Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
A FRIEND of Senator Murphy is au-
thority for the statement that the junior
senator from New York will oppose any
tariff framed on the lines of the Chicago
platform, ''for revenue only"
DEMOCRATS in caucus have decided to
make the effort to reorganize the elect
i've officers of the senate at the extra
session.
THE report that John W. Mackay is
in critical condition is denied by his
physicians, who say he is entirely out
of danger.
PcSs LEO spoke into a monograph a
message which will be sent to Presi-
dent Cleveland.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made a
deal with the members of the senate
finance committee by which they will
control most of the patronage.
THE democratic caucus chose the
following for officers of the senate:
For secretary, William r. Cox, ex-rep-
resentative of North Carolina; sergeant
alarms, Richard j. Bright, of Indiana,
ex-sergeant-at-arms chaplain, Rev. W.
81. Milburn. present chaplain of the
house.
THE Blaine family will leave early in
May for a years residence in Europe.
The historic old house on La Fayette
square, Washington, may be sold to
Mrs. Gen. Grant and the Bar Harbor
place will be leased.
S. 81. II. CLARK was elected president
of the Missouri Pacific railway, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Jay
Gould.
SENATOR MANDERsoN on the 22d re-
signed as president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate, and Senator Harris was elected to
succeed him
FRIENDS of silver claim to have a
positive assurance that President Cleve-
land will send another delegation to
Brussels.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER denies that
he ever said that President Cleveland
told him that he would call an extra
session in September.
Gov. NORTHERN, of Georgia, has an
nounced that he will be in the race for
Senator Colquitt's seat next year.
Gov. MCGRAw, of Washington state,
says that he will call an extra session
of the legislature if j. B. Allen is not
seated by the United States senate.
THE members of the Behring sea ar
bitration commission were presented to
President Carnot at Paris on the Esd.
The commission met in the Office of the
French ministry of foreign affairs.
THE French ministry won another
victory by defeating an attempt to
overthrow it in the chamber of de-
puties.
M. PAUL ARMAND-CHALLEME
was elected to the French academy to
succeed the late Joseph Ernest Rehan
The Nebraska house adopted resolu-
tions calling for the impeachment of
the state officials, charging them with
neglect and malfeasance.
AN attempt to condemn Gov. Waite
in the Colorado legislature failed.
IT is said that no tariff bill framed by
any outside organization or member
thereof will meet with favor in con-
gress though a bill drafted by Mr.. Car
isle or any of the well-known tariff re-
formers in congress would.
EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR ELI
SALISBURY died at Wilmington, Del
The Texas legislature investigating
committee reports that Land Commits
sioner McGaughey has violated the
statutes and been guilty of the grossest
nepotism.
j. PIERPoNT MORGAN denied that he
was going to Europe to negotiate a
gold loan for the government.
REPUBLICAN senators caucused and
decided that they would fight to a finish
the attempt of the democrats to reor-
ganize the senate elective officers at
this time.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has refused to
reconsider the dismissal of A M.
Hughes from the treasury department.
despite the protest of Tennessee demo-
Gratis against his action.
SENATOR CULLoM sought to withdraw
from the joint committee to investigate
the workings of the executive depart.
ments, but decided not to force the
matter because there was no provision
for filing the vacancy.
The national association of demo
cratic clubs has issued an address
recommending celebration by clubs
all over the country of the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson. April ID.
CONGRESSMAN DoCKERY escorted be-
fore the president delegation made
up of Hobbs, Virgins, Johnson an6
| Smith, of Oklahoma, who united in a
prayer that w. w. Witten, of Okla
homa, be appointed governor.
IT is feared that Austria will reject
Max Judd for consul-general at Vienna
Judd is Jew and it will be remem
| bered that Austria rejected Kelley fol
minister eight years ago because he wa.
married ty a Jewess-
THE duke of Bedford died in Londo1
on the Esd. He was born April 16, 1852
and was very rich. His father killed
himself while sick January IA, 1891.
| COL ELLIOT T. SHEPARD, the wei
known New York editor, died suddenly
on the oath after the administration O
ether for surgical operation.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| THE girls at the colored colleg,
| straight university. New Orleans
have rebelled against waiting at tn,
| teachers table
The Oxford and Cambridge boat rae,
occurred at London on the 22d and wa
won by Oxford by two lengths. TIL,
winning crew may compete with tn,
| universities in the United States
| MRS. CAROLINE HAeAN, of Dayton
O, in fit of jealous rage, dashed vitrio
in her husbands face, binding him TO
life.
| A TERRIBLE hail storm visited z
Reno. Ok, breaking windows, killing
stock and otherwise doing great dam