Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19

wounded.
In the Methodist general conference
Rev. Thomas Hanlon, of Pennington
seminary, introduced a resolution de-
claring that the Methodist Episcopal
church should come out square1y upon
the great struggle between capital and
labor being waged in this country. It
was referred to the committee on state
of the church. ~ = -s
Two more attempts to blow up
government buildings in Caracas,
Venezuela, with dynamite bombs have
taken place. The federal palace was
one of the edifces they sought to
wreck. No damage was done.
JOHN HENRY SMITH, formerly minister
to Liberia, and Mr.. Dulles, of Arkansas,
two colored men, were heard recently
by the house committee on appropria-
tons in favor of proposition advanced
that the congress appropriate 500, 200
for an exhibit at the worlds fair Illus
trative of the products of the colored
race from 1868 to 1893.
AT the deep water convention held in
Memphis, Tenn, resolutions demanding
adequate and continuous appropria-
tions for the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river were adopted.
Gov. FLOWER, of New York, has
vetoed the bill appropriating $40, 900
for improving and increasing the lock-
age and capacity of the state canals.
The confederate soldiers home at
the Hermitage near Nashville, Tenn.
has been formally opened The main
building of the institution is now
completed and it will provide home
for t25 disabled veterans. 1t is sur
rounded by nearly 125 acres once owned
by Andrew Jackson, all of which the
state has given to the trustee of the in
stitution for twenty-five years.
THE dry goods importers of Havana,
Cuba, have passed resolution that all
their sales will be made on gold basis
only and that they will refuse to accept
silver, which, owing to the heavy inn
portation from Spain, is already quoted
at from Az to 5 per cent. discount
against gold in any quantity above So.
PAYMAsTER Fox, of the Solvay Pro
cess Co., of Syracuse, n. Y, was way
laid and robbed of about $4,000 by
masked men. The robbery took place
| near the town of Geddes, where the
paymaster was driving to the qnarries
of the company to pay off the work
men. The robbery was committed by
| two masked men who were armed. Fox
was unarmed and unable to render any
] resistance.
THE national boiler makers conven-
ton declared in favor of opening the
| worlds fair on Sundays.
THE National Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, recently in session at Columbus,
| O.. adjourned to meet in May, 1898, in
| Topeka The officers elected are: Grand
president, J. J. Mccarthy, Indianapolis;
| first vice grand, Lee johnson, Topeka;
second vice grand, R. B. Allen, Poca-
| tello, Idaho; third vice grand, J. F.
| Madden, Charleston, s. c.; financial
secretary and treasurer, Raymond Gar
cia, Atlanta, Ga.
JUDGE NELSON, of the United States
district court at Boston, Mass, has
| quashed the Indictment found against
the whisky trust officials, Joseph B.
Greenhut and others. This is the first
Indictment found by the district court
grand jury that the court passed upon.
| EDWARD PARKER DEACON, who is
staying at hotel near Cimiez, France
appears to be unaffected by the fact
that his trial for shooting Abeill is neal
at hand. M. Norm, procurator Of the
republic, will lead the prosecution. The
! acte d'accusation is a long document
covering the history Of the married life
of the Deacons- Mrs. Deacon has signed
dispositions and quilted France and viii
not appear as witness.
ELIJAH CHEvERs was hanged the
other day in Ware county, Ga, for the
murder of Sheriff Culpepper, who wa.
attempting his arrest. Coleman vii
son, who murdered w. F. Atkins,
well known white man in McDuffy
county, Ga, was also hanged the same
day. Both men were negroes.
THE penitentiary at Little Rock, Ark.
was forcibly entered the other night
and Henry James, a mulatto, % year,
of age, taken therefrom and riddlet
with bullets. James was charged will
having made an assault upon the five
year-old adopted daughter of Mr.
Johnston, Maggie Doxey. W