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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
ROUND VALLEY INDIANS.
The President Desires Congress to Provide
For Their Protection.

The President Desires Congress to Provide
For Their Protection.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The President has
sent to Congress a communication from the
Secretary of the Interior submitting the
draft of bill 10 provide for the protection
O the Round Valley Indians In California
The President, in his message of trans
initial, said: 1.-THE documents thus
submitted exhibit extensive and en-
tireIy unjustifiable encroachments up
on lands set apart for Indian
occupation and disclose disre-
gard for Indian rights so long continued
that the government can not further tenn
porize without dishonor. Efforts 10 dis
lodge the trespassers upon the lands, have,
in some cases, been resisted upon the
ground that certain money due from the
government for improvements have rot
been paid. So far as this claim is well
founded, the sum necessary TO extinguish
the same should at once be appropriated
and paid. In other cases the posi-
tion of these intruders is one OF
simple and barefaced wrongdoing.
plainly questioning the inclination OF the
Government to protect the dependent In
dian wards and its ability TO maintain itself
in the guaranty OF such protection. These
intruders should forthwith feel the weight
of the Governments power L earnestly
commend the situation and the wrongs or
the Indians occupying the reservation
named to the early attention or the Con-
gress, and ask for the bill herewith trans
United careful and prompt consideration"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
TIE RAILROAD MAR-
The 4 ut by the Alton In Illinois Causes the
war to spread to the MInaourI River.

The ut by the Alton In Illinois Causes the
Mar to Spread to the Missouri River
kansas CITY, No, Jan. 6-The railroad
war inaugUrated several days ago by the
Wabash aud Alton in Limos has spread
to the Missouri river. The Wabash yes
terday notified its representatives here
that.the rates on classes c. ID and L would
be reduced 10 10 cents per 100 pounds from
Chicago and TO 10 cents Fer 100 from ST.
Louis The present rates are, Chicago 20,
l715 and l6 cents and the rates from
st. Louis are Is, 1216 and IL cents
These classes apply TO heavy articles.
such as iron or steel rails, cast
iron Jokes for cable lines, cast iron pipe,
when shipped in car loads A reduction is
also made in the special commodity tariff
for hard coal which will take a 10 cent rate
from st. Louis instead of a Is cent rate
and Is cent rate from Chicago instead OF
1114 cent rate The new rates take effect
January 9. The Alton has not as yet sent.
out notices of what it will do, but there is
no question but that il will meet the rates
made by the Wabash and may go even
lower.
The other lines in the Southwestern. As
ISOLATION are becoming restless and will
probably join in the fight to-day. The
Burlington has given official notice that
il the Rock Island continues to take live
stock from the Missouri river in Burton
palace stock cars at the same rate in
common cars, it will reduce the rate on
live stock in common cars 10 correspond
with the twenty per cent. difference here
tofore made in favor of common car ship
ments. The regular rate is $3.50 in Bur-
ton cars and 500 in common. Burlington
means 10 make the rates on live cars, Kan
sas City TO Chicago, consequently the
stock in common cars "a. TO- reduction Of
nearly SIG per car.
The reduction in corn rates made by the
Frisco will have little effect in this section,
because there is no corn to move. But
there is danger that the cut may affect the
rates i'll Iowa, where there IS large amount
of grain to move, and cause trouble in that
section
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
The Giaaa strikara.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 5.-The executive
committee OF the Flint Glass Manufactur-
ers' Association held a meeting here yes
terday, but nothing was done toward set
Ting tho strike, which now extends to all
parts OF the country.
Secretary Dillon, of the Flint Glass Work
ers' Association in speaking or the Eastern
strike said: ut will have considerable to
do with the strike here, aud it will help us
along. II is very clear now that the manu-
facturers are fighting our union and not the
workmen- Since the employers have taken
the steps we have reconsidered our action.
and will now demand the scale agreed T..
by the workmen and employers in confer
ence, and which they refused TO accept"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
HORRIBLE Death.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 5.-At Avery's
pillow factory to-day William Fender, who
was operating large steam hammer in the
blacksmith shop, climbed on his machine
to fix the betting, which had become dis
arranged when suddenly the betting
slipped to its proper position and before he
could save himself his clothing was caught
by the machinery and he was whirling
around the shaft. His legs were torn from
feet. Then arm was jerked OF, and
every time the wheel went around the
crunching of bones was heard as the body
struck against the beam above. 1t was
almost two minutes before the other en-
ployes recovered themselves sufficiently to
stop the machinery. Death was instant
taneOus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
THE LATEST.

BERNAL, the noted Mexican bandit, was
killed recently near Cosala, Sinaloa. He
and his band were attacked by Mexican
troops when short but desperate fight fol-
lowed. The loss was said to be heavy on
both sides.
HAMERICK & Co.. jewelers., No 804 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia, are embarrassed,
with liabilities estimated at 800, 600.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh, Pa, says:
At meeting of the coal miners of the
Clearfie!d region, 1t was resolved to notify
the operators that if the Columbus scale
was not paid by the 21st general strike
would be inaugurated.
A LAD was blown from moving train on
the Lake Shore near Westfield, N. Y, re-
Gently. When picked up he was dead.
THREE men were horribly burned in
Stroh's brewery at Detroit, Mich, the
other day. They were vanishing watts
when an explosion occurred.
THE body of Archie O'Neal, the noted
English sporting authority, who disap-
peared white on his way to report the
Smith Kilrain fight, has been found on the
beach at BOulogne, France. There were
many evidences that he had been murdered.
Mrs. j. H. AVERY, the seventh victim OF
the Cincinnati Southern railway accident.
near Greenwood, KY, died on the 9th at
Covington. Ky.
REV. ]. 5. JOHNSTON, of Mobile. Ala. has
been conSecrated Protestant Episcopal MIS-
sionary Bishop of Western Texas.
THE Union Depot at Atchison, Kan. was
destroyed by fire on the afternoon of the
9th. The building was a handsome struc-
ture. The loss, including furniture. etc,
amounted to Si25,O0o; insurance, $4,000.
AT Middleton, N. W. T., recently two
freight trains on the Canadian Pacific met
in collision on a bridge. Four men were
killed. The damage was great, being estl-
mated at SlS0,0OO.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended january mum bered for
tai, 279, compared with 263 the previous
week and z99 the corresponding week Of
last year.
GENERAL HERMANN RAMBLER, formerly
commander of the Pontifical army, died in
Rome recently.
THE funeral of Ex-Governor Joel Parker,
war executive of New Jersey, occurred at
Freehold. n. j., on the 9th with many
noted men and political orders as mourn
ers.
| THE House Committee on Elections took
up the Thoebe- Carlisle contested election
case on the 9th. Thoebe was represented
/ by counsel Speaker Carlisle was not
formally represented.
| YoUNo Walter Phelps Dodge, who be-
came notorious by publishing an announce
ment of marriage with his cousin, has left
Yale College, New Haven, Conn., He was
conditioned at the Christmas examination
and failed To work it on. When he re-
turned his classmates avoided him and he
preferred to leave voluntarily rather than
risk probable suspension and certain cs-
tracism-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
THE EAST. =


A RIOT between drunken Poles took place
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, recently. Eight of
them were seriously injured, three fatally.
The trouble occurred over a christening.
IT was reported at Boston on the Sd that
the Washington Insurance Company was
about to close up it's affairs and go out of
business.
JUDGE CHILDs has appointed Charles E.
Dana temporary receiver OF the Johnston
Harvester Company, of Batavia, NY. The
Indebtedness of the concern is $400, 600.
The Pennsylvania railroad miners train,
carrying 500 men returning from work,
was wrecked at Shamokin the other night,
a sill being wedged in the road bed. The
miners were very angry and threatened
vengeance. No person was seriously in
Jured.
NOTICES. were received at the offices of
the Central railroad of New Jersey that
the road had passed out of the hands of
Receiver Little and would hereafter be
ruled by the officers of the company.
The Shoemakers' Union, of Newark, N.
j., numbering several hundred members,
recently decided to withdraw from the
Knights of Labor. The reason assigned is
bad management on the part of the National
and local leaders.
THE employees of the seven furnaces
owned by Carnegie, Phillips & Co., at
Braddock, Pa, have made a demand for a
ten per csnt advance in wages. The firm
claim that the condition of the steel mar.
ker will not justify an advance.
THE commission house of d. ID. Castro 4
Co., OF New York, which recently made an
assignment, has filed schedules showing
81, 231 ,304 liabilities, 81. Col, 427 nominal as
sets and s., cog, 75S actual assets.
THE coroner's jury in rendering verdict
rs to the cause of the recent disaster on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
near Meadville, Pa, held George McFar.
land and Conductor Murray, of the collid-
ing freight train, responsible for the dis
aster.
GREAT destruction was reported by an
oil fire at Etna, Pa, on the evening of the
9Th. A bridge was said to have been
burned and much damage done.
THE next Pennsylvania Republican con-
vention will be held at Harrisburg, April
S5.
BIZ premature blast four italian labor
ers were killed and seven severely injured
while at work on the new branch line OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad near Wilkes
barre, Pa, the other day.
The second annual meeting of the United
States Law and Order League Will be held
at Boston February 81 and -
have been closed because of the strike OF
the men against lower wages
THE Massachusetts Legislature met al
noon on the 9Th and Governor Ames and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bracket were sworr
in.
THE Brooklyn navy yard was reported
on FIRE on the morning OF the 9th. Loss
$2Oo, o0a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

NEW YORK. Jan. 6-Fre broke out at
one o'clock this morning ut the Brooklyn
navy yard in the navigation building which
stood in the center Of the grounds away
from The other building, three story and
attic brick building, used by the navigation,
construction and equipment bureaus and
for storage purposes. The officials OF the
departments mentioned lost all the contents
of their offices including valuable naval and
military maps, plans and designs. At first
The naval authorities refused all assistance
rom the city fire department but the
flames gained such Roadway that tho fire
department was called in At two O'clock
The fire was unier control The buIliing
was completely ruined
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
wAsHINGTON NOTES.

THERE is a rapidly growing sentiment re-
ported among the naval officers for limit
ed retired list for the navy, similar to that
OF the army, to which those who have seen
thirty years service could be retired, if
they so desired.
THE report of Mr.. c. B. Morton, Commits
sioner of Navigation, sets forth in detail
the various aids aud advantages enjoyed
by the shipping of other nations, and con-
cludes that it is impossible, without a
change of the present conditions, for our
navigation to regain its supremacy IN the
foreign trade.
THE American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science at its last meeting
adopted a resolution recommending to Con-
gress that steps be taken.for the preserva-
ton Of some of the remarkable arch &Ologi-
cal curiosities of the West, and it is prob
able that the subject will be laid before the
proper committee of Congress during the
present session.
THE interior of the White House was
superbly decorated for the Presidents
New Years reception. The members Of
respects, followed by the Supreme Court,
Senators, Representatives, army and navy
and the general crowd.
GENERAL E. b. ALEXANDER, of ST. Paul, a
graduate of West Point in 1923, and Major
in the Mexican war, died recently in Wash
ington, aged eighty-six.
The claim of G. w. Williams for salary
as Minister to Hayti while awaiting in
structions from the Department OF State
has been dismissed by the Court of Claims.
He was appointed Minister to Hayti by
President Arthur in the closing days Of his
Administration, but he was superseded be-
fore he left the country.
THE Department of State is unoficially
advised that the owners of the British
vessels seized in Behring sea by American
revenue steamers for violation of the seal
ing fishery laws, have prepared claims
against this Government for $500 200. So
far, however, none Of the claims have been
filed at the department.
THE annual ball OF the English Legation
took place at Washington on tie night of
the 4th. About 400 invitations were issued,
and the bali was one OF the most brilliant
affairs OF the season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
Assessment Figures Showing the1 rOsperit.
of Southern States.

Assessment Figures Showing the rosperity
of Southern States.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 4.-O1icial re-
ports from the comptrollers OF the South
ern States, except Louisiana, giving the
total real estate and personal property val
uation IN 1885, 1886 and 1887, the railroad
valuation for the years 1880, 1886 and 1887,
and the tax levied in each year show that
the total real and personal properly valua-
tions in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mary
land, Mississippi, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia were
as follows: 1885, 81 464, e47.c92; 1885, 3,077,-
634. 451; 1887, SO, 279. S4S,O15. The increase in
the four years between 1876 and 1880 was
S41, 0S7, 437; between 1889 and 1886 S571 $685.
723. and in the year 1887 SOP, 213, SCI
The total railroad assessment increase
in the seven years has been: Alabama,
S75, OOO, goo; Georgia, 81, 600, 900; Kentucky,
Sl32, 0O0, COD; Maryland, 81, C0lOO0: Mis-
sissippi. $4,000, O00; North Carolina, $751;
600, 600; South Carolina, 81, 900 900; Ten
nessee, S2S.OO0 900; Texas, 1882, OO00
Virginia, S1s,OOO,O0O In the past twelve
months The increase in real estate and per-
sonal property assessments has been:
Alabama, al. 000, Coz: Georgia, SlO,C0oOO0;
Kentucky, S97.OO0.OOO; Maryland, $1,000
coo; Mississippi, sl6,OOO0OO; North Caro-
lima, S5,00O,000 Tennessee, S15, 000,0J0;
Texas, 20OOJ, 600. In South Carolina there
was a decrease of s., 000,00o, and In Vlr-
ginia decrease of 5000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
THE SOUTH.

FOR the first time In fourteen years a
Democratic mayor and Democratic Board
OF Aldermen have been elected at jackson,
Miss.
merchant of Savannah, Ca, was closed up
on the I'd. Attachments were levied on his
property on the ground that Weisbein had
absconded. His liabilities were supposed
to be S75. 900. and his assets $4,000
THE killing of Hon. Pat Mealy in a row
over ward politics in New Orleans on the
LIST has provoked an ugly feeling among the
lower class of politicians in the Crescent
City. 1t was alleged that Mealy was as
sassinated by McEnery strikers.
BY the burning of the steamer William
at the mouth of Salt river, KY, the other
day, Sc, 600 loss was inflicted and negro
| deck hand was drowned.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES RoDGERs, of the
United States navy, was married recently
at Winchester, Va, to Miss Alice Walker,
daughter OF General j. G. Walker, ex-Con-
federate, late of Texas and now in South
America.
G. c. MILLER, a leading politician OF
Star&e, Fla. was assassinated recently by
parties who ambushed him. The murder
was believed to be due to personal, not
| political. animosity
The President has issued a proclamation
warning persons against selling or dispos-
| ing oil land IN the disputed territory known
as Greer County, Tex.
The Democratic Legislative caucus at
Frankfort KY. nominated Senator Beck
| for reelection. He had no opposition
THE State of Alabama has about all its
| convicts on ten years. contracts TO work IN
the mines near Birmingham. They mum
| Der QUO.
| ANARCHY was reported in Madison Coun-
ty, Tex. mob lynched three men, which
| act caused the formation or another mob &c
lynch the lynchers, and it was said to be
busy at work.
A SPECIAL OF the 5th says the boiler al
Worthier & Co.'s mill ut Jones' oro, N. c.,
had exploded, instantly killing Henry Nc
liver. the colored fireman, and seriously in.
juring Henry Dark and Peter McIver
| A FREIGHT train on the New river divis
ion OF the Norfolk & Western railroad ran
into a rock slide near Lynchburg, Va, re
Gently and tell into the river. The engineer
was drowned at his post, the fireman was
killed and twenty-five loaded cars were
| demolished.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12

tee, Ia. ID. DIDSnOfO, EHlDOfIds IL " " IL
son, Topeka; State superintendent, j. IL.
Lawhead, Topeka The convention will
meet in Topeka in December, 1883.
THE State treasury contained sos, 079.2 d
in hard cash on the first of the year
THE Secreetry of State granted charters
to 2, 272 corporations during the past year
Isl to building and loan and trust COM
pauies, 23l to town companies aud 13J to
railroad companies.
THE permanent school fund OF the State
is now nearly 1000, OOO
A BOY by the name of Flanagan. residing
in Kansas City, Kan, was recently killed
near the ate line by Santa Fe cars
NH LANE, OF Lawrence, was recently
severely injured while riding on Kansas
City, Mo-, cable car.
MR.. d. NJ. EDGERToN, of Wyandotte,
president of the Elevated rallroai, has re-
signed on account of failing health
Kansas has 529, 099 school children
The conference OF Prohibitionists, lately
held at Topeka, elected the following dele
gates to the National Prohibition Conven-
ton TO be held in Indianapolis, Ind, in
June: Ex-Governor John P. St John. Of
Olathe; N. Y. B. Bennett, of Columbus
Mrs. Fannie Rastall, President Of the Kan
sas Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
and Rev. A NJ. Richardson, OF Lawrence
A convention for the nomination OF State
ticket was called to meet at Topeka. on
June Is
L. K. VAxDEeRIFT, editor Of the AtchIson
Patriot. has been commissioned as Kan sas
agent of the National Department Of Ag-
riculture.
A LATE fire in the Mcintyre block at
Atchison destroyed property 70 the value
OF $S6.OrO.
, 1888-11-07
CuriositIes of Magnetism.

Most well informed people are doubtless
aware that the globe on which they live is
a great ball of magnetism, out compare
lively few ave an adequate idea of the
influence this property is continually ex-
erting on all sides, that many common
but 1neXplicable phenomena can be traced
directly to this source. Statistics go to
show that in the matter of steel rails, as
many as thirteen will become crystalized
and break where they go to make up a
railroad track running east and west,
before one of those on a north and south
track is similarly affected. This is entirely.
que TO the magnetism generated by fric-
ton, and the fact that the polarity of the
magnetic current is in the former Instance
resisted in the headlong rush of the train,
whereas in the latter case it Is undisturbed.
Another strange effect of this peculiar
and occult force is that exerted on the
watches of train men. A timepiece car
ried by the conductor running a train
twenty miles an hour, however accurate
it may be, will, if the speed of the train is
increased to, say, fifty miles, become use
less until regulated. The magnetism gem
Grated by the flight of a train may be said
to be in proportion to the speed with which
it is propelled, and the delicate parts of a
watch, numbering all the way from 400 to
1000 pieces, and peculiarly susceptible to
his influence by reason of the hammering
and polishing they have received, are not
slow to feel the effect.-Boston Budget.
, 1888-11-07
VISIT TO THE sEeuIN SCHOOL.

Something About the Institution Where
Feeble Minded Children Are Trained.
When observing the unfortunate chill
dren born physically and mentally unde-
yeloped it would seem that there is little
to be done for them, as in many instances
their mind is a blank. They are brought
to the Seguin school showing all the
terrible signs of idiocy; unable to articu-
late coherently, without a ray of intelli-
gence, not knowing how to use feet or
hands, and with mouths hanging open.
During the life of the late DIR. Edouard
Seguin he made idiocy q study and be-
came the first successful teacher of chill
dren whose mental and physical develop
ment had been arrested. His definition
of idiocy is A arrested development of
body and mind, or both, and not an alb
sence or paralysis of the intellectual fac
ulties. The idiot is an infant whose mind,
and often his bodily powers, have re-
manned in the infantile condition, and he
can be successfully treated by a training
similar, but more protracted, than that
by which the ordinary infant is developed
into an active and intelligent child"
A morning passed among the ten chill
dren now under treatment in the Seguin
school c%onvinces one of how much can b
done in transforming these poor creatures
into normal children; those who have been
under tuition for two or three years are
not even peculiar; are helpful and eager
to learn, and have so altered in their eX-
preston as not to be recognized as the
same beings. Mrs. Seguin seys: "Three
of my pupils, and those not the most prom
Using in the beginning, have, after three
years of instruction, been so far restored
that one has entered a school of high rep
u~tation, and is making good progress
among children of excellent intellectual
ability; another made a European tour
without an especial attendant, and a
third, under extraordinary difficulties,
has become u most lovable and interesting
child.'
The first lesson in the morning was
counting and making change with money,
which was accomplished readily by the
pupils somewhat advanced. All kinds of
coins were laid on the table, and these
were distributed in different sums, which
the scholars counted and made change
with as requested.
An exercise in articulation and reading
illustrated how those feeble minded people
were taught to talk and control the voice.
Exercises in writing with o pen n on
the typewriter then followed. The eyes
and hands and feet must be taught their
duties. First the child is persuaded to
use his hands-to string beads, to button
his boots and dress himself. Object les
sons of many kinds are gone through,
and personal attention is given by the
teacher until there is the desired results.
There are five expert teachers for ten
pupils in the school.
Geography is taught by maps which fit
together, each state forming a separate
piece. The child learns the shape of each
state and where it belongs. All about the
products of the state, its capital, and rivers
are also made familiar. Drawing and
knitting train the eve and steady tho
, 1888-11-07

Job Printing neatly executed at the
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