Barton County democrat., 1896-11-05
GENERAL NEWS.


THE 31st was generally observed as
flag day in all the principal cities of
the country by both of the big parties
and in many places political parades
were held.
MRS. j. BYRNEs, of New York, Ee-
came suddenly insane and. declaring
that her friends had Matched plot to
kill her two infant children, grabbed
them from their bed, and, running
wildly down the street, threw them in
front of an electric car, and had it not
been for the prompt aid of passers-by
they would have been crushed under
the wheels.
IN New York city on the 31st there
was monster republican parade, 125
900 men being in line. It took the pro-
cession seven hours to pass a given
point
A LEADING miller of Montreal, Can.
has received letter from Liverpool
grain firm respecting the rise in wheat
by the cessation of shipments from
Russia, India and Rio de la Plata, and
saying: 1--WE are now particularly de-
pendent on America for our supplies
for the next six months. What the
price will be will be fixed by America. -
THE Chicago Trade and Labor assem-
bly, was formally disbanded on the 1st
in pursuance of resolution passed a
month ago. The action was due to
friction among the members. A meet
ing will soon be held looking to re-
organization under the auspices of the
Federation of Labor.
A 15-YEAR-oLD boy named Harris fell
oeneath the wheels while trying to
steal a ride on a Santa Fe train at
Mulhall, Ok, and had both arms and
egs cut off.
JAY EToN. of Eliza beth, N. J.. low
:red the mile paced indoor record of
1850 2-5, held by Tom Cooper, OF De-
roit, making the distance in 1:5s 2-5,
1t Memphis, Tenn, on the Both. He
was paced by tandem.
AN oil stove in the house of William m
Alten bach at Milwaukee exploded and
scattered the burning fluid over the
.amily in the kitchen. Alien nbach. his
wife aud babe in arms were fatally
burned.
THE recent dispatch from Boston
that John L. Sullivan had a cancer in
ais hand was a fake. He only had a
imall sore on his arm and physician
put a little healing Salve on it. that
vas all.
A RECENT rainstorm in Oklahoma did
:onsidera BILE damage by washOuts, car
.ying off crops, etc. Twenty miles
vest of Guthrie a tornado destroyed
Ghe house of William Toby and fatally
injured him. The Mitchell post Office
was demolished and the postmaster
and his wife were found dead. At
Krebs five people were reported killed.
s'UNCLE Billy FLoREY, who was
tortured at his hermit home near De-
, catur, ILL.,, a year ago by robbers, has
died, aged "a years. He was attacked
in the night by four men, who burned
his feet and hands. and held him on a
red-hot cook stove until he was forced
to reveal the hiding place of $1,000 in
cash which the villains secured. Gan
creme and other ailments followed the
severe treatment. and death came TO
his relief. The parties who assaulted
him have never been found.
AN accident occurred on the Wyo-
ming Valley traction line near Wilkes
barre. Pa, in which one woman was
killed and two women and a bov were
seriously injured. The car jumped the
track and turned over, pinioniny the
four passengers under the wreck.
ynIEF BADENoCH. of the chicago po'
lice. has put dozen detectives ct work
to find out the students of the Metro
nolitan college who threw rotten eggs
at the BRYAN parade in Chicago on the
27th. 4 Mr. Powers also offered S5oe
reward for the arpi ehension OF the
students