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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
LION PARNELL KILLED.

His Career Ended by a Mexican Bull In q
Ring.
MONTEREY, Mex, May THE lion
Parneli, belonging to Col. E. Daniel
Boone, met his death yesterday in the
Monterey bull ring at the hands of a
Mexican fighting bull. About 1000
persons occupied seats in the amphi-
theater, and seemed to be highly graf
fled with the entertainment, though
the lion, remembering the severe pun
ishment which he received two weeks
ago, refused to make any attack what
ever. His behavior was a total sur
prise, for those who saw him in his
fight with the bear Ramidan and
witnessed the rushing tactics he
showed in his first contest with bull,
We're unable to account for his un-
willingness to make the slightest at
tack in the fight yesterday.
Not more than three times did the
lion return to any of the numerous at
taclls made by the bull, and then only
as last extreme, when he was being
numerically gored. More than a
dozen times in all the lion was tossed
to the top of the cage, and the inju ries
that he received caused him to die
within an hour from the time the fight
commenced
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
THE REHEARINe BEGUN.

Income Tax Case Once More Before the
United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May THE supreme
court, with its full mem bership of nine
justices on the bench for the first time
in many months, began the hearing
yesterday of the income tax suits.
Justice Jackson, of Tennessee. who
has been absent from Washington the
greater part of the past year seeking
restoration to health. took his seat.
Extraordinary interest was attached
to his presence, since he assumes prac-
tically the position of umpire upon the
vital question of the principle upon
which the law is based, which divides
the other justices into equal factions.
He did not appear to be feeble, but it
was plainly evident that he was far
from being well man, and that only
by strong effort he sat throughout
the hearing.
But two arguments are to be made
for each side-by Attorney-General
Olney and Assistant Attorney General
Whitney for the government and by
w. D. Guthrie and Joseph Choate for
the appellants, Messrs. Hyde and Pol
lock. Yesterday Mr.. Guthrie delivered
his speech and and Mr.. Whitney began
his, which he will finish to-day. As
the time assigned is five hours to each
side, the arguments will be closed
Wednesday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
THE KELLEY CURE.

An Order Made on the Doctor to Tell An
About Its Ingredients.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, May "A very
important order was made yesterday
by Judge Myers, of the district court,
affecting the suit of w. F. Johnson, of
Topeka, against DR.. Leslie Kelley, to
the effect that the latter will have to
appear before a duly authorized per-
son in Illinois to take dispositions and
tell the world all about the ingredients
of his bichloride of gold compound
The decision of the court here
is to the effect that in this
case it is competent testimony
for the plaintiff to prove the compost
ton of the cure, and that DR.. Kelley is
the only one who knows of what it is
composed. The court holds, in sub
stance, it is no property right nor trade
secret; that it is unprotected by a
patent, has been in use more than two
years and there is nothing to prevent
him testifying, and that he must tell
what it is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
SCHOOL OFFICERS SHOT.
Benjamin Radcliffe Kills Three Men Who
Were Acting as Judges at Colorado
School Election.

Benjamin Radcliffe Kills Three Men Who
School Election.
Como, Col, May AT the Tarryall
district schoolhouse, 9 miles east OF
Como, Benjamin Radcliffe yesterday
shot and killed Samuel F. Taylor, L..
F. McCurdy and George D. Wyatt, con-
shutting the school board, and who
were acting as judges at the annual
school election. Wyatt, who survived
a few hours, said Radcliffe opened a
discussion over text books for the
district and then he accused the
board of slandering him and his
family, and Radcliffe accidentally
fred his Winchester, the ball en-
tering the floor at Taylor's foot, doing
no damage. During the exciting dis
cussion that followed Radcliffe took
aim at Taylor and fired, killing Taylor
instantly. Radcliffe then shot McCurdy,
striking him in the back, causing in
slant death. He then shot Wyatt in
the back. Radcliffe surrendered to
Deputy Sheriff Fink at Como. He says
he did his best and what he thought
justiiable homicide. The dead men
are among the most highly respected
citizens of Parke county, Radcliffe is
65 years of age and an invalid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
PROVIDING FOR MOTHERS.

Dependent Clause of the Pension Laws
Construed HumaneIy.
WASHINGTON, May THE action OF
the pension bureau in constituting the
legal meaning of dependence under
the act of June 81, 1890, has been re-
versed by Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Reynolds in a decision on
dependent mothers case. The rul-
ing provides where the property pos
sessed by a mother having no other
means of support is so small that it
will not yield an income sufficient to
support her during her life. it should
not deprive her of the right to pen
sion. By adequate means of sup
port the law is interpreted to mean
not merely enough to supply the neces-
saries of life for limited period OF
years, but comforta BILE maintenance
of the pensioner during the remainder
of her life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
AGAINST GLOVE CONTESTS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana Decides
Against the New Orleans Olympic Club.
NEW ORLEANS, May yesterday
Associate Judge McEnery, of the su.
preme court, handed down a decision
in the case of the State of Louisiana
VS.. the Olympic club. There was a
suit brought against the club to prevent
prize fighting. The Judgment of the
lower court was given in favor of the
club. This would have allowed prize
fighting as recently conducted by the
club to be continued, but to-day the
supreme court reversed the decision
and knocked out prize fighting in this
city. Under this decision glove con-
tests will not be allowed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
May Trade Begins in Better Condition
Than for Two Years Past.

May Trade Begins in Better Condition
Than for Two Years Past.
New YORK, May Ar. 6. Dun &
Co. IS Review of Trade says: Business
begins May in better condition than at
any other time since the breakdown
in May, 1898. Smaller in volume than
then, it is not shrinking, but enlarg-
ing. The chief obstacle to a complete
recovery is the anxiety of many to
pluck fruit before it is ripe. Holders
of some staples have lifted them
so far as to prevent their mar
keting; consumption of materials in
some branches is checked by advances
which cannot be realized for finished
products; workers in some industries
are demanding wages that cannot be
spite of labor troubles the outlook
brightens; money markets continue
healthy and with heavy sales of rail-
way bonds abroad the deficiency in
public revenue, Ss,742, $40 in April,
causes no apprehension.
Demands for full restoration of wages
to the level of 1892 have closed many
wooden mills and threaten to close
others.
Enormous transactions in cotton
have been followed by a decline from
z to 661 cents, though peace in China
was represented as insuring a great
increased demand.
The weeks failure are 231 in the
United States, against 233 last year,
and "a in Canada, against 35 last year
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
KANSAS SUPREME COURT.
Two Important Decisions Handed Down %
the States Highest Tribunal

T,xv<, T,,,Y,orkauk Decisions Handed Down ~
the States Highest Tribunal
TOPEKA, Kan. May 2.-The supremS
court Yesterday handed down decisions
in a number of important cases, among
them the case of J. B. Watkins against
M. H. Glenn, involving the constitu-
ionality of the mortgage redemption
law. The decision of the distries
court of Harper county, from which
an appeal was taken, was re-
versed. The court holds that
the law concerning the sale and re-
iemption of real estate passed by the
legislature of 1898 does not apply to
mortgage contracts existing at or be-
fore its passage, and if the Legislature
intended the act to apply to such con-
tracts, it violated an important provi-
sion of the constitution of the United
States.
Another case decided is of interest to
old soldiers. 1t is to the effect that
when a veteran, who is very poor,
dies, his family may bury him and the
county shall stand the expense up to
so. The custom is for the county to
bury such unfortunates by contract
let to the lowest bidder, the same as
in cases of ordinary paupers. The
supreme court says that the law in
tends that old soldiers shall have a
decent burial, and that the county
shall pay moderate expense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
CHIEF JUSTICE MARTIN.
Judge Horizons Successor on the Kansas
Supreme BENCH In Office.

Judge HOrtOn's Successor the Kansas
Supreme Bench In Office.
TOPEKA, Kan, May AT 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the new chief
justice of the supreme court of Kansas,
David Martin, of Atchison, who was
appointed to succeed Justice Albert III.
Horton. was duly installed in his posi-
ton. the oath of office being admins
tered by Associate Justice W. A John
ston in the presence of Judges Horton
and S. II. Allen, and leading attorneys
and employees of the court.
By this change Judge W. A. John
ston becomes the senior member of the
court in point of service, although the
Youngest in age
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
ACCEPTED By NICARAGUA.

The SaIyadorean Minister Authorized to
Pay the Indemnity to England.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 6.-Nic-
aragua has just authorized Senior Me-
dina, Salvadorean minister to London
and Paris, and acting Nicaraguan min
lister to London, to accept the modified
ultimatum of Great Britain. He is
authorized to pay the SIS, 900 in Lon
don, under protest, within fifteen days
after the departure of the British from
Corinto. The British ships left Corinto
Sunday morning
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
DYCHE SAILS NORTH.

The Kansas Naturalist En- Route Towards
the Pole Collecting Expedition.
LAWRENCE, Kan, May 2.-Prof L
L. Dyche, of the Kansas university,
left yesterday afternoon for Massa-
chusetts, where he will sail for the
Arctic regions on a fishing schooner,
to collect specimens in that country.
Prof. Dyche was on the Cook vessel,
the Miranda, that was wrecked last
year, when he lost all of his collection.
He expects to join the Peary expedi-
ton after he reaches the north, and
uiu not return until October
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
NICARAGUA'S TURN.
When She Says the Word British Ships "
EVacuate COrineo.

When She Says the Word British Ships VIII
Evacuste COrineo.
WASHINGTON, May 4. = Dispatches
from London say that it is officially
announced that as result of the com
munications which have been ex.
changed between the earl of Kim berly,
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
and Senior Chrisanto Medina, the
Salvadorian minister here. acting
for Nicaragua, the British gov
eminent has agreed if the Nicara-
guam government addresses a note to
Rear Adm Stephenson, accepting the
terms of British ultimatum and under
taking under the guarantee of the re-
public of Salvador that the indemnity
be paid in London withiD a fortnight.
that the British squadron will be with.
drawn from Nicaraguap Waters
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
A DISTRESSING AFFAIR.
Two Small Children Burned to CrIsp
While Left Alnne In a House.

Two Small Children Burned to a Crisp
While Left Alone in a House.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, May 1.-The home
of Stanford Kimley, in the country
near here, caught fire during the tenn
perary absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
ley, while their two children, aged
years and Is months respectively, were
alone. Kimley saw the smoke and ran
to the burning building. He heard
the cries of his children inside and
tried to rescue them, but it was i'm
possible to get to them. He was badly
burned. The bodies of the children
were afte<ward found in the ruins,
burned to crisp. The origin of the
fire is unknown
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
WHOLESALE POISONING,
a Woman Dentist Alleged to Have Poisoned
q Number of People.

a Woman Dentist Alleged to Have Poisoned
q Number OF People.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, May 2.-Much ex-
element and Indignation prevails in
the town of Hiattville, near this city,
over the poisoning of the Methodist
minister and a number of women and
young girls of the town by female
transient doctor, who advertised her
self as painless tooth extractor of St
Louis. She went to the town q few
days ago, took rooms at a hotel and
many patients were allured to her
Office by advertisement. Before
pulling a tooth she applied to
the gums of number of her
patients a liquid which has resulted
seriously and probably fatally. Soon
after the operation some of the patients
were taken i'll. Their faces and hands
became discolored, their tongues
swollen and their stomachs affected
The village doctors have been kept
busy from the time her medicine took
effect and yesterday they sent to the
prosecuting attorney of the city afh-
davits averring that the patients had
been poisoned by a dangerous person.
A warrant was sworn out for the wom-
ans arrest, but she had left the
oOuDtrv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09

Immense Amount of Lumber Lost-DweII-
ings and Other Property Swept Away.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 6.-The most
destructive forest fires known in this
ection for years have ragged for the
past week. About o'clock yesterday
morning a fire started between Glen
Haze and Kentner's. Delivers saw
mill. located between these points,
was soon destroyed, together with TO-,
600, 600 feet of lumber, an engine house.
railroad switches, sixteen cars of lu M
Der and coal, eight dwellings, an oil
well and several thousand acres of
timber land. A special train consist
ing of steamer and large
force of fremen was sent from
here to the scene of the confiagration.
The firemen were unable to do any,
thing, but they diverted the course of
the flames. Everything in the woods is
very dry and the leaves and underbrush
furnish abundant fuel for the blaze.
The woods along the Erie railroad
between Kentner and Bradford are on
fire and it is feared the loss to oil and
lumber property will be great. Fol-
lowing are the losses: Elias Deemer,
of Williamsport, 10, 600, 900 feet of hem
lock lumber valued at $50, 600. partially
insured; Delos' saw MILL $50. 600, no in
surance; Kentner & Shawmut railroad,
S25 600, insured
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
BOGUS RELICS.
A Thriving Industry Starting Up Around
Chattanooga.

WASHINGTON. May Z. - Beware of
Chickamauga relics AS the interest
in the great military park increases
there has sprung up war relis indus
try in the vicinity of Cha ttanooga-
Much of the battlefield is heavily
wooded and the industry takes the
form of logs and branches of trees
decorated with bullets and pieces of
she'll Ever since the government COM
mission came into control of the battle
field the greatest care has been taken
to preserve intact the shot and shell
torn trees. No relic hunting is allowed.
Nevertheless, it is possible to purchase
in the streets of Chattanooga, from
farmers wagons. these relics in almost
any quantity. They are all bogus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
Hundreds Drowned.

SHANGHAI, May EN- accordance
with special imperial edict. issued in
order to prevent the possibility of the
Japanese entering Pekin, the Chinese
have cut the river EN- bankments near
Pekin. Miles of territory have been
flooded and hundreds of Chinese have
been drowned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
Destructive Flames in EuffaIo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May Fire early
this morning destroyed NJ. Strauss &
Sons tannery,. postal station A, Gro
ben's coal yard, barns, several freight
cars, two dwellings,, a number of
horses and large amount of stock in
East Buffalo, The loss is estimated at
$3.50, 900, with sl25, OOe insurance. MS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
JUSTICE PROVIDED FOR.
United States Court of Appeals Is Organ.
lied at McAlester, /. 7.

UnIted states Court or appeals Is Organ
lied at McAlester, /. T.
SOUTH MCALEsTER, 1. T., May T.
The United States court of appeals was
organized at this place yesterday morn
ing, Judge C. B. Stuart. chief justice:
William Springer and C. B. Kilgore,
associate justices, presiding. J. j. Nc
Alester is marshal and Fielding Lewis
clerk. The court will hold two terms in
June and January of each year All
attorneys enrolled in the district
courts were enrolled as attorneys of
the court of appeals. Court adjourned
to meet at South McAlester, L T., on
the first Tuesday in June next
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
Clerk Rau Dies from His Wounds.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 7.-Richard
Rau, clerk at the St. George, who was
shot by Tom Farrell, the train robber,
died yesterday evening! The coroner
jury rendered "a verdict that Farrell
had come to hisFdeath from wounds in
faicted by officers while he was resist
ing arrest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
Durrant Given Time.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.-Theodore
Durrant will spend several quiet weeks
in the county jail before he is placed
on trial for his life for the murder of
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams.
The police will not hurry him to trial,
desiring to give abundant time to pre-
pare for his defense. The case, there
fore, will not be called until July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
IOWA CYCLONE.
The Vicinity of Sioux Center Devastated by
q TOrnadO-Ten Persons Killed


Sioux CITY, Ia, April "A tornado
swept through a thickly settled dis
trict near Sioux Center yesterday after
noon doing great damage to property
and killing many persons.
The tornado formed about miles
northeast of Ireton and swept north
east over district about Il miles
long. It first struck the ground south
west of Sioux Center and from there to
Perkins not a building in its path was
left standing. The latter part of its
course took the form of an elongated
letter So crossing the railroad track
twice and for miles it seems to have
gone straight up the track of the rail-
way. Those who saw it at Perkins be-
Heved it rose Or was dissipated at that
point
The four schoolhouses where school
was liz session were entirely wiped
from the face of the earth, not YES
tige being left except few rocks to
mark where they stood. The school
children and teachers were carried
from a quarter to a half mile,
where they were found, some dead
and others badly mangled. At
the schoo1house where George Mars
den was teaching not vestige of the
building remains, and Marsden was
found some distance away in a field
dead, together with two scholars. Two
little girls of John Roster, belonging
to the same school, were found cling
ing together where they had been
driven into wire fence, covered
with mud, and are expected to die.
Both legs of two sons of c. III. Haggie.
Those known to be dead or missing
are: Mrs. John Kerster and child, near
Sioux Center; Anna Marsden, teacher
in Coombs school, near IretOn; George
Marsden, brother of Anna, teacher in
another school near Ireton; Mrs. Post,
Rudolph Schwrenefeger, aged 81, killed
by lightning; Peter Simmer, killed in
his house by lightning; two children of
T. B. Coombs, Mrs. John Waterman,
child of A. Verhoff. John Patterson,
William Ludrichs, Mrs. w. r. Smith.
6. F. Balling, Mrs. Herman Bellkemps
and two children, Anna Hoisington,
Bertha Doonberg, Il. G. Neiderfratk,
N. f. Hoyt, j: Jameson.
Later RepOrt-Ten Killed.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. May 6.-Order is
coming out Of chaos in the narrow dis
trict of Sioux county. which was swept
by the tornado on Friday afternoon.
l.
the devastated country as comfortable
as possible; nearly all the dead are
now buried and none of the in
jured now living are thought to
be fatally hurt. A press rep
resentative, who went all over the
ground swept by the storm, says S1O,-
900 will cover the property damage,
including houses, barns, outbuildings
and fences. In few places are the
crops seriously damaged, for grain
was not up far enough to be killed or
lodged by the wind, and the principal
injury in the fields was by the plaster
ing of mud they received.
This ''mud shower" was a prominent
part of the phenomenal storm, but it
seems that the power of the wind
simply scooped up the black, wet earth
from the surface in several places and
distributed it over other fields. The
correct list of dead numb ers ten, as has
already been stated. None have died
since Saturday. About twenty persons
were injured in Sioux county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10
A Glorious Name.

Our name has been celebrated. One
holding it, gave to the world al brand
of mustard, which for free hand draw
ing is unrivaled; another constructed
an arithmetic from which the world S
greatest f1nanciers learned the art of
"fggerin.'' These lofty examples we
long to emulate. Gold is dross-love
is loss, but a name is something to be
proud Of Linked to the label of meri-
torious article of commerce, engraved
in everlasting stone, or associated with
the birth and growth and maturity
and eternal fame of some great en-
terprise, it may become imperishable.
On that good day when the gentle
slopes of popperton are covered with
the homes of the wealthy; when its
streets are thronged with equipages;
when merry laughter loving children
gambol upon it's emerald laWns-and
when some traveller, from n distant
region, in vain seeks to find, within
its confines, ground at less than $1OC
per foot, then perhaps our name will
be more famed than though it had
been inscribed upon Wondering
pedestal.