Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-25

hAFEIC Ol4CId4S dt AahSno III tys 4AO-s
are looking forward to a lively fight
between eastern and gulf lines for the
new wheat crop which will soon be
ready to move. The close of the war
with Spain and the reopening of steam
ship service to and from gulf of Next
co ports has brought the gulf roads
into the field as competitors for the
grain business. and they are making
active preparations to handle it.
In a speech at the big populist en-
campment at Greenville, Tex. Senator
Marion Butler, of North Carolina, ma
tional chairman of the populist party,
declared that, as national chairman,
he would promise that there would be
no trades or combines with either of
the old parties before the next nation
al convention and that he would call
that convention at least a month be-
fore the democratic or repu blican con-
ventions convened and thus prevent
any opportunity of fusion.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 10Th
were 1875. according to Bradstreets
commercial report, against 221 for the
corresponding week in last year.
''KID' MCFARLAND, of New York,
and Owen Zeigler, of Philadelphia,
fought 25 rounds last night before the
Athletic club at New York and Charley
White, the referee, decided in favor of
Mcfarland, who, with the exception
of the last two rounds, had the better
of the bout.
1T has been determined that the re-
cent wholesale poisoning at Garry
Owen, Ia, was due to lemonade made
from acids left over from last year in
stead of lemon juice. Only by the
greatest efforts were eight lives saved
ORDERS were issued by Adjt Gen.
Corbin on the 10th for the Twenty
third Kansas, in camp at Topeka,
Kan, to proceed at once to Santiago.
Cuba, and there report to Gen. Law
ton. 1t is the purpose to make the
regiment part of the permanent gar
rison of San tiago. The regiment is
composed and Differed by negroes.
STAR POINTER made an effort on the
18th at Joliet, ILL.,, to lower the worlds
and his own record. A fast track IA
vored him. but cool breeze on the
back stretch was handicap and made
the time. $685., truly marvellous per-
Torrance. He passed the quarter in
304 seconds and the half in 1904. At
the three-quarters the watches clicked
1:29A and the great bay came under
the wire in $685..
AT Saratoga, n. Y, large audience
listened on the 18th to the address of
Joseph Fl. Choate. of New York, to the
American Bar association.
A FIERCE fight occurred between the
roustabouts of Buffalo BilPs show and
200 excursionists waiting for their
trains at Kewanee, Ill. The fight
arose over dispute concerning a ten
cent ticket to the concert, one of the
excursionists claiming 'he had to pay
twice. After half an hours battle the
showmen proved victorious.
THE barn of Peter Fay, ten miles
north of Independence, Ia, was struck
by lightning the other night. Five
sons, the oldest being 16, were sleep
ing in the NOW and were burned to
death.
FRANK GEELLINa an expert miner
and mineralogist, went to the powder
house of the Eureka mine at Benton,
Wis, and set off 40 pounds of dyna-
mite, blowing the building and his
body to atoms.
p. j. CoRBETT. father of James J.
Corbett, the heavyweight pugilist,
shot and killed his wife at San Fran
cisco on the 10th and then turned the
weapon upon himself. It was believed
that the murderer was demented.
Death was instantaneous in both cases.
THE inhabitants of Gales, Porto
Rico, raised an American flag over the
city after the Spanish troops had left.
The troops unexpectedly returned, tore
down the flag and macheted 90 of the
inha bitants.
FIRE started in R. M. Bryan's drug
store at Buffalo, Tex, and destroyed
the entire block, nine buildings being
| consumed, eight total loss, together
with their stocks. It was impossible
to estimate the loss.
JOHN BALE. aged 81 years, of Ash
land Heights, Montgomery county.
Pa, who recently shot and seriously
wounded Ida Brown, his sweetheart.
and then shot himself, is dead. The
girl will recover. The shooting was
the result of a lovers quarrel.
THE bubonic plague is again epidem-
&c in Bombay. There were 1O3 deaths
officially reported last week.
A SPECIAL from Candy, Mimi, on
the 18th reported tornado IL miles
west Seven persons were killed and
seven were missing.
JOHN FRIsBY, farmer, living near
SCHOONER, ILL.,. was cutting weeds
with scythe in his yard when his
four-year-old child, who had been
| playing about him, ran in front of the
blade, receiving the full strength of a
stroke. One leg was cut completely
! off and the other was SO badly cut
that amputation will be necessary.
GEORGE EMMETT. 81 years of age,
shot and instantly killed his sister,
Anna Emmett. 55 years old. and then
committed suicide. the tragedy taking
place at the family home at Rockford.
Ill. Emmett was supposed to have be-