Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-19
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Hld, Del.
Eight thousand garment workers in
chicago are out on a sympathetic
strike
Parties from Pekin, Ill, have bought
the Omaha distillery and expect to
operate it
Frank Scully. iaboring man, was
murdered and robbed of $50 by two
Guthrie fiends.
Postmaster j. II. Cooke of Quinlan,
Tex, attempted suicide because of be-
ing Sc, eco short in his accounts
A lot of Texas pilgrims are en- route
to Jerusalem to be in the holy city
when the world ends, which is expect
ed soon.
The Secretary of War has been au-
thorized to issue Springfield rifles to
national guards for the ones now in
use.
In a row at prayer-meeting at the
colored Baptist church in Guthrie,
Okla, lobe Adams fatally carved
Deacon William McLain.
-north-bound Katy passenger was
held mp by masked and armed man
near Greenville, Tex. who robbed ev-
cry passenger in the sleeper.
Archie Belangoa of Benton, Mich,
shot Gertrude Bailey dead, tried to
kill her sister and mother and then
killed himself. Gertrude had Tilted
the Einny.
Cuban insurgents in Santa Clara
forbid the country people going into
the towns. There are no priests in
their camps and baptisms and mar
riages are dispensed with.
Safe in James Smiths grocery store,
Peoria, Ill, was blown open by burg
lars, who secured $40, 000. Eighteen
negotiable Pacific Express company's
orders were among the booty.
House committee on judiciary has
reported favorably a bill to give
Texas, Kansas and Arkansas courts
jurisdiction in the Indian Territory
over all criminal and certain civil
cases.
Express companies ask Congress to
extend the jurisdiction of Texas and
Arkansas courts over the Indian Ter
rItory, alleging that the court officials
of the Territory are in collision with
outlaws.
Dean II. c. Allen, Business Manager
c. w. Ray, Register E. C. Fisher and
Matron Elizabeth Shurra of Herring
Medical college, Chicago, are under ar
rest for illegal disposal of the two
bodies recently found in barrel.
Fifteen commissioned officers of the
Ohio National Guard have resigned
because the Senate killed the bill to
REIN burse Colonel Colt for enpense
incurred in being tried and acquitted
of manslaughter in the killing of one
of the men in a mob that attacked the
Washington Court House Jail, and
which Colts militia fired on.
a plot to break Jail at St. Joseph
was nipped in the bud by a colored
trusty giving it away. Several muir
derers and other desperate characters
are confined in the ST. Joseph jail.
IN report on the militia of the
States the secretary of war shows
that if necessary the United States
could put into the field on a war foot
ing nearly ten million men.
The State department has ordered
Consul General Williams to interfere in
the case of the American, Agramante,
whom the Spanish are trying at Ha-
vana for completely in the Cuban revo-
luton.
Late Archbishop Kenriclk's will was
filed for probate at st. Louis. Per-
soaal and real property is left to Rev
Phillip b. Brady, now deceased. Inn
mense church property is conveyed to
Archbishop Kahn and the will provides
for the payment of annuities to many
relatives.
AS result of the change IN police
commissioners at Wichita, Assistant
Attorney General w. P. Campbell has
resigned.
February s, r. C. Pickett induced a
16-year-oid girl named Helms to leave
her home at Nashua, Iowa. and go
with him to Carrollton, where he
opened store under the name of b. o.
Captain. The couple lived as man and
wife but were not married. Pickett
went TO Kansas City, passed forged
checks and was arrested and put in iail
President Cleveland has refused to
interfere with the death sen tence
against Cherokee Bill.
Emperor Williams arm was photo
graphed by X rays and the cause OF
its malforKation was found.
The Senate committee on judiciary
are making amendments to the House
provision of the judicial bill which
abolishes the fee system.
Exports from the United States for
eight months ending with February
show heavy increase over last years
ard exceed imports for the eight
months by Sol 200, 900.
! Father Dominicl OGrady, who
killed Mary Gnmartln in Cincinnati,
| has been sent to an insane asylum
Alexander Nemettly OF Yonkers, N
! Y, killed his step-daughter because