Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-07-10

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en- seven years in tne pcnitentiary at
Little Rock, Ark, for forgery.
The probable successor of Chief of
the Weather Bureau Harrington, will
be Prof w. B. Moore of Chicago.
The United States consul at Saa-
tiago dc Cuba reports yellow fever TO
be increasing alarniiugly IN Cuba.
Mrs. Leland Stanford will sell her
jewels, valued at $50. 200, TO maintain
the Stanford university in California.
The Exchange bank ut Sturgeon,
Mo-, has closed its doors. Cashier
Wipcott confessed that he appro-
printed SO, 500
The number of steam and sail ves-
sells built aud documented in the Uni
ted States last year was 6s2, against
776 the year before.
Griffin Hubbard Bob Purvis and
Grant Mitchell, Who murdered d. r.
King at Carolina Landing, Miss, were
hanged at Mayersville, Miss.
Heavy rains all over Illinois are re-
ported as doing much good to growing
crops md drowning out the chincA
bugs, which were getting numerous.
Mrs. Annie Kcely was pronounced
insane at Jeffersonville, Ind. She
says that her dead husbands ghost
haunts her for marrying soon after his
death.
| The speaker of the Illinois house of
representatives, John Meyer, a promi-
nent Republican politician and well
known lawyer of Chicago, died We'd
nesday at Freeport, Ill
Specials from western Minnesota
and North Dakota report light frost
Thursday night, damaging potatoes
and garden truck in low places to
some extent.
The wife murderer, DR.. Robert w.
buchanan, whom it cost the State of
New York $4,000 TO convict, was
electrocuted at Sing Sing Monday
morning. The execution was sue
cess.
The Order of the Supreme Temple,
Silver knights of America, a secret
organization, has been Incorporated
under the laws of Virginia, with SEN
ator VIM. NJ. Stewart, of Nevada, as
president.
Last weeks West Point cadet ap-
pointments contained tho following:
james I. Fitzpatrick, Concordia, Kan. |;
Christian Kenny, alternate, Manhat-
tan, Kan.
Guatemala's purpose TO build sys-
TEN of railway at government expense
is being looked into by the bureau of
American republics at Washington
with Il VIC ~ to giving American capi-
talists an opportunity co participate
in the investment
]. II. Manley was arrested in Chi.
cago, charged with selling United
States army positions He wears q
United States army uniform and is
said TO be an ex-officcr. He was rep
resented himself to be lieutenant in
the regular army.
At Salzach. Switzerland, the Pas
sion Play is being presented by q
, troupe of German-sDcaking peasants.
There are so tableaux, representing
S Bible scenes from the Creation down
10 the Crucifyior. Persons who have
seen She play declare it to be most re.
markable in execution, rivaling in in.
terest tine famous Oberammergau pro
duction.
One of tho force of worltmen en-
, gagged in painting and decorating the
7 vast iuterior OF the pension office build
ing at Washington created a sensation
Monday at noon The men are now
engaged in painting the roof and pill
), lars, and use ladders slung by rope!
S froEN the roof braces. A dummy
|. was toppied off of one of these lad
r ders in the presence of n Thousand
n clerks, causing horror and fright q
/ the sight OF what they supposed was {
L human being falling from that terri
s bic height. Major Bliss, veteran
d watchman, was so affected by tn,
S scene as to bring on severe attack o
heart disease.
d An A. Z. A. banner was displayed
n in Fourth of July parade at Eas
} Boston, Mass, and caused scene o
It disorder and bloodshed, in which on
y man was shot and killed, and severa
= others seriously injured.
Il "Outing' for July is delightful
summer holiday number, containing
r. breezy, seasonable sketches of spor
q and travel, enriched, as Outing" al
n ways Is, by many fine illustrations
&c The contents are: "rhc Red Parasol,
n by Dorothy Blomfield; "Bavarinn by
S ways" by j. f. Rogers; Two Week
| IL, e.. I i Cso1,
n First Bicycle Tour" by Ernest IngeI
" soil; The Cruise OF Two by C. {
Rogers; with Rod and Reel on Mash
n otah Lake." by E. w. Chubb; "a Ra
is from u Jack Lantern, by Laura N
Is Smith; "Acadiun Rambles;" LEM
p World Tour Awhecl;" "A Tramp i
5, the High Sierras, by II. P. Dyer; {"
Of Little Excursion into Savagery," b
n, Jas. Weir, jr.; American Sailor-So
to diers," by T. B. Nero; "rhe LAX
n Yacht Racing Association" by Z.
u Peer; intercollegiate Athletics an
n, Faculty Control" by Prof. e. L. Ricl
y. ards, and the usual editorials, poems
records, etc.
le A dispatch from Denison, Tex, Jul
ne l, says: Within the past l2 hours Re
e river has shoTn the unprcccdeute
rise of over 10 feet, and the water
,e still going mp. The rainfall is tn
Sc greatest known in over 20 years.
~ One of the most eminent authoritit
on botany in this country and profe
d sor on that subject at Yale colleg
., Prof Daniel C. Eaton, died Saturda.
a A warrant for cent was drawn @
id the United States treasury Saturda,
g. made payable to Grover Cleyelan,
40 president of the United States Tn
is the smallest warrant ever issued.
IL Supervisors Phiater and Buclrto