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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
DROWNED.
a Russian Vessel Founders and
Six Are Lost
A NOTORIOUS BANDIT IS KILLED.
A WhalebOat Belonging to the United
States Steamer Macarthur Capsizes-
Six Horses Cremated and Farm
Implements Destroyed

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug pa dispatch
from Rybinsta. an important CONNER
cial center, situated on the right bank
of the Volga river, states that a terri
bic storm passed over that city and the
neighborhood on Friday last. The
damage done to property was immense
The steamer Uspiekh, plying on the
river Shexna and the Volga, was caught
by the storm on the former stream.
There were 100 passengers on the YES
sci and they were thrown into panic
by the tremendous force of the wind,
the furious downpour of rain and al
most impenetrable darkness.
The captain, knowing that his vessel
was in great danger, headed her for
the beach, his intention being to run
her ashore. Before this could be done,
however, the vessel sprung leak and
began to founder. As she foundered
her decks were blown up by the air in
her hold. Everybody on board of her
was thrown into the water, there not
having been time to lower the boats.
Despite the fury of the storm passing
vessels which had heard the signals of
distress stopped and managed to rescue
everybody except the captain and five
other persons. Nothing was seen of
these six after the steamer foundered,
and it is supposed they were drowned.
FAMOUS BANDIT KILLED.
MEXICO CITY, Mex, Aug. 2o.-The
killing of the famous border bandit,
Luna, and his wife by troop of SOL
diers, has caused great rejoicing in
Tama lejis. The soldiers came unex-
pectedly on the notorious couple, who
Immediately took refuge behind some
rocks and opened fire. The soldiers
returned it and killed them both.
Luna's wife, as usual, fought by her
husbands side and only ceased shoot
ing when killed. They have commit
ted hundreds of robberies and six as
sassinations. The dead desperate was
once imprisoned for two years in the
| Texas penitentiary, but, making his
escape, has been a terror for several
years along the Rio Grande.
FIVE MEN DROWN.
TACOMA Wash, Aug. 2O-A special
! from OcoSta, says: On Saturday morn
| ing while making landing at JC
creek, Is miles north of Gray's harbor,
| a whaleboat and crew of nine men,
| in command of Lieut.. Freeman H.
! Crosby, U. S. N, of the United States
| coast survey steamer Macarthur, was
capsized and five men are missing,
namely Lieut.. Crosby, John Freyer,
Jens Gudmundsel, William Nehm and
Alexander Smith. At present full par
ticulars cannot be obtained, owing to
the difiulty of getting news from that
locality.
SIN HORSES CREMATED.
| LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug. 2O.-Incen-
diaries yesterday morning set fire to
the large barn belonging to E. H. Van
| hasen. who lives in Willow Springs
township, about 13 miles southeast OF
Lawrence. Six horses were burned to
death and a large amount cf grain and
a number of farming implements were
destroyed. The loss will each Sc, 600;
| no insurance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS,

MARSHALL Boston, a negro brute,
was taken from the Frankfort (Ky.)
jail and hung on the bridge which
spans the Kentucky river, after which
the body was riddled with bullets. The
doors leading to his cell were battered
down, the jailer refusing to give up
the keys. Just before he was swung
up he confessed to his crime.
OrTo ZEIeLER, of California, rode an
unpaced mile, flying start at the track
at Denver, Col, on the 18th in 200 Is,
beating the record by over 2 seconds
Judges and timers were regularly APP
pointed for the trial, and Zeig1er's feat
makes a new record.
LIGHTNING struck a large barn on
Lister Weatherspoon's stock farm near
Versailles, KY, the other morning. in
stantly killing his valuable trotting
stallion, Earl Belmont. Mr.. Weather
spoon refused 5000 for his stallion on
three different occasions
TIM POWELL, noted outlaw and cat
tie thief. was shot and killed near
Perry, Ok, recently.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Tho MaCes of SIN.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 2O.-Mrs. Sim
mons, alias "Bluejay." and two negroes
were arrested here at o'clock yester-
day morning for the murder of Viii
liam Stark, a Santa Fe watchman, last
week. The coroner says he has posi-
tive evidence against them. "Bluejay''
has been the queen of slumdom in this
city since her fortune was wrecked in
the boom. She was once Il noted belle
of Lexington, Ky. and was given an
e iucation in well-known female semi
nary of that state that embraced all
the accomplishments of an aristocratic
southern woman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

An exchange reports that grease
weed which is invading the country
from the north is likely to prove al
most as damaging as the Russian
thistle.
If the grain shocks are allowed to
stand very long in the fields which
were sowed 70 clover last spring they
are liable to kill the plants they cover
and thus create bare spots in the fields
a FLOWING match is announced as one
of the features of the Iowa state fan
this year. This method will be adopted
for determining the relative merits OF
the implements placed upon exhibition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Rees as Postnen.

To talk of training bees as postmen
sounds about as feasible as training
cockroaches as engine drivers. Never
theless the bee post is going TO become
an actual fact if everything goes we'll
and the experiment of an English.agri-
culturist turns out satisfactorily. The
bee is taken away from home, a letter
printed by microphotography is
gummed to his little back and he is
thrown into the air. Home he goes,
like a carrier pigeon, and the chief
advantage he enjoys over his big
brother is that he cannot be seen in
time eff war, or. if seen, could not very
well be shot.-N. y. Advertiser.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
coREA SIDES WITH JAPAN.

Ruler of the Hermit Kingdom Orders His
Troops to Fight with the Japan Troops.
LONDON, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Seoul Saturday
says that a remarkable fact was re-
vealed upon the occasion of the en-
gagement between the Chinese and ia
panese troops at Yashan when the for
mer were defeated. A number of Co.
rean soldiers, by special order of the
king of Corea, accompanied the Japa
nese troops. Some of the COreans fed
when the fighting began, but the ma
jority fought with the greatest bravery.
According to the Seoul dispatch, this
fact has high political Significance as
showing that the king of Corea sides
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

FRED THOENER and Gus Koegal ar
rived in Cheyenne, Wyo., recently,
having walked from San Francisco
since June 10. The men started out to
make the journey around the world in
two years without money, except what
they earn by selling photographs of
themselves. They are making an aver
age of 3Omiles day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

THE fnanciers of all the capitals of
Europe are discussing the proposed
loan which the great banking institu-
lions of Berlin are said to be floating
for China. 1t amounts to $4,000. 900.
There is great scramble among finan-
ciers, including London brokers of all
ranks, to get on the inside of the oper-
alton, and there is no doubt that the
loan is obtainable in London twenty
times over. Negotiations for the loan
have already affected the price of sill
yer. and there is no question that silver
will go higher. Some London finan.
ciers predict that it will go as high as
32d per ounce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

WHILE B. S. Saunders, of Indian BAY,
Ark, was squirrel hunting across the
river recently he found pot con-
tanning upwards of $4,000 in sill
yer and gold, American coins, none of
them minted later than 1860. The
money was unearthed by the roots of a
large oak tree, which had been blown
over. The find was made on the
farm of NJ. C.. Cartwright, of Ripley.
Miss. Old settlers aver that the de-
post was made by the noted bandit.
John A. Murrell. Sam Murrell, a rela-
tive of the bandit, was known to dis
twenty years ago for money in tn.
locality where this find was made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
IN A NUTSHELL.
q manufactured.

RUBIEs are manufactured
AGATE is successfully initiated
THE snail's mouth is in its foot
CAAPHoB grows on trees in Japan
THE first alphabet had but sixteen
letters
NEW BRUNSWICK has a small leper
colony.
TIE title rabbi means master or
teacher.
DRAMAS in India are played in the
open air.
THE smanestnown microbe is that
of influenza
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

THE police of Elwood, Ind. are to
take into partnership a seer. They
have an unusually complex murder
case to solve, and as the seer. old Joe
Mix, has on several occasions found
the bodies of missing men they think
he can prove of assistance to them on
this occasion. His greatest feat was
the finding of the body of Samuel Gard
at Little Rock, Ark. Gard had been
murdered and his body thrown into a
stream. Mix told his relatives all about
the murder before any one knew he
WAS dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

The Bank of Watonza, which closed
recently, resulting in the suicide Of
President Beacon, was the depository
of three of the inland counties of Okla
homa where there are no banks, and
those counties will lose all their funds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Wxandotte COMMITS Biz Apple Crop

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Aug. 2O.-J. *.
P. Barker, Wyandotte county farmer
and fruit grower, refused an offer Sat
urday of S1.SO1 for the crop of his
orchard of 800 Ben Davis apple trees
He says that the apple buyers are be-
ginning to realize that the eastern
apple crop is short this year. Wyan-
dotte county has the finest apple crop
in its history
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
CIaIm to he BIackIisted.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug 2O--As a re-
suit of their connection with the recent
treat strike large number of railroad
men in this city are making arrange
meIts to leave this country, claiming
they have been placed on the blacklist
of all the railroads and can secure nc
places About forty of these have made
preliminary arrangements to go to the
Cape of Good Hope and JOha nnesburg,
South Africa, and others are talking
quite seriously of going to Brazil
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

A FIRM of wool dealers in Hamilton,
Ont, has over 1000, 900 pounds of wool
stored in its warehouses, nearly all of
which will be shipped to the United
States when the new tariff becomes a
law. The Canadian wool clip of 1894.
as well as the clip of last year, is near
1y all in the country warehouses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

ACCORDING to Prof. Virgins, Mars is
the paradise mentioned in the Book of
Genesis, where man dwelt for many
millions of years and attained to the
power of changing his body without
death. He says he has analysed the
mental concepts of the ancient people,
including the pyramid builders, and
finds them all Marsians. Marsians can
easily fly in their dense atmosphere
with artificial wings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
State Board OF Chsritles.

The state board of charities recently
drew the following amounts from the
state treasury for the purpose OF pay
ing the July bills of the various insti-
tutions under its care: Asylum for in
sane and imbecile youth at Winfield,
81, 117.71: deaf and dumb asylum at
Olathe, S1,75s.77; insane asylum at
Osawatomie, SIC, $40. 80; blind asylum
at Kansas City, Kan, s1,O57.2o; reform
school at Topeka, 50, 1881; industrial
school at Topeka, s., 4O3.51; industrial
school for girls at Beloit, s92s.71; state
soldiers orphan home. 81, $40. 90; To
peka insane ASYLUM, $40, 679. ss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

THE senate has taken a decided
stand against junketing committees
during the approaching recess. The
committee on contingent expenses has
made adverse reports upon the resolu-
tions to permit the committee on COM
merce to visit the Pacific coast and the
committee on patents to investigate
irregularities in the patent system by
visiting various parts of the country
and inviting complaints
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

ED PARTRIDGE, the famous plunger
on the Chicago board of trade. who has
been out of his mind for sometime past
because of too much drinking, has
been sent to the Washingtonian home
for inebriates. His contracts on the
board of trade were all closed out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

IT is the belief of members of the
house that the income tax clause
of the tariff will become operative
January l next, and that incomes
earned this year will be the first to be
assessed. The clause provides that
after January next the tax shall be
assessed and collected on the gains,
profits and incomes of over 81, 600 for
the year preceding. This would seem
to clearly subject the incomes of 1894
To the tax
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
An Arm Lost in a sham Battle.

LINCOLN, Neb-, Aug 20--In the IA
tional guards sham battle Saturday
night an arm of a private was blown
off by the premature explosion of can
non. \ private of company 1, of the
Second regiment, died Saturday after
noon His body will be removed to his
home in Stromsburg to-day
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

IT is reported from Egypt that NJ. de
Morgan's latest excavations at SAP
qarah have been attended with the
most unexpected success. He has dis
covered buried fleet of the old empire,
with masts, sails and rigging complete.
One of the ships measures 30 meters in
7annfb
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

81. 3. BURLEIGH has arrived at AL
bany, N. Y, from Aurora, S. D., having
made the entire journey of overs1 GOO
miles with a team and carriage in
thirtythree days, actual travelling
time. He owns a farm in South Dako.
ia, but as he is rs years old, he went
back to resume life at the old home
stead at that place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
A Plucky Woman.

Peter Bunyon, of Wilburn Ford coun-
ty, had in his employ a man named J.
FL. McElroy. While Mr.. Bunyon was
absent McElrOy made improper pro-
posals to Mrs. Bunyon. She went into
a room and locked the door. McElroy
broke the door down when the woman
shot him dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Kansas Penitentiary.

The report of Warden Chase, of the
penitentiary, shows that during the
year ended June 80, 1898, the proceeds
from prison labor were $40, O56.71 coal
sales, S42, 1876, which, with other minor
receipts, made the total $50, 397. &c.
During the last fiscal year the receipts
were SsS, 496. Os, of which So, 6sS OF was
for convict labor and $50, 532. 80 from
coal sales
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

LULU BURNS, of Ottumwa, Ia, IL years
old, has made the first century run
credited to lady cyclist in Iowa.
She went to Pella and return, los miles,
in fourteen hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Japanese Loan Decided Upon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-The japanese
legation has received a telegram an
nouncinE that the government of ia
pan has determined to issue a domestic
loan of $50, 600, 900. The dispatch states
that a strong outburst of patriotic feel
ing has been evoked by this PROPOSE
ton, and the people in all parts of the
country are eagerly subscribing to the
loan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Thurston side WIN dc Cup.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug 2O.-In the con-
test for the governors cup by the COM
panies of the national guard Saturday,
company Z, Thurstol rifles, First regi-
ment of Omaha won. the Omaha guards
of the Second regiment, second
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
A NTurderous Lover.

Sidney Golf shot Frank Freidenthaler
miles south of Morland, the other
afternoon. Freidenthaler died next
morning. Golf escaped. Golf was pay
ing attention to Freidenthaler's sister,
in opposition to the wishes of her
parents and brothers. and when or
dered from the house did the shooting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

CoTToN picking in Texas has COM
menced in earnest and congresses of
the state will open for business Sep
TENDER l. A cotton expert estimates,
after trip over the entire state, that
the crop will be about $500, 900 bales,
Or 500, 600 bales over last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

THE government of New South Wales
Intends to introduce the Australian
rabbit on the English markets by ship
ping them in a frozen condition They
hope to thus get rid of the pest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
a long distance contest between y

long distance contest between j.
Fisher. on a bicycle, and Cody, an
American cowboy. on horseback, at
Munich. ended in a victory for the
bicyclist- The conditions provided
that the contestants should ride seven
hours a day for three days Fisher
covered 16O miles and Cody 100 miles
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

IN the past twenty years there have
been only three corn crop failures IN
this country, according to the New
York Indicator, those for the years
1881, 1887 and 1890.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug Gov. Lewelling
has appointed Walter n. Allen, of Mer-
iden; e. II. Hefflebower, of Bucyrus.
Miami county; George S. Currier, OF
Garnett and J. b. Dykes, of Lebanon.
to represent Kansas in the National
Farmers congress at Parl1ersburg, W.
Va. October 3. 4. and g.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
A Series of NIishaps.

Arkansas City had a series of mishaps
the other day. a Santa Fe brakeman
was badly crushed by falling from
freight car; a buggy, containing Mrs.
John Sanders, her 4-year-old- daughter
and babe, was thrown from bridge
into the canal and the babe drowned.
and Harry Beel&man, a 2O-year-old
youth, attempted to shoot Ella Mckee,
a 15-year-old girl, because she refused
to marry him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
a Law without signature.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 10--The river and
harbor appropriation bill become
law at midnight Saturday without the
presidents signature, ten days having
elapsed since he received it from con
gress and congress being still in ses-
sion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Ravaces of the Cbolera

LONDON, Aug. 2O-The Times dis
patch from Vienna states that fro m
Thursday to Saturday there were 2s7
new cases of cholera and 129 deaths
fro m that disease in Galocia- In Bulzo-
wilma thirty-eight new cases and TWEEN
ty-one deaths were reported in the
same time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

LOUISIANA reports the finest rice
crop ever raised in the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
National Banks.

The statement of the condition of the
131 national banks in the state of Kan
sas on the 18th of July last, under call
of the comptroller of the currency,
shows total resources of S35, 131, 534;
loans and discounts, SIS, I'll, 1876; while
the statement of May showed SIG, $780,
293: stocks and securities, 81 ,O95, 1913;
while for May they were S1,O11, 57s;
individual deposits, $1,000, 543, as
against SIT, 4sO, 122 May 4; average re-
serve held, 42.1S per cent, as against
40. 10 May 4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
DR.. Eastman WIN Fight.

It is stated that DIR. B. d. Eastman
will make an effort to be reinstated in
the position of superintendent of the
Topeka insane asylum, from which he
was relieved last May by DIR. ]. H. Nc
Casey, on appointment of the state
board of charities. DIR. Eastman claims
that he was not legally removed and
will ask that a writ of custer be issued
against McCasey. The case is based on
Assistant Attorney-General Clark's
decision that officers of institutions
may hold the full three years for
which they were appointed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Fatal Stabbinc.

S. P. French, a merchant, was stabbed
at McLouth few days ago by Logan
Hickerson. The men met at the post
office and after exchanging some words
in an excited manner Hickerson drew
a knife and commenced slashing
French French died in a short time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

ACCORDING to Bradstreets estimate
the recent railway strike cost the coun-
try $40, 900, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

The survivors of the Twelfth Kansas
cavalry held reunion ct Forest park.
Ottawa, on the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

The Sioux City Athletic club has Of
fered a purse of s25, 900 for the COrbett-
jackson fight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23

THE government of Peru, it is report
ed, is shooting the rebels taken prison
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Dodge City Home.

The board of managers of the Dodge
City soldiers home recently made
report to the governor, from
which its is learned that the total
number of inmates of the home,
June 80, was 295, of which,. there
were "A males. SO women, IA children
and 20 officers and attendants. The
board has reduced the per diem cost of
subsistence per capita from 121z cents
in 1893 to 1214 cents in 1894, and the
annual cost per capita for subsistence
of inmates from S129 last year to SOL
this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
Minor state News.

The resignation of President Rein
hart, of the Santa Fe road, has been
accepted
Baxter Springs people are making
big preparations for the soldiers re-
union that will take place in that city
September to 0.
Wyandotte is the most densely pop
ulated county in the state. 1t has So
722 inhabitants. Grant county brings
mp the rear with 723.
n. Min1s, farmer in Stafford coun-
ty. shot and killed his wife the other
afternoon and then committed suicide.
Jealousy was the cause.
The Wichita national bank has
failed. The deposits amounted to about
100000 and the capital stock and sur
plus aggregated S3OO.OO0
Pat Lynch was recently arrested at
Newton charged with the murder of
Willard Stark, the Santa Fe watchman
at Wichita Stark was knocked in
sensible with coupling pin and robbed
the night after he received his pay.
The wheelmen of Kansas closed their
annual convention at Leavenworth on
the 9th. The next meeting viii be at
Topeka
Chris Coleman, an employ of the
Girard Smelling works committed sui
side the other day by taking morphine.
The grand army reunion at Hutchin-
son was a great success The accom-
modations were complete and the at
tendance large
The pumps for the first irrigation
plant in Central Kansas were started a
few miles south of Junction City on
the 18th Sixty acres viii be irriga ted
Other plants viii follow.
Kansas millers have formed an or
ganization for the purpose of putting
Kansas hard wheat -four on the New
England market, under the name of
the Central Kansas Mill Co.
The governor has issued proclama-
ton recommending a general observ-
ance of Labor day, September 3.
E E. Miller, of Kansas City, Kan,
was recently killed by the cars near
Leavenworth-