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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-09
HELD UP.
Robbery Of Santa Fe Express By
Masked Men.
Waylaid at Little Station In the Chero
kee Strip-The Robbers Take $50, 900
From the Express Car-Passen-
gers Not 1Iolested.f

WICHITA, Kan, June News reached
here late last night that the southbound
Santa Fe express had been held up on
the Cherokee strip by six masked men
and the express car broken into and
$50. 900 in money taken
The train which left this city at 5:45
p. M, reached Red Rock, little station
in the territory eighty miles south of
Wichita at 9:45 o'clock.
Red Rock is mere siding but is used
by cattlemen as shipping point and
the railroad company has built large
stockyards there. It is situated in the
midst of a wild, unsettled portion of the
strip and the robbers could not have
chosen better place for the deed COM
mitted last night.
The train halted at the station and,
sfter starting, was beginning to move
rapidly when the engineer noticed a
man standing on the track at the stock
yards gesticulating wildly and moving
a flag.
The engineer slowed up and as the
engine approached the spot five other
men, all wearing masks, jumped out
and boarded the engine.
The engineer and fireman were taken
prisoner and held by two Of the men
while the other four proceeded to the
express car. They presented their re-
volvers in the face of the terrified mes
senger, and breaking open the safe,
secured its contents.
The amount obtained is said to have
been 5000
The passengers were not mOlested,
but were commanded to remain in their
seats at the peril of their lives.
The money obtained is thought here
| to have been intended for Indian pay
| mentS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-09
a splendid Opportunity.

fro DE Continued
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
MR.. DRAM AT WORK.

many of the most important political
moves made in the state during the last
thirty years. The men who set out to
side-tracll Senator Window ten years
ago laid all their plans at the Mer-
chants. and six years later Senator
Sabin, who defeated the late secretary
of the treasury, himself went down be-
fore a campaign directed and fought out
inside the Old h0stelry. There, too, for
many years, all candidates for places on
2 the various state tickets have deemed it
necessary to secure rooms and maintain
headquarters for few days prior to and
during the convention.
All this has combined to make the
Merchants the political headquarters of
the state. Here at any time the man
who likes politics can hear the issues of
the day discussed from all standpOints
and by men of all parties. Governors,
ex.governors, United States senators
and members of the lower house of the
national congress. as we'll as state law
makers, congregate there and talk and
plan. But all the men who deliver
these little lectures to visitors are net
politicians. All guests of the Mer-
chants during the last four or five
years have noticed a tall, htavy-set, dig
nified and quiet man, with lair and
whisl1ers whitened by fifty winters, sit
ting usually in the readin. room study
ing the contents of the leading monthly
reviews and daily papers. Although
not inclined to talk with all corners,
this gentleman has become widely cele-
brated for his knowledge of the tariff
question and the discussions regarding
it. The man VINO desires to know the
photography of the tariff question has
only to go to him. His name is George
H. Dram. Mr.. Dram has lived at the
Merchants half-dozen years at least,
and all his time not required in looking
after his property interests Is spent i'll
reading along the line mentioned above.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
DRAGS ALONG.
The Russell Case Still Neuseates
Eau Claire Folks.
SnecfaI to the Globe.

Spe cial to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis. May 16. = The
fourth. week in the Russell trial was
begun today with Mrs. Russell on the
stand. She appeared cool and collected
and answered all questions in clear
voice. In her testimony she told how
Peter Erickson came to work for her
and that when he told her of his mar
riage to Bertha, she said she thought
he was id fool to get married with
only dollar in his pocket, and with
dirty undtrclothes on. She told about
Bertha coming to her house, and that in
their conversation Bertha had asked
her if she did not know of some reme-
dies to prevent women from having
children. The witness also told that
she and Bertha had driven to town
several times, and on one occasion
Bertha had asked her loan of 50 cents
to purchase some yarn with, she said.
but on asking her if she had bought
the yarn she replied no, but did not
tell what she has spent the money for.
Mr, Erwin, in the afternoon, attacked
the cowardly writer of the "Whte
Caps" letter to Judge Bailey, and also
roasted the Sunday Morning Forum for
editorial utterances to the effect that
the judge was favOring the defense.
Judge Bailey only replied because he
held that the. judiciPry of the nation
was the nations bulwark, and any fling
or criticism at the bench was a blow at
the country's institution. An evening
session was held, Mrs. RusSelfS testi-
mony continuing very strong. she will
be crOSS-eXamined tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17


toned in ore of high grade. The big
Kimberly syndicate visited the Iron
Cliff a few days ago, said the senator.
and made an offer to lease it, on what
terms he would not state.
81 never worked so hard in my life, !"
said Mr.. Keller yesterday, "but l was
determined to make the Iron Cliff a sue
cess If it could be done. A great many
of my friends went into it, and felt
that 1 must find mine if it was there,
and we have found it. There are but
one or two developed properties that
show more ore than we do, and OH not
one of them can the mining be done as
cheaply. Capt. Brown, who is in charge
of our work, is the same man who dis
covered the Canton mine, for which he
was given $4,000. He is the greatest
captain on the range, and man whose
estimates are entitled to credit. From
the test bits he has down now he esti-
mates that there are 100000 tons of
ore on the Irion Cliff"
From mining to politics is small
step for the Stearns county senator, and
when he was asked regarding his pros
poets for the congressional nomination
of the Sixth district Democracy, he
said:
~ have a great many friends In all
parts of the district who assure me that
/ will have their support. In this case
! shall receive the nomination"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
Grayesend Entries TODAY.

Half mile-Ethie colt lis: Spartax. 115;
Ajax, 115: Electrical colt, 115; Royalty colt,
us; Comanche colt, 115; Isabelle colt, lis;
Perchance. lis: Courtship, III; Precida, 1l2:
Raindrop. liz; Mendicity, liz; Florence Bell,
H.
Mile and a sixteenth-Castaway Second,
121; King Crab, 1l6; Lord of Harem. 116;
Isaac Lewis. 116; Now or Never, l1G; Tam
many. l12; Willie j., 112; OsrIe, 106; Merry
Monarch, 106; Tom Tough, 96:' Wyandotte.
96; Zampost 90; Beau Brummel, 81.
Three. quarters of a mile handicap-Wal-
cott 124; My Fellow. 1I6; Warpath. ia: Gold
Dollar, ia; Westchester, ia; Frank Kinney,
112; Crotchet no; Onward, 110; Doncaster,
10; ST. Carolus, 40; Count 106; Brown
Beauty, 100: Vernon, 105.
Mile and sixteenth, selling-Masterlode
l16; Milt Young, 104; Prather. 113: Abb, 1O6;
Larchmont, 105; ST. James, los; Ben Kings
bury. III; Tea Tray, 1I6; War Duke, o.;
Thorndale, 81; Lowlander. 107; Eric, lis;
Diablo, 115: Bismarck. %; CynOsure, 103
Mile and a sixteenth, selling. Falcon
stakes-Pickpock 112; Barefoot, 112: Dr.
Wilcox, 81; Temple, 81; Fagot 97; Emperor
Otho, 107; Zorling, lU7; shenandoah, no;
Tom Tough. 102.
Five-eighths of mile. maidens-The Iron-
master 10; Canvas, 10; Poor Jonathan. 110;
Caliph, 110: Nell colt, 10; Herald, 110; Au-
burn, no; St. Hubert 110; La Cigale, los
Eliza los
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
ANOTHER RICH FIND.
Big Iron Ore Strike on the
Property of the Little
MeSaba.
st. Paul and Minneapolis Men
the Lucky Owners OF
the Mine.
The Finds Said to Be Equal
to Anything Yet Dis
covered.
A Strike Of Gold Made by
Lumbermen West OF
Tower. {.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Minn., May 16.-St. Paul
and Minneapolis people who know the
partieS-and not to know them argues
Yourself unknOwn-will be delighted to
learn of the wave of prosperity that
has oyertaken Ralph w. Cavenaugh, A.
c. Paul, E. F. Dodge, George II. Dodge,
and j. A. Davis, all representative citi-
Zens of the Twin Cities. Some two
months ago they became imbued with
the prevailing iron excitement, and ac-
Quired 96O acres located in townships
59-14, 59-15, and 57-22, and after
organizing the Little Mesaba. with
capital stock of $4,000, 600.
they proceeded to make explorations.
None of their stock has, however, been
sold, all the parties being so situated
financially that they did not need to sell
treasury stock for development purposes
The history of this company has been
that of all others on the range.
Days gliGed into weeks and weeks into
months without result; but today they
are enabled to announce to the world
that they are the posseSsorS of a prop
erty which, in their judgment and that
of their experts, is not to be eXcelled by
any on the range. The gentlemen
named above have just returned
from trip to their properties, where
they found that their men had struck
clean merchantable ore in two pits alta
depth of forty feet from the surface,
and have two pits which promise
equally good results In a very short
time. Like the balance of the prop
critics on the range, they are be-
ing troubled some with surface water
but have arranged to send up an engine.
pumps and hoist. and when placed in
position they calculate that it will hot
be many days before they show up as
much ore as any property on the MeSaba.
Assays that have heen made by experts
show 60 to 65 per cent in metallic iron
and very little phosphorus. The officers
of the Little MeSaba are MesSrS. Ralph
w. Cavenaugf, OF st. Paul, president; =
A. Z. Paul, Minneapolis. vice presi-
dent; E. a. Dodge, secretary and treas
urer; George II. Dodge. gem
eral manager. This is only
another proof of the richness
of the Mesaba range, and will demon
strate to the doubling "Thomases" of
the country that it IS the greatest ore
producing district in the United States.
1t was thought for &. time that ore would
only be found in townships 56-l6 and
58-17; but this discovery demonstrates
the truth, what numbers of people have
already maintained that the whole
Mesaba range is underlaid with besse-
mer ore. The numerous friends of these
gentlemen will be glad to know of the
success of their efforts. The members
of the party returned home tonight at
Ills.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
MARY's TITLE Is GOOD.
The Northern Pacific Loses an
important Suit.

important Suit.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-A decision
was today given in the United States
supreme court in favor of Mary Bardon
in suit between her and the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, to determine
title to lands in Wisconsin. The suit is
one of Importance, and involves prop
erty of great value. Mrs. Bardon held
the lands under a presumption claim, and
the railroad company maintained that
she held it merely as the trustee of the
company. By the admissions of the
counsel it was conceded that the lands
lay within the place limits of the North.
ern Pacific railroad, and that title would
pass to it unless excepted from the grant
by facts admitted by counsel on both
sides.
These facts were that, prior to the
grant, one James Robinson settled upon
the land as a qualified pre-eHptor. This
pre-emption entry was In course of COM
pletion when the grant to the Northern
Pacific was made, and this took the
lands out of the public domain and pre-
vented interest in them passing to the
company under the granting act. The
pre-emption entry of Robinson was SUBJ
sequently cancelled, and as the cancella-
tlou looh PiaOO oupoSquSHC " lH0 lOC1-
ton of the road by the Northern Pacific.
the question arose, did that cancellation
make the lands part of the public 90
main, subject to the grant to the North
ern Pacific?
The court answers this question in the
negative. 1t holds that the land was
severed from the mass of the public do
main, and that the subsequent cancella-
ton would not restore to the public do
main so as to relate back to the grant to
the Northern Pacific, but only make it a
part of'the public domain SO far as con-
cerned acts passed after cancellation.
Mrs. Bard0n's title acquired after can
collation. is therefore affirmed. and the
case reversed, with directions to dismiss
the bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
The Other Events.

First race. five furlongs-J. A and A. II =.
Morris Correction, III, Littlefeld. 9 to ), won
in a gallop by three lengths from G. T.
Leach's Bellevue, IL, Fitzpatrick, Is to 1,
who was length before W. G. Days Daisy
rian, 125, Mclaughlin. 10 to l. Time 1903.
Second race, mile-Coxswain. 102, Blake,
100 to !. won in a whipping finish by a
length from Two Bits, 112. a. Covipgton 4
TO l. who was length and half in front of
Actor, lie, Taral, to l. Time, 1:454.
Third race, the Expectation stakes, with
81. 500 added, half a mile-Bettie colt, lis,
Hamilton u to l, won by length and half
from Lidgerwood.. 11S, Doggett, s to l, who
was half length in front of Laura Gould
colt lis, Fitzpatrick. 5 TO l. Time. :5CI4.
Fifth race, half a mile-Bonnie Lee colt
whipping finish from Merriment los Little.
field 10 10 /. who was the same distance In
'front.' of Moderator colt 9S. Midgley, to 1.
Time, :50A.
Sixth race. six furlongs-Bengal, 1O3, Ste
verson, to l, won by head in a whipping
finish from Rosa II. 1l2, Sims. even, who was
two lengths in front OF Capt. Brown, Midgiev,
10 10 l, Time. 1:l5s4.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
Double Liability Enforcement
Case Of Great Interest to
MinnesotanS.
Meagher ct al VS.. Minnesota
Thresher Company Won
by the Latter.
The North ern Pacific Loses
Its Suit Against Mary
BapdOn,
Important Ruling Touching
a Woman's Right to Her
Own Property.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The supreme
court this morning handed down one
decision of great interest to many Min
nesotans. 1t was in the case of Meagher
and other shareholders in the North
western Car company against the Min.
nesota Thresher Manufacturing COM
pany. This, it will be remembered, is
the case in which the thresher COM
pany, creditor of the car company, is
enforcing the donble liability of the
shareholders in the latter company.
The supreme court OF Minnesota held
the shareholders. who appealed to the
United States supreme court. That
court now dismisses the writ of error
(holding it had no jurisdiction of the
case and sends the case back to take its
course in the Minnesota courts, in
accordance with the decision of the
Minnesota supreme court-which is ons
more blow to the shareholders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
UNLAWFUL LIQUOR SALES.
Illinois Supreme Court Overruled
at Washington.

WASHINGTON; May 16.-Ernest Am.
mon is liquor dealer in Chicago. who
sold wine valued at 5,2S7 10 Aut Miller.
The city of Chicago had wholesale
liquor dealers license law, and when
Miller did not pay the money Ammon
sued him, and the latter had to meet a
contention on the part of Miller that the
sale was in violation of the city ordi-
nance, and that the contract was there
fore void.
Ammon, on his part, maintained that
the ordinance was unconstitutional, and
also that Miller was liable even if the
sale did violate valid ordinance. He
won his suit in the lower court, but the
United States supreme court today re-
versed that Judgment, and decided
against AmmOn. 1t holds that the Ordi-
nance is valid and that the sale was an
unlawful one. and being an unlawful
one, the contract was such as the court
could not uphold.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
TWO OUTSIDERS WON.
Caldwell's Starting Helped the
st. Louis Favorites.

0N. hOutS II bSAANOS'
ST. LOUIS, May 16.-The track was
heavy here today, and there was large
number of scratches. Despite this, in
the majority of the events good fields
faced Starter Caldwell, who arrived
here from Guttenburg this morning.
The starts were all prompt and good,
and wonderful change over those of
the past two weeks. As result of the
good starting the favorltes had chance,
and four out of six carried the talents
money safely. The only outsiders to
win were Rookery. at II to l, and
Merge, at 10 1. Summaries:
First race. six furlOngs-Rookery won,
Barney second, Red Cap third. Time. 1:19S4,
Second race, four and a half furlongs-
Merge won. Ella Duke second, Neuffen third.
Time, :03S4.
Third race, SIX furlongs-Aloha won, Tim
Murphy second, Italia third. Time, :l9s4
Fourth race, mile-Not Us won, Content
second, Baron third. Time, 1:50.
Fifth race, seven and half furlongs-Pat-
rick won. Carter i second Unlucky third.
Time, I:40l2,
Sixth race, mile-Ethel Gray won, Jim
Dunn second. Bolivar Buckner third. Time,
1:47A.
ENTRIES FOR TODAY.
First race, three quarters of a mile-Min-
ME Gee. 95; Umatilla. 95; Blaze Duke. 100;
1O9; Swamp Fox, 1O9; Governor Ross, 1O9;
Wild Wood, 100; Stratagem, ITO; Guideo,
ia.
Second race. half mile-Silverine, 1O9:
Wurwine, no; Dave c, no; Minnie Nc, Ill:
Fannie, Ill; Ewing, Ill; Sarah G. ILL., Mon
lana Belle, Ill; Jack Mullins, 112; Century.
ia Coda, lis; Scotland, 1l6, Lew Martin.
13.
Third race, mile, seling-Minoria, 1O1
Maggie Jordan, 103; Senator 104; Whittier.
10S- O6nffQ 1Q6. (,aSSplla 1l6. Slplt Draft
l12
Fourth race, three-quarters Of a mile, sell
ing-Mary L. 81; Hominy Bill. S5; Leum bria
9l; Red Cross, %; Ossa, 81; Venture 1G4
Metal los: State of Texas 1O6; Langley. 106.
Fifth race. mile, selling-Mean Enough.
102; Texas Girl, 105; Mary Sue, 106: May
Hardy, 106; John G, 106; Clio. 100; Enter
prise, ITO; Hydy, l16
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
Ward for Congress.

Special to the Globe.
WAsECA, Mimi, May 16.-A rumor
current here for several weeks past that
the friends of Hon. w. G. Ward will
urge upon the senator to allow his name
to come before the congressional con-
reached such proportions as to allow be-
lief of Its truthfulness. Senator Ward
has sufficiently recovered from his re-
cent illness to be about town and give
his personal attention to his extensive
business. During the past winter his
friends here (and there are none here
who are not friends of the senatOr) en-
tertained fears that his lingering III
ness may terminate fatally, but his
present robust appearance and his con-
tinued good health has removed all
dOuhtS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
HIS CASE HOPELESS.
Chief Red Stone Returns to His
People Incurably Blind.

Of all the misfortunes that come to
men the loss of sight is in some respects
the hardest to bear, and the appearance
of blind man at any time ,elieits ex-
pressions of sympathy from all behold
ers. A sad instance OF this kind was
seen at the Merchants yesterday when
Red Stone. the head chief of the ASSN
aboine Indians, was led through the
lobby by his young son. an intelligent
looking boy of perhaps eighteen years.
The two are justreturning to Fort Peck.
Mont, after several weeks spent in
Chicago, where the venerable chief was
under the care of some of the best ocu
lists of that city. Their verdict, after
these weeks, was that he is incurable
and will never see again. Red Stone is
a tine-looking man now, although he
must be over sixty years of age. He is
tall. erect, and his face reflects great in
telligence The two Indians are accom-
panied by Agent c. R. A. Scobey, of the
agency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
yon. valodia second. Mlcra third. Time.

won Valodia second, Mlcra third. Time,
1:tSA.
Second race, three and half furlongs-
Delinko won, Jewel second, Mara Barnes
third Time, Ala
Third race mile-Bravo won, Pluto see-
ond, Ed MeGinnis third. Time 1:50l9
Fourth race. six and a quarter furlongs-
LettOn won, Vulpina second, Leo Briget
third. Time, 1:27.
Fifth race half mile-Van won, LomaX
second, Rapine third. Time, :55l2.
Sixth race, seven-eighths OF a mile-Cap
tone won, Hundry second, King Idler third
Time, 1:40s4.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17

com m iSsion ap-
pointed h y t II g
state senate at the
last session of the
legislature, a II d
has been spend
ing considerable
time investigat-
ing the subject of
plans and proba-
BILE cost of a new
capitol. During
t h e | a S t fe w
months Senator
Ayers has been
on the p aci fl C
coast, where he
visited S acra-
mento and Salem
and looked over
fba ctnta hnIIcnc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
Means Much for Mankato.

Special to the Globe.
MANKATo, Minn., May 16.-The city
council of MankatO passed the ordi-
nance granting the Omaha railroad the
right of way necessary to change its
tracks on Fourth and Van Brunt streets
to the levee. Which is along the river on
the northwestern side ofthe city. This
ordinance, if accepted by the Omaha
people,at their meeting III June, means
more for the city than any railroad act
it has ever passed. Though there is
little or no public excitement there is an
undercurrent of real estate activity not
wholly accounted for.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
KILLED TWO.

A Fatal Locomotive Boiler Ex-
plOsion at Deadwood.
Special To- the Globe.
DEADwooD, 5. d., May 16.-At very
early hour this morning a Burlington
freight engine, of the Mogul style,
weighing sixty-fve tons, exploded,
killing Engineer Rhinehard and Fire
man Wilson, and fatally injuring Head
Brakeman Nelson. who was riding in
the cab. The explosion occurred while
the train was running at the rate of
thirty-five miles an hour. What caused
the accident is mystery, as the engine
was equipped with safety appliances of
all kinds. Remnants of the boiler we're
found 800 yards distant from the scene
of the explosion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17

of California and Oregon. The commits
sion will meet in the near future, Sem
ator Ayers thinks. as all the members
are IN the state. Just now the Mower
county man is greatly interested i'll the
weather.
.'We have had rather more rain than
we need,' he said yesterday, land the
roads in Southern Minnesota are in bad
condition. | hope that it will clear now
and good growing weather take the
place of rains. While the crops are all
right so far with US, good weather is
what they need"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
SUBMERGED DISTRICTS.
Thousands of Acres in Illinois at
Present Worthless.

WHITEHALL, ILL.,. May 16. = Com
menciDg at Happyville, eight miles
east of this place. the Illinois river
extends from bluff to bluff, distance
of four and one-half miles. The area of
overtowed land in this county alone is
fully $4,000 acres, half of which has
been in cultivation for years. No crops
of any kind will be produced on this
land this season.
VIRGINIA, ILL.,. May 16.-The raging
waters OF the Illinois and Sangamon
rivers are still playing havoc and caus
ing great alarm on what is known as
Sangamon bottom, about ten miles
uorth of here, where several
thousand acres of wheat and corn are
entirely submerged, and the entire
neighborhood is ready to move out at a
moments notice. Stock has all been
driven to the bluffs for safety.