Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
| OsMAN DIGNA has abandoned his at
| tempt to stir Up a revolt in the Soudan
the tribes refusing to take up arms.
Ex-PREMIER MERCER, of Quebec, vii
take action against the attorney-gener
al of the province for illegal prosecu
ton, claiming heavy damages
THE wives and daughters of the mem
| bers of the cabinet have decided tt
wear mourning for thirty days as q
tribute of respect to the memory Of
Mrs. Harrison. During that time they
Vill decline all invitations and abstain
from attendance at places of public
amusement
A HANDSOME tablet in memory of the
late Clinton B. Fisk, prohibition candi
date for president in 1883, has been pre-
scented by his widow and family to the
Methodist church at Coldwater, Mich,
by Mrs. Fisk.
THE Italian government gained a
heavy majority in the recent elections.
THE Gillian ministry has resigned
In an officially inspired article on the
army bill tae Berlin Post states that
since 1883 the Russian force on the
Prussian frontier has been increased by
sixty battalions of infantry and forty
eight squadrons of cavalry.
THE Belgian parliament is in session.
The king deplored commercial depres-
sion, which, he said, was due to pro-
tective tariffs.
THE duke of Marlborough was found
dead in bed recently. He was famous
in the divorce court and for having mar
yied Mrs. Hamersly, an American
heiress.
BRITISH newspapers expressed salts
faction with the turn of the election in
the United States, which, they thought,
would inaugurate new economic pol
icy advantageous to both countries.
IT was stated with strong proba bill
ity that an extra session of congress
would be called Immediately after the
4th of March.
SUMMARIES Of returns on the night of
the 10th showed the election of Weaver
land in Ohio, Indiana. California, I'LL
n1is, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Russell was reelected governor of
Massachusetts.
THE king and queen of Portugal were
hooted by q mob as they left Lisbon on
visit to the queen regent of Spain.
CLEVELAND carried Missouri by about
0,OOO. Stone defeated Warner by about
$4,000.
IT is rumored in military circles that
Gen. Miles and Gen. Howard will eX-
change departments shortly.
THE legislature of the state Of Wash
ington is about three-fourths republic
an and contest over the atorship
has already been inaugurated between
George Turner and Senator Allen.
The British government. it is said,
will retain control OF Uganda, Africa
THE wife of ex-Gov. Osborn. of Kan
sas, died of consumption at Phoenix,
Ariz.
The address of Herr Most at the an
archist memorial meeting at New York
was comparatively tame.
THE president is preparing his annual
message to congress 1t will be brief
ELECTION returns of the 18th indicated
that the republicans carried Ohio by a
narrow margin. Also Wyoming, where
the Legislature was majority republic
an on joint ballot. California was I'M
settled. In Texas Hogg had a plurality
over Clark of $4,000.
HoN. w. II. CORNWALL headed the
new Hawaiian ministry, which was i'm
mediate voted out by the ssembly.
The report of the death of Theodore
Child has been confirmed. He died of
cholera at Ispahan,. Persia, November q