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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
FATAL MIDNIGHT RIDE.

Awful Fate of Three Reporters Who
Wanted to Write Up and illustrate q
Midnight Ride on a Locomotive.
CHICAGO, Oct 16-An accident, re-
sulting in the death of three members
of the Inter Ocean newspaper staff and
the engineer and the serious injury of
several other passengers, occurred on
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad
at Crete. The dead are:
Leonard Wash burne, sporting editor
of the Inter Ocean.
Fred w. Henry, a reporter who had
come here recently from Louisville.
j. A. McCafferty, an artist, recently
from St Louis.
James Clark, engineer.
The train left Evansville early yes
terday morning and proceeded safely
to Crete, where it ran into an open
switch. The three men who were killed
were on the engine, Henry and McCaf-
ferty having gone out for the purpose
of writing up and illustrating a mid
night ride on the fast train, and Wash
burne, who was returning to Chicago
from an Indiana trip, having joined
his friends on the train.
The accident came without warning
and as the locomotive plunged from
the track the four men were caught
and completely buried beneath the
wreck.
Mr.. Washburne was to have been best
man last night at the wedding of one
of his associates, Thomas r Wedden,
assistant city editor of the Inter Ocean.
The news of his tragic end was kept
from Mr.. Wedde1 and his bride and the
happy ceremony took place shortly
after poor Washburne's body reached
the citv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

CHICAGO. Oct 1A-The eleventh BIZ
ennial conference of Woman's Christian
associations of the United States and
Canada began here yesterday after
noon and will continue four DAYS. Mrs.
Leander Stone, of Chicago, delivered
the address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Mrs Springer, of st.
Louis. The chief work yesterday was
reorganization. Mrs c. N. Judsop, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, presided. New Off
GERS were chosen as follows: Miss NJ.
E Rawson. of Cleveland, second vice
president; Mrs William Simpkin, OF
Richmond. Va. secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
BARDSlEY AGAIN.

Gov. Pattison Calls an Extra Session of tho
Pennsylvania Senate to Consider Matters
Connected With the Bardsley Defalca-
ton.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Oct 14.-Gov. Pat
tison, in his message to the extra ses-
yesterday, said:
Gentlemen: By virtue of the authority in
me vested by the constitution have con-
vened you in extra session by proclamation
for the transaction of executive business.
In my judgment conditions exist in the COM
monwealth to warrant and require the
exercise of this power. The constitution
provides that all officers elected by
the people, other than espe-
cially excepted shall be removed by the
notice and full hearing on the advice OF two.
thirds of the senate. Having convened you
in order to give you an opportunity to take
appropriate action. under your constitu.
tional powers, with relation to the alleged
misconduct of the heads of two departments
of the state government, as well as of other
elective officers, deem it my duty to briefly
review the course OF events which have led
to the call for this session of the senate and
to refer you to such sources as
know of for further information. The gov
ernOr then reviews the arrest and CONVICTION
of the Philadelphia eli y and county treas
urer, John Bardsley, for the unlawful ap-
preparation of city and state funds and says
that in a preliminary hearing before two
judges of the courts of Philadelphia
conducted by the district attorney
of that county the said John Bards-
ley refused to testify to his
lations with the state officials whose duty 1t
was to require from him an accounting for
and payment of money collected by him for
the commonwealth. whereupon it was held
by the court and the district attarney that
no warrant for the arrest of the state officials
could under the circumstances properly be
issued
Bardsley had been permitted to retain
money collected for the state for which he
had never been called upon to pay into the
treasury by the treasurer and auditor as re-
IN. cd hx,l leu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
News From Panama.

SAN FRANcIsCo, Oct 1.-THE steamer
Van Buren,, Capt Crane, arrived from
Panama yesterday. It was thought
the steamer would have q number of
Chilian refugees, but there were mono
on board. Among the passengers was
DR.. Donoso Maliano, of Nicaragua. He
left San Salvador September "A ssSan
Salvador is quite ready to 90 to war
with her neighbors." he said. s.but will
not bring on any trouble by any overt
act The recent trouble in the city of
Guatemala, he said, was occasioned bv
the arrest of prominent editor by or.
der of President Barillas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Steamers Arriving.

NEW YORK, Oct 1.-The Guion line
steamer Alaska arrived this morning,
overdue sixteen hours The purser
said: eve had an awful stormy
time, but we weathered through all
right We had no accidents on board
to amount to anything. The Alaska
In addition to a great many cabin pas
sengers. had 434 in the steersge. The
steamer Polynesia. of the Hamburg
American line, arrived safely this
morning. two days overdue. Capt
Franck's log is . record of storms All
on board were safe. The Slavonia from
Hamburg also arrived. She had 2S3
immigrants
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Those TheoIogicaI Troubles.

New YORK, Oct 19.-Dr. John Hall
has resigned from the directorate of
Union theological seminary. but at the
request of several of his fellow direct
ors he has consent to remain with the
board until next month when
the annual meeting of the board
is to be held. DR. Hall has long been
greatly troubled on account of the
Briggs matter and his resignation was
expected by the conservatives. One Of
the staunchest friends of DR.. Briggs is
DR.. Halls son Thomas preacher in
Chicago, and he has been Influenced by
his sons attachment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
The Bomb Finders.

VIENNA, Oct. 17.-An investigation
made into the finding yesterday of a
dynamite bomb on the Reichenb burg
railroad bridge in Bohemia resulted in
the discovery of an iron vessel which
contained a quantity of loose dynamite,
some dynamite cartridges, some gun
powder and some fuses. In addition to
this another bomb with fuse attached
was found in the frame work of the
bridge. 1t is believed these had been
concealed there in order to avoid seiz-
ure as a result of domiciliary visits by
the police
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
WAR INEVITABLE.

Minister sLockroy. OF France, ON tho I'M
pending Conflict.
LONDON, Oct 19-Minister Of Public
Works Lockroy, Of France, has pub
lished book called DE Moltke, SEES
Memories ct Ia Guerre Future" which
has made Frenchmen believe him
to be a great strategist and stu
dent of military matters and
army organization. After discuss
ing Moltke's career and his ros-
thumous book on the war, he argues
that France cannot prevent another
war. All that she can do is to prepare
for undergoing it when it breaks out.
in order to maintain it VIGOROUSLY and
to leave intact to the next generation the
reduced heritage left at the collapse Of
the empire. He believes that the army is
able to meet the best soldiers in
Europe. and that the past twenty years
have been well employed. Lastly. he
urges that great general will do
more with a mediocre army than bad
general with a heroic one, that it is al
ways best to take the offensive, and
that to attack is sometimes the best
way of defense.
He reprobates the notion of certain
military writer's that the French army
should abandon the frontier and give
battle before Paris, for such retreat
would be a confession of weakness
and tantamount to treason. He con-
cludes thus: ''War without mercy,
without pity, is what awaits us; war
of determination like those related
in ancient history. in which moth
ing is respected, neither the property
nor the lives of individuals, in which all
means are employed, all articles ex-
cused, all treasons allowed, all cruelties
justified, all destruction ordered, all vi
olences, in which when armies pass they
leave a desert behind them. in which
when the conflict is over one of the adj
versaries have disappeared Let US
then all unite to susta in this war which
we have SO long been threatened, and
with which there is desire to terrify
us. We have right on our side, we
have justice and the sentiment
of justice, and right will give
us that moral force which com.
mand victory. To ward off or post
pone the conflict is not in our power,
and others will soon perhaps sound the
hour when France will have to stake
her last throw"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
FIGHT AMONG SAILORS.

Gillian and American Sailors Engage in a
Deadly Fight in the Streets of Valpa-
raise.
New YORK. Oct 1z.-The Herald has
q Valparaiso special which says:
Three, perhaps four, men-of-war's
less injured in a desperate fight there
with a mum Der of Gillian sailors.
The Chilians did not do all the fight
ing, for when the fight was ended a
mum Der of them were found to be pref
ty badly hurt. though SO far as can be
ascertained now none of them were
killed.
The American blue jackets who were
engaged in the battle were from the
United States cruiser Baltimore and
the Chilians were from the various war
ships now in the harbor.
1t is impossible at present to get full
particulars of the fight or the names OF
the killed and wounded.
There are several accounts as to the
origin of the difficulty. One of them,
which seems plausible, is this: Ever
since the triumph of the junta there
has been feeling among the lower
classes of the people of marked hostil-
ity to the Americans, and the blue jack
cts from the American war ships were
sometimes subjected to insult
1t is alleged that a party of men from
the Baltimore, ashore on liberty, met
with the Chilian men-of-war's men.
The hatred of the yankees" led to
some insulting remark, which was re-
scented by one Of the hotter-headed
Americans and this brought on the gen.
eral fight, which was attended with
such fatal results.
There was much excitement in the
city when the news of the fight spread.
The unfortunate affair is much regret
ted in official circles and among the
better class Of citizens.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
WHEAT LOSSES.


Being Destroyed BY Rain and Snow.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct il - The
weather of the past few weeks has I'M
done much of the good that was done
by the fine weather early in the season
in North Dakota, and the farmers of
the northwest will suffer losses ag-
gregating in the millions. The damage
can as yet only be estimated, but that
the loss will be very great there seems
no doubt.
The railroads had made special ar
rangements to handle great crop and
the farmers considered their own plans
amply sufficient But so great was the
wheat crop that it was almost impossi-
BILE to hire enough hands to secure the
crop. and a very large part of it had to
be left standing in the shock. Then it
was found that the supply of threshing
machines was insufficient and that
caused delay which left fully half the
crop still in the fields unthreshed when
the rains came.
Rain has been general and abundant,
and it is this which has caused the
greatest loss. There is still great
shortage of threshing outfits but the
weather has prevented work more than
half the time. At Jamestown, in the
North Dakota Red river valley rain
and snow fell last night; it was snow
lug yesterday. and last week there was
but one full days wheat threshing.
Reports are received of grain sprouting
in several stacks.
Lakota, N. D., reports snow, thresh-
ing stopped entirely and fears that I'M
less the weather clears soon much of
the grain will be unfit to threSh. In
the northern part of North Dakota
there will, however, he more loss from
lack of laborers than from bad weather.
Northwestern Minnesota gives about
the same report as does Dakota
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Amalgamattou Completed.

ST. Louis, Oct 1.-THE committees
OF the Brotherhoods of Railway Section
Foremen and Order OF Railway Track
men have completed the amalgamation
of the two orders and adjourned sine
die. The name of the association will
henceforth be the international
Brotherhood of Railway Track Fore
men" The following officers were
elected: John Wilson, Of Tennessee,
grand chief foreman: R p. Bridges, OF
Kansas. vice grand chief; Mike O'Dowd,
of Kansas City. secretary and treasurer;
L. C. Davis, Of Kansas, and NJ. j. Lord.
of Georgia, organizers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

phia and New York, and soon after
became a contributor to the Home
Journal Since that time his life has
been spent in literary labors. In 1855
his first biography, 1.-THE Life of Hor-
ace Greeley" was published, and
proved very profitable. He removed
to Newburyport from New York City
in 1875. and lived there until his death.
In 1857 appeared 1.-THE Life and
Times of Aaron Burr" in which he
sought to redeem Bnrr's reputation
from some of the odium attached to it.
It has been said that this work made
more friends for Burr than Burr made
for himself. The other prominent
works of Mr.. Parton are THE Life of
Andrew Jackson" THE Life and
Times of Benjamin Franklin" and
THE Life of Thomas Jefferson and a
Life of Voltaire.''
Mr.. Parton was one of Americas best
historical and biographical writer's
His works were written in an interest
ing and entertaining style. He ideal
lied his subjects and characters. Asso-
ciated with Mr.. Parton in his literary
labors was his wife, "Fanny Fern, -
who pleased thousands by her charm
ing essays, the ''Fern Leaves" papers
and her contributions to juvenile liter
allure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
War Cloud Item.

LONDON, Oct IA dispatch from
Moscow says that the Russians are
massing troops toward the Afghan
frontier and that Russia is rather
anxious for . pretext to make war on
the AfghanA With this view, Russian
emissaries in Afghanistan are try
ing to stimulate the people to AZ ag-
gressive course towards the Turcomans
and others under Russian protection
and thus give Russia the excuse for be-
ginning war. Tha ameer of Afghanis-
tan is said to be fully aware of Russia's
intentions and anxious for English a.
sistance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Raided BY Anthony Comstock.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Anthony Com
stock, with five assistants, raided
''Steve" Brodie's saloons at ia and SIS
Bowery, and gathered in over 100 pict-
ures and a quantity OF cards ON which
rhymes had been printed Brodie was
arrested and taken to police headquar-
tiers where he gave bail In the sum of
$500 to appear Monday morning in court
to answer to tho charge Of exposing
immoral pictures and literature The
pictures were valued at about $500.
Brodie bought them in Paris over q
year ago. Brodie says Comstock raided
him for spite.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
A New Bishop.

BOSTON, Oct 12-Rev. DR.. Phillips
Brooks was this morning censecrated
as bishop of Massachusetts, The
service took place at Trinity church
and was preceded by morning prayer,
which was held at o'clock.
The general service occupied about
three hours and-was most impressive.
Phillips Brooks " as born in Boston,
Mass, December Is. 1888. He wa
graduated at Harvard college in 1855
studied theology at the seminary in
AlexAndria, Va. was ordained in 1859
and became rector of the church Of ths
Advent. Philadelphia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
coNFlpENcE uNAeAIEp.

Buns Report shows That Surprising Activ-
tty Prevails-Business I'm tho South ana
West Improving.
NEW YORK, Oct 17.-R 6. Dun & Co. 3
weekly review Of trade says:
Business throughout the west and
south is strong and improving At east
ern centers there is less satisfaction
and the expected results from the har-
vesting of large crops are more slowly
realized. Yet the volume of all trade
IL as large as it ever has been. and for
October may even surpass the unpre-
cedented record Of last year.
The prevailing confidence in the
future of business continues undated
and Is seen even in some branches
which complain most of dull trade at
present The iron industry illustrates
the contradictory conditions The out
put of furnaces in blast October I was
1s1.61 tons weekly, yet this enormous
production is marvelously absorbed
The demand for use in produc-
ing all kinds of farm machinery
and implements is far greater than
it has been in any previous year and
the quantity of iron thus used is enor-
nous On the other hand the wool
manufactures are short of orders in
the mems wear department., though
Chicago clothiers are buying more
freely. But, on the whole, clothiers
have not taken nearly their usual sup
ply of goods and many of the mills are
closing. The demand for dress goods
is strong, while knit goods are dull as
well as carpets Cotton manufacture
Is active without change in prices.
The demand for copper is large. but
a rumor of resumption by the Ana
conda put down the price of the lake
to Is cents, and tin is weak at 20. 1
cents, with lead las. The market for
anthracite coal is better, but circular
prices are not realized.
The reports from other cities are al
most uniformly encouraging. At Pitts
burgh the demand for manufactured
iron and for structural forms is inn
proving. but the coal strike continues.
At Cleveland trade exceeds last years
considerably, and is brisk at Cincin-
natl and especially in dry goods. At
Chicago the clothing and dry
goods trades are active. and the
movement of farm products large,
though receipts of cattle fall be-
low last years. At Detroit manufact-
uring is active and factories running
full time. At Milwaukee, St Paul,
Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City
business is very active, especially in
lumber at Minneapolis. with advance
In prices, while the output of flour is
1876, 900 barrels per week, against 1871,
600 last year. At St Louis trade is un-
usually strong. At Jacksonville the
largest orange crop ever grown prom
ises improvement.
Speculation has not been very heavy,
though corn and oats are sustained in
the face of great crops and wheat is a
shade higher. Cotton is a quartz,
lower. Pork products are lower, coffee
unchanged and oil half a cent lower.
The supplies of money are ample here
and at all western centers- Foreign
trade though smaller than a year ago
when the movement was extraordinary
is larger than in previous years and the
heavy exports of breadstuffs promise
further reinforcement of gold from
Europe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
The German Minister Dead.

BERLIN, Oct 16.-Count Ludwig Won
Arco- Valley, minister of the German
empire to the United States, is dead
On Monday Prof. Bergman performed
an operation on the count. his stomach
for some time past having refused to
receive any food. The operation was
unsuccessful The brother and sister
of Count Won Arco-Valley were at his
bedside when he died.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
Young H.ines Leaves America.

WASHINGTON, Oct 19.-Thornton j.
Haines, who killed his friend Hanni-
gan at Fort Monroe, has left Washing
ton and the United States probably
forever. His departure was kept a
secret and it is stated that he is now
on the ocean, bound, it is believed, for
South America
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 16.-The fol.
lowing officers of the national prison
congress were chosen for the ensuing
year at the closing meeting to-day:
President, Hon. R B. Hayes, of Ere
mont, O.; vice-president, Roeleff Brik-
erhoff, of Mansfield. O.; secretary, Rev.
John L. Milligan, of Allegheny City;
treasurer, Charles w. j essup, of New
York citv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

The cultivation Of sugar cane in Ja-
maica shows as steady a decrease as
that of bananas does an increase. The
cause of the abandonment Of the sugar
estates is attributed to the low price of
sugar, and in some cases to the difficult
tY of obtaining labor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

SEDALIA. Mo-. Oct 19-Williamson,
the condemned murderer. was baptized
in the Jail yesterday by Father Murphy,
of St Viucent's Catholic church. He
is visited daily by women of the better
class and interest grows in him as the
late of his execution draws near.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

morning after an
illness of several
weeks James Par
ton was born in
Canterbury, E n G.
land, February 9,
1922. When 5 years
oil d his pa re n t S
moved to the United
States, and James
received his educa-
ton in the schools
of New York City
and at White Plains,
N. Y. He taught
scnOOI in Philadel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
JAMES PARTON DEAD.

The Well Known American Writer Passes
to His Rest.
NEwBURYPoRr, Mass, Oct 49,
James Parton. the author died Saturday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills
Forty pills in a vial; only one pill a dose
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

IT is human to err, and it is human
for your wife constantly to remind you
of it, tOO.-Cape Cod Item.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

THE first cotton gin, made by Eli
Whitney, will be exhibited at the expo
sitiOn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

FLArs-'You are not playing with the
band to-dayF" Sharps-"No; sent q sub
stitutel Republican
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

"LovE levels all rauks,' but not the rank
odor Of an onion, that 10 too much for it
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

A NAN wants to walk telegraph
wire from St. Louis to Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

TIE flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-
= have good d deal 4; to do with the breach
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

II you think your child has worms. DOM
neglect it until il has spasms- Atonce give
it DIR. Bulls Worm Destroyers. They taste
good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22

chills and fever or bilious remittent fever.
Prevent them and every other form Of ma
larial disease with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, the grand fortifier and defensive medi-
cineof the age Dyspepsia, kidney and liver
complaint constipation, rheumatism and de-
bility are also remedied by this bene6cent
medicine