Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-23
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THE latest reports from Hazelton, n. W.
! r, are that the hostile Indians are keep
| ing rather quiet and no massacre is now
| expected. "A
A DISPATCH from rt-au-Prince, Hayti.
| says that the revolution has been success
| fui. and that the Governments has been
overthrown. The President took refuge on
an English frigate.
A FAMINE prevails in Epirus and seri-
Gus disorders have occurred. The Al
bantam garrison at Metzovo, owing to the
non-receipt of their wages attempted to
! sack the town. The soldiers killed many
| Christians and plundered their shops. The
houses were burned.
GENERAL BoULANGER'S arrival at
Amiens on the 18th resulted in several
| conflicts between rival political parties.
During the fighting several persons were
wounded and a number of arrests were
made.
The Spanish Government is trying to
| induce the United States Government to
reduce or abandon altogether its claim for
indemnity of s., 000, 900, which Signor
Moret granted to American citizens on ac-
count of losses during the Cuban war.
A CRISIS is said to exist in Turkey between
the Sultan and his Ministers, due to the
refusal of the Sultan to sanction the Grand
Vizier's proposal to borrow FL SOC, 900 from
Turkish banks, which amount was de-
| manded by the Ministers of War and of
Marine to purchase goods and to pay
soldiers and seamen's wages, which are
long over due.
AT great Liberal demonstration at
Toronto, Ont, recently the speakers de-
nounced the financial policy of the Cana
dian Government and advocated recipro-
city with the United States.
IT was reported in London that the
Times would demand the dismissal of
Parnell's suit in the Scotch courts ON the
ground that it owns no property and it's
proprietors do not reside in Scotland.
THE Turkish Government forbade all
displays in honor of the opening of the
through line from Constantinople to Paris.
THE worlds convention of Y. III. c. A.
opened at Stockholm, Sweden, on the
18th. The officers reported an astonish-
ing growth of the association.
A DISPATCH from Rome of the 10th says:
The Pope continues unwell. The utmost
secresy prevails regarding his condition.
ADVECEs from Suakim indicate that the
''White Pasha" is really Stanley, who had
gathered an immense host of natives
sworn to capture Khartoum.
THE steamships Geiser and Thingvalla,
of the Thingvalla steamship line, were in
collision off Sable Island on the morning
of the hath. The Geiser sank almost i'm
mediatefy after the collision. A number
of the passengers and crew were picked up
by boats from the Thingvalla, but over one
hundred persisted. The Geiser was on it's
way from New York to Stettin, the Thing
vaila going in the opposite direction. A
heavy fog prevailed at the time, and the re-
sponsibility for the disaster was unknown.
REPORTS to the Neao England Homestead
from d34 correspondents, covering the fruit
growing regions of New England, New
York and Michigan, show an enormous
yield of grapes in all sections, a remark
ably short crop of pears of ali varieties,
full crop of peaches in Delaware, Michigan
and other sections.
GENERAL BoULANGER arrived Mt Able
Vile on the 10th and went to the cemetery
for the purpose of putting a wreath upon
the tomb of Admiral Courbet. He was ac-
companied by large party, but the police
at the entrance to the cemetery would not
allow them to go in with the General and
he was compelled to enter alone. Upon
leaving the cemetery he addressed the
crowd which had gathered A row fol-
lowed and gems d'armes dispersed the
rioters.
THE business portion of the town of Cay
enne, French Guiana, has been destroyed
| by fire. Loss, 81, 100000.
THE Governor of Queensland, IN opening
Parliament recently, announced that he
would support the Canadian Pacific cable.
THE Sultan of Morocco recently lost
detachment of 200 soldiers, who We're am
pushed by rebels. The Sultan had pre-
viously treacherously murdered a deputa-
ton sent by the rebels to treat with him.
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