Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-06-06

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ford. and fatally injuring Reuben
Jones, who died five hours later.
WHILE William Simpson. head laun-
dryman at the Hotel Colorado, at Glen
wood Springs, COL, was in company
with crowd Of young men in the
swimming pool. they undertook to
Guido each other in foolhardy acts.
Finally Simpson undertook to sit on
the nozzle from which the water shoots
with a velocity of 100 pounds to the
inch, with the result that the water
practically burst him open. He will
die.
GUS A. GILL's storage warehouse at
South McAlester, l. T., was burned on
the 31st with all its contents. The fire
was caused by spontaneous combustion
of unslacked lime.
A RECENT dispatch from Ottawa,
Ont, stated that on Spanish river,
while party of thiEty-three lumber
men were camped on crib of square
timber for the night, it broke from its
mornings and carried the men into the
swift running waters. All were lost
THE body of Secretary Gresham was
temporarily deposited in the receiving
vault at Oakwoods cemetery, Chicago.
On the Goth. Members of the Loyal
Legion, the G. A. R veterans, state
and civic officers, civic societies and
others joined in the procession from
the railroad depot to the cemetery.
The train was held back for the return
of the presidential party to Washing
ton.
The grand jury at Danville, Ill, ex-
amined nearly 100 witnesses in regard
to the recent double lynching. All
freely admitted that they were present
and mingled with the lynchers for
three hours while they were breaking
into jail. None of the witnesses. how
ever, would testify positively that they
recognized any of the 1ynchers.
GEORGE LAvIGNE bested Jack Ever
hardt in twenty rounds at the Seaside
Athletic club, Coney Island, n. Y, on
the 3Oth. They fought a game battle
and both were on their feet at the end
of the contest. Lavigne did most of
the leading.
EUGENE V. DEBs, before going to jail,
issued an official circular to memb ers
of the American Railway union urging
them to stand by their order in the
trying time through which they were
passing.
THE National Miners convention
with sixty-two delegates from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, western Pennsylva-
MIA and West Virginia met at Column
bus, O., on the goth with President
Penna in the chair and Patrick Nc
Bryde secretary.
NJ. LOUIS PAsTEUR, the distinguished
French chemist, who of recent years
has attained remarkable results in the
prevention of hydrophobia by inocula-
ton, has refused German decoration
which has been awarded to him as
result of his 1abors.
In San Francisco Mrs. Nellie Harring-
ton was stabbed to death while alone
in the fat in which she lets rooms
to boarders. Her murderers robbed
the house, and escaped.
A TRAGEDY was enacted on the farm
of George Growl, II miles northwest of
Cameron. Tex. jeff Lewis shot and
killed Epsy Smith and her husband,
Will Smith, and shot and probably IA
tally wounded Lucy Smith and her
daughter Emma. after which he shot
himself in the left breast. killing him
self instantly. Epsy and VIII Smith
had only married the day before, and
it was thought that jealousy on the
part of Lewis caused him to do the
killing. All parties were colored.
AT South Enid, Ok, Enoch Kemper,
deputy district clerk, and Capt. Bond,
owner of the English kitchen, had a
dispute over 35 cents which Bond
claimed Kemper owed him on board
bill. Angry words followed, when
Kemper drew a revolver and shot four
times at Bond. Bonds wounds were
serious. Kemper was jailed.
DRUNKEN South Carolina excursion
lists to Tallulah Falls, Ca. engaged in
riot there recently. The town mar
shal's throat was cut, the sheriff s
throat was gashed and deputy was
seriously injured. At Cornelia a posse
ran the rioters into a swamp and cap
tured four of them. The sheriff of the
county remained on the train and was
shot at several times. The coaches
were badly damaged.
Miss CATHERINE WEST, aged % years,
has been sued in the Garrard ky. }
circuit court for breach of promise by
Mr.. w. c. Stivers, widower, many
years her senior. The defendant is a
beautiful young school-teacher. Mr..
Stivers is prominent tobacco man.
In his petition Mr.. Stivers alleges that
the fair defendant promised him on
many occasions to become his wife,
and that. on account of defendants
continued refusal he has been greatly
worried, Inundated and damaged in
the sum of 5000, for which amount
he prays Judgment.