Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20

A FIRE occurred at Kawgayechos
near Toxic, Japan, in which over 1900
houses were destroyed, several people
killed and many injured
OVER s., 600, 900 worth of pine lands in
Minnesota, including 100000 owned
by the United States, has been stolen
COLE YOUNGER, the famous Missouri
bandit confined in the Minnesota peni-
tertiary, has sent s5 as donation to
the state confederate home.
THE window shade factory at To
ronto, Ont, was burned. Loss, $40, 900.
The A. S. Holmes refinery at Buffalo,
n. Y, was destroyed by fire, together
with twenty freight cars and a train OF
oil cars sidetracked near the works
IT was reported that Pi1lsbury, the
Minneapolis miller, settled on 5000, 900
bushels short May wheat with the Chi
cago clique.
The act of congress approved March
regulating safety appliances for rail-
ways will cost the railways of the
United States s50.O0O,OOO. By the
LIST of January, 1893, every railroad
in the country engaged in Interstate
traffic must equip it's locomotives with
a power driving-wheel brake and ap-
pliances for operating the train brake
system.
LIEUT.. ToTTEN, the visionary, sees in
the ero1ite that hit John Browns statue
at Osawatomie, Kan, an omen of the
end of the world.
THE town of Robinsonville, Miss, was
completely wiped out by fierce lorna
do, every house in town but two being
blown down. Seventeen lives were lost
and hundred people were injured.
THE Tennessee Derby resulted in an
easy victory for Calhoun.
IT is reported that the Ponca Indians
are firmly set against selling their sur
plus lands to the United States.
THE tornado which devastated south
ern Michigan caused vast amount of
damage at Ypsilanti, Royal Oak, Clark
vile and other points.
THE New York Methodist conference
at Tarrytown condemned Mgr. Satol1i's
scheme to join certain parochial schools
with public schools.
The rocking of houses in Cincinnati
on the morning of the 18th suggested
an earthquake.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended April 13 showed decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week of
last year. In New York the decrease
was 7.3.
A FIRE in Vesprim, a town of Hun
gary, destroyed al houses, causing
losses to the extent of 500, 900 forms.
Two officers of railroad police at Du-
buque, Ia, were found lying dead in
the wards, having been murdered by
tramps.
HICKEY, the alleged murderer of
John M. Clayton, at Plummerville,
Ark, was committed to Jail to await
the action of the grand jury, and Burl2-
hardt, the chief witness, will go to
prison meanwhile to prevent his run
ming away.
CHARLES DE LEssEPs' appeal from his
sentence has been denied and he must
serve six years unless President Carnot
pardons him.
The Cherokee council has passed a bill
by which all but full bloods will be de-
barred from sharing in the money re
ceived for the strip.
FIVE tramps broke into Andrew
Geike's house at Window, N. Y. Mrs.
Geike was alone. She dubbed one
tramp to insensibility and chased the
other four away with dog.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SPAULDING has
decided that the exposition grounds
and buildings at Chicago are econ
structive warehouse and all imported
|-exhibits therein will be exempt from
duty in case of destruction by fire.
THE Western Passenger association
has adopted worlds fair schedule OF
the regular fares, less 90 per cent.
THE maximum freight bill of Nebras-
ka, having received Gov. Cronse's sig
nature, is now law. 1t will be fought
by the railroads.
THE Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
have perfected a deal for controlling
transcontinental business to and from
| Pacific coast points.
THE discovery at Mount Sinai of the
| Syrian text of the four gospels is Oh
great interest to scholars and Bible stu
| dents.
| A MAD dog bit several people in the
country near Hillsboro, Ill.
! GREAT excitement was created liz
Chicago by runaway cable car which
fual1y was wrecked in a tunnel
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
JOHN SCHARDT, cashier of the Me
chanics' Savings bank at Nashville
Tenn, is an EN- bezzler for an amount
which will reach s65, 900.
AT Plymouth, Pa, drunken miner.
engaged in a bloody battle and one wa:
| killed.
LOUISVILLE and Lexington are work
ing hard to get the capital of Kentucky
moved from Frankfort.
DUKE DE VERAGUA, 1inea1 descendant
of Christopher Columbus, has arrived