Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

Over-Su bScr1ptlOn Tor the. three per
cent war bond issue to be offered by
the government, a recent New York
dispatch stated. A bank officer said
that while the bonds would be offered
at par, he thought, after they had
been distri buted, they would soon be
selling at 104 or -O5.
IN consequence of rumors of Spanish
warships in the north Atlantic the
government has got formida bic fleet
of naval conveys, made up of 10 war
ships. headed by the battleship Indi-
ana, to protect the troopships on their
voyage to invade Cuba and Porto Rico.
Officials declined to state when the
army would move.
A TORPEDO exploded while being
tested at Jacksonville, Fla, on the
10th, instantly killing J. j. O'Rourke
juring Lieut.. Harris, of the United
States engineering corps. Mines were
being laid in the st. Johns bluff.
THE Nebraska prohi bition state con-
vention nominated r. v. Muir for
governor. National Chairman Dickie
addressed the convention.
AT Wemar, Tex, a mob of 500 people
hanged George Washington, a negro
REPORTS were received by the Santa
Fe officers in Dallas, Tex, that four
train robbers attempted to hold up an
express train on the Lampasas division
on the night of the 9Th. A fight en-
sued between the trainmen and the
bandits, and Fireman Johnson was
seriously, if not fatally shot 1t was
thought considerable booty was Sc
cured by the bandits.
SEVEN cases of yellow fever have ap-
peared at McHenry, Miss, and the state
board of health has declared the town
quarantined.
The monster watts of the Carthage
straw board works at Shelbyville. Ind,
gave way the other morning and tons
of poisonous matter were emptied into
Blue river the result being that mill
lions of fish were killed and much
stock lost through drinking the water.
Miss EvANGELINE CIsNERos, whose
romantic escape from Spanish prison
in Havana several months ago is re-
called, was married at Baltimore, Md. !,
on the 9th to Carlos f. Carbonel, who
assisted in her rescue.
THE sash, door and blind factory of
the Cedar Valley Manufacturing COM
by fire the other morning. Loss, $40,
900; insurance, $1,000. The fire was
thought to have been of incendiary
origin.
The business portion of Ittabena,
Miss. was destroyed by fire the other
day, with the exception of two stores.
The loss was $3.50. 900.
A CAR containing soldiers from Iowa
ho hn nj
diers lost all their clothes. They
layed passenger train, clad in their
underclothes. Several were quite
badly burned about the head.
TEE 2O-year penitentiary sentence OF
ex-State Treasurer Joseph S. BARLEY
has been affirmed by the Nebraska su
preme court. BARLEY was convicted
of stealing $500, 900 state funds.
A FIRE broke out in Weinberg's de-
partment store at 5OO-6 Main street
Kansas City, Mo-, on the evening o.
the Sth and the buildings were Quilted
and their contents destroyed. Loss
estimated at $25. 600; insured.
On the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. six
miles east of Parkersburg, O., a freight
train was derailed and a passenger
train ran in to it. The engineer wa:
killed and several other persons were
injured.
THE Congregational Home Mission
| airy society convened at Cleveland, O.
on the sth. Gen. o. o. Howard pre-
sided. The meeting of the "woman's
department" was also held, Mrs. Gas
well. of New York, presiding. She
stated that the woman's organizations
now covered the entire territory OF
| the United States with the exception
| of Alaska.
A RECEIVING order in bankruptcy
| has been issued against Ernest Teraf
| Hooley, for years prominent as the
| biggest company promoter in England
prominently interested in bicycle, lant
| and other concerns, and who was sup
posed to be a multi-millionaire. The
capital of the companies promoted by
| the bankrupt aggregate from $50, 600,
600 to $65, 600, 600, and the shares il
| these concerns, taken as a whole, hav.
| deprecated over 40 per cent. sine,
| their flotation.
| A TAMPA dispatch from a reliab1,
| correspondent of the Chicago Daily
| News on the nth stated that the worl
| of loading troops, horses, guns, ammu
| milton, ETC., for the first great inva
sion of the Spanish West Indies is al
most completed and before many hour
Gen. Skaters corps, the Fifth. was eX
| pected to sail away. The destination
was known only to few.
/ THE opening session of the first ma
tional convention of the social democ
racy of America was held at Chicago OIL
the 18th. National President Eugen
V. Debs made q few remarks WELDON
ing the delegates to the convention
| About so states were represented b.
125s delegates. some of whom wer
women. Among those present was 6
c. Clemens of rTOnel<a Kan a brOthe