Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-06-20


fire department. The entire block was
gatted and very little of the contents
of the building was saved.
A HEAD-END collision between two
passenger trains occurred on the
Charleston & Savannah railway at
Yemasse, near Charleston, S. c., on the
10th. The engines were telescoped and
completely wrecked. Four unknown
colored tramps, who were stealing
rides on the front trucks, were ground
and cut to pieces The passengers
were terribly shaken up and thrown
about, but escaped serious harm. The
wreck occurred through the negligence
of an operator in giving orders.
AT Chimacum, small farming CEN
ter miles from Port Townsend, Wash,
a 5000 pound meteor fell, which burst
with loud noise at the height of 100
yards and, after causing small cyclone
of several minutes duration, buried
itself deep in the muddy water of Ia
coon. creating terror among residents,
who believed the end of the world had
come. Ten hours after the occurrence
the waters of the lagoon were still
bubbling, and were found to be hot
enough to readily cook eggs.
FIFTEEN thousand people saw Lag
zarone, a 10 to 1 shot, capture the rich
suburban handicap at Sheepsheads
Bay, n. Y, on the 18th, with Sir
Walter second, Song and Dance third
and the almost prohibitive favorite,
Domino, unp1aced.
w. ii. KERR, of Leicester, Md, was
drowned from his yacht Watanga on
the 10Th in attempting to save his g.
year-old son who had fallen overheard.
The boy was rescued by Capt. Burlis,
of Annapolis, and Mr.. Kerr's body was
recovered soon after.
THE 9-year-old son of Hugo Miller,
secretary of the Information Typo
graphical union, was shot and killed
on the 10th at indianapolis. Ind, by a
party of picnickers shooting at a tar
get. The killing was purely accidental
SENATOR BLACKBURN addressed a
large audience at Frankfort, KY, on
the 18th. The greatest portion of his
speech was devoted to severe criti-
cism Of Cleveland. Carlisle, Lindsay
and the press.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended June 14showed an average
increase Us compared with the CORE
spending week last year of 81. 8; in New
York the increase was 27.5; outside
New York, 1871.
SEVENTY people gathered in the
death chamber of young man at
Rovigno, a seaport town Of Austria
The flooring of the chamber collapsed
and all fell into deep cellar, the walls
of the house falling on top of the IN
fortunate victims. Fourteen of the
mourners were killed and thirty in
jured. The unhappy young woman
who had been the fancee of the de-
ceased man was found dead in the
ruins in position close to the coffin.
PHILIP GOODWIN, colored, was hanged
on the 14th in the Jail yard at Mobile,
Ala, before crowd of 500 people.
The crime for which he died was the
murder of John Poole, section boss
on the Louisville Sc Nashville railroad
at Venetia, who had dismissed him
from the roads employment
KNOWLES Light of the West, an i'm
ported stallion valued at $40, 600, owned
by Burgess Bros, died recently at
Lacon. Ill. The horse took first pre-
MUM at the Worlds Colum bian expo
sition. It was one of the best known
stations in America, and has been on
exhibition in every horse show since
1890 The breeders considered Light
of the West the best draft stallion in
America.
The first annual race between the
freshman Fights of Cornell and the
university of Pennsylvania was rowed
on the 18th at Cayuga lake. New York,
over the mile course, and Cornell won
by nine lengths in IL minutes Is 3-5
seconds
THE failures in the United States for
the week ended the 18th Dun's report)
were 241. against 232 last year.
SECRETARY CARLISLE spoke at Louis
vile, KY. on the 18th to large audi
ence in the interest of gold standard.
WILLIAM J. HENDERSON, a well-known
cattleman, was killed at Erin Springs,
I. T., in quarrel with J. Frank Me-
Donald.
Two colored boys aged and 10.
We're drowned while bathing in Har-
mon creek, miles from Huntsville,
Tex, recently. Neither could swim,
and they got in water over their heads
GEORGE ANDREWS, negro wife muir
derer OF Be1videre, N. J.. was hanged
in the jail yard there on the 18th
The insurgents have burned the viii
lage of Nuevitas. near Santiago de
Cuba.
The wheelmen of Oklahama have
completed their organization of a ter
ritorial division of the League of
American Wheelmen, with member
ship of over 100. Charles L Wenner,
of Perry, was chosen chief consul
AT'the East Side school at Evanston,