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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
New York TneasY.

NEW YORK, May 25 The suspension
of the National Bank of Deposit, the
failure of a house which has been
prominent in the toy trade with liza
bilities not far from $500. 600, and the
attachments which have been is
sued against the Domestic Sewing
Machine Co, are, II Is be
ieved here, only the beginning of a
series of financial embarrassments
which will be made public one after
another, and will probably last all sum
mer- There are two, and perhaps three,
large banks which mas loaned large
amounts OF money to institutions which
have failed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Territorv Marriages ouestioned.

DENIsON, Tex, May 25.-Several days
ago John Wolf and Annie Morris, of
Sherman, eloped to the territory and
were married. The marriage was with
out license and the bride was taken
from Wolf Yesterday he appealed to
the district court of this county. As
yet no decision has been rendered If
the marriage is declared Illegal it will
cause much discomfort in many fami
lies in this county where marriages
have been contracted in similar man
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
CHARACTER OF THE TREASURY.
a Republican Partnership That Should
Be Dissolved.


Be Dissolved.
A number of very excellent people
appear TO be mistaken as to the char
acter of the United States treasury.
Cur Washington correspondent reports
that bankers have visited Washington
ana written to the secretary for the
purpose of securing his cooperation in
the money market.
He has been informed that he is the
greatest banker in the country. He
Is nothing of the kind. He is not
banker and the treasury is not bank.
His department was established for the
purpose of collecting and disbursing
the public revenues.
In the course of the country's his
tory the government has been COM
PEELED to borrow money. In order to
obtain the necessary funds for its pres
ervation and to market its bonds the
national banks were established. So
far as these are banks of issue they are
governed by national laws. In their
business relations with individuals
they do not exercise governmental
functions. The laws enacted by the
federal government concerning them
are for the protection of those who
hold their bills or deposit money with
them. The duty of the government
towards them ceases when their
bonds are paid and the circulation
is surrendered. The government is
their debtor in the amount of the bonds
held by them, and the comptroller for
the purpose of seeing that the cur
rency issued on the faith Of those bonds
is good.
The establishment of the national
| banks has not changed the character of
| the treasury. 1t is still merely in law
| receiver and disburser of public
| moneys, the instrumentality for the
| payment of the public debt It has
long been the democratic theory that
the partnership between the treasury
! and the money market established
| under republican rule should be dis
| solved. The treasury has not the ma
| chinery for carrying on the banking
business, and is at disadvantage in
every respect. The banks of Wall
street have no more right to the aid of
! public moneys than the railroad COM
| panies of the west. the Farmers ALI
| ance, the Knights of Labor, the wheat
growers of Dakota or any other bust
ness or industrial interest
| The theory that the treasury depart
ment is bank is rank communism
The determination of Secretary Car
Isle to restore the treasury to its orig
| ina1 purpose is the soundest business
undertaking in which any secretary OF
the treasury has engaged for the last
thirty years--N. Y. World
THE republicans mean business
in calling for long tariff campaign.
They viii fight it out On that ly'n. if ii
takes all summer-Cleveland Plain
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Double Tracking IT. Lines.

CHICAGO. May s5.-The Pennsylvania
system is double tracking all its lines
west of Pittsburgh By June Is hall
the track between Pittsburgh and Chi
cago viii have been laid The work Is
being pushed and It is expected that II
viii be completed by September L
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

official attention, but it goes without
saying that the atmosphere Of the
place is frigid and repellant; that there
is musty smell through all the cor
ridors and passageways which does not
come from the Potomac fats; that the
top1oftical airs which it generally as
sumes in STOPPING to communicate
with common people are the airs of
antiquated and artistic tradition, and
that the interminable red tape in
which it's transaction of affairs is tied
up is nuisance that should be uncere-
moniously abated.''
A few years ago when man named
Lee was chief clerk of the department
Of state, your correspondent as the
special representative of Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, called upon that
official for a public document to send
to one of the constituents of the sena-
tor. When I entered the room the
chief clerk did not look up, as the chief
clerk of any other department would
have done, but kept on reading paper
which he held in his hand. I stood at
the railing in front of his desk for fully
two minutes, and that is long time
for a free American citizen to stand
waiting the pleasure of one of his serv-
ants, and then addressed the chief
clerk, requesting him to give me the
public document for which had come.
He did not lift his eyes from the paper
before him, but touched the button of
an electric bell with his finger. I
waited another minute and again re-
quested him to give me the public doc
ument. He did not recognize me nor
lift his eyes from his paper, nor pay
any more attention to me than if had
been serf or slave. just as string
of indignant sentences were coming to
my lips messenger entered the door
and stood in front of the desk of the
chief clerk He continued his reading.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
STEVENS AND SPRECKELS.
Inside Facts in the Sandwich Islands
Question.

Inside Facts in the Sandwich Islands
Question.
Throughout the Hawaiian affair Mr.
Cleveland has acted with good sense
and with a due regard to the rights of
all concerned. He has shown that it is
impossible to control him for the pur-
poses of conSpiratorS where he knows
the facts and is aware of the designs of
the men who attempt to use the federal
government in furthering their private
schemes for securing unearned money.
The removal of Stevens and the APP
pointment of Mr.. Blount will satisfy all
who are not in favor of allowing
Spreclzels to carry out his plans
through the completely of the United
States.
1t is no longer doubtful that con-
spiracy existed to which Stevens was a
party. 1t will be easy to show that
the entire disturbance was planned
months in advance and that Stevens
was in full completely with it. Mr..
Charles Nordhoff, who is now in Homo
lulu for the New York Herald. has Sc
cured evidence that the troops from the
Boston were landed under the orders of
Stevens. before, not after, the revolu-
ton. The actual landing took place
afternoon, and it was not until the
next day that the provisional govern
ment proclaimed itself-as it would not
have done at all if Stevens. as mem
Der of the conspiracy, had not used
United States marines in the capacity
of rebels again st the government to
which he was accredited as minister.
Excepting Miner in Central America
and Egan in Chill, there is hardly so
disgraceful record as this in the
history of our diplomacy.
In touching on the plea that Ameri-
can capital in the islands must be pro-
tected by the use of the navy. Mr..
Nordhoff says it means that the navy
must be put at the service of Spreck
els, since Spreckels and one other
planter are the only men in the islands
who have invested American capital.
1.-The cry that our troops must lie
here to protect American capital is a
fraud" says Mr.. Nordhoff. THE prop
erty which thus cries out for protection
when no protection is needed is not
American but Hawaiian property, and
has been made here by men who vol
unfairly left their own country to
make fortunes in these islands, most of
them landing here with less than one
hundred dollars in their pockets"
Mr.. Cleveland already commands the
confidence of. the people by his
straightforward and courageous action
in opposing Spreckels, and when all
the facts are bought out there will be
| no room fer two opinions It is al
ready certain that most disgraceful
conspiracy existed and that but for
Mr.. Cleveland the government of the
| United States would have been used as
a cats paw in carrying it out-St.
| Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
RanErnn. MAYOR

ELMIRA, N ", May 25--Mayor Rob
inson to-day made an assignment The
Elmira bank, that closed its doors yes
terday, is preferred creditor. The as
sets and liabilities are not known, hot
may reach s1e0, O0o-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
KILLED Hi. Horse with His Fist.

WACO, Tex, May 24--Tom Roe,
truck farmer, entered his horselot to-
day and his horse rushed at him with
open mouth Roe leaped aside as the
horse passed and hit him on the neck
with his fist, killing the horse instant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Choetau Ancient Dead.

DESIsoN, Tex. Nay e. Aunt
Nancy Sacra, aged 1o2 years, died Sun
day in the eastern portion Of the Choc-
taw nation She was Hneal descend
ant Of the royal class of Hyah Pah Tux
Ksio, famous IA Choctaw history
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

A republican organ, clamoring in
dignantly against the proposition of
the democrats to revise the pension
list. claims that 1.-The 'coffee-coolers,'
the malingerers and the sneaks gener-
ally were among the very first men to
get pensions after the war" Very
well. Why should honest men, then,
object to striking these off the rolls?
They have already drawn pensions
longer than many who really deserve
pensions Courier-Journal-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
A Bony Horse.

Arthur-That poor horse is all worn
out, isn't he, mamma?
Mamma-Why do you think so?
Arthur-Because he is so threadbare.
-Harper's Young People.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
A Victim of Habit.

Ellen-Habits are hard things "a
break.
Maud-Yes, indeed, there's Minnie
Sereleaf, who formed the habit of be-
ing twenty-five some years ago and
has never broken it yet.-Chicago Rec
ord.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
TRANSFERRED SWEETNESS.

Bopey-LooiSs as If that must.ehe of
yours had been fooling with a 1.-Two wire,
my boy.
Observation-Disclosures than that. Mrs.
Haddem just insisted on my kissing
her new baby, and the little wretch
had been feeding on mo1asses candy
Judge
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
A Little Piece of Philos,

A Little Piece of Philosophy.
II deeds were easy as they seem,
And words as forcefui as they sound,
Then life would be a joyous dream,
OF pleasures an unending round
Truth,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

Every few days Mr.. Clarkson dis
covers a new cause for republican de-
feat As there were so many causes Mr..
Clarkson viii undoubtedly make more
discoveries.-N. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

The republican natlonaI league
used the soft pedal when it touched the
tariff issue at Louisville The McKin-
ley schedule was put off with a brief
Endorsement of the Minneapolis plat
form of 1892. Is the ''g. o. p" begin
ming to find out what struck it last No
vember?-Kansas City Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

THE republicans mean business
ia calling for a long tariff campaign
They will fight it out on that Iy'n. if ii
takes all summer.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-26
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications, rs they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the car,
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies,
Deafness is caused by an lntlamed con-
dition OF the mucous lining Of the, Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in.
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, y.
Ea5"Sold by druggists, 75C.
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THE YORKTOWN.

ton was two years, the contract price
being 81, $50, 900, and her contract speed
nineteen knots an hour, with a premi.
um OF $4,000 Tor each quarter knot in
excess OF that rate OF speed.
The logs used on tho Baltimore had
recorded speed OF twenty knots, but
calculations for slip" reduced this
somewhat, In July, 1890, tried by the
same logs, the Philadelphia recorded a
fraction over twenty.one knots. Allow
ing tho same "slip" as on the Balti-
more, the new cruiser was certainly
going at the rate OF 20l knots AS it is,
taking the present figures into con-
siderat,on, Uncle Sam will have paid
S24S666 OH premiums for the construc-
ton oil the Yorktown, Baltimore and
Philadelphia, all three OF which swift
cruisers greatly exceeded the contract
rate OF speed,
The Philadelphia's winnings, so to
speak, were at tho rate OF $50 per foot
and nearly $50 second for the excess.
Even tho cold figures Of such state
ment produce a thrill OF excitement,
and it is little wonder that Edwin
Cramp was wild with excitement at
the result" and exclaimed exutingly:
"Naval warfare is again revolutionized!
The United States has the neuclus OF
the fastest navy atloat." On July % OF
that year the Philadelphia went into
commission as wRrship, with Captain
Robert L. Bradford as commander.
The summary OF Americas rapid
progress may be given in few words.
When the vessels authorized and now
fastening to completion are once aaoat,
the reconstructed navy will contain
forty-two wnrships. They arc in the
following classes: Armored cruisers,
protected cruisers, monitors, battle.
ships, gunboals, and one, the Yesuyius,
which Is type Of itself, combining the
functions OF harbor defender, ram and
torpedo cruiser. When the forty-two
are completed, the United States will
rank as the fifth naval power in the
world, In 1886 We we're but the nine
teenth. Tho nations that still surpass
us are England, France, Italy and
Russia, in the order named.
1t is not easy to present in n few fig
ures the comparative size and fleetness
of the foreign vessels which will DO in
tho review, but Ns Great Britain con-
fessedly leads aud has presumably sent
over her representative ships, lot them
be taken rs samples. Her best and the
flag 'hip OF Sir John o. Hopkins, X. q.
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Our reproach is taken away, The
United States now has navy to
proudly compare with that Of England
in the coming review at New York,
The latest vessels are from American
designs by native American designers,
built entirely in American yards OF
American materials. The Newark was
tho first result OF all these combined,
and her sponsors claim that she is in
many respects the best OF the unar-
mored cruisers in the navy, And the
extraordinary advance in the science
OF naval warfare is shown by the fact
that, though the Chicago is but three
years the older, the Newark is ac'
counted 25 per cent the more efficient as
a warship,
For dozen years after the war the
"DecIlne OF the American Navy" was
the burden oil continued plant and q
standing headline in the great city
dailies. The funny photographers as
sumed that the climax was reached
when President Hayes appointed the
"Anclent Mariner OF the Wabash"
newspaper Homeric for Richard W.
Thompson, as secretary OF the navy, 1t
was taken for granted that he was to
let the concern die OF inanition, but he
did not. He at least stopped the de.
cline where it was, and in the next
administration some signs OF improve
ment were visible. Under Secretary
William g. Whitney the rebuilding be-
gan in eatnest, and Secretary Benjamin
i. Tracy carried it forward to glorious
results.
The so-called Roach boats are the Chi
cago, Atlanta, Boston and Dolphin, tho
pioneers Of the now navy. They were
begun by Secretary Chandler and fin
ished by Secretary Whitney, They
were the subject OF much controversy
because theyfailed to reach the required
horsepower. All were accepted finally,
and they have shown abundantly that
they were serviceable and far more eff
cient than was originally hoped for.
The Dolphin, over which there was the
sharpest controversy, has made a most
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George Augustus sala, the we'll known
English writer, on his last Australian
trip, wrote as follows to The London
Daily Tc'crGnh:
~ especially have q pleasant remem.
brance OF the ships doctor--a very ex.
pOrienCed maritime medico indeed, who
tended me most kindly during horri.
bio spell OF bronchitis and spasmodic
asthma, provoked by the sea fog which
had swooped down on us just after wO
left San Francisco. But tho doctors
prescriptions and the incredaing warmth
OF tho temperature ~ VIC neHrcd tho
tropics, and, in particular, q couple OF
ALLcoCR's Ponous PLAsrERs clappod on
--ono on the chest and another DO.
tween the shouldcr bladoS-soon set mo
right.n
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arc stocky and sturdy little crafts espe-
cially serviceable for river use. The
Yorktown was launched on the same
day with the Vesuvius, and 1t was q
proud day indeed for Secretary Whit
ney. Commander Chadwick first took
charge OF the vessel, She was on one
Of the evolution squadron's junkets to
Europe, and then Commander Eight
ing Bob" Evans took her, Under him
she participated in the CHILEAN row,
and once Fighting Bob" cleared her
decks for action, Since then she has
done duty in the Boring sea in connec'
ton with the seal troubles,
In command OF the whole parade will
be Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi,
who has been in the naval service OF the
United States iorty-seven years ana at
tanned the first rank not only by senior
ity, but by brilliant services, lie was
born in Louisiana November 10, 1882,
and entered the navy as mldshipmRn
from Massachusetts just before reach
ing the age OF fourteen and ut the be-
ginning OF the Mexican war, After
twelve years OF active service heentered
the naval academy at Annapolis re-
yersing the usual process. In 1850 he
was commissioned a lieutenant and in
1859 q lieutenant commander He bore
conspicuous part in the capture OF
Mobile as well as in other actions, was
made commander in 1866, captain in
1874 and Commandant OF the Brooklyn
navy yard in 1884 as commodore. In
1887 he received his present rank.
His flagship is the cruiser Philadel-
phia. She Is twin screw steel vessel
Of 1900 tons displacement. The con-
tract was let to the Cramps in October,
1887, and her contract time oil Construc-
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A n1inIstnr,s WHO Much plensed.

Elder S. S. Beaver, OF McAlliaterville,
Juniatta county, Pa, Gays his wife is
subject to cramp in the stomach. Last
summer she tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera aud DiarrhGa Remedy for it,
and was much pleased with the speedy
relief 1t afforded She has since used 1t
whenever necessary and found that it
never fails, For sale by y, X, Goethe,
W. W, Irwin, W. S. Mccullough, G.
Menkemeller, s. L. Brice, j. Coleman,
G. schnepf, w. @. Armbrecht, the
Kurtz Drug Co., Lincoln & Co., W. T.
Williams, John Klari, A, T. SCheelo and
W. II. Williams, Wheeling; Bowie &
Co., Bridgeport, o., and b. T. Peabody,
Benwood, w. Va.
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FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA.

enviable record in trip around the
world, record which no vessel has yet
surpassed. The Chicago has proved
herself worthy in seamanship, and Ad.
mlral Walker preferred her as flagship
to some OF the newer vessels. The com
ing parade in New York harbor will
show all the warships at their prettiest
There will be two squadrons OF
United States vessels in the review.
each commanded by an admiral and
each headed by flagship. The COM
manding officer in charge Of the first
squadron viii DO Rear Admiral Ben
ham, and his flagship will be the New
ark, protected cruiser with tonnage OF
40S3 and carrying twelve heavy guns.
She was built by the Cramps at a cost
OF 81, 500, SOL 73and was known MS Cruiser
No. for u long time, but the Cramps
did not finish her until after they had
turned the Yorktown, Vesuvius, Balti-
more and Philadelphia over to the gov
ernment BY that time this country
could stand alone in naval shipbuilding.
The commanding officer OF the second
squadron will be Rear Admiral Walker,
and his flagship will be the Chicago,
which for three years has been the flag
ship OF the squadron OF evolution, and
in which Admiral Walker has journey
cd from Bar Harbor TO the Mediterran-
can and thence to South America. She
is also protected cruiser, OF 4,50O tons,
carrying IA guns, and was built at
cost OF Sl,5s7 1923 Al. Though she has
almost 800 tons more displacement than
the Newark, she is four knots slower
They draw the same amount OF water,
but the Chicago is 10 feet longer. In
horsepower the Newark is 40 per cent
better than the Chicago.
BY far the best known vessel in the
review, because Of her experience in
in tho Chilan waters, is the Baltimore,
protected cruiser OF ten guns and 1900
tons displacement. Her hull and ma.
chinorv arc of English design. and she
ia far from handsome, being very bare
and crowded with ventilators. Ameri.
can builders criticise these rs affording
good targets for the enemy But she Is
a wonderfully stout and reliable vessel
and went into commission undor Capt.
echley, who asked to be reduced from
the rank OF commodore to that Of cap.
tain to take charge OF this vessel. She
took Ericsson's body to Sweden and
then participated in tho row with Chilli,
The Baltimore has been very fast, and
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pansion engines, driving three sets Of
screws, all the machinery in different
compartments, so she can be run slow
~ with the center screw. faster with
the outer two and fastest with all three,
But the pride OF our new navy is, or is
to be, tho new speedy cruiser New
York. She is n monster indeed, with
displacement Of s, $50 tons and good for
20 knots an hour Of sustained speed.
Her cost is S3,50O.OO0. Her length on
the water line il $50 feet inches, her
nodded breadth 81 feet, hor main draft
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CHICAGO, April pa train load OF
Zulus bound for the Worlds Fair gave
n railroad train crew and n squad Of
Chicago police n lively experience this
morning. The first heard Of the affair
was when Police Lieutenant Creighton
received q telegram saying that 200 say.
ages had captured an inbound train at
Grand street crossing, and had i'm
prisoned the trainmen. A wagon load
OF blue coats met tho train. One OF the
Huus had lost some property, and they
were holding the conductor responsible.
Lieutenant Creighton, after much ex-
cited palayer, quieted the zulus and
rescued the imprisoned railway mon.
The Zulus we're then quickly transferred
to the fair grounds.