Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-22
GENERAL NEWS.

A GREAT celebration was held in
Marquette, Mich, the other day in
honor of the unwilling of a bronze
statue of Father Marquette, the ex-
p1orer and priest whose name the city
bears. A feature of the parade was a
band of 30 Indians on horseback,
dressed in feathers and war paint.
THE announcement has been made
authoritatively that William D. Fe1ts
will make an aerial excursion from the
summit Of Pixies peak to Colorado
Springs, Col, a distance of ten miles,
on an air line, and drop of 5000 feet.
In making the fight Mr.. Felts will
use a series of rigid aerop1anes.
modelled after the wing of condor,
the great South American bird.
AT Laibach, Austria, two earth
quakes occurred on the 18th. Damage
was done to many buildings and the
people were panic-stricken.
The Moors who assaulted and robbed
the agent of an American firm in Tan
gier, Morocco, have been punished, the
two United States warships having
produced a salutary effect on the au-
thorities.
NEAR West Point, Tenn, a few days
ago Miss Rome Williams was found
brutally murdered in the woods near
her home. Anthony Williams, who
assaulted her, was captured near
Pruitton, and on the night of the 18th
ne expiated his crime in the streets of
West Point in the presence of 500 peo-
pie. He was riddled with bullets and
his body burned to ashes. Before shot
was fired the negro was knocked down
and stamped to death.
IT was recently rumored on Wall
street that the Standard oil combine
was rapidly absorbing the sugar trust.
AUGUST WEHRHEIM, Chicago real
estate man, was robbed by card sharps
Of 81, 900 in a brace faro game.
The seventh. international conven.
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples
union of America began at Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, on the 18th with about
1000 delegates present. 200 being from
Kansas.
THE crossing of electric light and
telephone wires caused a fire in the
fifth story of the Central block al
Pueblo, Col, on the 18th. Loss, $50, 0O0
The stage coach, en- route from Colo
RADIO Springs to Cripple Creek, Col,
and containing II passengers was over.
turned on.Cheyenne mountain. Several
persons were injured, including j. C.
Walsh, of Warrensburg, Mo-, whose
back was seriously hurt
BLACKWELL, Ok. will have railroad
known as the Kansas, Oklahoma &
Gulf. connecting with the Frisco at
Gale, Cow1ey county, Kan. The road
will be IS miles in length and will pass
through the most productive portion
OF Kay county.
LIGHTNING struck the state militia
camp at Peelskill. n. Y, on the 12th
taking the Y. III. C. A. tent as its OBJ
ject. One man was killed and many
others were badly hurt.
AT New Straitsville, O., eight cars OF
coal standing upon a siding were lei
loose by unknown persons and ran
half a mile down grade through q
switch. making q complete wreck
The officers have offered $500 for the
arrest of the guilty persons
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN SovER.
EIaN, of the Knights of Labor, will or
ranize 600 new assemblies in Indiana.
Michigan and Ohio. The membership
will be limited to wage-earners who
are advocates of free silver. The pur
pose is to organize industrial classes foI
effective work in future campaigns
A FIRE broke out on the 18th in the
bakery OF Edward Manner at Jersey
City N. J., and spread SO quickly to e
tenement that w. A. Zeigler, his wife
and three children were overcome be
fore they knew their danger. The fire
men rescued them. but two of the
younger children were dead when re
moved from their cots