Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-19
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

on tho 10th because of charges that in
f1uential persons were being shielded
from prosecution for the Panama canal
frauds. There was great excitement
on the boulevards
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, the noted poll
tician and lawyer, died at Washington
of heart failure unexpectedly on the
morning of the 11th-
SENATOR JOHN E. KENNA, of West
Virginia, died at Washington on the
morning of The 18th after an illness of
several weeks
THE New York democratic caucus
nominated Edward Murphy, Jr., of
Troy, for United States senator.
Miss FRANCES WILLARD spoke to a
crowded meeting in Exeter hall, Lon
don. Lady Somerset presided.
JOHN HUNTINGTON. the Cleveland mill
lionaire, died at London recently from
Inflammation of the lungs.
EX-ATToRNEY-GENER CLARKE, of
Nevada, says that the legislature of
that state is not legally-cons tituted
body.
MCCARTNEY, a republican member of
the Oklahoma senate, helped the demo
Gratis to organize that body.
THE Nebraska senate deadlock was
broken by combination of democrats
and populists-
GEORGE J. GOULD has been elected
president of the International s. Great
Northern.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN POWDER
LY, of the Knights of Labor, has avowed
himself a socialist
M. DE FREYCINET, the powerful ex-
minister of France, is under surveil-
lance for completely in the Panama
frauds.
SUNDAY opening of the worlds fair
won a decided victory in the Illinois
legislature on test vote.
The funeral services over the remains
of Senator Kenna were held in the SEN
ate chamber on the 18th. Bishop Keane,
of the Catholic university, conducted
the proceedings.
EXCITEMENT increased in France over
charges that President Carnot was i'm
plicated in the Panama scandal. The
accusations however, had but slender
basis.
AFTER lengthy discussion in the
cabinet, the government of the Argen-
tine republic has issued decree for
formal armed intervention to maintain
Gov Ruiz in the province of Corrientes.
GEN. HORACE PORTER has been elected
president of the Union League club of
New York to succeed Chauncey NJ. De-
pew Whitelaw Reid is first vice presi-
dent.
CONGRESSMAN OATES, of Alabama,
who has recently seen Mr.. Cleveland
reports that Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, has been selected by Mr.. Cleve-
land for the next secretary of state.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Merchants exchange of st. Louis
has passed resolutions calling for the
opening of the Cherokee strip.
FIRE started at Hecht Bros store,
Federal street, Boston, and spread un-
til property amounting to 81, 600, 900
was consumed. Two or three firemen
were hurt and one man was supposed
to have been burned to death.
A DYNAMITE bomb was exploded in
front of the Catholic club, Seraing, Bel
GUM. The front of the building was
completely wrecked.
IT was thought at Chicago that Ar
mour was behind the great advance in
pork and that he could put the price
just where he liked.
The supreme court of Wisconsin has
affirmed decision which compels ex-
county treasurers to disgorge about
100000, Illegally taken by them for
interest on public funds.
SIMON GOLDMAN. paying teller of the
German National bank of Denver, Col,
has disappeared with a large amount of
the funds.
TwENTY-sEvEN men were killed by
an explosion of dry dust in mine at
Como, Col.
THOUSANDS of crows in starving
condition, descended upon the farms
near Harrodsburg, KY, where they
killed hog, which they soon devoured.
Sheep and lambs were also attacked
and killed.
ABILL has been introduced in congress
to authorize a company to excavate a
navigable channel in Galveston bay.
AT Brinkley, Ark, an Infatuated mob
took from Jail the murderers of RUDE
Atkinson and strung them up to tree.
THERE is natural egas war at
Logansport, Ind.
A JAM of floating ice in New York
harbor completely blocked shipping
and the ferries.
ONE man was killed and two fatally
injured by an exploding fiywheel at the
Oliver wire mills, Pittsburgh, Pa.
THERE is an epidemic of influenza al
Fort Dodge, Ia.
SEvENTY-FIvE union molders en-
ployed in the Sioux City Qa-) stove
| works went on strike because non
union molders are employed.
THE beer war in St. Louis has its fun
| ny features; but there are features not
so funny. as the cheapness has caused
SO much boozing among worlSingmen
| that women and children suffer and
work is neglected.
THERE is an epidemic of scarlet
| fever at Rome, Ga
THE Duquesne strikers have been
found guilty of riot at Pittsburgh, Pa.
! THE whisky trust has adopted the
Takamine process of distillation.
INFORMATION brought down from
Alaska by passengers on the steamship
Danube, says that natives cut off the
heads of three whites and an Indian
near Cape Berry and then stuck them
upon poles and danced around in re
voting savagery.
| A RESOLUTION from the Iowa State
| grange has been submitted to the United
| States senate which asks that the man
ufacturers of oleomargarine, butterins
and like compounds be compelled tx
color their products pink.
| TuE Illinois hoe fled