Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-03-11

LAURENCE Hutton has presented to
the university at Princeton, n. j., his
unique and valuable collection of
death masks Of notable men and it has
been placed in Princeton's new library.
TUE elaborate arrangements for keep
ing order at Carson, New, during the
big prize fight have been made public.
Billy Pinkerton, the noted detective.
is to have sole charge of the police, and
100 of his men will be brought from
various sections of the country.
AT Guadalajara. Mex, funeral serv-
ices were recently held over the re-
mains of Jesus Campreche, who claimed,
and backed up his claim with indis-
putable proof. that he was 154 years of
age.
EvARIsro LoNGARIo and Mauriceio
Reyes. stock men, fought a duel with
pistols near Victoria, Mex, and Lon
carlo was killed. The trouble grew
out of rivalry over a young woman.
THE police on the 18th raided the
Newmarket, in the ssTenderloin'' pre-
cinct in New York and arrested every
person in the place, numbering close
to 500 men and women. The proprietor
of the place claimed he had as much
right to have dancing in his place as
the Waldorf hotel.
t THE Bingham block at Rome, N. Y,
burned to the ground early on the
morning of the 5th and many business
firms suffered. The damage reached
5000, 900.
A SEVERE wind and rainStorm Oc-
Cured on the night of the 4th in the
central states and floods were reported
from almost every station from Kan
sas City on the west to Pittsburgh, Pa.
on the east. At Cairo, Ill, several
buildings were blown down and an in
FAINT was killed. Throughout Illinois,
Indiana, Missouri and Ohio railroads
suffered greatly from washouts and
many bridges were destroyed.
A NEGRO was arrested at Elgin. Tex,
for burglary and. while explaining in
the store how it was done, he was shot
to death by three masked men.
FIRE started in the freight Office OF
the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad at
Joliet, Ill, and the entire structure
was burned to the ground. The fire
started by the explosion of lamp.
The greatest loss was of valuable rec
ords, fled away for years for the in.
formation of the general Office depart
ment.
AN explosion of illuminating gas IL
a subway at Boston on the 4th caused
the death of six persons and the injury
of a score or more others. Buildings
for hundreds of feet in all directions
were damaged by the conclusion. The
property loss probably will amount tic
$S5, 600.
THE two-year-old daughter of Charles
Ullery, at South Bend, Ind. swallowed
pearl collar button and was, choked
to death.
ALBERT ANKERs, of Morton, Ill,
while running a power saw. fell
against the revolving saw and one arm
was cut off and three ribs severed, the
saw penetrating the intestines.
A. w. DUNN, late assessor and col
1ector for the city of Goliad, Tex, COM
mitted suicide because he was found
short few hundred dollars in his ac-
counts.
Mrs. POLLY MEADOWS, aged So, was
burned to death in her home at Flynn's
Lick, Tenn. She had been cripple for
years, and, being left alone in the house,
fell into the fire.
THE Owen McCarty hardware house
at Denison, Tex, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, S25, 900.
firmed the decision of the lower court
in the case of Theodore Durrant, found
guilty of the murder of Blanche La
mont in Emanuel church almost two
years ago. The case will now be sent
back to the superior court in San Fran
cisco, which will fix a date for Dur
rants execution.
The Big Sandy steamer Favorite,
bound for Priceville, KY, and heavily
laden with freight and passengers,
struck log near George creek and
sank. The boat and cargo were total
loss and the passengers were saved
with difficulty.
The American residents in Havana
We're reported on the Sd as being excited
at the bitter feeling Of the Spaniards
against them and they fear an. attack
will be made on the United States con-
sulate. The release of Sanguilly has
tended to increase the bitterness
against Gen. Lee and Americans gen
Nrally.
j. 81. MALoNEY, a we11-to-do citizen.
was arrested near Perry, Ok, on the Sd
charged with attempting to kill his
wife and three children. The screams
of the wife prevented Maloney from
killing the family until assistance