Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE revolt in San Domingo has been
suppressed.
CARTER HARRISON was elected mayor
of Chicago by $4,000 majority. The
significance of the election was that
everything would be run ''wide OPEN
during the worlds fair.
DEMOCRATS carried the election at
Milwaukee.
A. A. MCLEOD has resigned the presi-
dency of the Reading company. He
will also resign the receivership.
The municipal elections in Kansas
generally favored the republicans The
women polled an immense vote, fore
shadowing complete suffrage in the
near future.
MRS. JAMES G. BLAINE, Jr., and her
child, sick with scarlet fever, have left
their uncomfortable quarters in the
New York hotel, mild weather having
fastened the chiid's recovery.
1T is thought that the appointm
of ex-Gov. T. T. Crittenden as consul
general to Mexico will be announced
very shortly.
GEORGE GOULD Is coming west this
week and will meet A. A. Robinson, ex-
general manager of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn.
UNEAsINEss prevails at Iquique be-
cause martial law has been ordered at
Santiago.
MORE than 1, 100 of the clergy and
laity of the Massachusetts Episcopal
diocese have met and practically decid-
ed in favor of DIR. Greer as successor to
Phillips Brooks as bishop of Massa-
chusetts. DIR. Greer is pastor of St.
Bartholomew church. New York city.
COMMISSIONER BLoUNT has arrived in
the Sandwich islands He met with a
cordial reception.
EMIN PAsHA, it is reported, was killed
March of last year.
THERE is no money to entertain the
Spanish royal party when it visits this
country and the worlds fair.
RUSSELL SAGE is the third Missouri
Pacific director to predict that George
Gould will be the roads next president.
S. ii. ii. CLARK, recently reelected
president of the Union Pacific, will re-
turn to his post at Omaha clothed with
absolute power.
THE Cherokee council has taken ia
vorable action on the proposition Of the
United States government to hold a
conference and debate on the formation
of a state of the five civilized Indian
tribes in the Indian territory.
Mrs. CLEVELAND will not be able to
attend the opening exercises Of the
worlds fair. but she will take part in
them by pushing button at the White
house.
THE democratic senate officers We're
elected on the 9Th. They will, how
ever, not occupy their positions until
congress meets next fall.
LEADvILLE, Col, elected populist
mayor and five populist aldermen.
IN the Rhode Island election none OF
the candidates on the state ticket had
clear majority and the legislature
was in doubt.
HANNIs TAYLOR, an Alabama lawyer,
goes as minister from the United States
to Spain.
JUDGE WILLIAM LoCHREN, of Mime
sofa, has been nominated for commits
sioner of pensions.
THE post Office department furnished
a sensation in the shape of an order to
suppress publication of changes in
fourth class Offices
MAIL advices from Honduras report
the complete overthrow of the old gov
eminent and the proclaiming of
Pallicarpo Barilla as provisional presi-
dent after the desperate battle in front
of Tegucigalpa, the capital.
The deadlock in the Nebraka senate
was broken, the Newberry maximum
rate bill being passed by a majority OF
three.
THE senate has instructed the inter
state commerce committee to inquire
carefully into the Ann Arbor strike
difficulties and the judicial decisions OF
Judge Kicks.
THE opposition to the appointment OF
James II. Eckles as comptroller is sc
strong that he cannot be confirmed at
this session.
REV. FATHER MEYER, of Milwaukee,
has been appointed assistant to Rev.
Father MARITIME. general Of the order OF
the Jesuits.
MRS. MATILDA CAEsE was reelected
president of the Chicago w. c. T. q
This meant complete Endorsement o!
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