Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-27

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leans, struck an obstruction on the 23d
at Island Forty, about IL miles forth
of Memphis. Tenn. and was so badly
disa bled that the officers beached her
to prevent her sinking The passen-
gers were taken off by the Chickasaw.
AT a negro dance near Lebanon,
Ky. on the night of the 22d Charley
Warner accidentally stepped on the
dress of George Mays partner. War
ner apologized, but Mays became en-
ragged and opened fire. killing Warner
and Charley Pipes instantly and fatal
ly wounding Bud Hardin Mays es-
capped.
THE provisional government of the
Cuban republic has ordered the total
destruction of property in the island.
By this two-fold object is to e gained
the loss of immense cash income is
expected to shorten Spain's warfare
and the conversion of the island into a
wilderness will compel her to with
draw her armies All classes of prop
erty. whether foreign owned or not, are
to be treated alike, as all pay tribute
to Spain.
THE 18th annual swimming cham
pionship of the Amateur Athletic I'M
ion of the United States was held in
the Wayne natatorium, Delaware
county, Pa. The one mile champion
ship was won by Bertram A. Hart. of
the Chicago Athletic association. in
the fast time of so minutes. 81 2-5 Sec
onds
A WONDERFUL gold strike has been
made at Cedar hollow, Madison county,
Mont. Returns from IL car loads of
ore closely approached 500, 600. The
whole state is excited over the discov-
cry.
MICHAEL AND JOHN CUDAHY, the Chi
cago packers, have entered into an oil
deal of enormous proportions. They
have purchased in Wells and Adams
counties. Ind. the entire plant and
wells of the Northern Indiana Oil Co.
Following their purchase they placed
with the National Tube & Pipe Co., of
Pittsburgh. a $685. 600 order for six
inch oil pipes for an underground oil
line ITO miles in length and extending
from the oil fields to Chicago.
IT has been decided at republican
headquarters that Cyrus Leland, of
Kansas. a member OF the executive
committee of the national republican
committee, shall take charge of the
campaign in the states of Missouri.
Kansas and Nebraska. In o. der to do
this work to best advantage, Mr. Lee
land has suggested that it would be
well for him to open sub-headquar
tiers at Kansas City, where he will as
sumo personal control of the work in
the three states.
j. r. SOVEREIGN, who is to be with
George T. Washburn in charge of the
populist committee in Chicago, said he
would engage a large number of speak
ers and send them in repu blican states.
He intends to organize labor men in
the interests Of silver. Mr.. Sovereign
expects to move the headquarters of
the K. of L. to Chicago during the
campaign and its employees will assist
him.
SENIOR ALoNZo has been proclaimed
president of the repub bile of Bolivia.
GEORGE MCCAULEY, part owner of
the Caribou gold mine at Trail, II. c.,
was held up by masked lone high
wayman in the mou ntains a few mites
from the mine and was compelled to
hand over 81, 400 in gold bricks, which
he was taking TO Spokane, Wash.
FIRMAN j. BRILL. a wealthy merchant
at Riley, Ind. was hit on the head
with stone and killed by Elmer
Rum bley. The trouble arose over q
dollar which Rum bley owed Brill.
THE 20. 900 republican clubs of the
country are going to endeavor to find
out every republican who intends to
vote for Bryan and every democrat who
intends TO vote for Mckinley.
GEORGE P. SWEENEY has been ap-
pointed by the silver party national
president of the various non-partisan
silver and bimetallic clubs of the
United States and he has called ma
tional convention of such clubs to meet
at Chicago September 3d. The repre-
sentation will be three delegates-at-
large from each club of 90 or more and
one additional delegate for every so
mem bers on the club rolls.
TEN miles above CARRIER, Ok, Lille
Smith, aged IA. committed suicide by
cutting her throat With her fathers
razor because the young man who had
escorted her to a picnic had left her
for another girl.
A CROWD of 90 bandits attacked the
village of San Miguel, chihuahua,
Mex. and assaulted the women. The
men of the place were at work on
neigh boring haciendas.
HENRY WILL. peddler at Louisville
KY. shot and killed his wife and then
blew out his own brains. He also tried
to shoot his son. but missed him. The
woman was pleading with her drunken
husband TO go home