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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

THREE days more and the great
aggregation of Kansas redeemers,
known as the state legislature, will
adjourn. The laws they will have
passed will not raise the price of wheat,
or hogs, or cattle, or horses; they will
not have won back to the state that
elusive jack-o-lantern the stump speak
ers sported about all over the country
last fall onfdence"-and they will
not have placed the whole people on
the independent high road to prosper
ity. They will have made some fat jobs
for political workers, some business for
constitutional lawyers, some states for
the next campaign; that's all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

MANY of the popuIist senators are
being asked by their constituents why
they voted to confirm the appointment
of the old barnacle and VIGOROUSLY cor
rCpt reprobate Geo. T. Anthony, for
state insurance. While the principle
blame of Anthony's elevation over hon.
est men lies with the republican gov
ernOr, the populist senate could have
saved the state the disgrace of it by re-
fusing to confirm the appointment. AS
the senate did not do this, the populist
party must share with the republican
party the. blame for this blot upon
decency
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

Thus far about 100 farmers have
applied for the seed loan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

The frost is said to be a splendid
sub soiler. 1t opens up the ground SO
that the moisture reaches down deep.
If this be true there ought to be lots
of moisture in the ground now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

S. Shockey, father of Will Shockey,
arrived Sunday, from Shockeyville,
on q visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28
It is No Aupropriation.

We have heretofore spoken of the
arrangement by which our farmers are
loaned seeds for spring planting as
1.-The State Appropriation" 1t is not
an appropriation at all, and is one of
the burgling measures that ought to
have been expected out of the conglom-
Grafton of partiZan enthusiasts COM
posing the two houses of our legisla-
ture.
This can be easily understood by a
careful reading of the law. If this
county wants to go in On the deal she
gives the state her script for the
1886 This secures the state. The
railroad commissioners buy (for Bar
ton county, $5.756 worth of seed-oats,
barley, corn, cane, potatoes ETC., and
send to our commissioners, who in
turn sell it to the farmers, taking their
notes, secured by lein on their crops,
for the amount. No crops no pay to
the commissioners. But the state has
our county warrants for the money and
the taxpayers will have to redeem those
warrants.
Therefore, the county takes all the
risk and pays all the bills, but the
board of railroad commissioners buy
the seed and fix the price; and in this
they have the opportunity for getting a
splendid rake-off-an opportunity that
past experience and Developments
would indicate may not be let slip.
The whole business is a miserable
biunder, we believe-we prefer to say
blunder, for we do not think the repre-
sentatives from this county would have
favored such an arrangement had they
known of its unfair provisions, as we
see them.
Possibly we are mistaken in our
judgment, but time will tell whether
it was good arrangement or not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

Prof. n. F. Daum, E. W. Moses,
E. r. Moses, J. George Brinkman and
Charley Allison went to Topeka Mon
dav, to see what they could do to-
ward getting the college for Great
Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-02-28

AMONG the applications for charters
made to the secretary of state this
week is that of the Great Bend Com
mercial Club with a capital of 81 ,OOO
The principal object of the organization
is to promote the business and COM
mercial interests of Great Bend and
Barton county. The directors are as
follows: G. M. Moss. G. L. Hobart, F.
V. Russell, E. W. Bolinger. D. J.
Coughlin, G. L. Chapman, G. V. Brink
man, e. S. Marx, A. G.. Allen and
r. B. Warren, all of Great Bend.
This is a creditabie move on the part
of the young men of our city. and FROM
the personnel of the incorporators we
predict that much good will come of
their future efforts.
Charles w. Wilson and Miss Rosa
B. Dnnston, both of ClafliD, drove
down through the rain Tuesday, the
18th, to enjoy the new (to them) SEN
sation OF being Joined in the holy
bonds of wedlock by Probate Judge
H. l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
CAN THIS BE?
Will Dean Greene be Superseded
by Judge Humphrey?
Fifty-Six Miners Widows Suing
Santa Fe at Fort Scott.
OTHER KANSAS NEWS.
EldOradO to Have a Big Military
Ball on New Years.
Salina Rejoicing at Prospect of
a New Electric Plant.
OTHER KANSAS NEWS.

LAWRENCE, Dec. 12.-There is said to
be scheme among politicians to GUST
Prof James Greene from the position
of dean of the state university law
school. which he has held for the past
score of years. and TO put in his place
Judge Humphrey, of junction City.
The rnmor has been generally dis
cussed about town, and has caused much
indignation among the friends of Dean
Greene.
The story is that when Judge Humph-
rey was running for district judge in the
Fifth Judicial district on the Democratic
ticket, o. L Moore, the Republican can
didate, made an agreement with him that
if Judge Humphrey would throw his
votes to him VI Oore)to defeat the Populist
candidate, Moore would promise to get
Humphrey into the faculty of the law
school. Moore's promise is fulfilled as
is seen by the appointment of Judge
Humphrey few weeks ago But rumor
has it that Moore promised even more,
and that other politicians have taken a
hand in the matter To this end, it is
said, Judge Humphrey will soon be
elected to the position now held by
james Greene. Such an action will I'M
doubtedly stir up one of the hottest
fights that has been known in the history
of the institution, for there is not more
popular teacher in the town of Lawrence
than Prof. Greene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
MORPHINE DID 1T.

Barney Dixon Took an Overdose of
1t, Perhaps Accidentally.
Barney Dixon, who was found dead at
the Chesterfield hotel yesterday after
noon. died from morphine poisoning in
stead of from heart failure, as at first re-
ported. When Coroner Bailey searched
the clothes of the dead mau he
found pill box containing seventeen
quarter grain morphine pills from the
store of II. A. Winnie 81 Co, 226 Kansas
avenue. Going to the store he found
that at II o'clock Tuesday morning Dix
on had purchased forty of the pills. If
he took them all he must have taken
nearly six grains of morphine.
The coroner made a post norton ex-
animation OF, the stomach this morning
and found traces of the drug.
This afternoon at o'clock a coroner's
jury sat.
Whether Dixon took the NOR
phine with suicidal intent ia
not determined. No writing was
found which would indicate that he
had. He had complained of insomnia,
and may have taken the medicine to pro-
duce sleep, and accidentally got an over
dose. A much smaller amount than
Dixon took would have killed person,
especially one afflicted with heart trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
CLERKS NAY STRIKE.
They will Help the Chicago BARRIERS in
their Sunday Closing Fight.

They will Help the Chicago BARRIERS in
their Sunday Closing Fight
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-The Chicago Re-
in the crusade for Sunday rest inau-
gurated by the BARRIERS Protective as
sociation. The BARRIERS have
made pluckv fight and
have shown no intention of giving up.
Ii the clerks give the promised aid the
fight will be given new life and vigor.
One of the leaders said last night:
There are 10000 stores in Chicago
where clerks are employed. OF that
number only the big department stores
and few others close on Sunday, and in
the great majority of stores clerks are re-
quired to work at least part of the day.
We want is stopped. even if a general
strike is necessary to accomplish it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
WAS NO MOB.
CONTINUED from First Page

counts for the delay of the association in
taking action in regard to this affair. A
meeting has been called and the direc-
tors will take action to prevent any fur
Their disturbance of graves"
TheRochester Cemetery association has
recently had some bad financial manage
ment which has left its treasury in a
depleted condition, but it is understood
that the directors will at once have a
house for the sexton erected on the
cemetery grounds and provide for blood
hounds to be kept there, to run loose
after night This may be a bad move.
The blood hounds will be likely to kill
some innocent person in the neighbor-
hood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
TIA A. 1MPRo vEMENrs.
The Reading Room Well Supplied With
High Class Literature.

The Reading Room Well Supplied With
High Class Literature.
Improvements tending to enhance the
comfort of the members of the Topeka
Athletic association are of daily occur
renee, and the present board of mana
gers are wing with each other to have
their several departments as perfect as
the location will admit of.
The billiard and pool room has been
given more light as have also the bowling
alleys. The gymnasium and baths are
becoming daily more appreciated and
used.
The reading room, however, has shown
the touch to larger extent of late. Its
screen portiere, potted plants, goldfish
and last, but most important, the addi-
tions of reading matter to it's tables and
files, have placed it side by side with the
other departments.
The literary as well as the physical
nature will be developed by the follow
ing periodicals subscribed for the coming
year: Thirteen monthly magazines, two
illustrated weeklies, four illustrated com
ic weeklies, two dramatic weeklies, three
sporting weeklies, one literary review
weekly, one scientific weekly and nine
daily newspapers. a total of thirty i've
different publications and catering to the
wants of all classes of readers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
COAL DUST WILL EXPLODE.

And on That Decision Tifty-sIx Dead
Miners Families Win Get Judgments
FORT SCoTT, Dec. 12.-The case of
Mrs. Amelia Siplet against the Cheroke 90
Coal aud Mining company for damages
for the death of her husband, who with
fifty five co-laborers. was killed in an
explosion in mine No. at Frontenac.
Novem Der 8, 1888. has been settled and
she gets judgment of $4,000. The de-
PENDANT was virtually the Santa Fe Rail-
way company.
The defendant contended that the
deaths were the result of an explosion
of powder, while the plaintiff urged that
it was an explosion of coal dust, due to
the neglect of the company in not sprink-
ling or "wetting down" the dust. The
fifty five other cases will now be pushed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
MARRIED AN AMERICAN.
Miss Emma ROckefeIIer's Wedding to
DR.. IIeAIDin a Notable One.


TARRYTowN, n. Y, Dec. 12.-Rock-
wood Hall, the elegant residence of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Rockefeller, near this viii
lage, was the scene at noon today of the
wedding of Miss Emma Rockefeller,
their daughter, to DR.. D. Hunter Nc
Alpin. Jr.. of New York city.
The maid of honor was Miss Edith
Rockefeller, sister of the bride. The
best man was Mr. Charles MoAlpin,
brother of the groom. There were no
bridesmaids. The brides dress was of
white satin trimmed with Venetian lace,
and she wore a Venetian lace veil,
caught up with diamond tiara. She
carried bouquet of white rose buds.
During the marriage ceremony the
bridal couple stood under a canopy of
brides roses. lilies of the valley, asparagus
vines and ferns. The canopy was twelve
feet high and eight feet square, resting on
a dais, forming pulpit in front of mag
niticent onyx mantel, The background
was filed in with palms and ferns. The
canopy was of Gothic design and con-
tanned 1000 roses and 1000 sprays of
lilies of the valley.
On either site of the room hung por-
there's of roses. buds, ferns and other flow
ers, with asparagus vines for ropes.
An elaborate musical programme
was rendered by an orchestra
and the choir of St. Bartholo-
news church. The guests arrived
at Rockwoodi Hall from New York in
two special trains. After an hours re-
ception in the music room the bridal
couple and guests adjourned to the
breakfast room where buffet breakfast
was served. The room was decorated
with lavender orchids and palms. There
we're about 500 guests present at the wed
dino
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
TODAY.s MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal,

Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12-Wheat opened
where it closed last night at 613s and de-
clined to 61L. Cables were easier from
Liverpool. Consols were higher; north
western receipts were not so. large, SOL
cars against 1910 last week and 562 last
year; the Price Current is noncom initial
The flour out put is almost double last
years, 100000 barrels at Minneapolis, Du-
luth and Milwaukee against 233. 900 last
year. Local receipts were moderate, TIA
cars against an estimate of 1870. The
crowd imagines that Linn is seller in
a small way. 1t is taken for granted
that he has gone around from the bull to
the bear side.
Later wheat went up to 611S on a San
Francisco message TO Walker which
reads: "Thres cargoes Australian, one
for Cape, taken yesterday and this morn
ing. Men ears agent returned from
Australia last evening, says Australian
crop very short and will want large
quantity of California wheat"
The very small stocks of corn and oats
are attracting some attention and Great
ing a slight sIeadiness of the December
and January deliveries. The stock of
contract corn is $4,000 and of contract
oats 4SS,000. The corn market was stea-
dy at about last nights price Deem
Der 25$s; May 28D. Receipts this morn
are better, 429 cars The out inspection
is small. ~ cars. The Price Current
says corn is not pressingly offered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
CONTRACTS LET.
TOpek a Merchants VIII Furnish Sup.
plies fOEState Institutions.


The state board of charities this
afternoon finished all the work
of letting the contracts for
furnishing supplies for the various chart
table institutions of the state for the six
months between January 1 and June 1
next.
Topeka merchants are we'll represent
ed among the successful bidders, and
Chas. Wolff, the Topeka packer, secured
fully one-half of the meat contract.
The following were the successful
Topeka bidders:
VIM. Green s. Son-Allspics ground,
chocolate, crackers, meal, macaroni, oat-
meal, pals, canned peaches, canned
pears, rice, Salt, salmon, sapoIio, sar-
dimes, bicarb. soda, starch, cracked wheat.
wash boards.
Topeka Vinegar & Preserving works
Extract of lemon and syrup.
W. w. Manspeaker-Chow chow, gela-
tine, Louisiana molasses, California egg
plums, Ivory soap, Fairbanks brown
soap, table sauce.
Armstrong d Kassebaum-C sugar
J. :. Sproat-Scrub brushes, canned
peaches. canned corn, California green
gage plums, canned peas, granulated su-
gar, catsup.
Farnsworth & acknowledgements.
Eagle & Curry-Men's knit drawers
and shirts.
S. Barnum 6 Co.-Dress buttons
Crosby Bros.-Brown cotton, white
blankets, rubber vest buttons, rubber
coat buttons, white agate buttons, large
and small, coarse combs, ginghams,
knitting cotton, linen napkins. overalls,
oilcioth, scrim. shifting, suspenders,
thread, webbing.
w. A. L. ompsou-hardware
Swift 8 Holliday-drugs.
Chas. Wolff-meats and lard.
The -four contract was NOT let.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
DAWES ON WRESTLING.
The Attorney General Says There is
Low Against It.

The Attorney General Says There is No
Law Against It.
Attorney General Dawes says there is
no law in Kansas against wrestling
matches, but there is against prize fight
ing and smuggling.
To STATE JOURNAL reporter today
he said: II want to give notice right
here that if these people who are adver-
Using an athletic contest to be held in
Hamilton hall propose to have any slug
ging they will be arrested. A thing of
that kind won't be allowed l have no
objection to their wrestling but they
can't run prize fight in on a wrestling
match"
It is not likely that anyone will be ar
rested at Hamilton hall Monday night as
there has been no intimation that any
thing other than a wrestling match will
occur,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
ELECTRICITY FOR SALIVA,

LeaVen worth Capital to Put in a Light
and Power Plant There.
SALINA, Dec. 12-William Tracy, rep
resenting Leavenworth capital, is here
for the purpose of soliciting patronage
for a new company named The Salina
Light, Heat and Power company. 1t is
the purpose of placing their machinery
in the power house on Ninth street,
which was bought by MIR. Erb at tn Q
time he had his electric railway project
before the people.
II is the purpose of the new company
to provide electric motors for establish
ments requiring power, and eventually
to consider the proposition of an electric
railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
Kansas City Markets.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500; shipments, 3 200. Market
steady. Texas steers $2.75Q3 40; Texas
cows $200@245; beef steers, $3,00@
435; native COWS $1.25@325; siockers
and feeders, $260@$359; bulls $2.lO@
800.
Representative sales-Texas steers 81
head, averaging 1871 pounds. $40:
Texas cows, 27, 941pounds. $245; beef
steers. "a head, 1,451 pounds, $500; ma
tive COWS, 16 head, 1,015 pounds, So %;
stockers and feeders, AZ head, Tg4
pounds, $3.50; bulls, 8 head, 1874
pounds, $500.
Hoes Receipts, 1890; shipments.
400. Marketstrong, &c higher. Bulk Of
sales, $3.50@3. 40; heavies $&O0@3 4215;
packers $330@3.4215; mixed $325D
$40; lights, $315@3 30; yorkers. S3250
335; pigs. $275@325.
SHEEP-Receip;s, 2,100; shipments
1900. Market steady. Lambs. $500
@B3.6O; muttons, $3.O0@41O.
WHEAT-Listless; No. hard 57150
5S15; No. 2 red. nominally 6S; No :
spring 57@56c: No. 3 spring, 55@56c;
rejected 49055.
CoRN-Generally steady; No. 2, mix
ed, 221a@4c. No. 2. white, 23S4c.
OATs-Rather slow, slightly lower;
No. 2 mixed, lie; No. 2 white, 1S@1S1&
RYE-Steady; Nd. 2, Beige.
HAY-Steady. Timothy S1O.0O@125O;
prairie $6OO@750.
BUTTER-Nominally steady; creamery
1922; dairy 14@15.
EGGs-Firm, fresh 18c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
ARMOR CAPTAIN.
Elected by the K. .. Eleven
Without Opposition.
Other Players Who Will be in
Next Years Team.
T. A. A. IMPROVEMENTS
New Literature Added to the
Reading Room.
Dawes on Wrestling-General
Sporting News.
T. A. A. IMPROVEMENTS

LAWRENCE, Dec. 12.-The new foot
ball teamfor next season has been select
ed, and his election seems to have been the
choice of nearly every one. 1t is c. w
L. Armor, who broke his ankle early
this season while practicing on the Nc
Cook field.
Armor was elected captain last year,
and had started in to practice the team,
but was unable to play on account of the
unfortunate accident. He was missed in
the line this season, as he plays an ex
cellent end, and Kansas was little weak
on one end.
Armor is very muscular fellow. q
heady player, and favorite with all.
His qualifications for captaincy are
very good. Arrangements are being
made for next season as fast
as possible. OF the regular team the
following players will be back next fall
and will play: Walker, center; Stone
and N. Foster, tackles; Hamill, guard,
and Armor. end. Pope, Piatt aud Crit
tiths, three good line men, leave the uni
versity at the close of the school year.
Hill, quarter; Outland, half, aud Hester,
full, are the backs that will be back. The
substitutes for the line that will be back
to play are the following: Crooks,
Kaull, Fletcher, Smith and Phillips. The
substitutes at backs are the following:
Burney. Gump and Kennedy. OF course
there are other good players who may de-
velop speed enough to make the team
next fall Some new men are expected
who have played in other teams.
Foot ball practice will begin probably
in the spring and early next fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
GUNBOATS AT LAST.
The Dryad Passes the Dardanelles OWNS
to Brawl in STEAMBOAT.

BrRwl in STEAMBOAT.
ROME, Dec. PA dispatch re-
ceived here today from Con
stantinople says that the Brit
ish gunboat Dryad and the
Italian gun boat Archimedss passed the
Straits of the Dardanelles today owing to
a brawl at Stamboul.
A panic is said to prevail at
Galata and Pera today. The semi official
Pesther Lloyd says: "The Sultan's
unjust suspicious of the loyalty of the
Triple Alliance and the powers have
given deep offense. Count Goluschow-
skis object is TO preserve. not to destroy,
the Ottoman empire. He refused to
sanction proposed coercive measures.
The situation will remain serious until
the promised reforms are realized
The Tageblatt says: improvement. is
impossible under the reigning sultan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
KNEW 1T ALL THE TINE
The President Knew the Nature of
SaIisbury's Answer to OIney.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12-Lord Sails
bury's answer to Secretary Olney on the
Venezuelan question will not be made
public uutil the return of President
Cleveland.
II appears that AIR. Cleveland was
aware OF the nature of the answer before
he left and it is believed he had the en-
tire text by cable from Ambassador
Bayard.
1t is felt to be a courtesy due the pres
ident to await his return, and possibly his
examination of the original manuscript,
before giving it to the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12

Fl LEAvENwoRTH. Dec 12.-At the court
martial proceedings of Surgeon Ewing
DR.. Ravold of St Louis testified that
Prof. W lillian Il. Welch of Johns Hopkins
Medical university had endorsed the
WORK of Captain Ewing in the matter of
his anti-toxiue Investigations, as had also
Prof William Osher of Johns Hopkins
university. Captain Ewing was charged
with having idIed his time away on nse-
less experiments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
Ell poRApo,s PRIDE.

A Military Ball to Be Given New Years
Eve for Her Military COMPANY
Ell DORADO, Dec. 12-El Dorado will
give a military ball New Years eve for
the benefit of Co. II, Second regiment,
K. n. G., that will be participated in by
the official and military dignitaries of
Kansas Brigadier General Corbett of
Wichita will lead the grand march.
Major General Hughes. who was pre-
scented with gold badge by Ell Dorado
people, and Colonel P. NJ. Hoisington of
Newton will also be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
Penalty Imposed on "a Texas Agent OF
the standard Oil Company.

Penalty Imposed on "a Texas Agent of
the Standard Oil Company.
Waco, Dec 12.-The trial OF what is
known as the Standard Oil trust indict-
ments came to an end today. E. T.
Hathaway, of Denison, Texas, agent at
that point for tho Waters Pierce Oil
company alleged to be a member of the
Standard Oil trust was convicted of VIC
lsting the antitrust statute of Texas.
The jury assessed his penalty at 500 fine.
There are four other defendants await
Ing trial, and the Indictments include
Messrs, Rockefeller, Flagler and the
leading Standard and Waters Pierce Oil
companies officials, although none of
them have been arrested.
The case will be appealed at once and
the much disputed question of the con
stltutionality of tho antitrust law will be
thoroughly tested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Governor Morrill, visited the Hutcbin.
son reformatory this week.
Emmett Rowley, q member of the
firm of RowleY Bros, has not been seer
since Thursday. Before that time he
mas been working in the drug store.
which is now in the hands of Receiver
Snow. 1t is not known where he went
but his friends do not think seriously of
his disappearance.