Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-07
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ion of the jury that Frederick Sutten
was of unsomed mind when he be-
queathed his estate amounting to the
above to the opposite"
O.taway, Kans., Sept. 29--The
company which began drilling in this
county several weeks ago struck good
oil near Rantoul last night. This is
the first strike of consequence to be
made in this country. The oil stra-
tum was reached at 500 feet.
Galesburge, Ills, Oct. 3.-The
Burlington fast mail train, carrying no
passengers, was derailed, overturned
and badly wrecked today. While
going at high rate of speed it struck
a freight car door which had fallen
across the track. The engineer and
one mail clerk were badly hurt, but
nobody was killed.
Mobele. Ala, Sept 30.-C. S.
Clark, General Manager of the M. &
o railway left here today for St. Louis
to assume the position of Vice-presi-
dent and General Manager of Mis-
souri, Pacific railway. His resigna-
ton from his present position be-
comes effective tomorrow.
Chicago, Oct. I'm justice court
today James Brain, seventeen years
old, confessed to burning twelve
buildings on the west side. He says
he started the fire for the purpose of
seeing the places burn. His mother
says the boy has not been right in his
mind since he fell out of a second
story window some years ago.
indianapolis, Ind. Oct. during
the course of his address here last
night Bishop Turner of the African
Methodist Episcopal church said he
believed'it the duty of all American
negroes to emigrate to some foreign.
land He said he believed that they
therecould show the world what they
could do.
Vladivostock, Sept. 30.-The Com
mander of light ship near Bouxire
Islands has reported the Russian
Torpedo boat Rechstelni which was
taken from Chefoo by the Japanese,
sank near one of the islands. He
understands that previous to this one
of the sinking magazines blew up,
killing thirty Japanese soldiers.
Albany, N. Y. Oct. AFTER thir-
teen years of active service Justice
David B. Herrick OF Albany laid aside
the judicial robes today to enter the
campaign as democratic nominee for
governor of New York. He said that
if elected he would be governor for
the people of the state and not of the
party.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.-General
Mitschenkes cavalry with twenty-five
guns attacked General Kuroki's left
flank Saturday. After severe fighting
the Russians were forced to retreat
with two officers and eighty-seven men
killed and wounded. General Kuro-
patkin's casualties from September
the sixth to the twenty-hrst were eight
officers and four hundred private sol
diers.
New York, Oct. 3.-Rear Admiral
Rogers today announced officially
that three different attempts had been
made to wreck the U. S. battle ship
Connecticut, prior to and during its
launching. The reasons for these
persistent attempts are unknown, and
the naval authorities are using
strenuous efforts to run down the
perpetrators.
Silverton, Colo, Sept. 30.-A SEN
sational scene followed an attempt by
an unknown bandit to hold up Slater
ers gambling house single handed
early today. Herman Strobe, an en-
ployee: jumped at him, and fell shot
through the breast and thigh. John
Lotus rushed to Stroble's assistance
and was shot dead. The bandit fired
at two other men, then walked into