Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-06
NEWS NOTES.


Adrian, that state.
Two tramps were burned to death
in an L. & n. pumphouse fire near
Bay Minette, Ala.
Three men lost their lives and three
others were seriously hurt at fire in
Newbern, Tenn. Property loss $40, 900.
The general assembly of the knights
OF Labor has adjourned and will meet
next in New Orleans.
An unknown schooner foundered in
sudden squall off Swamp Scott,
Mass. and all on board perished.
At Elmira, Ohio, Herman Barrows
shot his young wife and then blow his
own brains out
An Indian territory jury at Vinita
found a new way to reach a verdict
They tossed the dollar.
President Blaut and six directors of
the defunct Madison Square bank, were
indicted by New York grand jury.
David II. Ames, who fought with
General jackson at New Orleans, died
at Jerseyville, Ill, aged 1o2 years.
At Oakland, Ill. burglar tried to
descend chimney, was caught fast
and smoked till lifted out with q
windlass.
A number of Dubuque. Iowa, cap
italists propose to pump sand contain
ing gold from river bottoms in Idaho
and British Columbia.
Thirteen buildings were destroyed
by fire at Greenfield, Nevada. The
loss is $50. 000, A man dropped dead
from excitement during the fire.
Hutchinson salt manufacturers pro-
test that the placing of salt on the
free list means the ruin of the
industry in Kansas.
George Kelley, railroad agent Ber-
trand, Neb., WAS sandbagged and
robbed of $1,000.
Lulu Myers, living near Monroe
City. Ind, killed her stepfather,
Henry Wesley, with a butcher knife.
Many distressed communities are
looking to congress to give them relief
in the form of an appropriation.
Three forgers, two men and one
woman, supposed to belong to an
American gang operating in England,
were caught at London.
Commander-in-C Chief Adams of the
Grand army will attend the Kansas
Spain has decided to establish a
school to fix a ratio for blending her
heavy wines with the light vintages
of America.
The police of B1rcelona. Spain,
have so far arrested 1lS Anarchists.
Fifteen are held for the Liceo theater
outrage.
Seventeen farmers have organized
the Eastern Cowley county banking
company at Burden, Kan, with SlO,-
600 capital.
Scarlet fever has broken out in Mid
land college. Atchison, Kan, and it is
feared that it will be necessary to
close the college.
Mrs. NJ. Border and her son, Charles,
have been arrested for starting the
prairie fire in Lincoln county, Ok, by
which Mrs. l. 7. Hall lost her life.
The Iowa City, Iowa, Republican
building was totally destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss $40. 600.
Sergeant w. ID. Ross of the United
States signal corps at Brownsville,
Texas, committed suicide, shooting
himself through the head.
Hiram Berkey of Saltwater, Mimi,
has asked for a receiver for eX-Sena-
tor Dwight NJ. Sabin of Minnesota.
He says he caInot collect debt o1
$4,000.
Charles J. Bvles, freight agent OF
the Kansas City, Wyandotte and
Northwestern at I.eavenworth, is
short in his accounts and has disap-
peared.
j. b. Baldwin, a merchant of Cloud
Chief, Ok, has been missing since
last Monday and it is believed that he
has been murdered.
Attorney General Little of Kans as
states that he is preparing to compel
the M. X. & T. railroad to return its
general offices to Parsons or forfeit it's
charter.
Rev. DIR. John Livingstone Nevins,
one of the best known missionaries in
the foreign field, died of heart disease
October. Is at his home in Chufoo,
China
Kansas City has gone into the bust
ness of exporting dressed beef direct
to England Seventeen cars have
been sent TO New York containing
carcasses of steers slaughtered for the
London Christmas trade.
The new British steamer Sir John
Hawkins, of LIPS tons, foundered on
November 25 on her first voyage from
Plymouth to Marianople. The crew
were drowned
Treasury department officials are
Creary Chinese bill will be obeyed in
the matter of registration any more
than the Geary law was.
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shot his wife four times because she
had applied for a divorce. She is still
alive, but there is slight chance o.
her recovery. A posse is after the
murderer, and he may be lynched
The preliminary trial trip of the
new United States steamship Olympia
built in San Francisco. showed tina
she is flyer and it is believed thai
she will break the record of the New
Columbia, just finished by the Cramps
Fire bugs at Fort Scott, Kan, Sc
three blazes simultaneously and de
stroyed Lambs ice house, the Kramel
mineral well and natatorium and tn,
soap factory, causing $4,000 losses
At Tinturn. county Wexford. Ire
land, crowds of people on horsebacl
and on foot stopped the county hun
| because the master had failed to war;
off n number of landlords, Ian,
agents and bailiffs who had been con
nected with the eviction of tenants.
While the Santa Fc railroad ticke
/ agent at Joliet. Ill.,, was absent a
lunch a sneak thief entered the offic
and rIfied the money drawer an,
ticket case. 1t is not known nov
much money or how many ticket
were taken.
A tic placed across the track of th
Mississippi Valley road two miles be
4 low Luther, La, caused the wreck o
a gravel train. Fireman Joe Fogart'
of Vicksburg was killed instantly ane
Engineer Matthew Casey fatally in
I jured
Dettmer, who murdered Franz
i Breeze at st. Joseph two years ago
was sentenced to ten years in th'
penitsntiary.
The navy department is making