Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


GENERAL CADMUs NJ. WILCOX died at
Washington on the I'd
AN acrimonious conference of Irish
Nationalists in London on the I'd ended
somewhat favorably for Parnell
Mr.. PERKINS has introduced resolu-
ton in the House for the issuance of
seeds to needy farmers in Kansas and
Nebraska.
NJ LEGRAND VILLERs. governor of
the Bank of France. is dead.
]. 81. BAXTER. Surgeon General, U. S.
A., has been stricken with paralysis
D. B. FAvERwEATH deceased,
millionaire leather merchant of New
York, has left $500. 900 to Cornell Uni
versity.
THE National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union met in convention at
Ocala, Fla, on the I'd.
COLONEL S. D! STEWART, brother of
United States Senatar Stewart of Ne
vada, and large mine owner, died at
Suffer Creek, Cal, recently.
THE Italian Government has resolved
on conciliatory policy toward all ex-
cept the extreme clerical element, and
sons convicted of offenses wholly po1it-
ical are to be released.
ENGLAND is reported bringing strong
influence to bear on Holland to obtain
the adhesion of that country to the
State to levy import duties.
ADvIcEs from Berlin state that an
other member will be added to the
household Of Emperor William shortly.
PARNELL can not marry Mrs O'Shea
III hn 20 foin 70 for
ton in court for absolute divorce.
Hon. ISAAC M. JORDAN, one of the
best known members of the bar in Gin
cinnati, fell down the elevator in the
Lincoln Inn court, where his Office was
located, and was instantly killed
Mrs. MARY Turtle, mother of Sena-
tor Turpie. was burned to death near
Delphi. Ind, recently. She was nearly
90 years old.
LORD SALISBURY challenges Mr.. Glad
stone to relate all the facts in the Ha-
warden interview with Mr.. Parnell.
THE election Of mayor at Louisville,
KY, went in favor of the Democrats
The Irish land purchase bill passed
its second reading in the British House
of Commons by a vote of 26S to 100.
The President and Secretary Blaine
are seriously considering the appoint
ment of Congressman Morrow, of Cali
fornia, as Minister to Guatemala in
place of Lansing B. Miner, recalled.
DR. JoDDIAH BAXTER, Surgeon-Gen
eral of the United States army, who
was stricken with paralysis, died al
Washington on the 4th. He never re.
gained consciousness after the attack.
KING KALAKAUA, of the Sandwich
Islands, arrived at San Francisco on the
United States war ship Charleston.
1T is declared that an understanding
has been reached in Congressional
circles by which no river and harbo,
bill will be passed at this session, there
by reducing the appropriations by $40,
600, 600.
Mrs PEEL. wife of Right Hon. Arthu,
Peel. Speaker of the British House O.
Commons. is dead.
Hon. SIR JOHN WALTER HUDDLEsroN
Justice of the Queens Bench division
of the English High Court of Justice, il
dead. He was born in 1917.
THE President has nominated RomaI
do Pacheco, of California, as Ministe,
to Central America. vice Miner. re-
called in consequence of the Barrundi,
affair.
THE New York Herald supports
Charles A. Dana as successor to Evart.
!; in the United States Senate
COUNT HERMANN Won DALwIG a Pms
! sian nobleman engaged in cattle rails
ing in Texas. was killed by a trai,
near San Antonio, Tex.
, THE Car is displeased with his Min
i lister of War, a party of the name o
Vannovski
THE colored branch of the Nationa
Farmers Alliance at Ocala. Fla, ha
, passed resolution urging Congress t
enact the Lodge elections bill