Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS,

next year in st. Louis
AT Pitts burgh, Pa, the crew of the
towboat George Shiras, including the
officers, deliberately stood by and saw
Fireman Cookies, who had fallen over
board, drown without helping him.
The coroner's jury censured them.
A SYSTEM of wholesale robbery on the
Central street railway of Peoria, Ill,
has been discovered and half of the con-
ductors on the line are now searching
for other jobs.
The Canadian Pacific is said to be ar
ranging for terminus at New York.
JUDGE MCCORMICK, of the United
States court at Dallas, Tex, has rem
dered decision against the Texas rail-
junction restraining them from making
unreasonably low rates.
THE British steamer Roma, from
London, for Brisbane, has been wrecked
near Algoa Bay, Africa 1t is sup
posed everybody on board Of her was
drowned.
FRED SMITH was killed by live wire
at Pittsburgh, Pa He was an employee
of a fire escape firm.
A CLoUDBURsT occurred at Roanoke,
800. 900 of damage had been done and
at least one life lost The business
portion of the city, which is on low
land, was the principal sufferer.
CONSUL OSCAR WILLIAMS at Havre re-
that place, with many deaths, and adj
vises an inspection of the vessels from
that port arriving in the United States.
Turn uo1 &c i.
a receiver in the person of James F.
Failey, well known manufacturer of
indianapolis, Ind.
The Lackawanna switchmen struck
at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 23d, purely
out of sympathy for the other strikers
IT is officially announced that there
| is not a single case of Asiatic cholera
in Belgium All of the suspicious cases
so far reported were merely cases of
cholera noStraS-
AFTER a conference with the heads of
other railway organizations at Buffalo,
n. Y, on the oath, Grand Master
Sweeney declared the switchmen's
strike off.
ANEW YORK firm has ordered 81 900, 600
in gold coin for shipment to Europe.
THE convicts have been ordered to be
returned to Oliver Springs, Inman and
Coal Creek, Tenn.
The treasury department has prohib-
tied the importation of foreign rags
after September 90 because of cholera.
GEORGE GOULD is said to be planning
to secure control of the Wabash rail
road at the next annual meeting.
! The Otoes, Iowas, Poncas and Osages
are dancing near Ponca, ]. T. Consld.
cradle anxiety is felt in the neighbour
| hood.
THE striking boilermalzers at Little
Rock, Ark, have returned to work
without prejudice, at the old terms.
BABY was eaten alive by lynx in
the woods near Saginaw, Mich
| WARD and Franklin, train robbers,
We're convicted at Bolton, Tex
A QUEER controversy as the authentic
ity of supposed cables" is going OF
between the New York Sun and World.
A POLICEMAN named Price is to be
hanged in October at Pine Bluff, Ark.
| for killing a man whom he was arrest
| ing. A rare case
AT Richmond, Ind, Lyle Rodgers
died from blood poisoning His lef,
arm began to rot. and finally his entire
i system was permeated. His physician
said the poisoning came from handling
| ice.
A NUMBER of coiored men of Chicaps
have organized the Northwestern I'm
migration association for the purpose
of aiding and assisting the colored PEG
| pie to leave the southern states AND
| find them homes in the north