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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
CIippingA.

Secretary Morton, declares that he
can musk more corn in given time
than any man west of the Missouri
river 1 think nothing of husking 200
bushels in a day when the weather is
propitious," he says In a ''shucking
match" with ex-senator Van WycL, a
few years ago, Mr.. Morton claims to
have beaten his rival badly in stretch
OF six hours The prize in that contest
was sorrel colt, which the secretary
still possesses
Gov. Flower, of New York, and j.
sterling Morton spent their boyhood
days in school together.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
RICHARD CROKER, the Tammany ga.
chem, is confined to his home in New
York by an attack of la grippe.
GEN. E KIRBY SMITH, the noted con-
federate general, died on the 2Sth at his
home, at Sewanee. Tenn.
SAMUEL E. MoRss, just appointed
consul-general at Paris, is very i'll and
may not live to take the place.
The first gun in the battle over the
reorganization of senate officers has
been fired by the introduction of res
olution for the election of the demo
cratic caucus nominee.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has decided to
call an extra session of congress early
in the fall for the purpose of enacting
tariff legislation.
THE Colorado senate, after stormy
session. passed the bill abolishing the
Gov. Waite.
A BLOODY battle has been fought in
Honduras in which the government
forces were completely routed by the
revolutionistS-
A REPUBLICAN tariff banquet was held
at Canton. O., at which Gov. Mckinley
of his name with the nomination for
the presidency in 1896 brought out ire
mendous applause.
THE Wisconsin legislature has adopt
ed memorial to congress for the cleo
ton of United States senators by pODu-
lar vote.
Gov. WAITE, of Colorado, has vetoed
the bill creating a railroad commission.
70
made the official state paper of Kansas
A CONFLICT between Brazil and Para
quay seems to be inevita BILE. A dis
patch from Ascension says Brazilian
monitor has arrived at that city and
may begin a bonn bardment at any mo-
ment
house has fully decided to impeach
three of the state officials and action
will be commenced at once.
THE feeling in the senate is largely
in favor of seating the senators ap-
pointed by the governors of Wyoming,
Montana and Washington.
Col. ROBERT G. INGERsoLL was re-
ported unwel.
The date for the reciprocity conven-
ton to be held in St Paul, Mimi, has
been fixed for June 5 and 6.
THOMAS M. NEwsoN. of st. Paul,
Mimi, consul of the United States at
Malaga, Spain, died at Malaga of small
pox, which, it is said, is epidemic
THE government of Costa RIGA dis
covered a conspiracy to inau2 urate a
revolution and promptly nipped it in
the bud.
GEN. HIRAM BERDAN. inventor of the
torpedo finder bearing his name, died
suddenly at Washington on the 31st.
THE Nebraska legislature in joint
convention adopted the resolutions for
the Impeachment of four state officials
by an almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. CLEVELAND has declared that he
will smash all states prepared for the
distribution of patronage in congress
SiOnal districts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

THE New York Tribune SAYS the
owner of Ormonde may do well to
let him remain in England. Ill-fortune
eeems to follow most of the race horses
imported from that country to the
United States. Wenlock, a Derby win
ner, died at sea on the way over. 60
did Ossorg. Prince Charlie died here
after three years of blue grass Mr..
Swigert Immediately bought the Derby
winner, Kingcraft, who died before
the steamer that was bringing him
over reached port Still determined to
have an English stallion, the owner of
Elmendorf paid SIS, 600 for Rotherhill,
who never won a race. Rotherhill was,
however, believed to be as good a horse
as Kingcraft. 1t is a singular coinci-
dence that Blue Gown, the winner of
the Derby two years before Kingcraft,
died on the voyage to this country.
There are two Derby winners now in
the United States-St Blaise and
Jroquois-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

BERLIs, April 3--AIore than 1000
men took advantage os In , marnifioen t
weather to visit Erieierichsrne yester-
day Since early morning crowds have
gathered before Prince Bismarci1's
home. Among the first persons from
whom Prince Bismarck received con-
gratulatory messages yesterday were
the Dowager Empress Frederick. Prince
George OF Prussia, the king OF Saxony,
the regent OF Bavaria and the grand
duke of Baden, No message was sent
by Emperor William
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

JOHN S. GRAVES returned to his home
in Huntington, Ind, few days ago
after an absence of twenty-on years,
during which time he had been all over
North and South America. The Joy of
his relatives was somewhat mitigated
by the fact that Graves, instead of
being in a cemetery, as they thought,
turned up in time to get fortune that
would otherwise have gone to them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

IMPORT freight agents for the New
York & New England railroad have in
charge for the Chicago exhibition and
now at1oat and due at Boston, a case
containing a block of camel coal
weighing twelve tons, a most remark
able find, as it is said impossible to find
that there is another seam in the world
where such another block could be
mined. The expense of securing this
block and getting it in readiness for
shipment without breakage has
amounted to $1,000, and the greatest
care has been given to prevent chipping
and otherwise marring the surface
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

BERLIN. April 3.-CoL Schee.e, the
new administrator in German East
Africa, reports to the colonial Office a
satisfactory condition of affairs in the
district under his supervision The
director of the colonial Office has init
mated liz an interview that Lhc govern
ment has inclined TO take the assets of
the bankrupt aiti-s.avery society, al
though unwilling to assume RESPONSE
bility for the socictys financial en-
GA pemeuts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

IT will require forty cars to carry
Krupp's exhibit for the worlds fair
from Baltimore to Chicago A special
car has been built for the 124-ton can
non, ''The Peacemalxer," and another
for the sixty-three ton gun. The big
cannon is still in the hold with only a
section of the breech yet visible and
sightseers are jealousy excluded
However they have managed to reach
1T as appears from the inscriptions:
John 7. Barclay, pilot, the first Amer
lean citizen to stand on the Krupp gun
in the United States;" james T. Null
igan, the first Irishman to stand on
the German gun"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Will Guard \ gai .sr the o1ners''
" 4 SIIIN-Cn,nN s iii = - LII 11rr:, In

NASHINGToN, April 3.-Aithougn the
regulations which Will govern the open
ing of the Cherokee strip nave not been
perfected, yet it can be stated now that
they will be prepared SO as to prevent
the possibility OF any advantage being
obtained by thrse who rush upon the
strip before it Is legally opeaed b. ex-
ecutive proclg mutton i system is be-
ing perfected by Secretary Smith which
will entirely do away with the priority
resulting from physical seizure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

CONGRESSMAN DROWN was TODOGu at
the Ebbitt house, Washington, the
other night.
IN another revision of the cotton
acreage and production figures of Au
gust the department of agriculture
finds them correct
MIKE KELLY, the baseball man, was
numerically guyed for his singing"
on the stage at Chicago.
WESTERN roads have decided that,
commencing April 1, meals served in
rate of 81 per head instead of IS cents, as
heretofore.
IT is said that the position of solici-
renee Maxwell, of Cincinnati, and that
cept
IT is stated in an official report issued
in St Petersburg that an average of
$50 new cases of cholera and fifty
deaths from that disease are reported
each week.
A BOTTLE has been picked up off Vir-
ginia with note inclosed stating that
the steamer Naronic was sinking after
having struck an iceberg.
SECRETARY HERBERT has decided to
built by the Dubuque iron works, the
Ericsson.
S. 81. 81. CLARK has resigned the
presidency of the Missouri Pacific and
will remain president of the Union
Pacific.
BY change in the ownership of the
Albany N. Y, Argus, the paper will be
an organ for Senator Hill instead of
President Cleveland.
TEN days quarantine has been
ordered of all arrivals at Malta from,
Tunis. Arrivals from TripoIi are not
admitted, owing to a typhus epidemic
THERE was great excitement in the
Chicago wheat pit on the 29th, Nav
options dropping cents.
THE city council of Charleston, S G,
has formally received the saber of tie
late Gen. Beauregard, bequeathed 10
Charleston in his will.
THE Ohio assembly has adopted a
piece of ''freak" legislation by which
men who go sparkling" unmarried fe-
males
TRAINS will soon be running into st.
Louis over the Missouri, Kansas &
Eastern road by way of Boonville and
~. SAdE1CS
NEAR Russellville, Ala, the boiler at
the Conrad rock quarry exploded. Two
men were killed and another fatally
injured.
A HORSE at Alton, III, was afflicted
with hydrophobia and was shot
ELEVEN deaths from grip were re-
corded at the office of the health board
at New York on the 2sth.
THERE was destructive fire at East
Prairie, Mo-, the other morning.
THE family of Otto Brandes, the Ger
man newspaper correspondent ordered
out of France, was grossly insulted and
abused by a mob at Paris and no effort
was made to protect them by the au-
thoritieS
A CASE of leprosy is reported at Oak
land, Ill
A NUMBER of prominent citizens have
been indicted at Hillsboro, Ill. p1 q
charge of gambling.
A DISPATCH from Berlin reads: The
mining town of Kaernatin, near Blei-
berg, is burning. Two churches and
sixty five houses have been destroyed
and the fire still spreads Fifteen per-
sons are known to have died in the
flames and several others are missing.
IN a landslide nortS of Edmunds,
Wash, Robert Baker 1as killed aud
two other men badly injured.
THE Seligmans of New York deny
that they are interested in the purchase
of the Memphis street railway system.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has an
nounced that he will accord public
hearing on April % next to all persons
or corporations interested in the Vel
1owstone National park, at which all
such matters as leased and transporta-
ton privileges therein as may be pre-
scented will be considered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Rev. y. III. buchanan n Jail.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 3-Rev S.
I'll. Buchanan, defaulting ex-treasurer
of the Arkansas insane asylum, has
been brought here from GAINESVILLE.
His bond was fixed at $40, 900, falling to
give which he was committed to Jail.
Buchanan's shortage is something in
the neighborhood of $4,000. He was
indicted by the Pulaski grand jury on
Thursday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

SOFIA, April IA dispatch from Ber-
lin states that three railway officials
and four officers have been arrested for
having plotted to kill Prince Ferdinand.
of Bulgaria Their plan is said to have
been that they should blow up with
dynamite the train which will carry
him this week to Viarreggio, where he
will be married to Princess Marie
Louise, daughter of the duke of Parma.
No confirmation of the dispatch has
been received.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

THE Infanta Eulalie, who is to be the
representative of the royal family of
Spain at the opening of the Columbian
exposition, was taught English by the
Countess Florente, who was Miss Lydia
Erksine, of Baltimore. The countess
is cousin of Mrs. j. L. M. Curry. Mr..
Curry being formerly minister to Spain,
but now a Baptist CLERGYMAN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

THE treasury department has been
advised that $50 immigrants from Ham
burg have arrived at Halifax destined
for points in the United States. Act
ing Secretary Spaulding telegraphed
the collectors of customs at Port Huron,
Detroit, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge,
the points at which they are likely to
enter the United. States from Canada,
to keep close watch on these immi-
grants and see that the treasury quar-
antine regulations are strictly enforced.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

IN replying to a delegation from
Ulster, Mr.. Gladstone disputed the ale
CATION that historical jealousy existed
between the different religious factions
in Ireland and denied that racial di-
visions would prevent unity under one
local government
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Fatal Ouarr<I.

ST JOSEPH, Mo, April 3.-This morn
ing Neil Burgess, a former deputy sher-
iff, shot and mortally wounded John
Thomas at dance eighteen miles from
this city. He rode to town, gave him-
self up and was placed in Jail The
shooting was the result of a drunken
U11ar-el
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

THE board of education of New York
city has arranged to have free lecture
on Cholera; Its Nature and Proven
tion,' delivered in ten of the schools of
the city. The lectures will be given in
English, German and Hebrew.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

NUMEROUS metal ties have been in
vented and many roads have tried
them, but all have proved unsatisfac-
tory. The principal objection to them
are their cost and their non-elasticity.
A track laid on metal ties wears out
rolling stock much faster than one laid
ON timber
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

T. v. PowDERLY, in speaking of
Judge Kicks decision in the Ann Arbor
trouble, says that he believes the de-
cision is a move toward the point in
which labor troubles were steering
the state control of railroads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

LITTLE Marthena Harrison, who had
an attack of scarlet fever at the White
house last winter, has not yet entirely
recovered from it, but is suffering from
nervous prostration, and has been
taken to New York Tor special treat
ment. Static baths is the remedy now
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

New HAMPsHIRE's representatives in
the hall of statuary in the national
capitol are to be John Stark, of revolu-
tionary fame, and Daniel Webster. The
state legislature has appropriated &c.,
900 for the statues
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 3.-The Unit
ed States minister has protested to the
sublime porte against the opening of
letters sent 10 him uuder the consular
seal from Marsuvan. Harry r New
berry, secretary of the United States
legation, has started for Marsoyan and
Cesarea to inquire into the reports of
attacks uron Americans in those cities
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Mary l. BartIert Urad-

HANOVER, n. H.. April Mary
Larned bartlett. wife of ex-President
BARTLETT. OF Dartmouth college, died
suddenly yesterday She was the
daughter of Rev. Erastus Larned and
was born at Canterbury. Conn, in 1891.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Lsubb..r me. Tour ontr,I.

CHICAGO, April To-day the gil
gantic rubber trust will make the first
manifesto ton of its power by advanc-
ing an average OF p per cent the prices
of all rubber shoes and boots IL has
provided for the maintenance of that
advance by iron-cIad contracts, the like
of which have never before been known
in the business
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

HENRY RUSSELL, whose Cheer, Boys,
Cheer GA Life on the Ocean Wave"
and other songs were among the most
popular of the time a generation ago,
recently entered upon his sOth year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

JAMES MULLIGAN, who was well
known through his connection with
the BlaineFisher letters years ago, has
been very sick with pneumonia in Bos-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

MRS ALBERT BRUSH. from whom the
physicians at the Allegheny General
hospital at Pittsburgh, Pa, few days
ago removed a tumor weighing 100
pounds, died from exhaustion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE proposed encampment of the Ma
tiona1 guards of the different states to
be held during the worlds fair has been
definitely abandoned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

The San Francisco Chinese Six Com
panies have issued new circular, OFF,
cially and openly advising the Chinese
to refuse to comply with the Geary
registration law
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Coal In texfco.

CITY OF MEXICO. April Goal, one
of the greatest wants of this republic,
is being eagerly sought after and finds
OF good coal are reported from the
states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Tamau-
liDaS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

LOUIS KossUTH, the Hungarian pat
riot, who is living in exile. is enjoying
as good health as could be expected.
He is now over 80 years of age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06

The smallest holes pierced by mod
ern machinery are IL .0O0th part Of an
inch in diameter. They are bored
through sapphires, rubies and diamonds
by machine invented by one John
WenDstrom, which makes %, 600 revolu-
tons a minute
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
Mrs. WILLIAM AsToR's fondness TO,

flowers is well known among her init
mates. Lilies" she is quoted as say
ing, 'are my favorites, and I would
rather see them growing than pick and
wear them Somehow a flower loses
its charm for me when its little life Is
cut of; it looks sad and sorry and seems
to wilt in grief
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-06
CAT-RIGGED YAWL.
It Overturns on Lake Ponchartrain
Near New Orleans.
A SAD END EASTER SUNDAY.
Four Women Occupants Perish in the
Waters-Terrible Mining Explo-
sion-Ten Men
KILLED

NEW ORLEANS. April S-By the over
turning of a sail boat on Lake Ponchar-
train yesterday afternoon four persons.
Mrs Mary A. Kelly, Miss Agnes and
Mamie Flynn, her nieces, and Miss
Fife Kelly were drowned
Several others who formed the party
narrowly escaped a similar fate The
party, consisting of ten persons. all re-
siding within a stones throw of each
other in this city, had gone out to Mar
burg, a pleasure resort on the lake
shore for picnic
The morning was spent in various
sports. and after lunch a sail was pro-
posed. A cat-rigged yawl was hired
from boatlSeeper, and the party start
ed out, heading for the Spanish light
houses
The weather was fine and Mr.. Kelly,
who professed himself entirely compe-
tent, sailed the boat along merriiy.
The lighthouse was reached safely, and
the boat was then put about for the re-
turn to Milneburg-
In lacking the yawl careened and her
occupants strove to right her by rush
ing to the opposite side This capsized
the vessel and all on board were thrown
struggling into the water.
The screams of the women attracted
the attention of a party of men who
were fishing from slliff some distance
away and they put off to the rescue at
once.
William G. Marzenach, one of the
fishing party, saved four of the Occu-
pants of the yawl, and two others were
saved by his companions The four
victims of the accident sank before
their eyes.
The persons rescued were taken to
Spanish Fort, whence they We're sent
to Milneburg and thence back to the
city. Search was a. once made for the
bodies of the DIR wned, but up to mid
night none had been found
TEN MINERS KILLED.
SHAMoKIN. Pa, April "a miners
lamp caused an explosion in a shaft at
Z O'Clock this morning and ten miners
were killed, while two more are miss
ing and proba bly, dead Yesterday
having been holiday there were not
as many men at work in the mine to-
day as usual
The dead are: John Roble. married;
James and Mike Brennan, single: John
Ryan, single; Frederick Cinter. single;
John Burt married; Joe BOrtrex, sim
gle. NICh DOAItJli, iiII1FIicNa, dLtA M
Shupie, single.
The mine is burning fiercely with
rlomcntary danger of 4 new explosion
Despite this :, force OF men and officials
are bravely battling with the flames
and gas The dead We're all found in
the red ash vein. to which place. the
smoke found its way from the vein FOG
feet below. One thousand men are
thrown out of employment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-11
NOaLp CF sFOEr-.

Merritt of Il e BOstons still leads tht batting in the league, with an average of .449. The others with high averages are: Brouthers, .40S; Ramon, 40S; Rob inson, 405; Duffy, 100; Tebeau, 399; Hamilton, .3S5; E. Smith, 3S0; Mike Kelly, .S1l: Thompson, .SG9; Herman, 1869; Ward, .S6S; McKeaD, .364: Me Carthy, 359; Holiday, .3J3; Davis, S49; Schrlver. .S42; Dungan, 1855: Long, 333; Dslahauty, .3S3; Connor, .S30.
 New Workers sweat blood when they contemplate the relative positions of their team and that of the Phillies, and then consider that their club contribu- ted Carsey, Keefe, Sharrott and Boyle to the team from Philadelphia.
 Petit has surrendered the captaimcy of the Providence team, and Cooney has been appointed in his place.
 Won Der Ahe, the St Louis manager. is charged with tampering with George Lachance of the Wilkesbarres.
 Thompson of the Phillies is the first league player to make 100 hits.
 Campion of the Providence club an- peared on the ball field Sunday in such a condition that he had to be taken cut of the game.
 \ New York base ball writer W ho was one of the strongest in advocating the signing of Kelly now says that the lat ter has done nothing tut lose six games for the club,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-11
POLICE COURT.
Minor Cases and Family Quarrels Before
 Judge Root

Minor Cases and Fla AniIy Quarrels Before
 Judge Root
 Judge Root on opening court to-day committed the four boy burglars to the reform school. Attorneys O'Neill and Lowe looked up the law on appeals yesterday, and found that the boys would have to go 1ver the road until the first Tuesday in September anyway.
 Frank Cappazutti was charged with breach of the peace and assault on Mrs H. J. Rumrill. CappaZutti occupies a house in the rear of 176 South Main street. For the past four weeks he has rented a room to Mrs Rumrill. The story as brought out this morning was that the police notified the man that the woman was not a suitable person to rent a room to, He went home Satur- day night and finding the woman in bed at l2 o'clock he ordered her out of the house. The woman says he dragged her out of bed. This he denied. She went to Mrs Tetro's at TO South Main street, where she remain ed over night Judge Root suspended judgment.
 Andrew Cook, an aged m, was charged with vagrancy. For two days past he has been begging around the convent. He was found in the convent yard early this morning ly L eutenant Ramon. Cook said he cane frou' Bristol two days ago to try to find EI Ducharme, to whom he was going tC sell the secret of white metal. He was a castor in Ingraham's in Bristol. H. told such a good story that he was given the benefit of the doubt and allowed tC get back to Bristol.
 Patrick Stundon, the boy who stole small sum of money, was given q warning and sent home.
 Mrs Margaret Brennan was charged with assault on Mrs Mitchell. It ap pears that the Mitchell woman owed some money to Mrs Brennan and shs held some furniture belonging to Mir; Mitcsell. When the latter attempted to remove the furniture there was 6 scuffie and Mrs Mitchell received tht worst of it. Attorney O'Neill told Mn Brennan to return the furniture ant stop the law suit in progress, and Judge Root suspended judgment.