Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-16
GENERAL
GENERAL.
THE Canadian Oatmeal Association has

THE Canadian Oatmeal Association has
decided to wind up its affairs.
SEVEN German Socialists have been sem
fenced to long terms of imprisonment for
insulting the Imperial house.
THE United Labor party has merged
itself into the Union Labor party, salts
factory agreements having been reached
on the land plank.
a LARGE body of French laborers in the
Brace tunnel struck work recently to en-
force their demand for the dismissal of an
Italian contractor. The demand was COM
piled with. when the Italian workmen at
tackled the Frenchmen. In the fight which
ensued one Italian was killed and four
Italians and four Frenchmen were
wounded.
THE Mexican Gable Company is making
arrangements to lay a new cable because
of the increased business.
THE latest reports from all parts of On
taria, Can, are that rains have saved all
the crops but wheat, and the yields will be
above the average in quantity and quality.
THE cardroom workers in the wooden
mills at Blackburn, Eng, propose to strike
unless granted 10 per cent. advance in
wages. This will throw 5000 persons out
of work.
ALL the flint glass factories of the coun-
try are expected to resume work. Trade
is reported good and lively season is ex-
pected. .s
TYPHOID fever in violent form has broken
out in the Carmellite convent at Hoche-
laga, near Montreal, and all the postulants
have been sent home to their parents.
AT a luncheon in Paris recently to III.
Viette, Minister of Agriculture, the prohi-
bition of the Importation of American
meat was referred to by P. Land, when n.
Viette declared himself in favor of reci-
procity between France and America. He
said that America, by raising her tariff,
had forced France into the paths of pro-
lection.
STEPS are being taken in Canada to stop
the importation of pauper Italians.
THE Emperor of Brazil sailed from Lis
bon for Rio de Janeiro ON the Sth.
THE bill providing for a commission to
inquire into the charges made by the Times
against Mr.. Parnell and other members of
Parliament, passed its third reading in the
House of Commons on the Sth by a vote of
$50 to 81.
RIoroUs crowds assembled at the funeral
of General Endes, the Communist, who
dropped dead recently in Paris. Fifteen
persons were wounded and twenty five
arrests were made.
AT Birmingham, Eng, on the sth, Tenn
pie, of Chicago, won the half mile and ten
mile bicycle championship races, defeating
the best English bicyclists and several
Americans.
THE English High Court of Foresters
reconsidered its action touching American
courts and has decided to readmit all those
courts which apply for admission, on con-
dition that their action meet the approval
of the next high court.
A REVOLT broke out the other day
among the convicts in the prison at Hlava,
Hungary. The director of the prison,
against whom the conspiracy was aimed,
was mortally wounded and several assist
ants were badly injured.
THE North German Gazette blames
France for the present tension between
Italy and France regarding Massowah.
IT is authoritatively stated that the
United States Express has acquired an ex-
elusive express contract for long term
of years with the Chattanooga, Rome &
Columbus railroad. The acquisition opens
to the company an extremely valuable
territory from Chattanooga to Tallahassee,
Fla.
ADVICES from Honolulu say that on July
"a by vote of 35 to 10 the Legislative As
sembly of Hawaii passed a Military bill
over the Kings veto. By this bill the
naval establishment is abolished and the
army reduced to sixty-ive men exclusive
of the military band.
To avoid any possible complications
arising from their marriage in New York,
the Duke of Marlborough and his wife
went through the ceremony recently at
the London registry.
BY treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar
Italy has acquired a vast tract of land on
the east coast of Africa.
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