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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

FEhSOSAA1 AND ROLITICALs
A RECENT dispatch from China said
that the revolution in the province OF
Kiry and Manchoralis was extending.
Mounted banditti, armed with repeat
ing rifles, had defeated the imperial
troops in every engagement and had
occupied several important positions;
including the Sarsing arsenal in which
100, 600 rifles were stored. Viceroy Lii
Hung Chang was gathering large
force to suppress the rebellion.
The silver commission, which was
convened in February last at Berlin,
concluded its labors on the 4th without
arriving at any decisions.
THE election for chief and second
chief of the Seminole nation came off
on the 5th at Eufaula, l. T., and the
present chief, John T. Brown, was
elected by nearly 200 majority. Hol-
butta Harjo was elected second chief
without opposition.
THE acting president of the republic
of Bogota has just announced that sew
era1 millions of dollars in currency
were clandestinely issued in 1889. A
searching investigation is under way.
INFERENCEs from the speeches at the
Ohio state republican convention on
the 9th at Columbus were to the effect
that Foraker was the favorite for the
United States senate and Mckinley for
president.
LEWIS WILLIS, president, and Samuel
E. Jones, secretary of the Mckinley
Tariff league, have issued a call for a
convention of colored republican clubs
to be held at Whithaft hall in Wash
ington July 2.
THE house committee on railways
and canals has agreed to report the
compromise bill drawn by Representa-
tive Ryan, of New York, for the survey
of. ship canal route from the Ohio
river to Lake Erie.
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey,
was reported quite ill on the sth. His
ailment was said to be some affection
of the nerves of the stomach.
IT has been decided by the house
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce to report to the house a bill
for the requirement of the Nicaragua
canal by the government and for car.
rying on the work to completion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

HENRY CLEws, of New York, recently
said: Money as a power is now get
ting to be recognized as the most po-
fentia1 influence in connection with
national alliances. War methods be-
long to the past. To prevent the ex-
eessive shipments of gold periodically
the four great nations-England,
France, Germany and the United States
should adopt an international note
currency, or X per cent. gold bond
issue, not to exceed say S40O, 600, 600,
each to issue S1O0, O0O, 600, the four ma
lions to be equally responsible for the
principal and interest by a mutual
agreement. These obligations. backed
by such high credit, would take the
place of gold exports and imports.
The notes or bonds would be an inter
national currency, and would provide
q substitute for gold in settlement Of
Balances between nations"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
COMMERCIAL FIGURES.

THE wine export of France is great
ly overestimated. France imports ten
times as much wine as is exported
CANADA exports every year over
50, OO0, 900 worth of wood and its manu-
features and 3, Ooo, COO worth Of cheese.
SERIcULTURE is carried on in almost
every part Of France, and the export is
a most important factor Of French
commerce.
TIE leading products OF Austria are
the food grains, sugar beets, tobacco,
hemp. wine, iron, coal and the precious
metals.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
HURT BY FALLING WALLS.
Fire Destroys Two Buildings and Injure
Many People at Kansas City.

Fire Destroys Two Buildings and Injuries
Many People at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-THE
largest and most destructive fire that
has occurred in Kansas City in years
broke out Sunday in the building OF
the keystone Implement Co., 1917 to
1921 West Thirteenth street. Before
the flames could be subdued they had
destroyed $500, 600 worth of property.
Two firemen were seriously injured
by falling walls. They are:
James Donnelly, fireman, of hook
and ladder No. 3; buried under a fall
ing wall; removed to Sisters hospital;
may die.
James P. Hope, colored, of 1925 West
Thirteenth street; buried under a fall
ing wall; will recover.
The four-story brick building of the
Keystone Implement Co. is a total loss,
as is also the five-story brick ware
house of the Buford-George Manufact-
uring Co. adjoining Two small dwell
ings were also destroyed.
The total loss is accordingly not far
from $500, 900. The insurance amounts
to only about SEQ, 600.
The cause of the fire, and even the
exact point at which it originated, are
unknown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

OFFICERS of the steamer China report
that while the vessel was at the wharf
at Yokohama japanese passenger
asked to have four boxes taken to his
Stateroom, but was refused as the boxes
were too large. They were left on the
wharf to be placed in the hold with the
other cargo peculiar noise from one
of them attracted the attention of the
stevedores, who rolled the boxes aside
and called the police. The boxes were
found to contain the almost lifeless
bodies of four japanese girls, who were
overcome with suffocation. There was
a small air hole at one end, but the
boxes were laid on the wharf end up
and the holes closed. Three of the
girls were destined, if they lived, to a
brother in Portland, Ore, and the other
was for Tacoma, Wash.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

MAYOR PINGREE, of Detroit, Mich,
has started a novel scheme to supply
the thousands of idle men in that city
with vegetables for the winter. He
has called on every lot and acreage
owner in the city who has foot of idle
land to give it for the use of the poor
until the crop year closes. He esti-
mates that there is not less than 5000
acres of such land in the city and he
already has hundreds of acres pledged
to his scheme.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

RECENTLY the families of two
farmers living near Eufaula, 1. t.,
named C. H. Timmons and Tom
Waugh, ate lot of mulberries that
they had gathered, and in short
while they were all taken suddenly ILL
A physician was called and pronounced
it a case of poisoning, there having
been locust eggs in the berries. Tim
mons and Waugh have both died, and
several of each family were very low
and not expected to live. The symp-
toms We're identically the same as
those of Asiatic cholera.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

A YOUNG man, who announced that
his purpose was to convert President
Cleveland to ways of righteousness,
Faid a visit to the White house recent
". While he was not disorderly he
was so determined to get at the presi-
dent that the Waterman called for the
police patrol and had him transferred
to the Third precinct station, where he
was held for examination. His name,
as it was understood, was Heffenstein,
"a converted Jew.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

LIEUT.. MENocAL, of the navy, was
before the house commerce committee
the other day on the prospects of push
Tag the Nicaragua canal to completion.
He estimated the cost of the works at
little over $6o1 ZOO, 900. 1t could be
co npleted in six years. The cut would
be from eigty to one hundred feet wide
anu thirty feet deep. He denied the
reforts that the volcanic condition of
the country would be menace to the
foo.rc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
HISTORICAL YEARS.

1s4e. The magnetic clock invented
and put in use by DR.. Locke.
1s41. The calotype process of photog-
raphy perfected and patented
1851 Grand Industrial exposition
opened in London by the queen
1889. Sun pictures brought to COM
paratiye perfection by Daguerre, OF
Paris
eral use for overshoes, clothing and
other articles ssc
1896 Singular discovery of the planet
Neptune by two astronomers working
Independently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

So great is the craze for wheeling in
Chicago that it is stated there are 1907
OeO bicycle riders in that city. In the
neighborhood of every big office build
ing down town is stable where wheels
are cared for until Office hours are over,
and scores of men make a living repair
ing and keeping wheels in order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

THE Fleming family of the United
States will hold its reunion in Muncie,
Ind, commencing August 90. At the
last reunion at F1emingsburg, w. Va,
in 1892, 10000 Flemings were present,
and that number is expected this year.
Ex-Gov. Fleming, of West Virginia,
who is president of the association, will
be present and so will ex-Gov. Fleming,
of Florida. A number of other leading
members of the family are on the pro-
gramme for addresses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

PROF. RUDOLPH FALB, of Vienna,
who last year predicted the great
earthquake of Zante, his prediction
being printed in newspapers all over
the world the day before the seismic
disturbance occurred, says an earth
quake will engulf the Atlantic coast
cities in July or August of this year.
Florida and California are to become
islands, and in 1899 climax will come,
when the comet which was in sight in
1866 will reappear and collide with the
earth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

THE great electric light recently
erected at Sandy Hook, N. j., was
operated on the night of the 4th for
the first time. It was exhibited in the
worlds fair, Chicago. Places far down
the Jersey coast in Staten Island and
Coney Island were plainly visible. Yes
sells at anchor in the bay showed up
very plainly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

Four thousand tons of coal from Car
diff, Wales, was brought into New
York recently by the steamer Cynthi-
ana, consigned to the Berwind-White
Coal Co. The coal was for supplying
ocean steamers, and was furnished at
a loss to the contractors of about $3.50
a ton. This was in consequence of the
strike in the bituminous coal fields.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

A CIRCULAR signed by los members of
the British house of commons has been
sent to the editors of prominent daily
newspapers Throughout the United
Kingdom, asking them to cease to de-
moralize the people by reporting SEN
sational cases of immortality or brutal
ity, and in otherwise appealing to the
sensual nature of man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
To he Tested.

A Topeka special states that the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Co. will probably
force test of the constitutionality of
the state law requiring railroad COM
panies to accept the sworn weights of
shippers at points where there are no
company scales, becoming responsible
for shortages The Missouri Pacific
has refused to pay shortages on certain
shipments at Hudson, Stafford county,
and the matter has been referred to
the state board of railroad commission
ers- The law will probably be tested
through quo warranto proceeding.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
hidden Shoals wreck strong ships.

The good bark health, with the brave
mariner hope at the helm. is drifting on con-
cealed reefs il you are troubled with in
activity of the kidneys. Shiftyour course by
the aid OF Hostetteras Stomach Bitters, which
will pilot you into the harbor in safety. and
save you from Bright's disease, diabetes or
dropsy. The Bitters checks malaria. rheu-
matism, dyspepsia and liver complaint
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

REPUBLICAN leaders of congress are
considering plan for the creation of
national commission to restrict immi-
UratiOn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

A NEW pest has appeared in the corn
fields in the vicinity of Webster City,
Ia, in the shape of a small yellow
worm, an inch long and it is hurting
the crops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

WANTED IT VERIFIED.-He-"I heard q
fellow say the other night that he thought
almost anyone could kiss you" She-tsThe
wretchl Did you knock him downf' He
'sNo. thought would call and see you
about il first.n-Brook1Yn Life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

BAKBER-''If my plan was adopted, there
would be no more bald heads" Customer
at have tried number of preparations and
they are all humbugs." MY idea can't
fail" sSWhat is itI' sSWear q wig.p-
Texas Siftinps
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

THEY MUST GLEAN.-Stage Manager
t'Nhat is delaying the pefformancel'
Prompter-"The villain is out of tooth
powder, and he swears he will not 60 on
without being properly made up."-Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

CHoLLY-"Have stick of chewing gum,
ole chappieg'' F'weddie-''Naw, thanks
My physician says 1 have got to quit my
blawsted dissipating. Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
81 OO1O on OEugSlSIS. toC-
Halls Family Pills, Is cents.

'tCAS man serve two mastersl'' inquired
the pastor of the mild-eyed deacon. He
has to, sometimes" confessed the deacon
81 think not "You never had boy twins at
your house, did YOUR inquired the deacon.
softly.-Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

ssI NAY not be able to elevate the stage
permanently" muttered the highway rob
Der, ''but you bet I can hold it up for few
minutes every ay.n-Bufalo Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

'eIr may be easy to read a woman like a
book" says the Manayunk philosopher,
shut you can't shut her up as easily-"-Phil-
a6elphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

:fHK ONE THING NEEDFUL.-''Have you
sufficient confidence in me to lend me i've
dollars7" Eyes, certainly ! have the con-
Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

SHE-"sWhy don't you propose to some
grill" He-'I've done that twelve times al
ready" She-''Well, why not once moreg"
Helm superstitious about thirteen. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

Do 1ou men in the dry west want to e
back and make hay as they do in Rhode Is
land Rural New orker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

SoN6s OF THE NIGHT.-French Teacher
''What are the Chansons de nuitl" Schola
-'Cat calls, 1 guess"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

RHEUMATIC Pains are greatly relieved by
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisler Dye, 50 cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

TIE man who works his jaws never has
time to labor at any useful occupation
Boston Gazette. 3
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

ADVERTISING is a sovereign remedy for
dull times.-Troy Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
New Postnasters.

The president on the 4th sent the fol-
lowing nominations of Kansas post
masters to the senate: Sarah Blair
Lynch, at Leavenworth; P. A Pearson,
at Kinsley; John w. Clendennin, at
Anthony; Joseph B. Fugate, at New
ton; Harry Mcmillan. at Minneapolis;
Warren Knaus, at Mcpherson; Fred
erick N. Cooper, at Lyons; John E.
Ireland, at lola; j. NJ MCGOWAN, at
Emporia; David Swinehart, at Dodge
City; William A. Strum, at Caldwell;
Edgar C. Post, at Atchison, and
Timothy Sexton, at Augusta.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
Fireman Killed.

A collision between freight car and
engine in the yards of the Memphis
road at Kansas City, Kan, the other
day resulted in the death of Dan Loan,
fireman, who was caught between a
box car and the engine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

Henry Boyd, a farmer residing near
Seward, Ok, was kicked to death by a
horse Saturday morning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

During a violent thunderstorm at
Lawrence, Kan, Saturday evening
Adam Yeager was struck by lightning
and instantly killed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
Bad Boys.

Henry johnson, Lyman Luke, Willie
Hess and Rolla Barnes, all about Is
years of age, last April stole a surry
from a hitch-rack at Eldorado, and
driving to the Indian territory sold it.
They were captured, taken back and
pleading guilty, johnson was given
five years, Luke and Hess three years
and Barnes eighteen months in the pen
itentiary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14

For the week ended June the official
bulletin, issued from the agricultural
weather bureau at Topeka, stated that
much rain had fallen in the western
division of the state, as well as in por-
tons of the middle and central divi-
sions, which materially improved the
corn and potato crops. Wheat, gener-
ally, is fair. Early cherries are album
dant. In the western division alfalfa
is in fine condition. Meadows, pastures
and rye are generally good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
Cattle and Hogs.

Sixty thousand more cattle have
been received at Kansas City, Kan,
since January L than there were re-
ceived during the same period last
year. The increase in the number of
hogs received for the same period was
265. 900 head.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
High Water.

The Arkansas river at Hutchinson
was recently on the rampage. and had
not been as high but once before in
the history of the city. The damage
to the Kansas Salt Co. was great, &C, 900
barrels of salt being submerged and
ruined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
Kansas NIIIIers.

The Kansas Millers' association at
Topeka adjourned without taking any
action on the New England hard wheat
flour scheme which was worked up by
Robert A. Gault, of Boston, by which
Kansas flour was to have been put on
the market there in competition with
Minnesota -four. This decision grows
out of the general financial depression
and the impending danger to the wheat
crop of the state. The next meeting
will be held in January next at
Wichita.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
Pensions.

Pensions lately granted Kansas vet
Grams: Original, Calvin B. McA1lister,
Belle Plaine; Harrison H. Hampton, de.
ceased, Topeka. Increase, James Sud-
darth, National Military Home; John
NJ. G. MAYER, Rossville; Henry Freed,
Wichita; Alexander Kirkpatrick, Wich-
tia. Reissue, Sanford A. Stephens,
Coyville; Thomas Newland, Andover;
Richard j. Duncan, Meriden; William
P. Gates, Wakefield. Original widows,
ETC., Harriet Jameson, North Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, June 11.-About
8 o'clock yesterday morning party of
fifteen deputies, while approaching
Bull hill on their way from camp to
this place, were fired upon from am
bush by twenty miners The deputies,
being unprepared for an attack, re-
treated without returning the fire
Gen. Brooks called out enough militia
to surround the miners and arrested
them No one was injured
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
DRIVEN AWAY By MoBs.

CLEVELAND, O., June 11--Last night
two men, who had been placed on
guard at trestle on the Cleveland, Lo-
rain & Wheeling railroad, near New
Philadelphia, o., were driven away by
a mob of about 400 men The trestle,
which was about 60 feet long, was set
on fire and nearly destroyed The
railroad company express the fear that
other bridges in that vicinity will be
burned and the sheriff of Tuscaraw as
county has sworn in large number of
deputy sheriffs to guard the proper ty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-14
MILITIA FIRED UPON.

WHEELING, W. Va. June 1.-THE
Ohio militia in camp at Wheeling
creek, 3 miles west of the river,
were fired upon by some persons in the
hills at frequent intervals Saturday
night from midnight till Sunday morn
ing, and in few cases the sentinels re-
turned the fire, but SO far as known no
bloodshed resulted Yesterday morn
ing strikers burned IA feet of a
wooden bridge at Goshen, west of
Wheeling creek. No coal could, there
fore, be moved until the bridge was re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-31

ToNMY-"Paw, what does vice versa
meant" Mr.. -"Why-er-horse and
horse. Indianapolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-31
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT.
Water Under Pressure as Source c
Energy.


A hydro-electric plant of considera-
BILE interest is now in course of con-
struction at Antwerp, Belgium. The
aim of the work is to avoid the high
cost of the continuous current wiring
and the high tension of the alternating
current, which apparently is disturb
ing to the Belgian mind. The plant
aims to overcome these alleged objec-
tions by using water under pressure as
source of energy, which is distri buted
through street pipes to number of
small stations. In these stations are a
number of hydraulic motors driving
dynamos which deliver a continuous
current over an area of about 1,64O
feet radius around each substation.
The plant now building has a main
station containing two horizontal COM
pound condensing Sulzer engines with
cylinders of 29.9 and 43.3 inches dame
ter and II. 4 inches stroke, running at a
speed of thirty to seventy-tve revolu-
tions a minute. They are directly con-
nected to the pumps, which deliver
about sixteen and half gallons of
water per revolution each. under a
pressure of about 760 pounds. The
water is then pped through steel
mains to the substations about seven
and half miles of these mains being
required. -Engineering Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-31
LOST TWO CUSTOMERS.
Yet the Clerks in the Store Laughed Then
and Are Smiling Still.


1t was a rainy day" said the book
seller, land the wet shoes and drip
ping umbrellas of customers had made
the floor quite wet and slippery just
inside the store door. All our clerks
happened to be in the back part of the
place when the door opened and a
large and very stout lady hurried in.
Just as the door swung shut behind
her she slipped and fell fiat upon the
floor.
Before any of us could reach her
she picked herself up with surprising
quickness for a woman of her size,
gave a stony stare all around the room,
and then, without uttering a word,
turned around opened the door and
walked out in the most dignifed man
ner.
"None of us has ever seen the woman
since, and I suppose her pride will pre-
vent her from ever coming into the
store where her first appearance was
so notifying.
SIT was only a day or two after
that" the salesman continued, when
we lost another customer. A lady who
had bought book from us a week or
SO before came in and asked to ex-
change the volume for another one
she thought she would rather have
81 explained to her that it was our
rule never to exchange books, and
though l talked as politely as could /
could see she was getting angry every
second. She was indignant, land didn' t
hesitate to say so, and she had begun
to make me rather nervous when, in
the midst of what was really regular
TRADE, she snapped out:
CT suppose your rules are as I'M
changeable as the laws of the Pedes
and Mersians-I mean the Perds and Me-
sians-or-I mean-the Nerds and, -
"And then she stopped, took long
breath, made break for the door and
disappeared, and we have not yet ex-
changed that book. IN. Y. Herald.