Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-08

Ont, were destroyed by fire early the
other morning. The steamer City of
Toronto. in the final stages of con-
struction by the Bertram company,
was saved with great difficulty. The
company employs over 200 men.
STATE HEALTH OFFICER BLUNT has
raised the quarantine against Calves
ton. Tex. The quarantine was but
temporary on account of a suspicious
case of fever at Fort Point.
ALL Paris was excited over the Drey-
fus matter and it was reported that a
revision of the case had been decided
upon by the French cabinet on the I'd.
AT a special conference at Chicago
On the Cd of the representatives of the
Adams. American and United States
Express companies it was decided that
the companies would from that date
bear the expense of the war tax in
stead of requiring the public to stamp
consignments.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at
Stinesville, Ind, in which four men
were instantly killed by dynamite
explosion and several others were seri-
ously injured.
GoDEY's MAGAZINE has gone into the
hands of receiver.
1T is the intention of Russia, accord
ing to reliable information obtained
at Berlin, to convene a peace confer
ence month after the adjournment
of the Spanish-American peace confer
ence.
THERE were % cases of smallpox at
Put-in-Bay, O., on the 1st One death
had occurred from the disease and one
patient escaped from the pest house
and reached the mainland by way OF
Sandusky. The afflicted people were
all in the pest house, and in order to
prevent any Of them escaping double
Gordon of guards was placed about it.
IT was reported that the Italian min
istry will accept the initiative of the
car in the matter of discussing the
question of universal disarmament,
and that Italy will be represented in
the conference by Sig. Panza, the
Italian ambassador at Constantinople.
Miss MARY CROWLEY. IS years of age.
in a fit of insanity, the other morning
set fire to ST. Johns Roman Catholic
church, at Peoria, ILL.,, and then got
revolver and started for the parochia1
residence. threatening to kill Rev. j.
P. Quinn. the priest.
A BLOODY fight took place at Socorro.
a little settlement 16 miles below Ell
Paso, Tex, between three cowboys
and two officers, and as result of the
fight one of the officers is dead, the
other fatally wounded and the three
cowboys in Jail
THE list of the dead in the army at
Chickamauga, Ga, from May to Sep
TENDER 1 numbered $685. Of the 33s
deaths 178 occurred during the month
of August.
THE Chicago limited" was wrecked
at Ingalls, crossing, four miles south
of Fulton, N. Y, early on the 1st. The
wreck was doubtless due to the das-
tardly work of tramps who threw open
the switch. The engine was thrown
% feet and blown to pieces. The ten.
der was inverted. The trucks of the
baggage car were torn off and the
head coach telescoped the baggage
car. Three train men were killed and
several other, persons were badly in
jured.
ANDREW z. STEELE, fell pierced by
three pistol bullets at Versailles, Ky.
Merritt Hughes, the slayer. is
wealthy lumber merchant, so years
old. He and Steel had been enemies
for some time. When they met on the
street they began quarreling and shot
at one another.
FIRE at Bristol, Eng, on the LIST
Quilted several warehouses and other
buildings, including the great Colston
hall. where the trades union congress
held its sessions and which contained
magnificent organ. The loss was
estimated at $3.50, 900.
THE anti-fusion popu1ists and free
silver republicans of Oklahoma terri
tory met at Guthrie and nominated A.
S. Hawkins, of Woods county, for con-
gress-
On the same track at Readville,
Mass, on which he made the record
time last year, 1894. Star Pointer on
the 1st again tried for a worlds rec
ord of a mile in harness. but failed to
equal his performance by half a Sec
ond.
THE Empress of China brought the
news that the American ship Barring
Brothers, from New York. burned in
the harbor at Kobe, August 10. About
5000 tons of mating was also de-
stroyed. 1t is intimated that the fire
was of incendiary origin.
OVER 200 miners from the Indian
territory went to Denison, Tex, re-
Gently to witness a game of baseball
for the championship of the territory.
On their way home terrible battle
took place on the Texas & Pacific
train. men and women participating.
Mike Flynn, of Krebs. was stabbed
several times and will die. number
of others were more or less seriously
cut with knives. The train was badly
wrecked during the battle, all the
windows having been smashed and
the seats and ice water tanks torn loose
for bludgeons
FIFTEEN soldiers died at Camr
WikoH, near New York, on the goth.
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