Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

cape from destruction by fire the other
night. Property worth millions was
for several hours endangered, but at
ter three hours the progress of the
flames was checked, the destruction
being confined to but four of the Is de-
partments, and the loss to between
SIS, 600 and 100000.
c. M. OLIVER. a convict in the Mon
tana penitentiary at Deer Lodge. has
fallen heir to Si50.O0O by the death OF
an uncle at Bridgeport. Conn
NEAR Brennan. Tex. the four-year-
old son of Dudley Williams, a school
teacher, was burned to death. A car
penter was at work on a house and
had small fire near. around VIII ich
the child was playing, when his clothes
became ignited.
OFFICERS of $50 German societies in
Chicago mailed an extensively signed
| circular to every member of congress,
protesting against any legislation
which will restrict immigration. The
circular was also signed by the editors
of number of German, Irish, Swedish,
Italian and other newspapers IN that
| city.
| A NEW party was born at st. Louis
| on the 18th in the conference of the
middle-of- the-road populists and named
the peoples party. With few excep-
! tions the delegates declared themselves
unequivocally in favor of going it alone
| in the future. The referendum system
was recommended for use among the
middle-of- the-roaders in settling mat
tiers of national Importance to the or
der, and there was a practical agree
ment among the delegates that ma
tional presidential convention should
| he hold this WEAR address, was is
sued to the people.
| GEN. w. r. HARDY, secretary and
treasurer of the Kaw tribe of Indians.
! located at the agency in the Indian
| territory, recently stated that he be-
| lieved that the next move the half
breeds and full-bloods would make
would be to Mexico.
A TORNADO struck Fort Smith, Ark,
on the night of the 18th and scores OF
people were dragged from buildings
wrecked by the storm. To add to the
| horrors of the storm fire broke out in a
number of places and the department
was unable to cope with the new dan
ger. The latest reports put the num-
Der of killed at As.
The body of Theodore Durrant, who
was hanged for the murder of Blanche
Lamont at San Francisco, and whose
body was refused a burial place in all
the cemeteries of that city, was finally
cremated at Altadena, Cal.
AT the convention held in Kingfisher,
Ok, on the 18th delegates were present
from every county in the territory.
Resolutions were adopted urging upon
congress the admission of Oklahoma
as state and favoring the passage Of
the free homes bill.
LESLIE M. SHAW was inaugurated
governor of Iowa on the 18th, the cere-
. monies being witnessed by an immense
crowd. In his inaugural address Gov.
Shaw declared unequivocally for the
gold standard Of currency.
TIE verdict for S21 900, given co Fred
, +. Ketcham. an engineer, against the
: Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
alleged blacklisting. was on the 18th
I set aside by Judge Richard w. Clifford
at Chicago and a new trial granted.
Mrs. CHRISTOPHER WoLLERT con-
2 fessed that she had killed Louise VOL.
S lert. her 13-year-old stepdaughter, who
j was at first thought to have been muir
: .lered by tramp at Algonquin. III.
5 Investigation by the police upset the
5 tramp theory and the woman was ar
s rested and confessed. The killing re-
suited from quarrel.
nounced that the capital of Amboyna
one of the MOlucca islands, in the
Malay archipelago, had been complete
: ~ demolished by an earthquake. Fifty
persons were killed and 200 injured.
THE people of Abingdon, Ill, Were
: recently excited over the organization
of dancing club and its intention to
2 give a series of balls. Sermons Were
a preached in the different churches de
y nouncing dancing and women dis
D tributed tracts entitled From the
t Ball Room to He'll and are making q
crusade against the club.
@ GRAND MASTER SARGENT, of the
a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firenen
d regards the consummation of the fed
Grafton of the five railway brother
S hoods as foregone conclusion, as hs
n has received favorable advices from
q each body to that effect
THE St Louis & New Orleans Ancho
u line made an ASST gnment at St Louis
l. on the 18th to Archibald Woods of al
q steamboats,. barges, elevators ant
= other property for the benefit of cred
u itors.
AT Clinton, Ia. Charles Rademache
took his wife out for a drive whel
u their vehicle was struck by a runawa,
/ and they were both thrown out anc
Rademacher was killed and his wifi
= seriously injured
~ THE board of chiefs of the Ancien
. Order of United Workmen recent
- met at Chicago to adjust the claims O
= members who had paid in excess @
the maximum assessment The claim
a amounted to nearly $3.50, 900.
- THERE is a contest in Denver, Col
between all the daily newspapers an
= IS OF the largest dry goods and cloth
ing stores over advertise ment rate: