Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND PoLIrICAI.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mrs. Nj. G. HARRIS, of Venice, was
present at forty-nine battles and skirm-
ishes of the late civil war as a nurse
| The war department was Informed
on the 10Th of a slight revival of the
Cara insurrectionary movement in
Texas and that troops have gone to the
scene of the late outbreak.
THE senate on the 10Th, in executive
| session, ratified the convention provid-
ing for the renewal of the existing mo
dus vivendi in Behring sea- ft
The anti-lottery democratic ticket,
headed by Murphy ]. Foster, was elect
ed in Louisiana on the 10th.
A w. BARRETT, of Los Angeles, has
been selected as the successor of Mai.
Bonebrake, of the California board of
managers of national soldiers homes.
Mrs. SARAH j. RICHARDS, surgeon
| generals nurse, in charge of field hos
pitfalls of the Second army corps during
the war of the rebellion, died on the
| 10Th, aged 70 years.
GEN. STANLEY, commanding the de-
partment of Texas, has reported to
Gen. Schofeld that the grand jury of
Duval county, Texas, has ignored the
charges made against the United States
troops and state troops in connection
with the Cara campaign. The grand
jury reported that they had investi-
gated the charges and found absolutely
nothing in them.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has written a PAM
phlet In which he gives his reasons for
opposing the acknowledgements of women.
THE republicans of Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania met on the Goth and elect
ed delegates to Minneapolis.
Col. GEORGE GRAY, for many years
general counsel of the northern Pacific
railroad and one of the leading mem
bers of the New York bar, is dead of
paralysis.
EUGENE 81. CowLEs, eldest son of the
late Edwin Cowles, for years the editor
of the Cleveland Leader, died at Ell
Paso, Tex, where he had gone for his
health. Mr.. Cowles was 3S years of age.
GEN. A. G. EDWARDS died recently at
his home in Kirkwood, Mo. He was so
years of age and a prominent federal
officer, a graduate of West Point and a
citizen who has had a long and success
full business career. Mr.. Edwards mar
ried cousin of President Lincoln, and
was appointed by him assistant treas
urer of the United States with head
quarters in the subtreasury of ST. Louis,
a position he held until near the close
of President Cleveland's administration.
The president has nominated Nathan
o. Murphy, of Arizona, to be governor
of Arizona, vice John n. Irwin, resigned.
NINE. FRANCESCA DE BARRIOs, widow
of the president of Guatemala, was
married the other day to Senior Jose
MARTINEZ de Roda, a Spanish nobleman,
at the magnificent residence of the
bride, S55 Fifth avenue, New York.
The ceremonies-for there were two,
both civil and religious-were wit
messed by only few of the intimate
friends of the bride and groom and vet
it was one of the most brilliant we'd
dings that has occurred in New York
for years.
INDIANA Democrats in convention in
dorsed Grover Cleveland and made Gray
the second choice.
News from Matte Crosse, Brazil, is to
the effect that revolutionists intend to
offer determined resistance to the gov
eminent troops. ALI the steamers on
the Panama river have been seized by
the insurgents.
GOwINe to the difficulties that have
been encountered in reconstructing the
Italian cabinet, all the members of the
ministry which resigned, with the ex-
ception of Signor Colombo, minister of
finance, met and decided to withdraw
their designations and remain in office
1t was also decided to largely reduce the
military expenditures and expenditures
for the colonies.
PROF. SCHURMAN, professor of phi
losophy at Cornell university, has been
offered the presidency of the university
of California at Berkeley, Cal
Rev. JOHN CURTIS BURROUGHS, who
for ten years was assistant superinten-
dent Of the Chicago city schools, is dead
Dr. Burroughs was born in Stanford, N.
Y, in 1915
FUsHNAGEL, of Bochum, has COM
menced a suit against Prince Bismarck.
asking damages for alleged libel. The
action arises from expressions used by
Prince Bismarck regarding the charges
Herr Fushnagel made in 1890 against
Bazaar, director of the great iron and
steel association of Bochum. It was
proved that the charges were unfounded
and on June 10, 1891, Fushnagel was
imprisoned and sentenced to five months
imprisonment. The expressions then
and afterward used by Prince Bismarck
concerning Fushnagel afford the basis
for the present action.
THE counting of the votes polled in
New Orleans at the general election
held on the 10th has been completed
and is as follows: For governor-Mc-
Emery, Is, 701; Foster, 1,7S6; Leonard,
5,670; Breaux, 2,716; Tannehill, IA
THE national silver committee has de-
cided to call national bimetallic con-
vention to meet in Washington on
Thursday, May 26.
REPRESENTATIVES, BRYAN, of Nebraska
has asked the house committee on ap-
preparations to grant a hearing to a
committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic posts of Nebraska in opposi-
ton to the appropriation of 800, 900 for
the entertainment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic at the encampment at
Washington Hearing will be accorded.
KING HUAIBERT has accepted the resig-
nation of Signor Colombo, minister of
finance. and has temporarily filed the
place of finance minister by the APP
pointment of Signor Luzatti, the minis
ter of the treasury.
ACCORDING to private advices from
Costa Belle Queen Victoria is now in ex-
cellent health and has quite recovered
from the depression due to the death of
the duke of Clarence. which caused in