Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19

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w. 81. Rollins, baggageman, was killed
and three negro passengers slightly
Injured. The rails of the track had
been misplaced by somebody.
BALD, Cooper, Loughead, Kiser and
Sanger have been matched for bicycle
race on the Buffalo, N Y, athletic
field. August "a, for a 81, zoe purse.
The race is to be in mile heats, best
two out of three.
A MOB from Russell Gulch broke in to
the jail1at Central City. Col, at two a.
~. on the 18th and fired through the
bars of the cage at four prisoners, held
On suspicion of being the murderers of
Alex Goddard, miner. The four pris-
oners escaped death by hiding behind
The bedding in their cell and the mob,
supposing they had killed them, left.
PETER MoNoHAN, aged go years, was
legally hanged at Baltimore, Md, on
the 18th for the murder of his wife
In the fight at Waterbury, Conn, be-
tween. Dan Murphy, of that city, and
Alf Hanlon, of England, the former
knocked the latter out in the 18th
round by left-handed hook on the
jaw. The match was for Is rounds
ALL the prisoners in the Jail at
O1ney, ILL.,, recently made their escape
by cutting the bars with files.
MILTON PARK. the chairman of the
national organization committee of the
populist party, has issued a lengthy
address from Dallas, Tex, in which he
urges all populists to reject fusion or
alliance with democrats or repu blicans.
THE 14-year-old son of Richard Bell,
living south of st. Charles, Ia, was
moving weeds when he struck nest
Of rattlesnakes and was bitten three
times. His father went to the little
town to get a supply of whisky to
counteract the effects of the poison,
butswas unable to do so, the county
being strictly prohibition. The boy
died.
HAROLD MORLEY, the I5-year-old son
Of w. w. Morley, division superintend-
ept of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf, with headquarters at Kansas
City, was found hanged to a tree near
his fathers ranch, near Chamberino,
n. NJ. The murder was supposed to
have been committed by Mexican
neigh bors of the Mor1eys, with whom
they have had trouble over their ranch
boundaries.
A SWEEPING and far reaching injunc-
ton was issued on the 18th in the coal
miners strike in the Pittsburgh, Pa,
district which tended to make the
situation strained one. Judge
Collier granted a preliminary in
junction restraining the defendants
from marching or encamping in
proximity to the mines and houses
of the miners for the purpose, by
intimidation and opprobrious words, of
preventing the miners of the plaintiff
from working. 1t further restrained
the defendants from inducing or COM
pelliDg any miner to quit work.
BURGLARS entered the post office at
Republic, O.. blew the safe open and
secured nearly 800. Postmaster Mel
Der was securely bound in his room be-
fore an entrance was effected to the
office.
CHARLES M. CLIFFORD, baker at
Chicago, murdered his wife by cutting
her throat with a razor and then com
mitted suicide. Jealousy was supposed
to have been the cause.
THE American Association for the
Advancement of Science convened at
Detroit, Mich, the other day with a
good attendance, 20 delegates from the
British association occupying seats on
the platform.
THE closing down of the coal mines
at Breese and Trenton, Ill, has caused
farmers in many places to stack their
grain, owing to the shortage of coal,
which has compelled them to abandon
threshing.
TOMMY MARfEL wagered a hat that
he could ride a mile down River hill.
the highest mountain in Livingston
county, n. Y, on his bicycle in min
ute. He did the mile in so seconds
He lost control of his pedals, but chung
to his handlebars and reached the foot
of the hill badly scared.
ROBBERS entered the house of Philip
and John Devo, aged brothers, in Cam
bria county, Pa, bound and gagged
them and a 3O-year-old nephew and
ransacked the house. Failing to find
any money they burned the feet of the
three with lighted sticks and knocked
out most of the young mans teeth
with a revolver.
Q PRINCETON, Ind, was recently re-
ported to be in the throes of mad cat
scare and wholesale determination
of the felines was begun.
SOME negroes who had been confined
in the jail at Chelsea, 1. T., on their
liberation made an attempt to blow it
up with dynamite. One side of the
place was damaged, but none of the
| inmates were seriously injured.
CAPT. MoRTENsEN, of the bark Ansgar,
| on his arrival at Omega, Russia, stated
that he passed. about two days journey
| east of North Cape, a balloon which
had collapsed from loss of gas. 1t was
feared the balloon belonged to Andree.
the arctic explorer.
OFFICIAL information was received
at Havana of battle between Span
ish troops under Gen. Weyter in Mat
anzas and force of rebels in which
the Spaniards were routed after a hard
battle. The news created sensation
in Havana
A LAMP exploded in the barber shop
of j. Herkin at Greenwood. n. Y, and