Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
SPAIN has signed treaties of COM
MERGE with Sweden and Norway, Hol-
land, Denmark, Switzerland and Port
ugal
EMANUEL CUSTER, father of the late
Gen. George l.. Custer, the famous cav
airy leader, died at the home of his son,
Neven ]. Custer, in Parsonville, Mich.
The deceased was about IS years of age
AT meeting of anti-Parnellites in
County Roscommon, Ireland, John Dill
lon challenged the Parnellites to show
that they had received one dollar from
either America or the British colonies.
GEN CREsPo. of Venezuela, proposes
to maintain fully the jurisdiction of
Venezuela and especially its right to
arrest criminals on merchant ships in
her waters. This right will be more
particularly insisted on when the fugi-
tives are citizens of that republic
THE protocol between Chilli and Peru
has met with temporary setback.
Upon the right of Indians to vote de-
ponds the question of who will get the
vote of North Dakota.
THE Loubet ministry was defeated
on an Interpolation concerning the
Panama scandals in the French cham
Der and Immediately resigned.
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR G. L.
FITCH died at Logansport, Ind. aged
81. Two daughters, Mrs DENLY. wife
of Col. DENLY, United States minister
to China, and Mrs DIR. Asa Coleman,
survive him.
ALEXANDER Fl. WANT, the famous
American landscape painter, died of
softening of the brain at New York on
the goth.
IT is not thought that Germany will
take any notice of Minister Phelps in
judicious speech at Berlin on Thanks
giving day.
THE death of DIR. Scott has delayed
the preparation of the presidents mes
sage.
The Mexican ministers have rendered
their designations.
EVERYTHING is quiet in Samoa.
SoLICIToR-GENERALA LDRICH will re-
sign his position to resume the practice
of law in Chicago.
IT is authoritatively stated that ex-
Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild
will again be rendered that portfolio.
THE prince and princess of Wales will
visit Naples, Palermo, Corfu and Athens
this winter.
A CABINET crisis is reported in Spain,
caused by the resignation of the min
lister of the interior.
The pope has refused assent to the
marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia to the daughter of the ex-duke of
Parma.
Ex-Gov. HoYr, of Pennsylvania, died
on the 1st He was 62 years old.
THE funeral of Rev. DR.. Scott oc-
CURED at Washington on the LIST, The
president and family accompanied the
remains to Washington, Pa, where
they were inferred in the family vault.
The official count of the vote of Wis
consin is as follows: Peck (dem. }, for
governor, ITO, 19s; Spooner (rep.l, no.
354; Peck's plurality, s,s44.
OFFICIAL returns in Minnesota show:
Harrison, 122, 1856; Cleveland, 100, 579;
Weaver, 80, 39S; fusionists, 107,077 Bid
well, 14,O79. For governor-Nelson
(rep.), received 100. 900; Lawler (dem. },
"a, 600; Donnelly (pop.), Ss,723.
OFFICIAL returns of all but one coun-
ty of the state of Washington give Har-
rison So, 461; Cleveland, 20, 922; Weaver,
19, 1854; Bidwell, 2,4S7. For governor
McGraw (rep.), S3, 1903; Snively (dem. },
%, no; Young peo), 1920; Green
(pro.), 1888.
The official vote of Illinois shows:
For president Cleveland received 426, 2s1
votes; Harrison, 399, 2ss; Bidwell, 25,S7O;
| Weaver, 90, 2O7 Cleveland's plurality
is 20, 993.
GEN DoDDs has withdrawn his troops
from Abomey with the exception OF
seven companies. The remainder have
been stationed in the port towns of Da
honey.
| JAY GOULD, the famous millionaire
and railway king, died at New York or
the I'd of pulmonary consumption.
| Gov.-ELECT OSBORNE, of Wyoming, get
ting tired of waiting on a slow canvas
sing board forcibly entered the execu
tive mansion.
THE monetary conference at Brussels
rejected Alfred de Rothchild's proposals
Col. n. P. MINOR, we'll known dem
ocratic politician of northeast Missouri
is dead
MR. EDWARD c. LITTLE. of Kansas
who was recently appointed consul
general of Egypt, has notified the pres
ident of his acceptance of the office.
The legislature of Oklahoma is tie
MISCELLANEOUS.
Two hundred Polanders arrived a
New York bound for San Louis valley
Col.
SENATOR PLATT has announced him
self as heartily in favor of the openin
of the Cherokee strip to settlement, an
will make a hard fight to that end a
the coming session of congress.
A CoUNTERFEITERS' den was found i
an iron mine near Admission, Ala. Tw
men were arrested.
THE grand jury at San Angelo, Tex
is Investigating election betting.
DISORDERS occurred in the recent mi
nicipal elections in the Argentine r,
public At Bolivar several policeme