Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-12
DIR J. B. CorrNEa, Joshua Miller and

DIR. j. B. CorrNER, Joshua Miller and
John Stubbleield, all citizens of
Wetang, village twelve miles south of
Anna, Ill, attempted to cross a swollen
stream IN a skiff. when the boat was
overturned ana the men were thrown
into the water. Stubblefield managed
to reach the shore but Cottner- and
Miller were unable to swim and We're
drowned.
Two reports from the judiciary COM
| mittee on the joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
provide uniform laws on the subject Of
marriage and divorce have been made
to the house The majority report adj
verse to the resolution was made by
Representative Oates and Representative
Ray presented the minority report.
THE chamber of commerce of Man
chester, England, has by vote of 1854
to l56, declared itself in favor of bimeta-
ism.
L. d. SLAUGHTER and Thomas Bailey,
two negro murderers We're executed at
the county Jail at Little Rock, Ark, in
the presence Of about twenty persons
Slaughter killed his mistress, Jennie
Love, last August, and Bailey muir
dered j. F. Hickman, peddler, and
threw his body into a swamp. Both
necks were broken.
CHARLES 81. PINKHAM, JR-, ex-presi-
dent of the bank of Harlem, has been
arrested for Misrepresentation of the
banks funds
HEAVY rams caused rise in the Illi-
nois and Fox rivers, which overfowed
| their banks and much damage to prop
erty was the result.
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT, Of Illinois,
offered for reference in the house a
resolution calling for an investigation
of the National Cordage Co. and its
trust methods, and requesting the at
torney-general to inform the house
whether any information is furnished
| the department of justice on the subject
| of such character as will authorize
him to institute proceedings.
A SHOCK believed to be that of an
earthquake was felt in sections of north
Lancaster county, Pa, the other day.
The ground swayed and houses were
| shaken. The disturbance lasted but a
| few seconds.
CONTINUED rains in the west have in
| terfered with trade.
A RECENT storm at Burlington, Ia,
was the worst in years Ten hours
| entire country. The Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad suffered several
bad washouts between Burlington and
Creston which stopped all trains during
the day. South Main street, Burling-
ton, was running river three feet deep
| for a time. Much damage was done in
| the city and surrounding country.
| AN explosion occurred the other day
of Ra1<
distance from Liege, but fortunately
beyond the SCATTERING of windows no
damage was done. Some one placed
two cartridges on window sill
of the house of the burgomaster
| of A1leur, but for some reason only one
of them exploded. The affair caused
great excitement in the village. A
German anarchist has been arrested,
| charged with having caused the explo-
| sion.
INSTEAD of a wedding there was a
| double funeral few miles from Stuart,
la. Charles Van Arden and Minnie
Golf were engaged to be married within
| a short time. They tried to ford Beaver
creek. They could not see it was out of
| its banks because of the darkness.
| Their bodies were recovered and in
| tered.
SCHOONER Grover Cleveland, of and
from st. Johns, N. F., for Boston, with
cargo of fish, has been given up for lost.
1t is supposed she foundered in the gale
| of March f. She was commanded by
| Capt. James Day with crew of six men,
The head of the Hammerstein bank
ing house of Berlin, Germany, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with a
revolver.
A Two-YEAR-OLD infant, the son of
John Britech, living at New Rose, Ind,
was literally devoured by the large
house dog of the family. The dog
sprang upon him, fastened his sharp
teeth in his cheek, tore off the flesh till
the bones became bare and then de-
voured it greedily. In an instant it
attacked the breast, throat and eyes
with similar results. The dog was at
length driven away, hut the child died
within a few hours.