Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

Mosr of the Americans in the Phil
ippine islands, dispatch on the I'd
stated, we're becoming convinced that
the backbone of the insurgent opposi-
ton was broken. There were numer-
Gus rumors poin ting to an early col
lapse of the insurrection-
BARONESS HIRscH, widow of the
Hebrew philan thropist, died at Paris
on the 1st
ANGERED because his wife refused to
live with him, John j. Smith, son of
wealthy tailor, at New York, shot and
killed his mother-in-law, dangerously
wounded his brother-in-law and badly
wounded his wife and sister-in-law.
He attempted to murder his infant,
but his shot missed.
A DRUNKEN brawl over a package of
smoking tobacco resulted in the death
of Eli Cobbs. a negro hostler, in a
saloon at Twelfth and Campbell
streets. Kansas City, Me-. on the I'd.
Cobbs was struck on the jaw by
Thomas Matthews, negro teamster,
and died from the effects of broken
blood vessel.
FURIOUS snowstorm ragged at Pierre,
S. D., on the I'd. creating a serious con-
dition for stockmen to face.
shot and killed Echiene Thiel at Chi
when about to be arrested sent bEi-
let through his own brain.
REAR ADMIRAL CARPENTER, U. S. N,
retired, committed suicide at santa
rum in Boston. He had been in i'll
health for some time.
A BIG hardware house in San Fran
cisco was burned on the 3lst. Loss,
$500, 600.
A FIRE broke out at the home of
Henry Lappin in Philadelphia the
other night and before assistance ar
rived the structure was a mass of
flames. The dead bodies of Lappin
and his wife were afterward found in
the ruins, burned beyond recognition.
A STEAMER plying between South
ampton, Eng, and the Channel islands
crashed upon the dreaded Casquet
rocks. near Alderney, during fog and
foundered in ten minutes, her boilers
exploding as she went down. The
women and children were embarked
in the boats and the captain told the
men to look out for themselves. There
was no panic on board. It was be-
lieved that about 20 persons were
drowned. The captain persisted with
mis- vessel
ELISHA SWAN, a Ie-year-old negro,
was banged at Bastrop. Tex, for MUIR
dering his father.
Col. FUNSTON, of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment, was the first man to en-
ter Malolos. the Filipino capital. on the
31st- He was followed by a group of
dashing Kansans.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 31st
were 194, according to Bradstreet's
commercial report, against 800 for the
corresponding week of last year
MISS EDITH BOONE. of Philadelphia.
has brought suit for SIS, 600 damages
against Frederick R Farrow, young
drug clerk, for squeezing her hands so
violentf that the smaller bone in one
of them was broken and both hands
were rendered practically useless. Her
doctor says necrosis may necessitate
the amputation of one hand.
THoMANs' April crop report, a dis
patch from Chicago on the 3Oth stated,
makes the winter wheat condition
$40, drop of six points for March
and drop of 1873 points since De-
cember 1. Last years April condi
ton was So s. The six principal states,
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois. Mis-
souri, and Kansas. show an average of
So compared with 91.9 March 1 and
S6.6 last April.
AN accident occurred at the city
drainage pumps at Cairo, Ill, and En-
gineer Tuttle was terribly burned and
two tramps lost their lives by inhaling
scalding steam.
SIMEON B. ARMOUR, the head of the
Armour Packing company at Kansas
City, Mo-, died on the goth of pneumo-
MIA, aged II years.
BRIG. GEN. FLAGLER, chief of ord
| nance, q. s. A, died at Old Point, Va,
| on the 29th.
EDWARD BATES SoPER was hanged
! at Harrisonville, No, on the 30th for
numbering his wife and two children.
The Warren line steamer Norseman,
| Capt Rees, bound from Liverpool to
Boston. went ashore at Marblehead,
Mass The life-saving crew rescued the
crew of 1O2 men.
| FIVE bodies were recovered the other
| afternoon from the ruins of the
Armour curled hair and felt works at
Chicago. which were burned.
AT Lawndale, ILL.,, on the 31st mum.
Der of people were bitten by a dog
supposed to be mad. The animal was
killed after long chase.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the
United Fruit company. with an au.
thorized capital of $50, 600, 600, were
filed with the secretary of state al
Trenton. N. J., the other day. The
company is empowered to do general
business as merchants, planters and
farmers and to grow, manufacture and
deal in produce, merchandise and
property of all kinds.
A BOX containing S14. 0oo in confed
crate money, about 81, 900 worth of gold
nuggets and 81. 900 in gold coin has
been found in cave at Abbott, Tex.
The finders were men who came from
the City of Mexico with a chart OF