Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
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PERsoNAL AND PoIIrICAL

| don recently. The cause of his deatl
is directly attributable to the menta
and physical depression from which h<
suffered as a consequence of being
falsely charged with nameles.
crime about year ago. and the at
| tempt at suicide which he made at tina,
time.
The retirement of Gems. John NJ
Schofeld and o. O. Howard will take
out of the active service, it is said
every regular army officer who com
manded corps during the civil war.
THE delegates at large elected by the
New York state democratic convention
are Roswell P. Flower, Edward Muir.
| ply, Jr., Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and
| Gen Fl. w. Slocum.
THE anti-Hill leaders of New York
are determined to make their conven.
ton big success if possible.
EX-CONGRESSMAN FRANK HURD of To-
ledO announces authoritatively that
Mr.. Cleveland is candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination.
IN a speech at Brandenburg the en-
peror of Germany denounced all critics
as enemies of the fatherland.
THE German reichstag has voted
down proposition to abolish the food
tariff
CHAIRMAN SPRINGER of the house
ways and means committee believes
that the result of the New York
convention will be that a west
ern man will be nominated by the
democrats for president. He says uli-
nois will present Senator Palmer's
name.
THE president sent to congress on
the oath special message in regard to
worlds fair reports
THE platform Of the national indus
trial conference at St Louis deplores
the condition of the country and sug-
gests changes of various kinds The
prohibitionists got the cold shoulder,
as Miss Wizards resolutions were de-
feated Much of the final session Of
the conference was almost riotous, but
toward the close all Quoted down and
the platform was adopted and a COM
mittee appointed to act with the peo-
pies party national committee.
INTERVIEWS with New Workers. show
that the democratic contest in that
state will certainly be carried to the
Chicago convention.
Miss FRANCES WILLARD declares that
the prohibition party will have its own
national ticket in the field next fall
THE peoples party national conven-
ton has been called for Omaha, Neb.
July next. Ratification meetings are
fixed for the last Saturday in March.
The Kansas G. A. r. has elected AL
bert Green department commander by
sixteen majority over o. 81. Coulter
WITH solemn and imposing cere-
monies, Rev. DIR. Horstmann, of Phila-
delphia, was consecrated Roman Cath
Ollie bishop of Cleveland, o.
Gov. RUSSELL. of Massachusetts,, will
go to the Chicago convention as the
guest of the delegation from his state
A ROME correspondent says that the
pope is preparing an address to be de-
hvered on the anniversary of his coro-
nation. In this he will decline to
abandon his rights over Rome, but
otherwise the address will be couched
in moderate tone, owing to the i'm
proved relations between the vatican
and the quirinal
AT the trans Mississippi congress,
Col A. C. Frisk, of Colorado, delivered
an address on the silver question, ad-
vocating free silver and ex-Gov. An
thony of Kansas spoke against free
coinage. He favored full weight
dollar, urging the country's debts
must be paid with honest money. Mr.,
Patterson of Colorado in brief address
replied to Gov. Anthony and denied
that the west favored free silver be-
cause it would benefit the west to the
detriment of the other sections
AT the opening of the Canadian
parliament Lord Stanley in his speech
referred to the negotiations with the
United States in the Behring sea fish
cries and the recent negotiations for an
extension Of trade between the two
countries.
REV. JAMES STURGEON, the brother
of the late Charles Spurgeon, has pro-
visionally assumed the duties of the
pastorate of the Metropolitan taber-
nacle in London.
LIEUT. HARLOW, worlds fair COM
missioner to Chill, is under a cloud as
the result of alleged correspondence.
SECRETARY NOBLE was examined at
length by the pension Office investi.
eating committee on the 26th especially
in regard to young Raum's case.
THE transmississippi congress re.
Gently in session at New Orleans
adopted, 142 to 80 resolutions in favor
of free silver.
UNITED STATES troops in Texas re.
Gently captured Rebel Fugitive Garza's
pistols, saddle and diary.
THE silver men in the house claim 10
be sure of forty majority for the Bland
bill The ants appeal to the people at
home to voice their feelings on the
matter.
LEON LEFEvRE. the oldest native
| born citizen of Arkansas, died near
Little Rock recently, aged 81.
JOHN P. SUTTON has rendered his
resignation as secretary of the Irish
National league of America to Presi
dent Cannon.
| JAPANESE orders conferred on noted
Mexicans are as follows: President
Diaz, grand ribbon of the chrysanthe.
mum; Secretary of State Marshal. first
class ribbon of the imperial order o.
the rising sun; Maurice Waltheim
secretary of the Mexican legation il
Japan, third class ribbon of the i'm
! perial order of the sacred treasury.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Two witnesses IN the Cannes case
testified on the Gath that Mrs. Deacon
| was undressed when her husband sho
NJ. Abeille.
JOHN and William Ayler, wealthy
farmers living north of Kingsville
! No., were found literally chopped tx