Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-11-28
CONDENSED DIsPATcHEs

While intoxicated, Tom Brewer. a
farmer Of Alicia, Ark, fell from a train
and broke his neck
Robert Clark, ST., a prominent Mis-
souri, politician, died suddenly of heart
disease at Kirksville
Senator Mills of Texas advocates
putting an anti-civi1 service plank in
the next Democratic platform.
r. S. Day, one of New Orleans most
prominent men, was accidentally killed
while hunting for burglars.
Senator Mcmillan says that the lake
States cities are not anxious to have
warships built on the lakes
The Henry O. Shepard company,
printing firm of Chicago. has assigned.
Bicycle manufacturers expect to put
1000, 600 wheels on the market during
1896
ernor Altgeld as follows: lyon
can say in your paper that Alt
geld is out of politics. 1 am eagerly
looking forward to the close of the
next fourteen months, when I will
turn over to the people the finest State
government on earth and quit politics
forever. 1 want to get back to nv
law practice and make some money!
More iron ore has been shipped the
Lake Superior district than during any
other entire year in the history of ore
mining in Wisconsion, Michigan and
Minnesota. The shipments up to
November L this year amounted to
9,34G, TAI tons.
At Oklahoma City, Okla, L. OAR
AUTO, eX-minister from Brazil to
the Argentine Republic, was divorced
In the district court here from Cata-
dc 90
cruel treatment and general indigni-
ties The parties live at No. 81 West
One Hundred and Thirty-first street,
New York city
Guthrie, Okla, dispa tch: Sun Chief,
principal chief of the Pawnee Indians,
is dead, and the whole tribe is assem-
bled for weeks mourning, at the
close of which they will have big
feast and elect new chief. The dead
chief was always an active Republican,
and as the chief of the tribe controls
all the votes the politicians of the
Territory are somewhat interested in
the choice, as whichever party gets
the chief can control four fifths of the
votes of the tribe at the next Terri
tOrial election.
Kansas orators will tell the peo-
pie of Chicago. December ., Just
how much their commonwealth has
been maligned. Central Music hall
has been engaged, and the speakers
w1lDbe ex-senator j. j. Ingalls,, Gov
ernor Morrill,, Hon. j. R. Burton,
Attorney General F. B. Dawes, Secre-
tary OF State w. c. Edwards and other
public officials and large number of
private citizens who believe Kansas is
one of the best states in the Union, and
expect to convince Chicago of that
fact.
At Columbia, Mo-. the State Univer-
sity football team defeated the Iowa
team by score of "a to o.
Since Sch1atter's disappearance over
10000 letters addressed to him have
been received at the Denver postoffice.
Mexico is entering into competition
with the United States in the direct
cattle trade with Europe.
Ex-Judge Henson, sentenced to the
Missouri penitentiary for twenty years
in 1883, for murder committed in Stod-
dard county, was pardoned.
The shipment of gold last week ag-
gregated So, 267, 600.
The Sedalia Morning Star has
changed hands, the plant and good
will being purchased by Van b. Wis
ker of the Sentinel.
The Chicago city and county build
ing cracked in the middle from set
Ting.
Colonel w. Ii. Phelps of Missouri is
in Washington, and says that Morri-
son IS the strongest candidate the
Democrats can nominate for president.
Kansas University football team de-
feated Nebraska University by a score
of to 4.
Rev. S. F. Smith, composer of
America" dropped dead in Boston.
Thomas ElwYn of Phoenixville, Pa,
cut the threats of his two children
and then attempted suicide.
The Berry detectives concerned in
the Frank White murder case in Chi
cago were held without bail
The thirteen Spring Valley, Ill,
miners, convicted of driving out the
colored population some months ago,
received penitentiary sentences
New Turkish horrors are reported.
The Kurds of Van are attacking and
pillaging Armenian towns and Turkish
officials are powerless.
Judge Crisp begun his campaign for
the Senate by addressing the Georgia
Legislature. He declared for free
silver, 10 to 1.
Thomas Boyd, aged 95, one of the
pioneers of Galloway county, Missouri
is dead.
Brigadier General Brook, in his an
nuaI report, says that nothing of note
has taken place in the department of
the Dakotas since the great railroad
strike of 1894.
At Kansas City, Mo, Charles F.