Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-13


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Santiago, Chilli, in tho past three mopths
OF meaolos.
A VERA CHUz dispatch SHAT 0enseaa
Lope1 Mendoza, Q Mexican General. was
shot on astfain by q young Lawyer.
REce1vKR TeLLHR AUDI, Of the Bank
National, of Quebec, 10 missing. His cash
is $4,000 shork His prscipitats flight 10
said to Be duo to an informal meeting OF
the directors which was about 30 be hold.
DISPATCHES from Melbourne, Australia,
announce that In test action in the Su.
preme Court, aChinese Immigrant sued tho
Government for DAMAGE for prohibiting
him from landing. 4 majority Of the
judges deeided in favor Of the plaintiff.
The Chief Justice dissented
The Pope, assisted by Abbot Pessuts, 10
writing q history OF Rome in the middle
ages.
By storm In Japan August and 8, $50
houses were destroyed and torty-six pere
sons drowned
NJ. FERRY, in . recent speech, admitted
that the next general election would b .
struggle between the French Republicans
archy, empire and dictatorship. He said
he was in favor OF returning TO the former
method OF voting, but IL depended more
upon union among Republicans to de.
feat Boulangerism.
IT is reported in Ottewa, Can, that the
British Government 10 taking steps to
establish q naval station at San Juan on
the British Columbia boundary line.
TIE foods in Bohemia have reached
alarming proportions. At Budweias Il, 600
persons are homeless. The inhabitants
have taken refuge in the hills. The Dan.
ube Is rising steadily.
A RAILROAD wreck near Dion, France.
ON the 9TH resulted in twelve persons being
killed and thirteen severely injured.
MRS. PHRREPoNI MORGAN, Of New York,
and some friends while out among the
islands near Kingston. Ont, recently,
were thrown into the water BY the capsiz.
ing Of the boat, and Mrs. Morgan lost per.
sonal jewelry to the value Of $4,000.
TIE telegraph operators OF the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Com.
pany have been ordered to leave the order
OF railway telegraphers or their positions.
The Colorado Railway Association is
discussing the prospect OF low rates from
New York to Colorado to meet the compe.
tition of the Ocean aud Denver and Fort
w forth lines.
SEVERAL vessels were sunk, two sail.
ors drowned and much damage done in
Havana recently by cyclone.
ENGLISH capitalists have joined the
great Austro- Hungarian maize ring, and
The monks OF q prominent monastery
have been expelled from Spain for plotting
in favor Of Don Carlos.
An extensive combustion has been
formed by Chicago. st. Paul, Pittsburgh
and New York capitalists for the purpose
of handling, milling and marketing rice,
with the ultimate design OF controlling the
entire rice productsof the South.
BRAKEMAN CUMMINGS accidentally ran
against Brakeman Christie on freight
train while il was passing over Pomquel
bridge, near Halifax, n. s., the other day
and both fell OFF and were killed.
FLOODS have again invaded the city Of
were lost early in the summer.
A REPORT favorable to the project OF q
canal from Liverpool to Birmingham,
England, has been made.
AT the trial of Redmond at Arthurs.
town, Ireland, on the 9Th, the police
charged a crowd that had assembled out.
side the court, dubbed the people with
their rifles and dispersed them violently.
Many were severely injured.
II was hoped in Shanghai that the i'm.
migration treaty with America would be
ratified in q moderate form. The discuss
sion of the question caused great excite-
ment, and there were several riotous
demonstrations. A mob incensed at the
American Minister'S action, attacked the
American official residence at Canton.
The spinners in the cotton mills at Boil.
ton, England, have struck against new
system of weighing cotton.
Frost, which did much damage to crops,
was reported in New England on the 5th.