Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
MEADOWS are being destroyed by the
army worm in the vicinity of Salem,

army worm in the vicinity OF Salem,
Ill
Four Mormon elders have mysteri-
ous1y disappeared in St Clair county.
Ala, and it is believed that they were
murdered by citizens of the county who
objected to their missionary work.
THE price OF silver is steadily dec1in-
ing, as evidenced by the price at which
government purchases of the metal are
made.
At the Pacific Mail meeting at New
chosen, who elected Coils P. Hunting
ton president to succeed George
Gould.
PRESIDENT GREENHUT, of the whisky
trust, made an unsuccessful effort at
Chicago to float 81, 00O, 900 of the pro-
posed bond issue.
THE largest cash real estate deal ever
contaminated in New York city was
put through recently. The trustees of
ST. Luke's hospital sold their entire
Fifth avenue property for the sum of
50, 400, 900. The name of the purchaser
was suppressed.
DARKEST RUSSIA, monthly publica-
ton, announces that Russian persecu-
ton of the Jews is extending to Poland.
It says that $50 families have been ex-
PEELED from one district. ALI the heads
of families expelled were engaged in
trade and possessed more or less real
estate which they were forced to
abandon.
AT Lemont. Ill, riotous and drunken
striking quarrymen created reign Of
terror by attacks on men who were at
work.
JUDGE DUBosE, impeached at Nash
vile, Tenn, was found guilty of I'M
lawful acts.
The failure of the Smead Heating
Co. at Toledo, o., has been denied.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended June 1 showed an average de-
crease of 40 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 1876.
S. A. WILSON, the man who robbed
the express at Pacific, Mo-, was arrest
ed at Lebanon, Mo. He confessed and
said he had one accomplice.
NEAR Nevins Station, Tenn. train
plunged over a high embankment, in
juring many of the passengers.
DIRECTOR SCHwAB claims that the
worlds fair made over $3.50, 900 in May
and will do better in June.
ELEVEN Italian students have been
arrested in Trieste, Austria, for making
a demonstration in favor of reuniting
the province with Italy.
PAPERS left by the nihilist, Sawicki,
alias Lieturcki, who killed himself in
Paris some time ago, have been awarded
by the Paris courts to the Russian con-
sul-general.
THE Massachusetts, house has passed
a bill providing against discrimination
by BARRIERS on account of race and color.
The total attendance at the worlds
fair in May was 1,O77,233. a daily aver
age of 3S,000
IT is stated that the plate glass fac
| tories will be shut down for an indefi-
mite period.
LAWYER NEWMAN, of Chicago, threat
| ems to file a bill for receivership for
| the whisky trust.
The Palace of Industry at Stockholm,
| Sweden, has been destroyed by fire,
four fre-fghters being cremated in the
| flames
! ACCORDING to evidence presented to
the senatorial committee investigating
the matter the contract labor law is
being flagrantly violated.
| The NJ, K. & T., beginning June Is,
will run a through fast vestibuled train
between Chicago and San Antonio,
Tex, making the trip in Al hours.
| ANDREW CARNEGIE, in an article in
the North American Review, predicts a
union of all English-speaking nations.
| JOSEPH V. REMNANT, president of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; C. w.
Haskins, of the Manhattan Trust Co.
Of New York, and E. E. Sells of Chica-
! go, a Santa Fe railroad accountant,
have been selected as board of experts
to Investigate the governments bust
ness methods.
ONE of the competitors in the foot
| race from Berlin to Vienna was found
lying on the ground in an exhausted
state 100 miles from Berlin. Many OF
the competitors arrived at Zittau in a
pitiable condition. The vegetarians
who were among the contestants be-
came footsore and abandoned the strug-