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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
A NOISE OF WINGS.
The Fluttering Of Buzzards Around
the Choctaw Payments.
IT FRICHTENS TIE TREASURY.
Payment Held Up For Few Days Pending
Inquiry Reason to Think the
Indians VIII Be De-
frauded-

WASHINGTON, June Sit is not inn
possible that an unpleasant scandal
may develop within few days in con-
nection with the payment of s., 10000
to the Choctaw and ChickaSaw Indian
nations. as authorized by clause in
the Indian appropriation bill of the
Fifty-frst congress.
When President Cleveland, a few
days ago, approved and accepted the
deeds. nothing remained to be done
but to put the warrant for the payment
of the money through the routine chan
nels at the treasury department. In
stantly, as if by magic, the lawyers,
lots by lots, strikers and leeches OF all
sorts congregated in Washington
Everything started out smoothly, and
when the treasury department closed
Saturday, there was every indication
that the vultures would be able to seize
| their prey, as Secretary Carlisle, just
before leaving the city. ordered the ST.
COO. 600 warrant to be issued
The warrant was drawn by Chief
MacLennan and sent to the Office OF the
first comptroller of the treasury, to be
paid to the proper representative of the
Indians But the warrant was not de-
livered, and its payment has again
suspended As soon as the treasury
doors Were opened the chief beneficiar-
! les of the big claim were in the treas
ury corridors and the others were
waiting at convenient points within
| hailing distance outside
In addition to the direct benefciaries
| there We're subcontractors- in the per
sons of boarding house keepers and
small merchants of various kinds, who
| had liens upon the cash in the shape OF
| due bills The entire crowd were thun-
| derstruck when the word came out that
| payment had been suspended for a
aav or two until the return of Secretary
Carlisle
It was difficult, indeed, for the law
yers and lobbyists to understand this.
because it was Secretary Carlisle him
| self who gave the order for the pay
nent OF the warrant They soon
! learned, however, that Acting Secretary
! Hanllin is the man who, notwithstand-
| ing his chiefs order, gave orders that
the warrant should remain upon the
| first comptroller's desk for day or
/ two.
Investigation developed the fact that
Mr. Hamlin took this action because OF
mis- knowledge that President Cleve-
land is now engaged in Investigating
| the charge that this vast sum of money
has been heavily discounted to the law
yers, lobbyists. etc: that if 1t is turned
over to the persons now authorized to
receive If there will be little left for
| the Indians who sold the lands
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
FREAKS OF 4 STORM.
a Piece OF Land Sinks Four Feet-Twen
Inches of Rain in Seven Days

a Piece OF Land Sinks Four Feet-Twenty
Inches OF Rain in Seven Days
COTTON PLANT, Ark. June 3--A heavy
wind and rain storm passed over this
town on last Wednesday evening, doing
much damage.
Three miles south of town a terrific
tornado spread death and destruction.
Many farm houses and barns were
blown down. East of Bayou de view,
in Monroe county, the damage was even
greater.
The plantation of John CARLOW was
left without a house of any kind stand
ing. At the railroad tank on Bayou de
View the engine house was blown
away and the boiler thrown from its
foundation. The width of the tornado
was about one and one-half miles and
very little tim Der is left standing
On William Clifton's place one colored
boy was killed and another seriously
wounded. The rainfall here for the
past seven days is more than 20 inches.
All telegraph wires have been down
for more than SO hours, hence details of
the damage done by the storm are hard
to get.
The tornado cloud was of the regula-
ton funnel shape and travelled as
usual, from southwest to northeast.
had passed was land sink on Mr.. ].
B. Hudson's farm. where piece of land
twenty feet wide and sixty feet long,
in his corn field, sunk about four feet,
leaving square banks on all sides
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
DUN'S REPORT.
The Weekly Review of Trade Not So Rose
ate Gold Exports.

The weekly ReyleW OF Trade Not SO Rose
ate Gold Exports.
New YORK, June 3--R. e. Dun &
Co. IS weekly review of trade says:
More disheartening conditions have prevailed
during the past week, and those who the
beginning of permanent recovery in the better
tone week ago disappointed The money
markets have been closer, especially in the in
terror and manufac turing and trade are more
restricted than before Gold has gone out
again, the exports for the week being about s.,
0uO,O0o, and the treasury gold reserve has been
drawn down to about S10.u000l1. In nearly all
departments of trade uncertainty about the fu-
ture has depressing influence which
is now clearly perceived in decrease
of new business and while most manufactur-
ing works are now employed full orders, as
these run out tine number of WORKS closed in
creases- Philadelphia reports much disturb
ance in iron, account of change in railway
rates with much complaint of collections in all
branches Trade Ut Cleveland is fairly good,
though money is close. The iron trade at
Pittsburgh is less encouraging: pig is weaker
and finished iron very low in price, with weaker
tendency. At Cincinnati general trade shows
little Improvement and collections are slow.
at Indianapolis collections are unsatisfactory.
at Detroit money is close. vessel rates lower;
trade, though good in volume, is at very low
prices.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

THE interna tiona1 billiard match at
London was won by Frank Ives, of
| Chicago, who defeated Roberts, the
English champion. The score was, 81
| 997 TO 1881.
JUSTICE BRADLEY, of the supreme
court, has ruled that a civil service en-
/! ploye, when dicharged, has right TO
demand the cause for it.
| DE-. Econ, a leading Presbyterian
minister of Albany. n. Y, has publicly
withdrawn from the church on account
of the Briggs decision.
| BARON Won JELTsCH. who has been
named as the first German ambassador
to the United Sta ties, is one of the lead
ing diplomats of his country.
| THE United States has seized the
steamer S. Pizzati, of the Oteri line, at
New Orleans, for violation of the neu-
trality laws during the Gillian revolu-
| ton.
| Four persons were burned to death
by a fire in the five story fat, 13S East
Eorty-third street. New York.
| JOSE CARRIERE has been arrested at
Falls River, Mass, charged with being
the perpetrator of the terrible murder
of Bertha May Manchester.
The village of Spanish Camp, in
Wharton county. Tex, was visited by a
destructive tornado, many houses be-
ling wrecked and five persons killed
| HERMANN SCHAFFNER dS Co., private
bankers and the largest dealers in COM
mercial paper in Chicago, made an as
Isignment and the senior partner was
lmysteriously missing.
THE indictment against Chairman
Prick and all the Carnegie officials have
been quashed and nothing more will be
heard of these cases
AT Virginia, Mimi, eight tons of
dynamite and giant powder exploded,
lwrecking large number of houses
Four fremen were killed at Omaha,
Neb., by the falling of a wall of the
building of the Shiverick Furniture Co.
| TwENTY-sIx Mexicans lost their lives
by fire in the coal mine Of the Inter
national railway near Eagle Pass, Tex,
lust across the border IN Mexico.
OK the night of the 18th the physician
ATTENDING Edwin Booth stated that his
lpatient was past hope of recovery.
saw warrants has been withheld. pend
ling inquiry into an alleged scandal
THE company of revolutionists who
made demonstration near Pue0te La
lReina, Navarro, Spain, have been dis
ipersed by the military. Two revolr-
Itionists were killed and two others
wounded severely.
| osTMAsTER-GENERAL WASAxAk-
Ter wants the worlds fair boycotted for
being open On Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
FALL OF A WALL.

It Causes the Death of Four FIremen at
Omaha, Neb.-A Storm Raging at the
Time.
OMAHA, Neb., June 5.-This city re-
ceived a dual visitation from the ele-
ments Saturday evening. All day rain
had fallen internationally, the storm
blowing from the east. Shortly before
z o'clock the wind chopped about to
the north and in few moments the
city was submerged by one of the most
DISASTROUS floods ever experienced. Rain
was accompanied by heavy electrical
display and high wind.
And in the midst of the flood came a
fire that entailed a loss of nearly a
quarter OF q million, with the addi-
tional horror of four deaths and many
persons injured. The dead now known
are: George Coulter, b. j. Morris,
- Cox, = Morrissey. All of these are
firemen.
When the storm was at its height,
flames burst from the tifth story of the
building occupied by the Shivericls Fur
niture Co., on Farnum street. In re-
spouse to the general alarm all the COM
panies Of the city department respond
ed. but the fire was beyond control 1t
entailed loss of fully 5000, 900.
West of the Shiverick building was
two-story structure, occupied by Ed
Maurer's saloon and restaurant On
top of this building six fremen had
gathered that they might better fight
the flames. While they were there the
west wall of the ShivericE block fell
outward.
Two of the firemen heard the cry of
horror from the crowd and leaped from
the building, only to be buried by
bricks on the sidewalk. They We're
quickly rescued from their perilous pre-
dicament. The falling walls crushed
the two story building like an egg shell
and the fonr frenen on the roof were
carried down to an awful death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
GOLD CONTINUES TO GO.
The Reserve Below 50 l.oOo.O 900 No Wa.
of stopping 1T Permanently Under Pres
emit Laws.

The Reserve Below - 100000 No Way
of stopping 1T Permanently Under Pres
emit Laws.
WASHINGTON. June 5.-At no time
since specie payments were resumed. on
January L. 1879, has the net gold in the
treasury of the United states been as
low as it is to-day The amount IS $50,
339, 217.
While no uneasiness is felt at the
treasury department because OF the
continued loss of gold from the treas
ury, still Secretary Carlisle is not I'M
mindful OF the fact that a limit may be
reached where the confidence reposed
IN the treasury by the people may be
shaken. How to replete the treasury
with gold has been d problem seri-
ously considered by the administration
for some time, The issue OF bonds Is
the usual remedy suggested, but 1t Is
known that the president IS not IN favor
OF this alternative except as the last re
source, and even If they are issued
treasury officials are not by any means
confident that the treasury gold replet-
ed in this way viii long continue
1t is contended that to obtain gold in
this way, with the present laws in
force, simply means the government
borrowing gold at interest for the pJlr-
chase of silver. with no assurance that
gold so obtained viii remain in ths
treasury longer than the time neces
sarv to take Ii out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
HaODy Indians.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Choctaws
are paid, SO are the Chicl1asaws. Green
McCurtain. the Choctaw treasurer, and
the balance of the delegation started
west with the warrants for the
money drawn on the sub-treasury in
st. Louis. The whole amount of the
Appropriation was q, 99I, 900. An error OF
about $40, 900 was afterward discovered
and the Indians RENTED it. OF the
balance the Choctaws got 81. 514 034, the
Chicl1asaws s755,e62. A balance OF
s692, 900 was left here in Washington,
presumably for Robert L. Owen, as the
20 per cent attorney fee due in the
affair
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
SLAVERY I'M OLD ITALY.
Human Beings Bought as Live Goods &c

Human Beings Bought as Live Goods Cen
turtles Ago
The trade Italy had with the east the
vagabond life led by the merchants
and their ever increasing wealth, caused
that traffic in slaves of both sexes which
lasted through two centuries, from 1Soo
onward. Oriental slaves bought as live
goods, generally through Genoese, We
netian and Neapolitan brokers, were
chiefly Tartars, Greeks, Turks, Dalma-
tians and Circassians, and do not seem
to have been archetypes OF beauty
The registers in which the notarles
marked down. together with the name
and age, the price and description OF
the wares. 1.-The points" OF the necks
and faces of the slaves bought ana soios
bear witness to this circumstances; near
" all had olive compilations though
some were found who had rosy SKINS
and We're florid and fair. The faces
| never seemed to lack some special ana
| distinctive mark; some were pocked,
| some had moles, others were Scared;
the nose was generally squat and fat,
the lips thick and prominent, the eyes
dull and small, the forehead low and
| freclHled- To these pen sketches made
| by pedantic and precise lawyers some
pOrIra1IS correspond IhaI are SlAA eA-
/ oant of these women.
! In a rare and curious book, the MEM
| oranda of Baldovinetti, in which this
! forebear of the famous painter used to
| illustrate by drawing his journalistic
| jottings, there are preserved for US the
| portraits of three slaves he bought in
the years 1877, 1850, 1855: ''Dorothea-
a Tartar, from Russia. eighteen years
l more r1f Dorr1aoi., skin.
from Tartary, and Veronica, sixteen
years old, whom 1 bought almost naked
! from Bonaroti, son OF Simon de Bona
rot that is to say, from an ancestor
| of Michael Angelo.-Blackwood Mag
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
REIGN OF TERROR.
Quarrymen Near Chicago Go on a Strike
and Raise ..s1ery Ned.'


and Raise merry Ned"
CHICAGO, June S.-There was a reign
of terror along the route of the Chicago
drainage canal, betweeen Lemont and
Romeo. Four hundred quarrymen
struck for an increase IN wages, and,
armed with clubs and revolvers,
marched from one quarry to another,
forcing the men to quit work, thus
gaining additions to their ranks and
stopping at many saloons on the way
until almost crazed with liquor, they
left the quarries and rushed upon the
nearest camp of contractors on the
great drainage canal line Camp after
camp was visited and each man was
driven from work, and where they had
temerity to resist were assaulted. Many
men were painfully beaten, and it is
thought that one, James Powderly, viii
die.
The strikers encountered no serious
opposition at any of the camps until
they reached that of the Mccormick
Construction Co. They were met by
Mccormick himself, and he told them
not to do any damage to the property.
They began to hurl rocks at him, strik.
ing his horse and bruising him. Nc
Cormick retreated and procured a Win
chester rifle, at the sight of which they
left. His men. however, are all quiet
At Mason, Hogan & Kings camp, tho
rioters struck and wounded Peter King,
brother of the contractor. 4 freight
train on the Santa Fe killed one of the
strikers, who was on the track neal
Romeo. The strikers number about
1000 men, 1900 of them being employed
on the drainage canal. The cause o.
the strike is that the stone companie:
reduced the wages from 1T11z cents te
Is cents per hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
Brooks storey Escapes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 3.-Brool1s
Storey. the express robber who has
escaped from the Mississippi peniten-
tiary at jackson three times and was
recently captured at Americas Ga,
escaped again this morning while en-
route to Jackson He was in charge of
DEPUTY Sheriff Montgomery, who spent
last night here with his prisoner
When the fast Queen and Crescent ira IN
was near Vinces- 50 miles below here
running at q fast rate. Montgomery
took q mp and Storey jumped out OF
the car window He was manacled but
got AWAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
The Rohher Canrht

LEBANON, No. June SIS. a. Wilson
was arrested here last night charged
with the robbery of the Missouri Pacific
train near Pacific Wednesday. May -.
He confessed his guilt and said he had
one accomplish. Officers expect to have
this accomplice within twenty-four
hours.
Wilson had 800 or his person when
arrested. He was formerly telegraph
operator and letter found in a valise
near the scene of the robbery gave the
clew that led to his arrest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
ENTERTAINING TRIPLES.

ONE-TESTu of the world is still unex
plored
THERE are e.754 languages and dia
lects now spoken
ABOUT 10000 gross of pens are pro
dUced from ton of steel
sPECK OF gold weighing the rnil
lionth part Of q grain may be easily
seen by the naked eye
i .IAHRIAGE performed by Judge "
p Cole, at CarroIlton- Ca. brought
hin an amazing fee The happy Ben
e6lick. in q Ct of generosity. gave the
Judge quarter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
August
Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn ont, and that would have to
cease eating solid food. On the rec
ommendation of friend 1 procured
bottle of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. I gained
strength and flesh rapidly. 1 feel
now like a new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me"
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, Ny. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

TIE viii of the late William Price. of
Glamorgan, surgeon, "Arch-Dru of
Wales" who died in January, aged 90
years, orders: when 1 shall cease to
be in my present tenement, called or
baptised by the name of William Price,
my trustee shall take up my old tene-
ment, clothed as she shall find it. and
shall put it up in sitting position in
the old chair of my uncle. Hugh Jones,
and deposit it within the triangle on
Caeyr Liam, upon one cord of word and
/. two tons OF coal, which are to be saturat-
edwith parafhn and set on fire at noon
day, and when not an atom remains the
dust is to be sown upon the ground
within the triangle, so that grass and
natural flowers may grow"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

I. A WRITER in the Contemporary gives
an illustration of the religious enthusi-
asm of the Russians, and their desire to
extend the knowledge of the truth The
authorities every now and then make an
excursion into Siberia and bring back
lot of Buddhists, whom they proceed
to baptize in spite of their loudly ex-
pressed dissent. After they are bap-
tized they say to them: Now, you
dogs, you are Christians, and you can
go and pray to your nasty gods as
much as you wish. and thank them
that you are Christians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

PLUCKING ostriches requires many
precautions The birds are driven into
large inclosure, then into smaller
ones until they are so closely packed
together that they cannot fight or turn
round; from there into a plucking box,
where there is just room for a bird to
stand. An operator standing on each
side of the box, reaches in and with
shears ships the long white plumes from
the wings. The tails and the glossy
black feathers on the body are pulled
out
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

THE excitement over the antagonism
on the part of the young Czechs toward
the Germans of Bohemia continues
The young Czechs have decided to with
draw from the diet, and it is reported
that if the present excitement and dis
order continues state of siege will be
proclaimed by the Austrian authorities.
A Czech newspaper has been suppressed
ON account of its seditious tone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
pERsoNAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLIT1CALs
MARIE NEvINs BLAINE was quietly
welded to Dr. William 7. Bull at New
York city.
INFANTA EULALIA visited the tomb
of Gen. Grant and laid upon it a beau
tiful wreath.
THE speakers at the memorial day
services at Indianapolis We're ex-Presi-
dent Harrison and Gov. Mckinley.
SECRETARY GRESHAM gives an en-
phatic denial to the rumor that he is
shorty to resign and be appointed on
the supreme bench.
LOGAN Fl. RooTs, formerly member
of congress, died at Little Rock, Ark.
THE president has left Washing ton
for Hog Island, Va
THE state department has received
unofficial advices that President Sacasa,
of Nicaragua, had resigned after sign
ing terms of peace.
THE funeral train bearing the re-
mains of jefferson Davis reached Rich
mond, Va, on the 31st and the body
was laid to rest in Hollywood cemetery.
THE new government of Nicaragua is
in operation.
THE Presbyterian general assembly
at Washington has suspended DR.. Briggs
from the ministry.
AT San Francisco ex-Minister Stevens
made lengthy speech on the Hawaiian
question, showing up the corruption of
classes for annexation.
Miss CARRIE SMITH, daughter of the
late confederate general, E. Kirby
Smith. has been appointed postmistress
at Sewanee, Tenn.
PETER TARIMoRo, said to be $50 years
old, died recently in Mexico.
THE name of Robert 7. Lincoln is
already being prominently mentioned
in connection with the republican pres
idential nomination in 1896.
THE Rhode Island senate and house
are unable to agree and Gov. Brown
has issued a proclamation proroguing
the legislature.
THE French war minister's draft of
the budget for 1894 has been distributed
in the chamber. The total credits de-
manded amount to 636, 701, $50 francs.
The budget provides for an increase of
1851 soldiers and 215 officers.
ANoNG the distinguished visitors at
the worlds fair the other day was Mgr.
Satolli, the papal delegate.
THE French deputies have passed the
electoral bill amended SO as to exclude
from the chamber all salaried public
officials and all clergymen.
THE honorary degree of doctor of
laws was conferred on Gov. Stone at
the Missouri state university.
THE president has called for the res
ignation Of Assistant Attorney-Genera]
Maurey and it has been rendered.
THE British have proclaimed protec-
torate over Uganda, Africa, and still
further extended the colonial posses
sions.
MUCH anxiety is felt for the Yazoo
Delta levees.
BROOKS STOREY, the Mississippi out
| law, has escaped again.
| IT is said that the German govern
ment favors an income tax.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

GEN. JOHN s. BERRY, secretary of the
Baltimore park board, has earned the
undying enmity of the young people of
that city by prohibiting sparkling" in
the parks. The general says that a
man and a woman may sit on a bench
together chatting as long as they
please, but the man must not put his
arm around the woman'S waist, and
the woman must not lay her head on
the mans shoulder
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

SOMETHING new has been discovered
fattering to the penetration of woman
kind. Prof. Allen, the aeronaut, has
noticed that the voice of woman is
audible in balloon at the height of
about two miles, while that of man
has never reached higher than mile.
There is no reverberation in the sounds
which are carried to those attitudes,
but the sounds once heard are gone for
ever rtE r.rA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

ANOTHER musical prodigy is to appear
In London during the season, girl OF
8, named Frieda Simonson. She com
menced playing short melodies when
219 years of age; at she appeared pub
icly in Berlin, and at played with an
orchestra at Kissingen, Bavaria
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-08

MAZDA CRAIGEN and Frederick Pauld-
ing have decided to add Mrs. Centi1ivre's
comedy, 1.-THE Wonder-a Woman Keeps
Secret" to their repertory for next
season. 1t was in this famous old play
that Lester Wallack and Mrs. John
Hoey made notable success at Wal
lacks thirty wears ago