Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-15

G. A. r. at Cincinnati the national
president, Mrs. Flora III. Davey, was
presented by friends with a diamond
set badge, Mrs Wood. of Kansas. MAX
ing the presentation speech. The
treasurer's report showed that during
the year 81 circles had been organized.
averaging 81 members each, making
total of 4. AL new members
THE annual report at Cincinnati of
the national secretary of the Woman's
Relief corps showed an aggregate of
LA, 245 members and 1884 corps, max
ing net gain of 4.Os9 members and u
corps during the past year.
THE Grand View hotel, the largest
hostelry at Highland lake, summer
resort near Williamsport, Pa, was
totally destroyed by fire. The hotel
was practically closed for the season
and it was believed that the fire was
of incendiary origin.
The brewery plant at Conshohocten.
a suburb of Philadelphia, was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss reaching
| 500, 600.
GEN. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY. of Kentucky,
| has been granted a divorce from his
girl wife.
| PRIVATE GREENER and Private Harry
Coffey, company A. Fifteenth Penn
| sy1vania, were drowned in the Poto-
mac river, near Washington. They
| were crossing the river in a small
| boat. when they were struck by a
squall and the boat capsized.
The correspondent of the Times at
Gambia fully confirms the reports of
most serious events there. He said
| that it was feared that only $50 Chris
tians had been saved out of over 1000.
| - oh 70 xHo 49,, =
ish, who, being exceedingly few in the
| town, were soon overpowered.
! THE adjutant general of the 6. A. B.,
in his report at Cincinnati on the 9Th.
stated that the members in good
standing on June 80, 1898, numbered
305, 603. The amount expended in
charity during the year was SILL 03.
| THE United States transport OLDHAM,
having on board Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles and his staff, Maj. Greenleaf,
Capt. Whitney, the Second regiment
| Wisconsin volun teers, consisting of 80
| officers and 500 men, and the hospi tai
corps from Porto Rico. arrived at New
York on the 18th.
| AN unknown schooner, believed to
be fishing vessel, foundered with all
| her crew about a mile north of east
Point reef, Prince Edwards island.
Four soldiers were drowned at Camp
| Wikoff, Montau point, l.. l., on the
18th while bathing, one of them being
the son of Gen. Wheeler. Their
clothes were found near the generals
| tent and it was believed the men were
swept away by the strong surf.
The parade of the 6. A. r. at Cincin-
natl on the 9TH took four hours to pass
a given point, it being estimated that
| 10 in
| line. Alright Gov. Pingree was Kissed
off the stage at the camp fire because
the old soldiers mistakenly thought
the governor was going to score Secre-
tary Alger.
GEN. SKATER formally assumed
command of Camp Wikoff, Montauk
point, N. Y, on the 5th.
THE political war between the two
factions of the silver repu blican party
in Colorado resulted on the 9TH in the
| death of Charles Harris at Colorado
Springs It was the result of an at
! tempt by one faction to capture the
| opera house which was guarded by
the other faction. In repelling the
attack a volley was fired and Harris
| fell with bullet through the abdo-
| men and died soon afterwards.
A CABLE dispatch from Hong Kong
announced that committee of three
Filipinos, appointed by Aguinaldo,
had left Hong Kong in order to confer
with President Mckinley upon the fu-
ture of the Philippine islands
AT the convention of the middle-of-
the road populists at Cincinnati on the
9th the western and southern dele
gates nominated Wharton Baker, of
Pennsylvania, for president of the
| United States, and Ignatius Donnelly,
of Minnesota, for vice president. The
| eastern states were not representa-
| A long platform was also adopted.
There was a bolt in the conven ton.
THE heavy iron superstructure of the
new pier so, at the foot of West
Twelfth street, New York. was blown
down. killing two men and injuring
ten others. There were 90 men at
work on the superstructure when it
fell in on them.
CRAzED from liquor and the thought
that possibly he would be deserted by
his wife and children. George Mase-
rang, a farmer. so years old, living al
Millstadt, a village about three miles
southeast of Be1leville, I'LL, assaulted
his wife with a rock and then hacked
her head, face and neck with a butcher
knife until she sank to the floor uncon-
scious in a pool of her own blood.
A SCANDAL has arisen in one of the
German regiments. where the officers
have been playing baccarat for high
stakes of late. Prince Albert. of SAKE
Coburg, lost SIS. 600 and Lieut. Gcetz
his entire fortune at one sitting. Ii
was reported to the kaiser.
GEN. MILES admitted to an ASsoci
ated press reporter the substantial &C
curacy of the statements attributed te
him by the Kansas City Stars CORE
spondent at Porto Rico and the gen
eral gave out for publication type