Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE extra session of the Tennessee
legislature adjourned without acting
on the convict lease system or much of
anything else.
THE Baltimore Sun says that Secre-
tary Blaine still expects to acquire
Mole st. Nicholas, Hayti, for a coaling
station. e.
SECRETARY FOSTER will leave Wash
ington to make campaign speeches in
Ohio.
MAIL from Madagascar brings infor-
nation that United States Consul Wal
Ter applied direct to the Hova govern
ment for an exequatur instead of
through the French authority. It is
declared in Paris that in so acting Con-
sui Waller disobeyed the instructions
of the American government
THE state department has received a
cablegram from Minister Egan confirm
ing the news of ex-President Balma-
ceda's suicide.
1T is reported that the king of Rou-
mania proposes to resign because OF
the continued illness of his wife.
PROF. WINDsCHIED, of Leipsic, has
left the Catholic church for the Protest
ant being offended at the exhibition
of the holy coat at Treves.
RUSSIAN army maneuvers were kept
secret as far as possible. There were
reports that the supply department
broke down, men being left for ten
days on half rations-
Mrs. BLAINE has become interested
in the case of Mrs. Maybrick, con-
demned for life to an English prison for
poisoning her husband.
In the lower house of the Georgia
legislature the much noted Ocala reso-
lutions as Endorsed by the alliance and
demanded by them of the next congress
were introduced by Mr.. Barrett, of Pike
county, for approval and Endorsement
and were defeated by avote Of 81 to IS.
THE Russian minister of the interior
has drafted a law providing for the de.
portation to Tobolsk, in Siberia, of all
foreigners coming under the decree Of
expulsion, if their own countries refuse
to receive them. The measure will
chiefly affect Jews and Poles.
Ex-Gov. ALBERT P. MoREHoUsE,
during fit of delirium while sick a,
his home in Maryville, Mo-, committed
suicide by cutting his throat The
shocking affair was a startling surprise
to his friends and political associates
REV. DR. BURcHARD. of "Rum. Ro
manism and Rebellion" fame, was re-
ported critically sick at Saratoga. N. Y
CAPT. JOHN LIGHTFooT died at Bloom
ington, Ill. He was one of the five mer
who founded the Grand Army of the
Republic
THE president has granted a full par
don to Robert Seigel, son of Gen. Seigel
of New York, convicted Of forgery.
PHILADELPHIA democrats have norai
mated w. Redwood Wright for city
treasurer and Theodore F. Jenkins fol
register of wills.
THE wife of the Grand Duke Paul
youngest brother of the car, is dead
LANGEvIN, the Canadian minister &C
cused of boodling. has been exonerated
CHINA has promised to protect for
eign residents.
A. M. Posi-. of Crete. has been nomi
mated by Nebraska republicans for as
sociate judge. II. H. Shumway, OF
Dawson county, and Charles Marble, Of
Douglas, were nominated for regents OF
the state university.
j. c. LAMAR, a nephew of l.. c. O.
Lamar, associate justice of the United
OCdCcS supreme court, COun1CCeO sui
eide at Little Rock, Ark, by taking
morphine. He had led a wild life.
E. B. EWING, who. it was thought
might have been killed by Chilcat In
dams in Alaska. was alive and well in
California.
THE president has appointed Charles
w. Erdman. of Kentucky, to be United
States consul at Stockholm.
REV. SAMUEL D. BURCHARD died al
Saratoga, N. Y, on the 25th. He was
born Septem Der 6. 1912, at Steuben, N.
Y, and had quite reputation in the
Presbyteri church until his famous
''Rum. Romanism and Rebellion" re-
mark to Mr.. Blaine, when his reputa
ton was more extended