Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-06

A DISTINCT earthquake shock, accom-
panied by a rum bling sound like dis
tant thunder, was felt at Pittsfeld. Ill,
on the I'd. The vibration seemed to be
from north to south.
In Flint, Mich, the Thread Touring
mills were destroyed by fire. Upwards
of 5000 bushels OF wheat and 500 bar
rels of -four were also burned. Loss,
S45, 600.
In Flagstaff, AriZ.. an incendiary ire
which started in vacant residence de-
stroyed five houses and two saloons.
In one of the residences destroyed A.
C. Potter was burned to a crisp, and his
sister was badly burned.
UNDER pouring rain the Yale foot
ball eleven vanquished the Princeton
Tigers at New York on the 1st in a
well fought game, whose final score
was "a to o.
Gov. FLOWER, of New York, has re-
fused to issue requisition papers for
John D. Rockefeller and others of the
Standard Oil Co. to the governor OF
Texas on the ground that the papers
presented are not sufficient.
AMID the roar of tidal wave 600 feet
of docks at Tacoma, Wash, plunged
into Commencement bay on the 2Sth.
Two steamships were tossed about like
chips and disabled. Alger's boathouse,
containing Alger, his wife and six chill
dren, was turned upside down and all
spilled out into the icy water and it
was feared one was drowned. 1t was
thought the big wheat elevators and
coal bunlzers would pitch into the bay,
owing to the ground settling. All the
cattle pens of the Northern Pacific and
the 4OO-foot freight house went down
into the ground and fire broke out and
the pump station disappeared in the
debris. Loss, about $500
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended November 30 showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of 20;
outside New York the increase was
81.
THE failures for the week ended No
vember 80 Oun's report) were 2s9 in
the United States against 271 last year.
DUN's Weekly Review of Trade on
the LIST, said the success of the govern
ment lpan had not perceptibly affected
business. Wheat was II cents higher
than week ago and western receipts
exceeded last years. Corn had ad-
x
, demand for iron but the prices were
| weaker.
Ex-Gov, JOSEPH e. BROWN died at
| Atlanta, Ca, on the 3oth, aged IS. He
| was the war governor of Georgia and
has been United States senator.
AT Chicago, Frederick Freisch, a car
penter, and his son-in-law, Thomas
khardt, after bitter quarrel clincheS
and fell to the floor. Mrs Eckhardt,
fearing that her husband would be
badly beaten, secured revolver and
opened fire, wounding her father.
Freisch wrested the revolver from her,
fired two bullets into her body, shot
her fleeing husband and ended the at
fair by sending bullet into his own
| head.
THE officials of the Marine hospital
service have been notified that q large
firm of manufacturing chemists at De.
troit, Mich, was making preparations
for the manufacture of anti-toxine, the
new remedy for diphtheria which ha:
created such widespread interest il
Europe.
A DISPATCH from New York of the
goth said that the bankers who united
to purchase the whole $50, 900, 900 is
So, 600, 900 of them at 11915. They haC
previously sold S., 600, 900 at 119 and hat
but 3d. 600, 900 more to offer at 1917
What price they will ask for the res
of them had not been announced. 1
they succeeded in selling the whole is
sue at 119 to 1917 they would MAKE
over 81, 600, 900 clear profit on the trans
action.
GEN. BOOTH, the head of the Saliva
ton army, who is now visiting Amer
lea, sent cable dispatch to GA
Nicholas, saying that the Salvationist
throughout the world greeted his i'm
perial majesty with the assurance o
their heartfelt sympathy with him il
his recent bereavement, and offered VI
prayers for his happiness with Princes
Alix and for a long reign of usefulness
and benevolence. The car sent tn
, reply: II am deeply touched by you
kind greeting and wishes
THE Chief of Police union, of Illinois
recently appointed committee to draf
a bill for the removal of police matter
from politics. The bill will provide 70
a non-partisan police commission to b
; appointed by the. governor and con
frmed by the senate. The committe
| was instructed to employ the best lega
talent in the state for drafting the bill
and to do everything in its power t
get it before the next legislature ant
to secure its passage.
THE rer,offad Chinese atrocities n