Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24

nal jurisdiction to the federal courts.
Officials at Washington say that the
treaty with the Choctaws is very i'm
portant, as it is the entering wedge
which will dispose of the whole Indian
problem
AT the convention at Cincinnati on
the 10Th the headquarters of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor were changed
from Indianapolis to Washington by
vote of 1, 594 to 730. It was also or
dered that an assessment of one cent
per capita be imposed to secure an
eight-hour law.
A RABBIT hunt occurred at Lamar,
Col, on the 10Th. One hundred hunters
took part and 4, 1877 rabbits were killed.
The game was sent to Denver for dis
tribution among the poor.
Two boilers in the Kent Wooden Co. IS
mills at Providence. R. L. exploded on
the 18th, killing four persons outright
and fatally injuring another.
THIRTY FIVE houses, the ma ority of
them being stores, were consumed by
fire at East Radford, Va, on the goth.
By the explosion of piano lamp at
New York. which set the house on fire,
Aaron Goldsmith, his wife and three
children lost their lives.
THE Masonic hall, the largest build
ing in New Brunswick, n. j., was de-
stroyed by fire on the Dist Loss, $780,
OOO
By an explosion of fire damp at a col
lier at Reschitza. Hungary. 40 miners
were killed and 81 more were reported
missing.
The explicit announcement was
made at Madrid that Senior Depuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, had telegraphed to his govern
ment that Secretary Olney had assured
him that Spain might rest, tranquil
until March, at least, since. despite the
attitude of congress. President Cleve-
land would not recognize the indie
pendence of Cuba.
THE Odd Fellows block at Eliza beth
port, n. j., valued at 5000. 900, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 10Th.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, the negro
principal of the industrial college for
negroes at Tuskegee, Ala, is being Wig
orously pushed by negro friends for a
place in the Mckinley cabinet.
PRESIDENT ETHAN ALLEN, of the Gu
ban league, has issued an address from
New York to the people of the United
States, asking ''for such aid and com
fort as may be found in the open ex-
rial support" for the cause of Cuba.
THE American Federation of Labor
cast the entire vote of the convention
at Cincinnati on the 1sth-2, 447-for
Samuel Gompers for president. Nc
CURE, of Philadelphia, was reelected
vice president; Frank Morrison, of Chi
cago, was chosen secretary, and John
B. Lennon, of Bloomington, ILL, was
reelected treasurer. Nashville, Tenn,
was chosen for the next convention.
A resolution indorsing the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at sixteen
to one was passed by a vote Of 1885 to
800.
THE railroads are proposing to intro
duce varieties Of agriculture and horti-
culture. that are adapted to the soil of
eastern Colorado, SO as to convert those
arid lands into fruitful farms. They
will send experts into foreign lands,
which have the same general charac-
teristics. and the experts will make re-
ports as to: W hat can be grown.
A WRECK occurred on, the B. & o.
Southwestern railroad at Hamden, O.,
on the 18th and a postal clerk was
killed outright and the conductor, fire.
man and another postal clerk were
fatally injured Some passengers were
also reported killed and injured. The
train ran into some cattle and several
cars were derailed.
AN explosion occurred at the Detroit
mich College of Medicine and flames
broke forth from the third-story win
dows. In less than two hours later
the building was mass of ruins The
loss on the building will reach S75, 600:
partly insured.
PRESIDENT GoMPERs, of the A. F. of
L., was exonerated at Cincinnati on
the nth of the charges brought against
him by some repu blican delegates that
he had prostituted his o flee by being
active in Mr.. Bryan's behalf in the re-
cent campaign.
AN organization was started at New
York by prominent Irishmen called
the Patriotic League of America. with
St John Gaffney as president An ad-
dress was issued to the people of the
United States defining its objects
Gov. HoLCoMB, of Nebraska. has de-
clared himselfin favor of granting bel
Egerent rights to the Cuban insurgents
E. R. MOSES, of Great Bend, Kan,
was elected chairman of the executive
committee at the Irrigation congress at
Phoenix. Ariz.. on the nth. j. Emery.
of Kansas, and L w. Fort, of Nebraska,
were chosen national lecturers Lin