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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
GENERAE.

IHE vienna newspapers agree mat the
publication of the Austro-German treaty is
the final admonition to Russia from these
Governments.
The Afghan Boundary Commission has
at last completed its work, and the British
members have left st. Petersburg for En-
gland
BISMARCK addressed the German Reich
stag on the 9th, giving pacific assurances.
THE swelling in the lower part of the
German Crown Princes throat has in
creased somewhat and interferes with his
breathing when he exerts himself.
Mr. WATSON, the designer of the yacht
Thistle, has completed the drawings for
four new yachts, ono of them a center
board boat To be built on the Clyde.
ETELKA GERsTER, the prima donna. it is
reported, has recovered tue use of her
voice.
THE recent riots in Spain resulted in the
death of twenty persons.
ADvICEs from Shanghai say that nearly
COCA, 600 persons are utterly destitute
through the Hoang-Ho floods.
The Gar of Russia has declined to ger
nit a morganatic marriage between the
Grand Duke Michael and the daughter of
Count lgnatieff.
The German Government proposes to re-
duce the telegraph toll from Germany to
England four pfennigs after January 1,
next.
THE Military bill was read the third time
in the German Reichstag on the Sth and
passed en- bloc.
GENERAL GARCIA has been fighting band
il s IN Mexico.
& WINNIPEG train on the Manitoba road
str.:k a broken rail near Melrose recently
and coach and two sleepers were thrown
into a snow bank.
GLADSTONE returned to England on the
CT 4 tod, wit oh af nu0 -
and London. The crowds were enormous.
IT is reported in Berlin that the Russian
Minister to Roumania has demanded of the
King of that Nation an explanation Of its
attitude toward the Triple Alliance.
IT is reported that the advance of the
Abyssinian army on Massowah has been
stopped because of tribal dissensiOns.
THE rubber trust is reported to have
fallen through.
THE dispute between Wade Hampton and
General Sherman as to the burning of
Columbia. S. c., during the war has been
characterized by much bitterness.
THE Ouinqueunial Parliament bill has
passed it's third reading in the German
Reichstag.
THE German Reichstag has passed the
Military Loan bill without debate, only
three Social-Democrat members voting
against it.
THE British Parliament was opened by
Royal Commission on the 9th. The Queen
speech contained but little of interest.
THE operation of tracheotomy was per-
formed by DIR. Bramann on the Crown
Prince OF Germany at San Reno on the
afternoon of the 9th. He was reported
progressing we'll after the operation.
MANY arrests have been made in South
ern Russia owing to the discovery of an
extensive agrarian movement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16

A Sleeper the Rock Island Leaves tin
Track and PIunges Down an Embank-
ment.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 10-The Rock
Island passenger which was due here at
9:O5 o'clock yesterday morning did not ar
rive until about five O'Clock last evening.
The delay was occasioned by a serious
wreck that occurred just east OF
Unionville, Iowa, about three o'clock
yesterday morning. The through Kansas
City sleeper broke down soon after the
train left Chicago, and the passengers were
put into the only remaining Pullman car,
that was to be transferred at Cameron
The train was considerably late, and az
preaching Unionville at q very high rate Of
speed when the accident occurred
Just as it struck bridge the sleeper
left the track and bumped over the
rails for a distance OF several hundred feet
and then broke loose and plunged over On
embankment twenty or twenty five feet in
height Only two OF the passengers es-
capped injury, but none OF the twenty hurt
were seriously injured. Much suffering
was occasioned by several Of the passen-
gers having TO stand in the cold only par
TALLY clad, the accident occurring while
they were asleep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
TIE LATEST.

PYNE and Gilhooley, Irish members OF
the British Parliament, indicted under the
Crimes act, were arrested by the police in
London recently. Both members had been
in hiding a considerable time.
Two men were recently digging up some
dynamite which had been buried to pro-
tect it until wanted to use in a gas we'll
near Bellevue, O., when one of them struck
the explosive material with his pick. The
explosion instantly killed the two men.
In Liberty township. Wabash County,
Ind, recently j. 1. Smith and Joel Hale
were killed by the explosion of the boiler
of portable engine. The explosion was
caused by pumping cold water into the su-
perheated boiler.
WOLVES have become dangerously nu-
merous in the vicinity of st. Cloud, Mimi.
The other night several made raid on a
pig pen, almost within the city limits, and
destroyed nearly 1000 pounds of live hogs.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended February numbered for
the United States 237; Canada, So; total,
2S9, compared with 279 the previous week
and 267 for the corresponding week of last
year.
a TERRIBLE explosion occurred at the Du-
pont powder works near Wilkes barre, Pa,
on the 10th. Four men were blown to
pieces and forty other persons injured,
fourteen seriously. Immense damage was
done, several tons of powder beng ex-
ploded.
MAJOR TEMPLAR, of the British army, was
recently arrested at Chatham, charged
with divulging official secrets
Gross cruelties are alleged against the
officers of the British ship Macedon, which
recently arrived in Japan from Philadel-
phia Five OF the crew were said to have
died from their injuries.
N
10th. A resolution OF Mr.. Perkins TO in
Quire into the inefficient mail service in
kansas and the West was adopted by the
House. The bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and executors of Donald Nc
Kay occupied the House in Committee OF
the Whole for a considerable time, Mr..
Springer succeeding in antagonizing it. A
bill for right of way through the Indian
Territory was passed
THE Treasury Department has decided
that a Chinese merchant at Portland, Ore.
can not bring his nephew from China to
help him in his business.
GEORGE w. CLARK. q real estate dealer
OF Duluth, Mimi, formerly newspaper
| writer under the late Daniel Manning on
the Albany Argus, died recently.
EDWARD a DEACoNs, OF Rochester, N
Y, has been sentenced to be hanged April
10 for the murder of Mrs. Ada Stone.
The jury in New York City disagreed in
the case OF A. Howard Hinkle, Of Cincin-
natl, against Mrs. Jeanette NJ Thurber
tor 500. 0cO for money advanced to the
American Opera Company.
THE next biennial session of the Ameri-
can Horticultural Society viii be held in
Texas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
Lord Landsdowne.

OTTAWA, Ont. Feb. 1O.-Lord Lansdowne
received the official communication tender
ing him the position of Viceroy or India and
has accepted The promotion of his Excel
lency. involving as it does his departure
from Canada, causes profound regret here,
where he has made himself very popular.
Captain Streat6eld, aide-de-camp 10 his Ex-
cellency, said to-day that it would be some
months before Lord Lansdowne could
leave Canada, and added the Governor
General had become much attached to Can
ada and was not anxious to get away.
Colonel Frederick Stanley, who will sue
coed Lord Lansdowne, is well known 10
Canadian officials from having been at one
time Secretary of State for the Colonies,
and is assured a cordial welcome.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16

THE schedules of ]. B. Rosenthal & Co.,
millinery goods at No. 632 Broadway. New
York. and ut st. Louis, show liabilities
S513,491; nominal assets, SEE, 992; actual
assets, Sc. $685.
THE Joint convention OF miners and mine
owners in session in Pitts burgh, Pa, have
referred the wages question to a committee
of two miners and two operators from each
State.
THE blast furnace owners OF Western
Pennsylvania and Southern Ohio propose
to unite TO secure better freight rates,
lower coke and smaller wages.
A BANQUET was given by the klngs
County Democratic Club, in honor or the
birthday of the late Samuel j. T1lden, at
Brooklyn, N Y, on the evening of the 9Th
STEPHEN ]. MEANY, the well-known
Irish American, died recently IN water
bury, Conn.
Four frame dwellings were burned at
Kutztown, near Reading. Pa, the other
night. John Hopp. who was intoxicated
and two Of his children perlshed IN the
flames.
CoHNFIELD, the bankrupt feather 1in-
porter Of New York, had his real estate
sold on the 9th, which netted S367,15).
THE Home Market Club gave banquet
at Boston on the 9th. The principal speaker
was Hon. John Sherman. who DEFENDED
the policy of protection and attacked the
recent speech of Russell Lowell on free
trade. Hon. W. Mckinley, of Ohio, also
smoke.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
THE Maryland Legislature has Endorsed
message by So to 10.

THE Maryland Legislature has Endorsed
Cleveland's message by So to 10.
WILL SuNMERvILLE, an eighteen year-old
boy, was killed the other night at Memphis.
Tenn, by coming in contact with an cleo
trio light wire. One of the Brush lights
was on the ground and a lot of boys were
having fun with it by touching 1t and being
shocked. Summerville touched 1T with a
piece Of hoop iron and was killed almost in
-stantly by the shock.
MEETING Of the bar was held at Fort
Worth. Tex. recently to take action in re-
gard TO the charges against J. w. Wray, a
practicing attorney 1t was alleged that
he had ali cred court records.
SEVEN Indian Territory murderers were
sentenced by Judge Badger, IN the United
States court. at Fort Smith, Ark. on the
9th, 10 be hanged on Friday, April q.
THE steam launch Irene, plying in the
river between Canal street and the French
man-of-war La Minerve, ut New Orleans
recently blew dht the fiue head, resulting
in William Meade. the engineer. being
drowned, and two, boys. aged respectively
nine and ten years, scalded fatally.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
The Mexican wax.

ST. Louis, Feb. 1O.-Advices from
Brownsville, Tex, give q brief account OF
the discovery OF an attempt TO assassinate
General Martinez. the Mexican revolution
ist, who is in exile at that place The story
is that Major OF Mexican artillery was
sent to Matamoras ostensiblY TO inspect a
battery there, but really under instructions
to secure the assassination OF General Mar
army were released from prison and were
promised money TO do the murder; that
hey and another Mexican undertook tue
job, but that it was discovered by the Gen
,ral, and that two Of the conspirators HAYS
Deen arrested and put in jail at Browns
lille, the third man escaping.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Vacant Lands

The last report of the Secretary OF tbs
State Board Of Agriculture showed the
number of acres of Government lands in
the State to he: Rice County. 120 acres;
Barton. 800 acres; Pawnee- go acres; Stat
ford, i. 40 acres; Pratt, 800 acres; Ed
wards 3 $50 acres; Hodgeman, $50 acres.
There are also in this district, in addition
TO the above, the Usage Trust and Dimin-
ished Reserve Indian lands, which are dis
posed of by sale only under the laws gov
erning presumption in the following named
counties: Pratt, 1900 acres; Edwards. 6.UOJ
acres; Comanche, 1O.0J0 acres; Barber. L.
SO acres; Klowa, IS, 500 acres. The land
Office for the above is at Larned.
Land-office at Oberlin: Sheridan County,
200 acres; Cheyenne, Sc, 200 acres; Rawhns,
$50 acres.
Land-office at Salina: Saline County, &c
acres; Lincoln, 40 acres; Ellsworth, 10I
acres; Russell, 1000 acres; DAVIS, 40 acres I;
Chase, 40 acres. There are practically no
Government lands left in this district that
are suit able for farming or agricultural
purposes. All the lands left in the Salina
district are rough, not adapted TO agricult-
ure, but well suited for grazing purposes
Land-office at Garden City: Ford County.
5000 acres; Clark, 7,o01 acres; FinDey. 3d.
COB acres; Seward. 400O0 acres; Morton,
10000 acres; Gray, 800 acres; kearney,
10000 acres; Stanton, 100C0 acres; Hodge
man, 5000 acres; Meade, 5000 acres; Ham
ilton, $4,000 acres; Stevens. 10000 acres {;
Garfield, 5000 acres; Haskell. 10000 acres ;
Grant, 10000 acres.
Land-office at Wa Keency: Thomas Coun-
ty, loo acres; Logan, 10000 acres; Scott,
1000 acres; Sherman, 1000 acres; Wallace.
$500 acres; Wichita, 5000 acres; Greeley,
1900 acres.
Land Office at Wichita: Reno County,
1900 acres; Sedgwick, so acres; Butler,
1870 acres; Cowley. 1000 acres; Sumner,
12O acres; Harper, 500 acres; Kingmau, 400
acres; Elk, 300 acres; Chautauqua, 300
acres; Greenwood, 50 acres. The land
remaining in the Wichita district is all
Usage Indian trust land, except 1900 acres
in Reno County, and is subject TO sale un-
der the provisions OF the Presumption law
only.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
THE CROWN PRINCE.

An Operation on His Throat Performed by
DIR. Bramann.
san RENO, Feb. l9-The breathing of the
Crown Prince of Germany is much worse
to-day, and telegram has been sent to
Prot. Bergman urging him 10 hasten his
arrival. Dr. Bramann successfully per-
formed the operation of tracheotomy on the
Crown Prince at 4 so p. III. The patient IS
progressing we'll
large sitting-room OF the Villa Zirio, which
had been converted into a bedroom. Not a
teaspoonful OF blood was lost At eleven
o'clock tonight the Prince appeared quite
easy. He was not allowed to talk though
there was no symptom Of laryngit:s. He
will keep in bed some days. DR.. MacKen-
zie will remain here until his patient is out
Of danger. The principal thing necessary
to guard against is bronchitis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Gossip About Chinese Immigration TIL

Gossip About Chinese ImmigratIOn-Tho
Labor Troubles.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Belmont,
chairman of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, said to-day that negotia-
tions had been pending for some time Tor
an amicabIe settlement of the Chinese
question and were now reaching COM
pletion. He understood in fact that draft
of the proposed treaty had been transmitted
TO the Chinese Minister, containing such
notifications of existing treaties as would
bring about the complete exclusion of that
class of immigrants to which the people OF
the Western coast objected He believed
that within a month there would be u
treaty which would effectually dispose or
the question.
Amy treaty arrangement with CHINA to
prevent immigration would have TO be sup
plemented by some stringent Legislation,
and perhaps by treaty stipulations with
Great Britain, TO suppress the Introduction
OF Chinese coolie labor by way OF Hong
Kong and Vancouver bay. Ii was under
stood there would be no difficulty on THIS
score.
Mr.. Belmont added that no clause per-
hitting the extradition of citizen OF the
United States for any political offense was
included in the British Extradition treaty
sent to the Senate.
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The special com
mittee appointed by the House under Rep
resentatiVe Anderson's resolution TO inves--
tigate tho existing labor troubles ii Penn
sylvania, held an informal meeting at the
Capitol soon after the adjournment OF the
House Yesterday afternoon and last even
ing reassembled at the residence OF Repre-
sentative Chapman, of Michigan. and after
a short discussion decided to hold the first
formal meeting this afternoon, when Rep
resentative Brum, OF Minersville, Pa, Will
be heard upon the subjects TO be covered
by the proposed investigation. At subse-
quent meetings statements will be made
by two or three selected representatives OF
each of the parties in interest, who will be
summoned to Washington for examination.
When the committee shall have acquired
in this way general knowledge Of the
subjects TO be investigated it will probably
take the field and continue its researches
IN the region where the troubles arise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
THE SOUTH.

DIR. E. MILES WILLETT, supreme medical
examiner OF the Catholic Knights Of
America, died suddenly in Memphis, Tenn,
recently.
THE people Of Arkansas are preparing re-
monstrances against the Dawes bill to levy
a tax on lard manufactured by the aid OF
cotton seed oil.
A SPECIAL from Jeanerette. La, says: In
an alteration, George Dixon was shot and
killed by Jake Marshall, colored, deputy
sheriff. Marshall fed aud concealed him.
self in a corn crib, where he was found,
with his brother. The pair were fired upon
and the brother and Louis Payton, spec
tator, were almost instantly killed Jake
Marshall succeeded in escaping, but re-
ceived fatal wounds, as was discovered
when his dead body was found in ditch.
ALBERT LITTLE, sheriff Of Gonzales Coun-
ty, Tex, was killed the other night BY q
negro named jackson. A posse overlook
jackson and riddIed him with bullets.
The Commercial Printing Company, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, has failed with liabili-
ties Of SIS, 1913; assets good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
DEFALCATIONS.
Serious Charges Against a Catholic Priest !
in I{O6tOn.

Serious Charges Against a Catholic Priest
in Boston.
BosToN, Feb. 1O.-Following close upon
the Crowley defalcation came the news OF
another irregularity, this one involving Ia
priest of the Catholic Church. 1t is safe to
say that the surprise which accompanied
the announcement Of Crowley's fall from
grace was no greater than that which is
caused by the information that the books
of Father d. II. Roche, superintend-
ent of the Working Boys Home on
Bennett street, were mixed. Father
Roche has had charge of the institu-
ton for u long time. Last week his resig-
nation was announced and was received
with surprise, which was mingled with re-
greet when it was declared that ill health
compel led him to give up the work he had
followed so faithfully for years. His res
ignation was asked for by Archbishop Will
liams as a result of Investigations made by
Father Hugh P Smith, trustee OF the in
stitution, and others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
KANSAS RAILROADS.

OniciaI Statement Showing tho Incre ased
Mileage Has Been Underrated.
TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 9.-The following ia
BILE has been prepared by the State Board
of Railroad Commissioners from official
sources showing the total miles of railroad
constructed in the State during the year TO
have been an excess over the mileage given
IN the RaiIOay Age Of January 13, of 49, D
miles:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
WAsHINGToN NOTES.

THE Senate Committee on Finance has
reported favorably a bill for the relief of
importers of live stock for breeding pur-
poses.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has ordered all tele-
graph wires used for stock purposes to be
taken out of the corridors of the House.
IT is positively stated that free fish will
not be an article included in the proposed
tarif reduction.
THE President has signed the act pro-
viding for printing the eulogies pronounced
in Congress on the late John A. Logan.
THE American Atlantic & Pacific Ship
Canal Company has entered protest in the
Senate against the passage of the bill to in
corporate the Maritime Canal Company, of
Nicaragua, claiming to have the exclusive
right.
A STATEMENT of internal revenue re-
ceipts, prepared by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, shows that the total re-
ceipts for December, 1886, were SO, 395, 246
while the collections for December 1887
were SO, $50, 35l.
PETITIONS for the retention of Statistic;au
Dodge, of tho Agricultural Bureau, have
been received by Commissioner Coleman
from members of the New York Cotton
Exchange and others.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland gave a
reception to the army and navy on the 9th.
1t was the last reception of the season at
the White House and was largely at
Sended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
Another sl,akv hank.

CINCINNATI, Feb 1O.-An assessment of
Is per cent on the entire stock Of the
Queen City National Bank OF this city was
made yesterday by the Comptroller OF the
Treasury This was to make good losses
and deficiencies on account OF insufficient
security on loans given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16

UTICA. n. Y. Feb. 9.-Clement Albert
Day was executed in the Utica Jail this
morning in the presence OF twenty-four
persons. The crime for which Day paid
the death penalty was The murder OF his
paramour, Johanna Rosa Cross. The crime
was committed on the banks OF the Black
River canal, the 9Th or last June Days
father, lock tender, was the only witness
of the tragedy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
THE EAST.

ONE man was fatally and four others
badly hurt in Allegheny City, Pa, recently
by the fall OF timbers in an addition to a
mill.
RICHARD Z. Fox, of the New York
Police Gazette, has been arrested for aiding
and abetting prize fighting.
THE New York House of Represen tatives
ON the 18th held its last session in the
chamber arranged for it in the State
Casitol, the room having been condemned
as dangerous.
TIE difficulties between the shoemakers
and cutters of Rochester, N. Y, which
caused 1000 shoemakers to lie idle since
last November, have been adjusted.
c. G. FARwELL & Co., boots and shoes,
Danvers, Mass, failed recently for $780,
OUO.
A TRUCK of a sleeper on the Pennsylva-
MAS Western express jumped the track
near Lancaster, Pa, the other day, but no
damage was done as the train was going
slow.
ALL the troubles in the South Penn
sylvania railrosd management have been
settled and work will be pushed on the
road, IS, 900, 600 being raised by assessing
the stockholders
THE National Fishery Association held q
meeting at Camden, N. j., on the Sth-
THE Knights of Labor general executive
board has asked President Corbin, OF the
Reading railroad, to arbitrate.
The sister of z. F. Hall. who committed
suicide in New York, has obtained judg-
rnent for his insurance money.
PRoF. Francis L. PATTON, d. D. LII. D.,
has been unanimously elected to succeed
DIR. McCosh as president Of Princeton On.
J.l College.
AN engine and caboose on the Erie rail-
way were wrecked and four trainmen
seriously injured by collision with local
4r-ain near Newburg, N Y, recently.
THE cotton spinners OF New Bedford,
Mass. have demanded ten per cent. in
grease in wages
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
The Grown Prince.

SAX RENO, Feb. 10-The Crown Prince
of Germany slept well last night He
takes food easily and his general condition
IS satisfactory.
Later-The German Crown Prince is un-
easy and restless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16

EIGHT hundred marble workers Of Boston
have struck for nine hours work at eight
hours pay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-16
Chicago, Kansas &
OVER AN ENHANCEMENT.

Does not include west of Albuquerque,
outh of Purcell, or east of Missouri river.