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The Washington times., 1894-09-21
I'D Fifth race -Four furlongs. Two-yea
OIO olds Selling. Purse, SI2O. Time, O.52l

Far start. Won cleYerIy.
Scratched-Wingate, 1O2, and DIR. Faust, 81.
BettinE-Somage, Z 10 10; Lura, b; Theckla
fly, 6 10 5; Monte Carlo s, and Surgeon, 20.
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Happy Marriage

is rendered impossible; the sufferer feels
irritable, despondent, and almost de-
moralized, feels generally used up, and
that life is losing its charm for him. If
you a. Q afflicted with some of the above
SYMPTOMS you havo
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100 LONDON SACK SUITS-Single or double
breasted, made Of al wool cheviots, cassimeres.
and worsteds. Splendid value st SO each. Inau-
gural price
The Washington times., 1894-09-21

BOYS SUITS. i 10 10 years, IN worsted cassi-
neres, cheviots, in 100 different styles. Your
choice $3.50 Inaugural price
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Eourth rncc-FlYe fnrlonrs

inner HORSE. VT Index Horse VT
600 J. McGarrigIe.I .Il9 sos Headlight 49,. 10.
go Eunice. -. 80 4S0 Pink H......... IS
Hgg) Mamie B. B.. 90
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SIO.62
S6.SO

MEMS SCOTCH TWEED SUITS in single and
double bressted-an excellent business suit; s.
Inaugural price
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S743

MEMS FROCK SUITS. Oxford mixed, well
made, double warp, Italian lining, sS75. Ingu-
gurnl price
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MEMS CLAY WORSTED SUITS Regents, o.
ounce goods, well made, silk stitched edges,
serge lined Price $3.50. Inaugural price
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S2..3.3
$40

800 CHILDRENs SUITS, to 10 years, made up
sn various styles and in a nice variety Of pat
terms Very cheap at -. Inaugural price
The Washington times., 1894-09-21
BettinE-Tloga, 10 ?; Daybreak, II to 5; r adj
ant I5. EIagrant. 4. and ST Denis l5

baI start " on BaUOpInE.
Betiins-BenIamln, to-; Honest Tom, 10; Phil
DAILY Is; Forest, 10 3; Black HID, 6, and Kitty
Clark colt 80
The Washington times., 1894-09-21
Card for To-day.
Second rnce-seven furlongs.
SIX fuTIOngs,


Tide1 Horse W. Jaaer Horse VT
5U3 Edward F.. 95 496 Lady Gay........ e7
$40 Radiant. 95 - Chief Justice. 10
Fhiru race-Six furlongs.
Iuder Horse ~ IRdeh Horse VT
5Gq Pottowottomie 30 $40 81. Denis. 90
i9j Tedd Gegg..... 50 sol Mckeever ....... "a
491 Mayor B.. 81
The Washington times., 1894-09-21
Castles Crack Had Her Speed Will
Her Yesterday and Won.
How the Horses Ran,
zoo First race-Four furIongs Selling
DUJ Purse 500 Time, 0:54

Betting-Fluelen to 5; Duke OF Gloucester,
to .: Vocation hlly, 10; Princess khelda, S, and
Battle Cry, l5
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
WAR DECLARED.
Rostilities Have Commenced Between
China and Japan.

Rostilities Have Commenced Between
China and Japan.
LONDON, July 2S.-A dispatch re-
ceived here at 11:2O a. m. to-day from
Lloyds agent at Shanghai, China, con-
firms the announcement exclusively
cabled to the Associated press on Sat
urday last that war between China
and Japan has been declared and fight Z
ing is said to have already begun.
Matthieson & Co., Lloyds' agents in
England, have received a cable mes
sage which confirms the announcement
that war has been declared between
Japan and China.
The cause of the declaration of war
is said to be the fact, as previously
announced by the Associated press,
that the Japanese attacked the Chinese
transports conveying troops to Corea.
In this engagement at least one Chinese
transport was sunk by a japanese
cruiser.
But it would now seem that the
fighting between the Chinese and Jap
anese warships was much more serious
than at first announced, for it is ru-
mored in anti-Chinese circles that the
Chinese have already suffered very
heavy losses, and it is believed that a
number of Chinese ships have been
sunk by the japanese cruisers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
THE PRIZE RING.

A Contest for the Championship Between
Tommy Ryan and Billy Smith Won by
Ryan.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, July 27.-The
twenty-round fight at welterweights
for the championship of the world be-
tween Mysterious Billy Smith, of Bos-
ton, and Tommy Ryan, of Chicago,
took place at the Twin City Athletic
club before fully 1000 people last
night Both men were in the ring to-
gether at o'clock, the scales being
placed in the center. Both men
mounted in fighting costume, with the
weights placed at 142 pounds, and
neither lifted it. Tom West, Solly
Smith and Ted Alexander acted as Sec
onds for Smith, while Jerry Murphy
Harry Baker and Prof. Lewis acted in
the same capacity for Ryan. Joe Cho-
ynski was chosen referee by both par
ties. At 9:12 the men shook hands.
The men fought twenty rounds. In
the last round, although not knocked
out, Smith was declared beaten by the
referee
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Oklahoma War Over.

GUTHRIE, Ok, July 27.-Gov. Rem
frow left for Canada again yesterday,
leaving Secretary Lowe acting gov
ernor. Lowe at once wired the war
department requesting that the soldiers
be withdrawn from Enid and Pond
Creek, as they are no longer needed. He
also wired congratulations to the mayor
of Enid on release of the citizens ar
rested and taken to Kingfsher. The
territorial administration has dropped
the railroad and turned squarely to the
cause of the people. Obeyance of the
ordinance of Enid and Round Pond and
erecting of depots was demanded of the
railroad and the road had agreed to do
so if the people would cease their OBJ
structions, SO the trouble can prac-
tica1ly be said to be at an end.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
THE WARDEN gxoNgaATEp.

The Penitentiary Directors File White
washing Report in Regard to 4Mr.
Chase.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 27.-A report
was made to the governor yesterday
by the directors of the state peniten-
tiary giving the details of their exam
ination of the charges fled against
Warden Chase, and completely exon
Grating that official. The report says:
We ind that Warden S. W. Chase has per-
formed the duties of his ONCE in an efncient
and proper manner. and that the state coal
mine is and has been kept in safe condition,
and that TO the item in relation to animals
mentioned in the charges, the transactions OF
the warden were proper and that the state
Melted profit Of $685. in that matter
And that because OF the neglect and omission
of ]. w. Yarron whilst chief clerk credit Of
s25 to the state was left OF the books until
Warden Chase collected the same from the
Armour Packing Co, June g. 1894, which
credit had been allowed long before on account
OF rebate bacon And we thereupon, after
getting all the evidence possible, exonerate
Warden Chase from each and every charge
set forth in the said charges and specifications
made to your excellency by said Yarroll. Stone
hooker and Bum and we refer you to the evil
dence as taken by B. F. Martin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
IDLE BLAST FURNACES.
Only go Per Cent. of All In the Country Al
In Operation.

Only go Per Cent. of All In the Country Are
In Operation.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-The total
production of pig iron in the United
States in the first half of 1894 was p
Ut, Os3 gross tons, against 1851, 5s4 tons
in the last half of 1898, and 4, 562, 91s
In the first half of 1893. Not since the
dull year OF 1885 has the United States
made as little pig iron in one year as
in the last twelve months. The num-
Der of furnaces which were in blast on
June 80, 1894, was 10s and the number
out of blast 4O8. At no time in the re-
cent history of the American iron trade
have so few furnaces been in blast as
on June 80 last.
The production of Bessemer steel in
COTS in the first half of 1894 was as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania, 1884, Illinois,
259, $50; Ohio, III, O4S; other states, 114,-
767. Total, 667, 454, against 1902, OOO
tons in the first half of 1893; Bessemer
steel rails of all weights and sections,
s99, 4O4 tons, against 7o4, 240 tons in the
first half of 1893
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

6entativeS and denouncing certain dem
ocratic senators as traitors He severe
ly denounced Senator PETER for not
voting with the tariff reformers.
In touching upon the silver issue he
said that in twenty years the demo
cratic party had been the only party
that had sought by persistent effort to
restore silver to its proper standing.
He denounced the aggregation of COM
mercial power and said that this status
was due to unwholesome repu b1ican
legislation, and declared that the pres
ent generation had to meet this issue
at the ballot box, peacefully, but forci-
bly,, or that all of liberty would be lost.
Much of Mr.. Overmyer's speech was
devoted to prohibition in Kansas, and
he pointedly demanded resubmission
of the prohibitory amendment to the
constitution, to the end that that
measure should be wiped out, declar-
Ing that it had been fastened upon
Kansas by outside missionaries and
urging that no constitution should
prevent the manufacture and sale of
any commodity that was universally
merchantable in every part of the
world.
He referred to the many obnoxious
laws that had been passed to bolster
up and carry into effect the provisions
of the prohibitory law, and eloquently
referred to the love Americans cher
ished for personal liberty, of which
they were robbed by the prohibition
law.
In closing, Mr.. Overmyer devoted
some time to the discussion of woman IS
suffrage and predicted dire disaster to
the state should the amendment be
carried at next Novembers election.
He declared it strange that this coun-
try should prosper for over 100 years,
when all at once some wiseacres in the
east should make the discovery that
women had been all these years denied
any rights under the constitution; that
she, should instanter be clothed with
the franchise.
Mr.. Overmyer was repeatedly inter
rupted by applause during his talk.
His speech is considered of great i'm
portance, as foreshadowing the course
of the democracy in the campaign
which is now on. It is evident that
national issues will be left alone and
the battle fought on local state ques-
lions.
Joseph Lowe, candidate for congress
man-at-large, followed in a brief speech
on national issues. Other candidates
on the state ticket responded briefly to
calls
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
STATE OF TRADE.
Wheat Still Travelling Downward-Revivai
of Railroad Traffic.


of Railroad Traffic.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The heavy outgo of gold, the fall of the treas
ury reserve and OF the price of wheat to the
lowest point on record and the increasing I'M
certainty about the tariff have entirely over
Swallowed other industries. Business delay ed
for months by two great strikes now crowds the
railroads and swellS returns, and gives the i'm
preston of revival in business. But it is yet
clear how far there is an increase in traffic,
distinguished from that which has been merely
blockaded or deferred. In some branches there
has been more activity, but in others less, be-
cause events early this week led many to infer
that no change of tariff would be made. The
Internal revenue receipts on whisky suddenly
dropped more than half, and sales of wool
greatly increased. But the uncertainty is not
removed, and much of the business done seems
to be in the nature of insurance against posi-
bilitieS
Wheat has found its way in the lowest
depths. and has sold below 30 cents, making the
monthly average at New York the lowest ever
known. Western receipts have been 5,455.S74,
against 3.129,29 bushels last year, in part be-
cause of DELAYED shipments. but the movement
from the farms has been heavy, while Atlantic
exports have been only 1,51l604 bushels,
against 2,O57 ,050 last year. Corn was stronger.
with accounts of injury to part of the crop. and
the exports are trifing.
While scarcity of coke delays resumption OF
work in many central and western iron mills,
the light inquiry for finished products at Chi
cago and the disappointing demand for most of
Pittsburgh raises doubt whether material in
crease can be expected until the tariff question
is out of the way. The demand for sheets is
better at Chicago, and there numerous
small orders for structural work at Pittsburgh
with rather better demand for bars, but moth
ing like the expected rush
For the week failures have been 249 in the
United States, against 3s8 last year, and 80 in
Canada, against % last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
FOREST FIRES.
Destruction and Destitution Caused by
Them In Wisconsin.

Them In Wisconsin.
ASHLAND, Wis, July 2s.-Forest fires
are producing great suffering and loss
throughout this vicinity, and railroad
companies have never before ex-
perienced such damage from fires On
the Wisconsin Central railroad it is i'm
possible to move trains. Phillips, the
headquarters of the John R. Davis
Lumber Co., a manufacturing town OF
1850, is destroyed by fire and only a
few buildings remain standing. A dis
patch just received from Fifeld, a
small station a few miles this side of
Phillips, says that 500 women and chill
dren from Phillias are in the woods
there without shelter. They sent re-
quest for food and supplies as the sup
ply at Fifield is very short The train
that started from here last evening was
obliged to return as the bridges are
totally destroyed a few miles south.
Along the Omaha line fires are rag
ing with terrible ferceness. Shores
Crossing. little village miles west
of Ashland, was destroyed yesterday
afternoon, not a building remaining
standing, and the homeless families
were brought to Ashland. The rail-
road bridges near there were destroyed,
and in the afternoon a fast Omaha
freight and sixteen loaded cars were
entirely burned. Both the engineer
and fireman were injured, and the
brakemen are missing. Loss to cars
and freight many thousand dollars.
Mason, a small town south of the
Omaha line caught fire in the after
noon. The White River Lumber Co. s
mill, with 40, 900, 900 feet of lumber in
the yards, was destroyed, and at 6
o'clock, the latest report received here,
says the entire town was threatened.
The Omaha bridge across the White
river at Mason is burned. Railroad of
fcials say the loss at Mason is fully
81, OOO, 900, with $3.50, 900 insurance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

Always On Time and Ahead OF the Times
Seems to be the motto of the John A.
Salzer Seed Co, of La Crosse, Wis, whose
general manager, MIR. Henry A. Salzer, is
now securing the celebrated farm districts
of Russia, France. England, Germany, Bo-
hernia, Belgium, Italy, etc, in search of new
and rare varieties OF farm seeds, as also
vegetable and flowerseed novelties. Mr.
Salzer is thoroughly acquainted with the
wants of the American farmer and gar
dener, and he will be sure TO obtain the
very vest that Europe has TO offer.
The John =. Salzer Seed Co. makes spe-
cialty of seeds for the farm and garden,
and is the introducer of more new varieties
of wheat, oats, potatoes, vegetable and for
age plants than ali western seedmen COM
blned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
The Two Gentlemen Named to Act with
Commissioner Carroll.

The Two Gentlemen Named to Act with
Commissioner Carroll.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The presi-
dent last night appointed the commits
sioners to investigate the controversies
between certain railroads and their
employees in connection with the re-
cent railroad strike at Chicago and the
vest. The statute under which the
commission is appointed directs that
the commissioner of labor shall be one
of the commissioners and that another
shall be appointed from the state in
which the controversy arose.
The commissioners will be Carroll D.
Wright, JOHN D. Herman, of New York,
and Nicholas E. Worthington, of Pc
oria, Ill.
Mr.. Herman is a well known lawyer
in Utica, n. Y, and son of eX-United
States Senator Herman. He has been 4
particular and thorough student of the
labor question and has written several
important contributions to the itera-
ture on this subject. He was chosen
because of his undoubted thorough I'M
derstanding OF the subject and his well
known sympathy with the laboring
classes.
Nicholas E. Worthington is now a
judge of Illinois in the circuit court. He
represented the Peoria district in con-
gress about eight years ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
DARING MEXICAN BANDITS.
They Held Up a Stage Coach and Robbie
Express Box and Passengers.


Express Box and Passengers.
PERoTE, Vera Cruz, July 26.-The
diligence between this place and Te-
zuitlan was held up by bandits and a
large amount of money and valuables
secured. The robbery is the first in
Mexico in nearly ten years. The stage
coach met the trains of the Interoceanic
railway and started for Tezuitlan.
While still in the great pine forests the
diligence was attacked by seven armed
and mounted men. The driver, guard
and ten passengers were taken com
pletely by surprise.
One of the passengers, a rich Spanish
merchant, living near Tezuitlan, was
robbed of $4,000 in bank notes. The
bandits then rifled the Hidalgo express
box and the pockets of the passengers,
two of whom were women. These
were relieved of diamonds, rings and
jewels, and the entire party was com
pletely stripped of everything of value.
Over fifty troopers are in pursuit and
will probably make no captures, but
kill on sight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Kansas Corn.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 2s.-Railroad
Commissioner John Hall, who came in
from the west last night, says that I'M
less rain falls within forty-eight hours
there will be no corn in that section.
In the central and western parts of
the state the most favora bic weather
would not make a crop. Further
east, rains would save it. Mr.. Hall
says the hot blast has affected all
kinds of vegetation as far east as
Wamego in Pottawatomie county.
Equally discouraging reports continue
to come from the northwest as far east
as Republic county, and on the south
ern border of the state it is said the
corn has been burnt out from the
western border of Cowley county to
the Colorado line, including the south
half of the counties lying Immediately
north
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
coNsPIRAToR SHOT DOWN.
San Domingo Authorities Administer jus
tice to q Band of Assassins.

San Domingo Authorities Administer JUS
tice to Band OF Assassins.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-The steamer
Saginaw brings advices from San Do
mingo of a recent attempt to assassi-
nate President HereauX. Twelve or
more persons were implicated in the
plot. Their plans were, however, made
known to the president, who took
prompt measures and arrested the
conspirators. Bobadella, who three
times previously attempted the presi-
dents life, was shot on July ID. One
was imprisoned and the remainder al
lowed to go free. Bobadella had pre-
viously been granted favors at the
hands of Hereaux, whose last act was
to get him position in mere antile
house at San Domingo city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
Convicts NIutiny.

TRACY CITY, Tenn, July 2S.-The
convicts here were in state of mutiny
yesterday. They loaded pipe with
explosives, placed it in the coal car and
attached a slow fuse to it. Deputy
Warden Nelson and assistants were
passing along another entry to bring
the convicts out for the night, and
when they arrived opposite the bomb
it exploded. Nelson was instantly
killed and Guards Terrell and Thurman
slightly wounded A negro convict
named Pete Hamilton was killed by a
volley from the other guards. Escape
was the object of the mutineers-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
a Triple Murder.

Craig, an ex-policeman, killed his di-
voreed wife, her brother. George Hun
ter; his father-in-law, William Hunter
and then attempted to shoot himself
but only succeeded in making a flesh
wound.
His wife secured divorce from him
three months ago upon the grounds OF
cruelty, and Craig, who is reported tc
be possessed of a very quarrelsome dis
position, has never lost an opportunity
to make matters unpleasant for her
Revenge is thought to be the cause OF
the murdera
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
FATAL FLAMES.
A Destructive Fire, Attended with Loss OF
Life, at Washington.

A Destructive Fire, Attended with Loss OF
Life, at Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Knox
stables on B street, the Adams Ex-
press Co.'S stables, eight two-story
houses on the alley north of the Knox
building and two small frame houses
back of the Adams stables were de-
stroyed by fire early this morning and
six or eight residences We're more or
less damaged. The total loss will ex-
coed $3.50, 900. The cause of the fire is
not known.
The bodies of the following named
fremen, crushed to death under fall
ing walls, have been recovered: Sam
uel E. Mastin, Michael Fenton and
Dennis Donohue.
The above were firemen of No COM
pany. A number of firemen were in
jured and one of the Knox stable en-
ployes was burned and may die. Fully
dozen firemen and policemen We're
overcome by heat and had to be carried
to places of safety
About $50 heavy draught horses,
nearly all the companies express
wagons and the contents of the large
storage building were burned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
A Rold Rescue.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July ss.-Mrs.
Truxton Beale, daughter of the late
James G. Blaine, had a narrow escape
from death at Santa Monica beach on
Wednesday. She had gone in bathing
and had ventured beyond her depth
and went under. Roy Jones, a son OF
Senator Jones, of Nevada, was attract
ed to the scene by her struggles and
cries for help. Mrs. Beale had disap-
peared under the water for the third
time when Jones plunged in-hat,
clothes and all-and as he is an expert
in the water soon fished the lady out
and thus saved her life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
PENSION. POINTS.
Some Interesting Figures Compiled from
Pension Agent CLICKS Report.

Pension Agent Clicks Report.
Topeka, Kan, July 26--Pension
Agent George W. Clicks latest report
to the government, which was made
the last day of June, contained vast
amount of statistics concerning the
pension business in this district. much
of which is interesting to old soldiers
in particular and citizens in general
The statement showing changes in the
pension roll during the year ended
June so, 1894, contained the following
interesting facts:
The number of pensioners on the
roll at the beginning of the year was
1O1, 423; at the close of the year the
number was 1o4. 917. During this year
the number of original pensioners en-
rolled was 4,O41; the total number OF
pensioners added during the year was
1909. The loss to the roll by allow
ance under act of June %, 1890, was
III; by death, 1904; by re-marriage,
1SS; minors by legal limitation, 166; by
failure to claim, 154; for other causes,
762; by transfer to other agencies, 300;
the total loss was 3,545. The number
of reservations and renewals of pen
sioners that were dropped from the
rolls were 227.
The sum of 1881, 67s. 90 was paid as
back pay to ], a29 pensioners during the
year.
The reduction in rate of pensions
during the year amounted to ST.
One thousand, five hundred and for
ty-six pensioners have been increased
during the year, the total amount of
this increase being Sss. CSC.
At the end of the year there was only
S34, $3.50 due for which no vouchers
had been presented.
The number of pensioners in the
various states and territories on the
rolls of the Topeka agency June 80,
1894, was 1O4, 917, and the total amount
disbursed for pensions at the Topeka
agency for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1894, was $14, 763, 462. AS.