Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-03

Toledo, O., was drowned in Maumee
bay on the Goth after an ascension.
His companion, who was billed as Josie
Carmel, was saved by her life preserver.
The balloon rose from the Casino op
the bay front and was about three
miles out when the tragedy happened.
Thousands of people witnessed the
tragedy.
Ii HUNG CHANG on the afternoon OF
the 3Oth visited Gen. Grants tomb at
New York and laid wreath of flowers
on it and then paid visit to the house
of Col. Fred Grant, where he had tea
THE employees of the Rochester tum-
kler works, near Beaver Falls, Pa. re-
fused to work at a reduction in their
wages of 90 per cent, but went back
to work out the glass in the pots at the
old wages, when they will quit.
WILLIAM WRIGHT and Enoch Airline.
two Methodist preachers who were on
their way from protracted meeting
in Wilkinson county, Ga, in a buggy,
were stopped by band of men who
hanged Airline to a tree and then was
about to do the same to Wright, when
he escaped to his home, but died two
hours afterwards from pure fright.
The state institute for feeble minded
children at Glenwood, Ia. was COM
pletely destroyed by fire at an early
hour on the Goth, involving a loss of
$3.50, 600. ALI of the inmates We're res
cued and the records and papers saved.
The European powers have warned
the sultan of Turkey that he endan-
gered his empire by couniving at the
continuance of anarchy in COnstanti-
nople. The London Daily News, in an
editorial, said that Europe was face to
face with the deposition of the sultan
and the partition of Turkey.
The Colorado NJ. E. conference has
expelled Rev. f. F. Passmore, of Den
yer. from the ministry because he ac-
cused Bishop Warren of being in league
with saloonkeepers and gam blers.
A CLEVELAND, o., dispatch stated
that Chairman Groot. of the silver
party notification committee, would
notify Bryan and Sewall of their nom
ination on September 8 at Lincoln,
Neb.
TIE Ohio Falls Car Manufacturing
Co. at Jeffersonville, Ind, which in
time of prosperity employed 5000 me-
chanics and 1aborers. will shortly sus-
pend operations.
SENATOR TILLMAN, of South Caro-
Harrison at New York, challenging
him to joint debate.
The business portion of Saulte Ste.
Marie, Mich, was recently nearly
burned out, entailing loss Of $500, 900,
half covered by insurance.
A CLOUDBURsT occurred in the min
ing camp of Mezquitaf del Orc, Mex,
and nearly every house in the place
vas
death by drowning.
PREMIER ITO, who is also minister for
the interior and secretary of the jap
anese cabinet, has resigned.
THREE men lost their lives in fire
in John Dundin's saloon at Minneap-
oils, Mimi. They were sleeping on
the third floor and were suffocated in
bed.
IT was understood at the Chicago re-
publican headquarters that Col. r. C.
Kerens, national committeeman from
Missouri, would be requested by Mr..
Hanna to look after repu blican inter-
ests in railroad circles throughout the
country.
CANDIDATE BRYAN spoke to q big
crowd at Buffalo, n. Y, on the 2Tth.
The police were powerless to control
the audience and they swarmed down
and took possession of seats reserved
for the clubs which escorted Mr. BRYAN
to the hall.
THE supreme lodge of the Knights
of Pythias at Cleveland, O., on the 27th
elected officers as follows: Supreme
chancellor, Philip Cosgrove; supreme
vice chancellor, Thomas G. Sample, of
Allegheny, Pa; supreme master of ex-
chequer. Thomas d. Mears, of Will
mington, Del; supreme master-at.
arms, James Moulson. of st. Johns N
B.; supreme keeper of records and seal,
DR.. R. L. c. White, of Nashville. Tenn;
supreme prelate, Albert Steinhart, of
Greenville, Ala.
WHILE Sunday school excursionists
from New London, Conn.,, were land
ing at Gales ferry on the Goth heavy
tram car was let loose down an incline
by party of boys and it dashed into
the excursionists. One woman was
killed, several persons were seriously
injured and a dozen or more were
thrown violently into the water A
panic resulted, in which several were
injured.
THOMAS E. WATSON, in his paper at
Atlanta, Ca, on the goth, asked to be
notified of his nomination. He said
that Marion Butler had misstated
facts when quoted as saying it had
never been customary to notify pop
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