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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-10
A FAMOUS RIDE.

of American History.
The story of how Oregon and Wash
ington were saved to the American
union, with all which that involved, is
one that should be made familiar to all
our people.
It is one of the most heroic and sig
nificant incidents in American history.
The guiding hand of divine providence
is as plainly seen in it as in the history
Connected with our Pilgrim fathers
and their landing at Plymouth Rock.
1t is a part of our history that makes
one realize what is meant by sacred
history" The government at Wash
ington might well erect some noble
monument to Marcus Whitman's mem
Dry.
There is college out in Walla Walls
that bears his name, Whitman college;
let us hope that some time some per-
son or persons of wealth will be moved
to aid the people of that region to give
it magnificent endowment so that it
may worthily perpetuate, for all time,
the inspiring memory of d person who,
at a moment of supreme significance,
permitted himself to be inspired of God
for task that demanded instant &C
ton, just then or never, and who so I'M
dauntedly obeyed the heavenly vision.
There are men whose after-sight is adj
mira BILE in its clearnesS; there are those
whose foresight is full of a certain in
ductive sagacity in reading the mean
ing of present day facts and in fore
casting what effects current causes
must have. And there are some men
who are gifted with the instantaneous
vision that sees what is, and, in the light
of this, what is the instant duty of the
moment, the moment of some almost
infinitely far-reaching crisis.
That horseback ride in winter of
four thousand miles across the Rocky
mountains to Washington, large part
of the way over trackless wastes where
white men had never before been, that
bold and insistent appeal to the pres
ident and secretary of state, Daniel
Webster, not to surrender Oregon to
the Hudson Bay Co. and to the British,
and then the marshaling of a great
| host of lilze-minded colOniSts at the
east whom he led back over the plains
and the mountains, before ever a trans
continental railway had been dreamed
of, constitute a pivotal incident in
modern history. which it would be
stolid and ignoble not to hold in shin
ing and grateful memory.
rides, as that of Paul Revere and Of
| Sheridan at Winchester, have been
duly celebrated in song, as other sig
nal adventures have been in story; this
one waits the hand of some one pos
sessed of enough of the mingled his
toric and poetic imagination to feel
the full meaning of such an incident
and to put it into its true historic and
| literary setting. 1t is possible that
| the American board, whose missionary
| Whitman was-if it were not so much
more intent on the making of history
than in celebrating it-might do some
what more than it has done to save
from forgetfulness the story of how
| Oregon, If not also the rest of the Pa
cific coast, was saved to the republic
and to all the beneficence of the civili-
zation our national union stands for
| Advance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-10
OUR ONLY DAY.
Were this our only day.


Were this only day,
Did not our yesterdays and morrows give
TO hope and memory their interplay.
How should we bear to live?
Not merely what we are.
But what we were and what we are to be
Make up our life-the far days each star,
The near days nebulae
And once would love forget
Its keen pursuits and coy delays OF bliss,
And its delicious pangs OF fond regret.
Were there no day but this.
And who. to win friend
Would to the secrets of his heart invite
"A fellowship that should begin and end
Between night and night?
Who too, would pause to pirate
OF insult, or remember slight or scorn,
Who would this night lie down to sleep with
hate.
Were there to be morn?
Who would take heed to wrong.
TO misery's complaint PHYS call,
The long wall of the weak against the strong.
II this one day were all?
And what were wealth with shame.
The vanity of Office, pride Of caste,
The wavy sparkle of the bubble fame,
II this day were the last?
Aye, what were all days worth,
We're there no looking backward before
II every human life that drops to earth
,-...-. Were lost for evermore?
But each day is link
OF days that pass and never pass away;
For memory and hope-to i've to think
Each is our only day.
Coates Kinney.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-10

loved mother had been resting long
months beyond the twelve, away from
aging father, from laughing girl and
romping boy, Connie Morgan's heart,
shining through her steadfast eyes,
was following the fast-fading dust
cloud that told where the squadrons
were marching sturdily away to drive
the Indians from their old haunts down
the wild wastes of the Mini Ska, and
Perry Thornton riding on his first cam
paign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
INDORsE THE POOLING BILL
National Board of Trade Memo
rialiZeS Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The commits
tee appointed by the national board Of
trade to present to congress the resolu-
ton Oh the pooling bill was at the cap
itol today and presented it. The reso-
luton is as follows:
Resolved. That in the judgment of
the national board of trade, which rep
resentS the shippers and not the rail-
roads of this country, the Patterson
pooling bill will not abrogate legitimate
competition among the railroads, but
will tend to prevent unjust discrimina-
tons and promote the interest OF all
shippers who are satisfied with reason
able, uniform and stable rates; that
the far-reaching influence Of water
transportation has assured to this
country much lower rates for railroad
transportation than are enjoyed by any
other people in the world, and the
evil to be guarded against at the
present time is not high rates but UNI
just discrimination and rates. Our
members of the protested-against amend
ments offered to this bill in the interest
of the railroads when it was pending in
the house, on the ground that it was bad
faith to seek such amendments to a
measure agreed upon at q convention
representing both mercantile and rail-
road interests. and these amendments
were withdrawn; for the same reason
we deprecate further amendments in
the senate. and respectfully but earn
estly urge its adoption by that body.
The National board of trade today
adopted the report of the finance COM
Inittee, recommending that in case the
present congress fails to pass legislation
to relieve the present financial situation
the whole question be referred by con-
gress to monetary commission.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
REVENGE FOR STRIKERS,
Warrant for Norton's Arrest for
Violating Mail Laws.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 31.-Upon
the affidavit of Weber. the striking
motorman, who charged President Nor
ton, of the Atlantic Avenue railroad,
with violating section 1879 of the re-.
vsed statutes Of the United States in
placing United States maiP' signs
rying mail matter, United States
Commissioner Morle this afternoon is
sued a warrant for Mr.. NOrton's arrest.
1t was placed in the hands of Deputy
United States Marshal Biggert, who was
instructed to see that Mr.. Morton was
in court at 10o'clock tomorrow morning.
Martin j. Connolly, OF the executive
board of District Assembly No. 10. said
tonight that within the next two or
three days Eugene Y. DebS would be
in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Connolly further stated that he
was in receipt Of communication from
Tom johnson, the Cleveland million
'aire. in which the latter says he would
like to secure the charter for the Brook
Ign trolley roads at $50 a year license
for each car. and that he would pay
each man s. day.
e. G. Plckert, a contractor on the Flat
bush avenue line, caused the arrest of
three men today for assaulting him.
Pickert was removed after the assault
10 the Seney hospital, where it
was found that his skull had
been fractured. Late tonight he was
reported to be in critical condition
The injured man comes from Cincin-
natl.
A conductor ON Gates avenue car
vas hit by brick that was hurled
through window OF the car today. A
number Of new men at Ridgewood were
induced to return home today, their
week having expired.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
NELSON ABROAD.

The election of Gov. Nelson to the
scnatorship is an event which has
attracted very wide attention all
over the Union. This is solely due
to the attitude he took while in
congress during the debate on the
| Mills bill. During the senatorial
campaign we commented on the ma
| tional aspect of the contest between
| MIR. Washburn and Gov. Nelson,
and noted that it would be taken
as Indicating the attitude of the
6eiega ton from this state in the
next national convention. We said
that Mr.. Nelson's position on the
tariff question would be considered
as placing him among the reaction
lists Of the party led by Mr.. Reed,
as DIR. WaShburn's devotion to the
| Mckinley act would lead his sue
cess 10 be regarded as an indorse-
| ment of the restorationists.
The Chicago Inter Ocean, with
that obli1uity which causes it to see
everything as it is not, reverses this
position of The GLOBE and refers to
| il as saying that the Reed men were
! behind Washburn and the Mckinley
men behind Nelson. The general
run of comment by the press shows
that the election of Mr.. Nelson is
regarded with mixed and contrary
feelings by the Republicans. They
are not altogether certain where he
will stand on the tariff question
when it comes up in the F'ifty-fourth
congress. Neither wing of the party
! seems to be entirely confident and
each is supposed to look somewhat
askance at the new senator, while
papers like the Inter Ocean are
claiming that whatever there may
have been heretical in the govern
or's views, he has fully recanted
them and is now among the elect.
Other Republican papers Of which
the Chicago Tribune is type claim
that he is still free trader, and
may be relied upon to oppose res
toration. In the campaign Of 1883
he was pressed to make an express
sion of opinion on the tariff question,
and in speech he said that eve
would first down Grover Cleveland
and then go for these trusts and
monopolies. He also expressed the
opinion in 1890 that the Mckinley
act was better act than the Mills
bill for which he had voted. He
did not go into details to explain in
what respect it was better, and his
subsequent utterances on the tariff
question have been of the mildest
kind. The Pioneer Press is standing
sponsor for him, however, and as
sures its doubling Eastern contenl-
poraries that Senator Nelson will
stand among the faithful, having
been duly anointed. We make the
prediction, however, that when the
fight gets hot again between free
trade and protection the old Norsk
love of freedom in Nelson's veins
will carry him to the side of liberty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
CAMPBELL MAY BE SOLID.

Assistant United States Marshal
W. S. Daggett, Of Fargo, passed
through st. Paul yesterday on his
way home from Washington He
expressed the opinion that the ap-
pointment of w. M. Campbell as
marshal will be confirmed.
There is only one charge made
against Marshal Campbell" said
Daggett, land that has been badly
garbled, I believe. He will have no
trouble in meeting and refuting it
when he is granted hearing before
the committee. I feel pretty sure
from recent conversation with we'll
posted people at Washington that
the report in the GLOBE is correct,
and that Campbell will be confirmed
next week. If by any possibility he
should not be, then Richard T..
O'Connor will very likely be the
man to succeed him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
IN AN INCH OF DEATH.
CLOSE CALL FOR PASSENGERS
ON A BROOKLYN ELEVATED.
Strikers Secure Arrest of Presi-
dent Norton for Violating Mail
Laws-Strike Situation.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 31.-An accident of a
serious character was narrowly averteG
or the elevated road at the terminus at
Ridgewood this afternoon. The tracks
near the depot are covered with ice
where the engines take on water, and
one of the trains running into the
station with more than ordinary
speed could not be stopped. although
the brakes were applied with full force.
The engine with two cars. partly filed
with passengers, rushed past the sta
ton and plunged with terrific force
against the bulkhead at the end of the
track. Fortunately there was large
piece of timber lying across the rails
which the engine encountered before
it struck the bulkhead. this broke
the force of the collision and
saved the locomotive and cars with their
passengers from plunglng down into
The street on top of the trolley cars that
are constantly standing beneath. AS it
was, the bnlkhead was demolished and
the engine left upon the edge of the
preciplce just ready to topple over into
into the street. The passengers were
thrown violently from their seats by
the concussion, and many were much
frightened at their narrow escape.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
KILLED SITTING BULL.

I'm the man that killed Sitting
Bull Damme, 1 just pulled my gun
and shot him, then ran my sword
right through him. The Internal old
rascal, [ hated him, an [ killed
him."
It was thus that Tom Carson was
greeted by a stranger, with a plug
hat and a good-sized package of wet
goods on, who found Tom at leisure
for momentAbehind the counter of
the Merchants yesterday afternoon.
Groom, sir?" said Tom, not MOTTO
ing the bewildering idiosyncrasy of
the strangers manner.
Room? No, sir; can find room
nowhere except on the boundless
prairie. I'm fighter, egad, and
rode with Sheridan from Winchester
to victory. A better man than me
never came over the pike, under
stand; and I allow no one to take
precedence in the requirement of
room for action"
$50 you killed Sitting Bull, did
your" queried "Old Man" Craig, who
was once warrior himself, al
though too modest to speak about it.
did L? Do you doubt it? Well
sir, what matters it whether a man
dies by poison or in the heat of pas
sion. 1 killed that old brute, sir,
with my revolver, and then ran my
sword through him. Damme, 1 never
applied for a pension, because I've
got money of my own" .
This outburst did not abash the
white-haired sage of Orroek.o .gfeo.
1--WE heard of geesers like you be
fore, mister, and from your language
1 doubt very much if you ever saw.
Sitting Bull"
''FWhy, Custer consulted with me
the day he rode to ambush and
death on the Little Big Horn. Had
he taken my advice, he would never
have been killed" yelled the man
with the silk tile, as he removed a
kid glove and unbuttoned his over
coat. A scarifying look was coming
into his eyes, and his jaws were
working like those Of a hungry. man
at well-laden board.
Representative Littleton came
along just then, looked sharply at
the excited stranger, and then
slapped him on the shoulder. Little
ton is a physician as well as law
yer, and saw at once what the
trouble was. He led the man to
seat, hypnotized him, as Bill Erwin
does q jury, smoothed him down by
a few words of good advice, ex-
tracted the danger light from his
eyes, gave him a good cigar and a
hearty handshake. Then the mes
merized piker, who had pistoled Sit
ting Bull, wandered out into the
cool air as mildly as Senator Greer
delivers holiday roast.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
CHECK THE INFLOW.

If this legislature wishes to relieve
the supreme court of no inconsider-
able amount of the business which
now occupies it's time it will put a
sharp limitation on the cases origin
ating in justice courts which can be
appealed beyond the district court.
Quite a large percentage of the
cases reaching the supreme court
originate in some neighborhood
quarrel over the trespass of cattle
or the invasion of hogs, or the own
ership of a stray calf or the locus of
a division fence, or some one of those
utterly insignificant matters that
stir the souls of men and women
into wrath. Backed by their pug
nacity and encouraged by lawyers
anxious for 81 fee, the litigation
goes on up and up until five grave
judges, sitting upon the bench Of
the court of last resort of the state,
are called upon to seriously consider
the inconsequential questions of law
and fact involved in the case.
Chief Justice Dixon, in similar
case which came before the supreme
court of Wisconsin, commented with
biting sarcasm upon the devotion to
principle and the loyalty to their
profession which characterized the
lawyers who brought suit involv-
ing the ownership Of S. calf from
a country justice court to the su-
preme court for final decision 1t
is true that a very important prin-
ciple of law may be involved in a
very small controversy, but it is
evident that there must be a limita-
ton somewhere, and that the gen
eral interest must not be sacrificed
to the smaller private one Even in
such cases it is not the principle of
law that would be denied recognition
by denying further appeal than the
district court, but it is simply the
declara ton that the amount in
volved is too insignificant to be
given consideration beyond the first
court Of appeal. a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
WITH A KING LOOKING ON.
Alexander Of Servia an In
terested Spectator OF
the Affair.
III. RIBOT AGAIN SUSTAINED
In a Vote Of Funds for the
Canpobept Funeral--Duel
to Follow.

PARIS, Jan. 81. - The chamber of
deputies today. after an uproar created
by the Socialists. voted TO grant 10000
francs to defray the expenses OF the
funeral of the late Marshal Canrobert.
The vote stood 2SS to 1872, the govern
ment making it a vote of confidence.
The chamber was packed when Gen.
Zuriinden, the new minister of war,
moved the grant. Hubbard, Socialist,
opposed the motion, declaring that Mar
shall Canro5ert was an accomplice of the
coup d'etat. and that he was equally
responsible with Marshal Bazaine for
the loss of Metz. He would not vote
credit for man who had shot down
citizens of Paris. This statement was
greeted with cheers from the Radicals.
Premier Ribot, in reply, eulogzed
Marshal Canrobert's military exploits.
which caused members of the Left to
shout: what about Metz? VIve PEm-
pereur. Hold your tongue, you ex-
Bonapartist."
Other cries of an insulting nature
were shouted at RiDot, but the latter, in
spite of the tumult which rendered his
words almost inaudible, said: I'VE
proposed an amnesty to eiface our dis
SenSiOnS."
The premier then submitted the
motion of the ministry Of the war as a
question of confidence. Hubbard tried
to speak again. but he found it Impos-
sible to make himself heard on account
of the protests Of the members of the
right, who shouted: ''Viye 'armee, yive
la France"
The president appealed to the cham
Der to restore order, but The uproar con-
tlnued Tor quarter or an hour during
which the king OF Scrvia was present in
the seat of the president.
Finally Hubbard was allowed to fin
ish his speech recalling Marshal Can
roberts connection with the fall of
Metz.
Shortly afterwards the mutual re-
criminatienS recommended. Several
/ members OF the Right accused Hubbard
of being paid by Germans to create dis
/ turbanceS. To this the Socialists re-
| iorted that the members of the Right
| were betraying the republic and RibOt
| was roundly abused by the members on
the Left, WHO tainted him with having
/ betrayed the empire. Finally the vote
already referred To was taken, after
which hubbard CHALLENGED the ViS-
! comte de Hughes to fight duel.
/ The senate today adopted the p0llti-
cal amnesty bill by vote of 216 to Z.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
Four TrichiDa Victims.

JEFFERsoNvIILE, Ind, Jan. 3l.-The
family of August Noark. of this city.
are all lying at the point of death as the
result of poisoning. The father
purchased some pork, and they
all ale heartily of it. In a short
time they were attacked by eXcruciat-
ing pains and it is feared none OF them
will survive. The members of the
family who are critically ill are the
father, aged AZ, and the daughters,
Emma s, Josie and BERTHE 3. Tie
father is unconscious.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
Cling to a Forlorn Hone

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Jan. 31.-Among
the passengers on the Elbe was Mrs.
Carl KIipfel, of Brandenburg, Germany
sister of Park Commissioner Frank w.
Elwood, of this city. and herself a
former resident e. &c Of n5 Rochester; She
army officer. at Bar Harbor, Me-, Oct.
Z, 1890. A dispatch received in this city
a few weeks ago from Mrs. KlipfeI
stated her intention to sail on the 22d
on the Ems, and her family still cling
to the hope that she is on that steamer.
The North German Lloyd officers say,
however, that she was a passenger on
the Eibe.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01

Under the announcement that the
Atlanta Constitution will furnish the
daily edition at Sc a year, and the
daily and Sunday for So, comes an
editorial on the people and the
Money Power" which in it's open
ing sentence says that prices are
lower than they ever were before;'
that the gold standard and the
money power are depressing values
and breeding pestilences more dis
astrous than famine or war. How
long is it since this money power
and gold standard combine COM
PEELED a reduction in the subscrip-
ton price of the Constitution?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01

When the first Springer bill was
introduced in the house with it's
provision for a tax on bank circu-
lation of 1 per cent per annum the
Pioneer Press denounced this as one
of the glazing defects of the bill be-
cause it took SO little compensation
for the valuable privilege granted.
In his last bill Mr.. Springer again
fixed the rate Of tax at per cent per
annum. This having been reduced
in the committee to one-eighth of
1 per cent, payable semi-annually,
on the motion of Mr.. Haugen, a
Republican representative of Wis
consin, the Pioneer Press is now of
the opinion that, while this reduc-
ton is questionable, it is of no great
importance
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01

relief of the government, and one
for the relief of the people. These
two things are q tariff for revenue
and a tariff for protection. That is,
it wants two measures, either one of
which renders the other impossible.
Where there is revenue there is no
protection, save as an incident, and
where protection begins revenue
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
TODAY'S WEATHER.

WAsuINGroN. Jan. 81 Indications: Mill
nesota: Fair: warmer in northeast portion
variable winds
Wisconsin: Fair; decidedly colder; north
west winds.
Iowa: Fair; colder in eastern portion;
north 10 northwest winds.
The Dakotas: Fair; warmer; variable
winds, becoming southeast
Montana: Fair; warmer; winds becoming
southerly.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULT-
URF. WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON, Jan.
81, AS p H. Local Time, SPIN. 18th Meridian
Time.-ObservGtions taken at the same mo-
ment Of time at all stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
Drayton Will Not Compromise.

SoMERvILLE. n. j.. Jan. 31.-Alya
Clark, counsel for J. Coleman Drayton.
said this evening that there was no in
tention on his part or that of his client
to compromise the divorce case pending
against Mrs. Drayton. Eo settlement
or offer OF settlement other than tina:
afforded by the courts will be listened
to, he said. The case will come to trial.
he said, no matter what steps were
AIKEN to prevent it from doing so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-01
Iusurance Didn,e Save Him,

LONDON, Jan. 31.-A Berlin dispatch
to the Daily News says that Herr
Scweitzer. one of the residents of .Ber-
lin who went down with the Inflated
Elbe. insured his life for large sum
the day before starting on the voyage.
The passenger Nussbaum, who was also
drowned, was a boy of 16 years who
was being educated in Berlin. He was
returning to his mother in Washington.