Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CLEAR sd By Telegraph and Neil

Clear I'd By Telegraph and Neil
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
TIE gubernatorial imbroglio in Com
necticut has been taken into the courts
for adjudication.
MRS HALFoRD, the wife Of President
Harrison's secretary, E. w. Halford,
died at Washington on the 18th. Mrs.
Halford was about AZ years of age and
was the youngest daughter of George
w. Armstrong. of Wilton, Ne.
THE entire democratic ticket was
elected In Ell Paso. Tex, Mayor Richard
Caples being elected for second term.
THE Marquis di Rudini has forbidden
the government organs to refer to the
question of the renewal of the dreibund.
It is stated that he desires that the
treaty of alliance be modified so as to
enable Italy to remain neutral in the
event of war between France and Ger
many.
The reply of Mr.. Blaine to the Mar
quis di Rudini was published on the
10th. Mr.. Blaine's conclusion was that
the treaty of 1871 had not been proved
to have been violated and until it was
SO proven Italy had no case.
The London Chronicles Rome CORE
spondent says that Mr.. Porter, the
American minister. is about to depart
from Rome on three-months' leave of
absence.
The official canvass Of the Chicago
election has been practically completed
in twenty-nine Of the thirty-four words.
Taking the official count in these
twenty-nine and the city hall unofficial
returns for the remaining FIVE, the re-
suit is a plurality of 1904 for Hemp
stead Washburne, republican, over the
democratic incumbent, Dewitt C.
Cregier.
THE Steele says that the French gov
eminent will probably be compelled to
ask parliament before August to sus-
pend the duties ON cereals. 1t adds
that the German government is expect
ed to ask the reichstag shortly to take
similar action.
GEN. o. ENocHs, member of congress,
was dangerously injured by a runaway
team at Ironton, O., recently.
GEN. KILBoURNE KNOX, governor of
the soldiers home at Milwaukee, Wis,
is dead
THE premier of New South Wales,
Sir Henry Parkes, has announced that
the government will introduce a bill
providing for the enfranchisement of
| women.
| 1T is officially denied that there is
any truth in the report sent from Rome
to the Chronicle of London, that Hon.
A. G. Porter, the United States minis
ter to Italy, was upon the point of de-
! parting from Rome on three months
leave of absence.
RETURNS from Gestemunde, where
| 4 II -
| the German reichstag, are as follows:
Prince Bismarck, 1851; Schmalfeld, So
cialist, 3,92s; Plat, guelph, g, 343; Adolf,
freisinnige, 1919. A second ballot will
be necessary between Prince Bismarck
| and Herr Schmalfeld.
JUSTICE CHARLES MATTEsoN, of the
Rhode Island supreme court, has been
elected chief justice by the legislature
THE trouble in the Portuguese cab
met has been settled and all the minis
tiers but one will retain their old places.
REAR ADMIRAL ALFRED TAYLOR, q.
S. N, retired, died at Washington re-
Gently from pneumonia and acute bron-
chitis following an attack of the grippe.
JOHN THOMPSON, founder of the
Thompson Bank Note Reporter and
also of the First national and the Chase
national banks of New York. is dead
MISCELLANEOUS.
SAW mill employees at Eau Claire,
Wis, demand ten hours instead of
eleven, but will arrange the difference
harmoniously if possible.
AN understanding has been reached
between the Austrian and German dele
cial treaty. The German duty on Aus
49, ~ l. o =
marks, while German pig iron will be
dutiable at 65 kreuzers.
AN American who is a collector OF
curiosities has been in Rome, it is said,
doing his utmost to secure the bed upon
which the late Prince Napoleon died.
The American has offered $500 for the
bed and much to his disappointment his
offer has been politely but firmly re.
fused.
AT Harrodsburg, KY, two grain ele.
vators of the Mercer Grain & Coal Co.
burned, destroying $4,000 bushels OF
wheat. The loss was $40, 600; insur.
ance, $50, OOO The Louisville Southern
depot also burned.
REV. JAMES MCMAHON, of st. An.
drews, New York, has presented to the
Roman Catholic university in Washing
ton $500, 900 worth of property to found
a school of philosophy and to beautify
the university grounds.
The export of grain at Odessa is al
most at stand still. The brisk spring
trade almost cleared all the southern
grainaries- The old stock exporters, il
the face of the unpromising condition
of the crops, are holding out for higher
prices
WHEN Miss Phoebe Couzins, secre
tary of the board of lady managers O.
of the worlds fair, reached her Office OF
the 10th she found the door locked ane
, the janitor of the building informed he1
that he had been instructed not to per
NIT her to enter. She took possession
of an adjoining room and announced
: that she would hold possession.
A TORNADO passed over Hansford, il
, the panhandle of Texas, destroying thu
: court house and killing two men
: tornado also ravaged Palidora, a small
, town in Beaver county, Ok.
, A TERRIFIC hail and windstorm fel
, upon the northern part of Marion, Ind
: on the 18th completely crushing tn
1 Crosby paper mill and damaging a mum
E Der of other buildings. While man,
r.