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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
ROBBED AT NOON.
Bandits Rob the Mound Valley Bank -
the Noon Hour.

Bandits Rob the MOund valley BANK ~
the Noon Hour.
MOUND VALLEY, Kan, July IA
Three men, who are believed to be
members of the notorious Starr band
of desperadoes, swept down upon the
Mound Valley bank at noon yesterday,
bound and gagged the cashier, J. o.
Wilson, went through the money draw
ers and safe and escaped with $500 Of
stolen money.
The robbery was an unusually bold
one.
At the time of the robbery little bus
mess was going on in the town, such
being usually the case at the dinner
hour. Cashier Wilson was at his desk
looking over some papers when a man
entered rear door with hurried strides
and, thrusting revolver in his face, or
dered him to throw up his hands. At the
same instant two men entered the front
door, and, selling the cashier, soon had
him bound and gagged.
While the robbers were looking
through the money drawer and safe
one of them confidentia1ly remarked to
Wilson,:
Guess you've heard of Starr, amt
you?"
The cashier nodded.
"Well, Starr sed once that he ham
kered to do little biz up in this SEQ
ton, but jes now he's confined to his
room. Fac is, you know, they've got
him nailed over at Fort Smith" The
robbers chucl2led over this grim bit of
humor and the garrulous bandit went
on, as he ransacked the cash drawer:
1--WE need this stuff to get Henry
Starr out, and we're going to get him
OUT
After securing all the available cash
in the bank, about $500 in all, one OF
the bandits inquired of the cashier:
You're hired to work here, amt you,
pardner?''
Wilson nodded.
''Guess we won't touch you, then for
| what you've on" said the robber. 1--WE
could rob you, but we don't want to do
that. You can't stand it as well as
Condor, who owns the bank
The robbery was very quietly done,
and the robbers were far out of town
before Cashier Wilson was able to give
the alarm. They headed toward the
| Indian territory, which is only four
| teen miles distant kilograms Were
sent to neighborhood towns and Banker
Condor offered a reward of 81 900 for
| the capture of the men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
NOT SO RADICAL
The Denver Bimetalists Adopt q Temper
ate Appeal-The Double Standard Fa-

The Denver BirnetaIlists Adopt q Temper
ate AppeaI-The Double Standard Fa-
vored.
DENVER, Col, July 1S.-In marked
contrast with the fiery utterances in
the silver convention was the address
the committee on resolutions was
the people of the United States,
asking their calm and candid consider
alton of the facts relating to silver.
The address contains 4, 900 words The
history of the silver legislation of the
past twenty years is reviewed, and the
address continues:
The enemies of metaliism-and they now
fairly number all those who oppose free coin
age Of silver alike with gold il was before
the decentralization of silver in 1873. openly de-
clare that they will be centent with nothing
less than the unconditional repeal OF the silver
purchasing clause OF the Sherman law 1t Is
for that they struggle; 1t was to secure that
the panic reated and the free coinage in
India suspended.
Unconditional repeal That means striking
from the laws the last remnant of legislation
that secures coinage for silver. Tt fixes the
United States firmly in the ranks OF the single
standard nations It is the contamination OF a
conspiracy organized at the close of the Franco
PruSSian war to destroy as monev on ultimate
redemption onehalf of the world-leaying the
other one half to bear alone the vast mountain
of credit upon its shoulders with which the
worlds business is misunderstanding more
frequent panics and rendering them more de-
structiye and enduring
The Sherman law is not the work or the sill
reproducing states. It was forced upon the
country against their will Their constant de-
mand has been that of the agricultural states
Of the west and south. and of the working
masses of the whole country. They have not
sought to impose upon the country some new
financial nostruul, but have asked simply for
the restoration of the coinage laws as they
were from the first year of the federal con-
stitution until the furtive repeal OF
1873. The Sherman law was the trick by which
that restoration was defeated It was accepted
by biIne talliStS as pledge that the old laws
should at some future time be restored, and
thav demand, not that the Sherman law
shall be retained, but that the hostage shall be
redeemed by the re-enactment in its stead OF
coinage laws under which the country grew for
more than three-Quarters of a century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
The murdered Family Buried.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 1S.-The most
sensational funeral ever held in this
county, if not in the state, was that of
Daniel S. Kreider, wife and four chill
dren, who were murdered at Cando, n
D., by Albert Bomberger. The bodies
were laid side by side in Risser's Men
onite meeting house in Mount
Joy township, and as early as o'clock,
when the doors We're opened, a
steady stream of people poured into the
building to get look at the murdered
people. Even at o'clock the roads
were filed with vehicles, which by the
time announced for the services, filled
every avenue within half a mile from
the church. 1t is estimated there were
5000 carriages and $4,000 persons pres
ont
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
WEST SHORE WRECK.
Four Women and a Child Killed in Wreck
at NeWburg, n. Y.

Four Women and Child Killed in a Wreck
at Newburg, n. Y.
NEwBURG, n. Y. July 14.-West Shore
express No. 1, due here at 1904 p. M,
was wrecked in the West Shore freight
yards yesterday. The train consisted
of a locomotive, a baggage and express
car, smoker, two day coaches and
parlor car. The engineer was Daniel
Shelb and the conductor Richard An
derson. The train was a few minutes
late at Cornwall, four miles south Of
here, and was running very fast. When
it reached the switch, which connects
the main road with the West Shore
freight yard, a mile south of the station,
the engine picked up, it is supposed, a
loose object, which caused it to jump up
on a frog and leave the track. 1t ran upon
the ties, a distance equal to the length
of the train and then crashed into
freight train standing in the yard. The
crash was terrific. The freight train
was being made up to start south and
was waiting for the express to pass
The freight engine was in charge of
Fred Holland. The express engine was
evidently further off the track than
the remainder of the train and when
it struck the freight engine it was
thrown to one side and the tender torn
from it.
The first coach was filed with pas
sengers, every seat being occupied.
Nearly all the casualties occurred in
this car. 1t swayed to one side and
struck the projecting end of a box-ear
standing on a side-track. The entire
side of the coach was ripped off and the
end nearest the smoker was smashed.
All the killed were on that side.
Four women and a child were found
dead in the wreck About twenty per-
sons were seriously injured.
There were about a dozen persons in
the smoking car and they nearly all
escaped injury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
Drawing Annuties Fraudulentiy.

ST. PAUL MINI, July 13-William
L. Campbell and A. J. Flint, members
Of the Chippewa Indian commission,
returned here from Cloquet with
the sensational information that
$50 Chippewa Indians of the Fond
du Lac tribe have been for the
past four years fraudu1ently drawing
annuities at Cloquet. The frauds were
discovered in a cursory examination of
the books and the commission fears
that other frauds will be developed 1t
is impossible to tell how much money
the government has been swindled out
Of The Indians detected have also
been drawing annuities in Wisconsin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
William Sustained.

BERLIN, July 1.-THE kaiser and his
advisers achieved a decisive victory in
the reichstag, which presages the early
passage of the army bill as presented
by Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The efforts to send the bill to COM
mittee were defeated and the ehancel-
lor at once decided to take bold STEP
He evidently was sure of success, or he
would certainly have temporized for
few days-as he might well have done
without attracting attention. Instead,
he at once called for the vote on the
first and crucial clause of the army bill.
The r6chstag assented to the chan
cellor's demand and, amid intense but
suppressed excitement, the vote was
taken. When this had been concluded
it showed a majority of II for the gov
PrDmant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
To Be Prosecuted.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 14.-It is re-
ported here that the National Citizens
Rights association, Judge A. w. Tour
gee, president, has interested itself in
the case of c. J. Miller, hanged ano
burned recently at Bardwe1. Backed
by the organization, Mrs. BERTHE Miller,
widow of the negro, will bring an action
for damages against the city marsha
and his bondsmen at Sikeston, Mo-.
the sheriff of Carlisle county, KY, his
bondsmen and the members of the posse
individually who aided in the capture
of Miller: all citizens of Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kentucky who participated
in the affair, and the corporation OF
Bardwell, in which it occurred S uit
will be commenced in the United States
court for the southern district of Hi
nOiS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
An Obdurate Post.

New YORK, July 1.-THE Noah E.
Farnham veterans No have reassert-
ed their determination to maintain
their existence as separate organiza-
ton until the supreme council Of the
G. A r shall revoke the order expel-
ling the Farnham post from member
ship Several members declared that
If the post was to continue as an indie
pendent organization they were pre-
pared to hand in their resigna tons,
but after stormy war of words the
motion to apply Cor a new charter
was defeated by an overwhelming ma
jorify.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

BANGKOK, July 15.-The French min
lister has informed the Siamese govern
ment that the commanders of the gun
boats Comete and Inconstante misund-
erstood the situation when they fired
on the Paknam forts and assembled the
Menam river Their instructions con-
templated no such action. The anx-
iety which prevailed throughout the
city has been partially allayed by the
arrival of another British gunboat.
The announcement was made that an
armistice had been concluded, and the
incident might possibly be explained
by France as regrettable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
Deaths by Drowning.

FORT SMITH. Ark. July 15.-John DAILY,
a negro fisherman, while fishing from
his fatboat on the Arkansas river, was
drowned. An immense catfish was
caught on the hook, and in attempting
to land him Daily was pulled into the
stream. His body has not yet been re-
covered.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, July 1.-THE five
year-old son of I. c. Bolien, a fisher
man, while watching his father and
two brothers bathing in the Conch
river, fell unnoticed into the stream
and was drowned. The child's remains
We're found few seconds after life was
extinct but too late to revive him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
The War in Siam.

BANGKOK, July 14-Despite the most
pacific assurances from the French
minister who undertook to stop the
advance of the gun boats and to ar
range equitably all differences, the
Comte and the Inconstane slipped
across the bar last evening and ex-
changed shots with the Paknam forts
The two men-of-war then proceeded to
Bangkok and now are anchored with
the gun boat Lutin opposite the British
legation. One sailor was killed and
two were wounded in the exchange of
shots. The king is now holding coun-
Gil If it comes to fighting, fearful
scenes will probably be witnessed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
Among the many anecdotes re

Among the many anecdotes relat-
ing to the late Rev. Thomas Hill, d. D.,
is one told by himself DIR. Hill and
his wife awolse quite early one morn
ing, and regarded with interest Z crib
which contained a precocious child of
less than four years Presently the
child turned her face up to the ceiling
and soliloquized: ''Oh. how much easier
it is for a person to think than to act
Now with dog it is right the other
waVi''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
silver Purchases Held Back.

WASHINGTON, July At is under
stood that the treasury department
holds that it is not required by the
Sherman law to purchase $500, 900
ounces of silver each month. The law
reads: THAT the secretary of the
treasury is hereby directed to purchase,
from time to time, silver bullion to
the aggregate OF 4, 500, 900 ounces,
or SO much thereof as may be
offered in each month at the market
price, etc. Under this construction If
the price does not suit the department,
it is held that purchases need not be
made in any special month so long as
the aggregate is maintained.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
MORTON AND MICROSCOPY.
The Secretary FacetfousIy Terms One of
His Departments the bureau of Animal
IndoIence.~

The Secretary Facetfously Terms One of
His Departments the bureau of Animal
IndoIence.~
WASHING TON. July Al have not
proposed the stoppage of meat inspec-
tion," said Secretary Morton to-day.
for the law distinctly says that it shall
go on, and no officer has the power to
abrogate the laws enacted by congress
However, under that law there is a dis
cretlonary power which enables the
secretary to reduce expenses, especially
unnecessary ones If the benefits to
be derived from the law are sup
posed to be in the direction of
creating demand for our meats
abroad, then the law is a failure.
The inspection of beef for export be-
gan May Is, 1891, and the first ship
ment of inspected beef was made May
%, four days later. The microscopic
inspection of pork for export began
June %. 1891. and the first inspected
pork exported was shipped September
5, 1891. Since inspection began,
up to May 81 last, little
more than two years, we have
sold to countries demanding a GER
tifcate of inspection meat of the value
of 81, ST., 413. During the same period
we have paid to microscopes alone to
inspect this meat the sum of 1924, 495,
and before they could begin their work
the government laid out SS,4 for mi
| croscOpes Other expenses amounted
to Sc, 392, SO that the total for inspec-
ton was per cent. of the value of the
entire product sold. The question is,
shall the people be taxed in this way
to assist few industries, or shall
the men engaged in the business of eX-
portation stand the expense themselves.
! The countries requiring this inspection
are Germany, France, Denmark, Italy
and Austria. Now look at the other
! side of the question during the same
period. We have sold to countries not
demanding this inspection meat to the
amount of more than S34, 600, 600 and
| that, too, without the cost of a dollar
| to the general public. 1t is not the
| intention of this department to do any
thing that will cripple the business of
the country, but it is the positive inten-
| ton to do all that can be done in the
way of cutting off useless and orna-
mental employees and that work will go
on so long as any such officials are dis
covered"
! Secretary Morton gave as an illus
tration of the way in which what he
facetiously termed the Bureau of Ami
NAL Incidence" had grown, the facts in
the case of the two stations at Omaha
and Kansas City. At these two places
the government had paid out more
than $4,000 in salaries to inspectors of
meat for export, and yet the reports OF
| the customs officers showed that not
one dollars worth of meat had been
exported by packers in these two cities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

Little Maggie went to a church
meeting and the congregation voted on
several questions On one question
they voted by rising to their feet, and
on the other questions they voted by
holding up their hands. Maggie told
about the meeting when she came home,
and she said that the man (meaning
the chairman) told them that If they
wanted Mr.. Brown elected they must
hold up their right foot
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
Floods In the Trrnl.

VIENNA, July 13,-Fatal floods yes
terday evening occurred in the Lastein
and Zillerthan distri cts in the Tyrol.
1t is feared that the loss of life will be
great The village of Brixlegg, stu
ated at the confluence of Alpbach with
the River Inn, and several others were
washed ayvav
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
1h1 Ladies'.

.he pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs, under all con-
ditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To
get the true and genuine article. look for
the name of the California Fig Syrup Co.,
printed near the bottom of the package.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
Fatal Nine Explosion.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa. July 1.-TWO
men were killed, two fatally injured
and two badly hurt by an explosion Of
gas in the Pettibone mine, operated by
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western,
at Wyoming. late yesterday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

The Wife.-''Of course, can make
allowances for a little heat of temper.
1t isn't every man that can be master
of himself The Husband-''No, If he
has wife.'-N. Y. Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

About Two A. M.-Druggist-
swell, what is it; is it case of extreme
necessity?" Caller-''I-(hic )-should
think-sho- Would you-(hic)-p1ease
let me look -(hic)-your directory
till-I-(hic)-fin out where I Hve?''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

Sunday School Teacher-Now, what
did Lot do when his wife was turned
into pillar of salt?
Bobby know; took her to a dime
museum--Judge-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

I'm better off, buzzed the fiy as he
tried TO break away from the Hy-paper--
Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

4 DUMB man frequently makes his pres
ence in community known by ms calling.
Boston Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

DIVERS may desire fame as much as other
people, but they never try - get TO the top
until they are compelled 10.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

KNOWLEDGE is power except IN the case
apoliS Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

"BREAKERs ahead, - said the man Of the
house when two new servants arrived
Boston Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

EMIN PAsHA would make good pet name
for a cat on the basis of the nine-deaths anal
ogv-Cincinnati Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

Con, mamu.a," said little Ethel, the first
time she saw Chinaman, look al that gen.
tleman with his eyes cut hIasi' -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

TREES have about as hard times as the
rest of us, for their trunks are often seized
for board.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

ALWAYS put your best foot forward
especially If the fellow has really wronged
you.-CIeYeiand Plaindealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

j. c. SIMPSON, Marques, W Va, says:
"Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me of a very bad
case of catarrh-" Druggists sell it, 15c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

THE only way to prevent what's past, !"
| said Mrs Maldoon, sis to put stop 10 It
before it happens. ''-Texas Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

ssTHERE, that's one lie that will STICK -
said the druggists clerk to himself as he
fastened the legend This never fails to
cure'' on the back of a porous plaster
Washin gton Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

IT does not follow because a young lady Is
bewitching that she looks like witch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

IT is positively hurtful to use ointment for
skin diseases. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, soc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

THE only man who can Guido lawyer
lying about suit is tailor.-Phiiadelph
Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20

DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery acts
upon this weak spot as nothing else can. It
rouses It up to healthy, natural action By
thoroughly purifying the blood, il reaches,
builds up, and mvigorates every part OF the
system
Fer all diseases that depend on the liver
OF the blood-DyspeIsia- Indigestion, Bilious
ness; every form of Scrofula, even Con
sumption Tor Lung-scrofula) in its earlier
stages; and the most stubborn Skin and
Scalp Diseases, the " Discovery" Is the only
remedy so unfailing and effective that K can
be guaranteed
If it doesn't benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
On these terms, it's an insult to your in
teIligence to have something else offered as
% Just as good"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20
TIE WEAKEST SHOT

in your whole
system, perhaps,
is the liver. II
that dccsn' { do
its work of pUri-
flying the blood,
more troubles
come from it
than you can re-
meTTlhar 4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-20


Edward Fenlon, Jr., was appointed
oleomargarine collector, while II. Fee
gans, who has been in the office for
over twenty years, remains as chief
clerk and Miss Anna Leland assistant
Capt Taylor, custodian of the public
building, also remains in that position.
The Bankers Life association. of Des
Moines, has applied to the superintend-
emit of insurance for license to do bust
ness in Kansas 1t is an assessment
company, and both Superintendent
Mcbride and Wilder have denied it adj
mission on that ground.
The bank at Mound Valley, owned
by c. NJ. Condor, was robbed of $500 at
noon the other day by three robbers
who entered the bank, bound and
gagged the cashier, grabbed the money
and escaped before the alarm could be
given.
Col. A. A. Harris, chairman of the
stalwart democratic state committee,
has decided to locate at Duluth, Mimi.
The barn of 7. K. Kennedy at Olathe
was burned the other day and four
year-old daughter of Cal. Adams per-
ished. The children fred the barn
while playing with matches
After shut down of six weeks on
account of a sympa thetic strike nearly
all the mines in Leavenworth resumed
operations on the 10th, the men having
resumed work. under a new scale
The brakeman, Charles Wheeler, who
was so badly injured in an accident on
the Gulf road near Pleasanton, the
other night, died at the hospital in
Fort Scott two days later. He was 26
years old.