Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE British consul at Foo Chow,
China, telegraphs that the reports that
riots are imminent are not true. He
says that Europeans are adequately
protected by the Chinese officials as
well as by the presence Of foreign gun
boats.
M. BURMADr, the prime minister, an
nounced to the Belgian chamber of
deputies that the illness of the queen
was only temporary and that she was
in no danger whatever.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN HARRISON B. KEEL
LEY, of Kansas, has renowned the re-
publican party for the peoples party.
He said the republican party did not
keep its promises with regard to pass
ing the elections bill.
MRS HELEN A. COUGAR will follow
Maj. Mckinley all through Ohio during
the campaign and talk low tariff and
increased wages for workingmen.
ENGLAND and France are negotiating
to take joint action for the protection
of their subjects in China if such action
should become necessary. 1t is stated
that Germany will join England and
France in this work.
IT is reported that Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria will marry Archduchess
Stephanie. the widow of Crown Prince
Rudolph of Austria
THE British parliament has been pro-
rogued. In the speech the queen says
that proposals have been made by her
government to that of the United States
looking to the settlement by arbitra-
ten of the differences relating to fish
cries in Behring straits
THE peoples party of Ohio nominated
John Seitz for governor. Frank Rist,
a compositor on the Cincinnati Post, was
nominated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CAPT. JOHN PALMER, of New York.
was chosen by the Grand Army en-
campment at Detroit, Mich, for the
commander-in-chief. The encampment
decided not to permit separate depart
ments on account of race differences in
the south.
RETURNS are now in from the districts
of the Cherokee nation. The nationals
were routed. The Downings carried
| seven out of nine districts Chief
Mayes was reelected for four years
with working majority in the senate
and council.
SENATOR GEORGE. of Mississippi. has
been badly beaten at the county
| primaries, Barlxsdale, the alliance can
didate, even carrying Georges home
| county.
Ex-Gov. AxTELL, of New jersey, is
dead.
Hon. THOMAS w. BOYER, for fourteen
years a member of congress and fol-
four years speaker of the confederate
congress, died recently at his home in
AppomatOx county, Va.
FRED LEwIrCH, one Of the editors OF
| the Western Poultry Journal, was
! drowned at Cedar Rapids, Ia, while
| bathing in the Cedar river.
THE three Baronesses Horvath, sis
| tiers, were drowned recently while
| bathing in the river Nyarad at Madras
Hungary.
Mr. DUEsINa, a theological student
| in one of the Roman Catholic colleges
| in Rome, was drowned recently. His
home was in St Louis.
LIEUT.. PHILIP HODGES, of the English
navy, committed suicide by jumping
into the sea July "a while being sem
home from Australia for breach o.
discipline.
A TELEGRAM from Buenos Ayres as
serts that Chill will declare war agains
Bolivia because the government of the
latter country has recognized the con
gressional party of Chilli as belligerents
The report that Senator George was
defeated in the Mississippi primaries
was declared without foundation. He
failed to carry his county (Carroll)
which was entirely due to a large ALI
ance majority. The vote stands te
date: George, Sc; Barksdale, o. 1t re
quires 80 to elect and George is certain
to get 100 instructed votes.
IT has been positively decided thai
Parnell will visit the United States
during the autumn and conduct a cam
paign. Mrs. Parnen will accompany
him, making her debut as a politician
Parnen will be accompanied by at leas'
two of his followers in parliament, but
q selection has not yet been made.