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Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

the navy department for bids for the con-
struction of one armored cruiser of about
=, 100 tons, one protected cruiser of about
5000 tons, and one steel practice vessel of
about 500 tons. Bids for these vessels win
DO opened on Tuesday, June 10.
e. B. Purcell, proprietor of the Manhattan
(Ksnsas) bank, made an assignment yesterday
morning to John W. Webb, cashier Of the
bank. The doors of the bank were closed.
Mr.. Webb says the liabilities of the bank are
1861 900. A statement Of the assets cannot
be given for several days, but they are said
to be equal, nominally to the liabilities.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

A SITUATION by respectable girl to do gen.
IA. eral homework in a small family; good ref
erence. Inquire at No. Elliott street. app ste
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

A GENTLEMAN and son desire to rent a
- small house: Address, stating terms, POST
OFFICE, Drawer 8, City. apr 6tt
WANTED.
PEST help. and all seeking it should call on
- MRS. BABB,
apl got al Elm Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09
Base Ball Yesterday.
Held Up By road Agents.

Worcester. .16 Cuban Giants. :.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09
WANTEI

WAN Ed.
GITGATIONS. All frst-class reliable help in the
y city are supplied from here.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
ans 2tf r15 Charel street
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

Dress Cutting.
TAUGHT from the tailors' method; simple and
i accurate, easily comprehended. instructions
given at II LYON STREET,
ap3 Git upper bell.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09

A SITUATION by reliable woman as house
n keeper for small family. Inquire at
Is PERKINS STREET,
app SIT Fair Haven.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT,
~ New house Portsea street.
Inquire,
apl f4tt $50 HOWARD AVENUE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
ARID LANDS OPEN.
Land Commissioner Croft Issues Orders to
Registers and Receivers.

Land Commissioner Croft Issues Orders TO
Registers and Receivers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Gland Commits
sioner Croft has issued to registers and
receivers of the United States 1and-of-
fees the following circular, releasing
from reservation the lands of the arid
region: II am directed by the honor
able Secretary of the Interior to call
your atten ton to that portion of the act
of Congress, approved August so, 1890,
which repeats SO much of the act
of October ., 1855 as withdraws the
lands in the arid region of the United
States from entry, occupation and set
Element. with the exception that reser-
voir sites heretofore located or selected
shall remain segregated and reserved
from entry or settlement until other
wise provided by the law, and rerervoir
sites hereafter located or selected
on public lands shall in like
manner be reserved from the
date of the location or selec-
ton The circulars of this office of
August 5, 1889, and August Q. 1890, are
hereby rescinded- Entries validated by
this act will be acted upon in regular
order, and all patents issued on entries
SO validated west of the Tooth meridian
Will contain clause reServlng the right
of way for bitches and canals construct
ed by authority of the United States
Your particular attention is called to
that portion of the law which restricts
the requirement. of title under the
land laws to 800 acres in the aggregate.
You will require from all applicants to
file or enter under any of the land laws
of the United States an affidavit show
not filed upon or entered under said
laws a quantity of land which would
make. with the tracts applied for, more
than 800 acres; or provided the party
should claim by virtue of the exception
as to settlement prior to the act of Au-
gust so. 1890. you will require an aft
davit esta blishing the fact As soon as
possible blank form of affidavit will be
furnished YOU"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

The Democratic convention OF the
Sixth Wisconsin district has renom-
mated Congressman Brickner by ac--
clamation-
Thomas Lynch, Of Amigo. has been
renomihated by the Democrats OF the
Ninth Wisconsin district for Congress
&. The Republicans of the Fourth Con-
gressional district Of West Virginia
have nominated Hon c IL Smith for
Congress
The Democrats Of the Eighth Wiscon-
sin district nominated with great en-
thusiasm Hon w. T. Bailey. to contest
election with Nils p. Haughn-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
TRADE REVIEW.

D1n's Report For the week vsry Bnosnr1A-
lng-Gr.in Gamblers lSippea Bss I.ssttl-
mate Trade Good.
NEW YORK, Sept ar G. Dun q Co =
weekly trade review says:
The accounts of trade from all psrts
of the country are encouraging this
week. At Boston the morey market is
pretty stih, which affects come trades.
Leather Is more quiet and hides firm
At Philadelphia sales of leather are
large At better ~pr.ces and collections
improve Chicago reports smaller re-
ceipts Of grain than last year except of
barley, q decrease of half in dressed
beef because of the stock yards strike
and a large decrease in butter, but An
increase OF So per cent in cured
meats, 200 per cent in lard and heavy
increase in cheese and wool, while mer-
chandise. and especially dry goods sales.
much exceed last years St Louis
notes good trade in nearly all lines,
with crop prospects somewhat improved.
Cincinnati finds business favorable, ex-
cellent in boots and shoes and
healthy in other merchandise, with
advance in groceries; the carriage
manufacture is active. and some
decrease from last year in sales of
clothing is more than compensated by
better prices Trade is fairly good in
nearly all lines at Cleveland, encourag-
ing at Detroit better than was antici-
pated at Milwaukee. unchanged at St
Paul and fair at Kansas City. From
Jacksonville there come brighter re-
ports and at Savannah business is brisk
The speculative markets are lower
People who have been bulling wheat
observe loss of cents for the week,
in corn 2 cents, in oats = cent in pork
25 cents per barrel and in hogs SO cents
per 100 pounds while oil is = cent
lower and cotton Is cent The sales have
been but moderate-26, 900, 600 bushels of
wheat, 1000, 600 bushels of corn, 90. 600
bales of cotton and 100, 600 bags of coffee
without change in price. Prices gen.
orally have been SO high that exports
were materially diminished, the value
sent from New York for the last week
being 81, 500, 600 or so per cent below
last year. The general average Of
prices yields less than the prices of
unnaturalIy advanced, and leather
goods and some other manufactures are
higher, but in the aggregate fall of IL
per cent appears
It is the prevailing opinion that the
second order by the Treasury to pur-
chase bonds insures fairly easy money
market for the fall Trade in branches
taken together is certainly more than
10 per cent greater than at this time
last year exclusive of speculative oper-
ations, about 5 per cent of the
increase being due to the advance
in prices since last year and the
rest to the increase in quantities
of products transferred Though
commercial credit appears to be I'M
usually healthy a few failures arising
from speculation are the main cause of
disturbance. The business failures oc-
curing throughout the country during
the past seven days number 20S. as COM
pared with total of 1s9 last week. For
the corresponding week of last year the
figures were pol.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
cl..n. BY Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
wNHu the Senate met on September Mr..
Noar suggested that the day might be ap-
propriatoiy observed by considering labor
Bins and nr. Blair s,ggested an adjourn
nsnA Nr. Aldrich objected to any further
bunaombe speeches" and as such bills could
not be passed without discussion, the Tariff
bM was taken mp and debated until
adjournment. The House passed the Dill
providing for Government inspection OF
coal mines In the Territories, and MI Cooper,
whe Msde charges against Pension Commis.
sioner.RAum. objected to Mr.. Smy user, one OF
was q stockholder in Mr.. Raum's refri1er-
ator company. At Mr.. Smyser's request he
ives permitted TO resign from the commit
ties. Several private bills passed ana the
House adjourned.
sented resolutions from the Fudalo Mer-
chants Exchange favoring reciprocity.
After minor business the Tariff bill was
taken up and debate continued until ad
tournament. After passing several local
bills the House took up the Clayton Breck-
nridge election case and after several
sreeches it went over. The Speaker an
nOunced the appointment OF Mr. Flick
(Iowa) as a member of the Raum investigat-
ing committee in place OF Mr. Smyser, and
the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the Sd Senator
Call offered q resolution. that was referred,
declaring the murder of General Barrundfa
tiles OF Guatemala an insult to the United
States. The Tariff debate was then contin-
ued until adjournment. Soon after the
Houss met the Clayton Breckenridge con-
tested case was taken up, the fea ture of the
proceedings being a fiery speech by Mr. Ken
nedy, of Ohio, (Rep.) in which he severely
criticised the Senate for not passing the
Federal Election bill, and also in denuncia-
ton of Senator Quay. The case went over
and the House adjourned.
THE Senate resumed consideration OF the
Tariff bill on the 4th debate being under the
agreement limiting discussion on each SUBJ
ject to five minutes TO each Senator Con
siderable progress was made. The pro-
ceedings OF the House principally consisted
of tilt between Messrs. Cummings, of New
York. ana Cannon, of Illinois, on a question
of personal privilege. The Clayton Brock
inridge case was further argued, and the
House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 5th spent the day in
consul erin9 the Tariff BILL and made good
progress. Binding Irvine was placed on the
free list, and Senator Ouay's amendment to
take quinine from the free list and make 1t
dutiable was defeated by Is yeas to SO NAYS.
-. Tie House took up the Clayton Breckin-
ridge case Immediately after assembling,
and after lengthy arguments by a vote of
los yeas to 60 nays declared the seat of Mr..
Bre ckinridge vacant. At the evening session
pension bills were considered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
1T WOULDN'T JEIU.

The Suit Of the Preserves Trust to Crush q
Member Thrown Ont of Court
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept 4-Tbe Amere
can Preserves Company, the predecessor
of the American preserves trust in try
ing to discipline the Taylor Manufactur-
ing Company of this city, jellies, fruifs
buffers, etc, in violation of an agree
ment, sued for an injunction in the
United States Circuit Court several
weeks ago Yesterday Judge Thayer'
overruled the motion and the temporary
injunction was refused The case is ex-
traordinary, being the first case in which
trust has sought to compel its MEM
bers to live up to an agreement by ap-
pealing to the courts The judge de-
cided against the trust refusing to
enforce a con tract made BY il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
The Sn,t Prove. F.t.L.

OKLAHOMA, Ok, Sept 6.-Young Au-
gust johnson, who WAS shot Tuesday
night by some unknown person, died
last evening. The killing is now sup
posed to have grown out of the contest
and perjury cases of johnson and Bruce,
which have occupied the attention of
the land Offices and courts recently.
Young johnson was the SON of A John
SON, the contestant of the Bruces and
their party. and was active in securing
evidence against them Every clew is
being followed up with terrible earn
estness that BODIES little good to the per
petrator of the deed should he be
caught
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
A Desperate Character.

ARDMoRE. I. r., Sept Sat Jimtown
in the Chickasaw Nation, November 12,
ISSS, John Abel was arrested for killing
Captain John Miller, was carried to
Fort Smith, Ark, for trial and
was there discharged upon prov
ing that he had acted in self-de-
Tense, the evidence showing that Miller
was advancing upon him with an open
knife. Yesterday Able was arrested
upon the same charge. new evidence
having been discovered contrary to the
above which it is thought will convict
Miller, who was one of the most des-
perate characters in the Territory,
bearing the reputation of having slain
thirty men during his brief but bloody
career.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

WHEELING, w. Va. Sept 6-The
Street Railway Company has applied fox
police protection against the strikers
and a squad of officers went over the
line in the Eighth ward with Mayor
Seabright but no good was accom-
plished in that way, and when the COM
pany asked officers to ride on the cars to
be started some of the men said they
would take their uniforms of first, and
the mayor advised President sweeney to
forego the attempt to run Ears This
evening the tracks were obstructed at
quite number of points, but otherwise
there was NO evidence of trouble.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE President has received cable
message from the widow and children
of the late General Barrundia protest
ing against his assassination by the
Guatemalan authorities while passen-
ger on an American steamship and call
ing upon him to exact reparation ''for
the outrage OF which they are inconsol-
able victims" The telegram was re-
ferred to the State Department for Gin
vestigati ton and report"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

HoELLER who commanded the Ba-
varian regiment which was forced to
march at full speed from Wurzhurg to
Markbreit under scorching sun dur
ing the recent maneuvers, has been dis
missed from the service. OF the $50
who fell by the way from fatigue many
will never recover their health. Three
died and six committed suicide by throw
ing themselves into the river Main
having been rendered insane by their
sufferin0S
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
Overland EIrer Difched.

OGDEN, Z. T. Sept 1.-The east
bound overland flyer on the Union Pa
cific railway was partially derailed thir-
ty miles east Two coaches and a
chair car went over on their sides and
down a bank about five feet high. One
passenger. lady, was serious but not
fatally hurt The others were badly
shaken up. The accidental falling of a
brake rod caused the accident
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE present Harpers are grandsons of
the original printers, but they retain
their adherence to the craft They are
still printers, ard each one of the family
that intends entaring the firm must first
learn the trade. He starts as an ap-
prentice, and is not admitted to the firm
until he has mastered the craft
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

AMONG the best customers for Swiss
watches are the United States, although
the industry is largely developed in
America. Germany takes about II, 0OO,-
900 francs worth of Swiss watches an
nually, Great Britain $4,000, 600 worth
and France 6, 800, 900 worth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
CRANKY KICKAPOOS.
The Ili-Tempered Reds Ugly and supersti-
l,a


fious Over the Census
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. Sept S4.@@pe-
cial Agent LATE Merritt and IndiaR
Agent s. l. Patrick have arrived from
the Kickapoo Indian village, where an
attempt has been made to enroll that
tribe. A council of the head men wac
had Saturday and Monday, at each of
which they positively refused to be
counted. They are stubborn and super
stitious and bitterly object to the APP
proaches made by the GcvernnerS
officials upon any subject in reality fd7'
their well being.
The kickapoos have occupied theh
present reservation for. sixteen yearG
having been removed from New Next
co. during which time no enrollmen4
has been taken of them Their agent
was ordered to do so, however, at all
hazards, and now that they have re-
fused troops will undoubtedly be GALES
to assist in the work
The above named officials wired the
department at Washington a statement
of the situation and asked for military
aid, which viii probably be furnished
from the camp at this point or Eom
Fort Reno.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has prevented strike of its Pittsburgh
shopmen by granting their demands for
nine hours of work, but not for in
creased pay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Two Of the largest natural gas wells
ever developed in the Pittsburgh dis
trict have been struck lately. The gas
from these wells is sufficient to run half
the mills in the city, and pretty thor
oughly explodes the stories that the gas
is giving out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

ADvIcEs from Buenos Ayres represent
that the National Bank was plundered
of about $50, 600, 600 in so-called loans to
the ring that surrounded the late Presi-
dent Celman. Efforts are being made
to compel repayment The coupons of
the National Argentine loans due in
Europe were promptly paid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

AMID the clang of church BELLS salvos
Of artillery and strains of band music
the 4. 600 men Of the Salvadorian army
made their triumphal entrance into the
capital under the command of General
in-Chief Antonio Ezeta and Generals
Bolonos, Delgado. Lopez Monedero.
Gutierrez, Salasar and others. They
had come from the frontier via Som
senate Santa Teolas The whole city
was profusely decorated and the streets
were packed with enthusiastic multi
tudes. general holiday having been
proclaimed. The President, General
Ezeta, and his wife, accompanied by
Generals Zapada and Ruiz Faster and a
number of ladies and gentlemen. wit
messed the evolutions of the troops
from the balcony of the municipal pal
ace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Hon. ANTHONY j. MUNDELIA, NJ. p.
speaking at Sheffield, England, declared
that the Mckinley bill was an insane
measure, but it would be absurd to re-
taliate by taxing food imports, especial
ly when there was prospect of fam
inc in Ireland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

NEBRASKA CITY, NebL, Sept Mrs
Henry Cramer, wife of wealthy farmer
living two miles south Of Syracuse, COM
mitted suicide by taking strychnine.
Deceased WAS Of an unusually happy dis
position, and the only reason assigned
for the deed is temporary insanity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

GALENA, ILL.,, the home of Grant, was
a rival of Chicago from 1s45 to 1850. 1t
was considered the 'Tuture great" city
of the West, but of recent years it has
begun to decay, and at present it has
only 5000 people, though it once had
On OOO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Rev. DR. HEBER Newton has formu-
lated his plan for the clerical campaign
in New York this fall He expects that
the clergy of all denominations will
lead the church militant in battle
against Tammany Hall
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE quantity of meat thrown over
board into the Atlantic is very great
says an English paper. Out of 1s5 car
goes Of animals sent to British ports in
one year from Canada, consisting of e.
O92 head of cattle. 81, 3s2 sheep and 75
pigs. 65s cattle, LILO sheep and / pig
were consigned TO the deep during the
voyage. OF the 1872 cargoes exported
from the United States to England.
comprising 1873. 661 head of cattle, so. s17
sheep and II pigs, $50 of the first and
S57 of the second class of this livestock
was thrown overheard during the voy-
age. thus numbering 4, $50 animals which
were pitched into the sea for one year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

AFTER having made four unsuccess-
full attempts to fight duel on account
OF differences arising from the Boulan-
ger publications NJ Thebaud and NJ.
Mermieux succeeded in having an en-
counter. NJ Thebaud was wounded in
the thigh. His injury is trifing
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended Septemb Der 6 showed an average
increase of FL compared with the CORE
spending week of last year. In New
York there was decrease of IA.
ADvICEs from China report the yell
low river again on the rampage. The
river has burst it's bikes in the Shantung
district. Thousands of persons have
been drowned and widespread famine
has resulted.
SMALL sloop, manned by three
white men and containing thirteen
Cinnamon, came into Seattle harbor
from Victoria, B. C. The police sue
ceeded in catching five of the Chinese
Considerable opium was found on the
Cinnamon.
SEVENTEEN men lost their lives by a
premature blast in the Northern Pacific
yards at Spokane Falls, Wash, on the
9th.
Lillian GRUBB. the well known act
ress. died at Baltimore, Md, on the 18th.
The father of Pugilist Sullivan died
at Boston on the It'll.
A CLEVELAND CO., electric car re-
Gently ran into a LOGON olive. One per-
son was killed and about twelve in
jured.
NINE persons were in :ured and much
damage done by tornado in Jackson
| County, w. Va
NEWS has been received of fight be-
tween Armenians and gendarmes at
Baghsch edjik, near Ismid- Five gend-
armes were killed. Troops were sent
to assist the gendarmes
| PRICES on the London Stock Exchange
during the week ended September 8 ex-
perienced sharp decline The pro-
jected Portuguese loan fizzled. that
Government being too greatly embar-
raised already. The Paris Bourse was
firm with prices tending upward Ber-
lin and Frankfort were quiet and firm.
| A CONGRESSMAN (name not mentioned)
while walking in Washington with an
other mans wife, was recently pounded
by the irate husband
FIFTEEN fresh cases of cholera and
eleven deaths from the disease were re-
ported in Valencia City, Spain, on the
It'll. Throughout the province of Va
lencia and elsewhere the disease is de-
creasing.
THE Senate was again occupied with
the Tariff bill on the 9Th The House
agreed to the conference report on the
Riye- and Harbor bill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE Census Office has completel the
examination of some $4,000 accounts OF
enumerators which is about half OF the
entire number. Only about 5000 oper-
ators, however. have as yet been paid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

IT is now found by Che makers of
quick firing guns that firing by electric
ity is, under certain conditions, prefer
able to any other mode, as the discharge
is more certain, and thu absence of
percussion fuse removes all danger of
premature explosion which might result
from any sudden shock to the fuse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE executive committee of the Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs in
session at Saratoga N Y, has decided
to indorse the Federal Elections bill
and fight the next Congressional cam
paign on the lines of the last campaign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

SOME Of the largest firms Of the coun-
try have come to an understanding con-
cerning the method of dealing in concert
with strikers No factory will employ
any one who has left another factory on
strike.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
The Truth Out.

BENTLEYvILLR, Pa, Sept. a-The
eight-year-old son of Anna Brundale,
who, with the negro West are in Jail on
suspicion of having committed the rob
berry and murder of the three Crouches
last May. was threatened by Homer
Harvey. the reputed father of the boy,
if he did not keep quiet This aroused
suspicion, and the boy was induced to
give up the secret which was that he
had heard West tell his mother that the
money was hidden in the coal mines
It was found, and answered to the
amount supposed to have been in the
possession of the Crouches at the time
of the thunderstorm.