Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

st. petersburg, July 17.-Russian
ships now cruising in the Red Sea
are stopping and searching ships of
s,eutral nations for what they term
contraband of war. It is not thought
that International complications will
arse, as Russia claims to have
thoroughly posted herself on the mat
ter. She declares that coal is con-
araband of war.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 1s.-Jim
Clark, negro employee of the Nor
ton Confectionery Co., shot Paul Nc
Gortzie, another negro, through the
heart, over crap game dispute last
might. Both are about Is years of
; age.
London, July 17.-Reports to both
Hhe press association and the Central
News assert that a further examina-
Sion of the body of F. Kent LOOMS,
found yesterday at Warren Point,
some fifteen miles from Plymouth,
zaas given rise TO grave suspicious on
.ahe part of the local officials that Mr..
Lcomis met with foul play. The
NUoInd behind the right ear is de-
scr5bed as being circular, large and
clean, and it is thought that it was
andicted before death.
Cleveland, g., July 18.-Two
hundred people were hurled to the
ground by the collapse of a grand
stand here yesterday, at the Brighton
park. Ten persons had broken arms
or legs, while hers were seriously
injured by bruises.
Kansas City, Mo-, July Is --SatLr
day evening Mrs. Hester Howell,
Miss Kate Calvert, A. r. House and
Elmer E. Guild, all of this city, were
drowned in the Blue river, south of
The shooting park. No living witness
~of the catastrophe.
Chicago, Ills, July 18.-In an
attack, Sunday afternoon on four
Colored strike breakers, seven people
were were more or less seriously in
cured.
St. Paul, July 1S.-Sheriff Girls
comb of this county has asked COVER
nor Van SAINT to call out the state
aniGtia, saying that the strike situa-
ton was beyond his control. The
governor has called i'll the attorney,
general, to confer concerning the use
of the militia.
ST. Louis, July 10.-The St. Claire
county circuit court issued an injunc-
ton last light on application of the
managers of the Armour, Swift and
Morris plants, restraining strikers
from interfering with the operations
N-of plants, or the non-union men.
st. Paul, yuly 18.-Foreman Laza-
se'cot, while in charge Of non-union
gang of men, had an argument with
the strikers pickets this morning,
which ended in the mob of strikers
beating him badly.
= Berlin July 1S.-The Kaiser today
ordered a protest filed against the
,-stpPpage of the German liner, Prinz
E+el nrich, by the Russians, and de-
mand made for the Immediate return
of the mail con6scated.
London, July 18.-Latest official
Japanese dispatches show that two
divisions. about sixty thousand Russ
dams, tried to GUST General Kuroki's
army from the strong position held at
Molten Ling pass, but failed. The
Russian forces were repulsed, but the
casualties on either side are not given.
but were probably large.
The attack of the Russians was
made under command of General
-Hellar, during the prevalence of a
sthick fog. The Japs are reportedsto
have broken the Russian lines, and
>dponyhe latter falling back, pursued
them as far as Kun Teapaetzu.
The object of the attack was to stop
the advance of the Japanese armies
upon the Russian headquarters in the
LiaosvalIey.-