Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-14
GENERAL

THE British Government prohibited the
proposed demonstration at Youghal, Ire
land, in commemoration of the death OF the
young fisherman, Hanlon, who was killed
by the police there year ago.
The Hungarian Government has decided
to remove the iron gate impediments to
navigation in the Danube, in accordance
with the Berlin treaty.
The mystery surrounding the recent
visit Of Count Herbert Bismarck to Dublin
has been cleared away by the announce
Went that he is betrothed to a relative OF
the Marquis Of Londonderry, Lord Lieuten-
ant Of Ireland.
ADvIoEs from Victoria, B. e., state that
man answering in every particular the
description Of Tascott the alleged MUIR
derer OF millionaire Smell in Chicago, has
been arrested there.
A SPECIAL from Winnipeg says: Dis
patches from the West show much uneasi-
ness among settlers along the Saskat
chewan, owing to the restitution among
the half-breeds and Indians. Many of them
are on the verge Of starvation.
OvERTUREs have been made by Canada
for the admission Of New Foundland into
the Federal Union Of the Dominion.
TwENTY-FoUR houses in the Cassim quar-
ter Of Constantinople were destroyed by
fire recently.
1T was telegraphed from Berlin on the
9Th that the aged Emperor of Germany was
dead. Contradictions came later after
much confusion had been created On the
morning Of the 9th it was again reported
that he was dead
CARDINAL CzAcKI died at Rome on the 9th,
Of apoplexy. He was born In 1884. and
was made . Cardinal in 1882
FRENCH police seized quantity Of scan
dalous placards rejecting upon the dead
Emperor Of Germany which were being
sold by street hawkers on The boulevards.
The press comments on the death of tho
Emperor were all dignified in tone and
unanimous in expressions Of regret.
THE British bark Lahoma, from Launces-
ton, Australia, for London, with a cargo OF
WOOL has been wrecked in the English
Channel. The captain and eleven Of the
crew were drowned.
LATER reports from China state that 100
600 persons were drowned by the overflow
Of the Yellow river and $50, 600 rendered
homeless
BUSINESS failures (pun's reportj for the
seven days ended March numbered for
the United States. 1g5; Canada, IS; total,
253; compared with PA the previous week
and 219 the corresponding week Of last
year.
AMERICAN officers pursuing a train rob-
Der into Mexico were arrested by the
aptherIties at Janos, chihuahua, and after
Confinement in Jail for a short time were
released, their arms being taken firm them.
Much excitement existed on the Texas boz.
der over the AFFAIR,
fHK United States war ship Enterprise,
mounting six guns, has arrived at Tangier.
Morocco. The Captain demanded re inn
mediate release Of the Moor who was nm
der American Protection and who was i'm
imprisoned at Rabat- He also demanded
satisfaction from the Moorish Government
for the mans illegal arrest,
A FURIOUS storm was reported ravaginc
the coasts between New York and Balti-
more on the morning Of the 18th. Great
damage was feared, but nothing was
known, a. telegraphic communication was
completely destroyed.
THE Burlington strike assumed no new
phase on the 11th. A convention OF dele
gates Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers was held at New York and
after indorsing the strike the meeting
authorized strikes on any OF the roads
found aiding the Burlington Several rail-
roads. in expectancy Of strike Of their