Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-02-03

been promised an Office and money by
II. 81. Boyce, of New York, but had re-
ferred him to his attorney, Mr.. Camp
bell. Mr.. Campbell, when called to
the stand, produced s1,75O, which he
| said he had received from Mr.. Boyce
| to be given to Mr.. Otis if he voted for
Mr.. Hanna.
| THE Kentucky senate on the 2sth
passed the house resolution asking
| United States Senator Lindsay to re-
sign. Only one of the silver demo-
Gratis voted against the resolution,
which was adopted by a vote of 25 tn
| 10. The house adopted the resolution
the previous day.
| TROUBLE between the blacks and
whites in Lonoke county, Ark, is
threa tened. Unsigned notices have
been tackled on the doors of nearly ev-
cry negro in the place and On a negro
schoolhouse, ordering every negro in
| the county to leave within 80 days on
penalty of death.
| MRS. MICHAEL RUMINsKY was burned
to death in a fire of mysterious origin
in Allegheny, Pa, on the 2Sth. The
woman was found locked in her room
and later the key of the room was
found in her husbands pocket.
FIRE destroyed four stores and half
dozen offices and smaller buildings at
Somerset, KY. on the 2Sth. Loss, $780,
| 900; insurance, 500, 900.
| A DISPATCH from Nanimo, B. c..
stated that the steamer Corona. with
245 passengers on board, struck a rock
near the mouth of the Skeena river
and was wrecked. Lifeboats conveyed
those on board to land. 1t was feared
that the steamer and all her cargo
would be totally lost. She was on her
way to the Alaska gold fields.
| THE steamer City of Duluth struck
the bar outside st. Joseph, Mich, dur
ing a gale and broke in two. The life
saving crew rescued those on board,
but Mrs. William Tyron, one of the
ladies rescued, was reported dying from
the effects of the exposure.
| HELENA. ARK. the other night was
startled by a severe earthquake shock.
| Houses were shaken to their founda-
tions and subterranean noises were
| heard that sounded like immense eX-
| blossoms. People who had assembled
in the Presbyterian church for prayer
meeting rushed out, expecting the
| walls to tumb BILE down on them.
| As the result of blow inflicted by
Mark Schlesing, Is months ago in New
York, William Scott has been uncon-
scious ever since, and Schlesihg has
| been under indictment since the occur
renee to await the result.
| A MOB of 100 men surrounded the sa-
| loon of ''Jalxe" Mace at Young Amer
lea, Ind, while another party forced
| entrance and demolished the entire
| contents The citizens were incensed
| against Mace because of his treatment
| of young man who came for his
| father. who was intoxicated, to take
| him home. Over 200 kegs of beer were
| destroyed.
ANGELO CARBoNE has been snatched
from death when it seemed almost
| as though nothing could save him.
| as he was sentenced to die in the
| electric chair at Sing Sing, n. Y, on
| the 31St. Alexander Claramello, the
| real murderer, was caught on the Goth
in Baltimore, Md, and when con-
from ted with the evidence against him
| broke down and made full confess
| sion.
THE department of agriculture at
| Washington has recently issued two
| farmers bulletins, one on forestry and
| another on the value of common crops
for forage. The latter treats on stock,
melons, starch and potatoes, crimson
clover, geese for profit, cross pollina-
ton and germ fertilizer.
| Oh Iuc IuuldnS Oh
the neigh boring Omaha reservation &C
knowledged the contract before Dis
trict Judge Evans at Dakota City,
Neb.. for the prosecution of claim
against the government for $50, 600
acres in Knox, Cedar, Dixon and Holt
| ties, Neb. The Indians claim the
| tract was coded to them by the treaty
of 1854, but never has been turned over.
MOUNT STERLING, I'LL, had disas-
trous fire on the 27th, the Bloomfield
hotel being entirely destroyed and al
most a whole block as we'll Albert
Pieper was killed by a falling wall and
Constable Snodgrass and two other
| men were injured. Loss, over 500, 600.
A FIRE in East st. Louis. Ill, on the
night of the 25th destroyed the Union
elevator, with 5000, 600 bushels of
grain, the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy freight house adjoining, with
| ten cars of merchandise, So car loads
of corn, the stables of the ST. Louis
Transfer company and several small
| dwellings. Loss, estimated at 81 ,0O0.-
900.
In a letter to the Buffalo On. W
Courier Kid Mccoy says that unless
Fitzsimmons or Corbett cover his
money within six weeks from January
25 he will claim the heavyweight cham
pionship and defend it against all
corners as fast as they come.
SECRETARY BLISS, in statement sent
to congress of the disbursements to
agricultural colleges. showed that
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi, Texas and Oklahoma each re-
ceived So, 900 during the past year and
will be entitled to $23, 900 the coming
year.
FATHER FRANCIS DENT has COM
menced suit in New York for 500, 900