Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

GENEKAI.
TH1 mayor of st. Denis, France, haa
succeeded in breaking the ring to raise the
price. of bread and the bakeries have 70
opened.
THE executive committee of the United
Cotton Spinners' Association of Manches-
ter announces that the owners of 5000, 600
out of q, 000, 900 spindles favor working on
short time to defeat the Liverpool and
| New York corners in cotton. Further cir
culars inviting replies have been issued
A GERMAN named Ludwig has been Ar
rested in London for the murders in Whites
chapel. He was threatening 3 prostitute
| with long knife when arrested. When
| searched, a razor and pair OF scissors
were also found in his possession.
THE total salmon pack OF Alaska this
season is 1000 cases.
| LARGE free gold deposits are reported in
the Silver Bow basin, Alaska, but cold has
caused the suspension Of mining opera
Gons for the season.
HOHENBURG, Q retired German officer,
has been committed for trial at Nice,
France, on charge of espionage.
JOHN &. WHITFIELD, the actor, has been
pronounced insane. He is q member OF
tho actors fund.
| Count ToLsToI, Russian Minister Of the
interior, is about TO retire because Of ill
health. His successor has not vet been
chosen.
| SENIOR MONROE GONZALES, chief Of tho
division Of the Spanish Bank at Havana,
was shot dead recently by q young man
whom he had discharged.
A LONG train bearing recruits, who were
| returning from the German army maneu.
vers, collided with a freight train at Mop.
pen, Hanover, recently, and four of the
recruits were killed and a large number
| were wounded. The accident was caused
| by misplaced switch.
ENGLISH missionary societies are clam.
oring for an inquiry to be made into the
| charges against the late Major Bartelott
and Henry NJ. Stanley. The charges are
of cruelty towards the natives and readi.
ness to shoot them for disobedience:
SEVERAL Greek war ships have been or.
dered to be made ready to put to sea. The
recent seizure of Greek vessel at Chios
has been the subject Of protest by the
Greek Government. but the Porte has rec
fused to give a satisfactory reply.
w. A. HATFIELD, of Yarmouth, N. s.,
formerly shipbuilder, has made an as.
| Segment. A few years ago he was worth
81, DOC, 900, but some four or five years ago
be went into the West India trade with
others, the firm being known as Hatfield,
King & Co., and he is said to have lost
about all his money in this venture.
GENERAL BoULANGER paid a flying visit
the other day.
THE rains in Mexico have ceased. Eight
thousand soldiers were at work building
trenches and dykes about the City OF
| Mexico.
SMITH, F1ssELL & Co., cigar manufac.
turers, OF Montreal, Can, have assigned
with $95, 600 liabilities.
ITwas recently rumored but not believed
that the Ameer Of Afghanistan had died
suddenly.
Much indignation is expressed in Tahiti
over the seizure OF Easter island by Chill,
| which proposes to establish there q penal
colony. This is the island famous for it's
grand stone statues standing. on huge
pedestals. The seizure was made by
Captain Toro, of the CHILEAN cruiser An
gamos.
NEWS received from the South Seas is
that there was savage fighting on the
Marques group before the natives allowed
the French TO hoist their flag and take
possession. Two hundred French ma
rines and several thousand natives were
killed. The natives retreated into the
mountains, where it was difficult to dislodge
| them.
The Uzambura chiefs, headed by Sim
boja, have revolted against the Germans
and dispersed Meyers caravan. Meyers
porters have deserted him and he has re-
some natives of Zanzibar,t mistaking the
secretary Of the British Admiral for a
German official, assaulted him and then
made their escape in the darkness. The
secretary's injuries were not serious.