Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-09
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

minneapolis, MIMI, sept. o.
Joseph Gratin, Respondent over losse:
in grain gambling, shot his wife 10
} day fatally injuring her, and then
committed suicide.
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 5.-Arch
Bishop Farley, of New York, has been
| appointed national chaplain of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, by
National President Dolan.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 2.-R. c.
Prick, the steel magnate, was today
appointed a member of the republi.
can advisory committee by Chairman
Cortelyou.
Forth Worth, Texas, Sept. 3.-The
southbound Missouri Kansas & Texas
passenger train ran into a burning
bridge nine miles south of here this
morning, and was badly wrecked. No
lives were reported lost.
FL Paso, Tex, Sept. "A disas-
trous fire swept the town of Juarez,
Mexico, yesterday, destroying fully
half the business houses. and entail
ing loss that totals up over $780,
900. Ell Paso's fire department was
called to the aid of The striken town,
which is just over the border line.
Chicago, Ills, Sept. 5.-Seven
people were injured in a rear end
collision on the elevated railway this
morning. An east bound train
ran into a train of empty
cars. Many cars were derailed
and thrown to the ground. Besides
the killed, many passengers on the
east bound train were injured.
Auburn, n. Y, Sept. 5.-Guisephe
Versacla, the second of the murderers
convicted of killing John Van Gorder
and sister, Miss Furnham, of West
Almonda, last Monday, was electro
cuted in the Auburn prison this morn
| ing without incident. Antonio Giro
gia, an accomplice, will have sentence
executed the last of this week.
Topeka, Kas., Sept. 2.-The Equi-
table Union, fraternal order organ
lied some few years ago by John w.
Breidenthal, is winding up its affairs
and going out of business. All the
policy holders are being paid back
what they have paid into the Union.
1t had not over $50 members all told
| in the state.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 3.-Wm. J.
Bryan and family boarded the train
today for a months outing in Wyom-
ing and Arizona. On their return
Mr.. Bryan will take the stump in
Indiana for Parker. He is also book
ed for speeches for Folk, in Missouri,
and for a whirlwind campaign in
Nebraska during the last fortnight of
the campaign.
Toxic, Sept. 5.-The Exchange
Telegraph has Rome dispatch to
the effect that the Japs made a DIES
perate attack on the Port Arthur forts,
winning a position south of Tung
CHATEAU, from which position the city
is being bombarded. A ship in the
inner harbor has been damaged.
The point of vantage above indicated
was taken with bayonet charge.
London, Sept. 5.-A St. Peters
burg correspondent to Reuters tele-
graph wi. es that, in spite of the Off
cial denial, the report is current that
General Kuropatkin was forced to
leave two hundred guns at Lao Yang,
Some of the guns were damaged
others were spiked. But few could
be moved by the retreating army. Il
is rumored that General Leinewitch
with troops for Kuropatkin's relief
has reached a point not far from
Mukden.
Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 5.-In the
Sandstone mine at Goldfeld, Nevada
a great deposit of free milling colo
has been struck, the greatest in the