Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

ing OF the ItUn anu IldQ0 tH11E SSCdpG
THE fast Chicago freight on the Sioux
City & Pacific road ran into a wild box
carr at the river Sioux. The engine
and six cars plunged down an embank-
ment, and Engineer Moorey, Fireman
Mckinney and Brakeman Turner were
badly injured.
Ex-Gov. CHARLES ROBINSON died at
his home near Lawrence, Kan, on the
18th from paralysis of the bladder. He
was the first governor of Kansas
A DISPATCH from Toxic says that an
imperial decree has been issued au-
thorizing the raising of a japanese
loan of $50, 900, 900.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for
the week ended August II showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of so;
in New York the decrease was 40;
outside the increase was 24.7.
FAILURES for the week ended August
II Oun's reportl were 226 in the United
States. against ass last year; in Canada
As, against 81 last year.
DUN's weekly review of trade says
that large Improvement in business
was expected from the settlement of
the tariff bill, because a vast amount
week to week in the hope of definite
condition. Speculation in corn was
active. Pork had advanced so cents
and lard 35 cents. Wheat was about
cent lower.
THE house committee on judiciary
has decided to favorably report Sena-
tor Hills bill for the exclusion and de-
portation of alien anarchists, which
passed the senate.
THE secretary of the treasury has in
vited proposals for. striking 23,777
worlds fair medals. Bids will be
opened at the Office of the director of
the mint September 5.
MANY tin plate works in South
Wales which have been closed for
some time are preparing to resume
work, in view of the passage of the
tariff bill in Washington.
THE special house committee to in
vestigate the charges against Judge
Kicks, of Cleveland, o., will not begin
work until congress adjourns, and per-
haps not until fall.
| RELIABLE information has been re-
ceived at Muscogee, 1. T., that the rem
nants of the Dalton and Cook gangs of
outlaws have consolidated and num-
| Der twelve persons.
| A PASSENGER train going west on the
Atlantic & Pacific railroad was wrecked
| by Il washout at Cubero, n. NJ. The
| engine was ditched. James Horton,
fireman, was killed and William Nor
ris, engineer, was dangerously injured.
A PROTOCOL has been signed uniting
Guatemala, Nicaragua, San Salvador
and Honduras into one republic, to be
known as the Central American Re
public. Costa Rica was also repre-
scented at the conference but the gov
eminent declined to sign the protocol.
On. and natural gas in enormous
quantities have been struck in school
lands near Mineral creek, 6 miles south
east of Florence, Col, which has been
leased from the state by the Florence
Oil & Refining Co.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says: The
governor of Formosa has published a
schedule of rewards for Chinese who
capture or destroy Japanese ships or
kill or capture japanese soldiers or
sailors. The soldiers or sailors may be
taken dead or alive. The governor
offers 5000 taels for the destruction of
big Japanese warship. For the de-
structions or capture of a small war
ship he promises 1000 taels, or about
Ell, 200. Two hundred taels will be
paid for the head of a Japanese officer
and 100 taels for the head of Japan
csc private.
THE governor of North Dakota has
addressed a letter to the secretary OF
agriculture in regard to the damage
done by the Russian thistle, suggesting
that the department send an agent to
make an examination of the wheat
fields of North Dakota in their present
condition, but Secretary Morton has
thought proper to decline this sugges
ton.
JACK PRoTEoUs, of Portage township
Kalamazoo county, Mich, shot and il.
stantly killed his wife the other morn
ing. She had arisen to close a window
Her husband awoke and, mistakine
her for q burglar, fired with fatal eff
: feet
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
FOUR powder houses miles from
/ Fort Smith, Ark, exploded on the night
of the 18th, wrecking property for miles
: and causing the loss of two lives. The
: shock was felt 20 miles away.
THE river and harbor bill has become
: a law without the presidents sigma
ture, the legal limit of ten days having
expired on the 18th.
STEPS have been taken in California
to form a wine syndicate to control
dho regulate tuc pTtco u whey dIO
, products.
THE Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser
: has full returns from the state election
S held August 6. Oates received 100. 16(
: and Ko1b 1894 Oates majority, %,
!; 7O6.
: THE Commerce hotel at Holmes Isl
S and. Pine lake, near La Porte, Ind.
r was destroyed by fire with all its con
L tents on the 18th. Loss heavy.
: Gov. ALTGELD has received a letter
: from a committee of Pullman citizen:
asking assistance in feeding 1000 fami
L lies unable to get work. The Pullman
Z company was said to be importing mer
= from all over the country and turning
many old hands out on the street. The
: governor left for Chicago and will per
= sonally investigate the situation a
= Pullman.
THE Russian steamer Uspiekh foun
II dered in the river Volga. There wer,
;, 100 passengers on board and they were
blown into the water by the force o