Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-27

Genoa, Italy, reportedsthat while COM
ing from Brazil a woman on board. in
a fit of insanity, threw her three lit
tie sons overheard and then leaped
after them and ali four were drowned.
Two days later the woman's husband
and daughter jumped into the sea and
were lost
The order from the authorities in
Havana directing the authorities at
Santiago not to expeud the customs
receipts without permission from the
governor general and directing that
sanitary work shall be done for rations
and not money pay has been received
with bad grace by the people at San
tiago and threats were being made
that many would take to the noun
tains and turn brigandS
TWENTY persons lost their lives in
a recent fire near San Sebastian,
Spain.
FIRE broke out in the Maury dry
goods store at Columbia, Tenn, on the
22d and in a short time four of the
handsomest stores in the place were
in ruins. Loss. SIS. 900; partly insured.
JOHN DIETHLoFE fatally shot his wife
at Chicago and then committed sui
eide. They had not been living to-
gether for some time.
AN earthquake shock was felt at
Richview, ILL, on the 2ist-
The naptha launch William D. was
run down and sunk by the steam ferry
boat Oakland in the bay at San Fran
cisco. Two lives were lost
THE leading white lime manufactur-
ers of the United States will meet at
Toledo, O.. and form a combine for
the betterment of trade"
A SOLID block on South Main street
in Davis, I. T., was consumed by fire
on the Goth. The post Office was en-
tirely destroyed.
Ara joint conference at Kansas City,
Mo-, of the live stock sanitary boards
of Missouri and Kansas it was agreed
that each state board would honor
permits issued by the other in the
movement of southern or infected cat
tie; that the quarantine regulations to
be formulated by the secretaries are to
be as near uniform as the conditions
will warrant. and that the two boards
cooperate for the protection of the
cattle industry in each state.
THREE bodies were removed from
the steamer Ouachita. which burned
the other day at Memphis, Tenn. The
boat was valued at $50. 600 and insured
for SCI. 900. The cargo was valued at
S15,O 900. The boat and cargo were a
total loss.
THE Sherwood house at Cincinnati
took fire early on the both, probably
from an overheated furnace, and in a
very brief time the house was so filled
with smoke as to endanger the lives of
the 60 or more sleeping guests. Very
soon the upper corridors were filed
~ u -
in night robes. The male guests had
difficulty in restraining the women
from jumping from the windows. They
were all finally rescued.
The ninety third anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee was cele-
brated at Waco, Tex, by Pat Cleburne
camp, United Confederate Veterans.
By invitation of the camp the Grand
Army post and the Woman's Relief
corps attended the exercises. Confed-
crate and Grand Army badges ap-
peared about half and half in the au-
dience.
A FREIGHT train on the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, while near
ing TeXarkana, Ark. at full speed,
struck loose rail. which threw the
engine wheels off and caused the cars
to jam together. Six box cars and a
Tot of furniture that they contained
were destroyed.
Two thousand persons attended the
Texas live stock convention at Calves
ton.
THE Wheeler mine at Newcastle,
Col, was discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was sounded and the men called
| out Many had great difficulty in es-
Gaping on account of the deadly fumes
that filled the entries and it was be-
lieved some did not get out. Ten men
were working beyond where the fire
! was supposed to be. They had not
been seen.
In an editorial on the 18th the Kan.
sas City (Mo.) Times, which has been
| a stanch supporter of William j. Bryan.
urged the candidacy of United States
Senator Francis Marion Cockrell. OF
Missouri. for the democratic presiden-
tial nomination in 1900.
GEORGE CALL and John Shaw, both
colored, were shot by unknown parties
at Lynchburg, Tenn, the other night
They were disrepu table characters and
had been whipped by whitecaps and
run out of town but returned.
FRANK NJ. DORSEY, formerly cashier
of the failed First national bank OF
Ponca, Neb., was found guilty in the
| federal court on the 10Th on Is counts
| charging making false reports to the
| comptroller.
! CAPT. EZRA B. FULLER, United States
mastering officer for South Carolina
was recently at Camp Wetherill, Green
vile, s. c., arranging for the muster
out of the Fourth Missouri.
The three children of Charles Hager
man were playing on the ice off WelP.
island, N. Y, in the St Lawrence river
when it broke and they fell in. The
mother rushed to their rescue and the
| whole four lost their lives
In the state fiscal court at Frank
fort, KY. 50 insurance companie:
doing business in the state were fined
$3.50 each for alleged conspiracy t.