Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND poLIrIcAL.

| made TO ALLEVIATE the car from france
! LA PREssE states that the Marquis de
Mores is confined to bed at Brussels
with a severe wound in the right shout
der. received in duel with leading
Partisan. The duel grew out of vio-
lent discussion on anti-Semitism-
A MEETING of advocates of free trade
was held at Melbourne, Australia, at
which a resolution offered by Henry
Parkes congratulating the United
| States upon its recent election was
adopted.
Hon. JAMES 6. BLAINE was reported
somewhat improved ON the morning of
| the Goth.
IT is again rumored that the prince
of Wales will visit the worlds fair.
SIR RICHARD OWEN is dead at Lon
don. He was one of the worlds fore
most specialists in comparative anat-
omy.
| REPRESENTATIVE CATCHINGs, of Mis-
sissippi, says there will be no silver
legislation this year.
Mrs. LANGTRY, the Jersey Lily"
was reported seriously sick of portion
! tits in London.
| JOHN FL. DURHAM, minister to Hayti,
has been ordered to his post at once to
| investigate the arrest and imprison-
ment of Frederick Moves, an American
merchant. He will be taken to Hayti
by the Atlanta.
| GEN. RosECRANs, register of the treas
ury, accompanied by his daughter, has
left Washington over the Pennsylvania
| road for California, where he will spend
| the winter near Los Angeles.
ADvICEs from Rajpote, province of
! Guzerat India, report an encounter be-
tween body of Dacoits and a force of
native policemen under command of
British military officers. Lieut.. Cor
don, of the Bombay lancers, and four
policemen were killed.
NICHOLAS CONNER, a well known Ger
man Catholic editor, died recen tly at
Dubuque, Ia.
The president has nominated Fred
erick ]. Grant, of Washington, to be min
lister to Bolivia; Archiba1d c. Coolidge,
of Massachusetts, secretary of legation
at Vienna; George Creighton Webb, of
New York, secretary of legation at st.
Peters burg; Joseph r. Herod, of Intli-
ana, second secretary of legation to
Japan.
The marquis de Bendana, grandee
of Spain, who was formerly minister of
Turkey, has been appointed Spanish
minister to the United States to succeed
Senior Suarez Guanes.
TRAFFIC MANAGER JAYCOx, OF the
worlds fair, has resigned. In caustic
letter to President Higginbo tham he
alleges that he received no support from
directors where he had right to ex-
pect it, and that his plans have not been
carried out.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
THE British government will appoint
a cholera survey similar to the one of
1884 and 1856, with view toward pre-
pairing for an epidemic next spring and
summer.
Mrs. MAVERICK is reported to be well
out of danger, and the government has
consequently withdrawn the permit for
her mother, the Baroness de Roques, to
visit her.
A MAN. named Mcclure was electro
cuted at Sing Sing penitentiary. He
had shot and kicked woman to death.
A PROTESTANT church has been con-
secrated at Madrid.
MOORISH pirates, who recently cap
tured the Spanish schooner Icod, and
carried her crew into the mountains
near Cape JUDY, refuse to surrender the
prisoners until ransom money to the
extent of $4,000 shall have been paid.
LADY MILES, of England, is reported
to have had her jewel case ransacked
by burglars. The gems were valued at
! s175.
THE London News learns that an
agreement has been signed to release
| the Parnen fund. Messrs. Dillon,
| Davitt and Harrington will award
| jointly the old claims not in excess of
Ella, 600 and Messrs- Dillon and Davitt
will award the remainder.
IN the pigeon shooting match be-
tween Fulford, of Williamsport, Pa,
and Elliott, of Kansas City, Fulford
won the first two of the series of five.
! LoRING PICKERING, senior proprietor
of the San Francisco Call and the Bull
letin, was reported dying on the 10th.
He was 81 years of age and had a son
five years old.
THREE men were killed by falling
walls at fire at the Fort Orange mill,
Albany. n. Y. Two others were Sc
riously injured.
The steamship Spanish Prince. the
pioneer of the ocean line between
Charleston, S. c., and Mediterranean
ports, has arrived at Charleston.
THE Miners aud Merchants bank,
Creole, Col, failed on the 10Th. Liabil-
tiles, $50. 900.
The rinderpest has spread to five
hitherto uninfecued estates in Mecklen.
burg, Germany, and to seven estates in
Holstein. Many cattle are dying of il
also in Jutland.
ORLANDO METCALF, a prominent cap
italist of Colorado Springs, Col, has as
signed.
ALEXANDER RUSSELL WEBB, formerly
of Missouri, has turned Mohammedan
and is soliciting funds in India for the
conversion of the United States to the
same cult.
THE jury in the Jacob-Sire breach O.
promise case at New York brought il
verdict awarding the plaintiff s25, 00'
damages. The suit was for $50, 900.
THERE is suffering in Oklahoma, ives
of Ell Reno. caused by severe weather.
CoNKEY, the non-union printer O
Chicago who secured the worlds fail
printing, has reached an agreement
with the Typographical union, anG
opposition to him has been withdrawn
IT is believed that all letter carriers
) and clerks in the free delivery pos
offices will soon be included in the civi
) service rules
THERE was wild excitement at Du
range, Col, over gold find in southern