Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-21
GENERAL

THE Spanish Cabinet uas decided that
Spain shall not be officially represented at
tue Paris exhibition.
THE Vienna Tag6lat, which formerly
supported the cancer theory, states that
there is now reason to believe that EN-
peror Frederick's malady is not cancer.
The Gaelic societies held an exciting
meeting at Limerick, Ireland, on the 18th.
The clergy failed in an attempt to GUST the
extremists and withdrew in body. Will
lam O'Brien, III. P, was reelected chair
man.
LEOPOLD STEINER, member OF an ex-
tensive corn firm in Pesth, Hungary, has
absconded. 1t has been found that he
forged bills to the amount of 500, 600 forms
All of the Pesth banks are sufferers.
THE Red river of the North was reported
over its banks on the 18th
SENIOR BEHREND, the late Brazilian Con
sui at Berlin, has left a legacy of S170, 600
for the benefit of the poor girls of that
city.
IN the House of Commons recently Mr..
W. 81. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury,
announced that all the licensing clauses in
the Local Government bill would be aban-
doned.
THE Emperor of Germany took another
relapse on the 18th and his condition was
again reported critical. He could only
take food by artificial means.
THE elections in Belgium are resulting
in favor of the Catholic party. The Catho-
lies have gained two Liberal seats and in
Antwerp all their candidates have been re-
elected. In Brussels another ballot is
necessary in divisions.
SEVERAL members OF the Irish National
League have been arrested in Ireland as
the result of secret inquiries. Some Of the
persons taken into custody were charged
with declining to give evidence at the trials
of various offenders.
By heavy rain fall, which lasted three
hours at Fresnillo, State of Zacatecas.
Mexico, the other night, eleven houses
were washed away and three persons
drowned. Many houses were badly dam
aged.
A MATCH race for $500 side, between
HanIan and Trfckett, was rowed on the
Fitzroy river at Brisbane, Australia, re-
Gently. Hanlan beat his opponent by six
lengths.
THE Bulgarian Cabinet has resigned IN
consequence of dissensions oyer the Popoh
affair." Prince Ferdinand is endeavoring to
effect reconciliation.
THE body of Colonel Kharinsky, who had
been missing several days, has been found
in the suburbs of st. Petersburg. There is
evidence that he was murdered.
THE National Christian Science Associa-
ton has elected Mrs. M. r. G. Eddy, OF
Boston, president, Herbert H. Bangs, of
Boston, secretary, and Mrs. 81. A. Larmier,
of Chicago, treasurer.
THE Spanish Cabinet has been reorgan-
lied as follows: Premier, Senior Sagasta;
Minister of Foreign Affnirs, Senior Armijo {;
Minister of Finances, Senior Puigcerver;
Minister of the Interior, Senior Moret; Min
isl err of Justice, Senior Martinez; Minister
of Commerce, Senior Canalejas; Minister
of War, General Organ; Minister of the
Marine, Senior HodregueZ; Minister OF the
Colonies, Senior Ruzcapdepos.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are reported
from Nova Scotia. A Mrs. Manning and
two children were burned to death, also
John Driscoll, at Hall's Bay.
THE Paris PreSSe has opened a subscrip-
tion for the purpose of raising fund to
buy a sword of honor for General Boulan-
ger.
Hon. JOHN SCHULTZ has been appointed
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
The German steamer Pemptos, from
Singapore. with a number of pilgrims on
board, which was reported overdue at
Jeddah and which it was feared was lost,
has arrived at Alden in tow with her shaft
broken.
A DISPATCH from Brussels says: GAO
vices from the Congo say that the Ara BIS
who have arrived at Kinshassa, state that
Henry NJ. Stanley was wounded in a fight
with the natives and that afterward on 3
half of his escort deserted. Tippoo lib
had not sent the promised convoy to
Stanley"
The tenants of the Irish estates of the
Countess of Kingston have been granted
20 per cent. reductions in rent.