Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

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Taylor, the absconding treasurer of
South Dakota. has discovered a worse
| condition of affairs than was expected
1t was thought $3.50. 600 would not cover
the shortage.
A FIRE broke ont in the Rock slope
of the coal mines at Pratt City, Ala,
on the 24th and two convict miners
were suffocated and eighteen others
were more or less seriously injured.
Twenty three mules were also suffo-
Gated.
ELLA and Fred Brooks were crossing
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks near Mans
| field, O., on the gath. when they were
struck by freight train and ground
to pieces. They were aged respectively
10 and 20 years
IT was reported that ex-Queen
Liliuokalani's sentence would be five
years imprisonment for the part she
took in the recent royalist uprising at
Hawaii and that probably she would
be allowed to leave the island without
serving the sentence if she SO desired.
A STREET car belonging to the Chi
cage Lawn Street Railway Co. was
struck and demolished at a crossing in
Chicago by a Calumet Terminal freight
train, which was running at q rate OF
ten miles an hour. Three persons
were severely injured while everyone
in the car received minor bruises or
cuts from broken glass The accident
was caused by street car horses be-
coming frightened and dragging the
car across the tracks in front of the
locomotive.
AS the result of a feud near Sergent,
KY, three men were shot to death and
fourth 1lxy xx,0rnsad
Gov. MORTON has signed the Lawson
bill, preventing the display Of foreign
flags on public buildings.
A DEPUTATIoN of senators and mem
bers of the French chamber of deputies
waited upon the minister of husbandry
and discussed with him the question of
the importation of American wheat.
They also urged upon him the prohibi-
ton of the importation of American
cattle.
SENATOR'S GEORGE PEAsE, of Park
county, and David A. Mills, of Eagle
county, both populists, came to blows
during the session of the Colorado SEN
ate on the 22d, and Pease struck Mills
on the head with a paper weight, in
f1icting serious injury.
THE Suffolk Athletic club, at Boston
on the 22d, presented a six-round bout
between Peter Maher. champion mid
dle-weight of Ireland, and Jim Hall, of
Australia, as the chief feature. The
referee, j. A. Kelliher, called it draw
at the finish, and the 1000 spectators
present Missed the decision. The bat
tie was very tame, but Maher showed
his superiority in leading and counter
ing.
W. j. PERRY, a well-known gambler
and a wealthy citizen of Houston, Tex,
was shot and killed by Joseph Fl. Stahl,
building contractor. Perry was ad
vancing on Stahl with an open knife
when shot. The trouble arose over
business matters.
EIGHT dogs were found poisoned in
the boxes of the Madison Square Gar
den dog show at New York. Six of
them were dead and the other two will
die, The dogs were valued at 81, 500.
Many of the owners of valuable dogs
are very uneasy and have asked the
superintendent for permission to re-
move their exhibits.
WAsHINGToN's birthday was observed
throughout the country on the 22d. In
the leading cities the day was made
a holiday and the exercises were I'M
usually impressive.
SIX lives were lost and $75, 900 worth
of property destroyed by a fire which
broke out at Hot Springs, Ark, on the
22d and swept over four blocks of
buildings.
THE emperor of China has issued an
extraordinary edict. He said he had
sent out armies to punish the japanese
and his generals had proved incompe-
tent and his soldiers insubordinate and
the japanese had gained victory after
victory till his ancestors in their very
graves were disturbed, and that when
the worst came to the worst and the
japanese got the sacred affairs there
would remain nothing for him but to
perish with them and then a worthy
man could be elected emperor and
wipe off the disgrace.
JOHN GEIGER, pioneer resident of
Norfolk, Neb., has received notice
from New York city that his brother,
who recently died there, left his entire
estate, valued at 81, SOC, 900, to him.
THE Lawson flag bill forbidding the
display of foreign flags on public build
ings passed the New York senate after
some debate by vote of 90 to 6. 1t
now goes to the governor.
AN official dispatch states that the
Chinese attacked the japanese forces
at Kumochang, Manchuria. but were
repulsed with the loss of thirty killed.
The Japanese sustained no loss The
assailants numbered 1000 foot soldiers