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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
THE LATEST.

JOHN RUsKIN, the noted English critic,
is nearly restored to health and has re-
sumed his literary labors.
THE German Government is trying to in
] huence the leading banking houses against
| a Russian loan. 1t is expected that loan
of 500 600 600 roubles will be emitted in the
| autumn by French syndicate.
| Four horse thieves were hanged recently
| by vigilantes on the western border of the
! Cherokee Strip Two of them were noto-
| rious criminals, the other two being un-
| known.
Tue E. e. Baker Post, 6. A. R., Philadel-
| pbia, has got into hot water with the order
! for admitting the Confederate General,
Joseph E. Johnston. to mem bership.
FRED KING and William Kinney. aged
| fifteen and thirteen years respectively,
were killed by train while or ossing a
Providence & Boston railroad bridge near
Providence, X. l., recently.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, of New York, after a
brief hearing on the writ of habeas corpus
in the case OF Mrs. Scofield Charged with
being concerned in the death of Broker
Hatch), granted her discharge. Delaney
Nicoll contended that the committal Of
Mrs. Scoield was most unhearI of pro-
ceedings.
HEAVY rains at Fayetteville, Ark, have
| caused an overflow of the White river. At
Alma, Ark, the rivers were OVERLOOKING
aud it was feared several lives had been
lost.
THE conviction of McQuade, the New
York city Doodle alderman, has been con-
firmed by the Supreme Court.
BUSINESS failures Dun'S report) for the
seven days ended May IL, numbered for the
United States. 1G3; Canada, 20; total, 1S9
compared with 209 the previous week and
$50 he corresponding week of las year.
THE cruiser Baltimore, now building at
Cramps yard, will probably be launched
on July 4, and the Secretary of the Navy
has been advised accordingly.
THE Senate was not in session on the
18th. The House was in committee on the
Tariff bill, speeches being made by Ran
dali, Mckinley and Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky.
WILLIAM NJ. GREEN, assistant to Presi-
dent Ingalls,, of the c., I, st. L. & G. rail-
way. has been appointed general manager
of the system.
THE village of Zarnikou. Pomarania, has
been destroyed by fire. There was no loss
of life.
JOSEPH B. ANDERSON, who was recently
nominated for Governor of Tennessee by
the State Prohibition convention, died at
Knoxville on the 18th.
JACoB Vanderbilt, at New York re-
Gently, in giving his side of the story of his
relations with his wife, who is suing him
for limited divorce and alimony, said that
he met her IN house OF ill-fame, and as he
was young and inexperienced, he became
her dupe and consented to a secret mar
r:age. He SAID the girls name was Mary
Smith, but she called herself Viola Ward.
Her family lives at CazenoVie, n. Y. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

The State Convention Endorses the Admin
istration and Instructs for Cleveland.
NEW YORK, May 16.-At the meeting OF
the committee on delegates and electors,
yesterday, appointed by the Democratic
State convention, Governor David r. HIPS
name was first proposed for delegate
at large but he received only five
votes. The delegates at large
chosen are Alfred e. Chaplin, of Brook
Ign; Edward Cooper. New York; George
&. r ms, Rochester; Roswell p. Flower,
New York. Among the district delegates
are Richard j. Croker, Daniel Dougherty,
w. Bourke Cochran, W.. R. Grace, Hugh
j. Grant and Roger A Pryor. The electors
at large selected were Oswald Ottendorfer
and Wilson s. BisselL. The nominations
were approved By the convention in the
evening.
The resolutions adopted by the conven-
ZION were highly laudatory Of President
Cleveland and his Admin istration and in
structed the delegation at Chicago TO
act as unit in his support for the Presi-
dental nomination. Resolutions were also
adopted declaring against tru It's and APP
proving Governor Hill and his Administra-
lion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.

NATHAN APPLETON, of Massachusetts,
who has spent some time in the United
States of Colombia and who Is thoroughly
familiar with the operation OF the projected
Panama canal, has returned to Washing
ton. He declares the work is progressing
satisfactorily and will be completed within
the time contemplated.
The United States Supreme Court has
adjourned until next October
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has written Colonel
r. H. Thomas, secretary of the Penusylva-
Lila State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
that he will visit the Interstate EXPOSE
tion at Williams Grove, in August.
THE President has sent to the Senate the
nomination of John w. Browning, of Colo
RADIO, to be meter of the mint at Denver
Col
TIE Supreme Court of the United States
has refused rehearing in the Bell teIe-
phone case.
TIE Supreme Court of the United States
denied Swindler Benson'S application for
habeas corpus in the extradition proceed
ings for swindling the City of Mexico by
selling bogus Patti concert tickets
THE Senate Committee on Finance has
authorized The chairman to appoint a sub
committee to investigate tariff matters
The action of the committee is understood
to look to thorough inquiry into the sub
1ect and to report a tariff bill to the Senate.
SENATOR EvARTs has introduced a Joint
resolution authorizing the President. in
case of u final failure of diplomatic efforts
to effect an amicable settlement, to take
such other measures IN his Judgment
may be necessary to collect indemnity from
the Venezuelan Government for the in
juries suffered by the Venezuelan Steam
Transportation Company of New York by
the forcible seizure and employment in war
OF the company's steamers Hero San Fer
nando and Nutrius by the Venezuelan bel
ligerents In 1871.
A CABLE message has been received at
Washington from United States Consul
Lewis at Tangier, saying that all the CUES
tions of disagreement between Morocco
and the United States had been settled
and that he had gained all the points con-
tended for.
THE President has approved the act
granting right of way to the Kansas CITY
& Pacific Railway Company through the
Indian Territory.
SENATOR MORRILL, has appointed the fol-
lowing subcommittee on finance to con-
slider the tariff and revenue subjects: ALI
son, Aldrich, Hiscock, Beck and Harris
THE House Committee on Agriculture at
special meeting referred to a sub
committee the Butterworth Lardine bill
and its various substitutes looking to the
taxing OF all adulterated food products
The subcommittee will have authority to
report a new bill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
Flour Men Combine.

CHICAGO, May 11-Twenty represents
tives OF large exporting flour mills from st.
Louis. Minneapolis, Milwaukee,, Buffalo,
Chicago, Cleveland, Terre Haute and other
points, attended meeting here last even
ing, called by President Sebyt, OF the Ma
tional Millers' Association, TO correct the
abuses of the foreign and domestic trade.
After considerable discussion of the va
rious grievances, Mr. Sebyt proposed that
two bureaus be established, the one to take
charge Of the export trade, and the other
the domestic trade These bureaus were
~ be under the direct management of the
competent man at the head of each to at
tend to the details. The proposition was
adopted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
THr Interstate drill at Austin. Tex,

TIE Interstate drill at Austin, Tex,
opened on the 14th.
The convention of farmers, stockmen
and laborers met at Waco. Tex, on the
10Th with 80 delegates present. seventy
counties being represented. They organ
lied with Mayor Brolles, of Fort Worth, as
chairman. The convention was called
nom bipartisan, but was captured by the
Union Labor party.
FIVE thousand visitors, including 400
Free Masons, gathered at Bonham, Tex,
on The 10Th to witness the ceremony of lay
ing the corner stone OF the Fannin County
new court house. the finest structure Of
the kind in Texas. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Masonic order.
THE following State ticket has been NOM
mated by the Alabama Republicans: Gov
ernor, W. L. Ewing; Secretary of State.
j. j. Woodhall; Treasurer, S. L. Fowler;
Auditor p. S. Hef1in; Acknowledgement,
g. h Craig; Superintendent of Education,
j. III. Clark.
THE packet Bob Henry blew up at Blue
Creek shoals above Charleston, W. Va. the
other evening, killing the fireman and in
juring four other men.
WILLIAM II. WILLIS, a prominent mer-
chant OF Galveston. Tex, was killed at his
residence about two O'Clock on the morn
ing of the 10th. He was shot through the
head, but whether by burglars, by acct.
dent. or in what manner, was unknown.
Two-THIRDs of the young toba eco plants
in Western North e; rol ma have been killed
by recent frosts. The weather was very
cold.
THE Prohibitionists of North Carolina in
State convention at Greensbt TO on the 11lh
nominated full State ticket with the ex-
ception Of Secretary OF State and Attorney
General, headed by W. T. Walker, of
Greensboro, for Governor, and Moses
Hammond, of Randolph, for Lieutenant
Governor.
THE Louisiana Democratic Legislative
caucus on the first ballot nominated r. l..
Gibson to succeed himself as United States
Senator. On a ballot for Junior United
States Senator, the result was: White, 81;
Eustis, 81; Jonas, 80; Blancha, d. Is.
TATE's defalcatious as Treasurer of Ken
lucky has swelled to <24S, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
GENERAL.


THE result of the examination of Emperor
Frederick's throat dlscourages every hope
of more than temporary recovery. DR..
Mackenzie reports that the local malady is
making gradual progress. The osophagus
is still unaffected, however.
CONRAD rolling has been arrested in Mex
leo. He is believed to be the leader OF the
band of train robbers who recently at
tackled the train on the Sonora railroad.
COUNT STROGoNOFF and his sister, 2 in
cess Tzchan bornness, of Russia, and escort
of $50 men. were recently. captured by a
tribe of Turcomans In Asia, who demanded
an immense ransom for their release.
ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM HEWITT, of the
British navy, died at Portsmouth on the
18Th. He was fifty-four years of age and
was distinguished officer
THE Suez canal dividend is to be consid-
erably higher than last year, business hav-
ing been prosperous.
THE Princess Alexandria, daughter Of
the King and Queen of Greece, is soon to
marry the Grand Duke Paul, youngest
brother of the Gar of Russia.
The bill imposing duties on Indian corn
was rel cted by the French Chamber of
Deputies by vote of 2S2 to 247. The vote
was strangely inconsistent the principle
of the bill having been but just previously
affirmed.
ELEVEN persons have been killed and
thirty injured by collision on the Moscow
& Kursk railway in Russia.
The Dublin Exchequer Court has dis
missed the appeal of Father McFadden, of
Gweedore, against the doubling of his SEN
tence on app al. The court hell that a
county court has the power to increase a
sentence.
ADvICEs from the islHnd of Tahiti says
that party Of natives surprised French
p ,tro1 and killed an officer of marines and
two sailors.
A DISPATCH from Berlin says: Prof. Vir-
chow's examination of the matter fr m the
Emper rs throst confirms the results of
his former examination. He huds nothing
proving the exis' ence Of career.
THE rates between Chicago and Louis
vile for thu round tip have been cut to
eleven dollars
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
Triple Murder.

LIMA, o., April 3.-Last evening Patrick
Hughes, Dave Gallagher and James
Stockey were stabbed 10 death in a fight
with Dave Crowder and William Coins,
colored. Crowder and Coins were passing
Manning's saloon on Main street. when a
quarrel ensued. Hughes heart was cut IN
Two with razor. The most intense excite
-nent was caused by the murder and the
police were unable to keep the streets
clear. A mob formed and the various po-
lice stations and the county jail were Wis
sted, but the murderers were not found.
L was learned late at night that the au-
horlties had arrested them soon after the
lurder and had them in hiding, fearing
LOB violence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
KANSAS CITY ELECTION.
Result More Satisfactory to Individuals
Than Parties-The Seratcher Abroad.

a Result More Satisfactory to Individuals
Than Parties-The Seratcher Abroad.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 1.-The election
yesterday went of with hurrah. The re-
suit was mysterious and surprising. There
were three regular tickets-Repub lican,
Democratic and Labor. From the first two
the Law and Order League selected a ticket,
while Davenport, for recorder. ran indie
pendent The Republicans Will have the
Council by one woe, il Pague, the only La
Dor candidate elected, votes with them.
There was a large and unblushing amount
OF bribery and treating. the streets being
filed with drunken men, but no disorder
was reported. Two arrests were made of
ticket peddlers for touting within two hun
dred feet OF the polls. The result may be
regarded as victory for the saloon ele-
ment- Kumpf, Republican, is elected By a
majority of GAG. Holmes, Democrat, is elected
treasurer by majority of LOO, and Daven-
port, Independent, is elected by majority
of 3, 700 and a plurality over Snow, who de-
feated him for the nomination, of 6, 1872. So
Kumpr and Davenport are both Endorsed.
Winram, Repu blican candidate for auditor.
pulls through by plurality OF 1.536, and
City Attorney Hawkins will have the
pleasure OF being sat down upon for anoth-
er year by Davenport. His call was close
one, but he got there by a plurality
OF 395 and will stay there anoth-
err year. Lucas, the Democratic NOM
inee for mayor endorsed by the Law
and Order League, made a gallant but I'M
availing fight J. W. Reese, the Labor
nominee, received only 667 votes; Kumpf
1865; Lucas, 5. 655-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
KANSAS CROPS.
The Season Two Weeks Late, But the Feel
Ing Hopeful.

In0 season Two Weeks Late, But the Eco1-
Ing Hopeful.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 4-The following is
a synopsis of the forthcoming quarterly re-
port OF the Kansas State Board of Agricul-
ture for the week ending March 81, 1883:
Wheat area sown in the State in the fall
Of 1897 as compared with that sown the pre-
vious year, 1O1 per cent, which gives a to-
tai area for the State OF 1,3l5.S2S acres,
which is an access OF Il, 2O9 acres above the
acreage of the previous year. Winter killed
or destroyed from other causes, eight per
cent. General condition OF crops as COM
pared with full stand and unimpaired VIZ
tally, 81 per cent
Tame Grasses-Au varieties of tame
grasses suffered more or less from the
drought OF last season, and as reports vary
in regard to them it is difficult to deter
mine which variety has withstood the
drought best; but timothy and clover,
especially for Eastern aud alfalfa and or
chard grass for Western Kansas, seem 10
give on the whole the best satisfaction.
Fruit-Buds Of all varieties with the ex-
ception of peaches are reported in good
healthy condition and promise u good crop.
The season is reported generally through
out the State as about two weeks
late, but the ground without any ex-
ceptlon is in excellent condition for
spring crops. The subsoll of Kan
sas is reported as more thoroughly
soaked by the March rains than it has been
for many years. Altogether the situation
in Kansas at this time is most hopeful and
the farmers throughout the State are in
good spirits and not without reason are ex-
pecting a bountiful yield from the seed
that they put into the ground this season.
Rye-The general condition of the crop,
as compared with the average condition,
100 per cent.
Live Stock-Horses: Condition generally
good, but in many counties thin in flesh in
consequence of the scarcity and high price
Of grain; no prevailing disease.
Cattie-Notwithstan the fear and
anxiety OF farmers throughout the State
last fall, cattle have gone through the win
ter in fair shape, as rule, and the percent
age of loss is less than it has been for a
number OF years. In general, cattle are
thin, but in good health, and have sufficient
strength to carry them through to grass.
Only few counties report loss, and these
are in the extreme western portion of the
State, and are attributed 20 cornstalks and
other dry, indigestible food.
Hogs-Farmers generally, on account of
the light corn crop, sold their hogs of
close in the fall, and those remaining are
for the most part thin in flesh. There will
be but few pigs this spring. In a few
counties hog cholera is reported, but gen.
orally in a mild form, and it is no doubt
only the remnant of that fearful scourge
which played so much havoc among the
hogs Of Kansas the two preceding years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
THE LATEST.

FATHER KENNEDY and sixteen farmers OF
County Cork have been convicted of at
tending a National League meeting in a
proclaimed district, and sentenced to three
months Imprisonment.
! The Italian Cabinet has decided to stop
military operations in Africa during the
summer. A special colonial corps will re-
main at Massowah and the rest OF the
troops will return to Italy.
THE President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Briga-
dier-General George Crook to be Major
General; Colonel John r. Brooks, of the
Third infantry to be Brigadier-General
THE other night Mr.. Mathison and his
sixteen-year-old son, of Oil Springs, Ont,
started to cross the river at Port Huron,
Mich, to Sarnia in q row boat. When
| about half way across a sudden squall
drove the boat agains cake OF ice, the
craft capsized and its occupants were
drowned.
The President has approved the act
granting pension to Mary S. Logan,
widow of General John A, Logan, and the
act to increase the pension OF Mrs. Apo
lima A. B air.
JAMES PARSONS barn near Centerville,
Mich, was struck by light ming recently
and totally destroyed, Mr.. Parsons and his
little child and a Mrs. Yankee being in
stantly killed at the same time.
Senate on the 9th was one increasing DR..
Mary E. Walkers pension to SIS month.
The Bureau of Animal Industry bill was
further considered. The House continued
the farce of extending its session of the
4th, forced by the opposition to the Direct
Tax bill
KENNEDY PORTER, son of Ex-Governor
Porter. of Tennessee, was fatally shot at
Paris, KY, on the 9th by Will Edmunds.
The origin of the difficulty was supposed to
be the attention of young Porter 10 Ed
munds' sister.
BUSINESS failures DAMS report) for the
seven days ended April 5, numbered for
the United States, 1893; Canada, Is; total,
~; compared with 223 the previous week
nd 223 the corresponding week of last
year.
REV MIR. SUTHERLAND, the evangelist,
better known to the theater- going public
as Senator Bob Hart" of the minstrel
stage, which he quit to preach, was found
dead In bed In the room of friend at Bar
ney's Hotel, in Chambers street. New
York, the other night He had recently
gone TO the bad. and Immediately preced
ing his death had been drinking heavily.
WILLIAM TAYLOR KELLOGG, the last but
one of the associates of Horace Greeley in
the founding of the Tribune in 1S40 died at
Birmingham, Conn, recently. aged seventy
two. He was a veteran compositor.
JUDGE JACKSON, IN the United States
Circuit Court, at Louisville KY, recently
affirmed the decision OF the lower court IL
the West Virginia habeas corpus case
against the State of Kentucky for posses,
sion or the Hatfield prisoners. This was
the second victory for Kentucky.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

THE recent heavy rains at jackson. Miss,
caused the rear walls of the Capitol build
ing to sink, and great fears were enter
tanned for its safety.
The Maryland Legislature has repealed
the charter OF the Baltimore q Ohio Ra l.
road Employees Relief Association, TO take
effect IN one year.
BIZ collision with Swedish bark at
Key West, Fla, March %, the United
States vessel Richmond. flag ship OF Rear
Admiral Luce, was badly damaged.
JUST before daylight the other morning
the Jail at Friar's Point, Mss, was discoy-
cred to be on fire. Desperate efforts were
made 10 release the five prisoners it con.
tanned, but without success, and they per-
ished in the flames.
ORDERLY SERGEANT FRED CAssIUs, of
the marine corps at the Charlestown navy
yard, has disappeared. 1t was alleged that
irregularities involving several thousand
dollars had been discovered.
w. K .MEsTAR has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Fourth
Mississippi district.
FIRE in Baltimore, Md, the other morn
ing destroyed two coal oil storage ware
houses and several thousand barrels of oil,
dong $40, 600 damage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
GENERA-.

DR.. BREsSELs, the Arctic explorer, who
acted as physician on the American ship
| Polaris in 1851, has died at Stuttgart of
apopleXy.
A DISPATCH from Bucharest, Roumania.
says: premier Bratiano has rendered his
resignation. Prince Chika has been sum-
moned to form a cabinet" The same dis
patch says that the Russian legation in Bu-
charest has been burned. No particulars
were given.
| GERMAN Socialists IN Switzerland have
parodied the Emperor Fredericks amnesty
| decree and sent 10000 copies to Germany.
THE fire in the Russian Legation in Bu-
| charest was caused by an accident and not
| by incendiary.
THE town hall at Arnprior, Ont, was de-
stroyed by fire the other day, with the
records and fire apparatus.
DISPATCHES from Massowah state that
| the Abyssinians have captured the village
of Mellertal, whose Inhabitants have been
| friendly to the Italians, and massacred the
men, women and children.
THE report that Count THOR KaroIyi, of
| Austria, was killed in duel was erroneous.
1t has been ascertained that he committed
suicide. 1t was supposed that he was
| mentally depressed by the unfavorable
| turn of love affair.
NJ. FLooUET succeeded in forming new
| French Cabinet to follow that of Mr.
Tirard. defeated over constitutional
question having reference to the case of
General Boulanger.
THE dervishes of Latilet, Morocco, have
proclaimed holy war against the Sultan.
w. REID LEWIS the American Consul at
Tangier, has received Il reply from the
Moorish Government declining to accede to
the demands OF the United States with ref
erence to the persons under Consular pro-
lection imprisoned at Rabat.
AT Celaya, Mexico, on Easter Sunday.
during the progress of a bull fight, an
incendiary fired the building. Eighteen
women and children were burned to death
and fifty or sixty seriously and fatally
hurt. The male spectators escaped by
breaking through the walls.
ADvICEs from Bokhara state that the
Grand Vizier of that State has been MUIR
dere by il native. The Ameer ordered the
and they were hurled from tower $50 feet
high.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS left
Southampton, Eng, on the 9Th for vaca-
ton trip to the United States.
THE British naval training ship Martin,
manned by boys, went ashore off Ports
mouth, Eng, recently and was much
damaged.
BRITISH medical papers agree that the
disease of the Emperor OF Germany is
Quiescent and that he is gaining strength.
THERE were reports, well authenticated,
in Berlin on the 9Th that Prince Bismarck
had resolved upon resigning the Chancel-
lorship, owing to disagreement with the
Emperor, who wanted to marry his daugh-
ter Princess Victoria, to Prince Alexander,
of Batten burg, late Of Bulgaria. The news
of Bismarck's proposed resignation created
great excitement.