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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
DEPENDS UPON THE MEN.

The Pullman Company viii Resume Oper-
ations When the Men Are Ready.
CHICAGO, July 30.-The promise of
the Pullman company to inform the
mayor Saturday of the date when it
would reopen its works was not kept.
General Counsel Runnels, of the Pull
man company, called on the mayor in
the afternoon and informed him that
the company is still unable to announce
the date OF the opening, owing to the
fact that the men are not returning to
work as fast as the company would
like to see them do. Mr.. Runnels said
that the men understood that the COM
pany was ready to resume as soon as
the Aen were ready to go to work. It
all rested with them. He hoped to
know more to-day. The mayor agreed
not to withdraw the troops until after
further conference with Mr.. Runnels.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

Stuart B. Reed, of Harrison county,
W. Va. was introduced to the repub-
iican league convention at Paramount,
w. Va, the other day as the oldest re-
publican in the United States He Is
1OS years old and is still in good health
Mrs Mary Greene, who celebrated
her 1O2d birthday a few days ago at
Swampton, R. L, has lived for over
seventy-five years in her present home,
which is within miles of the house In
which she was born,
Paper telegraph poles are the latest
development of the art of making paper
useful
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Charged with Perjury.

TOPEKA, Kan, July Soc. S. Nc
Clintotk, of Topeka, who was supreme
recorder of the Knights of Columbia
up to May 90, 1894, has been arrested
on a charge of perjury. The arrest
grew out of the attempt of McClin-
took to enjoin the supreme officers of
the order from paying out certain
funds, and it is claimed that he per
jured himself in the petition. McClin-
took gave bond for his appearance
at the trial and was released.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
SMOTHERED.
Three Children Are Asphyxiated
in a Caboose..
MEN KILLED BY An EXPLOSION.
Also Several Others Severely Iniured-A
Large Barn Burned and Other Dam
age Caused by Lightning at
NortonviIIe, Kan.

HARTFORD, Conn, July 30.-Ray-
mond, 9; Leroy, Z, and Freddie, 4, the
children of James w. Canton. loco
motive engineer on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, who
have been missing since Thursday
evening, when they went to battle in
the Connecticut river, were found dead
at o'clock yesterday morning in the
closet of a freight caboose standing on
a side track near the roundhouse, not
800 feet from their home.
After numerous searches for two
days, Chief of Police Bill ordered the
freight cars and railroad property
searched and the policemen were
drawn to the caboose yesterday morn
ing by the smell of decomposing flesh.
In the trainmen's closet, shut by a
spring lock, they found the three
bodies badly decomposed.
The inquest by Medical Examiner
Fuller disclosed no evidence of foul
play and he gave a verdict of acct
dental death by asphyxiation. The
caboose was newly painted and the
children went in to play, pack of
cards being found in the closet 1t is
supposed they closed the door and
could not open it, and soon suffocated
in the sitting, hot air of the narrow in
closure.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
ASHLAND, Pa, July 30.-One of a nest
of six boilers exploded Saturday night,
instantly killing one man and severely
injuring three others, two of whom
have since died. The dead are: John
Miller, aged 45, of Girardville; John
Laubach, aged %, of Shenandoah; Oar
by Shields, aged As, of Shenandoah. Mil
Ter leaves wife and four children and
Shields a wife and four children. The
other was a single man. The fourth
victim was Steve Selsl1y. Polander,
who was badly scalded about the face
and body, but will recover. The cause
of the explosion is not known, the
boilers having been inspected Satur-
day.
At the time of the explosion the men
were engaged in making the steam
pipe connections and placing the fire
under the boilers. The building was
wrecked and two other boilers were
displaced.
DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING.
NoRToNvILLE, Kan, July 30.-Light-
ming did much damage in this vicinity
early Sunday morning. The Seventh
Day Baptist church was badly dam.
aged; the mill operated by Griffey &
Skinner was also hit, and Mr.. Swend
sons large stone barn was burned tc
the ground
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

PRESIDENT DIAz has appointed COM
mission to make scientific exploration
of the crater OF the Mexican volcano of
Popocatepetl with view to determin-
ing the amount of sulphur it contains
and the best means of extracting it.
The mountain belongs to Gen. Ochera.
and the sulphur is already being taken
out in relatively small quantities. 1t
is now proposed by American capital
lists either to buy the mountain or
work the sulphur deposits in coniunc-
tion with the owner. 1t is proposed to
build short line of railway from
Amecameca, on the Interoceanic road
mp the side of the volcano.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

A BICYCLIsT has accomplished the ex-
traordinary feat of riding from the
most northern point in Scotland to the
extreme southern point of England in
eighty-six hours and fifteen minutes.
The most remarkable part of the act is
included in the fact that he performed
his task without indulging in one mo-
ment of sleep. He was three days,
fourteen hours and fifteen minutes
without reclining once or resting or
ceasing his active movement of propul-
sion, except for the very briefest mo-
mentS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
SANTA FE IN KANSAS.

Statement Showing Its Valuation This
Year Approved by the State Board.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 30.-TaX Com
missioner Cartilage. of the Santa Fe,
has prepared 4 statement of the COM
pany's valuations in Kansas for 1894,
as approved by the state board of rail-
road assessors. The statement shows
a decrease in the valuation of all kinds
of railroad property. The aggregate
decrease under the valuation of 1893 is
1914, 745. So, as follows: Main track,
S196, $50; side track. S1.465; telegraph,
S37. 9O6; buildings, S3,42O: tools, etc,
S62, 1881; rolling stock, S43, 1S9. 81. The
total valuation of the Santa Fe's prop
erty in the state is S2O,279, 0S1.13.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE bill to create national board of
arbitration, introduced by Representa-
tive Springer, which follows the recon-
mendations of the presidents message
of 1887, will be reported to the house
favorab1y by the committee on labor.
An effort will be made to secure day
for its consideration this session. One
of the amendments provides that in
designations shall be made in cases
where the public interests are involved;
another that the reports shall be made
upon the merits of the case.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

ANOTHER attempt at dynamiting
was made by the strikers near the
Trotter works at Conne1lsville, Pa. A
bomb was thrown at the home of
John Bailey, a non-union coke worker,
the missile striking a treein front of
the house. 1t exploded with a deaf
ening report, SCATTERING the windows
and splintering the trees.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were recently
felt in Macedonia, old Servia and east
ern Bulgaria. Many houses at Varna,
Bulgaria, have been damaged and a
number of people killed as a result of
the shocks.
FIRE in Celina, O., destroyed prop
erty valued at $50, 900, with only $780,
600 insurance.
A TELEGRAM from Meelzer, Col, said
that masked men tied and blindfolded
Gen. S. Alsebrook and a deputy sheriff,
whom Mr.. Alsebrook had placed in
charge of his sheep, and stabbed and
dubbed to death about $50 head OF
sheep, after which they rode over to
Smith & Trimmers' camp and shot 1O1
fine blooded rams. The mob gave Alse-
brook five days in which to leave the
country, informing him that they had
a secret organization of 800 members
in Garfield, Routt and Rio Blanche
counties, who were sworn to rid the
country of such people.
LOUIS HOLDER was hanged in the
United States Jail yard at Fort Smith,
Ark, on the 25th. He was the seventy,
eighth man hanged by George Maledon
the federal executioner. Holder killed
George w. Rockford in the Indian ter.
ritory in 1891 while on a hunting and
trapping trip.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Wash
ington on the 25th, in which the Knox
stable and the Adams Express CO..:
stable were burned. Three firemer
were killed under falling walls and sew
era1 injured. About $50 heavy draugh1
horses and nearly all the express wag
ons were burned, also six or eight resi-
dences.
In Winona, Mimi, by the caving in
of the walls of cistern at the Young
Ladies' Catholic seminary three brick
LAYERS and a boy years old were
buried under Is feet of earth and
brick A force of men were at once
started to digging, but all were dead
when found.
IN Little Rock, Ark, the strikers
charged with obstructing the United
States mails were tried and dismissed
Evidence sufficient to hold them wa.
not forthcoming
THE American Labor union has beer
organized at Chicago. Its leaders say
it will gather under one banner tn,
whole army of the toiling masses L
will be affiliated with the American
Railway union and doubtless controlled
by the same officials. Organizers viii
be put in the field at once.
AN attempt to burn a trestle on tn,
| Iron Mountain road just outside Lit
tie Rock, Ark, was discovered by thu
engineer of a freight train in time II
| prevent it being carried out. Til,
trestle had been saturated with Goa
oil and but for the timely discovery
/ would have been destroyed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

AT meeting of the Lincoln Monu-
ment association recently a resolution
was adopted rendering the monument
to the state, provided that the state
Keep it in good condition, the bodies of
the Lincoln family to remain undis-
turbed, the family of Robert Lincoln
to be permitted to be buried there, the
state to pay for n custodian and the
public to be admitted to the monument
at all proper hours, free of charge. A
committee was appointed to lay the
matter before the next legislature.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
WEALTH OF MINISTER'S.

CRIsPI is worth perhaps 81, O0o, eco,
amassed in politics and in law.
MARQUIS RUDINI's fortune is esti-
mated at So, OO0, 600 francs.
LORD RIPoN, the colonial minister, is
said to be worth $500. 600 per year.
LORD RosEBERY is credited with hav-
ing a larger fortune than Marquis Ru-
dini-
CHANCELLOR voN CAPRIvI and Prince
Winddischgraetz, the Austrian pre-
Hier, both count riches q negative
quantity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE subcommittee of the committee
on immigration, which had charge of
Representative Lockwood's bill to pro-
tect american labor on the borders,
has reported it favorably to the, full
committee with several changes. The
bill forbids the employment in the
United States of persons who retain
foreign residences, and is aimed against
Canadians and Mexicans who come
across the borders to work, particular
1y sailors on the great lakes, and inn
poses heavy penalties upon their en-
blowers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE French radical and monarchial
papers, in their comments on the pas
sage of the anti-anarchist bill by the
chamber of deputies, concur in the
opinion that the bill was designed less
with view of crushing anarchism,
than with the purpose of abridging the
Freedom of the press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE famous shrine of Lourdes, in
France, is soon to be visited by a party
of $50 persons from Brooklyn. Among
the number are several paralytics, and
700 written petitions are to be taken
along for the cure of diseased persons
who cannot make the journey. 1t re-
mains to be seen how many miracles,
if any, will result from this American
pilgrimage, which has been blessed by
Satolli and otherwise put in the way
of expecting remarkable things
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Missouri RAILROAD values Tabulated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 3O.-State
Auditor James NJ. Seibert has just COM
pleted the work of tabulating and ap-
portioning the values of railroad, bridge
and telegraph property as fixed by the
state board of equalization for taxes of
1894 among the several counties of the
state. The tables were inspected and
approved Saturday, after which the
board adjourned sine die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

PRESIDENT DAVID STARR JORDAN, of
Stanford university, says the institu-
ton will open on September 1 with
LOO students. He states that the uni
versity has an abundance of funds to
maintain 1000 or more students and
eightysprofessors indefinitely. 1t is in
no way connected with or relying upon
the Southern Pacific Railway Co. and
its resources are it's own.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

WEARING little blue uniforms and
tiny red caps, 400 Basque boys between
8 and years old will serve as body
guard for the little king of Spain at
San Sebastian, his summer home. The
baby soldiers are drilled daily and the
miniature regiment is provided with
guns and band instruments.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Pavine Pensions.

WASHINGTON. July 3O--Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior Simms has issued a
on the secretary of the
treasury for s12. 525, 900. to be used in
the quarterly payment of pensions to
agencies as follows: New York city,
81 ,775, 900; Philadelphia, 81, $50. 600; In
dianapolis, 81. Coz, 900; Topeka, 50. &c.,
900: Knoxville, si,7OO. 600, and Louis
vile 81 600 600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

An earthquake shock was felt at the
Norris geyser basin in the Yellowstone
park, Wyo., recently and soon after
ward the New Crater geyser, which
had been quiet for some time, broke
out with terrific force, throwing stones
weighing twenty-five pounds to the
height of 200 feet, steam rising 500 feet,
accompanied by roar equaling the
combined exhaust of thousand loco
motives, which could be heard for 10
miles. Every geyser in the Norris
basin played for hours. The New
Crater now surpasses any other of the
geysers in the Yellowstone park in its
ANTON
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Russian Thistle.

Tt is stated that the dreaded Russian
thistle has made its appearance in
northwestern Kansas This pest is said
to very closely resemble the common
'stum ble-weed,' but is more spinous-
In fact it is tumble-weed of the worst
kind When it breaks of at the root
late in the fall. it rolls away in the
wind at a rapid rate, scattering its
seeds upon every rcd of ground over
which it travels
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Bicycle Records Broken.

LONDON. July 30.-In the twenty
four hours bicycle race at the Herne
Hill grounds. Shorthand, of London.
covered 400 miles and 900 yards; Peter
son, of Coventry. covered 430 miles,
and Chapple, of Chelsea, covered 426
miles. The worlds record was thus
broken by miles.
UTICA, N. Y. July 3O.-F. ]. Jenny
broke the worlds record for class A
riders, half mile handicap, standing
start, covering the distance in one
minute and two seconds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

E. L. LIVINGSTONE and R. J. Coughey,
of McKeesport, and Charles Maggie, of
Allegheny City, started on the 23d to
ride from Pittsburgh, Pa, to Denver,
Col, where they will attend the
national meeting of the L. A. w. next
month. The men have pledged them
selves to run not less than 100 miles
mar dau
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

A TELEGRAM from Stockton, Cal,
Estates that on the night of the 27th
peculiar LUMINOUS body fell from the
sky in a southeasterly direction. 1t
left a trail of light and fieecy smoke
behind it. The smoke was also lumin-
Gus and glowed in the sky for some
moments. Nothing of the sort was
ever observed there before. 1t was
seen in other parts of California.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Luther ChaIIIss Dead.

Luther c. Challiss, a well known cit
izen and early settler in Atchison, died
in that city some days ago. He was
prominently connected with railroad
building in early Kansas history. In
1864 he made a large fortune in Wall
street, New York city, but the tide
turned against him and he returned to
Atchison in 1879. After the death of
Gov. John a. Martin he for time
edited the Atchison Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
The Penitentiary Case.

The board of directors of the peni-
tentiary, who lately had the charges
against Warden Chase under investiga-
ton, made report to the governor
generating the warden A Topeka
dispatch stated that a great many OF
the leaders of the populist party are
not satisfied with the investigation and
an effort will be made to have Coy.
Lewelling look further into the mat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

Mrs. ELIZABETH JERvIs, of Amity-
vile, L. l., has just celebrated her hum
dredth birthday, assisted by her eight
children, twenty-five grand children,
forty-three great grand children and
three of the next generation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

Details of the recent naval engage
ment between the Chinese and Japan
csc have reached Shanghai. 4 torpedo
was discharged at the Kow Sh;ng and
struck her, sinking her. The loss of
life was great. Out of 1000 Chinese
troops on board only forty were saved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.


A FIRE started in the basement of the
six-story building, 81 to SO Fulton street,
New York, on the goth and did damage
to the amount of $15O,000. The COM
posing room of the New York Law
Journal was destroyed. Two hundred
fremen were called out. The cause of
the fire was unknown.
ONE of nest of six boilers at Lehigh
Valley colliery No. 4, at Ashland, Pa,
exploded, instantly killing one man
and severely injuring three others, two
of whom have since died. The build
ing was wrecked and two other boilers
were displaced.
CARDINAL LEDocHowsKI, project of
the Congregation of the Propaganda
Eide, died on the 28th at Lucerne,
Switzerland.
THE steamer Castor and the bark
Ernst collided off SYNDICATE, Eng. The
Castor was badly injured, and sank
within a few minutes after the vessels
came together. Three passengers and
the crew of twenty-six men were land
ed at Folkstone.
| IN the twenty-four hours bicycle
race in England, Shorthand, of London,
covered 400 miles and 800 yards, break
ing the record by two miles.
THREE children of James W. Canton,
of Hartford, Conn, who had been miss
ing for several days after they had gone
bathing in the Connecticut river, were
found dead in freight caboose. 1t was
supposed they had gone in to play and
had closed the door and could not open
it. They had been asphyxiated. Their
ages were 9, z and 4.
| DETAILS of the recent naval engage
ment between the Chinese and Japan
csc have reached Shanghai. A torpedo
was discharged at the Kow Shing and
struck her, sinking her. The loss of
life was great Out of 1000 Chinese
troops on board only forty were saved.
| A FIFE which started in black
smith shop resulted in the nearly total
destruction of the business part of
Belle Plain, Ia The losses will aggre-
gate $500, 600, with insurance OF per-
lhaps half. Many people lost all their
possessions and are homeless. The
two hotels and nearly every business
house of any account were destroyed.
OVER 5000 people have been made
homeless by forest fires at Phillips,
Wis Nearly s., ooo, 900 of property
has been swept away. Itwas estimated
THAT between fifteen and twenty-five
persons had lost their lives The whole
northern part of Wisconsin was report
ION the 29th as being sea of flame a
Especial train of provisions had been
dispatched to the suffering people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE government has finally decided
not to accept Herr Doves so-cal1ed bull
let-proof cuirass for use in the German
army. At recent trial of its efficacy
at Spandau the cuirass was pierced by
bullets from a regulation rifle at 600
~na&orS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Negro Tramp Shot.

Dan Nupree, a colored tramp. was
shot sA1 killed at Newton the other
night by Santa Fe brakeman. He
and several companions were trying to
steal ride and when the brakeman
attempted to put them off Dupree shot
at him, which the former returned with
fatal effect
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
The Ladies.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use the California LIQUID
laxative Syrup of Figs, under all conditions
makes Ii their favOrite remedy. To get the
true and genuine article, look fer the name
OF the California Fig Syrup Co, printed near
the bottom of the package.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Danish Care

alcoholic stimulants, but By the reinforce-
ment OF energy, the renewal Of APPETITE and
the ability 20 digest, which Aostetterss-
produces Malaria, rheumatism lIidnev-
complaints, constipation and nervousness
are conquered by thic victor over many all
mentS.