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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
The counrRys TRADE

Dun's ReDoss Shows = Good Cosdltion Of
Trade But Speculation MAKES U0ney
Cleo
NV YORK, Aug. 24-R G. Dun 4
Cos weekly review Of trade says: The
signs of monetary disturbance which
were noticed in previous reviews we're
not misleading. At Philadelphia money
Was tight, at Chicago in strong demand.
at St Louis unusually scarce at 2 to 8
per cent, ct New Orleans tight, at Dem
yer end ST. Paul in good demand and at
Milwaukee more active ct per cent.
firm 1t Ksnsas City and rather tight at
Detroit at per cent The obvious
sld only sufficient relief is the liqui-
detion of money speculations in stocks,
in wheat, corn, oats cotton, leather.
hideS coffee, wool end especially
silver bullion. which have locked up
enormous sums In silver alone about
90, 600, O0O' he's been locked up to wait
FOR higher prices. in grein several times
es much and in other products many
millions, while the condition of the
market for securities was indicated by
the fall, averaging about 81 per share in
a single day on active stocks when
money became tight In addition the
ouOTmOuS 1mpOItS AAOoAOOu W ohsASA-
pate the pending Tariff bill have virtu-
ally locked up for an indefinite time
many millions paid for goods and in
duties on them
The volume of legitimate business
throughout the country continues large,
exceeding that of last year by ten pei
cent. outside New York and the desire
to market products quickly as prices
rise causes greater demand for currency
from the country than usual During
the past week the treasury has paid out
only S61, 600 more than it has taken in.
Wheat closes 4 cents higher than a
week ago, but the advance was much
greater before the break came. Not
tnly have exports been arrested, but
16, 600 bushels of American wheat
were reshipped to this country
from Liverpool and trades were
in progress for more. Corn rose
only II cents and oats declined 211S, bu
pork products were a shade stronger
Coffee and sugar were held without &
break, but cotton fell 5-16 on sales O.
800, 600 bales and oil declined 81 cents
Exports Of products from New York fol
three weeks of August are % per cent
smaller than last years and the recen
changes do not yet suffice to bring ex
portable staples down to the parity o
| foreign prices.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
New Mexico.

SANTA FE. n. NJ, Aug. 22-The CEN
sus returns for New Mearco are pub
lished here, and show the population to
be 49,. 159. a gain of Is per cent It il
alleged on all sides that the work has
not been. efficiently performed. From
all the prominent towns in the Terri
tory come complaints of omissions. In
Santa Fe County alone the returns are
fully 2. 900 below what they should be,
whole families being overlooked by the
enumerators Thus it is not unreason-
able to estimate that the actual popula-
ton of New Mexico at the present time
IL nearer lac, 600 than it is to 152, 159
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
SPRING WHEAT.
More Favorable Than Was Expected Undo
the CircumStanCes.

More Favorable Than Was Expected Under
the Circumstances.
BHICAGo, Aug. 2L-The Farmers Re-
view says: Reports received from about
1900 correspondents in thespring wheat
belt indicate that the crop of 1890.
though less than that of last year by
probably 4, 200, 900 bushels, is better. as
to quality and yield, than could have
been anticipated in vieY of the adverse
conditions under which iG has been
grown. Nebraska and the Dakotas will
probably harvest as many bushels as
last year. Iowa will show a loss of
about 2. 600. 600 bushels and Minnesota
about !, Oo0. 600. The area harvested in
these States is from to per cent less
than last year, save in Minnesota, where
the acreage Harvested is estimated to be
10 per cent greater than that OF 1889.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
Caused Surprise.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 2L-The re-
port that peace had been arranged be-
tween Guatemala and San Salvador,
considering that battle had been ex-
pected to take place yesterday. caused
great surprise here. Dispatches from
the frontier off Guatemala and Mexico
say that Mexics has maintained a COM
plete neutrality and has not increased
her forces in Chfapas single man. All
she has done has been to keep down all
armed movements for the invasion of
Guatemala from her territory and pre-
vented armed men from entering Chi
apas from Guatemala
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
KILLED FOR A CALF.
A. Z. Cooper sFtlls x. 1. Weatherman Nea
Edmond, Ok.

A. e. Cooper sFtlls X. 1. Weatherman Near
Edmond, Ok.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, Aug. 2H-Late
at night as r. 1 Weatlierman and two
companions were passing on the public
highway the residence of A. E. Cooper,
living on Deep fork, five miles east of
Edmond, they were fred upon by Coop
er with a double-barreled shotgun.
Weatherman's companions fled in diff
ferent directions and naturally supposed
that he would follow. They went to
his house and waited all night for him.
When daylight came they set out to
search for hin9, and about 200 yards
from the scene of the shooting found
him dead. Cooper surrendered to the
authorities and an inquest was held over
the remains of the dead man. The
trouble originated some time agoover a
stray cali. Weatherman was young,
unmaIled man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The success which
has attended the series of international
conferences that have been held during
the last few years in favor of arbitration
has resulted in setting on foot another
international movement which may
hereafter be fruitful of important re-
suits Among the foreign delegates
who assembled this year very strong
feeling prevailed In favor Of tariff re-
form. Accordingly in addition to the
peace and arbitration conference which
is to be held i'm the spring in Rome, an
international tariff reform conference
will likewise be held.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
Ferryboat Fired.

MARSHALL, Mo, Aug. 2L-An ate
tempt was made by unknown parties to
destroy the new ferryboat at New
Frankfort The guard had left the boat
to attend a charivari party. and during
his absence the culprits went on the
boat and saturated the cabin with coal
oil and then set fire to ito They then
set the boat adrift and started her
down stream. Fortunately it drifted ON
q sandbar and the fire was discovered in
time to save the machinery and hull
The cabin was entirely destroyed. 4
vigilant search is being made for the In
cendiaries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
Died in a Well.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 23.-Henry
Hardin, colored we'll digger. met with
an untimely end yesterday morning.
He had been digging we'll on farm at
the edge of the city that had been sunk
about sixty-five feet and was being
walled up On going down to fin
ish the well yesterday morning
Hardin Immediately became faint on
account of the gas or damp that had &C
cumulated and he signaled to be drawn
up The signal was promptly obeyed
Just as he reached tie top his hands
slipped from the rope and he fell back
into the well, striking the sides on
going down and was killed instantly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
BLUE GRASS PALACE.

Governor BoIes and Staff at q Notable
Event Mt Creston, Iowa.
CREsTON, Iowa, Aug. 23-The blue
grass palace opening was great sue
cess There was a brilliant parade
headed by Governor Boies and staff on
horseback. At the palace Mayor Pat
terson delivered the welcoming ad-
dress Governor Boies delivered an
eloquent. address on the duties of cit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

THE BLUEGRASS PALACE.
izenship. He eulogized the palace as
more beautiful than any palace of an
tiquity. At the conclusion of Governor
Boies' address Congressman Roger @
Mills was introduced and received an
ovation. He bowed Acknowledgements
and said he would defer any extended
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

Women are not slow to
comprehend. They're quick.
They're alive, md yet it was
. man who discovered the one
remedy for their fscskav all
mentS-. 81 81
The man was DR.. Pierce.
The discovery was his Fa-
v0rite Prescription" the boon
to delicate women.
Why go round with one
foot in, the grave" suffering IN
silence misunderstood when
there's a remedy at hand that
isn't an experiment, but which
is sold under the guarantee
that if you are disappointed
in any way In it, you can get
your money back by applying
to its makers.
We can hardly imagine a
woman's not trying it. Pos
sibly it may be true of one
or two-but We doubt it.
Women are ripe for it.
They must have it. Think
of prescription and nine cut
of ten waiting for it. Garry
the news to them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

; WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The sched-
ules of the population returns from the
city of Lincoln, Neb-, are being exam
ined at the Census Office with the view
of ascertaining whether the charges
that the census returns were padded are
true.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
To Relieve strlneency.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The Director
of the Mint has authorized the super
intendent of the mint at Philadelphia
to make advances on silver bars as soon
as received, in order to relieve the
stringency in the New York money
market
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28

The seat of sick headache
is not In the brain. Regu-
late the stomach and you
cure it. DIR. Pierce's Pellets
are the Little Regulators.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
Returns Showing the Population of TIN
Country to Be Over "a. 900. 900.

Returns Showing the Population of the
Country to Be Over $4,000, 900.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-The Census
Office has finished the count of all the
schedules in hand, comprising the re-
turns nom all buto 12, 600 OF the 4S. 900
and odd districts into which the country
was divided. The total population
counted is 81. COG. 955, but it is estimated
that the districts yet to come will in
crease the total to "a. 470. 600. The lat
ter figure may be taken as the
population of the United States
July /. sabject to variations of
q few thousand when the final
and revised count is made. This will
not be known for three or four weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-28
A. \. kELLos6 NEWSPAPER Go.

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7,R - ONTARIO STREET CLEVELAND. oss'o-
wv q I7e Eles STREET. CINCINNATI o--so
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
Ex.pREsIDESr CLEVELAND
Replies to n letter Concerning the
Inrmer.' AIIinncc

PITTsBURG, May ia special
from Steubeuviilc, O., says that q
few weeks ago the corresponding
secretary of heal lodge 81 the
Farmers Alliance wrote to ex-
President Cleveland, enclosing a
copy Of the declaration Of purposes
OF the Alliance, aud asking Clcye-
lands views "a reUu; also ON the
protective tariff. Cleveland has IT,
piled at some length. In the course
OF his letter he says that the iniif-
ference the farmers Of the country
have shown % the adjustment Of
tine tariff system, and the ease with
which they have keen led away
from a softer consideration Of their
needs and rights, have excited his
surprise. Struggle rs they may
he says the farmers must continue
10 lie purchasers and consumers Of
numberless things enhanced in cost
by the tariff surely they have n
right to insist thar this last shall not
be increased f1r the purpose Of col
Letting unnecessary revenue or 90
give undue advantage 20 domestic
manufacturer. The plea that the
infant industries need a protection
which impoveri~hus the farmers ANA
consumers Is ia view Of cur national
advantages and skill and the ia
genuity Of our l. sple, hollow pre-
text. The plausible prcteNt Of the
blessing Of a home market should
not deceive the impoverished agri-
culturists. There i no market fol
them (Which does not take its in
/ structiOns iTnm the seabOard, ami
the seabOaTd transmits the word Of
the foreign markets. Mr.. Cleveland
expresses tine pleasure at s'seing the
farmers arUusiug themselves to tariff
reform.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
Dissatisfied.

SYRACUSE, y. Y, May ll.-Un-
dertaker John Mccarthy, who was
sent to Samoa after the body Of Chief
Engineer Hall, takes exception TO
the statement OF Secretary Tracy
that there was no ground for his
complaint Of the treatment OF him
by certain officers Of the navy. Nc
Carthy says ne will now call the
attention Of the President to the
matter.
81 am surprised TO learn, "said he,
''that Secretary Tracy simply ac-
cepted the officers story without
further investigation. | would like
10 ask the secretary how my clsket
came TO be put into the sea. Ger
tainly | did not put it there. Wher
the adams came after me some Of
the officers came ashore and three
Of them got drunk. The boat went
away leaving them on the island.
To get on board / had TO hire =
native boat and wade knee deep in
the water, carrying one II these
officers, VINO was 20 beistly drunk
that he could not stand"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
News from Mexico

Cry or MEXICO, May 1.-THE
Senate committee yesterday favor
ably reported the till granting an
indefinite number OF terms 10 the
President. The bill passed its first
reading.
The Spanish chamber Of COM
merce will be fOrmei here soon.
The MeNicans in san Luis Pot0si
claim that conspiracy exists
among the American railroad men TO
keep MeXicaus fem working on the
railroads. Iucatln is importing
Chimes and negro laboreTs from
Cuba.
Parties from Guatemala state that,
politically, affairs in that republic
are in n bad shape. y strong feel
ing i manifested against President
Barillas and his followers.
Crops throughout the country give
fine promise, but the government is
the principal land owner.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

CHICAGO, May lO.-The failure TO
form n traffic agreement wasfollOwed
today by open hostilities, the Alton
cutting passenger rates 10 Kansas
City, on the plea that its cOmpeti-
tors had been doing the same, 10y
paying commissions. The Alton
does not intend TO stop on passenger
rates, but will pull down the freight
rates, il necessary, TO force that
issue. Some of the lines hope yet
to bring the Wisconsin Central into
line, and thus avert trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
MAIL SCHEDULE.

Following IL the schedule OF arrival ana
closing OF MANS AZ Salt Lake City Post
once, November .. lss9.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
BAsEBALLIsrS-
Is Interest I'm the Game of Baseball
Dying Out.

PHILADELPHIA, May l2.-John
Nj. Ward, who is here with his
Brooklyn team, in speaking last
evening Of Mr.. Spalding's remark
that public interest in the game was
dying out, owing TO the divided
local interest caused by the Players
League, said:
at would be hardly worth while
10 reply TO Mr.. Spalding's remark,
except for the wide publicity Of his
statement that interest in baseball is
dying out. This is a singular state
ment for baseball magnate to make,
even If it were true, which it is not,
in my opinion, and can only be eX-
planned on the theory that, in pur-
suance Of its determination to rule
or ruin the national game the old
league has now taken a new tack.
Realizing that il cannot live in it's
fight against the Players League,
under the present conditions, certain
Of its officials are travelling about
from city TO city having themselves
interviewed on the present state Of
affairs and attempting to throw cold
water on public
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

ST. Louis, May 10. - In the
Southern Methodist Conference to
day, Judge East, Of Tennessee, in
troduceI resolution condemning
the traffic in and use Of liquor, anu
holding that legal prohibition i s
duty OF the government. DR.
Whitehead, OF Virginia, opposed il
eve have no right" said he, Gun
der the law and constitution OF the
church, to take any position in r.
gard 10 civil laws. While / am rs
firm in my belief in Temperance as
any man, do not believe that
as a church, we have a right "a
make any utterances ON the sub
ject.n
After \ lengthy debate the reso
luton was referred TO the commit.
tee
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
cIoUDBURsT AND CYCLONE.
The Czar'- Daughter.

ST. PETERSBURG, May ll.-Nego-
tiatiOns are in progress locking to
tine betrOthal Of the elder daughter
of the Car, the Grand Duchess
Nenia, TO the young King Alexan-
derO Servia. Alexander |. Is not
yet II years old, his birthday falling
on August II, while the Russian
princess is older than her proposed
6dncee, having attained her fir
teenth year last March. This ar
rangement, If carried out, will
strongly emphasize the support Of
the St. Petersburg government TO
Queen Natalie and the regime in
Servia, and will be, in measure, a
blow to Austria and n menace to
Bulgaria.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
tnsiipox.

DANvILLE, NY. May ll.-Frank
Stricken, an eniplUye Of the T. Whit
man Paper Company, is down with
malignant smallpox, caught from
injected fOiCign rags in the mill.
Relatives and friends attended hirl
a week before the dangerous nature
of his case was known, anu over
fifty persons were exposed 10 the dis
ease. Ii Is thought the smallpox
viii spread and becOme an epidemic
AMI the people are wild with fear
and excitement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

LION COFFEE
Is a selection of
Mocha, Java and
Rio, properly
blended and is
conceded by all
20 make the.
incest cup of.
Coffee in the
land. a Beauti-
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in every Pack
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Il.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

PITTsBURG, May ll.-At n meet
ing Of the Roman Catholics tonight,
an organization was perfected, 10 he
known as the American Federation
Of Roman Catholic Societies. Ii Is
proposed 10 consolidate all the Cath
Ollie organizations in the country
under that name. Arrangements
were perfected for a grand public
demonstration in this city July 18th
next.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
Destruction OF Government Prop
eriN.

WMLEIT's POINT, J.. l., May
ia fire at the fort last nigh
destroyed the pOntOon house, con
tanning government property valued
at $4,000. II includes a number 81
fish torp-,!O.s, base-line transit
valued at So, 900, and much pontoor
material.
Later advices received tonight ART
to the effect that much more valu
able property was destroyed than
fist Reported. The fire burned FOL
five hours. The loss is now esti
mated 10 Ice nearly half n million
perhaps more. The base line transit
destroyed WAS the only one in tn,
United States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
INTEREST IN THE GAME

1t is noteworthy that all this talk
about no interest, the absence Of
local pride and meagre attendance,
comes from national league sources.
Not single players league club
has yet made any complaint. II
there is any falling Off OF general
public interest in the game, it Is
not due to the presence Of two clubs
in one city and n consequent DIES
truction Of local pride. The same
conditions have existed before aud
the local pride was not affected.
With two ciubs at Philadelphia for
gears, beth have always drawn
well, and Notwithstanding the
strong following Of the Athletics,
the Philadelphia league club en-
tered the field in 1852 and managed
u build upa paying constituency.
4 decrease in interest, II any, l.
due 10 the reckless tactics OF the old
league in It's attempts 10 kill or a
fair business rival and maintain its
monopoly Of the game. What with
false and libelous stories about every
player associated with the new
league, charges OF bad faith and
open bribery, the magnates stopped
at nothing, and il would not be
strange il many pcOphe were dis
gustei 10y all this aud get confused
by the league misrepresentation,
and determined 10 stay away from
the game altogether
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
SUSPECTED FOUL PLAY.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Ky, May H.
Fear are entertained that Captain
Hawkins, chief revenue officer, and
his posse Of twenty men, who lefl
marlborough Wednesday last to
destroy illicit stills in the CumbeT-
land mountains, have met with foul
play at the hands Of the m0Onshin-
ers. Thursday afternoon Hawkins
telegraphed for a supply train to
convey seventy-fivc prisoners and
witnesses 10 COvington. Since that
time nothing has been heard or
seen OF him or his posse. y
searching party has heen organ
lied.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
A uGuuTSpER TRAGEDY.

CmCO, Cal, May ia terriblr
high-biuier tragedy occurred on q
ranch in COluSa County some time
last week. All Won, All Chung
and All Toy, Chinese wood choppers,
occupied an isolated cabin. Not
having been seen fer several days, a
visit was paid the cabin yesterday
and the bodies Of All Chung and
All Toy We're fOuni literally tut TO
pieces and partially devOured by
coyotes. The cutting had been done
with an axe. All Wong is missing.
Last Tuesday n strange Chinauan
callei or a physician in Colusa 10
have a pistol wound treated. saying
that he had been shot in a quarrel
with two companions. The wound
was not very serious and he soon
disappeared.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

LONDON, May lO.-The will Of the
late Junius Spencer Morgan, the
American banker, has been admitted
to probate. The value Of the estate
is E5, OF, 054. Handsome legacies
and requests are left to Morgan's
partners, employees and servants and
the remainder is divided between
the members Of his family, the only
charitable bequest being some a, 0oe
70 the Hartford Hospital
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
Mccarthy Runners.

CHICAGO, May II.-Dln Nc.
Carthy Of San Francisco arrived
yesterday. He brought with hin
iOrty-nine trOtiers, PAGERS and run
uers, with which he Will campaign
the country after n short rest. They
are all in good condition. 4 dis.
patch from Council Bluffs says thai
a number Of horses from SlnfOrd',
stables are quartered ut the driving
park there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12

TIESTsIN, May II. = Ii Hung
Chung today opened the Municipal
Hall, which Is named after General
"Chinese" Gordon. At n banquet
following the opening, DENLY, the
American minister, predicted that
there would be n railway in Man
churia in two years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-12
Hoods SarsapariIIa

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