Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-12-25
NUMBER 80.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The French wine product is much
smaller this year than last, due to
heavy rains early in the season.
Twelve soldiers were killed and six.
ty injured by the collapse of barracks
at Buenos Ayres.
Louisiana Democrats, in State con-
vention at Shreveport. renominated NJ.
j. Foster for Governor and indorsed
Cleveland's stand on the Venezuelan
question.
Levi Chubbuck of Kidder, Mo-. was
elected secretary-treasurer of the Cider
and Cider Vinegar Manufacturers AS
sociation, in session at Chicago. l..
Il. Bryant of Princeton, Ill, was
elected president.
dispatch from Apia, Samoa, says
that Miss Margaret Young, queen of
the Manua group, is dead.
Alfred L. Avery, bookkeeper for a
st. Louis firm, embezzled $40, 900,
which he lost in option speculation.
Now his employers seek by a suit to
recover the amount from the brokers
who did the business, it being alleged
that the brokers are doing an unlaw-
full business.
Four workmen were mortally in
jured by the wrecking of runaway
train near Shamokin, Pa.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy r. NJ
Thompson of Indiana says that war
with England is improbable.
Miss Mollie Jackson of Ciaysville,
KY, blew out her brains. She was de-
spondent because of the death of her
lover.
Judge George r Hindman of John
SON county, Missouri, resigned and L.
II. Tatlow of Holden wus appointed
rs his successor.
Christians in Jerusalem are living in
deadly fear of an attack by Turks.
Ambassadors at Constantinople are
taking precautions, in anticipation of
another riot.
The spirit of revolt in Turkey Is
growing, and the Sultan's rule is be-
lieved to be nearing its end.
Samaray, a powerful African Chief,
is said to be an ally of King Prempet
against the English.
Irish National Alliance offers to put
lGO,00 men in the field to fight old
England.
New York World characterizes Pres
ident Cleveland'S Venezuelan message
a blunder.
the situation is very grave, insists that
America must back down.
First Missouri infantry has tele-
| graphed to Washington its readiness
to put 1000 men in the field to fight
for the Monroe doctrine.
Troops are hot after the renegade
| Apaches in Arizona.
Cleveland press feeders have struck
for an advance averaging SITS per
| week.
Frank Royse, the crooked Okla
homa banker, was convicted at South
Enid.
Chief of Police Bolts of Oklahoma
| City was removed by the council for
drunkenness.
German ship Athena, from New
| York for Bremen, blew up at sea and
fourteen lives were lost.
| Plan to build cable from the Pa
cific coast to Japan via Hawaii is
again before the Senate.
Messrs. Clarl1son and Henderson of
Iowa are to manage Allison's candi-
dacy for the presidency.
At New Orleans n system of hand
ling cotton ana other freight with
compressed air locomotives has proved
| q success.
Hans III. Koehler, San Francisco,
wine dealer, failed; liabilities, 1879
s27; assets, the clothes on his back
which are exempt from execution.
Senator PETER is championing bill
for SlGO, 900 home in Washington for
colored people. Senator Jones of Ar
kansas has bill in hand to keep In
dians sober. Senator Gallinger has
introduced an A. p. A. bill to exclude
aliens from government employment.
The cider and vinegar makers of
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska. Wisconsin, Indiana and Mich
igan are in annual convention in
Chicago.
The board of directors of the St.
LOUIS Merchants exchange has
adopted resolutions asking Congress
to reduce letter postage from two
cents to one cent, and to increase the
rate on mail now carried at one cent
per pound.