Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-29

Judson, night fireman, was instantly
killed.
Two United States deputy marshals
in Wyoming have been killed by horse
and cattle thieves, whom they attempt
ed to arrest Three of the thieves were
killed.
NEAR Walton, KY, a gang of railroad
1aborers got into a fight Two were
killed and two are dying.
A SERIOUS " reck occurred on the New
port News & Mississippi Valley road at
Eddyville, KY. Conductor Carter and
Postal Clerk Sanders were seriously in
| jured, though not fatally.
MILLIONAIRE J. c. DoANE, of Chicago,
is liable to go to prison for docking his
horses tail.
at Berson, village of the Gironde,
France, and fourteen of the villagers
were either burned to death or killed
while attempting to escape.
BACHMANs dress goods and clothing
mills, Philadelphia, have been destroyed
| by fire. Loss, 1885, 900.
FIRE at Duqnesne, Pa, destroyed six
dwellings and for time threatened the
whole town.
THE operatives at the Blackstone
Mass wooden mills struck because of
excessive fines.
WILLIAM KoHLER was cooked alive
at Springfield, O., by crude oil tank
exploding.
THE missing word craze in England
has been squelched Pearson's Weekly
was convicted of violating the gambling
act, and the money-about $3.50. 600
was escheated to the crown.
JUDGE WooLsoN at Dubuque, Ia,
sentenced r. E. Graves, president of the
wrecked Commercial National bank, to
five years in the penitentiary, the mini
mum term. The bond on appeal was
increased to SIS, O0O
The celebrated lumber underweigh-
ing case came up in Judge Parkers
court at st. Joseph, Mo. Howell and
Tibbetts were convicted of violating
the interstate law and sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment and
So 600 fine each. An appeal to the SUI
preme court was taken.
RESOLUTIONS asking congress to pass
a national quarantine law were passed
by New York's chamber of commerce.
THE committee on interstate and for
eign commerce in the house reported
favorably on Cranes bill extending the
time of commencing work on the safe
deep-water on the coast of Texas.
THERE is a marked feeling of disquiet
at Santiago, where court-martial is
sitting for the trial of the military men
implicated in the recent troubles. It is
fully expected that several will be SEN
fenced to be shot.
THE Argentine confederation has de-
clared Rio and Santos unclean ports.
ANOTHER alleged labor poisoning case
is reported, this time from New Cum
berland, w. Va, where number of
Hungarians imported to take the place
of striking workmen had their drink
ing water doctored with croton oil.
The Deroulede duel set
all Paris laughing. Neither was hurt
in the shots fired, when the seconds
said ''honor was satisfied"
THE third pigeon shooting contest for
the championship was won by Elliott,
who beat Fulford by score of SO to 60
The Indiana legislative apportion-
ment case was finally disposed of. The
attorneys waived their right to move
for rehearing, and the clerk was di-
rected to enter a final decree.
Two more of the poisoned Arkansas
convicts died on arriving at Little Rock,
making eight deaths in all. Five others
were seriously sick.
News has been received of the death
at the Belknap Indian agency, of A
Simons, the agent, who was wounded
in fight some days ago.
THE Spanish steamer Grao, with
1000 bales of cotton aboard, was
burned at Savannah, Ga. She was
loading for Barcelona The loss was
heavy.
DURING a big fox hunt at Newton
Falls, O.. Daniel Lechleitner was ac-
cidentally shot by Henry King, a
wealthy farmer. Lechleitner will die.
FOREFATHERs' day was observed in a
fitting manner at New York, Phila-
delphia, Boston and Chicago. Many
prominent speakers made brief ad-