Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES

The president and Secretary Alger
have decided to detail an army officer
and a company of soldiers from the
regular army for service in Alaska.
The exact location of the camp or post
has not yet been determined on, but it
is expected to be at Circle City, and if
it can be arranged they will be sent
on the steamer sailing early in August.
The recess appointment of Hon. T..
V. Powderly as commlssioner-genera
of immigration has been signed by the
president.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Washing
ton on the 2Sth for Lake Oh amplain.
He may be away from the capital for
six weeks.
THE internal revenue collections
during the past fiscal year were: For
Kansas, $3.50, 1913. 80; for Missouri, $685.
751.15.
SECRETARY GAGE, of the treasury de-
partment, is to undertake a compre-
hensive study of the currency. with d
view of being ready with recommended
tions for reforms in the monetary sys-
tenn when congress reassembles in De
cember. He will make the eXamina-
ton on the same broad basis as was
contemplated in the scheme for cur
rency commission.
THE president has authorized the
sale of mber on the Red Cliff allotted
lands on the La Point agency in Wis
conSin. There are estimate to be 100,-
600, 600 feet in this tract, The timber
is to be sold to the highest bidder, but
not exceeding 10000, 900 feet nor less
than 10.0D0,000 feet are to be cut away
annually. @
COMPTROLLER BOWLER holds that
United States deputy marshals are per-
esonal appOintees of the marshal and
go out of Office when he goes out, and
that old deputy marshals cannot con-
tinue in Office under new marsha1s unr
less reappointed and sworn in again.
GENERAL NEWS.
Pig NEWELL, colored, was legally
hanged at Selma, Ala, on the 3Oth.
He admitted his guilt on the scaffold
and prayed to the Lord to send two
angels to escort him to glory.
THERE were $50 business failures re-
ported in the United States by Brad
streets commercial agency for the
week ended the Both, against 294 for
the corresponding week last year
A BRIDGE was carried away at AS
tritz, Austria, and eight children were
drowned.
A TORNADO passed through the farm
of A. c. Mcdowell near San Jose, Ill,
on the evening of the 3Oth and seven
persons were reported killed and sew
eral more in iured.
EIGHT negro preachers were jailed
at Montgomery, Ala, charged with
conspiracy in the murder of p H. Pat
terson, the negro deacon who was shot
to death in the negro Baptist church
at that place.
THE report that what was supposed
to have been Andree's balloon had
been seen adrift in the White sea
caused much popular excitement at
Stockholm, it being feared that the in
trepid explorer and his two 6gempan-
ions had been lost, but men of expert
ence in the arctic regions diScredited
the report.
STAR POINTER defeated Joe Patchen
and LOttie Lorraine at the race at
Cleveland, o., on the GOTH. Time, 2:OI
Patchen was second and Lottie Lor-
raine third. magnificent floral horse
shoe was presented to the winner.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake was
felt at Pontedera and other places in
the Arno valley in Italy. Many build
ings were wrecked and large num-
Der of persons were injured.
AFTER watching his gallant FLY,
Taluca, win the Ohio stakes inS the
3 hardest kind eff drive at Cincinnati
DIR. +. F. McLean. one of the best
known horsemen on the American
turf, was attacked with heart disease
and died a short time afterward at the
Oakley race track.
Rriti
from Liverpool, reported at Boston
that she ran down and sank the bark
entine Florence while in dense fog
90 miles south of Cape Race. The cap
tain's wife and four of the crew of the
Florence were lost.
THE mortgage bondholders of the
Edison Illuminating Co. have fore
closed on the plant and property of
that concern at st. Louis and it will
be sold at foreclosure sale September
IL. The property is to be disposed of
to satisfy the unpaid interest on 81
100000 of six per cent bonds.
THE London St James Gazette. com
menting upon Japan's protest to the
United States upon the Hawaiian mat
ter, says that it is equivalent to warn
ing the United States that they must
give up their views as to Hawaii or
prepare for war, but Americans do not
seem to think that it does.
HENRY SCHLAAK, a white man OF
Elgin, Ill, is afflicted with Addison's
disease, and is gradually turning black.
The disease is pronounced incurable.
ONE man was burned to crisp and a
whole square of buildings DESTROYED
by FIRE which started in the sash and
door factory at Michigan City. Ind, on
the 2Sth.