Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

9th. It was unsuccessful and the as
sassin was arrested on the spot He
proved to be a member of the Babi
Mohammed secret society.
The preliminary federal election oc-
Cured on the 27th all over Mexico.
The electors will meet July 5 and vote
for the president and members of con-
gress. There is no doubt of the cleo
ton of President Diaz.
THE Tippecanoe club. of Cleveland,
O., went to Canton, the home of Gov.
Mckinley, and inaugurated a big pa
rade on the 9th to ratify his nomina-
ton for the presidency. Congressman
Taylor and Grosvenor were among the
speakers and Gov. Mckinley responded
by enunciating and defining republican
principles
AT Pittston, Pa, the roof Of the Red
Ash vein of the Twin shaft gave way
and 100 miners were buried alive. The
mine was known to be unsafe and the
men were sent down to brace it with
timbers. It will be days before the
men can be reached and the belief
was that all of them were crushed to
death. Women and girls tainted at
the mouth of the shaft when told that
there was no hope for the miners
buried.
THE United States authorities have
seized the steamer City of Richmond
and taken her to Key West, Fla. Those
on board were charged with fi1ibuster-
ing and being engaged in a military
expedition to Cuba against Spain.
THREE young children of Joseph
Wise, Cincinnati butcher, were IA
tally poisoned by chewing gum.
A YACHT containing party of nine
pleasure seekers was capsized in Shaw
nee lake, near Shawnee, Wis, and six
of the party were drowned.
WILLIAM G. WHITNEY, in a recent in
terview at New York, said that if
free coinage candidate was nominated
by the democrats at Chicago on a free
coinage platform it would disrupt the
democratic party as no power on earth
could persuade the New York sound
money democrats to accept the free
silver idea and a compromise was i'm
possible.
WILLIAM DEMUND, of Kenosha, Wis,
was recently tarred and feathered and
ridden out of town on a pole because
it was charged he paid too much atten-
tion to another mans wife.
HENRY 81. RITTENHOUsE, a veteran.
| committed suicide at Reading, Pa, be-
cause he could not get those at Wash
| ington to grant an increase to his PEN
sion of Sc.
SENATOR PEFFER's paper, the Topeka
Advocate. printed an editorial appeal
ing to all silverites to unite with the
peoples party to save the country from
the goldbugs Another editorial criti-
cised the booming of Senator Teller
for the presidency by Mr.. Taubeneck
1 hoin hn 1iSfc
were not ready to make him their
presidential candidate.
MISS LANSING Rowan, an actress, has
challenged James J. Corbett to meet
her in sparring match.
HEAVY damage was done at Willis
Point and Waco, Tex, by a tornado on
the Gath. Details were meager.
NEAR SOUTH McA1ester, /. T., Ida
Smith, while in fit of jealousy, cut
Rose Moore so badly with razor that
she died soon after. The Smith woman
was arrested.
CARL ALBRIGHT was hanged at
Marshfield, Ore, on the Goth for the
brutal murder of his wife last January.
THE Chicago Tribune said on the
26th: "a canvass of the delegates OF
every state and territory on the cur
rency question shows that SIS dele
gates to the democratic national con-
vention are either by instruction or
personal preference for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at sixteen
to one against 32S delegates instructed
for or favoring the continuance of the
present gold standard"
CONGRESSMAN HARTMAN was given
an ovation when he arrived at Butte
Mont, from st. Louis The horses
were taken from his carriage and E
rope attached and enth usiastic silver
men pulled the vehicle through the
streets. Mr.. Hartman addressed ar
immense audience at night on the boil
at the St. Louis convention.
JOHN r. GENTRY. paced a mile il
e:O3% at Red Oak. Ia. making the fast
est mile ever made in June.
FRED DEXTER, aged 10, was acci
dentally drowned while bathing nea1
Clinton, Ia.
AT Annandale. Mimi, on the 25th
while sailing in a stiff breeze, Mis-
Anna Putnam, Miss Bessie Newhal
John U. Putnam, all of Minneapolis
and a young man named Sherman
were drowned.
A DISPATCH from Creston, Ia, stated
that Ed Kinsenwater attempted te
swim across the Alton reservoir ant