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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE United Mine Workers of Amer
lea have decided to order a general
strike in all parts of the country April
81.
A TELEGRAM from New York on the
18th stated that a severe storm was
raging in that section. the wind was
blowing at the rate of siXty-nine miles
an hour and snow and sleet driving.
Two vessels were reported going to
pieces on the coast, the crews, number
ing twenty men, having been drowned.
NEAR Hartford City, Ind. in freight
train wreck, A. Benthen, a brakeman,
was instantly killed, the fireman. j. w.
Tucker had both legs broken and Al
Phillips, brakeman, was injured SO that
he died, and two tramps were seriously
hurt
THE steamer City of New Orleans
which arrived at Cairo, Ill, on the 18th,
reported that the tow-boat Diamond
burned to the waters edge at Avenue
landing while on her way to New Or
leans towing twenty six boats and
barges of coal
JOHN SNYDER, aged 20 years, of Clear
field, Pa. was burned to death by a
lamp falling upon him as he lay asleep
on a lounge. His wife was ESQ badly
burned in trying to put out the fire
that she will die.
A HYDRAULIC plunger on a converter
at the Middleport steel plantlprok on
the 18th, precipitating 5000 pounds OF
white hot metal among sixty workmen
from a distance of fifteen feet Ten
were burned and four fatally.
REPORTS from California, Oregon and
Washington indicate that the hop crop
will be unusually large this year.
NINE hundred employees of the Wer-
ner company, at Akron. O., who have
been on a strike for the restoration OF
10 per cent cut, have decided to re-
turn to work. The 200 pressmen and
press-feeders have withdrawn from the
meeting and will stay out for the old
wages
THE lockout of the building trades in
Chicago, which occurred on the 18th,
was not SO general as was expected,
not more than 10, 600 men being turned
out of work.
A SECOND application for writ OF
habeas corpus on behalf of John Y.
McKane has been denied by Judge
Lucomb in the United States circuit
court
The plant of the American Glucose
Co, at Buffalo. N. Y, burned on the
18th. Loss, 81. 900, 900; insurance, 1885,
600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Minor State News.

The Western elevator at Rosedale
was destroyed by fire the other night
Loss, $50, 900; insurance, SIS, 200.
The seventh annual convention of
the Kansas Christian Endeavor union
will be held in Topeka the third week
in May.
GoV. Lewelling is reported to be in
favor of a revision of the Kansas mill
tary law, and is quoted as saying that
the militia is wholly unreliable, and at
no time can company or regiment be
organized in such a way as to make it
safe for the governor to call upon it to
enforce the laws
Something of sensation was created
at Wichita the other day by the issuing
of warrants for the arrest of A. 81.
Ward, president, and L. R Cole, mem
Der of the school board, charging them
with boodling during the past two
years. Teachers complain that the ac-
cused have been Systematically making
the teachers put up from IS to $40 per
month. under threats of dismissal if
they did not comply.
The 20-months-old daughter of Jens
Jensen, of Butler county, wandered
some distance from the house the other
day to where some brush was burning
when her clothes took fire and she was
burned to death
Lightning recently struck the barn
and granary of a. C. Thayer. farmer
living ten miles northwest of Ottawa,
totally destroying both The granary
contained several hundred bushels of
corn and the barn farming implements
and tools Loss, about 81. 200; no insur-
ance-
Hon Daniel s Lamont, secretary of
war. recently visited Fort Leavenworth
and Fort Riley. officially.
Jake Harmon, of Wichita, an express
guard on the Rock Island road, killed
one robber and captured another when
a recent attempt was made to hold up
his train in the Indian territory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

THE vertical system of handwriting,
which was introduced into the Samuel
Ready school in Baltimore, Md, several
years ago, is now occupying the atten-
ton of a number of northern educators,
who advocate it's use in the public
schools. and it promises to De the PEN
manship of the futrue. In the vertical
handwriting the writer sits squarely in
front of the desk, with body erect, and
the pen is held in an easy. straight po-
sition- After the pupils have acquired
ease in writing. it is said, their individ-
uality quickly shows in their penman-
ship. while at the same time the gen.
eral principles learned from the copy
books are adhered to.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

The naval cadets at Annapolis, Md,
are now being drilled in the skirmish
drill and attack, including the wall
scaling feature. This part of the bat
talon maneuvers so pleased the for
eign officers who were here last year
that when it was once performed they
wanted to have it repeated. The acad-
envy wall where the scaling takes place
is nine feet high, and without any ar
tifcial help whatever the battalion
climbs over the wall, firing as it goes,
in about one minute.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

ORDNANCE officers of the army and
navy are amazed at the reports of ex-
periments made in Berlin of a bullet
proof coat, the invention of a German
tailor, which proved to be invulnera BILE
to three bullets fred with one of the
new small army rifles. Our military
attaches at Berlin have been instructed
to furnish the department., if possible,
with full reports of the resistance pow
er of the coat, not with a view to the
purchase by this governm emit of the in
vention, but more in the interest of
science. 1t seems incredible that a
bullet can be stopped by simple
jacket, weighing only about six pounds,
or that man could stand the shock of
being hit by the shot, propelled with
such frightful velocity as has been OBJ
tanned by the new German rife.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

A FEW days ago a fifteen-year-old
daughter of j. Luclkish, living at Cresco,
Ia, had a tooth pulled and an anesthet-
ic was administered during the opera
ton The next morning she was found
dead in bed. The following day she
was buried. Two or three days later
the grave was opened and it was found
that she had, as suspected, been buried
alive. The glass in the coffin was brox-
en- to fragments, the body was in con-
dition of fearful contortion, the hands
were cut and bloodstained, the hair
torn out, the corpse was turned over
and the body was found face down
ward
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

LAST fall the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. closed it's Office in Month
cello. Ark, and the citizens have fruit
lessly endeavored to have it reopened.
The other night the wires and poles
were demolished and the following no
tice posted: 1--WE want a telegraph of
flee here and this cutting will continue
until we get it We do not do this for
mischief. but to force the railroad to
open the Office here"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

IN the past week 81. 200 in ounterfeit
silver dollars and halves have circulat-
ed in Lafayette, Ind, and so clever has
been the deception that the victims
were unsuspecting until detectives APP
pretended George Clawson and William
Hit for passing the bogus coin, and
Joseph Bennett, suspected manufactur-
er. The spurious coin is nodded by
new process of aluminium and lead, has
the right ring and weight, and is even
accepted by banks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

A SENSATIONAL divorce case has been
commenced at Valparaiso, Ind. Gen. Will
liam Brown, the defendant, is a prom
inent and wealthy farmer. He is 90
years old and the plaintiff is o. Brown
charges that he is the victim of con-
spiracy to end his life by slow poison
ing. Mrs. Browns petition for divorce
is accompanied by the demand for s10,-
900 alimony. Gen. Brown married his
girl bride in November, 1898.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort nd improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs OF physical being, Will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in athes
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers-
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on1 the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without SWeak--
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substances
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, yod viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

A BILL introduced in the senate by
Senator PETER requires the secretary
of the treasury to issue $3.50, 900, 600 of
treasury notes. to be issued to meet all
the expenses of che government, and to
loan to states, counties, towns and in
dividuals on proper security and with
out interest The bill also forbids any
one person from owning more than 100
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Death to Chinch Bugs.

In the third annual report of the
management of the state university's
experiment station at Lawrence, de-
failing the results of experiments with
chinch bugs during the year 1893, Prof.
Snow announces that the white fungus
has been brought under control. 1t
can be propagated in the laboratory
between the middle of May and the 1st
of September and may be communi-
Gated to chinch bugs in the field with
absolute certainty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

AVON, Ill, was recently in the wild
est stage of smallpox panic There
were six cases in the city. fear pre-
vailed that it would spread About so
per cont of the school children have
never been vaccinated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

EXTENSIVE preparations are being
made in the rural districts of Utah for
a large immigration to Mexico this fall
A concession has been made by the
Mexican government to Brigham
Young. Jr., the son of the former
prophet, by which the Mormon church
obtains control of 3,O0O,O 600 acres of
good grazing and farming lands in
northern Chihuahua
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

NINETY-Two days of horseback ride
for pleasure, covering 2,1s4 miles, from
San Francisco to Galveston, is the trip
just completed by Harry La Verne.
He averaged nearly twenty-four miles
a dav n
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

ENGINEER YoUNe's cool head saved a
Durango Coli passenger train the
other night from going over 1000
foot precipice. Young saw rock on
the track, and instead of jumping re-
manned to manage his engine and held
his own, though the engine turned
over on the track.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Postmasters Confirmed.

The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Kansas postmasters: Thomas A
McLeary, at Medicine Lodge; w. w.
Smith, at Colby; George A. Collett, at
Ellsworth; A. ]. Davis, at Wa-Keeney;
George w. Farrelly, at Chanute; George
Hill, at Independence; George Innis.
at Lawrence; Ebenezer NJ. Lockwood,
at Burlington; Frank E. ODER, at Wash
ington; Will E. Stoke, at Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

LITTLE JENNIE CREEK, of Indiana,
who saved train on the Pennsylvania
railroad last summer by giving warn
ing of dangerous bridge. is to be dec
GRATED by the French Society for Life
SavinO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

CATS are becoming extensively used
in New Zealand for the destruction of
rabbits The owners of one estate are
so pleased with the efficacy of the new
''cure' that they8 have just given an
order for 500 cats
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

Hon. Jacob Stotler, one of the early
pioneers of Kansas, who has had over
thirty years experience as a newspa-
per publisher in the state, and who at
one time was speaker of the Kansas
house, has finally left the Sunhower
state, after residence of forty years,
and assumed charge of the Commercial
hotel at West Plains, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

THERE is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced itincurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Is Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

JoHNNIE-''Mamma, 1 heard the preacher
say to-day that matches were made i'm
Heaven. Is it sol" Mamma-.'Of course
Why not7' Johnnie-'Well, d9n't see any
use for matches. There's no night there 80
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

In an old Indian burying ground in
St Simon, Ca, the remains of war
rior over eight feet long were exca-
waited recently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

HIS MoTHER-''You ought TO feel ashamed
of yourself, fighting little JOHNNY 9Naybors ~
TOMMY do. mamma, he EckeS me.'-
Chicago Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

ssWHAr dis country wants." said Uncle
Nose, sis some sort OBJ patent co9traptionO
where man can drop nickel in deSlot am
git religion. "-Indianapoli Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

LESA-''Fred didn't blow his brains out
because you Tilted him the other night; he
came and proposed to me-" Maud-''Did
he! Then he must have got rid of themdn
some other way."-St. Louis HpI4orist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

Mrs. Swell, here we are in another
boarding house. We are regular Arabs"
MIR. S-''Yes; folding Bed-ouins p'-Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

'sWHAT have you decided to give Tom for
his birthdayl' Mrs. Tom-'1A nice collar
and cuff box. 1t will be so convenient to,
keep buttons and thread and scissors in. -
Inter Ocean
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

AN Irish lawyer said to witness: you're
a nice fellow. amt youl" Witness replied =
81 am, sir, and if was not on my OATH I'd
say the same of you.''-Oakland Enquirer. @
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY-9And is it
true that you are engaged to be usREried? '''
Miss. Fin-de-Siecle (promptly)-''No; only
engaged. Buffalo Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Bravery Rewarded.

]. D. Mckinney, of Atchison, the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific en-
gineer whose bravery prevented the
robbery of a passenger train on the
night af March 2, has been presented
with costly gold watch and chain by
the Rock Island railroad and the Uni
ted States Express companies as a re-
ward of merit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

TIE dollar you throw away wh6h you are
young will be worth three dollarsCwhen you
are old and need it most.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

''THoMAs, I see that the D., L. & W. rail
road had an accident yesterday. What does
D., L. and w. stand forl' Dead, living
and wounded, sir.'-Hallo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

CHoLLIE-''I smoked two extra cigarettes
last night and I've been thinking ever since
=" Believed that is the most improba-
bic cigarette story 1 ever heard. Inter
Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

BoRELEY-''See old Snobson's wife in box
K putting on airs!' Snoreley-''rm0glad
to see that she has put on something ~
Halo c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Material Correction.

Secretary Coburn's quarterly report
shows that in the fall of 1898 the acre
age of wheat sown was about Rinety-fic
per cent of that seeded the previous
year. instead of taoenty;JiUe per cent. as
miSrlrinted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE reports show that foreign inmi-
grafton has practically come to stand
still
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

''YoUR face is burning" ayes, that beast
Gauly has Just been making light ofene."-~
Boston Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Merited Pardon.

The governor has pardoned L. T.
Stephenson who was sent to the peni-
tertiary from independence for steal
ing two cows. Stephenson was con-
victed upon the false testimony of a
man who is now in the penitentiary for
the otfense. Stephenson knew nothing
of the theft for which he was sent up
and his conviction caused him to be-
come insane and he was taken to an
asylum and his reason restored. He
goes home exonerated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

TIE Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

CALLER-'I suppose you want Robbie to
follow in his fathers footsteps, and"
Mother-''Well, 1 should hope not. He is
horribly pigeon-toedi''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

WHENEVER you want invisible blue, just
try 20 find policeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Teachers

At the recent meeting of teachers in
Lawrence the two associations elected
officers as follows: Northeastern as
sociation-President. S. j. Hunter, Ef-
fpgham; vice president, E. E Heath.
Holton; secretary, Mrs Fannie Slus-
ser, Kansas City; treasurer, Miss Anna
Bowman, Topeka. Executive commit
tee, w. Fl. Wright Topeka; Miss Nan
ME l. Anderson, Olathe, and o. P.
Barnes. Leavenworth- Southeastern
Observation-Disclosures, E. A. Earring
ton. Paola; vice president. Alex Nash,
Independence; secretary. Anna Wall
lace. Columbus; treasurer, b C. Hast
ings, Emporia- Executive committee,
p. z. Yearout, Eureka; Guy P. Benton,
Fort Scott; w. S. Pi..ken, Paola-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

stBRowS's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs' are wide
ly known as an admirable remedy for
Hoarseness, Coughs and Throat troubles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

Chow DO you like my dress2' ''You look
positively handsome in it. Without doubt,
tailoring is great art."-N. Y. Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

LET him take heart who does, advance,
even in the smallest degree iaboo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

A sIGTfl draft on a blind man is good when
the blind man sees it that wayG
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19

YoUR GAS BIIL-''Charge of the Light
Brigade. "-Brooklyn Life.
PREJUDICE 81 blind from birth.-Ram's
Horn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Weekly Payments.

The state mine inspector recently
had a conference with the governor
and attorney-generalr relative to the re-
fusal of the mine owners of the Chero-
kee coal district to comply with the
weekly payment law enacted by the
legislature of 1898. The inspector says
the companies continue to pay monthly
and the miners are practically power
less to help themselves. The law does
not provide for criminal prosecution for
violation of its provisions, but only
makes the companies responsible in
damages to the miners who choose to
sue weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Suit Filed.

Suit was fled at Atchison the other
day against E NJ. Manley, David Aud,
John j. Ingalls, and E. c. Armsby for
the recovery of $500, which invites a
long line of sensational litigation. The
suit comes out of the failure of the
Kansas Trust & Banking Co a year
ago in when gross frauds are charged.
Mr.. ingalls, is made party to the suit
on account of his once being a stock
holder in the defunct institution, in
the management of which he took no
part however
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
Women at Work.

Mrs Laura NJ. Johns, of the Equal
Suffrage Campaign committee; Mrs
Bina Otis, as president of the Womeu's
Populist league, and Mrs S. A Thurs
ton, as superintendent of the suffrage
department of the Womans' Christian
Temperance union. have issued an ad-
dress to the people on the Importance
of the approaching campaign and urg-
ing those who are in favor of equal
suffrage to see that the different polit-
zeal parties put planl1s in their plat
forms favoring the same.
Mohave County miner., 1894-10-20

The Mining and Scientific Pres. Of
SAn Francisco claims tina, California; q
so'd product Is more than one..hird Of
Oil the gold coin In existence. I, puts
the aggregate gold product Of tina, state
since mining commenced within its Dor.
ders at N,2S4. 600 600, and estimates the
amount Of gold coin nov In nse To oe
S.7oO.oOo,oo0. This would make the
average annual gold produe, oi the
AuFiierous commonwealth since the
Original discoveries In isi9, s2s, ,444 44s "A