Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23

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their workmen one days rest in seven.
Socialism was turned down by vote
| Of l,S07 to 400.
THE steamer Cape Charles took fire
near Norfolk, Va. and was burned to
| The waters edge. Loss, about 5000, 900,
| covered by insurance.
NEARLY the whole of tlG business
part of the town of Triton. Ga, in the
center of the peach belt, was burned
the other night. An oil lamp in
boarding house exploded. The Ma
sonic hall and ten stores were de-
stroyed and hotel and large lumber
mill were damaged.
THOMAS JONES, living near Greer, W.
Va, attempted to light fire with
crude oil. An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses of
his twin daughters, aged four years,
ignited. He was too badly burned to
assist them and they were so badly
burned that both of them died shortly
afterwards.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company has issued an order to
the effect that women employees shall Z
not remain in the service of the cor
peration after January 1.
A FIGHT in ball room at Beaver
Creek, KY, the other night took place
between Joe Collins and William john
son. They were both suitors of Miss
SusaE4 Smith aud tried to obtain her
favor at the dance. The men quar-
relied and began firing at one another.
When it ceased Collins was dead and
Johnson probably fatally wounded.
ABNER TAYLOR. a white man, was
hanged at Macon, Ga, on the 10th for
the murder of his wife.
The executive council of the Grand
Army OF the Republic met at Phila-
ielphia recently with Col. James A
Sexton, the national commander in
;he chair. The only work done was
the appointment of September to
FOR the encampment- The Woman's
Relief corps, of the Grand Army, also
net to arrange the preliminaries of
;he woman's end of the encampment.
A MOB hanged Pleas Coin at Middles-
ooro, KY, for murder.
A WAGON con tanning eight persons
vas struck by a train at the Allenwood
N. j. crossing and four were killed,
.wo fatally injured and two others Sc
.iously injured.
The navy department has not aban-
Toned the hope of rescuing the battle
ship Maine from Havana harbor and
bringing tAe wreck back to this coun-
try for reha Utilization.
A PASSENGER train on the Florida
Central e Peninsular railroad was
| wrecked near Madison, Fla. caused by
a collision with cattle on the track.
Six persons were killed.
FIRE destroyed the apartment house
at 223 Union street, Brooklyn, and 80
families were made homeless. It was
believed that two eHildren had per-
ished in the flames.
The Union iron works a Sacramento,
Cal, were destroyed by fire.
THE British delegates addressed the
conven ton of the American Federation
of Labor on the 14th. Resolutions
were passed condemning the supreme
| court for its action on the income tax
law; condemning the passage of the
anti-scalping bill; indorsing the eight
hour bill pending in the senate. and in
dorsing Gov. Tanners action in the
coal miners strike at Virden, Ill.
The city council of Alton, ILL, unan-
| imously adopted resolutions for a cur
few ordinance and for an ordinance
placing heavy license on small deal
ers in cigarettes.
A MOB of women at Grenada, Spain,
considering that the discovery of
America was in their opinion the prin-
cipal cause of Spanish misfortunes.
stoned the statue of Columbus there
IT was reliably reported that the
Rock Island will at once build spur
from Ghickasha, I. T., west to Anadar-
ko. L T., which will give them COM
mand of the cattle business of the
| western part of the territory as we'll
as large Indian business. Surveyors
were cross-sectioning the route and
! ties have been received at Chickasha.
THE people of Havana, Spanish and
Cuban. long for American occupation,
| the Gu bans because they live in unrest
and fear, the Spanish residents be-
cause they are to stay there after the
Spanish soldiers depart and they do
not wish the Gu bans to become further
embittered.
THE north bound passenger train on
| the Gulf road, due to arrive in Denver,
Col, on the evening of the 18th, was
ditched by broken rail at point
about three miles south of Bare1a,
small station % miles south of Trini-
dad, Col, making a bad wreck and in
Turing several passengers and mem berS
| of the train crew.
THE Iowa State horticultural society
| Endorsed Charles Bell, of Boonville.
| Mo, for one of the IL United States
| commissioners in charge of the Ameri-
can horticultural and agricultural in
| terests at the Paris exposition and
President Mckinley was asked to ap-
point him.
ORDERS have been received for the
| immediate movement of the Twentieth
United States infantry from Fort
| Leavenworth, Kan, to Manila. Ac-
| cording to the orders the men are to
be fitted out with supplies for three
years stay in the Philippines All
| married prigates and all whose terms