Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-17

| that the cause has not been abandoned,
| but urges the suspension of all agita-
| tation of the subject of free coinage for
the present, further than by keeping
up the club rolls for future service,
and thus give their adversaries every
opportunity to fulfill their promises to
restore prosperity to the country.
J A TALL and short man. entered
| the barroom of the Hotel Legrand at
Chicago early on the morning of the
18th and demanded of the bartender
| the money in the till and the bar
tender accidental knocked over some
glasses under the bar which scared the
stall man" and he shot the bartender
dead.
THE head of the Florida branch OF
the Gu ban junta at Jacksonville has re.
ceived letter confirming the report
of Antonio Maceo's death. It appeared
the marquis of Ahumada, acting cap
tain-general in Weyler's absence, in.
vited the insurgent chief to a confer
ence near Punta Bravo and Maceo at
tended with only his staff, when they
were surrounded by Spanish soldiers
and treacherously killed.
ANDREW HART. aged 25, was shot
dead at Marshalltown, Ia, by an un.
known man who entered the house,
presumab bly,, for the purpose of rob
berry. The murderer escaped, but hun.
dreds of armed citizens with blood
hounds went in pursuit and lynching
was probable if the murderer was cap
tured.
THE rumor was given wide currency
at New York that j. Pierpont Morgan
was to manage the Vanderbilt railway
properties and Chauncey M. Depew
was to be made ambassador to En-.
gland.
THE combination express and mail
attached to train No 1O3, of the Illi-
nois Central railroad. was burned to
the tracks at Trim ble, Tenn, and ten
pieces of baggage, six fine hunting
dogs and 60 mail pouches were con.
sumed. 1t was caused by the overturn.
ing of lamp.
NOSE BRUNsON was found at Monte.
yuma, Ia, on the 18th with three bullet
holes in his head. He had been on trial
for stealing chickens. but was &C.
quilted and was on his way home
when he was waylaid in the darkness.
A VERDICT was given to Mrs. Rugga-
Der against the supreme lodge, Knights
of Pythias, in the superior court at
Milwaukee for the insurance on her
husbands life, who committed suicide.
This was a test case to decide others
like it all over the United States, the
order claiming that members forfeited
their rights by suicide.
The executive committee of the ma
tional democratic party met at Indian
apo1is, Ind, on the 10th and gave out
the statement that the party would
permanently maintain its OrganiZat ton
and would at once open national head
quarters in New York.
THE Richmond (Va.) cham Der of COM
merce recently adopted resolutions IA
voring the creation by congress of
department of commerce.
THE Harlan ga state bank has sus-
pended.
A JURY returned a verdict at Metrop-
oils, ILL.,, on the 18th in the case of
John Lem1ey, Bart Lynn and Ed Lynn.
on trial for the murder of Ben Ladd
last May, finding them guilty and fix
ing their terms in the penitentiary at
%. 90 and II years respectively.
THE steamship Salier, with 214 pas
sengers and crew of IS men was sunk
in recent gale off the coast of Spain
and all on board persisted.
THE safe of II. & "A. Haas at Atoka,
/. t.. was cracked by burglars recent
ly and they secured 25 copper cents for
their trouble.
A SPECIAL from Canton, O., on the
10th said that Senator Allison, of Ia,
would be secretary of state in McKin-
lev's cabinet.
IN the Fitzsimmons-Sharke conspir-
acy trial at San Francisco on the 10th
George Allen, assistant trainer for
Sharkey, testified that when lie helped
to carry Sharkey into the dressing
room there were no marks on Shar-
keys groin, but it was afterwards doc
tOred.
THE principal manufacturers of
white paper used by newspapers have
held conference at New York and
have agreed to pool interests and to
deal with consumers only through a
general agency. Thirty companies
are interested in the movement and
they are said to control the industry
in this country.
THE little town of Chester, Ark, hus
been almost totally destroyed by fire.
FRANK LAWRENCE recently died near
Huntington, Ind. from sweating blood
from the pores of his skin.
DISPATCH from Frankfort, KY, on
the Sth stated that the court of appeals
had affirmed the decision OF the lower
court in the case of Scott Jackson,