Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-05
At LARGE IN THE LAND
The Cream of important Events
Here Chronicled.
The Events of the Week Placed iu Sue
cinet shape for the BENEFIT of
"DennocraG' Readers.

The instruction in Cuba is suc-
cess.
The oyster crop is the largest for
years.
Kansas City. Mo-, now owns it's
waterworks.
Ex-Governor Charles Anderson of
Ohio is dead
There is no law in Texas to prevent
prize fighting.
Spain is powerless and must give
Cuba freedom.
A whiskey spring has been discov.
cred near Bandana, Ky.
The populists of Maryland have
declared against free silver.
There are about 200 colored stenor
graphers in the United States.
1t will only cost $40 to go from
Kansas to the Atlanta exposition.
General Lew Wallace declined the
position of congressional librarian.
DIR. Simon Quinlnn. founder of the
benevolent order of Elks, ia dead.
Earth quake shocks were felt in
New York and New Jersey Monday.
The next Knight Templar conclave
will be held in Pittsburg, Pa, in
1898.
Chicago socialists were forbidden
to carry the red flag in the Labor day
parade.
Corbett has gone into training at
Taylor, Texas, for his great fight at
Dallas.
Fitzsimmons will he a naturalized
American citizen by the time he fights
Corbett.
The Knight Templar conclave at
Boston was attended by $4,000 Sir
Knights.
Charles fuller & Co., the largest
importers of coffee in America, have
assigned.
Beauxite clay, containing 40 per
cent of aluminium, abounds in north
Arkansas.
The jury in the Durrant case at
San Francisco has been secured and
the trial is now on.
Troops have been called to Ishpem,
ing, Mich, to put down riots among
the striking miners
A movement is on foot to have all
fourth class postmasters placed under
the cival service law.
Labor day celebrations throughout
the land were on a more elaborate
scale than ever before.
An unknown man was found dead
near McAlester, |. T., last week, hor-
ribly mutilated by hogs.
The First National bank of Wagon
er, I. T., has been authorized to begin
business, capital $4,000.
James R. Oliver, postmaster at
Bourland. Ok, has been arrested for
stealing money from the mails.
1t is said that Senator Allison of
Iowa is the strongest republican
presidential possibility in the west.
An overflow of water in the mines
at Central City, Col, last Friday, re-
suited in the death of thirty miners.
The Buffalo IN. V Academy of
Music, the oldest place OF amusement
in the city, was burned Saturday
night.
Seven Massachusetts,, New
Jersey, Ohio, Iowa, Maryland, Ken
lucky and Missippi-elect governors
in November.
Between 1900 and 5000 ballots
have been cast in the Adair and MadJ
ison county, Iowa, senatorial convenr
ton without result.
1t is reported from Guthrie, Ok,
that Coxey. the pop candidate for
governor of Ohio, got an a glorious
jag of red eye there.
Chief Harris of the Cherokee ma
ton, has issued proclamation calling
the legislature to meet in extra ses-
sion on September II.
Samuel Gompers is making trades
union speeches in England. He says
England is quarter of century
ahead of America in trade unions.
Major General J. w. F. Hughes of
Kansas will have charge of the mill
tary division of the Priests of Pallas
parade, Kansas City, October 3.
Troop E, Seventh cavalry, killed
OF captured the entire gang of out
laws under the leadership of "Apache
Kid" near Wilcox, Ariz last week.
A coroners jury at Butte, Mont,
has decided that body recently dis
covered there Is that of Joseph La
vale, a cattleman who disappeared
fifteen years ago.
1t is understood that Edward J.
Jeffrey, at present president and gen.
araI nnananar Of the Danuer and Rio