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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

! dropped the baby and sprang over itls

it dropped the baby and sprang over it's
body upon me.
THE attack was so sudden that l was
wholly unprepared for 1t. l had my gun in
my hands, but there had not been time to
use it. | was thrown down with great VIC
lence, and can feel yet the creatures teeth
crunching into my shoulders That's the
sober truth, boys. That old wound has been
my barometer for many year.
The panther had landed square on my
breast when fell, but his impetus was so
great that it threw his body off to one eide,
though his teeth were fastened in my shout
der. With a mighty effort / rolled away
from him and struggled up. A less active
man could never have done it. He bounded
away through the bushes a few feet, but
without pausing an instant he turned aud
leeped again. This time my gun was ready
for him. Only one shot! and il that failed
there was no chance for any of u.s. But
fired that shot, and it caught the animal in
mid-air. The shot went straight through
his heart. His body struck me and almost
knocked me down again, but he fell dead at
my feet.
The baby had been screaming all this
time, but | give you my word was afraid
to go and look at him. When | did go to
him, found not so much as bruise on
his pretty white skin. The panther had
held him by his dress, and had lifted him
cIear OF obstacles, even Wnen ne leaped
from the wagon with him.
las for my wife, found her in q dead
faint, and it was the longest time before
could bring her out Of it. She had been
awakened from the doZe by a feeling of
weight and oppression, and had found the
panther standing over her with his two
fore paws upon her breast. She screamed
and tainted, and the panther took the baby
away from its place beside her 1t was
providence about that shot, boys. l couldn't
do it again if | were to try a thousand
times. But it was a providence that came
just when it was needed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26
a BIBLICAL ILLUsr aAT.oN.
The Story Which Bishop Kavanaugh
Tells OF Tom Marshall.

l6lIS OF ON Marshall.
From the G1IUeston News.
The late lamented Bishop Kavanaugh. of
the Methodist church, who was as ugly as
eloquent and as jolly as good, never tired of
telling stories about his distinguished but
unfortunate friend Tom Marshall, of Ken
lucky. The two men were warm personal
friends, Notwithstanding the striking anti
thesis of character and tue not less striking
difference In personal appearance Mar
shall was handsome and commanding
Inc BISHOP was anything but handsome.
he was about as trim as a barrel and grace-
full as sack Of salt. This exclamation ia
necessary for proper appreciation of what
follows, but when the great divine used to
tell the story he would bring out the appli-
cation by incidentally stroking the wealth
OF shapelessness that hung to his person like
the ill-titting garments he wore
Ode calm June evening the bishop was
disturbed by noise in the direction Of the
barn. He CROPPED his way thither and
found Marshall in the hay loft. where he
had sought shelter and lodging. Tenderlv
the son of misfortune was escorted 10 the
best room In the bishops house and induced
TO go to bed in civilized fashion. Between
prodlglous efforts to get off his clothes, his
brain and tongue partially recovered their
cunning, and he said
KAY, do you know why you and make
a good illustration Of Bible history!'
The bishop replied as he would to a 'oues-
tioninR child; mo. Tom. WhyT
Well" said Marshall, reverently and
pathetically, ''the Savior was without
where to lay his head. That's me. Then
in the beginning, the Bible says, the world
was without form and void" And survey
ing critically the bishops pudgy stature, he
finished with more vehemence than ro-
nance.
''By the gods, that's your
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

jure you, o mice, neither to injure
me nor the field at such and
such place. belonging 70 my
neighbor So-and-so, freely give you to
dwell in, and you can eat whatever grows
there This inscription lad TO be posted on
a natural stone in the infested field. The
book referred to was merely compilation
of old Latin authorities many centuries
back, so that the supers ition l speak Of is
evidently OF great antinuitY.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

Gymnasium shoes and tennis shoes, at
LaFar's.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

Pictures in great variety and all prices.
NJ. 2. Taylor, 1856 York street.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

Old newspapers-2O0 for % cents-at
business office. MORNING NEWS. -Ad.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
THE COUNTRY'S CURRENCY.

The Treasury Department Says Recent As
sertions Are Without Foundation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Statements
have been prepared at the treasury de-
Notwithstanding the amount of money
in circulation on the first day of July
of the years 1860, 1865, 1885, 1889 and
1891, from which it is apparent that the
assertions SO often repeated of late that
there has been since the war great re-
duction Of the amount of money in cir
culation are entirely without founda-
ton All the statements furnished
are made upon precisely the same
basis The amount of each kind
of money is first stated, from that is de-
Quoted the amount in the treasury and
the remainder is given as the amount
in circulation. There is nothing omitted
from the statement which should appear
there except minor coins, and they are
left out of all the reports because of the
difficulty in estim ating the amount of
them in use As the amount at the
present time of minor coins is certainly
greater than in the earlier years, their
omission will not be unfarorably crit.
icised by those who contend that there
is now a scarcity of money
The amount of money in circulation
in 1850 was about 1885, OO0, 600, and the
amount per capita S1S IS. In 1865 there
were s723, 600. 600 in circulation, and the
per capita amount was 500 81. Twenty
years later the circulation was over
81, 292, 600. 600, and the per capita was
S23- OF, while on January 1 last the
amount was nearly 81, S29. 600, 600, with
S24 10 as the per capita allowance, the
highest in the history of the United
States
Owing to shipments of gold to foreign
countries there has been decline since
January L, 1891, not only in the mer-
camille amount. but in the total also;
but the total circulation August I, not
withstanding the outflow of gold, was
about 81. 500. 600, 900, and the amount
per capita was S23 81.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Excursfonists Mangled.

CHAMPLAIS, n. Y, Aug. "a train
conveying Sunday school excursion
from Ellenburg and Rouse's Point and
Intervening stations on the Vermont
Central railroad, ran into a mail train.
which had the right of way, just east of
this station at $40 o'clock last night
William ANGEL, aged about Il years,
SON of a merchant of this place, and
Sim Venett a laborer. of Chateaugay
Lake, were killed outright and some
twenty people more or less injured
The excursion train had orders to
meet the mail here. and should have
gone on the siding few rods back of
where the accident occurred
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE six-story building at 12s to 13S
Jane street, New York, occupied by J.
D. Hass, tinwarc, was damaged by fire
to the extent of $40, 900; partly insured.
Six horses were burned to death
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended August showed an average de-
crease of 1915 compared with the cor
responding week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 1870.
Gov. FLEMING has announced that in.
asmuch as a quorum of the Florida
senate did not participate with the
house in joint assembly, May 20, it is
his opinion that Wilkinson Call was not
elected United States senator, and that
therefore he cannot certify that he was
elected.
THE Imperial, of Madrid, says it
learns that President Balmaceda, OF
Chill, and the leaders of the Gillian in
surgents have appealed to the Spanish
government to act as arbitrator and
end the war.
A BoLDs bank robbery occurred al
Columbus Grove, a town of about 9, O0(
people in Ohio. The robber shot and
| wounded the cashier and killed an OLD
farmer and woun 1ed bystander. He
snatched up 81, 500 in greenbacks and
| escaped.
A SEVERE storm was reported at Ash.
land, Wis At Washburn, on the op
posite side of the bay, a small circus
tent was blown down and two boy,
were killed.
! The double scull race for the cham
pionship of the world came off at Ham
ilton, Ont, between Hanlan and OCon.
nor and Gaudaur and Mckay. The race
was won easily by Hanlan and O'Con-
nor.
PRINCE BISMARCK in a conversation
with Herr Lube, a member of the
reichstag, said: ''You may tell every
one that consider the reducing of the
corn duty a disaster for the country"
WILLIAM T. CRoAsDALE, the editor
of the New York Standard and chair
man of the single tax league, died re
Gently.
The sheriff's posse has returned from
Lock, Moore & Co.'S logging camp. a
Lake Charles, La, having seven of thu
s'Red Bones under arrest. ALI wa.
reported quiet and work was proceed
ling as usual
In a collision at Davidstadt, Finland
two Russian soldiers were killed ant
forty-eight persons injured
THIRTEEN workmen in shaft a
York, Pa, were more or less burned b,
an explosion of gas
THE alliance and anti-lottery demo
Gratis are to work in unison in Lon
isiana-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
nuSCELLANEOUS.

THE Kentucky bureau of agriculture
in Cts report says: Corn, acreage, 100;
condition, 1903; wheat, acreage, 1O5;
quality last year, ITO; tobacco, acreage
compared with average, 80; condition
and stand, 100; hemp, condition, 70.
Two battalions of cavalry have left
FL Reno, Ok. with instructions to drive
the cattle from the Cherokee outlet.
There is a prospect of collision be-
tween the cavalry and the cattlemen
and Indians.
THERE is war in the sugar trade be-
tween the Havemeyer trust and
Spreckles. Profits of refining have
been reduced to low point.
THE G. A. R national encampment
in session at Detroit, Mich, selected
Washington for the next convention.
Commander-in-Chief Veazey recon-
mended separate departments in Louis
lana and Mississippi as means OF
avoiding frictions on account of color.
UNKNOWN persons removed the spikes,
etc, from rails and wrecked the Grand
Rapids and Indiana express near Kala'
mazoo, Mich. Twelve persons were
seriously injured, one or two fatally.
THE White Star line steamer Males
tic, which left Liverpool July %, ar
rived at New York on the 5th, breaking
the record from Queenstown to New
York. Her time was Eve days, eighteen
hours and eight minutes.
A CLoUDBURsT occurred between
Harrisburg and Rockville, Pa, and
| caused Paxton creek to rise 20 rapidly
that the railroad tracks and many
| houses in South Harrisburg were
flooded There were several narrow
escapes from drowning.
THERE has been another serious fir,
In the unfortunate town of Grinnell
Ia The Grinnen cart factory was the
heaviest loser.
| NINE insane convicts of the stat,
insane asylum at Auburn, N. Y.
overpowered their keeper. secured hi.
keys and escaped Five of the es
capped convicts were recaptured
A RUN was made on the New Jerse,
Trust & Safe Deposit Co. at Cap,
May. N. j., caused by a lad, John NJ
Love, employed at the Stockton, start
ing a groundless story that the banl
was in trouble Love was put in Jail
LAST year the applications for pat
ents, etc, were: For letters patent
SO, 696; for design patents, LAG; for re
issue patents, Ill; for registration
trade marks, 1,S55; for registration O
labels, sos; caveats. 2, 3S3; total, AZ, 949
There were e5.307 patents granted, 1, a
trade marks registered and 2S9 label
registered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Unknown Remains Found.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug. Ga queer &C
cident occurred near Mapleton last
night A freight train on the North
western ran of the track and the way
car was turned over. None of the train
men were injured and there were no
passengers The work of clearing out
the debris was commenced at once, and,
to the surprise of everyone, the remains
of a man were found beneath the wreck
He had been crushed by the car, but no
one knows who he was, and it is sup
posed he was walking along beside the
track at the time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Germany and the Fair.

BERLIN, Aug. "a paper of this city
says that Chancellor Won Caprivi has
told Mr.. Phelps. the American minister,
that the Emperor William viii perhaps
visit the worlds fair at Chicago. This
statement, however, lacks confrma-
ton The Vossische Zeitung says: THE
idea of holding a worlds fair in a coun-
Try bound by McKinleyism is grotesque.
German manufacturers cannot hope to
obtain market there. Only Amer
leans will profit by the experience
gained IN inspecting the bits, and
they will probably then increase the
duties"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

A YUMA correspondent says a report
brought in by the Cocopah Indians is
that the earthquake July 80 resulted in
changing the course of the Colorado
river. 1t left its old bed and now flows
through a crevice forty feet wide and
1000 feet long. The report is not gen.
orally believed, but one result of the
recent earthquake was the renewed
activity of the volcanoes in the Cocopah
region. The earthquake also caused a
great tidal wave at the head of the gulf
of California
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

AS result of the recent inquiries
made by the French government into
the delinquencies of certain army Off
GERS who revealed to foreign gun max
ers and others the secret Ct the manu-
facture of melinite. the new explosive
adopted by the government, and other
secrets Of the French war department.
M DeFreycinet, minister of war, has
decided to cashier all officers of the
French army who act as agents for
firms manufacturing war materials.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

IT is understood that the president
has signed the papers in the Chcctaw
and Chickasaw claim case and instruct
ed the treasury to issue warrants for
the amount, nearly S3,OOO,O 900. Secre-
tary Foster was absent on a visit to
Ohio but it was said he would on his re-
turn issue the necessary order to pay
the claim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

A DISPATCH from London says: If
The presence Of royal persons can add
TO the success of the Chicago worlds
fair its success now seems to be as
sured. It is certain that several mem
beers of the English royal family are
showing such an interest in the prepa-
rations as indicates an intention on
their part to visit the fair, and commu-
nications have reached London from
Berlin which leave little doubt that if
Europe is at peace at the time of the
fair the German emperor will indulge
himself in the greatest voyage of his
life in seeing America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Clipptn1,

Gen Isaac Burrell, who served in
the civil war as member of the Forty
second Massachusetts, regiment, was
forced to yield his sword to the Confed-
crates at Galveston, Tex, in 1862. He
has recently received word from a
Southerner that the personal possessor
of the sword would be glad to return it
to him.
Miss May Schiller, grandniece of the
great German poet, has been chosen
commissioner to South America in the
interest of the worlds fair. She is
familiar with several languages, and is
teacher by profession.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

BEERBoHM, calculating that America
will be able to spare IS, o0o, 600 quarters
Of wheat, estimates tho surplus aggre-
gate OF countries with q good harvest
at so. 00o. 600 quarters, and the require
ments of other countries at 4S, 600, 600
quarters. The London News, comment
ing on these figures, says: "It is not
many years since Europe was practical
" independent Of American supplies.
This season it is clear that without
Americas help Europe would be on the
verge Of starvation before the next
harvest"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

The New York grand jury has handed
up batch of indictments against the
editors and publishers of New York
city newspapers, all except the Tribune,
charging them with misdemeanor in
publishing details of the execution of
the four murderers recently killed at
Sing Sing. The Tribune was the only
paper that was found to have complied
with the law. The indicted will be
summoned to give bail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Drownings In Canada

LEAMINeToS, Ont. Aug. 6.-Hattie
and Lille Dumas, aged II and years
respectively, were drowned here yes
terday- They had been driven in a car
riage by their brother to a wharf, where
the horse became FESTIVE and backed
the vehicle over the wharf so that the
children tum bled into the water.
HALIFAX, n S, Aug. 6.-At Chatham.
N D. sunday, while Alexander McFar,
iano ana SON, who were out in a row.
BOAT Were attempting to cross the bow
Oh large vessel they were thrown into
.ne water BY the boat swapping and
both were drowned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

THE court martial which tried Lieut.
Alexander Dean for drunkenness while
on duty in the Yosemite valley has
recommended that he be reprimanded.
Dean has been released from arrest and
temporarily assigned to the Fourth cav
alry at the Presidio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

4EssRs. DILLON AND O'BRIEN ap-
peared in the British house Of commons
on the 4th for the first time in many
months, their absence having been due
70 their imprisonment in Galway Jail.
They were met in the lobby by mem
bers Of both sections Of the Irish par
Gamentary party and were the recip-
tents of hearty congratulations from all
Irish representatives. Upon entering
the house Mr.. Dillon took q seat beside
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy, who leads that
faction of the Irish party which de-
clines to accept Mr.. Parnen rs leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

THE attention of the state department
officials was called to dispatch from
the City of Mexico to the effect that a
Guatemalan paper had printed a state
ment that the family of Gen. Barrundia,
who was killed on the Pacific Mail
steamer at San Jose, Guatemala, had
won their suit of $500, 600 against the
United States. No action has been
taken on the claim.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

MEIssIoNER's famous picture of Mrs
Mackay, for which he was paid three
thousand guineas, was not destroyed
by Mrs Mackay as stated at the time,
but is still in existence in her superb
new home in Carlton house terrace
Mrs. Mackay is represented as buttoning
her gloves, and it is with the size of the
hands that the sitter has chiefly found
fault The canvas is very small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

THIRTEEN Cheyenne Indians Chief
Old Crow leading them, have started
from Ell Reno, Ok, for Walker lake,
New, to see the Messiah They hope
to induce him to come and annihilate
the whites with wave of mud They
expect the buffaloes to come from the
north and again cover the prairies. The
Messiah dancers are everywhere to be
seen and the Messiah craze has not by
any means ceased.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

The National Gazette, of Berlin, has
a dispatch from Rome saying that
France and the vatican entered into a
new agreement in July by which
France undertakes to help the vatican
in its financial embarrassments and the
vatican binds itself to support the re-
public at home and abroad. The two
parties also agreed, it is said, to pro-
mote republican propaganda in Italy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

THE Russian imperial council has de-
cided to prohibit the expectation of
wheat owing to the bad harvest in
Russia, which has caused scarcity Of
this cereal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

A LETTER has been received at the
treasury department signed ''King of
the Tramps." containing particulars of
an attempt progressing to rob the
treasury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

PARIS had seventy-three acres under
roof for its exposition, but Chicago will
have lis acres. It will be a show not
soon to be surpassed a+-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

The famous Tokay vineyards in Hun
gary have been ravaged by phylloxera
and almost entirely destroyed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

THE first overhead trolley road in
Eng land is to be built in the suburbs Of
Leeds by the Thomson-HoustonC Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

NEARLY 1000 Indians depredations
claims have SO far been fled before the
national court of claims at Washington.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Work of the Pension ONCE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Pension Com
missioner Raum. in a letter to Acting
Secretary Nettleton, states that during
the year just closed 156, 4sa original GER
tificates were issued, which is SO, s51
more than has ever been issued in any
one year. There are pending 500, 4se
claims, but the Office is working them
off at the rate of so, 600 per month This
letter was written in response to let.
ter from Acting Secretary Nettleton,
transmitting complaint of a soldier
at the delay in the pension Office Com.
missioner Raum says he is doing the
best he possibly can, and is informed
that a sentiment of satisfaction exists
among soldiers at the work of the
pension Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Work of NIiscreants.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. 6-The
Grand Rapids and Indiana express
bound south was wrecked three miles
north of this place yesterday noon by
train wreckers, spikes, bolts and nuts
being withdrawn from the rails
The baggage and express car. day
coach and sleeper were thrown from
the track and rolled down the embank-
ment, the sleeper turning completely
over and being badly wrecked Nearly
all the injured, twelve in number were
taken from the sleeper.
A section foreman had inspected the
track but an hour before and found
everything all right
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Sentenced For Life

COLUMBUS, O., Aug 1o.-William J.
Elliott. convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree for the killing of A c. o.
borne last February. has been SEN
fenced to the Ohio penitentiary for life.
A new trial was refused
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
ScuttIed His Ship.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-Stewart 81.
E. Moulton, of the bark Alicia, strand
ed in Apia harbor. Samoa, last Febru-
ary, arrived from Samoa on the Ala
media yesterday. He charges that John
c. Broadhurst captain and part owner
of the Alicia, scuttled the. ship to secure
the insurance. The Alicia was insured
in the Union company for 5000, bu,
the company refused to pay, and suit
has been brought here to secure pay.
ment- Capt Broadhurst who is in the
city, denies the charges
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13
Cotton Badly Damaged.

BELToN, Tex, Aug. 9.-Farmers in
this county are getting downcast over
the cotton crop outlook. Boil worms
have struck the crop over about one
half the county and a great many farms
that would have otherwise yielded one
bale to the acre will now average from
merely nothing to a quarter bale to the
acre. 1t is estimated that one-half the
crop of the county is very badly in
jured. Before the attack of the boil
worm, which was first noticed about q
week ago, the prospects were never
better. In some parts of the county
rainy weather badly damaged it