Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-23

cept no more lightweight gold This
was because much of the Denver coin
shipped for the relief of the treasury
had been ''sweated."
THE original constitution of the
United States will be a part of the
government exhibit at the worlds fair
| and will be guarded with the greatest
care.
SOLDIERS are patrolling the Cherokee
strip and are arresting and running out
all boomers whom they find trespaSsing
| upon it.
AT Paterson, n. j., Turner hall, a
building covering half block, was de-
stroyed by fire Four persons were in
| jured, two fatally.
| CANADIAN -four dealers report that
American -four is getting in notwith-
standing the duty of so cents per bar
rel 1t is said the shippers have prac-
| ticed fraud on the customs officers,
sending in low grade flour as feed and
after admission selling it as low grade
-four.
ENGINEERS on the Pan-American rail
road have reached Panama. They will
| go south from there, skipping the Da-
| rien section and renew the survey in
the Atratra valley.
In quarrel over the division of land
| left them and other heirs by their
father, John and Emanuel Sheets OF
Huntington, Ind, fought with an AK
| and club, both receiving fatal injuries.
IN the French chamber of deputies
M. Ribot, the premier, denounced as
abominable the rumors in the news
| papers to the effect that he had made a
bargain with Mime. Cottu not to reveal
Il Il IT, ~
Panama bribery charges.
SECRETARY MORTON and DIR. Salmon,
of the bureau of animal industry, have
directed the government officer in
charge of the inspection work at the
Kansas City packing houses to furlough
part of the force if there is not suffi-
cient work.
1T is reported that defects were de-
veloped at the trial of the coast defense
ship Monterey, at San Francisco and
because of the burning out Of two
large boilers.
FIFTY THOUSAND men paraded at New
York on the Irish national holiday.
Chicago's parade was also unusually
large At Washington Mgr Satolli
celebrated mass.
decided not to change the grain rates.
AN explosion occurred in the Wheeler
opera house at Toledo, O., and in a few
minutes the entire building was ablaze.
The building was erected in 1871 and
the loss was $50, 900.
A sNowsLIDE on the Rocky Mountain
division of the Canadian Pacific carried
away the tracks and snow sheds and
buried twelve men, of whom two were
taken out dead.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended March 16 showed an average in
crease of 2 compared with the CORES
ponding week of last year. There was
no increase at NewYork.
A SERIES OF strikes have been inaugu-
rated by the New York clothing cutters
which bid fair to open up a long war
between the union and the clothing
manufacturers.
HENRY S. IVES and his interests have
secured control of the Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus road
The Canadian Pacific railway has
been authorized to increase it's stock.
QUARANTINE will begin at New York
April 1.
THE ticket scalpers' bill has passed
the Texas senate.
DURING February the French imports
decreased p, 90s, 900 francs. and the ex-
ports increased 5, 374, 900 francs as COM
pared with February last year
The steamship Tacoma arrived at
Victoria, B. c., flying the yellow flag;
smallpox had broken out among the
Chinese passengers
THE Masonic hall at Pine Bluff, Ark,
burned. The post Office was on the
lower floor, but most of the contents
was saved.
OTTO FAULKENBURG convicted of
''whitecapping' in Perry county, Ill,
made a statement duplicating num-
Der of citizens in participating in the
lynching of John Davidson at Doolit-
ties Mill five years ago. Thirteen men
have been indicted.
A STRANGE disease among cattle in
central Illinois is believed to be due to
the feeding of millet