Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-07


mated that 5000, 600 would not cover
the loss.
A HoRRIFYING discovery was made
At Rosedale cemetery, in Pardeeville,
Wis, when the grave of Mrs Sa-
ran Smith mas unearthed for the
purpose of removing the remains
On opening the coffin it was found
that she had been buried while
In a trance. The body was partly
turned over and the right hand was
drawn up to the face. The fingers in
iicated they had been bitten by the
woman on finding herself inferred
alive.
THE failures in the United States for
the quarter ended March 81 were 3.515.
| according to Bradstreet's commercial
report, involving liabilities of $50, 1885,
900. decrease in number from a year
ago of Is per cent, while as regards
liabilities there was a falling off from
| last year of 80 per cent.
| THE total receipts of the United
States government for March were
| S32, 95S, $50 and the expen ditures aggre-
gated So, $50, 444.
A DISPATCH from Key West, Fla, on
| the 1st said that the United States
warships were being stripped of their
wood work in order to make them
ready for war service.
SECRETARY LONG has decided that
one of the three new battleships au-
thorized in the naval appropriation
| bill, now under consideration in the
house, shall be named the Missouri.
The other morning a train with one
car loaded with provisions, another
with Spanish soldiers and a third car
in which DIR. Klopsch and American
correspondents were passengers was
blown up with dynamite by the insur-
gents near Bejucal, Havana province
The explosion was prepared so dexter
or.sly that the car with provisions was
shattered to pieces, but neither DIR.
Klopsch nor any other American was
hurt. The insurgents said they would
not permit the sending of provisions
| by Spanish trains to the reconcentra-
| los, because the food goes to feed the
| Spanish soldiers.
Two violent earthquake shocks were
experienced in San Francisco at a late
hour on the 3Oth. Houses were wrecked.
| tall buildings rocked on their founda-
lions and the streets were thronged
with half-clad, panic-stricken residents,
who hurried from their homes, bear
ing their children in their arms.
Mare Island also suffered much dam
| age, the loss at the navy yard being
| estimated at not less than S25, 900. The
naval hospital was wrecked and the
government sawmin blown down.
| Many other places in California report
| 1amage.
A MOVE was said to be on foot to re.
move the Presbyteria board of home
missions from New York to st. Louis.
| SECRETARY BLISS has sent to con-
gress deficiency estimate of IS. 070.
S72 for pensions for this year. He says
the total number of pensioners on the
roll June so, 1897, was 976, OLA, while
on February IS, 1898, there 9S9.613 on
the roll, net increase of Ii, 59S. In
1890 the number of pensioners on the
roll was 537, ga. At the close of the
current fiscal year the number will
approximate 996, 900, an increase of
nearly 90 per cent. since 1890. The
value of the pension roll has increased
from S72 O52, 143 40 in 1890 to approxi
mately S132, O0O,0 900 in the present
| fiscal year.
WHILE force of men was engaged
in taking out the center cone of a new
oven at the plant of the Pennsylvania
Car Wheel company at Pittsburgh, it
collapsed and buried four men under
tons of brick and mortar. Three were
seriously injured, one of whom will
die from his injuries.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WEBSTER DAVIS
made an important decision, overrul
ing the action of 81. Clay Evans, com
missioner of pensions, in his recent
order that claims for increase of pen
sions will not be considered within IL
months from last action. Secretary
Davis says that pensioners have a right
to apply for an increase of pensions
when they believe themselves entitled
thereto. and no discrimination should
be made against them substantially
affecting their rights.
A SPECIAL from Comprehensive, KY,
on the 1st said that boiler explosion
four miles north of town killed four
men outright and fatally hurt another
HANS OLSEN, the Terrible Swede, "
of South Chicago, knocked out Dan
Dwyer, of Buffalo, in seven rounds at
Chicago on the 3Oth. The battle was
for purse of 81, 500.
A FRIGHTFUL tragedy was recently
enacted in the mining village of Coe-
burn, Va. John Hardin shot his wife
and then shot himself. Both will
probably die. The shooting was sup
posed to have been caused by jealousy.
THE navy department at Washing
ton on the 3Oth received a dispatch
bndL TWO CTUlScIS diio q
torpedo boat destroyer had left Garth
agena, Spain. but their destination
was unknown.
FIRE destroyed most of the business
section of Darlington, Ill Fourteen
boarders at the Vermilya hotel barely
escaped with their lives Loss, $40. 600
insurance about S27. 000
THE repu blican subcommittee of the
house committee on banking and cur
rency laid before the full committee q
bill s'to provide for Strengthening the