Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13

reached an understanding WIN the
chief insurgent leaders. and that ne
gotiations will be begun with view
to the cessation of hostilities in Cuba
upon terms satisfactory to all con-
cerned. 1t was also stated that the
captain-general and his deputy COM
nlanders have held a conference in re-
lation to this important movement
THE Union Veterans Patriotic league
has issued an anti-silver appeal from
New York which will be sent to every
is signed by Gen. Horace Porter. Gen.
Franz Sigel, Gen. Arson G. McCook.
Gen. William Il. Franklin, Powell
Clayton and others almost as well
known.
THREE persons were instantly killed
and Is injured some proba bly, fatally.
by the derailment of a trolley car on
the Columbia & Donegal electric road
at Columbia, Pa. on the 9Th. A gear
wheel broke.
A CALL has been issued for a conven
ton of Afro-Americans, to be held at
Chicago, September %. 1t is called to
organize a national league. to deter
mine on political path to be followed,
and to take action looking to the wei
fare of the race.
The Lehigh Valley Coal &c Iron Co g
mammoth Logan colliery breaker at
Centralia, Pa. valued at 500, 600, was
destroyed by fire on the sth. About
so men and boys were employed in the
mine. The cause of the fire was not
known
Two farmers, named Farris and Quin-
lon. living in the Seminole county, met
on the road and attempted to settle an
old feud by emptying their Winches-
tiers at each other. At the fourth round
Farris fell from his horse and Quinlon
came to Earlboro, Ok, and reported
that he had killed him.
JUDGE r. Fl. WEST, of Ardmore i. T,
has preferred serious charges against
Hon. c. b. Kllgore, judge of the south.
ern district of the Indian territory.
The nature of the charges are reported
to be general incompetency and high
handed methods in dispensing with
the business of the court.
TERRIBLE hurricanes accompanied by
destructive hailstorms occurred in va
rious parts of Hungary on the eth.
Many persons were known to have per.
ished in the floods from the noun tains
and it was feared that the reports
would show much loss of life. The
damage to property all through the
country districts was very heavy.
JOHN r. GENTRY, the pacing stallion,
went q mile at Columbus. O., on the
eth to beat his own record of 2:O35S,
and succeeded in clipping off a quarter
of second and esta blishing a new
worlds record.
A FREIGHT train ran off the railway
track near Marengo, Ia. on the 9TH on
the Des Moines railroad and a num-
Der of cars were badly wrecked. -Four
tramps who were stealing a ride were
killed.
TIE American line steamer ST. Louis,
which arrived in New York on the 9TH,
broke the Southampton-New York
record, making the passage in 6 days,
, hours and 24 minutes, thus eciipsin g
the brilliant record made by her sister
ship, the ST. Paul, last June, of days.
5 hours and 80 minutes.
PRESIDENT STICKNEY. of the Chicago
| Great Western road, when called be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion at Chicago on the 18th, substa n
tiated the report of a strong pooling
arrangement among the roads west Of
Chicago.
Mrs. KATE LARSON was fatally hacked
with an AK by her insane sister at
Brooklyn.
A MAN named Huckabee, who is par
| tally demented, went to the house of
a negro at Opekala, Ala, against
whom he had a grudge. and taking an
ak from the woodpile, struck four ne
gro children who were there, LAYING
their heads open, instantly killing all
| four.
The republicans of Michigan, in con-
vention at Grand Rapids on the 9th,
nominated Hazen S. Pingree, Detroit's
| famous potato patch mayor, for gov
ernor.
REPORTS from Pawhuslza, Ok. on the
18th stated that Saucy Chief, the candi-
| date of the half-breeds, had been
! elected chief Of the Usage nation.
FIRE started in the telephone eX.
change at Concord, village Is miles
| from Knoxville, Tenn, on the 5th and
| destroyed dozen business houses.
| Loss, $40, 600: insurance. $4,000.
A FIRE at South McAlester, L T., On
the 4th destroyed Elfien's bakery and
| three residences.
THE tramp who robbed and shot
Thomas Hall and his son at Hunter
| town, Ind, and then escaped to big
swamp. was caught by the posse who
went after him and lodged in Jail.
SENATOR HILL. a New York dispatch