Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-31
GENER Al

A TEN mile bIcyctS race was contested
at NorIh Shields, England, recently, be-
America Temple shot away on the last
lap and won easily in 81 minutes 1 25 sec
onds.
IT transpires that the train upon which
King Milan, of Sarvia, returned from Wen
IA to Belgrade narrowly escaped being
wrecked. The Hungarian Minister of Pub
lie Works learned OF the existence of plot
to wreck the train and thwarted the de-
sign of the conspiratOrs-
a COLLISION occurred recently between
passenger train and freight train at Ca
net, twenty miles f ON Barcelona, Spain.
Three persons wers killed and forty were
injured Several Of the latter died after
ward.
THE Pacific Mail ship, City Of Para, W hich
left Colon on the 10Th OF May for New Y ork,
went ashore on Old Providence island the
next day, and at last accounts was lying
in seventeen feet of water. The vessel
was in no danger unless heavy weather
sets in.
A SPECIAL cable from Rome announces
that Rev. John S. Foley. of Baltimore, has
been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of
Detroit, Mich.
The town commission of Ballinasloe
Ireland, has unani mously adopted a resolu-
ton declining to accept the Pope's ruling
in political matters.
A FULL sized plaster model of the bronze
statue OF the explorer De La Sale, pre-
sented to the City of Chicago by Mr.. Tree,
is on exhibition at Brussels and attracts
much attention.
AT Birmingham, England. on the 23i
Rowe won the one mile bicycle champion
ship in 2:45 Temple won the one mile
handicap in 2:44.
THE monsoon has begun at Point De
Gale, Ceylon.
SEVEN bandits were killed recently near
Durango, Mex. The officers having them
in charge allowed them to attempt to
escape and then shot them down. The
laws of Mexico allow the killing of pris-
oners attempting to escape.
TIE election in Southampton, England,
on the 23d resulted in the return OF the
Liberal candidate. The result of the cleo
ton created a sensation.
IMMENSE swarms of locusts are reported
in Central Alei5rS.
PRINCE HENRY, second son of Emperor
Frederick, was married to his cousin, Prn-
cess Irene. at Charlottenburg on the 24th.
The Emperor was present. The bride and
groom are grand children of Queen Victoria,
Irene being daughter of the late Princess
Alice.
A TERRIBLE explosion took place recently
in Merlot's cartridge and fire works fac
tory, France, by which seven buildings
were destroyed. Eleven uCdu UOuieS WST0
taken from the ruins and twenty persons,
all more or less injured, were rescued.
SOME interest was created in London
shipping circles recently when the steamer
Rosedale cleared from that port for Chi
cago via the Welland canal
TIE Supreme Court of New South Wales
has granted writs of habeas corpus to the
Cinnamon Offering the poll tax, and has
also ordered their release, on the ground
that the Government has no power to eX-
clude foreign ers from the country.
AMERICANS have forged and put in circu-
lation forty-tive counterfeit five hundred
franc notes of the Bank of France.
LORD AMI Lady Lansdowne and suite
sailed for England from Quebec on the
oath.
The directors of the Mexican Central
Railroad Company have voted to increase
the capital stock S2000,000.
GENERAL LAYTON, United States Minister
to Austria, ami his wife are on their way
home to America on leave of absence