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

stated that the northbound Oregon ex-
press was held up by two men miles
north of Wheatland and Engineer
Bowsher was compelled to stop the
train and go back and open the express
car Failing to secure anything in the
express car, the robbers went back and
started to rob the passengers in the
coach and smoker. Sheriff Bogard
was on the train and opened fire on
the robbers in the smoker. killing one
of them and was killed himself by an
other robber.
FOREST fires were reported on the
31st as doing great damage in western
Kentucky and southern Indiana. Sew
eral farmhouses were destroyed by the
flames and three white men, two ne
groes and one woman had lost their
lives.
THE Oxford and Cambridge annual
boat race took place on the 30th over
the usual course on the Thames. Ok
ford won by two lengths in 2o:50.
AUGUST SWANSON. once an inmate OF
an insane asylum. who liysd alone with
his three children. aged 3, 7 and years,
at Clinton, Ia, put his 7-year-old son
on a mattress with his neck across
block of wood and then, with an ak, de-
$1,000
THE Colombian government an
nOunced that the rebel armies under
Gems. Smartinez and Rodriguez were
cut to pieces at Boaca. The insurgents
had thrown down their arms, it was
declared. and the revolution was ended.
DUNCAN BROWN, wife and little
daughter, of Elwood, Ind, were poi
soned recently by eating poisoned
cheese. 1t was thought that all three
would die.
LATE one night recently three
masked men armed with Winchesters
and revolvers entered Campbell &
Connor's saloon. at Glenwood Springs,
Col. and commanded all present to
hold up their hands They then pro-
ceeded to help themselves to the money
in the drawers of the faro table and
roulette wheel, amounting to over $500.
NEAR Jackson, Miss, three young
women on their way to an entertain
ment with their little brother, were
overtaken by an unknown negro, who
asked them to let him rido. They de-
cIined and he undertook to force him
self into the vehicle, but they beat
him off. Arriving at the entertain
ment they told what had happened
and a posse was organized They
found the negro and riddled him with
buckShot
THE bill for equal suffrage was de-
bated in the Wisconsin senate for
three hours on the 2sth and then laid
upon the table by vote of so to q.
Among the bills passed by the assem-
bly, were those securing to negroes all
the rights of white men in hotels and
places of amusement
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traders, being short on pork. have
failed. Their liabilities in Chicago
were small, but in Iowa, it was said,
they would reach $50. 600 and in Omaha
Sc. 600. The firm did an extensive bus
mess in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska
and Iowa. and had number of branch
offices in those states.
THE reservoir of the Grand Valley
Ditch Co., on east Rifle creek, Col,
gave way. 1t was not quite full. but
there was enough water, mud and
rocks to cover and destroy for this
season all the ranches for miles along
the creek. The food struck the Rio
Grande Junction railroad, carrying
away two bridges, mile apart and
covering the track with mud and rocks
for Is mile.
ALTHOUGH nothing was said at either
the Japanese or Chinese legations as to
the condition of Ii Hung Chang, the
Chinese peace envoy, it was known
that advices had been received in of
fetal circles that serious results were
apprehended from the wound. In fact,
the information had been such as to
cause some discussion as to the effect
his death might have upon the situa-
ton in the Orient. It was generally
believed it would prevent Japan secur-
ing as good terms as she had intended
to insist upon.
a CONVENTION of Tillman and anti
Tillman democrats met at Columbia,
S. c., recently for the purpose OF har-
monizing differences and preventing
contest over the election of delegates
to the constitutional convention, in
which the negro vote would be fac
tor. Twenty-eight out of thirty-fve
counties were present. Resolutions
were passed declaring for Anglo-Saxon
supremacy.
THE southbound night express on the
Queen & Crescent railroad which left
Cincinnati was stopped by six men
near Greenwood Ky. The railroad Of
ficials had received warning of prob
able hold-up and three detectives were
in the express car and as soon as the
train stopped the officers engaged the
bandits in a sharp conflict Three
men were killed and three got away,
but were thought to be wounded