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IT is the "dull thud" of Bristols
little daily, as it falls into the Demo-
cratic column, that weighs on the
crisp October air.
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SENATOR VOORHEES, has gone to In
diana to remain until after the 'elec-
ton. He will speak every day.
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HOW DO YOU DO /?

Your eye to this column and your
ear to Cur words for moment or two
while we talk OF things of interest and
OF business too.
We are having fresh additions to our
stock OF goods every few days, and we
want you to come round on this side
oil town and inspect for yourself.
SO come one, come all,
The low and the tall,
The great and the small
Yourself, wife and all
and see our goods and prices.
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR
WHEAT.
Don't let any one deceive you; we
are prepared to pay the top, and we
want you to remember.
COUNTRY BACON AND LARD.
We are offering goods at very low
figures, and it will be to your interest
to come and see US.
DEAR SIR,-If you have been owing
us long time will you please come
and see us and square that little ac-
count. We have waited patiently and
we need it.
Country Hams,
Country Lard,
Country Flour,
Country Side Bacon,
Toboggans and Tom OShanters.
Still selling Boots and Shoes as low
as the lowest.
Fine stock of Cassimeres and Jeans
Big stock Cotton Plaids.
Towels and Tides.
Stocking Yarn.
Cotton Bats; we sell the best tn
best is none too good, and that's wha
you ought to buy.
Big drive in Oil Table Cloths. TAX
them while they are offered, for sue
! bargains are not lying loose OH th
streets every day.
Laundry and. Toilet Soaps, and LOT
and lots of other things.
THE DIAMOND SHIRT
= outshines all others.
~ Cash paid for Wheat at highe'
N market price.
Country Lard, Bacon and Flour.
"a Sell us your Eggs and Butter an
secure the highest prices.
M Buy your goods Of us, and get ii
lowest prices.
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NOTES.

Capt. Weller was seen with lady
the last day.
The military boys attended the
dance en- masse. -
Mayor Dickinson and wife spent
three days there. ~.--...
Private Hart did not drill with the
company on Friday.
Phil. Barnett was there, and added
several more to his list.
Editor Wells spent Wednesday there
on his way to Nashville.
Private Davis met an old "mash,"
and was happy for awhile.
Private Burleson made the heaviest
impression -on the ground.
Private Matthews was the "masher,"
and he got his work in nicely.
Misses La ira and Mamie Patty took
in two days Of the fair, accompanied
by their fathers,
J:W. Crumley was there Wednes-
day, and then left for Asheville to at
tend conference.
Several of the boys seemed to be
mashed" but were rather selfish in
their attentions.
Private Gentry says he met his fate
on Thursday. She wore a blue dress
and yellow bonnet.
The usual number of good-lookinG
girls attended, dressed in the lates
style-known to them.
Ike Jobe drove the finest pair o
matches on the fair grounds, and wa
greatly admired by the fair sex.
The lady riders did real well, ant
created quite good deal OF excite
ment. Longer habits would have i'm
proved some OF them.
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Harness!

G. X. Lide & Co. will sell you har-
ness and saddles at rock bottom. Call
and see for your self.
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We again insist that the Democracy
of Washington county is not properly
organized for the coming election.
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THE COMET.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND OF NEW YORK,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-10-11
For Congress
DAVID P. WILCOX.
w. R. REEVES.

For Representative;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
CABINET SPECULATION.

Harrison's Law Partner Does Not Think
Blaine viii Accept Position.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-John B. Elan, the
law partner of General Harrison, said in
speaking about the Cabinet yesterday: ~
know one thing and that is Mr.. Harrison
has made no promises to any one and is
going to select a Cabinet from the best
men. It is not unlikely that a man from
California will be selected"
''Do you think Blaine will be in the Cab
inet2"
II don't think he would accept place.
AS every one knows, Mr.. Blaine's health is
not good. When I saw him in Indiana
last month he had aged a good deal during
the last four years. He would not care to
be in the Cabinet il he could not give af-
fairs his personal supervision, and the
labors of any important bureau are very
great. 1 have no knowledge of who will
be in Mr.. Harrison's Cabinet and / do not
know that he has at all made up his mind,
but it is hardly probable that Mr.. Blaine
would accept a place.
Mr.. Elan is here in place of the Presi-
dent-elect attending to some litigation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
HORRIBLE. ORGIES.

Young Indian Girl Murdered by a Mem
Der of Her Tribe.
REDwING, Mimi, Nov. 1O.-Great excite
ment prevails here over the report of
horrible crime committed Thursday night
by some of the remnants of the old Winnie
bago Indian tribe, which formerly was
located on the Winnebago reservation near
Trempalu, Wis. At the opening of the
hunting season each year they indulge in
certain ceremonies to procure a good
seasons hunting. Thursday night, having
secured quantity Of ammunition and fire
water, they began their orgies. During
the dance and excitement young
buck, with his hunting knife in his hand,
jumped into the center of the ring of
dancers, and seizing young girl by the
hair dragged her into the center and
stabbed her several times in the breast.
He then dabbed his hands in the warm
blood which gushed from the wounds, and
smeared it over his face, which act was
followed by several others. John Walker,
a civilized Indian. and old Squire Barley,
of this city, heard of the horrible crime,
and every effort will be put forth to secure
the capture of the murderer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
THE cHlckAsAw FEup. /,

Governor Guy Dutarunined 10 Hold thD
Fort-Histery Of the Trouble.
!. DouoHERTY, L T., Nov. 1h-When the
recent election in the Chickasaw Nation
was held, Governor Guy was e-elected
but William Byrd contested the election
and cast ont enough votes to put him in
the majority by few votes and called ON
the Speaker OF the House, who was .
Byrd man, to state who was Governor, and
he swore in Byrd, who then called on Guys
Cabinet for the Nations books and money.
The Guy party would not give them up
and Byrd issued warrants for the Treas
urer and Auditor, but did not serve them.
Then he called the Legislature together
and kept the capitol building guarded.
Guy got together about fifty of his men.
marched into Tishomingo, took possession
Of the capitol and called his Legislature
together and was sworn in as Governor.
Then he went to Washington aud stated
the case before the Interior Department
and was recognized as Governor of tho
Chickasaw Nation and told that if any
disturbance occurred to interfere with his
administration he should call on the
United States troops. -o
Guy on his return proposed to the Byrd
party to submit their differences to the
voters at a new election, but the Byrd
party replied that they would not agree to
q new election as they had possession of
the capitol and intended to run the Chick
asaw Government under the Byrd admin
istratiou. tgtF &
Guy then notified Byrd's faction that he
would give them until Saturday, Novem.
Der II, to decide whether they would ac-t
cept his proposition or not, stating that if
they did not he would take the capitol by
force and put the officers of the Byrd party
under arrest.
Guy is determined to be Governor or
fight and the Byrd men are also deter
mined to stand by their leader and it is
predicted by a good many who are we'll
acquainted with the men in both parties
that il it is necessary to fight there will be
great deal of blood shed when both
parties come together. Each side can raise
about $50 good fighting men. All OF the
on-citizens are in favor Of Governor
Guy. aG ts
Several attempts have been made to as
sassinate Guy, but he still travels alone.
His party want him to take ten men with
him whenever he travels. but he says he
does not wish to put any extra expense on
the Nation when it is not necessary. He
is at present getting his men together in
readiness for action when the time limited
for the acceptance of his proposition has
expired.
The Byrd party is composed principally
of full blood Indians known as the nom
progressive party, and they are hostile to
the settlement of the territory by whites,
while Guy represents the progressive
party, which favors white immigration
and the cultivatng of the lands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
THE ROCHESTER FIRE.

Arrest of the Engineer of the Lamp Works
on the Charge of Firing the Building.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. 15.-Tuesday
night Chief Detective Hayden and Cap
tain McCorley arrested John Vankorff,
the engineer, for the awful crime OF set
ting fire to the lantern works and causing
at least thirty three deaths. The fact Of
the arrest was kept secret until last even
ing on account of the excitement pre-
vailing. He is forty five years of age,
has a family and came to Rochester eight
years ago from Syracuse. ssssr
Vankorff had for years shown signs of
mental arrangement and, in the opinion
of the police, he has mania for setting
fire to places, discovering the fire and
then taking credit for his vigilance and
activity.
Twelve more bodies were unearthed
about nine O'Clock yesterday morning in the
ruins. These are in addition to the eleven
taken out Tuesday. This makes thirty.
three dead accounted for. There are
probably dozen bodies in the ruins. The
first body found was about forty feet west
of the south elevator well. 1t was badly
charred. Shortly afterward another heap
of bodies were unearthed. They were
wedged together as though they had all
been standing together when the floor
gaveway.
Nine more bodies were exhumed last
night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
UNCLE SANS MAILS.

The Department Nearly SeIf-Sustaining
Notwithstanding the Reduction Of POST
age and Extension of Free Delivery.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The annual re.
port of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General shows that the total cost of the
postal service for the last fiscal year, in
elusive of the amount earned by the SUBJ
sidized Pacific road companies for mail
transportation, was $5S. 186, 004, and the
postal and money order receipts amounted
to $50, 695, 176, leaving a deficiency of S.
43O,S0S, owing mainly, it is said, to the
great extension of the free delivery service
and the increase of railway mail trans
portation. The total number of places
of registered matter transmitted was
1857, 1859. and OF special delivery matter
1,434 Goo The total number of articles of
the various kinds of stamped paper
emitted was 2. 100. $685. ITO, representing
$50,626, 321. Statistics are giving showing
that in the cheapness Of postage, the num-
Der Of post-offices. extent of mail routes.
miles of service performed. postal revenue
and postal expenditure and number of
letters and other pieces of mail matter
transmitted in the mails, the United States
is now conspicuously ahead of every
Nation in the world.
The statistics of letters, ETC., transmitted
during the year, which are the first ac-
curate statistics of the character ever
published by the Department, are as fol-
lows: Letters mailed, I, 769, 800, 600; postal
cards mailed, 372, 200, 600; newspapers and
periodicals mailed, 1,O63, 100 600; pieces of
third and fourth class matter, 372, 9OO, 900;
total, 3.578, 900. 600.
The Third Assistant recommends that in
some of the larger cities the pneumatic
tube or some equivalent underground sys-i
tenn of transportation Of the mails be
adopted; that the present contract for
letter sheet envelopes be rescinded, and
that a substitute for the ranking priv
ilege members of Congress have an annual
allowance Of money for the purchase of
postage stamps with which to pay postage
ON speeches and official matter sent in the
mails.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Wedding OF the Fair at Washinston-Ehs
President Attends.

Wedding OF the Fair at Washington-Ehs
President Attends.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain and Miss Mary Endicott
daughter of the Secretary of War were
married at two O'Clock this afternoon in
St Johns Episcopal Church. The Presis
dent and Mrs. Cleveland entered the
church just before two O'Clock and We're
escorted to seats in one of che peWs in the
first row. Members of the Endicott famis
ly and relatives were seated Immediately
in the rear, while as many of the public
as could find room in the Ut. le church
filed the gallery and Railways.
Mr.. Chamberlain entered the church a.
two O'Clock and waited at the chancel.
ganist. who Immediately began to play the
wedding march from ''Lohengrin, I" and the
bride, leaning on her fathers arm, attired in
pearl gray travelling dress, and wearing
dark bonnet. passed up the right aisle,
and joining the bridegroom kneit before
the altar. Rev. DR.. Leonard, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Franks, of Salem, Mass, per-
formed the Episcopal wedding service.
Both bride and groom gave back the re-
sponses in a firm and audible voice.
Prayer was pronounced and Joseph
Chamberlain and Mary Endicott were
man and wife.
The groom is f1fty-two years of age and
had been twice welded before this, his
previous partners having died. He is well
known politically, and was concerned in
the fishery negotiations at Washington
last winter, where he first met Miss Endie
colt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
Ie~.ra County. ". 3. Dsy, Liberal town

Seward County. W. h. Dsy. Liberal town
ship. e.
Shawnee County. n c. SANFORD. North To-
pekA. R.: @. w. veale. Topeka. R.: J. b Mo-
Alec. Topeka. R kt-s.
Sheridan County. n. A. Chambers. Hoxie, b
Sherman County, E. F. Murphy. r.
Smith County. Lemuel Faulkner, R.
Stafford County. w. n. Campbell. q. L.
stanton County, NJ r. Julien, johnson
City. II.
Summer County, DR.. Janeway, Mayfeld. R. !;
Ledru Guthrie. Wellington. R.; s. II. Horner.
Caldwell. r.
Thomas County. J. M Stewardson. Colby, r.
Tfego County. B. J. F. Hanna. WaF.eeney. R
wallace County, Charles Edwards. r
Wabaunsee County, A F. Wade. Keene, R
washington County. j. I. Edwards, Haddau,
r.: n. B. Needham. Clifton, R.
Wichita County. G. p. Triplett. Leoti R
Wilson County, John b. Rowe, LaFon-
taine. r.
Woodson County. J. a. Hale, Eminence
township. R. tl{r 4sff.
Wyandotte County. G. L. Coates. Armour
dale R.; w. 81. Young, Pomeroy. R.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
GLOVER AND HIS PAPERS.

The Jury Fails to Agree in the Suit Against
Graham.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-In the criminal
court yesterday the case of James II.
Graham, charged by Representative GLOW
er, of Missouri, with HOUSEKEEPING Sep
TENDER 10, was tried. The testimony
showed that Graham was employed as
secretary by Glover and that he alse
acted as attorney of record for him. He
was discharged September and Septem-
Der 10 it is alleged he entered the Grover
house and took several papers connected
with law suits in which Mrs. Patton, the
mother Of Mrs. Glover, was q party.
Graham swore he did not break into the
house and the papers of which he had pos
session were held by him long before the
date he was accused Of having stolen
them.
The case was submitted without argu-
ment, the court instructing the jury that
if they believed Graham was entitled to
the property he should not be convicted.
After celebrating the jury announced it
could not agree, and it was discharged
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
WONDERFULLY WELL.

Considering Politics, Dun 4 Co. Think the
business Showing Remarkable.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-R. G.. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade will say: t'The
volume of legitimate business has been
wonderfully well maintained during tho
past week as during the whole political
campaign, so far that the Presidential
contest Of 1888 goes into history as having
disturbed current trade less than any pre-
vlous contest, although it turned largely
upon industrial and commercial questions
and was generally considered doubtful
to the very end. And this is the more re-
markable because in the months proceed
ing those of political excitement specula-
ton had been unusually active and ex-
travagant. With the decision of the peo-
pie there has come a more confident tone
In many branches of business, and a larger
trade with improving prices is usually
anticipated as a result, of the postpone
ment OF very many operations and pur-
chases in past months. The reports from
interior points generally recognize the
political excitement as the sufficient cause
OF quiet in trade during the past week, and
yet it is noteworthy that the aggregate of
transactions was large for only five work.
ing days. At all cities reporting. money
continued in fair or active demand, while
scarcely any complaint of stringency is
heard, and collections, though somewhat
interrupted, have been on the whole salts
factory, with Improvement noted in sew
eral cases. The large volumes Of currency
in circulation, together with the tempo
rary inactivity of speculation, explains
the matter and an official statement shows
that the circulation Of all kinds of money
which had passed October 1. the maximum
of last year, 1884, 000, 900, increased
$23, SOC, 900 in October and reached 81 ,4O7, :
81. 66S November 1, being $41 SOC, 600 larger
than q year ago. In the past week the
treasury has also paid out 81, 1000, 600 more
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
Rutcbered Her Husband.

Iowa CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10.-Samuel
Brown, a farmer who lived near North
Liberty, village OF this county, was
killed by his wife yesterday morning
Mrs. Brown was not of perfectly sound
mind, and her temper was naturally vio-
lent. Yesterday morning, after an unusu-
angry dispute with her husband over
trivial matter, she seized an axe and pur-
sued him through the house, hacking re-
peatedly and finally telling him to the
floor dead. Mrs. Brown has been arrested
aud will be examined as to her sanity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
rowDERly ExpLAlss.

Some Of the Causes which Account For
tho Decrease Of MembeFahifs
InDlAnARoI.Ss. Nov. 16.--In his report
yesterday General Master Workman
Powderiy gave the following reasons Tor
the decrease in tho membership OF the
Knights OF Labor: -,
s.Many causes combined to reduce the
number Of those who swore allegiance TO
the principles of the Knight Ok LABOR.
Their valuation OF false statements con-
corning the strength OF the order: drove
away many thousands who's regarded
quantity as being superior 20 quail
ity in the makeup OF the member
ship Of q labor organization. When the
rumor went forth from the enemy's quar-
those members who looked to others for
what they should do themselves. dropped
out also. When the divergence OF opinion
between the general officers became her
aided broadcast by those who always
magnified, then the members who looked
for unity among the officers. instead OF
doing their duty by waiting until they
could replace these officers with others,
withdrew from the order temporarily.
The unwise strikes which were entered
upon against the laws and principles OF
the Knights OF Labor swept thousan ds OF
our members into poverty and forced them
from the order. Add to all of these causes
the campaign which has just closed in the
United States, in which members and as
semblies were pitted against each other on
question which never was made a part
of the declaration of principles, and on
which they could very well afford to diff
fer without differing as to any point in the
laws or rules of the order, and we wonder
not that there has been falling off, but
that we have passed through the crucial
test with the ranks unbroken as we find
them to-day"
Mr.. Powderly held that it was not one
men power, but the Lack OF one-man power
that was the chief trouble OF the order.
He asked the knights to turn their atten-
ton to questions of finance, land and
transportation as the most impor-
tant questions Of the day. He de-
nounced the alleged reform movement
Of the Chicago provisional COMMITTEES"
as born of hate. and demanded that those
who took part in it should be excluded
from the order. He accused the Interna-
tional Workingmen's Association of hav-
ing its members join the knights and OBJ
tanning Offices in the latter order for the
sole purpose of creating discord in its
ranks and weakening its organization.
1NDIANAPoLIs Ind. Nov. 16.-Only two
reports were heard at the morning session
of the Knights of Labor General Assem-
bly, yesterday, both being very long, that
Of General Master Workman T. v. Pow
derby taking two hours and that Of ex-
Secretary Litchman one hour and twenty,
minutes. The general master workman's
report was a violent excoriation of alleged
would-be leaders who were seeking the
destruction of the order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
Tho Peruvian Debt.

PANAMA, Nov. 5.-After six weeks OF
deliberation between the Cabinet, the
President of the Republic and the commits
sioner representing the British creditors
in Peru. proposal has been agreed upon
embodying the basis Of the contract known
as the Grace-Tranabar, which will be SUBJ
mitted for final action to Congress at an
extraordinary session to be called after the
expiration of the present meeting. which
by law terminates at the end of the pres
emit month. II all ends as hoped and exc
pected the foreign debt of Peru, amount
ing to ESQ. COZ, coo will be cancelled and the
country thus freed from the embarrassing
obligations abroad that SO seriously ham.
pered her advancement. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
Phelps at Glasgow.

LONDON, Nov. 16.-The American Min
lister, in a speech before the members Of
the Glasgow bar yesterday, said that moth
ing In the administration of justice of
Great Britain was more excellent than the
prompt and effective manner in which the
laws were executed But legal proceed
ings here, he thought, were too expensive.
Doubtless the two branches of the legal
profession in Great Britain were conspfcu-
ously successful. but the blending of both
orders worked well in America and Can
ada, and it should work equally well in
Great Britain = sa-i- = e s.-T- - trf-z
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
A Strange Suicide.

HOLYoKK. Mass, Nov. 16.-Edwin r
Side, an Englishman ffty-four years old.
a plumber by trade, but for years past IN
aeronaut. having made sixty-two ascen.
sions, visited Mrs. J. Allen here. who
formerly worked as housekeeper for him
IN England. but left him year ago and
coming to this country married j. Allen.
and urged her to leave her husband And
go with him to New York. This She -
fused. and this morning he returned ana
entering her room found her in bed. sse.t-
ing himself on q rocking chair he told Sar
since she would not fly with him he vvo,,1-,
leave her, and whipping out q revolvsr -
the bulldog pattern he placed Il To h.
temple and blew his brains out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-22
Guarding Against Anarchists.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Last night Chief of
Police Hubbard issued the following
general order: tTo all Captains of the
Police-the Anarchists of this city and
suburb will hold commemorative services
at Waldheim Cemetery on Sunday,
November IL. For precautionary measures
you will keep all your men on reserve
during the night of November 10 and the
day of the 18th. You will double the day
force Sunday, using the men along the
lines where their services seem most
noodod -