Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-07

AN accident occurred on the rail way
between Minski and Smolensk, Russia.
An express train ran into the rear of a
train carrying troops. Twenty persons
were killed and 100 injured.
Two men were blown to atoms at
the Schoonmalxer quarry, Milwaukee.
Thay were thawing out dynamite.
THE Arkansas Pass railroad strike in
Texas was reported growing warmer.
Engineers have been arrested for refus-
ing to take out mail trains.
WHILE hunting in Greer county, Tex
as, young man named Mcfarland was
killed by friends who mistook him for
deer.
GEORGE FREEMAN was found dead in
cotton patch near Denton, Tex. Deputy
Sheriff ]. w. Durbin had shot him by
mistake.
BoYEL & Sons. furniture, the Savan-
nah steam laundry and dozen small
buildings in Savannah, Ga, have been
burned. The total loss is $50, 200.
AN explosion in Dublin castle caused
great excitement in Great Britain and
wild stories were set afioat- Later,
however, it was found to be only q
small affair. probably gas
Dun & Co. report the prospects for
the year just opened good, especially
in the west. The grain exports for six
months are 5000, 600 bushels over the
record
THE business failures Of the past
year were the largest on record as to
mum bers, but in amount involved did
not exceed 1890.
THE interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that the giving of in
ter-state passes to federal and state Of
fcers and legislators is contrary to Law.
The Hungarian town of Dorresma
has of late been the scene of a serious
agrarian riot A crowd of peasants
| who assembled in church to publicly
assert their demands were forcibly
dislodged by troops, and several per-
| sons wounded Troops still occupy the
streets.
half Of the business houses of the town.
WILLIAM DONALD, while skating at
Grand Rapids, Mich, broke through the
| ice. Walter Dolan attempted to rescue
him, and both boys were drowned
/ RALPH WARREN, captain of the Prince
| ton football team, who had been visit
| ing in Washington, disappeared the
other day, but returned to his home in
|
the last game probably affected his
mind.
EASTERN building elevator men deny
that trust is being formed.
THE United States steamship Alba
tross, which has been engaged survey
| ing route for a submarine cable be-
tween the United States and the
Sandwich islands, has returned from
Honolulu.
THE great barrel works of the Stand
ard Oil Co. at Constable Hook, N. j.,
were burned. Loss, $500, 900.
| A GALE from the northwest, travel.
ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour,
struck Milwaukee on the night of the
1st and did great damage to the ship
ping along the docks George P. Zeid.
Ter, cigar manufacturer, while walk
ing along North Water street, was
struck by a big water tank and instant
ly killed
NoN-UNION men en- route to Texas
from Indiana to take the places of the
Arkansas Pass railroad strikers were
mobbed at Little Rock, Ark, and their
baggage cut to pieces.
The ak factory of Emery & Water
house at North Monmouth, Me-, was
burned with all its contents Loss
about $50, 600.
FIRE in Toronto, Ont, destroyed the
building occupied by T. G. Fowler &
Co., wholesale carpet and furniture
dealers supplies. Loss, $S5, 200.
GEORGE ISAAC RICHARDSON, assistant
treasurer of the Montreal Citizens
League, has given instructions tx
Messrs. Atwater and Mackie to attach
a large sum of money deposited in thu
Banque du Peuple by the province o
Quebec lottery, on the ground that TIT
lottery is illegal.
FIRE which broke out in the Noxol
block in Tenth street, Birmingham
Ala. destroyed $4,000 worth o
property, three-fourths covered by in
surance. The principal losers we're F
b. jackson and DIR. Joseph c. Smith
) owners of the building, which was
three-story brick, covering half
half block.