Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-30

ONE man was fatally burned and six
other persons were injured by the ex-
p1osion of gasoline stove at Chicago
the other night
NEAR New Boston, Tex, fire de-
stroyed the home of jefferson Connor,
a farmer, and burned his three small
children to death during the absence
Of the rest of the family.
A FREIGHT wreck occurred at Van
Buren,, Ark, the other night on the St
Louis & San Francisco road, when
freight train No 35 wrecked six cars
of merchandise. The accident was
caused by the train breaking in two.
A valuable race horse, owned by j. d.
Craig, Of Paris, Tex, was instantly
killed, and her driver, who was in the
same car, seriously injured.
THE meeting of the Cuban congress
at Camaguey decided that there was
no hope of Intervention from the
United States, and voted to accept
nothing short of complete freedom
from Spanish rule. They would ac-
cept United States protectorate, but
they will fight against annexation or
autonomy.
have become accustomed to getting
bhC1f SLAVES, anu cry dTS
will be deprived of this privilege for
some time to come, as the edict has
gone forth that the Sunday ordinance
will be rigidly and impartially enforced
by the police against Sabbath break
ers. Every place in town will be
closed; including eating houses, drug
stores, barber shops and fruit stands.
A DISPATCH from Rome on the 24th
said that about 40 persons were killed
and many others injured by an earth
slip at the sulphur mines near Cir
GENT, Italy.
The steamer Queen arrived from
Alaska at Seattle, Wash, on the 23d
with 1873 passengers, nearly 100 of whom
were disguised Klondikers returning
after failing to cross the Skaguay trail.
They brought news well calculated to
stop the rush of Klondikers until spring
at least. 1t was practically impossible
to cross the Skaguay trail and the law
less element was in control at both
Skaguay and Dyea-
JOSEPH c. STEVENS, 81 years of age,
shot and dangerously wounded his son,
Robert j. Stevens, aged 29, in a quar-
rel at Baltimore, Md, over the latter's
intended marriage.
JOSEPH NJ. HARDY and Henry @.
Blake, who kidnapped little John Con-
way, were convicted at Albany, n. Y,
of the crime and sentenced each to il
years and four months in the state
prison at Dannemora.
The sawmill boiler of E. G. Dex, near
Livermore, KY, blew up and three men
were killed and ten injured. Cold
water run into the boiler caused the &C
cident. The mill was totally wrecked.
SUIT has been brought by the United
States against the South Omaha Live
Stock exchange and all its members,
under the Sherman antitrust law.
The effect of the suit. if decided as the
Kansas City case at Topeka was, will
be perpetually to enjoin the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange from car
rying on its business.
LIEUT.-CoI- GEORGE NJ. RANDALL,
Eighth infantry, U. S. A, with % men.
left Portland, Ore, on the 23d on
special train over the Northern Pacific
to go to st. Michaels, Alaska.
THE Pei-Po river in China recently
burst its banks through a freshet anC
100, 900 people were rendered destitute.
DISPATCH from Shanghai the other
day said that a Chinese boy, aged L,
was swinging some article about his
head in play when in struck his mother
and killed her. He was condemned by
law to be sliced to death and all efforts
to avert his doom were unavailing.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Balm
bridge, O., on the 23d. An entire
square-containing the principal bust
ness houses. several handsome resi-
dences and the Methodist church-was
destroyed. The fire started in barn
and when it reached Beardsley's drug
store an explosion took place and the
proprietor and another man lost their
lives.
''BUCh" KILGoRE, United States dis
trict Judge, died at Ardmore, 1. T., on
the 23d.
SYLvANUs JOHNSON was legally
hanged at Key West. Fla, on the 23d
for assault. He confessed his crime.
THE dismembered body of Daniel
O'Brien. of Fort Madison, Ia. was
found on the tracks at Burlington, La.
He had taken the wrong train for home
and had jumped off between the cars
when he found his mistake.
Mrs. BRIDGET McNULTA died from
the effects of eating canned salmon at
Chicago and four other members of the
family were critically Ill from having
partaken of the poisonous dish.
THE county bridge across the Ten
nessee river at Chattanooga, Tenn.
caught fire and two spans were
burned.
An Indian boy named Green Bull
frog was killed by a panther in the
mountains near Saltwater, Ok The
boy shot the animal, when it sprang
upon him and clawed his entrails out
YELLOW fever was reported as rag
ing in a malignant form at Santiago
de Cuba
BEN GRANT. white man, was drawn
into quarrel with negroes near Ty-