Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
IT is reported in Dublin that Lord Lon
donderry, the Lord Lieutenant OF ireland.
is very DESTROYS OF leaving that country,
and will probable resign.
THE shipbuilders Of the Clyde in Scot
land regard the prospects for their trade
as exceedingly gloomy.
A DISPATCH from Vienna says Count Kali
uoky has accepted Russia's overtures for
the settlement of the Bulgarian question.
He trusts that Italy and England will fol-
low suit
THE Association of the Chambers of Com
merce of Great Britain has adopted resolu-
tons in favor of a general arbitration treaty
with the United States.
THE London Financial Nelcs IS out with a
long article favoring the control of the
Canadian Pacific railroad by the Canadian
Government.
THERE was little doubt among the rail-
road men on the 23d as to the future of the
Western rate war. The roads were sick OF
the trouble and willing to restore rates and
stop the present enormous loss, provided a
satisfactory agreement could be reached.
THE Cunard and other steamship COM
panies are arranging to run extra steamers
on their routes. 1t is expected that there
will be a large increase in Irish immigra-
ton this year.
News from Philppopolis says that regi-
Bourgas and 1t is expected that part OF the
Philippopolis garrison will also be ordered
there. 1t is believed that Bourgas and
Varna will be fortified.
THE Irish ExcheQuer Court has set aside
the sentence OF two months Imprisonment
passed by the criminal court in the case Of
Mr. Walsh, editor of the Wexford People,
on the ground of irregular publication Of
the notices forbldding meetings of sup
al Of National I.GaOnQ
MEXICAN troops had q skirmish with
Yaqui Indians in the Bucaled mountains
recently. Ten Indians were killed. The
Mexicans lost two.
THE Burlington railroad has refused to
grant the demand of the engineers for a
change in the system of wages to the mile
age system, and the officials of the COM
pany declare they will adhere to the pres
ent plan. The Wabash and Alton roads
have agreed to the new scale of wages,
with slight notifications.
MIR. PHELPS, the American Minister, had
long interview on the 22d with Lord Sal
isbury on the subject of the Fisheries
treaty. the text of which was before them.
Lord Salisbury expressed approval of the
substance and form of the document.
GENERAL BoULANGER will issue protest
against the use of his name for election
purposes. His friends assert that the
nomination of General Boulanger for the
French Chamber of Deputies is a reaction
airy maneuver intended to discredit him.
The annual report of the Chicago & AL
ton for 1887 has been issued. 1t shows
gross earnings. SIS. al. 3S6; operating ex-
penses, s., 30 202; net earnings, S367l, 1873.
IT has been decided to form club Of
English and American students in Berlin.
PRINCE LOUIS, second son of the Grand
Duke of Baden and grandson of the EN-
peror of Germany, died on the 23d, aged
twenty-five.
TIE plan of campaign victory near
Loughrea, Ireland, was celebrated with
bonfires. Sir Henry Bourke has granted
twenty-five per cent. reduction to his ten
ants, pays the legal cost, relnstates evicted
tenants and pays the cost of their mainten-
ance since eviction.
FATHER KENNEDY and eight farmers have
months Imprisonment for attending meet
ing of a suppressed branch of the National
League at Newmarket.
FIFTEEN hundred weavers went on a
strike recently at Flers, in the department
of Arne France, formed in procession and
marched through the streets singing the
"Carmagnole. When the factory was
reached stones were thrown at the Win
dows and most of them were smashed.
Gendarmes quelIed the riot and dispersed
the crowd.
THE Italian troops at Massowah have ad-
vanced to Ghyda and found it evacuated
by the Abyss MAN troops.
The Dominion Parliament was opened at
Ottawa, Ont, on the 23d. The Governor
General commended the new Fishery
treaty to the favorable consideration of the
members.