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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
wAsHNGTON NOTES

Ex-CcNGREssAAN WILLIAM La WIZ
BON, of West Virginia, took the oath of
office as postmaster-generalo on the 3D.
Chief Justice Fuller appeared at the
post Office department and admins
tered the oath in the presence of the
principal official of the department.
THE president and his family have
taken up their residence at Woodley
and will make that their home until
their departure for Gray Gables for the
summer. The president will visit the
white house Tuesdays and Fridays to
meet his cabinet
SECRETARY LAMONT has issued an or
der urging recruiting officers to secure
all recruits of desira BILE character and
physical and mental condition possible
for service.
THE pope has conferred on Rev.
James A. Stephen, of Washington. the
rank of private chamberlain to the
pope, with the title of Mgr. Stephen.
It is in recognition of the long service
of Father Stephen as a missionary
among the Indians.
THE income tax returns are coming
in far beyond expectations of officials at
Washington, as many as 10000 returns
having been received. 1t was expected
that $50, 600, 600 of the tax will have
been collected by June 1, the close OF
the fiscal year.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and the mem
bers of his cabinet and the governors
OF all the states and their stats have
been invited to be present at the mill
tia encampment at Memphis, Tenn, In
May.
a SPECIAL from Washington said that
the United States supreme court in the
income tax case had reversed the deci-
sion of the lower court. but the income
tax law as a whole was upheld only by
a divided court Under the decision To
be handed down by the court. it was
said, all incomes derived from rents
were exempted from taxation By the
federal government, and all incomes
derived from state and municipal bonds
were similarly exempted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
Spring Medicine

"My little girl has always had poor
appetite. have given her Hoods Sarsa-
pariIla, and since have given 1t to her
she has had good appetite and she looks,
well. have been great sufferer with
headache and rheumatism. have taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla- am now well and
have gained in strength. My husband
was very sick and ali run down de-
cided to give him Hoods SarsaparilA
and he began to gain, and now he has
got so he works every day" Mrs. ANNIE
DUNLAP, Ss5 E. 18th ST., S. Boston, Mass
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
HoW'a This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
+. j. CHENEY & Co. Props, Toledo, o.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. To-
iedo, 0. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills. 25c-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
GENERAL NEMS

IHE SSCtlOn round I'll Keno, ok. was
recently visited by a severe wind and
sand storm. greatly impeding travel
The darkness of evening settled over
the country and those out could hardly
breathe for the sand flying.
THE democrats and populists elected
the mayor and all the city officers and
nearly all the councilmen at Perry, Ok,
and the old city council. which was re-
publican, has adjourned without count
ing the vote and declaring the result as
required by Law, causing a muddle-
Mrs. HENRY BURGESS, of Hebron.
Ind, has died. She has been bed-fast
for over eight weeks and for forty DAYS
was unable to take any nourishment
During all that time she only drank a
cup of water. When taken sick she
weighed $50 pounds, but at her death
she only weighed sixty-fve pounds
THE steamer I 7. Rhea. engaged in
the upper Cumberland river, sunk so
miles above Carthage, Tenn, during a
heavy wind She had large cargo.
was bound for Nashville and the loss
twas heavy. No lives were lost.
THE United States steamer Marble
head was ordered from Gibraltar to
Beyroot, Syria, and the commander-iu-
chief of the European station was in
structed to send the vessels of his COM
hand to Adana to confer with United
States consuls concerning a probable
massacre of Christians and to intimate
to the authorities that the United
States would afford full protection to
its citizens
FoR the third time within ten weeks
an attempt was made to burn the five
story building, los Eighth avenue, at
New York, in which there were thir-
teen families. The tenants believed
that some drug was put with the ma
terials set on fire, as the fumes arose
through the house Supplying them
The motive of the incendiary, it is sur
missed, was robbery.
On the Bellaire. GAINESVILLE & Gin
cinnati railroad an engine and coach
left the track on a curve and went
through a trestle near Symmetrical,
o. Three persons were killed outright
and one fatally injured.
A RUMoR was set afoat at New York
on the 4th and sent out over the coun-
try that Queen Victoria was dead.
Gable inquiries brought the positive
statement that the queen was not only
not dead but was in better health than
for some time.
HENRY HAMMOND, the aboIitionist.
died at Danielsonville, Conn, recently.
He was born in 1914. He was instru-
mental in forming the first anti-slaverv
society in Connecticut, and in IS47 was
associated with Salmon P Smith. of
New York. and others in forming the
memorable Buffalo platform His res
idence in Pomfret formed link in the
underground railway"
II nearly all the schools OF Tennessee
the I'd was observed with appropriate
ceremonies as the 105th anniversary OF
the admission of Tennessee as a terri
tory. In Nashville fully 5000 people,
Including r1say school children, as
sembled on capitol hill, and amid the
booming of cannon and patriotic
music by the bands tree from Wa
Eauga, east Tennessee, was planted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Only
rue Blood Purifier
Asking too Much.

Weary Walker-Will you not be so
kind as to assist me with a little
money?
'1never give anything to a big. stout,
healthy man like you," replied Mr..
Uptown.
''Wen, do you suppose I'm going to
get the galloping consumption from
the couple of pennies you might give
me?" retorted the indignant crossroads
tourist-Texas Siftings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11

A DISPATCH to the London Ii mes
from Calcutta said that sixteen men
Were killed by an explosion in the Koler
gold mines in Bangalore.
a NEGRO named Alexander Simms
killed colored boy at Jacksonville,
Fla, and the officers got on his trail
The murderer took refuge in a barn
and opened fire on the officers. killing
one and injuring three others. one per
haps fatally. He was finally captured
THE annual convention OF the a P.
A. of the United States and Canada
will meet in Milwaukee May Il
OK the Chicago & Alton cutoff, =
mile north of East Alton, Ill, a freight
train left the track and fifteen cars
were piled on top of one another. Four
men were instantly killed and two IA
tally injured. The victims were tramps
stealing ride. The wreck was caused
by the train being too heavily loaded
behind.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the High
land and Homestead electric line,
Pittsburgh. Pa. jumped the track at
Salt Works station and crashed down
upon the Baltimore & Ohio tracks, 25
feet below. In the car were five
Italians. and three of these jumped
"hCh hAACN S<1n ClAC ~ d. OOuI
to happen Two were fatally injured.
The City national bank of Fort
Worth, Tex. has suspended
SENATOR j. J. HURT, mayor of Cas-
par, Wyo., shot William Milne, sheep
owner. five times. killing him Hurt
claims that Milne was too intimate
with Mrs Hurt. Senator Hurt is one
of the largest sheep owners in that
section.
Hon. II. c. ST. JOHN, of Oklahoma
City, Ok. in a fit of jealous rage shot
his wife, causing instant death. He
was arrested. st. John is the son of
the noted temperance lecturer and ez-
governor of Kansas
CHARLES WARREN LIPPITr, republic
an, was elected governor of Rhode
Island over George L. Little6eld, dem
ocrat, by 10000 plurality. The remain
der Of the republican state ticket were
all elected by plura1ities of about TO-
coo. The next assembly will include
thirty-two republican senators, sixty
nine republican representatives, three
democratic senators and three demo-
cratic representatives. This is a gain
Of one senator for the democrats.
TERRIBLE shooting affair occurred
near Morrison, Ok, between Cook.
Bennett and woman whose name was
not learned. It seems that the two
men and the woman were claimants for
the same quarter section of land and
that Cook bought out the woman's in
terest and as he commenced to move
into the woman's house a fight oc-
CURED, and Cook was shot by Bennett
and instantly killed. Cook shot Ben
net through the head and he will die,
and the woman was shot through a
leg. The woman used an ak on Bennett
and inflicted serious wounds.
IT is stated by persons in a position
to speak with authority that as soon
as Venezuela is convinced that Great
Britain has finally decided not to ar
bitrate or settle the boundary dispute
as suggested by the United States
through Ambassador Bayard, the
southern republic will resort to force.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
Seeking . Foreign CHms

In search OF pleasure or business, should be
preceded by the purchase OF natures great
tnvigorator. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the best and most genial medicinal safe
guard in existence. Mariners, miners, COM
mereial travellers, tourists, and all who
travel by land or sea, speak OF 1t In the
highest terms. Malaria, biliousness, consti-
patton, indigestion, rheumatism, nervous
ness and kidney trouble are remedied by it
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11

BECAUSE a young man courts his girl in a
dark room, it IS no sign that he is develop
Ing negatve.-Harlem Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11

No, MAUDE, dear. it isn't necessary to be
able to speak German in order to dance it
Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11

THERE are only two kinds OF sense-com-
mon sense and Observation-Disclosures News
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29
AM lNnlAN pEvIL WsITANr.
Hunter Lyfords Special Trap Was Not
Strong Enough TO Dotain Him.

Hunter Iyfords Special Trap Was not
Strong Enough to Dotain Him.
"Trolling for blnck bass ut the lower end
of Lebec lake In Mulne ono July, u said "a
sportsman, my guide pointed to "a littio
opening In tho woods on the left shore
frOnted by narrow strip OF sand beach.
In the opening was tho ruin Of u camp,
"'There's lluntor's SPRING, be snld
II you want drink OF first rate water
wo'll land there,
"Glo pulled our skin to the beach, and
we landed. Tho little clearing was grown
up 10 bushes, the walls Of the camp had
crumpled, and the fallen roof lay upon
them, but the oharred back log Of what
had beun Fireplace still remained. y
path led amid birghos and oyergrcens To
the spring yelling up into % cup shaped
hollow among messy rocks and overflow
ing in little rivulot that rlpplud down to
the lako A birch bark dippor hung from
a forkul limb above the spring, whose wa
tiers found to be do.ioiously pure and
cold.
"'Thls was old Hunter Lyfgrd's homo
camp, said any guido lilo hunted bearl
about tho shores Of Lobsa laku for good
many years He had traps set all around
the hike and other camps to stop 0t when
ho went his rounds 10 visit thom, but thin
camp was always his headquarters. Near
ly 400 beans hO killed iD bis lifetime, one
for every day In the year md some 70
spare. Ha had got up TO bis two hundredth
bear when tho Indian devil came round To
this very camp Lylurd was sitting by
tho fro in front Of his emp one night
whom he saw tho creature pnss and after
ward heard IL give some terrible soreochos
HU d mover seen or heard anything like 1t
IN all his golngs and comiHgs In the
woods, and 10 mHdo great impression on
him Next morning ho came down to the
village and went to ms homo IIo was
something Of blagksmlth-usel to make
his own trUps-and now he set about
making ono "a good deal bigger and strong.
er than common bear trap to catch that
Indian devil
AN Indian deyllP It's what some
folks call cutumOunt or panther The
Indians w0rO mighty afraid Of them. They
called them devils In thoir tongue, and
that, suppose, Is what made white folks
give thCm tho nnmO They're mighty
scarce in MGino now, n thuro are any lclt.
II was the onlyono old l.yfoId ever saw Ia
all his hunting Wall, no made his traF
and came back to tho woods and set IT,,
and next morning the trap was gone TIL,
tracks were pluin, showing tho direction
the beast had tnbon, and Lyf0rd, with q
party Of men from LOboc village, followed
them up They said 10 was a sight to see
tho way the creature had broken and hunt
down bushes and sapliug5 as no tore
through tho woods There was a tree still
standing q iOw years ago with tho deeu
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29
rAunr,s rIRsr Ml.ssAan.


Paris. Jan. 2s.-In tho senate and In
the chnmbor of deputies today the tirst
message Of President Fnure was read.
Then the chamber of deputies passed
tho amnesty bill by an overwhelming
majority and the government defeated
the first attack made upon It by the
opposition.
f'ho newspapers this morning were
notieenbly less hostile IN their utter
anceH Ia regard 10 the Ribot ministry.
bat Goblet, It was announced, per3iaied
ia his intention 70 intefpellatc me gAN-
prnmcnt demanding precise dccllr1-
lions In regard to It's general policy,
and II was also known that ne and hts
group OF followers had secedrd from
Bibots support rhls action was taltsn
on the ground that Goblet ana his
friends were not consulted during lhe
ministerial crisis Consequently the
chamber Of deputies was crowded On
tho rc-HsECmblinr 90 Tint body at 2.tD
p, m. and the public and diplomatic
galleries We're packed.
NJ. Hibot read the prcsldcufs mes
sage Ia the chamber OF deputies ana
Tarleux, the minister OF justice read
" IN the senate. Tho message was as
follows;
Gentlemen--By raising me TO the first
magistracy NJ the republic, the uu-
tlluul assembly chose FOR these hFh
functions one Of tho c0untrys most
modest servants. I should but impcr-
fgguy cNprar1 my profound gratitude
II j did not return 20 the Nurk Duo Dee
mOcraCy to which ! belong ~ the hw-
or OF this choice n was 60 tho pomorru-
Cy that tho manifestation OF the l7lh
was addressed. n was 20 the Obscure
work iuce1sautly accomplished hy the
Democracy for the greatness uf France
that the representatives. Of the nation
uncrcd this solemn ACT OF homage.
/ grasp mo ron extent NJ me duties
Imposed ON me ny the national uasem-
nly lu eutrustlur me with the tu8i, OF
guarding tho constitution. You win
not nud me wanting You can count
upon my entire devotion and above 1ll.
on my vigilance In guarding the upuli-
cation OF constitutional law.
'Iiy tle absolute calm and complete
confidence which attended the tran
ference NJ the presidential power.
/ France has again shown how much She
l feels herself mistress of her own unstl-
niles under The protection Of Republic
can laws"
rhe president In his message then
| proceeds tu praise the republican rH-
4 gimu and th" democracy and allures to
| the coming French exposition ~ 1900.
I lh' message concludes os follows.
ia letters, urt and seinuru5 lu lu-
duaug commerce aud mgbHudry. loo
ytUg 'nluE which dWpiayH che fruitful
/ activity uf due country. n Jhp grrIIrd
ranks Dt universal suffrage, aH lu thn
political world. tuu same srIur should
unite an those who have 600 heart Tho
/ prestige pf the French maine.
"Iu this union, 600 tnl7 common eff
t1rt for the power md glory of thH
French republic 1 invite sou in tho
certainty that 1m the interpreter ul
Ono whole or our democracy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Baird. Tex. Jan. 2S.-sncg
falling here yesterday mosalil
6 o'clock and continued all i,y i
day the whole earth 10 r)veaia
or seven inches OF SNOW. std
fine condition and win no: "A
great deal. and farmers VIII Va
ly benefited. The snow Is tle N
that has fallen here In five o. s1l
jude y. r.. Webb retIHl
Austin yesterday, where he hist'
Dizziness CONNECTED with the u
Clurt, Second district.
HHe young people are euaiail
rides Today, something ven .
IN this part Of Texas.
W. l.. Henry's blacksmith ~
lapsed yesterday evening. on 4
OF the vast amount OF snow On y
No one was in the building at N
rev. Abe AIulkey will begin
days revival in Baird beglira
Friday. March 8.
r. a. Corbett, one Of our mot
ncut citizens, who has been daig.
ly IN, was reported better yesifi
Representative w. E. GUY
turned to Austin yesterday Y
three days stay with his family !
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Considerable Damage Done at eni-
veston-A sailor Drowned.


Galveston. Tex. Jan ga violent
storm of wind and rain visited the city
and harbor this morning. The great
est damage thus fur reported Is the
domolishng Of two houses owned by
IFrltz Bochle and located on the south
cast corner OK sixteenth street ana
Avenue X. They were valued Mt SZiVV'
The statute of Justice with which Inc
dome Of the city hall was surmounted'
was blown down and completely de-
tnallshed on the stone pavement beioW.
Tho colorcd church at the corner OF
Twenty-ninth street and Avenue NJ
was partially wrecked. The large
chimney Of the cracker factory build
ing was blown TO the ground and the
bricks distributed over an area OF
two blocks, but no further damage
was done except the breaking or a
tow window panes which were struck
by flying bricks. out az the llenver
reservoir the wind had II all Us own
way and as n result a few shanties
were reported demolished while scarce
is "A house escaped slight damage and
roofs. fences and trees were found
literally distributed In every direc-
ton
The street car which served rs
waiting station Tor suburban residents
was lifted from the ground and blown
into an adjoining field. The car which
stood al the terminus OF the Denver re-
survey shared the same fate. The sal
walton army barracks, situated on
Broadway was lifted from the + ound
and "a u total ruin A house Is also
reported demolished between avenue 8
and IL on Thirty-seventh street.
The damage done 10 the small ponts
I'm bricl, wharf was greater than at
FIRST reported, and today the masters
fafV H.=
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Nashville. Tenn. Jan 2s-The de-
bate upon the contest bill was brought
60 o. close today aud u vote taken. The
hlll passed 10y q vote of 90 to 40. being
three more than b. constitutional ma
jurty All the affirmative votes were
Gust by Democrats. the negative vote
including Republicans, Populists. and
six Democrats. The senate at once
concurrad In the house amendments
and the bin awDita the approval Of the
governor when signed the two ouses
will meet Ina i9int convention and the
returns or tha election FOR governor
VIII be opened, and tho question Of
whom IL elected governor viii begin.
Tho hiil provides Tor d committee OF
fvn senators ANA seven representatives.
tu examine into ANA take proof cuu-
corning alleged frHudH and Violations
Of election laws in amy pgrt Of the
state and report within forty days 20
the Joint convention, which win tncn
try tho case upon the report and proof
submitted.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

Paris. Tex. Jan. -Murghal Canro.
hert ls dead.
Francois Certain Caurohcrt. marshal
of Franco and Cd apuu,or. was born
june Z, 1903, uf good family. not In
Brlruuny. ua has been Blted. but
az Sc Cerr. m tho department of Lot.
lie cutprvd Tine military school at ST.
Cyr Ia lNgS and. having dMuuguishrd
himself there, Joined he army MS "A
private HpIulrr lie saw much service
In Africa.
Louis Napoleon, when president. APP
pointed Caurlhert one OF his nide-dc-
camps and shortly after the Wholesale
prescriptions aud lmpraoumcuJs which
followed the coup d'utat uf December.
ls1l gave mis- commission ana order to
visit prisons nud select objects OF his
ulempucy Upon tho formation or
Tho army OF tho East Ia 1861 he was
appointed to command OF the first
division In the Crlmea, His troops
took part in the baltic OF Alma and
he was himself wounded by shell
which atrucl, him In the breast
Marshal ST. Arnaud resigned six
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

An Enjoyable socini-visitors in the
City-Personnt Mention.

Terral l. r., Jan. 2S.--Iuesday night
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Ash
ono OF the most enjoyable g1cial8 OF the
season occurred. 1t was az IL late hour
when the Jolly crowd bid the fair
hnstess goodnight, The following la
dies and gentlemen We're presents;
Aiesdames sharp and Stanley, Misses
Johnson, Maggie Sailors. Sarah Miller.
Nthel and Sadie Seeds, Maudie Stan
ley. Fondie Stanley, Messrs. Dick
and Peter Wilmoth, Hiram Seeds,
johnson, r. Richards, Enoch Bolton.
Porter Beatty Henry DubOse, Nose
MlnleY and many others.
A. w. Wllmoih Of the Rock Island
went to Duncan, I H., ON q short busi-
ness trip
Mr.. Ansley, representing the firm OF
Dunn & Anslcy Henrettu. was regis
tered AZ tho Hotel DuI}use yesterday.
y. q. Hanson OF Chicago, special
agent or the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific railway, was hose on private
business for the e0mpsuy's interest and
LEFT last night for Lincoln Neh
Hugo Nieisner Of Rlnggold, Tex, has
taken the night telegraph Office, re-
lleving j. A. Cude. who has gone to
Fort Worth 70 work
IRA Seeds, prominent merchant Of
this place, made a Dying trip to Ryan
on business yesterday
billy Nurllng, representing the
firm of tyler, simpson g. CO., Gaines
VIE Tex, registered at the Terral
house yesterday.
II. l.. Heck, agent OF the Rock Is
land railway Is suffering considerably
with inaamatory rhcumatism in his
left foot
Joe Flta and Ammn Sanders will
punch the north wind for Ryan, |. n,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-29

FrHH
Iho woman who can refrain from trv.
,ns 70 cheat a ralrond company by BRO.
lending her children are less than the no,
Mnon payment OF fares can be demanded
~ M S1'.y OF a halo, l havo been forced tc
we conclusion that IL is tho supreme tesi
OF feminine honesty ''''' 'eS'
ohnn navy seen women whose raiment pays
abundant evidence Of the dcntb of ,ho,,
poeno'noeks unblushingly bear false testl,
ra ,s wneh Questioned by a conductor
have seen rna,ron who Ind tart{Gnd han
s ,.,. against the tedium Of a railroad im,-.
hSy oy investing in choice nssort ',n w. q,
nrs ,.t literature do tho same thino,
tbrss, ns" detected or remonst1 ated with
sulting them. 'O"uu''or ior IN
sad one Of these much abused SP ot,,a Sinn, .
s cav, nay a woman with two or three children
Hero SGA' man all hollow. New YorI