Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERsoNAI. AND porrrrcA1

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE marquis OF Ailesbury, one of the
most notorious of the English peers,
died on the 10th, aged 81.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND issued a
Behring sea proclamation on the 10th,
warning persons against violating the
recent seal fisheries act of congress
A JOINT resolution, extending the
thanks of the New York legislature to
United States Senator Hill for what
the resolution terms Ibis mastery ar
raignment OF the foreign policy of the
present administration, his exposition
of the Ubiquitous income tax features
of the Wilson bill and his denuncia-
ton of the un-American features of the
present tariff legislation" was
adopted by vote of 102 to in the as
sembly. The assem- bly, stands seventy
six republicans and ffty-two demo
Gratis
THE Union League club, of San Fran
cisco. gave reception to ex-President
Harrison on the 10th. Ali the promi-
neEt republicans Of that city were
present
THE resignation of Judge Caldwell
as chairman of the republican congress
sional committee has been accepted
and ]. w. Babcock, of Wisconsin,
chosen to the place.
The republican steering committee
of the senate met on the 18th for con-
ference concerning the programme to
be pursued on the tariff bill. No de-
cision was reached except to allow the
debate to go on under the present ar
rangement as long as possible.
A REPORT has reached Buenos Ayres
that Bahia and Pernambuco have re-
volted against the present government
SENATOR KYLE has introduced bill
in the senate providing for Sunday
rest. 1t provides that no one shall per-
form any labor and all traffic must
stop on that day.
THE archbishops of Bologna, Milan
and Ferrari, as well as Mgr. Segna,
assessor of the congregation of the
holy Office, and Father Steinheber, the
distinguished Bavarian member of the
Society of Jesus, have been notified
that they will receive the red hats of
cardinals at the next consistory.
II is the present expectation of Chair
man Bland to call a meeting of the
house committee on coinage on the
18th to consider the free ecoinage bill
pending, as the members now absent
will be present at that time.
ADvICEs from Brazil show that the
forces of President Peixoto have re-
captured Paranaguay from the insur-
gents The story that Rio Grande City
had fallen into the hands of Brazilian
rebels proves to be without foundation.
A LETTER to a personal friend in
Frankfort. KY, has been received from
Col Breckenridge. It stated positively
that he2 would make the race for con-
gress at all hazards
JAMES ]. CoRBETT, the pugilist, sailed
for Europe on the 18th from New York
A large crowd of sporting men went on
board the steamer to bid him good-by.
The champion expressed confidence
that his match with Jackson would
come off
DR. ERNEST LIEBER, the leader of the
German centre or clerical party, has
resigned his seats in the reichstag and
the diet.
BRAZILIAN government troops have
repulsed the insurgeut vessels in the
bay of Rio Grande.
SENATOR MORGAN has completed and
will present to the senate soon his re-
port on the Nicaragua canal The re-
port says: Carefully revised estimates
of the cost of the canal, and work con-
nected with it, makes the total SS7, 900,
900 at the outside"
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, the eminent
lawyer, died at New York on the 18th
of pneumonia, aged SO.
BISHOP HoRATIo SoUTHGATE died at
his home in Asto ia, n. Y, on the 18th,
aged 50. He was consecrated Episco-
pal bishop of all the domains of the
sultan in 1914
q THE London Chronicle said that eX-
| Queen Liliuokalani has become con-
WINGED of the hopelessness of her cause
and is willing to advocate the anneXa-
ton of the Hawaiian islands to the
| United States with view to obtaining
the pension which President Harrison
advised. A petition to that effect was
being prepared for submission to Pres
| ident Cleveland