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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

st. Louis Republic: Senator Martin,
of Kansas, seem to be in the very midst
of the plum thicket.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Truth is occasionally for time being
crushed to earth, but sooner or later
she gets up and bowls.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

The saloon TO the church: You pray
on Sunday, we'll prey all the week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

To the stalwarts, greeting: Frank S.
Thomas, Martins choice for Topeka
postmaster, has been appointed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Coughing leads to consumption.
Kemps Balsam stops the coughing at
once. 81
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Cal. Brice is said to be the Wall street
senator of Ohio. and Jno. Sherman the
Ohio representlve of Wall street.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

According to the Kansas City Star
the populists carried Cleveland, Ohio.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Owing to the dry weather will begin until day
OF May Will insure all who desire regardless TO location
Don't forget to bring numbers of the land which the
wheat is located will insure each day. at the following
times and places
Elm Mills, Monday Mingona Tuesday; Medicine Lodge
Wednesday; Sharon Thursday; Mumford Friday Isabel
Saturday. of each week during hail season.
also insure LUe Stock PROPERTY etc. at Reduced Rates
GEO. w. SELLERS, Agt.
Isabel, Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Minnesota towns were largely car
ried by the populists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

Mulvane lost one third of it's business
houses by ire last Wednesday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-04-19

The following press dispatches from
the Topeka Journal will be of interest
to many:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
NO MONEY OBTAINED.

Detectives Havc All the Mineral Range
Robbers but Not the Booty.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept 20-A special
to the News from Marquette, Mich,
says: After three days sleepless toll
the detectives have captured all who
were directly or indirectly implicated
IN the robbery Of the express car on the
Mineral Range road last Friday, but are
as far as ever from success in finding
the plumber. The money has been accu-
rately traced through the hands of all
who were in the plot, but here the clew
suddenly ends. The robbers have either
cleverly concealed the booty, or, as
they aver, and the detectives are dis
posed to believe, others have succeeded
in finding the money hidden by the
robbers. Of the s75, 900 stolen from the
train it is now pretty well known that
aside from 81, 900 found in La Liberty's
trunk none has been recovered.
John Winters and Wesley Shoop, the
men who handled the trunk here, have
been released from custody. No evil
dence could be obtained against them
and they proved that they had no
knowledge of the contents of the trunk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
FATAL VOLLEY.
Seven OF a Mob Killed and Many
Fearfully Wounded.
The PROTECTION OF A PRISONER.
The Mob Wanted Him for Beating and
Robblng u Woman and Attacked
the jail mt Roanoke,

ROANOKE, Va, Sept Clone OF the
most dastardly crimes in the history OF
the city occurred yesterday morning.
Mrs. Henry s. Bishop, aged about 80
years, from Cloverdale. miles from
this city, was enticed by colofed man
named Thomas Smith from the market,
where she had come to sell produce,
into an empty saloon basement, beaten
into insensibility and robbed of her
pocketbook, containing less than 81
The fend was captured and lodged in
Jail.
A crowd gathered around the jail
and kept increasing Us night APP
preached. At 5 o'clock the Roanoke
Light infantry marched to the Jail by
orders of Maj. Trout. Guards were
posted and the streets in the immedi-
ate vicinity cleared. About dark the
crowd incre ased by 100 men from the
vicinity of the woman's home, headed
by Mrs. Bishops son, fireman on the
Norfolk & Western railroad.
At o'clock portions of the mob bat
tered at side door of the Jail, where
the militia and Mayor Trout had re-
tired. The shooting was common ced
by the mob and the mayor shot in the
foot. The militia were then ordered
to return the fire, and a volley from
about twenty-five rifles was poured
into the mob. Seven men were killed
by this fire and many more wounded
some of them fatally.
During the excitement caused by the
volley the prisoner was taken from the
Jail by an officer and secreted. The dead
and wounded were removed to drug
store and the offices OF nearby physi-
clans. The militia then dispersed and
left the scene as quickly as possible.
The following is list of the dead
and injured as far as known at present:
Dead-S a. Wick, hotel proprietor; win
Sheets, fireman on the \. 4 W railroad
Charles Whtmore conductor on the y u w.
railroad j. d Tyler. Blue Ridge: George
White. shot through the leg and bied TO death:
W. Jones. engineer on the \ s W. railroad;
John W. Mills, distiller. Black Creek
Iniured-Gcorge Settles. OF Vin,on, mortally
wounded: Otto Falls. shot through the body
will die Will Eddie shot through groin. Tom
Nelson. leg OF. Leroy White, sho; in back; j
T. MtGhec. shot In the Leg Shepherd
shot in thu leg T. J. Smith. shot in the abdo
men: George o. Monroe. shot In the head;
Frank Mills shot in leg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS,
Meet In Convention ut Harrisburg and
Nominate a State Ticket

Meet In Convention ut Harrisburg ana
Nominate State Ticket.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. 90. when
the democratic state convention was
called to order by Chairman Wright, of
the state committee, the opera house
was well filed with delegates and spec
tators
The platform indorses the principles
and leadership which gave victory to
the party in 1902; declares in favor of
taxation only for the purposes of gov
e. 'ument economically administered; the
9oln and silver coinage of the constitu.
ton apn an upright discharge of official
duties; inc. 'rses the administration of
Preside nt Cle,veland and his cabinet;
approves the acti,,n of the house of rep.
resentatives in passiag the Wilson bill
for the repeal of the silver purchasing
law, and calling upon the United States
senators from Pennsylvania to give
their support tosuch legislation as may
insure the prompt and unconditional
repeal of that vicious law; favors cur
rency Of gold and silver coin, treasury
and bank notes for the business needs
of the country, and insists that it shall
at all times be kept at a parity of value;
approves the administration of Gov.
Pattison and his constitutional advis-
ers, arraigns and condemns the last re-
publican Legislature and commends
National Chairman Harrity.
Nominations were then in order.
Frank c. Osborn and W. w. Patrick,
both of Allegheny county, were named
for state treasurer. The result of the
vote was Osborn, 404; Patrick, 30, when
Mr.. Osborn's nomination was made
unanimous. For justice of the su-
preme court Hon. Samuel Cuisine
Thompson, of Philadelphia, was placed
in nomination and as there were
no other candidates the nomination
was made unanimous. In response to
the cries of the delegates, Frank G.
Osborne was escorted to the platform
and in brief address thanked them
for the honor conferred on him. A COM
mittee was then appointed to notify
Judge Thompson and the convention
adjourned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
OPERA HOUSE IN FLAMES.
Terrible Scene in the Burning OF n Theater
In Caution, Ill.

=
In Caution, Ill
CANTON, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-At $3.50 o'clock
last evening during the performance OF
Michael Strogoff'' in the new opera
house, sparks from fireworks used in
one of the scenes ignited and in a few
minutes the stage was roaring fur
mace.
Twenty persons were burned, OF
whom three or four were fatally in
jured and five seriously. 1t is thought
that every body got out of the house.
but this is not known to be n fact. The
theatrical company lost everything in
wardrobes and scenery and $1,000 in
cash.
The fire began during the third act
The sparks from the fireworks ignited
some of the scenery, and in less than
two minutes the company was COM
PEELED to retire from the stage.
The audience first rose en- masse, and
would have made wild plunge for the
doors had not men in different parts OF
the house called loudly, sit down.,
sit down." Some did sit down, par
ticularly among those in the gallery.
They remained too long for their
own safety. The fire spread rapidly
and sitting still became impossible, and
those of the audience who had not al
ready filed out began q wild scramble
for the doors
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
EXCITEMENT AT AN END.

Desirable Claims In the Strip Nave from
Two to Five Contestants The Towns Or
ganized.
GUTHRIE. Ok, Sept. 20.-The settlers
upon the Cherokee strip are beginning
to realize their position, now that the
excitement has died away and the sand
storm abated. Every good claim has
from two to five contestants and the
poor ones are scarcely worth the gov
eminent price of $500. The great ina
jority of actual settlers will, however,
remain and get down to work as soon
as the spectators and sight-seers leave
Perry is now u city of $4,000 people
and several towns have been laid off
on adjoining land containing 5000 or
4, 900 each.
South Perry and West Perry were
both surveyed and organized yester-
day, the latter with full corps of city
officers, j. j. Boles being mayor; c. II.
Robbins, clerk: George S. Cunningham,
attorney, and John Debois, treasurer.
Nearly hundred buildings are up in
the city proper, wells are going down
and everything is assuming u business
shape. A large hotel was started yes
terday and two banks are running.
Proper papers have been filed with
the governor, asking him to declare it
city of the first-class. A few rob
berries and fights are reported, but no
murders. A man in from the Arkansas
bottoms states that five bodies have
been found there, three of whom per-
ished in pruirie fires.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
A STREET TRAGEDY.
Double Murder and suicide Mt Kings Cross
London.

LONDON, Sept. II. "A sensational
tragedy has just occurred in this city,
the result of which was the death OF
three persons, one of them a woman
The other two were men supposed to
be rivals for the friendship of the
woman. but this is mere conjecture, as
all three died almost instantly.
Daisy Montague, ballet girl who
has been employed Mt the Empire, left
the theater at o'clock this morning
for home. She was met by man, and
when near Kings Cross the pair were
stopped by second man. Just what
passed between the three is not known.
They talked in loud and angry tones
and attracted the attention of pass
ers-by.
Suddenly one of the men pulled a re-
volver and shot the woman, killing her
almost instantly. lie then shot the
other man dead and afterward turned
the weapon upon himself. When the
police arrived they found three dead
bodies,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
Serious Collision In 81. Louis.

ST. Louis, Sept 2l.-Yesterday morn
ing while running full speed down
Mount Pleasant hill, in the southern
part of the city, motor cur ran into a
wagon containing four persons, throw
ing them ,out, wrecking the car and
wagon, and killing William Essemuller.
Jack Geist received serious injuries and
will die. Joseph Weiss and William
Kelhofar were badly bruised. The
motorman is charged with the respon-
sibility for the wreck, but says he rang
his gong in time to prevent the dis
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
Receipts and Rxpendltures.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1l.-The daily
statement of the United States treas
urer shows for the first time in two
weeks the receipts of the government
to be in excess of the expenditures,
for the month thus far standing as fol-
lows: Receipts, s1Ia72,s51 expendi-
lures, 1909, OO0 OF the latter amount
ss,51s,O 900 was on account of pensions.
The gold reserve yesterday was $685.
0Sl,317. The net balance is now s11,-
RIQo7S
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
A MIrbty FcumcnIcal COUNCIL.

CHICAGO, Sept 2o.-In the parliament
of religions yesterday q letter was reat
from Lady Henry Somerset vigorously
in sympathy with the idea of the
unique gathering, which she pro
nounced 1.-THE mightiest ecumenical
council the world has ever SEEN" Pa
pers of Prof. A. b. Bray, of Glasgow
university; Sir William Dawson. Of
Montreal, and Prof. Max Muller, of Ok
for, were also read. Among the speak
ers were Prof Ticheraz and Rev. A. w
Haweis, Of London
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
JUSTICE HoRNBLowER.

The President Fills the Blatchford vacan-
oy-van Allen for Ambassador to Italy.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2o.-The pres
ident has sent to the senate the name
of William P. Hornblower of New
York to be associated Justice of the
supreme court of the United States
This nomination was made to fill the
place made vacant by the recent death
of Justice Samuel Blatchford.
The president also nominated Jamea
Van Allen of Rhode Island to be ambas-
sador to Italy.
Still another nomination was that OF
Abraham Frankes of Kansas TO Be
register of the land office at Wakeeney,
Kan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
Fell From n Moving Train.

WINFIELD, Kan, Sept 21.-The body
of James Albert, school teacher Of
this city, was found under Missouri
Pacific railroad bridge few miles west
of here. The body was mangled and
the skull crushed. 1t is supposed he &C
cidentally fell from the platform of the
moving train, as he had been seen there
but few minutes prior to the cross
ing. Deceased was young man and
leaves wife.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-The presi-
dent to-day sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate:
Joseph w. Nichol OF Indiana to be deputy
second comptroller Of the treasury.
William Il Braeken, Of Indiana. 20 be col
hector Of internal revenue for the Sixth district
of Indiana
William Lee Chambers. OF Alabama, TO be
land commissioner in Samoa under the general
factsigued At Berlin, June 4 lsssis
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
A Race Fight.

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. IA riot
occurred at the big Riverside iron
works when the plant resumed work
this morning. About 500 Hungarians
agreed to take the places of Americans
A fight ensued In which clubs and
stones were freely used. Two Huns
were seriously hurt and many others
were slightly injured. None Of the
foreigners obtained work
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-23
The Cnuton Theater Fire.

CANTON, Ill, Sept. 9l.-The only los
of life in the opera house fire was thai
of Peter Curry, an aged man, who wa.
caught in the crush in the gallery,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
General Order No. /.

Great Bend. Kas., May 15, 1898.
Agreeable to custom and in con-
formity with the laws of our order,
Tuesday, May 80, is our annual Mem
orial Day. 1t is therefore ordered that
this Post celebrate in a becoming and
solemn manner this sacred day. Post
will meet at 1 o'clock p. M, sharp, at
Post Hall and take up line of march as
advertised and will conclude the SER
vices by decorating the graves of our
fallen comrades with the choicest flow
ers of spring.
II.-Socities and citizens are ex-
pected to assist in these ceremonies.
III. 1t is urgently requested that all
places of business in our city be closed
between l and O'Clock p. M, memorial
day.
IV.-MemOrial services will be held
in tie M. E. church, at O'Clock, Sum-
day, May 2Sth.
j. e. SAVAGE, Post Commander.
&. M. SMITH, Adjt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
MAYORS Proclamation.

Extraordinarily. the 30th day of
May, 1898, has been set apart to COM
memorate the deeds of the nations de-
tenders and to afford the people an op-
portunity to pay tribute to their mem
DRY by strewing flowers on their graves,
and
Whe7eas-The G. A. R., its kindred
organizations and others have made
provision for the appropriate observance
of the day, 1t is but proper that all citi.
zens should join in paying respect to
our country's bonored dead.
Now, therefore, I, E. W. Moses
mayor of the city of Great Bend. Kan
sas, do most earnestly request that al
business houses within the city be closed
on Tuesday, May 30th. from II noon to
O'Clock p. M. and that all will partic.
ipate in the exercises of the day.
Great Bend, Kan, May 20. 1898.
[sEALl E. w. MOSES, Mayor.
Attest: G. L. HOBART, City Clerk
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25

THE K. C. Times reports Crouch. as
saying, in an interview at Washington
last Sunday: Il think that inadver-
tently / was to blame for this new rule
that forth class postmasters hold for
life to be removed only for malfeasanse
in Office or because of offensive par
tisanship. Anyhow, the rule was made
on the heels of my interview with
Cleveland" Just hear the squawk of
the old peacock! If that is not the
very distilled essence of gall. Imagine
Crouch, boys, strutting about with bis
thumbs in his vest armholes, his well
filled stomach urged to the front and
his shifting, uncertain eye half closed
in a knowing wink as he tones his voice
to poll-parrot shrek and says. virtu-
ally; 81 saw Cleveland and told him
1 wanted all the republican postmasters
in Kansas to hold onto their jobs for
lifetime, rather than that John Martin
democrats should be appointed" What
s.figger" he must lave cut! And how
admirably he demonstrates to his re-
publican friends his faithfulness te
their interests.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
Logan Chips.
Town OBSERVER.

From "kansaD."
Mr.. NJ. Gilmore was buying stock in
this neighborhood Friday last.
Henry Bellinghausen and Henry
kimpler have both erected new wind.
mills.
Miss Emma Strothman was down
from the G.. N. College Thursday of last
week.
F. N. Shrepel is building new house
and otherwise improving his already
beautiful farm.
Fred Stronk has built new house on
his farm down on Cow creek, and will
move into it soon.
Frank Schlochtermier is in the same
boat as ex-Supt. Grant, of south of the
river. That is, he has twins, but both
boys.
There was social hop held at the
residence of MIR. Stultz last Saturday
night. There was a large crowd in at
tendance.
Mr.. Peter Billen has returned from
Oklahoma. Mr.. Billen seems to be
charmed with the country, and is going
down there to live in the fall.
The new Catholic church was dedi-
Gated Wednesday of last week, by
Bishop Hennessy, of Wichita. About
fifty children were confirmed the same
day.
There will not be any more than a
half crop of wheat in Logan this
season. Wonder how the people can
stand half crop and half price COM
biued2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
Things Noticed" and Observed"

1nlngS NoIlC6u anu ODSefV60'
noticed on circus day that large
crowd of young and old land some OF
the latter didn't have any children with
them either) rushed pell NELL to the
show grounds to see a couple of feats
performed for nothing. 1t seemed
strange that people would walk a mile
in the hot sun for such a little thing.
1t exempllied that strong desire in hui
mainly to get something for nothing.
And, by the way, circus day affords the
best opportunity to study this unfortu-
nate phase of human nature. That's
the reason the skin games and the va
riOus gift enterprises do such a good
business. The vender who gives the
biggest schooner of circus lemonade
has the biggest sale. In numerous ways
you can see the majority all day trying
to get something without paying for it.
Flown Talker' in the guttersnipe.
And if the DEMOCRAT editor will
kindly admit, will add, that 1 have
observed all these things, and more.
L observed on last c;r""s day, that two
of the most prominet ministers of the
city, who would doubtless assume it
was disgrace and unchristianlike to
attend SHOW" out in their buggies
taking in the outside tfree] features of
the ''horrid abomination" with as
much avidity as any school boy. 1 OBJ
served also that at two of the lemonade
stands bottles Of peculiar shape and
color, easily recognized as the forbid
den," were handed to customers open
ly over the counters in the presence of
some of our city officials.
l observed, too, that some of the peo-
pie in town that day acted very much
as though they bad run against some
thing that gave them light heads, un-
steady steps, thick tongues and blood
shot eyes; and they were not country
people either.
All of which-and much more that
might be mentioned-leads me to OBJ
serve that one does not need to go away
from home to learn the hollow mockery
of some peoples professions or the
ineficiency of some of our laws.
Town OBSERVER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
Chicken Thief Caught.

Deputy Sheriff Will Spencer ran
across John jackson, notorious
'coon" Of this city, with a very sus-
picious bundle in his possession. A
warrant was sworn out for "Jack, .
and he was taken before Justice Lewis
when the facts we're developed that
the chickens we're from a. W.
Strongs, east of town. The friskv
"Jack" was found guilty, and fined so
days in the county jail and s25.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25

Do You want a Beautiful, Cream
Complexion, free from pimples. tan OF
freckles? Try the celebrated Rose
Wash; takes the place of powder.
keeps the skin moist, prevents
wrinkles. Try It and be convinced.
Sold by Great Bend Druggists. Re
dueed to so cents for few weeks.
Regular price 500. Be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
MARRIAGE NOT A FAILURE.

1.-THE following lines were received by Mrs A. n
button from Mrs. Moses Campbell, formerly O
;larenee township.l
And SO the years are twenty-five,
Since you became bride,
And stood before the minister
With ga. Button" by your side.
And in your maiden lovliness,
So pure, so bright. gay;
You vowed to love and honor him,
But never to "obey."
And in the past are all those years,
OF sunshine and of rain,
Often the days were full of tears.
But pleasure followed pain.
All must suffer care and woe,
Each some happiness must fad;
Sun aud rain viii come and go
Smiles will cheer and tears will blind.
"A Failure" No, five have been given.
Upon thy gate to swing
The Buttons" now will number seven.
Upon thy memory string
May thy latter days be bright,
Banished care, afar;
And when thy sun shall set in night,
May you find the '.gates ajar."
And may they open wide and free,
The gates of pearl and gold;
May all your loved ones be with thee,
With none outside the fold
Silver have name to send,
And gold is scarcer yet;
But my love for you my friend.
Is that of poet
When you've read my silly rhyme
know that you will laugh,
So shall write no more this time
But just my Autograph.
C. NJ. C..
Burlington, Iowa. May ID, 1893
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-25
Program, Memorial Day, May 80.

42O64oAAs u&OllO44o1 Lays may OOs
The procession Will be formed by
officers of the day on Main street, in
front of Grand Army Hall, at O'Clock
p. m, sharp, from thence march to
opera hall. Exercises will commence
at 2 p. M, sharp.
Music by the choir.
prayer by DIR. j. G. Hall.
3-Reading orders by Adjutant.
4-Music by the choir.
5-Oration by W. II. Russell, Esq.
emusic by the choir.
7-Oration by Hon. Geo. L. Douglass.
s-Army song led by the choir.
9-Benediction.
After which the procession will
repair to the cemetery and decoration
of the graves.
10-Firing by gun squad.
11-Benediction.
CO. w. NIMOCKs,
Committee. : w. J. MCGREEvY
e. N. MOSES.