Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-22

EDWIN M. SOh Vi tiC ldt<3
Cyrus Field. who went insane for large
sum of money, is under practically no
confinement at the Buffalo asylum, to
which he was sent
THE fu1lbloods in the Chickasaw and
Choctaw nations have decided that the
squaw men shall be debarred from hav-
ing any share in the money which viii
shortly be distributed among them
HAvEMEYER's sugar refinery at Brook
lyn was tied up by reason of strike OF
the firemen, who demand shorter hours
during the summer months
FoR president of the international
Typographical union there were three
nominations-the present incumbent,
w. b. Prescott, John d. L. Kennedy of
Washington and William Boyer. A
ballot resulted: Prescott, lis; Kennedy,
Sc, and Boyer, Al. Prescott was thus
elected to his third term.
AN alleged blarney stone from Ire
land has arrived at the worlds fair.
THE immense Ferris wheel is now
successfully running at the worlds
fair.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended June Is showed an average de-
crease of 90 compared with the CORES
York the decrease was ST..
A VERDICT was reached in the case of
the first victim of the riots on the drain
Contractors Locker, jackson and
Mather for shooting defenseless men
without cause or warrant of law.
IT is reported that three of the Cimar-
ron, Kan, train robbers were arrested
at Hennessy, Ok.
A GANG of five robbers attempted to
hold up the Kansas City train as it left
Council Bluffs, Ia, on the night of the
10th. They fred a volley at the en-
gineer and fireman. but were unable to
stop the train. No one was hurt.
DUN's weekly review of trade says
issuing clearing house certificates has
eased the financial pressure.
SEVERAL disastrous marine mishaps
occurred at New York, one probably
involving loss of life.
NATURAL gas discovered near Newlin,
Texas, is frightening the colored pop
ulation away from that vicinity.
THE new Childs- Drexe1 Printers home
at Colorado Springs, Col, is said to be
going to ruin by reason of faulty con-
Struction.
A GOVERNMENT powder magazine a
few miles from Athens, Greece, exploded.
Twenty persons, including officers and
soldiers, were killed and great damage
was done to surrounding property. The
crown prince has gone to the scene to
aid the sufferers. The loss is estimated
at 3. 900, 900 francs. The magazine was
located at Scaramanga.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, who is in Chi
cago, says that the financial depression
and the attendant scare are about
over.
COMMISSIONER MILLER has prepared
statement which shows that the total
sugar bounty for the fiscal year ended
June 80 will be 50, 500, $50. The amount
actually paid is as follows: On cane
sugar, SS,607, 1874; on beet sugar, $751;
1863; on sorghum sugar, S19,S17; on
maple sugar, $50, 119. Total, 50, 500, 1898.
The National Printers Protective
fraternity, in session in Chicago, has
elected j. w. Martin, of Fort Worth,
Tex, president; w. III. Rogers, of Cleve-
land, secretary, and G. G. Hayden, Of
Milwaukee, treasurer.
ARRANGEMENTS are being completed
at ST. Louis for the international Sun
day school convention to be held there
from August 81 to September 6.
The steamer Falcon has sailed from
ST. Johns, Newfoundland. for Philadel-
phia to take the Peary expedition to
Greenland. She is fully equipped and
newly fitted especially for this voyage.
SIMON MAHoNEY, gold cure liquor
graduate of Niagara Falls, n. Y, began
drinking again the other dav and was
soon mad. His brothers tried to sub
due him and he shot one and beat out
the brains of the other
SAMUEL CRAWFORD and ex-Council-
man Charles Gottfreid of Lima, O.,
both leading business men, have disap-
peared.
NATURAL. gas has been struck at the
St Louis dressed beef plant in very
considerable quantity.
THE Northern Pacific railroad has
met the deep cut in rates announced by
the Great Northern, commencing June
Is.