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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
FRAUDS CHARGED.
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Grave Accusations Against Henry Graz
ford, OF Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-For two days
past two prominent Indiana lawyers.
General Lew Wallace and Lew Hatch.
have been at the Grand Pacific Hotel
on secret mission, and extraordinary
measures nave been taken to prevent
publicity. The object Of the visit, how
ever, was manifested when they ap-
peared in Judge Gresham's chambers
and laid before the judge charges of .
sensational character against Henry
Crawford, the we'll known Chicago
lawyer and railroad speculatOf.
The accusations against Mr.. CraN-
ford are, in brief, that IN 1855 he
bought the Midland Railway Company
of Indiana for SIC, 900 at a foreclosure
sale, and within short time thereaf-
ter originated a scheme for floating
bonds for SO, 0OO, 900 upon a road the
value of whose rolling stock, right OF
way and all other assets was
not over $4,000. Fraud of a bold
and ingenious kind is charged agains:
him, and on a portion of the SO, 0o0,-
900 issue of bonds $780, 900 are known
to have been obtained with a prospect
that this is only a part of the sun
fraudulently realized
Messrs. Wallace and Hatch represent
the Loan & Investment Company o.
New York, which claims to be a victim
of Mr.. Crawford's railroad fnancierinl
to the extent of $50, 600 and is the frs
to complain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE SOUTH.

SOUTHERN students at Johns Hop
kins University passed resolutions of
coincidence on the death of jeff Davis.
BY the explosion of a boiler in Dean
& Kings saw mill, near Birmingham,
Ala, four men were killed.
Two thousand 'longshoremen of Sa-
vannah, Ga, went ON a strike on the
10th. Not Il bale of cotton was loaded.
The trouble had it's origin in the deter
mination of the stevedores to stand by
the ship merchants as against the own
erS of vessels in the case of custody of
customs fees.
THE funeral services over the re-
mains of Jefferson Davis occurred at
New Orleans OH the 18th. Bishop Gal
leher, of the Episcopal Church, offici
ated, assisted by Bishop Thompson and
clergy of other denominations. The
procession was lengthy and was an i'm
posing display. The body was laid in
its temporary resting place after mill
tary rites.
LOUIS Wu.KowsKI, the mayor OF
Starke, Fla, was shot and killed by
Albert Thrasher at Gainesville, Fla.
recently. The affair was due, it wa:
said, to family complications.
SEVERAL days ago the trainmen o.
the Pratt mines, near Birmingham
Ala, struck for higher wages. Late
over 1900 free miners stopped work
demanding that the trainmen's reQues
be granted. They say that they will
not run the risk of operating the mine
with green hands, and propose to sup
port the strikers.
JOHN TIERNEY, wealthy railroa.
contractor, fell from construction
train near Granburg, Tex, and wa
horribly injured.
CARTER WILKINSON, cOlOred, ha
been hanged at Plaquemine, La, TO
killing his paramount.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Found Dead on His Claim.

GUTHRIE, 1. T., Dec. 14.-Dr. Martin
Cheney, formerly of Kingman, Kan. g,
was found dead ON his claim about six
miles southeast of here yesterday after
noon. He had been shot in the head
with rifle and was still warm when it
was reported and the deputy marshals
reached him. When shot he was
sitting on log at the edge of the
woods and was probably mistaken for
a deer, as several hunting parties were
securing the woods at that place. He
had been here since April % and had a
fine claim and no contest. He leaves a
sister and two children in Waco, Tex.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE EAST.

THE following are the new officers of
the National Association of TrOtting
Horse Breeders elected in New York:
President, H. A. T. Mali, New York;
first vice-president, L. Stanford, Cali
fornia; second vice-president, ]. V.
Baker, Jr., Ohio; secretary, L. D.
Packer, New York.
p By a dynamite explosion at Butler,
Pa, two men, wagon and two horses
were blown to fragments.
A FOUNDRY man of Black Rock, N.
Y, while on his way to work in the
malleable iron works, found package
containing $4,000 on the railroad
track. He delivered it to the railroad
officials, who, it is said, identified it as
package missing from the pay car.
HARVEY KENNEDY, one of the old
est and most prominent Wall street
brokers, died recently.
PETER CLAUsER, a New York line
man, has been burned to death by
electric wires.
Rev. j. r. KENDRICK was found
dead in bed by the side of his wife at
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, the other morn
ing. He was at one time president of
Vassar College and was widely known.
THE Johnstown, Pa, theater owner,
in whose place the panic occurred, has
been censured for not having a proper
number of exits.
NEW York sheep breeders prefer
the abolition of internal taxation to any
reduction of the tariff.
BY a cave in at Bundy's coal mine
near Butler, Pa, one miner was killed
and another fatally mined
MOSES A. SHAW, formerly lumber
merchant at TOwanda, Pa, has been
arrested in Washington on warrant
charging him with false pretenses. II
is claimed he worked the ''pious racket
zens and banks of WellsborO and Bloss
burg, Pa, out of $1,000 and the citi
Zefis of Plainfield, n. j., out of a like
sum.
GENERAL JOSEPH B. CARR, ex-Secre
tary of State, is in st. Luke's hospital
New York, with tumor of lower jaw
A section of the jawbone has been re
moved. He can not talk.
JUDGMENTS for S9O,0O0 damage.
against the New York City elevated
roads have been docketed.
JANE FRANKLIN, colored, 107, ant
Amelia Whitson, 1O2 years old, died il
New York City one day recently.
BosToN business men gave ban
quet at the Hotel Vendome on tn
18th. Among the speakers were ex
President Cleveland and Henry w
Grady.
E. n. DICKERsON, the noted New
York patent lawyer and leading coun
sci for the Bell Telephone Company
died in New York City the other night
MARIE DORSEY, under life sentenc
for the murder of her father, Benjamin
J. Burton, of Newport, r. l., died a
the State prison.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE LATEST.

By the burning of a boarding house
at Hancock Mich, the other night two
women and a child persisted.
THERE seems to be no doubt that
DR.. Minor, G.. Morris HalleS and Louis
at Seattle, Wash. Their bodies were
not recovered.
THREE children were drowned at
Port Hope, Ont, recently, by break.
ing through the ice OH pond.
A DISASTROUS explosion occurred in
the Belmez mines, Spain. Many of
the unfortunate men at work were
killed and injured.
BY two caves-in at the Big Champion
mine at Iron Mountain, Mich, on the
18th three miners lost their lives
THE Star distillery, non-trust, at Re.
Oria, ILL.,, was burned recently. One
man lost his life.
BY the explosion of a boiler in a saw
mill at Covington, Tenn, Robert Jones
and Mack Stewart, engineers, were in.
stantly killed, and Jack Chandler and
Buell. EnOS, SawyerS, We're fatally in
jured.
SAM BRoKAw, baggage master on
the Grand Rapids & Ishpeming rail.
road, has been arrested, charged with
robbing the mails. For the year past
the mail pouches on his route have
been rifled and thrown into the river.
MRS. BOOTH, wife of the General OF
the Salvation Army, who has been suf.
fering from cancer for some time, is
sinking rapidly. All hope of her recov.
cry has been abandoned.
THREE trainmen were killed by a
collision of freight train with fla,
car at Graham, Mo-, ON the 18th. Fou,
others were badly injured.
THE strike at the great Pratt mines
| near Birmingham, Ala, has been ad.
justed.
THE Chicago Daily News published q
| sensational report of plot to murder
one of the Cronin jurors during the
| trial.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) fol-
the seven days ended December 1:
numbered, including Canada. 29O, com
pared with 316 the previous week anC
3O3 the corresponding week of last
year.
| SECRETARY TRACY will call for bids
for the construction of a new $500 tor
and Z, 5OO-ton cruiser. The appropri
alton for the former is 81 800, 900 AID fol
the latter So, 5OO, 600.
| THE bureau of statistics of the Treas
ury Department reports that durins
November the value Of breadstu0s -
| ported was $1O, 053, 44e-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE SUPREME COURT.
Reasons Why the Number OF Justice
Should Be Increased.


Should BE Increased.
WAsHINGTOiS, Dec. 15.-One of the
reasons which the Supreme Court JUS
tees think should have weight in favor
of the passage of bill to increase the
number of Justices of the Supreme
Court bench is the large territory over
which some of them have to preside
when they go ON circuit during the
summer recess of the court. Justice
Miller's circuit includes Colorado.
Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and the Northwest. This circuit is the
one Judge Brewer has presided over,
and there is a unanimity of opinion
among lawyers that it is too large for
one Circuit Judge, and that the extreme
Western territory should be divided by
creating at least two additional Su-
preme Court Justices to sit with the
Circuit Judges in the new made dis
trict when not on the bench at Wash
iupfGu.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Republicans Defeated at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA board OF
waterways of nine members was elect
ed Thursday. The Independent cit
izens''' ticket, consisting of Judge
Richard Prendergast, A. p. Gilmore
and J. J. Altpeter, Independent Demo
Gratis, and II. J. Willing, Christopher
Hotz and Murry Nelson, independent
Republicans, were elected. OF the
straight Democratic ticket, John III.
King, William III. Russell and Frank
Wenter were elected. The straight
Republican ticket was showed under.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
@ONGREssrONAr

MANY petitions, bills and resolutions were
introduced in the Senate on the 9Th. Among
and wyoming as States, and bill by Sen
ator Plumb to eQualize bounties. Senator
Turpie presented a resolution looking to the
suppression of trusts, and after an ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
1n.the House Mr.. Payne IN. " introduced q
bill defining the duties of sergeant at arms.
After the Introduction of several resolutions
the Speaker surprised the House by an
nouncing several important committees. be-
ing the committees on Ways and Means, APP
preparations, Manufactures, Elections and
Mileage, with Messrs. Mckinley, Cannon,
Kelley (Pa-), Rowell and Lind charmen in
the order named. The House then adjourned
until Wednesday.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10th Mr.. Nor
rill reported adversely the bill for the organ
ization of National banks with a capital less
Senator Turpie addressed the Senate in favor
of his resolution for the suppression of
trusts Senator Evarts introduced a bill for
holding the Worlds Fair at New York in
1892, and after an executive session the Senate
adjourned. The House was not in session.
IN the Senate on the 18th a number OF Re-
publican Senators resigned from certain
committees in order to make places for SEN
ators from new States. By request Senator
Ingalls, introduced Service Pension bill.
The Senators then proceeded to the hall OF
the House of Representatives to participate
in the centennial ceremonies in cOmmemora-
ton. In the House no legislative business
was transacted The Senate, the President
and Cabinet, diplomatic corps and other
notable persons were received at one O'Clock
and the ceremonies commemorative of the
Inauguration of George Washington as first
President proceeded, at the conclusion OF
which the House adjourned.
A NUMRER of bills, petitions and resolu-
tions were introduced in the Senate on tho
18th, among them bill by Senator Stewart
for the free coinage of gold and silver; bill
by Senator Butler for the emigration of col
ored persons from the Southern States. SEN
ator Gibson offered a resolution on the same
subject, and Senator Ingalls, a resolution for
a holiday recess from December 10 to Janu-
airy 6. The Senate then adjourned until
Monday. In the House Mr. Butterworth
(Ohio) offered a resolution for a special COM
mttee to investigate certain forgeres of sig
natures of members of Congress during the
late campaign in Ohio. which. after an anus
ing discussion, was adopted After a lengthy
debate upon the report of tho special COM
mittee to investigate the late defalcation by
the cashier of the sergeant at arms, the
death of Mr.. Gay, of Louisiana, was an
nounced and the House adjourned until
Monday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
An Abduction Case.

The sheriff of Sedgwick County re-
Gently returned from Kansas City with
j. G. Smith, contractor, and his wife,
charged with stealing from her grand
mother and guardian, Johanna Doffie-
mayer, the eight-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Smith by former husband. 1t is
charged that about a year ago the
grandmother abducted the child from
her mothers home in Kansas City, and
by some ction of the Probate Court was
made guardian. Mrs. Smith arrived on
visit to her daughter, and the next
day took her down town and quietly
boarded the train for home. The rar-
ties to the suit are quite prominent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
The Braxos improvements.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 12--
Thomas ]. Hurley has just returned
from Europe, where he went in the in
terest of the mouth of the Brazos-
scheme With him comes Sir John
Moore, an engineering expert sent over
by English capitalists to report on the
work being done. If this report Is as
favorable as the report of the frst en-
gineer sent over by the BrItlshers, the
Brazos improvement will be pushed re
gardless of cost. Thirteen feet OF
water on the bar has been secured
This is the largest private undertaking
of this kind ever known in the South
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
NATIVES SLAUGHTERED.
Serpa Panta Accused of Deceit and the
Killing of MakololO People.

Killing of Makoiolo People.
ZANZIBAR, Dec. 5.-MOZaInblque
advices state that Serpa Panta, after
deceiving British Consul johnson by
declaring his intentions to be peaceful,
obtained reinforcementSi nMOZambiQue
and proceeded, to the MakolOlo country,
where he and his party entrenciled
themselves and declared WE upon Ma
kololo, slaughtering HUNDREDS Of men
with Calling guns. 1t is rusaored that
the Gatling guns were lately placed at
the disposal of Serpa Panta by Consul
johnson. The Makololo people were
thoroughly subdued, and, believing
that the English had abandoned them,
accepted the domination of the Portu-
guese. Serpa Panta has publicly an
nounced his intention to subdue the
entire country to NyaSSa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Saved His Neck.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 15.-Henry Ty-
son, who was arrested in Kansas City
some months ago and convicted of
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of John King in Denver, has saved
his neck, the jury having returned a
verdict that Tyson is insane.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
E1oped With a Child.

MEMPHIs, Tenn, Dec. IA special
to the Appeal from Waterford, Miss,
saws: William Balty, twentyfou years
of age, eloped with Sallie Wallace, the
nine-year-old daughter of Mrs. S. W.
Wallace, of this place, and was married
to her at Bolivar, Tenn. Great indigna-
ton is manifested here. Both parties
are under arrest at Bolivar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
saItus is Well Known.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12--The wife OF
novelist Edgar A. Saltus has brought
suit for absolute divorce from her hus-
band. Mrs, Helen R. Saltus alleges
her husband has been guilty Of inf
deity. She names two correspondents
and alleges her husband has confessed
to acts which she gives in her COM
plant. Mr. Saltus is well known Iol
the peculiar characteristics of his liter,
ary productions, and in his last mover
he has advanced as coming froI q
feminine character a certain IDeIaLx
of ideas in regard to the pecadlIioes ~
men
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Diamonds Found in Wyoming.

DENVER, Col, Dec. IA topaz
which differs from the African diamond
has been discovered in Popoagie canyon,
Wyoming. The stone is reported as
being plentiful, and many have left for
the new diamond fields of Wyoming."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
A Farmer Assassinated.

w. w. Smith, well-to-do farmer near
Pratt, while Smelling corn in his barn,
was shot from behind by some unknown
person and instantly killed. The muir
dered man was not known to have had
any enemies, and the motive Of the muir
der is unknown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
GENERAL.

LIEUTENANT SANFORD, military at
tache of the American Legation in
Berlin, has been compelled to leave for
Italy because of poor health.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Adiudged Insane.

Miss Ella Lamb, twenty years of age,
until recently a teacher in the public
schools at Wichita, has been adjudged
insane. Within the past few weeks she
has developed strong mania for writ
ing poetry, and insisted on reading an
original imposition during her trial.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
In Uncle Sans Clutches.

John Stewart, the drug clerk made
famous by his sentence of twenty years
Imprisonment for beer selling, is now in
Uncle Sans clutches for selling whisky
in the Territory. He was taken to
Wichita from Guthrie a few days ago,
and with him were Sam Armstrong, an
alleged horse-thief, and William Cald-
well, charged with the attempted muir
der and robbery Of companion in Ok
lahoma City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
THE WEST.

OLIVER JOHNSON, the old-time abo-
litionist and friend of Garrison, Phil
lips, Greeley and Beecher, died at
brooklyn, N. Y, ON the 10th, aged
eighty years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Dec,.r.d For High License.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Union
League Club adopted resolution de-
claring in favor of high license, and
pronouncing prohibition impracticabla
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
The Eeef-Inspection Question.

At Atchison local butchers are now
buying Kansas City dressed beef, al
though there is an inspection ordinance
forbidding the sale of such meat. 1t is
understood, however, that the city au-
thcrities will take no action until an
other ordinance has been passed, which
is believed will meet the requirements
of Judge Brewers decision In the To-
peka case. It is also proposed to make
fight on Kansas City meat by the boy
cotting process. The farmers of Atchi-
son County, it is said, will join the boy
colt, and are organizing the Farmers
Alliance all over the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
CAPTURED an Ea gle.

James Rankin, farmer living ten
miles west of Wichita, saw large eagle
dive down into his barn-yard and go
away with a pig to a neighboring wood.
He followed it, and after struggle
captured it alive. 1t is a golden eagle,
six feet five inches from tip to tip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Whisky Poured Into a Sewer.

A few mornings ago police raided the
premises of Henry Walfsberger, in
Leavenworth, where they found several
barrels of whisky and one of wine.
They rolled the barrels into the street,
knocked in the heads, and allowed the
contents to flow away in the direction of
sewer. A number of the hoodlum ele-
ment took advantage of the opportunity
and put stop to the destruction of
great quantities of the raw material by
scooping it out of the cutters in their
hands, in broken bottles, old tin cans,
and any thing that would hold it, and
gulping it down as it gurgled Gnerrily
on toward the sewer. It was fpande-
monium in little while, and WHEN the
last barrel had met the fate of the
others, boys and men were bowling
drunk. Mr.. Wolfsberger claims that
the whisky has been his property for the
past five years, and that he stored it
when he went out of business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Did the Deacon Take the Coal

Peter Gibson, deacon in the Colored
Baptist Church at Wichita, was arrested
few evenings ago charged with steal
ing coal from the cars in the Missouri
Pacific yards. For some time parties
have been stealing coal there and watch
men have been unable to catch them.
Three men were found on a coal car fill
ing sacks but got away. One was rec
ognized and informed on the deacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
The Deadly Electric Wire.

The deadly wires got in their work at
Wichita recently. An electric-light
wire fell on a telephone wire, and both
were severed. A horse with which the
fallen wire came in contact was killed,
and his owner, farmer, not well up in
electric matters, took hold of the wire
to remove it, and received shock that
he is not likely to survive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Killed a Mule and Then Himself.

J. w. Radclif, aged twenty, SON of a
farmer near Parsons, accidentally killed
mule. This SO preyed on his mind that
he secured shotgun, pulled the trigger
with his toe, blowing his brains out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Valuable Mill Destroyed.

The large Touring mill of Lindsay s
Robs on, at Humboldt, was burned a
few evenings ago. Loss, about 500, 600;
insurance, $40. 900 or $4,000. It is a
hard blow to the town, as the mill gave
employment to forty or fifty men. The
mill will undoubtedly be rebuilt, as il
WIS very profitable plant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
Assistant State Treasurer.

Mr.. III. n. Coffin has been appointed
Assistant State Treasurer to succeed H.
R. Moore, whose resignation took effect
on December 1. Mr.. Coffin has been in
the State Treasurer's Office for twelve
years and is Thoroughly acquainted with
every department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19

Gustaf Kelp, a German scissor grind
er, of Newton, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a small revolver.
He had been insane for some time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
License Revoked.

License
Superintendent Wilder of the State
Insurance Depart ent has revoked the
license of the Arkansas Valley Fire In
surance Company, of Wichita, to do busi-
ness in Kansas. It was managed by hon.
orable men and did square business.
but soon the losses began to accumulate.
and having no capital to pay them with.
the company was obliged to go undef.
Kansas Sugar Industry.
Secretary Moh1er of the Agricultural
Department recently returned from a
tour of inspection of the sorghum-sugar
plants of the State. He says that he
found nearly every factory had sue
cessful season. He gave special Atten-
ton to the factory at Minneola, where
the roasting process is in use. Mr..
Mohler was favorably impressed with
the new process, which takes the place,
to an extent, of the diffusion machinery,
which is the usual process in use. 1t IS
claimed for the new process that it will
revolutionize the manufacture OF sugar.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-07

s87The Chicago Herald has discovered
that Harrison often says of his election:
'The Lord did it," To charge the Lord with
employing such agents as "Blocks-of-Five"
Dudley, Traitor Dana, Fry y-the- -Fat-Foster,
Tollgatekeeper Randall and Doodle Collector
Wanamaker is going further than many very
good people will follow. They have better
opinion than that of the Lord, or we are
mistaken.