Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-05

large portion of the state.
For 40 days Lena Colfinsworth, liv-
ing in Claiborne county, Tenn, has
tasted. She is starving herself to death
under VOW. She quarreled with her
husband, they separated and she made
VOW that she would fast until he
came back to her. Nothing has passed
her lips but water.
HARRY LISTER, son of the purchasing
agent for the Monon, was murdered
near Washington, Ind, the other night
by being pushed from a train, it was
alleged, by John Williams, of Trenton.
Mo. Williams was jailed. An engineer
named George Welch claimed to have
seen the murder.
LEE DAVIDSON was arrested at Ozark,
Ark, for throwing his wife's baby into
a hog pen where it was devoured by
the swine.
BEN VAUGHAN, a young engineer,
was jailed for promiscuously shooting
at Sunday school picnic near Perry.
Ok. He fired about 20 shots and an
old soldier, who was conducting the
picnic, and several little children were
wounded, though not fatally.
MAKING MARTINEZ was hanged in
the Wilson county Jail at Floresville.
Tex, for numbering Jesus Garlic and
wife and Juanita Acosta.
MYRIADs of young grasshoppers have
made their appearance in the BOnito
district of Lincoln county, n. NJ, and
are doing much damage to growing
vegetation. This locality is the chief
breeding district for. the hoppers that
eventually find their way to Kansas
and Nebraska the following season,
and old-tinfers are predicting that next
year will witness a hopper visitation
in the region west O.. the Missouri.
JULES BUNNELL and Miss Ella Will
Hanson were recently married. Both
were discovered dying at a boarding
house in Houston, Tex, on the morn
ing of the goth from the effects of NOR
phine, taken with suicidal intent be-
cause they could not get work to earn
living.
In stock brokerage Office at Waco,
Tex, B. f. Kivett and w. w. Kivett,
brothers, were shot and killed by Will
liam Lamden. Bad feeling had existed
between them, but the killing was said
to be justifable.
THE United States steamer Maine
ran into the excursion boat Chancellor
and badly damaged her on the East
river near New York on the goth. I'm
mediately afterwards the Maine ran
into float on which were ten loaded
freight cars and sunk the float and it's
cargo.
JAMES GERAH, a well-known sport
ing man from the coast, was instantly
killed by a man named Willis Day at
Chickasaw, [. t., in a quarrel over a
game of cards.
SIX men who were laying water pipes
in Chicago were overcome by escaping
gas. AID while they were being car
ried away a young man in the crowd
looking on threw his lighted cigarette
iGto the trench and ignited the gas.
The gas burned fiercely.for two hours,
the fremen being unable to put it out
with water.
Col. FRED GRANT has sent his resig-
nation as police commissioner of New
York-to Mayor Strong as he objected
to the commission employing spoilers
against the police.
A CORRESPONDENT in Rio de Janeiro
telegraphed that authentic informa-
ton had reached that city to the effect
that more than 5000 soldiers had been
killed in a big battle near the city of
CanudOS- The fanatics numbering
more than 10000 men, all well armed,
attacked the government troops.
Whole brigades of the soldiers were
swept down and destroyed.
The fifth biennial session of the Eng
ish Lutheran Synod of Missouri con-
vened at Baltimore, Md, on the 2sth
to be in session for a week.
DURING the second heat of the pac-
ing event at the race course at Mar
shalltown, Ia. the other day Doctor
Is, owned by G. w. Bowman, Galena,
Kan, fell dead. The horse was valued
at SIS, 600.
JAMES HENRY, a bachelor, aged 1O4.
and Miss Emily Boynton, aged 81, both
colored, were married at Knoxville,
Tenn.
MARSHAL STOWE and his deputies re-
Gently made a raid on all the hop ale
or beer saloons in Ardmore, l. T., and
arrested the proprietors of the estab-
,lishments on charges of introducing
land selling intoxicants.
LIZZIE CLAW and Title Anderson.
each Of whom claims to be the cham
pion female rider of the world. met at
the Casino 14-lap track at Toledo, O.,
on the 2Sth for purse of $500 and
side bet of S700 and the title of cham
pion. The racers covered % miles and
II laps in the hour, finishing together.
This breaks all in and outdoor records
for women riders in competition.
SECRETARY GAGE made a se1ech at
the Boston business mems dinner on
the 2Tth. He said that the revenue de-
rived from the tariff bill would be
amply sufficient after time and that
there was no need Of haste on the cur
rency question.
Dr.. JAMES CHARLES, of Richmond.
Ind, who has spent years in studying
the question of aerial navigation, has
announced that his plans for an air
ship were completed. He is organic
ing stock company and will put one