Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

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cup defender of 1899, was successfully
launched at SIS p. m. on the 10th at
Bristol, E. 1. The launching was
married by an accident caused by the
wild eagerness of photographer to
get a fashlight picture. A charge of
magnesia exploded, which killed one
boy, fatally injured another boy and
severely hurt six other persons.
A DISPATCH from Chicago on the 18th
stated Senator John NJ. Thurston, of
Nebraska, will make the race in the
republican party for vice president of
the United States on account of the i'll
health of Vice President Hobart.
SAMUEL ROBERTS shot his wife and
his mother-in-law and then committed
suicide at Canon City, Col Domestic
quarre1s the cause.
EFFIE DAVIS, aged Ii years, was
burned to death near Zeevee, Tex. She
poured oil in a stove from a can. The
can exploded, scattering burning oil
over the house and setting fire to the
girls clothes. She ran screaming to
tank quarter of a mile from the house
and plunged in, but her burns were so
serious she died three hours later.
SLAvoNIC 1aborers are reported as
coming in great numbers to South Chi
cago and the majority are promptly
given employment by the Illinois Steel
company. United States immigration
inspectors are convinced that there
have been many violations of the con-
tract labor laws.
KINGsLAND, Tex, was partly swept
away by a flood on the night of the
Sth and the people fed to the high
lands.
WHILE attempting to cross the Quad
alupe, river near Kerrville, Tex, HO-
bart Virgins and companion named
baltimore were drowned. The two
men came from Kansas about two
months ago for their health and were
travelling about the mountainous coun-
try around Kerrvi1le in a light wagon
and camping out in tents.
REPORTS from San Saba and Manard-
vile, Tex, stated that they had been
devastated by floods and about 25 lives
| were lost.
A LANDSLIDE occurred at Ross Hol
low, Ark, while graders were at work
and IS men were engulfed, all of whom
were supposed to have been killed.
A SPECIAL to the Kansas City Star on
the sth from Hong Kong said: "Peti-
tons signed by nine-tenths of the Off
GERS and men of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment. urging muster out and dis
charge from the service in San Fran
cisco, have been forwarded to Senator
| Baker"
HOT wave prevailed over Europe on
the 18th. Many deaths were caused by it.
OWING to the strike at the Durango
smelter the Iowa, Tiger and Silver
Lake mines were closed, throwing 500
men out of work, a dispatch from Sill
verton, Col, on the eth stated. It was
predicted also that operations will be
stopped at every mine in San Juan
county within week.
THE receivers of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad appointed J.
A. Edison, of the st. Louis Southwest
ern, as general manager of the road in
the place of Robert Gillian, deceased.
GREAT excitement prevails in the
Usage Indian nation, in Oklahoma, over
a crusade against intruders inaugurated
by Indian Agent Pollack. Fences were
destroyed by the Indian police and hun
dreds of head of cattle turned into the
grain fields planted by the intruders.
Conflicts between intruders and police
were frequent and many have been
hurt, but so far no fatalities are re-
ported. Many women and children are
left homeless, but Agent Pollack says
every one must go.
THE temperature in Salt Lake valley,
Utah, dropped down below the freezing
point on the 18th, covering the ground
| with a white frost. Crops were killed.
A HIGH authority of the British colo
| NAL Office in London informed repre-
sentative of the Associated press on the
7th that the negotiations with refer
ence to the Alaskan dispute between
the United States and Canada were in
| the rosiest possible condition.
THE exposition of natural and manu-
featured products of the south will
| take place at the Grand Central palace
and ending December 1, 1899.
| LEADING citizens of the island of st.
| Kits have started an energetic move
ment which has for it's object annexa-
| ton of the West Indies to the United
States.
ROBBERS got away with about 81, 900
| the other morning at the residence of
James 81. Campbell, of 1926 Brooklyn
| avenue, Kansas City. Mo-, while the
door was open and Mrs. Campbell and
| a number of ladies were in the parlor
A TERRIFIC cloudburst and thunder
storm on the night of the 7th at Peru,
| lnd., dld great damage. leveling scores
of houses and demolishing 80 derricks
| ON the oil fields.
| THIRrY-sIx buildings, comprising al
most the entire plant of the Nordlinger-
Charlton Fireworks company at Gran.
iteville, n. Y, were blown up and the
entire fireworks plant practically
| wiped out of existence.
DR. E. A. RUSSELL, prominent ply
| stefan of Butler. Pa, and heir to large
fortune, was reported missing in Chi
cago and it was feared by his relatives
that he had been robbed and murdered.
He was taking post graduate course
| in medicine.