Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-29

DIAL HAWKINS, of California, and
George Dixon, champion bantam
weight of the world. fought 20-round
draw at San Francisco on the 2Sd. 1t
was fast fight all through, butneither
man struck his opponent dangerous
blow.
THE Chinese steamer Crihengann
was wrecked in a squan off Malaeia
and 100 persons were drowned.
The main building of the Peoria
Qll.) Grape Sugar Co. was destroyed
by fire on the 23d. Loss, $500, 600; in
sured.
THE powder magazine at the Empire
mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa. was struck
by lightning and 20 tons of powder ex-
ploded. The building was shattered
and many houses in the city injured by
being shaken. One man was killed
while driving past
SIX men and two women were under
arrest al Trinidad, COL, on the 23d for
the murder of two deputies who were
in search of cattle thieves in the spring
of 1896. One of the prise ners has con-
fessed that the deputies were killed
from ambush and their bodies after
wards burned and the ashes scat
of the bloody work done.
THE bodies of % infants in rough
deal boxes have been discovered in the
tower of st. Peters church at Seville,
Spain. 1t was supposed that a whole
sale crime had been committed by the
church warden, Orellana, and his wife,
and they have been arrested.
A RUMoR was current in official cir
cles at Ottawa, Ont, recently that the
Dominion government is now consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of enforcing the
alien labor act in the Klonkyke gold
country and excluding American min
ers therefrom on account, it was stated,
of the unfriendliness of the United
States congress toward Canada in re-
storing the house rate of duty on pine
lumber.
Four women and three men were
killed by an explosion in the armory
of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
at New Haven. Conn.,, on the 21st, and
five others were taken to the hospital
badly injured.
DEWITT COMPTON. a peddler, attempt
ed to shoot his wife at Chicago the
other night. His revolver would not
work and he pounded her on the head
WIFI Tile DuUG nG OCllCNeO her
dead. He then went into the room
where his two-year-old boy was sleep
ing and, putting a handkerchief around
the little ones neck, twisted it until
life was extinct. He afterwards at
tempted to cut his throat with razor.
A TERRIFIC cloudburst struck Youngs-
town, O., on the night of the 32d, food
ing the entire valley and causing great
damage to property, both in the city
and along the railway lines. Many
people were supposed to be drowned.
The cries of the people in the houses
were heartrending. 1t was midnight
before boats could be got to the flood
ed district and the work of rescue
started. Many people were picked up
clinging to debris.
The initia tive and referendum, single
tax and female suffrage have been ac-
cepted by Prescott, Ariz, and all the
preliminaries necessary to carrying
into operation the three plans for po-
litical advancement have been ar
ranged.
A HORRIBLE case of restitution came
to light at Fort Smith, Ark, on the
21st when the emaciated form of Mrs.
John Hauer was discovered lying
her home. Her body was almost naked
and parched with a high fever. In
another part of the room lay cold in
death her two youngest children. The
babies had died from starvation. On
further investigation Mrs. Hauer's
mother and three other children were
found to be all sick from lack of food.
Tom COOPER won the mile match race
between Cooper, Eddie Bald and Earl
Kiser at Detroit, Mich, on the 2lst,
Notwithstanding he did not finish first
in any heat. The decision was upon
points and Cooper's total figures ex-
ceeded- those of Bald's by one. The
announcement of the official result was
received by the people present with
mingled cries of Rats" Kisses and
cheers.
THE people of Randolph and Law
renee counties, Ark, are terribly
wrought up over outrages committed
by whitecaps. The other night they
took a lone widow from her home and
whipped her to death. A man and
wife were also said to have been tied
to tree and whipped because they re-
fused to send their daughter to pub
lie school. Newton GRAY, respected
farmer, was carried off by them and
nothing has been heard from him
since.
FEDERAL JAILER Connolly, at Guth-
RE. Ok, has received pardon from
President Mckinley in favor of Wah-
Mak-Wa-She, a full-blooded Usage In
dian, who is 9S years of age. The In
dian has been in Jail So times for sell
ing whisky in the reservation He is so
feeble that he cannot live long, hence
the pardon.
Miss JEAN INGELow, the well-known
poet and novelist. died at London on
the night of the 10Th in her 67th wear.
A CLoUDBURsT near Carnegie, Pa,
the other night damaged property to