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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13

TIE Bar Association of New York held
q reception on the 9Th in honor of the
visiting Supreme Court Justices. Many
eminent men in and out Of the legal pro-
fession were present
THREE wharves and warehouses and .
schooner were burned at Portland, Me-,
on the 5th. Much lumber was also de-
stroyed. The loss was quite heavy.
PETER GIBLIN, aged eight, and Eddie
Linn, aged seven, broke through the ice
of a pond near Worcester, Mass, the
other day and were drowned.
THE Republicans of the Fourth Penn
sylvania district have nominated John E.
Reyburn for the vacancy in Congress,
caused by the death of William L. Kel-
ley.
ANDREW CARNEGIE proposes to donate
81 600 600 to Pittsburgh, Pa, for pub
lie library.
Rev. DR.. TALMAGE was rendered a
public reception at Brooklyn. N Y, on
his return from the Holy Land.
WILSON s. BIssELL, of Buffalo. N. Y,
ex-President Cleveland's old law part
ner. was married at Rochester recently
to Miss Louise Sturgis.
THE New York Senate reconsidered
the Worlds Fair bill and passed it, but
the House woHid not accept the amend
ments.
MUCH havoc was created by wind and
sleet in Western Pennsylvania on the
7th. At Biairsville, near Pittsburgh.
two men were killed by walls falling in.
The New York Legislature will in
vestigate Judge Bookstaver's relations
to the Flack divorce case.
REV. DIR. BALL. who brought libel
suit against the New York Evening
Post, growing out of the scandals in the
campaign of 1854, lost his case at Buff
falo. N. Y. on the It'll, the jury return
Ing the verdict, No cause for action. -
THREE men were badly injured by a
Baltimore & Ohio train running into 4
snow drift near ConnellsvilIe, Pa, on
the 9TH.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
THE SOUTH.

THE end of the Gubernatorial election
troubles in West Virginia resulted in
favor of Fleming, Democrat The two
Democratic votes that Golf, Republican,
expected he did not get.
f. A. WALTON, clerk of the Pacific
Express Company's Office at Dallas, Tex,
has abscondcd He took with him a
package of bills to the amount of SIS,
900 and by an artful scheme got several
days start of the hue and cry.
THE body of William Thacker, pur-
chasing agent of the Big Sandy Lumber
Company, of West Virginia, has been
found in the mountains of that State.
He had been murdered for money.
HENRY FAUNcE, the outraged timer
of Aberdeen, Miss, has been located
and will be taken to Washington to tes-
tify before the Senate committee.
TROUBLES were reported between white
and black railroad laborers in Bibbs
County, Ala. At night while a party OF
whites were going through wood they
were ambushed by negroes, two being
killed and three wounded,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
SHOCKING DISASTER.

One Hundred and Fifty Miners Perish N .
CoIliery Explosion-Ths Disaster Due to
Culpable Negiigence.
LONDON, Feb. IAN explosion oc-
CURED yesterday in colliery at Aber-
sychan, in Monmouthshire, ten miles
northwest of Newport Three hundred
miners were imprisoned and for several
hours no communication could be had
with them. An opening was finally eff
fected and at noon 200 of them had been
rescued. A number of those taken out
were severely injured.
The cause of the explosion was the
flooding of pits adjacent to that on
which the explosion occurred, when gas
was dislodged and forced into pits where
work was in progress and there it was
ignited and exploded There must have
been great quantity of gas as the ex-
plosion had tremendous force and was
heard a mile distant All the gearing
in the shaft was thrown into the air as
1T from the mouth of volcano and
simultaneously vast. bright volume OF
flame shot forward, followed by a dense,
heavy column of smoke.
The first party of resources underworld
to penetrate the pit through the old.
workings They got far enough. to
be able to see groups of the dead but
could not reach them and were compelled
to move by the suffocating volume Of
smoke that arose in their direction.
Upon the first appearance Of diminn
ton in the volume of smoke rescuers
went down the main shaft and reached
the scene of the catastrophe. They
rescued large number of miners yet
alive, but all very badly burned, and
they brought out six dead bodies nearly
all SO mutilated that recognition of
their identity is impossible. The latest
estimate of the dead is $50.
The colliery surgeons are satisfied
that of those killed in the pit half were
the victims of fire damp and conclusion
and half were killed by suffocation.
Sixty bodies have been recovered. all
of which are mutilated beyond recogni-
ton.
1t is ascertained that the mine has
been in a dangerous condition for some
time past. Not long ago an explosion
occurred in an adjoining pit, by which
five men were killed The damaged pit
was flooded and the water forced the
gas into the pit which was the scene of
yesterdays disaster. Upon this informa-
tion it is already suggested that owners
of the mine be prosecuted for criminal
, negligence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
Killed Nv the postmaster

COLUMBIA. S. c., Feb. Robert Moor
man, who was confirmed Tuesday by the
United States Senate as postmastes AZ
Newberry, Monday shot and killed Lee
Schultz, well known contractor at Fish
Dam. Norman had been employed by
Schultz as timekeeper and recently they
had disagreement which resulted in
law suit Tuesday the two men met al
Fish Dam and began to talk the matter
over. Hot words were exchanged and
Norman finally drew pistol and cursed
Schultz. The latter made a notion as
if to draw his pistol, when Norman
shot him in the mouth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
An Ovation to General Miles.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Feb. 9.-Wben
General Nelson A. Miles, commanding
the Pacific division Of the United States
army, arrived hers en- route toWashing ton
to appear before the Congressional Com
mittee on National Coast Dcfenses. he
was greeted by crowd of warm friends,
who were loud in their praises of his
manly course in protesting against the
removal of Apaches to Fort Sill, L. T.,
now SO heartily recommended by Gener-
al Crook. who made 4 signal and ignoble
failure against them in his campaign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
Disti.lerY in Trouble.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. Ga temporary
injunction was granted by the Supreme
Court yesterday in the case of the State
VS.. the Nebraska Distilling Company, of
Nebraska City, restraining them from
moving or attempting to move the ma
chinery out of the buildings in which
the distilling company formerly oper-
ated. Proceedings were recently begun
in the Supreme Court by the Attorney
General to confiScate the property for a
violation of the Antitrust act of 1889.
George L. Woolsey, of Peoria, Ill. who
claims the property, appeared as an in
tervening defendant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE Supreme Court of the United
States rendered decision directing the
Court Of Claims to give judgment for
John S. Mosby in his suit against the
United States.
SECRETARY TRAcY'S residence at
Washington took fire on the Sd. causing
a shocking fatality. His wife and
daughter and the latter's French maid
were burned to death and the Secretary
suffocated into Inconsistencies. Two
other members of the family were hurt.
The calamity following 80 soon after
the deaths in Secretary Blaine's family
caused an intense gloom in Government
social circles.
AN address prepared by ex-Speaker Car
Isle and signed by the Democrat tic mem
oers Of the House of Representatives,
was published on the 4th. 1t contests
the position of the Republican party in
che Speakers quorum ruling.
QUEEN VICTORIA sent a message of
coincidence to the family of Secretary
Tracy over their recent aff1iction.
The funeral services over Mrs. Cop
pinger, eldest daughter of Hon. James
q. Blaine, took place at st. Matthews
Church, Washington, on the 4th. Father
Thomas Sherman officiating, assisted by
Cardinal Gibbons. Tho remains were
laid beside those Of her brother, Walker
Blaine. in Oak Hill cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Tracy and her
daughter, victims of the terrible fire at
the Secretary's residence, took place at
Washington on the 5th and was attended
by the President and Cabinet and many
distinguished persons.
CHIEF MAYEs, of the Cherokee Nation,
has addressed letter to the President
asking for the removal of white resi-
dents who refuse to sell and leave the
Cherokee country.
The report current at Washington on
the 5th that Mr.. Randall had taken a
serious change for the worse was later
denied. His condition was the same as
Tor several weeks past.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Guard Association met at Wash
ington on the 5th. The object of the
meeting was to discuss proposed legisla.
ton to be urged upon Congress to secure
Government equipment for State militia.
REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN p. QUAcKEN.
BUSH, Q. S. N. (retired). died in Wash.
ington recently, aged sixty-sevcn.
NJ. NJ. ESTEE, of California, one of the
delegates to the Pan-American Con
gress, has prepared report on the
adoption of common silver coin to be
issued by all the American nations.
THE colored mems convention a,
Washington elected ex-senator Pinch
back president of the National organi
ration and issued an address to the
people of the United States.
The President has approved the &C
for bridge across the Missouri river
near the mouth of the Kansas river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
UnI,appy brethren.

LOvELAND. O.. Feb. 9.Police protec-
ton was asked last night at the meeting
of the colored people in the Union
Church. occupied jointly by the Meth
odists. Hardshell Baptists and Mis-
sionary BapliSis. This was because at
the meeting last Wednesday night Rev.
Mr. Estcll spoke against a doctrine that
had just been announced by the minis
tiers of the other two denominatio ns, and
a scramhiing fight resulted. The meet
ing last mig ht was orderly, but Trouble
is yet feared
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
Baby Drowned.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Feb. THE eight
months-old child of A Coble, living on
farm in the country twenty miles
southwest of Gainesville, fell from the
bed last night, where it was sleeping
with its parents. into bucket of water
which had been left on the floor by the
bedside and was drowned. The parents
were asleep at the time and were not
aware of the baby's fate till this morn
ing when they awoke and missed the
child, which was found in the bucket
with it's head and shoulders submerged
in the water. 1t had probably been
dead several hours when discovered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
No Di&dends.

NEW YORK, Feb. ct was officially
announced yesterday that, on account OF
expanding of resources in the strike
troubles, the dividends on Chicago &
Eastern Illinois preferred will be dis
continued. The officials of the company
state that it has no boating debt and
does not propose to create one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
GENERAL.

REPORTS received at the Canadian In
dian Department. state that la grippe
has reached the reserves in the North
west and that the Indians are simply
terrorized. The disease is reported to
be very bad on the Sarcee river south of
Calgary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13
Sentence Commuted.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. civilian
Mitchell, who wantonly murdered Kill
risky at the Fountain Tbeater a couple
Of years ago, has had his death sentences
commuted to imprisonment for life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-13

AIOAA IAO OOhP oAy ny AhooA' AAS VoS
taken before Judge Foster at Topeka
and held ten days, when he was dis
charged. The other day Mr.. Gillian
brought suit at Topeka against the
trust company for false imprisonment,
laying damages tS25, 913. 10, the amount
of the indemnifying bond.
w. G. MELVILLE, an old resident of
Lawrence and a we'll known railroad and
bridge contractor, recently died of pneu-
| monia. He returned home from Texas
a few days previous sick with la grippe.
PROCEEDINGS were recently brought
before the probate Judge at Wichita by
Mrs. Florence Gibson, of Kansas City.
Mo-, to compel her mother, Mrs. Jonas
| Williams, to show whether or not she
had been for some years living with
John Taylor in Wichita. James VIII
| iams died lately in Kansas City and his
| children and wife both claim u pension
The children allege that their mother
ran away from home with John Taylor
| in 1869.
A BOZ named Frank Snyder, while re-
| Gently playing in the Santa Fe yards at
Wichita, attempted to jump off NOV
] ing car and was thrown on a pile of old
iron, sustaining fatal injuries
In Shawnee County the other day Mel
vile Beard attacked a younger brother,
when William, the eldest, went to the
assistance of the boy. Without mo-
ment's warning Melville discharged a
shotgun at William at short range, the
shot taking effect in the abdomen. The
murderer was arrested and jailed at To-
peka-
F. E. CARTER, printer and book binder
of Leavenworth, recently presented a
bill to C. p. Conrad, who disputed its cor
rectness, and in the quarrel which fol-
lowed Conrad struck Carter q number Of
times, finally telling him to the side
walk, and it was thought fractured his
skull.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
RDITORlAL NOTKs.

A committee of the Massachusetts legisla- ture has made report containing, among other recommendations, one ''that hereafter fourteen eggs shall weigh a pouud." The hens of Massachusetts are preparing to regu- late their eggs accordingly.
 Artificial coffee is manufactured on an ex- tensive scale in Germany. It is made from linseed meal, roasted to dark color and mixed with some glutinous substance before being passed through machines. which turn out the compound in the shape of @ real coffee bean. When the false bean is well mixed with the genuine product only an ex- pert can detect the difference.
 Chinese doctors seem to be about as par. ticular concerning the distinction between physicians and surgeons as the medical men of this country are about keeping the two chief "schools" apart. A Chinese gentleman was struck by an arrow, which remained fast in his body. A surgeon was sent for and broke Off the protruding bit of the arrow, leaving the point embedded. He refused to extract it, because the case was clearly one for a physician, the arrow being inside tht body.
 Light, we now learn, not only has sound but can be heard. A beam of sunlight is made to pass thaough prism, so as to pro- ducs the solar spectrum: This is turned upon disk containing colored silk or wool and as the oolored lights of the spectrum fal upon it sounds are given by different parts of the spectrum, and there is silence in other parts. For instance, if the green ligh flashes upon red worsted, loud sounds will be given. Only feeble sounds are heard when the red and blue parts of the rainbow fall upon the worsteds, and other color evoke no sound at all. Green silks giv' sound best in red light. Every kind of ma terial gives more or less sound in differen colors, and no sound in others.
 A Greek benevolent society in Constanti nople recently published pamphlet on tn title-page of which was printed quotation from Paul's epistle to the Galations. o course one of the functionaries of the govern ment soon heard of 1t, and on his complain an officer was sent to the printing office t arrest ''one Paul" who had been writing let ters to the people of Galatia (which is l suburb of Constantinpple), and to get cop
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
NEW HAVEN CONN. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY TO- 1890

of all these presumably seditious letters. He was told that Paul died some time ago, and that the Galatia referred to was province of the ancient Roman empire. But it was no use; the editor was arrested and put in prison, where he might have remained in- definitely had net the Greek Patriarch come forward with New Testament and shown the officials Paul's letter.
 Cooperation works well in France. Le Travail, Parisian cooperative association of workingmen, has published it's report of business for 1889. The business is house- painting. There are sixteen members and the total capital is $500 in sixtesn shares. An elected manager has practical control of the workmen and a board of directors control the finances. In addition to the sixteen shareholders some two hundred workmen are employed. The shareholders are paid the usual wages and divide profits among them- selves but among the outside employees as well. The earnings last year were $5,0O0 above expenses. This sum was divided as follows: The capital invested was paid per cent. interest, the sinking fund received 5 per cent, 25 per cent. went into the reserve, 50 per cent. to the shareholders as dividends, and the remainder was distributed as a per- centage on wages.
 James Nasmyth, who died OH Wednesday, was one of the great British mechanical en- gineers and inventors. His father was an artist of some repute, but he early showed taste for mechanical pursuits, and, somewhat against the wishes of his family, he, after studying in the school of arts in Edinburgh and in the university of that city, was ap- prenticed to firm of mechanical engineers in London. He afterward established works in Manchester, from which he retired with fortune in 1856. Since then he has occupied himself chiefly with astronomical observa- tions, making his own telescopes. He wrote an interesting autobiography which was pub tished few years ago. His most important invention was the steam hammer, without which the heavy iron and steel forgings now necessary for so many purposes would be tmpracticable. He also invented a steam pile driver of remarkable efficiency, and some Improvements in ordnance.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
Saturday, May 10, 1890.
INJUD1C7OUs MIR. mcG7NN.

1NJU01C1OUS MIR. mcGINN.
 Robert A. McGinn, negro, bought frst- class ticket on g steamboat from Baltimore to Millbreck, Virginia. There were other colored passengers who had bought first-class tickets on the boat. At meal time the white passengers were placed at one table, and the colored at another, both being served in the same way. McGinn insisted upon sitting at the table provided for the white passengers, and when he was refused permission to do so, he brought suit against the officers of the boat. The United States District court de- cided against him, and the Circuit court, to which the case was carried on appeal, has sustained the lower tribunal. Judge Bond, who delivered the decision, said: There were provided in the same saloon two tables of equal spread, with the same food and like attendance. The appel lant was required to sit at one, where other colored persons were to be accommodated but he refused to sit, with his people and insisted upon sitting at different table. The steamboat company made separation, but no distinction, between passengers, and the appellant by his conduct seems to have been the only person on board who did so, or laid any affront on the colored passengers by refusing to sit with them. The libel ought to have been dismissed as was done, and the appeal will be dismissed likewise, with costs. ->4
 So MT. McGinn has not helped to solve the negro problem by his performance. Fortu- nately, there are not many negroes as foolish and inconsiderate as he is. If there were the negroes would not have made the prog ress toward equal rights and fair treatment that they have made.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
ssINkXPEDIENT.,, ,,

The people of Massachusetts are not very agrseably surprised by tho action of the com- mittee on railroads of the legislature in re- porting inexpedient to lsgislate on the bill which provided that in tho new issues of stock made by railroad companies whose shares were selling greatly above par, these should be disposed of by auction. There is no reason given for this repor. by the COM. mittee. It Is simply an expression of opin- ion, from which, however, four of the msm- bers, three Democrats and one Republican, dissent.
 The passage of this bill was strongly urged. Associations which represent collectively near. ly two thousand leading business men of the State appeared by counsel before the com- mittee of the legislature, and urged the plea that under existing conditions the railroad companies of the State, by issuing shares 8: par to their stockholders, were virtually defeating the intent of the law which for bade stock dividends. They said that when money could be obtained on railroad bonds at 4 per cent. there was not the least reason why those who happened 10 be shareholders in the great transportation companies should force the business community to pay them, not on capital that they had already in- vested, but on new capital which they might hereafter subscribe, 10 per cent. per annum, or two and onehslf times the rate at which the money needed could readily be obtained.
 This kind of disappointment which is felt is indicated by the following remark by the Boston Herald: If this decision is concurred in by the legislature. the question may well be asked whether it is worth while, year af- ter year, electing senators and representa- tives to go to the State House, when substan- tislly the same results can be reached in au easier way by requesting certain of our great corporations to send to the Great and Gen. eral Court whom they please to represent
Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
9r1y 3unds.

AV VU ~ NIU lUVu NEVER BEFORE Have Wo Offered Such Values In Real Scotch Ginghams at 25c. There are Stripes, Plaids, Brocades, Tufted Stripes, etc. Also extra quality wide plains to match. All at 25c per yard.
 Bargain in all wool Black Fancy Striped Surahs, 40 inches wide, at CSC per yard four styles of stripes to select from. Job Lot No. I of Window Shades all complete, with hand some dado, at aec each, worth 3Sc.
 
 Job Lot No. 2, with dado, at 45c each, worth 65 and 75c.
 One case handsome styles of Tournament Cloth, superior to Outing Cloths, at 12Hc per y'd.
 No one can excel our Corset Covers at 25c each. Also Drawers at 25c, both trimmed and untrimmed. Nightgowns at 3oc each :; all so five styles of gowns at soc each i; the best the money can buy.
 Ponemah Mill White Goods Remnants at 12Ac per yd. The best line ever shown at I2Hc.
 Light and dark Four-in-Hand and Teck Scarfs at 25c. Our regular soc goods.
 Wonderful value in Ladies Black Lisle Hose at 25c per pair j; all sizes,
 Ladies' Hermsdorf Fast Black Silk Plated Hose at 75c per pair.
 S-Button Mousquetaire Suede Gloves, oSc. worth $I.3S. Special Bargains Friday, May g.
 HOWE & STETSON,
 Insurancc Building, 886-888 Chapel Street.
 New Haven, Conn.