Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-10-20

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vide Alaska and create the territory of
Lincoln.
WHILE play was being given at
Robinson's opera house at Cincinnati
on the night of the 18th the plastering
began to fall from the roof, which
caused the people to rush out. In a
few minutes the whole roof fell in
Three persons were killed and about
81 injured, some dangerously.
! A DISPATCH from Denver, Col on the
18th said that the first snowstorm of
the season began shortly before mid
night. heavy fall was reported from
the mountain towns.
! AN orchestra at a colored dance at
Chicago refused to play until they were
| paid, which caused a fuss in which
razors were used and six men were
badly slashed.
Tom NEEDLES, of Illinois. formerly
marshal of Oklahoma, was appointed
member of the Dawes commission on
the 18th. He succeeded Montgomery,
of Alabama, whose resignation was
asked for.
THERE were :96 business failures in
the United States reported by Brad
streets commercial agency for the
week ended the 18th, against 279 in
the corresponding week year ago.
ADAM HUFFMAN, a farmer near Brim-
field, Ind, was strangled to death by
burglars because he would not tell
where his wealth was kept.
AT Lexington, Ky, James T. won
the S., 600 stakes two-year-old running
race and smashed the worlds record
for fillies, making the mile in 2:14.
UNITED STATES SENATOR GoRMAN has
issued an open letter to Edwin f.
Abel, publisher of the Baltimore Sun,
in which he offers to relinquish the
leadership of the democracy in Mary
land, provided Mr.. Abel will accept
it and support the democratic ticket in
the coming campaign. He also init
mates that he will forego his ambition
to succeed himselfin the United States
senate if it can be shown that such a
step is necessary to democratic success.
In the parishes of Morehouse and
Union, La, vast bodies of oak and
pine timber have been destroyed by a
fire said to have been started by camp
hunters.
The London Globe stated on the 18th
that the British government may be
depended upon to maintain the gold
standard inviolate.
EVER since the appearance of yellow
fever in Texas refugees from Calves
ton, Houston and other cities in the
Lone Star state have been fiocking to
st. Louis.
The American Humane association
had meeting at Nashville, Tenn, in
which resolution was passed de-
nouncing DIR. Sanarelli's inoculation
of healthy human beings with the
germ culture of yellow fever as legal
lied murder, as many of the unsuspect-
ing victims had died with all the
symptoms accompanying the dread
| disease.
The national convention of the Chris
tian church Disciples of Christi began
at Indiana polls, Ind, on the 14th and
will continue until October %.
DURHAM, N. c., was visited bv the
most destructive fire in its history.
Seven four-story wooden houses, filed
with tobacco, and eight dwellings were
destroyed. Loss, S35O,OOO
NATION, ILL.,, held free street fair
recently, the business houses being
decorated and two miles of booths oc-
cupying the center of Broadway and
Western avenue, containing exhibits
OF agricultural and horticulture prod
ucts, domestic animals, merchandise
and mechanical appliances. 1t proved
success beyond the wishes of the
most sauguine.
The bicycle road race from Lexing-
ton, KY, to Covington, Ky. distance
of 80 miles, was won by j. d. Park in 5
hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds.
CHESTER SHEw, painter, was paint
ing telegraph and electric light pole
at st. Louis when his right arm came
in contact with a live electric light
wire and for Is minutes he was sus-
pended in midair, and as near eternity
as he ever will be again and miss max
ing the through journey. He was res
cued, badly burned, by some firemen.
The Toronto express on the Canadian
Pacific collided with a freight and an
engineer, one mail clerk and two
tramps were killed, besides many other
people being injured.
ABOUT 20 railroads were represented
at the annual convention of the Ameri-
can association of General Baggage
Agents which was called to order at
Denver, Col, on the 18th by President
+. A. McWade, of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. The question of securing
uniform regulations regarding the
transportation of corpses and the hand
ling of baggage from yellow fever dis
tricts are among the subjects to be dis
cussed.
THERE was a riot among the prison
ers in the st. Louis Jail on the 12th,
during which 90 negroes engaged in a
desperate fight among themselves
The jailer turned in the riot alarm to
the police, who overpowered the COM
oatants and placed them in dungeons.
The fight started over a crap game in
which so cents was involved.
RECEIVERS have been appointed for
the Mechanics & Traders Building
association at Chicago. The examina-
tion of the books showed that Secre-
tary French owed the association $780,
600 and held property in his own or
friends names upon which there were
loans of SSl6, 900. secured by mortgages
upon property only valued at SIS, ,OOo
| French was missing.
A REGISTERED package containing
$4,000. sent by Chicago bank, was
lost between Omaha, Neb., and Dem
yer, Col. The package was traced to
| Omaha
PRIVATE CHARLES HAMMOND, charged
with being absent without leave,
was tied by the feet by order of
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