Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-21
A GRIEVANCE committee OF the street
.<ar drivers nf New ORLEANS doynandod

"A GRIEVANCE committee OF the street
car drivers of New Orleans demanded
of the various companies reduction of
hours from seventeen to twelve at the
same pay-s1.65 per day. This was re-
/ fused and an offer made of an increase
1 IN wages, amounting to So per month,
| with the former hours. The men re-
NAMED firm, however, and to prevent a
| tie-up the companies conceded all de-
mands and the men remained at work
| FoRTY-FIvE of the warning cattlemen
| in Wyoming with their horses arms and
ammunition were held by the military
authorities.
AT New York superintendent of Pc
lice Byrnes' first official action has been
! the issuance OF an order to the various
police captains commanding them to
see that all saloons in their precincts
are closed on Sunday. If they are not,
the captains will be held responsible.
| Wholesale raids are expected on sa-
looms, gambling and disorderly houses.
In accordance with the recommended
ton of the board of health, the gov
ernor of Louisiana issued his proclama-
ton of quarantine, to take effect May /.
All vessels arriving at the several quar-
antine stations in that state, together
gers, shall be subject to inspection by
the quarantine officers at said stations.
THE post Office appropriation bill has
been completed. The aggregate is near
$50, 0OO, 900.
AN Indiana preacher has been ar
rested for sending a church lottery
ticket through the mail.
The receivers of the San Antonio &
Arkansas Pass railroad have refused to
treat with Grand Chief Clark, of the
Order of Railway Trainmen. A strike
is expected.
Two unknown men were run over
and instantly killed on the 18th at Chi
cago by an incoming suburban train on
the Chicago & Northwestern road near
Highland park. The men paid no at
tention to the warning of the engineer,
presumably thinking the signal was
given by freight train approaching
them on an adjoining track.
THE mill at Pittsield, Mass, where
is manufactured the distinctive paper
used by the United States government
in printing currency, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 14th.
and all of the stock of paper, with the
exception of 240, 900 sheets of note pa
per and 10000 sheets of check paper,
We're burned.
The silver offers to the treasury de-
partment on the 18th aggregated 1907
600 ounces; 60, 900 ounces were pur-
chased at sO.s662.
THE Reading road has put its cars and
repair shops on half time. Nine hun
dred men are affected.
A BILL in chancery has been filed at
Knoxville, Tenn, in Judge Gibson's
court by Luther A. Morton and W. j.
Walker, of Chattanooga, majority stock
hol4iers of the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia Railway Co., asking for re-
ceiver. The action is taken to prevent
this road being consolidated with other
southern roads, notably the Richmond
& Danvi]le and allied roads under the
name of the Great Southern Railway
Co., upon the report and recommends
ton Of the Olcott committee.
The department of state has received
further advices from Victoria, B. c.,
as to the success attending the feet of
vessels now engaged in hunting seals
on the Pacific. The steamer Mystery,
which was engaged to take off the
skins secured by the vessels now at sea,
has returned, and the total catch to
date received at Victoria is reported to
be 1850. This is regarded as light
catch, and is attributed in part to bad
weather, but mainly to the fact that
the seals are reported to be much less
nuf1erous than in former years.
THE London Times Madrid CORE
spondent says the difficulty regarding
American missionaries in the Caroline
islands has been satisfactorily arranged.
Spain consents to the return of the mis-
sionaries to theeislands and agrees that
they shall not be hampered in their
missionary work provided they do not
interfere with local government mat
tiers, or questions between the island
authorities and the natives.
JOHN WALLEIN, Swede who killed a
girl in Burlington, Ia, and was SEN
fenced for life in 1888, has been par
doned by Gov. Boies. Wallein will re-
turn to Sweden, this being the condi-
ton of the pardon.