Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

ton. n. M. on the 2OCh- thousands OF
sheep were said to be in peril and many
ranches in danger of being burned.
ITwas announced at St Louis on the
goth that President George Gould, of
the Missouri Pacific railway, had de-
cided to advance the salaries of all the
employees of the road ten per cent, the
advance to date back to November I.
1t will affect Is, 900 employees.
A swITCHMAN named William Hunter
slipped off car at the yards of the
Missouri Pacific railroad at st. Louis
while handling a brake and a string
of freight cars passed over his neck,
severing his head from his body.
THE British steamer Baron Ardros-
san collided with the Austrian steamer
Toxic off Dungeness, Eng. damaging
the latter vessel SO badly that she sank
shortly afterwards. Four of her crew
were drowned, the others being res
cued by pilot cutter.
LINN CHAMBERLAIN. of Knoxville,
Tenn, has been arrested by the police
authorities of that city on the charge
of flirting and walking with Miss An
derson, the 15-year-old daughter of one
of KnOXville's prominent citizens.
The young man had been previously
warned to cease his attentions to the
young girl, and his refusal to do so
caused his arrest for the violation of
what is known as the Johnny bill"
Two officials of the Illinois Central
were perhaps fatally hurt and several
others badly injured by an exploding
heater on a train at De Koven, XIV,
the other morning.
FRANK WILsoN and James Farrell
were both sentenced at Hollidaysburg.
Pa, to be hanged for the murder of
Henry Bonnock, an aged miser.
JUDGMENT has been given against
the duke of Manchester for livery
stable debt of $245 and the court has
made a commitment ordering him to
be jailed. but has suspended it for
three weeks. This is the English no.
bleman whom rumor said at one time
was to marry Miss Pauline Astor and
at another time Miss Mary Goelet, two
American heiresses.
A BIG trap sho" ting tournament be-
gan at st. Louis on the 23d, experts
from all over the country being present.
THE clipper Port Patrick was burned
at her dock at New York on the gath.
The vessel was loading up with oils
for Australian ports and the watch
man discovered fire in the hold while
the crew were all asleep. The sailors
all escaped, however. Two fireboats
played on the vessel for three hours
when three terrific explosions took
place and what was left of the clipper
then sank. She was valued at 500, 900
and her cargo was estimates to be
worth another 500, 900.
THREE well-known followers of
Messiah" Schweinfurth and residents
of
| have closed deal for the purchase of
| LOO acres of land at the village of
Portage, Wis They claim the pur-
| chase was made to establish a stock
| farm, but there were rumors thai
| Schweinfurth would remove his
heaven" or establish branch there.
JIMMY MICHAEL, the little Welsh
man. for the third time this year, de-
| feated Frank Starbuck, of Philadel-
| phia, at New York on the 25th. These
| two middle distance racers met in a 20
mile contest over a carefully prepared
board track. Michael won in the good
time of 5000 is. thus beating his own
Chicago indoor record of 1894 2-5 by
| 2: Is. At the finish Starbuck was 3L
| miles behind.
| A CHIPPEWA half-breed on the Fond
du Lac (Wis) reservation got drunk
and then beat and kicked his wife and
child to death and also dubbed an
other Indians head to pulp who in
| terfered to protect them.
SETH CARTER killed his sweetheart at
Galveston, Tex, the other night and
then attempted suicide by cutting his
own throat. He afterwards walked to
the police station and gave himself up.
| His wounds may not prove fatal.
AN attempt was made to hold up the
westbound passenger train on the Rio
Grande railroad the other day near
Dublin, Tex. When rounding a curve
into deep cut the engineer discov-
cred that the track was INSTRUCTED by
a pile of rock. He reversed his engine
and stopped his train. and in an instant
| started back to the city. As the train
slowed up four robbers opened fire on
the engineer. but no one was hurt.
THE conference at Joliet. Ill, be-
tween the northern Illinois striking
coal miners and the operators resulted
in mutual concessions being made and
many of the shafts will at once be
started up.
THE extensive lumber yard of Aaron
T. Bliss at Carrollton, Mich, was wiped
out by fire the other night, nearly
6, 200, 900 feet of hard wood and pine
lumber being destroyed. Loss, about
S50, 600; fully insured.
PREMIER SAGAsTA, at Madrid, reply
ing to Catalan deputy, formally de-
clared that the government of Spain
could in no way modify its programme
of autonomy for Cuba.
a LETTER written by Joseph E.
Blanthers, who committed suicide in
Jail at Meridian, Tex, last March, has
just been disclosed, in which he states
| 81 l, Ill
Minnie Williams and not Theodore Dur
rant. The authorities in California
, place little credence in the confession.
: J. PIERPoNT MORGAN & Co. the New