Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21

The convent of the Brotherhood
Of ST. Andrew opened at Buffalo, n. Y,
with 1000 brotherhood men IL attend
ance.
A BIG meeting of full-bloods of the
Cherokee and several other tribes COM
menced at Chelsea, [. T.. on the 18th.
The reason of the meeting was to set
tie the question whether they would
emigrate to Mexico or remain and take
the consequences of their tribal gov
eminent being abolished.
ELI SHAW was taken into custody at
Camden, n. j., on the charge of having
killed his mother and grandmother in
order to inherit their wealth so that
he could get married.
THOMAS BoLTE, a negro leader, was
1ynched at settlement on Bayou
Barataria, La, for running the quar-
antine gauntlet.
AS the result of the orchestra at a
colored dance at Chicago refusing to
play until they had been paid for their
services six men, including police
man, were dangerously slashed with
razorS.
IT was announced that a pay car
would start over the Rock Island sys-
tenn west of the Missouri river on the
18th for the first time in five years.
The company has resorted to this plan
of checking the pay rolls, and in rail-
way circles at Omaha, Neb.. it was
said suspicious of a lot of straw men
and padded pay rolls existed in the
minds of the Chicago officials
ABOUT II miles south of MuSkogee,
I. t., two supposed cattle thieves were
asked their business by John and Joe
Jourden, respectable farmers, when
one shot Joe through the heart. John
then shot both strangers dead.
AT the Baptist church under con-
struction at Plano, Tex, a scaffold
gave way and five men were killed.
WHILE Ruth Turner, five years old,
and her cousin, Howard Bagby, aged
five, were playing at Newl2irlz, Ok,
the other day the boy shot and in
stantly killed the girl with revolver.
MORTON F. Ericsson. young recluse,
hanged himself at Chicago because he
could not solve the problem of perpet-
ual motion.
FIRE the other evening damaged the
United States steam mills in st. Louis
to the extent of $50, 900.
THE annual meeting of the Western
Union Telegraph company was held
on the 18th at New York. Nearly all
the old directors were re-ele cted. Pres
ident Ecl1ert gave the amount of capt.
tai stock outstanding as $97, $40, 900.
The revenues for the year were $22,-
53S. $50. Is; expenses, SIG, 906, 656.O3. The
assets and liabilities were placed at
Sl2s, 10, 49s. ~ each.
A RECENT New York dispatch said
that whisky trust of tremendous pro-
portions was about to be formed. If
all the distillerS who have been asked
to join it do so, it will represent more
that $50. 900, 900 capital and will in the
future be in position to dictate prices
Of all the WHISTLES made in Kentucky
and all of the higher class brands made
N other states.
CHARLES POLLOCK started in balloon
rom Eastbourne, Eng, one morning in
an attempt to cross the English chan
ael. The balloon descended safely in
:he afternoon near Domart, in France.
The trip was great success.
AN Abyssinian army of 5000 men was
aiding in Africa when the Somalis
overwhelmed them with large num-
oers and slaughtered all but SO, whom
they allowed to go back with the news
Of their defeat.
ACCORDING to a dispatch from Con-
stantinople the sultan of Turkey is
making strenuous efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of American missionaries
from Asia Minor.
THE International & Great Northern
cannon ball train was held up on the
afternoon of the 18th near Austin,
Tex, by four men and the passengers
robbed. The bandits were unsuccess-
full in rifiing the express car.
A FIRE broke out in the Sherman
house at Chicago at 1870 a. m, and al
though there was no loss of life there
was the 1iveliest kind of panic. The
damage done only amounted to about
R5, 900.
AT Chicago Florence Gleason, aged
10, fred bullet into the brain of her
lover. John Peters, and then committed
suicide. The shooting was caused
through jealousy.
IT is stated on authority in the French
capital that an association has been
formed in the United States with the
object of securing the escape from his
prison off the coast of French Guiana
of Capt. Albert Dreyfus, who was
drummed out OF the French army jan
uary 5, 1895, after having been convict
| ed of having sold war department plans
to representatives of foreign govern
ment.
A SHEPHERD has been arrested near
Lyons, France, on the charge of COM
uniting series of Jack the Ripper
murders. He has confessed to killing
three shepherds, three girls and two
old women.
The National Horseshoers' Protec-
tive association convened at st. Louis
on the 18th, 141 cities east of the Mis-
sissippi river and % west being repre-
| sented.
WHILE Robert Ingle was hunting in
the woods near Ho1gate, O., he ran
across an eagle in the act of carrying
| off a young child who had become sep
arafed from his older. hrothars Ia-lo