Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-02
NEWS NOTES.

Marshall 4. Barber, who graduated
from the Kansas state university with
the class of 81. has been appointed as
sistant in botany at the Kansas uni
versity.
The Missouri Grain companv's ware
house at Rich Hill, Mo, conta ming a
large stock of groceries, grain and
hay. was consumed by fire. Loss
about ST, 600.
Five thousand weaverS of New Bed
ford, Mass. have voted to strike next
Monday unless their grievances are
adjusted.
The Democratic congressional con-
vention of the Nineteenth Illinois dis
trict has renominated Congressman
w. Fithian for another term.
The city of st. Joseph. Mo-. has
been flooded with unusually deceptive
counterfeit silver dollars. Even the
banks have been deceived.
ii. \. Ogden. Democratic candidate
for congress, has been elected to fill
the uneXpired term of NJ. {. Blanch
ard, appointed senator His ma jority
was about 5000.
Under orders of the Indiana Health
Board General Frye's CoXey army was
vaccinated at Terra Hautc.
The suicide of an old Chicagoan has
| developed n terrible compact between
a man and wife that on the death of
one the other would also end his or
her existence.
The bureau of navigation has Just
issued an interesting statistical com
| pilation showing the extent to which
| Americans are interested in vessels
sailing under foreign flags.
The Kansas Federation of Labor is
sending out $4,000 copies of an ad
dress denouncing Governor Lewelling
| for the appointment and retention in
Office of Labor Commissioner Todd.
Isaac f.. Bssell, formerly superin-
| tendent of the American saw com
pany, Trenton, y. j.. has been arrest
/ ed for embczzIing $40, 900 of the com
pany's funds and forging check for
| $50.
In Terre lIaute. Ind, q. \. Hunt,
| treasurer of the National Association
| of Florists. committed suicide by
shooting. Ills wife was adiudged in
sane last week. and the suicide was
! due to dependency.
| The white miners in the La Plata.
! Col, district have determined that no
! Cinnamon shall be permitted to re-
main in the camp Two who camped
in gulcb above La Plata have been
driven ont by Il committee of citizens
armed with siX-shooters.
Prince Colonna. the husband of the
daughter OF Mrs. John w. Mackay. is
not in Paris as reported. His lawyers
have no knowledge of amica bic settle
ment having been arrived at in the
litigation between the prince AMI
princess.
Gertrude Morse, daughter of Pro-
| fessor Morse of Hanover. has entered
| suit at Madison. Ind, for SO. 400 dam
ages for breach of marriage contract
against Paul B. Scarf of Burlington.
Iowa, student of the college. Scarf
is member of the senior class.
stands high socially, and is wealthy,
talented and brilliant.
An unknown robbcr enter the of
| hce of the county treasurer in the
court house at Portland, Oregon, shot
tine cashier in charge Charles Is. Nal
larky, and then, jumping through II
window. made his escape with 5000
of the county's funds
In response to an alleged petition
requesting that he address the Dem
ocratS of Bourbon county at Paris
Ky, Congressman Breclliuridgc has
written strong letter requesting
support in his coming canvass.
The Spanish pilgrims whose pilgrim
ages to Rome have extended over the
past fortnight have given money con
tributions to the pope aggregating
| l.200, 900 francs.
In Portland. Orc. the Democrats :
and Republicans have effected a fusion
on the municipal ticket. Il. ID. In
man. Democrat, was nominated for
mayor.
Representative Goodnight. of Ken
lucky, introduced bill creating de
| partment of health. presided over by
a physician, serving as n member of
the cabinet, with the title of secre-
tary of public health.
Senator Martin has given notice of
an amendment to the civil sundry ap-
preparation bill providing for furnish
ing regularly three copies of the Con-
gressional Record to Soldiers Homes
Car loads OF whisky are being re-
ceived in Columbia. :, c., and saloons
are opening as under the former
regime. Beer is on tap at all places
at five cents Il glass. No effort has
been made SO far to stop the sale. and
proprietOrs are making no effort TO
conceal their business.
\ gigantic natural gas scheme has
been organized at Lafayette. Ind,
under the laws of New Jersey. to sup
ply Indiana and Ohio cities. The
capital is $1,000 900.
Republican city caucuses in Fort
Scott resulted in "a sweeping victory
! or h1a frr1
thing points to solid Funston dele
cation from bourbon county.
DIR. Albert Day. famous for hIs sue
cessful treatment of inebriatcs, and
who for the past thirty-five wears has
been identified with the Washing
tonian home, ut Boston is dead. aged
- years.
At Uniontown. Pa. the first eviction
writs in the historic strike have been
issued, and eleven strikers were
thrown out of company houses. In
the strike of 1891 evictions were ac-
companied with bloodshed and riot
4 lively interest is manifest in the
FORTHCOMING congress of the national
society of the Sons of the America n
Revolution. which viii convene at the
Arlington hotel Monday The indi-
cation points to large attendance.
May day professions have been for
hidden in Austria. and workingmen
have been notified that anyone absent
from work upon that day without the
consent of his employer will be con
sidered guilty of breach OF contract.
and will be liable to dismissal.
In Omaha. Neb.. Sheriff Drexell has
attached the motor cars of the Omaha
Street Railway company to satisfy a
judgment of $1,000 Street car traffic
is suspensed all over the city.
Colonel Leon Silverman, fornerlv V a
prominent politician of Wisconsin, but
recently resident OF Pine Bluff,
Ark, committed suicide there by
shooting himself in the head and