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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

will begin. You will be confused by
the crowd and strange streets, and will
have but the vaguest notion of where
to go or how to get there If you do
know. In the first case you can leave
your trunks for twenty-four hours in the
baggage room, where they will be safe
and will cost nothing for storage. Hand
baggage can be left at the checking
counter, which is to be found in each
station. for day for ten cents for each
package Thus relieved of bundles, you
can ask policeman how to get to a
certain point on street car or you can
take a cab.
The legal rate of fare for one-horse
vehicle for one mile or less for one or
ond and subsequent miles, twenty-five
cents. If taken by the hour the rate is
seventy-five cents per hour. For two
horse carriages twice this amount may
be demanded for two persons and fifty
cents additional for every passenger
over this number. Children under four
teen are charged twenty-five cents, but
those under five years are carried free.
One trunk not exceeding one hundred
pounds in weight and twenty-five
POUNDS Oh HdHu luggage Is dlSO CthcH
free of charge. All the downtown
hotels are within mile of any of the
railway stations. The visitor may sto
at one of these for a day for from three
to five dollars and have time to secure
boarding place. 1t would be cheaper
for you, however, to leave yoIlr trunks
at the station, take valise and UNI
brella and go at once to jackson park
by any one of the five routes of rapid
transit.
To get to Jackson park from any
point downtown take the State street
or Wabash avenue cable line Or the
Galley L" farther down, any one of
which will take you to the fair for five
cents The Illinois Central may be
boarded on the lake front or you may
go by boat from the foot of Van Buren,
street. Either of these routes will cost
twenty-five cents for the round trip;
the train makes the trip in fifteen min
utes, the boat in forty-fve, but when
time is not an object a ride on gay
steam launch with music by band
and view of the white City" at the
worlds fair from the water is by far
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heir nearness to their natural enemy.

their nearness to their natural enemy,
man.
Affairs in the Transportation build
ing are as yet in a very unsettled state,
but there are nevertheless some very
interesting exhibits exposed to public
view. For instance, an immense trip
hammer in the southern end of the
building towers away up to the high
roof almost, having the appearance Of a
mountain of. iron in its great bulk.
This, however, is a deception, as the
monster hammer is made of wood black
ened over to resemble the metal.
All the buildings were thrown wide
open to the world on the opening day,
and notwithstanding the incomplete
ness of the whole affair it was one of
the grandest house-warmings the world
ever knew, and everybody was at full
liberty to come and go at will. Outside
it was not so pleasant. The unfinished
grounds were for the most part a sea of
yellow, sticky mud which adhered to
boots and clothes and rendered walk
ing anything but pleasant. 1t was no
uncommon sight to see a person plas-
tered to the knees with mud, and as for
patent leather, well they were in it all
over, and no help for it. But the peo-
pie seemed to take it all good naturally
and trudged about apparently unmind-
full of the damage to boots or clothing
The most striking objects outside of
the buildings were the great statue of
the Republic and the McMonnies foun-
tain. The statue was uncovered for
the occasion and in its new coating of
gilt presented magnificent sight.
This piece of sculpture is undoubtedly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

What Immigrzzt Inspector Coni<iinE IA.
r U1earthed-HIs Report TO the De1rarp<


What Inmisrznt Inspector coni<ilns IA,
Unearthed-His Report TO the DeI-srp<
ment-
WASHINGTON, May 1I-Immigranf
Inspector Conkiing. in an official report
made to the treasury department as TO
the violation OF the alien contract labor
law, among other strong statements
says:
THE padrone system is the most
damnable, outrageous and injurious To
American workingmen OF any system
that was ever practiced in the United
States, and there is no denying the fact
that it exists in almost every city OF
this country where there is an italian
colony The report details how 1tal-
ian laborers are brought into this coun-
try, coached and instructed on the
journey over, so that when they arrive
by false swearing they evade the in
spectors-
''They have no conscientious scruples
about perjuring themselves and will
swear to anything necessary to accom-
plish their discharge in case they are
detained" said the report
Mr. Conkling says the railroad con-
tractor need not be so closely watched
in future in regard to the violation of
the alien contract labor law as the
Italian banker and padrone- The
former, in partnership with the
padrone, furnishes the money,
and newly arrived Italians are
supplied in hundreds to work on
American railroads to the exclusion OF
American workmen- The padrone
usually makes contract with the rail-
road contractor to feed the hands. A
shanty costs him 500 or so, and he
clears his original investment from the
first months receipts, the balance for
many months being nearly all profit
The banker thus gets the money he had
advanced to the padrone-
''These Aliens Inspector Conkhng
says, fare of the very worst element,
vicious and hard to control; dangerous
to the community in which they reside.
and are semi-brutish in their manners
and habits" They work for small
wages and live in a manner that Amer
lean laborers regard as barbarous,
and as consequence Mr. COnkling
finds they are driving out labor
ers of other nationalities in railroad
building. The report was called forth
by instructions issued by Assistant Sec
rotary Spaulding last March, 30 look
into the illegal landing of ten Italian
laborers at Ellis island As result OF
two months labor, Inspector Con1linS
has arrested Philippe Catone, a padrone,
on whose perjured affidavit the ten
Italians were landed. The case is an
important one and will be tried in the
New York state courts this month
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
CELESTIAL CONTRABANDS.

A Number Refused Admission-Others
Coming-About Three Per Cent. Regis
tered.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Collector Lo-
tan, at Portland, Ore, has telegraphed
Secretary Carlisle that the Danube had
cleared for China with 400 Chinese on
board who had been refused adj
mission to the United States It
is presumed that the Danube will
carry the Chinese back to China,
but they may be dropped off on British
territory. The Tucora is expected
to arrive with 4S1 Chinese on board,
and the utmost care in the examination
of their papers has been enjoined by
Secretary Carlisle upon the government
officials in Portland.
Reports from thirty of the sixty-three
internal revenue districts giving the
number of Chinese who have registered
have been received at the treasury de-
partment- The receipts show that
3,303 Chinese have thus far complied
with the law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

one of the grandest in the world, and
must certainly bring to Mr.. French, its
author, worldwide fame. The foun-
tain which for the first time scattered
it's crystal sprays abroad on the open
ing day is work of surprising beauty.
Mr.. McMonnies, its maker, has builded
so well in this effort that his name will
go up high on the arch of fame, there
to remain throughout all time for all
we know.
In the respect of sculpture this
worlds fair has brought out some
master workmen and has set a new
mark in the western world of progress,
and it's beneficial effects will be felt in
our midst from this time forth. Our
people will be educated, our land will
be beautified and our homes will be
frightened through the noble efforts of
our artists and sculptors. Nothing pre-
sented at any of the previous worlds
fairs can surpass the works above men
toned, and Chicago has reason to be
proud of her achievements in this line.
There were some queer sights to be
seen about the grounds on the opening
day. People in some instances had pre-
pared themselves against the weak
nesses of the flesh and the cupidity of
their fellows by Juggling out lunches,
folding chairs, etc. They paused
wherever hunger or WEAKNESS over
took them, and, seeking some out-of-
the-way place, planked themselves
down for a feast or rest. Men
waded about with chairs under their
arms, and women and children carried
baskets and parcels containing eat
ables of every description from Dill
pickles to sugar bon-bons. They were
wise, perhaps, for there were many
cases of extortion reported. Exorbi-
tant charges were made in some of the
restaurants, but such row has been
kicked up in various quarters that the at
tention of the fair officials has been at
tracted and their assistance enlisted to
discourage any further attempts at ex-
tortion.
When the people learn the ms and
outs of the fair there will be few cases
of overcharging to report. There are
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

being in the exhibits themselves; and
when it is remembered that many of
them are to come from distant lands
across frozen seas due allowance will be
made for all delays.
In the Manufactures building are a
number of signs over spaces allotted to
foreign countries notifying visitors of
delay in the transportation of exhibits,
notably those of Norway and Russia.
In each case ice blockades and unfavor-
able weather have caused a delay of
five or six weeks in the passage, thus
rendering it an impossibility for them
to be ready for the opening. No time
will be lost in forwarding these eX-
hibits when the roads are opened, and
we may expect to find them all in place
in the course of a few days.
There is, however, much to interest
one even in the chaotic state which pre-
walls in the larger buildings. In the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts build
ing, which in itself is a sight worth
travelling the world over to see, some
of the booths and stalls are marvelS of
mechanical execution and artistic eX-
-cellence. The department of Germany
is exceedingly rich and handsome and
attracts wide attention. Japan, also,
has done herself honor in her exhibit,
which embraces countless gems in pot
terry and bric-a-brac.
In the center Of the buildingis sort of
temple the base of which forms an arch
and the central dome of which towers
aloft over every other structure in the
great hall. A large dial on each of the
four sides of this temple shows the time
OF day to the four quarters of the build
ing Surrounding this temple are some
magnificent displays of architectural
skill in the construction of booths, the
various countries vying with each other
In their efforts to carry off the palm Of
supremacy.
The Government building is in excel
lent shape for the reception of visitors,
most all of the exhibits being in place,
and thus far this building, whose archi
tectual defects have been so loudly de-
cried By the worlds fair sculptors, is
the center of great deal of interest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

restaurants at the fair where meals can
be had at reasonable prices, and they
viii profit in the long run by keeping
their prices down, for they are sure to
get the bulk of the patronage. In re-
gard to transportation to and from the
fair there are some things to be learned
which when known win enable visitors
to save much expense. A few hints on
the subject may be OF service at this
time fr
The railroads terminating or center
ing in Chicago have nearly all come to
an agreement on rates that vary from
twenty to twenty-five per cent reduc-
ton on round-trip tickets So many of
the roads have come down to the neigh
borhood of two cents mile that others
will be compelled TO do SO in order to
get passengers. There will also be fire.
quent excursions run ON all roads and
the rates for these win depend on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC.

the more enjoyable. The Illinois Gem
trail road will probably sell commuta-
ton tickets of twenty-five rides at a
substantial reduction on single ride,
as they do now to suburban pas
SengerS. Ii your rooms are more
than mile from any of the entrances
to Jackson park this item of transpor-
tation has to be considered in the ex-
penses. It will not be wise to walk
much outside the grounds. as you will
have all the walking you want inside.
The distance from the center of the
city to Jackson park is seven miles, and
the journey occupies from twenty to
forty-fve minutes, according to the
route you take, but if your rooms are
on the North or West side of the city a
connecting car line will have to be
taken and five cents more paid.
All roads coming into Chicago will
land a passenger in the terminal sta
ton in Jackson park for the price of
one admission to the fair and ten cents
in addition to the price of your railway
ticket. 1t is by far the simplest and
cheapest plan, since in the fair grounds
you can transact all the necessary BUSH
ness incident to arrival in strange
city. In the terminal station you may
check your hand baggage. have the
free use of well-equipped toilet room
and get lunch as simple or as elab-
crate as you wish.
Thus refreshed you can send off tele-
grams to friends or write letters. If
you wish to do this ask a Columbian
guard to direct you to your state build
ing. This will be your headquarters
while at the fair, place in which You
have part and may feel at home.
One of the first things to be done is
to deposit all money except the amount
necessary for weeks expenses. It is
unsafe to carry a considerable sum
about you You can deposit your
checks, drafts or money on certificate
of deposit in bank on the grounds, or
rent box in safety deposit vault for
a small fee, you having the only key to
the box Money orders may be pur-
chased or cashed at the worlds fair
post office.
This attended to. return to the
termi6Al station, where the principal
Office OF the bureau of public comfort
is located, and resign yourself to its
care with entire faith.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
THE MAY CROP FIGURES.

A Decrease of Two Per Cent in the Aver
age-Kansas Lowest OF Them An.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE May re-
turns of the department of agriculture
on the condition of winter wheat shows
a reduction of 2.1 points from the April
average, being 1873 against IA last
month and 81 in May. 1892.
The averages of the principal winter
wheat states are: Ohio, IS: Michigan,
al: Indiana, 80; Illinois, 60: Mis-
souri,, -: Kansas 81. The average
of these six states is 6S.5, against 74.2
in April, being a decline of SO points
since the first of last month 1t is So
in New York and Pennsylvania, against
81 and IS respectively last month; 81 in
MARYLAND and So in Virginia In the
southern states the averages range
from "a in Texas to 96 in North Caro-
lima.
Winter rye, like wheat, has suffered
a decline in condition since last month,
its average for May being ST.. against
S5.T for the same date in April
The percentage of New York is 90:
Pennsylvania, 90. Michigan, so; Illi-
nois, 10; Kansas, So The conditions
have been favorable to termination
and growth in the eastern states, but
have been the reverse in the western and
northwestern.
The average condition of barley IS
$50 against 92.S last year. In the states
of principal production the averages
are: New York, %; Ohio. %. and Cali
fornia, 81. The lowest conditions are
in Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado. In California the crop
mas been damaged by overfows and
wet weather.
The conditions have been favorable
to the growth and development OF
wheat in the New England. Southern
and Pacific states. In California the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
DR.. Hares Held for trial.

ABILENE, Tex, May 12.-Dr. j. w.
Hayes. prominent physician of Arson.
Tex, who was on last Sunday arrested
charged with the burning of that town,
which entailed loss of over $3.50. 900.
had an examining trial before J. p 81
Ter. Justice of the peace. The evidence
introduced was exceedingly damaging
to DIR. Hayes throughont- Hayes, while
in court. was so sick that he had to use
a cot. His bond was fixed at Sc, 500, in
default of which he was again sent to
Jail. Excitement is not now SO high
The courthouse was damned long BE-
fore the trial hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
THE CRUSADE BEGUN.
War Veterans PartaIxing of the Spirit O
the New Administration.

War Veterans Partaking of the Spirit OF
the New Administration.
Pension reform is gradually taking
shape. The spirit of the new admins
tration is at work. and the crusade
against the ''ill-deserv1ng'' has formal
" begun. Yesterday the papers con-
tanned the announcement of the first
official step taken to purge the rolls.
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
Murphy has issued a circular letter to
all examiners urging them to use all
possible diligence to bring to the atten-
ton of the pension office all cases
where names have been placed upon
the rolls through misrepresentation
and fraud. And he also announces his
intention to ask the postmaster general
for authority to request postmasters in
small towns to furnish the office with
any reliable information of fraudulent
claims that may come to their knowl
edge. Of course. this work cannot be
carried on successfully unless the grand
army men throughout the country, and
by this term we mean the genuine,
simon pure veterans, not the patched
up counterfeit, lend their support to
the undertaking. From the sundry and
emphatic manifestations that have ap-
try. there is every reason to believe
that the veterans as a rule Will support
the administration in its effort.
The first bugle call for the crusade
for a pure pension list was sounded by
the Noah Z. Farnham post of New York
city. In a declaration which will be
long remembered for it's patriotic tone
and emphasis its members declared for
thorough reform. AS a pioneer in the
movement it naturally attracted some
criticism, but the support given by the
grand army posts elsewhere was hearty
and unmistakable. The Pennsylvania
veterans responded to the call as
promptly as they did to the call to
arms in go, and posts in this and other
states were soon arrayed in support of
the movement. One notable exception
was Rankin post No. 10. This post
adopted resolutions denouncing the
resolutions of the Farnham post as
political trade and IAN insult to all
soldiers who fought for the preserva-
ton of the union" The department
commander was also called upon to no.
tify Farnham post to mind its own
business or prepare 70 be disban0ed.
This he did and in reply received a
letter which contained the following:
81 have the honor to inform you that it is the
tuiI:iou of this post that If 1t IS the desire of
the Grand Army of the Republic to pay pen
sions to people who have not incurred their dis
abilities in the service Of The country and 10
those who do not need them then this post
does not desire TO remain in the Grand Army Of
the Republic
1t is such ringing words as these that
inspire the belief that the veterans as
class are not dominated by claim agents
and pension attorneys. And it is such
men as the ones who subscribed to these
words who viii be the strong right arm
of the president In his efforts to reform
the pension lists. Every veteran who
wears scar or a badge won in defense
of the union should be sincere ally Of
the Enthusiastically any Argus
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
The yesuvius Apparently Doomed.

WAsHISGToN, May 12--The Vesuvius
is apparently doomed The navy de-
partment experts on ordnance have
about concluded to recommend against
the pneumatic gun system ON ship
board Com Sampson. the chief Of
ordnance, viii soon present his COM
ments ON the report of the board.
which recently examined the guns of
the cruiser at Port Royal, and while
the comments OF this officer will not
boldly condemn the system. 1t Is likely
that he viii di scourage the continuance
of this form of gun In the navy, much
less the further Introduction of the
s.steEl in the service
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
THE BEHRING ARBITRATION.
Sir Charles Russell Presents the British
Side of the Dispute.

Sir Charles Russell Presents the British
Side of the Dispute.
PARIS, May 12.-Hon. James B. Eustis,
American ambassador, was present at
the session of the Behring sea tribunal
of arbitration Sir Charles Russell re-
sumed his argument, which was large
ly devoted to the technical features
OF the controversy. Sir Charles
argued that it was impossible that
there could be property in the seals
in the Behring sea, and he sup
ported his contention with quota
tionS from American juristS, and in
particular from Prof. Woolsey's writ
ings on international law. Sir Charles
dwelt on the far-reaching effects upon
international rights that would ensue
from comforting the power claimed by
American counsel in behalf of the
United States to seize foreign vessels
in time of peace. Sir Charles claimed
that Great Britain represented, in this
controversy, the rights of nations.
Sir Charles Russell in di1ating upon
the seizures of Canadian vessels by the
Americans for seal catching in Behring
sea, insisted that the seizures had been
made on the high seas, without pre-
vious diplomatic expostulation- Mr..
bdyarQ Wnon secretary Oh SCdUO nsto
never tried to Justify the seizures on
the ground that the United States had
property right in the seals.
Here followed a sharp exchange of
contradictions between Senator Nor
gan, American arbitrator, Sir Cha rles
Russell and E. J. Phelps. Sir Charles
got excited and angry and declared the
Interruptions uncalled for. Sir Charles
then proceeded to review the diplomatic
correspondence between Great Britain
and the United States on the subject
Of Pah,;ncr Soa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18

number of people Of small means who
desire to come to the fair from dis
lance. They are not to exceed one and
one-ha1f cents mile, however, and may
be as low as one cent.
This will be easy enough to manage
from the visitors local station 1t will
be when you arrive at one of the railway
stations of Chicago that your troubles