Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25

NANCY HANKs made a phenomenal
mile at Washington park. Chicago, on
the nth, lowering the trotting record
to 2:O71l, dethroning Maud S. with a
record of 2:0S%.
A DECREE is about to be promulgated,
removing all restrictions on the exporta-
ton of cereals from the Russian empire.
CHIEF HARRIS, of the Cherokee ma
ton, has written a letter to President
Harrison, demanding the removal of
cattle from the Cherokee strip.
DR. ALBERT KIMBALL, well known
dentist of New York, has committed
suicide.
HAL POINTER, at Chicago on the 18th,
paced mile in 2:05L.
THERE was desperate fighting in Ten
nessee on the 18th. The miners capt
ured Gen. Anderson, of the militia.
The wires were cut and it was difficult
to obtain news. Reinforcements were
hurried forward. Great excitement
prevailed at Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga-
JEERs of the mob at Buffalo, N. z,
so excited a militia captain that he Or
dered bayonet charge. Several per
sons received wounds in the leg.
ORDERS have been issued in Germany
declaring that inasmuch as examina-
ton proves that American bacon con-
tains trichin@ such imports must not
be placed upon sale unless examined By
the authorities
THE four-nasted ship Ashland, from
the Cape of Good Hope for Newcastle,
Australia, is supposed to have gone
down with ell on board She had a
crew of thirty-three men and is six
weeks overdue.
REPORT comes that general fight
with guns and knives has taken place
in Lyon county, Ky. The fight was
participated in by the Hynes on one
side and the Paynes on the other. The
report says two Of the latter were
killed.
SIxTY-FIvE Cinnamon at Detroit were
sentenced to ten days each in Jail and
deportation back to the Flowery king
dom for coming across the border.
MARY CARNEY and Paul Ginther
were shot at Philadelphia by Joseph
Bailey, who mistoolz the woman for his
wife. They will recover. Bailey also
shot himself and is dying.
A STEAMER plying upon the Volga
aud it's tributaries was wrecked at
Mini during heavy storm.
Many of the passengers and crew
jumped overheard and attempted to
reach the shore by swimming, but thirty
were drowned.
GENEVA, O., has been swept by flames.
Loss, s175, 900.
THE fire at Delta, O., destroyed most
Of the town, including the Atlas Office.
Loss. 5000, 900.
GEN CARNEs succeeded in reaching
Coal Creek after more OF less fighting
on the 10Th. He captured band of 100
miners. Capt. Anderson was released.
Though Coal Creek was relieved the
fighting was by no means over.
The excitement caused by the ghost
dance at Ponca, I. T., is said to be in
creasing.
JOHN JAFFERAT, of the Birmingham
Post, and Edward Lawson, Of the Lon
don Telegraph, have been created bar
onets.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August 10 showed an average in
crease of 0. compared with the CORE
spending week Of last year. In New
York there was decrease of 5. s.
PIERRE LoRILLARD has purchased
from Messrs. Brown and Rogers the
three-year-old colt Lamplighter, the
price paid being sa7, 800.
CASHIER DAVIS, of the Iron Hall, has
refused to surrender his books to the
investigating committee.
THE Canadian Pacific has obtained
possession OF the new line which is be-
ing built along the Canadian side of the
Niagara river.
CLYDE, Mich, a town of 500 popula-
ton, was wiped out by fire.
TEMPLE B. BALLINGER, a carpenter,
fell at Morristown, Ind, and was killed
almost instantly.
ONE engineer and fireman were killed
and two others proba bly, fatally injured
by head-end collision on the Boston
& Maine railroad near Boston.
JOHN B. KLEGG, editor of the Ogden
Qll.) Journal, has been declared insane
and will be sent to the asylum at Kan
llalSee.