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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
DEATH OF ALLEN MANVEL
The President of the Sauta Ee System Die
Som aIyIiar IInexnectediY.

The President OF the >anta Fe System Dies
Somewhat unexpectedly
SAN DIEGO, Cal. Feb 25.-Allen Man
vel, president of the Santa Fe railroad,
died early yesterday morning at the
Hotel del Coronado, where, accompan-
led by his wife, he arrived three weeks
ago from ST. Paul for the benefit of his
falling health. 1t is believed the cause
of his death was Bright's disease.
He has recently had several attacks
of nervous prostration, supposed by his
friends to be the result of overwork in
connection with the management OF
the great system of railroads of which
he has been the chief executive officer
since July, 1889.
His family was with him at the time
of his death, and the remains will be
buried at San Diego.
The city was taken by surprise by
President Manvers death, as his illness
was not known to be serious The end
also came suddenly to his family. Mr.
Manvel's two daughters and his brother
are here.
Mr.. Marvel was born at Alexander,
Genessee county, \. Y, in 1881 He
was chosen president of the Santa Fe
road in 1889.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
GRANDFATHER.

Grandfather sits in his large easy chair,
Where the sun kisses his thin whttened hair:
In the warm sunlight he rocks to and fro,
Thinking of days in the long. long ago.
The days of his youth when he was boy
Full of youths pleasures, fond mothers Joy;
Now as he sits rocking there to and fro
He's living again in that long, long ago.
In all of those years now nearly four score.
With all of the scenes his mind hath in store,
There is none so vivid in memories glow
AS those of his youth in that long long ago;
The face OF each playmate as fair and as bright
AS the red sunset glow on yesterday night;
The form and the voice, each face and each
name,
In his memory's eye are ever the same.
AS he rocks to and fro he's living once more
He feels not the weight of his four score years,
His eye is not dimmed by the mist OF tears;
There's rather smile in his fading eyes,
AS thoughts of his youth in his mind arise;
The deep wrinkled face grows brighter and
fair,
AS thoughts leave their sweetest expression
there.
Rock grandfather, rock and live over again,
Those days of your youth that bring you No
pam;
The years of your toll. their troubles and care.
In memory find no resting place there
How dear to the aged those scenes of their
youth,
They live, ever live, immortal as truth;
Fresh in the mind as the sunlight bright ray,
Give blessings to age, by night and by day
j. L. Anderson, in Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
THE TREASURY.
President Harrison Opposed to the Issuing
of Bonds-The New York syndicate Holds
All the Gold.

President Harrison Opposed to the Issuing
of Bonds-The New York syndicate Holds
All the Gold.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The president
is determined not to allow bond to be
issued under his administration, even if
the gold reserve is encroached upon be-
fore Mr.. Cleveland is inaugurated next
Saturday. The free gold" in the
treasury was below 100000 yester-
day, and the shipments abroad to-day
will proba bly, reduce it by $500, 600, leav-
ing little more than 50, 600, 900 margin
to run through next week. The crisis
was discussed at the cabinet meeting
and the proba bilitY of panic in case
the integrity of the 500, 600, 900 gold re-
serve was not maintained
Greenbacks have been boarded by the
New York banks ever since the United
States entered upon the policy of silver
purchases, and it would not take long
for $50, 900, 600 of them to be presented
| for redemption, reducing the gold re-
serve by that amount This would send
gold to a premium and it would no
| longer be possible to sell 8 per cent
| bonds at par for gold The question
is whether to issue the bonds while
| they can be placed at per cent, or to
| wait until gold is at a premium and the
| government is compelled to pay the
| equivalent of or 5 per cent. for its
| money.
Letters are pouring into the treasury
department inquiring on what terms
| the new bonds will be sold and whether
| they will be advertised for bids by the
| public. The people would gladly take
them at par to many times the amount
proposed to be issued. The difficulty is
| that those who make these offers do
not have gold with which to buy. The
syndicate of New York banks holds the
gold and is practically master of the
situation. Further delay by President
| Harrison while the gold is perhaps
being ''raided" by spectators who pos
sess legal tender notes, will only place
the government more than ever at the
mercy of the owners of the gold. This
view was urged with force at the cab
met meeting, but the president is re-
solved to do nothing to relieve the situ-
alton unless an actual crash comes !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
MAckAY SHOT.
An Insane Old Man Attempts to Assassin
ate the Bonanza King and Then shoots

AN Insane Old Man Attempts to Assassin-
ate the Bonanza King and Then Shoots
Himself
SAN Francisco, Feb 25-The life of
John w. Mackay was attempted yester-
day by w. c. Rippey, an old man, who
was undoubtedly insane, and who,
after attempting Mr.. Mackay's assassi-
nation, turned the weapon on himself
and inflicted mortal wound
Shortly after noon two men, one OF
them an old man, were seen walking
through Lick alley passage through
Lick house, from Suffer to Post street.
Those who noticed the two men paid
no particular attention to them, until
suddenly two shots in rapid succession
were fired, and the man ,who had fired
end of the alley.
An immense crowd at once assembled
and the police soon arrived. The patrol
wagon was called and the wounded
man was hurried to the receiving hos
pital There the doctor found that the
bullet had penetrated above the heart
and had passed through the back from
under the skin. where it was extracted
At the time of the operation the man
was unconscious and pulseless- The
wound was pronounced fatal.
There was little on the dying mans
person to indicate who he was He had
in his pocket a letter addressed to a
morning paper in which the writer
stated that he was rs years of age and
signed w. c. Rippey. There was also
found upon him an envelope bearing
the name of Dr. L. L. Lincoln. On the
back of the envelope were the words,
1.-THE end is not yet" Upon a sheet OF
paper under heading Food for refec-
tion," were the words: paid hundred
fifty thousand dollars for one sapphire.
to place on the forehead of his wife-a
sufficient amount to have saved at least
five hundred of his victims from suicidal
graves, Just think of it, inscribe it upon
his tomb
When Mr.. Mackay reached his room
at the hotel he removed his garments
without assistance and waited for a
physician. DIR. Keeney and DIR. John
T. Morse arrived about the same time.
After a brief examination they stated
that the wound was not fatal The
| bullet had entered under the right
shoulder blade and glanced toward the
right 1t was suggested that the ply
sicians should delay probing for the
bullet until Mr.. Mackay became more
composed, but the wounded man in
sisted that the operation should be pro-
| ceeded with Immediately.
Rippey was identified as a man who
! had at one time been quite wealthy but
| had lost everything
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
HOSTILITY TO ANNEXATION.

1t is Developing in the House to Marked
Degree, Particularly Among the Demo-
Gratis
WASHINGTON, Feb 25.-A very strong
feeling of hostility to the Hawaiian
treaty is entertained by some of the
leading mem bers of the house of repre-
sentatives. 1t is probable that the
closing hours of cOngrese will witness
a lively debate over the rights of the
house in this matter with a declaratory
resolution expressing the conviction
that no territory should be acquired by
this country without the approval OF
both houses OF congress
The movement started with demo-
cratic members, but some republicans
are inclined to take the same view of
the matter and to join IL voting for a
resolution of the character proposed.
There was a meeting OF the sub-con-
mittee on ways and means in charge of
the Springer Hawaiian treaty resolution
yesterday afternoon. The discussion of
the Hawaiian treaty was lively and
full of interest, but was conducted in
secret session and under an understand
ing that the views of members should
be regarded as matters not for general
publication and as deliberative rather
than conclusive.
The democratic members of the sub
committee are Messrs. Springer, Turner
OF Georgia and Cochran, and the two
former at least, and perhaps all three,
are in favor of such a declaratory reso-
luton. The republicans are Messrs.
Payne and Hopkins, of Illinois. After
the debate had progressed for some
time, Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Burrows, as
= b1a hi
and the discussion continued Mr.
Turner took strong ground against the
Hawaiian treaty and in favor of the
house resolution asserting it's rights.
The republicans were not united.
The indications, it is said, point to
the adoption by a majority of the sub
committee of the ways and means COM
mittee of substitute for the Springer
resolution declaring that the house has
right to be consulted before new ter
ritory is acquired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

Although naturally solicitou., for the
welfare of mankind, Walter Satterlee
could not employ the old lady after his
picture was finished. He took her adj
dress. promised to recommend her to
his artist friends, and here the inter-
esting incident came temporarily to an
end But shortly afterward it was re-
sumed in a manner which tempts the
conclusion aforesaid, that truth can
give points to fict ion and discount it.
Mr.. Satterlee sent his picture to a
Western exhibition, and was gratifed
to learn that it was sold. Simultane-
ously with this agreeable news came a
letter from the purchaser asking the
artist if he had painted the central fig
ure of the old lady from imagination.
Because" continued the writer, '.the
face had so strong an interest for me
that I bought the picture on account
of it. 1 dare not say what strange, inn
possible hopes it raises in my mind.
But if you value the happiness of an
old man write me honestly about this
figure" Thus adjured, the artist hast
ened to state the facts to his customer.
A few days later Mr.. Satterlee
received telegram from Chicago from
his correspondent entreating him
urgently to have the old model in his
studio at certain hour on a certain
day. The hour and the day came,
bringing the old English woman to
pose, as she believed. for another pic
ture. Suddenly a soft tap was heard
| on the door, and on Mr.. Satterlee going
to it he was confronted by fine old
gentleman, who laid his finger on his
! lips, enjoiuing secrecy, and entered
the studio with ill-conceated agitation.
The next thing that astonished the ar
| fist was a scream from the aged model,
a cry of Joy from the old gentleman,
and Mr.. Satterlee, peeping through his
draperies to discover the cause of this
| extraordinary commotion, found his
| two guests in each others arms. At
that moment the kindly and diplomatic
| painter discovered that he had imnledi-
| ate business with Carlton Virgins in
| an adjoining studio. Returning half
an hour later, he found the old couple
| still EN- bracing each other. ''God bless
| you, SIR" said the old gentleman, husk-
| lily. 'We owe it all to you. l heard
| she was dead thirty years ago. When
| came back from that unfortunate
voyage 1 couldn't find her anywhere,
| and left Canada and went to Chicago.
| L have made tidy bit of money, and,
thanks to you, sir, I've got my dear
wife again. Excuse me-but 1 can't
help it," whereupon the fine old gentle.
man kissed the excellent old lady with
a hearty smacl. again and again.
Mr.. Satterlee suddenly rememb ered
that he had omitted one importan,
matter in his conference with Mr.
| Virgins, and was about to leave the
happy old folks once more alone. But
they would not hear of such a thing
The old gentleman pinned his wife's
ragged shawl over her bosom gallant
| ly, and the strangely reunited couple
went off to Chicago on the next traii,
If Walter Satterlee will go to the
| worlds fair next summer he will be the
| guest of honor in one OF the fines
houses in Chicago.-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
HARRIsoN'S APPOINTMENTS.
Dissatisfaction of the Military Men with
His Unfit Selections.

Dissatisfaction of the Military Men with
His Unfit Selections.
President Harrison seems to have
very little respect for the army, of
which he will soon cease to be COM
mander-in-chief. He has not only
made it a snug harbor for his late
private secretary, whom he has ap-
pointed major and paynaster, and
jumped all the deserving veteran
captains in the service by appointing
young lieutenant to a similar position.
These are minor things compared to
his action in sending to the senate for
confirmation the name of Dennif T.
Kirby as captain in the army. As
will be seen by the protest, which He
publish in another column and which
was signed by every officer at Fort
Wayne as well as by some of the dis
tinuished men recently here on court
martial, Kirby was dismissed from
the army in 1865 for offenses which
ought to be an insuperable barrier to
his reappointment, and his dismissal
was approved by Gen Grant BY some
means he succeeded in getting an act
passed in 1852 authorizing the presi-
dent to reappoint him and practically
condone the offenses of which his
brother officers found him guilty. and
for which he was very properly dis
missed Although application has been
made to two presidents-Arthur and
Cleveland-to act under the statute,
both refused to do so; but President
Harrison in the closing days of his adj
mlnistratT alton has shown his willing
ness to do it.
The senate ought to heed the protest
and refuse the confirmation 1t is
sufficient reason for doing SO that the
man was shown wholly unfit to occupy
the honorable position of a captain in
the army; and if that were not enough,
the fact that he is now a back number,
whom the army and the methods of the
service have wholly cutgrown, would
be. The senate should not lose sight
of the fact, if the president does, that
official position in the army is not only
badge of honor, but that in the filing
thereof the interests of the whole
country should be considered and not
outweighed by the desire of a discred-
tied and disgraced man to be vinxli-
Gated. 1t is no part of the senate's
duty to whitewash this man, but rather
to keep the army free from him. as
three presidents have tried to do. Such
a confirmation as is asked could only
be justified on the lowest Of partisan
grounds; and the senate should take q
higher view of its duty.-Detroit Free
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

honorable young gentleman and meant
no harm to me. We plighted our troth
and he gave me q ring and promised to
marry me. But his proud relatives
frowned OF the match. and the dukes
steward came to me one day and said
that the marriage could never take
place. i cried a good DEAL but the
steward said that he would make it
worth my while TO leave England. So
he gave me one thousand pounds ster-
ling and ticket for Canada On the
ship met gentleman who loved me,
and on reaching Quebec we got mar
ried." at this point the old lady began
to weep.
Dear mer said Mr.. Satterlee, sym
pathetically, this is very remarka BILE
history even for a model. Was he a
villain?''
Indeed, no." continued she. HE
was noble gentleman. But he had
no business, and only invented things
that were of no use to any body. He
couldn't sell them, and after spending
all my thousand pounds we became
very poor. One day my noble hus band
got desperate, and said he was going
out to get some work, if he had to be a
policeman. That's nigh on five and
thirty years ago, and have never seen
him since. l heard afterward that he
couldn't get any work and had shipped
as sailor. Isuppose he was drowned.
For we loved each other so that if he
had been alive he would have come
back to me. Then, having no husband
and no money, went into service, until
i grew too old. and one day somebody
said that had face like picture, so
I came to pose as a model"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
No appeal From satorIi.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-There is no ap-
peal from a decision by Mgr. Satolli,
papal delegate. The fact became
known through the controversy be-
tween Father Treacy and Joseph OFar-
rell. OF the diocese of Trenton. An
American vatican has practically been
esta blished and its dictum on all eccle-
siastical controversies will prevail By
this it is not meant that a priest or
prelate dissatisfied with the legate's de-
cision cannot appeal to Rome A form
al letter may be written and forwarded,
but Mgr. Satoli is the court of last re-
sort
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
The s1an-Ea,er VIII stay1n Prison.


CANON CITY, Col, Feb. 25.-Alfred
Packer. 1.-The man-eater," who was SEN
fenced from Hinsdale county years ago
for the killing of number of compan-
ions and alleged cannibalism, will have
to remain in the penitentiary. Packers
attorneys applied for Packers release
on writ of habeas corpus on the
ground that he had served eight years,
the sentence imposed for the murder of
Bell, one of the victims. Packer was
sent up for eight years each on five
charges of murder The attorneys
claimed that the sentence was irregular
and that Packer had served the total
time in serving the first eight years
The court held that it had no right to
criticise the action of another district
court and refused the writ The case
will be appealed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
a SIGNIFICANT Gift.

BERLIN, Feb. 25.-This being the ed
birthday of Chancellor Won Caprivi,
the kaiser was the first to call at his
residence to congratulate him. He
addressed the chancellor in terms of
warm esteem and expressed a wish
that his life might be spared for many
years Then his majesty personally
presented to the chancellor a sword
of honor. gold hilted and spleu-
didlJ encrusted with precious
stones. The gift is regarded as signif-
cant, in view of the alarming reasons
which Caprivi has held out for the pas
sage Of the army bill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
Dun & Co.'s Report shows business Prao.
ticaIiy Up to he Average.

Dun q Co.'s Report shows Rusiuess Prao-
ficaIly Up to the Average.
New YORK Feb. 25.-R- G. Dun Sc Co. 3
weekly review of trade says that while
So, 600, 900 gold has been shipped this
week and $500, 900 is expected to go to-
day there is no increase of apprehen-
sion about the monetary future, and the
business world pays very little atten-
ton to the action or inaction of con-
gress, though the increasing probab bill
tiles of an extra session are regarded
with some interest
At Chicago the feeling in leading
branches of trade is good, with larger
business than a year ago, and collec-
tions good except in regions where
storms cause delay. Milwaukee notes
fair trade. At Minneapolis the flour
output is slightly decreased, but pros
poets in lumb Der and the building trades
are excellent At Omaha trade in all
lines is good At St Joseph the dry
goods trade is active, but collections in
other lines slow.
At Kansas City live stock receipts
are liberal, grain receipts light, but
jobbing business a full average. ST.
Louis reports good outlook for spring
trade and fairly good collections.
speculation IN prOuuclS mas Deon very
heavy. Wheat is 1 cent lower, with
sales of only 100000 bushels, and
| corn and pork products have scarcely
| changed. Cotton is an eighth higher.
notwithstanding the continuance of the
English strike, but receipts are small,
and the probable failure of the anti
| option bill affects the trade more than
! conditions of supply and demand. Cat
| tie are active at Chicago.
Iron is still the weakest OF the great
industries. and pig not of the best brand
! is q shade weaker than week ago.
| Business in bars is unsatisfactory,
| plates are very weak, and, while struct-
| ural works are full Of orders, COMPETE
| ton is so sharp that prices have little
| chance to improve Copper and tin re-
| main quiet and lead dull. In the boot
and shoe trade the higher cost of leather
| causes manufacturers 70 urge better
| prices, which are extremely low.
| The treasury has not materially
changed its balances this week, in spite
| of the gold shipments and exports OF
merchandise from New York are little
more satisfactory, closely approxi1nat
! ing last years for February thus far.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
CarlyIe's Generosity.

A friend of Leigh Hunt tells this
story of a time when both Thomas Car
lyle and Leigh Hunt were very poor,
but not so poor but that there was an
opportunity for each to show a gen
erous spirit.
One day gentleman visiting Car
lyle noticed two golden sovereigns ex-
posed in little vase on the chimney
piece, and asked what they were for.
Carlyle looked-for him-em bar
raised, and gave no definite answer.
''Well, now, my dear fellow" said
the visitor, neither you nor I are in
quite the position to waste sovereigns,
what are they for?"
''Well, the fact isl said Carlyle;
Leigh Hunt likes better to find them
there than that I should give them to
him. Good Words.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
CONGO STATE REBELS.
Arab Slavers Defeated supplied with I'm
proved Arms.


proved Arms.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 27.-The office for af-
fairs of the Congo state has received
dispatches to the effect that Com
mander D'HaniS has defeated q horde
of Arab slave traders under Tippoo
Tbs son and has captured 500
prisoners and 600 rifles. The fight
took place near Sef on the Lomann
river. During recent sllirmishes be.
tween the Arabs. NJ. Tinons, formerly
a resident OF kasongo, and Lieut. De
Bruyn, were killed Lieut.. Chaltin
routed the rebels at Yadumba and
freed eighty slaves. who We're dying OF
starvation.
Capt jacques reports that the Arabs
are constan tly importing the most i'm
proved fire arms, despite the restrictions
in force against such n trade, and ao-
parently have resolved to make desper-
ate resistance to the opera tons of the
anti-slavery people. Unless cannons
be sent at once. he adds, the Europeans
cannot hope to hold their own.