Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30

l IL.
Clerk Root, of Kansas City, was re-
ported dangerously injured. Two
other persons were slightly hurt The
mail, express, baggage and all coaches,
except the Sleepers, left the track
The cause of the accident was an open
switch.
AT the suggestion of Col. 81. B. Case,
of Chattanooga, Tenn, a strong sup
porter of Commissioner Evans, the
mem bers of the pension committee of
| the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will meet in
Washington on July IL and visit the
| pension Office, examine the records, etc,
and ascertain the merits of all the
| charges made against Commissioner
Evans.
A DISPATCH from Adams, Mass, to
| the New York World on the 25th said
that long cipher message from Gen.
| Otis, sent to Washington and thence
relayed to Adams without the usual
official editing, has caused President
Mckinley much uneasiness. Gen. Otis
plainly in minated his inability to con-
quer the Filipinos with the present
fighting strength at his command and
gave the impression that he would be
forced to abandon the ground already
taken unless reinforcements were
| quickly sent.
l.. M. GROGAN, a mem Der of the Tex
| as Legislature, made the statement at
Austin that an English syndicate with
a capital of 100000 900 has started in
to purchase all of the cattle in Texas
with a view of cornering the cattle
market of this country. The statement
was confirmed by other cattlemen.
THE great street car strike at Cleve-
land, o., was settled on the night of
the 24th. The big Consolidated" COM
pany clearly won the fight, but it lost
500. 900. The no strikers lost about
$50 apiece in wages.
ABRAHAM GOULD, a brother of Jay
Gould, died at Salem, n. Y, on the ed.
He was for many years purchasing
agent for the Missouri Pacifc-Iron
Mountain Railroad company.
Two fishing smacks were capsized off
Brest, France, and IL persons drowned.
OSCAR HANCOCK and Willie Meadows
were drowned in Kidd's lake, two miles
west of Dallas, Tex. The boys were at
Sunday school picnic and went in the
lake to battle.
A DESPERATE attempt to break Jail
was made on the night of the 22d at
robbers, but it was frustrated by the
guards. All the prisoners were after
wards handcuffed.
A MAIL train was stopped by cater
pillars at st. Johnsbury, Vt.
BILL JENNINGS. alias Bill RYAN, was
convicted at Hartville, Mo-, on the 23d
of being an accomplice in the train rob-
berry at Macomb, Mo. and was sentenced
to % wears in the nanitontiaru
HENRY B. PLANT, who controlled the
great system of hotels and railroads on
the west coast of Florida and the line
of steamers from Tampa to Havana,
died suddenly at New York on the Esd,
aged so years.
REV. DIR. ROBERT W. OLIVER, rector of
st. Lul<e's Episcopal church at Kear-
ney, Neb., died at Philadelphia on the
l}d, aged So years. He was the first
chancellor of the Kansas university.
In a special match at Batavia, n. Y.
on the Esd for cup and the champion
ship of America at inanimate targets
between j. A. r. Elliott, of Kansas
City, and William Crosby, of Batavia,
the latter won by a score of 12S to 1874.
AGUINALDo has taken command OF
Gen. Luna's army near San Fernando
and massed the largest force yet mobi
lied, bringing 2, 900 men from the An
tipOlO region. He was said to be eX-
ceedingly troublesome to the Ameri-
cans Gen. MacArthur's men were
constantly on the alert to repel any at
tacks by the Filipinos, sleeping upon
their arms.
MANILA dispatches recently received
at Madrid stated that the American sit
uation was becoming critical, through
losses and disability from disease. The
dispatches said fresh troops were badly
needed.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago Record
from Austin, Tex, said that Gov. Say
e'rs had received letter from Gov. J.
Hoge Tyler, of Virginia, indorsing the
proposed antitrust conference of gov
errors and attorney generals.
TIE potato bug is destroying the po-
tato vines around Sycamore, Ill.
The twenty-first annual convention
of the Music Teachers's association
began at Cincinnati on the Goth. Rep
resentatives from Europe and all parts
of America were present.
TRAIN dispatchers convened at Mil
yankee on the Goth, 100 delegates be-
ing present.
THE supreme lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen at Indian
apolis, Ind, after discussion lasting
over two days, decided to incorporate.
THE tug N. f. Bronson. of the Mon
treal Transportation company, with
five barges in tow, caught fire the
other morning near Warmers island,
Can. The barges were released, but
the tug was burned to the waters
edge. Two of the crew were reported
missing and several were badly burned.
THE elevator of the Chicago & Erie
railroad at Germany station, Ind, was
totally destroyed by fire the other
night Twelve hundred bushels of
wheat, 1900 bushels of corn and /, 600