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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-06-27
CHAPTER TX.

a BREAk IN I11A1Ns
It was late in the afternoon before I
woke, strengthened and refreshed.
Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as 1
had left him, save that he had laid
aside his violin and was deep in book.
He looked across at me as 1 stirred, and
/ noticed that his face was dark and
troubled
''You have slept soundly." he said.
II feared that our talk would wake
you
II heard nothing answered. "Have
you had fresh news, then?"
Unfortunately, no. l confess that
am surprised and disappointed. l ex-
pected something definite by this time.
Virgins has just been up to report
He says that no trace can be found of
the launch. It is q provoking check,
for every hour is of Importance"
''Can 1 do anything? 1 am perfectly
fresh now, and quite ready for another
nights outing"
mo; we can do nothing. We can
only wait. If we go ourselves, the mes
sage might come in our absence, and
delay be caused. You can do what you
will, but must remain on guard"
''Then / shall run over to Gambler
we'll and call upon Mrs. Cecil Forester.
She asked me to, yesterday"
ION Mrs. Cecil Forrester?'' asked
Holmes, with the twinkle of smile in
his eyes.
'sWeIl, of course, on Miss Morstan
too. They were anxious to hear what
happened"
Il would not tell them too much"
said Holmes. Women are never to be
entirely trusted-not the best of them. !"
/ did not pause to argue over this
atrocious sentiment. 81 shall be back
in an hour or two" remarked.
''An right! Good lucki But. say,
if you are crossing the river you may
as well return Toby, for / don't think
it is at all likely that we shall have
any use for him now"
took our nongrel accordingly, and
left him, together with half sovereign,
at the old naturalist's in Pinchin lane
At Camberwen found Miss Morstan q
little weary after her nights adven-
lures, but very cager to hear the news.
Mrs. Forrester,too, was full of curios-
ity. 1 told them all that we had done.
suppressing, however, the more dread
full parts of the tragedy. Thus, al
though I spoke of Mr.. Sholto's death, I
said nothing of the exact manner and
method of it. With all my omissions,
however, there was enough to startle
and amaze them
1T is a romance!" cried Mrs Forres-
ter. IAN injured lady. half a million
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rafting as from a man who was sorely
put to it for breath. Once or twice he
stopped, as though the climb was too
much for him, but at last he made his
way to our door and entered. His APP
pearance corresponded to the sounds
which we had heard. He was an aged
man, clad in seafaring garb, with an
old peajaclzet buttoned up to his
throat. His back was bowed, his knees
were shally, and his breathing was
painfully asthmatic. AS he leaned
upon 4 thick oaken cudgel his shout
ders heaved in the effort to draw air
into his lungs. He had q colored scarf
round his chin, and could see little of
his face save pair of keen dark eyes,
overhung by bushy white brOws, and
long gray side-whiskers. Altogether
he gave me the impression of re-
spectacle master mariner who had
fallen into wears and poverty.
''What is it, my man?" asked.
He looked about him in the slow me-
thodical fashion of old age.
lis Mr.. Sherlock Holmes here?" said
he.
''No; but 1 am acting for him You
can tell me any message you have for
him.
L was TO H11n hlIQS01I L WIS 10 IS4l
it, said he.
But 1 tell you that am acting for
him. Was it about Mordecai Smiths
boat?'
Yes. 1 knows well where it is. An
knows where the men he is after are.
An knows where the treasure is. 1
knows all about it."
''Then tell me, and shall let him
know
st was to him I was to tell it" he
repeated, with the petulant obstinacy
of very old man.
well, you must wait for him"
mo, no; 1 amt goin' to lose whole
day to please no one. If Mr.. Holmes
amt here. then Mr.. Holmes must find
| it all out for himself. / don't care
about the look Of either of you, and
won't tell a word
| He shsffled towards the door, but
Athelney Jones got in front of him
s'Wait bit, my friend" said he.
''You have important information, and
you must not walk off. We shall keep
you, whether you like or not. until our
friend returns"
The old man made little run to-
wards the door, but, as Athelney Jones
put his broad back up against it, he
recognized the uSeleSSneSS of resistance.
I no BE CONTINUED
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CHASE MUST GO.

The Entire Kansas supreme Court Upholds
the Warden's Removal.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 2O.-The supreme
court this morning rendered its deci-
sion in the penitentiary case, ousting
Seth w. Chase from the wardenship
and confirming the title of j. B. Lynch,
Gov. Morrilrs appointee. to the office
The opinion was written by Associate
Justice w. A. Johnston, Chief Justice
Martin and Associate Justice Allen
concurring.
The concluding paragraph of the
opinion, which covers eleven typewrit-
ten pages of legal cap paper and ex-
hausts all laws bearing upon removal
of appointive officers, is as follows:
1.-THE allegation that the testimony
was insufficient to sustain the finding
is without force. The evidence was
heard and considered by a tri-
bunal created for that purpose,
and the duty of determining it's
suficiency belongs to that tribunal
and not to the court. Testimony was
offered to sustain and refute the
charges, and the weight and sufficiency
of that testimony, as well as the fact
of whether cause was shown, were
concluded by the determination of the
committee and the decision of the gov
o,,,ov
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REPORT ON KANSAS oaops.
Tho state Board of Agriculture sums UP
Its CorreSpoadents' Observations.

Tho State Board of Agriculture sums UP
It's Correspondents Observations.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 92.-The Kansas
board of agriculture yesterday issued
report on the states present crop
condition, deduced from observations
made by its regular correspondents in
practically every township in the state
The report is as follows:
Winter wheat-Previous estimates indi-
Gated the area So1n TO winter wheat as 1884,
i57 acres, and May it was believed that IS per
sent. of this would be harvested Present esti-
mates are that about 81 per cent. or l.496,1Si
acres viii be cut and the average yield S,24
bushels per acre, total OF - S22 SSS bushels
Spring wheaton spring wheat. 6S per cent
of the acreage will be harvested, or about S5,-
100 acres The yield is set down 1T $4,000
bushels, or an average of nine bushels per acre
FOR the thirty-two couatieS in which it is re-
ported growing.
Corn-It is corn, ths crop overshadowing in
acreage, value and importance any other which
Kansas produces, wherewith the state now
promises 80 exceed lIy far the best of its Won
ierful previous yield records. The area
low reported planted is S.4l0,ols acres.
increase If almost 10 per cent.
If the estimate May 1. and also an
20 per cent over she largest ever before
planted. which was Se93,20T acres, in 1885. The
surprising yield of corn production in Kansas
was in 1899, when The output aggregated 2!S,-
1921 bushels, from an average of 4l.25
bushels per acre. An equal average for the
present year and acreage should give nearly
A,0o0.00) bushels more or q total of SSS,0O0.o0o
bushels.
Oats-The rains have worked very notable
change in the condition of oats. causing them
| 20 head and I'LL much better than seemed pos
| sible May l. although most OF the straw will be
| unusually short The yield promises to be not
! less than twenty-five bushels per acre, q
total of 81. 900, 600 bushels of medium very
yood'' grain-the largest output since 1892.
Rye-Rye was Sown on 165,540 acres OF which
| 81 per cent. or 81 .s3j acres will be harvested
and yield ten bushels per acre Quality
| medium" to good"
Barley-There is $4,000 acres of barley
growing, or II per cent. more than in 1894
| Present condition compared with 100 as . full
average is 76.
Potatoes-Irish potatoes have an acreage OF
1923 $50, which is an increase of % per cent, or
| 81 acres over last year. This, excepting
| that of 1883 O26,i85 acres), is the largest area
aver given to potatoes in Kansas. The condi-
ton averages 90 for the entire acreage.
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CHAPTER vIIL-CoNr1suED.


Mice, amiable people, Watson! If
this fellow had been left to his own
unaided devices this affair might have
taken an even more CHASTITY turn. l
fancy that, even as it is, Jonathan
Small would give good deal not to
nave employed him"
''But how came he to have so singular
a companion?''
"Ah, that is more than I can tell.
Since, however, we had already deter
mined that Small had come from the
Andamans, it is not so very wonderful
that this islander should be with him.
No doubt we shall know all a bout it in
time. Look here, Watson; you look
regularly done. Lie down there on
the sofa, and see if l can put you to
Sleep
He took up his violin from the corner,
and as stretched myself out he began
to play some low, dreamy, melodious
:air-his own, no doubt. for he had n
remarkable gift for improvisation.
have vague remembrance of his gaunt
limbs, his earnest face, and the rise and
fall of his bow. Then / seemed to be
fioated peacefully away upon a soft
sea of sound, until I found myself in
,dreamland, witfBthe sweet face Of Mary
Morstan looking down upon me.
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a SERIOUS CHARGE.

Labor Commissioner bird, of Kansas, Ac-
cused of Illegal ExtortiOn by His Em-
pIOyes.
TOPEKA, Kan. June 22.-Complaint
has been formally filed with Gov.
Morrill, against State Labor Commits
sioner W. G. Bird. The complainant
is Hon. John Speer, chief clerk in the
commissioners office, who charges that.
commencing with the first month that
he and Bird entered Office, the COM
missioner has compelled him to pay
over portion of his monthly salary.
Speer's salary is $50. 80 per month and
of this sum Bird has regularly taken
s16.67, leaving him S66.66. This sys-
tenn of tribute was also levied upon
Miss Augusta Hayes, stenographer in
the la Dor commissioner Office, who was
compelled to yield up the same month
ly sum. Her salary was S66-66 per
month, of which Commissioner Bird
permitted her to retain $50. The sal.
aries of both of these officers are fixed
by statute and the system of tribute
levied by Bird is an offense punisha Bile
by IMPRISONMENT.
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round Mr.. Sholto. sir, when pop he went
through n hole in the middle of it. He
was able to prove an alibi which could
not be shaken. From the time that he
left his brothers room he was never
out of sight of some one or other. So
it could not be he who climbed over
roofs and through trap-doors It's
very dark case, and my professional
credit is at stake. should be very glad
of a little assistance.
I'VE all need help sometimes said I.
Your friend, Mr.. Sherlock Holmes,
is a wonderful man, sir" said he, in q
husky and confidential voice. He's
man who is not to be beat. I have
known that young man go into good
many cases, but I never saw the case
yet that he could not throw light
upon. He is irregular in his methods,
and little quick, perhaps, in jumping
at theories, but, on the whole, think
he would have made a most promising
officer, and don't care who knows it.
/ have had Il wire from him this morn
ing, by which l understand that he has
got some clew to this Sholto business.
Here is his message"
He took the telegram out of his
pocket, and handed it to me. 1t was
dated from Poplar at twelve o'clock.
60 to Baker street at once" it said.
eff have not returned, wait for me.
am close on the track OF the Sholto
gang. You can come with US tonight
if you want to be in at the finish"
''This sounds well. He has evidently
picked up the scout again." said /.
''Ah, then he has been at fault too
exclaimed Jones, with evident satisfac-
ton. Even the best of us are thrown
off sometimes. OF course this may
prove to be false alarm; but it is my
duty as an officer of the law to allow
no chance to slip. But there is some
one at the door. Perhaps this is he.''
A heavy step was heard ascending
the staixs, with a great wheeling and
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from the other agencies. There were
articles in most of the papers upon the
Norwood tragedy. They all appeared
to be rather hostile to the unfortunate
Thaddeus Sholto. No fresh details
were to be found, however, in any of
them, save that an inquest was held
upon the following day. 1 walked
over to Camberwcu in the evening to
to report our i'll success to the ladies,
and on my return 1 found Holmas de-
jectcd and somewhat morose. He
would hardly reply to my questions,
and busted himself all evening in an
abstruse chemical analysis which in
volved much heating of retorts and dis
tilling OF vapors. ending at last in a
smell which fairly drove me out of the
apartment. Up to the small rours of
the morning could hear the clicking
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STOKE, Proprietor.
MY GUEST.

Pain was my constant guest,
And all my world chamber dim
Which the sweet angel Rest
Could not once enter in;
My cruel guest IVES cold and stern.
And would not from ne ever turn.
] tried to turn away
From the fierce scourgings of his hand;
tried In penitence to pray,
That he might underStaEI
/ needed not the cruel paiz
To cleanse my soul of sin aSd stain.
In deep contritlon there
promised that my life should DO
A scene of constant prayer.
And al the world should see
That days of WEAKNESS and pain
Had really not bccn all in vain.
Ady guest left re at last,
While faint and weak unused alone,
So glad to see the sunlight cast
It's glow of beauty in rny room
: Henceforth,'' 1 said. my life shall be
Like the fair light that now sec"
When back to the great world
went. strange sweet peace was mine.
And even in it's rush and whiri
felt presence all divine.
Thank God, thank God. for that dear guest
That brought such peace and perfect rest
Mrs. III. A Holt. in Christian at Work
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A. NJ. Z. sunday schools.

LAWRENCE, Kan, June 22.-The Sum
day School association convention OF
the A. NJ. E. churches of Kansas and
Nebraska. which has been in session in
this city for the first four days Of this
week, decided to hold its next annual
session at Emporia. The following Of
ficcrs were elected: President, John
Eambton. of Emporia; secretary, Mrs
Nellie Walker. of Lawrence; treasurer.
Miss Wheaton, of Baxter Springs.
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KANSAS REFORM PRESS.
The Editors Meet and Transact Routine
Business.

The Editors Meet ana transact hOuIInS
Business.
GIRARD, Kan, June 2O.-The Reform
Press association of Kansas, which has
been in session in this city for the past
two days, finished routine business
and adjourned yesterday afternoon
The editors were given reception at
the courthouse at night, and speeches
were made by the mayor and others,
followed by responses by ]. c. Brad
shaw, of Winfield Free Press, and Mrs.
Mary Ellen Lease. Mrs Lease re-
sponded to the toast, ''Our Country"
In the afternoon Jerry Simpson adj
dressed fair-sized audience at the
courthouse.
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Rather Ambiguous.

ST am afraid the photographer has
been trying to make me beautiful in
that picture" said the girl. archiy. as
she passed the photograph over to
young Phathead-
''Nonsense!' said young Phathead,
with an effect of great gallantry. No
photographer would ever attempt such
a thing after seeing you-"-Chicago
Record
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HOKE WON'T HAVE 1T.

Report Against the Bill For Relief of
Settlers on Public Lands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Secretary Smith
has made an adverse report on house
bill 1911, for the relief of settlers on
public lands lying in ssmi- arid sections.
The object of the bill is to allow certain
settlers in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Oklahoma to make final proofs
on their homestead and timber claims at
the end of two years continuous settle
ment and Improvements, instead OF i've
years now in vogue.
A large number of these settlers have
been obliged to leave their homes tenn
porarily to support their families be-
cause of long continued drouth, or heat
Secretary Smith advises against the legis-
lation in view of the act authorizing local
officers to grant leave of ab ence to set
tiers on public lands, who through total
or partial destruction, or failure OF crops,
or other unfavorable casualty are unable
to maintain support for themselves and
family on the land settled on.
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FUNDING BILL KILLED.

ny Vote of 17s to 1O6 the House Re-
eOmmits the Bill without Instruction.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-By the unex-
pectedly large vote of 17s to 1o6, the
house practically defeated the bill to
refund the debt owed by the Union
and Central Pacific roads to the
United States, by returning it to the
committee on Pacific railroads with
out instructions.
OF the 17S votes to recommit the
bill 124 we're cast by Democrats. All
the Popullsts voted to recommit. and
all the Nebraska, California and Ore
gon Republicans.
OF the LOG votes against recon-
initial So were cast by Democrats and
SO by Republicans.
All the Kansans and Missourians
but Hatch voted for recommittal. For
this congress, the bill disappears.
Chairman Reilly says that congress
has bitten off the government nose to
spite the Union Pacific face-that now
the government will probably never
get dollar.
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ment of each little guest. She is a verv
intelligent, cultivated, winning young
woman, and children fall in love with
her at first sight. She spent seven years
of her life in Germany and speaks Ger
man and French huently. Her natural
love for the little ones led her to assist
in entertaining them whenever her init
mate friends gave parties for children,
and her great success, her originality
and her quaint devices for arousing in
terest made her services in great de-
mand, and she was soon asked to enter
tain for strangers and has built up a
lucrative business.
When she is to conduct a party for
children, she learns the ages, sex and
tastes of the little ones who are invited
and plans her entertainment according
1y. She makes out set of leaflets, con-
tanning ideas for numerous games, and
ties them to her waist with bright rib
bon. Then, as the entertainment pro-
crosses, she has SO many strings to her
bow that she can choose the one that
seems best fitted for the company be-
fore her. She helps the little ones re-
move their wraps, learns their given
names and as quickly as possible makes
boys are more difficult to become
''chummy'' with than the girls, but she
soon dissipates all diffidenoe. She finds
the blase children, the ones that have
been pampered and overindulged in all
manner of entertainments, the most diff
hcult to please. Nothing is fresh and
jolly in their eyes. When there is to be
considerable dancing her brother and
sister accompany her, and the Shipper
trio play the piano, cello and violin.
During all her entertainments Miss
Shipper endeavors to cultivate unself-
ishness and courtesy among the chill
dren, and the motto she proposes is
''Love, Life and Light The first in
cludes the graces and amenities of I'M
selfish living, the second refers to the
proper care of the body, and the third
means knowledge which brings light.
She is constantly on the lookout for new
games and now and then invents one
herself
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OVER THE BRINK.
A Train Goes Down an Embank-
ment in Illinois.
The Ford Theater Company Was
on Board.
DOUBLE TIME
Caused Serious Injury and Pos
sibly Death to Six People.

NEWTON, Ill, Feb. "A bad wreck
Of an extra freight train carrying a
passenger coach occurred on the
Indiana & Illinois Southern railroad,
two miles west of Oblong, about 1880
o'clock yesterday afternoon
The train was running, it is said,
over double the schedule time, when
a rail broke. plunging FIVE cars, in
eluding the passenger coach, down a
fifteen foot embankment
Ford's Theater company, billed here
for this week, composed of eleven
people, and two other people, were in
the coach The following were in
iured.
Clint c. Ford, manager, arm hurt.
George M. Adams, leading man,
arm and hand badly cut; internally
injured.
Harry Faherney. comedian. head
and arm cut.
George w. Jackson. foot mashed.
D. w. Spagrist. hand and leg gashed
and badly bruised
T. II. Hand. serious head wounds.
The three ladies escaped without in
jury. The coach and two of the cars
are a mass of ruins. None of the
passengers will die
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C.. r. WARWICK,
r. z. PATTIsoN.

years and returned to the practice of his
profession. In 1890 he was again nomi
mated for governor and carried the state
a second time. He is over feet tall, is
dark complexioned and has black hair,
dark eyes and black mustache
Charles franklin Warwick; the Re-
publican candidate for mayor, was born
in Philadelphia in 1859 and is two
years younger than his opponent. He is
the son of Edward Warwick and Anne
Minshall Warwick and was educated in
the Philadelphia public schools. He
then studied law in the Office of E. Spen
Ger Miller and completed his legal edu
cation at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, graduating in December. 1879.
and then beginning his legal career the
same year as Ex-Governor Pattison. Dur
ing the campaign Of 1875 he made his
debut as stump speaker, and since then
he has taken an active part in every i'm
portant campaign, often speaking in
other states: After occupying several
minor Offices Mr.. Warwick was elected
city solicitor by a majority of nearly
1000 He has been reelected three
times and has held the Office Ii years.
In the election of 1898 Mr., Warwick 8
majority was over 80, 600. He married
Miss Ella &. Gresmer in 1873 and has
five children. He reads French, German
and Italian and is very fond of hunting
and fishing.
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THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.

It Creates Profound Sensation in Ma
val and Diplomatic Circles.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-The repor ted
kidnapping of the officers of the United
States ship Concord at Chin Kaing, in
China has created profound sensa-
ton in naval and diplomatic circles,
and unless later reports show the
captured officers are at liberty, other
vessels will probably be hurried to
the scene. Knowing the condition of
the Chinese at the present time, and
the way in which they are likely to
deal with prisoners, there will be
great anxiety until the safety of the
party is assured.
A court martial will probably fol-
low, as the policy of the United
States government is to require un-
usual care in such cases. A few years
ago a test torpedo from a United
States warship was exploded by some
Japanese who found it on the beach
One of them was killed, and though
the japanese government declared it
held the officer of the warship blame
less, there was a court marti and
the officers were severely RI
manded.
The Concord is a twin-screw steel
gunboat of Ito tons displace mept.
She is commanded by Joseph E.
Craig and has complement of thir-
teen officers and 100 men. She ar
rived at Chin Kaing last Friday.