Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

THE Cumberland Presbyterian gem
eral assembly opened In Eugene, Ore,
on the nth.
A CYCLONE passed over Kunkle, o.,
killing five persons and fatally injur-
ing two others. A great deal of dam
age was done to property, houses being
blown down and fences and trees car
ried away.
THE Rush river valley, Minnesota,
was scene of complete devastation on
the 18th, and buildings not washed
away by the floods were in many in
stances ruined and covered up with
mud Merchandise stocks in several
stores were total loss. The loss will
reach 500, 600 or more.
THE road from Sonora, Cal, up to
Strawberry station, a distance of 80
miles, was lined with dead sheep on the
18th, through a snow and wind storm
that prevailed in that section. At one
place 1000 sheep were found frozen to
death in one heap where they had tried
to find shelter among the trees. The
snow was = feet deep. ON top of them.
A LARGE party is organizing at San
Salvador and in Guatemala and Hon
duras to agitate in favor of annexation
to Mexico. Another party in Hon
duras and Nicaragua prefers British
protectorate. Many families are emf
grating.
THE Presbyterian general assembly's
biennial session began at Saratoga, n.
Y, on the 18th.
A DESPERATE fight has taken place
between the police and mob of an
archists who were parading the streets
of RoubaX, France, shouting, ''Vive
IN Of los "a 10
France
Two important projects for the in
land ship canals have been favorably
acted upon by the house committee on
railways and canals. Appropriat
were voted for surveys for a canal to
connect the Hudson river and the great
lakes and for one between the Ohio
river and Lake Erie.
THE storm which swept over Lake
Michigan on the 18th was the most dis
astrous one for years. Eight vessels
were driven ashore within the city linn
it's of Chicago and ten men of their
crews are known to be drowned and
the boats and cargoes utterly lost. The
shore for distance of forty miles was
strewn with wrecks.
The Order of Tonti has assigned to
Francis Schunkbrown and the Land
Title and Trust of Philadelphia. The
assets are about $3.50, 900. The funds
of the order are held in Philadelphia.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 10 showed an average de-
crease as compared with the CORE
spending week of last year of $40; in
| New York the decrease was 33.7; out
side, 1876.
In Cleveland, o., the miners held a
final consultation on the 18th, at
which it was decided to continue the
fight until the operators agree to re-
| store the old scales.
DUN's review of trade for the week
ended the 18th said that obstacles to
Improvement of business do not lessen,
| yet the recuperative ability of the coun-
try is surprisingly great under the cir
cumstances and the volume of business
transacted is large.
THE main building of the Hillsboro,
O., Female college burned recently
| Loss, SAC. 900; insurance. SO, 200.
The failures for the week ended May
IS were 22O in the United States, against
PAT last year, and "a in Canada, against
Ii last year.
THE limit set by the miners union il
the Coeur d'Alene Qda.) region for al
quit work expired on the 18th. Affair.
there have assumed an ugly look. Gov
Mcconnell has been advised that Sc
rious trouble is imminent and that the
militia is powerless.
REPRESENTATIVES, DUNPHY, of New
York. had a hearing before the house
rules committee on his resolution to in
vestigate naval armor plate frauds
He said the frauds for which the gov
eminent had already assessed tn,
Carnegie company SAC, 900 occurred be
tween November, 1892, and September
1893. The same class of evidence, h,
said. showed that similar irregularitie
occurred prior to September. 1898.
THE celebration at Breeze Cottage
L. l.. by the Society of Colonial Dame!
of the 2O1st anniversary of the estab
lishment of the first post Office in Amer
lea, was a notable affair, including
many prominent people.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
T. V. POwDERLY. eX-general master
workman of the Knights of Labor: A.
w. Wright, eX-member of the execu-
tive board, and p. p. Quinn. master
workman of district assembly %, have
been expelled from the Knights OF