Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

dead on the street at canton, u, on
| the 7th and Mrs Anna C. George was
| placed under arrest on suspicion Of the
murder. The murdered man had been
sued by the woman's husband for
alternating her affections and there
had been other unpleasant ess be-
tween Saxton and the woman.
ALFRED C. WILLIAMS was hanged at
Salem. Mass. on the 18th for the muir
der of John Gallo Robbery was the
motive of the crime.
GEN. GARCIA has started on his mis-
sion through Santiago province, act
ing as an agent of the American gov
eminent, to use his influence to induce
the peaceful disarming of the Cuban
soldiers and their return to civil life.
The American officials prOphesy good
results from his negotiations, believ-
ing that his efforts will be successful
in Kidding his province of the large
number of insurgent bands, who are
living on the country in condition OF
outlawry.
Two freight trains collided in the
Burlington yards at In6ianola, Neb.,
the other night, causing a loss of three
lives, slight in juries to four others and
damage to railroad property amount
ing to many thousands. An eastbound
freight train standing on the main
track was run into by westbound
stock train. Both engines were total
ly wrecked.
Gov. COOKE, of Connecticut, has is
sued extradition papers calling for the
return to America of DIR. Nancy Gull
ford, who is now held in London, Eng,
as a principal in the killing of Emma
Gill, the victim of the Yellow pond
murder in Bridgeport. Conn.
A FIREMAN was killed, locomotive
wrecked and three cars were burned
as result of a rear-end collision on
the Chicago & Milwaukee railroad, 80
miles south of Milwaukee. The engi.
neer of the passenger train failed to
see block danger signal.
N. L. WEATHERBY, commodore of the
Troy Yacht club, and three compan-
ions, Stephen S.. Mallory, Mrs William
]. Breslin and Miss Elizabeth Savage,
were drowned by the capsizing of a
yacht in the Hudson river. three miles
north of Troy, N. Y, the other night
The accident was due to the swift cur.
rent in the river.
The Grange tobacco warehouse, the
Louisville & Nashville depot and sew
eral tenement houses at Clarksville,
AOhh's "CHO oCStTOySo ny nES Oh Cnc
5th. Loss. $500, 600. It was believed to
be the work of incendiaries.
GEN. BoYNroN was placed on the
witness stand on the 5th by the inves-
tigating commission on the conduct of
the war. The generals testimony
was favorable to the war department
and he eulogized the supply depart
ment of the army in the case of Camp
Thomas al Ghiotx or1x nd do
clared he had never seen such efficiency.
On the 5th 367, 600 acres of land on
the Red Lake reservation in Mime
sofa were thrown open to settlement
In political and administrative cir
cles in Berlin the proba bility of war
between Germany and the United
States was being talked of. The trou-
BILE was in connection with the Philip
pine islands, the German government
being resolved at all costs to oppose
the retention Of the group by the
United States.
THERE were Il new cases and eight
deaths from yellow fever in Louisiana
on the 4th.
FRANCIS OCoNNoR, II years of age, a
holders apprentice. stabbed John
Kitchen to the heart in defense of his
mothers honor at Mobile, Ala, Oh the
4tb. Public feeling was on Connor's
side, and it was not expected that the
law would hold him.
A SENSATIONAL murder and suicide
occurred at Cleveland, O., on the 4th.
Richard Dickson, aged 66 years, the
keeper of a repair shop, shot Mrs.
Blanch Winship three times with a 3S-
caliber revolver, then turned the
weapon on himself and both he and
the woman died almost instan tly.
Dickson had been paying attention to
the woman and she decided to break
off with him.
THE annual parade and ball of the
Yelled Prophets took place at st. Louis
on the 4th.
THE fourth annual festival of Noun
tain and Plain opened at Denver. Col,
on the 4th with great parade officially
designated the Pageant of American
Progress" In the parade were 26 mag.
nifcent floats and many handsomely
decorated carriages, besides other in
teresting features, and 90 brass bands
furnished music.
THE annual parade of the Priests of
Pallas took place at Kansas City, Mo,
on the 4th, the subject of the floats be-
ing the tales of Mother Goose, with
the exception of the last, which repre-
sented the battleship Oregon. An i'm
mense crowd witnessed the parade.
The farmers national congress will
meet at Fort Worth, Tex, December
Ola
ROBERT COvENEY, 1. years old. son
OF the former postmaster of Baston,
died from injuries received while play
ing football at Cambridge. Mass
THE democratic state convention
held at Worcester, Mass, nominated
state ticket headed by Alexander B.
Bruce for governor The platform