Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-23

Illinois Central across the Big Muddy
river at Murphysboro, Ill. broke down
under a construction train and two
men were killed and four others in
jured, one or two of whom will likely
die.
Gov. BUDD, of California, has COM
muted the sentence of Trainwrecker
Salter D. Worden to life imprison-
ment, a medical board deciding that
the convict was insane at the time of
the great strike of railway men when
ne wrec ked the train bearing United
States soldiers, causing the death of
three soldiers and the engineer.
The business failures of the United
States for the week ended the 18th
mum bered 207, according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 22G
for the corresponding week of last year.
A DISPATCH from Omaha. Neb., on the
18th said that the so-called national
organization committee of the peoples
party, of which Milton Park, of Dial.
las, Tex. is chairman, and which was
chosen at the Nashville conference of
middle of-the. readers July last, has
decided to bolt outright and call an
Independent convention on Septem-
Der 4, at Cincinnati, for the purpose of
reorganizing the populist party.
COLLISION between Santa Fee pas
senger trains at Conroy, Col, the other
day wrecked several cars and delayed
traffic ten hours. Express Messenger
Travis had q leg broken and six pas
sengers were slightly injured.
FIRE the other night destroyed some
auxiliary buildings Of the Armour
packing plant at Chicago, containing
the tin shop. lithographing, boiler and
tank rooms. Loss, 500, 600.
A DISPATCH from London on the 10th
said: Neither Russia nor France-and
still less England-would tolerate any
attempt to turn Americas gallant
overthrow of the Spanish fleet and
virtual capture of Manila to Germany's
special advantage. International jeal-
ousies guarantee that America will
not be troubled by any interference in
the Philippines.
THE Madrid government has au-
thorized Capt. Gen. Blanco to enter
tain proposals for an exchange of
Lieut.. Hobson and the other prisoners
taken when the American collier Mer-
rimac was sunk off the entrance to the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba.
MEMBERS of the Wood Workers union
employed in the sash and blind facto-
ries of Chicago, to the number of 1, 900.
struck on the 10th. The men ad been
receiving $1.50 and 81. rs day for ten
hours work. They demanded a mini
mum wage scale of So a day and nine
hours for days work.
The dam which held the water from
Jersey creek in the artificial lake at
Chelsea park, Kansas City, Kan, burst
during the terrific rains torn on the
night of the 18th and four persons
were known to have lost their lives.
namely, Robert Kanute, his son and
daughter and Mrs. Irene Greenlee.
Many houses were washed from their
foundations along the creek and some
of the sleeping inmates had great diff
Guilty in saving their lives. The fire
department was called out. as it was
thought that other lives than those
men toned had been lost.
IT has rained every day during June
up to the t4th at Waxahachie, Tex,
and wheat was beginning to sprout in
the sheaf.
A HOT fight occurred the other night
in the streets of the village of Phoebus.
Va, between Maryland volunteers and
regulars from Fort Monroe. Their Of
fcers were hastily summoned and
ended the fighting after about rs
prisoners were taken and sent to the
guardhouse. It is said about 20 men
received injuries.
NELSON w. ALDRICH was reelected
United States senator by the Rhode
Island legislature on the 14th on the
first ballot.
THE colored Knights of Honor of the
World recently met in biennial conven-
ton at Hot Springs, Ark. Delegates
from all parts of the country were in
attendance.
The American Institute of Homeo-
paths will convene at Omaha, Neb.,
for weeks session on June %.
THE tank steamer Maverick has been
at Savannah, Ga, loading water to be
used by the troops at Key West, Fla
The city sells artesian water to the
government for four cents for 1000
gallons, a figure co.. siderably below
what they could ge' It for at Key West.
THE collapse OF the Letter wheat
corner at Chicago caused a panic in
the Liverpool market, but in London
the news of the collapse was received
with equanimity. The newspapers
generally rejoice at the breakdown of
the Letter Plans and point to it as
moral The Star said; IF the prime
mover in this war against mankind is
beggared by his greed. the retribution
is well merited. Nothing can atom e
for the awful suffering Letter and his
accomplices have caused"
WHILE bathing in the Wabash near
Lafayette, Ind, Andrew Spence, aged
25, was seized with cramps and
drowned. George Merriman, aged So.
who saw the drowning man, attempted
q rescue, got beyond his depth and
! was also drowned.
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