Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-12
NEWS oFyTHE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE prosecution of the Itata for vio-
lation of the neutrality laws ended in
q fzzle. Judge Ross ordering the jury
to return a verdict of not guilty.
THE Gillian congress has opened
Conservatives placed Adm. Montt in
nomination for the presidency.
TIMOTHY HEALY was publicly horse
whipped in Dublin by Mr.. McDermott,
a nephew of the late Mr.. Parnell, be-
cause of his vicious attacks on Mrs
and Miss Parnell
AT a democratic meeting in Grant
township, twenty miles from Boone,
Ia. a savage fight occurred between
democrats and republicans Knives
were drawn and Charles White was IA
tally stabbed Fifteen participants
were arrested and the officers were after
more.
A BANQUET formally representative
of Berlin's public congratulations of
Prof Helmboltz was given It the Kali
serhof and was the occasion for a
unique gathering of leaders in German
science ard philosophy.
The municipal council of Drogheda,
Ireland, by a majority of 2 has rejected
motion to present an add 'ess to Mr..
John Dillon AT meeting of the mu-
nicipal council of Waterford the mayor
refused to put a motion that the coun-
Gil present an address to Messrs. Dillon
and O'Brien.
The Brazilian congress has resolved
that martial law be proclaimed and the
dictatorship re-established.
MONsIGNoR PRESTON, we'll known
dignitary of the Roman Catholic
church, died at New York recently.
LATER returns give Mckinley plur-
atty of $4,000 over Campbell for gov
ernor of Ohio.
THE plurality of Gov. Boies in Iowa
has been placed at 8, 900, a gain of 9, 600
over two years ago. The alliance car
ried one county for governor, one for
and one for senator.
The republicans will have a clear ma
jority in the legislature.
THERE was savage fight during the
session of the National Irish federation
at Waterford, Ireland. Thirty dele
gates were thrown down and trampled
upon.
A NUMBER of ladies have decided to
present McDermott with a silver
mounted whip in recognition of his as
sault on Timothy Healy.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND declares
that the election results show that
tariff reform is stronger than ever.
The new judges in Kansas are: Earle,
democrat; Humphrey, democrat; Mar
tin. Abbott. Reed. Stillwell, West and
johnson, republicans, and Slime and
Bashore, alliance.
THE Colorado returns indicate that
the republicans elected Helm to the
supreme court and carried all but two
counties
Mr. Flowers plurality in New York
is 4s, 1874. The legislature is very close
and may be tie on joint ballot.
Gov. RUSSELL, of Massachusetts,, was
reelected by 5, 429 votes. The rest of
the state ticket and the legislature
were republican.
THE New York presbytery has de-
cided to drop the Briggs heresy case.
In Nebraska the alliance candidates
were beaten by about 1000. In Omaha
President Cannon, of the Irish national
league, was showed under for county
Office.
ACCORDING to late returns from Iowa,
the democrats elected Boies by 5000
and the rest of their state ticket by 8,
OGO and secured the senate.
NEW YoRK's legislature is probably
democratic by three majority on joint
ballot.
ADM. JEoRG MoNTT, commander of
the junta's navy in the recent war, has
been elected president of Chilli.
PRESIDENT FoNsECA, of Brazil, has
dissolved the congress of that country
and issued call for another election.
Rio Janeiro has been placed under
martial law. 1mperialist plots are
alleged.
OFFICERS of British war ship charge
the officers of the United States war
ship Baltimore with having virtually
acted as spies for Balmaceda-
A PLOT to assassinate Gen. Canto, the
Gillian congressionalistm military leader.
is reported.
CHARLES MORTON STEWART has been
elected president of the board of
trustees of Johns Hopkins university,
Baltimore, in place of Judge George
w. Dobbin, deceased.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY has
received resolutions of the national
civil service reform league indorsing
his course in making the navy yard
workmen non-political.
THE republican league has advices
that ten counties of Kansas were car.
ried solidly by the peoples party, forty.
nine solidly by the republicans and the
others divided.
SENATOR SHERMAN considers the re-
suit of the Ohio election q rebuke te
free silver advocates. He believes the
silver question will be the great issue
in the next presidential campaign
THE election in Cork came off or
the 9th. The result was not i'm
mediately published. It was believed
the McCarthyite candidate was elected
CORRESPONDENTS concerning the re
cent troubles in San Salvador is made
public. 1t shows that President Ezet,
was generous to foes
A LETTER from Officer Benjamin w
Wells, of the Baltimore, disproves tn
| charges that that vessel acted as a sp,
for Balmaceda just before the fna
| battle in Chilli.
PRESIDENT FoNsECA, OF Brazil, ha
been proclaimed dictator and troop
are on guard everywhere in Rio Jan
Giro.
THE Gillian junta had to send troo
of cavalry to protect the America