Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
GENERAL NEWS.

FIVE men have been killed and twer.
ty-five wounded in the Choctaw nation.
and news of a terrible massacre was
expected at any moment. Three bodies
of Indians were in the field well sup
piled with food and arms. One of these
represents the Jones and one the
Locke faction, while the third was
headed by Gov. Gardner, and was max
ing earnest endeavors to preserve order.
Gov. Gardner was at Paris, Tex, on the
18th seeking volunteers to aid him in
suppressing the instruction. He has
also decided to ask for federal assist.
ance.
THE S., 900, 600 state house of Illinois
at Springfield caught fire on the 18th.
All the valuable papers, money and
records were saved and locked up in
the fireproof vaults. The damage done
will probably amout to $3.50, 900.
JOSE MARTI, who was selected as
president of the new republic of Cuba
at the convention held at Guatanaro,
province of Puerto Principe, has been
proclaimed by the insurgents as their
chief executive. Maceo declined the
honor in most positive manner, as he
desires to be in the field when the
fighting begins. The names of the of
ficers of the government, with the ex-
ception of the president, have not been
made public.
THE National Provisioner, the organ
of the meat and provision trade. had an
article on the 18th explaining that the
advance in prices of meat was due to a
natural cause.-the shortage of cattle in
the country-and that it was unjust to
couple the names of reputable business
houses with conditions for which they
were in no way responsible.
DORCHESTER, a small town on the
Wisconsin Central railroad in Clark
county, Wis, was swept by fire and
nearly one-ha1f of the business portion
destroyed.
c. c. SHAW. county treasurer OF
Blaine county, Ok, has been arrested
under an Indictment of embezzlement.
It is claimed that he has done away
with 81, 900 of the peoples money.
WHILE trying to put an unknown
tramp off the Rock Island westbound
passenger train at Allerton, Ia. on the
18th, d. w. Perry, the train porter, was
shot through the right breast. The
wound will probably cause his death.
The tramp escaped.
THE eight round contest between
kid Lavigne, of Saginaw, Mich, and
Jerry Marshall, of Australia, which
came off before the Triangle club at
Chicago on the 18th, was declared a
draw. Lavigne did all the leading and
fighting from first to last.
WILLIAM COURT GULLY, liberal mem
Der for Carlisle, was elected speaker OF
the British house of commons on the
10th.
IN Cincinnati the striking coatmakers
had parade on the 10th and got sew
eral shops out in the line of march
They now claim there are $500 or
strike. At the meeting of the man.
ayers the Presser's union Joined the
strikers
AT Pittsburgh. Pa, the oil excite.
ment on the 10th resmbled in a mild
way the halcyon days of the Pittsburgh
oil exchange. The Standard advanced
its price 8 cents to. Si.S5, making an
advance of % cents in the last three
days.
THE suit of George ". Coudrey
against Jacob Schweinfurth, the Rock
ford Qll.) Messiah was heard al
Chicago on the 9th and damages OF
$50, 900 were awarded to Coudrey. The
suit was for the alienation of Mrs
Coudrey's affections from her husband
by the Messiah" inducing her to enter
his heaven" Sweinfurth did not On
IN an appearance