Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
GREAT BEND, KANSAS, THURSDAY. MAY g. 1889.
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
BARON ERLANGER has returned from his
trip through the Southern States, and
speaks in glowing terms of the future Of
that section.
The session of the Canadian Parliament
was prorogued by the Governor General
on the I'd. The speech congratulated the
members on their good work.
THE court Of Tipperarv, Ireland, has
affirmed the sentences of John O'Connor,
Thomas Condor, Charles Tanner and Mr..
Manning, Irish members of Parliament
for violation Of the Grimes act
JOHN DILLON, the Irish leader, spoke to
monster meeting at Melbourne. Austria
liza. recently. when f1,OO0 was subscribed
for the Irish cause.
GENERAL BOULANGER has summoned
council of his supporters to meet in Lon
don.
SIX dervishes have been executed at
Wady Halfa, Egypt for outrages on
women and children.
The consular body in London have pre-
sented Mr.. Waller. the retiring American
Consul-General. with a gold-mounted
cane and a gold-mounted umbrella In
replying to a speech made in behalf Of the
donors Mr.. Waller expressed his pleasure
that such good man as Mr.. New, the in
coming Consui-General, was to succeed
him.
The French Royalist leaders have an
nounced that they will not attend the fete
given by President Carnot in honor of the
opening of the Paris Exposition.
FREDERICK GRANT. United States Min
lister to Austria, and his wife were pre-
sented to Queen Victoria on the Sd.
The Freeman's Journal states that the
Marquis of Ormonde will succeed Lord
Londonderry as Viceroy of Ireland.
HENRY B. SMITH, the paymaster of the
United States corvette Essex, who disap-
peared with 81, 200 of the Government
money, has been found at the home of his
mother, crazed by liquor and the money
gone.
The sugar crop of Cuba is reported very
short with the prospect for any improve
ment next year bad owing to the great
drought
THE passengers of the German steam
ship Lain celebrated the centennial OF
Washington's w inauguration in mid ocean.
The vessel was gaily decorated.
THE centennial of the establishment of
the first French Republic was celebrated
on the 9th in Paris, New York, Montreal,
Athens and other cities.
The London Times says there is little
doubt that the yacht Valkyrie will go to
America and try her speed in all the
available races.
DISASTROUS floods are reported in the
Sagueney districts of Quebec. A number
of bridges have been swept away, and
there has been much damage to houses
and other property. Great distress pre-.
walls.
BUSINESS was quiet on the London
Stock Exchange during the week ended
May 4. American railroad securities con-
tinued to improve. The Continental
bourses were quiet. The Havana sugar
market was dull.
IT is reported that Kurdish chief who
recently escaped from prison gathered a
number of his followers, attacked an Ar
menian village and seized several promi-
nent mon of the village and poured over
them petroleum to which they set fire and
then watched their victims slowly burn to
death.
A CRANK fred blank cartridge at Pres
ident Carnot in Paris on the 5th. On be-
ing arrested he stated that his object was
| to right his wrongs in having been pun
ished unjustly by the Governor of Mar
| Unique.
THE miners on a strike at Getzenkirchen,
Westphalia, engaged in rioting the other
| day and wrecked a number of shops. The
police dispersed them with drawn swords
| and order was restored with the assist
ance of a detachment of troops.
THE authorities of Schleswig have re-
| fused to rescind the decree expelling GER
tain German Americans from the islands
of Amron and Fohr in the North sea.
| CLEARING house returns for the week
| ended May showed an average decrease
| of Is. 8 compared with the corresponding g
| week of last year. In New York the de.
crease was 34.2
|