Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-08-18

stated that it was admitted that there
was most noticeable shortage of cat
tie in Texas among what is known as
the aged steer class and that feeders
this fall will fall short in their calcu-
iations if they anticipate filing up
their feed lots from Texas ranges
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th
numbered 1877. according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 214
in the corresponding week of last year.
JOHN PULKEY, a brakeman on an
eastbound Southern freight train, was
shot and killed by tramps early the
other morning at Leeds, Ala Three
white and two negro tramps were
beating their way on the train, and
when Putkey attempted to make them
get off they fred upon him.
A TERRIBLE railroad accident oc-
Cured near Mcclure, Ill. on the Chica-
go & Texas. A number of Italians en-
ployed by the road were unloading
steel rails and in SO doing overbal-
anced a large car loaded with rails,
which were thrown upon the Italians,
killing three and seriously injuring six.
In a collision between passenger
train and freight train near Ponte
Decimo, Italy, nine persons were killed
and 40 seriously injured.
A TELEGRAM from Ardmore, I. Z.
stated that in the election for governor
of the Choctaw nation Dug Johnson
defeated 81. I'll. Burris by majority of
13S out of 372 votes. w. Z. Ward was
elected attorney general.
THE Sixth regiment of Missouri vol
unteers broke camp at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-. and left for Jacksonville,
Fla, to become identified with the
Seventh army corps under Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee.
The state democratic convention at
Springfield, Mo-, nominated William
Darlington, of Greene county. for su-
perintendent of public schools; Will
liam E. McCulley. of Macon county,
for railroad commissioner, and Sam B.
Cook, of Audrain county, for chair
man of the state central committee
AT an early hour on the 18th $50
masked men went to the county Jail at
Copinth, Miss. and demanded the per-
son of Mullock Walker, negro, who
was charged with fatally assaulting
Charles Daze1le with a sandbag. No
resistance was made and Walker was
taken to the most central part of town
and hanged to the guard arm of one of
the telegraph poles.
JIMMY MICHAEL, the little Welsh
champion, and Fred Titus, of New
York, met at Baltimore, Nd, on the
18th in their 15-mile paced bicycle race.
Michael won easily by about 700 yards.
Time, 2S:4S LIS.
THREE hundred and sixty-seven
thousand acres of land will be restored
to the public domain in Minnesota
and on October 5 next entries for
homestead titles can be made. The
land is part of the Red Lake Indian
reservation. The area of ground in
volved comprises 16 townships
HENRY WOODS and two other coal
miners were killed in COTS mines, near
greensboro, KY, by the caving in of
heavy slabs of slate.
THE American arms sent into Cuba
have been used to good effect by the
Cuban soldiers under Gems. Gomez,
Diaz and Rojas and news of Cuban vic
tories in the western provinces has
reached Key West, Fla The principal
battle was the successful attempt of
Gen. Gomez with 5000 men to force the
trocha between Las Villas and CANA
guey and make his headquarters with
the officers of the government of the
Cuban republic in the latter city.
JUDGE CLAYToN's rule, at Muscogee,
1. T., requiring Chief Isparhecher, of
the Creek nation, to turn over to the
Dawes commission the rolls of citizen
ship of the Creek nation had the de-
sired effect and the commission is in
possession of the rolls.
THE coal in the bunkers of the trans.
port Morgan City caught fire when
three days out from Honolulu on the
way to Manila and the flames were
not put out until after the transport
arrived at Manila. The captain kept
the fact from the troops for fear of
precipitating a panic and day and
night the sailors fought the fire unbe-
known to the Idaho and Nebraska vol
unteers aboard, who were ignorant of
their peril.
MRS CARsE. president of the board
of trustees of the Woman's temple at
Chicago. stated that the recommends
ton that local w. c. T. q. societies
discontinue any further effort to pay
the temple was most unfortunate de-
cision and is not upheld by the rank
and file of the society. Plans have
been set on foot by the temple trustees
to pay for the building and some large
subscriptions have been received. The
chain-letter sent out by the Young
Peoples Christian Temperance union
of Chicago is also proving great sue
cess.
Gov. BRIGes, of North Dakota, died
at Bismarck on the 9th of consumption.
CHAPLAIN j. p. MCINTYRE, of the
battleship Oregon. delivered lecture
at Denver, Col, recently in which he
gave the Oregon the bulk OF the credit
for the humiliation of the Spanish
heet on July 4. He said: Sampson
reported himself within four miles of
! the Cristobal Colon when she pulled
down her fac He did that to oet his