Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06


Lord James Douglass of the Newmarket
course for detaulting in bets.
A BANQUET in honor of Mr.. Ryan, the
United States Minister, was given in the
City of Mexico on the Both. Minister
Ryan responded to the toast 'The Presi-
dent of the United States" His speech
was vigorously applauded.
The action of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern in reducing freight rates to the
basis of 80 cents hundred pounds from
Chicago to st. Paul on traffic origin ating
east of Chicago will be met by all the
other St Paul lines except the Rock
Island.
In the British House of Commons Sir
James Ferguson. Parliamentary Secretary
to the Home Office, denied the reports
from Victoria, British Columbia, that three
men-of-war in the Pacific had been or
dered to proceed to the Behring sea to pro-
tect British sealing vessels from inter-
ference by American men of war.
DECORATION day was duly observed on
the 30th. The occasion was seized upon
by politicians, somewhat more than usual,
to elaborate their principles. The prin-
cipal features were visits to Grants tomb
at New York and the Sheridan monument
at Washington. In the South, Confeder-
ate and Federal graves were decorated
alike. President Harrison attended the
parade at New York.
ONE hundred arrests have been made at
Belgrade in connection with the recent
riot.
PRINCE ALoIs SCHwARzENBURe and q
Lieutenant of hussars fought duel near
Vienna recently. The former was mortal.
ly wounded.
MANY lives were lost and an enormous
amount of property destroyed by ter
rife hurricane which prevailed for four
days on the Australian coast
VIzITELLI, the we'll known bookseller Of
London. has been sentenced to three
months imprisonment for publishing
Zola's novels.
THE Rock Island has given notice that
it would meet the rates of the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern between Chicago
and st. Paul.
LORD SALISBURY. replying to deputa-
tion in favor of bi-metallic standard
of currency, said he did not think q
parliamentary decree would settle the
question but the opinion of the people,
founded on business interests, must decide
it. He hoped that the coming congress at
Paris would be really an international
one The final decision would depend on
how far the nations would cooperate.
FOLLOWING is the April report of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad,
including all lines controlled by that cor
poration: Gross earnings, So. 513 759 "a.
an increase of 1892. 418 78 over those of the
corresponding period last year; expenses,
81, 691. 223, a decrease OF $685. 31247; net
earnings, $S22, 536 81. an increase of $687, .
T30 25.
DISASTROUS floods were reported in
Eastern cities on the I'd, due to the heavy
rains. The Potomac overf1owed at WASH
ington. At Elmira, N. Y, and vicinity
the damage amounted to $500, 200, thirteen
lives being reported lost at Corning.
Much damage was also done at Andover
and Wellsville, N. Y. Several bridges at
Hornellsville were swept away. At
Petersburg, Va, there was a great flood
with damages at 500, 900. At Harper's 8
Ferry eight lives were lost, and eleven
drownings were reported in Maryland.
CLEARING house returns for the wee
ended June showed an average increase
of % compared with the correspondent 6
crease was 35.6.
THERE was a terrible cloudburst near
Coburg, Ont, on the I'd. The waters in
the Province are said to have caused $780,
600 damage.
THE Southern Pacific railroad has given
notice of withdrawal from the Transcon-
tinental Association. This step, following
similar action by the Northern Pacific and
the resignation of Chairman Leeds, is
quite generally accepted as meaning
the virtual disruption of the association.
The extraordinary differentials of the
Canadian Pacific and the restrictions OF
the Interstate law W hich the foreign road
escaped are the causes assigned for the
collapse.