Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01

An agreement has been signed for a
bicycle race between w. w. HamiTto-
of Denver, Col, and Walter c. Sanger,
of Milwaukee, to be held July 10 and
II at Denver. There will be three
races for bet of 81 1000, the winner of
| two to take all.
CLARK LEWIS was hanged at Fayette-
vile, w. Va, on the 25th for the muir
der of Charles Gibson whose death APP
peared to be desired by Mrs. Gibson to
enable her to continue her carousals
with Lewis.
THE widely-known actor, "O1d Hoss"
Hoey, has been taken to Bellevue hos
pital at New York, his mental vagaries
having assumed a violent form. 1t was
feared by his physicians that he will
never recover.
TEA importers and men interested
IN the tea trade in New York. have de-
cideda to put forth organized efforts to
secure tariff on tea The New York
men favor a duty of ten cents a pound
on all tea imported.
BURGLARS at Chicago notified the po-
lice the other night that they were
blowing up the safe at 40 Dearborn
street and to come quick and get them,
but the police considered it a joke and
did not go, although IT was only two
blocks from the station Afterwards
the proprietor of the place Informed
the police that the premises had been
robbed and an attemnt made To blow
up the safe.
Terrell HUDSoN, a negro who was 70
| have been hanged two weeks ago for
murder, but was reprfsved by GOV. Att
kinson. was executed AT Decatur, Ga.
on the 25th. Hudson killed ssaborn
Malcolm another negro., in a quarrel
about dog.
NEAR Bordley, KY. some young chill
dren were playing at "hide and seek
| when Laura and Jennie Melton Jumped
| into an old trunk, which shut with q.
spring lock, in the cellar Of their
house. They could not be found and
when their parents came home a search
was instituted and both children wefe
| found smothered to death.
| THE princess of Wales jubilee din
ners to the poor of London on the oath
were very successful, about sc, 600 den
liens of the slums being entertainedat
various centers. At the peoples palace
about 1000 crippled children were
served with good things to eat AT
the Central hall, Holborn. about 1000
poor people .partook of the banquet
served
| IN the parade of the United Con-
federate Veterans at Nashville, Tenn,
on the oath 10000 veterans took part.
Gen. w. 6. jackson was the chief
marshal.
AN Italian laborers' sshanty near
Brilliant station, Pa, on the Allegheny
Valley railroad, was blown up by
| 4
Italian was instantly killed, another
! fatally injured and several others re-
| ceived more or less serious injuries.
on suspicion of being concerned in the
matter.
FIVE deaths occurred at New Orleans
on the Esd from the intense heats
! 4, A POSSE, who had been after George
Bradley, negro murderer of Monroe
| county, Ala, surrounded him after a
four days chase in the woods, when he
| deliberately fred bullet into his
| breast and died soon after.
HARRY MCGEE. while filing an en-
gagement at the Lagoon in Cincinnati,
dived from a tower. so feet high into
the lake. His body struck the water
fiat and his neck was broken.
Gov. MOUNT has called meeting in
Indianapolis, Ind, June 80, of repre-
sentatives of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Loyal legion and Women's
I Relief corps, to perfect plans for erect
ing monument and caring for the
grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother
of Abraham Lincoln, in Spencer coun-
ty, Ind.
THE Louisville & Nashville railroad
was held up on the night of the 22d
near ST. Bethlehem. Tenn. One man,
armed with two pistols, sacked the exc
press car and obtained, according to
reports, from 50, 900 to 81, 900. The pas
sengers were not disturbed and knew
nothing of the robbery until after
wards.
JUDGE BoTKIN. department com
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public of Kansas, has sent invitations
to the department commanders of Mis-
souri,. Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska Snd
Colorado, asking them to attend the
annual reunion of the Grand Army OF
Kansas at Leavenworth, October II
to 16.
AT meeting of the directors of the
Social Democracy of America at Chi
cago on the 21st the following officers
were elected: E. V. Debs, chairman
Sylvester Koliher, secretary; James
Hogan, wee president; William E.
Burns, general organizer. The consti
tuition was also formally ratified and
adopted.
THREE crews of freshmen had boat
race on the Hudson, near Poughkeep
sic, n. Y, on the 23d. The Yale fresh
men rowed the course, two miles, il
9:1915, the Harvard freshmen finished
a trifie over two lengths behind them
and the Cornell freshmen finished
length behind Harvard in 9:2915. The
best previous record for the two mile:
was GAL.