Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-27
GENERAL.

The extradition treaty with Great
Britain has been ratified.
PARNELL's amendment to the address
was defeated in the British Parliament
by 307 to 240.
THERE was fight in Socialist meet
ing at Muhlgast, Saxony, recently. Sol
diers restored order. Thirty persons
were wounded
RUSSIA has demanded of the Govern
ment of Bulgaria the payment of 3.OOO,-
600 copecks, arrears of money due on
account of the Russian occupation dur
ing 1878 and 1879. The demand is in
part related to the consolidation under
one government of Bulgaria and East
ern Roumelia.
THE Canadian Government proposes
to send commission to inquire int the
report that the child of United States
officer killed in a raid is in the possess
sion of Canadian Blackfeet Indians
THE Canadian House of Commons has
voted down an amendment to the bill
to abolish French as an official language
in the Northwest, to leave affairs as
they are.
The American Cotton Seed Oil Com
pany has filed articles increasing its
capital stock from $40, 600, 600 to $50, OOO,-
600.
AN international chess tournament is
to be held in Manchester, England, in
the autumn.
The London Chronicles Paris CORE
spondent reports that Harncourt's poet
ical drama ''Le Mystere" will be per-
formed on Easter Sunday. Sarah Bern
hardt will play the Virgin Mary and
Garner will take the part of Christ
THE British Governments Land Pur-
chase bill will provide for the combina-
ton of the Landed Estates Court and
the Land Commission in a single trib-
unal for the settlement of land disputes
with view to simplifying and cheaper
ing the transfer of land.
JOSEPH GILLIs BIGGAR, the well-known
Home Ruler and member of the House
County Cavan, Ireland, died recently in
London. He was sixty-two years old.
AN explosion occurred in a colliery
near Decise, department of Nievre,
France, the other night. 1t was not
known how many lives were lost, but
thirty-four bodies had been recovered.
THE steamer Germanic, from New
York, February 10, for Liverpool, ar
rived at Queenstown on the Goth. She
reported having seen large number of
icebergs in the main track of steamers
plying between Europe and America.
The Socialists made notable gains
the elections for the German Reichstag
on the Goth.
LETTERS from the City of Mexico re-
port terrible ravages by influenza.
JOHN LESSONS frame residence at
Kingston, Ont, was on fire recently.
Four children were suffocated in bed
The French language question in
Canada has been settled. The Govern
ment was sustained in their proposal 10
leave the adjustment of French in the
Northwest Territory to the local Legis-
lature. They got majority of 80.
TRAFFIC MANAGER SARGENT, of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
road, pronounces the Atoms Federal
railroad control scheme nonsensical.
CHARGES have been made of cutting
on the new Missouri river rates and an
uncomfortable feeling exists among
freight men.
THREE thousand aborigines and many
French convicts in New Caledonia have
been attacked with leprosy. The dis
ease is spreading at an alarming rate.
Louise Michel talks of going to their
succor.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for
the seven days ended February 20 num-
bered GIL. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were go.