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Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

WE shall never forgive Russia for her inhuman treatment of the Jews and of the Nihilists, but we are not shouting anathemas on that country for the ukase on rye.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

A brakeman named Kengla had his thumb smashed Wednesday at Benson while making 8 coupling.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Murty Long, who has been having a royal soiourn in California. came home on to days stage.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
MORTGAGE.

Frank LOranger to Sam Friedman, lot 19, block 20, Benson; to secure $500.
 James and Ellen T. Gasson to M. J. Brophy, real estate in Bisbee to secure $i50.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Dave Waters came over from Bis bee Wednesday to attend the wedding of his brother.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

M. M. Sherman came mp to-day from Sonora.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

The militia are doing noticeably better every drill under the direction of Captain Munnier.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

A bunch of grapes weighing trifle over four pounds shows what can be raised in Tombstone.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

The Cochise H. and T. Co. are sell- ing out their dry goods department at cost. See their new ad.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

For kidneys, diabetes, liver com plaint, indigestion. drink Coronado water.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Mrs. Boyle and family left to-day for Bisbee, where they will re side in the future.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Mrs. Feldman, mother of Mrs. H. Schmeiling, who has been very ill for several days, arrived to day from Tue
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

A number of miners from this camp contemplate going to the new strike near Ogden.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Johnny Canister left yesterday for Fl PasO.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

THE gold bugs are hard to kill, and when driven from one position fly to another. They have asserted for years that the limited coinage of silver,
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Rev. Downs took his departure to- day for St. Louis.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

F. E. Caldwell and Ed. Nichols, both well known in Tombstone, returned to Wilcox to-day.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Pat Bracken, from Bisbee, was seen on the streets this week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Miss Emma c. JOvet and Robert McCausland, both of Benson. were married yesterday at the San Xavier hotel. Tucson.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Judge Wolcott and wife left to day for Fort Huachuca.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Mrs. s. c. Robinson and children are in Leadville, Col.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Frank Ryan was interviewing our citizens yesterday. collecting licenses.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Mark Smith and wife returned to the city last night.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Pima's tax for 1891 is for Tucsor district $3. .29t on SlOO; outside $2.S94
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Tom Lowery and wife left to-day for San Francisco.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

few weeks violent anti-Chinese cru- sade has been in progress in Missoula, number of hOuseholders advocating force to drive them from the city. An immense mass meeting was held at which it was resolved to boycott all Chinese and all persons employing or patronizing them. Yesterday party of fifteen masked men raided the ranch of prosperous Chinese gard- ner near the city, completely demol- ishing his cabin with all it's furniture, and beating one inmate in shoe king manner.
 MERTHYR TYDvIL, Wales-A fright full explosion took place in Abercanaid pit near here this morning while all the men were at work. The number imprisoned is unknown. Sixty have SO far been rescued amid the most ex- citing scenes.
 TREvERsE--One thousand persons have already arrived here to see the holy coat. procession of pilgrims chatting as they march. are continu- ally passing through the streets from
 four o'clock in the morning until mid-
 night.
 PARIs-The latest advices from idartingue say that $40 persons per- ished in the recent hurricane without counting the shipwreck fatalities The bulk of the shipping have been lost. The governor has permitted foreign vessels to engage in coast trade in order to supply the needs of the in
 habitants.
 WH1cHITA, Kas.-Charley Bryant,
 one of the gang concerned with the
 Dalton brothers in the Santa Fe rob-
 bery at Wharton T. early in the
 year, was arrested today at Hennessey
 Okla., by U. S. Marshal. NKw ORLEANs-The Southern Pa
 cific railroad made record this week ) bringing four carloads of California
 fruit from Sacramento to Now Orleans : in six days. The average time il , seven days and half.
 COLLIER STATION, Ky.-Jim Thorn ton, one of the men who robbed al , express train several nights ago. ha been arrested and confessed the crime He returned $960 of the money taken } Thornton says his two associates wer' . recently discharged employees of th 3 road.
 GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA Major Wei gel, inspector for the interior depar, ment, returned here to day after hay : ing completed an extended trip thro
 the Sac and Fox, Kickapoos and Iow' l reservations. He reports that the In
 dian reservations mentioned are liter ally swarming with settlers, some 0 Il whom have already plated towns an' established local governments at sev eral places.
 f. CARSON, Nev.-Fifteen sacks of gol' bearing ore were brought in from tn Zirn mine at Pipe Nut to-day guarde' e by armed messengers. Each sacl
 averages 5000. A gentleman iron San Francisco representing an Italian , mining syndicate, offered Shulz, ,Zirn'
 partner, $2O0,OO0 to be deposited il
 sixty days for the mine. It was refuse , Oliver Roberts, Chas. Colburn, A. $ f. Barney, incorporated the Mountain - View, Valley and 0. Mascott, unde a one head with capital stock of $l % |, 900. Another instalment arrived iron q Red Bluff, to inspect the hills back C Carson.
 = CALDWELL, Kan.-All day Tuesda = this: town was enveloped in a cloud ( e smoke coming from the Cheroke
 strip. The acton of the administra s ton in allowing the Cherokees to hol
 the cattle in the strip has so incense - the homeseekers that meeting wa
 r.l sI L II ..
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

The Board of Supervisors were en- gagged to-day in examining tax-deeds
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

"Uncle" Billy Plaster's familiar face was seen on the street yesterday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
NEWS BY WIRE.

OfDsV, UrAI - hsore hrl ad icentto Ogden continues to grow, and n richness is unparalleled since the days oi lS49 in California. The new Glnconda is located twenty-five miles directly n)r5ly,s, of );l,n. at
 reached through the Ogden canyon The roads are fair and the county are improving them. The find is perma
 nent beyond doubt. A new town has already been laid out, although he discovery is scarcely ten day old yet. La Plata is the name, and it boasts of stores, saloons, hotels, and the general necessaries of town of 1900 people. The Southern Pacifi c railroad has commenced survey to connect the region with Ogden.
 The product is gold, silver and lead principally, with indications of antimony. The assays have shown in every case over 70 per cent of lead and from IF to A ounces of silver per ton. The lodges from which these assays are made are large and in many cases surrounded by rich carbonate oi limitless extent, and all lies on the
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

James Dunnine is reported to b' improving.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Choctaw country, where forty-five Simithies are in ambush, having sent word to Sheriff, Mosely that they were we'll armed and waiting for him. The sheriff arrived at Bladon to-day with fifty men of the county, armed with rifles, shctguns and pistols. He stop ped at Bladon at night and got all possible information concerning the location of Bob Sims and his gang of fanatics; it was reported that the Simites were coming to Bladon, but they did not come, and early Monday morning Mosely and his men started for the hills. If the SimiLes made an attack, there has doubtless been an encounter before this time, but th, latest.information is from those who left Bladon Monday morning The home of the outlaws is eighteen miles from Bladon.
 OGDEN, Utah-The rush to La Plata still fgoes on, and numerous finds of large bodies of low grade ore still continue. Among the recent finds is one vein B feet wide of solid galena milling above 80 per cent in lead and few ounces in silver, giving a value of over $40. Another report states that mountain of galena has been found eighteen miles from the La Plata and several other good strikes have been made in the vicinity of the first discoveries. The excitement is intense ard hundreds are rushing tc the camp which is regarded as com ing Leadville. A rich discovery has also been made near the Buckhorr mine in the Deep Creek country, thi Icing good find that at depth of ter feet uncovered 4-foot vein of tal' going $90 to the ton.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
From Friday's Daily.

Frank Naples left to day for Bisbee
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
COUNTY KECORDSk
LOCATION.

LOCATION. Wedge mine, Warren district: Jas O'Toole.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

Oso Negro has closed down.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30

From Wednesdays Ddily. Little drops of water, Tumbling on the sand, Make hotel expenses Very hard to stand.
 Washington Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Judge Botkin Acquitted.


The senate as a court of impeach-
ment took final vote on the charges
against Judge Botkin, of the Thirty
second judicial district, at $50 o'clock
on the afternoon of the 22d, and the
judge was acquitted on all the charges
preferred Thirty-five senators were
present, and on the first. second and
third articles, charging drunkenness,
the votes were unanimous for acquittal.
The plea on demurrer having
been. sustained on the fourth,
fifth and sixth articles, no evil
dence had been offered, and no
vote was taken on them. The seventh
article charged Judge Botlin with be-
ing addicted to the habitual use of in
toxicating liquors to such an extent as
to incapacitate him from the fair per-
formance of his duties The vote on
this resulted in for conviction and IS
for acquittaL The eighth article,
charging profanity and blasphemy, had
practically the same vote. The ninth
article, charging Judge Botkin with ar
bitrarily and unlawfully causing
the arrest of four citizens for con-
tempt of court and holding them pris-
oners several days, had a vote of Is for
roll (Miami), Ellerton, Forney, Hark-
ness, Hays, Howard, Kimball, King,
Long, McTaggart. Osborn, Rankin,
Rush, Senior, Smith, Tucker. Wheeler
and Woodward voting for the charges.
and Senators Bentley. Berry, Emery,
Gillett, Kelley (Crawford). Kelley NC
Pherson), Lockard, Mecham, Mohler,
Moody, Murdoch, Norton, Richter, Roe,
Schilling and Wright voting for acquit-
tai. The tenth article charged Judge
Botlin with oppression and malfeasance
in office, using his position and power to
assist in robbing Springfield in the sum
of ZOO by lending his influence to aid
members of the city council aud at
torneys in securing that much money,
| received the same vote as the ninth
article. AS it required 81 votes to con
| vict, Judge Botkin was declared &C.
quilted of all the charges preferred
against him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Roise CITY Flooded.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, May ga cloud
burst occurred mile north of this city
in Culver gulch, and a volume Of water
ten feet high gathered in the deep and
narrow bed of the old
creek and swept down on to the
town, flooding a great portion of it
Considerable damage was done to the
United States government building and
parade grounds Henry Rossback, 1iv-
ing in Culver gulch, saw the flood COM
ing and had only time to take his fam
lily to a place of safety when the food
carried away his house The city loses
heavily by the destruction of the fiume
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
Stopped BY the Mayor.

CINCINNATI, May 25.-More than
1000 people paid admission to the Asso-
citation baseball grounds yesterday,
each one receiving ticket containing
an order for refund of their admis-
sion in case the game was stopped by
the police and an hour later each one
used his ticket in obtaining the refund.
The game was between Cincinnati and
the Athletics and in the first inning the
superintendent of police, with a COM
pany of bluecoats, quietly informed the
players that they were under arrest.
The game stopped at once and the play
ers were driven to the station house
where they were released on bond of
$500 each to appear before the police
court The players, it is said, will de-
mand trial by jury and the outcome
is awaited with much interest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

dealer in railway supplies. says: "Busi-
ness is pretty dull just now. There is
absolutely no building and the roads
have little business to take care of.
Next year, however. we shall hear a
very different story. The crops are
good throughout the west, and there is
every prospect of good prices, too, for
Europe is in need of our wheat 1 have
never seen the west looking as well as
It does now. Throughout Kansas and
Nebraska the fields Of wheat are the
finest ever seen In those states, and the
corn is scarcely behind it We look for
q big year of railroad building to fol
low"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
ClinninRA.

A Philadelphia man finds it is an
economical idea to habitually affect a
white necktie. By this means he gets
the s'dominie's discount in all the
stores 1t averages 20 per cent
A musical young lady, who has been
taking an interest in the national
game, inquiries whether a home run
shouldn't be classed as base solo.-N.
Y. Sun.
It is said that the nickel and dime
. saving bank craze is so depicting the
country of small change that ministers
are beginning to think that it is hardly
worth while to take up a collection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

A SPECIAL from Cape May, N. j.,
contained statement that the presi-
dent had sold his cottage at that place
for the price he paid for it, and that in
consequence the presidents family
would go elsewhere for their summer
holidays. This story is denied at the
White house. The presidents cottage
has not been sold or offered for sale,
and, as soon as arrangements can be
made to leave Washington, President
Harrison and his family will occupy
their residence at the seashore
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

A RUMoR was current on the Yale
campus that a letter had been received
from Harvard man stating that the
faculty had voted with but one dissent
ing voice to discontinue all athletic
contests with other colleges and con-
fine the contest to Harvard teams and
class contests The letter from Har-
ward said also that the faculty had not
taken final action upon this matter and
did not regard the vote they had passed
as conclusive, but had laid the subject
on the table for settlement at the next
faculty meeting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
A Noted church Badly scorched.

CHICAGO, May 25.-The Emanuel
Baptist church, at the corner of Michi-
gan avenue and Twenty-third street,
for several years widely known as DR..
Lorimer's church, caught fire from
a defective fue just before the
hour for Sunday school and
was damaged to the amount of
S25, 600. A large number of children
had already gathered. and it was with
some difficulty that panic was pre-
vented The building will be recon-
structed at once. This church was de-
stroyed by fire in 1879, and was re built
at a cost of 500, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28
NOTHING KNOWN.
The Pursuit Of the Itata By the
Charleston.
BELIEVED TO HAVE GONE TO PERU.
The Esmeralda Not Likely to Bombard
Acknowledgements in Chilli Reported
Defeated According to Advices BY
Way of Paris.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Secretary
Tracy said last night that the navy de-
partment had not received any news of
the United States cruiser Charleston,
which is in pursuit of the Gillian insur-
gent steamer Itata- This is the seventh
day since any word has been received
by the department direct from the COM
mander of the Charleston
The secretary is Of the opinion that
the vessel will be heard of next at CAL
lao. Peru, for he believes that had she
intended to put in at Panama, the place
at which it was expected she would
before this time.
Secretary Tracy's attention was
called to the dispatch from San Fran
cisco reiterating the statements hereto
fore made that an agreement had been
entered into between the insurgent
party of Chilli and the United States
government for a peaceful surrender of
the Itata. He. however, refused to dis
cuss the question. merely saying that
he had nothing to say about the matter.
Inquiry of state department officials
regarding the alleged arrangement
above referred to ELECTS the reply that
SO far as they are aware no such agree
ment has been entered into.
NO FEAR OF THE ESMERALDA-
CITY OF MEXICO, May 25.-Advices
from Central America say that on We'd
nesday steamer resem bling the Itata
was seen by coasting schooner. The
coaster attempted to approach the
steamer when the latter which was
running south sheered off from her
course. This was about thirty miles
off shore.
The reports published in the United
States that the Esmeralda was short of
funds were denied by the captain who
| showed newspaper correspondent
letters of credit and cash amounting to
more than $50, 600.
The Mexican government states that
| no reinforcements have been sent to
| Acapulco, as the garrison there is suffi-
| GENTLY strong to prevent the ESmeralda
| from landing or taking coal forcibly.
| The government has no fear that the
| Esmeralda will attempt such feat
| STORIES OF INSURGENT DEFEATS.
| PARIS, May 25.-The Gillian legation
has Santiago advices claiming con-
| tinued accessions to the government on
land and sea- According to these dis
| patches the war ship Almirante Con
dell May IL attacked Iquique and dis
charged torpedo against the insurgent
| transports, the crews of which took
| refuge on the island
The crews of the insurgent vessels
| mutinied after sustaining a heavy loss
in killed and wounded. Disafected in.
surgents at Tacna also mutinied and
| were disarmed.
On the night of May 10 the armed
transport Imperial bombarded Iquique
while the Almirante CondeIl waited fol
the insurgent vessels to leave the bay
in order to attack them, but subse
quently found that they had escaped.
The Almirante Conden afterwards
captured Altal, routing the garrison and
taking many prisoners
The position of the insurgents, &C
cording to the same authority, is every
where critical. while the army of tn
government is lawful and we'll discip
| lined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

SENIOR MARIANNE CARvALHO, the
new minister of finance of Portugal, in
an interview declared that he had full
confidence in the credit of the country.
Everything, he said, would be retrieved
by strong government determined
upon serious economic reforms. The
government, he maintained, ought to
favor the establishment of large COM
panies in Mozambique in order to de-
velop the natural resources of the ter
ritOry
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

FOLLOWING the dramatic develop
ments in the mysterious case of Robert
Ray Hamilton comes the announcement
that his alleged widow Eva is about to
make her debut in the role of an act
ress. Coupled with the announcement
comes the one, even more surprising,
that the play in which she is to appear
will set forth the dramatic life story of
the unfortunate man who is supposed
to have met his death among the tan
gled weeds at the bottom of Snake
,-ivor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

! JOHN DIXON, of Stamford, Conn.
has been driven to insanity by a
girl practicing on a piano. He was
suddenly seized with fit and rushed
up Bedford avenue shouting and sing
ing At the first house in which he
found lady playing on the piano he
seized a stone and threw it at her
through the window. 1t barely missed
her and demolished a costly picture.
Dixon was later taken to the Hartford
asylum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

ACCORDING to St Petersburg dis
patch the Russian government is con-
sidering the question of suing the
Rothschilds, Bleichroder and other
financiers interested in the proposed
Russian loan for breach of contract.
The suit will be instituted in Berlin if
at all. The Rothschilds are firmly
bound to the Russian government to
handle the loan, the contract having
been signed some time ago between
Aaron D. Rothschild and Vichgrandsky,
the Russian finance minister. The
Rothschilds have SO far claimed that it
is inexpedient to float the loan at the
present time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-28

Mr.. MASON, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, has prepared state
ment showing that for the month of
April, 1891, receipts from internal
revenue decreased, as compared with
April, 1890, 81, 19O.695 For the ten
months ended April 80 the increase
in collections Of principal items COM
pared with the corresponding ten
months of the preceding year were:
Spirits, So, 44s, 35s; tobacco, $434, 953; fer
mented liquors, $16s, Os4; oleomargarine,
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