Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-20
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engineering supplies, Montreal, Cam, have
assigned with $135, 900 liabilities.
THE Lord Provost Of Edinburgh has de-
clined to offciate at the conferring of the
freedom of the city to Mr.. Parnell in July.
NEWS has been received of the death
from fever of N. Goudry, inspector of the
Congo Free State on the river Congo. He
was one of the ablest officers of the Gov
ernment and his loss is a serious one to
the State.
RUSSIA, Germany and Austria have ad.
vised Switzerland to deal more severely
with Anarchists and Socialists.
SOME unknown person threw q missile
at Mr. Gladstone while he was travelling
in Cornwall recently. It missed its mark.
THERE was report current on the 18th
that Hippolyte had totally defeated Legi-
time in Hayti and had captured Port au
Price. Legitime had sought the Ameri-
can Consul for protection.
The Canadian order Of Odd Fellows has
voted down a motion to admit colored men
to full membership.
A PLUG tobacco trust is the latest scheme
reported.
THE strike of seamen is reported to have
extended to Antwerp.
THE crew of the Russian schooner David
has been landed at Southampton, England.
The schooner was sunk by a collision with
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June 13 numbered $50
compared with 225 the previous week and
232 the corresponding week Of last year.
AT public meeting in Cork, Ireland, to
express sympathy for the sufferers of the
Conemaugh valley. after some warm
hearted speeches had been made, a sub
scription was opened and in few minutes
81. 250 was contributed
The Samoan agreement was signed by
the three powers at Berlin on the 14th. The
contents were not published.
The short session Of the Mexican Con.
gress adjourned on the 14th to meet again
September Is.
YELLOW fever has made its appearance
at Vera Cruz Mexico.
The Hawaiian Government has sent a
capitalist of Honolulu to the United
States to endeavor to secure the formation
of company to lay a cable between San
Francisco and Honolulu.
LETTERS received from Ujiji dated
March 10, say that Stanley met Tippoo
Tib and sent number of sick followers
back with him by way of the Congo.
Stanley intended coming to the east coast
with Emin Pasha The two should arrive
in Zanzibar in July.
The roof of the Merced market, in the
City of Mexico, fell in the other day, kill
ing nearly twenty persons.
THE Prix de Paris was won by Vasistras,
Portent second, Aerolite third.
FoRTY-sIx foreigners have just been ex-
PEELED at Warsaw. Most of them were
Germans and Austrians. Two Americans
were among the expelled.
The water in the Rhone has overflowed
its banks in some places in France, flood
ing the adjacent country and doing much
damage.
The French Government has fixed the
general elections for September q Sec
ond ballots will be held on October 6.
THE Chicago & Alton has given notice
of withdrawal from the Interstate Rail-
way Association to take effect July 15.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended June Is showed an average increase
of 17.9. In New York the increase was
21.5
A REV. Mr. TOWNSEND and six other
former clergy men of the Anglican Church
| were received recently into the Roman
Catholic Church by Cardinal Manning.
THREE of Captain Wissmann's steamers
are reported to have been lost on the
Benardir coast. German men of war have
gone in search of the missing vessels.
THE Paris Temps says that Germany il
treating with Belgium in regard to the
| laying Of a cable from Ostend to Port
land, Me-, in order to render those
| countries independent of the English
| cable companies.
The Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch.
of Russia, was married to Princess Alex
| andra, of Greece, on the 10th.