Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27


of the battle of Trafalgar. where the
British feet, under Admiral Nelson,
gained victory over the fleets of
France and Span in 1905. The cause
of the outburst of patriotism was the
dispute with France over the Fashoda
question.
REPORTS from all infected points in
Mississippi on the 21st showed that
the end of yellow fever's reign was at
hand If the weather remains cold it
will probably be safe for refugees to
return by the end of October.
A DISPATCH to the New York Herald
on the 21st from Havana said that an
agreement between the two commits
sions seemed probable as to the date
of evacuation, the American ultima
tum being January L and the Span
iards aceuiescing in the time.
| A CONTINUOUS ovation marked the
passage of President Mckinley across
the states of Indiana and Ohio on the
21st. Brief speeches were made at
| several places.
Two Thousand miners struck on the
Dist on the Monongahela river in
Pennsylvania for the enforcement of
| the Chicago agreement.
SIGNOR PERUGINI, the husband of
Lillian Russell. was divorced from her
at Jersey City, n. J., and the noted
actress is again free from matrimonial
ties.
ELIZA BURRILL, wife of well-to-do
mechanic at Toronto, Ont, became de-
mented and strangled her three chill
dren. She said she did not want them
to grow up wicked.
STEVE ADAMRK. a Bohemian farmer
living near Brennan, Tex. cut his
wife to death with a knife, after a
desperate resistance, and then shot
himself, infiicting a wound which will
prove probably fatal. He was recently
discharged from an asylum as cured.
THE big tug L. P. Smith was sunk
in the harbor at Cleveland, O., as a re-
suit of a collision with the steamer
Olympia. The captain and engineer
jumped just as she went down and
were rescued after a long and desper-
ate battle with the waves. The fire.
man went down with the tug and was
drowned. The Olympia was unin jured.
| DISASTROUS typhoons. sandstorms
and floods in the orient have caused a
fearful loss of life and great destruc-
ton of property. In Japan the Ishi-
kari river overfowed and drowned
1000 people. In the river Feng dis
trict hundreds of villages were swept
away and 1900 people drowned. One
report said that $50 towns were under
water At Formosa typhoon de-
stroyed much shipping, including the
American bark Comet.
Two roofers, Patrick Rosch, As years
old, and John c. Rice, 80, while en-
ployed in repairing the roof of four
story house at Boston, became engaged
in quarrel and clinched each other.
The men drew gradually near the edge
and then, to the horror of the specta-
| tors, the two rolled over and fell so
feet to the ground. Both were terri
bly, injured and died few hours later
| at the hospital.
SEVEN new cases of yellow fever were
reported on the 18th at Franklin, La
The vast peach orchards of south
western Michigan were being de-
stroyed by new tree disease said to
be more damaging than the dreaded
yellows. Owing to its peculiar effect,
which is a stun ting of the fruit when
about the size of hazelnuts, it has been
given the name of little peaches
Its ravages have been so fearful that
in one township near Miles, Mich,
| alone about 1000 trees were said to
have been destroyed this season.
GEN. j. c. PARRoTT died at his home
at Keokuk. Ia, aged 81 years. He
served in the Indian war and the civil
war and was the first department COM
mander of the G. A. R. of Iowa.
MORE than SIS. 900 worth of violins,
which arrived recently at New York
on the steamship South wark, were
seized by Agent Traituir. of the treas
ury department, for alleged underva1-
| uation. The violins were brought from
| l.
| noted Belgian violin soloist, who
claimed in his arrival declaration that
they were worth only $50.
THREE children of Michael Anderson
aged two four and six years respect
lively, were burned to death on the
18th at Pequaming. Mich. It was
| thought that the eldest child played
| with the kitchen fire and set the house
afire.
EMIL CHINQUY, a wealthy retired
| farmer, As years old, and his wife,
| were found murdered at their home in
Stanne, 16 miles from Kankakee, HI.
| Their heads were crushed in by some
heavy instrument Burglars had en-
tered by window. Chinquy was be-
lieved to have had a large sum of
money in the house.
MISS BLANCHE BECK died of yellow
fever in Trumbull county, O., on the
goth. She had recently fed from Mis-
sissippi.
THE steamship Ida, from Galveston
for Liverpool, with 5000 bales of cot
ton, valued at S135. 900, had her cargo
burned near New Orleans.
The formal launching of the peace
jubilee at Chicago on the 18th was in
augurated by speeches at the Audito-
rum and other places by well-known
men. In response to calls from the
audience President Mckinley spoke