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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-12
Fruitie.s E~rperiment..

George Shank, a business mar Of
Philadelphia, has spent $500 on ex-
pariments with watermelons, which
he hoped TO preserve in ice houses,
hspt uniformly cold and perfectly
dry. All other fruit he thus kept for
many months; but melons spoiled in
Ipits OF all precautions .-Drake's
NaRntne.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-12
m from the diary OF tour
WITIH\ lists, commercial travel-
NUllU ers, business men aud

nnmUn from the diary OF tour
WlTIH\ lists, commercial travel-
Vu lIU ers, business men aud
others has revealed:
That the Wisconsin Central has the
unqualified euds rsemput OF all,
That the Wisconsin Central has to-day
the most popular line between Min
neapolis, st. Paul aud Milwaukee
aud Chicago;
That the Wisconsin Central is daily
adding to its admirers as the recog-
nized Pullman line between Minne-
apolis, st. Paul and Milwaukee and
Chicago;
That the Wisconsin Central touches
the most prominent points in Wis
coDsin, and that IL has more import
ant business centers on It's through
line than any other railway In the
Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central has made
AN enviable reputation with its peer
less Dining Car Service;
That the Wisconsin Central runs fast
trains on which MI CLASSES of passen-
gers are carried with cOmmodlous
and distinct accommodation for all;
That the Wisconsin Central has repre-
H~eutatives distributed throughout
the country, who will cbeerfully
give any information that may be
desired and that its terminal Agents
are specially In structed TO look after
the comfort Of passengers who may
be routed via Its line.
For detailed information, apply 20
your nearest Ticket Agent or TO repre-
seDtatives Of the road.
WIN. 8. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
General Manager, Asst Gen -PA.sr.& TkAgt.
LOUIS ECKSTEN,
Asst. 0enl. Ps,sr. a Tit. Agt.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS,
+ ii. ANB0N, Northwestern PAssnser Ast
lHicollss House Block MirEnAroLis, }
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
STRANGELY CLEARED UP.

Discovery of the Skeleton of q Man Inn
prisOned For One Hundred Years-A
Lovers Romance.
READING, Pa, July 1s--The mystery
surrounding the death or Lieutenant Ar
thur Darlington, of Richmond, Va. an
officer in the revolutionary army, has
been cleared up by the discovery Of his
skeleton in a cave at the falls of French
creek, and near it a bottle containing a
letter written by the man after he be.
came imprisoned in the cavern by g large
rock falling and blocking up the
entrance. The letter is addressed
to Miss Virginie Randolph. of R'ch-
mond, Va. to whom the writer was
betrothed He tells how he was
cut or by British troops and sought refuge
in the cave. This was on May 20. IT'S
The rock suddenly imprisoned him,
and his cries for help being unheard,
he perished from starvation. Miss Ran.
dolph never having heard of him. died Of
q broken heart, as told by the inscription
on her monument I'm Hollywood cemetery.
Richmond. The skeleton will bs removed
to Richmond and buried alongside Miss
Randolphss grave
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
WHlTECHAPEL AGAIN.

Jack the Ripper Still at His Nefarious
Work-NO Clew to the Mysterious Fiend
The Police Puzzled.
LONDON, July 1.-THE metropolis was
startled again last night by a revival of
the excitement that followed the bloody
Whitechapel horrors caused by the dis
covery of the frightfu1ly mutilated corpse
of an unfortunate woman OF the town in
Castle alley, within the Whtechapel dis
trict The woman's identity is not
known and there does not appear to
be the slightest clew to the murderer
or any possibility d, of tracking the
fiend. The head OF the woman had
been separated from the body by blunt
weapon. There was deep cash on either
side Of the add omen and the body was
otherwise mutilated in "a manner similar
to the other victims Of Jack the Ripper. :"
as the wholesale murderer is called. The
police are as far as ever from clew to the
identity of the murderer and seem per-
fectly paraly zsd. The excitement through
out Whitechapel, where the news of tn
discovery Of fresh victim of the mystic.
rious ripper" has spread with lightning
rapidity, is at fever heat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
FATAL SEWER GAS.


Deadly Effect of Breaking Into an Old
Sewer-Four Men Killed.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 1S-There was a
horrible, distressing and fatal accident
here yesterday afternoon. A valuable
watch had been acciden, ally dropped into
an old water closet vault and workmen
had been employed to dig pit adjacent
i'll order to drain it OF and secure the
watch. The work had progressed nearly
TO completion when the pick broke into an
old unknown sewer. A volume of sewer
gas rus he d out into the face of the work
man who was nearest and he was
overcome almost at once. A COM
panion sprang to his assistance and
was quickly overcome by the fatal gas.
Others followed until seven in all were af-
fected and four Of them died from the eff
fects of the gas. The bodies have been
recovered The dead are Frank Maloney
and A. Kinsley, single, and John Cleary
and James Crawford. who have families.
Three others suffered somewhat, but it is
thought will recover. One Of them, c.
E. Gould, is out of danger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
DOUBLE DISASTER.
Seats at Circus Break Down Twice, In
SNr MANY

Seats at Circus Break Down Twice, In
Earring Many Persons.
MILFORD. Mass, July 1a.-At an exhibi-
tion here last evening OF w. Fl. Bristol &
Co.'S circus two different sections of seats
caved in with hundreds Of people thereon.
The performance had hardly begun when
one-third of the seats on the entire west
side OF the tent gave way with 600 people.
Several persons were badly hurt and
hundreds more less bruised Physi-
cans were summoned and the broken
seats and injured people removed. The
performances had just been resumed when
half Of the reserved seats with 900 spec
tators fell in. This created panic and
j. was with much difficulty order was re-
stored 1t was found that the supports of
the seats in the wet ground had been
= forced down by overcrowding. In the sec
ond accident no one was seriously hurt,
but many were slightly cut and bruised.
Those badly injured are: Peter Fahey,
aged sixteen, thigh broken Mrs. Stevens,
OF Hop dale ankle broken; Mrs Keith.
injured interally; Mrs. Porter Shields, in
jured internally; boy named Butterield
uf Hop eaale, badly injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
SWlNDCED SlAVS.
Poor Russians of ST. Louis Swindled BY .
Couple of Rascals.

Poor Russians of St. Louis Swindled BY .
Couple of Rascais.
ST.-LOu1s, July 1I-Helier Brothers.
foreign bankers ard steamship agents, do
ing business at 1915 Franklin avenue, are
supposed to be in Canada by this time
dividing about $40, 600 of other peoples
money. The Hellers conducted a sort Of
private bank and represented Kapperi &
Hamburger. of CHICAGO in the steam
ship business Their patrons were
chiefly poor Russians who deposited money
for transmission to friends and relatives
abroad. There are over 500 victims
and their losses range from $40 to II 600
each. A large portion Of the money was
deposited for the purchase of Transporter
ton for friends from Russia to America
Last week one Of the brothers hurriedly
departed the other having gone some
time previous. Yesterday morning 250
victims assembled in front of the bank,
and the police had to be called to prevent
them from wrecking the building. Haus-
berger received letter dated Detroit
from one of the Hellers, in which the
fraud and robbery was confessed. The
most violent grief was manifested by the
victims, many of whom are penniless and
unable to speak the English language
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
DEMOLISHED.
A Train Ditched Near Vincennes. ind, and
Fifteen Persons Seriously Injured.

A Train Ditched Near Vincennes. Ind, and
Fifteen Persons Seriously Injured.
VINCENNEs Ind, July 1S.-At eleven
O'Clock yesterday the Cairo 6 Fincennes
mort bound passenger train met with al
most complete demolition twenty miles
south of Mount Carmel, H.. and fifteen
passengers were seriously injured. The
passenger train. was running along. at a
speed Of about thirty Eve mills n hour
and was COMPOSED OF J. freight car loaded
with fruit, a baggage car and two passen-
ger coaches. The freight car jumped
the track aud threw the remainder o.
the train into the ditch and down tes,
foot embankment The passengers were
thrown around in every direction and a
perfect pandemonium ensued. For some
lime it was next to impossible to do any
work toward rescuing the passengers. as
neariy all those on the train we've more or
less injured. and probably so .frigh tened
that they We're helpless. The more Sc
riousy injured ares: Charles Long, of
Danville, ILL.,. conductor, left ear cut off
and head cut. seriou.ly hurt; Baggage
master Cook. bruised all over the
body; Mrs. Porter. Terre Haute, badly
bruised and injured internally; Mrs.
Daniels, Fairfield, H., hip bruised and
injured internally; Mrs. McMahan,
Carmi, ILL.,, seriously injured in,erna ally: a
son OF Mrs. McMahan, cut in the head; Miss
Luella Cox, of Greene County. Indiana,
hip dislocated and injured internally !;
Morgan Cox, of Jonesboro, Ind, body
bruised; w. c. johnson of Vincennes,
side and back injured. Most of the pas
sengers were extricated only by cutting
into the coach with axes. s--.-v-, ..-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
DAkoTA.s SHORT CROP.

Bad Crop Reports From tie Dat<otas-Ths
Wheat Crop Thirty Million Bushels Short
Suffering Almost Inevitable.
GRAFTON, d. T.. July 1.-THE wheat
crop of Dakota is 90. On0 600 bushels short.
The total production can not, under the
best possible conditions from now unit,
harvest, which viii begin in the North by
the 18th. exceed 20. COO. 600 bushels.
The greatest detriment to a successful
crop this year has been the exceedingly
dry season, aud only along the streams
will be there be any crop at all. In the
spring the most terrific winds ragged in
this entire territory, and for weeks after
the crop vas sown the air was fiied with
he hying particles of soil that should
have been fnrnishing nutriment to the seed
that was lying exposed and burning on
the surface.
Hundreds Of acres were, sown for the
second time and ftwould have been a very
good thing for the country if the entire
crop had been put in again when the wind
was stilled, The grain was for the greater
part injured so that no amount of nourish-
ing would bring it back, and it is alto
gefher likely that outside Of the valley OF
the Red river all the grain grown will not
fill 500 cars
The only fair yield will be in the coun-
ties of Pembina, Walsh. Grand Forks, q
small part of Trail the center of Cass and
Northwestern Richland. Elsewhere the
ground is as bare and almost as brown as
though prairie fire had crossed it. In
Nelson County famously prolific. wheat
will not yield as much grain as was seed
ed Ramsey is bare, except in the imme-
diate vicinity of DEVILS lake and in the
famous Turtle mountain region, the ricE
soil of which has hitherto been re-
gsrded as drought proof the earth
succumbed and there will be but little
wheat for export in that. section. Along
the once famous Bonan "a farm district the
tributary to Bismarck is as barren as q
sand hill. The Jim river valley will bare
ly feed its people. and in short nowhere in
Dakota will there be any wheat for ex-
port save elong the main line of the Man.
itoba road from a point thirty miles north
of Fargo to the boundary. f6fR
The cry of famine that was raised last
winter in the western part of Walsh
County will find its echo all over the Ter
ritory next winter
There is another danger, and that is the
want of fodder for tue stock. The oat
crop is bad and the meadows away from
the river bottoms are as parched
as the prairie. Not alone will this
Territory suffer, but trip through
Montana reveals the same state of
affairs. The range cattle will not find
enough to live on 'until,cold weather, and
/. prominent railroad official told q cor.
respondent that all the extra cars of the
Northern Pacific and Manitoba roads had
been ordered TO Montana to pull out the
steers as soon as the lack Of feed necessi-
tated a reduction in numbers of the range
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
MAJOR WARNER.

He Returns Home aud Talks About the
Sioux and the Milwaukee Encanpment.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 1S-MaJor
William Warner, Chief OF
the G. A. R of the United States, returned
home yesterday from Pierre, OAK, where
he has been for several weeks acting as
one of the Sioux Commission, to negotiate
the purchase of about 8 600. 600 acres of
land from the Sioux Indians Major
Warner Joined the Kansas City CONNER
ciai Club excur<ionists at Sioux City and
returned home with them.
In response to an inquiry Major War
ner said that the Commission, composed
Of Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio. General
Crook and himself. had experienced a
good deal of trouble in securing the
Indians assent to the purchase of their
reservation, but that he believed the nee
essary number of signatures would be
obtained.
In regard to the Milwaukee rate trouble
the Commander-in-Cb Chief stated that the
matter had been settled so far any pro-
posed action by the order was concerned.
In a day or two he would issue a general
order embodying all the facts in the case
and calling upon all members of the order
to visit the National encampment who
could possibly do He thinks that
there will be as large an attendance
as heretofore, but that the action of the
roads In refusing to grant the one cent a
mile rate would react against them in the
future The veterans of the war of 1S61-65
were still too numerous to be sighted with
impunity by the strongest railroad corr
poration in the United States. At first he
was in favor of calling of the reunion. but
such a step would have caused an immense
loss to Milwaukee people. who had raised
a large sum for the entertainment of the
boys in blue. He felt that it would not have
been doing justice to these people who
had alreauy expended SO much for the en-
campment. Actuated by this motive he
had written the recent letter to Depart.
ment Commander Weisert, of Wisconsin.
in which, while protesting against the
policy of the passenger associations, he
advised all comrades to attend the en-.
campment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
tn CHEROKEE SLIP.
Secretary Noble Throws Out Some Hints
That is Might be Well for the Cattle Ring
tn

Secretary Noble Throws Out Some Hints
That i. Might be Well for the Cattle Ring
to Heed.
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Secretary Noble
in an interview with a correspondent con.
corning the proposition OF the Cherokee
Strip LIVES ock Association to lease the
Cherokee Outlet from the Cherokee Nation
for fifteen years at q compensation of So
0OO, 900. said that he was not willing at
this juncture to express his opinion on the
subject He had very decided views on
this question and at the proper time would
make them known in q manner that won d
be understood
But" continued the Secretary. 81 will
say this much now-I do not recognize
any competitor of the United States Gov
eminent on its own soiio
From this declaration the inference may
be clearly drawn that Secretary Noble
considers the proposed lease in the light
OF an invasion upon the rights of the Gov
eminent in respect to the Cherokee Strip
ana that no such attempted competition
with the Government will be tolerated.
The conclusion may likewise be reachehs
based upon the Secretary's words, that he
considers the title of the Government to
the Cherokee Outlet paramount to that
set up or claimed by the Cherokee Nation
and hence the effort on the part OF the
the Cherokee Nation and the possible en-
tertainment of the proposition by Chief
Mayes and the Cherokee Council are mat
tiers which will be checked by the author
tiles Of the Government when they shall
assume definite or unmistakable proper
TONS
Late in the afternoon Acknowledgement
Miller came down to the Department OF
the Interior and held an extended confer
ence with Secretary Noble in relation to
the proposition to lease the Cberoke 9
Strip, in which the interests and rights OF
the Government were discussed at length.
Tie conclusions reached were not sdi-
&vulged and the utmost reticencef is1soh-
served for reasons alleged 10 be pruden-
tial. It may be accepted however, that
tue officials of The Government are on the
alert in this matter and that steps will be
taken to siren CITIZEN the'action Of III Com
missioners to negotiate for cession OF the
outlet soon to meet at Tahlequal. 80 =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
FRIGHTENED GIRLS.
Surrounded BY Flames They Jump Out OF
aFactOry Into the Arms of Men.

Surrounded BY Flames They Jump Out OF
aFactOry Into the Arms of Men.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 19.-The Glass
tonburg stockinet factory here was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The
flames broke out in the picking room Of the
first floor and cut of all communication
with the second floor, where forty girls
were employed. A scene Of wild excite
ment ensued as the frightened girls ap-
peared at the windows calling for help.
There had Teen no adequate provision
made for such an emergency, either in the
matter of fire escapes or ladders, and
there were no mean~ of exiting uishing the
flames As the flames crept toward the
windows the girls climbed out on sills
and the crowd below directed them
to jump. This they did and they
were caught in the arms of the
men below. One of the girls had her leg
fractured and q dozen others were burned
severely, but not dangerously, some Of
them having their eyebrows singed Oh.
The loss is about $4,000; insured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
Charred Wfth Forxerv.

ENPoRIA. Kan. July 1S-W. n. Ander-
SON. one of the most prominent real estate
dealers in LYON County and q partner in
the firm of Anderson & Butler, Of Ameri-
Gus. has been arrested on the charges of
forgery and obtaining money under false
pretenses. The charge is made by the
Mortgage Trust Company OF Parsons,
who charge him with making false abb
stracfs of title and thus obtaining loans
on property already heavily mortsaged.
he was placed under S. bail and so
far has been unable to obtain it. The arr
rest was sensation to the entire county
and will be to other places. as Anderson
is we'll known all over the State. being one
of the oldest real estate men in this section.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
A Woman, Shot.

OZARK, No. July %. Yesterday morn
ing about one O'Clock a woman by the
name of Louisa Ruthor was shot through
the shoulder by an unknown party. The
man came to her door and called her and
wanted to get in. Mrs Ruthor got up and
went to the door and told him to leave at
the. same time barring the door with q
piece Of iron. She man drew his pistol
and fired, the bullet going through the
door aud taking effect in her back below
the left shoulder, in11icting q painful but
not fatal wound. DIR. N. s. Robertson. Of
Eikins. was Immediately called to dress
the. wound. Mrs. Ruthor says the man
ran to the brush as soon as he fred
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
A FURIOUS FLOOD.

Destruction In the Little Kanawha Valley
Lives Lost at Norristown, w. Va
PARKERsBURa. w. Va, July 20.-The
greatest disaster which has ever befallen
the little Kanawha valley came Thursday
night in the shape of a terrible cloudburst
which completely flooded the country, do
stroying many lives, carrying off thou.
sands of dollars in property and. running
crops for miles.
The deluge fell here about dusk and con-
tinued to fall in torrents, doing much
damage in the city. The worst of the
storm struck the lower side of the Kan
awha, filing the small tributaries from
bank to bank and ending in the worst
food in the recollection of the oldest in
habitants. In three hours the Kanawha
rose six feet and ran out with such veloc-
ity that it carried every thing before it.
At this point thousands of logs and a
number of boats went out or were sunk,
and Mrs Isaac Tucker, Martin Lawless
and an unknown man were drowned.
Above the destruction was still greater.
Big Tygart valley is ruined. A big mill
ne ar its mouth went out and took Tygart
bridge with it Fences and crops and
much live stock were lost.
At Estsrville, fifteen miles above, half a
dozen residences were carried off bodily
and left in corn fields
In Clay the fine church and three dwell
ings were wrecked. Several steamers on
the river were wrecked
The worst story of all comes from Nor
ristown, q small village near the head of
Tacker creek, where the cloudburst con.
contracted, coming down about mdnigh hit
and totally destroying it with many of its
people. The first report fixed the loss at
eleven, but later news seems to fix the
loss at greater number. Houses are said
to have been picked up and hurled against
each other in such short space of time that
no chance OF escape was given the people.
Among those dead at Norristown are !:
Jake Kiger, his brothers. Joseph and
Thomas. man named Bailey, Orrville
West and child.
At Pill Brush all the bridges and Gull
verts are washed away and it is impos-
sible to reach or communicate with that
point or any other upon the upper waters
1t is impossible now to enumerate the loss
even here, as the river is still rising. A
family boat containing three or four per-
sons went out during the night and it is
believed all are lost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
Tn. Grant Monument Accepted.

FoRr LEAvESwoRTH. Kan, July 1S-The
Grant monument committee met here and
examined the statue of the late General
Grant and accepted it from the contract
ors, Hodges & Mccarthy, and the president
was directed to pay the amount due the
contractors No special day for the I'M
vailing ceremony has been set but it will
probably take place September II Com.
mittees on invitation with General Nc.
Cook as chairman and ON railroad trans
portation with 8. +. Nicely as chairman,
were appointed. The grounds about the
statue are are being put in proper condi.
tion. every thing to be completed by the
time the unvaiiing takes place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-25
Prof. Hogan's Fate.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Prof. Hogan. the
eronaut, of jackson, Mich, started on an
experimental trip from Brooklyn at noon
yesterday in the Campbell air ship Soon
out of order and the wheel used in raising
and lowering the ship broke. The
professor and his companions APP
peared unable to manage the
machine and arose slowly and passed out
of sight going in the direction of the
ocean. Nothing has been heard of the
ship and it is feared it has been dashed to
pieces and swept to sea. At midnight the
air ship was seen over Astoria, L I, sew
erai thousand feet high. 1t was apparent
ly stationary. the wind. having died out
When last seen Prot. Hogan was clinging
to the netting in the lower part Of the car.
His fate Is unknown