Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE king of Sweden has written a
letter. intimating that he may visit the
worlds fair in person
Col LOUIS QUESTION:, the largest
single holder of stock in the famous
Granite mountain silver mine, died in
st. Louis the other day. He ruptured
a blood vessel of the heart in stepping
from a street car.
Mr. HoLLEBENs, the new German
minister to this country. was presented
to the president on the Sth by Assistant
Secretary Wharton
MRS ANNIE SEMMBs. the widow OF
the late Adm. Raphael Semmes. COM
mander of the confederate cruiser Ala
bama, died at her home in Mobile, Ala,
in her 74th year.
AN executive session of the senate
was held on the eth to consider the
arbitration treaty and it was referred
to the committee on foreign relations
The North Dakota state convention
of the national prohibition party for
electing delegates to the presidential
CONVENTION to be held in St Louis June
81 met at Grand Forks on the Sth. It
resulted in split in the party. the
members of the Farmers Alliance
withdrawing.
The Texas republican convention
adopted resolutions indorsing President
Harrison and a strong Harrison delega-
ton to Minneapolis was elected
BISHOP HoRsTMANN formally assumed
control of the diocese Of Cleveland at
St Johns cathedral on the 9th.
The president has sent to the senate
the nom alton of Judson c. Clements
of Georgia, to be interstate commerce
commissioner, vice Walter l. Bragg,
deceased, and William Lindsay, de-
c!ined.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has been confined
to his bed with a cold.
The remains of the late Representa-
tive Kendall, of Kentucky, accompa-
MED by the wife and son of the de-
ceased and the senators and repre-
sentatives appointed to attend the fu-
neral in Kentucky, left Washington on
the afternoon of the 9th.
THE pope sent a communication to
the papers defending ARCH bishop Ire
land against the at tacks OF his enemies.
CONGRESSMAN HARTER, of Ohio, has
written an open letter to Senator Hill
calling upon him to define his position
on the silver question.
THE Indiana state republican con-
vention instructed the delegates to the
national convention to vote for Presi-
dent Harrison's denomination.
The commercial treaty between
Spain and the United States has been
ratified
The commercial treaty between the
United States and France has been
concluded.
WILLIAM LINEDEK. the millionaire
banker and miller of St Paul. Mimi,
died suddenly on the 10th of cancer of
the stomach. He was SO years of age
PRINCE JOHN SOBIEsK, grandson of
the king of Poland, was arrested at Mt
Kisco, New York, recently with horse
and wagon which he had stolen
The pope has communicated to the
newspaper Observator Romano a note
defending Most Rev. John Ireland, D.
D., archbishop of st. Paul, Mimi,
against the attacks made upon him by
his enemies in the United States.
PRESIDENT ELIOT, Of Harvard college,
gave an address at the university at
Boulder, Col, on the 10th on elective
education. The chapel was crowded
and the discourse of President Eliot
was cheered to the echo A reception
was held after the lecture. Mrs. Eliot
was also present.
THE president and Mrs Harrison en-
tertained at dinner on the evening of
the 10th DR.. Won Hollen ben. the new
minister from Germany to the United
States.
The United States minister to Brazil
says that country is settling down to
peace and prosperity.
IT is asserted by Berlin papers that
the emperor's health.
JUDGE ]. w. GREGORY, of Garden
City, Kan, made an argument the
other day before the house committee
on irrigation of public lands. in sup
port of the bill to cure defects in exist
ing laws
In the Iowa senate on the 18th the
Australian ballot bill passed without
dissenting vote. It is different from
the ballot bill passed in the house and
will now go to that body again.
MRS. POTTER PALMER made an ad-
dress before the special house commit
tee on the worlds fair the other day,
AdVOT8O l0 6CUIOu on h OIL O01OfC
the committee to appropriate $135, 900
to be disbursed directly by the board
of lady managers of the exposition.
Hon. HENRY WATrERsoN, iu an in.
terview, declared that Mr.. Cleveland
should not be nominated for president
and that the democratic party should
come west for its candidate for presi.
dents
ALLIANCE congressman will establish
an alliance congressional campaign
committee.
IT is said Jay Gould abandoned his
Mexican trip because he was afraid OF
being kidnapped.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, of St Paul, is
to be made a cardinal.
= The English liberals oppose Lore
Salisbury's position in the seal fisheries
| matter
MISCELLANEOUS.
]. w. HARMONY, Of Uniontown, Pa.
tried to burn his wife to death anc
then cut his throat with a Barlow
knife.
JAY GOULD has given $25. 900 to the
university of the city of New York
! The oft was made a few davs altar be