Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-05


corn was reported to be progressing as
rapidly as possible.
KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, it was
rumored at Brussels, will visit the
United States in June
A PARADE by organized labor was
held at New York on the goth, $4,000
men being in line. The speeches after
wards bore on the eight-hour system.
WARDNER, Ida, has been the scene
of the worst riots by striking miners
since the deadly labor war of 1892.
One man was killed. another was
thought to be mortally wounded, and
mining property valued at $3.50, 900 was
destroyed by giant powder and fire.
THE part of South Dakota around
Mount Vernon was covered with
prairie fires on the 30th. A family of
four living on the Dodge ranch were
frightfully burned, one fat ally. A
great many horses were burned on the
ranch. On an adjoining ranch the
owner lost 1,500 head of sheep, while
another lost so head of cattle. Many
other ranchmen lost all their buildings.
THREE persons were killed, about a
dozen seriously injured and so others
more or less hurt by train wreck near
Rochester, n. Y, on the 30th.
AFTER being out over ten hours the
Jury in the case of Mrs. Anna E. George
for the murder of George d. Saxton
brought in a verdict of mot guilty.
at Canton, o., on the 2Sth. There were
loud cheers as the clerk read the words:
Not guilty"
GEN. MACARTHUR's division crossed
the Rio Grande on the 27th ana adj
vanced on Apalit, completely routing
the flower of the Filipino army. The
towns of San Vincente and Apalit were
simultaneously burned and evacuated
by the natives. Twenty prisoners
were captured, including Spaniard.
The fighting lasted from noon until
four o'clock. The American loss was
one man of the Montana regiment
killed and three officers and six men
wounded.
EDWARD WALDO, an instrument
maker living at Camden, n. j., stabbed
to death his wife and eight-year-old
daughter. He then attempted to COM
NIT suicide by cutting his throat. He
was taken to Cooper hospital and was
not expected to live. A six-year-old
daughter escaped the fate of her sister
by running into the street. He was
thought to have gone insane.
DIR. EMIL PREEToRIUs, editor of the
st. Louis Westliche Post, stated on the
2Sth that the guns of the German
American press are to be Systematically
directed against the governments pol
icy of expansion and will fight imperi-
alism, militarism and jingoism in the
republican party. If the demands of
the COMMUNICATIONS are not respect
ed they will form a new political party.
JOHN B. Ross, of Sharon, Mass, was
shot and instantly killed by his wife on
the 2Sth. She says she acted in self
defense as her husband was choking
her at the time.
j. S. HIGGINS has been selected for
supervisor of the census for st. Louis.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY sent mes
sage from Philadelphia, where he was
stopping on the 2Sth, to Gen. Otis in
Manila, congratulating him on the
achievements of the troops under him
and the proposal by the insurgents for
a suspension of hostilities pending ne
gOtiations for the termination of the
war.
CHEEK, 1. T., was wiped out by fire
the other night.
AN equestrian statue of Gen. Grant
was unveiled with appropriate cere-
monies at Philadelphia on the 27th by
Miss Rosemary Sartoris, granddaughter
of the dead hero, in the presence of
President Mckinley, members of his
cabinet, representatives of foreign
governments and large gathering of
distinguished citizens and guests of
honor, including Mrs. Grant, widow of
the general.
MINISTERS from different sections of
the country were at ST. Louis on the
27th attending the national triennial
convention of the German Evangelical
Lutheran synod which met for ten
day session. Roll call showed 571 dele
gates present, with 50 guests, the latter
being presidents of colleges of the synod
and church dignitaries.
A TORNADO struck Kirksville, Mo-, at
6:20 P. m. on the 27th and a path quar-
ter of a mile wide was swept through
the eastern portion of the city. Two
hundred buildings were leve1ed to the
ground and up to the 2sth SO dead
bodies had been taken from the ruins 1t
was confidently expected that the num-
Der of people killed would exceed 40.
Fire also broke out in dozen places,
but people were too busy in the work
of rescue to attend to the confagra-
tionS.
A TERRIFIC wind and hailstorm visit
ed the vicinity of ST. Edward, Neb., on
the night of the Goth. Many buildings
were blown down, live stock killed and
several persons more or less injured,
| although hundreds escaped by taking
| refuge in storm caves.
NEARLY 100 survivors of the Sultania
| disaster gathered at Cleveland, O., on
| the 27th in annual convention, the
occasion being the thirty-6fth an
| niversary of the event. The session
was largely devoted to addresses
and reports of officers. Each year
| shows a marked decrease in the mem
| bership from death and the past year