Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

THE strike Of the printers In Berno,
Switzerland, has ended in the completes
defeat of the men,
BY the wrecking of the bark Tenby
Castle at Holyhead, Eng, eleven per
sons Were drowned.
| BUsHIRI, the noted Arab who led tho
insurgents in their revolt, and who was
captured by villagers OF Mgailla and
handed over to the Germans, has been
hanged.
THE Wezer Zeitung of Bremen says
that another plot against the Gar has
been discovered, and that number OF
military officers in st. Petersburg have
been arrested on the charge of being
| concerned in it.
THE strike of the miners at many
| places in Germany has ended, the Gov
eminent having advised the companies
to restore the men dismissed for disc
| bedience.
THE new loan of the Mexican Gov
eminent has been more than subscribed
for in London.
IT is reported that France and Rus
STA have assented to the conversion of
the Egyptian debt.
IT is announced that Emin Pasha,
who was injured by falling from
window at BagamoyO, is entirely out of
danger and is making rapid progress
toward full recovery.
THE steamers Leerdam, bound from
Amsterdam to Buenos Ayres, with 400
passengers, and Gawfuansia, bound
from Calcutta to Hamburg, collided re-
Gently in the North sea and both sank.
All on board were saved and were
taken to Cuxhaven by the French
steamer Emma.
MONTREAL proposes to send Cana
ada's champion skater-Rubenstein-
| to st. Petersburg this winter to contest
| for the worlds championship.
THE influenza epidemic is spreading
in Central Germany. A large number
of cases are reported in Mayence, Mu-
mich. Cassel and Leipsic.
THE Swiss State Council has ap-
proved the budget for 1890. The esti-
mated revenue is ~, SOC, 600 and the ex-
penditures 81, 0OO, 600 francs.
THE Boulangists in Paris have called
| a meeting to protest against the course
of the Chamber of Deputies, while M.
Naquet, who was unseated, has gone to
the Isle of Jersey to confer with Gen
eral Boulanger.
WILHELM Won GIEsEBREcHr, the
German historical writer, is dead.
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies
has approved measure giving the suf-
frage to officers in the army and exclud-
ing soldiers in active service.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ear is trouble
some again. 1t has recently grown
worse. He is under treatment all the
time and is in constant pain.
EMILE RoUx, one of the directors of
the Prefecture of the Seine, France,
has been murdered by M. Regan, his
former secretary. The murderer had
grievance and could get no redress.
MEXICO has decided to adopt the dec
1ma1 system at once. All worn coins
to be redeemed at par for decimal coin
age.
AT a meeting of Irish landlords in
Dublin the Duke of Abercorn presid-
ing, resolutions protesting against the
compulsory sale of land were adopted
and measures taken to buy out the in
terests of tenants.
SENATOR BARBOsA, Brazilian Min
lister of Finance, denounces as false the
statement recently made by ex-Impe-
rial Prime Minister Preto that treach-
cry caused Dom Pedro's overthrow.
THE Guatemalan Minister at Paris
denies the report that there is a revo-
luton in his country.
THE italian Chambers of Deputies
by vote of 1876 to SO passed the bill
depriving the clergy of the direction of
all charities. The Vatican organs Wig
orously opposed and condemned the
measure.
THE old soldiers and personal friends
of General Jackson have published an
appeal that the anniversary of the bat
tie of New Orleans be made a public
holiday.
MALIETOA has been proclaimed King
in Samoa, and has been formally SO
recognized by the Consuls.
THREE of Bushiri's head men have
been hanged by the Germans in Africa.
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