Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-24

ooSIrOVeu Oy IRE on Cn0 HlSnG Oh bnc
10th causing a loss of between s55, 900
and SIS, 900.
THE town of Kuchan, Persia, has
been visited by second earthquake
| which caused great loss of life. One
hundred women who were in bath
house were crushed to death by the
falling walls.
The body of Barrett Scott, the Holt
county, Neb., defaulting treasurer, has
been found in the Niobrara river. He
had been hanged.
JUDGE LYMAN TRUMBULL died sud-
denly at his home in Chicago.
STEAMER State of Missouri struck a
rock in the Ohio river and sunk in ten
minutes. Thirty-five people said to be
drowned.
THE Quapaw Indians have petitioned
the secretary of fhe interior to allot
them 200 acres of land each.
THE Interstate Fair association of
Sioux City, Ia. has been placed in the
hands of receiver. There are $50, 600
in claims against the institution.
AT South Whitley, Ind, Misses Nora
and Alice Norris were run down by a
freight train on the Wabash railroad
while driving across the track. They
were dragged quite a distance and
killed.
THE japanese general, Nodsu, has
won another victory over the Chinese
at Hal Chang.
A MONSTER meeting of secret socie-
ties was held at Seattle, Wash, on the
Goth to denounce the pope's bull in
reference to their organizations An
other meeting was called for the fol-
lowing Sunday.
A LONG expected meeting of district
ASSEMBLY No. 3d. K. of L., was held in
Providence. r. l., and it resulted in
the passage of resolutions denouncing
the high officials of the organization
and cautioning worl<nen to beware of
them.
IN the vicinity of Dunsmuir, Cal, the
snow was to 10 feet deep on the goth.
OWING to masses of timber, ETC.,
swept by the thrush of water in the
Dig Lake mine at Audley, Stafford
shire, Eng. all hope of rescuing the
ninety-two men who did not succeed in
escaping has been abandoned. Gangs
of rescuers have been at work night
and day in efforts to reach the en-
tombed men.
Four prisoners escaped Jail at Perry,
Ok. on the 18th. A negro trusty caught
the night guard, tied his hands behind
him, gagged him by stuffing his mouth
with old rags and then pried the bars
from several doors and escaped. Three
horsethieves got away. L. S. Gardner,
who was in Jail for murder, united the
guard and gave the alarm.
ALL business was suspended in
Butte, Mont, on the 18th, when the
bodies of thirty victims of the terrible
giant powder explosion of the 18th
were consigned to their graves. The
military, civic societies and all fire de-
partments of the state marched in the
procession and all buildings were
draped. Behind the dead firemen rode
James Flannery, sole survivor of the
crew.
SAM G, HoTAL1NG, a farmer living
near Fairmont, Mimi, bought Win
chester rifle and killed his wife and
her mother and father. He then fed
to an unoccupied house, where a sher-
ifs posse pursued him, and he was
killed by shot in the temple, the
posse stating that it was self-inflicted.
NEWS has been received of a revolu-
ton in Hawaii. Nearly 200 royalists
were arrested. There was much fight
ing, but the government forces had
practically overcome the revolutionists.
FAILURES for the week ended the
18th (Dun's report) were 373 in the
United States, against 4O7 same time
last year; in Canada 60, against 46 last
year.
JOHN HANCE. a resident of Cowden,
Ill, was standing in front of a store
when he was shot by some person Or
persons who were some distance away
in the darkness. Five bullets pierced
his body, causing instant death. A
woman was the supposed cause.
NJ. FELIX FAURE was elected presi-
dent of the republic of France by the
national assembly on the 18th. In
spite of the political crisis there was
hardly trace of excitement in Paris.
THE Oregon republicans in caucus
nominated Senator Dolph to succeed
himself in the United States senate.
The vote stood: Dolph, 40; Fulton, u;
Tongue, II; scattering, 8.
IN the Idaho house a resolution to
submit the woman's suffrage amend
ment to the voters at the next general
| election passed. 1t will be signed at
once blythe governor.
JAMES URQUHART. aged rs, wealthy
resident of Chehalls, Wash, was dis
| suaded by his children from marrying
Miss Myrtle Blanchard, a girl of 15,
and in two hours from the time fixed
for the marriage ceremony the old man
was served with papers in suit for
breach of promise, claiming So, 900
do