Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Knights of Labor convention at
Washington declare for the reeogni-
| ton of Cuba.
A Business Mems Association has
been organized at Mexico, Mo.
1t is generally believed the Pabst-
Mather divorce suit will be settled ont
of court
The Peace Association of Friends
has asked all ministers to preach on
international Arbitration.' on Peace
Sunday.
The cost of the maintenance of the
iife-saving service during the wear
was 81, 345, 324.
While intoxicated. Tom Brewer, a
farmer of Alicia, Ark, fell from train
and broke his neck.
Robert Clark, ST., a prominent Mis-
souri, politician, died suddenly of heart
disease at Kirksville.
Senator Mills of Texas advocates
putting an anti-civil service plank in
the next Democratic platform.
r. S. Day, one Of New Orleans most
prominent men, was accidentally killed
while hunting for burglars.
Senator Mcmillan says that the lake
States cities are not anxious to have
warships built on the lakes.
The Henry O. Shepard company,
printing firm of Chicago, has assigned.
Bicycle manufacturers expect to put
1000, 600 wheels on the market during
1896.
William Cation, aged Is years, was
killed at Sedalia in a runaway acct
dent. He was thrown from a wagon
and dragged for several hundred feet,
his body being badly mangled.
At Oklahoma City Okla, Farris Cox,
faro dealer, shot Al. Wagner, a well
known sporting man, in theTurf saloon.
The shot took effect in Wagner's left
shoulder, coming out of his mouth,
and it is believed it will prove fatal
Judge Webb, of the Atchison
Kansas District court, refused the
application of the attorneys for r.
Z. Meade for a change of venue to Wy
andotte county. Meade will be tried
in Atchison county this month.
Commander Miyaoka, naval attache
ton, has made strong report to the
naval department of Japan on the
merits of the United States battleship
Indiana. This report, coming at a
time when Japan is looking abroad for
new battleships and cruisers will, it is
believed, be favorable to securing
some of the contracts for American
ship builders.
Kayton L. Skinner and Annie b.
Curry, daughter of the warden
of the Kentucky State prison at
Eddyvule, have been married under
peculiar circumstances Skinner was
received in 1892 for killing Martin
BigwOod and came near dying in
prison. The warden's daughter nursed
him and interceded after his recovery
with Governor Brown for a pardon,
after which the couple eloped to st.
Louis Warden and Mrs. c. l.. Curry
have FORGIVEN them and they will ra-
turn to kentucky.
There is great excitement in the
Choctaw nation over the final
passage of the bill making it
treason, punishable by death, to
sell land to nOn-citizen, to
attempt in any way to curtail the
powers of the Choctaw government or
even to talk or urge change of gov
eminent or the allotment of lands or
opening of the country to settlement.
This law will stop all meetings or con-
ventiOns in favor of progress or treat
ing with the government, and effect
ua1lY muzz1e the press of that part of
the territory.
At Kansas City Mo-, Wallace G.
Miller, clerk for Justice of the
Peace Owen W. Kruger, was found
guilty of having committed fraud
while officiating as judge of cleo
ton in the Sixth precinct, Sec
ond ward, at the election last Novem-
Der. The jury fixed Miller's punish
ment at two years in the penitentiaFy.
He is the first of the alleged election
thieves to receive penitentiary sem
tence and the fourth one to be tried.
At Columbia, Mo-, the State Univer-
sity football team defeated the Iowa
team by score of 81 to O.
Since Schlatters disappearance over
1o44 4
been received at the Denver pOStOffice
Mexico is entering into competition
with the United States in the direct
cattle trade with Europe.
Ex-Judge Henson, sentenced to the
Missouri penitentiary for twenty years
in 1883, for murder committed in Stod-
dard county, was pardoned.
The Sedalia Morning Star has
changed hands, the plant and good
will being purchased by Van B. Wis
ker of the Sentinel.
The Chicago city and county build
ing cracked in the middle from set
thing.
Colonel w. 81. Phelps of Missouri is
in Washington, and says that Morri-
son Is the strongest candidate the
Democrats can nominate for president.
Kansas University football team de-
feated Nebraska University by score
of 8 to 4.
Rev. S. F. Smith, composer of
''America," dropped dead in Boston.
Rriua n ier- General Rr0olx in 1,;c On.