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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
MOODY PRAYED EoR Ram.
And the Floods Came and Beat Upon His
Tabernacle, Causing 3 Panic.

And the Floods Came and Beat Upon His
Tabernacle. Causing Panic
FoRT WORTH, Tex, April 22--An OF
Texas has needed rain, so the great
evangelist, Dwight Moody, called upon
his audience of 5000 Christians to pray
fervently that the hoodgates might be
opened. This was at p. m. yesterday.
At night when the Tabernacle was
crowed by 10000 people from Fort
Worth and surrounding cities, Mr..
Moody announced that word had come
from several points that rain had fallen.
A few minutes later the storm burst
on Fort Worth and torrents of rain fell
Then Mr.. Moody gave thanks to God
and called upon the congregation to
join in singing Coronation" and "Au
Hail the Power of Jesus Name, Let
Angels PROSTATE Fall" The song had
surged forth from 10000 voices. when
a cracking noise was heard and then
the roof sank and the rafters gave way
and the heavy timbers and boards COW
cred with tar and gravel came down
on portion of the congregation.
There was a panic. Scores upon
scores of women tainted, some men
lost their heads and piled peli-men
over those near them. Mr.. Moody
grasped the situation-and, moving to
the middle of the platform, lifted
both hands to heaven moving his arms
slowly to and fro. His attitude and
GOODNESS stopped the panic and men
began to go to work to rescue those in
danger. A drenching rain was falling,
but they worked hard and the wounded
were soon taken out and carried to
their homes or to the houses nearby.
About forty persons were slightly
hurt,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
FIVE NEGROES LxNcHEo.

Near Greenville, Ala, an Angry Mob Hangs
the Supposed Murderers of a White
Man.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April ga man
who arrived at 9 o'clock last night
from Greenvil1e, Ala. 40 miles south of
here reports that five negroes were
lynched near there Saturday night
Just before his train left Greenville
the sheriff of the county came into
town and reported that in passing
Buckalow plantation, 5 miles from
town. he had found the five negroes.
three men and two women, hanging
by their necks to some trees, their
bodies cold, evidently having been
dead for some hours
Saturday night news reached Green
vile of the brutal murder. near But
Ter, in that county, Of Watts Murphy,
a popular young white man, by the
negroes. Murphy was a prominent
young farmer, being nephew of the
late Gov. Watts, of this city. After
numbering him the negroes placed his
body in a brush heap and burned
the heap. The debris was ex-
amined and the teeth, liver and
heart of the victim were found.
The balance of the body had been con-
sumed. An investigation was insti-
tuted. Three negroes were arrested.
Finally Yesterday one of the negroes
gave way and confessed the crime, i'm
plicating two other negro men and
two women. The officers secured and
were closely guarding the prisoners
when last heard of Saturday night.
The report last night does not give the
details of how the mob secured the
murderers, except that they were taken
by force. A telegram from Greenville
confirms the story.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
JAMES F. WILSON DEAD.
IOwa's Ex-senator the Victim OF Paralysis
of the Brain.

IOwa's Ex-senator the Victim OF Paralysis
of the Brain.
FAIRFIELD, Ia, April 23.-Ex-United
States Senator John f. Wilson died at
his home here at $40 yesterday even.
ing from paralysis of the brain. Death
had been expected daily for the past
week. Mr.. Wilson was born in New
ark, O., October 10, 1928, where he grew
up and was admitted to the bar. He
came to Iowa in 1853 and located at
Fairfield. He was a member of the
constitutional convention of 1857, of
the state legislature in 1857 and
1859, and of the state senate in 1861.
That year he was elected to con-
gress for the First Iowa district to
fill vacancy, and was three times re-
elected, retiring in 1869. He was of
fered the place of secretary of state in
Grants first cabinet, but declined. He
was elected to the United States senate
from Iowa in 1882 and reelected in
1888. He declined reelection in 1894,
because of bad health. He had never
recovered from an attack of la grippe
two years ago. Senator Wilson was
very popular in his home town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
KANSAS EDITORS MEET.
Members of the North Central Association
in Session at Concordia.


CoNCoRDIA, Kan, April 19.-The
editors composing the North Central
Kansas association met in annual
session in this city yesterday. A
large reception committee and the
Concordia band met all the trains.
A business meeting was held in
the afternoon at which various
subjects relative to editorial Ia
bors were discussed. S. II. Dodge,
of the Beloit Gazette, spoke on
Printing Office Wages W. C. Pal
mer, of the Jewell Republican, on
1.-THE Editor as Moral Leader o. j.
Sprengler, of the Washington Repub-
lie, gave an interesting talk on THE
Editor as Partisan;' w. c. Moore, OF
the junction City Republican, had the
very practical subject, THE Editor as
a Rustler."
At the public meeting in the evening
the editors were rendered welcome
by Mayor George w. Marshall in
an appropriate speech w. H. Mel
son, of the Smith Center Pioneer,
very happily responded. The address
of the evening was made by Hon.
A. J. Felt, of Atchison, who was
given close and appreciative attention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
GEN. M'COOk RETIRED.
The Last of the Family Is Taken on the
Active Roll of the Army.


DENVER, Col, April 23.-After serv-
ing continuously in the service of the
United States for a period of forty
three years, Maj. Gen. Alexander Nc
Dowell McCook retired from the army
to-day, step made necessary by the
law, the age of GA years having been
reached. Gen. McCook will leave Den
yer this week for Dayton, O., where he
will remain until May 10. He will
then go to Washington and New York,
reaching the latter city June 1, to be
present at the graduation of his daugh-
ter. Later in the summer the general
will sail for Europe with his family,
where he will visit several months. He
has made no plans concerning his
future after returning to the United
States. With the retirement of Gen.
McCool1, the last of the fighting Nc
Cooks goes into private life, and for
the first time in nearly half a century
the army will be without a McCOOk on
its active rolls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
HARRISON ON SILVER.
The Ex-President Declares for Free Coin
age Under Certain Conditions.

The Ex-President Declares for Free Coin
age Under Certain Conditions.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 23.-In ex-
President Harrison's speech at La
Junta, which is said to outline his po-
sition on the silver question, Gen. Har-
rison said: Now, 1 say to you to-day
what I said when 1 was president and
what 1 have always believed, that
larger use of free silver for money
and free coinage of silver upon
basis to be agreed upon that
would maintain it's parity with
gold, was good for the whole
world. do not believe that we could
run free coinage ourselves when the
European governments were pursuing
the policy that they have been pursu-
ing with silver. But, my fellow citi-
zens, there are clear indications now
in England and in Germany that they
are feeling the effects of a scarcity OF
gold and it's prostrating effects upon
the industries"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.

Miss Mary Letter Is Married to Hon. George
Curzon, NJ. p, in the Presence of Dis
tinguished Assemblage.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The we'd
ding of Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon,
member of the British house of COM
mons, and Miss Mary Letter, daughter
of Levi z. Letter, the retired merchant
prince of Chicago, was celebrated at
st. Johns Episcopal church at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning amid scenes
of such brilliancy and in the presence of
such a distinguished assem- blage of
abinet officers, diplomats, govern rs
and bishops as to give the event the
character of public ceremony. Long
before the hour of the cere-
mony a curious crowd surround
ed ST. Johns church, which is
on Lafayette square, Immediately
fronting the white house. The
church was filed to its utmost capac-
ity The ushers were Mr.. Joseph
Letter, brother of the bride, and Mr..
Frank Curzon, brother of the groom
Mrs Cleveland arrived shortly before
the bridal party and was placed in the
forward part of the church near the
pews reserved for the immediate rela-
tives The president did not appear,
as it is an unwritten law that the ex-
ecutive does not attend private social
| events.
The bridal presents were numerous
and exceptionally elegant. thatof Mrs.
Cleveland being large silver loving
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
VETERANS GOING SOUTH.
A Great Settlement OF ex-UniOn Soldiers
being Arranged for in GEORGIA.

A Great Settlement OF ex-UniOn Soldiers
Being Arranged for in Georgia.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 22.-Ex-Gov.
J. w. Northen. who is at the head of
the Georgia bureau of immigration,
telegraphs to the Manufacturers
Record of this city that he has secured
a site for a settlement of $4,000 veter-
ans of the late war and their families
in south Georgia. This colony has
been organized by p. III. Fitzgerald
and others of Indianapolis and will
comprise old soldiers from various Sec
tionS.
The plan includes the formation of a
stock company in which each member
will have share of SO or more. 1t is
called the Soldiers Colony club, and
embraces farmers, mechanics and men
in the various professions. The large
proportion of the people will locate on
small farms in the territory selected,
while the others will found l.ew citv.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Gold I'm North Carolina.

RALEIGH, n. c., April 22.-Gold min
ers from the west are arriving at Pied
mont section of North Carolina and
there is an outbreak of mining fever
The discovery of pure nugget, weigh
ing eight pounds and five ounces, in
Stanley county, has increased interest
in mining. Four hundred miners from
the west are expected within sixty
days. Western men have purchased
the McAmetty mine. Inventor Edison
has bought a mine near Charlotte, at
which he expects to develop a new
process for the treatment of North
Carolina gold ores.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Ex-CoNsuL WALLER.
Correspondent Throws New Light on the
Case of the Ex-kansas Nesrn.

= Correspondent Throws New Light the
Case of the Ex-kansas Negro.
PARIS, April 23.-The correspondent
OF the Temps, at Tamatative, island
of Madagascar, states that John L.
Waller, formerly United States consul
at that place, was indicted on two
charges-namely, violation of an order
of the French admiralty covering cor
respOndenee, and, secondly, writing to
the enemy. The evidence showd that
Mr.. Waller entrusted to an officer of a
steamboat bulky letter which was
posted at Natal and which was adj
dressed to an. Tescar, Merchant, An
tanarivo, via Vatomandry."
Unfortunately, it appears, the En-
glish mail was not dropped at Vatoman-
dry, but was landed at Tamatative,
where the envelop attracted the atten-
ton of the authorities. who opened it
and found that it con tanned particulars
regarding the strength of the French
garrison, the number of sick and the
Importance of the outposts, etc. The
envelop, it is further stated, also con-
tanned an Enclosure addressed to Mr..
Walters friend, E. Underwood Harvey,
editor of the Madagascar News, asking
the latter to insert it IN that paper.
This Enclosure, it is stated, contained
abominable calumnies regarding the
conduct of the French soldiers on the
island of Madagascar, and denounced
two of Mr.. Walters compatriots. hon
orable American merchants, who were
going to Antanarivo, as being spies
in the pay of France.
The trial of Mr.. Waller, continues
the correspondent of the Temps, only
lasted three hours and three-quarters,
at the end of which time he was con-
demned to twenty years imprison-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
JAPANESE IN HAWAII.
Twenty seven Thousand of the Race on tbs
Islands-Trouhie Threatened.

Twenty seven Thousand of the Race on tbs
Islands-Trouble Threatened.
COLUMBUS, o., April 23.-Rev. Robert
J. Hutchins, who has just arrived here
from his pastorate in Honolulu, says
81, 900 Japanese are in the islands, H.
600 being laborers on sugar planta-
tions. Those on plantations have
grievances against their superintend-
ents, and all have grievance against
the government because they are
not allowed to vote. They live there
by treaty which Japan will not con-
sent to abrogate. When Japan is
through with China serious complica-
tions might ensue- Mr.. Hutchins says
England, Japan or the United States
must own the islands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Government Forces beaten.

NEW YORK, April 22.-The Ward line
steamer Nicaragua arrived yesterday
from Cienfuegos and Santiago, Cuba
1t was learned from one of the passen
gers that a very lively state of things
existed at the seat of war. The in
surgsnts had a following of 10000
men. 3, 600 of whom were well armed
Many encounters have already taken
place in which the government troops
had been yGOrSted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
KANSAS EDUCATORS MEET.
The State Academy of Language and Lit
ersture In Session.

The State Academy of Language and Lit
ersture In Session.
EAlPoRIA, Kan. April 19.-The twelfth
annual session of the Kansas Academy
of Language and Literature convened
here yesterday evening, and will con.
tinue until Saturday. Hon. John
Maddin delivered the welcoming
address and was replied to by
the president, Prof. Arthur G.
Garfield, of Lawrence. Most of the
leading educators of the state are in
attendance. An entertaining pro
gramme was rendered, including sew
eral numbers by the Emporia chorus
of 100 voices, which is to attend the
Hutchinson jubilee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Minor State News.

Collector E. 3. Morris reports that
the total income tax paid by Kansas
will probably exceed $50, 600.
A nest of counterfeiters was recently
-unearthed by officers at Kansas City,
Kan. Four arrests were made.
A. n. Whiteside,a young school-teach-
ser, was held up by footpads at Wichita
the other night and robbed of $50.
Willard Turner, young man, was
recently so fearfully mutilated by a
buzz saw at Emporia that both arms
and a leg had to be amputated.
State Oil Inspector Kelly has APP
pointed B. L. Slime, of Wyandotte,
county, and George Perkins, of Wa
baunsee county, as his deputies.
Benjamin j. Gum, of the Arcadia
News, by invitation delivered an orig
inal poem at the Lincoln memorial
services at Springfield, ILL.,, April Is
The Kansas State Editorial associa
ton has received and accepted an in.
vitation to visit the Atlanta exposition
to be held at Atlanta, Ga, next Octo-
Der.
Charles Hamlin, a veteran at the SOL
diers' home, was recently killed by be-
ing thrown from wagon while he was
driving from Leavenworth to the
home.
Several of the state educational in.
situations are out of funds, the appro-
priations having been exhausted and
the new appropriations being not avail.
able until July L
The annual meeting of the North.
west Teachers association assembled
MT Kansas City, Kan, on the 18th, and
continued in session three days. There
was large attendance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
HoRsEFLEsH uNLARELED.
No Law Compelling shippers to Put Marks
on That Meat.

No Law compelling shippers 10 Ut Sk1s-rhS
on That Meat.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Dr. Salmon,
chief of the bureau of animal industry
of the agricultural department, speak
ing of the report that a large horse
Strengthening and packing industry had
been started in Portland, Ore, said
there was no law compelling such
meats to be labeled, as in the case of
oleomargarine when sold as butter.
The buyers of beef can distinguish this
kind of meat, as government inspection
of slaughtered cattle is made, and a
government tag is placed on each quar-
ter of beef. DR.. Salmon says that the
department has endeavored to secure
legislation similar to the oleomargar-
inc law, which will compel dealers in
horse meat to label so that consumers
need not be deceived
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Waller Reaches aIarseilIes.

MARsELLEs, April 22.-John L. Wal
Ter, formerly American consul at Tam
atave, who was brought to this port
on the steamer Djemmah, after having
been tried by a French cOurt-martial
and sentenced to twenty years impris-
onment on the charge of having been
a spy in the interest of the HOvas, was
taken from the steamer by the police
and lodged in Jail, after having been
registered as a prisoner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
reform School Vacancies FIIled.

TOPEKA. Kan, April 19.-The state
board of charities has selected John I'll.
Long. of BelleviHe, as family officer of
the Topeka reform school, and Miss
Nellie Pratt, of Kingman, as assistant
matron. These places were made va
cant by call for the resignation of
two popuIists, Ed Post and Miss Now
lin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
80 Alliance MIN China.

YOKOHAMA. April 22.-The govern
ment has issued a statement denying
that it has concluded an offensive and
defensive alliance with China and de-
claring that the commercial advantages
secured by Japan under the terms Of
the new treaty will also be enjoyed by
the other powers under tue most
favored nation" treaty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Child Burned to Death.

The 7-year-old daughter of Kirk Ben
ton, grain dealer of bingham, was
recently playing about a bonfire when
her clothing caught fire and was al
most burned from her body before as
=sistance arrived. She died in few
hours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
designations Called For.

The state board of charities recently
asked for and received the designations
-of E. B. Post, family officer, and Miss
Nowlin, assistant matron at the state
reform school at Topeka. They were
=appointees of the populist administra-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Must Pay for the Leaflets.

The Encouragement has given an
opinion that the state board of educa-
ton has no. authority to print the
course of study for county Institutes at
the expense of sthe state, which has
been the custom for several years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Lots of Books.

The state historical library contains
15,S74 bound volumes and 4S,617 UNI
bound volumes and pamphlets; total,
70. 900 volumes. The state library
proper contains 5000 bound volumes,
mostly on law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Bonds Paid.

The state treasurer recently paid OF
bonds to the amount OF $50, 800, issuet
March 6,1S75, for the purpose of repell
ing Indian invasion. The transaction
did not involve the removal of any sun
of money from the state treasury. The
bonds were paid by the transfer of ths
money to the permanent school fund
from the general revenue fund. Thi
Cancelled S36. 500 in per cent. state
bonds and increased the money to the
credit of the permanent school FUND
that amount
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Tine Latest Strike.

The committee appointed to investi-
gate the Topeka asylum struck for pay
"a few days ago, the legislature having
failed to make an appropriation. The
governor assured them of aid from the
contingent fund and the committee
resumed work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
More I3rigadiers.

The governor has appointed Col.
ssGeorge II. Barker, of Holton, brigadier-
general of the X. n. G. to succeed Gen.
Sears. of Lawrence. The two other
brigadiers appointed by the governor
ARE, w. S. Corbett, Of Wichita, and
William Larzalere. of Minneapolis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
After More Birds.

Prof. L. L. Dyche. zoologist of the
state university, has completed ar
engagements to return to Greenland thi.
summer. He will start From Glouces
ter, Mass, May Is. on the fishing
schooner Golden Hope, and will be
landed on the coast of Greenland tc
make a collection of birds to take the
place of the collection of 500 which
went down in the wreck of the steam
Ger Miranda last summer in Baffin's bay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Amateur Shootists.

The amateur ''shootists'' of the west
held their annual shoot at Atchison re-
gently with about $50 shooters partici-
pating. The principal event of the
second day was the team shoot, which
was won by team from Richmond,
Mo. The Richmond team scored SO out
.Of possible 60.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Endorsing Rogers.

Chancellor Snow and the instructors
in the state university in a card certify
that 1.-The conduct of Hon. William
Rogers, member of the board of regents
~of the university of Kansas since Feb
-ruary, 1893, has been without reproach,
so far as our knowledge extends" and
also testifying to his worth as mem
Der of the board of regents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-25
Sad Fate of Three Children.

The late sand and snowstorm in
southwestern Kansas was terribly de-
sStructive. Streams for miles were
lined with dead cattle that were over
-whe1med. In Stanton county three
children, Cora and Charlie Dick, aged
10 and 8 years, and BERTHE Ortiz, who
had gone after cattle were overtaken
by the storm and persisted.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-13
The Ladies TO the Front.

There has been a big fight in San
Francisco over the invitation of Miss
Shaw to speak at the 4th of July cele-
bration Her supporters have finallr
won and the lady, who is q fine orat T,
will deliver an address. This is the
correct thing. The idea that the cele-
bration Of the natal day of liberty
should be left 70 men alone. is absurd
TO the last degree II was the women
Of America who, in the darkest days
Of the struggle for liberty, cheered
the soldiers on to stick by their guns
until freedom was won
Was it not Mile Pitcher who went
into bate and kept six-pound gun
in action after her husband was dead
beside it. But for the mothers of the
revolution. independence would not
have been declared, and women should
be given q prominent place in the GEL
ebration of the birthday of our indie
pendence.
The 4th OF July Committee Of this
city have selected Miss Filth Howe to
write the poem Of the day which is n
graceful tribute 70 the ladies and we
can only say to the committee that
the more prominent the ladies become
in the celebration. the more success
full it will be
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-13
1T STARTED HERE.

Every true Nevadan ought TO con
template with pride the way men are
falling in line for silver in the East
and South.
Everywhere big State conventions
are being held, that loudly echo the
good, old Nevada battle cry, sixteen to
One This slogan was first raised
in Nevada and it has been the rally
ing cry Of silver men ever since the
first Silver League was formed in
Dayton Lyon County deserves the
credit Of the firing Of the first gun for
silver in this State, and now the echoes
are rolling down the line. We say it
without fear OF successful contradic-
ton, that had not Nevada first broken
away from the old parties and raised
the flag of revolt. there would have
been no silver movement in the East
and South now. Yet our Republican
friends continually ask, ''what has
the Silver party of Nevada done for
silver