Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-05

view with Baron de Staal, the Russian
Ambassador. on the 9th, a. which fresh
proposals with regard 10 Bulgaria were
discussed. 1t was reported that the result
of the conference was an approach 10 an
entente.
EDMUND DwYER GRAY, a distinguished
member of the Irish Parliamentary party,
died IN Dublin on the 9th of heart disease
He was lord mayor of Dublin in 1880, and
was proprietor of the FreeDadH's Journal and
the Belfast NorRiRg Meas.
THE house Of Mrs. Peter Berthe, az
Bathurst, n. B., took fire recently during
the absence of the mother. and two girls,
aged thirteen and eleven years, were
burned TO death.
PRESIDENT CARNoT, acting on the unani-
nous advice of the officers who conducted
the court-marilal. has signed a decree
placing General Boulanger on the retired
list of the army. The proposal had pre-
viously been considered by the Council Of
Ministers.
THE house occupied by Thomas Ball,
storekeeper and postmaster at Orillia, Ont,
was burned the other night. His children,
aged one three and five, lost their lives.
THE crops in three extensive fields be
longing tn three estates in Cuba have been
destroyed by fire.
A MEETING of the British Liberal leaders
to discuss the Local Government bill de-
ure were satisfactory, and it was deter
mined to hasten its second reading and
push it to the committee stage by every
possible means.
DIR. ZABLUDosKY has commenced to adj
minister course of massage treatment to
the Emperor or Germany. The doctors are
of the opinion that another loosening OF
cartilage is imminent
The damage by the floods in Germany is
estimated at $4,000 0l. The towns of
Bortsenburg, Domitz and Damenberg are
still flooded. Twenty-Five lives have been
lost and 10000 cattle have persisted, while
10000 persons have been made homeless
in the valley of the Vistula.
THE Dublin Nail says that the London
police have taken special precautions in
consequence of their having learned OF a
projected plot to murder Mr.. Balfour.
ADvIcEs from China are that the crisis in
Honan is past, but that the distress of the
people Is appalling, two million persons be-
ing utterly destitute. The nearest towns
are invaded by hordes of naked and starv-
ing refugees from the flooded districts,
who, like swarms OF locusts, are devouring
every thing.
THE Russian Government has prohibited
operations by the American Bible Society
in the Baltic provinces. 1t is probable that
the Government will ultimately expet all
Bible societies.
A MOB of women in Constantinople re-
Gently sought TO obtain he arrears of pen
sions due their husbands from the Govern
ment and besieged the Office Of the Minis
ter of Finance, who had to be secreted to
escape the fury of the women. The mob
killed woman who was advising them TO
make their demands quietly.
AN extension of the Burlington strike
Tod III f6a
Joseph, Mo, switchman was killed by
the alleged incompetency of one of the
new engineers. The local switchmen
thereupon struck, notifying the manage
ment that they would only switch for
Brotherhood engineers and making a de-
mand for the redress of other grievances.
A carload of Knights of Labor swltchmen
was reported to have left Pittsburgh, Pa,
for Chicago to take the places Of the
strikers.
AT the Wicklow Oreland) assizes re-
Gently, the moonlighters, Daniel Hayes and
Daniel Moriarty, were found guilty of the
murder of Farmer FItzmaurice in County
Kerry in January last and were sentenced
to be hanged.
CHARLES E. Cross, president, and Sam
uel c. White, cashier, of the Bank of Raj
eigh, n. c.. have been arrested at Toronto,
Ont, on information telegraphed from Raj
eigh charging them with forgery. Inside
the lining of Cross coat was found 50, 459
and in Whites SIS 255. Of this amount
5000 was in unsigned currency bills.
DETECTIVE FAHEY, of Montreal, has been
sentenced to fourteen years IN the pcniten-
tiary for robbiug the Grand Trunk railway
offices.