Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14

decided to strike in all the shops in
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City
unless certain demands are complied
with The strike involves 1000 men,
In a collision between the limited
mail westbound and a passenger train
on the Panhandle road near Denison,
O., Baggagemaster Daniel Longenecker
was killed, several persons were in
jured, both engines were wrecked and
four cars demolished.
IN an explosion in a mine near Clarks-
burg. w. Va, four men were killed and
several injured.
THE Moline Plow, the Deere & Man
sur Implement and the Deere & Co.
Harvester Cos, of Moline, Ill, are to be
consolidated, with $500, 600 capital.
MUCH excitement was caused at Val
paraiso, Chilli, by an attempt to assassin
ate the leading members of the cabi-
net by means of bomb thrown at
them in the street No one was hurt.
DURING. April there were 8, 40 deaths
in Chicago-more than double the num-
Der in April, 1890.
NINETEEN horses persisted in the
burning of August Hunzman's barn in
Mason, Ia, the other night
LOCKE EEL, a United States deputy
marshal, was waylaid and killed south
of Russellville, KY, recently.
ALL the printers of Vienna are on a
strike for nine hours as a work day and
no overtime.
HUNGARIANs and Italians made a
combined raid on the ruins of the re-
cent fire in Pittsburgh, Pa, and boldly
carried away large quantities of lard,
hams, condiments and coffee.
SPECIAL dispatches from Sherman,
Evart, Lakeview, Wheeler and a dozen
other towns in Michigan report heavy
damage to pine and hard wood tim Der
by forest fires
The expulsion of Jews from Russia
continues Harsher measures are ex-
pected Neither baptism nor appeal to
foreign consuls avails to secure escape.
THE Massachusetts, state board of
health reports that there were seven
teen deaths from hydrophobia during
the past year. This is the highest num-
Der of deaths from this disease that has
ever been recorded in the state.
THE state bonded warehouse at Rot
terdam, Holland, and the greater part
of it's contents was destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at 81, 25O, 200,
THE supposed assault on an American
in Florence, Italy, has been explained.
Mr.. Jacques was out driving and hap
pened to get in a turbulent mob where
| arrests were being made and received a
portion of the missiles being thrown.
The next international Y. M. c. A. is
| to be held at Indianapolis, Ind
THE Portuguese government has au-
thorized the Bank of Portugal to coin
and issue So, SOC, 900 in silver and to ex-
| change notes for three months owing to
the scarcity of gold.
ACTING GOVERNOR BULKLEY, of Con.
necticut, has promised to supply the
funds for the state insane asylum until
the legislature makes an appropriation.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) fol
the seven days ended May mum
bered 242, compared with 255 the previ
Gus week and 200 the corresponding
week Of last year.
THE Spring Garden and Penn Trust
banks at Philadelphia have been forced
to suspend.
| THE journeymen plumbers of Pitts
burgh, Pa, have struck against obnox
ious rules. The carpenters strike i.
unchanged.
The strike of stonecutters of Mil
waul<ee has been settled by mutual con
cessions. Other settlements are ex
pected to follow.
! BECAUSE her father was recently sen
to prison Minnie Whitaker, of Indian
apolis, Ind, girl of Is years, com
mitted suicide by taking morphine.
The houses of French residents O
Topsham, Me-, have been stoned b.
masked men and one woman wa
frightened into miscarriage. The riot
ers are of the best families.
FIFTEEN two story dwellings in tn
southwestern part of Chicago were de
stroyed by fire, boys having set a barr
on fire.
THE street railway stables of Austin
Tex, and twenty-five cars and thirty
four mules were destroyed by fire
Loss, $4,000
NEWTON KLINE, a prominent mer
chant of Cleveland, O., committe
suicide by shooting himself.