Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

STATIONARY engineers are in session
at Omaha, Neb.
THE employees of eastern hat factories
have gone out on strike.
SHEPARD BUsBY, who killed Deputy
Marshal Barney Connolly, near Chero-
kee, I. T., has surrendered.
AN armed man entered the Canadian
Pacific railroad depot at Nelson, Man.,
and, after binding the agent, opened
the safe and secured 50, 900. The rob-
Der then disappeared.
The report of an impending revolu-
ton in Mexico is discredited
The Western national bank, of New
York, has reduced its capital from 49,
500. 900 to 50. 100. 600.
NIGHT WATCHMAN JAMES PATTON was
badly injured and his five-year-old
nephew killed by fire in his house at
Johnstown, Pa
The Sac and Fox reservations in the
Indian territory are rapidly filing up
with 'sooners.' Something will have
to de done quickly or the opening will
be attended with much disorder.
MASKED men robbed the Southern
Pacific express at Samuels, Tex, early
on the morning of the Cd, getting away
with the money. They then took horse
and fed to Mexico.
The holiday season has been disas-
trous one for Atlantic City, N. j. Seven
or eight hotel failures are announced,
due to lack of patronage.
A SERIOUS confagration occurred at
the Dalles. Ore. on the I'd, breaking
out in Skebbes' restaurant The loss
was estimated at $3.50, 600.
GEORGE r. WOODS was carried up by
a balloon he was helping to hold down
at Oswego, N. Y. He fell seventy feet
and was killed.
AT Grand Island, Neb., while the
Grand Army and Sons of Veterans re-
union was being held, lightning struck
the camp. A lieutenant and four SER
geants were seriously injured.
THE price Of bread is rising in Lon.
don. Much distress is predicted the
coming winter.
FIVE thousand acres Of hay land near
Grand Forks, N. D., have been swept
by fire.
THE wheat crop of North Dakota is
said to have been damaged only about
per cent by the recent frosts.
The German war department is buy
ing grain in large quantities in Hun
gary and the Balkan states
PILGRIMS to the holy coat at Treves
are reported in much misery.
A PARTY of Russian officials sent to
kill animals infected with disease was
attacked at Maikop by crowd of in.
habitants Cossack troops, after being
assaulted, fred volley, killing seven
teen persons and wounding many
| others.
LIGHTNING killed four persons near
Magnolia, Ark. DR.. Trumbull, We.
Cunningham and two boys had taken
refuge from the storm in cotton shed,
which was struck by the electric fluid.
THE rumor that there would be an
| application made for the appointment,
of a receiver for the Union Pacific made
quite stir on Wall street It was
promptly denied by Sidney Dillon.
AN order has been issued in Germany
removing the restrictions on American
| pork products
THE secretary Of war has issued or
ders that no cattle from the Cherokee
strip shall be permitted to be driver
north of the quarantine line, but that
all such cattle must go south on the
line established by the department Of
agriculture.
HEAVY frosts have been reported
throughout the northwest Serious
| damage to corn was feared
COTTON has been seriously damaged
by cold weather in the Memphis dis.
trict