Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-11

has been effected at New York.
A TELEGRAPHIc dispatch has been
received at Panama that the directors
have signed convention with syndi-
cate headed by the vice president of the
chamber of commerce to conclude the
work on the canal
PETER BRENNAN, aged 10, died at New
York from clubbing given him by Po-
1iceman Lyman. An autopsy showed
four ribs on his right side broken and
five ribs on his left The small bones
of his right hand had been crushed and
his chest and arms covered with bruises
The Cooley gang of outlaws have
committed further excuses near Union
town, Pa
THE failure of the gunboat Benning-
ton to reach Palos prevented the United
States from being officially represented
with vessel at the Columbian celebra-
tions.
THREE young women, Nellie Collin
ger, Blanche Simmons and Grace Max
well, went bathing in the Mississippi
river at Port Byron, near Davenport,
La. The first two got beyond their
depth and sank. Miss Maxwell lost
her life trying to save them.
Two masked train robbers held up a
passenger train at Coils Cal. The ex-
press car door was blown open with dy-
Mantle and the messenger wounded.
The robbers got between $50, 900 and
$50, 900.
PETER WANT, who was left with two
others on St Matthew's island, Behr-
ing sea, has been rescued. The fate OF
his two companions lis unknown.
ORDERS have been issued again to
clear the Cherokee strip of cattle, many
thousands found to be grazing in def
ance of executive orders.
THE steamer Remora burned at St.
Ignace, Mich. Loss, s12, 900.
ARCHBISHOP CoRRIGAN, of New York,
has been unofficially rebuked by the
Vatican in connection with the Fari-
bault and Saltwater schools contro-
versy.
THE National oil mills were burned
at Paris, Tex. Loss $3.50, 000
MUCH excitement was caused at
Ocean Grove, n. j. by a discussion over
masonry at the association meeting.
The brethren almost came to blows
FRANK CLARK of Columbus, Ind, a
railroad brakeman on the Big Four, was
killed near Pekin, Ill, and Tom Storey
of the same place was drowned at War
saw, KY.
AT Lothar, Montgomery county, Ga,
Winnie Davis threw the contents of a
bottle of vitriol in Daisy Johnson's face.
Jealousy led to the act. Miss johnson
| may lose her sight.
A FEEBLE-MINDED boy named Olsen
| wrecked train at Bloomington. Ill,
by throwing the switch.
SINGLE cases of CHAMBERS are reported
| in five counties of Illinois
THERE is a general belief in Phila-
| delphia that William B. Robbins, at
| torney and conveyancer and late ac-
| counting warden of ST. Marks church,
| is fugitive, and it is alleged that the
total sum of discrepancies in which he
is involved will reach $3.50, 900.
| A SHOCK of earthquake was felt at
Burlington, 81 miles west of Racine,
Wis.
THE great stallion Sultan died recent
| ly at Cynthiana, Ky.
| THE whisky trust won another VIC
tory at Cincinnati, which practically
ends the prosecution of the govern
ment on the indictments found in Bos-
ton against the trust officials.
| The Schulen burg lumber mill, Still
water, Mimi, has burned Loss, $685.
600; insurance, s65, 900.
| ONE man was killed and four others
badly injured by the collapse of an old
iron bridge near Attic, Ind.
DISPATCHES from Zumbrota, Red Wing
and other points in Minnesota report a
destructive storm. A hail storm several
miles wide laid waste the uncut grain
and did great damage wherever it
| struck.
THERE was a wreck on the Lake
Shore, near Erie, Pa. Several passen-
gers were injured. An engineer and a
| fireman were killed
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August 5 showed an average in
| crease of SO.
IRON Hall officers refuse to permit an
examination of the books.
A CALL has been issued for delegates
of democratic clubs to meet at New
| York, October 4.