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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
GENERAL.

NINE youths have been sentenced to
death in Sydney, N. S. W., for committing
an outrage on an eighteen-year-old servant
girl.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN. ex-president of the
Irish National League, thinks coercion in
Ireland will be failure.
THE Temps of Paris denies that the Gov
eminent has. received unsatisfactory adj
vices from Madagascar.
THE British Parliament will meet Jam
uarY Is.
SEVERAL cases of cholera are reported as
resulting fatally in the infantry barracks
at Belgrade, Servia.
The Bureau of Statistics reports the
value of our imports for the year ended
October 81 at 1865, 8 no against S572,-
49,, 1913 for the preceding twelve months,
and the exports at S697, O92, S63 against
SIG, 1858.
AMERICAN securities were reported strong
on the London Exchange during the week
ended November %. Prices were firm and
business active on the Paris Bourse. The
Berlin Bourse was reported healthy.
ORLEY and Ernest Lake, brothers, and
Joseph Sanford, were drowned near Wind
sor, N. s., the other day by the cspsizing
of boat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


COLONEL q. N. LIEBER, Acting Judge
Advocate General of the army, in his an
nual report recommends that to commits
stoned officers within certain narrow and
well defined limits be ntrusted the power
of summary punishment, such as is con
ferred by the English code.
CONTRACTS for two cruisers and gun
boat have been awarded by the Secretary
of the Navy.
The President has made the following
appointments: Edward Cushing, collector
of customs for the district of Belfast, Me. :;
Joseph E. Moore, to be collector of customs
for the district of Marlborough Me. );
PhillipW. Downs, general appraiser of mer-
chandise for the district of Baltimore, Md. !;
William M. Neal, of Franklin, Ind, agent
of the Indians OF Lempi agency in Idaho.
THE first fourteen French spoliatiou
claims cases have been submitted for the
decision of the United States Court of
Claims.
The public debt statement shows that
the decrease of the public debt during the
month of November amounted to $3,0O5,-
249.57 Total cash in the treasury, $685.
023. 74O.59
THE President was confined to his room
recently for two or three days by slight
but annoying attack of rheumatism, and
for this reason was obliged to deny
himself to oil callers except the Cabinet of
fcers.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has directed COM
mandauts at all navy yards to utilize ma
rine guards under their commands in
watching and protecting Government
property at their stations.
GENERAL BUTLER, it is announced inWash
ington, is to be the counsel for Thoebe, in
his contest for the seat for which Speaker
Carlisle holds the certificate.
THE President on the I'd issued a proc
lamation promulgating an extradition
treaty with Japan, which he ratified after
being amended by the Senate last June.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
The New Party.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec. "A circular has
been issued By the National Committee of
the. United Labor organs containing
declaration of the principles and objects of
the industrial movement to form a National
Union Labor party. AT the convention. to
be held at Cincinnati on February %, 1887,
representatives have been appointed TO
represent the various organizations. The
circular, or pamphlet sets focth that repre-
sentatiyes renounce all other political par
ties to the end that legitimate labor might
be emancipated and the Government re-
stored to the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09

THE loss of sheep in the recent blizzard in
Montana was the heaviest ever known.
IT was reported in Denver, Col, on the
Both that f. L. Carter Cotton, manager of
the North Poudre Land and Canal Com
pany, had embezzled 1906, 900 and then
fed. rs
- F. A. HILL & Co., who for some time
have cut quite figure on the Chicago
Board of Trade. have failed
AT Mason, Neb., recently, Mackendorff's
store was destroyed by fire. The second
story was used for sleeping rooms. Mr..
Mackendorf broke his leg in jumping to
the ground His son and J. J. Hoagland
and Malcolm Miller were burned to death.
SHIPLEY, DORSEY & Co., wholesale dry
goods, Cincinnati, have failed for $500, 600;
assets large. - q So Es-Ssse
CHINCH bugs are reported as unusually
bad in Southern Illinois and fears are ex-
pressed that next years crop will be
ruined unless the. brood is killed by the
cold this winter.
A BLIZZARD on the 1st stopped railroad
traffic for some time in the Northwest At
Brainerd, Mimi, the thermometer was
twenty -four degrees below zero.
Four negroes were lynched near De Kalb
Tex, the other night for the murder of a
farmer named George Taafe.
"A BILL TO IOreclOSo Inc nOTISdRo OI
! 81, $4,000 on the Chicago division of the
Central Iowa Railroad Company of Iowa
was filed in the civil court of Chicago on
the 1st by the Central Trust Company of
New York.,
The statement to the effect that there
was to be an advance of from twenty-five
to thirty per cent i'll bituminous coal was
denied by all the prominent operators in
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio.
A SPECIAL from Peru, Ind, says: 'The
loss by hog cholera in this county has
reached S25, 600 and the disease is still pre-
vailing."
A COALITION, O., special of the 1st says:
''All the miners of the Seventh district,
$500 to 1900. came out this morning on a
refusal by the operators to grant an in
crease of five cents per ton for mining. Al
long siege is expected" tl
OFFICIAL returns from the two disputed
counties in Washington Territory have
been received, and make the Legislature
Republican on joint ballot by two major
ity. The official vote on Delegate gives
Charles S. VOORHEES,, Democrat, plurality
of 2, 1872.
THERE was q panic among Che stock
spectators at San Francisco on the I'd
caused by recent heavy failures.
a sPECIA( from Galesbur6i Ill, says:
Congressman Worthington has served
noticedthat he will contest General POSTS
recent election TO seat in Congress. The
special charge is,that a number of unquali-
fed persons were allowed tovote and chat
they astotheir ballots for Post.
The house of Jesse Stockford, near east
Saginaw, Mich, was burned the othernight
One child perished>in the flames, and, an
other was burned SO badly that death en-
sued next morning, <Stockford and his
wife were also badly burned.
L. B. PRANKEL & Co., mining stocks
Virginia City, New, have failed. Liabilities,
100000.
TIE next Northwestern Saengerfest will
DE held in 'Freeport, ILL.,, instead of Du
buque, Ia, as originally arranged, because
of the prohibition law in Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
The Monthly Statement of the Public Debt.

Inc monthly the DeDL.
WAsHINGToN, oDec. 1.-The reduction in
the public debt during November amount
ed to 3d. ,249. oThe6otal debt, less cash
nothe Treasury2 is now 81 1851 342, $50. The
net cash balance in the Treasury is
$40, 093, 556oagainst So, 6S3, 1919 a month ago.
Redemption of three per cent, bonds ac-
counts for this reduction 81 neto cash. On
November 1 there were S36, S48 700 in three
per cents. outstanding, while yesterdays
statement reports but 81, 254, $50 outstand-
ing.
The-sold coin and bullion fund in the
treasury is S254, 450, 1913, with liabilities Of
gold certificates outstanding of $50, 520, 603,
thus leaving gold fund balance of S163,-
$50 220. On November l this gold Balance
was s15S, 537, 179. There are nowo s1O5, 3d.
ST. in silvero certificates outstanding, or
about five and quarter millions more
than a month ago. The treasury now
holds 1S4, 81, 1888 standard silver dollars, an
increase of nearly 1000, 600 duringothe past
month. 90
Government receipts during November
from sources are $27, $40, l02, or two millions
more than during November year ago.
Customs receipts were S15 1868, against.
Sl3, 056,651 during November, 1885, internal
revenue Orecepts were 50, 6S9, PSI, Snearly
half million more than in November 1885.
Expenditures during November were
500, 557. 800, or two millions more than dur
ing November, 1885.
The total revenue for the first five
months of the current year is S152, 600, 1872,
or S11, OO0, 900 more than the corresponding
five months of 1885. Expenditures for
these five months of 1856 were Sl25, 81, S34,
or about S11,OO0,OOO more than for the cor
responding five months in 1885 Moreothan
q, Qo9,0o0 of this increased expenditure
over the expenditures of the five months
in 1885 is due TO payment of Alabama claim
awards.
Commissioner Miller, of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, while not yet having
any official data on the subject, estimates
the November oleomargarine tax receipts
at 800, 600, half of which probably comes.
from license tax. He thinks the tax on oleo-
margarine will net revenue of S2,000,000,
or perhaps more, during the coming fiscal
year. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09

The Opera House block at Brockton.
Mass, was on fire on the night of the Cd.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
Red Wing.

A large number of Red Wings musical
people assembled at the residence of p. Dam
iels, on Fourth street, Tuesday evening, to
listen to piano recital by Miss Harriet
SIN 18th, who has just returned from Boston,
W here she has been taking lessons during the
past two years, of DIR. Mas, Prof Perry aud
others, assisted by Miss Jessie Stevens. Of
Lake City, and DR.. B. Jaehnig. Miss Smiths
the singing of Miss Stevens and the violin
solo of Dr. Jaehnig. More socials of this
kind should be held. Laurel Lodge No. II,
Knights of Pythias, go to Saltwater, on Oct.
IL, in body, to take part in the dedication of
the new X. P. hall at that place. Miss
Nettie Stocker has gone to Boston, where she
will attend an art school the coming winter.
-. Frank Bergman, formerly of this CITY,
now of E. ]. Mason s. Co., Chicago, is in the
city visiting with Jonas Peterson. "A. j.
Robertson, of Hurley. Wis.,, visited old friends
in this city last week. Rev. w. l.. Tandy,
of Minneapolis, arrived in the city last week
on visit with friends and relatives. Mrs.
DIR. G. G. Wellner, Miss Ginthner and Miss
Satory, of Wabasha, are visiting with Mr.,
and Mrs. NJ. Hickman in this city. Fred e.
Swanstrom left Monday evening for the
United States naval academy at Annapolis,
Nd, to enter upon his senior year He will
be absent three years, as on graduation next
summer he leaves on two years cruise in
foreign waters. Mrs. Howard Libbey has re-
turned from visit with friends in Minneap-
oils Large delegations from all the neigh
boring towns we're in the city last week in
attendance at the industrial fair. Mrs.
William Holiday and children have returned
to their home at Sanborn, OAK, after an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives in this
city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
THE SOCIAL NORTHWEST.
Fergus Falls.

]. G. Hutton and family left this week for
Shenandoah, Pa, where they will hereafter
reside. Mrs L. w. Gray left on Friday to
join her husband at Mapes, OAK, where he
has charge of an elevator. "A family re-
union was held at the residence of X. Poler,
at Aurdal. All the children were present,
consisting Of 9. f. Poler, Aurdal; G. Hand,
W. r. Polar and Mrs. }. Fl. Jones, Lawrence,
Mimi; Mrs j. L.. Fuller. Mason, Mich; Mrs.
j. j. Clarke, Wahpeton, OAK, and
Mrs. S. E. Adams, Fergus Falls. ~.
Neimeyer, of Ohio, is visiting his SON,
Charles Neimeyer this week. AN autumn
social was given on Friday evening at Pelican
Rapids for the benefit of the Methodist pastor
90. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Hopkinton, N. Y,
are visiting their son, Herbert P. Smith. 80.
Mrs. Hattie Hutton gave concert at Ashby
on Friday evening, assisted by Misses Eta
and Lois Woodwork, Mrs. J. B. Hingeley and
Miss Julia Smith, all of this city. j. K.
Aitchison, Of WOodham. Bill & Co., is
on visit to friends and relatives at
Cascade, Ia. Miss Minnie Cole has
gone to Minneapolis to visit friends and
expects to visit Eastern points, remaining the
winter. Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor left for
Glasgow, Scotland, this week where they will
hereafter reside. Isaac Reese, accompanied
by his family and brother. Rev. Reese, will
leave next week for Tacoma to make it their
home. Robert Miller and family have re-
turned to this city from Parkdale, and will
again occupy their residence on Cleveland
avenue. =. Miss Augusta Irle, who has been
employed in the register of deeds office for
the past year, has gone to Duluth to spend
the winter with her sister.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
MANY THOUSANDS SHORT.
The Receiving Teller of a New York
Bank in Exile.
Work of the Whipping Post in Della
ware--The Record.
A Heavy Defalcation.

NEW YORK, Oct. "A defalcation of
nearly $40, 900 in the Union Dime Savings
bank of this city has just come to light.
The defaulter is Otto Baumann. receiving
teller, who has been in the employ of the in
stltutiOn for two years and who was i'm
plicitly trusted. On Sept. he left the
bank on his vacation. to be gone two weeks.
Two days later he entered the bank and in
formed Mr. Sprague. the secretary, that he
wished to correct an error of $40 in his ac-
counts. He made the correction, babe the
officials and his fellow clerks farewell and
left. He has not been seen
since. The following day Secretary
Sprague, in looking over some
books in which Mr.. Sprague says ''Mr.
Baumann had no right to make an entry, :"
discovered discrepancy of 81, 900. Inves-
tigation completed to-day showed total
deficiency of $40. 1872. Acting president
butcher says the bank is fully secured
against the loss. The whereabouts of
Baumann is mystery. An affidavit by
Secretary Sprague will be published to-
morrow morning, in which he sets forth
Baumann's defalcatiOn at the amount above
stated. The condition of the bank he gives
as follows: Total resources. 81, 529. 963. 81;
amount due depositors, Sc, 0SS, 322.7 10; sur
plus, after allowing for the defalcation,
1888. 721
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
Eau Claire

The ladies of the First Congregational
church gave a grand supper Friday evening
at the cbdrch parlors. DIR. Charles G..
Strong and Miss Mary D. Woodward were
married Friday evening at the residence of
the brides father on State street. Miss E.
NJ. Bowman. the artist, has gone to Europe,
under the patronage of a wealthy gentleman,
for whom she will copy some of
the choicest Of the paintings of the old
masters. She will remain in Italy
about year. Miss Myrta French has re-
turned to Minneapolis to resume her studies
in music. u. F. Moore, Jr., has gone to
Ann Arbor to begin the study of law. :. Rev.
w. w. Hurd, pastor of the Barstow Street
NJ. E. church, and Rev. A. NJ. Pitcher, pastor
of the Lake Street NJ. E. church, are about
to remove from the city, and have preached
farewell sermons. Miss Kittie Kepler has
gone to Iron Mountain, Mich, to visit
friends. Miss Maggie Van Hovenberg
has gone to Boston to continue her studies in
music. -. Miss Kittle Blystone has gone to
New Youk to visit friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Green and two sons, of Ontario county,
N. Y, are the guests of relatives here....
Rev. j. F. Dudley attended the Green Bay
Congregational convention this week. IS. r.
Wallbridge and daughter, of Avoca, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pinkerton .
Germania lodge. Knights of Pythias, will give
it's first reception and banquet next Wednes-
day evening;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
Labor statistics.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The second an
nual report of the bureau of labor, in course
of preparation, will be much more COM
hensve document than the report laid be-
fore congress last winter. A thorough eX-
animation has been made of convict labor,
free labor, and every penitentiary. Jail and
wOrkhouse in the United States where the
inmates are employed in industrial pur
poses has been visited by agents of the bu-
reau. Their reports will be carefully tabu-
lated, and, taking these totals as basis. it
is believed that the extent to which the in
dependent laborer or mechanic is affected
by the prison workers can be shown with
sufficient exactness to serve as guide for
future legislation on the subject. The re-
ports will also include statistics touching
labor strikes in this country. The inquiries
of the bureau on this subject cover period
of time ranging from January, 1881, down
to July of the present year, and it is be-
lieved that information has been collected
touching every strike of consequence that
has occurred in the United States within
that period.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
CANADA All RIGHT.
An Explicit statement Regarding
PteurO.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Commissioner
Colman, of the department of agriculture,
to-day received the following communca-
ton from the chief inspector of stock of
Canada, touching the condition of Canada
cattle:
Dominion of Canada Department of Agri-
culture, Ofice of inspector OF Stock, Mori-
tt cal. Sept. 80, 1SS6.-Hon. Norman J. Col
man, Commissioner of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. c. Sir: 1 notice by newspaper re-
ports that the question of placing embargo
on cattle entering the United States from
Canada is being discussed. Knowing, as do,
that Canada is entirely free from pleuro-
pneumonia, or any other contagious disease
of cattle, and that everything that was capable
of carrying the disease from contact with in
fected animals in quarantine has been de-
stroyed by burning, including the CATTLE
sheds, fences, feed clothing and bags as well
as manure, no trace of the disease can posi-
bly, have escaped outside, and since it's dis
covery no ANIMALS have been permitted to
leave quarantine nor will they be as long as
there is the least possible danger
am glad to learn from DIR. Solmon that he
intends visiting the quarantine with me on
the 10th of October, when l will give him
every opportunity of judging of our system.
In this connection, may suggest that it
might satisfy the cattle men of the United
States if you were to send q qualified veter-
marian to maintain in Quebec cattle qnaran-
tine permanently or for some months to
ing the condition Of health of animals in
as much so as if he were one of our inspec-
tnra
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
Mitchell FOIiticS.

Special to the Glote.
MITCHELL, OAK, Oct. 2.-The farmers
delegate convention called for to-day at
PlankintOn was abandoned, not having de-
veloped sufficient strength to warrant putting
third legislative ticket in the field. The
Farmers alliance was in secret session at
| that place all afternoon, but it IS not thought
any political action was taken. The
caucus for choosing thenty-threc del
egates to the Dawson county Republican
convention held here to-day was conducted by
ballot The principal fight is for sheriff. The
leading candidates are r. +. Alterton, the
term, and o. o. Stanchfield, chairman of the
county central committee. Two sets of
names, representing the leading candidates,
were selected and balloted for for delegates.
The contest was warm one, resulting in the
election of fourteen Alterton and seven
Stanchdeld delegates, and two unpledged,
which will make red-hot fight
in convention. 1t cannot be exactly figured
out yet what bearing this will have on other
candidates, of whom plenty are in the field, but
the probabilities are that r. d. Prescott the
present treasurer, will be renominated. J.
X. Smith. the present register of deeds, will
he reno minated on the Democratic ticket and
probably elected, but he is the only man the
Democrats can elect The other Offices are
less important sand less interest interest is
shown, though there are a number OF candi-
dates for each. The Republican convention
will be held Oct. 6. The date of the Demo
cratic convention is not yet fixed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
Officials Indicted.

New YORK, Oct. 2.-The Kings county
grand jury handed in an indictment against
Charity Commissioners W. II. Ray, Thomas
W. Harris and Joseph Reves, whom they
accused of wilfully neglecting to provide
suitable accommodations. care and atten-
ton for certain insane persons under their
care, custody and keeping. The commits
sioners are accused of misdemeanor by the
indictment, and will be tried at general
sessions. The foreman of the grand jury
had officially visited the Flatbush insane
asylum on Sept. 90. They found it IN
wretched condition, endangering not only
the health and well-being of the inmates
through imperfect sewerage connections, but
a source of danger to the city of Brooklyn.
By the report the board of supervisors of
Kings county is requested to provide new
quarters for the inmates. Failing in this,
they will be held accountable for neglect
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03
A CHICAGO FAILURE.
A Well-KnOWn Seed Firm Makes
Voluntary Assis lnent.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The firm of J. W.
Sykes q Co., seed merchants, at Nos. 9S
and 100 Michigan avenue, made volun-
tary assignment to-day with Orson Smith,
of the Merchants Lean & Trust company;
f. W. Grey, of the Hide and Leather Ma
tiOnal bank; Alexander Deuse, E. B.
Strong and F. A. Warner, Chicago
manager of Hiram, Sibley & Co.
who are the principal creditors as assign
ees. Late in the afternoon meeting of
the creditors was he'd in Mr. Sykes office,
and it was formally decided that Mr..
Warner should be the acting assignee. The
principal paper creditor is the American
Exchange National bank. and next in Or
der comes the Merchants Loan and Trust
company. The other debts are mainly for
stock. and ths MA of ,Sibley 81 Co.
is, in that respect. the principal
creditor. The assignment was rendered
necessary on the part Of Mr.. Sykes by the
refusals of the Merchants Loan & Trust
Co., to grant him an extension of week
on this note for $4,000 in favor of that
company. Mr.. OrsOn Smith. of tine Mer-
chants Loan d Trust Co., says:
Mr.. Sykes has been in failing health and
has for some time contemplated making an
assignment which would otherwise be un-
necessary. His Indebtedness is about from
$3.50, 900 to S260000, and l think that fully
half of that is due to the American Exchange
National bank. think his assets will equal
his liabilities. 1t is all produce, clover and
timothy seed. principally.