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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
TRAIN ROBBERS AGAIN.

Missouri Pacific Train Held Up and
Robbed-The Express Gar Shattered by
Observation-Disclosures Governor and State
Treasurer Among the Passengers.
JEFFERSON CITY, No, May 25.--Mis-
souri, Pacific express train No. 3, was
held up about mile and half west Of
Pacific at $50 o'clock last evening. In
the neighborhood of 81, 600 in currency
and checks were secured Gov. Stone
and State Treasurer Stephens were
among the passengers
The train arrived here at leo this
morning, and from Conductor J. W.
King the following story of the rob
berry was obtained: He said that the
hold-up was accomplished by at least
four men. Whether there We're more
or not he was unable to state. Others
on the train think there may have been
seven. They boarded the train at Pa
cific and two of them climbed over the
tender and presented pistols at the
head of Engineer John Hamilton.
He was commanded to stop and
did so. When the train came to
a halt the robbers attacked the
express car. The messenger refused to
open the door and the robbers blew it
open with dynamite. The messenger,
Sam Hamlin, was ordered to open the
safe and, seeing that resistance was
useless, complied at the point of a re-
volver. The robbers helped themselves
to its contents. They secured bag
containing 1000 in silver. about $3.50
in paper and batch Of Missouri Pa
cific pay checks containing about q, 400.
They then departed, leaving some
$4,000 in silver in the safe. They also
took several valuable packages, the
L
The hold-up did not occupy over
twenty-five minutes. A number of
shots were fred but no one was hurt.
The passengers were greatly alarmed
and hid their jewelry and money. Gov.
Stone and State Treasurer Lon V.
Stephens were on the train The gov
ernor stopped at Washington, fifteen
miles this side of the scene of the rob-
berry, and Immediately offered $500 re-
ward for each of the robbers They
were unmasked. Detective Pat Lally,
! OF the Missouri Pacific, was on the
train and Immediately started posses in
pursuit of the robbers.
The entire side of the express car was
badly shattered by the force of the ex-
plosion. Express Messenger Hamlin
was still laboring under the excite
ment of the robbery when the train
reached this point He had already
made statement to Conductor King
as detailed above. Commissioner Sam
Highleyman, of the Missouri Pacific,
was also on the train. His statement
| is about the same as that of Conductor
! King. No effort was made 70 rob the
passengers, although it was expected.
Mr.. Highleyman thinks Their, We're but
| four of the robbers and they did not
| wear masks.
The work was done quickly About
a dozen shots were fired and then ter
| rife explosion occurred. This wa:
caused by the dynamite that wrecked
the side OF the express car. The rob
beers left in hurry and did not carry
off two sacks of silver that were lying
on the floor of the car, containing
81, 900. 1t is believed that the promp
measures taken by the authorities a
| Washington and Pacific will result il
the speedy capture of the robbers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

and, quietly and in a 1anguid manner,
said to the messenger: ''Somebody
wants something"
The messenger came to me and asked
if he could do anything for me, and
when I mentioned the public docu
ment which l desired, he returned to
the chief clerk and said: ''The gentle
man desires so-and-so.'' The chief
clerk merely nodded his head and kept
on reading, the messenger disappeared
and returned inside of five minutes
with the document and handed it to
me. After having been in that room
for fully ten minutes I departed with
out having received any sign of
recognition from the chief clerk other
than the touching of an electric button
with his dainty finger and the utter
ance to his messenger: Somebody
wants something
That is a sample of the official digni-
ty and courtesy of the department of
state, and the experience of your cor
respondent is in no sense different
from that which comes to any and
every American citizen who is obliged
to do business of any kind before the
department. Now is the time to turn
the rascals out and Gen. Gresham is
just the right man in the right place
to perform that work.
SMITH D. Fry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
ANARCHY I'M NICARAGUA.
The TarantuIa Republic in a Sanguinary



Turmoil.
New YORK, May ga gentleman
familiar with Central American affairs
was interviewed yesterday. He said:
''While the report published in to-day's
papers and those of recent date may be
authentic, it is to be taken into consid-
Grafton that those giving the full
est details of the reported engage
ment between the revolutionists and
the government forces all date from
San Juan del Sur, one of the two
Nicaraguan ports on the Pacific
which is in the hands of revolutionists.
Consequently the reports are naturally
one-sided. The territory in possession
of the revolutionists, while the richest
by far in the republic, comprising as 1t
does the best agricultural part of the
country and some of the most important
cities, is very small in comparison with
that which remains loyal to Cacasas'
government. Enlistment is compulsory,
but owing to the fact that there are no
roads in the interior, it viii take the gov
eminent long time to collect and con-
centrate its forces. Enormous damage
is being done to foreign property La
borers in the mines and on the sugar,
cocoa and coffee plantations are pressed
into service, and all work is stopped.
The coffee is not half shipped, nor can
it be moved until the revolution is over.
Every man capable of carrying a rife
is pressed into service, and the revolu-
ton promises to be Of some duration,
though President Cacasas has ex-
pressed his determination to crush 1t
at all COST
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
REFORM DEMANDED.

Evil Practices OF Bank Of6cers to De
Looked Into-The Cause Of Late Fail
ures.
WASHINGTON, May a4.-Among the
recommendations which are to be msE1e
to the next congress by the secretary
of the treasury is a measure to limit
the loaning of money of national banks
to their officers and directors and to
require a recorded yea and nay vote
when loans to such officers are made
Such a bill was introduced in the last
house and went through that body with
out much opposition, but 1t was loaded
down in the senate by an amendment
offered by Senator Sherman increasing
the circulation of the banks to the par
value of their bond deposits This
threw the bill into conference commit
tee, and the conference report was
never called up in either house
The new comptroller of the currency
has had his attention forcibly called to
the need OF such legislation by several
of the recent failures in the west Big
loans to officers had much to do with
the failures of the Capital National
bank of indianapolis, the First Nation
al bank of Cedar Falls, Ia, and the
Brunswick, Ga, banks. The officers of
the Iowa bank Were engaged in rum
ming stock farm and borrowed large
" of the bank to keep the farm going.
Comptroller Eckles would like to break
ND such practices, and will do it as far
as he can without waiting for new legis-
lation. He will instruct his examiners
to scan the books of the bank closely
for cases of loans to officers, and Will
direct attention to the fact that he does
not approve them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
THE BRIGGS CASE.
1t Is Taken Up in the Presbyterian Genel
Assembly for Final Hearing.

1t Is Taken Up in the Presbyterian General
Assembly for a Final Hearing.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Presby
terrain general assembly took up the
Briggs heresy case yesterday after
noon.
Moderator Craig convened the as
sembly as a court. Rev. George ID.
Baker, chairman, reported that the
judicial committee unanimously recon-
mended that the prosecuting committee
be allowed one hour to open its case;
that five hours be given to Prof. Briggs
and that the committee be given two
hours in which to close; to be extended,
if desired, to four hours.
As DIR. Briggs assembled the platform,
the quiet of the vast audience was in
tense. His remarks were but prelimi-
nary and his opening sentence was
spoken with a distinctness that pene-
trated the entire house.
81 regret" said he, ''to come before
you in this hot weather with request
for more time. The Importance of the
subject, however, requires it and 1 am
glad the committee has conceded it. 1
will shorten it so far as l can. My ar
gument on the basis of the printed ap-
peal will consume four and half hours,
and / have allowed myself half hour
in which to reply to any argument
which 1 may not have anticipated"
DR.. Briggs then went on to say that
he had number of complaints now be-
fore the New York synod and still more
to be presented to it, and he thought he
ought to have the permission to have
them read the same as was given, as he
asserted, to the other side. With the
understanding that he would be per-
mitted to have them printed, DIR. Briggs
said that he would not tire the assem-
bly, with reading them now.
DIR. w. f. Birch then presented the
case in behalf of the prosecuting COM
mittee and DIR. Briggs responded in a
loug argument in which he argued
against the appeal from an acquittal
He spoke until adjournment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
BEHRiNo SEA ARGUMENTS.
Sir Charles Russell Continues the British
Case-An Alteration with Ar. Carter.

Sir Charles Russell Continues the British
Case-An Alteration with MI. Carter.
PARIS, May 25.-Sir Charles Russell
continued his argument in behalf of
the British case before the Behring sea
tribunal of arbitration Sir Charles
said that before the PribyloH islands
were discovered, pelagic sealing had
been exercised, and the discovery and
ownership of the Pribyloff islands
could not destroy the previous right of
mankind. Sir Charles reproached Mr..
Carter, one of the American consul,
with having argued on metaphysics
and ethics instead of law, and he re-
futed the contention that the killing Of
female seals was wrong. No law, Sir
Charles said, supported such a conten-
ton.
Mr.. Carter again objected to the YER
sion of his arguments used by Sir
Charles Russell for the purpose of quo
tation. A warm passage of words en-
sued between Mr.. Carter and Sir
Charles The latter then proceeded to
argue that Mr.. Carriers contention that
it was the duty of the United States
to preserve the seals for mankind
and to appreciate the instruct
was only of academic interest. Sir
Charles quoted cases mentioned in the
American argument to prove that there
could be no right of property in the
seals.
Sir Charles went into a minute an
alysis of the municipal law of France,
of England and of the United States
respecting property in wild animals.
to prove that the law could not
be invoked in support of the
American claim to property in
the seals. The onus lay on the United
States, Sir Charles declared, to prove
that international law laid down the
principle that seals were not fere ma
turae, or that nations were agreed to
except seals from the common right to
take from the sea whatever was found
in the sea. The United States had not
proved, Sir Charles contended, that pc
lagic sealing, or even the slaughter of
gravid female seals, was an offense
against international law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
IGNORED M,kINlH.
The Napoleon of Protection Ahronted by
the Republican Leaguers.

The Napoleon of Protection Afronted by
the Republican Leaguers.
Gov. Mckinley is in bad temper over
the action of the national republican
league at Louisville. 1t will be re-
membered that the governor was wide
~ heralded as one of the attractions of
the meeting, and he was expected To
make for the fiftieth time speech
holding up to admiration the tariff
which bears his name and on which his
claim to political distinction rests.
The governor did not go to Louisville.
Probable he had received tip as to
the intentions of the league toward his
notorious law. or had been requested to
get up an entirely new speech for the
occasion on any other subject than the
tariff. Anyhow. he did not put in an
appearance, and it was reported in the
dispatches that the repu blicans who
expected to take look at the man
whose work had cost the party SO dear
ly were out of temper at being cheated
OF part of the promised show.
Now it is the governor who is pro-
voked. Not a word was said in Louis
vile in compliment of the author of the
Mckinley law or in Endorsement of his
monumental work. Both were ig
nored. except for the implied re-
pudiation in the resolution that
the democrats ought to carry into
effect their platform policy of an
tagonism to the theories upon which the
Mckinley tariff was based. The con-
vention said as plainly as if expressed
in the exact words: You democrats
have declared that if you came into
power you would overturn the McKiIl-
ley tariff policy. We have had enough
of it. Take the old thing away and
bury it, the quicker the BETTER Nat
urally the governor does not fancy
such treatment, and he is not backward
in saying SO. He informed an inquir-
ing newspaper man that 1.-The conven-
ton made a mistake in not affirming
the national platform of 1892 To do
that would have Endorsed the Mckinley
tariff and its author which is what the
governor evidently thinks every re-
publican gathering should do. But
that was just what the Louisville con-
vention did not want to do and did not
do. The leaguers are plainly not Nc
Kinleyites.
That was not the only mistake made
by the leaguers, according to Gov. Nc
Kinley's notions. They went little
too fast and too far in mOnkeying with
the woman suffrage question. For him
self he had hardly decided whether to
approve or condemn the equality of sex
plank, but admitted that he Ibid not
see any immediate or urgent need of
woman suffrage The governor will
hardly win the support of the women
on that statement, but as they have no
vote in Ohio, and are not likely to have
when the governor is making his next
two or three fights for Office, their OPP
position does not give him much un-
easiness He would no doubt trade off
the political support of all the women
in Ohio for an assurance of the votes
and influence of Foraker and his bench
men.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Cold Truth.

"One great drawback to the comfort
of the tramcar in America says the
earl of Meath in the Nineteenth
Century, sis the lack of all regulations
as to the number of passengers to be
carried. The result of this is that
rows of men, and sometimes of
women, may be seen standing in the
gangway holding on painfully to
leathern straps. All these persons have
paid for their seats, but it never seems
to enter into the head of the American
to protest or expostulate against this
breach of contract on the part of the
tram company. Such state of things
could not exist for fortnight in
Great Britain without the daily press
being inundated by the protests Of
irate and indignant Britons, who
would never rest until they had
altered what must be a very curious
tax on the physical strength and vital
powers of women and of elderly men,"
AS Cap'n Cutie would say: 1.-THE point
of this here observation lays in the ap-
plication ont" 1t is the cold truth.
Every passengers fare ought to en-
title him to a seat.-Buffalo CONNER
io1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
CROP BULLETIN.
Brief Review OF the Condition of Crops In
n Number OF States.

Brief Review OF the Condition Of Crops In
Number OF States
WASHINGTON, May e4.-The weather
during the past week has improved the
conditions in the northwest and central
valleys, while the outlook Is less fav-
orable in the southeast sections of the
oountry.
TexasLCorn looks splendid: cotton prospects
improving. and farmers are planting over the
northwest portion a. sile state, where Work hao
been delayed by drought
Arkansas-Weather favorable and AL crops
very much improved: southern portions how
ever, report crops foul and poor stands OF cot
ton; wheat oats. clover and grasses promise
abundant crops
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS makes rapid growth
and improvement; work being expedited;
ground breaking.
nlinois-Conditions unusually favorable; corn
planting progressing rapidly; considerable
acreage sovn in OATS meadows and pastures
generally excellent; wheat heading in southern
portion
Indiana-Weather last half Of the week was
| favorable for blowing and planting and bene-
| hcial to crops
Michigan-weather during the past week was
generally favorable to crops and farm work;
| farmers mostly finished oat seeding; considers
BILE preparation made for corn; oats and rye do
ing well
damage in lumber lands: tornadoes and hail
cut many fields in southwest counties last
4 night; extent not known; planting corn and
| potatoes nearly finished; all crops growing
| nicely.
Iowa-Favorable weather conditions for corn
planting and other farm work; planting prac-
| tically completed, except localities where
| blowing delayed from excessive moisture;
oats and spring grain show improvement
| North misunderstanding OF all small grain
nearly finished and corn planting in good prog
ress; much damage to growing crops and late
seeded grain by high winds; excessive rains in
| west portion of great benefit to grazing lands
! South Dakota-Very favorable week, except
grain whipped considerably by gales; corn
growing in south and planting progressing in
| north: fax seeding general
| Nebraska-Corn about all planted and early
| planted coming up nicely.
| Kansas-Weather beneficial 10 all crops in
| eastern portion: very unfavorable in western
| ern half.
| Oklahoma-An crops, except cotton, doing
| finely.
| Montana-weatherv very favorable for crops
| Observation-Disclosures generally beneficial to
| all crops; heavy winds were injurious, drying
the soil rapidly
| Idaho-Seeding about completed; high winds
and cold latter part of week; unfavorable for
| growth of crops
| Colorado-TOo cold over southwest with in
| furious frosts; bitches in southeast have plenty
Of water: crop conditions good
New Mexico Weather has been very favora-
! able; everything doing very well; great i'm
proTement in cattle ranges
Utah-Not favorable week: graiu looks
well
California-Cool weather with rains i'm
proved the outlook for grain and hay; small
fruits, large yield
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01

positions. Rotation in Office is a very
healthy thing for any republic or for
any nation, aud there is no good reason
why this process should not be applied
20 the department of state as well as to
the other branches of the government.
The old department is peopled with
ghostly traditions, the cobwebs have
accumulated and the barnacles have
sprouted and the mill-dews have gath
cred until they remind one rather of an
old baronial castle of the feudal ages
than of anything else. 1t is time that the
weeding-out process were undertaken,
and Gen Gresham is the man to do the
work.
Ex-Postmaster General Frank Hat
ton. who was member of the cabinet
Of President Arthur when Gen. Gresh-
am was secretary of the treasury. very
tersely and htly describes the condl-
ton of the department in his charac-
teristic way. He says: ''To the gen.
eral public, or to such persons as by
hapless necessity have been compelled
to seek admission wirAiC its portals,
and condescendingly permitted to
do business with the janitors, it has al
ways worn the aspect of solemn and
impenetrable mystery. There are ex-
ceptions to every rule, of course, how
ever, and there have, been assistant
secretaries and clerks at this depart
ment who recognize their v:zitors as
at least the semblances of hum anity,
having some Sympathetic claim upon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
The CarNvRIs.

WASHINGTON, May 2z--The navy de-
partment has completed arrangements
for conveying the Columbus caravels.
the Santa Maria, Pinfa and Nina, from
New York to Chicago They will bn
tovyed from New York to the mouth OF
the ST. Lawrence and from there tc
Chicago. The service will cost. about
5000. Com Erben will arrange for
their trip to the mouth of the St.
Lawrence, and the consul at Montreal
viii make arrangements for their
cruise from there To Chicago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
The Gould Estate.

NEW YORK, May 24--The efforts OF
the heirs of Jay Gould to get the as
sessed valuation of the late millionaire's
personal estate reduced from $40, oO0, 900
were resumed yesterday afternoon be-
fore the tax commissioners, and, a.
usual. the hearing upon the applications
for reduction was secret Ex-Judge
John z. Dillon. counsel for the Gould
family, and George Gould filed afR-
davits, and the hearing, SO Ear as the
testimony is concerned was closed
The matter Is now in the hands of the
tax commissioners. ard they viii give
their decision upon the matter before
June I.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
FALL OF A WALL.
Chicago Workmen Buried While Tearing
Down Wall

Chicago Workmen Buried While Tearing
Down q Wall.
CHICAGO, May 24--With crash that
startled hundreds of people almost
across the street from the city hall, a
section of the Oriental building wall,
in La Sale street, fell to the ground
The accident occurred just after large
force of men had gone to work tearing
down the building, to make place for
the new stock exchange
Among the broken timbers and heaps
of brick five men Were buried When
the victims We're excavated the casual
ties were found to be as follows: UD-
known man, killed; Frank Mcdonald.
leg broken; Stephen Madden, head
bruised and scalp wounds; Adam Linke.
severe bruises; Alexander Talzleusl1s,
severe bruises
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
BAD ADVICE.
The Six Companies Continue to Fight tn
GearJ Act

The Six Companies Continue to Fight the
Gesry Act
ASTORIA, Ore, May 25.-The China
men working IN the Columbia river
canneries have received the following
message:
You need not be anxious any longer A ca
bie2ram was received here yesterday from
Prince Ii Hung Chang stating that the imperial
next steamer from China u no viii go at once to
Washington and talk with the president After
that interview you Will lind that you viii not
be ordered out OF the country. Don't be
anxious Go with your caanery work, and
We viii prove by you that IL you are sent away
IL viii kill the business of thousands OF white
men Do not register You viii be asked 70
do so. The law VIII be changed
gHE SIX COMPANIES
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Presbyterian Missions.

: WASHINGTON, May 25--When the
Presbyterian assembly got down to
work this morning DR.. Herrick John
son, of Chicago, presented the report
of the committee on foreign missions
Tt recommended that this year the
church aim at $3.50, coo contribT-
ton to the cause, counting on the
women to make the appeal successful;
that a forward movement be under
taken, extending the work; that the
first week in March, 1894, be set apart
IS week Of prayer: and that the de-
termination OF the board be approved,
to send abroad ali men who apply who
prove to be qualified
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-01
Creekmore Captured.

TAHLEQUAH, l.. T., May 25.-Ex-Dep-
uty United States Marshal Creekmore,
the slayer of Lawson Runyan, a Chero-
kee Indian, was captured near here
by United States marshals- The young
Indian maiden with whom Creek
more fell SO desperately in love, and
who was the cause of her fathers I'M
timely death. Is almost crazed with
grief, and sac-s she hates CreekmOre
with the same intensity she once loved
him Creekmore is IN great danger of
being Inobbed before he and his ca ptors
reach Fort Smith, where the prisoner
IS to be incarcerat ted to await trial in
.he United States courts.