Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-07

Two freight trains coilided on the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railroad
near Colmar, Ill, and several cars were
badly damaged and one of the locomo-
tives rolled down an embankm ent. A
fire then broke out and Is cars, loaded
with merchandise, were totally de-
stroyed.
In race that was witnessed by 65.-
600 people at the Illinois state fair
grounds at Springfield Star Pointer
not only beat Joe Patchen, but he also
lowered the worlds pacing record pre-
viously made by himself by half Sec
ond, making a mile in 2:0O1z.
JOSEPH You've had just been placed
under peace bond IN Chicago police
court, when he raised a phial above
his head and cried, Here ends my dis
gracei" and before he could be pre-
vented he drained the contents, fully
an ounce of carbolic acid. The suffer
er was hurried to the county hospital,
but he expired before he reached the
institution.
CHICAGO has laid claim to the streets
of Pullman. the model town of the
Pullman Palace Car Co., and legal
fight is expected in consequence.
FOREST fires around Huntington,
Ind, were doing great damage on the
1st. The timber and meadows were so
dry that the fires burned with great
rapidity.
The failures in the United States for
the week ended the 1st were. 1914, &C
cording to Dun's report, against 299 for
the corresponding week last year.
AT Abilene, Tex, Patrick III. Grady,
prominent blacksmith and iron
merchant, attempted to murder Rev.
Father Dole, formerly priest in charge
of the diocese. Grady alleged that the
reverend father had alienated the af-
fections of his wife and DESTROYED his
home.
THE members of the National Irriga-
ton congress at Lincoln, Neb., got
through with their business on the
3Oth and adjourned. Cheyenne, Wyo.,
was chosen for the next meeting place
Many resolutions bearing On subjects
pertinent to the meeting were passed.
j. H. Churchill, of Kansas, and Thomas
Knight, of Missouri, were among those
placed on the national executive COM
mittee.
THE United States mint in Philadel-
phia completed the greatest coinage
in one month in its history. The eoun-
ter statement for September is as fol-
lows: Gold, So, 292, 1875; silver, Ss46, os2.-
SO; five cents, $1s4, SO; cents, s47, Az.
The total number of pieces turned out
was IA. 000. 900.
Two masked highwaymen held up
three stages travelling from Angels
Camp to Milton, Cal, one after the
other, and robbed the passengers and
decamped with the express box.
AT the Crystal palace. London, A. E.
NJ olf o,sy oil he l. &c
over distances from "a to "a miles. He
covered the "a mile course in 1:05:10 Is,
and the 81 mile course in 2:07:4 As.
A sKIFF upset in the Ohio river as a
party of five negroes were returning
to Kentucky from ball game at Tell
City. Ind, and three of the men were
drowned.
The Minnesota Methodist conference
at Winona, by an almost unanimous
vote, declared itself in favor of equal
lay representation in the general con-
ference
MORRIS CONAN, an employc of an un-
dertaking establishment in st. Louis.
quarreled with Charles Noye, an other
employe, when the latter, at distance
of five feet, fired at the former with
45-caliber revolver and the bullet
struck Gohan square in the mouth,
causing him to fall. He got up, how
ever, spat out the bullet. with three
front teeth and some blood, and was
otherwise uninjured.
HENRY CLAY, the one-legged negro
who shot and killed William Amend,
newsboy in July, 1896, was sen fenced
at ST. Louis to be hanged November Is.
THE following story was pu blished in
the Sheffield eng. Telegraph: eve be-
lieve that the French, Indian and United
States minis will be reopened to the
coinage of silver at 1519 to 1, and that
it will be so announced in October. 1t
will probably also be announced that
Great Britain has agreed to. the terms
suggested by the Washington govern
ment."
SIXTEEN persons were killed and sew
erai injured by the explosion of a boiler
in sugar factory in Hungary.
MRS. EDDY, the founder of the Chris
| tian science cult has received at her
rustic retreat in Concord, Il. H.,
beautiful coronet of gold, inlaid with
precious gems, from her Kansas City
disciples.
THE National Irrigation congress
| opened at Lincoln, Neb., on the 2Sth.
Judge Emery, of Lawrence. Kan. re.
| sponded to the address of welcome in
happy speech and made an exposition
of the question which called the con-
gress together. Chairman Moses, OF
the national executive committee, gave
resume of the irrigation work for the
year.
ACCORDING to private advices from
Berlin the emperor's fits of dementia,
caused by ear trouble, are increasing
in number and violence to such a de-
| gree that a secret meeting has been
held of the council of the crown for
the purpose of celebrating the steps
which at any moment it may become
| necessary to take in order To nlaee him