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

the bottom of Lake Huron, between
Middle island and Pressure isle, by q
collision with the. steamer George w.
Roby, during a dense fog. The crew
of the Florida were all saved by the
Roby.
AN explosion of gasoline at St Louis
resulted in the deaths of Mrs Adama
Mohr. her 1s-months-o1d baby, Mrs
Bessie Howard and Hugo Howard, her
l5-months-old child, William Howard,
five-year-o1d son, being also fatally
burned. Several other persons were
seriously burned in attempting to res
cue the unfortunate victims.
Two children of Ed Driscot, who
lives on branch of State creek, near
Pike Hill, KY, were bitten by cop
perhead snake. Their cries attracted
Mrs. Driscot, and in attempting to kill
the reptile she, too. was bitten. All
three died within an hour.
LUCRETIA BoRGIA. brown colt, four
years old, now holds the worlds record
for four miles. She covered the dis
lance in the wonderful time of I'll at
San Francisco on the Goth and that,
too, in the face of a strong wind blow
ing down the back stretch. The record
for four miles against time has stood
for 21 years, having been made by Ten
Brock, the celebrated distance horse,
on September "a, 1876, at Louisville,
Ky.
THE news of the passage of the Cuban
be1ligerency resolution by the United
States senate created great interest in
the City of Mexico, Mex, where anti
Spanish sentiment is strong. The rec
ognition of Cuban belligerency by the
United States is likely to lead to SINH
lar recognition by the leading Latin
American countries with the exception
of Chilli.
AN armistice between the Turkish
and Greek troops in Thessaly to ex-
tend over period of II days was form
ally concluded. on the Goth. An armis-
tice was also formally concluded for
II days between the Turkish and
Greek troops on the frontier of Epirus.
THE supreme court of Nebraska has
affirmed the finding of the district court
which sentenced Henry Bolln, the de-
faulting city treasurer of Omaha, to 19
years in the penitentiary. Bolln, who
was out on bail, has disappeared.
OSCAR WILDE. the author and play
wright, who was sentenced at London
to two years Imprisonment at hard
labor for immortality, was released
from prison on the 10th. One of his
first acts on regaining his freedom was
to refuse SIS, 900 for story of his prison
experiences.
JfM JEFFRIEs, the giant Californian
who was a punching bag for Jim Cor
bett in his training for the Fitzsim-
mons fight, knocked out Harry Baker,
the Chicago heavyweight, in the ninth
round in glove fight at San francisco
the other night.
A MOB of Finlanders at Maple, Wis.
in a drunken riot assailed three resi-
dents with knives and clubs and one
was fatally injured.
HoCHIoJI, Japan, has been wiped out
by fire. Nearly 1000 houses were de-
stroyed and 40 or so lives lost.
NEAR Polo, Ok, the wife of j. J.
Bowman was endeavoring to extin-
guish a fire, when she fell through the
rafters and hung head downwards,
where she was literally roasted alive
before the eyes Of her husband, who
was unable to help her.
WINTER wheat millers from all parts
of the country were in attendance al
the annual convention of the Winter
Wheat Millers' league at st. Louis
over 800 delegates being present.
WILLIAM Ell. HAMILTON, his wife and
a grown son and daughter were found
murdered near Helena, Mont. Robbery
was the motive, as their house had
been ransacked.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has reopened
his claim to the city of Omaha, and in
tends to press it to the last. If he wins
he will be worth $40, 600, OOO The claim
grows out of the old Union Pacific liti-
CATION and subsequent proceedings in
which he was legally declared lunatic
THE Missouri river has been cutting
banks badly between Bismarck an6
Omaha, south of Sioux City, Ia, many
farms being entirely lost. Near Sloar
| the river has been washing away q
cemetery and collins have been tum
bling into the river at the rate of -four
or five a day and indications were thai
| the cemetery would soon be entirely
| swept away.
! On the 18th orders were telegraphec
from Constantinople to Edhem Pashs
| to cease hostilities and it was believed
| that terms of peace would be now ne
gotiated directly between Turkey anC
Greece.
THE losses in Louisiana by the Mis-
| sissippi overflow are estimated at 81 i.
100000; in Mississippi, at IS, 500, GOO
and in Arkansas. at 81, 25O, 900, or to
tai of S14, 500, 600.
! A FIRE started at Newark avenu,
and First street, Jersey City, n. J..
early on the morning of the 10Th and
60 families in tenement houses wer,
rendered homeless. Loss. estimated a
$1,000 No fatalities were reported
/ HENRY SCoTT and man named Cor
nell were shot to death in a four-hand
ed shooting ARRAY in Leslie county
| KY, during primary election on the
| 18th and two other men were seriousl,
wounded An old grudge was the cause
CARLOS AGUIRRE. who was Captured
in wounded condition by the Span
| iards in Cuba. was ordered by Capt
Canas to be tied by the neck with 4