Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-03

greetings and the hope was mutually
expressed that the relations of the two
countries would continue friendly and
grow closer.
THE National Athletic club. of San
Francisco. has offered $40, 900 purse
for fight between Choynski and Fitz-
simmons. Choynski said he would
meet Fitzsimmons provided a permit
for the fight could be secured.
Mrs. MARY e. LEASE, of Kansas,
spoke at Rushville, Ind, on the goth
and in an interview she said she had
espoused socialism as the coming form
of government, and will, after the cam
paign, begin propaganda for social
istic principles. She has abandoned
all idea of entering the ministry.
THE supreme lodge, Knights of
Pythias, at Cleveland, O., refused the
request for the restora ton of the Ger
man ritual by vote of LOG to 8. The
request was only made by a few
lodges.
LIHUNe CHANG, the grand old man.
of China, arrived at New York on the
2Sth and was given a reception BETTING
his high rank. The North Atlantic
squadron doomed salute in his honor
and the distinguished Chinaman was
afterwards taken to the Waldorf,
where he will stop while in New York,
and special guard of policemen was
thrown around the building.
AT a joint debate at Englantine,
Ark, between Congressman Dinsmore,
of the Fifth Arkansas district, and
Jerry Seaman. local populist candi-
date, the latter called the former
liar during the heated discussion,
when DinSmore struck Seaman and
Immediately Scanlan's friends attacked
Dinsmore, with the result that the
congressman will be confined to his
room for several weeks.
A DISPATCH to the London Chronicle
from Rome said that private letters re-
ceived from Constantinople stated that
the Turkish government was on the
eve of being overturned and that
provisional government would be ap-
pointed.
AT the Occidental Athletic club in
San Francisco, on the 2Sth, before
crowd of 5000 people. Joe Choynski
knocked out Joe McAuliffe, the mis-
sion Giant" in the fourth round. The
affair was to have been an eight-round
go, but McAuliffe was completely out
matched by Choynski.
squawmen and fu1l-bloods of the Semi
mole nation in the Indian territory, and
troops from the First cavalry at Fort
Cary reached the scene on the 2sth
barely in time to avert general fight
The fu1l-bloods and souawmen had a
desperate battle recently in which
three full-bloods were killed and sew
eral squawmen seriously injured. The
trouble was caused by the fu1l-bloods
having passed a law expelling all
whites from the nation.
FARMER FLAGER and his wife were
run down by a train and killed while
crossing the railroad track near Mont
rose, Pa.
w. A. FAULK, who said he was from
Valley Falls, Kan, has been arrested
on charge of having written letters
to w. S. Stratton, the millionaire mine
owner, threatening him with death
and the destruction of his property I'M
less he should deposit $1,000 in GER
tain cave at Divide, near Cripple Creek,
Col. Stratton turned the letters over
to the authorities, who neatly trapped
Faulk in his ca bin near the cave.
The Canadian yacht Canada defeated
the challenger. Venceder. on the Goth
and won the international race The
defender won by &c seconds time al
lowance after as pretty a contest as
was ever sailed on Lake Erie
THE city of Ironwood, Mich, and its
neighbor across the river, Hurley.
Wis, narrowly escaped destruction by
the forest fires raging in that section
Both fire departments and the citizens
turned out in a body and fought the
flames for hours, when the wind
changed and the danger was averted
Several dwellings of poor people in the
outskirts were burned.
EX-PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON
spoke to an immense audience at Car
negie hall, New York, on the 9th on
the political issues of the campaign.
Chauncey nj. Depew was the chairman
of the meeting and many distinguished
people were among the audience.
The names of Senator Villas and Gen.
Bragg, of Wisconsin; Henry Watterson,
of Kentucky; Senator Palmer, of Illi-
nois; Secretary Morton, of Nebraska,
and Senator Gray, of Della ware, are be-
ing talked of for the gold standard
democratic nomination for president
and a lively contest was predicted at
Indianapolis, Ind.
SENATOR STEWART gave to the press
on the 25th an open letter in reply to
Senator Sherman's speech opening the
Ohio campaign. Senator Stewart con-
cluded by saying the facts convicted
Senator Sherman of having iu,noSad