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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
WAR AT SUAkIM.
The British Preparing to Attack the Ma
tive Besiegers.

The British Preparing to Attack the Na-
tive Besiegers.
SUAKIM, Dec. THE first detachment of
British troops arrived here to-day on the
steamship Hodeida, which entered the
harbor, bringing from Suez twenty-one
officers, 1S5 men of the Scottish borderers
and 100 mounted infantry. So soon as the
troops assembled the Arabs opened a hot
artillery fire from the trenches mainly
concentrated on the Twelfth Black bat
talon, but they were quickly silenced by
reply from the forts and the Racer. The
probability is that fight between the
Arabs and the troops under General Gren-
fell Slrdar, of the Egyptian army, VIII
take place next week.
Report puts the strength of the Arabs in
the trenches at from 200 to LOCO men.
There are, however, many more lying in
che bush within a short distance of the
earthworks. and about 500 reserves sta
toned at Handoub wells eight miles away.
but there are among them nearly I.OOC
dervishes and ex-Egyptian soldiers.
The force under General Grenfell will
consist OF two brigades OF Egyptian and
black troops, supported by the Second
battalion Kings Own Scotch borderers.
one company Of mounted infantry and q
small force of Egyptian cavalry and artil-
lery, altogether about 500 under arms
General Grenfell has informed the Gov.
eminent that he considered this force am
pie TO raise the siege. He expects to be
able to mass his entire force by the end of
this week. Reliable reports from Masso.
wan state that the powerful Ben Ahmed
and Bogos tribes have deserted the cause
Of the Mahdi and have positively refused
to obey orders sent them to ASSIST the
rebels.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
A Bill Designed to Restrict Immigration
and to Raise the Standard of the Alien

Bill Designed Restrict Immigration
and to Raise the Standard of the Alien
Increase of Our Population.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Mr. Oates, OF
Alabama, yesterday introduced in the
House a bill providing that no alien shall
be admitted into the United States who is
an idiot, insane, pauper or liable to be-
come q public charge, or who has been
legally convicted of q felony or other in
famous crime or misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude, or who is a polygamist,
Anarchist or Socialist, or who is afflicted
with any loathsome or contagious disease,
or who has entered into contract. to per-
form labor or service for any person, firm
or corporation.
A penalty by fine not to exceed 81 600 or
imprisonment not to exceed three years,
is imposed.
Section provides that no vessel shall
bring more than five immigrants for each
one hundred tons of the capacity Of the
vessel. A fine of $500 for each passenger
in excess of the limit is provided. A tax
Of twenty five dollars per head is levied
upon every alien who comes into the
United States, the tax to be collected by
the collector of customs at the port OF
entry from the owner or master
of the vessel upon which tho
alien is brought. Exemptions are
made of diplomatic representatives,
consuls or agents accredited to foreign
governments; Of persons who come for
travel, instruction or temporary resi-
dence. Upon the latter class making af-
fidavit to that effect, they are given an
acknowledgment of the collection OF
twenty-five dollars, which is good for
three years, payable at any port upon re-
embarkation. 1t further provides that
United States consuls abroad shall, after
inquiry, issue certif "ates of emigration
to persons desiring TO emigrate to the
United States. Without a certificate from
a United States Consul no person shall be
landed. The Secretary of the Treasury
is directed to see that the provisions OK
the bill are carried into effect.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
eARRYs PLAN.



The Line Upon Which He Proposes 20 u
ganise His Followers.
CHICAGO Dec. THE Times publishes
the text OF an address issued by Thomas q.
Barry. outlining the AIMS and purposes OK
the new organization which he proposes
to form and which is to be known as the
brotherhood OF United Labor" The
organization. it is stated. will be establishes
ON a decentralixed basis. 1t will leave TO
trades or central branches complete Jurls-
diction and control over their own affairs.
If disputes or controversies arise between
members and their employers they Will De
settled by those most conversant with the
trouble, and not by those who know noth-
ing about the ca use Of the complaint
The order will maintain friendly rela-
tions with all legitimate organizations OK
labor. eft will, !" says the address, draw
the line closely on scabs and scabsm. le
will urge the study Of cooperation and
the means of bringing it into practice, and
will insist upon members giving far
manufacturers preference when purchas-
ing necessaries of life It will pursue q
progressive educational policy to bring
into practice and have enacted into rrac-
tical law its platform or principles"
The cardinal principles OF the brother.
hood will be land, currency and transpor-
tatiou reform: First. the right of man to
the use of the earth; second. the taking
troll our currency; third. the Governmental
ownership OF the means OF transporting
persons, freight and intelligence. and the
taking Of those engines OF human happi-
ness out Of the hands of stock gamblers
and specu!a ors and operate them
for the benefit Of the producer and con-
sumner. While seeking settlement OF
those questions the order will labor for
ameliorative terms, such as the reduction
Of the hours Of labor to eight hours per
day, the prohibition Of child labor, aboli-
tioA of convict labor, abolition Of the con-
tract system on National, State and muni-
cipal works, prohibition Of foreign labor
under contract, publication of politics
through the adoption of the Australian
system of voting.
All the details OF the plan of organiza-
ton have not yet been decided apon, but
it will be more of a federation than a COM
pact National body like the Knights of
Labor. In it there will be no money at
the disposal of the general or federal Off
GERS, for Barry claims the accumulation Of
large sums of money at one central point,
as in the old order. is one of the greatest
dangers to the labor organizations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13

:, CHICAGO, Dec. THE Chicago. Bur.
Engton & Quincy yesterday issued :.
statement Of earnings and expenses for
the month OF October. It shows, for the
nrss time this year, an increase In NET
earnings a. compared with the CORES.
ponding month of 1887. The gross earn
ings were =, So2, 342 u. an Increase AZ
"a 40 II; operating exne,ses 81 ,5s4 oso u
81 ,26e, % A.. on increase of So f9o 90 -
the ten months ending October 2, -.
gross earnings were SO So. $50 N. = d.
crease OF pol Is; OPERATING e-,,sss-
ses $i4 800 297e7. an increase of % o,s 81
%; net earnings s.. SIS. a57 IL, q dec ea-s "a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
THE EAST.

Two employees of the Old Colony rail.
road in Rhode Island were killed by trains
the other morning while travelling on rail-
road velocipedes.
By a collision between freight trains on
the Jersey Central road near Wilkesbarre.
Pa, on the Sd, one engine and several cars
were wrecked and two men were killed.
DAVID ADAMS, of South Orange, N. j..
one of the best known men in the leather
business, has been committed to the Nor.
ris Plains asylum, hopelessly insane. 1t
is thought that his insanity grew out of
the recent campaign.
COMMISSIONER FINK said at New York
ON the 81 that, with the exception of a few
details that remain yet to be arranged, all
matters connected with fixing the freight
rates had been practically settled.
A PHILADELPHIA syndicate has laid
claim under an old Spanish grant to %, 900
acres of land near Berryville. Ark, occu-
pied by over 100 farmers.
NARY PURNELL, colored, was charged
recently at Long Island City. N. Y, with
running a baby farm. The desertion of
twenty infants in the past six months was
credited to her.
PLEURo- PNEUMONIA is reported at Nom
roe. N Y.
PHILADELPHIA & READING employees
have had their hours and pay cut down.
TIE explosion Of q ladle of molten
iron in Shoenberger's iron mill, Pitts
burgh, Pa, the other night caused the
horribles burning OF five persons, one of
whom died.
THE suit against the sugar trust was
opened before Judge Barrett in the special
term of the Supreme Court at New York
ON the 4thss
CoFH&Ea vas excited at New York on the
Eth, PRICES going up about 10 cents a pound.
A shoft crop in Brazil and diminished
holdings caused the advance.
TIE blacksmithing department and wood
working and finishing rooms of the extern
sive Cortland wagon works at Cortland,
n. Y, were destroyed by fire recently.
The company has an Insurance. OF $2ll, 90,
svhich it is thought will cover the loss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13

WASHINGTON, Dc. I-Senator Stock
bridge last night gave a dinner to the
members-elect of the Michigan delegation
in the Fifty first Congress now present in
Washington At the dinner the presenta-
ton OF the name of Representative J. C.
Burrows e the Kalamazoo district, as a
candidate for Speaker of the House, was
formally determined upon and the deIega-
ton will press his canvass unitedly. They
claim that Michigan's showing in tho cleo
ton last monh OF gains, both in the pop
uIar vote and Congressman, fairly entities
her to the recognition she asks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
Supposed suicide.

OswEGo, N. Y, Dec. Tt is known
almost to certainty that Rev. w. L.
Parker, rector of Christ Episcopal Church
in this city, who dis ,ppeared last Friday,
committed suicide. He was seen on the
sea wall near the river on the day of his
disappearance and q hat that has been
identified by his family belonging to
him was picked up in the river the same
day by boys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.


AN1ssessment Of $500 share has been
declared on the stock of the Washing ton
Baseball Club. There are about fifteen
shares. It is said the club has lost 1923. 600
in three seasons.
SENATOR INGALLS, was recently inter-
viewed at Washington on the race ques-
9on in the Soithi He thought it one sur
rounded with grave peril.
THE National Court of Claims has given
judgment for $13,S39 in favor of General
John s. Mosby, late United States Consul
for Chinese emigrants to the United
Etates.
JUDGE ROBERT G. WARDEN, once a
prominent lawyer and jurist Of Cincinnati
and the author of q life of Salmon p.
Chase, died in Washington the other
night.
SENATOR GIBSON has introduced a bill
Tor the establishment of bureau of health
with a commissioner in charge and a.
health commission OF twenty persons to
investigate diseases and their prevention
and to act on quarantine questions.
THE Postmaster2General has concluded
and signed q parcel post convention with
the republic Of Guatemala.
The Secretary Of the Navy has appointed
. board to select site for q navy ward
on the northwest coast.
The President resumed his receptions to
the public on the 9th, but, as it was not
generally known, only a small number
were present.
SENATOR CoLQUTTT and Representative
Barnes. of'Georgia, called on the President
recently aed invited him to attend the
Augusta Exposition. The President had
the matter under consideration, but it was
Thought he would not be able to accept the
Bvitation.
ANOTHER irregularity has been discov-
cred in the Treasury Department, arising
from the mysterious disappearance of ter
uncut sheets of legal tenders. each con.
tanning four notes of the denomination Of
50 and representing 5000 in all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary OF tho Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
TIE Senate met on the Sd and was called
to order promptly at twelve O'Clock. con-
mtttee was appointed to wait on the President
and recess for half an hour taken. Upon re-
assembling the committee reported that the
President would immediately communicate
with the Senate in writing. The message was
then received and read and the Senate i'd
5ourned. The House met at noon with eighty
eight members absent. The Senate was In
formed OF the Presence of Q quorum COM
mtttee was appointed to wait on the President
and recess OF half an hour taken Upon re-
assembling the committee reported and tho
Presidents message was presented ana read.
1t the conclusion Of which the House adjourned.
AFTER the presentation Of department re-
ports IN the Senate on the 4th q number. OF bills
were introduced, one being for the construction
OF two steel rams to be armed with heavy dynA-
mite guns. The Union Pacific bill vent over
and the Tarln bill was taken up for oonsidera-
tion. Pending the reading further considera-
ton was postponed and the bill went over for
the day. Adjourned. In the House, after the
presenting Of department reports and various
petitions, Mr.. Dingiey. OF Maine. called up the
bill appropriatfng 1900 to erect q monument
to Major General Henry Knox at Thomaston.
Me. On this bill dead lock ensued. and the
House adjourned
AFTER several resolutions had been in
troduced in the Senate on the 5th tho Senste
Tariff bill was taken up, and Mr.. Harris moved
to lay the Senate substitute for the House bill
on the table. which motion was lost by . strict
party vote. The Senate bill Vas then
read for amendment. and pending con-
sideration the Senate adjourned. =. Tho
House adopted q resolution to print
5000 copies OF the Presidents message
Under the call Of States many bills we're intro
duced. Mr.. Springer asked for the considera-
ton Of his bill for the admission OF Dakota
Montana, Washington and New Mexico but it
went over under objection. An order was
adopted setting apart certain days for consider
ing the Direct Tax bill. an9 the bill to quiet the
title OF certain settlers on the Des Moines river
lands in Iowa was taken up discussed and
passed Adjourned
In the Senate on the 9Th q communica-
ton was received from the Secretary OF State
transmitting certified copy Of the final ascer-
8pinment of the Presidential Electors in Kan
sas. similar communication had also been
received as to several other States. This action
was the result of the law of 1887, and being new
proceeding led to some discussion. The papers
we're finally referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. The Tariff bill was
then taken uH and considered at some length.
a joint reso ution was offered by Senator But
ser extending the Presidential term o six years.
Adjourned. The House. after routine bust
ness, took up the Direct Tax bill anC debate
continued until Adjournment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-12-13

THE English Derby winner, Ormonds,
has been sold to an American for Eli, 900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-12-29
SCIENTIFIC INTEREST.

LUTHIUM is the lightest m etal known and
is worth $3.50 per ounce. Gaihum is the
costliest met | known and q worth $3.50
per ounce.
1T is asserted that, under certain con-
ditions, the bark OF the qrilla tree of Chill
possesses cleansing properties superior to
those of the best soap.
PgoF. ELISHA GRAY has procured a
patent for new long-distance Geographic
transmitter, giving the message in the
handwriting of the sender.
THE danger of infection from the use Of
books from circulating libraries has re
ceived intelligent attention in England,
and means have been devised for their dis
infection.
lion, while heating, il exposed to the air
will oxidize; while at white beat, If in con-
tact with coal, will carbonize, or besome
steely. Iron should be heated as rapidly as
possible.
VIENNA scientific societies have been in
vestigating the wonderful weather plant
discovered some months ago. and 1t is saic
that its misunderstanding properties have
been thoroughly verified. The marine de
partment of the Austrian War Department
is to give the plant trial on shipboard-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-12-29
SECURING OLD CLOTHES.

How Shiny Garments Can BE Made to
Look as Good NJ New.
1t Is mystery to many people how
scourers of old clothes can make them al
most as good as new. Take, for instance,
shiny old coat vest or pair OF pants OF
broadcloth, cashmere or diagonal The
scourer makes strong, warm sospsuds
and plunges the garment into it, souses it
up and down, rubs the dirty places, If nee
essary puts 1t through second suds. then
rinses it through several waters and
hangs it to dry on the line. When nearly
dry he takes it in, rolls it up for an hour
or two, and then presses it. An old cotton
cloth is laid on the outside of the coat and
the iron passed over that until all the
wrinkles are out; but the iron Is removed
before the steam ceases to rise from the
goods, else they will be shiny. Wrinkles
| that are obstinate are removed by laying
wet cloth over them and passing the iron
over that If any shiny places are seen
| they are treated as the wrinkles are; the
| iron is lifted while the full cloud of steam
rises and brings the nap up with it. Cloth
shorid always have a suds made specially
for II, as, il washed in that which has been
| used for white cotton or wooden clothes,
| lint will be left in the water and cling to
the cloth In this manner we have known
the same coat and pantaloons to be re-
newed time and again, AMI have all the
look and feel Of new garments. Good
broadcioth and its fellow cloths will bear
many washngs and look better every time
because of them -Christian Advocate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-12-29
TRADE AND TRAFFIC.


Our foreign commerce has doubled since
1860, increasing faster during that time
than has England's-
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY Is going to dc
business ia Europe, and Mr.. John Hoey has
already arranged for principal offices at
Liverpool, London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
ACCORDING to the Jc,cish Gazette, Of the 241
clothing manufacturers in the city of New
York 234 are Hebrew firms. The Jews are
also largely engaged in ciga--maklng, en-
ploying over 5000 hands and producing over
6O0,o0O,0Oo cigars yearly.
In Western New York the evaporated
fruit industry is OF great Importance With
in radius of forty miles around Rochester
there'are estimated more than ], 5U0evaporat-
ors. During the early autumn and winter
moths at least $1,000 people are employed.
MORE than 900 worth of American
refined lard is exported every year. Lard
ranks sixth in value out of $500, 700 Of
American exports. 1t Is exceeded only by
cotton, breadstuffs, petroleum, tobacco and
bacon. Our great corn crop means large
exports in the line of pork product, and the
means to pay for our tea, coffee, sugar, etc.
TIE value of old rubbers of the first class
ranges from $50 to 800 ton, delivered at
the railway depot in the city of the buyer.
Many retailers throw old rubbers away or
sell them to junk men at one-half cent a
pound Tor SO tom, when, by uniting and
saving them up, they could sell them to
manufacturers at from five to ten times as
much.
For some years efforts have been made to
perfect plans for shipping refrigerated beef
in large quantities from Texas to Europe, and
it is believed that the matter has now been
fully consummated. 1t includes the estab-
lishment of large stock yards and refriger-
ator works at Fort Worth and line OF
steamers especially adapted to the business
from Galveston to England.
AMSTERDAM claims to have become the
chief European tobacco market on account
of the fine quality Of the Sumatra tobacco
which is brought there. American cigar
manufacturers are said to be specially eager
to get this tobacco. Sumatra sent to Hol
land in 1857 $4,000 bales, worth about sl3
100000, of which s5,S00,000 worth was pur
chased by American buyers.
MANY countries have been bidding for thu
dairy trade in hot sections, like Brazil OF
India The French appear to be ahead IL
this. Their butter is packed in glass jars
with glass shoppers secured with cement
so as to be absolutely alright. The buttei
is fresh, but after being packed table
spoonful of fine salt is placed in the neck
Such butter brings high price.
CALIFORNIA fruit shippers have taken
new departure in the disposal of their fruit
in Chicago The fruit is quickly unloade'
from the cars on arrival, aud sample boxes
opened to display quality. Promptly a
nine o'clock each morning during the frui
season the sale commences by auction, al
the fruit dealers being invited to attend
| The auction takes place in one of the raj
road depots. Thus far the plan works BET
ter than the old method of consigning t
commission men,with the consequent losse
| by delays. deterioration and decay.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-12-29
Living on the Reputation of Others.

stake everything that / have but my
good name; leave me that and am con-
TENT SO said the philosopher. So say all
manufacturers of genuine articles to that
horde of imitators which thrives upon the
reputation Of others. The good name OF
ALLcocK's PoRoUs PLAsTERs has induced
many adventurers to put in the market i'm
stations that are not only lacking in the
best elements of the genuine article, but
are often harmful in their effects.
The public should be on their guard
against these frauds, and, when an exter'
nal remedy is needed, be sure oinsist upon
having ALLcocK's Porous PLASTER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-12-29
HERE AND THERE.

The Supreme Court of South Caro-
lima holds that the mortgage of mar
ried woman's land to secure the pur.
chase money Of mules was valid.
Corn meal, bran and ground oats
are about as good ration for a milch
COW as the ordinary farmer or dairy
man can prepare, and all the elements
are within the reach of the ordinary
farmer.
1t is said that in France whitewash
is used to protect the frame and in
terror of buildings from fire; the beams.
joints and underside of floorings being
thickly coated with a lime-wash before
they are placed in position.
Mr.. VIM. B. Wadlington, of Trigg
County, KY, is one of the most sue
cessful cultivators of the weed in the
State. His 1887 crop weighed out 65,-
600 lbs, and was sold loose at the aver
age of $1l.75 per hundred. This is
pretty good for dark tobacco.
The deficiency in the wheat crop of
England this year is estimated by
good authorities to amount to at least
$25, 900. 600 more than usual. England
will probably have to buy during the
next year nearly 500, 900, 900 worth Of
wheat.
The tobacco crop is about all
housed in the GAINESVILLE CTenn.) dis
trict without injury from frost, though
some of it was cut green. All in all, it
is one of the largest crops ever raised,
and if not barn-burned will prove q
pretty good one.
Hon. Sid Conger, of Indiana, seems
to be the great political poultry breed
err of the country. He has been a menu
Der of the House of Representatives in
that State and is now candidate for
Senator In fact, his friends wanted
him to run for Congress, but he said
he couldn't 60 so far away from his
chickens.
The fact that there is Northern
and q Southern farmers organization
each of which is called the Alliance
often leads to confusion. There is but
one Farmers Alliance in the country,
and that is the Northern organization.
The name Of the Southern organization
is the Farmers Alliance and Co-oDerar
] tive Union