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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Comparative Statement Issued by ths
bureau OF Statistics.


bureau OF Statistics
WASHINGTON. Nov THE chief of
the bureau of statistics has issued q
statement OF the Exports and exports
of the United States for September. 1t
shows the total imports of merchandise
during the month mentioned were val
ued at SIS, 500, spa, as compared with
imports of the value OF So, ,s5s. 062 dur
ing September of last year. OF the
imports this We T SOS. AIS, GIL were free
of duty and SO. SIS, ,9I9 We're dutiable-
The imports for nine months ended
September so, 1898. were s625, 331, ,972,
and for the nine monds ended Septem-
Der 50, 1892. were 1886. 1o6. Oo9-
The exports of domestic merchandise
for September were $40, O1s. 403, and for
September OF last year, SG2. 0S1, ,4O9
The exports for nine months ended
September so, were 1857, ,o4o. III, and
for nine months ended September so,
1892, 1858, S36, go During September.
the agricultural exports were valued at
SIS, 1856. 136, and the exports of manu-
tactures at SIG, ,3S2, 4SL The total
value OF the exports OF foreign meT-
chandise was 81, ,96S, ,3S5.
he s atement also contains a table
showing by calendar years the values
OF the exports and imports of mer-
andise during 1899. 1891 and 1899,
from which the following figures are
taken: Exports. 1699, 1857, 592, SIS; i'm
ports, sS23, 397. 725; 1891 exports, s970,
500, z6z; imports, SS2S, ,32a, o43; 1892, ex-
ports, 1856. 420, GO; imports. $50 949, =
935- Nine months OF 1928, exports,
1908, Ia, ,S74; imports, s625, ,3555i, ,9T2
The exports and imports of gold coin
and bullion were as follows: Exports.
1890, s24, o63. .O73: imports. SOC, 230. coo:
1881, exports, SO, Os9, z25: imports, sis,-
go, 1I0; 1892, exports, sc $50, CSC; in
ports, 81, 40, 3d. Nine months of 1895:
Exports. sc, 6,27S, 5i4; imports. 80, 66sA
CSC
The exports and imports OF silver
coin and bullion were: 1890, exports,
s26. $50. .7s9; imports, s22. 426. .1I9; 1s9I,eX-
ports, S27, COZ, SO; imports, SIS, 1a2, 80;
1892. exports. S35, 975. s34: imports, s21.-
sc, %: nine months of 1895. exports,
s;;3. 4Io. ia; imports, SO. cc5, 25f The
exports in all the above cases include
both domestic and foreign production
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
THE REPEAL BILL.

What the Bi1 Repeating the Purchasing
Clause of the Sherman Act Provides
The bill that caused such a long de-
bate in the United States senate and at
one time threatened to upset '.sena-
torial courtesy and traditions, is not
such a formidable locking affair after
all as to length 1t is short, and debate
on it occupied nearly three months and
reports of the speeches filed five vol
umes of the Congressional Record.
Here is the bill:
Be it enacted etc
That so much of the act approved
July 4, 1899. entitled AN act directing
the purchase OF silver bullion and the
issue of treasury notes thereon, and
for other purposes as directs the sec
retary of the treasury to purchase from
time to time silver bullion to the ag
gregate amount OF 100, 900 ounces. or
SO much thereof As may be offered in
each month at the price thereof, not
exceeding one dollar for 571.25 grains
of pure silver. and to issue in payment
for such purchases treasury notes of
the United States, be and the same Is
hereby repealed
And it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to continue
the use of both gold and silver as
standard money and to coin both gold
and silver into money of equal intrinsic
exchangeable value, such equality to
be secured through international
agreement or by such safeguards of
legislation as will insure the main
tenance of the parity in value of the
coins of the two metals and the equal
power OF every dollar at all times in
the markets and in the payments of
debts. And it IS hereby further de-
clared that the efforts of the govern
ment should be steadily directed in the
establishment OF such q safe system of
bimetallism as will maintain at all
times the equal power OF every dollar
coined or issued by the United States
in the markets and in the payments of
oF debts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement for October shows an Increase
of Over S5,oOO,oo0.

Statement for October Shows Increase
of Over S5,o0o,o00
WASHINGTON, Nov. S-The public
debt sta atement shows that the net in
crease of the debt, less cash in the
treasury, during the month ol October
was IS, 141, ,05S. The interest bearing
debt increased 1880 The debt on
which interest has ceased since matur-
ity decreased SO, 200 and the debt bear
ing no interest increased s56S. 617- There
was reduction OF S4,5S1.S 81 in the
cash balance during the month.
The interest-bearing debt Is 1856, ,o39,-
O4o, the debt On which interest has
ceased since maturity, Sl,974,5 SO, and
the debt bearing no interest SS74, ,9S2,
$50, total debt OF S961. go. 49, The
certificates and treasury notes offset
by an equal amount of cash in the
treasury aggregates S5S7, COS, SCI, an in
crease of ST, 3S4, 49S for the month
The gold reserve to-day is SS4. .SS4, ,S62.
and the net cash balance is 81, ,909, 429,
total balance of s1O2, e94. 291, a de-
crease during the month of 81, 5S1 ,34i-
The total cash IN the treasury is Ss29,-
447 Ola.
The receipts of the government from
all sources were S24, 55S, 294, and the ex-
penditures S29, SIS, - The receipts
since July have been s10S, ,9S5, s12, and
the expenditures Sf2S, OI9, $50. The re-
ceipts from July l. 1892, to October 81,
were $3.50, ST9, ,55S, and the expenditures
s127, ,349 9SS. The falling off in receipts
during the first four months of the pres
ent fiscal year. as compared with last
year, has been approximately SI9, 00o,-
600 in customs and s., 600, 000 IN internal
revenue.
A significant feature of the expend-
itures is that the pension payments
during the first four months of the
year were SiT.151, ,O04 and the same
time last year S5a, o49, ,924. The total
amount of national bank notes in cir
culation October 81 was s209, ga, 100, an
increase in circulation since October 81,
1892, of $50, ,SS6 912, and since Septem-
Der 81. 1898, OF 1921. aS4
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
COMING SILVER.
The Secretary OF the Treasury Explains
Certain Reports

The Secretary of the Treasury Explains
Certain Reports
NEW YORK. Nov. Z-Mr. Carlisle, sec
retary of the treasury, arrived here
said he was here on official business,
but declined to say anything in rela-
ton to the financial and business situa-
ton, or express any opinion as to the
outlook AS to the condition of the
treasury, etc, he would say nothing as
he did not consider it wise or proper TO
express the opinion of the government
through the newspapers.
Through a treasury order or an er-
roneous dispatch from Washington the
impression is general that the secre-
tary had ordered the mints to coin the
seigniorage of the silver bullion now in
the mints, that Is. any quantity of
silver bullion, until the whole of the
quantity was coined
In reply to a question Mr.. Carlisle
said he had not issued any order direct
ing the mints to coin the silver i-silion
in the treasury nor any part it What
have done is just this said Mr. Car
Isle. I've could use few more silver
dollars now, and 1 have therefore
directed the mints to get ready to
coin the bullion when it is deemed ad-
visable to do so, that is for them to pre-
pare the ingots and stamps 1t Is
necessary, before the bullion can be
coined, to make ingots of a certain
length and obtain the thickness
requisite and make the stamps we
need, so you see we could not begin
coming at once, and if we wanted to do
SO it would take more than five years
to coin all the silver bullion now in the
treasury.
If we should begin to coin 1t, the
seigniorage would not in round figures
amount to more than 81, O00, 600 month.
or If the mints were all kept steady GO
ing, about s12. 00o. COO With the GER
| tainty that the purchases of silver
bullion are stopped. we can probably
use the silver to advantage l should
be sorry, therefore, to see any law
passed, as was recently suggested,
that we set aside that portion of the
bullion that would become seigniorage,
as it can be calculated to dot,
and compel us to coin 1T alcne and at
once, and thus put into the. treasury
availa ole cash If we did that l think
the coin would come back to us in a
way that we should not care to see.
Something should be left to the discre-
tion of the secretary. The law st pres
ent invests him with authority to coin
| such OF the silver bullion as may be
| necessary for the redemption OF the
| treasury notes / do not want to have
/ a Misrepresentation or a misunder-
standing of my movements to the coun-
| try.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
LAID TO REST.
A Great ThronE Attends the funeral of
CbicaRo's Murdered Mayor

A Great ThronE Attends tine Funeral of
Cbicago's Murdered Mayor
CHICAGO, Nov 2--One hundred thou
sand people looked upon the face of
Carter Il Harrison, worlds fair mayor
of Chicago, who had been murdered
without warning by maniac Prender-
gast, while the body lay IN state IN the
city hall, and 1000 more were IN line
when the hall doors closed
Then. with probably the greatest
funeral escort which ever accompanied
an American citizen, the body was
taken to the church of the Epiphany,
where the last services were held The
honors were paid by federal and state
troops. city and national employees and
thousands on thousands of citizens
On arrival at the church the remains
were placed within the chancel rail
and IN the presence of a great congre-
CATION Of the friends of the mayor, the
beautiful Episcopal services for the
dead were read by Rev. 7. y. Morrison.
Jr. The music was by forty choir boys
robed in black cassocks and white sur
plices
After the services at the church the
caskst was borne to the hearse and fol-
lowed To the cemetery by the greatest
funeral cortege ever seen in Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

The above are the gentlemen whom
tie very latest returns indicate have
successfully ridden into the SIX county
offices named
There is no grea; majority for any
CT them, C ,nsiterins tie unusual coI-
dit;on IF p ,litics in this county ihe past
few years, anl the official c5uut may
make Il mategini difference IN the re-
suib ;iS - O1e or two.
Il is net the result looked for, and
not what ~as expected from a people
OF toe Intelligence and opportunities
for informing themselves possessed by
Barton county citizens. There was
much more al stake than the mere
III utter II few county 0ffices, and we
are disappain.ed that more people
could no. throw aside party prejudice
and personal spite and vote for prin-
cipie
n study of the table OF votes pub
lished elsewhere an this page viii show
that.-takiug The county over, the pop
ulistS we're Bs0re faithful to the c;cket
than were The democrats, though va
rious townships will show that repub-
leans did god deal of scratching.
Great Bend city, however, was not
that kind of a republican precinct.
On the judgeship, Bailey carries
Barton county by about 100, Clark is
reported as having carried both Ric,
and Stafford. with a probable majority
of 900 in the two counties.
In the election of Chas. Montgom-
cry as a member of the board of COM
missioners. the voters of the frsl
district have got a good man; either
of the other candidates are as good.
It would seem that the populists were
not doing much to defeat the -repub-
licons down there, when they persisted
in keeping Mr.. Langfeld on the tieker
without show of success for him and
as help to the defeat of Mr. Klep.
per.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
Sensational snfcIde.

denver, Col, Nov. 5.-Judge George
C. Symes. ex-congressman from Col
orado, was found dead in his Office in
the Symes building at noon to-day.
At first it was thought that death
had been caused by heart disease, but
at the coroner's Office it was learned
that it was a case OF suicide, he having
shot himself.
The cause IS as yet unknown. His
family Is now IN Europe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

EVERY county in Kansas should
send delgates to the State Irrigation
Convention at Wichita on Wednes-
day the 22d inst. The term irrigat on
does not mean exclusively the use of
water on cultivated ground, procured
from some reservoir or river; but
under that head will be discussed
various plans for an increased fall of
moisture. prevention of hot winds,
etc. While there is large portion of
Kansas that can we firmly believe,
be watered by the ditch system, there
is vastly larger portion of the central
and western parts oflthe state which
may be greatly benefited by an incfeas-
ed rainfall induced by the creation of
ponds or lakes. the planting of trees
and other practical methods. All
these subjects will be taken up and
discussed at the Wichita meeting, and
any county which would be benefited
by such climatic change as suggested
is neglecting duty if it fails to send
representatives. to the meeting. Nc
county on the globe would be more
productive than central and western
Kansas if We had the proper rainfall
all the year round Kansas people
have accomplished great things in the
past and greater things are in store foi
them in the future if they move
unanimously in this effort to aid
Nature which has already so lavisbly
bestowed her gifts upon us
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

WHERE was the Temperance
League of Great Bend, lin the late bat
tie of the ballot? 1t would be inter
esting to know just how each male
member of the League voted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

IF THE g. o. p. had not fallen into
the old threadhare practice of starting
ugly stories on the eve of election
when too late TO be cOntradicted-the
campaign this fall would have been
one of the most respectable ever coll
Quoted in the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

WHERE are we at?" is the doleful
enquiry of Dick Bosse, Steve Williams
and DR.. Connect. Evidently not in
those round, galvanized iron soup cans
that received SO MANY Miller, Klein
and Koch ballots
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
The die is cast, the play is made. t

The die is cast, the play is made. the
chips have beeu cashed in and the
choice of the majority of the people
has been expressed. While there was
apparently only the question Of which
set of men-all fairly well qualified
should fill the county Offices at stake,
there was in fact more at stake to the
republican party. 1t was matter of
life or death with them as party, for
success this year would go far towards
strengthening the party in the more
important fights for state offices next
year. They left no stone unturHed;
they covered every bit of territory in
the county. and spared neither time nof
money to gain votes from any source.
Are tue people satisfied With the results
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

The Tribune, Register, Banner and
Dispatch editors turned over their col
umns TO Dick Bosses support-hencs
the result. All these papers We're
rather weak in their support of Typer,
Spencer and Newcombe-hence the
results, once more.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

The church people of Great Bend
and the drinking penpie of Eilinwood
apparently fused" on sheriff at least
the vote on that Office in the two pre-
cipcts would indicate AS much What
neXt?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

COMMISSIONER LOCHREN's pension
report shows net increase of 9S, ,944
pensioners for the past year. Perhaps
republicans can figure out a democratic
hostility to the old soldier in this. For
every fraudulent pension stopped two
h0nest pensions have tsen granted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

Col. BORDERS says he must have had
wrote so muchabout how the republi-
cans were going, to elect their whole
ticket
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

WE are anxiously awaiting the pug
lished report of the expenses of the re-
publican candidates. These reports
have to be sworn to, remember.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

LAST year popuists were elected by
are elected by populist votes. Where
is the kick coming? From the republi-
cans only.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

WE WOULD suggest to Tom Powers
of the Sterling Champion that ''every-
thing is lovely" now, so far as the ed
itor of this paper and the judgeship are
concerned. We are willing to trust
the people at all times, in all things" !"
and Its long lane that has no turn" :"
Tom, you are in the soup.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

THAT telegram sent out by the re-
publicaus Oh election morning, and
which closed with ''use this in the in
terest of Bosse.'' was The last expiring
effort OF forlorn hope. Ii WAS a
Jonah.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

NEW DEPARTURE.

The agriculture congress which met
at Chicago last week brought together
many able and distinguished farmers,
writer's on agricultural and related
topics Kansas was we'll represented
by Hon III II. Mohier. secretary of
state board of agriculture. Mr..
Moliier's address was entitled "A New
Departure" The following is very
brief synopsis taken from the Inter
Ocean: .'During the last decade or
more an agricultural cycle has been
completed in the western farming
world which will go down into history
as the most remarkable ever known
in Our country. Look at Kansasl
Here, in the middle of the United
States. is a district of country 200
miles wide and 400 miles long, en-
bracing an area from which may be
carved six states such as the great state
of Illinois and district of country
which in fertility of soil and smooth
ness and ease of cultivation and in the
invigorating and health restoring char
acter Of its climate has no superior in
America, nor even iE the world. All
that is necessary for this Achievements
is to assist nature by the artificial
application of water to the soil. Who
dare say that the skill. the genius, and
enterprise of the American people is
not equal to the task? Deep plowing
and subsoiling increase the capacity of
the soil to take i'm moisture and hold it.
Thorough and complete pnlverization
of the soil provides condition in a
high degree favorable to the germin-
| alton OF seed, and to the retention of
| moisture. Frequent and shallow cul-
tivation of growing crops is necessary
| to the best results. ItdelaYs the escape
of moisture from the subsoil. These
are the fundamental principles of the
conservation of moisture"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
Resolutions of Respect.
Hall Pap Thomas Post No. 50 CT. A. r
Great Bend Kansas NOV 4fh lSa

Great Bend Kansas, Nov. 4th 1893.
WHEREAs-It has pleased Almighty
God to call from oar midst our comrade
G. j. Mackenroth, on the 3lst day of
October, 1898 Therefore be it
REsoLvED-That we as comrades
and brothers mourn the death of Com
rade Mackenroth and extend the widow
and fatherless children our sympathy
and condoleDce in this their hour of
aff1iction.
RESOLVED That copies of these
resolutions be spread on the records OF
our post. and that it be published in
tue city papers; and a copy sent to the
family. IRA BRoUGHER,
Com. g. NJ. SMITH,
A. B. MILLER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

81 KNOW what's the matter with me,
| talk land write) too much. ID.
Bosse. Here too, Pete."- A.
SwartZ. Count me in on that
lister.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
It's All Right and It's All Wrong.

It's all right to go to social where
"authors, '"'snap. ""old maid "''smut"
and other games Of chance are played,
but it's all wrong to go to billiard
room and play a game of billiards or to
participate in game OF whist or high
five with few chosen friends.
It's all right to go to a surprise party,
where they sing the mvsic and dance
"Skip to-My-Lu" OF Dan Tucker"
but it's all wrong to go to party
where a musician plays upon piano OF
Violin, and "trip the light fantastic
toe" That's dancing. Ugh!
It's all right for a young man to get
a girl off in some corner and squeeze
her till her ribs crack, when no one is
looking, but it's all wrong to take the
same girl into the presence of party
of mutual friends. place your arm de-
ceutiy around Ter waist, and, to the
strains of ehlivtiaiEg music, lead her
thorough the maZes OF graceful waltz
or shoLtische.
It's all right to go to d tea drinking
sewing society OF quilting bee and tear
the character af half the com munily to
pieces, but 1t all wroDg for the recip
lent Oh SD much attention to question
the Christianity, charity or decency of
these would be critics.
It's all right tor uLrightt2) church
members To bet hats, money, horses.
etc, OH elections, damn the opposition
and yell Glory to God!' when they
| come near a church, but it 5 all wrong
for the boys to get into a back room
somewhere and play game OF draw
| poker, ten cents ante.
It's all right for some people TO be
| continually traducing the character and
critlcising the actions of tue great ma
jority of tue others, but it's ali wrong
something in the acts of the traducer
which would not bear the light of inves,
tigation.
It's all right for some of the goedey
jug or case in the cellar and Sample it
whenever they wish, but it's all wrong
for lone of the boys to go into saloon
and drink glass of whisky CT quaff a
mug of beer.
It's all right for one person TO tell
another that he is everything that is
vile and cast reflections on his charae-
ter, integrity and probity, but it's all
wrong for the payty assailed to prove
| innocence and to demonstrate that the
person who is held up to him as a pat
| Germ of .immaculacy is rotton to the
CORE Pittsburgh, Messenger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

THERE is no silver" lining or
''green back" to the financial cloud.
The golden" opportunity may yet
arise to bring us cut of the woods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

MARTIN MENZER, Of Walnut town
ship, WAS too honest and honorable a
man to receive the three kegs of repub
lican beer sent him. Would that there
Martin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

WE TOLD you democrats would get
away with the &. o. p. when it came to
making their marks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
OUR ROOSTER CROWS FOR THREE
THE REST WILL Do THEIR
OWN GROWING.

Treasurer-FRED MILLER, Dem.
Register-HENRY KLEIN, Dem.
Coroner-DR. G. L. Koch, Dem.
Sherif-Geo. Spencer, Rep.
Clerk-R. P. Typer, Rep.
Surveyor a. Newcomb, Rep.
Commissioner-C. d. Montgomery, r
Judge--A. r. Clark, Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09
A DISASTROUS COLLISION.
Fearful Deaths OF Tr.Inmen and Tram7s
in California

Fearful Deaths CT Trasnmen and Trsm7s
in California
RENO, Cal, Nov. 7.-One of the worst
railroad WRECKS that ever happened on
the western ,l:vision of the Central Pa
cific occurred between freight trains
No. 10, west-bound. and No. 9, east
bound. about mile west Of Saliva.
eighteen miles east OF Reno, re-
sulting in the death of Fred
Leach. brake u n on the west-bound,
and Charles Givens. fireman OF the
-sa me train, and four tramps not get
identified. and the serious, perhaps
fatal, injuring of three Others. namely,
James Bird, engineer OF No Z; Tom
Morsehead, his fireman. and a tramp
named William z. Vose, who says he is
from Chicago and has wife living
there. The trains came together on a
short turn. and were running at full
speed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-09

Gov. Renftoe. OF Oklahoma, is in
Washington He talks enthusiastically
II Of the territdr5 s future