Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-01

an explosion of fireworks in the manu-
featuring plant of George W. Potter
at Minneapolis. MINI.
A NINE-HOUR workday was the SUBJ
ject of warm debate by the United
Typothetae of America, in session at
Milwaukee, and a resolution was
passed that it was deemed impractica-
BILE at the present time to recommend
any change in the hours which consti.
tute a days work
THE supreme lodge of Knights OF
Pythias, at the session on the Goth at
Indianapolis, Ind, elected Thomas G.
Sample, of Allegheny, Pa. supreme
chancellor, and Ogden II. Fethers, of
Wisconsin, supreme vice chancellor.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the Goth
numbered 172. according to Brad
streets report, against 80 in the cor
responding week of last year.
AN epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out among the troopers of the
First Illinois cavalry who arrived at
Fort Sheridan, Ill, from Chickamauga.
There were over 80 cases. many OF
them very serious. The physicians
laid the blame on the unsanitary con
ditions at Chickamauga-
Gen. Blanco issued another address in
which he counseled Spaniards not tc
dispute any of the benefits which
came to the victorious Americans. He
said if the natives were obedient the
United States will care for their lives
and property.
A DISPATCH from Manila said that
Gen. Aguinaldo, interviewed at Bacoor,
declared that he was anxious to sup
port the authority of the United States
in the islands and that he had per-
suaded the other rebel leaders to ac-
cept his views. It was his desire that
the insurgent army be disbanded and
returned to the provinces.
WHILE attending an old settlers
picnic near Lafayette, Ind. eX-Gov.
| Claude Matthews was stricken with
paralysis. His condition was regard
ed as serious.
BATTERY A, Missouri light artillery,
now in Porto Rico, has been ordered
| mustered out of the service.
BAR rooms, restaurants and fruit
stands along the wharves near South
Ferry, Brooklyn, were raided by 500
negro soldiers, mem bers of the Tween
| ty-third Kansas volunteer infantry,
who claimed to have been without food
| for IL hours. The troops refused to
board the transport for Santiago until
| fed and, when refused food, laid down
| their guns and raided all the places in
the neighborhood. The police were
! powerless to check them.
WHILE men were at work painting
railroad bridge near Berdan, ILL.,, the
| trestle gave way. Frank Owens, of
| Carlinville, and Lee Darnen and
Emmett Mills, of Louisiana, Mo-, fell
| SO feet. Mills struck a pile and was
| instantly killed. Owens and Darnell
| fell into the water and escaped with
| minor bruises. but DarneH was de-
| mented from the shock.
The Thingvalla line steamer Norge,
which arrived at New York on the
| 25th, reported that she had sunk the
French fishing schooner La Coquette
| off the Grand banks. The captain and
eight seamen were saved. Sixteen
went down with the unfortunate YES
| sell The weather off Newfoundland
was foggy.
Ice CREAM prepared with lemon ex-
| tract caused the death of three per-
sons, and score of others were sick
and more fatalities were expected
| They constituted nearly all the sum
| mer guests at Arthur Jones' cottage at
Greenfield, N. Y, and the prophet tors
parents and family. A doctor was
summoned and he diagnosed the cases
as ptomaine poisoning. He believed
| that six more deaths would OCCUR
The American Bankers association
| at their session in Denver, Col, on the
25th, elected George FL. Russell, of St
Louis, president. The following state
vice presidents, among others, were
o1 olxyip
souri,, T. P. Neal; Indian territory. w.
A. Wade; Oklahoma. j. FL. Wheeler.
BY whitecap evictions in north Tex
as or the terror created by threatened
evictions, the colored population of
Dallas has been materially increased
| in the last few weeks, and the natural
| consequence is glut in the labor mar
ket and rapid and nprecedented in
crease in burglaries and petty crimes.
| DENNIS FLYNN was again nominated
| for delegate to congress by the repub-
| lican convention at Ell Reno Ok, on
| the 24th.
AT Newport, R. L, Whitman won the
national lawn tennis championship
by defeating Davis.
| PREMIER SAGAsTA's claim, as set
| forth in Madrid dispatches, that Spain
will expect indemnity for all govern
ment property, barracks. fortified
tions, etc, in Cuba, Porto Rico and
| elsewhere, has excited much comment
as showing the difficult question to be
| treated by the military and peace
commissions. Cuba and Porto Rico
were not acquired strictly by con-
quest, but rather by agreement In
case of a conquest, no question could
arise as to the passing of all forts,
barracks, etc, along with the con
| ouered territory.
SIXTEEN cases of prostration from