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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
FIGURES FURNISHED.
Statistics Concerning Imports, Exports ant
Immigration.

Statistics Concerning Imports, Exports and
Immigration.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The monthly
statement of the bureau of statistics for
the month of March has been issued by
S. j. Brock, the chief of the bureau. It
also gives the balances of exports and
imports for the periods of three, nine
and twelve months ending with March
81, and furnishes some interesting facts
and figures Our foreign trade for the
month of March shows balance in our
favor Of IS, 452, 9S6, this being the excess
of our exports of merchandise over our
imports. The total export trade for
March was S72, 607, 4s1, whereas the last
years March exports were 500, 120, 694,
and the excess of exports over imports
was 50, 71S, 900. The result of the favor
able business Of March shows a contin-
ued increase, and the margin in favor Of
the present fiscal year is further en-
larged.
The leading articles of export con-
sisted of 1929 bales of cotton, worth
S21, 1876, 357; 13, 26S, 292 bushels of corn
worth SIS, 341, AS; 4,S42, 732 bushels of
wheat worth So, $685. $50; 1, Isl, 2s7 barrels
of flour, worth S., 339, 254; other bread
stuffs about 81, 900, 600; cattle, hog and
dairy products to the amount of $40, $685.
563. The balance of the exports is made
up of various other products manufact-
ured and manufactured. 1t will be
seen that about two-thirds of our ex-
ports for the month of March consist of
cotton, corn. wheat and wheat -four, and
other breadstuffs and meat products.
Our exports for three months ending
with March 81 amounted to S21S, 296, 455
and exceeded our imports to the amount
of S24, 661, lis. The excess for the cor
responding period of last year was So
623, 1924, and the exports for nine months
ending with March 81 were 1888, us, $50,
and the imports were $571, S17, 5s4, Civ
ing US an excess of exports of $111, 9O1, =
1866, while the exports for the CORE
spending nine months of last year were
1852, $50, 1868 and the imports were $780,
1872, 06O, showing an excess of exports of
only $83. 54s, 3O3.
This shows most favorable result in
gain of the excess of exports over inn
ports during the last nine months over
the excess of the corresponding period
of last year of S7s, 1853, O63. These are
the results of the three-quarters of the
present fiscal year and indicate a very
healthy and most favorable condition of
trade when the balance is in our favor
of nearly S112, 900, 900.
During the month of March the immi-
grafton to this country has been 35, $50,
as compared with 29, sO1 for the month
of March, 1889. During the nine months
the immigration has been 254, 403, as
compared with 1885, 07 for the CORE
spending period of last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Homeopathic Elect Omcers.

ST. LOUIS. April 24.-When the mem
bers of the Missouri Institute of Home
opathy resumed their deliberations at
the Lindell Hotel, the first business was
the reading of the report of the commit
tee on the presidents address The
new constitution and bylaws were
adopted and committee was appointed
to take steps toward securing the in
corporation of the institution Sew
eral papers were read The
election of officers resulted as
follows President DR.. H. C. Baker,
Kansas City; general secretary, A. c.
Jones. Holden; provisional secretary,
L. C. McElwee, St Louis; treasurer, w.
B. Morgan, St Louis; board of censors,
w. A. Edmunds of St Louis, A. w. Will
hanson of Springfield. and w. G. Hall.
St Joseph. It was unanimously decided
to hold the next annual meeting at
Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Murdered Body Found.

RUTLAND, VT, April 23.-While look
ing on the banks of the Cold ri yer for
evergreens one days last week Mrs.
Lydia b Smith. of North Shrewsbury,
found under some bushes the mutilated
and partly decomposed body OF man
who had evidently been murdered
There were two gaping wounds in his
skull The body was brought to Rut-
land and remained in tn" morgue until
yesterday when friends from Poultney
identified it by the clothing as Henry
ID. Lawrence Of that town who had been
missing since November 25, last The
body was taken to Ponltney for inter
meut
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
THE GREAT STRIKE.

Serious Condition OF Affairs in ChfcaGo-Tho
Great Strike Extending and All Glasses
Anected-Getting Beyond the Control Of
the Leaders.
CHICAGO, April 25.-It is the opinion
of capitalists as well as labor leaders
that May 1 will find Chicago in the
midst of one of the greatest strikes ever
experienced here. The demand for
, eight hours will be almost universal
while the employers in the different
trades are all seemingly determined not
to grant the demand.
The carpenters strike seems as far
from a termination as on the day the
men went out; the gas filters and har-
ness makers will go out Monday, the
brick makers are now out with NO as
surance of a speedy termination of their
strike; and these, with the Is, 900 stock
yards employees who are determined to
get eight hours or quit, makes total of
about 81, 600 men who will, from present
indications be striking on May 1.
Should such a general movement be
made, innumerable branches of trades
and industries of less proportion will
follow in the wake of the great outbreak
and business in Chicago will be all but
paralyzed, while fully so, 600 men will be
idle.
Joseph Gruenhut, who has long held
prominent place among the socialistic
labor agitators of this city. and who is
now tenement house inspector and stat
istician of the health department., has
compiled a table of figures of the num-
Ter of laboring people in this city who
will either strike for eight hours on
May or be made idle by strikes in col
lateral industries on which they de-
pend. According to this table the
number of wage workers, male and
female, who will not be at work at that
time reaches the surprising aggregate of
about 223, 600. This covers only the city
as it was previous to last years annexa-
ton of the Town of Lake, Hyde Park,
Lake View, Cicero and jefferson. The
Importance of this statement will be az
parent when it is stated that the Town
of Lake alone contains $4,000 people
directly affected by the strikes now con-
templated.
The Stairbuilders' Union held a meet
ing at which it was decided to strike for
eight hours as days work on May 1.
The union has about 300 members.
According to current reports the mon
ster demonstra ton which has been ar
ranged for May as an expression of
sentiment only may. it is now feared,
turn into the beginning of a strike
(which the leaders will be powerless to
direct much less control Certainly
many thousand strikers will be added to
the carpenters.
The stockyards and packing house
employees, the stair builders, mill car
penters gas filters, iron molders and
harness makers, have already announced
their intention of striking. Besides
these the tailors, shoemakers, plasterers,
fathers, cornice makers, metal workers
and many other lines of labor seem de-
termined to join the ranks
The idleness among the building
trades consequent on the carpenters
strike is increasing. The president of
the Bricklayers' Union called at the
strikers headquarters and said that
less than 800 of the 4, 500 bricklayers in
the city were at work. The same state
of affairs prevails in most of the build
inp trades
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01

LOUISVILLE. KY, April sa.-Saturday
neat looking man bought ring at the
store OF A. Steinau & Son. jewellers. and
Left it to have his initials put in Yes
terday he and another man came in
about the same time and were talking
about buying. Only the elder Steinau
was in The man who bought the ring
suddenly called Steinau's attention to
a case of jewelry containing forty-one
rings and two sets of earrings worth
g, 600 into his pocket. The latter soon
after left Steinau did not discover the
theft till after an hour later.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Boiler ExDlosion.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, April 23.-At the
Etna mills this morning while all the
men were working the fiue end of a big
boiler collapsed with a deafening roar
and in moment the place was dreached
with scorching steam. George Klingen-
smith, John Welsh and Johnny Murphy
were killed Murphy's body was dis
covered In the fywheel pit where it had
been hurled and ground to pulp. The
injured were: Barney Regain. horribly
scalded; L. Shifnocker. badly hurt By
flying debris and scalded; Lawrence
Flynn, scaided; Andy Myers. scaAed;
Joe Rounds. arm broken and bruised;
Johnny Myers. burned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01

ST. AueUsrIxE Tex, April 24-Judge
Lynch had . dark lantern session of his
court Tuesday night Result: Sim Gar.
rett and Jerry Tell found guilty and ex.
ecuted on the spot The Jail was torn
to atoms Colonel John II. Brooks and
and family no longer apprehend any
danger of being poisoned.
TExARKANA, Ark, April 24-Yester-
day evening negro man, who had COM
mftted an outrage on a respectable white
lady, near Cameron station, was arrested
and fully identified by the lady. Soon
after dark party of men overpowered
the guard and shot the negro TO death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Fight With q Burglar.

CHILLIcorHE, Mo-, April s6.-At Pat
tonsburg, Daviess County, a burglar who
had broken into the store of T. c. Beas-
ley s. Co. was confronted by Tilton Beas-
ley, who sleeps in the store, and who
opened fire on him but missed him. The
two then grappled and in the struggle
Beasley received shot in the left wrist
when the burglar made for the door,
reaching which he fired again but missed
his mark. Beasley fired again and then
pursued his man into the street and gave
him last shot as he disappeared, but it
is not thought he hit him. There is nc
clew to the Scoundrel's identity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Must Go Rack.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-There are
nineteen Cinnamon now in custody in
the State of Washington who came into
the country in violation of the Chinese
Exclusion act. 1t is supposed that they
came across the British border, but Sec
rotary Window has decided to send
them back to China direct and at once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
ANOTHER SILVER BILL.
Senator Teller's Substitute For the Jones
Silver Bill.

Senator Teller's Substitute For the Jones
Silver Bill
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Tell
er yesterday introduced the following
bill as substitute for the Jones Silver
bill now on the Senate calendar:
Section 1. 7 hat any person may deposit at
any mint or assay Office OF the United States
either gold or silver bullion or both in guam
titles of not less than five ounces of gold or
eighty ounces of silver, and demand and re-
ceiye coin or coin certificates therefor at the
rate of 81 in coin or certificates for Is g. 10
grains, Troy weight, of standard gold and at
the rate of 81 in certificates for 4I2Ie grains
OF standard silver. That the coin certificates
prov for in this act shall be receivable
for all taxes and dues to the United states of
every description and shall be lawful ten
der for the payment of all debts, public and
private.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to cause a suffi-
cient number of coin certificates of the va
rious denominations hereby authorized to
be prepared and distributed among the
United States repositories to enable them to
comply with the provisions of this act and
the sum Of $4,000 is hereby appropriated to
enable him to prepare and distribute said
certificates.
Sec. 3. that this act shall take effect thirty
days after its passage, the $4,000 appropria-
ton, however, to be Immediately available.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
BISMARCK ON SOCIALISM.
1t May Yet Cause Trouble in Germany-Nl
Fear of May Day.

Fear of May Day.
LONDON, April 26.-The Herald pub
fishes the report of an interview had by
one Of its representatives with Prince
Bismarck. The ex-Chancellor said he
would not, if it were in his power, in
terfere with the workingmen in any
way on May day, nor would he dis
play any anxiety. which only increases
the aggressiveneSs of the agitatOrs.
Socialism. he said, would yet cause
trouble in Germany. and the man who
would yield to that element to prevent
a manifestation was a coward. It was
sometimes an act of 5enevolence to shed
the blood of the riotous in defense of
the law-abiding. May day was not a
dangerous enemy, and the naming of it
for an assault ought not to be dreaded.
1t would only be sham fight like the
battles of the Salvation army.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01

TOPEKA, Kan, April 24.-Henry Krebs
was brought up from Arkansas City by a
deputy United States marshal and
pleaded guilty to the charge of counter
feiting. He was sentenced to a term Of
three years Imprisonment His brother,
George Krebs, on Monday was sentenced
to year and half and one other ac-
complete named Martin was sentenced
to three years on the same charge last
NIGHT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
The Dynamite Trick

LEADvILLE, Col, April 26.-While q
laborer employed in the Rio Grande,rail-
way construction gang near here was
thawing out some sticks of giant powder
an explosion occurred, which threw
several men from the works. One was
killed, another can not live and several
Others were slightly injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Fatal Explosion.

CATAsAUoUA, Pa, April 25.-At six
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
in the large new building of the Uni
corn Silk Manufacturing Company, of
New York City, with Offices at SO and 35
Green street. 80
In spite OF the intense heat the fire.
men worked like beavers in the hope of
saving the storerooms and engine
houses, and here Is where an awful
catastrophe took place. While the fire
men and workmen were working hard
to control the fire, an explosion of Wit
mol and other acids took place, killing
four persons and seriously wounding
Others
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
assnnlted Bx sfriker..

CHICAGO, April 26.--Thomas Gilmore,
a non-union carpenter, lies at his home
seriously. if not not fatally, injured He
was this morning the victim of muir
derous assault made by half a dozen
strikers as he was going to work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01

HoUsroN, Tex, April 25.-For three
days rains have fallen all over Texas.
Rivers and bayous are out of their banks.
bridges have been swept away and
travellers delayed Ali stock in low
lands and canebfakes have been drowned,
but so far NO loss of life is reported. The
waters are still rising and indications
are for more rain
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
Text of the Federal Elections Bill Reported
BY Senator Hoar.

Text of the Federal Elections Bill Reported
BY Senator Hoar.
WA sHINGToN, April 25.-The Federal
Election bill reported by Senator Hoar
yesterday provides that the chief super
visors of elections now in office, their
successors and such chief supervisors as
may here after be appointed shall be
charged in their respective judicial dis
tricts, both in person and through the
supervisors of election who may be ap-
pointed, with the supervision of Con-
gressional elections, with the enforce
ments of the National election laws and
with the prevention of fraud and irregu-
larities in naturalization. Whenever
in any city having 10000 Inhabitants
or upward or in any Congressional dis
trict not in such city, 100 or more
qualified voters shall petition the chief
supervisors alleging that there is danger
that unless the election is guarded it
will not be fair and free, the chief super
visor shall forthwith forward the petit
ton to the United States Circuit Court
for the district and, thereupon, it shall
be the duty of the Judge to open court
for the purpose of transacting all bust
ness pertaining to the registration mat
tiers as may by any United States law
there be transacted. The court, when
SO open for the transaction of such bust
Ress, may remain in session until the
second day succeeding the election, and
the judge may exercise his powers either
in open court or in chambers. The
chief supervisors may verify registration
lists and in any city of SO, 600 Inhabitants
or upward may cause a house canvass
of every district, but no inquiry
shall be made as to the political opin-
ions of any person. Every person
charged with any duty with regard to an
election of member of Congress who
shall wilfuAy and for the purpose of
affecting the election commit any fraud
thereon, shall be liable, on conviction,
to fine of not exceeding $1,000. or to
imprisonment not exceeding five years,
or both The same penalty is provided
for bribery or attempted bribery of
voters. The Australian ballot system
finds no place in the provisions of the
bill, except that it is provided that no
State shall be prevented by the provis-
ions Of the bill from printing ballots at
public expense or providing regulations
to screen each voter from observation
and to kee p his vote secret
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Burned tn Death

5 BELLEvILLE, Ont, April 25.-By the
burning of their dwelling last night
Jane Arthurs was burned to death and
her husband, William Arthurs, received
injuries which viii probably prove fatal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
Earthquake ut Saa Francisco.

WASHINGTON, April 25-The signal
service observer at San Francisco re-
ports that heavy earthquake shock oc-
CURED this morning at 3-37- The vibra-
tons were from north to south.
A private dispatch received at Chicago
says the shock occurred at 1927 o'clock
Houses were swayed four inches
A dispatch from San Francisco says:
One of the most severe shocksof earth
quake experienced here for . long time
was felt in this city and neighborhood a
little after $3.50 o'clock this morning.
Buildings were shaken perceptibly and
persons aroused from sleep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-01
The Confederate White Hou.e.

RICHMOND, Va, April 25.-Initial steps
looking to the transfer of the jefferson
Davis mansion. the White House of the
Confederacy. to the ladies of the Holly
wood Memorial Association to be used
as museum for Confederate relics, was
taken by the City Council last night 1t
is designed that each of the Southern
States shall have a room in the build
ing. The ladies of the association in
conjunction with various veteran organ
izations in the city will make formal
appeal to Mrs Davis to allow the re-
mains of her husband to be brought
here and buried In the old mansion,
where the couple resided during the war
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
III. AlIIIA


JEIGU.-Died. az 207 east Main street,
in this city, at $50 Z. NJ, November 9th.
EGBERT G.. LEIGH. in tho seventy
seventh year of his age.
Notice Of his funeral will be given here
after.
RAABE.-Died, Thursday morning, No
vember 27. 1890, At O'Clock, in the forty
seventh year Of his age. ut his late resi-
dence. on Nine-Nile road, Henrico county,
LOUIS RAABE, native OF Mollburg, Ger
many.
Funeral from his residence FRIDAY,
Novemb Der 2Sth. at 2 o'clock. Friends IN
vited TO attend.
STEPHENS.-Died. November 9th, at
900 p. NJ. at hls residence, COZ north
Eighth street, DANIEL STEPHENS; aged
forty-seven years.
Funeral will take place from st. James
church TO-DAY at 2:30 p. NJ. Interment
in Hollywood
TRIPLFT. Died, at the residence OF
her husband. No. 1912 north n street, NO,
vember II, 1890. at 1880 A. NJ, Mrs. MARY
j.. wife of Charles II. Triplet.
Farewell 20 you. nv Charlie, dear,
Although am gone yet do not fear,
home in Heaven plainly see,
Therefore, dear Charlie, weep not for me.
Nv little Maggie. 30 you farewell,
What is your doom | cannot tell,
But God is just and kind and true,
And he will always care tor you.
Sister and brothers and friends, good.by,
| nm going home 20 yonder sky;
When days and months and years have
passed
Nav we all meet in Heaven at last.
Her funeral will take place from st.
Patrick's church THIS friday AFTER
NOON at $3.50 o'clock. Friends and ac-
quaintance invited 10 attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
The Largest Debt in the World.

by Angio-Amorican cable 70 the Dispatoh.l
PARIS, November 27.-Mr. Pelletin
has presented to the Budget Committee
report OF the financial situation in
France. This shows that the estimated
debt Of the country is 10000, Sl3, 59l
francs of nominal capital and y, S2i, O43,-
800 francs of actual capital, the nomi-
nal rate Of interest being 3.4S per cent.
and actual rate 4.62 per cent. "This, !"
continues the report, els the largest
pnbhc debt in the world, but the French
credit is sufficiently solid to allow of
French stock being rockoned as B per
cents"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
Tho franchise in Belgium.

ny Anglo-Amorican cable % the pispatch.l
BRUSSELS, November 27.-The Prime
Minister to-day introduced in Parliament
n bill providing for an extension of the
franchise. This action on the part OF
the Government was complete surprise.
The Radicals are greatly elated, and the
workmen who had intended to iuaugu-
rate a general strike as a part of the
MISUNDERSTANDING movement have de-
cided 20 remain at work. The streets
tonight are thronged with people and
rejoicing is general.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
LITTLE BOYS TERRIBLE FUN
lie Explodes Keg Of Powder, Blows Ut
tho House, and Kills Himself.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, November 81
st the Winifrede coal-mines, in this
county, three kegs Of powder were
stored in an unused part OF one OF the
miners cabins. Tuesday one Of the
kegs was opened and some of the pow
der taken out. The little son of the
miner saw the powder, and to have some
fun opened the kcg and laid a trail of
powder along the ground, to which he
set fire. The result was terrific explo-
sion, which destroyed the building, kill.
ed the boy, mangling him terribly, and
badly iniuring the members of the family
who were at home. The boy was about
ten years old, but his namei IS not known.