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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
SUIT AGAINST GOULD.

Broker Stanton Dissatisfied with the Way
the st. Louis, Fort Scott g. Wichita Was
Sold Out.
New York, Feb. 23-The suit began in
the Supreme Court by John s. Stanton, a
broker, against the Missouri Pacific, Jay
Gould, Russell Sage and others concerned
in the foreclosure and reorganization of the
predecessor company to the Fort Scott,
Wichita q Western railroad, will be
pushed vigorously by the plaintiff. 1t
grows out Of the reorganization agreement
OF last May by which the stockholders Of
the st. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita rail-
road were promised by the Gould people
an equal amount for their holdings in the
stock of the new Fort Scott, Wichita 81
Western RAILROADS.&C., 00J. 000-on payment
OF so per share assessment, which was
also to be represented in new stock. On
May % the Missouri Pacific, through the
Union Trust Company, bid in the road after
the stockholders had deposited their stock
with the Mercantile Trust Company, ac-
cording TO the plan.
Counsel for Stanton claims that without
notice to the committee of the stockhold-
ers OF the Fort Scott road the Gould people,
after It's sale, organized the new corpora
ton and the Union Trust Company con-
veyed to it all the property. The counsel
also assert that none OF the Gould people
nor the Missouri Pacific deposited any
stock Of the old Fort Scott road with the
Mercantile Trust Company. That road is
being run by the Missouri Pacific and in
its interest, and that the Missouri Pacific is
seeking to deprive the Fort Scott stock
holders OF the stock OF the new company TO
which they are entitled, and that the de-
PENDANTS have issued a second mortgage
to 81, 0O0, 900 income bonds contrary TO the
agreement with the stockholders
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
IS 1T TAsCoTT7

Arrest OF = Man In MIssourt Supposed to be-
the Murderer of the Chicago millionaire
SMELL.
LEBANON, Mo, Feb e4.-Sherir Goodall,
OF this city, received a dispatch Wednes-
day from Sheriff Ehlers, of Franklin Coun-
ty, stating that a man supposed to be Will
liam B. Tascott, the much wanted Chicago
murderer, was on the high road leading
from st. Louis to Springfield. Sentinels
were posted at all the approaches 10 the
city from the east, and after an eighteen
hours vigil team OF spotted ponies driven
by a man in an open buggy and accompa-
MED by woman, was sighted and duly
reported to the sheriff, who, mounting his
horse, FASTENED TO personally shadow them
to the city. The pair drove To the Laclede
Hotel, alighted and after giving the team
into the hands of porter, repaired TO the
hotel office and registered as Walter B.
Land and wife, of Harper, Kan The man
was then arrested and taken to a room ana
made to strip himself.
The printed description contained in the
circular issued by the Chicago ponce au--
thoritles described certain flesh marks,
which information was obtained from tho
records of the Kentucky penitentiary,
where he served term for burglary. The
bullet wound in the hip the scar on the
knee and the shackle marks on the ankles
were precisely as described in the police
circular. The receding under jaw, pro-
truding under teeth and short upper lips,
height, weight, eyes and hair, also CORE
sponded with the description furnished.
Tascott, alias Land, il known to the sport
ing fraternity. having spent two or three
weeks in this city during the past October.
Sheriff Ehlers and a deputy followed the
prisoner from Franklin County, arriving
only a short time after the arrest was ef-
fected. The prisoner is safely lodged In
the Jail here and the authorities appear
perfectly confident that they have The man
wanted in Chicago.
BOSFIELD ACTS.
CHICAGO, Feb. M.-When Inspector Bon
field was shown the dispatch announcing
he probability that the right Tascott had
two officers sent from here to meet the
prisoner and the Missouri captors The
two officers left at once on the night trainS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

GRAFT, BENNETT & Co, iron manufac-
turers of Pittsburgh. Pa, have hled Coed
of assignment In 1888 the firm failed for
about 81 POO, 600, and were granted an ex-
tension
AT recent session of the Electric Light
convention at Pittsburgh, Pa. paper on
Underground Electric Arc Light Wires"
was read by Wells w. Liggett, OF Detroit
He claimed that while it was entirely
feasible to bury telephone, Telegraph or
even incandescent wires, no system had or
probably ever would be adopted which
would solve the question Of burying arc
lights underground.
WILLIAM MCMAsTERs, of Brooklyn. N. Y,
who had been directed by his physician to
use an electric battery for heart disease,
dropped dead the other night when he
turned the current on.
'DoC'' WILSON, the prosecutor OF Phil
Moen. left New York for London on the I'D.
He had a bountiful letter of credit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESS.


WHEN the Senate met on the Goth bills
were reported and placed on the calendar The
bill to incorporate Washington City cable road
was taken up when Senator Edmunds, sin or
der TO place Senators on record as to the d.
rect tariff question" moved amendment
that the rails used shall be of Amer
lean manufacture, which was adopted
by vote of p TO II. After an executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned. In the House
business of a routine character was transacted
After a long and undressing debate upon the
motion to suspend the rules and pass the Senate
joint resolution to extend the day of inaugura-
ton from March 20 April 80 and the defeat OF
the motion, the House adjourned.
AFTER committees reported in the Senate
on the 2lst the bill to incorporate the Washing
ton Electric Cable railroad was taken up and
debated until adjournment. -. In the House the
bill to credit and pay to the several States and
Territories the direct tax levied in 1861 was re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee, also the
joint resolution for the constitutional amend
ment prohibiting polygamy. The bill for the
sale OF the Black Bob Indian reservation in
Kansas was amended so to fix the price at
six dollars per acre and passed. The House
then went into Committee OF the Whole after
which it adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 22d the
business Of the session was dispensed with and
Washingtons Farewell Address was read by
the presiding on1cer. The Senate then adj
journed. -. The House was not in session.
THE Senate on the 23d passed bill to
extend the laws of the United States over GER
tain unorganized territory south OF Kansas
known No-Mans-Land. 1t establishes
the Cimarron land district. Debate on the
bill for compulsory education OF Indian chill
dren then followed, when the bill to incorporate
the Washington Electric Gable road was taken
up and passed. Adjourned. In the House Mr..
McAdoo offered resolution which was referred
calling correspondence in regard to disputed
boundary between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela. The Public Buildings Committee then
reported number of bills and the House went
into Committee of the Whole upon the special
ordeS-the consideration of bills for public
buildings. A number were agreed to in COM
mittee and passed by the House when the COM
mittee rose in spite of earnest and persistent
opposition from Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri. Ad-
i0ilrnad
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
Mnnater nIeteor.

MONMOUTH, Ill, Feb. 23.-This communi-
ty was startled by terrific roar or explo-
SION last night which perceptibly Jared
the walls and windows of many buildings
The sky was lit up by monster meteor
II moved from the southeast to the north
west and exploded shortly after passing
this place. Reports from neighboring
towns show that all experienced the shock
and beheld the light OF the visitant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
Irlsh Emtrration.

LONDON, Feb. 23-The Cunard and other
steamship companies are arranging TO rum
extra steamers on their routes. It is ex=
oected tHat there will be q large Increase
n Irish emigration this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
THE LATEST


A FIRE on New Granite street, Pitts
burgh, Pa, recently destroyed two
churches and several business houses.
Loss over 500, 900.
JUSTICE DENNY, of the Queens Bench
division, Ipswich, Eng, in the case of a
poacher who had severely wounded a
gamekeeper, held that the gamekeeper had
no right to arrest and hunt poachers as he
would wild beasts. The jury acquitted the
poacher on the ground of self-defense.
IT is reported that syndicate of French,
Belgian and Dutch bankers has advanced
to Russia the sum of $50, 100000, refusing
to grant larger Loan unless the Bulgarian
question is settled peacefully.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended February %, numbered
for the United States, 237; Canada, 33;
total, 270, as compared with 273 the pre-
vious week and 2S9 the corresponding week
Of last year.
AT Detroit, Mich, recently Francis Her
bert, aged thirty-three, was sentenced to
Imprisonment for life for the seduction of a
thirteen-year-old girl
THE party arrested near Lebanon, Mo-,
recently for Tascott. the murderer of
millionaire Smell, turned out to be some one
else.
A SEVERE storm visited Gibson County,
Ind, on the night of the 24oh. Much dam
age was reported, but no lives were
thought to be lost
A GRAND tie-up on the Burlington sys-
tenn was expected on the 25th, owing to the
refusal of the company to agree to the de-
mands of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
THE chief Government measure to come
before the Canadian Parliament this ses-
sion is a railway act similar to the United
States Commerce law.
THE Nicaragua Canal bill was before the
Senate on the 24th; also the Dependent
Pension bill. Senator Cullom introduced a
resolution for information respecting the
French embargo on American pork The
House was occupied with business OF
miscellaneous nature.
MADRID newspapers state that the Duke
of Montpensier has notified the Govern
ment that he will return 10 Spain at the
end OF the present week, Notwithstanding
Prime Minister Sagasta's warning.
ASSISTANT CASHIER FRANK III. RIEGEL, of
the defunct Cincinnati Metropolitan Bank
has been arrested for using eignt 81 900 or
ders of building association for his pri-
vate ends.
AN oil still in a Buffalo On. W refinery
exploded recently, instantly killing an
empioye and severely injuring the super
intendent.
FRINGE LOUIS NAPOLEON has resigned his
commission in the / allan army.
w. w. CoRCoRAN, the philanthropist and
retired millionaire banker. died at Wash
ington on the oath in his ninetieth year.
THE British Liberal Unionists gained an
unexpected victory in the Parliamentary
election in the West Riding of Yorkshire
recently. returning their candidate In
Liberals place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
The Treaty Dl.IIked.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 23-The Tribune this
morning prints an interview with Senator
Frye in regard to the Fisheries treaty, in
which he says privileges have been sur
rendered. new exclusions introduced and
The fshermen's necessities juggled with
fhe Tribune says: I'm view Of the fact that
Mr.. Frye's judgment in all matters reIat-
ing 70 the fisheries is paramount with his
Republican colleagues in the Senate, it is
lot too much TO say that the fate OF the
treaty is sealed. 1t will be rejected by an
overwhelming vote. The only question is
y how large a majority 1t will be beaten"
It has been decided TO hold tie autumn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
THE EAST.


says: Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer will probably
become totally blind. His treatment at
Santa Barbara has not been successful.
GANTzBERG THEATER, in Hobeken, N. Y,
was burned the other morning. A num-
Der of actors were asleep in the upper
story at the time the fire broke out, and
before they could make their escape Otto
Lobes and the fourteen year-old son of
GantZberg were fatally burned. Four or
i've others were also hurt
IN the Sugar Trust investigation by the
Senate Law Committee at New York on
the 2lst, several of the witnesses refused
70 answer questions.
THE siX-story building, No. $50 to 554
West Twenty-third street, New York oc-
cupied by the Cylindrograph Manufacture
ing Company and other firms, was burned
the other night. The loss was estimated
at $500, 900.
IN the municipal election at Philadelphia
On the 21st John T. Thompson, Republican,
was elected police magistrate by 10, 765 ma
jority over Jacob J. Eberhardt, Democrat
OF the councIlmen elected thirty-eight are
Republicans, three Independent Repu bic
ans and fifteen Democrats.
A RECEIVER for the embarrassed IVORY
dealers, f. Grote & Co., New York, has
been appointed. Their liabilities are $780,
BOO and their nominal assets Si2S, 900.
GEoRGE 81. CoRLIss, the eminent mechan-
ical engineer, died at New York on the
21st of paralysis of the heart, superinduced
by gastric fever. He was his seventy
second year.
SERIOUS foods were reported in Massa-
chusetts on the 21st, caused by an overflow
of the Quabag river.
CAPTAIN SAM Brown, the turfman, has
issued a card at Pittsburgh, Pa, in which
he denies that he said that the Dryers had
Q Runnymede pulled in the Derby of 1882,
and that Garrison pulled Blue Wing in the
Brooklyn Handicap of 1887.
TIE attendance at the New York dog
show ON the 22d was fully 10000. J. Pier
pont Morgan bought the famous English
rough-coated collie "Bendigo'' tor 81 500.
AT the Merchants Exchange, Gloucester,
Mass, on the 22d, it was averred that the
rights OF American fishermen had been
sacrificed to the interest Of Canada, and
President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard
received much criticism at the hands of the
fishermen, who declared that the treaty
fyas disgrace to all American citizens.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

ARGUMENTS were heard by the Senate
Committee on Territories on the 18th for
and against the admission of Utah as a
State.
. MRS. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has joined
the Ramabai Circle, for the elevation of
women in India This organization is the
outgrowth of the work in his country of
Punditl Ramabai, who has been laboring in
the various cities of the United States
since March, 1886, to awaken an interest in
the establishment of a normal school for
high caste child widows in Poona, India
LIE Anti-Saloon Republicans have is
sued call for National conference at
Washington, April Is and 19.
THE President has approved the act re-
Gnquishing the right of the United States
to certain lands in Kansas.
The President left Washington ON the
21st for a trip to Florida, where he will
visst the Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jack
sohVille.
THE Senate made the Fisheries treaty
public on the 21st. American fishermen
obtain many substantial advantages. A
few minor concessions are made.
SPEAKER CARLISLE left Washington on
. the night of the 21st with Mrs. Carlisle for
Wichita; Kan, where their son was ill.
By strict party vote the House Commit
tee on Territories has agreed to report IA
vorably Chairman Springer's Omnibus
OIL 10 eHaDle INC people Oh Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington Territory and New Mex
leo to form Constitutions and State Gov
ernments and to be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
States.
THE Democratic Congressional Commit
tee held meeting at the capitol, Washing
ton, on the 23d, and Representative James
I. Jones, of Alabama, was made chairman
and Representative Benjamin F. Shively,
of Indiana, secretary. The chairman was
authorized to appoint ten members of the
committee who, with three appointed by
the Senate, should constitute joint execu-
tive committee.
The Democratic National Committee at
Washington on the 23i chose st. Louis as
the place of holding the National conven-
ton. The time was changed from July to
June5.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

1t has been decided to hold tie autumn
ernan army movements near Berlin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-01

AT the re quest OF Mrs. = enatOr Ingalls,
that Kansas should be represented by some
article ut the Grand Army fair now being
held at Washington, the State officers re-
Gently purchased costly doll and shipped
tc Washington, after having it arrayed in
handsome attire by Topeka dress SNEAKER
TIE Republican State Central Committee
has been notified to meet at the Copeland
Hotel, in the city OF Topeka, on Wednesday
March II, at four o'clock p. r1.. for the par
pose OF fixing time for holding State
convention for the election OF four dele
gates and four alternates at large to the
National Republican convention to be held
in Chicago, June 10, 1883. Also for the
election of two Presidential Electors
w. NJ. RICE. president OF the regents OF
the State Normal School, states that the
addition to the normal school at Emporia
has been completed; that 1t is a first-class
job, has been accepted, and has been fin
ished within the amount, $25 900, appropri
ated by the Legislature
HIGHLAND lately had a =, 600 fire.
AT the late meeting Of the Grand Lodg'
A. F. and A. M. at junction City TIT
charter of Delta lodge No a, o
Medicine Lodge, was revoked on &c
count Of immortality and intemperancs
Eighteen new lodges were organized j.
Kansas during the past year, M king
total of 2SS.
MRS McLAIN, OF Kansas City (Ksn. re
Gently sent her seven-year-old son, Willie.
to a store near by on an errand since which
he had not been heard OF. Mrs. Mel ain l.
cousin OF Mrs Weber. of the same
locality, whose eight-year-old daugh ter dis
appeared in On exactly similar manner two
years ago and has never been heard OF
TIE Republican Congressional conven
ton for the Seventh District has beei
called to meet at Garden City May L
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07
\ oHANcn PoR CANTON.

We have reliable information that
the location of the factory to manutac-
ture the Montague Roller Gin Cotton
Machine, is now under discussion. Inc
invention is very valuable, and the
roller gin is likely to succeed the saw GIN
in ginning all the cotton of the South
both long and shortstable cotton. The
present saw gin was invented almost a
hundred years ago, and strange asi it may
appear, there have been no radical i'm
provements in all these years. John
r. Montague, ~theinventor, is a resident
of Auburn, N. T., but his partner, Col.
F. Montgomery, is nowin Toledo, where
a company has been organized under
the laws of West Virginia to controlthe
patent and manufacture the machines.
We have just received information
that Toledo, as usual, has failed to offer
sufficient inducements in the way of a
location to secure the factory, and that
Louisville, KY, and Cleveland are both
reaching out for the factory. We think
Canton by proper effort a secure this
factory and also the headquarters OF
the company. They will employ about
400 men and have abundant capital
Last year $4,000 saw gins were mand-
featured, mostly in New England, and
the Montague Roller Cotton Gin Co
expect to make at least 10000 the first
year. Our enterprising fellow citizens
of Canton would do well to look after
this enterprise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07

IFthe farmers of this county knew
how large a share of their income is
taken from them by the protective
tariff they would organize a rebellion
and fight it at the polls.-[Coshocton
Democrat.
True neighbor; but it is not necessary
to organize a rebellion to fight the
iniquities and inequalities of our pres
emit tariff laws. The farmers can join
the Democratic party this fall and vote
solidly for reform and victory, and
secure both without a rebellion. The
statistics show that Eastern money
lenders own more mortgages on Ohio
farms than they did ten years ago.
And yet during this entire decade we
have had our ears filled and thrilled by
protection orators like Mckinley aud
Others on the benefits of a home market
and the prosperity vouchsafed
to the farmers by pro-
tective tariff. During all these
years our beloved Ohio has en-
joyed fair average crops, and we have
been visited by NJ great calamities.
While the Ohio farmers have gathered
the richness of Gods bounty they have
made no progress in increased wealth.
They have earned wealth but have
been compelled to disgorge it to the
money lender and tax gatherer. They
have been compelled to compete in the
markets of the world with their pro
ducts, while nearly every thing they
have consumed has been increased in
cost by a tariff tax.
OF ten great western States, inclnd'
ing Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Kansas, the aggregate of mortgag'
es on farm property amounts to the
enormous sum of $3,400,0O0,OO0, or q
per cent. of the entire value Of all the
farms in these ten imperial States
the garden land of the world
1t is no wonder, therefore, that thu
farmers all over the west are waking VI
to the realities of the situation and de
handing that this robbery by law b,
abated. 1t is no wonder that member
of Congress from the agricultural State
of the West are ~hesitating longer to per
petuate the system, 1t is no wonde
that the farmers alliance Of the grea
Northwest has formally and unanl
mously demanded radical reduction Q
tariff duties.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07
What the Press Says.

Massillon Independent: The new
owners of the Canton DEMOCRAT have
taken hold Of the property, and, having
ample capital and ready talent, will
maintain it as one of the first Demo
cratic newspapers Of the State.
Massillon independent. After spend
ing forty years in the editorial har-
ness, Mr.. Archibald McGregor pub
lished his farewell editorial in the Can
ton DEMocRATof yesterday. The pub
lie will miss Mr.. Mc]regor, and how
ever it may have disagreed with him
during the stormy campaigns in which
he took part, will wish him all peace
and pleasure in his retirement.
Canton Times: After forty years Of
sincere labor as editor Of the STARR
COUNTY DEMOCRAT, Mr. A. McGregol
retires and gives way to the demand o.
the times, that younger heads SHOULD
conduct the Democratic official organ
of the county. Surely Mr. McGrego
has earned his rest. And may his re
naming days be full of peace and hap
piness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07
TAaIF REFORM IN THE NORTH
WEST.

The American Tariff Reform League,
with headquarters in Chicago, is hav-
ing a tremendous growth. Many Re-
publicans belong to it, and its influence
is extending all oyer the great North
west. The movement to nominate
Judge Gresham for the Presidency, so
strongly urged by the Chicago Tribune,
is an inspiration for tariff reform, as
Gresham is not a p~rotectionist per Sc.
like Kelley or Mckinley, The League
was only organized last September, with
thirteen charter members, and now
they have $1,000 members with branch
es in eightt en- States. There are 500
members in Chicago, all men of thought
and influence, and over 200 OF the NUM-
Der are Republicans In case a Pro
tectionist like John Sherman, or Ben
Harrison or Blaine or Alger is nomi-
mated for President, Cleveland will
carry Michigan and Wisconsin, with a
good fighting chance in Illinois and
Iowa. The movement to stop wal
taxes and abate public robbery by law
is growing rapidly, and with such lead
ers as Cleveland and Thurman heading
the procession, it looks az if 1888 would
about end the iniquity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-07
DROPS I'm STARK CO.

Wheat is looking fairly well in most
sections in Stark county, and the yield
will be much larger than was anticipat-
ed sixty days ago. We look for about
an average crop. In the heavy clay
soil, in portions of some of the fields the
wheat is winter killed, bat this is con-
fined to a very small acreage. The
potato crop, which was a failure last
year, is very promising at this writing
The apple crop, which is a great source
of revenue to the farmers of old Stark,
was also a failure last year, but is now
full of promise. We shall look for a
big harvest in all kinds Of fruit, and
the general crop outlook is good
throughout the county, notwithstand-
ing the cold and backward spring.