Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
GENERAL NEWS.

ORIENTAL news received recently
told of a famine existing in the Chinese
provinces of Szechuen and Hupehin.
PEOPLE in the lower or southeastern
end of Ell Paso, Tex, on the Goth were
using boats to leave and return to their
homes on account of the rise in the Rio
Grande
THE American Baptist Publication
society met at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
-21st. The annual report of the board
of managers for the past year, showed
the society kept SO missionaries in the
field, gave away 7,79S books and dis
tributed 638, 92S pages of tracts. The
receipts for the year were 81, 112, OF
and the expenditures the same.
PEARL WATERS, colored, who DELHI
erately killed Lillian Waddell, also
colored, was convicted of murder in
the first degree at st. Louis on the
21st. When the verdict was read she
sprang up and shrieked like a mad
woman and in that condition was led
back to Jail
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 21st
were 245, according to Bradstreet's re-
port, against 216 for the corresponding
week last year.
PRESIDENT PORTER called the Ameri-
can Baptist Home Mission society to
order at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the Goth,
about 1000 delegates from all parts of
r North America being in the seats.
A FARMER named Thomas Biddle, his
wife and three children were cremated
in their house in Tennessee, across the
line from Monticello, KY. Some tramps
had asked permission to make fire in
isbarn during the night and Mr.. Bid
die had refused their request. Some
hours afterwards Biddle's house
burned down and the family were
roasted. 1t was supposed the tramps
applied the torch out of revenge.
A CYCLONE passed over the northern
port of Minor county, S. D., the other
night. The greatest damage-Svas done
at Carthage. No lives were lost. The
damage was extensive to farm prop
erty.
A DISPATCH from Danville, KY. on
the 10th said that 800 coal miners in
the Cincinnati Southern railroad dis
trict were on strike against pro-
posed reduction of Is cents ton for
digging, which operators claim was
necessary to meet competition. The
strike will result in long shutdown
Presby terrain church convened at Eagle
Lake, Ind. on the Goth. DIR. Sheldon
jackson, of the home missionary board
was elected moderator.
THE territorial encampment began
at Hennessey, Ok, on the Goth. Mayor
Overton delivered the address of vel
come and Department Commander
Carter responded.
WILLIAM L. MYERS, for many wears
in the employ of j. V. Farwell & Co.
dry goods merchants at Chicago, was
arrested on the charge of embezzline
$4,000 of the firms money by system
of raised vouchers.
THE ST. Louis Medical society viii
wage war on free dispensaries
The government building at the Ten
nessee Centennial exposition at Nash
Vile has been completed and the ex
hibits put in place. A salute of 4:
guns was fired when the doors wer.
thrown open.
THE Mutual Protection association
of Oklahoma has been chartered by
Secretary Lowe for a period of 9!
years. It's purpose is to suppress rob
berry and lawlessness.
TWELVE firemen were frightfull,
burned by the explosion of gasolin,
tank in grocery store at Chicago
w. J. MCCONNELL, the noted temper
ance lecturer of Cleveland, O., becam,
suddenly deranged while speaking a
VIII itesville. KY, the other night
TWICE during the night of the 2otl
fire visited Hoboken. n. j., and the los
was heavy. One whole block was re
duced to ashes, lao families were rem
dered homeless and big factory wa
destroyed. Later the big dry docks a
e Seventh street caught fire. The los
was over $3.50. 600.
SENATOR RUDOLPH LEHFELD, of Craw
ford county, Ia. returned the warran
for S67s for his services as senator dur
ing the special session of the Iowa leg
islature to the state treasurer. Lei
field claimed that he had not earne
the money and only went TO lie
Moines once when his vote was re
CURED on the LIQUOR manufacture bill