Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

COLONEL RICHARD +. BEIRNE, for a
long time sole owner and editor of the
State, of Richmond, Va, died on the
9th. He was about SO years old.
The Czarewitch was in Madras, In
dia, recently, where he was received in
state by the new Governor-General.
The Russian Prince ordered coins to be
scattered literally among the immense
throng of natives who crowded to see
him. In the rush to get the money sew
eral persons were injured
The Farmers Alliance and organized
labor association are said to have men
in the Indiana Legislature putting down
the names of members who vote for or
against measures in which agricultural
and labor elements are interested, the
purpose being to influence votes by this
course.
PUBLIC sentiment in Italy is not en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the new Min
istry, but it will be given trial quietly
for time.
KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, has
promised to support the demand of the
workmen for universal suffrage.
WILLIAM MARCUS MORTON, ex-Chief
Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme
Court, died in Andover after linger-
Mr.. GOsCHEN, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, stated in the British Parlia-
ment that the Government contem-
plated taking no steps whatever in re-
taliation for the Mckinley tariff bill.
THE Republicans on the seventy
seventh ballot of the Illinois joint as
sembly, dropped Oglesby for Lindley.
No result.
Ex-PREMIER CRIsPI, of Italy, will
! practice law again.
The negotiations between Parnell
and his opponents for a reconciliation
have broken down. Parnen declares
he will not submit to the dictation Of
Mr.. Gladstone and the priests.
| EX-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND, in letter,
takes positive stand against the free
! coinage of silver.
| REPRESENTATIVE STRUBLE, from the
| Committee on Territories, has reported
favorably the bill to open the Cherokee
Outlet to settlement and to extinguish
the title of the Indians to the land. A
long report accompanies the bill It
says that in the opinion of the commit
tee the Indians do not have good title
to the lands.
/ JAY GOULD was taken sick at St.
Augustine, Fla, on the night of the
18th. Exaggerated and alarming
rumors were soon afoat. Gould tele-
graphed to his son at New York that
he was all right.
] THE President and Secretary Proctor
have sustained Colonel Forsythe for his
acts at the Wounded Knee fight. For
sythe had been severely censured by
General Miles.
EX-PRESIDENT CLEvELAND'S letter an
tagonistic to free silver coinage pro.
volxed much adverse criticism, especial
1y among Western politicians.
MISS KATE DREXEL has taken hel
final vows as nun. Her $1,000, DOT
goes to endow an order of sisters te
educate negroes and Indians.
; PRESIDENT NORTON, of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad, has resigned.
The House Committee on Judiciary
recommends the impeachment of Fed
eral Judge Alexander Boorman, of thu
Western district of Louisiana, for NAL
feasance.
: AT an exciting session of the italian
: Cabinet most of the proposals of Signo
: Nicotera, Minister of the Interior, wer,
{ rejected.
{ SAMUEL MoREz, connected with tn
famous forgery of the 'sMorey Chinese
t letter during the Garfield campaign
! died recently in New Hampshire.
FL ADMIRAL DAVID D. PORTER sue
t cumbed to his long sickness at Wash
e ington on the 18th. He was in his 7Stl
: year and was born in Pennsylvania. Il
? respect to his memory flags on Gov
; eminent buildings were hoisted at hal
: mast.
4 The condition of the health Of Ger
S eral Sherman was much improved O
the 18th.