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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

High protection and free silver
seem to be the republican catch. That
means high prices for what the labOrer
and the producer buy and a deprecated
money to buy with. That is about as
beneficial to the poor American as the
old republican policy of a high-prO-
lection TO American manufactures, but
free trade in foreign pauper labor
Kansas City Times
The Mckinley bill taxes coal
seventy-hve cents ton to cover the
difference between foreign and home
wages, but the operators of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and western Pennsyl-
vania have just consented to pay their
miners on the basis of sixty cents a ton
as a special favor. From which we are
probably to infer that the pauper for
eign coal miner pays his employer 8
bonus of fifteen cents q ton for the
privilege of digging his coal for him
Louisville Courier-Journal
The government of the United
States should be III better business than
that of levying toll on the people and
collecting their pennies at their small
grocery store purchases to fill the tills
OF the sugar trust That is the great
that it brushes out industry, but that
it lays the heavy hand OF taxation on
the people to collect their earnings in
order that the trusts and protected
monopolies may amass colossal for
tunes.-Albany Argus
The facts are that the country IL
suffering from business paralysis
brought on by the vicious system of
overtaxation inaugurated by the
former administration, and the repub-
lican party having refused to allow
! relief legislation to be enacted the
deficit is the result But the republic
an party Is responsible for it That
party brought on the panic and pro
tracted the business stagnation which
still continues. The reduction in the
volume of business causes q correspond
ing decrease in the revenues. and the
remedy lies in the repeal of the Mckin-
lev law and the restoration of faiT
and equal system of taxation--KanSaf
City Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
WICHITA INUNDATED.
Stock Yards Under Water and Boats Float
ing Over the Public Park.

Stock Yards Under Water and Boats Float
ing Over the Public Park.
WICHITA, Kan, June 2S.-The Arkan-
sas river broke its banks here last
night and a portion of the city is flood
ed. There is great alarm among the
colored people near the levee and hun
dreds of them are fleeing. At midnight
last night the water was higher than
it has been since the great flood of1s77.
The body of man with valiSe
doated under the Douglas avenue
bridge few minutes before Il o'clock,
and it is supposed that the rise caught
him while he was crossing a strea M
The body could not be rescued at that
hour.
Reports have come in from the coun-
try to the effect that many houses are
under water between here and Hutch
inson, and the loss of stock and
grain is very disastrous. One
farmer, miles north of here.
had thirty-two fat hogs swept
away and six head of cattle. The
floating debris that is passing through
here indicate heavy losses to the
farmers. The stock yards in this city
are completely under water and boats
are floating over the favorite public
mark
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28


an old bureau left in that house when
he returned to Louisiana; Mr.. Dorion,
only few days since, found this pa
per. 1t purports to be the last will
and testament of Pierce Bostock, exc
cuted by him December 0, 1858. 1t
frees and manumits the person de-
scribed in it as my beloved daughter
Coralie, child of the late Louise Bou-
FAINT and then proceeds to devise and
| bequeath to her all his estate, real and
personal, wherever situated. He names
his unworthy son, Conrad only to
declare that he has by his unfilial con-
duct and his long confirmed evil courses
forfeited all right to any part of thS
testator's property more than he has
| already received
''That instrument has never been
established" Conrad's lawyer inter
rupted.
Il am aware of that; and it cannot
| be, in this court. But there is reason
to think that it can be legally estab-
lished in the proper tribunal. Mr..
| Dorion pronounces the signature of
Pierce Bostock genuine. There are
| three witnesses, as the law of Missis-
sippi requires-an of whom, strangely
enough, are also dead, as Mr.. Dorion
informs me. But he pronounces all
these signatures genuine, and he says
that numerous witnesses in that vicin-
ity will swear to them.
eff this instrument is the legal act
of the late Mr.. Bostock, not only is
Coralie Bonfaut named in it free
woman, but she is at this moment the
rightfu1 owner of her fathers immense
| estate.
Whether it will stand in law, or
not, I have no authority to decide.
Other courts must settle that question.
And it would be improper and absurd
for me to attempt to pass upon the
charge brought here against Dorr jew
EFT until this instrument has been
legally examined and pronounced upon.
81 have examined it and considered
it far enough to see that a very strong
case can be made for its legality, with
all that would result from it. The
charge that is here made is premature,
to say the least; nor do think that, in
any event, the defendant has been
guilty of anything more than a tech
meal violation of the statute. He is
discharged; also the lady"
The judge smiled gracious1y upon us.
Mr.. Garnett capered about the bar. and
Mr.. Dorion renewed his greetings,
mingled with congratulations. The
popular anger had now turned upon
Conrad Bostock, and he and his friends
withdrew by rear door, to escape be-
ing hustled. The tickle multitude pro-
posed to give me triumphant ride on
their shoulders, and it was with some
diffieultythat escaped their attentions
We sadly needed rest, quiet and the
company of friends after the trench
dous excitement of the last few days
and these we found at the hotel with
Mr.. Dorion and his eldest daughter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
Charged with Kidnapping.

OKLAHOMA, Ok, June 23.-J. C. Boon,
William Lofford, 81. L. Heath and Will
lam Aclzerson, four United States dep
uty marshals, were yesterday held by
Judge Mosley, of Lexington, on a
charge of kidnapping. Under the gen.
eralship of one Mason, a Texas marshal,
they arrested Jody Morris, Frank
Scott and d. w. Scott on sup
position they had been impli-
Gated in the Longview bank robbery.
The parties arrested were reputable
citizens They were tied hand and
foot and dragged into the Indian ter
ritory. En- route to Paris, Tex, Mason
discovered his mistake and released
his prisoners. The arrests were made
without warrants and the prisoners
were taken from Oklahoma without
requisition. Mason has disappeared
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
Strike DecIared on.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 23.-The
miners strike, so far as it relates to In
diana, was formally declared off last
night at the called state convention of
block and bituminous miners, the dele
gates representing 5000 miners of this
state. President George w Purcell
presided. He was elected to represent
President Dunkerty, removed at last
Saturdays convention, because he
signed the Columbus scale The vote
to accept the Columbus scale of 60 cents
for bituminous and 20 cents Tor block
was carried by a vote of IS to IA II
was also decided that for day men in
Indiana, three tons of screened coal
constitute days work
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
SECRETS.


GIN us Bull
Out Of the oceans silver bed
I lift the crest of golden head,
And my yellow locks are spread and curlec
Over the shoulders OF the world;
Yet there are who sigh and think
That only rise to Sinki
Shall tell you secret? Setting here.
rise In another hemisphere.
am wave
Out OF the oceans level plain
I lift andBwen to the shore again,
And my Acent waters lace and fly
Over the Bounds OF the beaches high:
Yet tbece are who weep to know
That the ebb attends the fowl
Shall tell you a secret: With the tide
1 ebb and flow on the other side.
am man.
Out of the night of q hidden past
1 awake to the light of the world at last,
And my eager spirit yearns to climb
Up 10 the height OF q joy sublime;
Yet there are who doubling cry
That only live to diel
Shall I.tell you secret? God is love
I shall die to live in the land above.
Nina F. Layard, in Harper's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28

ASKED.
sons from what have seen and heard
here, and agree with the court that
there must be something extraordinary
about the matter. If may retire with
the accused for a few minutes will
be able to say whether he ought to be
defended"
The judge nodded and the lawyer
took me out into a side room.
Tell me all about it," he said,
kindly.
great deal may be said in ten min
utes. In that time had given him the
main facts that had led to my present
situation.
He took off his spectacles and rubbed
the glasses nervously with his hand
kerchief.
.'This is quite out of common he
said. 'I never heard anything just
like it,
He asked me half dozen questions,
each of which I was able to answer
promptly. He stroked his face thought.
fully.
II had some acquaintance with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
CHAPTER XIV.

BROKEN FETTERS-
as he came forward, he seemed not
to see me nor Coralie. The Judge
greeted him cordially, by name, and it
was evident that they were old friends
when did you arrive in town?" he
asked.
within an hour, by rail from Vicks-
burg. was on my way to Donaldson
vile and beyond, and was amazed to
learn on the street of the death of the
man was going to see and the ma
ture of the case you are Investigating.
Here is a paper which I fancy will
be of great Importance"
He took folded paper from long
pocketbook and laid it before the
Judge. While the latter was reading
it, Mr.. Dorion stepped down and heart
lily greeted us. My lawyer had caught
the name and, leaning over, whis-
pered:
whats your evidence, sir?''
"Wait a moment" was the reply,
given with a peculiar smile. 81 reckon
you'll be satisfied with it."
The Judge finished reading the pa
per, and called to Mr.. Dorion. They
had brief whispered conversation.
Then the lawyers were called up to-
gether and permitted to read the pa
per, the judge adding some comments
in low voice. As they returned to
their seats, saw Mr.. Garnett's face
wreathed with smiles.
You're safe" he whispered.
looked at Conrad. The face of the
| fiend never shone out more plainly in
| human countenance than in his, as
his lawyer communicated to him the
startling news.
81 have been made acquainted with
| such additional and surprising disclos
ures,'' said the judge, IN voice which
| the whole room heard, ''as make i, il
my judgment, both proper and nee
essary to end this case here, so far as
relates to the charge of abduction of g
slave. The gentleman who has just
come into court is the owner and occu
pant of the plantation in Mississippi
formerly occupied by the deceased
Pierce Bostock. In a secret drawer o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
An IrrigatInG Ditch.

O'NEM. Neb., June 2S--The con-
tract was let yesterday for the con-
struction of the irrigation ditch south
of the Ellzhorn river by the ElkhOrn
Irrigation Co., and work will begin in
a few days The contract provides for
the completion of the ditch by NOvem-
Der l, 1894 The proposed ditch viii
be 1919 miles long. It takes the water
out of the Ellzhorn river, 10 miles west
of O'Neil, and conducts it south of the
river to point on Dry creek, miles
south of O'Nei- It will irrigate one
of the prettiest sections of the country,
comprising over 90. 600 acres
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
The First blackboard.

Howelet's ''Queer Facts and Curious
Fancies'' says that 1.-The first black
board was made at London in the year
1896, and was used at a small educa-
tional institution near Paddington
Green" II. A Wood, an authoritative
Investigator, says: THE first black
board ever used for the purpose of in
struction was made by Col Claudius
Crozet, one of Napoleon's officers, and
afterwards teacher of mathematics at
West Point. The board was made in
1885, Which is right?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28


1 entered that room with Coralic
and took a seat within the railing
The crowd, eager for my condemna-
ton, and cruel as any mob, pointed
at us and whispered. l sat down,
hopeless and sullen. In fifteen min
utes events had SO shaped themselves
that hope was somewhat revived-at
least, 1 knew that the expected blow
was averted for the .prescnS.
The judge came in and heard the
-acc- sation. He was a portlr, fne-look-
ing man, and I thought looked with
some compassion at me.
This is very serious charge, young
man. Where are you from?"
New Hampshire, sir"
els it possible that SO young per
son as you has come down here in this
nefarious business of decoying away
our property?"
mo, sir: I have not"
1.-THE complainant charges that you
were trying to abduct his slave. What
do you say?'
My recollection of what Coralie's
father and lie Fevre had said, told me
that 1 was guilty of just that offense,
no matter what my motives were.
Still, did not wish to confess it. My
heart swelled with Indignation against
the assertion; could only keep silence.
where is the slave?'' the judge
asked.
Coralie was pointed out to him. He
looked at her with surprise.
''That persona" he said. Can it be
;possible?"
''She was the born slave of the late
Pierce Bostock, of La Fourche int
orior," put in the lawyer whom Conrad
had brought with him. ''My client in
herited her, with the other slaves and
property. This young fellow has beer
caught in an attempt to run her off te
the north. That is, in brief, the whole
case"
t'Well, sir, have you nothing to say?'
the Judge asked, with some sternness
There was much that I could say
without any admission of the charge
said it in brief sentences.
''Pierce Bostock was my friend-tht
=: schoolmate of my father before me.
was visiting in his family for month.
before his death. This lady is hi:
daughter. It is necessary for me tx
state that we were engaged to be mar
-ried, with the approval of her father
We'were on our way to the river TO
that purpose. That is my side of thu
story
Coralie nodded, and took one of m.
hands in both of hers.
''Stuff and nonsense!'' growled Con
trad.
IA very pretty story" sneered tn
lawyer. But your honor knows tina
under our law the consent of the slav'
cannot at all affect the guilt of he
abductor."
THAT is true" observed the judge
sand this is a time when a clearly
proved attempt of the nature her
charged must be punished with al
the rigor known to the law. Gu
southern institutions must be upheld
and dangerous fanatics from the nortl
must be taught to respect them. Will
this is true, there seems to be some eS
traordinary features about this case
The accused is young and has not tn
appearance of a common slave stealer
His statement is curious one. II
ought to have counsel. Is there an.
gentleman of the bar here who vii
advise with hin?''
A rosy, specialized man near tn
bench said: Your honor, 1 should de
cline to appear for the defense in an
common case of this kind, but hav
become much interested in these pei
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
Oh APTER XVI.
LAST WORDS

That Pierce Bostock executed the
will and article of manumission before
leaving Mississippi, that he secreted
it in his house, forgot to take it with
him, apparently forgot the fact that he
had done it, and never mentioned it to
anybody, were things that, to my mind,
were perfectly consistent with his con-
dition of mind after the deed The
witnesses, Mr.. Dorion said, were OBJ
scure white men of the vicinity. It
was not necessary for them to know,
and they doubtless were not informed
as to the character of the instrument,
any more than that it was last will and
testament They were not men much
given to gossip, and Mr.. Bostock could
easily satisfy them not to mention the
circumstance. His extreme caution in
secreting the paper was natural part
of the terror and dread of disclosures
about Cora1ie which possessed him
after the duel. That the viii was his
deliberate act appeared when it was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Col- Moore
will become congressman from the
Second Kansas district and Congress
man Funston will retire to private life,
in the entirely probable event that the
action of the house elections commit
tee taken to-day is approved by the
house. BY vote of 8 to the .elections
committee decided that Mr. Moore Is
entitled to the seat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
Buru.ese Virtues an d Sins.

Among the hill tribes of Burmah the
four cardinal virtues are. To kill a
foe, to fall in battle, to become priest.
and to offer oneself as a sacrifice to the
earth goddess The great sins are:
Getting into debt, betraying public Sc
crets. breaking an oath. refusing hos
pitality, and skalking in time of war
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28

ASoKA, Mimi, June 23--Three girls,
Clara Newton, Maude and Christie
Madison, all aged II, went bathing in
the Rum river at the foot of Watts
street and waded into a hole Their
bodies were recovered inside of twenty
minutes Christie Madison regained
consciousness, but the other two ara
dzod
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
~, Of one FanIIv Dead.

CoLUSgBUs, Ind. June 2S--Diphtheris
Is raging in Brown county. Four chit
dren OF the family of George Peters st
Mount Zion died yesterday and two
more to-day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28

saw a man come forward. My heart
gave e bound. 1t was Alfred Dorion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28
CHAPTER XIV.

icopvrght. 1893. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-28

Kinley when he was framing his bill,
and asked that no duty be put upon
binder Irvine, and explained TO him the
reasons why it would be against the
interests of the repu blican party and
the people to put a duty upon it, but
the duty went on The binder trust
was manufacturing sisal Irvine, which
cost cents a pound manufactured,
and it was being sold to the farmer
at Il, Is and 10 cents, 800 or 400 per
cent. above its cost. The trust, with
perhaps Sc. 600, 900 or 81, 600 900 invest
ed, has been paying dividends on q
capital of over $50, 600, 900. Now, there
is not a farmer in the United States,
| if he understands his interests, who
will vote for any bill which Perpe-
trates such an injustice upon him.
| There is not a merchant, business
man or manufacturer outside of the
trust in the United States who is in
| terested in perpetrating such an in
| justice Our friends 1.-THE enemy
turned this matter against us in the
/ last campaign
again, am interested in manufac-
turing in different lines In looking
over the pay rolls we find the wages
paid in the agricultural business, Civ
| ing employment to a great army OF
| people, average 81 25 for skilled labor
We pick up the pay rolls in another in
dustry and find in that line the Nc
Kinley bill has raised the duty until il
stands at $50 per cent The wages foi
skilled labor on that pay roll average
| five times what they are in the other
Now, know of instances where skilled
labor averages from SO to SIS and 81
per day. This is un-American- II the
laboring man In the agricultural bust
ness wants to build q house he mus
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
Morgan-Wood.

Married at Pembroke, Ca, Dec. 70. at the
Baptist church, by Rev. Mr.. Durham.
Mr. Charles A. Morgan to Miss Maud L.
Wood eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
F. Wood.
The ceremony took place at $50 o'clock.
The attendants were Mr.. J. B. Lance. best
man, and Miss Jennie Morrison, maid of
honor, Mr.. r. b. Wood and Miss Kemper
Peacock. Misses Pearl and Isa Wood.
sisters of the bride, dressed in pink Saline,
were the flower girls. The brides dress
was brocade silk, trimmed with festoons
of pearls. Her ornaments were diamonds,
present from the groom. The brides
maids wore white silk.
A large party of friends met the bridal
party at the Central depot on their arrival
IN the city and accompanied them to the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Morgan.
where reception was held last night.
The groom is private secretary to the gen
eral passenger agent of the Central rail-
road The brides present were numerous
and handsome. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
have a wide circle of friends who wish
them life of happiness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
MARY GREEN ACQUITTED.
She Was Charged With Completely in
the Murder of william Thomas.

She Was Charged With Completely in
the Murder of William Thomas.
Mary Green was tried in the superior
court yesterday on charge of murder,
she having been indicted on that charge
for a supposed completely in the killing
of William Thomas, which took place
in the southern part of the city the night
of July 2.
The slayer of Thomas was William
McCrea, said to have been Mary Green's
paramour. and while at the house of an
other negro woman Thomas came up and
demanded admission. A quarrel ensued
in which Thomas was shot, and it was
charged that Mary Green aided and abet-
ted in the killing, so it was claimed by
the state that she was either guilty of
murder, or that she was accessory be-
fore the fact to that crime. McCrea es-
capped after shooting Thomas and has not
been caught. Her defense was that she
had nothing to do with the killing, and
that McCrea and she were assaulted by
Thomas with a drawn knife, and that
Thomas tried to cut her. She was de-
Tended by r. NJ Hitch, ESQ The Jury
brought in verdict of not guilty and she
was discharged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
AT THE THEATER.
Pawn Ticket 21o Tonight and To-mor-
row Nights Attraction.

Pawn Ticket 21o Tonight and To-mor-
row Nights Attraction.
Pawn Ticket 21O will be seen at the the
alter tonight. The play is not a new one to
theater-goers. 1t is a popular play, how
ever, and one to which everybody goes.
The story dealing as it does with the char
acters observed in the ordinary walks of
life, is one that appeals to the heart, for
in it the authors have most successfully
portrayed men and women as they are.
They have depicted the curse of poverty.
the power of gold and the efficacy of truth
and honesty arrayed against any odds. To
counterbalance the strength of the dram
attic scenes. numerous songs and original
specialties have been introduced and a
company of uniform strength has been en-
gagged. Among the more prominent are
Lionel Bland, f. A. Conner, ]. F. Sherry,
John Leavitt, Nellie Dunbar, Mrs. Rose
Watkins and Sara Lascelles. Among the
many songs introduced are: Her Eyes
Don't Shine Like Diamonds and Airy,
Fairy Lillian" sung by Nellie Dunbar.
Charming Amy Lee sings "Tol-lol-lol."
and Il Didn't Think He'd Do It, But He
Did" and Frank Doane introduces John
ME- My Old Friend John" and Hes Been
Thinking Ever Since"