Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-26

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at New Y ork for the Volunteers. the
| name of his new organization. and
posts will be formed in the states as
rapidly as possible.
THE Madrid Heraldo said that Spain
could never officially recognize o nited
States commission of inquiry into
Cuban affairs War between Spain and
America would be preferable"
JULIA BIRD, an old So uaw, her daugh-
ter, Charlotte Bird; an infant daughter
of Charlotte, and c. Biquette, an In
dian from the Bad River reservation,
were burned to death in a house on
the outskirts of Bayfield,, Wis. recently.
THERE was large gathering at Lon
don on the 21st of members of the Sal
walton army to bid farewell to Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who were about to
sail for New York to take charge of
the army in the United States, and Mr..
Booth Tucker said he would make Bal
lington Booth the most liberal offers
to induce him to return to the fold.
Mr. MALET-PRovosT, secretary OF the
Venezuelan commission, has denied
that the commission had reached a de-
cision with reference to the boundary
question favorable to Venezuela.
WILLIAM @. JUDGE. president of the
Theosophical society in America, died
in New York on the 21st- He has
been, since the death of Nine. Blav-
atsky, the most conspicuous theoso-
phist in this country.
THE boxing bout between Kid Nc
Coy and Joe Choynski at New York on
the 21st was farce, the police not al
lowing the boxers to fight on their
merits, and the men boxed four one
minute rounds amid derisive cheers,
groans and cat-calls-
A TRAGEDY, which will result in the
death of two men, occurred near
Brice, o. The participants in the af
fair were Elijah Rutter and John
White. The trouble originated over
the formers wife, with whom Rutter
claimed White was too familiar. Rut-
ter assaulted White with corn knife
and the latter drew a revolver and
fred twice at his antagonist. both
balls taking effect Whites skull was
fractured
In spite Of the bold front put upon
the matter in London, there was a
feeling in Great Britain that the Nile
expedition was likely to turn out to be
something in the nature of disturbing
a hornets nest. The forces at the dis
600 men, and he was believed to have
100, 900 rifles
A TRU NIX on train at Milwaukee
mysteriously exploded on the goth,
burning the baggagemaster and blow
ing out the windows and doors of the
car. The trunk was checked at Lyons,
Ia, and was bound for Joliet, Ill. The
arrest of the checkholder was ordered.
The failures for the week ended
March 90 (Dun's report) were 261 in the
United States, against 27S last year,
and 49 in Canada. against 35 last year.
In Henderson county, Tenn, a Is
year-old boy named Benson, filed with
exploits of dime novel heroes, started
off to go to Texas but his father
caught him at a neigh boring town and
took him back home. This incensed
the boy and he put rough on rats in
the coffee and it was thought that the
father and mother and a physician,
who had been called in and drank
some of the coffee. would die.
THE clearing house returns for the
week ended March 20 for the following
cities were: New York, 1851, 974, 4T2;
Chicago, Ss5, zig, O34; st. Louis, $40, &c.,
054; Kansas City, 9.577. 1Os; ST. Joseph,
81, 1854, 1911; Topeka, S41O. 9O1; Wichita,
1852, 26O; Omaha, 81. 497. s11.
FIRE destroyed the handsome masonic
ediice at Providence, R. L, and dam
aged several adjoining buildings Loss,
100000.
THE British schooners Forrest Bell
and Zenith, both of Swansea, Wales,
came into the channel on the night Of
the 10th and the Zenith was sunk and
five of her crew drowned.
JOHN HoBEINGER, railway employee
at Milwaukee. on the night of the Goth
shot and killed his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Katie Miller, and fatally wound
ded his young wife. The tragedy was
caused by Mrs Hobeinger beginning
suit for divorce Hobefnger was fol-
lowed to his room, few blocks dis
lance from the scene of the murder, by
a crowd, but stood his pursuers off
with revolver until the police ar
rived, when he surrendered.
AN incendiary fire at Moravia, Ia.
destroyed Neil's hotel and four other
buildings Guests of the hotel were
driven out In their night apparel
Loss, S25, 900; insurance, So, 600.
JOHN WINDERs, farmer, was found
on the Goth hanging to tree and dead
in Wild Cat hollow, near Hopkinsville,
Ky. Whitecaps had hanged him for
mistreating his family.