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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
Bookkeeper in default.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 9-It is
brought to light here that W. E Min
chin, for some years past individual
bookkeeper at the American ma
tional bank of this city, was a de-
faulter to the extent of about 3d.
600. Minchin left the city in COM
pany with his wife May 25, stating he
would be absent only a couple of days
His continued absence caused an in
vestigation of his books. with the above
result. The bank will lose nothing, as
he was bonded by a reliable guarantees
eOmpanv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
Society Greatly Excited.

KEoKUK, Ia, June 9.-Society in this
city is greatly excited over the APP
preaching nuptials of Miss Georgia Xii
borne and John NJ. Scho6eld, COM
mander-in-chief of the United States
army. The wedding will not be the
occasion for an elaborate display ot
military pomp and ceremony. This
step has been taken because of the re
cent bereavement in the Knborne fam
lily, and it is in accordance with Gen.
Schofield's earnest desire. The wedding
will take place June Is at noon, at St
James church, Rev. R C. McElwair
officiating.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

The separate coach bill, passed by
the last legislature, went into effect on
all roads in Tennessee on the 18th.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis
railway run q coach exclusively for coll
ored people at the front of the train In
it no smoking was allowed and it was
equal to the other coaches on the train
in appointments and comfort The law
is construed that if the remainder of
the train is overcrowded the conductor
may put white passengers in the coach,
but not otherwise. The second coach
may be used for smoking, if there is no
objection from the passengers, other
wise no smoking will be allowed ex-
cept in Pullman cars The Louisville
& Nashville railway system will use
partitioned coaches for white and col
ored-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
ADDITIONAL. DIsPATCHER

Hon. j. J. C. ABBOTT has been re-
quested to form a government in Cam
ada.
ADvICEs from Buenos Ayres say that
the Argentine courts have rendered q
decision recognizing the belligerency of
the Gillian insurgents.
FIRE in Dothantown, Henry county,
Ala. destroyed ten stores and several
dwellings, causing $50, 600 loss.
The chief of the bureau of statistics
reports that the total value of export
breadstuffs from the United States dur
ing the month of May, 1891, was S12,
$50, 231. against $13, 673, $40 in May, 1890.
The financial position of Portugal
has much improved and the govern
ment has decided that it will not be
necessary to prolong the moratorium
expiring July 10.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended June 13 showed an average de-
crease of 90. 1 compared with the CORE
spending week of last year. In New
York the decrease was 267.
The report that Rudyard Kipling is
suffering from consumption is denied.
THE Chinaman who killed the Indian
Poker Tom at Bridgeport, Cal, was &C
quilted He was Immediately seized
by other Indians, who took him to Sc
cluded spot where he was cut to pieces.
SIXTY persons were killed recently in
the canton of Basic, Switzerland, by q
passenger train going through bridge
| MONEY was easy but trading was dull
on the London stock exchange during
the week ended June Ii. The Paris
bourse was active, at Berlin dull.
| COMPTROLLER LACEY has published 8
statement of his connection with the
Keystone bank failure in which Drew
is held primarily responsible.
The Philadelphia Abattoir Co Z
property has been destroyed by fire
The loss was 1916, 600, covered by in
surance.
ADvICEs from the expedition sent into
the interior of Cameroons, Africa, say
that the natives cruelty tortured theil
German prisoners before executing
them and that many of the prisoner.
Icommitted suicide in order to escap,
torture.
THE victims of la grippe in China ART
mum bered by hundreds of thousands
A SENSATION has been caused il
Madrid by the arrest of the Duches
Castenoiquez on the charge of NAL
Treating maid servant
OLE NIGHTIEN was standing in tn
doorway at Glenwood. Minn-, watching
an approaching thunderstorm when
streak of lightning descended, strikin,
him. killing him instantly. Tire
others of the family were seriousl,
hurt but may recover:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

JUDGE BRUCE, of the United States
district court at Birmingham, Ala, has
ordered the temporary suspension from
Office of United States Commissioner
Ferguson, Of Clebourne county, pend
ing an investigation of charges brought
against him by District Attorney Par
Sons of selling corn from his mill to
Illicit distillers, of knowing of viola
tiers of the revenue laws which he did
not prosecute, of consulting the inter
est OF prisoners more than Of the gov.
eminent and of negligence and care
1essness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

The Greek historian, Constantine
Paparrhegopontos, died recently, ut the
age OF 76. He was born in CONSTANT
nople. and, having been adopted by rel
atives living in Odessa, was sent to
Paris for his early education Having
gone to Athens in 1880, he took to writ
ing historical essays, and in a few years
was installed as professor of that de-
partment in the university there. From
1862 to 1867 he was engaged upon his
monumental History. of the Hellenic
Nation" which ranks high in the
esteem of European scholars He trans.
lated this work into French himself
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


The Barnum estate shows: Personal
property, $1,2S3, 500; real estate, ST.
993. 93S; grand total, "a, 279. 532.
ORDERS have been issued to the North
American Commercial Co. to cease kill
ing as soon as 800 sealskins have been
taken.
THE balance sheet of the iquidators
of the Barring Bros show liabilities of
$S5, 600, 900, assets of $43, 600. 600.
A DISASTROUS wreck occurred on the
NJ, X. & T. in the Indian territory.
Three men were burned to a crisp and
six were injured. Two freight trains
met in collision.
A DISPATCH from Halifax, N. S., says
all the inhabitants of the Magdalene
island are down with la grippe. No
fishing is being done.
TRUSTED employees of the pope have
been using the Vatican funds to specu-
late in Argentines- Considerable ex-
element prevails.
| THERE was street car strike riot at
Grand Rapids, Mich, on the 10th. One
man was reported fatally shot by the
police.
GREAT damage is reported by floods
along the Red river in the Indian terri
tory.
A NOVEL method Of smuggling Chi
nese in from Canada is to give them
sleeping car berths on midnight trains.
The Investigating committee finds
Sam Small 81 900 in arrears to the
Methodist Episcopal college at Ogden,
Utah.
The once renowned Concordis
theater, Baltimore, Md, has been de
stroyed by fire. Loss, 5000.
The Reformed Presbyterian church
has expelled Eve young ministers 70,
heresy.
FATHER CURCI, who was expelled a,
one time from the Society of Jesus ant
later was reinstated, died recently il
Italy. He was born in 1900.
THE fishing schooner Alice has arrived
at Provincetown. Mass. from a twenty
months cruise in African waters fol
mackerel The Alice is the pioneer YES
sci in this fishing, and her cruise wa
successful She brings about fifty bar
rels of mackerel and sent home nearl,
1000 barrels.
The trial of C. A. Benson for tn
murder of Mrs. Mettman at Ls.aven
J worth, Kan, ended in conviction. Tn
! trial of Mrs. Rautzahn, his aessmplice
: was postponed.
The grand jury at Walla Walla in
dicted seven soldiers for the lynchin,
, of gambler Hunt Col Compton wa
mildly censured.
} A PIUTE Indian known as Poke
Tom has been murdered by c. inamel
at Bridgeport, Cal.
, The Dallas TEX Land & Loan Co
; has made an assignment The liabil
: ties are $500. 600; assets on "boom" val
uations 81, 500, OOO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

SIX miles from Douglasville in
Georgia there stood the chimney
of a cabin which was destroyed years
ago. The other day the new owner of
the ground, needing the material of the
chimney, tore it down and found imbed-
ded in it, 81, 600 in gold coin, the latest
of which was dated 1925. The chimney
was built by Ernest Mitchell, who was
one of the first settlers among the In
dams. His heirs will contest the own
ship of the money in the courts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

A~ @A$O ~ - ~
Both the method and results when,
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant.
and refreshing to the taste, and acts:
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In it's
effects, prepared only from the most.
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the. most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who.
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA F1G SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. car.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. MEM foRE. NJ
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

MERCHANT of Chicago has imported
= couple of light Japanese carts of the
kind drawn by men in that country.
The vehicles are capable of accommo-
dating two persons and it is said that
the wiry human draught animals are
capable of drawing two persons six
miles per hour in them. It is intended
to put them into one of the city parks
for the delectation of the women and
children. The question has been raised
whether or not their importation is in
violation of the alien contract labo,
law. At the district attorneys office
the theory is advanced that the draw.
ing of carts, being new industry in
this country, the importation is not 8
violation of the spirit of the law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

The council of the Russian empire
has approved a new tariff of a strongly
protectionist character. It is expected
that it will be published in July. The
ministry of finance is about to estab-
ish special agencies in Great Britain.
France, Italy and other countries con-
Stunning Russian corn to supervise the
work of extending grain imports from
Russia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
HALF A MILLION STEAL.
An Agent of the New York Life Insure
Himself.

AN agent VI thc new noEk Lie lne 0fe0
Himself.
NEW YORK, June l3--Julio Merz-
bacher, general agent of the New York
Life Insurance Co. for the West Indies
and Spanish America, is a defaulter for
thousands
The robbery was discovered by Merz-
bacher's partner, Joaquin Sanchez, last
December, when Sanchez returned
from a six months trip through South
America
The amount of his stealings is esti-
mated at $500, 600 to $500, 600. The Of
icers of the company admit that it is
over $50, 600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

} A LARGE stream of lava is issuing
from a new crater of Mount Vesuvius
at the base of the general cone. Signor
Palmieri, the director of the observa-
tory, states that the flow is directly
connected with the recent earthquake
in Lombardy and that seismic disturb
apces generally stop when an eruption
commences. He does not consider the
lava stream dangerous.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

AT an early hour the other morning
a dynamite cartridge was placed in
front of the police station at Clichy,
France, and was then exploded The
police building was greatly damaged.
The explosion is said to be plot by the
anarchists, who seek to revenge them
selves upon the police, who, it will be
remembered, were very energetic on
May day last in suppressing demon
stration of the anarchists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

The Colorado conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Denver
voted to admit women as lay delegates
to the convention, and dropped from
membership in the church the ex-Evan-
gelist Sam Small. The latter's alleged
shortage while president of the Method
university at Ogden, Utah, was the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

THE London Official Gazette an
nounces, under date of June IL, that
the name of Sir William Gordon Cum
ming had been removed from the list OF
officers in the army, as her majesty has
no further occasion for his services
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

The car of Russia has presented
Stanford university, San Francisco, a
complete collection Of Russian and ST.
berian minerals taken from the ST.
Petersburg museum. The collection is
valued at about $35, 900 and comprises
some 800 specimens Mrs. Stanford
will in return send tho car q collection
of California minerals and precious
stones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

THE graduating class of sixty-five
cadets at the military academy, West
Point, received their commissions as
second lieutenants at the hands of Sec
rotary of War Proctor, who delivered
an address full of good advice to the
young soldiers. Col John g. Wilson
presided over the exercises. Congress
man Burrows, of Michigan, was the
orator Of the day. The leader of the
class was Cadet Cosby, of Kentucky.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

PETER E. JOHNSON, the Gay Head
Mass. Indian who figured SO conspicu-
ously in the saving of lives at the City
of Columbus disaster, was foully MUIR
dered on an island recently by some
person unknown
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
Fearful Wreck of . Heavy Coal Train in
Pennsylvania.

Fearful Wreck of . Heavy Coal Train in
Pennsylvania
ALTOONA, Pa, June 13.-While COM
ing down the mountain from Lloydville
to Bellwood on the Pennsylvania &
Northwestern a heavy coal train got
beyond control of the trainmen an
dashed down the grade at fearful rate
of speed, was piled up and smashed into
kindling wood at curve on the side of
a deep ravine about three miles north
of Bellwood.
The engine and twenty-five cars which
had been loaded with coal lay piled up
in a mass of broken wood at the bottom
of the ravine and among the debris
were the bodies of the conductor. en-
gineer and one brakeman, with almost
all semblance to humanity crushed out
of them The other train hands escaped
with their lives.
The track is torn up and blockaded
for a long distance and passengers are
being transferred by way of Altoona
and Cresson- The accident Is supposed
to have been caused by wet rails and
the air brakes refusing to work prop
erly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

SENATOR PLUMB and ex-Gov. Osborne.
of Kansas, called on the president and
had an extended interview in reference
to the deep water harbor to be con-
structed at Galveston, Tex.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
scoureed to their Graves

So subtle and tenacious is the poison OF
malaria that many persons afflicted with il
their systems. Such people are not to be
found among those who use Hostefter's
Stomach Bitters, which completely eradi-
Gates it. Most benign Of anti-malarial spe-
iousness, kidney troubles, costiveness ano
dyspepsia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
Attempted Bombardmeut,

IoUIQUE, June 9.-The torpedo boats
Almirante Lynch and Almirante Con-
dell, accompanied by two armed trans
ports, attempted to lombard Pisagua at
long range yesterday. Very few shells
reached town and the two vessels soon
retired. Congressional ships have gone
in pursuit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE store<eepers Of Madrid have de-
cided to close their stores one day as a
protest against the increase of the bank
note issue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

A PROLONGED use of DR.. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla will cure scrofula and syphilis but
such symptoms of impure blood as pimples-
sores, aches, pains, kidney and liver weak
ness, etc, vanish like snow before the noon
day when this remedy is used. 1t stimulates
the entire system and its beneficial effect is
felt at once in every part
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
German
Syrup"

We are SIX IN tam--
AFarmer at ily. We live in a
place where we are
Eo'' subject to violent
Says: Colds and Lung
Troubles. i have
used German Syrup for six years
successfully for Sore Throat, Cough,
Cold, Hoarseness, Pains in the
Chest and Lungs, and spitting-uP-
of Blood. have tried many differ
emit kinds of cough Syrups IN my
time, but let me say to anyone want
ing such medicine-German Syrup
is the best. That has been my ex-
perience. If you use it once, you
will go back to it whenever You
need it. 1t gives total relief and is
quick cure. Ny advice to every
one suffering with Lung Troublesis-
Try it. You will soon be con-
WINGED. In all the families where
your German Syrup
is used we have no John
trouble with the E.Lu
Lungs at all. 1t is
the medicine for this t,.
country -
G. G. GREEN. Sole Man'fr, Woodbuy,kE-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

WHEN a man pulls down the shade and
jerks il on the roller he gets q curtain leo
ture--Oswego Palladium
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

iHE nearest he ever comes TO being In q
hurry" said q man of his INDECENT neigh,
Dor, lis in rushing the growler."-Wa ash,
ington Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

1T is only when he brings in his bill that
the physician declares himself In favor or
high heals--W ashington Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cures
for Consumption. Sold everywhere CSC
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

LIFE is as uncertain as a penny-in the-slot
machine You may get your tutti fruits
and you may get left-N. Y Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
FATHER MOILINGER.

His Alleged Remarkable Cures of Sick Folks
said to He True-Crowds Struggling For
an Interview.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. June 13.-Though
the doings of Father Mollinger, the
priest physician, have lately furnished
material for many sensational stories
sent abroad, there is much in them
that is true The time of the reverend
father is now occupied between his pa
tients, who have grown in thousands
and denying sensational rumors about
fakirs working the crowds so those who
paid money would have the preference.
From the steps of the schoolhouse he
said no preference would be shown any
one.
The incidents yesterday were more
thrilling than on previous days Al
the parochial school the people strug
gled and were pushed about for a place
near one of the three doors The won
der is that half a dozen babies in then
mothers arms were not severely hur'
and that only one woman tainted
Male and female invalids climbed into
the house through the windows tina,
are eight feet from the ground Nc
cures of miraculous nature were re
ported, though a number of visitors
felt improved in health after a consul.
tation with the priest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18

boy re fused to give up the horse, and
the wretch at once seized the boy.
dashed his throat several times wi tn q
razor and threw him into an irrigati on
ditch for dead. mounted the horse an d
rode off. The boy revived and managed
to get home, a short distance, and the
alarm was given. The tr amp was pur-
sued and caught about sixty miles from
where the deed was committed
Nearly twelve hundred pupils attend
ed the state normal school at Emporla
! during the past year. and the attend
ance next year, it is anticipated, Will
| be much larger if the restricted &C.
commodations will allow President
Taylor to receive them
Rev. Cameron Mann, of Kansas City,
Mo-, preached the baccalaureate SER
mon at the late commencement exer-
cises of the State university at Law
renee.
The death of Rev. S. J. Catlin, which
occurred at Kansas City, Kan, last
February, is to be investigated by the
coroner of Wyandotte county, there
being suspicious of poisoning.
Several years ago a mad dog bit q
number of cattle belonging to the Van
denburg brothers, of Atchison county,
and the young men (three in number)
killed calf that had been bitten and
skinned it The young men had sores
or scratches on their hands which, il
seems, absorbed some of the virus, and
the other day each was taken with by.
drophobia- Two of them died and the
third was taken to Kansas CitySMo.,
| and under skillful treatment gave
| promise of recovery.
A freight train was wrecked in the
| Santa Fe yards at Argentine one
foggy morning recently and three train.
| men severely injured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-11
CHAPTER X.
BY WAYS UNKNOWN.

BY WAYS UNKNOWN.
Early the next morning, even before he
had breakfasted, Dorison sought the old
defective at his room.
Have you found your glovemaker?n
ssked Cathcart as he entered.
~ have something much BETTER" replied
Dorison. 1.-The man with the thumbs
"You are expeditions" said the old man.
SO coolly as to dampen the ardor of the
younger one, who rather anticipated an
outburst of surprise aud excitement
at was purely by accident" he said.
"Well, tell me the story, and begin at
the beginning"
Thus adjured, his enthusiasm depressed
by the total lack of it in the other, Dorison
began with his entrance into the theatre
emitting 10 detail.
When he had finished, Cathcart shook his
head obviously.
"What is wrongs" anxiously queried
DorisoH. ''Do you think erred in permit
ting the young fellow to get away without
learning his namei"
mo; that can be easily obtained. But
aistrust the conclusions of your informa-
Jion.n
Dorison was puzzled and said so.
~ mean this" said the old detective.
ssNot only did you find hand which an
swers perfectly to the one want, but YOU
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-11
By ". O. HUDSON Barclay North.

tCopyright, 1891. by Cassen Publishing Com
pany and published by special arrangement
with them.