Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-10

the Pacific Railroad Funding bill and the Okla
homa bill. Fillibustering was resorted to by
the opponents OF the motion which prevented
vote upon it, and pending the attempt to secure
quorum the House adjourned
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE wife OF Major General Schoffeld
died at Washington on the Both of paralysis
of the heart
THE President has granted pardons in
the cases of A. G.. Green, Josiah Richard
son, Joseph II. Byington, William Stevens
and Sydney Weeks. These persons, with
the exception Of Weeks, were convicted
in the district of Idaho for unlawful CO.
habtation, Weeks being convicted of
adultery.
Catholics commenced at St Augustine's
Church, Washington. on the 1st
THE White House reception. New Years
day, was largely attended by the general
public. The Congressional delegation
paying their respects to the President was
gather less than usual.
The public debt statement for December
showed a decrease during the month of
$I4,247,295.
THE Secretary of State has received a
dispatch from the United States Consul at
Puerto Plata dated December 13, saying
that the revolution in the northern part of
San Domingo has been suppressed and that
many of the participants have been ar
rested.
The President has withdrawn the
nomination of Leon o. Bailey to be dis
the name of Solomon Claypool, now as
sistant district attorney under special ap-
pointment
IT is learned that the change made in
the sugar schedule by the Senate SUBJ
committee in charge of the Tariff bill pro-
vides that a bounty of one cent pound be
paid upon all sugar raised in this country.
This has been, it is said, fully agreed upon.
THE EAST.
THE general term at Albany, N. Y, has
affirmed the Judgment of custer in the
case Of the people against Thomas C. Plat.
The Judgment affirmed was the one which
removed Mr.. Plat from the position of
Quarantine Commissioner of New York on
the ground that he was not a resident Of
that city.
The coal miners in the anthracite region
Pennsylvania have made demand for a
reduction of 81 per key in the price of the
Blasting powder furnished TO them. The
price has been s. since 1854. The employ
ers are not expected to give in, their
profits from this source have been enor-
nous.
THE brickmakers of Pittsburgh and Allie
gssenY City. Pa. have decided to strike
March l, unless given 10 per cent. adj
vance in wages.
THE past year has been a profitable one
fer the Fall River Mass manufacturers,
and closes with the market entirely clear of
spot goods and the production sold we'll
ahead to April. The dividends aggregated
the greatest ever paid in the history of
the city.
The earth over abandoned workings of
the West Shenandoah (Pa.) colliery caved
in recently. The Pennsylvania railroad
Toundhouse, track, ETC., sank eight feet.
In one place there was a ''gape' forty
feet deep.
For the year 1888 the exports of gold
from New York were $50, 370, All, and the
imports were IS, 944, 1863. net loss of 500
426, 102. In 1887 the exports were sc, ASS. SIC
and the imports $3S, 642, $50, a net gain OF
49,. 153, $50.
MICHAEL CROW, a plasterer, was stabbed
to death at New York on the LIST during an
alteration with his brother-in-Iaw, and
died soon after. Crows assailant was ar
rested. This was the first murder of the
new year and the criminal stands a good
chance of being the first to suffer death by
electricity.
GovERNoR HILL was inaugurated for
third term at Albany, N. Y, on the 1st
In his message he denounced the use O.
money in elections.
JOHN A. MAcKAY, the comedian, mys
teriously disappeared from New York re-
Gently. He left note indicating that b.
had wandered OF in fit of insanity.
THE Windsorvile (Conn.) cassimer
mills, owned by the Windsorville Mil
Company and Frank S. Jordan, of New
York, were burned the other morning
with the stock, machinery and boarding
house. The loss was $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
THE wife OF Ex-Governor Garcelon an,
sister of Mrs. Senator Frye died at Lewis
ton, Me-, recently.
THE New Hampshire Constitutional con
vention assembled at Concord, N. H, o.
the Cd and organized.
Two young men named Erb an,
Schroeder were blown to pieces nea
Eummertown, Pa, recently by the explo
sion of half bucket of dynamite.
THE dies for 1888, numbering about s0(
were destroyed at the Philadelphia min
ON the I'd.
TIE American Steel Barge Company, Q
Buffalo, N. Y, has fled a certificate of in
corporation. The capital stock is $500 COX
The new club house of the Verei
Freundschaft, rich German Society Q
New York City, was opened the othe
night. 1t cost $3.50 0C0 and has ball rooI
13Ox62 feet
Two boys broke through the ice o
,Gleason's pond, at South Farminghan
Mass. while skating the other day, as di
several others who came to their assist
.ance. and three-Charles and Fred 81
Peters and Johnny Ryau-were drowned
They we~e between ten and fourteen year
oil.