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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
Under His Horse

ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, Special Telegram, Oct.
2O.-Will. the thrteen-year-old son of DR..
W. l.. Beebe Of this city, was very badly in
jured to-day by the pony which he was rid
ing slipping and falling on him. He was
unsconscious for several hours but will re-
cover.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
Shipping NORTH Dakota Cattle.

RANSOM. N. d., Special Telegram, Oct. 20.
-Thirty-five hundred head Of steers are
being shipped from here to Peoria, Ill.
They have been ranged on the Great Sisseton
military reservatlon, are in prime condi-
ton and are owned by Mott & Delaney
Bros. of Hampton, Iowa.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22

TNOKTHF1ELD, Mlnn., Special Telegram,
=. Cot. To-day the smokestack on the
Tenant mill, ffty-two feet long and weigh
ing over three tons, suddenly collapsed and
fell to the street, part OF it falling into the
iniury So. e.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
Postm asters Appointed

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Oct. 20
Postmasters appointed today: Minnesota
D. Bergman, Plato, Mcleod county.
North Dakota-W. CRUZ, Binghampton,
Barnes county. a 3
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
A Sensational Story Exn,odad.

WASHINGTON, Oct 20. Secretary Foster
and Assistant Secretary spaulding both say
that no report in regard to opium SNUG
Cling, IN which it is alleged that United
States officials are implicated, has been re-
raived ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
A Depot Searched

Sank CENTER, Mimi Special, Oct. 2O..-
Fire ]astnight damaged the Great Northern
depot to considerable extent. Loss and
insurance not known. Is .5Bf.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22

CHATF1ELD Mimi, Special Telegram. Oct.
20.-The inquest on the remains Of John
Leopold was completed tonight. The Jury
find that Leopold came to mis- death irora
an excess of liquor furnished by George
Pavelka. Pavelka was placed under bonds
to appear for examination.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
Gave Up the Battle.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Special Telegram. Oct.
20.-Casper o. Syverson, general merchant,
assigned to-day, Liabilities. $1,000 assets,
$4,000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22
His Character in Court.

RED WING Mimi. Special, Oct 20.--A
suit tor defamation Of character has been
commenced here which promises to awak-
en- much interest before the end is
reached. The plaintiff is Aid ]. C. See.
bach. and the de endants are Rev. Chris
tian Bender, pastor OF the German Lutheran
church., and John Gendau, ]. Staiger and
Henry Hende], trustees OF the church. The
amount Of damages claimed is $40, 600.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-22

NIoney-Making Versus Human Life.
Care for the security of human life
and especially of the poorer and more
exposed part of the community, is not
SO striking feature of our civiliza-
ton as the ease and rapidity with
which we build railroads and subdue
the wilderness and make money. We
hear so much, Of the money making
part of our prosperity and greatness
that we are sometimes forgetful that
it is by no means the highest part. It
is certainly questionable whether we
should not generally be more inter
ested in the rate Of the increase of the
national wealth than in that Of the
increase of the length of life and Sc
curity against bodily injury. But
there is no question that the latter
interest would Indicate a higher CIV
ilization. Harper's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
The editor of the Great Bend Regis

The editor of the Great Bend Regis
ter must be trying to fix up combina-
tion with the democrats as against the
alliance, judging from the quotations
in his paper from Thomas Jefferson.
How is it, Morgan?-Sterling Cham
pion.
AS Morgan has not replied we take
the liberty of asserting that i'm all prob
ability, in the bitterness of Morgan's
disappointment and chagrin over the
result of last falls elections he would
do almost anything foolish and absurd
il order to ''get even" with the alli-
ance. But there are two sides to the
question, and we would like to hear an
explanation from the Register. Nor
gan is great "fxer," you know, and he
may have some plan in view that will
wipe the alliance off the face of the
earth and send all it's members to the
lunatlc asylum. His intentions are
strong and his propagation great.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
On ANOTHER page will be found tn

On ANOTHER page will be found the
verdict of the serate impeachment
court which, as was generally expected,
finds Botkin not guilty of the charges
preferred. On some of the counts
there was majority vote in favor of
guilty" but the senate having estab-
lished rule requiring a twO-thirds vote
to convict, the man who has disgraced
the high Office to which he was elected
by the people goes free. The habitual
drunkard will go back to his district to
further disgrace his high judicial Office;
the foul blasphemer is again turned
loose upon an inoffensive and unpro-
tected constituency upon whom he::has
brought contumely of the most aggra-
waiting character; the oppressive and
malicious judge is given still another
opportunity to pollute the ermine.--
Newton Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner.
John Luce returned to sunny Kan
sas from bis trip east, Tuesday last.
Still it continues to rain, and the
farmers are beginning to rustic around
TO secure help sufficient to harvest their
enormous crop.
The fruit crop was not so badly DAM
aged by the late frost as at first sup
posed. Many of our farmers still have
hopes of a good half crop at least.
Jimmy Harwick, the eleven-year-Old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harwick, of near
State Center. was drowned while in
swimming on Friday last. The funeral
services were held on Saturday at three
O'Clock.
Alex Giles left Monday morning fol
Delaven, Illinois. where he will visit a
few days with his parents and friends
He will bring home his daughter who
has been attending school there the
past winter.
It will be noticed how closely the
southern and western alliances are
allied to each other, when 1t is remem.
bered that of all the southern states
just two were represented in the Gin.
cinnati convention last week.
Isn't is about time that Barton
county was beginning to make some
arrangements for raising her share oi
the fund for the Kansas exhibit at thu
WoIld's Fairy She is asked to contrib
ute SOL. Several counties havs
already raised their share W.
do not want to be the last to respond
Logan township has 10.620 acres O
wheat and 237 acres of rye. and Inde
pendent township has 1898 acres o
wheat and 3S7 acres of rye, all of whicl
bids fair to make an EXCEPTIONAL.
large yield. Clafiin is in the center o
the greatest agricultural portion of tn
state, and her future, as mapped out
is bright one.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
ELLINwOOD.

49oa44N w OOOs
From the Advocate.
Fred Sickle left for business trip
to Missouri Tuesday evening.
Our enterprising butcher has COM
menced the excavation of the cellar for
his new meat market.
D1ED-At the home of his parents,
south side, Allen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis POhlman, of cholera. years old.
Another life has been nipped in the
bud, the little boys remains are placed
away as sad mementoes of a loving
child, and the life has returned to God,
who gave it.
The closing of the city schools last
Friday was marked by an exhibition.
In the afternoon the exercises were
held in the rooms of Miss Klueber and
Miss Hutchinson respectively, the
pupils in these rooms participating,
and in the evening they were held in
the hall, and the pupils in the rooms
presided over by Mr.. Bullock and Mrs.
Bullock: A good programme was
rendered and showed that the child
rem had been we'll and carefully
drilled. Under the principaIship of
Mr.. Bullock the city schools have made
great headway. We unite with many
others in hoping that he will be retain
ed for the coming year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
Bend on Friday of last week.

Bend on Friday of last week.
Miss Deighton and J. A. Sterrett, of
Great Bend, are the guests of Mrs. Jas.
Cox this week.
The singing school which has been in
progress at this place for some time will
close on Saturday next.
Warren Wilkinson and Jno. Camp
bell attended the "tin wedding" at Jno.
Chapman's on Monday last.
VIM. Campbell and 81. J. Campbell
and families, of Clarence, spent last
Sunday with friends at this place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. c. June 1st, 1891
History will award a high place
among peaceful pursuits to tbs pursuit
Of the Itata.
Mr.. ingalls, is issuing sonorous notes
of warning to the republican party,
telling it what it must do in order to be
saved. The Kansas ex-statesman
speaks with the authoritative tone of one
who has experienced burst of hind
sight; but an ailing party will scarcely
heed the prescription of physician
whose skill did not avail him to save
his own political life.
Chief Signal Officer Gen. A. w.
Greely has returned from an extended
tour Of inspection among the signal
stations of the south aud west. He has
reported to Secretary Proctor that he
found everything in excellent shape.
Preparations are being made for the
transfer of the weather bureau to the
agricultural department., and Capt.
Craig has been detailed to look up quar-
tiers for the signal service.
Pauperism has steadily increased in
the United States during the last thirty
years, and so has protection" Pau
perism has steadily decreased in Great
Britain for the last thirty years,
although labor in that country is unpro-
tected. There were so paupers to the
1OOl in Great Britain in 1861. There
are only 20 to the 1000 now. 1t is pos
sible that the increase of pauperism in
the United States, under the protective
policy, and its decrease in Great Brit
ian, under the free trade policy, have
othing to do with the tariffs; but it
will be admitted OH every hand that the
facts are puZzling.
There has been some little discussion
in the press lately in regard to the
authorship of the phrase The Billion
Dollar Congress-" The New York Sun
was generally credited with having first
used the expression in its issue OF
March 8, but it has frankly conceded
the prior claim of the Buffalo Courier,
the epigram having appeared in its
issue of March Ia fact, however
which the Sun was not aware of at the
time, Condolences of this sort are
not infrequent in journalism, as all eX-
change readers know. But the fact
that this striking phrase should have
suggested itself almost simultaneously
to two writer's is the best evidence tina,
it was the right phrase for the occasion
and it will live in the political litera
ture OF the country and bear with it tc
coming generations a stigma and 9
warning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
NUMBER 10.
WHITTIER DRIFTING?

The many sensational events That
have transpired in this neighborhood
within a recent date cause the mind of
man to be puzzled as to the cause of
such exhibitions of the depravity of peo-
pie.
Dame Rumor, and her sister. Scandal.
have been unusually busy of late, and
charges of corruptness have been band
led about with the freedom of the
winds, until we doubt not many an ia-
nocent heart has been made to bleed
without any necessary cause; and
mothers have wept, sisters and brothers
grew hot with indignation or chilled
with the horror of vague, uncertain
hintings and rumors hard to trace.
Fair names have been shadowed with a
blighting curse-whether merited or
not God alone can tell. Crimes are
limited at that make the honest blood
boil in desire for punishment of
guilty ones OF vindication of the inno-
cent.
Are our people growing careless of
the sacred rights of man and woman
hood? Are they forgetting the laws of
the Creator, that they are so apparently
anxious to hasten the spreading of an
ugly report? Are the courts of justice
powerless to punish where punishment
is deserved?
Why will the people of this COM
:nunity handy words and gloat over
sensational rumors that may be as
deadly knife-thrusts to loving heartsp
Has the spiritual awakening that so
recently swept over our town so soon
burned itself out that it does not
prompt men-and by men we mean all
people-to eagerly hasten to the courts
Of law for affirmation and deserved
punishment of crime, rather than to
increase scandal by giving it the wings
Satan.
That there are guilty ones in our
midst we do not question. But they
alone should suffer the penalty of their
guilt.
There are not many greater crimes
against the laws of God and man than
the crime of tale-bearmg and scandal
mongering; for Dy those practices the
innocent often suffer more than the
guilty. But for the punishment of
this crime our statutory laws appear to
be lame; therefore it is a moral and
christian duty We all owe to our homes,
ourselves and good society generally
to condemn and discourage the vile
practices. Therefore resolve to cease
the encouragement of morbid desire
for gossip; lend not an eager ear to
tales of intrigue and corruption in
social circles, and hold back words of
condemnation until due process of law
has unquestionably proven where guilt
lies and who should receive punish
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
Letter from Missouri.

Firm Bert johnson.
DEAR KANSAS FRIENDS:-I thought
1 would write you a few lines. We
moved from Barton county, Buffalo
township, in August, 1885, to northern
Missouri, blue glass state of the Union.
We like northern Missouri pretty well,
but still have henkering after old Bar
ton. This is growing weather here
now. Kansas is little a head of Mis-
souri, in getting her crops in; nearly all
done planting corn here; corn goes from
Ia to 10 bushels per acre. There is not
from 10 to 40 bushels per acre. All
other kinds of small grain do we'll
Eruit of all kinds grows in great abund-
ance. Missouri is going to be one of
the greatest fruit growing states in the
Union in three or four years from now.
There were great many new orchards
set out this spring, from 80 to 1000
trees in an orchard. We have good
deal of snow here in wiuter: but it is
not as cold here as it was in Barton
county; there is plenty of timber to
break the wind. There are plenty of
fish In all the streams near here; if some
of my Kansas friends will come over
we willIgo hunting for 'pussums: if the
editor will come over we will treat him
to home grown Strawberries. All Mis-
souri, needs is few more Kansas
editors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR.

An a recent issue of the Hutchinson
News appeared all editorial which pur-
ported to illustrate the beauties (?l Of
McKinleyism. To that Mr.. j. D..
Wiener, now a merchant OF that city,
but formerly of Great Bend, and well
known by most of the readers of the
DEMocRAr, replies at length and in
convincing manner. The fact that Mr..
Wiener has been, up until few months
ago, staunch republican, but that he
has sufficient stamina to confess his
political errors and tell his honest con-
victions will give his argument addi-
tional weight with all men who admire
independent thought and candid ad-
mission.
The News editOrially says:
The people, both the sellers and buy
srs, have their attention called to the
q ,orkings of the Mckinley bill. Eggs
con,e in for a share of attention with
othe~ things, and in order to learn just
the et,v ,vect the bill has ON them News
represe utative called on Thomas Park
er yester day and put the question.
Mr.. Par ker has had fifteen years ex-
perience in buying eggs in Canada for
the eastern markets, and understands
the exact situation.
Before the passage of the Mckinley
bill Canada supplied New York and
Two million dollars worth, or 5000 900
dozens of eggs were annually shipped
across the line from Canada to the
United States. Now the Mckinley bill
placing Eve cents duty on eggs has re-
duced the price in Canada five cents on
the dozen, and the Canadians have
stopped sending eggs to the United
States, but instead have opened 9
market in Liverpool where all the sur
plus eggs are shipped .
This" said Mr.. Parker, Leaves
scarcity in the egg markets of the east
which must be supplied from the west
and in creating large and steady de-
mand for them the natural consequence
is a rise in price. We ship eggs to the
east from a territory embracing over
100 miles in extent, and this great de-
mand of from two or four cents dozen
eYes, it has the same effect on the
local market. The home people have
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
shape of a dirty shell on the scavengers
wagon. Can they pay the advance?
1t seems like mocking fate. like de-

shape of dirty shell on the scavengers
wagon. Can they pay the advance?
1t seems like mocking fate, like de-
lighting in driving the red hot prongs
of ridicule. of derision, of oppression,
still further into the already torn and
bleeding hearts, into the starved and
ragged bodies of these millions of un-
employed, down -trodden, homeless and
wandering human Beings. Are these
the sweets of protection? Are these
the golden times which your pernicious
policy has promised, going on now for
nearly ten years? Have you relieved
the oppression against your pet? Have
you succeeded in raising his earnings
to point wherefrom he can at least
live comfortably? Have you employed
the ready hands, outstretched to grasp
work? No, no, thousand times moi
Your policy has starved instead of fed
the people. You have made 10000
paupers to Great one millionaire. You
have made tramps out of those whom
you promised homes. You have made
beggars out of those who once were
honest toilers. and now, instead of ceas-
ing, of admitting your guilt, aye, I'll be
merciful, your erroneous policy; and
show ing a willingness to assist in the
reconstruction ami remedying of the
evil you brought about, you continue
to travel onward on your rotten rocky
path, onward to the end, where you
will reach the chasm already open to
receive you.
If there is yet grain of humanity, a
chord of christian love and charity left
within the hearts of these scheming
politicians, these tools and hirelings of
demagogery, they will let mp in their
futile attempts to hide the true condi-
tion of the present state of the pro-
tected American laborer. Cease to prate
that nefarious, poisonous doctrine
through which you already have brought
so much evil and suffering upon the
wage worker of this country, upon him
who, as the producer of the nations
wealth, by the law of God and man
should enjoy tile comforts and blessings
of creation. The means to enjoy the
luxuries of life he has never possessed.
and that which for time afforded bim
some of its comforts, you have long
since robbed him of. Now he struggles
for mere existence, labors for the mea-
ger, scantiest necessities to keep body
and soul together.
If these high protectiOnists really
have the interest of the wage worker
at heart, if they were really serious in
their pretensiOns to protect labor, they
would cease to deal and dabble in false
hoods and Misrepresentation, and
come closer to the home and heart of
him whom is to be their portege, by
being truthful and upright towards
him. The best protection they can
help him to, would now be against the
Vaccinations of these very wealth
seeking protectionists, who, in their
lust and greed for gold forget that
there is an end to all things, and that
there surely will be an end to their
! wickedness, with a just reward for
their selfish unchristianlike, uncharit-
ableactS. J. d. WIENER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04

The Ellin wood Advocate is published
in a community which will not support
any paper which will not degrade itself
by endorsing the worst tendencies of
the democratic party. Two weeks ago,
In most violent language, il denounced
one of the laws of the state, i'm fact, in
eplthetS that would lack respectability
II uttered in the most deprayed society.
and last week endorsed Cleveland's
Buffalo speech in which he denounced
pensions. Bro. FEEDER having given up
his republicanism Will soon no doubt
turn in his pension.-Register.
THUS again does the great Il am of
Barton county republicanism breakout
in his favOrite role of yillifier and
abuser of his fellow men. Being green
with envy of the success of Bro. Feder,
he-Caraway-must needs let off his
usual quota of bile, and not only smear
it onto the Advocate, but spill it all
over the community where the Advo-
cate cTculates. Because the Register
has no readers among the people of that
part of the county, (which, by the way,
is one of the most prosperous in fair
DoiS SOhI. Soi idWoy pOto nlmoClA ouS VA
the way to villify and misrepresent net
only their paper but the people them
selves. We do not take up the cudgel
of honest indignation in Bro. FEEDERS
behalf because of bis not being able to
take care of himself, but we do SO in
order that our readers may the better
understand the despicable methods of
the man who is in politics only for per-
sonal advancement and aggrandiz-
ment, and whose only thought is for
the success of his party that he may get
his ample hands, which have never To
our knowledge been stained OF hxrdened
with honest toll, into the public crib
Conservative and reasonable men in his
own party denounee him As a political
leech of the worst form, and depiore the
| fact that he has certain coterie of his
own ilk who do his bidding ard pull the
strings for him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04

THE Leavenworth Times is getting
lots of kicks just now from republican
papers. This is a mistake. Col.
Anthony has not left the republican
party by great deal. He is only kick
ing on 1.-The gang" who has been run
ming the machine" sOld ID. R.n will
be all right when everything gets clean
ed up again in good shape.-Huchinson
News.