Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
a CYCLONE recently passed through

CYCLONE recently passed through
Barnes county, n. D., crossing the
Northern Pacific track at Hobart, be-
tween Valley City and Sanborn- Its
path was IL miles long. but fortunately
only few rods wide. So far as known
no lives We're lost Gray's schoolhouse
and the home of Mels Munson, pros
porous farmer, were wrecked Mum
son was carried 100 yards, his arm
broken and he was badly bruised and
found unconscious
On the outlook for the republican
presidential nomination Mr.. Joseph
Manley, of Augusta, Me, said ON the
1st that any speculation to the effect
that friends of Speaker Reed meant to
withdraw him from the contest were
baseless- Mr.. Manley also said that
Mckinley would never be nominated.
ut will be the issue that will win at
St Louis That issue will be sound
money"
A CHICAGO dispatch on the 1st said
that from present appearances the pro-
posed interstate commerce beef trust
investigation by the federal grand
jury would fall short of its purpose
SECRETARY CARLISLE recent speech
at Chicago on sound money has been
published in two or three different
forms and is being scattered all over
the west by the million copies.
NEAR Fairview, Pa. Edward Heidler
killed his brother-in-lav. Levi Kreider,
over an estate. then fed To the woods.
He was captured and mob came near
lynching him. Both families are
wealthy.
ROBERT WARD, living near Henshaw,
KY, fatally shot his wife and then
committed suicide by shooting himself.
Mrs Ward was attractive and only 20
years of age. Ward was 40 years old
and very jealous.
BARNEY BARNAro. the Katie dia-
mond king. was reported as being dis
pleased at the death sentences imposed
on the reform leaders in the Transvaal
repu bile and threatened to close all his
mines and sell his property in that
country. The people were said to be
paralyZed at the prospect, as it would
throw thousands of people out of work.
M. j. WYCKoFF, an engineer. shot
William Wegner. q wealthy manu-
facturer, through the head and in the
left breast, inficting wounds from
which Wegner died within few min
utes- The killing was done at Lake
and Anne streets. Chicago, q crowded
spot, in the daytime, and after two
officers had taken Wyckoff into Gus
tody large crowd endeavored to take
him away. The policemen fought
hard for their prisoner, but they were
on the point Of losing him when pa
troll wagon of officers came in response
to a riot call.
THE total loss by the fire at Cripple
Creek. Col, on the goth was estimated
at 81, 500. 900 and the insurance at $780,
0Oo. The business men on the S0th
had mass meeting and issued an adj
dress to the public announcing that,
though they had lost their homes and
their business blocks, they had not
lost their pluck and were ready to
start magnificent city on the ruins of
the old.
THE state convention of republicans
at Springfield, Ill, on the S0th de-
clared their preference for William
Mckinley for president, the motion to
instruct the delegates to the national
convention for Cullom being amended
by a motion to substitute the name of
Mckinley and carried by vote of s32
to sos
EX-SENATOR T. C. PLArT said ut New
York on the 1st that Gov. Morton was
in the presidential race to stay and
was not going to be withdrawn
At Fort Smith. Ark. George and
John Pierce and Weber Isaac were
hanged from the same scaffold on the
Goth.
A DISPATCH from Rossiand, B c.,
stated that a poor prospector, named
Martin Nelly. while crossing the dry
bed of the Columbia river, discovered
a huge bow1der of ore that weighed
proba bly, 60, 600 tons and that three as
says made from it ran from Sd? to s63
in gold.
JOHN CROUCH. an ex-convict. entered
the depot at Pine Flats, Tenn, and
point ting a pistol at j. B. Wolfe, the
agent, ordered him to hold up his
hands Wolfe rose to his feet and
Crouch shot Wolfe then returned the
FIRE and inflicted a fatal wound on
Crouch. Wolfe was only powder
burned.
The Spanish guuboat Mesagar cap
tured the American schooner Competi-
tor, of Key West, Fla. loaded with
arms and ammunition for the Cuban