Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-30
THE national committee of the silver

Louis, urging the people TO SuppOrS
Bryan and Sewall and calling for con-
tributions for the legitimate expenses
of the campaign.
| THE latest advices from Cuba said
the yellow fever epidemic on the island
was abating.
THE striking miners at Mullan. Ida.
blew up with dynamite the fume of
the Hunter mine. Gov. Mcconnell was
wired for assistance, but as he had no
militia at his command he could render
no aid.
j. w. MERCHANT and family. consist
ing of five persons. were poisoned at
Frankfort. Ind. by eating ''schmier.
kaese-" Ada, the ten-year-old daugh
ter. died in terrible agony, but the re
mainder of the family. while danger
ousiy sick, will probabl recover.
A RAILWAY collision occurred at
Delhi. Ind. by which so persons were
killed and injured.
THE council of the Usage Indians has
passed law DISTINGUISHING all half
breeds in the nation.
The national convention of the sill
yer party at St Louis on the Gath
nominated William J. Bryan for presi-
dent and Arthur Sewan for vice presi-
dent. A platform was adopted making
the money question the paramount
issue and, after a motion was carried
to notify the nominees at Mr.. Bryan's
home in Lincoln, Neh, the convention
adjourned sine die.
AT Bear Creek canyon, near Morri-
son. Col, cloud burst on the Gath did
considerable damage to property and
caused the loss of probably 90 lives.
At Golden. Col. three lives were also
reported lost and thousands of dollars
worth of property destroyed. Fears
were also entertained that other lives
were lost as solid wall of water ten
feet high rolled down the canyon.
THE pants makers, 1900 strong, and
the overcoat and sackcoat makers, 500
strong, at New York have decided to
join the tailors' strike. Twenty more
shops were recently closed by ESQ tail
ors striking. It was thought more men
yet will strike.
WILLIAM WILEY. at Cincinnati, muir
dered his wife by shooting her and then
attempted to commit suicide.
THE stage coach running between
| Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek,
Col, was held up by three road agents
and the IA men passengers were re-
| lieved of their valuables. The four
women aboard were not molested.
Gov. JOHN 6. EVANS and Joseph 81.
| Earle, candidate for United States
| senator, became engaged in savage
| fist fight on the streets OF Colum bia,
S. c.
A MEETING of the gold standard dem.
| ocrats chilled to consider the advisable
| ity of issuing call for a national con-
vention was held at Chicago on the
ED. The meeting was secret. Those
| present from Missouri were Col James
| o. Broadhead. F.W. Lehman, Perry T.
! Kent and Rolla Wells. of St. Louis,
and L. c. Krauthoff, of Kansas City,
and Senator Villas and democrats from
half a dozen states were in the con-
ference. No decided conclusion was
arrived at
AT Brainard, Mimi, on the % d John
Pryde, who murdered Andrew Peter
son five months ago, was hanged in
the county Jail. Peterson was Pryde's
friend and was murdered for $40.
! Pryde afterwards made a full COMES
| sion.
| EX-Gov. JOHN P. ST. john, of Kan
sas. addressed the silver convention at
st. Louis on the 23d. He denounced the
''Wa1l street syndicates and Eng1is
| bond sharks
IN the United States court ut ST.
! Paul, Mimi, the Iowa anti-cigarette
| law was declared unconstitutional, the
| ground given for the decision being
the same as in the liquor original pack
age law.
THE Boston banks have taken the
same course as the New York banks
and have agreed to turn over SO per
cent. of their gold for the benefit of
the federal gold reserve.
| a JAIL delivery occurred at Eff ng-
ham, Ill. recently, five persons escap-
| ing.
JOHN d. ROCKEFELLER has given the
| city of Cleveland, O., S1,O00,O0O as a
centennial gift.
| j. PIERPONT MORGAN, of New York.
On the 22d called conference of the
great banking houses of the city with
d view to concerted action to prevent
exports of gold from the United States
treasury during the next go days. No
details of the proposed plan were OBJ
tainab1e, but the popular impression
on the street was that pool for the
sale of 6O-day bills would be formed.
BUD LONG at Johnsonville, Tenn,
accused Will Sutler of running his
| daughter. Both shot at close range.
| and killed each other. They were
both negroes
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