Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERsONAL AND POLIrICAL.


Personal AND POLITICAL
MINISTER EGAE has been granted
leave of absence to visit the United
States and McCreery will act as charge
d'affaires until the minister returns to
his post at Santiago
Mr.. WHITELAw REID, recent United
States minister to France, called on the
president on the 9Th in company with
Secretary Blaine. He presented draft
of the extradition treaty concluded
with France and it will be transmitted
to the senate for action.
AT Kansas City, Mo-, on the 5th the
democratic general ticket, with the ex-
ception of Michael Ross, candidate for
the upper house, was elected.
THE president of Venezuela is doomed,
as it was reported on the 9Th that the
rebels were closing in on him
THE British minister called at the
White house on the 9th sad had another
conference with the president in regard
to the modus vivendi for the coming
sealing season. 1t is understood that a
conclusion in the matter has practically
been reached.
THE Nebraska supreme court has re-
fused to grant ex-Gov. Thayer's petition
for a rehearing of the celebrated guber-
material case of Boyd VS.. Thayer. This
settles the matter for all time and Gov.
Boyd's official position is now firmly es-
tablished. q
a CLOSE personal friend of Mr.. Bayard
has stated that the ex-secretary of state
will make the speech putting Cleveland
in nomination and will work early and
late for the success of his candidate.
THE republicans were successful in
the Rhode Island electiSn and Senator
Aldrich, it is thought, will be reelected
by the legislature.
HON. WILLIAM SALISBURY, chancellor
of the state of Delaware since 1874 and
United States senator from 1868 to 1871,
died at his residence at Dover on the 9Th.
COMPLETE returns of the Rhode Island
election from all parts of the state show
total on the state ticket of "a, 746, an
increase of about 1000 over the largest
vote in the states history. Brown
(rep.) for governor polled 81, 1876, Ward
well (dern.) 25,416, Gilbert (pro.) 1880,
Barton (peo.) 1876, and there were rs
scattering votes. These figures show a
plurality of 2,O47 for Brown and ma
jority of 1S6. Bull and Utter, republic
an candidates for Heutenant governor
and secretary of state, are also elected
by small majorities, but there is no
election for attorney general and gen.
era1 treasurer.
The president has recognized the
right of Spain to object to the estab-
lishment of United States consulate
at Ponape, in the Caroline islands, and
has accordingly recalled Mr.. Rand, who
was recently appointed consul at that
place. 1t is understood that the govern
ment will take no further action in the
matter.
THE customs committee of the French
chamber OF deputies have unanimously
approved the commercial agreement be-
tween France and the United States
negotiated by Whitelaw Reid.
The house has passed senate bill to
change the time for holding terms of
the United States circuit court and dis
trict courts in the western district of
Missouri.
WILLIAM N1CHENRY, at one time owner
and proprietor of the ST. Louis POST
Dispatch, and brother Of the late II. D.
McHenry, died on the Sth at Hartford,
Ky.
The Massachusetts, state democratic
convention met on the 9Th at Boston
and selected delegates at large to the
national convention. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing tariff reform and de-
claring that the best interests of the
party and country demand the nomina-
ton and election of Grover Cleveland as
president. John w. Corcoran, Patrick
Al Collins, John E. Russell and Albert
c. Houghton were elected delegates.
THE United States Consul General at
Cairo. John A. Anderson, is slowly re-
covering from the severe operation he
underwent some time agSA He expects
to leave EgyBt for England on the ORR
Zaba April II and after short stay in
London will sail for America.
OWING to the lack of unoccupied space
in Westminster abbey Very Rev. George
Granville Bradley, d. D., dean of West
minister, has reluctantly. declined to
find room in the abbey for the proposed
monument to the late James Russell
Lowell. The dean has suggested in
stead a stained glass window in the
chapter house.
IT is stated at indianapolis, Ind, that
the Gray and Cleveland factions have
finally reached a compromise. Cleve-
lands supporters are said to consent
that Gray shall have the Indiana dele
cations vote for few ballots, the dele
CATION then to go to Cleveland and stay
with him until the battle is ended.
MR. SPRINeER's bill authorizing the
holding of an international monetary
congress was introduced in the house
on the Sth.
THE Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes that the belief is
growing in parliamentary circles there
that Gen. Won Caprivi will shortly re-
sign the chancellorship. It is an open
secret that Gen. Won Caprivi and Dr.. Won
Boetticher, the secretary Of state for
the interior, disagree.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE supreme court of the Choctaw
nation convened on the 5th at Tuslxa-
homa with Joseph Garland, chief justice;
jefferson Gardner and j. w. Everidge,
associate justices presiding; C. Nelson,
attorney-general, and 7. b. Kibben,
clerk
/ JOHN EVANS, one of the murderers of
Charles Austin near Eldorado, Ark,
was captured on the 5th. Newman, the