Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-08-22

day.
Walter Wellmen has returned TO
Iromsoe and abGndonded his North
Pole expedition.
Mrs Forster. widow of John Fors-
ter, the English Historian and Biog-
rapher of Charles Dickens, is dead.
Prohibitionist OF the Fourth con-
Rressional district, Missouri, nominal
ed Rev. j. J. Bentley, of MaryVille, for
congress Tuesday.
The rsung LiNanem, the Supreme
councillor of the Chinese Empire, has
guaranteed the safety of foreigne.s
In the interior OF China.
Governor Mckinley refused Tues
day to be interviewed on the tariff
bill passed, saying his views on the
tariff were we'll known.
An explosion occurred in the fire.
works factory at Kielberg, Germany,
Thursday afternoon. Three persons
were killed and several injured.
In the international five-mile bicycle
contest at Leicester last week, Zim-
norman won easily in 11:51 2-5, beat
ing the record. Baker, second; Ed
wards, third.
Mrs. Jennie Curtis, of the Girls un-
ion, testified at the Pullman strike
commission Thursday. She said the
Pullman company treated it's employees
shamefully.
The miners strike at Spring Valley,
Ill, rs ended, Manager Dalzell saying
that all men could return and rents
would be reduced in comparison with
the reduction in the Columbus scale.
AZ Narragansett Pier Thursday.
Foote and Rowland created almost
universal surprise by defeating
Chase and Wrenn in the finals for ten
mis-. The score was 4-G. 81, 7-5, 10, Cd.
August Beverly. well-known
young farmer and stock grower living
fifteen miles north Of It. Joe, Mo. was
sunstruck while in his pasture Satur-
lay. When found by one of his men
ne was unconscious and died soon af-
ter being taken home.
Mrs. Frank Sandahl. of Rockford.
ILL.,, sat a bowl of gasoline on the
stove Sunday, and "a frightful explo-
sion Immediately followed, her cloth
ing catching fire and burning from
her body. She fingered few hours
in terrib' c agony and died at an early
hour Monday morning.
Pedro Gonzales, the warden of the
Puebla, state rcnitcntiary at Puebla.
Mex, was mu. dereG by an inmate of
the prison Saturday. The crime was
committed in one of the corridors of
the pcnitcntiary by convict with
whom the Warden had had some
trublc.
Fire in warehouse "B" Of the New
York Warehouse Company, of Brook
lyn, which held 5000 bales of cotton.
caused loss on the cotton, estimated
at $4,000, and on the building of So
600. The warehouse is fully insured.
The insurance on the cotton cannot
be learned.
A dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
from Shanghai Saturday afternoon
says that Capt. Galsworthy and Chief
officer Tamplin, of the sunken trans
port, Kow-Shung, arrived at Shanghai
Saturday. They report that Eve
British subjects who were on board
the transport are missing
Richard Merrill, Of Milwaukee won
the International championship meSal
at the l2o live bird shoot at De Chree
Shos Ka, last week. 1t was sensa-
tional contest and was won in splen-
did record. Merrill aud Parker, the
manager of the tournament. were
tied on complete score at the close of
the event and shot ten bird race To
decide it. Merrill barely beat his op-
ponent, missing but one.
young woman giving her name as
Annie Lapclle, committed suicide in
III Paso. Tex, sunday morning, by
taking Morphine. She was hand
some young blonde and went there
three months ago from Canada, and
was employed to do hcusework For
Judge A. VI. Loomis family. She was
modest and refused to receive atten.
tion from men. She told Mrs. Loomis
she wanted a home. 1t is believed
some secret sorrow drove her from
home out into the world. She was
about twenty-four years old.
Saturday was the hottest day this
season at st. Joe, Mo-. the thermome-
ten registering 1O5. The hot winds
blew from the south, witheriug vege-
tation that escaped from the scorching
winds two weeks ago. No rain has
fallen here for month that has had
the effect of helping the crops. Farm
Srs are selling their stock at a sacri-
nee, rather than do any feeding
through the fall and winter and paw
high prices for corn.
Governor Flower, of New York. has
Cancelled the warrant issued in 1892
for the extradition of Moritz Daur.
wanted in Peoria, ILL.,, on a charge of
swindling' and arrested Monday.
There is uncertainty whether the tax
on distilled spirits will be fixed at 81
or 81. 10 per gallon, the latter being
the rate of the senate amendment,
There seems to be a strong feeling
among tie conferees for the higher
figure. with the bonded period fixed
at eight years. II 81 be adopted the
bonded period will be fixed At five
years.
Chaplain Henry V. Plummer of the
Ninth Cavalry (colored) United States
Army, will explore Africa.
A terrible fight took place at Lex.
ington, KY, Saturday night between
Judge George B. Kinkead an Owens
man. and Col. Tom Pepper. known
throus hout the country for his wins.
key. Pepper is a Breckenridge man.
and insulted Judge Kinkead during
an argument. Kinkead knocked Pep.
per down twice. but was taken awav
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