Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-02
WoRD reached Pottsville, Pa, on the

WORD reached Pottsville, Pa, on the
9th that while miners were working
in the Red Ash vein of Kaska William
colliery, about ten miles east of there.
a body of water was struck and six
men were drowned.
The corning mill of the Hazard Pow
der company, at Hazardville, Conn.,, in
which fuses are prepared, exploded on
the 27th. Alfred d. Lunden was killed
and Foreman James Colburn was seri-
ously injured.
MARY HoNoRKA, Bohemian cigar
maker, was shot in the nose and left
eye at her home in New York by her
husband, Jose, also a cigarmazer, who
then shot himself in the right eve.
He died soon afterwards. The woman
was also reported as in dying condi-
ton.
WHILE the steamer Mecca was tow
ing the Lindula, which was disabled,
to Calcutta the hawser parted and the
two steamers crashed together. The
Mecca sank and her captain and SO
others were drowned.
THERE were sinister predictions of
an impending revolution in Spain con-
tanned in a special dispatch from Mad
rid on the Goth Emperor Francis
Josef. of Austria, was said to have
strongly advised the queen regent to
prepare to fly, and her mother, who
was in Madrid, was reported to have
given her the same advice, but the
queen regent was determined to re-
main. 1t was regarded, however, as
only question of a few days before
an outbreak occurred.
THE newspapers in Madrid continue
to urge the cutting of the American
cable connections across the Atlantic
if the Cuban cables are severed.
THE residence of A. Richter, at Iron
Noun tain, Mich, was destroyed by
fire the other night. Two children, a
boy aged nine years and a girl aged
II, were burned to a crisp, and two
others, aged four and six, girl and a
boy, were SO badly burned that they
| cannot live. Richter and wife escaped
by jumping through a window, the
former having his arm SO badly cut by
glass that he came near bleeding to
death.
A SPECIAL from Oshkosh, Wis, on the
25th stated that there was a plan on
foot which, if carried out, will revolu-
tionize the sash, door and blind indus
try of the country. r. ii. Munson. of
deal by which all the factories in the
line are to be purchased and controlled
by an English syndicate.
A FREIGHT train ran into a st. Louis
passenger train near Pom tiac. Ill, and
two empty freight cars and one car of
grease were badly smashed. No one
was hurt
The i2-year-old son of AL Caudrev,
living about IL miles from Hartshorne,
l. T., was bitten by diamond rattle
snake and died in few hours.
kEARNEY SPEEDY, known all over
the country as nervy bridge jumper,
dived from the Merchants bridge into
the Mississippi river at st. Louis on
the 25th and escaped unhurt. The dis
| lance was 1913 feet, and the fact that
the river was very high and running
with drift wood made the feat a peril
Gus one.
THE rumor was again current at
Madrid the oath that Admiral
Mon tito, whom Admiral Dewey de-
feated, had been court-martialed and
shot at Manila by order of Capt Gen.
Augusti.
Two American girls and a Mexican
girl were drowned near Cuero. Tex,
the other day. They were bathing in
deep water.
FIRE at 3I6 and 31S East Twelfth
street, Kansas City, Mo, before day.
light on the gath caused the death of
Albert Payne and Mrs. Henry Rueter
by suffocation and Edward Dunn was
SO badly injured that he will die.
GEN. I. S. CI.ARKsoN, of Omaha. Neb.,
past grand commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic has been ap-
pointed general manager of the Trans
mississippi exposition. The business
before the board of managers has in
creased so rapidly of late that its mem
bers decided to delegate some of the
| work and create the office of general
manager
AT Charley Delp's mills, near Fan
Shave. l. T., the boiler exploded and
killed Engineer James Wilkinson,
James Campbell. Young Owens.
widows son, and Davenport. a young
man from Texas, and did other dam
age.
Mr.. LARNACH's chestnut colt Jeddah
won the Derby at EPSON Downs, Eng,
on the 25th. The race was for three
year-old colts; course. about = miles;
first prize, &c. 900. Time, 2:31.
THE American bark Saranac which
was captured by Spanish gun boat at
Iloilo, Philippine islands. with cargo
of coal. has been released. She is
owned by William Simpson. of New
York.
DAzEY, Seller and Russell, riding a
| triplet. broke the worlds record for
one mile at the Denver Coli Wheel
Club park. The quarters were reeled
off in :33, 80 So. 1909 and 1:45 Is. The
60. f.4e .