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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
A DAY OF FUNERALS.

Services Over tho Remains of Justice Mil
Ter and General Belknap.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-There were
two state funerals here to-day. That Of
Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court,
was very simple.
That of General Belknap, ex-Secre ta1y
of War, was somewhat impressive. The
Government granted leave of absence to
all the members of the Grand Army in
the departments, and military hon
ors were paid to the dead soldier. The
service took place at 1880 this morn
ing at St Johns Church. which is only
one square from the house which was
the scene OF Secretary Belknap's social
triumph when he first became mem Der
of General Grants Cabinet, and but two
squares away from the building where
he died
The interment was at Arlington in a
commanding spot. among the other 49,
600 Union dead, and not far from the
grave of General Sheridan.
Three hours later the funeral cere-
mony of the late Justice Miller took
place in the Supreme Court room. Ow-
ing to the very limited accomm cd atoms,
only the officials of the Government and
immediate friends and relatives were
able to attend. The remains will be
taken to Keokuk, Iowa Chief Justice
Fuller and Associate Justice Brewer
will accompany them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
MAPS FCo THE BLIND.
How Persons DEP IF Sight May Stud.
Geography.

Geography.
The saddest affection in the world is
total blindness, and human people have
taxed their ingenuity to mitigate its
sufferings. The invention of raised let
tiers opened a new world to blind people,
and the idea has been so improved that
now there are maps constructed on
somewhat the same principle.
Blind people are fond of history, and
as history can not be properly learned
without some knowledge of geography,
and to learn the latter without map is
impossible, something of the kind was
necessary, and SO special maps were in
vented and manufactured for the use of
the sightless.
They are all of the kind known as
''dissected maps, and are really carved
blocks of wood. All land stands in re-
lief. the mountains are in ridges, the
rivers are long depressions, the State
lines are elevated. Each State is sep
arate block, and the pupil is taught to
fit the blocks together and thus prepare
for himself map of the whole country.
The name of each State is marked,
sometimes on the back, sometimes on
the front of the block, and the observer
will notice all over the surface of the
blocks small aggregations of what, to
him, are meaningless dots.
These are the names of rivers, towns
and cities. Cities are designated by pin
or tack-heads, and the size and shape OF
these show the approximate number OF
population.
In one map, cities of less than 10. 00(
Inhabitants were indicated by pin-heads
fat on top, those Of 10000 to 90, 900 by
hemispherical. Flat tack-heads showed
the locality of cities having 10000 te
so. 600; rounded tack-heads. from so, O0(
to 1905 Tack-heads fat and square
indicated cities between loo, 600 and 200,
600; tack-heads round, but with a de-
preston on the top. showed cities Of
greater siZe.-Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
ANOTHER BOY FiEND.
"A Fffteen-Year-Old hoy Contesses That II
Murdered Two Men.

"A F1fteen-Year-OldB boy COnfesses That He
Murdered Two Men.
MANHATTAN. Kan, Oct 17.-Charles
Miller. a ffteen-year-old boy, was
brought from Leonardville to this city
for vagrancy and yesterday confessed
that he was the murderer of Fish bough
and Emerson, two young men from st.
Joseph, who were found dying in box
car of the Union Pacific railroad on it's
arrival at Cheyenne, Wyo.. September
~. Miller made full confession of
the crime and begged for mercy. He
said that he was riding in the freight
car with the young men and while they
were asleep killed them for their
money. He got SAT, a revolver and a
silver watch.
September ~. the regular Union Pa
ci6c train from the East carried into
Cheyenne, Wyc., the dead body of one
and the almost lifeless body of another
young man. One of the train men in
passing over the cars at Hillsdale, east
of Cheyenne, heard groan, and on
opening the car from which it proceeded
found one young man in one end stone
dead, and the other in the opposite end
still living but dying The latter sue
cumbed to his wounds soon after his ar
rival in Cheyenne.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
DEATH ON THE TRAIL
An Old-Time Frontiersman's Queer Nal
and How He Got 1t.

An Old-Time FrontierDman's Queer Name
and How He Got 1t.
A notwithstanding individual was seen
on the floor of the Exchange to-day.
He was tall. gaunt powerful -built
man, and wore an embroidered buckskin
shirt. In answer to a question he said:
II am going up on the Yake in the Up
per Kootenai country. My name? Yes,
sir. NY name is Death on the Trail
BY that name am known all over the
mining country, and still never hear
the name without sad recollections.
The grizzled miner was not disposed
to say any thing further regarding the
peculiar name. but from one acquainted
with the circumstances the following
story was CLEANED:
''Ten years ago party Of prospectors
started out from an Idaho mining town
to explore the Upper Kootenai The
man whom you saw here to-day and five
companions reached the country in
safety. I say in safety, for the trip
was dangerous one in those days. when
hostile Indians and white desperadoes,
who placed but little value on human
life, were numerous. However, the
party had started on their return trip
the place from which they came. They
were bringing back with them many
valuable placer specimens and consid-
cradle amount of dust About two
o'clock that night party of Indians and
white men swooped down upon them,
and Death on the Trail or Proctor, as
he was then known, was the only man
who escaped
1.-THE plunderers, after securing tho
booty, threw the bodies of their victims
into the river. whore they were recov-
cred and identified by their companions.
''When it was found that the body of
Proctor was not among them many
opinions were expressed as to his fate.
Some thought that he had been taken
captive and was awaiting death at the
stake, while others supposed that he
had shared the fate of his companions,
and all agreed that he would never be
seen again. A posse was organized to
hunt down the murderers, and. after a
two days. search, they struck the trail
of party of six. They followed as
fast as their horses would carry them,
and, four days after leaving the camp,
they came upon four dead Indians and
the white man fatally wounded and
nearly dead.
1.-THE white man confessed that his
party had killed the miners and threw
them into the river. He said he did not
know how his comp anions had met their
fate, but he had seen only one man, who
gave him his death wound. The only
other clew as to who had been the
cause of the death of the villains was a
rude piece of bark on which the words
Death on the Trail had been carved.
1.-THE posse gave the bodies decent
burial and returned home. About two
days afterward Proctor made his ap-
pearance.
''He was questioned as to where he
had been and the death of the Indians,
and even the farce of a trial was in
dulged in. during which he preserved.
as he has to this day, a stoical silence,
but from the day he returned to camp
he has had no other name than Death
on the Trail. '"-Spokane Falls Sta tes-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
The SYRACUSE HORROR.

Feasibility That the Leland Hotel Was Pun.
poseiy Fired-Fire In Another Hotel-List
OF the Victims.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, Oct f7-Richard
Perry, of the insurance firm of Bowen
& Perry. who was one Of the first per
sons to arrive at the scene Of the terri
BILE Leland Hotel fire, stated positively
that he made q personal examination
and from what he saw he believed the
place was set on fire. The fire started
in a back room where lot of grease
was stored. "A skylight was over the
place." he said. land the flames leaped
up through it into q sort of we'll which
served as q conductor to carry the fire
to the rooms of the guests which opened
out upon it on the various floors"
The Globe Hotel was also ablaze for .
time in similar manner and Mr.. Perry
said he was quickly On the scene and
declared that the fire started from
grease in the kitchen precisely in the
same manner as at the Leland He be-
lieved that both places were set on fire
in precisely the same manner by some
person or persons employed in the hotels.
In twenty-five minutes from the first
alarm, the northern side OF the building
fell in. SO rapid was the progress Of the
fire. Fifteen minutes later the center
of the eastern wall fell with terrible
crash. At 1870 the west walls fell, car
rying with them the two-story brick
buildings on West Fayette street, occu-
pied by the Curtiss Manufact turing Com
pany and Charles M. Gibbs. The south
east wall fell soon after and when
daylight broke all that remained stand
ing of the beautiful Leland structure
was a section of tho northeast corner
and the elevator shaft
Following is corrected list of the
dead:
Annie Cummings Of New York, ser
want twenty-four years old.
William L. Harris. of Elizabeth, n.
J., thirty-five years old.
Bridget Doyle, of Marcellus, twenty
five years old.
Rose Schwarz. aged twenty-thres
years, servant
Mary Doyle, servant
Mary Padden. servant
Two others are still missing and are
supposed to have persisted About
twenty were injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

THERE is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J..
Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio. is the only con-
internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case ii
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. F. j. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Tho Eugiueers

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 1.-THE twen-
ty-seventh annual International onven-
ton of the National Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers is being billed to
meet here next Wednesday. The adj
vance committee has arrived and made
all preparations for accommodations,
etc. This will be one of the most inn
portant conventions ever held, as sever
al vital questions will be decided, not
the least being trouble on Western
roads where men are placed in charge
of engines who have not served q proper
apprenticeship At the session $50 dir
visions will be renresented
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Alliance Stock Yards.

KANSAS CITY. NO., Oct. 16. The in
tended extension of its business by the
FaEmers' Alliance of the Southwest was
discovered when it was learned that
they are about to establish an independ-
emit stock yards in Kansas City, Kan.
Texas, Nebraska and Iowa are back of
the scheme. Fifty acres Of land ad-
joining the present stock yards is the
site of the new yards By maintaining
their own yards the farmers believe
they can save mUch money in market
Ing their cattle. by doing away with the
commission men and great part Of
other expenses
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Fatal Wreck in Montana.

HELENA, Mont, Oct 17.-Seven men
are lying more or less injured at the
Catholic Hospital in this city from bad
wreck on the Boulder branch of the
Northern Pacific railroad. The east
bound freight passed as far as bridge 10
and when fairly on the same. the bridge
went down with the entire train, fall
ing distance Of seventy feet
The in :ured are: Engineer n. May
hew. spine and internal injuries; Fire
man Lundford, arm broken and Internal
injuries, at present unconscious; Con-
ductor Fenner, badly injured. could not
talk.
Among the passengers were: r. Ru-
dOlph, of Helena, his ankle is broken,
spine injured and head badly bruised;
A. j. Witherow has his right limb
crushed and back injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Policemen Fight.

CHICAGO. Oct 1a.-Police Officer
Junge, OF the Stanton avenut station,
was shot and fatally wounded by an.
other officer at three o'clock this morn
ing. Junge engaged in an argument
with Officer Tim Madden about religion.
and Madden accused Junge OF belong
ing to the organization known as the
american Progressive Union. or the
United Order OF Deputies One word
brought on another until Junge struck
at Madden with his club, when the lat
ter drew his revolver and shot Junge in
the left side about two inches above the
heart
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Mckinley in Michigan.

KALAMAZOO Mich, Oct, 14-Maio
Mckinley opened the campaign for Con-
gresham Burrows in tn S city last night
He spoke also with Mr.. Burrows in the
afternoon at Dowagiac and despite rain
at both places had large audiences He
was pale and careworn and his voice
was almost gone At first he could
scarcely be heard but finally warme>
up to his subject and when he got on
the home market theme he was elu-
quent He said he disliked this cry for
cheap prices for cheap and nasty went to-
gether and he believed that when things
were cheapest men were poorest because
cheap prices meant no work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Chambers Raging.

SAN ANToNIo, Tex, OCT I7.-For
some time past there has been an out
break of CHAMBERS in certain portions of
Southwest Texas In the neighborhood
of Cuero. Dewitt County, it has been
especially severe. Efforts to stamp it
out have been unsuccessful, although
many horses and mules have been
slaughtered. The trouble seems
to be in the lack of State
statute directing that glandorous
animals be killed. The statute
merely requires that glanderous ami
mails be isolated. There is no compen-
sation to the owner of an animal who
kills 1t to prevent the disease spreading
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

A GREAT mistake perhapswas made when
Dr. Sherman named his great remedy Prick
ly Ash BITTERs; but it is presumed that at
that time all remedies for the blood, etc :.
were called BitterS. Had he called 1t Prick
Wash Regulator Curative" or almost
ANYTHING but BIteTs, it undoubtedly would
have superseded all other preparations of
similar character The name Bitters is mis-
leading; it is purely a medicine, and cannot
be used as beverage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
A Naval Terror.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has awarded the contract for
building coastline battleship Nos to
the Union iron works of San Francisco
at So. 233, $50 Work will be begun at
once. The vessel. which will be one Of
the first class. will probably be named
the California
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
Many Men Injured.

CLEyELAND, O., Oct 17.-An explosion
occurred in the Bessemer department of
the Otis steel works in this city. The
roof was torn from the mill. the build
ing fred and score of men more o.
less injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

OWING to exposure have been indisposed
with acute rheumatism about SIX months
NV skill failed to afford me relief and was
induced to try Bulls Sarsaparilla, and
must confess that it entirely cured me- 1t
is decidedly superior to all other prepare
tions of Sarsaparilla.-B. B. Allen, NJ. D.,
Brandon. XIV
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

A NEW YORK paper contains an article
entitled "Why Cats Are Thin" Joughnes
says cats are thick enough around his place.
-Norristown Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
GRANVILLE, IND, Feb. I'd, 1887


DR.. A T. SHALLENBERGER,
Rochester, Pa. Dear Sir:-I have
used your Antidote for Malaria for over
quarter of a century and have found it to
be in every respect all that you claim for it
1t not only cures chills and fever of every
kind. but it is the best medicine ever knew
to build up the system when broken down
from any cause Respectfully yours,
F. NJ. BROWN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

''THAT is a little out of my line" as the
hangman said when he was shown the ap-
paratus for execution by electriclty.-Texas
Siftings
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
DEATH OF BELKNAP.
General Grants Disgraced Secretary OF W
Found Dead I'm His Room.

Found Dead in His Room.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-General Will
liam Worth Belknap, President Grants
Secretary of War. who retired in dis
grace, was found dead this morning in
a room adjoining his Office at No 1920
New York avenue. 1t is thought that
death was due to paralysis.
It is believed he died between mid
night Saturday morning and eight
o'clock Sunday morning.
General Belknap was born in New
burg. N. Y. September 90. 1929. His
father was Colonel William G. Belknap,
who fought with distinction in the war
of 1912, and later, in 1929, founded Fort
Leavenworth. The younger Belknap
studied law in Georgetown, D. c., and
after being admitted to the bar removed
to Keokuk, Iowa, where he prac-
ticed his profession with more or
less success In 1857 he was
elected a member of the Iowa
Legislature as Democrat When the
war broke out he joined the volunteer
army as Major of an Iowa regiment
He was engaged at Shiloh and Vicks-
burg. but first became prominent in
Sherman's famous march to the sea He
was promoted to be Brigadier-General
July 80, 1864, and Major-General March
Is, 1865. After the war he served as col
1ector of internal revenue in Iowa, from
1865 until 1869 During the latter year
he was appointed Secretary of War
by President Grant This Office he re-
tanned during Grants second admins
tration, until March Z. 1876. when in
consequence Of charges of official cor
ruption, he resigned. He vas inn
peached and tried before the Senate for
receiving brides for the appointment of
post-traders, but was acc uitted on the
technical ground of want of Jurisdiction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

If you are tired taking the large old fash
toned gripping pills. try Carriers Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort A man can't
stand everything. One pill dose. Try them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

WHEN all the cars are run by electricity,
the term ''ightning express" will be no
misEomer.-Boston Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

THE worth of a man is not increased by
adding to it the worth of his money.-N- ..
Picayune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

SOCIETY dinners, horse-races, human
events and love are all matters Of course
Binghamton Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

DoN'r Neglect a Cough Take some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar fnstdnter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

Death Claims the Accomplished
Jurist.

For . Long Time Senior Member OF the
Supreme Court-Alwsys . Strong Au-
thority ON Constitutional LAVA
Companionable Man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
A LEVEL HEAD.


The Advantage of Presence OF Mad In
an Emergency.
During the late strike on the New York
Central Railroad. the militia were ordered
70 be In readiness In case of riot, but they
were not called out.
In an interview, Gov. Hill said the troops
were not to be called upon except in case of
arisen, therefore they would not be ordered
out He remarked that this was the first
great strike with which he had had ex-
perlence, and he did not propose to lose his
head; the only point at which there had
been serious trouble was at Syracuse, and
there deputy sheriff had lost his head and
precipitated an encounter.
The strike continued several weeks and
there was riotous action at various points
along the road, but the civil authorities
were able to cope with it withoutcalling on
the militia
The test of mans real ability comes when
an emergency arises which makes hasty
call on his good judgment and discretion.
The man who retains his presence of mind,
maintains his equipoise and exercises sound
discretion at such critical junctures, is to
BE- relied on and viii be put to the front
Men with level heads have the STAYING
qualities which do not faiter IN the face of
danger. Otis A Cole, of Kinsman, O.,
June 10, 1890, writes: ''In the fall of 1883
was feeling very i'll consulted a doctor
and he said had Bright's disease of the
kidneys and that he would not stand in my
| shoes for the state Of Ohio" But he did
not lose courage or give up; he says: Il
saw the testimonial of Mr.. John Coleman,
! 100 Gregory St, New Haven, Conn, and
wrote to him In due time received an
answer, stating that the testimonial that
he gave was genuine and not overdrawn in
any particular. took good many bottles
t<.fl Cot.
for one year"
| Gov. Hill is accounted very successful
man; he is cool and calculating and belongs
| to the class that do not lose their heads
when emergencies arise.
The Chicago Girls Foot.
A gentleman who had just returned
from Chicago. says: 81 used to think
that the badinage about the ze of the
feet of Chicago ladies was merely St
Louis spite. but during my last visit to
the Lakeside city learned that it was
no joke. My daughter found that her
shoes, which fitted her perfectly in New
York, pinched her uncomfortably there,
and she was compelled to buy larger
pair for comfort On speaking of this
to lady friend, who, born and reared
in Philadelphia, is now married and
| living in Chicago, she was answered:
oh. everybody has to do that here /
never wore any thing larger than a
number three until / came here, and
now four and half is none too large
| for me. 1 think the trouble is caused
| by our poor pavements They are so
hard to walk on that one is compelled
| wear large shoes. and when you do your
| feet spread out SO that you can never
| 60 back TO your old size again, that is if
| you stay here any length of time. ~
Philadelphia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

'sTHERE's nothing like making good i'm
preston" remarked the burglar, as he
took the lump of wsx from the lock-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

WHEN medicine IS given child, parents
like to feel it is 2 safe and proper one.
Such a remedy is DIR. Bulls Worm De-
StrOyerS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

1t was the women who saw the first
snake, but since then the men have attended
to that sort Of thing.-N. Y. Ledger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
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