Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTE8.
4B sseestry surplus IL $1O3. 95O, 600. The
9iscrepaacy between this amount and the
0arplas - stated in the Presidents letter
% aoceetaness $3.50, 100000. is probably due
De she face that the President includes
Aeees e23O00, 600 Of fractional silver coin on
9aR& al part OF the surplus, while the
@seasuFy officials do not.
DaSaU4ETING rumors are current with re-.
GARD Eco Che health Of Senator Beck. who
Aas tseA &c Fortress Monroefor some DAYS.
8nquisE AMONG his friends develops the
Sses shas in compliance with the advice of
Die Pfy siciang he has decided not to rec
Sapsee biz Aatier in the Senate until next
sfssioas
The BaTIway Roadmasters' Association
q? AmeRiea began its annual convention in
Nashingsoa on the nth.
Bus Pgeeident has made the following
Examinations: Lambert Tree, Of Illinois,
g go Minister % Belgium, to be Minister to
&.ussisss sife George v. u. Lothrop. re.
eiglseds Ed~in r. Connell, Consul Of the
CHite6 states at Batavia. Secretaries Of
Segatioa-IEo&ard Martin, of New York, to
@chinas Charles 4. Holiday, Of Kansas, to
Wenezuela3 Aenry A. Villas, of New York,
90 Che argentine Republic; Henry B.
%-hitehouses Ue Sew York, to Mexico.
CEIEF BE19e OF che United States secret
services Ass seosived telegram dated
De has eapeureds as Mount Carroll, III,
Qwo couaterfefaeyse &each and McLaugh.
Gine eosyeehee Nieh q large quantity Of
counterfeit taoneg and . complete outfit
CHE ilR6essig asiOA into che charges that
impropaa influences aSese used in connee.
Gion with che contracts for ehe new library
@uilding at &Sashingeoss Aas been post
9oneG.
SEcRETaRg WHrTMEW auahosizes the
Ha,a& Go ho
signing from tho Cabinet and ehae he never
oNne& q 6ollae in che geandasa oil trust
Cor has any relation 90 les
THE condition of Hon. S@muef D Randall
Gas so much improved since lessiax ~ ash.
@gton thao his ghg sicians E9. MaFfias sss
Gnree him he may safelN eoHRs upon ses
seeming his seag in congress ssheH che
oo1se reassembles in DecemlaeRs
THE casa
DAVID He BENNETT, aged se5eAsy sSoaasa
Croker at sc Wall street, New Yoskm vas
Qound murdered in his bed at hiaresidenees
$50 Forest street, Jersey Cts on the 4nosns
ing of the 9th, his skull haging beeu Traces
ured with some heavy instrument The
crime was thought to have been the wora
of burglars.
The members of the New orS Sock Exe
change have subscribed $1,000 eoeha yelbO@
fever fund.
XS10
10th for Governor, CongressmeN, 6egiss
lators, etc. The Republicans claomeA eka
State by over 10000 plurality.
THE corner stone of the new Masonic
temple at Pittsburgh, Pao on the site Of
the building destroyed by fire last year,
has been laid with impressive ceremonies.
THE Journal of Lewiston has returns
from 40 Maine towns, which give Burleigh
1927; Putnam, $685.; Cslshing, 2896
Simmons, $40. Republican plurality, 1876
6Ss; majority, 4,s43. The same tscsvns tive
years ago gave the following vote: Bod
well. 81 ,242; Edwards, 52,62T: Clark, ,2S3.
Republican plurality, 1865; Republican
majority, 1O,SS2.
THE Prohibitionists of Massachusetts,
have nominated William 81. Earle, of
Worcester, for Governor.
RICHARD A. PROCTOR, the well known
English astronomer, died at New York of
yellow fever on the night of the 18th. he
had just previously arrived from Oak
Lawn, Fla, which place, it was thought,
was free from the plague.