Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

JOHN DILLoN's reception in Australia il
exceeding his most sanguine expectations.
The Melbourne Age attacked him and he
has brought suit Tor libel
The Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers has decided to admit
all classes of iron and steel workers, in
Guiding laborera
The Patriotic Order Sons of America has
elected the following officers: President,
George P. Smith. of Illinois; vice-presi-
dent, Napoleon Underwood, of Louisiana;
master of forms and ceremonies W. j.
Stoner, of Pennsylvania, vice A. A. Hob
son; secretary, DR.. F. w. Hendley, OF
Ohio; treasurer, A. B. Philips. of Colo
RADIO. The next place of meeting will be
Boston, October. 1890.
A CIRCULAR issued by the Servian Gov
ernment denies the truth of recent alarm
ist rumors concerning that country, and
states that the foreign policy of Servia is
unchanged.
THE seamen's strike at Liverpool has
collapsed.
CARDINAL PKccI, the Pope's brother,
was reported dying at Rome.
In sympathy with unfavorable reports
from Havre and Hamburg coffee dropped
between forty and fifty points at New
York On the Goth. In the closing hour
there was a reaction, the market closing
with a decline of about fifteen points on
sales of lao, 600 bags.
THE French Admiralty is about to ask
for an immense credit to build the great
est navy in the world.
THE Emperor of Austria Joined the Cor
pus Christi procession at Vienna on the
Goth. He and all the Princes walked bare
headed.
FURTHER news from Hayti report Hip
polyte's continuous success over Legitime.
The latter was about used up.
THE striking miners at Kladno. Bohemia,
engaged in a riot recently. The gend-
armes fred on the rioters and killed two
of them and wounded twelve. Later the
riots were renewed. the mob wrecking the
residence of the director of the mines.
The rule of the Dictator. Guzman Blanco,
in Venezuela, is reported to have ended
by peaceful revolution.
In the Spanish Cortes Senor Becerrera,
Minister of the Colonies, reaf1irmed that
the United States Government had made
no proposition relative to the purchase of
Cuba. He added that no proposition look
ing to the sale of the island would be en-
tertained by the Spanish Government.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June 90 numbered 900
compared with $50 the previous week and
2O4 the corresponding week of last year
The Pope has taken the first steps to
put the Clan ma Gael under the ban of
the Church.
A NUMBER of miners were recently i'm
prisoned in pit at Newcastle, N. S. W.,
hut all were safely rescued.
A ROWBOAT containing eight persons
was driven over the falls at Three Rivers,
Que. the other day and all were drowned.
ADvICES from Pangani are that the
Arabs had rejected Captain Wissman's
terms and that an attack was imminent.
A LANDSLIDE occurred the other day in
one of the German quarries. Six work.
| men were killed and many others injured.
DR.. CARL BoTrICHER, director of the
Royal Museum of Berlin. is dead.
T. j. CLAxroN 6 Co, merchants of
Montreal. have assigned. Liabilities about
| $500, 600
A PORTION of the Manningham mills at
| Bradford, England, was burned recently.
The loss was f5 1000. Two fremen were
killed by falling debris. Several firemen
and workmen were injured.
| Crops in the south of Russia are in a
bad condition owing to hot weather.
AT the Peace Congress, which was in
session at Paris Mrs. Love and Mrs.
| Belva Lockwood, who had taken an ac5ive
| int crest in the proceedings, were appointed
| honorary members.
FINANCIAL matters were quiet in Euro
| pean centers during the week ended June
| %. In London American securities were
| dull. The Havana sugar market was
also reported dull.
| CLEARING house returns during the
| week ended June % showed an average
| increase of 20.6. In New York the in
| crease was 21.2.