Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-18
GENERAL.


ers has been withdrawn.
In an engagement recently sixty der
wishes were killed by the Egyptians.
The railroads have refused to concede q
rate of one cent a mile to the Grand Army
Encampment at Milwaukee, Wis, and the
meeting has been ordered off.
LORD CHARLES BEREsFoRD has resigned
his seat in the British House of Commons
in order to resume his position as an Of
fcer in the British navy.
A SENSATIONAL scene occurred in the
French Chamber of Deputies on the 11th,
M. LIE Herisse and M. Laguerre assailing
the Government for the arrests at Angou-
leme. Opposing partisans created disor-
der outside after adjournment
SEVERAL French newspapers announce
that the Chamber of Deputies will not
vote a credit for the purchase of .The
Angelus" and that the picture will go to
Americans who are ready to pay $110, 900,
the amount for which the picture was sold
at auction.
Two thousand bakers Of Berlin have
gone on a strike.
THE Russian Government has totally
suppressed the Lutheran Church.
THE French Chamber of Deputies has
passed the Panama Canal Relief bill in
the form in which it was adopted by the
Senate.
A TERRIBLE storm ragged at Vera Cruz,
Mexico, on the 18th, creating much alarm
for the safety of shipping.
THE Magdeburg sugar ring being unable
to meet The settlement was compelled to
ask weeks grace, which the Sugar Ex-
port Association declined to grant The
collapse caused a fall of four marks in
Hamburg
THE Osservatore Romano says that
should the Pope be forced to exile himself
from Rome he will not ask sovereignty
from any Power, but will request tempor-
ary hospitality, as he will certainly re-
turn to Rome.
THE strike among the sailors of Liver
pool, Eng, has collapsed, the men accept
ing the terms offered by their employers.
No disturbances were reported on the
Orange celebration of the 18th of July.
The London Standards Rome corre-
spondent says: ''The Italian Cardinals
oppose the suggestion of several foreign
Cardinals that the election of an American
Cardinal as Pope would tend to solve the
Roman question. The Pope has asked
three Cardinals whether it is advisable
that the concIave to elect his successor be
held at Rome or elsewhere"
ARRANGEMENTS are perfecting to form a
leather trust.
IT has developed that the willow ware
manufa cturers of the United States are
preparing to form a trust.
The straw board trust is reported ON the
verge of dissolution.
The centennial of the fall of the Bastile
was celebrated ON the 14th by the French
| residents of the principal cities of this
country as we'll as in France. Iu Paris
the Boulangists created some disturb
ance. President Carnot reviewed the
| troops at Lonchamps. receiving hearty
greeting.
IT is stated that since the wohlgemuth
<ha
cided to establish emba ssies at London
and St. Petersburg
NJ. BELz. Boulangist, killed NJ. Pierrot-
| ii, an Opportunist, in a duel at Marseilles
recently.
THE parliamentary committee investi-
eating the income and wealth of Queen
Victoria, it is reported, has found that she
| is not nearly so wealthy as generally be-
| lieved.
| CLEARING house returns for the week
| ended July 12 showed an average increase
| of 22.0 compared with the correspon din e
| week of last year. In New York the in
| crease was 24.1.
| On the London Stock Exchange during
| the week ended July 13 American securi-
ties were fiuctuatng, English being firm
Prices were weak on the German bourses
| and in Paris stocks were unsteady.
| THE LATEST.
FORT ROBINSON, Neb., July 16-Satur.
| day morning just after daylight a cloud
| burst occurred in the mountains Just
north of Fort Robinson and Marsh Dun
can, a wood chopper, and three of his
children are known to have been drowned.
The food swept down Soldier creek six
| feet high and completely submerged Little
valley and great anxiety is felt for peo-
| pie living in the canyon along Soldier
| creek just north of the post. Duncan and
his wife and five children lived in the
canyon. Food. money and clothing have
| been sent to the sufferers.
| OTTAWA, Ont, July 15.-In is now settled
| beyond doubt that the Government will
grant the application of President Harri-
| son for the extradition of Burke for the
alleged murder of DR.. Cronin. The re-
port of Judge Balm has not yet arrived
from Winnipeg, and meanwhile it is open
| for Burke's counsel to apply for a writ Of
habeas corpus, fifteen days being allowed
| for that purpose in order that Judge
Bain's decision may be reviewed 1t is
rumored that such action will not be
| taken.
COLUMBUS, O., July IA The Republican
State Central Committee has organized
with A. T. Brinsmade, Cleveland, chair
| man. and A. w. Kumler, Dayton, secre-
| tary. The State Executive Committee is:
| A. L. Conger, Akron, chairman; John NJ.
Doane, Columbus, secretary; George w.
Sinks, Columbus treasurer; Asa s. Bush
| nell. Springfield; George K Nash, Column
| bus; A C. Hard Cleveland; g. H. Ketch-
am, Toledo; c. L. Maxwell. Xenia; Amos
| Smith, Cincinnati; s. L. johnson, Colum-
bus, and c. L Kurtz. Athens.
CLEVELAND, O., July 16-Thomas Full
ton and his cousin, Miss Ella Ault, were
| killed by Baltimore & Ohio freight train
| near Bellaire yesterday while riding in a
| dog cart the horse becoming frightened
| and running on the track ahead of the
train. Fulton's body was carried nine
miles on the pilot of the locomotive be-
| fore the engineer discovered that there
had been an accident.
DENVER. Col, July 4.-The jury in the
Connors-Marshall conspiracy trial an
nounced that they were unable to agree
and were discharged by Judge Allen. 1t
is understood that they stood seven to five
| for conviction. The case was set for re-
| trial September 26. Marshall will leave
| for his home in Kansas City.
| SEATTLE, Wash, July 1h-Citixens of
Seattle. through J. R Lewis. chairman Of
the relief committee, have issued an adj
dress through the Associated Press, in
which they return thanks for the sympathy
and material aid given them by the
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