Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-16

PATRICK RRAHsIaAn, aged 102 years,
died at his home In Hurley, Wis. on the
6th. He had perfect health and an ex-
cellent memory. He has lived in this
country sixty years Brannigan leaves
104 descendants, and has a record for
voting for the tweny presidents s:..,ce
John Quincy Adams
C :A A-fF-4suN says he is going &c
ret're --<um public life and viii leave
+ chicago for good.
AN unknown man fatally stabbed the
proprietor of a Chicago shooting gallery
in dispute over nickel.
The construction department. Of the
worlds fair is almost ready to receive
bids for the exposition buildings
The Wisconsin house has passed the
feapportionment bill and resolution
for the election of United States sena-
tors by a vote of the people.
A BILL appropriating $500, 900 for a
worlds fair exhibit has been introduced
in the Illinois legislature
MARIA 5. KRUKANEZ, a Bohemian
girl from Omaha, lighted a fire with
kerosene at Pueblo, Col The house
was saved. but the girl died.
THE Chicago gas trust has decided to
submit to the orders of the court.
WILLIAM WALLACE, postmaster Of In
dlanapolis, Ind, died on the 9th He
was born in Brookville, Ind, in 1926
He was son of the late Gov. David
Wallace, brother of Gen. Lew Wallace,
and was President Harrison's first law
partner.
The first train to pass through the
Grand Trunk railroad tunnel under the
st. Clair river at Detroit, Mich, made
the trip on the 9th, carrying a number
OF the roads officials. Every thing was
pronounced satisfactory. There were
demonstrations at both ends of the tun-
mel
The Cincinnati stock yards and ad-
Joining buildings burned on the 9th
The loss was $3.50, 600. The fire was
caused by boys smoking.
THERE was a bad wreck on the Wis
consln Central at Vernon recently
Thawing ground left the road bed weak
and freight train went off the track,
killing engineer and fireman and fatal
~ hurting brakeman.
WILLIAM BALES was lynched at Ken
Ton, q. He had murdered a policeman
March 81.
IN collision between passenger train
No. Is and a freight, eight miles west of
Washington, Ia, on the Rock Island
both engines were badly wrecked.
Frank Norton, engineer of the freight
train, and his fireman, N. l. Wilson,
were seriously injured. Other persons
were also hurt.
GREER county is having recognition
in the United States court now in ses-
sion at Ell Reno, Ok. On account OF the
dispute on the title between the United
States and Texas, the Texas court in
that county carefully avoids any cues
tions involving title to land. Judge
Seay has ruled that all offenses com
mltted there are returnable to the fed
eral court at Ell Reno.
CHRISTIAN PRIEsE, aged rs, and his
wife, aged 70, were found lying nearly
naked on the floor of their home at
Waukesha, Wis, the wife dead and the
husband dying. 1t was supposed to be
double murder.
EX-Gov. WATERMAN, of California, is
dead.
JOHN ROSE and John Edwards, con-
vlcted of double murder, were shot to
death by masked men, who broke into
the Jail at Zealandi, Wash.
The Smythe block, the Kohl & Mid
dleton museum and adjoining buildings
at Chicago were destroyed by fire on
the night of the 18th. One or two lives
were lost and the damage amounted to
81, OO0,O 900.
The other night seven prisoners con-
fined in the United States Jail at Ard
more, I. t., made good their escape.
Among the number was Daniel McGin-
mis- and Leon Queen, notorious des-
perado and outlaw. They got out by
cutting the iron bar off window.