Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-28

/ pies al the i1IdLl1 mines. oclOuSlnR TO
the Sloss Iron & Steel company at
Birmingham, Ala, and the tipples and
FIVE railroad cars loaded with coal were
destroyed.
A RUMoR was current in London on
the 22d that the United States cruiser
Topeka had been sunk in collision
with the Albatross.
| A DISASTROUS prairie fire swept over
practically the whole of the Rosebud
Indian reservation in South Dakota,
destroying hundreds if not thousands
of head of cattle and horses So far as
known no Indians lost their lives
TWENTY-FIVE negro soldiers of the
Twentyfifth infantry went to the Jail
at Key West, Fla, at 1870 o'clock the
other morning, armed and ordered the
sheriff to release Sergt. Williams. who
had been arrested the previous night
for having a revolver strapped to his
side. When the sheriff hesitated they
gave him an ultimatum with a five
minute limit, whereupon the sheriff
turned the prisoner over.
THERE were said on the 2;st to be
strong indications that if the Spanish
government persisted in the present
announced policy of commissioning
privateers to prey on commerce, effec-
bear on her by several great CONNER
cia1 powers, particularly Great Britain
and Germany, to stop 1t.
SAM HARPER was attacked and man
gled on the 21st by horse which was
suddenly taken with hydrophobia at
Birmingham, Ala. the other day. The
horse was bitten some time ago by
dog. When Harper went to feed the
animal the horse turned on him and
viciously bit him. The horse also bit
large chunks of flesh out of his own
side and had to be killed. 1t was said
that Harper would die.
THE republican Tenth district con-
gressional convention at Portsmouth,
o., broke the deadlock that had pre-
| vailed for seven days and nominated
Stephen J. Morgan. of Jackson county,
on the 1.477th ballot, defeating Con-
gresham Fenton.
A FREIGHT wreck on the New York
Central at Fairport, n. Y, on the 2:st
resulted in the death of three trainmcn.
one man being dangerously injured
and over $40, 900 worth of property de-
stroyed.
KIRK B, ARMOUR, of the Armour
Packing company at Kansas City, pro-
poses to raise battalion of four COM
panies from his employees to go to the
front as volunteer soldiers. The bat
talon will be made up of 400 strong
men and may be equipped at the pri-
vate expense of MIR. Armour as the
Armour battalion.
A PRESS dispatch on the 21st an
nounced that negotiations were in
progress looking towards the acquisi-
ton of the Chicago & Alton railroad
by the Vanderbilts At the present
time the Vanderbilts control absolute
IL only one road west from Chicago
the Chicago & Northwestern. The
Alton would supply the connection
with the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific.
| Gov. CULBERSON on the goth ordered
the Texas rangerslto the Mexican from
tier to prevent any invasion from that
country that Spanish sympaLhi1ers
might make. Orders were issued to
recruit every company to double its
present strength.
IT was said in a semi official note at
Madrid that the Spanish government
considered the United States ultima
tum declaration of war.
GEN. MILES will go to Cuba and take
command of the invading forces. He
has selected some of the members of
his field staff. Lieut.. Col. William
Ludlow will be the engineering officer;
Lieut.. Col T. Humphrey will be quart
ermaster on the staff; Maj. 81. b. Os-
good will be the commissary of sub
sistence, and Brig. Gen. j. C. Breckin-
ridge will be chief of the inspection
depar tment.
IT has been planned. Mr.. Barton,
chairman of the Cuban central relief
committee at New York, said, to send
two steamers, under the Red Cross and
American flags, to Cuba with 1.50O
tons of supplies as soon as they can
| be loaded. In the event of a declara
ton of war those in charge of the re-
lief expedition, in accordance with the
provisions of the Geneva treaty, will
call upon the navy and war depart
ments for a convoy and military escort
Gov. TANNER on the 10Th ordered 2C
, 50-caliber Springfield rifles sent to
Rosborough. Randolph county, Ill.
and 200 rounds of ammunition to be
used in quelling disturbances of riot
, ing coal miners Sheriff Mcfarland
called on the governor in the morning
and explained the situation. If the
sheriff could not maintain peace the
governor said he would call out STATE
troops.
IT was announced in Chicago tha
the Santa Fe would reduce charges OF
live stock to the figure fixed for the
transportation of the packing hOus'
products and dressed beef. A demand
upon all western roads for such actor
was made by the Chicago Live Stool
, exchange, the demand being based OF
/, , clause of the interstate commerce
law, which requires that the rate OF
: raw material shall be no higher thar
that on products manufactured from it