Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-05-12

LOCO bonds, bearing unc1ipped coupons,
| which add several thousand dollars to
their value, was found by Thomas Law
son a negro laborer, while digging in
| the cellar of a department store in Gin
| cinnati. He claims it as a treasure
| trove.
| SAN TOMAS was captured by Gen. Mac
Arthur on the 4th after strong resist
ance by the Filipino rebels. Col. Fun
ston, of the Twentieth Kansas, was
| wounded in the hand. Gen. Lawton
captured SO, 900 bushels of rice from
| the rebels.
| Two men were killed and one injured
| while excavating for the foundation of
a new building in New York. A cave
in occurred and several other workmen
narrowly escaped.
THE United States government has
decided to esta bish military post at
Pyramid harbor, in Alaska.
The opening of that portion of the
Ute reservation located in Colorado oc-
CURED at noon on the. 4th according to
| the proclamation of President McKin-
| ley. Buffalo Jones appeared near
Ignacio with 800 followers from Guth-
| RE, Ok. and was met by DIR. F. D. Allen,
who was prominent in the opening of
| the famous Cherokee strip. They will
start a town near Ignacio, to be called
Tabor.
THE first train over the South Park
into Dillon, Col, for four months ran
through solid walls of snow on the 4th
and steamed into the town amid the
| blowing of whistles and the ringing of
bells. The snow blockade had been
broken.
THE federal authorities of the West
ern district of Texas have received in
formation that a gigantic plot is now
under way to smuggle Chinese into
this country from Mexico. few
months ago the Mexican Central Rail-
way company imported about 1000
Chinese to work on extensions of that
line and soon after their arrival pro-
fessional American Chinese smuggler
got among them and they are making
| their way toward the Rio Grande
frontier in small bands.
Four hundred United States troops
were on guard in the Coeur d'Alene
mining district and martial law was in
full force in Shoshone county, Ida. on
the 4th. Gen. Merriam, who arrived
from Denver, decided, if possible, to
arrest all the striking miners impli-
Gated in blowing up the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mines.
Mrs. EUNICE j. BROWN was burned
to death in her room at Kansas CITY,
Mo-, on the 4th. She was ironing
and in lifting gallon can of gasoline
from table the can, which was glass,
struck the gasoline stove and broke.
The liquid was ignited and enveloped
her in flames.
The Italian minister at Rome re-
signed on the Sd.
The eminent sculptor, Louis T. Re-
bissO, died at Cincinnati on the Sd.
A DISPATCH from Manila at noon on
the 4th stated that Gen. Macarthur
was assaulting the town of San Tomas
The Americans were fighting for the
bridge and the Filipino rebels were
burning the town.
SEVERAL hundred soldiers who were
discharged from the United States
army some weeks ago were waiting
| transportation home from San Juan
de Porto Rico on the Sd. Many of the
men were without a cent.
THE beautiful granite monument
erected by the state of Kentucky in
Chickamauga park, Tenn, to the mem
DRY of Kentuckians who wore both the
blue and the gray, was dedicated ON
the Sd with imposing ceremonies. Gov.
Bradley delivered the principal address.
KEoKUK, chief of the Sac and Fox In
dians, recently died of smallpox, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Guthrie,
Ok, on the 4th.
THERE was a break in the insurance
situation at Little Rock, Ark, on the
Sd when four of the old line companies
| announced that they would at once
resume business in the field. All in
surance desired can now be obtained
and it is believed that in a short time
all the companies which recently with
drew will be doing business in compli-
ance with the new law
BEFORE house packed to the doors
at Louisville, KY, Oscar Gardner, the
| renowned Omaha Kid received the
decision over Tommy Hogan, the crack
New York featherweight, in 2O-round
bout. The fighting was terrific from
start to finish.
MARTIN CHRISTIAN, in Jail at Taogal,
Ok, charged with the murder of his
father. Z. III. Christian, wealthy cat
tleman, made a confession, in which
he stated that he hired Q. S. Hodge to
do the killing for 20 head of cattle. He
himself decoyed his father into ravine
in search of stray cattle. Hodge was
ambuShed there and shot the elder
Christian five times. They were both
held for murder in the first degree.
Mrs. JOANNA DEvERN, widow so
years old. was burned to death in fire
| which destroyed her house at Cortland,
n. Y. She was rescued from the build
ing once, but returned to it to secure
valuable papers and persisted.
JUDGE JELKE at Cincinnati granted
divorce and alimony to Catherine Kraus
from Charles Kraus. When Mrs Kraus
| sued for divorce her husbands 'attor-
ney filed an answer setting forth that
his wife had a glass eye and had de-
| ceived him. as he did not know of the