Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-18

GENERAL.
TIE strikes at Lammoires, Marcinalls
and Couillet, Belgium, are spreading.
has unearthed q Socialist conspiracy OF
wide manifestations and thorough organi-
xation.
FATHER ScHEYLER, the inventor of Vol.
apuk, is dead.
THE steamer Baltic sank at her dock I'm
Liverpool on the 9th. The disaster was
caused by portfolio being left open. The
Baltic was loaded with miscellaneous
cargo. ~
sn ANrHoxY MusGRAvE. Governor of
Queensland, Australia, died suddenly on
the 9th.
THE German police have seized all the
copies of the paper containing the late
Emperor Frederick's diary extracts.
THE st. Louis & San Francisco railway
has declared ~ per cent. dividend on
preferred stock. payable October 81
THE National line steamship Queen coll
lided with French fishing schooner in q
fog off the banks of Newfoundland recent
ly. Twenty of the unfortunate fishermen
were drowned, che remainder being ress
cued. -
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says: eft il
alleged here that a secret treaty has been
signed by Russia and Corea which decree
gives extensive privileges to Russian trad
ers and residents in Corea and the estab.
lishment OF an exclusively Russian port
at Funei. The Grand Duke Alexander rec
Gently had a cordial interview with the
King of Corea."
IT is officially announced thai the Adams
Express Company has concluded con.
tract for a term of years for the express
facilities over the Chicago, Milwaukee 6
st. Paul railroad, now occupied by the
United States Express Company. The
gives the Adams Express Company en-.
trance TO the States OF Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Dakota.
SERIOUS washouts caused by floods were
reported from the province Of New Bruins.
wick recently. The fall rains were UMPIRE.
cedented.
THE Grand Vizier at Constantinople has
issued . decree forbidding the issue OF
morning papers, but permitting evening
editions to continue.
THE trunk lines have issued notice that
ON October % packing house rates from
Chicago to New York will be advanced TO
rate from Kansas City AZ cents, an advance
Of II cents.
THE Emperor of Germany arrived at
Rome on the 18th and was met at the rail.
way station by King Humbert.
JAMES G. FLOOD, the bonanza mil.
ionaire, died at Heidelberg, Germany, on
the 18th. He never rallied from the at.
tack of Bright's disease that seized him on
the 9th. He had had two relapses since
the big wheat deal of 1885, when, with
Mackay he lost Loco, 600 in attempting to
bull the cereal. He sought to restore his
health by travelling.
TWENTY thousand Yorkshire (England)
golfers have given notice TO their EN-.
ployers that they will go out on strike
unless they are conceded q ten per cent.
advance in their wages. It is expected
that sc, 600 other GOLFERS will also give no.
tice to the same effect.
THE last Of Geronimo's band of renegade
Apaches have been captured in Sonora,
Mex.
The Earl of Winchester and many mem.
bers of the English clergy have contrib.
uted TO the relief OF the poor in Ireland.
The committee Of Irishmen collecting
money for Parnell's litigation with the
London Times have secured $35, 900 so far,
but need much more and appeal especially
to Americans.
The Pail Nall Gazette challenges the
German authorities to carry out the threat
made through the Ndchriclten Zeatung to
institute proceedings to prevent the pub
LEGATION in London of the late Emperor
Frederick's diary. The Gazette warns
Prince Bismarck not to attempt to extend
abroad the tyranny over the press which
is exercised IN Germany.
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE, the English
surgeon of the late Emperor Frederick OF
Germany, in his book on the case blames
DR.. Bergmann, Of Berlin, as the cause Of
the Emperor's early demise.