Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-27
GENERAL NEWS.


The total bank clearingS of all the
clearing houses of the United States
for the week ended the 22d were $780,
OO7 1888, against 1872. 919. 49, the previous
week and $775, O41 All the correspond
ing week last year.
MRS. 3. f. PIERCE, wife of an en-
ploye of the Union Pacific Coal Co., of
Rock Springs, Wyo., claims to have
proof that she is the Oldest daughter
of the late Jay Gould. She says that
her mother, Jay Gou1d's first wife,
from whom it is claimed he was never
divorced, is still living at Rouse's
Point, Clinton county, N. Y.
A DISPATCH from Australia of the 23d
said that the feature of the Victorian
elections held recently was the ami
hilation of the free trade party. An
analysis of the returns showed sixty
five protectionists and fourteen free
traders, the remaining twenty-nine
members favoring an ad valorem duty
on imports of % per cent.
THE japanese government has de-
cided to follow up the advantage it has
gained against the Chinese and push
the war with all possible vigor before
the arrival of winter. Orders have
been issued for 80, 900 troops to depart
Immediately for the front. The ma
tiOnal enthusiasm aroused by the sue
cess of the Japanese forces is un-
bounded.
THE Hebrew-speaking shirtmakers
of New York to the number of nearly
5000 went out on a strike on the esd.
Resolutions were adopted declaring be-
fore the strikers went back to work
manufacturers must raise wages on
piece work back to the old scale, which
is double the present one; that they
must deposit $500 each with the union
as a guarantee of payment of wages
and $100 as forfeit in case of any re-
duction during the next six months.
A BROKEN switch threw the engine
and two cars of the New York and
Boston express on the Lake Shore s.
Michigan Southern railroad from this
track at Chicago, the engine ran into
E switch tower and the towerman, II.
Bowrin, a colored man, was badly
bruised by the fall Of the tower. The
passengers on the train, beyond q
severe shaking up, were uninjured
AN official dispatch from the jap
anese headquarters at Hireschima said
that the loss of the Japanese at the
battle of Ping Yang were eleven Off
GERS and 154 men killed; fifty officers
and sci men wounded, and forty miss
ing. The Chinese, the official dispatch
said, lost 1000 killed The number OF
Chinese wounded was not known, but
it was supposed to be very large.
Mrs. F. X. Hunt. the president of thu
Women's Anti-Breckinridge associa-
ton, of Lexington, KY, has received q
letter from Miss Mary Desha, sister-in-
law of Col. breckenridge, now residing
in Washington, thanking her for wha:
she did in defeating Breckenridge for
denomination.
THE arrest of A. V. Hofiey, alias Wa
terman, at Ashley, Ill, is regarded as
a very important capture by Chief Of
the Secret Service Hazen. The plate
which he counterfeited (the $50 Man
ming note). was so well calculated to
deceive that an Arkansas sheriff, who
made the first arrest in the case, sent
to the treasury department a genuine
note along with one of the samples of
the counterfeit. The plate was made
by photograph engraving on copper.
A DISPATCH from Philadelphia of the
21st said it was reported that the con-
vention of letter carriers to meet il,
that city in a few days was called for the
purpose of organizing the letter car
riers as a branch of the Knights of
Labor.