Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-02
GENERAL NEWS.

HARRY G. STONE, the veteran man
Ager of the Patterson opera house at
New York, became i'll and was forced
to go to his home on the banks of the
Passaic river, and by his opportune
arrival he saved his three daughters
from drowning. The girls had gone
out for a row on the river and the boat
had upset.
GEN. AZCARRAGA, the Spanish pre-
mier, announced at recent cabinet
meeting, that the government would
follow the policy of the late premier,
Canovas del Castillo, and it had the
greatest confidence in Gen. Weyler's
management of affairs in Cuba.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Carl French, of
Indianapolis, Ind, and Miss Helen
Hunter, of Nashville, leaped from a
precipice at Sunset park, falling 100
feet to instant death. They were low
ers and Miss Hunters parents objected
to their marriage.
THE Woman's Relief corps at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the 27th elected Mrs. Sarah
J. Martin, of Missouri, president, and
Mrs. Robert +. Atkins, of Buffalo,
senior vice president. Mrs. Kate
Jones, of Vermont, was chosen junior
vice president. Mrs. Belle T. Bagley
was reelected treasurer.
TWENTY detectives, who are well &C.
luainted with the anarchists of BARGE
Iona and other places, are watching
over and protecting the queen regent
DfSpain, as the government has learned
that the anarchists of London have re-
solved to assassinate her majesty to
avenge the execution of the murderer
of Premier Canovas.
JOE WoLCOTT knocked out George
Green in the 18th round the other
night after one of the fastest fights
ever seen in San Francisco. 1t was
rather one-sided, Wolcott leading in
every round.
DRIVEN to dependency by sickness
and dreading to undergo surgical
operation Mrs. Anna Schlesinger, wife
of prominent ST. Louis business man,
committed suicide by shooting herself.
THE Ladies of the G. A. R., at their
meeting at Buffalo, n. Y, on the Goth
elected Mrs. Flora Davy, of Duluth,
Mimi, national president. Mrs. NJ. d.
Cummings, of Kingfsher. Ok, was
made chaplain. The members decided
against consolidation with the Wom-
ans Relief corps.
A DISPATCH from Shreveport, Ia, on
the 27th stated that general strike
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Pittsburg & Gulf railroad on account
of reductions in wages.
III. C. BUNKER, who boarded at Ar
thur Storey's at Chicago, took Storey's
wife to the theater the other night.
When they came home there was
violent quarrel and bunker fired two
shots, fatally wounding both Storey
and his wife.
VICE PRESIDENT HANRAHAN, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
said publicly at Cleveland, O., that
there would be no sympathetic strike
of that body to aid the striking coal
miners, but they would aid them all
they could by contributing money.
JERRY BROWN, negro, was legally
hanged for an assault on a woman at
Fayetteville, w. Va, on the gath. The
governor ordered a company of militia
to be present, as 400 negroes were en-
camped in the woods with the avowed
purpose of preventing the execution.
Four robbers tried to loot the Saw.
ings Deposit bank at Canton, O., the
other night, but were discovered by
the night Waterman. who opened fire
on them and killed one man, the three
others escaping.
THE five-year-old daughter of DIR. A.
p. Newell, of Deadwood, S. D., died
recently in the throes of hydrophobia,
and an older sister. aged seven years
was not expected to live. The doctor
at the urgent pleading of thee little
girls, recently bought them pug dog
and in fit of anger it bit both girls
A FIRE at Pittsburgh, Pa. on the
s6th caused loss of S165, 900 worth o.
property, the death of two firemen by
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the Seventh Avenue hotel while the
guests were at supper. Two boys were
Also supposed to be buried beneath the
fallen walls. The fire started in fur
niture factory in the rear OF the hotel.