Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-05

out on strike and the trouble is likely
to spread to other cigar manufacturers
The strike was precipitated by the dis
charge of one man.
AT meeting of the board of directors
of the Central Pacific Railroad Co
Isaac L. Requa was elected to fill the
position of president, made vacant by
the resignation of 81. f. Huntington
Gov. WAITE, of Colorado, has refused
a request to indorse the Coxey move
ment and issue call for the unem-
ployed of Denver to march to Washing
ton.
REPRESENTATIVE CoCKRELL. of Texas,
is de1uged with letters, memorials and
resolutions from the citizens OF north
Texas urging him to do everything in
his power to secure ratification of the
sale of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands.
THE coal miners of Lehigh, Coalgate
and Krebs l. T.. threatened to strike
in resistance of the notice given them
by the management of a reduction of
five cents per ton to take effect April 1.
The mine owners have to pay the In
dams 125 pounds in royalty for every
ton mined, therefore the miners are
compelled to mine 2, 125 pounds for a
ton. The miners say they will strike
if the cut is enforced. Both sides were
holding conferences, but refused to
make public what action they had
taken.
WORTHY and humane men are as
sembling in Washington to advocate
the passage of the Cummings bill for
the protection of animals in transit at
sea-
DUN's Review of Trade for the week
ended the 30th stated that there was a
more active tone in business, due to a
belief that no disturban of the cur
rency would be permitted. Wheat was
higher through reports that great in
jury to the crop had been sustained.
Corn had advanced but little. In pork
the rise was sharp.
FAILURES for the week ended March
so were 23s in the United States,
against 166 last year; in Canada, so,
against % last year.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended March 80 showed an average de-
crease as compared with the CORE
spending week last year of 80. 2; in New
York the decrease was "a. s; outside,
21.9.
The steamship Alameda from Samoa
brings news of a serious outbreak in
those islands which would seem to in
dictate that the United States and Great
Britain will be called upon to take
prompt action.
FIRE destroyed over fifty buildings,
embracing almost the entire business
portion of Barry, in Pike county, Ill d,
about thirty miles from Quincy. The
loss is estimated at 5000. 600. The fire
started in the opera house after ball
Al 80
The city building, engine house and
| jail, every meat shop in the place and
the largest clothing house in Pike
county were among thenbui1dings de-
Stroyed.
THE watchman's shanty at the june
ton near Denison, Tex, of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas and Houston &
Texas Central has burned. After the
| flames were extinguished the body OF
an unknown man, charred and with
the skull crushed, was found in the
ruins He had been murdered and the
cabin fred to conceal the crime
| SECRETARY MORTON, of the agricult-
ural department. in reply to inquiries
about the rainfall experiments and
controlling precipitation by means OF
| explosions, has sent out a circular stat
| ing that the results of the lombard
ment of the skies for water did not in
spire the hope that any method of con-
cussion could be made commercially
successful in precipitating moisture
| from clouds
THE Hecla coal mine, the largest in
the northern Colorado coal district, was
reported burning fercely in three OF
four places. The fire broke out two
weeks ago, but was kept from the
knowledge of the $50 miners until the
night of the 30th, when an explosion
occurred.
ONE of the immense standpipes Of
the Peoria Water Co. broke on the
30th, killing several people and wound
ing others Two houses were wrecked
and several barns smashed to kindling
wood. The scene of the accident pre-
sented desolate appearance.