Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-01-02
LATE NEWS NOTES.

jury was cut eigh. days.
Harry Hayward's body was Gre
mated in Chicago. His friends have
been uneasy lest ghonls get it
-Four trainmen were killed and three
| tramps hurt in collision on the
Georgia Pacific, near Chattahoochie,
Ga.
Leading London papers are not
pleased with the passage of the new
! tariff bill by the American Congress
Cleveland and Lamont think General
! Miles is talking too much about the
weakness OF the country's defenses.
john Winniger. ottumwa. Iowa,
killed his wife and himself
! olney, it is said, has privately
cablea Salisbury not to worry.
Twenty-three federal prisoners
! broke jail at South McA1ester, Ind.
/ Ter.
A syndicate of New York, Boston
and Chicago capitalists will open up
the Western part of Mexico by con-
strueting a railroad.
! According to the Railway Age rail-
way building in the United States
reached this year a lower point than
any of the last twenty years, and in
only two years since 1865 has SO small
! q mileage been built. Texas leads
with 224 miles put down for the year.
Total mileage December 81. 1s1. 900.
Importers are withdrawing goods in
/ bond for fear of the higher tariff.
/ A qnadruple alliance between Spain,
England. France and Holland is
! talked Of
Ex-President Blaneo Of Venezuela
believes war is inevitable and that
Russia will stand by America against
England.
Walter Ramsey of Owingsville. KY,
quarreled with his sweetheart, Miss
Martha Warren, and shot himself in
her presence.
| Bill Doolin is reported to be weary
of an outlaws life, and to be anxious
to sur render, if assured of q short
ponite ntiary sen tence.,
The British steamer Bellerophon
sank the French steamer Selsise in
/ the A1giers harber, and thirty passen-
gers drowned.
George Rogers and Will French
! fought with knives over girl near
Independence, G. county, Okla. and
the latter was fatally wounded.
Manitoba reasserts it's devotion to
! uniform nen-seetarian public school
system and refuses to establish separ-
ate schools in any form.
kwan Ping. a Chinese war vessel
captured by the japanese, was wrecked
on the Peseadere islands, and it's
officers and sixty men drowned.
A Burlington passenger train col
1ided with freight near Seward,
Neb., and Engineer Reed of the latter
train was instantly killed, and two
passengers dangerously hurt.
The window glass manufacturers of
the United States have decided to
close their factories for four weeks,
beginning January IL, in order to cur
tail production.
By the explosion of $50 sticks of
dualin and 200 pounds of black pow
der, three men were killed at Hazel
ton, Pa.
The English loan companies doing
business in Dallas and representing
hundreds of millions eof dollars have
cabled their agents to discontinue
loaning money in Texas. The fear of
war with the United States is said to
| be the cause.
Captain Healy, the accused revenue
cutter commander, is to be tried at
San Francisco for drunkenness.
Secretary Herbert has awarded the
contracts for the building of the two
new battleships to the Newport News
Company.
Congressman Smith. who was to
make a speech in Michigan to-day,
talked it into a photograph and ex-
pressed it, being unable to GO himself,
Congressman Cobb introduced bill
in the House for the Improvement of
the Mississippi river between st. Louis
and Cairo by St Louis parties.
The Prince of Wales message of
good will is creating a favorable i'm
preston in New York.
Kentucky eX-Confederates have Of
i fered their services to the President if
needed in the Venezuelan controversy.
It is rumored that European ambas-
sailors will all quit Washington if Mr..
| Cleveland's view Of the Monroe doc
trine Is insisted upon.
| Ex-Sheriff j. q. Taylor. was fatally
stabbed by Will Branson near Cuba,
! Mo.
| The annual meeting of the North
/ east Missouri Teachers Association
opened at Mexico.
A convention of the produce dealers
of Northern Missouri has been called
/ to meet in January 9.
DR.. Joseph Robbins, candidate for
! Governor of Illinois, and Mrs. Julia
| Pratt. editor of the Sunday Optic,