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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-30

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*sal to The News
CHICAGO, May 30. Throughout
: United States the veterans of
Grand Army of the Republic
honor today to the memory of
: beloved dead. Decoration day
djstipctively an American insti-
ton. Foreign lands have had
sir wars and their battles, their
otories and their defeats, but in
other portion of the globe does
sentiment of remembrance of
ose that have died upon the field
battle, at the mouth of the can
10. at the point of the bayonet,
the field and in the trenches find
responsive recognition in the
arts of the survivors. The graves
the heroes of the Crimea are un.
ticed; not a few of those of the
liant six hundred that composed
3 "Light Brigade" are ending
cir lives in poor houses, the
bunds that denote the last resting
aces of the brave men on both
les of Alsace- Lorraine, that died
bile or through fighting for their
untry, are lost to sight and the
mes of those beneath the sod al
bet a memory. America alone of
the nations of the earth year by
ar honors her patriotic dead, and
ewa their resting places with
lgrsnt floral offerings, while re.
lens ascend to the skies and the
arts of the rising generation are
FILLED with patriotic orations
Never before has Memorial Day
en- so generally celebrated in this
y. Business is generally sus-
pded, the public schools were
lsed, and from an early hour the
eet cars and other methods of
omotion leading to the different
neteries were crowded with
4 pple burdened with flowers to lay
pn the graves of their beloved
ID. Daring the morning the
dlers' graves in the various
heterles were decorated by the
ferent posts of the g. A. r., the
wers for this purpose having beer
ptrlbuted by the children of thu
bic schools. In the Afternoon
members of the order partici
ted in the laying of the corner
ne of Memorial Hall, in the new
! rary building now being erected
Dearborn Park, the exercises be
directly nnder the control of tn
and Army. This was FOLLOWED
the largest parade Of veteran
er seen in Chicago. In the frs
vision were ALL the posts of tn
and Army in Cook county. The
me in order the following:
Ransom Post of st. Louis, Mo.
! pct Regiment Sons of Veterans
rst and Second Regiment Illinoi
i Ptiona' Guards; Chicago Hussars
lttery D; Chicago Zouaves: Roy
Scots Regiment; Tattersall'
lhtary Tournament; Troop A
|lnois National Guard; Chicag
ght Horse Guards; Swedisl
!, fagoons, Emmett Guards, Italia
y pards: Clan.na. Gael Guards; Dre1
Cadet Corps; Nineteenth Illinoi
eteraus; Normal Park Guards
+ attery d, Cadet Corps; Austi
ldets Military Academy of VI
~ Alton; Fort Dearborn Garrison
gular army veterans; Knights c
4 y1hlas; Uniformed Knights of 81
gorge Patriotic Sons of Americs
: 0iwegian Turner Society, an
informed Junior A. L. A. N
% ms evening there will be GER
onies in the Art Palace on til
Asiront, at which addresses wi
delivered by Mai. William Wa
Oh Kansas City, Past Con-
,aoer'ln'Chief Gen. John {
'ack and probably Commando
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-30
The silver statue ofJustice.

Special to the News.
CHICAGO, May 30.-There was an
immense throng of sightseers at the
Worlds Fair today, and it is be-
lieved that the attendance will
come very close to that of Inaugural
ton day. This afternoon the silver
statue of Justice, for which Ada
Rehan posed as the model, was un-
yelled in the Mines and Mimi 9
building. A large number Of Mon
tana people were present, and after
the unwilling INDUCED in general
Notification. The dedication of
the Montana building will not take
place until late in the summer.
Beatification OF the Maid OF
Special to The News
PARIS, May 80 1T is 4d2 year.
today since the French heroine,
Joan of Arc, was burned at the
stake by the English as sorceress
and hereto. After the lapse of
four and fifth centuries, however,
Justice has been done to her memory
and today, according to dispatch
from Rome, Pope Leo has crowned
his Epis copal Jubilee by announc
ING her Identification. The an
nouncement gives great satisfaction
to French Catholics, as it is regard
ed as signal tribute to the patriotic
spirit of the country.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-30
WILL YOU SUFFER with Dys.
peps;a and Liver complaint Shilohi
Vitalixer il guaranteed to cure you
Sold BY Williamson Drug 90.

East Waco dirt is coming into de-
mand. Kirkpatrick has some nice
building lots and will give you a bar
gain, Call on him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Slanderers Scored.

Instead of defending their state.
such blinded and unscrupulous parti-
san journals as the Topeka Capital,
Wichita Eagle and Leavenworth Times
are republishing broadcast the vilest
of calumnies, and yet they claim the
respect of the people they are traduc-
ing, One paper alone in the republi-
can catalogue has had the manhood to
deny this sensational stuff sent abroad.
The Atchison Champion asserts its
displeasure with these slanderous effu-
sions of the enemies of the state in the
following strong language:
"The attempt of sensational news
papers to make it appear that the state
militia is being Ieorganized for revolu-
tionary purposes is the merest non
sense. That body being organized by
the state, and is not likely to rebel
against the state. When the state
militia gets out, or attempts to march
out of its legitimate camp and line of
duty it will be time enough to talk of
revolution. There is a class of penny
a-Eners in Kansas who ought to be
sent to the asylum for the feeble
minded"
In reply to the Champion the Leav-
enworth Times, which is now one of
the chief traducers of the peoples
movement into which D. r. Anthony
begged to be taken only a year ago,
breathes this venomous and blood.
curdling threat:
Before the time comes they will
understand as Lewelling was given to
understand last winter, that if ever the
trouble begins they will not live to see
it through. The people have been
forewarned and are ready for resist
ance. 1t is not well to sleep when our
affairs are In the hands of scheming
madmen."
Men who talk thus of assassination
and death to their political opponents,
and cry war and blood when there is
not the slightest probability that the
existing perfect tranquility of the state
viii even be ruffled, are fools. and
knaves, and towards, and forfeit the
respect due decent men. That such
J men are tolerated in community, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Senator Martin on Finance.

United States Senator John Martin,
in an interview at ExcelsiorSprings,
just before departing for Washington,
stated his position on the all-important
question of the day.
In my opinion" the senator is
quoted as saying, s.all men who have
given the question of finance any
thought are in favor of the repeal of
the Sherman bill. It is an outrageous
law, fact due more to the interpreta-
ton, in my judgment, than to the in
tent of the trainers. l do not believe
that Mr.. Carlisle or any other good
lawyer believes that the certificates
ssued under that law ara necessarily
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Everybody Come.

Early in June Mr.. Baldwin wrote
meeting to be held at Great Bend, Kan
sas, for the purpose of organizing an
irrigation league to cover all territory
south of the Dakotas and north of
Texas, lying east of the mountains.
Some days since a letter from Judge
Emery, advocating the same idea, and
rather suggesting that the object
stated be to organize for the purpose
of asking congress to make appropria-
tions for the development of bitches or
other means of utilizing the Cnderfiow.
The scheme has met with our hearty
approval from the first. The plan of
organizing especially commends itself
to US for the reason that it is sponta-
neOus and has back of it no great
scheme to lay before the people that
will be calculated to place burdens on
posterity by reason of bonded indebt-
edness. In fact the purpose set out to
accomplish is the enlisting Of men in
the enterprise who would rather bless
humanity than place burdens upon it.
Men whose experience coupled with
Intelligence shall be made to devise
ways and means to uti.ise-sae material
provided by the great Creator in build
ing up an empire on these western
plains. a recent letter from Mr.
Baldwin announces a mass meeting, tC
be held in Great Bend, Kansas, 9TH OF
August next, and states that Judge
Emery will be there to deliver his lee.
ture on the Future Of the Great
West.'' We are in hearty accord with
this call for a meeting and would urge
on all readers of this paper the neces
sity Of attending this meeting. If yoU
can possibly reach the place. go. AL
great movements have small begin
nings, and the foundations to be laid
at Great Bend on August 9TH may
start movement that shall result IL
achievements that will shape the des'
TIMES of millions yet unborn.
We say again, so, if possible, and il
you cannot attend in person, write l.
Baldwin of Great Bend and get all the
facts in relation to the meeting-Irri
CATION Era.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

redeemable in gold, but that was the
construction Secretary Foster put upon
it, and Mr.. Carlisle probably believed
less trouble would be caused by follow
ing this construction than by opposing
it.
''While decidedly antagonistic to the
Sherman law, however. 1 am not pre-
pared to cast my vote for its repeal
until some provision is made for the
coinage of silver. 1 care not upon
what ratio it is coined. That, in my
judgement is matter of minor import
ance. simply ask that the govern
ment place gold and silver on an equal
footing, declare each worth dollar,
start them off together and let each
take care of itself. That done I thiEk
the country will settle down to its
normal condition, that confidence will
be restored and the furry at an end.
mo, do not anticipate very bitter
fight, have confidence enough in the
good sense and judgment of President
Cleveland to believe that he will sub
nit in his message a plan on which
men of all opinions can meet and act
amicably. / am in hearty accord with
the administration and do not propose
to stubbornly refuse to vote for all
measures that do not entirely suit me,
if [ find am in the minority"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

Great Bend. Kans., June "a, 1898.
Pursuant to action of the Democratic
Central Committee of Barton County,
at meeting held in Great Bend this
date, democratic county convention
is hereby called to meet at the court
house, Great Bend, on
Saturday, August IL, 1898,
at IL O'Clock a. M, for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for
the following county offices, viz:
County Treasurer,
County Clerk,
County Sheriff,
Register of Deeds,
County Surveyor.
County Coroner,
Commissioner for 1st district.
The basis of representation will ne
one delegate and one alternate for
every ten votes and fraction thereof
cast for the democratic county candl-
dates in 1891. and one at large for each
township ard ward, which will be the
following representation:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
P0PULIsT JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

The peoples party of this judicial
district has met, deliberated, and NOM
mated candidate for judge. Whether
they will elect him or not is one of the
things to be proven in the future.
Who the nominee would be was pretty
well forecasted when the result Of the
Barton and Rice county conventions
electing their delegates on Saturday,
the 29th, was known.
In this county the nominee had the
plans well laid to capture the whole
''shootin' match," but some of the
suspicious brethren-especially those
who profess not to bell sve in the old
time political methods of fixing" del
egations-tumbled to what was going
on and in measure upset the well
laid plans to the end that, of the sey-
enteen delegates for the county, nine
were favorable" and eight scattering.
In Stafford different plan was worked
and not nearly so successful as in
Barton.
hotbed of ''pure politics, prohibition
and push,' the wires worked like a
charm, and when the clans gathered
here in the court house, there were
thirteen invincibles who were hi
bent for Bailey, live or die, survive OF
perish, E Pluribus Unum!
We had thought to give the conven-
tion and it's candidate lengthy notice
but as we believe the sentiment of the
most of our populist readers is, that
''the less said about 1t, the BETTER" we
will only give the result of the differ
ent ballots, and defer comment on the
candidate to a later date.
Upon meeting after dinner. j. D.
McQuillen was made permanent chair
man, and G.. r. Shaffer and Tom
Powers secretaries. The balloting for
judge resulted thus:
Informal.-J. II. Bailey, of Rice, IS;
o. c. Jennings, of Stafford, IA; E. L.
Hotchkiss, of Barton, IL; Sam Jones,
of Rice, 8; C. F. Diffenbacher, of Bar
ton, 2.
1st.-Bailey, 10; Jennings, Is; Hotch-
kiss, Z; Jones, 5; Diffenbacher, 2.
2d.-Bailey, 19; Jennings, II; Hotch-
kiss, 10; Jones, 5.
3d.-Bailey, Is; Jennings, Is; Hotch-
kiss, s; Jones, 5.
4th-Bailey, 10; Jennings, IL; Jones,
10; Hotchkiss, Z.
5th.-Bailey, %; Jennings, IL; Hotch-
kiss, s; Jones, 4.
6th.--Bailey, 27; Jennings, Is; Hotch-
kiss, 3; Jones, 1.
No resolutions were adopted, as the
delegates doubtless thought they
would weaken their candidate by
placing him on platform, preferring
to let him swash about the district un-
hampered by any set of principles and
unencumbered with party pledges he
having already load of pledges" not
usually made in a convention, to carry
Later in the campaign we will en-
deavor to help the voters to better
knowledge of the candidate who aspires
to sit in judgment upon their acts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
It Will Be a Big Meeting.

The Kansas City Star of the 3lst ult.
contains the following special concern
ing the big irrigation convention
that will meet in Great Bend Oh next
Monday:
TOPEKA, kas., July 31.-Letters to
Secretary MohIer OF the state board OF
agriculture indicate there will be a
large attendance at the irrigation con-
vention to be held at Great Bend next
Monday. Interest is not confined 10
the people of the west but extends to
investment companies and others who
own land or have loaned money in the
western part of the state. He conse-
quently thinks that much Will come of
the convention. He says the discus
sions will not be confined alone to the
subject of irrigation, but will include
suggestions of ways and means Of pre-
venting prairie fires.
Mr.. Baldwin, chairman of the pro-
visionary committee, is daily receiving
communications from all parts of the
state concerning the meeting, and
promising the attendance of many peo-
pie interested in the matter.
The citizens of this city should arouse
themselves to the Importance OF the
movement and make every offort to
encourage investigation to the end
that all visitors will appreciate our
earnestness in the work OF bettering
our condition.
We would suggest that on next
Monday every business man make 1t a
point to give the day TO discussing irri-
CATION and its advantages, and partIc-
ularly the advantages of such a great
inland lake as can be created of the
Cheyenne bottoms. The band should
be engaged for the Gay. and the visit
ors Of prominence should be shown
some of the natural advantages of this
locality which can, and doubtless will,
be greatly enhanced by the bringing
of the great undeTflow of the Arkansas
valley to the surface and utilizing it in
various ways.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
western exchange laments

4 western exchange laments as
follows: "News, news! it gives us the
blues. Nobody married, nobody dead;
nobody now with bee in his head;
nobody comes to talk of the crap. no
one got bossy and started a scrap,
nobody run in for taking a horn.
nobody buried and nobody born. Oh,
for racket, riot or fuss! Some one
to cqme in and kick up a muss; some
thing to stir up the peace laden air,
somebody coming TO give us scare;
somebody thumped within an inch of
his life, some one to run away with
another mans wife; some one heart
broken aud mended again, somebody 8
baby got choked on a pin; some one
come in aud pay up his dues, anything,
anything, just SO it's news.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

suffered to utter their nefarious incen-
diarism proves that the community in
which they live is peaceful and tolerant
beyond the degree where patience and
forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
Either this, or the community regards
them in the light of their true condi-
tion as idiots and harmless fools, and
are therefore suffered to continue their
harmless rawlings without special public
concern.-Topeka Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Clarence Township Cancus.

The democratic voters of Clarence
township are called to meet at No. II
school house, on Saturday, August
5th, at early candlelight, to select 5
delegates and alternates to the dem
ocratic county convention to be held
in Great Bend, August 18th.
CALVIN REEDER, Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Liberty Township Caucus.

a meeting of the democrats of
Liberty township is hereby called, to
be held in the Dundee school house
on Friday, August IL, 1898, at s p.
M, to select 4 delegates and alter
mates to the democratic convention to
be held August 18th.
B. HoFsTAETTER, Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Lakin Township Caucus.

NoTICE-There will be a democratic
caucus held at Judge Toepke's Office,
Ellinwood, August Sth, at 2 p. m. for
the purpose of selecting 21 delegates
and 81 alternates to nominate a
county ticket at the convention to be
held in Great Bend, Saturday, Aug.
y, 1898. JOE Sprinkler,
Central Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

Each township and city ward will
hold caucuses to select delegates at
such time as best suits the voters. 1t
is recommended, however, that town.
ship and ward caucuses be held on Sat
urday. August 5th.
BY Order of Committee,
FRED ZUTAvERN, Chairman.
WILL e. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Buffalo Township Caucus.

The democrats of Buffalo township
are hereby called to meet at the usual
voting place, Dist 33, on Saturday
evening, August 5, at 1880 to select
4 delegates and A alternates to the
democratic nominating convention to
be held in Great Bend August 18th /,
1898
w. D. BRANDT, Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Independent Township Caucus.

The democrats of independent
township will meet at the Claf1in school
house on Saturday evening, August
9th, to select 6 delegates and 6 alter
mates to the democratic county con-
vention to be held in Great Bend,
August 18th. CHAs MCLEAN,
Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
Notice, Democrats.

A caucus of democrats of Home
stead township is called to meet in my
office Saturday, Aug. 5, at 4 p. m.
A. II. BAKER, Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

LET the democratic congress stand
firmly by the democratic platform O!
1892 and the tide of prosperity which
has receeded from our country during
the last twenty years of republican
mis- management will again be turned
our way, and the days of democracy
will be long in the land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

THE Rock Island railroad company
has now two cars regularly fitted uI
and operated by professional rain
makers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

THE Shawnee county pOpulist con-
vention placed full ticket of middle
of-the-road men in the field, favored
female suffrage and prohibition in
their platform, and condemned their
own state officers from Coy. Lewelling
down. McLallin, of the Advocate.
must have had the pull just as
Armstrong, of the Beacon, expects TO
have it in this county. The democrats
of Shawnee are going to put a full
ticket in the field also-snd the repub-
licans are going to sweep the field and
strengthen themselves for 1894. 1t
begins to look as though there were
too many Herr Mosts'' in the popu-
list party for it ever to accomplish
anything in the future. Possibly that
element will be suppressed; but we
doubt it very much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

HERR MOST ARMSTRONG should
never mention pensions again.
Where would he have found victim
if that widow had not got her pension
money?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

sEWe hold 10 the use OF
both Gold and Silver as
the standard money Of the
country, and 90 the coin
age of both gold and silver
Without Discrimination
aaainst either metal and
without charge for mint
ing."-DEMocRATIc PLATFORM.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

REPUBLICANS throughout the past
few years have been untiring and per-
sistepE in asserting that ''this country
has the best financial system in the
world" For thirty years they have
tinkered at that SYSTEM" have burn
ished it up and rubbed it down, and
have trotted it out at every election as
"the best financial system in the whole
world" And out of that system the
present condition of affairs has evolv-
ed. Democrats have had neither time
nor opportunity to revise, to change or
to amend that system. Our laws are
as yet all republican laws. The
methods Of issuing money; of collect
ing taxes, revenues and tariffs; of pay.
ing bounties, subsidies, salaries and al
that, are republican methods. No man
of sense will deny that. Yet, there are
few gray-haired men who have stood
upon the streets of Great Bend the last
few weeks and harped upon the one
theme of ''Cleveland did it! The dem.
ocracy alone is responsiblel l told yor
so!'' Shade of Abraham Lincoln
Have you poor, deluded followers OF
party prejudice neither common sense
nor belief that the people of this en-.
lightened land have SO much less than
mediocre supply of wit. that they
will pay any attention to such rot!
Bah! Keep up your calamity bowl OF
Another bank gone democraticE" 'tNo
more good times till republicans wini'
etc, and you will only be heaping uI
the dirt upon the deep dug grave OF
your departed republican party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

The republicans of this judicial dis
trict have called a delegate convention
to meet in Great Bend, August %, to
nominate candidate for judge. 1t is
pretty generally conceded that if
Judge Ansel r. CLARK, of Rice county,
comes out as an independent candidate
he will receive the endorsement of the
republicans in that convention. 1t is
thought. however that Nimocks and
Caraway and the half-doZen followers
they have will make a kick, but that
won't count.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-03

UPON tie action of the democratic
congress on the financial question, at
the coming extra session, depends a
good deal the future of democracy as
now organized. There is no use in
mincing matters, and it had just as
well be realized now that if the money
influences of the east are to continue
controlling all legislation, through the
democratic party as it has formerly
through the republican party, there
Will be new alignment Of parties in
the near future, and under some new
name Will the west and south unite to
fight the great octopus of Wall street
that has so long gathered in all sec
tions of this free land.