Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-12-10

almost caused blockade Of lake ves-
sells.
MINNEAPOLIS has started movement
to help distressed peasants in Russia
A DISASTROUS conhagration occurred
at Plainfeld. n. is on the night of the
the Sd. The total loss amounted to
nearly 5000. 900.
LARGE numbers of Russian mer.
chants who have been trading on the
wants of the people have been pun
ished.
THE Mexican house has passed the
bill to allow of the suspension of duties
on food products by the president to
permit of relief for the starving peo-
pie.
ALL the mercantile appraisers of
Philadelphia have been ordered dis
charged from office as the result of the
Bardsley defalcation.
Two passenger and two freight trains
were in collision at East Thompson,
Conn. Three persons were killed and
several injured A dense fog was the
cause.
By the sudden capsizing of brick
barges in the Hudson river, opposite
Haverstraw. N. Y, probably twenty
lives were lost
In the Russell separation case at
London the jury returned a verdict in
favor of Earl Russell The announce
ment was greeted with loud cheers by
friends of the earl.
Four English Quaker delegates have
arrived in Russia to visit the famine
stricken districts.
The Mexican government has entered
into a contract with the colonizer,
Reeves, to establish agricultural coll
onists in the state of Pueblo.
SEVEN men were killed and many bad.
~ hurt by the fall of wall of tho
burned buildings in St Paul, MINI.
They were engaged in clearing away
the ruins at the time.
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected
for the American Roman Catholic con-
gress in 1898. The main feature will
be social and economic questions
DUN & Co. g weekly trade review re-
ports gradual but sure improvement in
business Bradstreet reports the stock
market also doing well.
INFLUENZA's ravages in Germany this
year are more serious than at any pre-.
vious time. The victims are almost
countless.
THE worst storm in years swept dow
vania, doing great damage.
A MADMAN, supposed to be an es-
capped lunatic named 81. D. Wilson, de.
manded 81, $50, 600 from Russell Sage in
his Office at New York and when re-
fused caused an explosion which tore
the man himself to fragments, caused
others. Mr.. Sage escaped without Sc
rious injury.
BRYAN CALLAGHAN, mayor of San
Guetergull have been arrested and
placed under bonds on an Indictment
found by the grand jury for misappro-
priating the public funds The two
are charged with drawing salaries as
mayor simultaneously, one as mayor
and the other as mayor pro tenn.
SUIT has been entered against ex-
Mayor Richard Pearson, of Allegheny,
Pa, for embezzlement He is charged
with retaining 1854 of jail and work
house commitments The charge is
similar to the one preferred against
Mayor Wyman.
THE hatred of foreigners in China is
said to have begun to be displayed in
Pekin. Indignities are offered whites
who venture out alone.
A DARING burglar stole a tray OF
diamonds from a jewelers. window in
st. Paul and escaped, but slipped and
| lost most of the rings. several of which
| were pocketed.
THE Greek Catholic priests of the
United States held a convention al
Wilkesbarre, Pa, recently. Some OF
the priests wanted to cut off all
allegiance to Rome and to establish
an episcopacy of their own. The
trouble arose from an ultimatum from
Rome ordering all Greek priests who
owe allegiance to Rome and are mar
ried to return to Europe. Rome's OBJ.
ject is to place only celibate priests in
charge of congregations in the United
| States.
AT A. J. Cassett's Chesterbroolkf farm
near Philadelphia, the we'll known
race horse Eurus died. He was year:
old and was by Eolus, out of Majestic
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