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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
HOBBS ALIVE.
Remarkable Disclosures Respecting Al
legged Homicide I'm the TransvaaI.

Remarkable Disclosures Respecting an Al
legged Homicide I'm the TransVaaI.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Oid Cali
fornians were shocked last September to
hear that c. II. Hobbs, a pioneer. who
made a fortune at Jose and built the cost
lest residence in that city, had been
killed in the Transvaal by his partner. 1t
was understood that Hobbs was engaged in
diamond mining, and that the dispute grew
out of division of the profits. The story
was given with great detail and blogra-
phies of Hobbs were given In all the papers
here. His family at San Jose went into
mourning.
A few days ago ex-Park Superintendent
Hennessy. OF San Francisco returned from
a visit to London. In talk with your cor
respondent this afternoon he declared that
Hobbs was alive in London, and was en-
gagged in a large financial scheme to dis
pose of the Transvaal railroad, of which he
had secured the control Said Hennessy:
~ was in McMurdo's office In London
when who should walk in but man that
was the very image of the dead Hobbs.
stared at him and he hastily left the Office
When he went out 1 said, If didn't know
old Hobbs, of San Jose, was dead and buried
in the Transvaal, 1 should say that was
Hobbs who just came in here McMurdo
laughed, and replied: That was Hobbs, ,
and then he told this strange story. 1t
seems Hobbs got the idea that he could
secure control OF the Transvaal railway.
In order to rush his scheme secretly he
caused the report to be sent out
to America that he had been shot. He
had this report published in the South
African papers then he began to work his
cards, ind soon had obtained possession Of
the railway. He expects to gel S50J, 900 for
the property, as both England and Ger
many covet it,"
From other sources it was learned that
Hobbs was living with a woman in London
while his family in San Jose is mourning
him as dead in foreign land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
THE EAST.

THE Brighton Beach Hotel, Coney Island,
400 feet long and 200 wide, estimated weight
500, 600 pounds, has been safely moved back
from its exposed position on the beach. to
q point 800 feet.
CoUeHLEN, Democrat, was elected mayor
OF Bridgeport, Conn.,, on the I'd, by 400
majority over Wheeler, Republics The
Democrats gained three councimen, elect
ing twelve out Of eighteen.
Mrs. GROVER CLEVELAND was elected
president of the Eastern Alumni Associa-
ton of Wells College at the annual meet
ing Of the association in New York She
was graduate of the college.
The strike at the Anna pipe works, Pitts
burgh, Pa, has been declared of by Dis
frict Master Workman Doyle, who decided
that the men had no grievance against the
firm. About 500 men were affected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

IN letter to Minister Pendleton, at Ber-
lin, complaining of Germany's interference
in Samoa, Secretary Bayard concludes as
follows: sin the opinion Of this Govern
ment, the course taken by Germany in re-
gard to Samoa, can not be regarded as hav-
ing been marked by that just consideration
which the ancient friendship between the
United States and Germany entities this
Government to expect, and that the present
condition of affairs in the islands can not,
in view of the circumstances under which
. it was brought about and is still maintained,
be regarded by the United States as salts
factory"
CIvIL-SERvICE COMMISSIONER EDGERToN
is very indignant over the published report
that the family Of the late Chief Justice
Waite is IN great financial distress. He
says that Judge Waite's sons are well-to-
do and whatever their fathers estate may
have been, the family is not likely to want
for any thing.
A DISPATCH has been received by the
Department of State from the American
Minister at Copenhagen stating that the
Danish Government has issued order
forbidding the importation into Denmark
of pork or other raw products of lard, in
Guiding bladders and steam lard
THE President has detailed an army re-
firing board, composed of Major General
John NJ Schofield, Brigader- Generals S.
.
II. Baxter and MAJOR Charles R. Greenleaf
to meet in Washington for the purpose of
examining Major-General Alfred H. Terry
for retirement
THE minority report OF the Ways and
Means Committee on the Tariff bill was
published on the 3nd. The report charged
the majority of the committee with acting
unfairly, the main features of the bill be-
ing pre-arranged and the views of the mi
nority refused consideration.
JUSTICE HARLAN has been assigned to the
Fourth United States Judicial Circuit to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Justice Waite.
The United States Supreme Court has
made an order denying the motion for a
rehearing of the famous Maxwell murder
case of st. Louis.
THE Supreme Court of the United States
has denied the application for rehearing
or the ''driven well'' cases. This is the
second application that has been made for
rehearing in these cases.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has purchased for
$4,000 the house on K street. Washington,
near Franklin Park, occupied until his re-
cent recall by the Swedish Minister.
MAJoR-GENERAL ALFRED II. TERRY has
This was in accordance with the report of
the army retiring board, of which Major
General Schofield was president.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND recently stopped
a horse at Oak View which had run away
with its rider, lady in the newspaper
business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
Father and SON Drowned.

PORT HURON. Mich, April 6.-Last night
a Mr.. Mathlson and his sixteen-year-old
son, of Oil Springs, Ont, started to cross
the river here to Sarnia in a rowboat.
When about half way across a sudden
squall drove the boat against a cake OF ice.
the craft capsized and its occupants were
drotvnal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
Ohio Centennial.

MARIETT A, o., April 6.-The centennial
exercises OF the settlement of Marietta he
gan yesterday with the annual meeting of
the State Historical and Archaeological So
ciety- 1t was opened with the annual ad-
dress Of the president, Hon. f. c. Sessions.
OF Columbus, and was followed by the
principal address by Judge Cox, of Cincin-
natl, who spoke at considerable length on
THE Building OF the State.n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
Victory For No LIcen.e.

FALLS CITY, Neb., April Elm the re-
cent city election at this place the no Ii
cense people elected P. S. Heacock and w.
K Crook their candidates for aldermen in
the First ward This is conceded a great
victory for the temperance cause as this
town has always carried high license by q
large majority
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12
al Erench AnareI,l..

GENEVA, April "a French Anarchist.
AIMED Morrell, has been arrested in this
;ity on charge OF attempting To blow up
With dynamite the Church or the Sacred
Heart, at Montmartre, a suburb OF Paris
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

Four men were killed by dynamite mill
also, Ind, the other morning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-04-12

SIX hundred men at Seang, Chalfant &
Co.'s pipe mill at Etna, Pa, struck recently.
ALBANY, n. Y. specials state that Gov
ernor Hill has informed his friends that he
is not candidate for President and that an
interview with him will soon appear in a
prominent Democratic newspaper declar-
ing that he had never been candidate for
President.
THE New York Court Of Common Pleas
has decided that passenger may recover
from a railroad company for money lost In
a berth in a sleeping car.
ANDREW CARNEGIE's proposition TO run
the Edgar Thompson steel works at Brad
dock, Pa, was rejected by the men. Car
negie then ordered the works 70 be closed
down till January 1, 1889, throwing 5000
men out Of work.
FIRE recently at Potsdam, N. Y, de-
stroyed Thomas Clarkson's sash and blind
factory, Clarkpen's organ factory. Menley's
undertaking warerooms and the electric
light works. Clarkson's loss was about
$65, 600. The total loss was about SlOO,OOO
with but little insurance.
Ex-ATToRNEY GENERAL BENJAMIN Il.
BREWSTER, died at Philadelphia on the 4th.
He was born in Salem County, n. j., in
1916. From 1868 to 1869 he was Attorney
General of Pennsylvania, and in 1881 he
was chosen by President Arthur to be At
torney- General of the United States, con-
tlnulng In this ONCE Tor Tour years. LII was
during his administration that the famous
star route trials were brought to their con-
clusion.
RETURNS on the 4th indicated the election
of Taft, Republican, for Governor of Rhode
Island by 1000 to 1880 majority. The
State election went Republican by about
800 on the general ticket and the Repub-
Hcans had a sweeping victory on the Legis-
lature.
JOHN A. LOGAN, son Of the late Senator,
who shot riotous Italian striker at the
limestone quarry, of which he was super
intendent, was arrested and taken before a
magistrate at New Castle, Pa, and gave
81, 900 bail for his appearance. The bullet
from Logan's revolver carried away one of
the Italians knee-caps.
IT is reported that the mine operators
about Johnstown, Pa, have decided upon
a ten per cent. reduction in wages and the
men are preparing to strike.
JACOB SHARP, the Broadway surface rail-
way boodler awaiting q new trial, died at
New York on the 5th.
A VERY extensive fire broke out at Ames-
bury, Mass, on the night of the 5th in the
wood shop of the Babcock Manufa curing
Company. Half the business portion of
the town was destroyed. One thousand
men were thrown out of employment ana
81, 000, 900 worth of damage done.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
ABOUT BORROWING.
An Evil Practice which Does Not Deserve
the Least Encouragement.

An Evil Practice which Does Not Deserve
the Least Encouragement.
read this inscription in a wagon
shop the other day: II neither bOr-
row nor lend tools" l don't know
whether borrower and lender is most
to be pitied. The man who lends runs
the risk Of losing tools, or having them
injured. or of wanting them during their
absence. But he may get them back
all right. especially if reputed to be
cross and Grabbed enough to resent an
injury. But the man who bOrrOws
makes certain loss Of time, and in
greater or less degree of self-respect.
End he makes himself liable to lend in
return things more valuable than he
bOrrows. In Arkansas l staid over
night with a man who keeps a good
assortment Of tools. In the morning a
neighbOr rode up and said: There is
your auger: l was very busy and didn't
bring il back as soon az l meant to-"
When the borrower was gone asked
how far he lived from there. "A mile
and q quarter" was the reply. In
borrowing and returning the anger he
had travelled five miles; il was an inch
auger, worth about seventy-five cents.
The habit OF borrowing naturally leads
to slackness in returning; goOd-natured
lenders often suffer serious incOnven-
fence. Every householder ought to
keep an assortment Of tools. farmers
Qhite full assortment. and they ought
to be taught in youth how to use them.
Saws, augers: bits, chisels, planes,
three or four each. mOnkey-wrench.
drawshave, vice, etc, ought to be
owned by every farmer. Then he can
make and mend many things in less
time than he would spend getting the
work done at the shop. II he is level
headed he will at odd times make a
great many conveniences for the
family and keep things in good repair.
Hugh T. Brooks, in N. y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15

were. the Chinese say. inflicted BY
orders Of the superior oiiicials at 500
chow. No doubt all the men were
Thoroughbred rascals. and their
chief, or leader. had not only broken
every law that it suited him to break.
but had made the authorities ridicu-
lOus by setting them at defiance.
Nevertheless the sentences on them
werc barbarous in the extreme. 1t
does not matter that the men were
probably able to obtain some mitiga-
ton of the severity Of their punish
ment by bribing the executioners to
lay the blows on lightly, and that
therefore they did not suffer much
from the bamboo and rattan. II is the
iniquity Of the punishment which for
eign nations will bear IL mind when
considering China's CLAIMS to BIO on an
equality with them.-NOrth Cana
NcrS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
AMERICAN POTTERY.

why 1t II Inferior to the Doultons. Drss.
dens and GObelln.
For some reason which can not be
satisfactorily explained. American art
pottery does not possess that peculiar
mark of perfection which make certain
brands of imported ware valuable. In
the matter of chinaware for use. the
difference in the decoration can not be
discerned by the ordinary observer. for
mind you we have some very fine
decorated ware in this country; but to
the knowing man the defects Of
American pottery is easily distin-
guished. Factories in the East have
imported clay and artisans from
Europe. and yet the famous Doulton.
Derby, GObelin and other ware. could
not be cOunterfeited so as to deceive
the educated. 1t can only be said that
it was lack of skill which made the
experiment failure. This has given
the Dresden and other imported wares
their high values, for il something
inimitable can be made it will natur-
ally command a premium. How
ever. American pottery is coming
to the front in special lines where
there is originality. The great
defect is and has always been
in the polishing or vencering. which is
SO perfect and fawless in imported
goods. American polish usually has
flaws and slight cracks in the surface
which detracts from the decoration
and displays its origin to the connois-
seur. You may not have known what
1t was when YOU noticed it. Take
plate, for instance. Of American make
and see il there are not little breaks or
cracks on the surface. This shows
that the makers have not mastered the
art Of polishing the pottery. But per-
lection in this art Of decoration is only
acquired after several generations of
skillful experiment, for no great pot
terry has made its fame in day or
year. The oldest hold the most per-
feet trade secrets. The most skillful
decorators in tho world are the JAP
anese and Chinese, with whom the art
has been handed down from genera
ton to generation for centuries. How
ever, at the rate at which America is
coming it will not be SO long before it
will have its brands as popular AS the
DOultons. Dresdens and GObelins. We
have the material. and only require
skill and experiencc.-M. Z. Herbert.
su e. Inuss <.lah. hsmacroI
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
The Care Of Harness.

Much money is wasted annually for
want of care of harness. 1t is so easy
to hang them up in the stable, where
the fumes of ammonia and dust from
the horses readily reach them that
few carry them to a separate and
clean room. Oiling should be done
about twice each year. Take apart,
soak well in warm water, scrape
with brush. and leave until dry on
the outside. but yet soft and pliable.
Rub in thoroughly a heavy coat Of
genuine neatsfoot oil, with a little
beeswax and glycerine melted in it.
and enough larhpblack to color it. Let
it dry in a cool. shady place until the
oil is all soaked in. Three days arc
better than one. Then rub of with .
rag or sponge dampened with thick
CASTLE 'soapsuds. Never oil without
having the harness damp. and never
hang in the sun or by a stove to soak
the oil in.-NdtionGl stockman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
America for the Poor Man.

To begin with, the humber kind Of
work is better paid in America than
with US, the higher kind worse. The
official. for instance. gets less, his
oflice-keeper gets more. The public
ways are abominably cut up by rails
and blocked with hOrse-cars; but the in
convenience is for those who use pri-
vate carriages and cabs; the con-
venience Is for the bulk Of the COM
munity who, but for the h0rse-cars,
would have to walk. The ordinary
railway cars are not delightful, but
they are cheap. and they are better
furnished, and in winter are warmer
than third-class carriages in England.
Luxuries are. as l have said. very dear
above all. European luxuries; but
wOrking-man's clothing Is nearly as
cheap as in England. and plain food is
on the whole cheaper. Even luxuries
of a certain kind are within . labor
ing-man's easy reach. have men,
toned ice. / will mention fruit also.
The abundance and cheapness Of fruit
is a great boon TO people Of small in
comes in America--xaftheU Arnold.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
The Peanut Crop.

The peanut crop Of Tennessee, nc
cording to most reliable reports from
the growing district, is short One-third
Of last years planting, also the Vir-
ginia crop is reported one-third short.
The farmers have become discouraged
by the low prices. and unless better re-
munerated will finally turn their At
tention to other crops.
Humphreys County. which stands at
the head Of the list in peanut culture.
is full One-third short of last years
planting. The same shortage is re-
ported from Perry, while Hickman has
not planted over One-fourth of crop.
Benton County reports are not yet in.
-T0ilcr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
CRUEL PUNishMENTs.

How Chinese Prisoners Are E1ogged and
Their Ankles Broken.
We mentioned some days ago that
an old prisoner who had levied black
mail on new prisoner in the Che
hsien's Jail. and had logged the new
prisoner for refusing to pay, and also
a man who was supposed TO have in
formed the che-hsien Of these pro-
ceedings. The Hmpao now says that
the che-hsien or magistrate, on taking
his seat in court on Monday. first had
the building well guarded by braves
and runners. and then sent for the
prisoners in his jail-there were
twenty-three confined therein patches
of four at a time. The first four said
that they had nothing to do with the
trouble which had occurred. but that
the jailer in charge OF the prison had
induced the old prisoner and leader to
demand money of the newcomer, and
on his refusing had logged him. Two
more patches of four each and one of
seven gave the same reply. when the
remaining four, among whom was
the leader. was sent for. The leader
said he knew his crime had
been great and he left himself
In the hands OF the che-hsien.
who might do what he pleased with
him. and the other three men said the
same. The new prisoner, who had
been logged, was then brought in and
Intercepted. when he stated that the
jailer had on two occasions asked him
to pay money, saying that he knew his
family were well of, and that, on re-
fusing. he was logged by one Of the
prisoners. and that friend who called
on him was dragged into the prison
and logged, and he identified the
prisoner who had logged him, who
was not the leader.
The che-hsicn thereupOn ordered
the leader to receive 1000 blows with
the rattan and 1000 with the bamboo;
a second man 1000 with the bamboo
and 1900 with the rattan; third 1000
with the bamboo and the fourth 1900
with the rattan. These punishments
were inflicted in the courtyard. and in
addition the foot of the chief was placed
on a stone. and he received thirty-three
blows with an iron hammer on the
ankle, and the second, who had logged
the new prisoner and his friend, got
fifty blows with the same hammer on
the ankle. Both mems ankles wers
broken and the men tainted under
the punishment. The other two
were kept kneeling during this
time. This took place between
five and six o'clock in the aft
ernO0n. and it is said the men whose
ankles had been thus hammered were
insensible until 9 o'clock. Three Of
the men were placed in cages, and
yesterday morning the leader, who
could not walk, was carried before the
magistrate. who is preparing . special
cell for his detention.
The leader is, We are informed, the
same man who was put in . cage In
the city to be starved to death q few
,-1aths 10. Ias glove 2,.uisauelts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Brazil graduated her first female
physician short time ago.
Austria now has $50 meteorological
stations. no less than nine being in
Vienna alone.
The jewelry trade in Birmingham.
England. affords occupation to over
fourteen thousand people.
Immense numbers of stoats and
weasels are imported into New Zea-
land. in order that they may destroy
the rabbits which are q pest in that
country.
1t is said that the shores Of France
are sinking at the rate of seven feet u
century. and that in about twenty cent
urics the French capital will become
entirely submerged.
The minister of mines in Victoria.
Australia, Mr.. Gillies. has calculated
that Australian gold to the value OF
f2,7lO.6l3 was mined last year. at an
expense OF E2.3S5. $50 The profit in
gold mining is as small as the profit
In other things.
The English farmers have turned
against the sparrOws as . pest to agri-
culture, and are Offering rewards for
their destruction. 1t is asserted that
these vicious birds cause a loss to agri-
cultural England of more than forty
million dollars per year.
The managers of the Sheffield EN-
gland) free library have adopted. in
the interest of the public health, the
plan of fumigating their books. after
they have been out, for fifteen minutes
with carbOlic acid ut temperature of
$50 to 200 deg.
Regulations have been established
in the coffee districts in Guatemala by
which farmers are required to build
furnaces on their lands, and, whenever
q signal is given to Indicate the dan
ger of frost, to light in them fires Of
tar. pitch or other substance likely to
make a great smoke and keep away
the frost.
Near the POnte FabriciO in Rome
the river-bed has yielded great
quantity of terra-cotta busts. many
of which have openings and show
within rude representations of the
lungs, heart. etc. They arc cOnsid-
cred dedicatOry gifts in thanks for a
return to health. perhaps once placed
in a temple Of Apollo.
The Germans recently attempted a
''minor mobilization" experiment near
Metz. The railroad station-master re-
ceived at one o'clock an order to pre-
pare coffee for 1880 men at four
o'clock, and a dinner for the same
number at $50. At one o'clock $500
men came in. had their coffee, and took
the train for another station. and at
$50 the next 2, 800 promptly appeared.
dined and went to the next station,
where they had coffee. aud both
parties returned to their quarters the
next morning. The attempt was high
~ successful.
The Empress Eugene has cxpend-
ed ElOO, 900 on the mausOleum at Fain-
borough, Kent, England. The building
is constructed Of Bath and Portland
stone, in the French Renaissance style,
and it is surmounted by a bronze
cupola, which is conspicuous object
for miles around. The altar, a highly
ornate piece Of work. is of Cnn
marble, and the flooring is Of red and
white Corsican marble. There is a
white marble altar in the crypt where
the two collins are deposited, above
which is n large silver cr,lcifix.-