Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-27

FRANK c. ALMY, the brutal murderer
Of Christie Warden, was run down near
Hanover. N. II. He was seriously
wounded before he surrendered
THERE was a serious fire at Dallas.
Tex, on the night of the Goth, COM
mencing at Hills business college.
The total losses footed up $500, 0eo.
THE government rain experiments on
the Staked Plains, Texas, are reported
to have been successful
Two boys were drawn into a sewer
and drowned during q recent heavy
rainstorm at indianapolis, Ind.
The American Wheel Co, a large con-
Germ of Chicago. is said to be insolvent
Assets are given as 81, los, 600; liabilities.
81, 500, 900.
EIGHT miners were killed by an ex-
plosion of giant powder in the lower
tunnel of the Black Bear mine near
Burke. Idaho. The tunnel was caved
in for 100 feet Ha4 fa@ a
AT Toronto, Ont, the Society OF
American Florists elected James Dean.
of Bay Ridge, N. Y, president The
officers of the American Horticultural
association elected: President. j. NJ.
Jordan, St Louis; vice-president, j. d.
Carmody, Evansville, Ind; secretary,
John G. Ester. Saddle River, N. -;
treasurer, J. Vaughan, Chicago
DURING recent trip the stokers OF
the Netherlands steamship OLDHAM mu-
tinously refused to work In the dis
pute the captain shot the ringleader
dead and the vessel proceeded without
further incident ..
LIEUT.. RUKoN. of the Alpine chas-
seurs, while ascending the Chambeyron
peak, fell down precipice 1900 feet
deep and was crushed into pulp.
The death list mum bered over 200 in
the recent hurricane at Martinique.
THE dead bodies of three children
were found in an old tool chest at Iron
ton. O., by, their parents, George Ham
ilton and wife. The chest had been
fastened on the outside, indicating
murder.
Two German missionaries have been
murdered in New Guinea
@ Two earthquake shocks were felt in
Jerseyville, ILL, recently.
CoNvICTs in the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla, Wash. tried to escape by
seizing train in the briclyard and
making the warden prisoner. Two
| convicts were killed before order was
restored.
THE interior department will not
permit the projected deals between
| the cattlemen and Cherokees for graz
| ing on the strip.
/ The Farley national bank, of Mont
gomery, Ala, has closed it's doors
The report that Russia would pro-
hibit wheat expectations is declared to
be untrue. si,i
KATE and Mary Walton, sisters, have
been drowned in Boston bay by the
capsizing of small boat
AT Ocean Spray, near Boston. two
| men were asleep in a stable when ii
took fire. Both were burned to death.
! A FEARFUL storm was reported in
the English channel On the French
coast much damage was done and a
bark was lost and four men drowned.
Ed MACRAE, an employee at the gravel
| pits few miles west of Paris, KY, was
| instantly killed by the pits caving in.
He had been at work only about ter
minutes when the accident occurred,
and was buried alive in the debris.
:. BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) fol-
the seven days ended August 20 mum
bered 216, compared with 227 the
previous week and 1872 the correspond
ing week of last year.
| IN ill dlUcTCdGlOA DIT bcSIcy SCOIt
near Betham in Caddo parish, La, w
E. BagIey, storekeeper, shot and killed
Mr.. Etheridge, bridge contractor o
Carthage, Mo.
THE Turkish brigands who captured
an Italian railroad inspector seventy
miles from Salonica the other day, alst
captured the railroad foreman and som,
workmen, killing one workman whs
attempted to effect a rescue.
The coroner's jury impaneled to in
vestigate the cause of death of Clarl
| Woodman, the 1inseed oil magnata
of Omaha, Neb., who was found dea'
in. his. room at the Grand Pacifi
hotel, Chicago, rendered verdict tina
| the death was due to heart disease.
JONATHAN BEATTY, aged 60, die,
at Indianapolis, Ind, from injuries re
ceived at the hands of footpads las
Christmas eve. He was badly beate1
and had been confined to his house eve
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