Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-06

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in New York the increase was 1875;
outside the increase was TT.
FAILURES for the week ended August
81 Oun's report) were 1sS in the
United States, against $50 last year; in
Canada 40, against 20 last year
THE charge against Gov. Waite, Presi-
dent Mullins, of the fire and police
board; Chief of Police Armstrong and
Police Matron Dwyer. of Denver, of
conspiring to withhold from ex-Matron
Likens letter for her, was heard be-
fore United States Commissioner Hins-
dale. He discharged Gov. Waite, but
held the other defendants to the United
States grand jury in the sum of $500
each.
LEVI P. MORTON is out in a letter
stating that he would accept the NOM
ination for the governorship Of New
York if rendered to him.
The Identification of the Hope hotel
suicide in Denver, Col, as Frank Mel
bourne proved to be erroneous. Mel
bourne was believed to be in Australia.
A DISPATCH received at London from
Rome said the report that Mgr. Satolli
would return to Rome at the end of the
year was confirmed. After the return
of the papal delegate from the United
States the vatican will publish the re-
suit of his mission. The pope was en-
tirely satisfied with the work of Mgr.
Satolli and his holiness considered that
the csurch questions of the United
States were almost settled.
A BODY of a man supposed to have
been murdered was found in loaded
grain car of the Fort Scott & Memphis
road on its arrival at Mobile, Ala. The
grain had been consigned by a Kansas
City firm. There was found a certificate
from Home assembly No. 2, 1888 of the
Order of Knights of Labor of America
of Carthage, Mo, on the corpse, also a
letter dated from Joplin, Mo-, addressed
to A. w. Mason and signed by Annie
Chase.
IN Antwerp the international peace
congress adopted a resolution instruct
ing the international bureau to APP
proach the various European govern
ments with a view of putting a stop to
the war between China and Japan.
FIRE started in six-story sweat shop
in New York and spread to six-story
tenement house. A dozen families
were driven out and $1,000 damage
done. Three men persisted and fourth
cannot be found. A fireman who tried
to rescue one of the Wet iIns was fatal
ly burned.
w. C. OWENS, candidate for congress
against W. C. P. Breckenridge, was
hanged in effigy at Richmond, KY. It
was supposed to be the work of Brock
inridge's friends.
! A SLATE quarry at Steinsvi1le, Pa,
caved in the other night, killing two
men. The two men were so feet below
| the surface when the accident hap
! pened.
| AMBROSE LEKLIDER and Robert Tuchs
left Huron, O., recently for Havana.
O., with two casks of ammonia. Later
the casks exploded with terrific force
and both men were instantly killed.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
THE democratic state ticket in Ar
kansas has been elected by from 1, 500
to 1000 majority.
REPORTS from Wisconsin about the
| forest fires said that the destruction of
Baronette was complete. One lone
building was left of city of 700 in
ha bitants. One man was burned The
! total loss is $3.50. 900. She'll Lake has
i fifty-two dwellings burned, with loss
of $4,000. Three hundred and sixty
! people are homeless and many are
without dollar of insurance.
W. w. MOORE died at Madison, Miss,
| from eating boiled custard served at
wedding near Fannin, Rankin county.
Three children have died in Rankin
county and a brother of Moore was re-
ported i'll, with little prospect of re-
coverv. All who partook of the. Gus
tard were taken violently i'll.
LABOR day was generally observed
| throughout the United States.
/ THE irrigation congress opened at
! Denver on the 3D.. Secretary Smythe
delivered an address. There were
about 200 delegates in attendance, rep
resenting seventeen western states and
territories.
1T was reported on the Sd from Wash
ington that there was likely to be a
split in the Knights of Pythias over the
German question.
FOREST fires were reported on the 3D.
to be doing much destruction in Penn
sylvania.
A DISPATCH from Tien Tsin said that
an imperial edict had been issued re-
warding Gen. Yeh and 700 Chinese Off
GERS for their victory over the Japanese
at Ping Yang on August II. Gen. Yeh
reported that the Japanese lost 5000
men in the engagement at Ping Yang
iduring the day, when the Chinese were
in pursuit of the enemy, while the cas-
ualities of the Chinese were small.
A PARTY of twenty-seven pleasure
seekers from Burnley were overturned
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