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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

LARNED was visited by another fire,
Monday, and only by the heroic efforts
of the firemen and citizens was the
entire south half of tile i'iff o&n saved.
Two livery stables and seveal dwellings
were burned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

Corn and Feed, at Culver's Eleva-
tor 37tf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

THERE is a man in Butler county,
for water. This sort of thing happens
frequently in the state legislature
Salina Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

ed to draw up rules and regulations for
the association, the association to be
independent of and separate from any
other alliance or organization. The
committee is as follows: Chas. Willis,
w. w. Carney, NJ. Gillmore, S. B.
Briggs and NJ. Giddings.
The vote as to the name of the asso-
citation was reconsidered, and motion
made to call it sTho Farmers CO-ope-
rative Association of Barton County,
Moved to amend by striking out Co
operative" Amendment lost, original
motion carried.
On motion C. E. Sowle was added to
the committee to draft rule s and regu-
lations. A motion prevailed that when
the meeting adjourn it adjourn to meet
upon call published the papers.
A vote of thanks was rendered the pro-
prietor of the hotel for the use of his
rooms, and the meetiPgtben adjourned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

Financial statement of Kansas Day
exercises:
From G. H. Young, cashier -. $47.2O
6 C. A. Hooper 49,. -. 80
s. A. S. Allen ..... 100
4" e. G. Emley .......... 80
Total receipts ....... $1,000
EXPENDITURES.
Paid for use of opera house, cleo
trio lights and janitor at Pres
byterlan church, printing bills
and tickets, stationery, etc.,. $3.50
Net receipts added to school
library and apparatus fund.-. 5000
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM REECE, Supt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Of Interest to Bankers.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. gu. S. Treas
urer Huston has issued general notice
containing the information that the AS
sistant Treasurer at New York will re-
ceive, subject to the convenience of the
Treasury, deposits of gold coin or cur
rency, or draft payable to
his order collectable through the
clearinghouse, in amounts not less than
$1,000, returns for which will be made
in small denominations of new u. S.
notes and silver certificates, as may be
available when the deposits are made, the
shipments to be made by the Treasurer
of the United States on receipt of the
original certificate Of deposit of the
New York Office. Express charges will
be deducted from such remittances at
Government contract rates when the
currency is forwarded. The notice is
intended to apply to all banks and bank
ers throughout the country who may see
fit to avail themselves of its advantages.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
SLEEPER HELD UP.
A Robber With a Slouch Hat. q
Gun and Big Knife
Overcome the Conductor and Porter, Who
surycnder-Tho Lone HiRhwayman
Helps Himself to Passon-
gers valuab bles.

MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. 9.-The Wiscon-
sin Central passenger from Chicago,
which passed Chippewa Falls, Wis, yes
terday morning, was held up and robbed
bya single man between Chippewa Falls
and Abbotsford half an hour before. At
the hour named man entered one OF
the sleeping cars of the train, COM
manded the conductor and porter to
throw up their hands and then pro-
cecdcd to go through them, taking all
they had. One passenger was also rob-
bed. A shot or two was fired at tho
porter, but no one was hurt. The rob-
Der pulled the bell-rope as soon as he
had committed the robbery, and when
the train came to q stop jumped
off and escaped. No attempt was made
to follow him. Jacob Lift, Milwaukee
and Minneapolis theatrical manager,
was passenger in the sleeper, and the
ball fred at the porter whizzed past
within an inch of his face. The man
was described as having tho appear
ance of woodsman. He wore SLOUGH
hat and carried gun and o big knife in
his belt. He entered the sleeper and
drove the porter to one end of tho
car. The porter did some yelling to
awake the passengers, whereupon the
robber fired. This put quietus on the
porter, and the robber got in his work.
He took from the conductor $50 and q
silver watch, from the porter gold
watch and small amount of money and
from passenger some money and a
watch. He tackled another passenger,
but the latter told him the conductor
had all of his money. AS a matter Of
fact, however, the man had $500 on his
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
TOO MUCH PRESSURE
On Natural Gas Pipcs at Pittsburgh-An
Explosion Caused which Was Serious In
It's Commemorative Mon Killed and q
Dozen Injured.

On Natural Gas Pipes Mt Pittsburgh--An
Explosion Caused which Was Serious In
It's Consequences Two Mon Killed and q
Dozen Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10.--There was a
terrific explosion of natural gas main
on the South Side shortly after six
o'clock this evening, which resulted in
the killing of two men instantly, fatally
injuring two more and seriously injur-
ing some fifteen others. The accident
was rather peculiar one. Booth and
Flynn were testing thirty-inch nat
ural gas main which they had laid for
the Monongahela Natural Gas Com
pany. Their workmen were test
ing the main before turning
on the natural gas, by means of COM
pressed air. They ran the pressure
up to seventy-fve pounds per square
inch, when the dead-cap on the end of
the pipe blew out scattering debris in
every direction. Several hundred work
men employed in the iron mills near by
were just returning home, and num-
ber of them had stopped along the trench
to watch the experiment. They were
struck by the debris and flying missiles
as though a bomb had exploded. The
pipe was braced by heavy timbers, and
these were hurled into the crowd with
terrific force. The workmen and spec
tators were thrown down by the force
of the explosion, and one of the killed
was hurled against brick house and his
neck broken. A general stampede fol-
lowed the explosion, and scene of
the widest excitement ensued. The
cries of the injured could be heard for
several squares. ADMINISTRATION showed
that two men had been killed outright
and about fifteen others injured, two Of
thou fatally
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
A WONDERFUL CAVE
Discovered by Miners Near Aspen,
Colorado.
Chambers of wondrous Beauty, In Ono of
which tho Rcmains of People of an
Unknown Race Arc Found.

DENVER, Col, Aug. IA most re-
markable story reached here to-day from
Aspen, COL, regarding IN unexpected
find in one of the principal mines on
Aspen Mountain. Last Thursday night
the night shift in the Minnie mine, Mr..
Donnelly, G. w. Mackey, Chas. Il. Tay-
lor and C. w. Gilfllian, put in two
thirty-inch holes in the breast of the
fiye-hundred-foot level and fired the
blast just before leaving for the sur
face. On returning to the mine it was
found that the two shots had broken into
cave, the extent of which they pro-
ceeded to explore. Going in few feet
they found the walls covered with crys-
tallized lime and lead that glittered
like diamonds. Here and there little
stalactites hung from the ceiling. The
lime formation resembled lace and
frieze-work of wonderous beauty. The
cave had descent of about twenty de-
grees, and they found rooms and cham
bers grand beyond description. They
had entered about two hundred feet
when they found flint axe; little
further was pool of fresh water, and a
strong current of fresh air was felt.
Further on another chamber was dis
covered that was covered with a brown
ish muck thatwas very sticky. Gilillian,
who was in the lead, suddenly stopped
and cried; Goodness, there
sits a boyp' Sure enough, there sat
human form. The head was resting on
the knees, the arms drawn around the
legs, Indian fashion. A stone bowl and
axe were found beside the figure.
The body was well preserved, butin try
ing to lift it one arm broke off. Other
bodies in different attitudes were found
in the chamber, and when disturbed
would crumble. One stone man was
brought out with the loss of arms and
feet. and turned over to physicians at
Glenwood Springs. The discovery has
caused great excitement in Aspen, as
the bodies do not seem to be those of In
dianS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
BLAZING NApHTHA.
Deadly Explosion on Board yacht--Foui
Lives Ended on the Eve OF Pleasure

Dead1y Explosion on Board Yacht--F our
Lives Ended on the Eve OF y Pleasure
Trip.
BUFFALO, Aug. s.-Yesterday after
noon, while the yacht Cedar Ridge,
owned by Mr.. L. L. Crocker, was being
got ready for trip down tho
river, and just as the engineer had
started the fire, two explosions occurred
on board in rapid succession. The
yacht at once took fire and burned to
the waters edge. OF those on board tho
following were burned to death: Ethel
Crocker, Leonard Crocker, Howard
CroclSer, all children of the owner of the
yacht; John Rubenstein, carpenter
working on the dock. The injured were
Charlotte Crocker, Miss Mclean, q
friend, both badly injured, and Engi-
neer Peter Volmyer, burned. Stimuli
tanoously with the explosion two or
three persons were thrown into the wa
ter. Caleb Tolsma got boat and picked
up a young woman, Miss Mclean, aged
2s, from the water. She was badly
burned and taken to the hospital. At
this time the form of Mr.. Crocker's s young
son, Howard, was seen standing on tho
boats deck against background of fire.
A pike pole was extended toward the
little fellow till it almost touched his
breast, but he seemed paralyzed and fell
back into the fire and burned to a crisp
before the Mortified gaze of onlookers.
Rubenstein was then seen clinging to a
rafter just over the blazing boat. For a few
moments he hung, then loosened his hold
and dropped into the furnace below.
The other children of Mr.. Crocker-
Leonard Lemuel, aged years and 10
months, and Ethel, a daughter aged 8
years-also perished in the flames.
Another girl-Charlotte, aged ID years
was blown into the water and rescued
therefrom and sent along with Miss
MCLEAN to the the hospital. The acci-
dent was caused when the engineer lit
the match for ignition of the fuel by the
explosion of some gas which had leaked
out.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
An Aeronaut,s Fearful Fall.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Aug. 1O.-Prof.
VIM. Perry, of the American Balloon
Company, made an ascension at Mt.
Holly, N. c., twelve miles west of Char
lotte, yesterday evening. At an eleva-
tion of seven hundred feet seam in the
gas bag burst, and the gas escaped, the
bag falling over the parachute and drag
ing it to one side in spite of the aero.
naut's efforts to free it. The fall to the
ground took only about ten seconds, but
was fortunately eased by the parachute.
Perry's shoulder was dislocated, his
side and back injured and one rib
broken. The extent of the internal in
juries is unknown.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
COLORED GIANTESS DEAD.

Probably tho Largest Woman in the
yorld-Taken to tho Hospital on
Dray-Her Weight Over Nine Hundred.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 10.-Laura
Wolford, the colored giantess, who has
been on exhibition throughout the coun-
try, died here this afternoon. She had
been i'll but few days. and on Thursday
was removed to the hospital, dray be-
ing used as conveyance. Mrs. VOL
ford was born in Maryland, and was aged
81 years. She was the mother of seven
children, but one of whom is now living.
She weighed last Christmas 904 pounds,
and was probably the largest woman in
the country, measuring three yards
about the waist. The burial will be made
here to-day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
DYING FROM TICKS.
Plague Among Horses In Daviess County,
Indiana-Texas Ponies Charged With
Introducing the Plague.

Plague Among Horses in Daviess County,
Indiana-Texas Ponies Charged with
Introducing the Plague.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 8.-A re-
markable and very disastrous plague to
stock is now raging in Daviess County,
Ind. During the past few weeks num-
Der of farmers in various parts of that
county have lost some of their finest
horses. An investigation as to the cause
of the strange occurrences brought to
light what seems an incredulous state of
affairs, but has proved an absolute fact. 1t
was found that ticks are actually killing
horses, which the pests attack in great
swarms, and suck the blood from the
animal until it is helpless and is re-
'ieved of its sufferings by death. Ex-
animation shows that the pests eat their
way through the hide into the flesh. 1t
is thought the ticks were brought here
by the Texas ponies, which have been
sold here in large numbers in the past
few months. The ticks attack cows, but
do not seem to have the same effect as
on horses.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Went to Sleep In a window.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-The lifeless
body of Water Mickey, a young man
about twenty-seven years of age, was
found with his skull crushed and limbs
broken in the rear of his residence here
early this morning. Mickey was in the
habit of sitting in the window of his
room on the third floor and smoke his
pipe before going to bed. 1t is sup
posed that late last night, while in this
position. he went to sleep and fell out OF
the window.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
REAL ESTATE "SNAP."
Slick Scheme of Florida Railroad Com
pany who Give Town Lots Away.

SICK SCncme OF u fIOrluh RuilrOau SOm-
pany Who Give Town Lots Away.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL. - Assistant
Librarian Scudder, of the National Mu-
scum, has discovered neat real estate
operation in Florida land, which he de-
scribes as follows: "a short time ago /
received by mail a deed to a lot in a
town in Florida from q railroad COM
pany there, with a letter telling
me that if | wanted to accept the prop
erty free l could do so by recording the
deed. For that purpose 1 sent S1.25
to the recorder with the deed, and now
/ own the lot. 1t looked like a snap,
but found out that the company hired
clerk to record the deeds and them
selves received the fee. There are about
ten lots of the size of the one they gave
me to an acre, so they receive $3.50 per
acre for the ground from the fees, and
you could buy all the land about that
place you want for s1.25 per acre from
the Government. 1 am not looking for
snaps now. 1 want to pay hard cash
and full price for whatever get"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
KILLED BY A SNOWMAN.
Horrible Death of Boy Who Tried to
Crnwl Under Il Circus Tent.

horriDle Death oil Boy VINO Tried TO
Crawl Under n Circus Tent.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 9.-Chas. Oberg,
thirteen-year-old boy, died in awful
agony at his home on Twenty-third
avenue this morning. Last night he at
tended circus near his home and at
tempted to crawl under the canvass.
One or more of the attaches of the show
struck him with a piece Of
garden-hose across the back
of the neck. The little fellow
shrieked with pain, and was taken
home. 1t was found that the windpipe
was fractured, and that death was only
q question of time. The attending ply
sician says the boys suiferings were ter
rible. He had never seen human be-
ing in such pain before. Morphine had
no effect in alleviating his sutferings.
Death resulted finally from choking.
Charles w. Ullman, Lewis Cook and
Lewis Schutt have been arrested on the
charge of comming the assault.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Mrs, MAVERICK Guilty.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. s.-The jury in the
case of Mrs. Maybrick, who has been on
trial for the murder of her husband,
brought in verdict of guilty Yesterday.
Mrs. Maybrick was thereupon sentenced
to death. Mrs. Florence Maybrick is a
daughter of Mrs. Carrie L. Holbroclc
Chandler, of Mobile, Ala. She is also a
niece Of Jefferson Davis. She met
James Maybrick in Europe. For sever-
al years she did not live happily with
her husband. The crime for which she
was convicted was committed the latter
part of May last.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.

The Dead Bodies of Five Pc sons Found
In Biontana-AlI Had Been Shot In tho
Back--No CIew to the Horrible Crime,
and tho Details Are Very Meager.
HELENA, III. T., Aug S.-The finding of
the dead bodies of Ollie Jones, his wife and
two other persons is reported from Cor
wallis, a small town in Butter Root valley
in Western Mo tana A young girl who
Big Hole mountain. All OF the dend had
boon shot In the back Aparty was formed
to bring in the bodies No further details
of tho affair could be obtained as Corvallis
is without teegraphic facilities Jones
was married at Missoula three weeks ago
and was on the road to his ranch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
A Terrihla Crima.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. IA hor-
rible butchery is reported from Mellow
ell County. The particulars are meager.
1t appears that widow named Gillis
lived in a remote district of the county
with two daughters about grown. They
were poor, but respectable people. Fri
day neighbors found all three dead.
They had evidently been criminally
assaulted and murdered. There is abso-
lutely no clew to the perpetrators of the
daed
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
salyationists Arrested.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 12.-Thirty
five members of the Salvation Army,
while holding a meeting last evening,
wers arrested by tho police on order Of
Mayor Smith, to whom complaints had
been made of the noise made by the Sal.
vationists. Two years ago the army
was run in, and in tho legal light that
ensued they were victorious. They
propose to have like result in this case,
if possible, as the only charge against
them is noise
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
"HELD UP"

Robbers Force tho Passengers on u Dem
ver & Rio Grande Train to Give UP
Their Vsluables.
DENVER, Col, Aug ga dispatch re-
ceived here says that the Rio Grande
western train known rs the "Modoo,n was
held up by train-robbers near Crevasse
Tuesday night They forced the fireman
to attempt to chop through the door OF the
express car, but as he was unable t. force
the boiler-iron door they gave 1t up and
went through the train with drawn re-
volvers and collected 5000 and twenty
watches. Most of the passengers were suo-
cessful In hiding their valuebloa A posse
has started iu pursuit OF the robberA
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Flood Disaster in Japan.

SAN FRANCIsCO, Aug. 9.-The Japan
Gazette, received by the steamer Arabic,
says that about one hundred persons
were drowned, $4,000 houses washed
away and $500 acres of cultivated land
seriously damaged in four of the seven
cantons which suffered most from the
overflow of the river Chikugo, in Fu-
kuokaken, by the recent heavy rains.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17

ATHENS, O., Aug. s.-A. M. Snow, a
farmer near Athens, forty-two years ago
discovered land terrapin on his farm
which bore on its under surface the
carved legend "a. H., 1771." He has
many times since run across the same
creature, and yesterday again found it,
being able to certainly identify it by tho
initials and date given.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. s.-The
Monteagle Assembly is now holding it's
seventh annual session on the Cum
berland Mountains of Tennessee, and
not less than 1900 people are in attend
ance. Distinguished orators and edu-
Gators lecture daily, and the session has
been unusually excellent and success
ful
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Epidemic of Flux.

CARRoILToN, ILL.,, Aug. s.-For the1ast
four weeks the bloody fiux has been ep-
idemic among the citizens of White Hull
and about thirty deaths have occurred
up to date. The disease has now made
its appearance in the country adjacent
to the city and it is feared that it may
spread throughout the county. The
physicians have been unable to check or
give a cause for the terrible epidemic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Treasurer and Funds Gone.

MANKATo, Mimi, Aug. 9.-Henry
Kusel, the village treasurer of Mime
sofa Lake, disappeared July 2, and an
examination of his books to-day shows
that he is $4,000 short. When his wife
was told of hisdefalcation she burst into
tears and said he had run away with her
sister, Miss Minnie Cuthbert, girl moi
yet quite sixteen years of age.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
wholesale Desertion in the Army

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Army officers
of late have been looking in to the causes
which depopulate the army. Late stat
istics show that desertions are on the
increase. During the six months end
ing June 80, 1889, the records show an
increase Of 1876 over the number reported
for the corresponding period of last
year. For the past six months of the
present year there were 1,487 desertions,
against 1909 for the same period of 1888.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Minister Makes a Hau, at Lottery

LANSING, Mich, Aug. 1O.-Rev. Fred
erick Mayer, pastor of the Evangelical
church, is liberal minded gentleman,
but his congregation was shocked this
morning to hear that he has been invest
ing in lottery tickets, and dumfounded
when they learned further that he had
bagged S5, 900 in recent drawing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
The Cars Visit to Berlin.

BERLIN, Aug. 1o.-It is expected that
the Gar will arrive in this city on the
oath inst, and remain several days. He
will be accompanied by the Czarevitch.
During his stay the Gar will witness a
parade of German troops. The Car and
Emperor William and the Empress will
then proceed to Kiel or Stettin to meet
the Czarina.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Creased Lightaiug.

BALTIMORE, Aug. Son two milo
circular track the startling speed of two
miles minute was this morning main
tanned for about ten miles by the three
ton motor of the eElectro-AutomaticT Tran
sit Company, of Baltimore city, at their
grounds at Laurel, Md. This speed
equals three miles per minute on a
straight track.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Helena is the Capital.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 0.-After ballot
ing all day on the location of the Capt.
tai of the State, in whichBozeman, BILL
ings, Great Falls, Anaconda and Miss
oula were successively defeated, q
motion to strike out the provision re-
lating to the location of the Capital was
carried, and this leaves the Capital at
Helena for tn @ present.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Heayiast Rain Known.

HIAwATHA, Kas., Aug. 10.-1'he heav.
lest rain that ever occurred in this sec
tion fell last night. The tracks of the
Missouri Pacific railway were washed
at several places and traffic is delayed.
The damage to crops is very great.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Went Through an Express Gar.

DENVER, Aug. S.-Four men went
through an express train near Crevasse,
CO.., with drawn reyolvers and gathered
5000 and twenty watches. The robbers
put bullet through the hat of passen-
ger who put his head out OF window TO
500 what was going on.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Chez Gong Hanged.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 1O.-Chee Gong,
the twice-convicted murderer of Leo
Yick, was swung into eternity at 1888
o'clock yesterday morning from ga
lows erected in the wood-shed of tho
county Jail. He stoutly protested his
innocence, claiming that he was tho
victim of Highbinder conspiracy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-17
Texas Crops.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug s..-The News
publishes the last of its cropreports this
morning. The reports are almost unan-
imous in chronicling the best corn crop
that has been produced in Texas, while
the yield Of other grain is fully up to an
average. The cotton crop is splendid
one.