Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

ONE OF the most destructive cyclones
ever known in the Chi&kasaw nation
passed over that country. Twenty
houses were blown down, fences laid
low and several people more or less Sc
verely injured.
THE Upper Ottawa Investment Co. s
steamer Dauntless. one of the finest
boats on the upper lakes, has been
burned to the waters edge. The crew
narrowly escaped.
THE treasury of the Chickasaw ma
ton is empty and schools will soon
have to suspend. Jurors and witnesses
in the courts will have to take scrip
for pay.
STRIKING miners made an attack up
on detachment of gendarmes guard
ing colliery in Polish Ostrau and the
gendarmes fred upon them, killing
nine and wounding twenty.
COLORADO industrialists stole an en-
CINE and cars at Pueblo. Col The
Missouri Pacific railway authorities
te1egraphed to Olney to have an engine
and freight ear turned over to block
their way. When the industrialists
arrived at the obstruction they tore up
the track behind them and built one
around the obstruction and SO were
enabled to continue on their way. At
Arlington four engines were ditched
by order of Superintendent Derby. The
industriaiists at once began laying
track and soon started east again.
AN earthquake in Venezuela de-
stroYed the cities of Egido and Merida
and several villages The loss of life
was said to be heavy.
AT Newmarket, Eng, on the 9th the
Two Thousand Guineas stakes was
won by Lord Rosebery's Ladas- Ladas
is bay coltsby Hampton out of Hum
inata and is looked upon as being the
proba bic winner of the Derby.
A SPECIAL from Yakima, Wash, stat
ed that a battle had occurred between
deputies and commonwealers in which
| two deputies were shot, one fatally.
A SUPPOSED anarchist outrage, re-
sulting in loss of life, was committed
in Algiers. A hotel owned by a man
named Torti was blown up; one person
was killed and three people were in
jured by the explosion
IN a riot that occurred on Knox
vile & Ohio passenger train near
Knoxville, Tenn, Sheriff Burnett was
killed and six others were injured.
OFF Pelee island the Canadian revenue
| cutter Petrol captured two American
vessels the Visitor and LIE Roy Brooks.
and forty men from Cincinnati, Day.
| ton, Springfield and Decatur, Ill, who
were fishing for black bass. The YES
sells were dismantled. placed in charge
i of an armed crew and towed to Am
herstburg, Can. The men were after
wards released.
THE annual meeting of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers con-
vened in St Paul Mimi. on the 10th.
IN head end collision between a
passenger train from Minneapolis and
freight train near Menomine juno
ton, Wis, several persons were in
| jured and the express messenger, FIRE
man and mail clerk killed.
GEN. SAUNDERS and his army of com.
monwealers, who stole a train at Pu-
eblo. Col, surrendered to United States
Marshal Nicely at Scott City, Kan, nc
resistance being made.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, wife and five chill
dren partool< of salmon for supper from
can opened some days previously.
They all fell into commissions almost
Immediately afterwards The two
youngest children died in frightful
agony. The others of the family are
in precarious condition.
| A SHORTAGE of SIS, 900 has been dis
! covered in the accounts of Gus Weis
| brodte, city treasurer of Middletown,
Butler county, o. The irregularity Is
said to extend back several years. sl2,-
| 900 being taken when Hon. p. j. Sore
was one of his bondsmen- The pres.
1 emit bondsmen are said to be unable &c
pay his shortage
HALF the people of Norway, Me-, {
town of 5000 inhabitants are home
less in consequence of a confiagratoiE
that swept over the place. Two firemer
were injured by falling from ladders.
Ths loss will be about s2s9. 600, upor
which the insurance is s139. 600.