, a small town north OF
Hamilton, O. Two freights collided
and Engineer Meyers was killed and six
others badly injured, two Of whom will
die. Loss, 1928. 900.
THE conference between the officials
of the Mackey system of railroads in
Indiana and the employees has resulted
in an amicable agreement.
TIE Roman Catholic priests and monks
in Milwaukee have all registered and,
for the first time. will vote at the cleo
| ton against the Bennett law.
THE SOUTH.
THE Texas branch of the Commercial
Travellers Protective Association has
instituted a rigid boycott against the
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass road be-
cause of it's refusal to sell 1000 mile
tickets at slight reductions
THE Alabama State fair began at Biz.
IL
outlook. The machinery was started at
| button at Lenox, Mass.
GREAT excitement prevails at Flor
encc. Ala, over the discovery of natural
gas seven miles from the city,
A TELEGRAM from McNary County,
Tenn, gives particulars Of a horrible
| accident in which five men were killed.
The boiler of an engine exploded and
John Whites head was blown from his
shoulders and hurled fifty yards away.
The body of the owner of the mill, 81.
E. Trim bull, was torn into shreds.
THE Mississippi constitutional con
vention has finally decided to have a
Northumberland as one of the State
officers.
! A TERRIBLE collision occurred on the
Memphis road near Birmingham. Ala,
recently. Though only two persons
were killed many were injured.
! A soUTHBoUND passenger train 1ef
Chattanooga, Tenn, on time and wa:
running at a moderate rate Of speed, a p
preaching Chickamauga- AS the trai1
dashed out of cut a covered wagon wa!
upon crossing. The engine struck thu
wagon and killed J. W. Jenkins, hi
wife and baby and Mrs. James Bowman
all of Walker County.
AT the annual election Of directors O
the Alabama Great Southern railroad a
birmingham, N ajority of the new di
rectors elected were East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia men.
SENATOR J. S. c. BLACKBURN was Sc
verely hurt recently by being throw
out of his buggy in a runaway nea
Versailles, Ky.
COLONEL n. N. Cox has been nom
mated to succeed Hon. W. c. Whit
borne, the present incum bent. by tn
Seventh Congressional Democratic cor
vention Of Tennessee.