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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
A GREAT RUSH.


A misunderstanding Causes VIVID Hese
For the Cherokee Outlst-HoPes Das-
PEELED.
Arkansas CRY, Kan, March ID
When the report came in THURSDAY
evening that the House of Representa-
tive had passed the Oklahoma bill ana
declared the Cherokee Outlet to ee
open for settlement the city went WIG
with Joy, and general Publication was
Immediately instituted by the citizens
and boomers who have been congregate
here waiting for the glad tidings-
1t was not long, however, before the
celebration changed into q common de-
sire to proceed at once to the Strip and
search for locations and claims As this
idea spread the boomers began to pack
ND their belongings, and by midnight.
the whole town was on the move, GET
ting ready for grand invasion As the
work proceeded . panic appeared to.
strike the boomers, and the migration
began before daylight As the crowd
began to move a regular stampede oc-
Cured and wagons. buggies. horsemen
and footmen went heller SHELTER across
the country as fast as possible. as IL
they were afraid the claims would all be
taken before they could get there.
All day long a steady stream poured
over the border and by nightfall the
city was almost depopulated, and not
less than 1000 people had gone into the
Cherokee Strip in the rush. Some car
ried tents, some had houses on wheels
and some had portable houses loaded
up on wagons, which went at a gallop
across the prairie to the claims which
have been staked out for some time
waiting for this day.
In the rush across small bridge the
crowd became SO great that the
structure gave way and the passers
were precipitated into the stream, caus-
ing the breaking of three legs and the
killing of a horse.
ALL A MISTAKE.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-One Of those
unfortunate errors of transmission oc-
CURED yesterday in the report of the
House, wherein Mr.. Perkins was made
to say that the Cherokee Outlet was
open to settlement by the provisions Of
the Oklahoma bill which passed the
House.
This error had been followed with
| such grave consequences all along the
border that Mr.. Perkins felt called upon
| to rise in the House yesterday in ex-
| PLANTATION and correction. The Strip is
not declared public land in the bill, but
| No-Man's-Land is, and this is what
| caused the error.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Shot By . Policeman.

Mouten, negro employed at the Hotel
Andrews, Fifteenth and Campbell, was
shot in the right side of the neck by
Police Officer Charles Crowley about one
o'clock this morning, and the wound is
likely to cause his death. A second be.
fore the shooting the negro, in resisting
arrest, had fred at the officers. the ball
passing through the coat sleeve of Officer
Carpenter, who was with Officer Crow
ley, and grazing the skin Officer Crow
ley claims to have fired the shot in self
defense. The negro says his own re-
volver was accidentally dischar ged.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Schwartz Arrested,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March ia tele-
gram received yesterday by Mr.. Henry
Woliman from Kimbai1 & Allison. at
torneys Of Ogden. Utah, announces that
Joseph Schwartz had been arrested in
that city Thursday with $40. 900 worth
OF diamonds in his possession Mr..
Woilman represents creditors who att
tached Schwartz in November, the ag-
gregass amount OF their claim being
about equal to the value of the dia-
monds now in the hands of the police
omcers at Ogden Schwartz was pawn
broker OF this city, who failed suspicious
n last November,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

EX-CONGREssMAN TAULBEE died at
Washington on the 18th from the effect
of Kincaid's bullet.
The Massachusetts House has passed
the bill forbidding the sale of oleomar-
garine as butter.
IT is stated that the Russian Govern
ment will attempt in April to lift two
English steamers which were sunk off
Balaklava during the Crfmean war. 1t
is believed that in one of the vessels is
a chest containing s4O, 900.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS, of Missouri, has
appointed Lon v. Stephens, of Boon
vile, State Treasurer, in place of Ed T.
holland, resigned.
THE editor of La Tordo, of Havana,
has been thrown into prison for CRITICS.
ing the Spanish administration and pre-
ferring annexation to the United States
REV. DR. CHARLES F. THw1NG, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, has been formally
elected Chancellor of the Kansas Uni
versity at Lawrence.
THE jury trying Sarah Althea Hill
Terry for contempt of the United States
Court disagreed.
MAJoR-GENERAL SIR HOWARD C.
ELPHINsroNE, comptroller and treasurer
a.
was washed overheard from the steamer
Tangario near Teneriffe recently and
drowned.
The wife of Tony Hart the actor,
died recently in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York. Her stage name was Gertie
Granville. Her husband is in an insane
asylum.
The British Government, in reply to q
question by a member of Parliament,
states that it has no power to approach
the Russian Government on behalf OF
the Siberian exiles.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and party visited
Charleston, S. c., on the 14th.
DR. CHARLES f. TIMING has declined
the Chancellorship of the University OF
Kansas rendered him by the Board OF
Regents.
CONSIDERABLE uneasiness was report.
ed at Washington of a possible rupture
with Great Britain over the fishery dis.
putes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

( "A WOMAN named Clarke. living in Salt
Lake City,, conceived the idea of being
united for eternity to the ghost of the
late Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet.
She did so and took the name of Mrs.
Joseph Smith, and decided all of her prop
erty to Mrs. Joe Smith. A boom has
struck the town, and she is in bad box,
as she can not sell her real estate with
out having her husbands signature. and
she is not a widow in the eyes of the
law, as her husband has not died since
marriage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

A SWITCH near Andover, O., was spiked
by miscreants the other night to wreck
fast passenger train. Fortunately a
slow freight preceded the express and
struck the switch. Little damage was
done.
Two boys went under the ice while
skating at ST. Paul, Mimi, on the 10th.
THREE fishermen were lost on the
lake near Chicago the other night.
They must have been capsized or per-
ished with cold on an ice foe.
THE three desperadoes who escaped
from the Rio Grande County (Col.) Jail
recently were overtaken in the noun
tains and on resisting arrest were killed.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended March Is showed an average in
crease of 6. 1 compared with the CORE
spending week of last year. In New
York the increase was 81.
By landslide on the west side of
Warren's hill at Troy. N. Y. recently,
two dwellings were demolished and
three persons killed and several injured.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. The House listened to eulogies
on the late William d. Kelley, of Penn
sylvania-
Two workmen were torn to pieces and
several other persons were badly in
jured by boiler explosion at the north
west colliery near Carbondale. Pa.
By the burning of Robert William
Livingston's farm house near Quebec,
Can, the other night, two children per
ished.
ADIspArcH was received at Baltimore,
Md, on the 10th that the United States
steamship Dispatch was ashore at Cedar
Points. Secretary Tracy and party
were Oh board bound for Newark.
The late revolt in Afghanistan ended
in complete victory for the Ameer,
who beheaded many of the captured
leaders
SECRETARY PROCTOR has issued an or
der transferring the headquarters OF the
department of the Missouri from Leav-
enworth, Kan, to St Louis. Mo.
THE New York Star says that William
Hunt, the distinguished sculptor. is in
sane. He had been wandering around
the country. but was finally found by
his friends.
dent of the Council and Minister OF
War, M. De Freycinet; Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, NJ. Aribol; Minister OF
| the Interior, NJ. Constans; Minister OF
Finance, NJ. Rouvier; Minister of Justice,
M. Fallieres; Minister of Commerce, NJ.
Roche; Minister of Public Instruction,
NJ. bourgeois; Minister of Agriculture,
NJ Deve1ie; Minister of Public Works,
NJ. Guyot; Minister of Marine, NJ. Barbri;
] Minister of Colonies. NJ. Eyrenio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE Frankfort lottery is making a
great effort to prevent the Kentucky
Legislature from putting an end to its
operations. 1t is charged that its agents
have been attempting to bride legis-
lators. Hon. Evan Settle, of Owenton,
says that he was offered money as a re-
tainer, ostensibly for his services as at
torney, but really in the nature of a
bride. Feeling in the Legislature against
the lottery is growing strong.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE Tennessee House of Representa-
tives recently enacted what is known as
the Dortch Election bill. Myers Regis
tration bill and Carson Poll Tax bill
into laws, they having previously passed
the Senate. They passed by strict
party vote, the Democrats having but
three more than Constitutional quorum
or two-thirdt and the Republican minor
ity by refusing to vote attempting to
prevent a quorum. Enough sick Demo
Gratis were brought in, however, to pass
the bills T $500 ..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
TaperinR Ratfons.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, March 15.-The
Indians at Crow Creek agency, S. D., are
raising serious objections to the quanti-
ty of rations issued to them each week.
As many of them are well enough civ
ilized to be self-supporting the Indian
agent has gradually reduced the rations
furnished them in order to make them
have more dependence upon themselves
for their daily bread. There was quite
a serious disturbance when rations were
distributed last SATURDAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

AN official trial of the dynamite guns
of the cruiser Vesuvius has been made
The cruiser was towed to point in the
Delaware river near Marquihook. The
test was on the points of ranges, fuze
and distances. Wooden bombs loaded
with gunpowder were used and the test
is reported to have been eminently sat
isfactOrv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE Whitney mansion at New York
was thrown open for the first time in
four years on the 18th, and many guests
were hidden to afternoon tea. Assisting
Mrs. Whitney to receive were: ''Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, Miss Winthrop, Miss
Amy Bend, Miss Florence Kip, the
Misses Hewitt and Miss Sallie Hargeous.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.
Hon. e. w. McCOmas Dies at Fort Scott
His Eyentful Life,

Hon. Z. w. McCOmA8 Dies at Fort Scott
His Eventful Life.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, March 13.-Hon. E
w. McComas was found dead in his bed
from heart failure. As lawyer he fig.
ured prominently in his native State,
Virginia. At the outbreak of the Mex
lean war he was mustered into the ser
vice of the United States as Captain OF
the Eleventh Virginia infantry, and
served all through the conflict. In 1855
he was elected observation-disclosures on
the ticket with Henry A. Wise, and be-
cause of difference with Governor Wise
on the policy of executing John Brown,
resigned. He afterward settled in Chi
cago and followed his chosen profession
of the law. In 1859 he became editor Of
the Chicago Times, and continued OF
the paper until it was sold to Wilbur T.
Storey at the close of the war. In 1868
he settled in Nebraska, and located the
town of Douglas. In 1870 he came to
this city. During his residence here he
was foremost in every movement tina,
had for it's purpose the interest of Fort
Scott and the State at large. He was
sixty-nine years old.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

The Supreme Court Of New York has
decided that pool selling on races was
legalized by the act of the Legislature
in 1887. The decision was in a case
where man sued racing association
to recover winnings on pool ticket.
The defense moved to dismiss the COM
plant on the ground that it was gam
bling. The lower court granted the mo-
ton, but the general term reversed this
ruling and ordered new taial.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

In the British House of Commons Sir
James Ferguson, Under Foreign Secre-
fary, responding to question as to the
position of the Behring sea negotiations,
declined to say any thing until he should
be able to communicate to the House
such information as might be impaired
without detriment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

A Constable Stabbed-Suicide of His As
sailant.

A COnstable MISUNDERSTANDING OF HIS As-
sailant.
PLEASANT HILL, Mo-, March 15.-Con-
stable A. ID. Prater was mortally wound
ed yesterday by E. B. Stonaker, who in
turn took the knife and plunged it into
his own heart. This is the case: Ston-
aker was a man of dissolute habits and
had several times been arrested by
Prater for drunkenness Yesterday
they met. Prater was drunk and angry
words passed between them, owing to
former arrests, which had nettled Ston-
aker considerably. Words only in
creased the bad blood and Stonaker's
knife was soon in use and had wounded
the officer. Supposing that he had
killed him, he Immediately stabbed
himself to the heart and died. Prater
is still alive, but it is believed he can
not live.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

INFORMATION has reached Detroit of
the existence near Potts, Osceola Coun-
ty, of one of the most infamous stock
ade dens that ever 'disgraced Michigan.
Thirteen girls are held in slavery by
one Jim Murrin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

The correspondence between Germany
and Great Britain relative to the scope
of the international labor conference
has been made public. In his letters on
the subject Lord Salisbury, the British
Prime Minister, declined to favor any
scheme looking to q legal restriction OF
the hours of labor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

IT is stated in Berlin that in the
course of an interview between Prince
Bismarck and DR.. Windthorst the Chan
cellor asked the Clerical leader to support
the Government in the Reichstag.
The Government is preparing for intro
duction in the Reichstag proposals for
financial support to the Military Depart
ment which will be startling in their
magnitude and SCOPE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
May Play With the Players.

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-The court
OF common pleas has refused to grant
the Philadelphia National League Club
an injunction to restrain William Hail.
man from playing with the Philadelphia
Players League Club. The Philadelphia
National League Club claimed that
under the reserve rule" the club had
an option on Hallman's services for the
season of 1890.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE sessions of the international Ia
Dor conference will be held in the large
hall of Prince Bismarck's College, where
the congress of 1873 was held. Baron
Won Berlepsch, Prussian Minister OF
Commerce, will open the proceedings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

BECAUSE William Dudley, aged eight
cen, SON Of a minister at Eau Claire,
Wis, was late at school and the class
was deprived of half holiday, several
of the boys gave him terrible drubbing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

Sims, prominent physician of this city,
was shot last night by Nora Wootan, a
young lady of this place, who accuses
him of treating her wrongful1y. She
was adjudged insane several days ago
and will be taken to an asylum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

Tue. remaining indebtedness of Ives
and Stayner, in connection with Cincin
natl, Hamilton & Dayton affairs, is to
be compromised at five cents on the dol
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

A BILL fixing the salary of the District
court judges at IS, 900 per year has been
favorably reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Incendia- Ffres.

PORTLAND, Me-, March 13.-The COM
mittee appointed to inquire into the
origin of the recent fires yesterday re-
ported that the fires on Browns wharf,
and in Knights bung factory were in
cendiary, but reached no conclusion a.
to the Delano mill Gre.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE wages Of the steamship firemen
and seamen at Liverpool have been adj
vanced ten shillings a month, and all
trouble so far as these men are concerned
ia over
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

The OShea divorce case will probably
not be tried until fall as further time has
been asked for by Mr.. Parnell to secure
evidence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

The influenza Is prevalent in Persia
Eeveral members of the Shah's house
hold are Frustrated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

THE Foreign Corporations bill passed
Doth houses of the Maryland Legisla-
ture and awaits the signature of the
Governor to become a law. It imposes
a tax ranging from one to two per cent.
on the gross receipts of all corporations
outside of Maryland, doing business in
he 10
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

A COMPLETELY satisfactory test of the
new fire alarm apparatus in the White
House has been made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

An unlocked lamp alonside the corpse
of workman named Morris explains
the last colliery explosion in Wales.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

PRINCE BISMARCK is said to be firm in
his intention of retiring. He says: ST
have done my work and want rest and
recreation"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

HENRY M. STANLEY will leave Cairo
on the Goth for Nice, where he will re-
main a week and then proceed to Brus-
sells
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Fire in a millinery stor,

ATcHIsoN, Kan, March e.-The
millinery stock of Mrs c. May was totally
destroyed by fire last night Loss, S14,-
900; insurance, S., 600. Origin of the fire
unknown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20

AT the annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Philadelphia it was
resolved to issue 400, 900 additional
shares of stock amounting to $40, 0O0, 600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Crazed BY Her Loss.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, March 13.-Last Sun
day the two-year-old child of John
Blunt, farmer living near Stockton,
Rocks County, found bottle of 1auda-
mum and drank quantity of it. The
child died in a short time. The next
day the child's mother, who was
crazed by the loss of her children, drank
the rest of the bottle. She will likely
die. Blunt is Frustrated with his loss
and friends are watching him, lest he
might also attempt suicide.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Opposed to Immigration.

EMPoRIA. Kan, March 13.-Lyon
County Farmers Alliance has passed
resolutions condemning the action of
the county commissioners appropriate
ing 500 for the use of the immigration
bureau. The action of the alliance is
said to be based upon the argument that
they do not want an increase of popula-
sion; that times are hard enough for
those already here, and if more people
are induced to locate here it will be
just that much worse. The citizens
do not agree with the alliance and its
action has caused much comment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-20
Fell Dead at His Case.

WICHITA, Kan, March ia printer
who has lived here for some years,
known as George Brown, fell dead at his
case in the Democrat Office last even
in0
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-23

He was a small boy, with all small
boys inability TO reason properly and
with profound admiration of his father,
which extended even 10 a respectful at
titude toward the bald spot which was
beginning TO be apparent on the paternal
head. 1t was with a desire 10 initiate
this manly adornment that he one day
possessed himself of a pair of scissors
and proceeded to cut of such stray locks
of his back hair as he was able to get
hold Of.
This self barbering did not prove espe
cially pleasing to his mother, who re-
proved him for his misdeeds with a good
deal Of emphasis.
81 don't know what / shall do TO you, y
she said. You knew that it would
make me feel bad to have you cut your
hair of that way"
''Why, mamma" he retorted, with the
unanswerable logic Of his years, "yol
never scold papa for having a hole in his
hair. Boston Courier.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-23
NO TRUSTING APPEARANCES.
A Gaze where the Victims Worst Faux
Was Being a Lawyer.

Was Being a Lawyer.
Attorney G. c. Babcock is very hon
est looking young gentleman. and yet
this morning he was twice taken for a
thief and once for dead beat.
Mr. Babcock went into restaurant on
Third street and deposited his umbrella
In the rack and hung his handsome black
derby hat on nickel plated hat hook.
When the disciple OF Blackstone had fin
sshed his repast he walked over 10 the
wall and took what be supposed was hir
rat. put ii on and started toward tho
counter to pay for his breakfast
An athletic gentleman. who was eating
his morning repast and watching his port
able property, roared out:
Come back here, sir, and leave my
hat"
All the ladies and gentlemen in the
restaurant watched Mr.. Babcock as he
replaced the hat and took his own.
The young lawyer was as mad as a
hornet and somewhat confused at the
contretemps Then he walked over to
the umbrella rack and picked up an UNI
brella. The observant gentleman whose
hat Mr.. Babcock had taken noticed that
it was his umbrella that was being car
ried OF, and he shouted in stentorian
tones:
drop that umbrella or I'll hand you
over to the police"
Mr.. Babcock saw that he had made q
second mistake and soon fished his own
rain shedder from among the many 9TH
ers that were in the rack
Then he left the restaurant. and he
was called back by the cashier, who
came to the door and excitedly said:
Hadn't you better come back and pay
for YOUR breakfast? You will at least
avoid being handed over to the police"
rs he still had his check for a fifty cent
breakfast in his hand Mr.. Babcock walked
back and paid his bill. with the eyes Of
every lady and gentleman ia the place
fixed suspiciously upon him.
One elderly lady audibly remarked:
ale doesn't look like a thief, but you
can't tell by looks nowadays what per-
son is, as good clothes don't cost much. :"
Seattle Press.