Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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prRsoNa1 ANp POLITICAL.

THE territorial democratic conven-
ton, of Arizona, has elected the follow
ing delegates to Chicago: I. Baker.
Phoenix; L. C. Hughes, Tucson; w. D.
Nugent, Yuma; A. G. Oliver, Prescott;
Henry T. Smith, Apache, and E. E.
Ellingwood, Flagstaff. The conven-
ton recommended Marcus A. Smith as
delegate to congress and Endorsed
Grover Cleveland.
THERE is a decided difference Of opin-
ion between congressman as to the time
of closing the present session OF con-
gress.
DELAWARE democrats elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton: Hon Thomas F. Bayard, Hiram
R. Berie, Gov. Reynolds, Richard K.
Kenney, John W. Cursey, and William
L. Sirman.
THE death is announced of Gen.
George Klapka, a contemporary of Louis
Kossuth.
THE body of the late Senator Barbour,
of Virginia, was taken to Poplar Hill.
Md, and buried beside that Of his wife.
CALIFORNIA and Georgia democratic
conventions have elected delegates
favorable to Cleveland.
DR.. D. 81. MOORE has been elected
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate and DR.. Buckley Of the New
York Christian ADVOCATE
AT the queen,s drawing room, held at
Windsor, Mrs Minister Lincoln present
ed Mrs Grubb, wife of the American
minister to Spain; Mrs Potter Palmer,
of the worlds fair, and Mrs. Warner
Miller, of New York
A. B. HUMPHREY, secretary of the
National league Of republican clubs,
has written State Secretary Randolph,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, that the place of
holding the next annual convention
will probably be changed from Buffalo
to New York, and the date changed
from two weeks after the Minneapolis
convention to the last week of August.
President Clarkson's idea in making
the change is to make the convention
the opening gun of the presidential
campaign.
JOHN T. LEVY, of Norman, and
Joseph Haskins, of Kingfsher, are the
delegates from Oklahoma to the Chica-
go convention. They are uninstructed,
THE Ocala platform was adopted by
| the South Carolina democrats.
THE North Carolina democratic con-
vention nominated for lieutenant-gov-
ernor, R. A. Daughton, speaker of the
last assembly, and for secretary of
state, Octavio Coke, the incumbent.
CLEVELAND and anti-Cleveland dele
gates were elected by the Virginia
| democrats.
IT is learned at the department OF
state that the American personnel OF
the Behring sea arbitration has been
fully decided on. AS heretofore an
nounced, the arbitrators on the part OF
the United States are Justice Harlan
and Senator John T. Morgan. Ex-Minis-
ter John w. Foster is the agent of the
United States The counsel of the
| United States consist of ex-Ministe1
Phelps, James c. Carter, of New York.
and Judge Henry Blodgett, of Chicago
By the terms of the treaty the case Of
each government is to be submitted by
September z, the counter, case by De
cember 4 and the printed argument by
counsel by January z, at which last date
the board of arbitration will hold its
meetings in Paris.
} The president issued a proclamation
announcing the reciprocity agreement
, with Guatemala
THE president sent to the senate tn,
} nomination of Nathan A. Morford, O
Arizona, to be secretary of Arizona
SENATOR HILL delivered an Grafton a
Charlotte, n. c., on the occasion of tn,
; 117th anniversary of the signing Of thu
Mecklenburg declaration of independ
ence.
COUNT TELEKI, the Hungarian refu
gee, who was prominently concerned il
revolutionary movements in Spain, Aus
tria and Italy, is dead.
IT is stated that at the British cabine
council the ministers decided to dissolve
parliament on June 90.
THE New England tariff reform
league, at its annual dinner, indorse
Grover Cleveland.
LOUIS NUMEL BARAGNoN, the well
, known advocate and member of tn
= French senate. is dead.
PENTwATER, Mich, Odd Fellows ar
, trying to solve the mystery of the deaf
: of Benjamin Moore.
THE New England Tariff Reforr
league held its annual dinner at Bosto
. recently, with large attendance c
{ members. A resolution was adopte
> declaring that Grover Cleveland wa
the man best fitted to lead those inter
ested in the cause of tariff reform.
: MISCELLANEOUS.