Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16


cyclones the other day. They were
about eight miles apart Many houses
were destroyed and a number of people
injured and one child killed
THE superintendent of immigration
of New York reports that AS. 464 immi-
grants arrived at that port during the
past fiscal year as compared with $685.
921 during the previous fiscal year. OF
last years arrivals "A, 3S2 came from
Germany, 20, 176 from Italy, 35, 424 from
Ireland, "a, 5O4 from Russia, and the
others from other countries in Europe
and Asia
DRs. AUSTIN FLINT, A. c. Brown and
Robert Mosely as commissioners with
sheriff's jury at New York held an
inquest into the mental condition of
Herbert Victor Newcomb, the Wall
street bear, and adjudged him insane.
THE Society of Christian Endeavor
met in convention at Minneapolis,
Mimi, ON the 9Th. Over Is, 600 were in
attendance.
The Russian sul-general in New
York declares that many Russian Jews
who have come to this country recently
are seeking means to return, alleging
that they have not been well treated
DURING the session of the lower house
of the Austrian reichsrath man COM
mitted suicide with revolver at the
entrance of the strangers gallery. He
was identified as hunter. He had
gone to the reichsrath to demand justice
in an imaginary lawsuit with the
Rothschilds
MAJ. JOHN w. RYERsON, prominent
resident of Simcoe, Ont, and Abel
Bunker, a commercial traveller of To-
ronto. who had gone to Long Point for
fishing. have been drowned.
THE house of S. P. Anderson, Swede
living near Clifton, La. was struck by
lightning, killing his wife and three
daughters, all that were in the house.
Anderson was close to the house when
the bolt struck, but the flames were so
rapid, being fed by the explosion of a
five gallon can of oil, that none but the
wife could be taken from the house.
The house was rodded.
M. S. e. ]. NJ. BROWN, general mer-
chants of Delaware Bend, Tex, have
failed with over $40, 600 liabilities.
EX-SHERIFF ZACH MUNsEY, of Chatta-
| nooga, Tenn, shot Policeman James
Looney dead. Looney had attacked
Munsey.
A SHORTAGE Of SIG, 9s7 has been found
in the accounts of City Treasurer Perry,
of Grand Rapids, Mich. The amount
was at once made good.
The Bardsley confession" has bees,
made public. 1t duplicates Wanama-
ker and other prominent persons with
acts leading to the defalcations.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN Pow
Derby has issued special circular to
all local assemblies of the Knights OF
Labor, declaring off for the present the
proposed industrial conference, which
was to have been held on July 80.
FRENCHY, the New York ''Jack the
Ripper" has been sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
The Falls City bank, of Louisville,
KY, has finally closed its doors
The case against President Egan and
Passenger Agent Holdredge, of the
Maple Leaf, for selling tickets at prices
different to those scheduled with the
interstate commission was decided by
Judge Thayer, at st. Paul, Mimi, in
favor of the defendants.
JOHN HENDERSON and three girls
were drowned while boating on the
Lake at Oak Point They belonged te
party of picnickers from the Miles
Park Methodist Sunday school, o.
Cleveland, o.
JAMES S. VAN VRANKIN, paymaster'i
clerk in the general storehouse of the
Norfolk navy yard, and ]. H. Creston
another clerk, have been arrested fol
stealing composition metal and othel
goods from the government of the esti
mated value of $40, 600.
A SOCIETY has been organized a
Louisville called the Kentucky frater
nal congress. 1t includes nearly all thu
mutual or benevolent insurance order
and its purpose is to oppose Legislation
and litigation to place these companie
on the same footing as the regular in
surance companies.
DEPUTY CITY MARSHAL WEST wa
shot and killed by j. D. Gaines,
prominent citizen at Texarkana, Ark
The men had dispute about a trivia
matter and the difficulty resulted. Yves
had fired the first shot