Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-01-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

years ago of Saoo, 600, 600 gold loan.
Love Henderson and John Bailey.
young Kentuckians, fought over
girl at Ell1ton, and Bailey was killed.
HendersetES mother and brother were
wounded!
E A. Billiard was arrested for steal
ing freight from railroad cars at East
St Louis and made a confession to the
effect thats he and three other men
held up and attempted to rob the Mo-
bile d Ohio express at Forest Lawn.
Ill, two years ago. His confederates
are now in Jail.
Jack Sheldon and Albert Walker.
long-term convicts, were pardoned
from the Missouri penitentiary by
Governor Stone.
Richard Hungerford of Sedalia was
badly burned while representing
Santa Claus. His costume caught IRE
from Christmas tree candle
The widow and mother of Walter
Scott, who was murdered by his
father-in- law in Des Moines, are dam
gerously i'll as a result of the tragedy.
The British ambassador has demand
ed the recall of the Kadi of Moosh.
accused of melting Moslems to murder
Armenians.
The gold reserve has got down to
500, O60, 000
SECRETARY gave 03cn mem Der
OF the cabinet big apple as a Christ
mas gift.
President Cleveland gave each of the
White House domestics a turkey for 4
Christmas.
The Populist Senators have prepared,
a free coinage bill to be substituted
for the House bond bill when it
reaches the Senate.
Mexican papers commend President
Cleveland's policy.
Mrs. Lease condemns the Presidents
Venezuelan message.
The Venezuelan situation has af-
fected the Henderson, KY, tobacco
market.
English authors have appealed to
American authors to help avert war
between the two countries.
A Wall street broker has sent cir
cular to congressman attacking Pres
ident Cleveland's Venezuelan policy.
Two boys named Russell rescued
thirteen persons from the flood near
Smith field, No.
w. r. Bright, president o. the City
National bank at Corsicana, Texas,
committed suicide.
At Bowie, Texas, Will Oliver, aged
Is years, stabbed to death Jack Nc
Daniels, Il years old
Hugh Mitchell of Memphis took Of
Tense at a joke, wounded two men and
then committed suicide.
A livery stable at Burlington, Ia,
was destroyed by fire and forty horses
were burned to death
A train on the NJ. X 6 I. was
wrecked by a landslide near Roche
port, Mo. Several persons were in
iured.
The family of six persons of William
Jones was swept away by the Sac
River, and, 1t is feared, are drowned.
An eX-convict testified in a United
States court that counterfeit coin is
being made in the Nebraska peniten
tiary.
James Henry, the first man convicted
OF bbing the Carson Mint, was sem
fenced to eight years imprisonment
Q S. A. Owen was indicted in Chicago
chimes to p. ID. Armour and George NJ.
Pullman.
The stocks of seventeen firms at
kossea, Texas, were destroyed by fire.
Twelve business houses were de-
stroyed by fire at Brookston. Texas
A jury has decided that part Of the
Shiloh battlefield is worth $50 an acre
William Myers, who was on trial at
Neosho, Mo-, for murder, was ac-
quilted.
The production of the Leadville
mines for 1895 exceeds in value that of
1894 by S5,O0o,o 900.
Fire at Bluefeld, w. Va, destroyed
hotel. One life was lost and several
persons were injured.
John Russell Hind, the astronomer,
is dead.
The Duke of Argyll suggests that
the powers invite Russia to occupy
Armenia.
A ship and a life boat were wrecked
off the Irish coast. Thirty-five per
sons were drowned
The United States cruiser Marble :
head is said to have fred olank shots !
at Marsha to warn the Turks.
The case of Bank Wrecker Coffin has
been advanced on the Supreme court
docket.
It is said the Rock Island arsenal
could be furnished to equip 200, 900
soldiers in year.
The Manitoba Legislature has been
dissolved and an election will be held
on the school issue.
Booker Steinberger, who murdered