Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-06

0ENERAH.
THE Russian Government has protested
against the erection by Roumania Of two
forts on the frontier.
FIFTEEN hundred fugitive slaves have
been freed by British efforts with the na-
tives Of Mombasa, near Zanzibar.
II. HERTENsTKIN. president Of Switxer-
land, who underwent the amputation Of
his right leg because Of disease Of the ar
teries. Ia dead.
THE British ship Douglas; Captain Belts,
from Martins Island June %, for Ham
burg, has foundered OF the Island Of Tex
eli, in the North Sea- Two Of the crew
were drowned.
Paramatta river, Sidney, N. g. W, re-
Gently for E500 q side. Beach won.
HENRY GEORGE lectured in London on
the 9th. He said that the grasping for
land in America was rapidly making that
country similar to England. He wanted
to utterly abolish landlordism.
THE village OF Vaubecourt, near Nancy,
France, has been totally destroyed by fire.
Thousands Of persons were without shell
ter.
TIE report that a second Papal rescript
had been sent to tho Irish Bishops Is CON.
6rmed.
A LIFEBoAr was upset OF Whitby, En-.
gland, during the recent gales and twelve
persons were drowned.
JOHN BRIGHT, the noted English states.
man who has been critically i'll recently,
was reported better.
IT is feared that nine fishermen have
starved to death of the Donegal coast
Ireland, the recent heavy weather having
prevented their return to tho mainland.
BARON HIRsCH, of Vienna, has made q
donation of S. OOO, 900 for schools for Jews
in Galicia and Bukovina.
THE report that q lifeboat had been up.
set of Whitby. Eng, and twelve persons
drowned proves to be untrue, the boat
having reached shore in safety.
COUNT BENoMAR, late Spanish Minister
to Germany, is to be called to strict ac-
count for his actions after his recall.
IT is reported that the Russion Govern.
ment has decided upon another great loan.
THE Italian Senate has rejected the bill
for the extension of political suffrageto
women.
THIRTY FIVE foreign Jews who failed to
leave Kieff, Russia. after the general edict
of expulsion, have been arrested. The
charge against them was that they demon
allied the townspeople.
THE prescription ware and flint bottle
manufacturers are working to get up
syndicate or pool similar to that Of the
window glass manufacturers.
The high price of butter is rumored in
certain quarters to be due to a combine to
force the sale of oleomargarine.
NEWSPAPERS in the Cuban sugar dis.
tricts report that the prevailing drought is
injuring the cane. The anticipated crop,
it is expected, under the circumstances
will be decreased considerably.
THE steamer Nova Scotian reported a
stormy passage from Liverpool to Halifax.
TrrH Po ri
January 81 next.
THE British House of Commons has
passed the Ashbourne Extension act by a
vote of POP to al.
THE French steamship Panama reports
an unknown vessel lost one hundred miles
off the Delaware coast during the recent
gales.
AFTER a conference with Cardinal Ram
polla and the Russian envoy, the Pope
proposes to establish diplomatic relations
with Russia, Russian Minister being
sent to the Vatican, but no Nuncio to st.
Petersburg.
AT a recent council meeting of the Brit
ish Medical Society resolution was passed
deprecating the publication of the de-
tails of the late Emperor Frederick's sick
ess as violation of professional conf
dence. In consequence of this resolution
Sir Morell Mackenzie sent in his resigna-
ton.
w. E. OWENS, the we'll known horse
trainer. died at Toronto. Ont, recently OF
Inflammation of the lungs. His name was
familiar on every race course in America.
r. G.. DAVIS. member of the British Par
lament for Remington, London, has been
arrested for maladministration of his
uncle's estate.
THE LATEST.
JAY GOULD recently underworld to in
duce President Cable, of the Rock Island,
to enter the railroad trust which ha xaa