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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
THE LATEST.

THE murderer of Millionaire Smell at
Chicago turned out to be William B. Tas-
colt, the scapegrace son of Colonel James
B. Tascott, head of the Tascott Manufact-
uring Company. The boy had served a
term in the Kentucky penItentiary. Young
Tascotts whereabouts were unknown on
the 18th, but the police were confident OF
his speedy capture
MEssRs. FAzENDE and Seixas, of New
Orleans, bondholdlng creditors or the city
of Houston, Tex, have petitioned Circuit
Judge Hardee, of the Federal Court, to ap-
point receiver for the city.
AUGUST HETsKE, of Chicago, has been
found guilty OF murder in the first degree
for beating his little stepson to death with
a strap.
THE Emperor of Germany is said to be
in very feeble condition. He is almost con-
stantly in tears, owing to the news regard
ing the Crown Price. The Empress is also
deeply affected.
FIVE men were killed in quarry in Car
narvonshire, Wales, the other day by the
falling of a bridge.
DEAF BULL, Crow Indian in the military
prison at Fort Smelling, recently attacked
two other Indians with knife, laying open
their Threats. He then stabbed himself
and broke his arm while resisting the man
acles- The injured Indians, it was thought,
would die.
THE Reading railroad miners strike
ended on the nth on an agreement to arbi-
trate the wages question.
GIDEON BORDEAU, Queens Printer for
Manitoba and a favorite of ex-Premier
Norquay, has skipped to the United States,
leaving shortage of over so. 600
MARTIN L. SCoTT was hanged at Deer
Lodge, Mont, recently for the murder Of
his wife in fit Of drunken jealousy.
By boiler explosion near Bastrop, La,
recently two white and two colored men
were killed and four others badly scalded.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days end
ed February 10 numbered for the United
States, 236; for Canada, 81; total 273; as
compared with 2S9 the previous week and
SoI the corresponding week of last year.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
The House passed the Urgent Deficiency
bill The Mckay relief bill was also passed.
The House adjourned until the 20th, there
being considerable confusion over motions
concerning adjournment as the gavel fell
The steamship City OF Pekln which
reached San Francisco from China on the
Iftn had several cases OF smallpox on
board and was quarantined.
HE president has approved the act au-
thorlzlng the construction OF a bridge
across the Missouri river near st. Charles
Mo.
DULUTH real estate sharpers have sold
many lots away back in the hills to Buffalo
parties at fancy prices.
THE Ottawa (Can.) Free Press attacks the
Canadian Government bitterly because OF
the Fisheries treaty, which it calls a CAPT.
tulation.
FIRE ravaged Westerly, r. L. recently,
destroying $l50, 600 worth Of property.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 16.-The celebrated
Rush County seat contest was decided
yesterday by the Supreme Court In favor
of the town of Rush Center. This case has
been pending in the courts more than
nine years. The election was held In
1878, and Lacrosse was declared to be The
county seat. The election was contested
by Rush Cent=i, which claimsd that Rross
its competitor. After nine years or iiti.
CATION the Supreme Court decides that
frauds were committed, and yesterday
sent a special marshal to that county &c
serve writs upon the county officers, com.
peIing them to remove their offices &
Rush Center.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
WAsHINGroN NOTES..

THE Comptroller of tho Currency has ap-
pointed James McConnville, of Steuben-
vile, o., to be receiver of the Metropolitan
National Bank at Cincinnati.
THE Chinese Minister gave a reception
and ball in honor of the Chinese New Year
at Washington on the 18th.
THE roof of the ordnance building at the
Washington navy yard fell the other morn
ing, being unable to support the heavy
weight of snow upon it. The damage was
estimated at SO, 010.
DANIEL E. SoMERs, formerly member of
Congress from Maine, but for the last
twenty-five years a resident of Washing
ton, died in that city on the 14th. He was
one of the original organizers of the Re-
publican party and was strong supporter
of Fremont in 1856.
THE United States Senate has confirmed
Alexander McCue Assistant Treasurer at
New York, and B. F. Wade as Marshal of
Northern Ohio.'
THE National Educational convention
opened at Washington on the 14th, with
about nifty prominent instructors present.
TIMOTHY E. TARsNEY, Congressman from
Michigan, was reported lying seriously
sick at the Providence Hospital Wash
ington.
Mr. LAwroN, the United States Minister
at Vienna, has accepted from Harry Far
Sber, a rich American relative of President
Cleveland, who is studying law at the
Vienna University, the offer of 81, O0J, 900 to
the American Government with which to
endow university at Chicago on the Wen
ma medel
The Fishery Commissioners signed a new
treaty at Washington on the 18th 1t was
stated that the treaty related exclusively
to the North Atlantic region and had no re-
ference to disputes concerning the Behring
sea.
THE Senate has confirmed Marshall Nc
Donald as Commissioner of Fish aud Fish
cries and w. W. Dougherty, of Missouri.
as Indian Agent at Warm Springs. Ore.
IT is reported that Mr.. W. Reed Lewis,
the American Consul at Tangier has asked
his Government to Immediately send a
man-of-war to enforce his demand for the
release of a Moor imprisoned at Rabat
The authorities declare that the Moor has
no right to claim protection of Mr.. Lewis
THE President has sent to the Senate the
nominations of Charles s. Cary, of New
York, Solicitor of the Treasury, and
Henry w. Scott as register of the land Of
fee at Larned, Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA party of eight
persons, all colored, consisting of Horace
Carter and his eldest daughter, Eliza, and
younger daughter, Hanna, Pierre and
Frisbie Allen, and Priscilla Smith, Cecilia
Lewis and boy named Ike Carter. crossed
the river from La RousIte plantation to
Dymolds Fairview place. Saturday
afternoon in a skiH. The boat was old, and
when the party were returning and were
within 100 feet OF their home landing, the
swells OF a passing steamer caused the.
,lSiff to go to pieces. and seven OF the occu-
pants were drowned. Ike Carter, the boy,
aved himself by clinging to piece OF the
broken boat. None OF the bodies have
Jeon recovered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
GENERAL

A PACK OF Gagged wolves escaped from
Sanger's circus in London recently and tue
elephants, camels, horses and other ami
mails became mad with terror and were
liberated with difficulty. The wolves
were trapped in a stable, where they furi-
ously devoured horse.
THE German Crown Prince passed an
excellent night the 18th. He sat up
three hours next day. His appetite was
good and there was no trace of fever or
bronchitis. The Princess devoted her
whole time to the invalid and scarcely left
the sick room.
WALLACE Ross, of America. defeated
George Bubear, of England, recently In a
boat-race on the Thames from Putney to
Mortlake. The stakes were e4OO.
THE Acting Bishop of Guayaquil, Central
America, recently communicated the
Judges OF the Supreme Court. A row fol-
lowed, in which several persons were
killed. An Infatuated mob then marched
to the Bishops palace and wrecked it.
Much excitement was reported to exist.
The mayor of Cork has been convicted of
the charge of assaulting police sergeant
at plan OF campaign meeting and SEN
fenced to fourteen days Imprisonment
without hard labor.
FEARFUL snow storms were reported in
Europe. In some parts of Switzerland the
snow was seven meters deep, and numer-
of life. The channel of the river at Gas
tein, Austria, was filed with snow by an
avalanche, which also destroyed several
houses.
HANLAN and Kemp have been matched to
row for the championship of the world and
$500 side on the Paramatta river, Aus
tralia
China is acti7ely advancing her ornaments
with a view to attempting to reconquer
Amour in the event of European war.
THE Prince of Naples has become honor
airy president of the Italian Exposition in
London.
SIX persons committed suicide in Berlin
in one day recently.
The London Standards Vienna CORE
spondent says that the Austrian Govern
ment has decided to take fresh precautions
and measures to counterbalance continued
military preparations on the part of Russia.
ACCORDING to dispatch from New York,
cavalry from British Guiana had taken
possession of the disputed Venezuelan
frontier. General Silva, the Consul, stated
that he would call Secretary Bayard's at
tention to the invasion.
The PeSther Lloyd says it has learned
that current rumorS to the effect that Bel
GUM and Holland have entered into de-
fensive alliance with Germany are well
founded.
LARGE numbers of persons threaten to
leave Manitoba unless the Canadian Pacific
monopoly is removed.
REPORTS from the interior of Russia con-
cur IN stating that the publication of the
Austro-German treaty, taken in connection
with Bismarck's speech on the Military
bill, has created intense irritation among
all classes.
AN explosion which occurred in the
Kruezgerben coal mine near Kaiserslan-
tern, Bavaria, killed forty persons. Thirty
six men were rescued.
FULL reports concerning the condition of
the Crown Prince issued by Prof. Vrchow
and DR.. Mckenzie state that the disease
with which he is afflicted IS not of can
cerous nature.
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successfully connect
ed with the Mansfield
Herald and Findlay
JefersontdR. he was
editing the latter pa
per when the war
broke out, and in its
columns appeared the
first numbers of the
renowned " N a s b y
Letters" the first
bearing the date OF
April 81. 1861. Thes
poll tical sa tir 9 {;
sprang at once int
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
THE SOUTH

SAMUEL CLAY, a very wealthy farmer
hving near Paris, KY, died at his home re-
Gently. He was about seventy-two wears
old and was beyond doubt the largest land
owner in Kentucky. The amount of his
landed wealth is estimated at q, OO0, 900 and
wall very likely go over that.
FIRE in Conway, Ark, attributed to an in
cendiary, destroyed four business houses
recently, causing $4,000 loss.
A COMPANY was incorporated in Balti-
more, Nd. recently which proposes to send
merchandise and mail by eIectro-automatic
power over an elevated railway, the cars
on which can not run on, and to make the
time OF transit from Baltimore to Washing
ton ten minutes. Some very prominent
business men and capitalists have engaged
in the enterprise.
GENERAL WILLIAM s. HARNEY. at Pass
Christian, Miss, recently celebrated the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of his army life.
FOUR men recently raided the bank at
Cisco, Tex. and after imprisoning the
cashier and two others decamped with
5000
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JUST SO.

George w. Westinghouse, who has made a
fortune out of the oir-brake Is to build u 600 600
house at Lenox Mass
Pao Yum, president Of the Pekin, China,
Academy, is translating shakspeare's plays iuto
Chinese.
Mrs L. L. Sherman, Of Great Falls, Mon
tana. secured q divorce from her husband recently
and Immediately married her lawyer. AT tho re.
ception which followed the wedding, her ex-hug-
band was said to be Qua Of the blithest dancers.
A skipping rope has just been patented in
England which plays music, the act of turning the
rope setting in motion small musical box which Ia
fixed ut the end Of one of the handles.
William Spencer entered into his fourth
matrimonial venture recently at the age Of s, while
his bride, aged "a, is INDUCING in her sixth Both
are in robust health. They live at ShelbyvlIle. In
diana
Mr.. Washington Irving Bishop is at Homo
lulu, but will not give any mind reading exhibi-
tions there His chief aim now La TO get his health
back.
Miss Kate Bishop, an actress In Australia,
wears silver bracelet on the left arm night and
day. Her only sister locked IL there before she
sailed for America To get married. The ship went
down with all hands, and the key"is with the
drowned girl
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SENATOR blair AGAIN.

WAsHIN GToN, May % In the senate Mr.
Blair introduced joint resolution. proposing
an amendment to the constitution to the effect
that no state shall ever make or maintain any
law respecting an establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that
every state shall establish and maintain sys-
tenn of free public schools, but that no money
raised by taxation shall ever be Appropriated
applied or given for any school, institution
corporation or person whereby instruction is
given in any doctrine, tenets, beliefs, ceremo
mails or observations peculiar TO any religious
sect. 1t was laid on the table at his own re-
quest.
Among the bills reported from the commit
tee and placed OH the calendar were tho fol
lowing;
Senate bills appropriating $4,000 for n pub
lie building at stanton, Va, and 100000 for
one at Newport News. Va.
Mr.. Turpie introduced 4 bin for the making
and printing Of a register Of labor" being q
modification oil the amendment offered by him
the other day to the bin for the department Of
labor. Reforrl TO the committee on education
and labor Briefly described. il provides THAT
the cOmm soIcr Of labor shall compile and
annually revise a Sort Of "dircctory' Of the
most skilled mechanics and artiz3ns in all
parts d the country.
The senate then took mp tho house bill maxi
ing an appropriation TO supply the deficiency
in appropriation for the expenses OF collecting
revenue from customs.
The amendment reported by the committee
on apprOUr alton to strike ont tie clause rc-
pea.ing tie law making permanent tie am
nual appropriation Of sJ.Jg,0aO for the eN-
punsos Ol collecting revenue rom customs was
agreed 20.
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ADEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

After some routine proceedings OF minor in
ferest, the senate at 4G proceeded TO the con-
sideration of executive business.
The doors were reopened at two o'clock p I'M,
when the senate proceeded 10 the considera-
ton of unfinished business being the house
bin to establish department OF labor, and
Mr.. Reagan addressed tie senate in opposi-
ton. The bill, he said, was a mere tub thrown
TO the laboring whale. The labol1ng classes
had many grounds Of complaint, -bHt-+e-Aad
never heard that they demanded mere
change in the manner Of collecting lnfOrlna-
ton about labor as being sufficient to satisfy
their complaints. The complaint was that the
government had been, for many years past,
(ever since the republican party got control OF
it, ran in the interest IN short, OF special Ia
vored classes to the injury and oppression OF
those engaged III agriculture, mechanics, arts,
labor and professional occupations.
Mr.. Reagan moved as substitute the Bill
creating a department, Of industry.
On vote by yeas and nays on the substitute
there we're yeas aud y, nays, leSs thah a
Quorum) and then Nj. Reagan withdrew the
Substitute,
Aftcra few amendments Of phrasooiory the
bill passed and conference committee was
ordered and Senators E.air Wilson, OF Iowa,
and George were api o.nted oonleroe5 on part
OF tho senate.
The bin provides for % department Of labor.
one general dies 20. t.. duties OF which SHAH
be 10 acquire and diAua among the people 81
the United States u-eiui Information on sub
iects connected with the department, in The
most general and comprehensive sense OF that
word, ami especially upon Its relation 70 capt
tai hours OF labor, earnings 81 laboring men
and women, and mean, oi promoting their ma
terial, social. iutelrc>u land moral prosperity
The personnel istO consist uf commissioners 70
be appointed Is the PRESIDENT by and Win
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MAIL nrEssENGER SERVICE.

On motion of Mr.. Taulbee, of Kentucky,
the senate bill was passed authorizing the
construction of bridges across the Kentucky
river and its tributaries by the Louisville,
Cincinnati and Virginia railroad company.
On motion of Mr.. Lee, of Virginia the
bill was passed making Inauguration day q
holiday in the District of Columbia.
The house then went into the committee of
the whole (Mr. Turner, of Georgia, in the
cha1r) on poStotfice appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, ap-
preparation for mail messenger service was
increased from 100000 to $950,000.
Mr.. Perkins, OF Kansas, in speaking to the
verbal amendment again entered the COM
plant OF the people of the west against the in
efficient mail service which he asserted was
now being given to that section. The COM
plant, he said, was not q partisan one, nor
confined TO the people of the west. In proof
of this he read extracts from newspapers of
Virginia, protesting against the adminiStra-
ton of the postotfce department. From the
Savannah News he quoted an extract to the
effect that it had to confess the fact that the
mail service of the republican administration
in that part Of the country had been much bet
ter than that which the democratic admins
tration had given them.
Mr.. Blount suggested that newspaper at
tacks We're common to all administrations, and
declared that the democratic administration
had been freer from attack than any republi-
can administration.
The committee rose and without further
amendment the bill passed.
The house again went into committee of the
whole on the legislative, eXecutive!and judicial
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Forncy, of Alabama, briefly explained
the provisions Of the bill and pointed out the
changes from the existing law which were pro-
pcsed
The conference report on invalid pension APP
preparation bill was agreed to. The bill is
identically the same as it passed the senate,
except that the appropriation for stationery
and other expenses of pension agencies is re-
duced from $4,000 10 $4,000.
On motion Of Dir. Belmont resolution was
adopted authorizing the committee on foreign
affairs to inquire into the facts connected with
the imprisonment in an English jail of John
Curtin Kent, a naturalized American citizen.
The house adjourncd.
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RULE OF PARTIES.
How Power Has Alternated Between Demo-
Gratis, Whigs and RenulIicans

How Power Has Alternated Between Demo-
Gratis, Wings and Republicans
WASHINGTON May 21.-During the century
of our national existence the democracy held III :,
presdehcy for fifty two years, the federaliss twelve
years, the wings twelve years and the
twenty -four yours. The democracy began with JET
ferson, who was elected for two terms, followed by
Madison and Monroe, so that for twenty-iour years
the era of good feeling continued uninterrupted
The election in 1924, showed that on the popular
vote the democracy again successful but An
drew Jackson not having the necessary majority in
the electoral college the choice devolved upon the
house of representatives and John Quincy Adams
awfg, was declared president for the next four
years. The democracy avenged the wrong perpetra-
ted, as they alleged, by electing Jackson for two
terms, and he was succeeded by Martin Van Buren,
thus giving the democratic party twelve more con-
secutiye years in Office.
The wings followed with the election of Harrison
and Tyler, and gave place in 1915 to James X Polk
by which the democracy again came into power
In 1919 Taylor was elected on the whig ticket and
the wing candidates in the two ensuing presidential
elections were beaten by Pierce and Buchanan Civ
ing the democrats eight more years of official
power.
The republicans elected Lincoln twice, Grant
twice, followed by Hayes and Garfield which gave
that party twenty four consecutive years of au-
thority.
This, 1t Will be seen, is also the same period of
political prosperity that the democracy enjoyed after
it came into existence. The old wing party never
succeeded in keeping in Office for more than one
term, while the democracy, prior 10 the war; never
had its trust limited to period of four years but
once, and that was during Folks administration
from 1915 to 1910 The democracy began with
twenty-four years of continuous power lis next
period was twelve years and then it fell off to four
years. Its last antebellum term lasted from 1858 to
1861, period of eight wears
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CCNYICT-BlADE GOODS

~ ~ --'AHAAS-A SFNOA'Gs
WASHINGTON, MAY 22-TD the house Mr..
Crisp. OF Georgia. presented fine confnrence
report on the BIZ to bridge Cane Fear. BLACK
and Meth East rivers in North Carolina, and
II was agreed to-
The floor was then accorded TO tho commits
tee ON labor, and Mir. O'Neiii. of Missouri,
chairman of the committee, called up the hill
TO contine the sale of the products OF convict
labor TO the state in which they are produced.
Mr.. O'Ncill cndeayored to have an arrange
ment effected whereby debate on the ILL
should be limited to two hours, but oppostion
was made on the gyoand that the principle i'll
volyed in the bill was too importont To he
restricted. The majority and minority re
ports were read at length, and an hour was
thus consumed.
Mr.. sO'NeiI explained that the measure
originated i'll visit 10 this city of manufac-
turcrS from New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City,
Phi,adclphia, and other cities who appeared
before the committee and pictured the abso-
lutte ruin that stared them in the face from
the competition OF convict labor Labor or
CARNATIONS of the country through their rep
reSontatiyes, had urged upon the committee
the necessity for the passage of the bill. The
tariff question sank into insigniicance when
it was realized that there was a cancer at
home, eating the heart out of every trade and
industry.
Nr Plumb. of Illinois, a member of the
labor committee, opnosed the bill on the
ground that it was Unconstitutional and inter-
ASItu Will Interstate commerce.
Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, held similar
views.
Mr., Kenapy,of Marylan. contcnded that the
bill was constitutional under the provision Civ
ing congress the right to regulate commerce
between the states.
Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, opposed the bill,
both as being beyond the constitutional pow
ers OF congress and as unadvisable. Mr.. But
terworth declared that there was no evidence
that any industry had been stricken down by
reason OF competition with convict labor.
There was not we'll ordered business estab-
lishment that could not compete with prison
labor
Messrs, Wilson, of Minnesota, and Adams
Of Illinois, opposed the bill on constitutional
grounds.
Mr. Cultivate, of Ohio opposed it because
it interferes with the rights OF states, and Mr..
Cannon. of Illinois. was unwilling that it
should pass unless the importation of foreign
goods, wholly or in part manufactured by con-
victs, was, also prohibited.
MI Lodge, OF Massachusetts, supported the
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that there will be a substantial agreement
upon the administrative features Of the tariff
bill in the spirit that senate differentiation
bill will be added to any tariff bill that may be
sent over from the house. Also that two sides
moyal Of the incongruities and Inconvenience
OF the present customs law, many OF which
have been called to the attention of congress
by the secretary of the treasury 1t is also
thought probable that both parties will assent
the free list, but beyond this point it is ex-
peetcd the subcommittee will divide upon
strict party lines; that is in respect to new
rates to be established upon dutable articles.