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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
CHAPTER uI-CoNr1NUEp

cit is paper of native Indian manu-
-facture," he remarked sit has at some
time been pinned to a board The d1a-
gram upon it appears to be plan OF
part of large building with numer-
Gus halls, corridors, and passages. At
yone point is small cross done in red
ink, and above it is '3.37 from left in
faded pencil-writing. In the left-hand
corner is a curious hieroglyphic like
four crosses in a line with their arms
touching. Beside it is written, in very
rough and coarse characters, The sign
Of the four,-Jonathan Small, Mahomet
Singh, Abdu1lah Khan, Dost Akbar.'
No, I confess that I do not see how
this bears upon the matter. Yet it is
evidently a document of Importance.
It has been kept carefully in a pocket
book; for the one side is as clean as the
other
1T was in his pocketbook that we
found it,
Preserve it carefully, then, Miss
Morstan, for it may prove to be of use
to us. begin to suspect that this mat
ter may turn out to be much deeper
and more subtle than I at first sup
posed. 1 must reconsider my ideas"
He leaned back in the cab, and could
see by his drawn brow and his vacant
eye that he was thinking intently.
Miss Morstan and 1 chatted in an I'M
.dertone about our present expedition
and its possible outcome, but our COM
panion maintained his impenetrabl bic re-
serve until the end of our journey.
1t was September evening, and not
yet seven o'clock, but the day had been
a dreary one, and a dense drilling fog
lay low upon the great city. Mud
.colored clouds dropped sadly over the
muddy streets Down the Strand the
lamps were but misty splotches of diff
fused light which threw a feeble cir
.culAr glimmer upon the Shiny pave
ment. The yellow glare from the shop
windows streamed out into the steamy,
-vaporous air, and threw a murky,
shifting radiance across the crowded
thoroughfare. There was to my mind
something eerie and ghost-like in the
endless procession of faces'which fitted
across these narrow bars of Gght-sad
faces and glad. haggard and merry.
Like all human kind, they fitted from
the gloom into the light, and SO back
into the gloom once more l am no:
subject to impressions, but the dull.
heavy evening, with the strange bust
ness upon which we were engaged,
combined to make me nervous and de-
pressed. I could see from Miss Nor
STAINS manner that she was suffering
from the same feeling. Holmes alone
could rise superior to petty influences
He held his open notebook upon his
knee, and from time to time he jotted
down figures and memoranda in the
light of his pocket lantern
At the Lyceum theater the crowd:
were already thick at the side en-
frances. In front a continuous stream
of hansoms and four-whee1ers were
rafting up, discharging their cargoe:
of shirt-fronted men and beshawled
bediamonded women We had hardly
eeached the third pillar, which was ON
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16

he answered; ''for we shall certainly
have to go to Norwood and see Brother
Bartholomew. We shall all go and try
if we can get the bette- of Brother
Bartholomew He Is very angrY with
me for taking the course which has
seemed right to me. I had quite high
words with him last night. You can
not imagine what a terrible fellow hs
is when he is angry"
IF we are to go to Norwood it would
perhaps be as well to start at once,' I
ventu-ed to remark.
He laughed until his ears were quite
red.
That would hardly do" he cried. ST
don't know what he would say If
brought you in that sudden way. No,
l must prepare You by showing you
how we all stand to each other. In the
first place, I must tell you that there
are several points in the story of which
am myself ignorant I can only lay
the facts before yOu as far as I know
them myself.
My father was, as you may have
guessed, Maj. John Sholto, once of the
Indian army. He retired some eleven
years ago, and came to live at Pondi-
cherry lodge in Upper Norwood. He
had prospered in India, and brought
back with him considerable sum of
money, large collection of valuable
curiosities and staff of native serv-
ants. With these advantages he bought
himself house and lived m great lux
ury. My twin brother Bartholomew
and were the only children
u very well remember the sensation
which was caused by the disappear
ance Of Capt Morstan. We read the
details in the papers, and, knowing
that he had been a friend of our IA
Tiers, we discussed the case freely in
his presence. He used to join in our
speculations as to what could have hap
pened. Never for an instant did we
suspect that he had the whole secret
hidden in his own breaSt-that of all
men he alone knew the fate of Arthur
MOrstan.
1--WE did know. however, that some
mystery-some positive danger over
hung our father. He was very fearful
of going out alone, and he always en-
ployed two prize fighters to act as por-
tiers at Pondicherry lodge. Williams,
who drove you tonight, was one OF
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nTinnr State News.

The Kansas Democratic Editorial as
ISOLATION met at LeaveEworth on the
18th.
Fruit prospects in the wester part OF
the state are reported to be better than
ever before
Seven citizens of Sedgwick county
were recently fined SO each for fishing
contrary to the new law
J. A. Russell was killed at Wichita
the other day by being caught IN the
machinery of a Touring mill
a tank of oil from Wilson county
has been shipped to the Standard OH
refinery to be thoroughly tested
Over 300 delegates were in attend
ance at the State Sunday school con-
vention that recently met at Salina
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
CHAPTER ".

THE STORY OF THE BALD-HEADED MAN.
We followed the Indian down the
sordid and common passage, i'll lit and
worse furnished, until he came to a
door upon the right, which he threw
open. A blaze of yellow light streamed
out upon US, and in the center Of the
glare there stood a small man with
a very high head, a bristle Of red
hair all round the fringe of it, and
a bald shining scalp, which shot
out from among it like a mountain
peak from ir trees He writhed his
hands together as he stood, and his
features were in a perpetual jerk, now
smiling, now scowling. but never for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
BreIdenthal Pays o..

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal. VINO
was charged by Gov. Morrill, with mis-
appropriation of public funds to the
extent of 81. 200, later turned 81, 265 into
the state treasury and announced that
he would have something like 500
more to turn into the treasury upon
the return of Deputy Waterman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
Medical Officers

Following are the officers chosen By
the State Eclectic Medical association,
recently in session at Topeka: Presi-
dent, DIR. w. II. Without, of Paols;
first vice president, DR.. J. J. Entz. OF
Hillsboro; second vice president, DIR.
J. Y. Page of Ellis; secretary, DIR. E.
Packer. of Usage City; treasurer, DR..
w. C. Ham blelon, of Topeka
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
EnuaI SuEraCists.

The Equal Suffrage association OF
Kansas with headquarters at Topeka
has been sending out blanks to every
county to be filed with names of
women who pay taxes and the amounts
thereof The idea is to make the next
suffrage campaign on the issue of
taxation without representatiOn., ;.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
DELEGATES to Mexico.

Gov. Morrill, has appointed Arthur
Capper of Topeka, Col Alexander
Warner of Baxter Springs, a. j. McGee
of Oberlin, F.. &. Morris of Great Bend
and J. S Emery of Lawrence, to be
commissioners from Kansas to the eX-
position of industries and fine arts in
the CITY of Mexico in 1896.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
AIusIcsl JahiIee Auara..

The great musical jubilee at Hutchfu.
son closed with the awarding of prizes
IS follows: Class A, mixed chorus, more
than fifty voices-Emporia, first, $500;
Newton. second, $500; class B, mixed
chorus, more than fifty voices-Ster-
ling, first, $500; Lyons, second, sIO0;
class c, WOmen's chorus Emporis,
first; Newton, second; class d, mails
chorus - Newton, first, 500; Nick
erson. second; women's quartette-
Wyatt sisters, Topeka; vocal duet
Mrs Bracben and Mrs. R A. Smythe,
Wichita; bass solo-Vincent Graham,
Topeka; tenor solo-H. L Shirer, To-
peka; coGtralto-Mrs. W. s. Bracken,
Wichita; sopranosolo-divid between
Mrs. H. Whiteside, Hutchinson, and
Miss Mary Bu1kIev, Fort Scott; piano
duet-Miss Anna Campbell and Mrs J.
W. Going, Topeka: piano solo-Miss
Abbie NJ. Moves, Parsons; violin solo
Miss J. Abbie Clark, Junction City;
cornet solo-George Hapgood, Linds-
borg.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
Deatb TO ChInch Bugs

The university chinch bug station Is
sending out about forty packages OF
diseased bugs daily to applicants from
different parts of the state for the pest
killing fungus. Requests come mostly
from the eastern part of the state
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
viii Leave Kansas

It is stated that ex-United States Dis
trict Attorney J. W. Ady has decided
to move with his family to Colorado
Springs. Failing health has made the
movement necessary. Mr.. Ady has
been a resident of Newton for twenty
two wears
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
The Wheat Crop.

The report issued by the state board
of agriculture. giving the condition of
the crops April 30, says; The acreage
sown to winter wheat last fall is esti-
mated as having been 4, O64, 137 acres, or
about IL per cent. less than sown the
preceding year. By unfavorable wealth
er conditions SO per cent of this, or
?, I54, 600 acres, has been rendered prac-
tically worthless and at least Al per
cent. of it will be planted in other
crops and especially corn and the
sorghums largely for forage and grain :"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-16
Sunday school omeer-

At the state Sunday school conven-
ton lately held at Salina the following
officers were chosen: President, ii. c.
Rash, of Saline county: first vice presi-
dent, Prof. F. H. Clark, of Ottawa
county; second vice president, DIR.
S. E Pendleton, of Doniphan county;
third vice president, w. J. Douglass, Of
Butler county; recording secretary,
Miss Jessie F. Shaft, of Chase county;
treasurer, j. S. Merritt, Of Pottawato-
mic county. The report of the secre-
tary showed that there are 4, 7O5 Sun
day schools in the state, with 3O6, AZ
members. a net increase during the
year of rs schools and %, SAB members
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Social Science Omcers.

At the recent meeting of the Kansas
Social Science federation at Leaven-
worth the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs Pennie NJ.
kellogg, of Emporia; vice president,
Mrs E. R Jones, of LeavenwOrth;
secretary, Miss Frances E Hall, of
Fort Scott; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. E. NJ. Curtis Root, of Council
Grove; treasurer, Mrs Henrietta Stod-
dard Turner, of Paola; auditor, Mrs
George W. Winans, of Hutchinson.
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ITO BE CONTINUED
Proof Positive.

Gracie-Why do you think Lucy is
vain?
Edith-The other day heard her say
she looked like me.-Tit-BitA
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
BETTER DAYS FOR TEXAS.

Texas can no longer be classed
with the '"tough' states, for the
refining influences Of the church and
society are telling on the male pop
ulation fast.
A few year s ago, man would
have laughed to scorn to have been
told that whiskey would be voted
out Of TeXarkana, yet we have done
this very thing, and TeXarkan is
not the only tough" place that has
banished whskey but there is a
movement all over the state to STOP
It's sale, In Hood county, Texas,
last week, prohibition carried by
$50 votes,
The march Of a new era is upon
us aud we should make the most OF
it, and see that no more whiskey is
ever voted here again,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
War Almost at Home.

The Jones-Locke war has broken
out again, in the Indian Territory.
II was only a couple of years ago
that this feud broke out, and many
were killed before a peace reconcile
alton could be patched up and the
slaughter stopped. On Saturday
the Loanokes, on the one side lay in
wait for the Coopers on the other
side, and when they came within
guu-shot distance the ball was open
ed and the result showed that four
were killed dead, and one mortally
wounded, The trouble has just
commenced and many on both sides
will die with their boots on, before
the feud is again patched up,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
The Play Last Night,

The Dick p Sutton, theatrical
company rendered "TeSas" or the
Seige OF the Alamo, at the opera
house last night, The characters
Of Bowie and Crockett were taken
respectfully by Albert j. Taylor and
VIM, Woods, Their makeup was
true to the pictures we have often
seen In history and biographical
albums and their portrayal Of the
characters Of these departed heroes
were well executed, Mr., Frank
Dold, as a drunken vagabond and
yankee soldier, was immense In hii
drunken scenes Messrs. AL. White
as Leon Otero, and Carl Fleming,
as Pajero, in their Aashy Mexican
uniform, sustained the Mexican
characters of "greasers" to periec
tion. Miss Maude Sutton, as VI
ney, acted we'll her part and hel
skirt dance, as also in character
dance, brought down the house
The other characters were up tt
the usual support given goot
strong company, The musica
specialtles by Messrs. LaRose anC
Scott, were a real treat and The
audience seemed TO enjoy the same
The orchestra travelling with the
troupe, fills in with good music ant
their rendition of Coming thro
the Rye was alone worth the price
OF admission to the show We hope
they willfayor the audience tonight
with the same number We car
say The show Is a clean one, and de
serves full houses wherever they
play
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
Those Lights.

More complaint is made to us by
our West side neighbors that the
light at the corner, known as the
Marx corner on Pine street, has
given light on one night out of sew
en-, in the past week. This is the
kind of service Texas Is required to
pay for. We do not know whose
fault this can be charged to, but
the complaint is laid, and Mr.. Bauer
has plenty Of time to find out and
remedy it, If the carbons wont
burn, we advise him to change his
place Of buying, or If the clock work
in the lamp is worn out, which Is
probably the cause, retire 1t to some
secluded spot and replace it with a
new one, The city pays for good
service and pays 1t in cash, and they
are great "nlnuys"--the aldermen
we mean-to allow these bills when
they know they are not getting
proper service,
We like Mr., Bauer and hope he
will see that these faults are remed-
led. This corner needs a light bad
ly, as there Is a dangerous crossing
which the city inspector has over
looked, for several moons past, and
and we hope this may catch his eye
and he, in return, with Mr., Bauer,
20 and make an examination aud
apply the remedy,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16

SPAIN TOTTERING.

If the really critical situation of
the Spanish Government could be
made known to the Cuban insur-
gents, they would be justified in re-
sorting to desperate measures to
carry on the rebellion against any
odds, Every possible expedient is
still used to suppress the facts, not
only by strict embargo on all for
eign kilograms, but by domestic
measures also. The Madrid cores
pondent of the Sun sends by mail
the significant event of the current
week until Thursday.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
Married,

AZ the Catholic church this after
noon, at 2 o'clock, by Father Bar.
bin, Mr. Dan Gallagher to Miss
Mariah Kelley, daughter of Mike
Kelley, who lives Il few miles from
the city,
Immediately after the ceremony
the groom aud bride and wedding
party were taken in carriages to
the residence Of the bride, where a
wedding feast was spread and
many toast drank to the future
welfare of the couple,
The city editor joins in the good
wishes to the benedict and his
winsome bride,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
Tho Evolution.

OF medicinal agents Is gradually
relegatng the old time herbs, pills,
draughts and vegetable extracts to
the rear and bringing into general
use the pleasant and effective liquid
laxative, Syrup Of Figs. To get
The true remedy see that it is man
ufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co., only For sale by all
leading druggists
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
THE FIRE.
The Central Coal and Coke Company
of This City Sustain Heavy
Loss by Fire.

Yesterday at two o'clock, one of
the new dry houses of the 4 C's.
mill on Rose Hill, was noticed by
the yard engineer to be on fire and
he gave the usual short blast alarm
signals and was joined by other en-
gineers in the yards and mills in
that vicinity and the large caliope
whistle on the power house of these
mills joined in and the racket was
terrific. for awhile. The fire COM
panies were promptly on their
trucks and the horses in a run for
the scene of destruction. When
the fire was first discovered it could
have been eXtinguished very easily,
as the company has four plugs and
any amount of hose, which they
promptly coupled on to the hy-
drants, but the pressure was not
sufficient to throw the stream to
the place of burning and the high
wind blowing, soon formed the speck
no larger than your hand into a
sheet of flames that consumed all in
its path. The total loss will foot up
from $27, 900 to 100000 and the in
surance was only $4,000 divided be-
tween the Imperial of London and
the Alamo of San Antonio, Texas.
The two dry houses, which was
erected and ftte,l out on the latest
improved plans at a cost Of some
$40, 900 were both consumed. These
houses we're filled full of the best
quality Of lumber which was already
sold at $1,000 a thousand to Chica-
go parties The large boarding
house and two small cottages were
also burned and large quantity of
lumber stacked near by.
The reporter called on Mr.,
Munson the Superintendent of the
water works aud asked him
how about his pressure. He said
The power house guage showed 100
pounds of pressure and the guage
here registered only so pounds, and
the force diminished the further it
travels. We had also to contend
with four inch pipes, which is the
size of those at the mills, and had
we put on all the pressure the en-
gine was capable of doing, the re-
suit would have been practically
the same, We have the water in
sufficient quantity to sustain the
drain of dozen streams for days,
but the Texas system Of pipesis not
of the capacity, in the outside dis
tricts, to give the service the peo-
pie look for at places more favora-
bly, equipped with larger capacity
pipes,
We know that the management
Of the company at this place did all
in their power to keep up the pres
sure to its limit, even at
the risk of damaging their
machinery, but as above stated,
they were fighting against an
enemy that could not be subdued
unless they had the very best equip
ped water service with piping Of
larger caliber. Mr. Amerman is a
man that will not let any thing
stand in his way long, and we shall
look to see him put in larger service
pipes leading direct to his mill and
at the next fire, should he be so
unfortunate as TO have one, he will
be ready to lope with it, We are
sorry the company sustained 50
great a loss
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
$1,000 Reward For any Misreprescnt'
alton,

II you want big bargains now Is
the time to visit the big sale going
on at the iewelry establishment OF
of tleeht and Rindskopf, Private
sale for ladies' 2 to Z p, m, Every
thing will be sold at less than hall
the cost
lIEour & RlNpsK0pF
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
TREASON IN THE AIR.

The knowledge Of a widespread
sedition among many classes has
led the Government to adopt the
high handed policy of the inquisi-
ton, Searches and wholesale ar
rests under the pretense of the
great Anarchist plot, are brewing,
1t is announced that secret deposits
of large quantities Of dynamite
have been discovered in Barcelona,
Cartagena, the Bilbao district and
the French frontier.
House to house searches in var
ious places resulted, according to
official report, in the finding of
quantities of anarchistic pamphlets
of violent sort, which led to the
arrest of the owners.
Many of the masses accept this
explanation, but even they are un-
able to account for court an.
nouncement which caused great
surprise,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
A RACE FOR THE TRAIN,

About 8 o'clock this morning a
friend near the intersection Of
Broad street and State Line Aven-
ue, pointed the editor out to a
young newspaper reporter, from
Chattanooga, who was en- route to
Fort Worth, The gentleman's
name was Melvin Gardner, No rela-
tion of ours) and for several years
he has been on the editorial staff of
the Chattanooga Daily News A
general conversation was INDUCED,
and the young reporter narrated
some Of his experiences of a seven
years journalistic career at Chat
tanooga, etc, Finally we walked on
down toward the Huckins house to
gether,
While standing in front Of the
hotel talking, the porter was seen
rushing tourist to the Cotton Belt
train, which was standing in sight
about two blocks away, getting
ready to leave,
The young reporter asked u.s. us
that the Ft, Worth trainY"
We replied; Yes, it Is, via the
Cotton Belt, and drawing our pic
ture.bedecked chronometer, inform.
ed him that it was only one minute
until the train would leave, AS we
said this, the engine bell began to
ring,
| without saying goodbye, or ask
ing a ''Ioan," but quickly saying
that's my train," the reporter
promptly pulled his freight" in
double.quck time. A game of
marbles might have been played on
flying coat tails.
Our name.sake caught the train,
and we trust he will not get left
in the shuttle" Of life as nearly as
he came to being left by that train
-
Since the Texarkana q Ut, Smith
railroad has been recognized by the
railroad world as of enough impor.
tance to "divy" up with on joint
rates, 1t has enlarged It's capacity
for storing rate sheets and their
mail now has become prodigious,
The road will get many bales OF
cotton the coming season to haul
II did not get the past on account
of the fact that they did not have
reciprosity with the other roads and
could only give bills Of lading on
cotton and other commodities to
this blace, and on this account
many bales Of cotton was hauled by
wagon to Fulton, Nashville, New
Boston and DeKalb, Texas In order
to strike a road that could make
through rates to market without
the cost of transfer, The cotton
will now be shipped by the Texork'
ana 4 1T, Smith railroad through
this place and many will be the
bale put on this market by sample
never thought of before. Our city
will reap the benefit while the small
towns afore mentioned will receive
the recol, We are hopeful that il
will benefit US great deal,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16

Calico, fast colors, spring patterns,
only 1c yd,
Ladies Shirt Waist, 81 kind, for Coo,
Ladies Shirt Waist, Toe kind, for
4Oc,
Checked Natnsook, always sold for
7lc, for 2!c,
42.inch Spring Dress Platforms, for
l8c,
Yard wide bleached Lonsdale Do
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-04-16
mestic, for &c.

Silk slaughter sale at our store
this week will be regardless Of price,
$500 Waist Patterns, 6 yards,
for 1926 per pattern,
Ladies and Children's Shoes this
week speciality,
Checked Black Lawn, l2!c quail
ity for &c,