Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-26

can were fred upon from ambush near
Miller's ranch, Arizona The men es-
capped, but found their cabin had been
looted by four Indians The outrage is
supposed to be the work of the rene
gade Kid.
A TORNADO of fierce violence passed
over the northwestern part of Hamilton
county, Ohio, blowing a furrow of de-
struction nearly three miles in length
THE food In the Arkansas river was
vesy disastrous one at GAINESVILLE,
Ark. Two Germans who resided on the
opposite side of the river were drowned
while attempting to cross the river, and
three children were drowned at point
few miles above GAINESVILLE.
THOUSANDS of acres of wheat lands In
the Mississippi bottoms of Union and
Alexander counties, ILL.,. were flooded
by the overflow of the river. Farmers
fed to the hills and the merchants at
the river landings removed merchandise
from their stores in skiffs There was
much suffering and the loss of property
was great
ADvIcEs received from Mauritius state
that a hurricane, unprecedented in its
violence, passed over that island on
April %, causing enormous damage to
shipping. A majority of the vessels at
the island were blown ashore The
western half Of Port Louis, the capital,
was devastated Houses were blown
down, gigantic trees were uprooted and
that part of the town was about wiped
out of existence. The loss of life was
appalling. A large number of persons
were caught in the falling houses and
crushed to death. while others lost their
lives by being struck by flying debris
while they were attempting to seek
places of safety.
A SAD accident, in which a man lost
his life in vain attempt to rescue a
child from moving train, occurred the
other day at Elyria, a suburb of Denver.
Little four-year-old Anna Sophafe at
tempted to cross before a rapidly-run-
ming passenger train, and V. G. Burn
ham, foreman of a switch train, seeing
her danger sprang in front of the en-
CINE to rescue her. He had just reached
out his hands to grasp the child when
the engine struck them both, crushing
them horribly. The little girl died in
stantly, while Burnham fingered for a
short time after the accident.
AN attempt was made to wreck the
north bound Cotton Belt train at Pine
Bluff, Ark, the other day.
RUSSIAN students INDUCED in dis.
graceful riot at ST. Petersburg.
GERMANY will reinforce the passport
system in ce-Lorraine.
EDWARD PARKER DEACON, the Ameri
can charged with manslaughter for the
killing of M. Abeille, whom he found
in his wife's rooms at midnight, was
convicted the other day at Nice, France
of nanslaughter and sentenced to one
years Imprisonment
FROM all portions of the country
come reports Of a confident spirit in re
gard to trade, notwithstanding the
floods in the west. There are no appre
tensions Of deficient crops.
GUATEMALA reports terrible drought
a scarcity Of provisions, smallpox cpl
demic and bad outlook for the crops
The State Medical society, of Penn
| sylvania, has Endorsed the movement tx
organize national board Of health
with cabinet officer at the head.
resolution was adopted providing for thu
appointment of ten delegates from tn,
state and five each from the county so
cieties to the Pan-American congress.
A FIRE at Oswego, n. Y, destroyed
property valued at several hundred
thousand dollars.
CHAIRMAN DoCKERY, of the world,
fair investigation committee of the com
mittee on aspirations, has submitted =
the full committee the report agreed
upon by himself and his associates TIL
report recommends that the depart
lnent of foreign affairs be abolished an,
its duties discharged under the auspice
of the director general
SPAIN has cancelled the prohibition o
the importation of American porl
which has been in force for many years
OVER 100 families have been mad
homeless by a fire in the city Q
Tehuantepec.
THE Russian government is cor
structing a strategic railway along tn
Prussian frontier.
IT transpires that on the night of tn
four murders in Denison, Tex, anothe
woman was wounded.