Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-28

- THE Persian 6Jvernmsn6 has forl
Engaged to grant no railway concapstQ :
without consulting Russia . s.
The annual report Of tho Chicago HI
lington & Quincy railroad for 1855 1ho0]
comparatively - follows: Gross eax[
ings. $23, 769. 26Z Decrease from last yea
. 766 910 Expenses and taxes. $10.6z
l60. Increase, 3, 764 5z6 Net earnius &
81 sos 7CaL Decrease, =, 81, 457. Total -
earnines. adding interest exchange -
other income, $5,076. S09. Total dsreas4
81. $50. go.
IT Ia asserted by friends and rslativesoe
Mary Anderson that she il not at all In.
sane, but is suffering from overwork.
were killed recently near Rimouski oue.,
by . collision between the Halifax exc
press and freight train.
THE Yantic has been ordered to Hayti.
SIX Thousand men were thrown out OF
work by the burning Of the Pfullinger cot.
ton mills at 8 uttgart, Germany, recently.
GENERAL SALAMANCA, the new Spanish
Governor. OF Cuba. has made fine record
already, and the press and people are in
hearty accord with him.
THE Agricultural League OF Belgium has
unanimously adopted resolutions in favor
of import duties on all agricultural prod
ucts.
TIE German bark Johanne Auguste,
from Moodyville for Montevideo, has been
lost Her crew have arrived at Valparaiso.
The Norwegian bark Orvar Odd, from
Brunswick for Buenos Ayres, has been
abandoned at sea. Her crew have arrived
at St Michaels.
The American fishing vessel w. 81. Foy
has been seized at Grand Manan, N. B..
for violation of customs laws.
REAR ADM:RAL BELKNAP has been pre-
vented from sailing for Japan to take
command of the Asiatic squadron because
of the habeas corpus proceedings begun
by Ensign George Ormsby, now confined
at the Mare island navy yard for not join.
ing a ship when ordered.
AT q banquet at Rome recently Cardi.
nal Parocchi, the Pope's vicar. said that
it in the future it should become neces-
sary for the Pope to leave Europe. he
would find a sure refuge among the Amer
lean Bishops. who would receive him with
honorable hospital ty.
The sealing steamer Wolf has arrived
at Montreal with % 600 seals. She reports
that the flee composed Of the Neptune,
Terra Nova, Esquimaux, Iceland and ihree
Harbor Grace steamers, have taken 2OO. COO
seals.
SIR THOMAS GLADSTONE, only surviving
brother of Viii lam e. Gladstone. the
great British statesman, died recently,
aged elghty.nVe.
A RIOT broke out in Cardigaushire,
Wales, on the Goth. consequent upon an
attempt to collect tithes.
Two fishing boats were swamped in q
gale of Stornaway, England. the other
day and twelve men were drowned
An English b'ue book issued recently
shows that England has been in accord
with America in reference to Samoa.
The riots at Pesth, Hungary, were re-
newed on the 21st.
The Pope has decided in favor of the
Canadian Jesuits against Cardinal Tas.
chereau. The branch of the Lavalle
University at Montreal, in consequences,
will be closed.
A SEVERE earl hquake shock was re.
ported at Smyrna on the 81 It.
RUSSIAN officials have tested and re.
ported favorably upon Ru >sian inven.
ion for applying the revolver principle
the barrels of Borden rifles. By this
arrangement a machine gun is obtained
which will fire 4SO shots a minute.
THE Canadian Government has under
consideration the advisability of exclude
ing American lard by increased duty or
otherwise, in view of the extensive adult
iteration practiced.
HENRY VILLARD'S scheme to interest
German capitalists in the $12, OO0. 0fO con-
solidated Edison Electric Light Company
| failed.
The report of paper trust in England
has been denied.
| A REGATTA took place recently from
Monaco to Nice. The American yawl
Menitu came in first among the foreign
yachts.
THE LATEST.
IT was stated on the 22d that Chauncey