Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

reason That IL was thought Gnab aglJd-
ton of the financial question could not
fail to unsettle business.
AN earthquake shock was felt at Sac
ramento and several other places in Sa-
limo county, Cal At Dixon the people
rushes pell-mell from their houses. No
damage was done
NAH All KEE, a ChinaTnan who was
for seventeen years court interpreter in
California and who was given first nat
uralization papers in New York in 1880,
has applied for final papers to q Chicago
court.
AT San Francisco crazy man named
Rippey attempted to assassinate John
w. Macl1ay, the mining king. and then
killed himself. Mr.. Mackay's wound
was not considered fatal
THE court of cessation has rejected
the appeal of Charles de Lesseps and
the other Panama defendants
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended February % showed an average
increase of 1872 compared with the cor
responding week of last year In New
York the increase was 1876.
THE bill disesta blishing the church in
Wales has been introduced into the
British parliament
still dull. with decrease in the grist,
owing to a shortage in barrels and cars.
ELECTRICAL. linemen to the number
of 225 at the worlds fair struck because
refused an advance in wages. They re-
ceived 81 so and asked s.. 90.
The navy department has been in
| formed of the arrival of the gunboat
Bennington and cruiser Newark at the
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wells, Nina and Pinta, In convoy.
SECRETARY FOSTER has been advised
that $1,000, 600 in gold has been taken
from the sub-treasury in New York for
export. This leaves the free gold in
the treasury 100000
IT is reported that Prof. Barnard, of
Lick observatory, Who recently gained
worldwide fame by discovering Jupi-
ter's fifth moon, has received call
from Chicago university and will &C
cept
FURNITURE workers at Meador's fac
tory, Cincinnati, have struck.
The house committee on Indian affairs
has reported favorably the bill granting
to the Purcell Bridge Co. the consent
of the United States to construct and
! maintain bridge over the South Cana
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town of Lexington, Cleveland county,
Ok.
The senate committee on Indian af-
fairs has reported favorably the bill to
grant a right-of-way through the In
dian territory to the Gainesville, Nc
| Alester & St Louis Railroad Co.
| CHAIRMAN CALDWELL has ruled that
in allowing lines to meet outside com
petition the most available route may
be used. The ruling was on the meet.
ing of outside reductions to the inaugu-
ration.
NEGOTIATIONS are in progress for the
removal of the Michigau-Peniusu1ar car
works from Detroit to Chicago. The
chances are in favor of the removal
The firm is capitalized at So, 900, 600, and
employs 5000 men.
The cruiser New York has so far pro-
crossed toward completion that orders
have been issued that the officers who
are to be attached to the ship prepare
for sea. The vessel will be in command
of Capt Phillips. who is already on duty
connected with her construction. The
orders contemplate the participa ton of
the ship in the naval review at Hamp-
ton roads in April
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department Of having the Olympia as
signed to the Asiatic station instead O.
the Pacific station. The ship is now at
San Francisco
The National Federation of America
has issued circular to the friends Of
home rule in America which says
i ''The appeal made by the national Irish
party in the British parliament asking
aid to enable it to secure the final vic
| tory for home rule in Ireland deserves
a hearty response from every friend o.
liberty in America"
The only announcement of irnpor
lance made at Philadelphia by the re
ceivers OF the Reading company wa:
that pending the receipt of orders from
the court the payment of interest upo1
the preference bonds would be discon
tinued.