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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
NEW FINANCIAL SCHEME.
Representative Brookshire Has Plan of
Regulating the Currency.

Representative Brookshire Has a Plan of
Regulating the Currency.
WASHINGTON. May 8. -Congressman
Brookshire, of Indiana, introduced in
the house yesterday a bill providing
for some comprehensive changes in our
present financial system The bill pro-
vides that no greenbacks shall be is
sued of a smaller denomination than
SO, that not over one-fourth in value
of the amount of circulation issued to
national banks shall be of less de-
nomination than $40, and that coin GER
tifcates shall be issued instead of silver
certificates. gold certificates and treas
ury notes issued under act of July,
1890. The bill provides for the issue of
coin certificates on all the gold and
silver coin and gold bullion in the treas
ury in excess of 500, 600, 600 of gold
coin, which is held as reserve for the
redemption of greenbacls
The bill also provides for the issue of
coin certificates on all of the silver
seigniorage bullion, not exceeding 81
for 4T113 grains of pure silver, and that
it shall be the duty of the secretary of
the treasury to pay out these coin GER
tificates in discharge of all of the obi
cations of the United States except
such as are made expressly payable in
coin Moreover, the bill provides that
the owner of coin. gold and silver, may
deposit the same with the treasurer, or
any sub-treasurer, of the United States,
and receive coin certificates in lieu of
he
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pockets with great handfuls of the
gold and notes on the table until not
a dollar remained.
s'Now, I've done with you, you mis-
cradle, clumsy cheati'' the man with
the pistol said. s'You ought to
be lynched. You're disgrace to
the company of all gentlemen; but
Lynch himi Throw him into the
riveri Drown himi Tie him fast to a
nigger!" came a shower of suggestions
from the crowd.
The object of their attentions turned
pale. 1 had marveled to see his COM
posture when the muzzle of the re-
volver was at his forehead; but he
doubtless was thoroughly acquainted
with his own class, and knew that
there was no danger of more than a
menace from that quarter, provided he
sat still and made no resistance. But
when those hostile cries were heard, he
realized his danger at once. He was
among gamblers, sporting men, specu-
lators and adventurers; many of them
had been drinking freely; his offense
was something each man, by reason of
his own mode of life, was prepared to
regard as personal insult and injury.
And he probably knew. too, that no
wild beast of the forest or the wild is
SO cruel in its rage as a crowd of men.
No time was allowed him to think
about it. A rush was made for him; Q
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DOCKING MEMBERS.
The New Order Giving Congressmen Some
Uneasiness.

Uneasiness.
WASHINGTON, May congressional
salaries for the month of April became
due yesterday, so members had their
first experience with the new pro-
cedure of docking" for absenteeism.
Up to Thursday night 21S members had
fled their certificates showing the
number of days, if any, they had been
absent Yesterday about fifty more
certificates We're put in, leaving about
100 uuaccounted for.
In the certificates thus far received
six days is the greatest number of alb
sent days admitted by any member.
The ''doclzage" for this, at SIS. 90 and
mills per day, is $50. 10. The great ma
jority of the members certify that they
have not been absent at all, and the
most of those who certify absence limit
the period to one or two days. At this
rate the total reductions will be small.
1t is said the certificates of one entire
state delegation shows not day of alb
sence, although three of the delegation
have been absent a considera BILE part
of the entire month and none of them
have claimed to be sick. Care is being
taken to keep from publication the in
dividual names of members locked, as
it might cause questions to be raised
as to the accuracy of amounts deducted.
Speaker Crisp and Sergeant-at-Arms
Snow are not going back of the face of
the returns made by each member
Many of the certificates with doubtful
excuses were submitted yesterday to
the first comptroller of the treasury.
On May Is all the certificates received
will be filed with the first auditor of
the treasury as permanent vouchers
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TARIFF CAUCUS.


Democratic Senators Trying tn Get To-
gether on tae Tariff Bill
WASHINGTON. May 4-By a vote Of 81
70 I, six of the forty-four democrats
being absent the democratic Osenators
IN caucus yesterday adopted 3 resolu-
ton agreeing to support the tariff bill
of the finance committee, including
the compromise amendmentsdhat have
been agreed upon by the maE6y confer
ences of democratic senators during
the past two weeks The resolution
was presented by Senator German, Of
Maryland, the chairman of tho caucus.
and discussed at some length.
as the session lasted from @ few
minutes after 4 o'clock until nearlO7
o'clock. The six absentees veg Mills,
Murphy, Lindsay, Irby. Butler and
Gibson 1t was claimed they were all
accounted for and asstEfances were Civ
bill
In presenting t6A resolution and
stating the object Of the Caucus, Sem
ator German made c01iciliatory
speech He said it was necessats to
make concessions in order to secure the
united support of the party, apd he fur-o
Their asserted that it would need dem
ocratic majority to pass the bill He
on all sides and it was believed the
measure with the proposed amend
ments would now meet the support
which was absolutely necessary to pass
q democratic tariff bill
Senator Jones OF Arkansas the MEM
| Der OF the finance committee who has
taken the most active part in the
preparation of the amendments known
as the compromise bill. made q speech
in which he explained at length the
proposed amendments. and told why
| they were necessary. He did not dis
cuss or read all of them, but selected
the most important and those affecting
! the greatest interests
Senator Mcpherson spoke in support
! of the resolution and dwelt at some
length upon the concessions which
northern and eastern democrats had
been obliged to make and what they
had to give up in order to meet the de-
mands of the south and west He
claimed that the concessions that were
talked of by the other senators were
not wholly on one side. O, Senators
Palmer and Villas made long ana vigor-
Gus speeches urging party harmony
and the necessity of early action.
Great interest conferred in the speech
of Senator Smith, of New Jersey, and
his remarks were received with a great
deal of satisfaction, for, while he said
he was not satisfied with the bill, and
was unalterably opposed to the income
tax, he was ready to support tie meas
ure with the amendments which had
been agreed upon, although he claimed
that what were called concessions by
the southern and western men were
but small compared with the cOnces-
sions which eastern senators made in
supporting the bill with the income tax
provision.
Senator Hill. of New York was not
placated- He spoke only shorts ime,
but it was long enough for him to con-
vince the caucus that his vote would
not be for the bill if the income tax re-
manned in 1T. Q
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CHAPTER K.
"A STIRRING SCENE


All told, there were about fifteen
hundred people on the Cotton Queen
that night. They were of all sorts and
conditions There were planters and
their families returning from an early
visit to the north; spectators by the
score who had been up to Memphis
and beyond to look over the crop; some.
like myself, from the north, going
down the river upon errands of busi-
mess or pleasure; not a few sporting
hnen, who frequented the bar, talked
loud and smoked long cigars, and there
was Virginian taking thirty slaves
of both sexes to New Orleans for sale.
D had seen something already of the
grand scale upon which the large river
boats were constructed; but the mag
nificence of this one amazed me.
Everything in the way of gi1iing, dec
Grating and furnishing that could be
done was there, regardless of expense.
Tall mirrors in the saloons and cabins
multiplied the crowd. Carpets of COR
geor3 pattern and the first texture
were under foot. Profusion and vari-
ETY. of viands were at the crowded
tables ct mealtimes. / walked about
and mingled with the passengers, hear
ing much talk of the immense cotton
and sugar yield which the season
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SOCIAL SCIENCE FEDERATION.
Omcers Elected at the Convention Held In
Kansas City.

Oflcers Elected at the Convention Held In
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 4-The con-
vention of the Social Science Fedora
ton continued its sessions yesterday
with undated enthusiasm on the part
of the delegates, who were present in
day. All Souls church was altogether
inadequate to accommodate all who
wished to be present, many ladies GO
ing away because they simply could
not find a seat anywhere, every pew
being filed, and the very aisles being
crowded with camp chairs
The new officers are: President Mrs
James Scammon, of Kansas City; vice
presidents, Mrs Jennie NJ. Kellogg. of
Emporia, Kan; Mrs L. E Fuller, of
Quenemo. Kan; Mrs S. G. Bigslow.
of Paola, Kan; Mrs NJ. R. Winch,
of Kansas C;ty; Mrs C H Hatnes.
of Fort Scott; Mrs Kate Nj. Kent,
of Burlington; Miss Julia WALSH, of
Ottawa; Mrs Mary L. Parsons, of
Kingman, Kan; Mrs Mary t. Gray,
of Kansas City, Kan. and Mrs George
Beach, of Olathe: recording secretary,
Ms Florence Hopkins. of Leaven-
worth; treasurer, Mrs Henrietta Stod-
dan, of Paola; auditor, Mrs Noble
Prentis, of Kansas City. The position
OF corresponding secretary is to be
filled by appointment of the president
at her convenience
The convention adjourned without
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Senator stoskbr,dre Buried.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, May 4-The
funeral of Senator Stockbridge took
place here yesterday. Beside the con-
gressional committee, there were pres
emit Gov. Rich and the heads of all the
state departments and delegations from
Detroit, Grand Rapids and elsewhere
Services were held in St Luke's church
at o'clock Fifty wagons filed with
relatives, friends and business and OH
cial associates of the deceased followed
the remains to the grave Most of the
factories in the city were closed and
the insignia of mourning were every
where to be seen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
ThrouEh 4 TreatIe.

PLANT CRY. Fla, May ga train on
the Florida Central & Peninsular rail-
road went through a trestle fifteen
miles north of here last night, the
engine being completely overturned
The engineer and fireman are in a very
critical condition The engineer had
his legs crushed. and is badly scalded
about the head and shoulders The
baggage and express car aud one pas
senger coach also left the track. but
none of their occupants were seriously
injured. The cause of the accident was
the burning away of the lower part Of
the trestie, which was not discovered
in tim6
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dozen hands seized him; spite of his
struggles, cries and curses. ne was
dragged along toward the gangway.
The captain came running down.
hearing the connection; and, seeing
the situation of affairs, began to inter
cede for the endangered man.
For Gods sake, gentlemen, what's
the matter? Don't have any violence
here"
Its only - card-sharp we're go
ing to give ducking."
s'It's about time we made an exam
pie of some of these blacklegs who
travel along the river, Fleeing honest
gentlemen
sid like to have him put down in
the furnace-room, till the boat gets to
New Orleans"
''Save me, Capt. Norris!'' the wretch
ed man exclaimed.
''Ah!-is it you, Con Bostock?' the
captain cried. 81 know you of old.
Gentlemen, just spare him this time,
and if he ever dares to come aboard
the Queen again, you can drown him or
hang him. for all 1 care. But tonight,
please let's have no violence. 1t
might hurt the good name of my boat. :"
''But you'll set him ashore?" some
one suggested
with great pleasure. There's a
landing two miles below; he'll have to
walk two miles to find house,
The crowd became good humored at
| the idea, and sundry coarse jokes were
cut at the expense of the gamblers
plight. The boat was soon brought to
the shore. and he was unceremoniously
landed. did not expect ever to see
his coarse, depraved face again; but it
was with me as it ever is-''man pro-
poses, God disposes."
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BARRED FROM APPOINTMENT.
Saloonkeepers and Bartenders Cannot HOLD
the once of Postmaster.


the ONCE of Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Postmaster-
General BisSell has formulated policy
of barring saloonkeepers and barten-
ders from appointment as postmasters.
In accordance with this plan, where
there are several candidates, the fact
that any Of them has business dealings
with saloons will be given weight and
the other candidates will be given
preference in making appointments.
Postmaster-Gener Bissel said this
afternoon he had reached the conclu-
sion that a saloon is not a good place
to educate a person for the transaction
of postal business, though there is no
iron-clad rule prohibiting the appoint
ment of those who may have been con-
nected with the liquor business. Mr..
Bissen said:
1--WE have appointed men as post
masters who permitted bars in their
hotels, though not interested them
selves, but we prefer not 1t is not a
temperance question nor a moral ques-
ton; but is a business question purely,
and the post office department is
q business institution From my
observation and experience
am convinced any man, directly
or indirectly interested in the liquor
business, is in measure untitled by
his occupation, and that his interest in
that business necessarily interferes
with full discharge of his official du-
ties in any branch of the postal serv-
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Protest. Against chinese rr..,v.

WASHINGTON, May 4-Samuei Com
pers and James Duncan. president and
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor. and s. Furnsette, of the
legislative committee of the National
Seamen's union, called at the capitol
yesterday and met a number of sen
ators, to whom they made protest
against the ratification of the Chinese
treaty Among the senators with
whom the delegation talked were
Messrs- Hill, Smith. Walsh and many
others The delegation expressed the
opinion that they had made consider
sbIs progress
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An Iowa Lynching.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, May 2-Des-
perado Wilson, one of the gang of
burglars who killed Marshal Williams
Saturday morning. was lynched at 2:1O
this morning by about $50 men, who
met at the school house at midnight,
organized, went to the Jail and broke
in Wilson was hanged in the city hall
Wilson said he was driven to the
murder in self-defense, but would not
say anything about his past. The one
who escaped is said to have been capt
ured. He would certainly have been
lynched had he been brought to this
city and he may be vet
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Rich Jewels Recovered.

KINGSTON, n. Y, May 2.-When
George Gould and Mrs Gould Were re-
turning from Furlough Lodge in the
Catskills. where they had been max
ing a short visit last week, Mrs
Gould's maid lost a small hand bag
which contained diamonds and
other valuables worth SS1, 900, while
the party were driving to ArkviIle.
superintendent Heater, of the lodge,
was sent back Immediately. while the
Goulds continued their journey. Heater
had not gone far when he met a farm
er's wife. who had picked up the bag
and had not even looked into
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KILLED BY FOUL AIR.
Two Men and q Woman Lose Their Live
in Eals

Two Men and q Woman Lose Their Lives
in Well
PLEASANT HILL. Mo, May 1.-Two
sons and daughter-in-law of Sam
Cannon, who lives about twelve miles
northwest of this city, were killed yes
terday afternoon by damps while clean
ing out an old we'll The older of the
two sons went down in the well and
became asphyxiated by foul air and the
younger brother went to his rescue and
was stricken by the same fate The
wife of the younger man was so excited
by the death of her husband that she
jumped in the well and death was The
result
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ri,a Nrsn Prnhnhlr KIned.

ALTOONA. Pa. May s. "A broken axle
on front freight car on the Peunsyl-
vania railroad caused complete wreck
OF thirty-nine cars loaded with coal at
Upton, 10 miles east of here John
Saussermsn. brakeman, of this city,
was killed instantly. and Harry
Marks, a coal miner. of RobertSaale.
Pa, was fatally injured 1t is believed
that at least five men were piled under
the immense heap OF wreckage A
large number of men are busily en-
gagged clearing the debris to rescue the
unknown unfortunate men who ara
probably dead by this time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
oFFIc,AL REPoRT.
The Commissioners of Labor Loan and
Building Associations

The Commissioner OF Labor on Loan ana
Building Associations
WASHINGTON, May S.-Commissioner
of Labor Carroll D. Wright has sub
mitted his ninth annual report, dealing
with the building and loan associations
in the United States Vermont which
has but one association, is the only
state not included in the report The
total number of associations in the
country is shown to be 1855, of which
5, SOS are local and 240 national The
total number of shareholders is 1.745.-
TBS, of which 9ie.616 are male The
average number to each association is
sol. The number of shareholders who
are borrowers is 455, AL, or 26H per cent.
There are Is, 255 s72 shares held of
which 10, 9S1. O31 are in local and the re-
mainder in national organizations The
average number of shares per share
holder is seven and half. The total
net assets are $3.50, co., 59S, of which
S41S, 647, 22s are in local organizations
The net assets per shareholder average
over S257. The average value of shares
is SS4 and the total profits $50. 664, 116,
of which S74s 402, 969 are from local or
CARNATIONS The average amount of
loans is 81. 100, with 81, 1SS in the local
organizations.
The figures show. says the report,
that the building and loan associations
of the country are entirely modern in
situations and have reached their great
proportions within the last ten or IF
teen years This, in connection with
the fact that they have net assets o.
over $3.50, 600, 600, have made total prof
its of more than $50. 600, 600, helped &c
secure probably over 400, 900 homes and
are semi-banking institutions, conduct
ed by ordinary men unframed as bank
! ers, show conclusively the strong hold
which building and loan association:
1 have taken upon the public
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Three Persons Killed and Fifteen Injured
in North Carolina.


in North Carolina.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 3.-This morn
ing Williamson was shaken by a ter
rifle explosion. Two great boilers of
Robertson & Godwin's shingle and ium-
Der mills let go Hundreds gathered
and went to work removing debris and
taking out unfortunates- Some men
were cut and mangled almost beyond
recognition. Ten had been caught by
falling timbers One, Isaac Bright,
was dead. and three others have since
died
A drug store was made temporary
hospital Doctors were kept busy for
hours dressing wounds. Fifteen men
were slightly injured One boiler was
blown to atoms. while the other was
thrown thirty yards A portion was
thrown 100 yards through a warehouse.
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Burned br an Ammonia Explosion.

HLLsBoRo, Tex, May 5.-Last even
ing Pete Doetsch, foreman of the Hills
boro ice factory, was dangerously
burned by the bursting of an ammonia
pipe. One of the joints began to leak
and he went up stairs to tighten it,
when one of the bolts broke. The ex-
plosion oecasioned by the escaping
ammonia threw him out of a window
to the floor adjoining. His face and
body are fearfully and horribly burned
His sufferings were pitiful in the ex-
treme. 1t is feared he is burned in
tArnallv
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COUNTY OFFICERS REMOVED.
Judge Scott Opposes a County Judge and
Sheriff in Oklahoma


Sheriff in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, May 2.-The
committee appointed Monday night to
report resolutions against Judge Scott
presented them last night to an audi
ence of 1000 people on the corner Of
Main street. The resolutions charge
that Judge Scott has manipulated the
grand jury, interfered with the petit
juries, protected indicted county of
6cials and been guilty of other acts
contrary to his position and prejudicial
to the people They recommended an
investigation of the acts and removal
The crowd was orderly and quiet, but
the feeling intense. Judge Scott yes
terday removed County Judge Stewart
and the sheriff and called meeting
of the county commissioners to appoint
their successors Both men refused to
vacate their positions
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

HAMBURG, May A terrific boiler
explosion occurred in the Waltz render
ing factory at Hammerbroolz, near this
city, this morning, killing FIVE men and
fatally injuring several The building
was demolished and the dead and
wounded are buried in the debris.
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Kilied by Cirarette snok,ns

MUNcIE, Ind, May 5.-Charles Robin.
son, one of the Herbert brothers"
lately champion acrobats of America,
died yesterday from smoking ciga-
rettes- The interior of his mouth and
throat had turned black. He had been
constant cigarette smoker for over
fifteen wears
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The Red River on the Ramparc.

FULTON. Ark, May 5.-The Red river
is encroaching rapidly upon the city
and the rising waters now threaten to
flood the entire place Tho water has
reached the business portion of the
town and Is running under the post
Office and many mercantile houses
Some manufacturing ablishments
have been comnelled To Ston
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wen known BasebaIi PI.ver Dead.

NEW York, May Bob Ferguson,
the old time ball player and national
league umpire. died late last Eight OF
apopiezy at his home in Brooklyn. aged
AZ He leaves a wife and family in
good circumstances
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CHAPTER XII.
IN LOUISIANA

The ever-changing scenes of the
great river interested me, and could
have studied for days the varying
phases of human nature about me; but
as current and stream bore us rapidly
down, the object of my journey pressed
upon my thoughts, and it was with
eager alacrity that I stepped ashore at
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LONDON. May 5.-Twenty and ten
years Imprisonment were the sentences
imposed upon Giuseppe Farnaro and
francesca Polti, the dynamiters. at the
Old Bailey to-day.
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cHAPrER Ix-coNr1NuEp.

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