Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-25

on the Big Four tracks at Delaware, @.
There seemed strong e, idence that he
was murdered. He had a short time
before received large sum of money
for big lot of cattle, none of which
was found.
WHILE a gang of track hands were
at work on the Pennsylvania railways
line near Jersey City, n. J., they were
run into by passenger train and IL
men were killed and six seriously in
jured. There was a dense fog which
prevented the men from seeing the
train.
BEFORE leaving for home the Guar
antee Brokers' association, which re-
Gently held a national convention at
St. Louis, outlined plans for raising a
SO, 900 fund to fight the anti-scalping
bill now before congress
Two freight trains collided on the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad
one mile north of Jansen, Ark. An
engine and several cars were totally
wrecked. Three trainmen were in.
jured.
Two freight trains on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific collided at Mos.
cow, Ia One man was killed and one
injured. A wrecking train which was
about to start to the scene from
Wilton was run into by fast mail
train. The fireman of the mail train
was badly hurt and 16 men on the work
train were injured, some seriously.
THE mayor of St. Louis vetoed the
curfew bill passed by the council
CONGRESS of Baptists met at Buff
falo. n. Y, on the 10Th.
MISS LoTTIE Ross tried to cross the
track at the depot in Mayfeld. KY, in
front of a freight train. One foot
caught between the tracks and she
could not get loose. She screamed
and John D. Kelly leaped to her aid.
He got her free and threw her off the
track just in time, but was himself
caught by the foot, drawn under the
wheels and instantly killed. Kelly
was penniless tramp.
ADVICEs by steamship Empress OF
China tells of a terrible disaster in
the China sea on October 25,' when the
steamer Kinshui Maru came into col.
lision with the steamer Magawa Maru
off Takami, sinking the latter in three
minutes. It is reported that ITO per.
sons were saved. but that 20 were
drowned.
JOHN kIRvES, a plaSterer, blew his
daughters brains out at Dayton, o. 3,
and then made an Intellectual attempt
at suicide. The man had been drink
ing heavily for weeks and alleged
family troubles.
THE National Hardware association
convened at Milwaukee on the 10th
with $50 delegates present.
AT Baltimore, Md, the extensive fac
tory of the Carr-Lowry Glass Works
company was completely destroyed by
fire. Loss, $125. 0O0
Four women attempted to hold up a
stage coach at Tahlequah, L T., but
were repuised by the passengers
TWELVE prisoners recently escaped
from the Jail at Benton. Tenn.
The session of the Knights of Labor
at Chicago on the 10th was devoted to
the reports of committees and the gen.
eral master work man.
The annual convention of the
Knights of Labor began at Chicago on
the 18th, over 100 delegates being
present. The meetings were held be-
hind closed doors.
THE Commercial club of Kansas City,
Mo-, celebrated the opening of the
long-distance telephone by having a
talk with the big eastern cities on the
18th.
THE national grange, Patrons OF
H., on the 10Th. Missouri and Kansas
were represented in the convention.
Master Aaron Jones. of Indiana, pre-.
sided, and in his address made many
recommendations
THE republican national headquar-
tiers, according to Chase f. Dick, of
Cleveland, O., will be opened in Wash
ington as soon as congress convenes
and preparation for the campaign of
1900 will go forward rapidly.
THE frozen surface of the river
Suchona at Velictusting broke while a
| number of people and vehicles were
crossing the stream and 90 persons
were drowned.
The London Daily Graphic said on
the 18th: 1.-The Spanish transatlantic
for a renewal of hostilities and the
forts in the Canary islands are being
rapidly manned"
A GRAND TRUNK express train crashed
into moving freight train two miles
west of Trenton, Ont, on the 10Th and
several cars were smashed to spin ters-
So far as known IL persons were killed
| and dozen or more seriously INJURED.
A misplaced switch was the cause of
the accident, the westbound train
taking the wrong track, on which was
the eastbound freight
AT the last day of the w. C. T. u.
convention at St. Paul, Mimi, Miss
Stella Irvine reported on Sunday
school work. the banner for largest
| percentage of increase in Sunday
school temperance work being pre-.
scented to Missouri.
DECLARATIONS against trusts and
| in favor of home rule will. in my
| opinion, be the two chief plauks in the
democratic platform in 1900" said