Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.


Cuban forces, the Cuban American
league in New York, in letter mailed
to Gen. Gomez, made the suggestion
that "a tag be wired to each weapon
deposited in the museum of Cuban lib
erty, having written upon it the name,
address and service of the soldier de-
posting it." The league also said that
its members were in favor of Cuba be-
ing state in the union: no barrier or
tariff or tongue being between her
people and those of other states in the
United States.
TWENTY-FIVE buildings, comprising
one-third of the business portion of
Staples, Mimi, were burned the other
night. An overturned lamp in tailor
shop started the fire.
The three women whom Levi Moore
shot at Kansas City, Mo-, a few days
ago in jealous rage have all died of
their wounds. Mrs. Jennie Campbell
died on the 25th and Mrs. Ella Lands
Succumbed few hours before her
Mrs. Anna Mish died on the night of
he 23d.
A TRAIN wreck occurred on the Iowa
Central, five miles north of Oskaloosa
Ia, the other day. The engine and
SIX cars left the track. The head brake
man. w. S. Chandler, was caught under
falling cars and badly crushed. He
will die.
SPECIAL from Muscogee, /. T., said
that the Creek Indians had ratified the
Dawes treaty by a ma jority of 4S5 votes
and that Chief ISparhecher had selected
his allotment.
A TORNADO struck River Falls. Wis,
On the 26th and barns and small houses
were demolished and several people
we're more or less hurt.
NEAR Minden, Neb.. tornado did
considerable damage on the 10Th.
JoLo, one OF the Philippine islands.
was evacuated by the Spaniards on the
'6th and then occupied by the Ameri-
cans, the latter paying the Spaniards
the usual honors.
TWENTY acres in the heart of Coney
island, n. Y, the summer resort, were
swept by flames on the 26th In all
there were 200 buildings burned. in
Guiding the Hygeia hotel, theaters.
concert halls. dancing pavilions, etc.
The fire made shelterless for time
about 3, 500 persons. The value of the
property burned was estimated at near
ty 81, 100000
The secretary of war has ordered
1000 recruits at San Francisco for reg
ular regiments in the Philippines to
sail on the transport Sheridan June 4
for Manila. This ship will be utilized
to bring home volunteers now in the
Philippines.
Mrs. RUTH HOWARD has been sub
pGnaed by Mr.. Moss to appear before
the Mazet committee at New York.
rhe committee will direct its attention
to the Tombs prison. Mrs. Howard
was released the other day after having
spent several months in the Tombs.
She told story of happenings in the
Tombs which Mr.. Moss said would stir
the people of New York as few cities
have been stirred since Charles Dickens
revealed the shames and outrages suf-
fered in London prisons.
ONE man was instantly killed and
another SO badly njured that he died
by the explosion of a steam drying cyl
,nder in the dyeing and finishing mill
Of James Martin & Co. at Philadelphia.
Three others were injured, one proba-
bly, fatally.
THE gold excitement at Potales. n.
NJ. runs high and the stalking off of
claims continues. The last assays give
promise of fine placer mines.
A LITTLE girl was playing on the Van
dalia tracks at Loxeville. Ind, when a
freight approached. but the little one
gave it no heed. The fireman walked
put on the cowcatcher and grabbed for
her, but her dress tore and the engine
and 10 cars passed over the child. The
bystanders were Mortified and expected
TO find the mangled remains. but the
child escaped without a scratch.
ADJ-. GEN. CoRBIN on the 25th gave
put Tor publication the report of Col.
Fred Funston, of the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment. which was an appendix
TO the report of Maj Gen. Macarthur.
The report deals with the operations of
the Kansas regiment from the begin
ming of the outbreak February until
February Is.