Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-03-20

enort TO consolidate its street rail-
ways.
Three convicts at Folsom, Cal, who
attempted to escape were shot. Two
probably will die.
1t is said that France. Russia, Japan
and Hawaii are interested in the
Hawaiian cable.
Frank Wenter has been nominated
by the Democratic Convention for
mayor of Chicago.
Frederick George Brabawn Ponson-
by. sixth earl of Bessborough, is dead,
aged eighty years
Rings are not carpets" is the gist of
decision on a custom house duty
case by the supreme court.
Secretary Smith denies the story
that +. E. Kilner has been offered the
governorship of Arizona.
The supreme court has decided that
common carriers are liable to ship
pers for damage arising from delay.
A destructive fire occurred Tuesday
morning at Waupin, Wis, in which
six persons were injured, one fatally.
Four hundred tenn porary mail weigh
ers are being appointed throughout
Missouri, Iowa and other Western
States.
According to the March report of
the Secretary of State, the Michigan
wheat crop for 1894 is already exhaust
ed.
United States Attorney Birney has
decided to call up the senatorial Sug-
ar Trust investigating contempt case
next month.
The Pennsylvania house has passed,
ISL to &c. bill prohibiting the wear
ing OF religious insignia or garbs by
teachers in the public schools.
Assistant Secretary Curtis has offici-
ally contradlcted statements that gold
was not being paid in by the syndi-
cate according to contract.
The sixth annual bench show of the
Western Kennel Club opened in Den
yer Tuesday, and in point of quality is
the best ever held in the west
Operators and miners in the
Glen Falls and other mines in West
Virginia have agreed on scale, and
the men returned to work Tuesday.
Hon. Joseph Manley, chairman of
the Republican national committee,
denies that he or the committee have
interfered in the senatorial fight in
Delaware.
The editors of Linn county, Mo-,
have formed an organization, with E.
j. Conger of Linneus as president and
j. A. Caywood of Laclede as secre-
tary.
The Pennsylvania house passed fin
ally. by vote of ISL to 26, the bill
prohibiting the wearing of any relig-
ious insignia or garb by teachers in
the public school.
In Rockford, ILL.,, 200 employees of
the Forest City Furniture Company
have struck, refusing to accept re-
duction in hours from ten to eight and
pay in proportion.
A private dispatch received at Mad.
rid, Spain. says the rebel leaders in
Cuba are comforting with the captalr
general with view of cessation of
hostilities and surrender of arms.
The Brooklyn strike investigating
committee will have before it such
men as Chauncey NJ. Depew, Grand
Master Workman Sovereign, President
Arthur, I. V. Powderly and Labor
Commissioner Wright.
The worlds standing hop-skip and
jump record was broken at Center Col
lege gymnasium Tournament Tuesday
night by Thomas A. Hendricks of
Kentucky. He made 80 feet 4 inches
. inches over the record.
The remains of Ismael Pasha, Khe-
dive Of Egypt, who died recently at
arrived at Cairo from
Alexandria Monday evening and were
conveyed to the Rita Mosque, where
they were inferred with much pomp.
4Postmaster General B;ssell has de-
signed new style of money order.
In San Francisco Harry Browne, a
water front character
known as Horseshoe" Browne, shot
and killed his wife and then killed
Browne is believed to have
been crazy. Though possessed of over
$1,000 he was troubled with a hal
lucination that he was soon to lose it
all.
The bill passed by the Nebraska leg
islature enabling the state to take
change of venue in criminal cases was
vetoed by the governor as unconstitu-
tionaL This measure was primarily
for the benefit of enabling the state to
try the alleged lynchers of Barrett
Scott. 1t is not believed they can be
convicted in the county where the
crime was committed
5While gang of laborers at Knoll
wood, the estate of A. T. Gillender,
were excavating for improvements to
the property, they dug up an old iron
pot containing $50 pieces of gold and
silver colonial money of dates ranging
from 1z35 to ITO. 1t is supposed that
the gold and silver belonged to some
of Washington's soldiers who were en-
camped near the property during the
battle of White Plains
Louis j. Foot, an E nglishman rep.
resenting wealthy British syndicate,
has just been swindled out of $50. 600
by two American mining prospectors,
who ''salted" a non-paying mine in
Mexico, and sold it for 500, 600, one
half in cash.
The United States consul at Lux
has sent an outline of a very
successful labor exchange in operation
there.
Ten thousand shoemakers in En-.
gland have left their work because of
the notice to close down during the
month.