Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-28
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passed through portions of Georgia and
Tennessee on the night OF the 10Th. Quite
a number Of lives were lost at Lumber
City, Lenoirs and other places.
THE grand jury of.Bowie County, Tex,
has returned true bills against City Mar
shall George Edwards, candidate for mayor
of Texarl1ana, and John Williams, detec-
tive, for horse stealing. Both gentlemen
were heretofore Of good standing in the
community.
DEMOCRATIC primaries were held at New
Orleans on the 22d and passed on quietly,
except in the Tenth and Eleventh wards
where disturbances occurred In the Tenth
ward a number Of shots were fired, but
no one was hurt.
Rev. j. w. PRATT, q noted Southern
Presbyterian minister and ex-president Of
Central University Of Kentucky, died II
Louisville recently.
GENERAH.
ADvICEs from Bagdad say that the Ham
avend nomadics have ralded the dis
trict around that city, burning and pillag-
ing several villages and numbering many
Kurdish peasants. The Porte has dis
patched Ismail Pasha to the scene Of
trouble.
ADvICEs from RaDgoon say that the town
Of Myingyan, an import ant military post in
Upper Burmah, has been destroyed by fire.
Thousands oil persons were left without
homes, and an immense quantity OF grain,
hides and other property was destroyed.
1T was thought that the victims by the
recent theater fire at Oporto numbered at
least one hundred and twenty. It was
believed that some English and American
visitors persisted in the disaster.
A LOCAL branch Of the National League
N Dublin has passed resolution condemn
-
to allow the Irish flag to be hoisted over
the City Hall on St. Pstrick's day, and do
claring that such a refusal was an insult to
the Irish race throughout the world.
ALL the countries represented at the
recent sugar bounties conference. with the
exception Of France, having sent replies to
the British Government favorable to the
abolition OF sugar bountles.
The Moscow Gazette in an article discuss
ing the subject OF imminent international
combinations, again urges the necessity
Of England joining Russia and France.
TEE inhabitants Of Padas have revolted
against the British Borneo Company, and
have murdered four policemen and burned
the town Of Batu. They also attempted to
destroy Mambakuk, but were prevented by
the interference Of the British man-of- war
Rambler. The company recently acquired
disconnected.
A SPECIAL freight train going south and
freight train going north collided a few
miles south Of Gravehurst, Ont, recently.
Five men were instantly killed and three
seriously injured.
THE IJIsh Times says: 1.-THE Government
meditates introducing bill in the House Of
Commons erasing arrears Of rent the
measure to be antedated two years.
Estates on which the plan of campaign was
adopted will be specially exempted from the
benefit Of the act. Tenants will be sub
jected to simple bankruptcy for the legal
moiety of their arrears. Other creditors
will share equally with landlords"
AN imperial decree has been issued au-
thorizing Crown Prince William to repre-
sent the Emperor in the transaction Of
Official business in the event of Emperor
Frederick's inability.
The switchmen on the Burlington sys-
tenn struck at midnight on the ed and the
road was again tied up. The reason al
legged was that their lives were placed in
jeopardy by the inexperienced engineers
employed by the company.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended March % numbered for
the United States, 212; Canada, 81; total,
243, compared with DDS the previous week
and 25g the corresponding week Of last
year.
CAMBRIDGE defeated Oxford in the Uni
versity boat race at London on the oath.
BUSINESS was restricted on the London
Stock Exchange during the week ended
March "a and prices were weaker. The
continental bourses were quiet and prices
steady.
THE Imperial Federation League held q
meeting at Toronto, Ont, recently, which
was addressed by prominent politicians Of
both parties from all parts Of the Domin-
ion. Commercial union was denounced as
another name for annexation. Resolutions
were passed favoring closer union Of the
component parts of the Empire.
Ex-GovERNoR HOFFMAN, Of New York
died of heart disease at Wiesbaden, Ser
many. lately. He was elected Governor Of
New. York in 1868 and again in 1870.
MINISTER PHELPS will leave London for
America shortly for a two months vaca-
ton.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
March "A showed an average increase OF
SO compared with the corresponding week
of last year. In New York the increase
was IA
W. REED LEWIS, United States Consul at
Tangier, has refused to accept the condi-
tions under which the Sultan's secretary
offered TO settle the question arising from
the imprisonment at Rabat Of persons I'M
der the protection Of the Consul