Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-07

AD,IRAI KIMBERLY, in command Of
] the Pacific squadron, is now on his way
from Honolulu to San Francisco on the
: Alert. Upon his arrival he viii be re-
lieved of his command in accordance
with his request
A REPORT comes of the death of three
explorers in the wi1ds of Alaska One
of them was A. Ingram, formerly OF
Topeka, Kan
ADvIcEs from Brisbane state that the
natives Of Southwest New Guinea have
massacred Rev. Mr.. Savage, who was
sent out by the London Missionary So
ciety, a number of native teachers and
the crew of the cutter Mary, belonging
to the society.
THE Westinghouse Electric Light
Company has secured contract to erect
a central station for large electric
light plant in Pekin, China.
THE French Government has sus-
pended the payment of fifty-fve priests
for preaching political sermons on the
occasion of the recent elections.
President BARRILLos telegraphs that
the alleged insurrection in Guatemala
was false.
COURT KALxOKY, Premier of Austro-
Hungary, has started for Friedrichsruhe
/ to visit Prince Bismarck.
An English company has offered the
Mexican Government $4,000 for the
right to excavate in search for Monte
zuma's treasures.
Four rebel officers of Peru were cap
tured while trying to bride the officers
of the new cruiser Lima to betray the
vessel to them. They were to be shot.
| THE brutal method of dealing out live
beef for the Indians to barbarously hunt
and shoot is to be abolished.
| AT the conclusion of Michael Davitt's
| evidence before the Parnell Commission,
Justice Hammer complimented him for
his ability and for the information af-
| fOrded the court.
FLOODS in Italy were reported increas-
| ing in violence. Ten bridges and scores
of houses have been swept away and
many lives lost.
THE reported purchase of the Chicago
| & Alton by the Vanderbilts and alliance
| with the Union Pacific has been en-
phatically denied in railroad circles.
CAPTAIN WARREN NJ. HEALY, of New
York, an exhibitor at the Paris EXPOSE
ton, has received the decoration of the
Legion of Honor from the French Gov
eminent.
Douglass states that 5000 soldiers are
living in the streets of the Haytien cap
ital, cooking, eating and sleeping there.
His picture is not at all glowing as to
the present condition of the people of
Hayti.
In wrestling match at Paris Pietro,
the French champion, beat Cannon in
the last bout after struggle of five
minutes.
THE hay dealers of Canada propose to
hold meeting at ST. Johns, to devise
schemes to obtain over $500, 900 claimed
to have been paid las excess duties to
the United States.
A WALL fell on Templeton & Co.'s
carpet factory, Glasgow, Scotland, on
the LIST. The workrOOm was filled with
employees, mostly girls, fifty of whom
were killed.
THE two women arrested as old Mrs.
Bender and her daughter were gener-
ally thought to be other persons. They
had no trace of German accent in con-
versation while the real Mrs. Bender
was German woman. The woman Nc
Cam, who caused their arrest, talked
glibly of her impressions and dreams
and her detective work.
A SYNDICATE was reported forming in
London to buy the Chicago elevators.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended October 81 num-
bered, including Canada. 261, compared
with 225 the previous week and 275 the
corresponding week of last year.
CHARLES BRADLAUaH, the English
freethinker, who had been i'll for some
weeks but had improved took relapse
on the LIST.
The revo1utionists in Guatemala
taken prisoners were shot. The insur-
rection was reported ended.
A SERIOUS mutiny occurred on a rail-
way train near Vera Cruz, Mexico, re-
Gently. A number Of forced recruits
turned on their officers and after killing
sergeant escaped. One of the mu-
tineers got caught under the cars and
was mangled to death. The others were
recaptured, and, it was said, would be
shot.
THE LATEST.
AN unknown man, woman and child
were drowned in the roadway at Dia-
mond Flats, near Scranton, Pa, while
attempting to drive through a hollow
spot that had been overlooked by the
] .ackawanna river.
BARNEY FLYNN, prominent mer-
chant of Alliance, O., was instantly
killed by a train the other day.
THE Pan-American delegates visited
the Mammoth cave of Kentucky on
the Sd.
THE WASHINGTON Horo1d cows +h