Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-01-16
NEWS NOTES.

prevent undervaluations at custom
houses.
Passenger rates for the G. A. r.
meeting at St Paul will be one cent
per mile.
DIR. Jameson's raid was part of
plot to annex the Transvaal to British
South Africa
The 14-year-old son OF d. ]. Robin
son. Tecun1seh, Ok, hanged himself
while playing.
Country bankers are sending large
amounts OF gold to New York for safe
keeping.
deemed fit to be modernized but viii
retire On its laurels
J. J. Latin and a man named Corbin
were killed by an explosion in the
Linsey mine at Cripple Creek
Charles L. Baender OF Moberly, No.,
has been appointed cadet to West
Point Military academy.
Mr.. Frye introduced bin in the
Senate to reconvene the delegates to
the international marine conference
of 1889.
Z. B. Wright. Washington cores
pendent OF the Chicago Inter Ocean,
and for many years a prominent news
paper man there, died of heart failure
Little Rock authorities wouldn't
even let Ingerson deliver non-relig-
ious lecture on Shakespeare there on
Sunday. February =.
Representative Spauldlng of Michi-
gan, proposes to annex Hawaii by
treaty with Uncle Sam, and has
resolution in the House to that effect.
E. D. Hathorn, a white man, and t.
Wade, colored. were hanged in public
at Augustus, Miss. for the murder of
Mrs. Hathorn.
Johh X. Evans of Decatur, Ind.
left SIC, 900 each to three sons. This
amounted to S25, 900 each when the
children attained their ma iority- The
oldest two boys spent theirs in six
months and the third son ran through
his S25, 600 and was arrested for for
gerry IN fifteen days
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who
has just returned from Europe, says
there is hardly an intelligent land
owner in Europe who is not a bi-mct-
allist. There is, however, he thinks
nOprOspect of favorable action in the
near future, and whoever invites this
country to await European agreement
before opening our mints to silver
offers no hope OF definite relief.
Paul Verlaine, a French poet, is
dead.
The American cruisers at AleXan-
dretta have gone to Smyrna to protect
the missionaries in that section.
Cyrus Newkirlx, ex-president of the
defunct Sedalia First National bank.
was too Ill in California to appear in
court.
Senator Platt of Connecticut has in
troduced a bill providing for Cherokee
TOWNSHIP laws.
The Bank of Fayette. Ohio. was
robbed of SIS, 100 in cash and $4,000 in
bonds
The Mil waukee Press Club has elect
ed Kaiser Wilhelm an honorary MEM
Der. &c
A woman believed to be Mrs Colt of
Rhode Island has gone to Oklahoma
to get a decree OF divorce
ATTORNEY E. Z. Harl of St. Joseph,
Mo, was arrested. charged with at
tempting 10 choke his stepmother to
death.
City of Mexico vaults are glutted
with money. having S36, 600, 900 in their
| vaults
thirty hands, is believed to have been
lost at sea.
London Chronicle recognizes the
business of Americas position on the
Venezuelan question
Judge Shiras holds that treaty rights
! of Indians are not impaired by their
| becoming citizens
People are not clamorous for the
new government bonds
! Rufus Peclxham has taken his seat
| on the supreme bench.
/ Tammany's ticket was successful in
| the New York primar ies-
A Cuban delegation visited Score
| tary Olney to ask recognition from the
| United States government
Dr. w III. Heath of Buffalo has been
| offered the surgeon generalship of the
Cuban insurgent army
| Matt Freeman. Zip WAITS former
lieutenant, is in jail at Guthrie. Ok
for the murder of Fred Hoffman,
/ treasurer of ID county.
Pat Ford took leg bail at Omaha
! and escaped the pen A p. A police
/ against the priests protests. searched
! the Catholic cathedral for the runa
! way
Philadelphia police in general are
charged with activity in politics. and
Sergeants Green and McManus in par
ticular are charged with running 9
! disorderly house.
Edward J. Shaw, president of the