Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

MS Staff, left MAMMA ON August 80,
has arrived in Paris, where he viii
take part in the peace conference.
The Second cavalry, numbering SIS
men, left Camp Wikoff Monday for
Huntsville, Ala There are now al
dhe camp only two cavalry regimentA
the Sixth and Tenth.
A convention of postmasters of tho
FIRST class will be held at Detroit next
week. Postmasters desiring leave TO
attend it can secure it by applying to
the assistant postmaster general by
wire or letter.
AT Sacramento. CAL. Thomas Har-
rison shot and killed his wife, Mon
day, and then drew a razon across
his own throat. Two children, whom
he intended to kill, escaped. Henri
SON was JEALOUS.
The Bank of Spain reports for the
week ended Saturday show the fol-
lowing changes: Gold in hand, in
crease, 1927 900 pesetas; silver in
hand, decrease, 5000 pesetas; notes
in circulation, increase, 2,2SS, 600 pea
etaS.
The Charleston arrived az Hong
Il.
Boston and the Raleigh, she will take
her place in dock and be put in the
best of order. as will all of the re-
naming ships of Admiral Dewey's
squadron.
Governor Leedy has recovered from
his illness sufficiently to return from
Gueda Springs. He arrived an Topeloa
Monday and spent a few hours at his
office. He left Monday afternoon for
his home at Lawrence, to remain the
rest of the week.
The awards of contracts for the
four coast defense monitors will be
bids, namely, one monitor each 10
Lewis NeDon at 1926, 900; Newport
News at 100000; Bath Iron works,
1862, 900, and Union Iron works, $685.
600.
When Sparks circus exhibited at
Franklin, Va, the lion tanner added
TO the programme by putting his
uead into the lions mouth. Tho lion
shut down, biting the trainers head
OF. The lions mate sprang upon tho
body of the prostrate man and tore
1t TO pieces.
Congressmen Bromweu and Shat
tuck. OF Ohio, and a committee Of the
chamber of commerce of Cincinnati,
are in Washington for the purpose
OF inducing the government to estab-
hsh a military camp, suitable for
5000 to 5000 troops, at Oakley park,
near that city.
While Michael Thompson, a half
witted young man, was chasing his
mother about the diningroom at his
home In Mahoney Plane, Pa, Sunday
afternoon, his brother Thomas seized
Q shotgun and shot Michael, instantly y
killing him. THOMAS S6fsaered to
the authorities.
According to q dispatch to the
London Times from Shang Hal, Huai-
Ta-Pou has been appointed president
Of the court of censors and a MEM
Der of the grand council. He Is Yung-
G's chief supporter, and was recent
ly dismissed from office by the en-
peror. The projected imperial review
of the forces at Tien Tsin has been
abandoned.
Sunday evening about o'clock
Robert Lash, a desperate character,
went to 342 West Court street, Lndi-
annapolis, Ind, where his wife was
stopping, and calling her into the
hallway, shot her, the woman dying
Instantly. Lash then went into the
back yard and fired q bullet into his
own brain He died at once also. The
tragedy was the culmination of many
quarTels.
During the celebration SATURDAY
OF the festival of the moon, at Pelin,
China, the drunken crowds which had
gathered upon the streets threw
mud upon ell Europeans who made
their appearance. AS a precautton-
| ary measure the Russian Legation
ordered am escort of Cossacls from
Port ARTHUR. The British minister
also ordered here a guard of twenty.
i've marines from Wei-Hai-Wei.
The supreme court Of Idaho haa
decided that the Taylor wing Of the
Populist party has the legal organi-
zation and it alone is entitled to have
tickets printed on the official ballo,
under the name Of the peoples party
This is q triumph for Congressmau
Gunu. 1t is practically settled thai
the two wings will now unite, with
Gunm for congress and d. II. Am
drews Of the Blake faction for gov
ernor.
Major II. R. Brinkerhoff, Fifteenth
infantry, is the chief mastering OIL
Ger for Missouri, and his assistants
are Lieutenant Weeks, Fifteenth in
fantry, and LeutenaDts Flynn, eighth
cavalry, and Uline, Twelfth infantry
The last two will have charge of the
mastering out Of the Third anil Fifth
| Missouri, and Lieutenant Weeks and
Major Brinkerhoh of the FSrst Ms
souri, The work of mastering out q
to be pressed
William Fsirchild, one of the old
est residents Of Leavanworth, Kar
died ct an early hour Sunday morn
ing Of old age. He had reached tn
SSxh mile stone, and for some time
the deceasedis mind was deranged
During his active career he was en-.
gagged In the dry goods business. waa
o police commissioner under Gov.
srnor Humphrey, and always promi.
asnt In Melnodist church circles. ia
left much property.
The fire in the Midvale (Pe-J minx
caused the loss Of five lives. The body
Of the fifth victim, Joseph -:orofski
was found Sunday morning. All diet
from suffocation. After the recovery
OF TorofslCi's body no further eearci
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