Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-11
GENERAL.

NOTHING has been heard from the two
missing pilot boats, Enchantress and Phan-
tom, which disappeared during the blizzard
at New York. The crew OF the Enchant.
ress consisted of four pilots and SIX sailors
and that Of the Phantom OF four sailors,
her pilots having left her the day before
the storm broke.
The crops in three extensive fields be.
longing TO three estates in Cuba have been
destroyed by fire.
A MEETING OF the British Liberal leaders
to discuss the Local Government bill de-
cided that the main features or the meas
ure were satisfactory, and IL was deter
mined TO hasten its second reading and
push II TO the committee stage by every
possible means.
The Dublin Nail says that the London
police have taken special precautions In
consequence OF their having learned OF O
projected plot TO murder Mr.. Balfour.
DR. ZABLUDosKT has commenced to ad.
minister a course Of massage treatment to
the Emperor or Germany. The doctors are
OF tho opinion that another loosening OF
cartilage is imminent
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 starry
ing refugees from the flooded districts
who, like swarms Of locusts, are devouring
every thing.
TIE Russian Government has prohibited
operations by the American Bible Society
In the Baltic provinces. IT'S probable that
the Government will ultimately expel al
representatives Of British and American
Bible societies
A MOB Of women in Constantinople re-
Gently sought TO obtain the arrears of pen.
sions due their husbands from the Govern
ment and besieged the ONCE Of the Minis
ter Of Finance, who had TO DO secretod 70
escape the fury OF the women. The mob
killed woman who was advising them 70
make their demands quietly.
The damage by the floods In Germany IL
estimated at t50OOO,OOO. Tho towns Of
Bortsenburg, Domitz and Damenberg are
still flooded. Twenty-ninc lives have been
lost and 10000 cattle have persisted, while
$1,000 persons have been made homeless
In the valley Of the vistula.
AN extension OF the Burlington strike
was reported probable on the 2Sth. At St
Joseph, Mo-, a switchman was killed by
the alleged Incompetence OF one Of the
new engineers. Tho local switchmen
thereupon struck, notifying the manage
mont that they would only switch for
Brotherhood engineers and making a do
mand for the redress OF other grievances
A carload Of Knights Of Labor swItchmen
was reported TO have left Pittsburgh, Pa,
for Chicago TO take the places Of the
strikers.
AT the Wicklow Qreland) assizes 70
Gently, the mooniighters, Daniel Hayes and
Daniel Moriarty, were found guilty OF the
murder Of Farmer Ftzmaurice in County
Kerry In January last aud were sentenced
TO be hanged.
CHARLES T. CRoss, president, and Sam
uel {. 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 %. 40
and In Whites e1525a OF this amount
t6OO was in unsigned currency bills.
DETECTIVE FAHEY, OF Montreal has been
sentenced to fouftoen years IN the peniten-
tiary for robbiug the Grand Trunk railway
/ Offices.
Mr. GmHooLY, who, on March 10. was
sentenced under the Irish Crimes act "a
two months Imprisonment, has been SEN
fenced to an additional term OF two weeks
for assaulting Inspector Hayes.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's repori) for
seven days ended March %, numbered foI
the United States, 179; Canada, ~; total
/ 22l; compared with 24S tho previous week
and 223 for the corresponding week last
year.
Kxo JOIN, OF Abyssinia, on the sOth
proposed terms OF peace 10 General Sar