Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-22
EMANUEL RICH, of the firm of Rich

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Bros, millionaire dry goods men of
Atlanta, Ga, was found dead on the
10th with his throat cut from ear to
ear. He had been victim of dyspepsia
and complained that he would sooner
| be dead than live in such misery.
IT was reported at Redfe1d. S. d.,
| that many stockmen in the hill coun-
try in that section had been compelled
| to move their cattle to new feeding
grounds on account of swarms of grass
hoppers eating up the grass on the
ranges.
WITHIN the next 30 days Guthrie,
Oklahoma City and Ell Reno, Ok, viii
be connected by long distance tele-
phone lines. The lines will be extend
ed within the near future to connect
with the Kansas system, centering in
Wichita
THERE were PAT business failures
throughout the United States reported
by Bradstreet's commercial agency for
the week ended the 10th, against 255
for the corresponding week last year.
IT was stated on reliable authority
that the powers had fixed the indem-
nifty to be paid to Turkey by Greece at
81, 000 900, and had accepted compro-
mise giving Turkey a more liberal line
of frontier.
JIM JEFFRIEs, of California, and Gus
Rubin, of Ohio, fought a 20-round bout
at San Francisco on the 10th. Both
men are remarkable for their size and
muscular development. Jeffries is a
man about % years old. 81 feet in
height and is in fine condition at 212
pounds. Rubin. the Ohio giant tops
the Californian just one inch and
weighs in condition 200 pounds. The
pace was terrific for men of their size
and weight from the start. The ref
cree declared the fight a draw.
POSTMASTER GORDON, of Chicago has
authority from Washington to create
a new rank among letter-carriers-
that of sergeant. A three months
trial of the system will be given in
Chicago, and if it proves successful it
will probably be inaugurated in other
cities and become permanent part of
the carrier system.
TREAT & CRAwFoRD's oil wells in Elk
Fork CIV. Va.) district took fire from the
boiler furnace. The two wells were
producing 200 barrels an hour, which
burned and hoated down Elk Fork.
Four bridges have already burned and
four small towns were threatened.
A BIG landslide occurred in the
mountains near Lincoln, VT, the other
day. A slide half mile wide came
down a mountain distance of over
half mile sweeping off every tree and
movable rock, which were piled into
an immense heap of debris in the val
ley below. Several farms were prac-
tically covered, but no houses
JOHN STEVENS, the miner imprisoned
by cave-in of the Mammoth mine at
Goldfields, Ariz., was still alive on the
Il, Il
days before. He answered the signals
of the rescuing party. The whole
force of the mine was being kept at
work on the rescue shaft.
A RATE war has been declared be-
tween union and non-union insurance
companies at Chicago which, it is be-
lieved, will result in general reduc-
ton in the cost of policies on buildings
and contents.
A RECENT dispatch from Paris said
that the governments of Spain and
Japan have arranged an offensive alli-
ance against the United States. The
terms of the understanding, which
is for the mutual protection of Cuba
and Hawaii, provide that, in the event
of an active aggressive movement on
the part of the United States tending
toward interference in Cuban affairs
or persistence in the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands, both Spain and
Japan shall simultaneously declare
war against the United States.
The Epworth league convention be-
gan at Toronto, Ont, on the 18th.
The report of the grand secretary
showed 1876 local chapters and $500
junior leagues, with a membership of
1000. 900.
THE Cheyenne Indians were again
making trouble for the white people
at the reservation near Miles City,
Mont A number of bucks attacked
the home of Matt Winter, firing several
shots inside the house. Matt Winter
was one of the deputy sheriffs who
helped arrest Little Whirlwind not
long ago, and it was the general opin-
ion at that time that Matt Winter
would soon die at the hands of the
Cheyennes.
JUDGE +. II. LEUTwEILER, of Duncan,
L. T., has been sentenced to the house
OF correction at Detroit, Mich, for
three years for receiving $3.50 bride
while acting as United States commits
sioner at Duncan.
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON. commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, has accepted the invitation
recently extended the organization by
the Logan Monument association of
Chicago to participate in the unwilling
July % of the monument of Gen. John
A. Logan.
An important conference was held at
the foreign Office in London between
the members of the United States BIZ
metallic commission and Ambassador
Hay and Lord Salisbury, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, Mr.. Arthur Balfour, first lord