Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-23
GENERA Az.

over. Hundreds OF miners are returning
to work.
The mass meeting advertised to be held
1t Vienna for the purpose of agitating
movements against the Jews has been for.
bidden by Emperor Francis Joseph.
EMPERoR WILLIAM of Germany is suffer-
ing from a trouble in his head, which has
made him partially deaf. and fears are
entertained that it will become serious.
THE American Meat Company, recently
organized, of which ex-senator Warner
Miller is president, has agreed upon terms
with the officers of the American Cattle
Trust by which the two corporations will
work in harmony.
EIGHT workmen were recently injured,
three seriously, by freight train on the
Pittsburgh, Virginia & Charleston rail-
road backing out from siding on which
a work train was standing.
ST. SAUvEUR. suburb of Quebec, was
seriously damaged by fire on the night
Of the 18th, 500 frame buildings being de-
stroyed. In demolishing buildings to
prevent the flames spreading, two soldiers
were killed by an explosion.
REFERRING to the report concerning the
abolition of the Viceroyship of Ireland,
United Ireland says: ''The Viceroysh
although degraded must be maintained. as
it is sign of Ireland's separate nation.
atty"
THE powder magazine of the fortress at
Konigstein, Saxony, was struck by light
ming the other day, which caused an ex-
plosion. The magazine contained thou
sands of shells, but nobody was hurt
THE leading merchants and commercial
associations of Berlin are debating pro.
ject for the formation of a society to pro-
mote the settlement of German merchants
and manufacturers abroad.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times says the American delegates must
refer to Washington the points of detail,
but on the general principles all the dele
gates agree and that the next meeting
ought to conclude the Samoan conference.
THE Teusa Central sugar grinding fac
tory at Manzanillo Cuba, has been de-
stroyed by fire. causing loss of $400, 900.
THE British House of Commons by a
vote of 210 to 160 has rejected Mr.. La
bouchere's motion to abolish hereditary
seating in the House of Lords.
MUCH damage has been done through
out Austria by storms. At Boskowitz
eight persons were killed and a number of
houses were burned.
QUEEN MARY, of Bavaria, mother of
King Otto, died at Munich the other night
of dropsy and cancer of the liver.
The Chinese Government has settled for
the Che Foo riots with both England and
the United States and the flags of both
countries have been restored and duly
saluted.
IT is stated at Cettinje. the capital of
Montenegro, that the Christians are being
massacred by Turks on the Montenegrin
frontier.
THE Pope was taken seriously i'll on the
18th.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended May 16 numbered 252.
compared with 227 the previous week and
1S9 the corresponding week last year.
The Gear of Russia has appointed bis
son, the Czarowitch, member of the
Council of the Empire and of the Commit
tee of Ministers.
The severe storms in Bohemia caused
serious loss of life. At Zinc seven houses
were blown down and thirty.two persons
killed. At PrichowitZ many houses were
washed away and nine children were
drowned.
ARCHBISHOP LA BAsTIDIL, of the City
of Mexico, has communicated Senor
Torres, the journalist
THE American burglars. Guerrin and
Donnan, who were arrested for robbing
the Societe Lyonnaise, have been SEN
fenced at the Lyons (France) assizes to
seventeen years. Imprisonment each.
HENRI ROCHEFORT created q sensation
in Regent street, London, the other day
Pilotel. The pistol was empty.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May 18 showed an average increase
of 1871. In New York the increase was
IT'S
THE LATESE.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker addressed over 9, 900
of his employees on the second annual dis
tribution of the profits of the immense es-
tablishment. Among other things he said:
''The sum paid out in monthly payments
to sales people over and and above regular
salaries was $5S, 263.29. With what has
been already paid and what shall be paid
tonight there will be added $46, ,OS2. %;
total. $1O4, ,345.6S. Last years distribution
was $109, ,439 IS; total distribution for two
years, $213, 7S5. 36. We have paid the
usual salaries and exactly $104, 345. 6s more
by this free will distribution. Not one
person to the best of my knowledge and
belief would have had any larger salaries
had this plan of distribution not been in
force"
west of Blue Island Friday morning an
extra freight train on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific road met with an acci-
dent which demolished many cars loaded
with general merchandise and blocked the
track for several hours, delaying all
trains. The train was running at a fair
rate of speed when an axle on a car in the
middle of the train broke and eighteen
cars were piled in heap. Fortunately no
one was hurt, but the wreck took fire and
many of the cars and much freight were
DESTROYED. The loss will reach $S0 600.
NEW YORK. May 19.-In the fight for the
control of the Oregon Trancontinental
railroad Henry Willard claims to have
won. After the registry book closed Viii
lard said: II have 2D1. 600 shares locked up
in my boxes" AS the capital stock of the
company is 400 600 shares. this would give
the Willard party 1000 shares majority.
The legal phase of the Oregon Transconti-
mental difficulty was Withdrawn from the
Supreme Court upon mutual agreement
that no new stock would be issued until
the whole matter had been presented at
the meeting of stockholders in June.
ST. LOUIS, May 19-Thomas r. knaggs
was arrested here yesterday for the muir
der of Samuel Waldrup of Litchfield, Ill,
about a year ago. He admitted the crime
and offered to return to Litchfield without
a requisition. Knaggs has been living at
Litchfield ever since the murder and ap-
peared to he one of the most ardent in
pursuit of clews that would lead to the
arrest of the assassin. He says he killed
Waldrup because he was man of bad
morals.