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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

Mr.. PERKINS, ex-senator from Kan
sas, says concerning the next state
platform of the republican party: s'The
republicans should discard all isms and
nonsense and draft an fashioned,
square-toed platform for sound money
and the general welfare" He thinks
''the party in Kansas has experimental
with nostrums and idiosyncrasies long
enough" Not quite long enough, Mr..
Perkins. That party will have to try
woman suffrage and the Kelley cure
next year; and when those ''nostrums
and idiosyncrasies" fail to relieve that
falling sensation you have experienced
for the last few years, you will then
probably try the ''sub treasury cure
or something worse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

WE ARE in favor of straight democ-
racy, and opposed to imposing any
thing but democrat tickets on the DEM
ocratS OF this county hereafter; bnt we
do not, like some editors who call
themselves democrats, stand up so
straigt as to lean over backwards and
fall into the arms of the republicans.
They are the foes we have to fight now
and always; and until the old bourbon
republican party is utterly overthrown
and destroyed, the democrat who
spends great deal of time opposing
any other party is wasting his energies.
And the democratic editor who COM
pares any other party or it's acts with
the republican, to the prejudice of the
former and the praise of the latter, is
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
There is nothing reprehensible in the
doctrines or discreditable in the prac-
tices of the peoples party that the re-
publican party is not responsible for.
Ii in the lessons of paternalism it has
left its teacher behind, it is because
the seed sown by the party of protec-
tion has germinated in fruitful soil.
Ii in corruption it is, for it's age, the
most precocious party that ever existed, |,
the germs of that putrefaction has a
republican source. To compliment the
republican party at the expense of the
populists is equivalent to saying that
those who have some of the vices of re-
publicanlsm are worse than those who
have them all.-Independence Star
and Kansan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Great Bend, Kans., June "a, 1898.

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 12, 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 he
one delegate and one alternate for
every ten votes and fraction thereof
cast for the democratic county candi-
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, 1893-07-13

JUDGE BAILEY is after the nomina-
tion for judge on the pop ticket, and
attended the committee meeting at
Great Bend. He is shaking hands with
everybody. and agrees with every man
in his political opinion. He thinks a
democrat is the best fellow in the
world when he is with him, favors
fusion, and is "agin" straight. The
judge knows he cau't get there without
democratic votes, and is smooth poll
tician. He is also standing in with the
prOhi's, and will, if nominated, get
their vote solid, if any man can get it.
He claims he will also get about 400
republican votes if nominated, and
with the pop vote, the prohi vote. the
democrat vote, expects to beat any man
who may run against him.-Lyons
Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

OUR wild eyed brother of the Bea-
con, the conspicuous Herr Most of this
locality, was again moved to renew his
attack upon the editor of the DEMO-
Graf, and in two or three column
article that came pretty near crOwding
out some of his plate matter, he last
week foamed and frothed about in be-
half of the thirteen joints that have
been frozen out, and reiterated his
petty little charges of anarchism and
law breaking. The woody headed Titled
man is only whistling as he passes
through the graveyard to keep his
courage up. He doubtless would like
to have the editor of the DEMOCRAT
consider himself gres tly called upon
to pay lengthy attention to his-Arm-
strong g's-insane rawlings. But we de-
cline, with thanks. We do not enjoy
debating with crank, and we doubt
if our readers care to be inflicted with
his rawlings. The situation of affairs
concerning the joints is we'll known to
all the people of this city and country,
and what that prohibition organ-the
Beacon-or it's visionary editor may
say about us is of little consequence.
We held out bait for sucker, and
the sucker is caught. He has fully
wn himself as one of the most un-
reasonable and craziest cranks in his
party, and that is just what we want
ed him to do. A few short months
will show what influence he or his pa
per has, or has not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

''Is IT not about time for Barton
county republicans to wake up" says
the Register. Why try to wake the
weary and heavy laden? Why not let
'em sleep off the nightmare that has
bothered them so for the last three or
more yearsi Be merciful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

The Office of the Wyandotte Herald
one of the oldest democratic papers in
the state, was destroyed by fire on the
morning of July 5th. The whole plant
was total loss. Editor Lane has the
deep sympathy of the entire newspaper
the pluck and determination he exhib-
it's in Immediately getting upon his feet
again with an entire new outfit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

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, 1893-07-13

running the country. Let the govern
ment furnish the supply and we can
manage the circulation" And he COM
menced whiting the ragged edge of a
pine Winfield Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Gov. ALTGELD, of Ills, is hoodOo
that the democratic party must dispell.
He will be known in history as fal
len angel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

SILVER has taken drop too much,
but the eastern doctors need not ad-
wise the gold cure-Kansas people
know that the gold cure is no good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

The Emporia Republican remarks
that The monetary conference will
not be convened, it is time for this
country to go it alone" This country
should have been ''going it alone" all
these years; and would have been had
it not been for the republican party.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13
handsomest quarters in town.

handS0meSt quarters IN town.
Dr.. Campbell has rented the Norris
property in the west end of town and
has moved his family into it.
Mr.. Bert Prior, Miss Lucy Cum
mings and Jfrs. M. A. Cummings spent
the 4th with friends at Ellsworth.
Our city has had a gasoline famine
the past few days, but the weather has
been almost hot enough to do the cook
ing.
Saloons may be all right. and if so,
they ought to be run behind unstained
windows and by men of unstaind char
acters.
Elder Wickham's residence has been
treated to new coat-of paint the past
week, which adds considerable to its
appearance.
The new postmaster is now in full
charge of Uncle Sans business here,
and has moved the office into the Stra-
der building.
The proudest man in town now is
Bob Hamilton, and the cause is that he
is papa of handsome daughter, of
regular Kansas weight and activity.
The drug store has underwent sight
change the past week. Mr.. Campbell
having sold one-half interest in the
business to his brOtber-in-law, W. W.
Criswell. A new and larger stock will
be put in.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

OLD political fossils of Kansas who
have been washed into the mud by the
tide of advanced thought and independ-
ent action that has swept the state,
are at the head of every new political
ism that is sprung. Kansas has passed
the age when the catnip tea of prohibi-
tion or the soothing syrup of female
suffrage will cure all the ills that beset
her, and the old grannies of both the
republican and populist parties who
are today stirring up these doses in ad-
vance of the elections of 1894 had just
as we'll realize that they won't go
down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

WILL Jerry Simpson vote for a re-
peal of the Sherman silver law? 1t was
thought he would support the anti-op-
tion bill, but he did not. Jerry is be-
ing carefully watched by his constitu
ency.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

"ENGLAND leads in the great gold
conspiracy" says the Springfield, Mo
Democrat, ''but England nor any ether
country can lead the United States OF
America"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13


be put in.
HoIsINGToN.
From the Dispatch.
ID. A. Banta was over from the Bend
Friday.
Il. T. Typer was over from the Bend
Sunday.
Col. Borders returned Sunday night
from his eastern trip.
Clarence Payne came over from
Clafiin to take in the big ball game.
L. F. Johnson is down to Ft. Worth.
Texas, caring for his brother Elmer,
who is still quite sick.
Fred Minis went to Dodge City on the
4th to pitch game of ball for Garden
City in game against Dodge.
Miss Sadie McCauley has taken
charge of her position as bookkeeper
and caehier at the New York Store.
John McMahon is spending The week
at home with his parents in this
city. John is station agent at st. Paul.
Missouri.
Geo. Luttrell has moved his family
over from Great Bend and they are
now pleasantly located in the residence
vacated by Mr. Webb. 49,
Mrs. Hutton, of Galatia, called Fri
day and paid for a years subscription
She has just purchased splendid sc
acre farm for the low price of $500.
J. a. Townsley was over from the
Bend Friday. He thinks some of Iocat-
ing here and if he does will be employ
ed with the Hoisington Hardware &
Implement Company.
r. Wehr and daughter Della left on
the east bound train this n orning. Mr..
Wehr Will transact business in Kansas
City and Della will go ON to Chicago to
visit the big ia ir.
Mrs. A. S. Cooke attended the CHATEAU
qua Assembly last week and is very
enthusiastic in praise of the program
The writer acknowledges copies of pa
pers handed in by Mrs. Cooke contain
lug proceedings of the Assembly and
articles on the subject of temperance
and In future issues may make use of
some of the articles.
From the Blade.
How about a county fair this fall?
Lew Kelley was at the Bend Satur-
day.
Mrs. Henry Moore has been i'll the
past few days.
Mrs. f. e. Overbaugh, of Clafiin, is
visiting in the city.
George Spencer came over from the
Bend Saturday, returning Sunday.
G. R. Mckee, an attorney from La
Crosse, was in the city last week.
Both hotels were crowded Tuesday
and the restaurants all done a good
business.
Ed. McMullen, of Topeka, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. George Cooper, and
family.
dad" Ruggles is afflicted with
spring fever and is thinking of locating
in Oklahoma
Another good rain fell here last
Saturday night and gave mother earth
thorough soaking.
Editor Stoke and his rabbit foot came
across on the special Tuesday and at
tended the ball game
Great Bend did not celebrate the
Fourth this year, and the town was
duller on that day than usual.
Charley Boyle has disposed <of his
cigar factory at Great Bend and is once
more a resident of Hoisington.
The carpenters on the Webber build
ing did not observe the Fourth, but
worked hard all day laying floor.
Miss Lizzie Hughes will depart for
the Worlds Fair next week, and will
also visit in Quincy, H., before return
ing home.
ID. j. Lewis has accommodated the
IL =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

ATTEND the Irrigation meeting OH
the 17th-next Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13


From the Banner
r. B. Warren of Great Bend, was on
our streets last week.
On Tuesday the thermomete, regis
tered 104 in the shade.
FL. A. c. Hartman made a business
trip tC Wichita the 5th.
Another fine rain or two this week
and the corn is just getting out of sight.
Since harvest begun it is SO quiet in
town that you can almost hear a pin
drop.
Mr. Seeber has moved his grocery
stock into the room vacated by the
Claflins Hardware Co.
Miss Carrie Giles is the proud pos
SCISSOR of grand. new piano, it having
been delivered last week.
The Clafiin Hardware Co., are now
in their new building, and have the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, Senator
Martin and the regular democratic
committee of Kansas have, after three
months of hard work, varied by some
what intense differences of opinion,
reached basis of federal appoint
ments. The conclusion is that tie
Offices will be filed with democrats as
fast as vacancies can be made to occur.
This irreproachably orthodox decision
might have been reached in March just
as we'll, and if it had been the wales of
the Kaw and Arkansas would have
heard in the springtime the joyous
carols of several hundred fourth class
postmasters as they took what belonged
to them.-Central Kansas Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-13

ONE of our local fnanciers was dis
coursing on the money question the
other day and in the course OF his re-
marks said: "What we want is more
money, SO as to make times easy"
"Well,' said bystander, Where will
you get it and how will you get it, un-
less yon have something to exchange
for it?" LET the government stamp
it and lend it cut to the people at one
per cent" 'iBut how viii the govern
ment redeem all this stamped money?''
"That's just where our plan comes in.
We are agin redemption. Let her float
and as she floats around we will get
richer and richer so that in the end the
hours of labor will be reduced and
everybody will be in comfortable cir
cumstances. Redemption is what's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Mother and Daughter End Their Lives
i'm New York.


NEW YORK, Nov. 22-Mrs. Lebecky
came to this country fourteen years ago
from Bohemia with her daughter Fanny
and a son, Otto. They lived together on
the ground floor of 240 East s7th street
until five years ago, when Otto married
and went into the furniture business on
9Th avenue.
Since then the mother and daughter have
been alone together. the daughter earning
a comfortable living for both by making
paSSementerie and giving piano lessons
Mrs. Lebecky suffered good deal from
rheumatism and other ailments, and had
much trouble with her head. At times she
gave evidence of insanity. and she fire.
quently said she would kill herself The
daughter was very much attached to her
mother. and often said that If anything hap
pened to her she would end her own life
This morning the son. Otto. received a
letter from his sister Fanny, written last
night, asking him to come to the house
and begging him to excuse the trouble 70
which he would be put The letter added
that he would find the door open
Otto reached the house at 1890 o'clock
this forenoon. He found the door to the
apartments unlocked. and, entering the
front room, found his mothers body hang
ing oy a rope attached to a gas pipe on the
ceiling. She had mounted a table and
jumped down. She had evidently been Dead
many hours.
In the bedroom adjoining the front room
any heoechS was 1ound sitting in a
chair dead, having bled to death from a
cash of a razor in her left arm
Otto thinks that Fanny on returning
home last night found that her mother had
committed suicide during her absence and
that she then resolved to kill herself and
wrote the letter.
Neither of the beds had been occupied. IL
would seem that Miss Lebecky was lying
on her bed when she cut her arm as the
clothes are stained. Then il is probable
she arose and seated herself on the chair
to bleed to death after having placed a ba-
sin beside her into which the blood might
fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
BALLET RETURNS.
Reasons for the Center Rusb,s An
sence From Princeton

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov pa renor,
was sent out from Princeton Yesterday
afternoon that Ballet, the crack Princeton
center rush, had left college in a hun
The tempest in tea pot ragged with consid-
cradle violence until the true facts of the
case were brought to light this morning
The writer saw the reported deserter on
his way to the varsity field at noon today
for the regular practice. He was greatly
wrought up over the unpleasant notoriety
caused by his one days absence from the
team. ~
1t seems that he had asked Can't. Tren-
chard for permission to leave town on Mon
day to make some purchases Trenchard
would not consent and was more than usll-
ally sharp in his orders to the Princeton
center in today's practice
Ballet claims that ne had to go out of
town 10 OBTAIN some necessary clothing be-
Tore Misunderstanding. Permission being re-
FUSED, ne quietly bought a ticket for Tren-
ton. made his purchases and returned to
princeton in time for todays practice
HIS action in dsobeving orders can be
forgotten by the students in their Joy of
the return of the absent one
With this famous center out of the game
no one would care to back Princeton against
Yale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
TAKES THE FIRST WIFE.s PART.
Rose COghlan Does Not Recognize
Her Brothers, SECOND Marriage.

All is not serene in the Coghlan Company,
now performing at Albaugh's in this city.
1t is stated that Charles Coghlan will
leave his sisters company at the close of
the engagement of the piece diplomacy, :"
which occurs at the end of next week
When he goes he will take his new wife,
Miss Kuhne Beveridge. with him.
The cause of the trouble lies in the fact
that Mr.. Coghlan's first wife has turned up,
and Is now Quartered at the house Of his
sister n. New York. Miss Rose Coghlan. or
Mrs. Sullivan, has taken the part of her
discarded sister-in-ldw in a most empha tic
manner, and from a letter that she wrote
to Mrs. Coghlan's daughter some time ago,
before the unfortunate LADY left Prince Ed
wards Island, where she had been living,
II would seem that Rose has not spoken to
her brother for weeks. though they have
been on the road together ever since the
second marriage took place. Roses hus-
band, Mr.. John T. Sullivan, takes the same
view of this case his wife.
None OF the members of this unfortunate
anair could be seen here today, as they
Kept themselves very much secluded Mr..
Sullivan, who has been in New York per
fecting arrangements for the production
OF the new play, has returned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
CAPT. wILTsE's ORDERS.
The Omcial Records ms 10 the Part
Taken by the Marines mt Honolulu.

The files of the Navy Department give the
following records concerning the porticipa-
ton of the forces from the L. 5. :. Boston,
commanded at the time by the late capt
wiltse, when the protectorate was estao-
lished by Minister Stevens.
In a report to the department, dated jan
uary 16, the captain, after announcing inc
fact that the force had been landed says
While there has been no demonstration 80
far there can he no doubt that the prompt
landing of the battalion has saved lie ana
property
The request of Minister Stevens. upon the
which the captain acted, reads as follows:
UNITED STATES LEGATION,
January ID. 1893.
s.In view of the existing critical circum-
stances in Honolulu indicating an made
uuate legal force, j request you TO land ma
rines and sailors from the ship under your
command for the protecuon OF the Chiteo
States legation and the United States con-
suIate and TO secure the safety OF Amer
'cAn aa Size aI JOHN L. STEVENS.
"To Capt. wiltse. u. 5. M
The order of Capt Wiltse to Lieut. Com
nander swinburne. who commanded the
naval battalion on shore, reads as follows
Won will take command OF the battalion
and land in Honolulu for the purpose OF
protecting our legation, consulate and the
lives and property OF American citizens.and
10 assist in the preservation OF public order.
Great prudence must be exercised by both
officers and men, and no action taken that
a. NOT fully warranted by the condition OF
affatrs and by the conduct of those who
NAV be inimical to the treaty rights OF
American citizens. You will inform me at
the earliest practicable moment OF any
change in the situation"
An additional order TO Swinburne, dated
February g. reads: You will take possess
sion of the government building, and the
American flag will be raised from IL at
O'Clock a. m.
This last order was issued after the dec
laration OF the United States protectorstA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22

ALL DANGER OF DRINKING IMPURE WATER
i avoided hy adding ~ drops Of the genuine An
coSiurl BitIerS manufactured 10y Dr. Segert x
Sons. At all dealers. n17
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dians and Indian Agents

On the conduct of the Indian bureau the
Secretary, it is understood. will question
the wisdom of the appointment of army
officers as Indian agents. AS a rule the
duty is obnoxious to the officers, and many
after appointment, have been relieved at
unquestionably there are many agencies
where public interests would be better
served by the appointment of civilians. The
estimates for the Indian service for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1895, amount to
total of S6.931, 1861. This is $133, $50 81
less than the sum appropriated and 81 191.
4J4. 30 less than the estimate submitted for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894. The
average enrolment at Indian schools is
given as 21,13S. which is an increase of
Six non-reservation schools We're opened
during the year The extension OF the civil
service law to physicians, teachers and
school superintendent in the Indian service
will be commented on.
The question of removing bonded school
superintendents from the operation of the
civil service law will be discussed. The
Secretary thinks that men for the position
Indicated should be selected because of pc
culiar fitness for the place. and not because
of their rating in the pedagogic contest.
The Indian school exhibit at the world s
fair attracted wide notice and was produc-
tive of good results. The work of making
allOtmentS to nOn-reServation Indians
authorized by the act of March 3, 1891. is
being pushed with vigor. Contests against
Indian entries are becoming more frequent
as the area of the public domain decreases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22
SHE FORGOT THE WATER.
Brandy Taken as Medicine Led a BOs-
ton Woman Into Disgrace.

BOSTON. Nov. 22.-Headquarters detec-
tives last night arrested three richly dress
ed women for shoplifting. One, an elderly,
matronly appearing woman, who said she
was the wife of Boston minister and The
other two, younger, claiming Somerville
as their residence.
The elderly woman gave her name as
Mrs. VIM. Pease. All three claim to be
kleptomaniacs, and the inspectors are in
chned to the belief that it is first offense
on the part of the young women. The
three ladies were subsequently released on
BAH.
Mrs. PedSe is about forty-fiVe years old,
ard has hitherto borne "a good reputa ton.
She says she has been taking brandy dilut-
cd with water as a medicine. but yesterday
she forgot to weaken the stimulant, and
the effect was that she felt desire to
take some goods from the store counter.
Although she fought against this desire, she
was unable to overcome it.