Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

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PERSONAL. AND POLITICAL.
In the exchange Of volleys which
took place between the revoluti0nists
and the loyal troops at Montevideo six
men were killed and seven were
wounded
M. DE G1ERs, the Russian minister of
foreign affairs Is travelling in Italy.
His visit to the Marquis di Rudini is
consipered an augury Of peace
THE London Times has q dispatch
from Shanghai which says that the
foreign ministers have broken of ne
gotiations with the government and
have announced to China that now
their own governments must act.
THE city election of Indianapolis Ind.
went in favor of the democrats by ma
jorities ranging from 1, 500 to 5000
MAJ. CHARLES B. THRoCKMoRTON,
commandant at Fort Schuyler, has
been placed under arrest pending in
vestigation on charges of issuing worth
less checks and duplicating his pay
vouchers.
THE St Stephens Review claims that
it has authority to state that the mar
quis Of Salisbury has offered the lead
ership of the conservative party in the
house of commons to Mr.. Balfour.
REV. FATHER FRANCIS WUYrs. eccle-
siastical superior of the Lorettoans, died
at Loretto convent, in Marion county,
KY. He was a native of Belgium and
was a man of profound learning.
THE North German Gazette denies
that an understanding has been arrived
at between Germany and the Unite d
States by which the American cereals
are to be admitted to Germany free of
duty.
GEN. MCCooK recommends the forti-
fication of San Diego, Cal
REV. DR. PHILLIPS BROOKS was con-
secrated bishop of Massachusetts, on
the 14th.
COUNT Won ARco-VALLEY. German
minister to the United States, died at
Berlin on the 18th after undergoing an
operation for a stomach disorder.
DR. SEYMOUR BULLOCK, a prominent
republican and Grand Army man, was
killed at Mobile bay. Ala. by Thomas
P. Brewer. an ex-confederate. Bullock
had attempted to kill Brewer and was
shot in return.
GEN. w. II. f. LEE, second son of Gen.
r. e. Lee, died at Ravenworth. Fair
fax county, Va, aged 81. Gen. Lee
had represented the district for two
terms in congress and was a member
elect of the next house.
A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting in
favor of political union with the United
States was held at Belle River, Ont.
Before the meeting adjourned a CONT
mental union club was formed with a
large membership.
SIT is reported that marriage has
been arranged between the care witch
of Russia and the duchess Elsa, of
Wurtemb burg.
THE New South Wales parliament
has defeated the government on the
eight-hour clause of the mining laws
JUDGE WILLIAM JOHNSTON, once a
noted jurist of Cincinnati and an init
mate friend of Secretary Stanton dur
ing the war, is dead.
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, M. p. has issued
a statement in reply to the recent Par
nellite defiance. In it he bitterly de-
nounces the Parnellites' charge that he
and Dillon bounded Parnen to death.
MRS. LAwLER, formerly Josie Mans
field, well known in New York twenty
years ago. was married at St Georges
church, Hanover square, London, to
Robert l. Rem. of New York.
Con-. NATHANIEL DUNCAN INGRAHAM,
formerly of the United States navy,
died at Charleston. S. C.
j. R STEVENSON, aged 3s, professor
of astronomy in the high school at
Quincy, Ill, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head No cause
was ASSIGNED