Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-31
ALFRED Holt, colored. the murderer

of Policeman A. White. was taken from
jail at Greensboro, KY, by a mob al
$3.50 a. NJ. on the 10Th and hanged to a
tree in the courthouse yard. This
makes the seventh man who has met
death at the hands of a mob in Ken
lucky within a week.
THE New York World said on the
o7th that a number of rich men, who
had been influenced by the recent
Moody meetings. had provided for a
great series of revival meetings in New
York.
The big Mckinley horn, which was
being carried from Tuscola, Ill, to
Washington by four repu bl1cans for
appearance at the Inauguration, was
left on the street at Trafalgar, Ind,
surrounded by a crowd of curious peo-
pie and they broke it to pieces while
the horn bearers were at dinner.
The grand stand at the Buffalo On.
W driving park was destroyed by fire
on the 26th entailing a loss of S25, 600.
This is the fourth fire that has oc-
Cured there at short intervals and
nothing now remains but the track.
JAMES BROWN, n farmer 6S years old,
died at Millington, Mich, from wounds
inflicted by robbers the night before.
After being shot Brown and his wife
were gagged and chloroforned and
their house was ransacked by the rob-
bers.
FIVE persons were injured and one
killed by an electric car being struck
by passenger train at a grade cross
ing at Allen town, Pa. on the 25th.
THE London Times on the 25th stated
that the Washington government had
L q II
European powers would not remain
passive should the United States recog-
nize the Cuban insurgents and that
Germany was ready at once to take
SPANS side should the United States
show a disposition officially to side
with the rebels.
AN engine on the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railway jumped the track near
Warrenton, O.. and the engineer was
killed and the fireman fatally injured.
IT took just ~ seconds for Peter Ma
her. the Irish pugilist, to knock out
Steve O'Donnell. the Australian boxer,
at Coney Island, =. Y, on the 25th.
IT is proposed that. as the central at
traction of the semi-cente nnia1 exposi-
ton to held in Milwa uzee, colossal
beer palace shall be constructed en-
and towering $50 feet in the air.
JOHN kILKENNoN shot at his divorced
wife and wounded her and then killed
himself on the street at Omaha, Neb.
A LETTER has been received at New
York from DR.. Maxine Zertucha, who
is accused of having betrayed Gen
Maceo to his death. DR.. Zertucha de-
clares that Maceo was killed in open
battle; that Mauser bullet entered
the right side of the chin, causing a
fracture of the lower jaw in three
places, coming out of the left lateral
side at the base of the neck. The bull
let, in its course, tore the carotid ar
terry, bringing on mortal hemorrhage,
which caused death in minute.
CHARLES II. GRIMM, of Clear Lake,
Ia, is The cham pion shot of America.
In the match at Chicago between
Grimm and Carver at 100 birds for 5000
a side and the cham p!onship of Amer
lea Grimm won by score of 9S to &C.
GEORGE GREEN. while intoxicated,
was recently placed in jail at Cascade,
Ia, and ne set fire to the bedding and
before help arrived he was so badly
burned that he died soon afterwards.
THOMAS BRACKEN was fatally shot at
q dance near Russellville, KY. and
another man was wounded. Peter
Gillim did the shooting.
EBENEzEE SCOTT, of Peoria, ILL.,, who
had recently filed his wife with shot,
was found dead on the oath on the
river bank. Jealousy caused the trag-
edy.
A MADRID dispatch of the ed says
that Capt. Gen. Weyler's advance in
Piuar del Rio is the first stage in a
policy concerted between him and the
Spanish government for a vigorous
movement with 80. 900 men in ten col
umns to clear the province of Pinar
del Rio of the rebels who will be
obliged to submit or fly from the prov
ince.
JUAN VIDIIo had trouble with the
employees on his ranch in Guadalajara,
Mex. and 30 attacked him. He was
wounded, but took refuge in his house
and killed two of his ASSISTANTS and
wounded seven others. Twenty of the
men have been arrested and will prob
ably be shot.
A NUMBER of Young men started in
for a holiday spree at their club room
in Nation, Ill. and drank mixture
containing wood alcohol. Two have
died and many more were dangerously
sick from the effects OF the poison.
TWENTY-FIVE mem bers of Capt Par
ker's detachment of cavalry at West
Point n were, nOiSOned RECENTLY