Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-03-22
General News.

The Marquis of Salisbury, premier
Of England, is ill.
! Prairie fires are devastating num-
Der of Texas counties.
A steam pump trust is forming
with capital of $27, 500, 900.
The body of Josephine Kipling
daughter of Rudyard Kipling was
Gre mated.
After seven weeks fight NJ. L. Hay
ward Republican, was elected U. s..
senator from Nebraska.
Ambassador and Mrs. Choat were
presented to Queen Victoria and were
invited to dine with her majesty.
1t is reported that the death rate
among the Wyoming cattle this
winter has been nearly one three.
General Miles attorney is now try
ing to prove that the canned roast
beef was not roast beef at all, but
boiled horse.
Col. VIM. j. Bryan addressed the
Texas legislature this week and was
enthusiastically received by an audi
ence of 2,OO).
During 56 days it showed so at
Leadville. The snow is six feet deep
on level, in places is heaped to
twenty feet for miles.
A severe earthquake shock was ex-
perienced at Yokohama, Japan,
March 8th, which resulted in destruc-
tion of property and some loss of life.
Pres. Mckinley has decided to be
the guest of Mark Hanna at Thomas
vile, Georgia for short while, and
take trip on the warm waters of
the gulf.
A terrific wind storm visited Okla
homa City, March Ii. Nearly 100
houses were blown down but no lives
were lost. The damage is estimated
at $4,000.
town as they passed, injuring a few
people. At the town of Griffin, Ga. :,
the citizens and police returned the
fire, and fatally wounded brakeman
on the train.
Gen. Eagan will take a pleasure
trip to Honolulu. His SIS 800 salary
goes on and he is relievd from the
cares of official dutv. His son owns
a large coffee plantation to there.
A train containing 49 persons, in
cluding train men, was snow bound
at Iron mountain, Wyoming, and the
people were near starvation until two
range steers were captured and killed
Martini ssLinewebber, known as the
''corn king" of Illinois was drowned
recently near Hartwell, Henry county
Missouri, in trying to cross swollen
stream. He leaves a window and 13
children.
Edison's latest is q process which
he claims will make steel practically
indestructible. A six inch steel plate
will have the power of resistance
which fifteen inch plate has under
the present process.
John Cofield, bachelor of Perkins
Oklahoma, started to Joplin, Mo-,
with a load of peanuts. On the way
he fell in love with widow, who was
, the mother of seven children. He
married her and brought them all
home with him. peanuts and all =
A New York banker has really been
arrested for violating the banking
law. His was only a small offense
and the violation, had it been per-
mitted would have enabled him to
steal only $4,000. Bother these
laws any way! When enforced they
spoil many good thing.
The Canadian government is to
construct telegraph line to the
Klondike territory. The plan is to
build line between Lake Bennett
and Dawson City at once. The gov
ernment will retain the line in it's
| own hands.
Two hundred negroes have left
Oklahoma for Liberia. They have
joined the Liberia Colonization as
sociatioD, whose agents have been at
work in the territory for two months.
The negroes are furnis he'd railroad
fare.
The cold weather in michigan has
killed much of the game. Quails and
ducks have been frozen by the thou
sand, while in the northern part of
the state the wolves are slaughtering
the deer. They cannot escape on ac-
count of the deep snow and are run
down and devoured.
The Indiana Legislature has re-
turned the battle flag of the Texas
Rangers. captured during the civil