Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-28

0cuFSTs ILL., SOe OuS III INC CohtEOt OF
the motorman about midnight on the
cath and jumped the track at curve
when going down hill at high speed
and turned over. There were "a pas
sengers on the car, dozen of whom
were more or less badly injured.
GEN. LUCIUs FAIRCHILD died sudden
he had been in bad health for some
time. aged 65. In 1886 he was elected
comnander-in-chiefo of the G. A. R.
Miss BERTHA MYERS, a native of
Switzerland, soaked her clothing with
coal oil atJeffersonville. Ind, and then
applied match. She was burned to q
crisp. The cause of her suicide was
dependency and inconsistencies
THE 18th guadrennial general con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
church of the United States adjourned
at Kansas City, Kan, on the 23d.
Among the resolutions passed was one
against the use of tobacco and favor
ing instru elton in Sunday schools and
church societies on the evil effects of
narcotics on the human body.
By the explosion of gasoline stove
on Townsend street at Chicago on the
Gath family of six persons was almost
eXterminated. The dead are Otto Maln,
a carpenter, and his three children; an
other child will probably die: Mrs.
Malm was badly burned, but will re-
cover Mrs. Malm had arisen to pre-
pare breakfast and lighted gasoline
stove, when the reservoir exploded,
throwing the burning fluid about the
rooms and the sleeping members of
the family were shut in by flames and
burned almost to a crisp.
PORTIONS of Iowa were visited by
terrible storms of wind, rain and hail
on the Esd. Near Van Horne hail fell
to the depth of two feet. At Wapello
a tornado demolished two churches
and growing crops were beaten into
the ground.
FARMER E. E. SAWYER, his wife and
grown son were found murdered in
their house near Ava, Mo-, and their
team was missing. Ed w. Perry, who
has been loafng around in the vicinity
doing nothing. has been arrested for
the crime. Excitement was reported
at fever heat.
AN explosion occurred on the Gath at
the glass factory at Hartford City,
Ind, through defective blast in the
big tank, and several persons were
badly burned, two of whom will prob
ably die.
The London Chronicle stated on the
o1st that it was learned on excellent
authority that the mikado of Japan
contemplates a tour of America and
Europe.
THE Methodist general conference at
Cleveland, O., made the following cleo
tions on the 22d: DIR. Buckley, editor
of the New York Christian Advocate;
DIR. Moore, editor of the Western Chris
tian Advocate at Cincinnati; DIR. Ed.
wards, editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate at Chicago; DIR.
Jesse Bowman Young. editor of the
Central Christian Advocate at St Louis.
DR.. Hurlbut was reelected secretary
of the Sunday School and Tract
society and DR.. Payne of the board of
education.
A UNION encampment by the brigades
of the Knights of Pythias of Wiscon-
sin, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Da-
kotas and probably several other north
western states will be held at Mime
apolis, Mimi, during the first week in
September. A similar encampment
will be held about the same time at
Columbus, O., for the middle states, and
IL
states at Nashville, Tenn.
The 1Osth Presbyterian session
opened at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 21st.
DR.. John L. Witherow was elected
moderator, which was regarded as a
decided victory for the liberal ele-
ment.
FREIGHT train No. IS, south bound, on
the Omaha road, was derailed by col
1iding with a COW near Lemars, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hide brand, of
Beatrice. Neb., were in the caboose,
and were killed. The caboose turned
over and the death of the victims was
caused by the collapsing of the car.
The report was recently current in
San Antonio. Tex, that Dan Stewart
had succeeded in making a match be-
tween Corbett and Fizsimmons and
that the fight would take place on
Mustang island, near Corpus Christi,
Tex. The report also said that the
kaleidoscope company was putting up a
large purse for the winner of the fight.
AT Buffalo, N. Y, the Brown build
ing at Main and Seneca streets col
lapsed on the 21st. carrying a score of
people in the ruins. Three persons
were instantly killed and several
others were supposed to be dead in the
ruins.
A QUARANTINE has been declared at
Paris and Greenville, Tex, by the
mayor of Bonham on account of small
pOX.