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Evening journal., 1890-04-26
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS
DkOPOSALS
FOR A.
POLICE PATROL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.

O-lSE "a IAbL IELEbhAEh HASIEM
FOR THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.
SEALED PROPOSALS win be received in
the box in the City Council chamber. until 4
o'clock y. m, on THURSDAY. May 1, 1890. for
furnishing complete system Of p llice Tele-
phone and Signal Telegraph for the city Of
Wilm ngtOn
Thesystem must comprise not less than
twelve signal boxes, distributed on four lines
or circuits, IN convenient portions Of the city,
ana IN such locations as may be designated by
the Police COMMITTEES Of City Council. The
boxes must be placed inside of booths to be
constructed OF iron, with glass tops, provided
with semaphore signal for officers by day
ana Hash light signal by night. and adapted
70 the support OF a street gas lamp or electric
light, as may be required The boxes must
also ba furnished with "citi2ens' keyss for
operating the trap without opening the door
ana trap locks; and also constructed so as to
answer signals automatically. so that PARTIES
sending them may know that the calls have
been received. Also, with the necessary ap-
paratus Tor indicating to the patrolman. when
reporting at a box. that he is wanted at the
telephone, with which every box shall be
furnished. Telephone transmitters 10 be so
connected thai their use will in no way inter-
fere with the transmission OF a signal.
The system must also include one complete
central station outfit, punching register for
patrol wagon is kepr, a visual indicator. and
All other appurtenances Of a first-class Police
Telephone and Signal Telegraph system.
All bids must be sealed and address "pro-
posals fer furnishing a Police Telephone and
signal Telegraph SYSTEM Each bid must be
accompanied by boz Of $50 as a guaranty
OF the good faith of the bidder. and the marty
or parties receiving the contract must furnish
security for the satisfactory performance of
the same.
Theright to eject any or all bids is reserved.
BY order of the City Council
FRANCIS T.. SAWD0N,
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A T $40 PER MONTH AND EXPENSES
4 4 a paid; good statesmen to sell nursery stock.
ID. II. PATTY, Geneva, N Y
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HELP WANTED.

A s.HoEMAKER WITH SNAIL FAMILY
- two rooms free. Apply to +. J.
sCHENCK. New Castle Del.
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A Strange Anair.

An application was Immediately made to
County Judge Schuyler for warrant
against Mr.. Hubby, but no arrest has been
made, Mrs Thorpe remains with her par.
ents at the Egm0nt hotel, and MIR. Hubby
makes no explanations. The whole affair Is
even more singular than the facts Indicate,
inasmnch as the bride aud groom, il such
they are, had been much together, and
opinion was thas love affair would ter.
inmate in a much more usual manner.
Summary Vengeance Threatened.
Mrs Thorpe came here to reside with her
parents several years ago in her early
widowhood, and her acquaintance with Mr..
Hubby was cultivated by being much in
his society at tine same hotel. Col. Brink,
her father was formerly postmaster OF
Wilmington, n O., and lately secretary
and treasurer Of the Creosote Lumber and
Construction company, Of this sity, bus
resigned The position several weeks ago.
He believes 'lii. daughters version of ths
marriage ana threatens summary yenge-
ance on Hubby when his health permits.
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She Broke Down Completely.

Soon after the ceremony Mr. Hubby went
TO the Egmont hotel and informed MIR and
Mrs Brink Of the marriage. During his
absence Mrs. Thorpe succeeded hi escaping
from the house, and reaching her parents
told them Of the threats used to induce he's
to go through the ceremony She then
broke down completely, and doctors wera
hastily called in.
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REAL ESTATE.

DUBLIC SALE.
The undersigned will sell at Public Sale, on
SATURDAY,
THE SRD DAY OF MAY, 1890,
At $3.50 o'clock p. m,
on the premises, seventeen choice Building
Lots. northwest corner Fifth and Broome
streets. southwest corner Sixth and Searles
streets and north side of Ninth street, be-
tween Clayton an ! DUPONT streets.
These are unusually choice lots well To-
Gated. where land Is rapidly enhancing in
value and also commanding an exc llent
view Of the Delaware river.
Terms made known on day of sale
Omnibus will leave I'll hth and Market
streets at 10 p. m sharp.
THOMAS r LALfN,
AGENT to Effect SAFE.
Stldham q Son. Auction. ers.
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PENNIES AND SMALL CHANGE CAB
sA EAE AZ - -oJx=IEG R0o1
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She PAINTED Away.

During all this Mrs Thorpe had sat hope.
lessly silent on a lounge with her head
resting on her hand and apparently lost in
self thought. She stood up at the request
of Mr.. Cross, and In slow tones made this
responses Of the Episcopal ritual withoui
any outward sign of disturbance till this
ring was to be placed on her finger, when
she dropped in dead faint
+ Mr.. Hubby, with every sign of devotion
and distress, bent over her, placed the ring
ON her finger and, raising her TO a sofa,
told Mr.. Cross as be completed the cere.
mony that the marriage was against the
wishes Of her parents-Col and Mrs. f. II.
Brink
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ONE GENT.
MARRIED UNDER DURESS
Hymen Was Reinforced by a
Six Shooter.
HOW HUBBY BECAME A "HuBBY.r

He Threatened to XIII Mrs. Thorpe II shs
Did Not Marry Him, and Through Fear
She consented-s She Fainted Away before
the Minister.
FERNANDINA, Fla, April 26-This town
is all agog over a most sensational incident
occasioned by the erratic and violent love
making OF g. X. Hubby, city councilmar
and the local agent Of the Mallory steam
ship line. Mrs. Thorpe, respectable and
attractive widow, well known in society
here, and a daughter of Col Il. r.. Brink
formerly Of Wilmington, n. c., was mar
ried 70 Mr. Hubby late Thursday undes
circumstances which she alleges were start
ling aud scandalous In the extreme.
Ne Was Bound 10 he a aHubby.n
Mrs Thorpe says that during drive in
the morning with Mr., Hubby he drew
pistol and threatened to shoot her If sha
did not at once consent to marry him
After forcing consent he also threatened
20 shoot her at the altar if she made any
objection Or refused to go through with thu
marriage ceremony
He then drove her to his residence os
Seventh street and sent for the Rev. Mr..
Cross to come and marry them. Mr. Cross
responded in person and was met by Mr..
Hubby, who handed him license drawn
in due form. Mr.. Cross examined it and
finding II correct he proceeded with this
ceremony
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A DRESS MAKER WANTS AN APPREN-
q a tlce 70 learn Dressmaking Address f..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24

Graf intended to cast no reflection
upon the LADIES of Great Bend, nor of
any other locality, nor was that the
intention of the Globe. The comment
was simply upon the actions OF such
women who push themselves forward
in any movement that attracts atten-
ton and neglect their mOtherly or
wifely duties in doing so. There IS
nothing in the article which Bro. Cara
way takes exceptions to which could
in any way '.call the character" of any
lady Gin question: the Register article
alone drawing that sort Of an inference.
The trouble is, Bro. Caraway probably
thought to keep in the good graces of
the extreme probibitionists by making
faint show of defending them, and
like Don Quixote. plunged valiently at
harmless wind mill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
Right Yon Are.

The Topeka Daily Journal, republi-
can paper and a strong Ingalls, sup
porter, said, in its issue of last Friday:
''Last week farmers alliance presi-
dent said that the alliance numbered
20 900 members in Kansas. This week
one of their lecturers stated that the
membership is 10000. This is gain
of 40 900 in one week. At this rate, by
election day, the alliance will cast over
$50 900 votes in Kansas It seems
almost useless to struggle, in the face
of these figures
Right you are. 1t will be useless for
the old republican ring at Topeka, the
crowd that has domineered the party
for so many years, to struggle in the
face of these figures" You had jnst
as well accept the inevitable now, fo1
the members of the farmers alliance
will name the legislature and control
the affairs of state. AS democrat we
say amen to them. We are willing to
trust the law-making power to thei1
hands. AS one of them remarked on
the streets of Great Bend Saturday
'"Tbey may act as regular Jays, and
PASS laws that are wonderfully and
peculiarly evolved; but the Lord knows
! they can't do acorse than the last legis
| lature in framing fool bills" 1t is use
less to kick against the inevitable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
What They Expect to Do.

Verbeck, Kansas, April 81, 1890
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:-In reply to the
often asked question What do the
farmers expect to do?'' will say, we
expect to try to get congressman who
can live on So, 900 year, and wEo will
not appropriate sleo, ,ose, eco p ycar for
useless public buildings, and in trying
to make navigable a lot of worthless
creeks, and in improving a lot of mud
holes called harbors. We expect to try
to amend the judiciary system of this
state SO that it will cost the county a
little less in costs when case is tried
than it would have taken to pay the
debt before the suit was commenced.
We expect to try to get crops to the
consumer without giving one third of
the crop to the commission men and
two thirds of the remainder to the rail
roads. We expect to try to get sys-
tenn of weighing so that it will not take
$40 bushels of wheat at a local market
to be 500 bushels in Kansas City OF
Chicago. We expect to try to get a law
that will allow the actual owner of any
produce to have the right to sell in car
load lots anywhere on any board of
trade. We expect to try to get an
interest law that no money lender will
have any desire to violate; we are will
ling for money lenders to do as well as
other people. We are in favor of aboI-
ishing the tariff on any article when
the manufacturers of that article COM
bine to reduce production: for we
believe that when the makers of any
line of goods can produce more of any
article than 65, 600, 900 people can con-
sumo, then such factories have passed
the ''infantile" state. We propose that
factory men run their mills all the
time, and il they will not compete with
each other in the home market we pro-
pose to let in free the foreigner that will;
for We do not propose to pay wages to
loafers when they could work and find
a good market for all surplus goods in
South America by little rustling. As
the politicians, and people of other
occupations. have been preaching
retrenchment to rs farmers for the
past twenty-five years, we propose that
tltey practice little of what they have
preached. We expect to try to get a
law that will compel railroads to pay
cash for their advertising. and not III
passes, so that we will have a press
that is free from railroad control. We
are i'm favor of law that will. forever
disfranchise any man that will sell his
vote, and that will send the buyer to the
pen Finally. we are in. favor OF
him that labors eating; and we are
opposed to him having to feed hall
! dozen loafers that toll not, yet Solomon
in all his glory, was not arrayed like
them.
w. W. SOWARDS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
Hoisington Items.

From the Dispatch.
We have had a fine rain this week
and the wheat, oats and grass are
growing finely.
Miss Mamie Haskins has closed a
very successful term of school south
east of town.
We understand that cooperative
store will soon be started in Hoisington
by the farmers alliance
Would it not be well for the city
treasurer to have an annual statement
published, SO that we would all know
the exact financial standing of the city.
Steps are being taken for the organi-
zation of an A. o. e. w. lodge at this
place, The benefits of this lodge are
said to be very great and il is expected
that a large number will be charter
members of the lodge to be instituted
here.
The new city council met On Monday
night and the following appointments
HtIc nduC OCO- Oii tACdooiCi, A]s <'A
Carr, clerk; Paul Lee, marshal. The
council has under advisement the erec-
tion of city Jail. This is something
needed as we have no suitable room in
which to place prisoners.
Mr.. q. II. Hard, real estate dealer
of Pueblo, was in the city a few days
the first of the week. He has large
property interests in northern Barton
county and is very well pleased with
his investments. Mr. Hard related an
incident TO the writer which is of con-
siderable historical interest Il crossed
the plains sixteen times" said he. land
never saw as many buffalo in one body
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
VIII They Do tt?

A correspondent of the Kansas
Farmer talks plainly on the subject of
"Who shall be senator?" in the follow
ing manner:
s.What the farmers of Kansas
demand of the man who shall represent
them in the senate is, first. man who
is not mortgaged soul and body to cor
porations; man whose influence is not
on the side of trusts and combines; d
man who has some appreciation of the
condition, needs and rights of the agri-
cultural classes, Il man who Will work
for the free coinage of silver, the much
needed reform of the. tariff-a reform
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
Is PROHIBITION THE BEST?

A few weeks since we accepted a
challenge to discuss the prohibition
question with Mr.. Joel Miller, other
wise "Pumpkinvine," he taking the
ground that prohibition was the best
method of controlling the evils result
ing from the liquor traffic. The first of
Mr.. Miller's six letters appeared jim the
DEMOCRAT of last week, but, as he
attempts to make no argument, as he
cites not single point in favor of pro-
hlbition as against any other method
of controlling the evils resulting from
the liquor traffic, there is nothing in
his ''No. u that calls for AN answer
However, he makes some admissions
concerning the unpopularity of prohibi-
ton that, for the good of his own argu-
ment, had best have not been made
For instance. he acknowledges that
mo political party dares to expect sue
cess that refuses to cringe at the feet of
the liquor power;'' in other words, no
political party need expect success that
attempts to force prohibition upon a
people that do not want it. Again, he
admits that both the political parties of
to-day-for there are but two-are
opposed to national legislation on the
liquor question; thereby again acknowl-
edging that the popular voice is and
has been recognized by our lawmakers
in their refusal to listen to the wailings
of extremists or to make laws that were
not wanted by the people.
AS to his enumeration of the evils of
the liquor traffic, they may not be over
estimated, but there are evils resulting
from other sources which are as great
and which could not be lessened by a
prohibitory law any more than can the
evils of drink.
With this brief comment we ava it
the argument of our opponent. If he
expected us to assume the aggressive
in this argument he missed his guess"
We are so well satisfied that our read
ers understand our side of the question
to be discussed so thoroughly that it is
not necessary for us to assume the
aggressive. When they get chance to
cast their ballots on the question of
prohibition or no prohibition, then they
will express their views in no uncertain
manner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
THE COWBOYS SERMON.

An Exhortstion which ThousA Rss Rosss
ical L. Decidedly Prsss4saA
Lots Of folks that would really fks
to do right think that servtA' ne Lord
means shoutin' themselves heaeoe yRakDs
in His name, exhorts the cow6oy hero
in Emma Ghent Curtis book. The Id
ministratrix." Now, tell yoQ hev
look at that I'm worktn' for Jims heeos
Now, IL I'd set round the hooss hes0
tellin' what a good fe1lef Jim r. nd
singin' songs to him, and getstn' up -
the nights to serenade him when hs'6
rather sleep, I'd be doin' jest ffke 1oes q
Christians do; but wouldn't suit JirA,
and I'd get fired mighty qn4ck. Bus
when buckle on my chaps and rustic
among the hills and see that Jfm's hest
is all right and amt sufertn' for wssss
and feed and bein' run on the rsngeGpA
branded by cow thieves, then rn seF<-
in Jim as he wants 20 be served A11
If was ridin' for the Lord I'd believe
1t was His wish that I'd ride out IN Sbo
ravines of darkness and the hff1s Of seD
and keep His herd from beiK bFAn6e1
by the devil and run on 30 where %
feed was short and drinkfT hcSss II
the cricks all dry, and no fU sheissf
when the billiards. come
1OQ'b see now u De Dc1p1oB 08 AA8O
out If jest laid round the fs1ch eextn'
up the grub / could git, and gfsan' down
on my prayer bones and ts4ytn' ths
Lord up and aslkin' for more The 1t6es
Gays somethin' somewhere-rVe - tho
place marked with an soe Of 6fAmcodp-
about how people serve the Losd -
feedin' and waterin' and 1ookfAg sfeoS
the herd, and think IL would do to<B -
people good to read It When . cE1ttuB
has had his moral natur starved ever
sense he was . calf. and been let run .
human maverick till the devil took Pity
on him, Jest cause nobody else dAat
look after him, and put his brad % han
SO deep that even in the spring, vhen
the hairs longest and it's NO trouble
to tell whose herd he belongs - it
shows mighty plain that the cowpuneA-
ers of the Lord has been hunt3ns 81
ary harder than they've been huntin'
souls
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24

more in the interest of the agricultur.
ist than that of the manufacturer and
capitalist, and a man who will seek to
secure suck national legislation as will
be benefit to the agricultural interests
of Kansas.
Measured by this demand, it needs
no argument to prove that Senator
ingalls, does not fill the bill. He has
never been and is not now In any sense
or to any extent in sympathy with the
farmers of Kansas. He has never
secured the enactment of single law
framed with reference to agriculture.
He does not comprehend the needs of
the people of Kansas in this particular,
and he evinces no disposition to inform
himself. He seems to be more inter
ested in matters entirely foreign to
Kansas, such as the solution of the
negro race problem, and the matter of
titles to Indian lands, than in those
things which specially concern the we'll
being and prosperity of the farmer citi-
zens of his own state. The farmers of
Kansas now have an opportunity to
elect members of the legislature in their
respective districts who will vote for a
senator who may be relied ON to advo-
cate and defend their interests as
against the entire brood of hostile
interests now combined against them
They have both the opportunity and
the power to say who shall be the next
senator, if they choose to assert them
selves. If they co this, they are wise
If they neglect or refuse to do so. they
need not complain if the existing order
of affairs continues indefinitely and
with increasing embarassments and
injuries to them. 1t takes just eighty.
three votes to elect a senator. That
number of members of the legislature
the farmers of Kansas could elect, il
they would, and more. The RESPONSE
bility rests wholly with them. With
out reference to the present state sen.
ate, which may be counted for Ingalls,
the eighty-three members of the house
whom the farmers could and should
elect, would suffice to elect the senator
Will the farmers of Kansas embrace
the opportunity TINS afforded them te
protect and help themselves? This i:
the supreme question of the farmers OF
Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24

Bro. Stoke, of the DEMOCRAT, copies
an article from the Kansas City Globe
in last weeks issue rejecting seriously
upon the character of the ladies who
are taking an interest in the temper
ance movement and thereby endorses
the article. 1t strikes us that Bro.
Stoke is little hard upon his own
'better half in this matter. The
ladies of Great Bend that are engaged
in this matter are using the most cult
waited of the city and certainly Bro.
Stoke would not call their character in
question, whether he agrees or disa-
gree5 with them. Another case of tax
ing one that errs as a standard to guage
the whole.-Register
In THE above comment Bro. Caraway
attempts to create an impression that
is not only unjust to the DEMOCRAT
but to the Hlo6e, from which the article
in question was copied. The DEMO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
A Thorn in the Flesh.


III the party flesh. Politicians are
sqnirming under the peoples lash
Gentlemen, this movement has grown
SO great that it cannot be checked by
rehearsing patriotic memories, reviving
buried prejudices OF appealing to old
party associations. 1t has gone too faI
for that. Nothing can save parties
and party leaders but prompt and
earnest response to the popular will
The people are in trouble and they
must have relief. One-half the titled
lands of the civilized world are mort
gagged to less than l per cent. of the
adult male population; 80 per cent. OF
German farms are pledged for debt
one-third Of American farmers are
under mortgage to nonresident and
foreign capitalists; half the city real
estate is encumbered in the same way
and to the same extent; half the muni
cipalities cities, townships
in all the west and south are under
mortgage to bondhOlders, and the rail
roads of Kansas are indebted S487 ,00O,.
900 while paying taxes on $56, ZOO, 900
The country is mortgaged to death, and
$4,000, 900 people are compelled to get
along with money circulation of SIC
per capita.
This was inspired by the reading OF
communication of Hon. Il. [. Bone
brake, banker and politician, OF
Topeka, in the Topeka Daily Cap
ital. We wish every farmer and work
ing man in the state could read the let.
ter. He charges organized workers
with falsehood, cowardice, repudiation
demagoguery and treason. He admits
that Kansas is not in good condition
alleges that New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania and other states are in
worse plight-admits that the whole
country is suffering, and then abuses
the people for saying the same thing.
He insists that safety lies along the
line of party success, urges that the
party lines be kept full, that our con-
gressmen be sustained, although he
does not show that they are even trying
to improve the situation.
We have great respect for Mr.. Bone
brake and want to be written among
his warmest personal friends. Having
said that much We wish to remind him
again that appeals and threats and
promises will not avail. Nothing car
save the party to which he and the
writer of this have many years belonged
but a right-about-face Oh the great
question of the day-money. Give the
people more money, plenty of money
cheap money-that is, money at low
rates of interest, SO that business may
be revived. prices raised and debtors
be enabled to meet their obligations
Instead of pleading for plead ,cith thu
party. 1t is the party that is wrong
not the people. e.-Kdnsds Farmer.