Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Personal AND Po1rr,cAr

BRIG.-OEN- OLIVER LATHROP SHEP-
HERD died on the 10Th at New York of
pneumonia, aged 81
The officials off the Brazilian lega-
ton in Montevideo have received a dis
patch saying the rebel warship Aquida-
ban, formerly flagship of Adm. de
Mello, has been sunk off Santa Cathar-
ina by Brazilian Torpedo boats.
THREE thousand democrats met in
San Francisco on the night of the 10th
and passed resolutions denouncing SEN
ator Hill for his recent utterances in
the senate, and also condemning the
course of Thomas j. Geary in refer
ence to the Wilson bill The resolu-
tions were to be laid before the United
States senate.
SENATOR PALMER has introduced a
bill repeating the state bank tax, but
prohibiting the issuing of money by
state Banking institutions or by any
other corporation or person except ma
tfonal banks.
To the grave at Asheville, N c., on the
18th by large concourse of people.
The body laid in state in the First
Presbyterian church in that city for
three or four hours
Identification of Juan d'Avilo Diego, of
Cadiz, and some Is. 900 Spanish pilgrims,
headed by $50 bishops, marched to ST.
Peters at Rome, where the pope Off
ciated and bestowed his blessing upon
the assembled multitude.
SENATOR CoCKRELL has introduced a
bill which extends the homestead land
grant acts to include all member of an
guard, who served ninety days, and
were paid by the United States and had
been honorably discharged 1t vail
dates all homestead entries heretofore
made by members of this organization.
On the 10th New England celebrated
Patriots day as legal holiday.
SECRETARY GRESHAM has received a
brief cablegram from Minister Thomp-
son at Rio. confirming the report of the
sinking of the Aquidab ban by the gov
eminent torpedo boat: the surrender
of Mello and 1, 200 men, with his ships.
to the Argentine government at Buenos
Ayres and announcing that the rebel
lion is ended.
SANGAMoN county. Ill, democratic
convention has Endorsed William M.
Springer for congress. Vote was unan-
imous.
Hon. ]. T. JARVIS has been appointed
and has accepted the United States SEN
atorship to succeed the late Senator
Vance, of North Carolina.
THE grand duke of Eesse and the
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Co-
burg daughter of the duke of Edin-
burgh) were united in marriage on the
10th in the presence of brilliant as
sem blage.
THE Tillman dispensary law has
been declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court of South Carolina
THE president on the 10Th sent to the
senate a list of ISL army officers nomi-
mated for brevet rank as a reward for
gallant and distinguished service in
Indian campaigns
GEORGE j. GOULD has purchased the
Vigilant The gentlemen who had the
yacht built last season to defend the
American cup against the Vallzyrie de
cided to accept the terms offered by
Mr.. Gould. Mr.. Gould is to pay $685.
900 for the boat, and probably intends
to race the Vigilant-
THE betrothal is announced of the
czarewitch of Russia Grand Duke
| NichOlas) to Princess A1ix Victoria
Helen Louise Beatrice, of Hesse.
THE demonstra tion of the Working
mems Protective Tariff league agains
| the Wilson bill was begun in Washing
ton on the Goth.
C. II. SToLL, one of the attorneys fol-
| the defense in the late Pollard Breckin
ridge suit, has written a sharp letter tt
Judge Jere Wilson, leading counsel fol
the plaintiff, refusing to accept hi
retraction of charges made agains
Ston in connection with the alleged
| forgery of the famous black border let
| ter introduced at the trial, charging
Judge Wilson with deliberately stating
what he knew to be untrue and strong
| ly intimating that a duel would b,
necessary to afford him (StolI ample
satisfaction. Judge Wilson treated tn,
matter very indifferently and charac
terized the affair as nonsense.
EX-GOv. AND Ex-CoNGREssMAN J. w
THRoCKMoRToN is confined to his HON,
in Mckinney. Tex, with serious kid
ney trouble and is not expected to liv
longer than couple of days.
E. S. n. MORGAN, ex-secretary AM
acting governor of the territory o
Wyoming. died at his home in Chey
enne Deceased was twice membe
of the Pennsylvania legislative assem-
bly, and was appointed secretary o
Wyoming by President Garfield.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Logan iron and steel works 1ea
Lewistown, Pa, were almost complete
ly destroyed by fire on the 18th. Los
estimated at $780, 900, partly insured
Origin of fire unknown. a hundre
men are thrown out of employment.
SENATOR CAREY, from the committe
on public lands, has reported his bill