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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
FITZ Is CHAMPION:
KNOCKED PETER MAHER
OUTeIN ONE ROUND. o
Did 1t With His Good Right Hand
The Battle Was Pulled on in Mexico
just Across the Texas Line-Lasted
One Minute and Thirty-Five Seconds.

LANGTRY, Tex Feb. 22.-Peter
Maher was knocked out by Bob Fit1-
simmons yesterday in the first round,
after one minute and thirty-tve Sec
onds of actual fighting. Fitzsimmons
played the same old game he has SO
often played before, leading on his
opponent until he had him where he
wanted him, and then landed a light
ming right-hand swing on the jaw,
and it was over. It was the Identical
blow that knocked out jim Hall in
New Orleans.
For the first part of the round
Maher had the best of it. He led
often and forced the fighting. In his
eagerness to get at Fitzsimmons he
committed a palpa bic foul during a
clinch and was warned by Referee
Siler that its repetition would cost
him the fight. Maher fought well,
but he was no match for his red headed
opponent. who proved himself one of
the craftiest men that ever stepped in
the ring Fitzsimmons is now. by
Corbett's action in presenting the
championship to Maher, the champion
of the world, and after the fight was
over he declared through Julian his
ship against any and all corners.
The kaleidoscope was complete fail
ure on account of the rainy weather.
The train arrived at about $3.50,
Central time, and, over a rocky road,
winding about the precipitous cliffs
along the Rio Grande, the crowd
wendell its way to the sandy beach of
the river. Forty-two Mexicans had
carried the ring material down to the
river bank Thursday night after work
ing hard all day upon roadway down
the bluff A narrow wooden foot
bridge had been put up across the
swiftly flowing stream. The crowd
stumbled over the stony path and
waded ankle deep in the sand, guided
by little Jimmy White, a boy who
came from Toronto to be at the fight
The battle ground was a sandy fiat
upon d big bend in the Rio Grande
river on the Mexican side. 1t was just
two miles from the village of Langtry.
In the center of a canvas vail,
about 200 feet in diameter. the ring
was pitched. The board floor was
covered with canvas, over which roSin
was sprinllled. At one side was the
frame compartments for the taking,
by the kaleidoscope, of the pictures of
the hght as 1t proceeded. On the OPP
posite side of the ring were two little
tents for the principals.
General Mabry and twenty-siN of
his Texas rangers with heavy laden
cartridge belts, horse pistols and Win
chester rifles, accompanied the train.
The rangers and the adjutant general
witnessed the fight and enjoyed it.
But those who had the best view of
the show mill were the villagers and
persons for miles around who have
been looking for it for week OF
more. They were perched on the
cliffs on the Texas side and they
-cheered at the knockout more loudly
than those close to the ringside. The
village of Langtry has one saloon
the Jersey Lily-and about fifty res
identS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
SCORES MEET DEATH.

Over Fifty Lives Lost in q Colorado
Mine Horror.
NEWCASTLE, Col, Feb. 20.-An I'M
known number of men are dead as the
result of terrible explosion that oc-
cured in the Vulcan mine, one of the
coal properties of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railway company,
at 1920 yesterday forenoon. Usually
seventy-five men are employed in the
mine. bot less than this number were
at work when the explosion occurred
yesterday. There is little doubt that
all who were at work are dead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
SLAIN BY AN ASSASSIN.
Harper County, Kansas, Farmer Murdered
by Man Waiting in Ambush

by Man Waiting in Ambush
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. PA cold
blooded murder was perpetrated last
night at Anthony. in the southwestern
part of the state. Charles Rodman, a
prominent farmer, returned from
Harper, Kan, about o'clock, where
he had been on business. His family
heard him enter the yard. unhitch his
team and few moments later heard
a loud report. His son, Claud, who
was in the house, ran to the door,
when he saw another flash, and saw
his father reel. and fall, and saw an
unknown man disappear in the dark
ness. On reaching his father he found
him dead, with gunshot wounds in his
left arm and another charge of slugs
in his breast.
The excitement is intense, and if
the assassin is captured. there Will
very probably be a lynching party in
that vicinity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
BURGLARS GET So, 500.

Safe Blowers Rob the Bank at Nc
Louth, Kansas.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. %. The
bank at McLouth, twelve miles north
of here, in Jefferson county, was rob-
bed last night. Two men entered and
blew open the safe, securing So, 500 in
cash. The men then stole team from
Methodist minister and harness and
wagon from o. w. Graham and started
south. The Lawrence police were
notified and found two men at the de-
pot who answered the description.
The men got away. They left the
team at Lawrence and bought tickets
for Linwood. Officers are in pursuit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Eaker Unirersltr Wins.

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 22.-The an
nuaf contest of the Kansas State Ora
torical association was held here yes
terday, and was won by C. Il. Dalton,
of Baker university, whose subject
was The Mission of the Iconoclast :"
Mr. Dalton, as the winner of the state
contest, will represent the state asso-
citation at the coming interstate con-
test, which will be held in Topeka
this spring
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
DEATH LIST GROWING.

Eiedendorp's Explosion Caused the Loss Of
Six Score of Lives-Relief Work.
JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 22.-The latest
eStima ties place the number of deaths
from the explosion of twenty tons Oh
dynamite on a switch at Viede ndorp,
on Wednesday avening. at 40 About
400 persons were more or less seriously
injured. A number of the wounded
have died. The white victims were
chiefly of the lower class of Beers.
Whole families were killed
President Kruger has been chosen
president of the relief committee. The
popular subscription raised already
amounts to over 5000, 600
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
x RAYS IN DISEASE.
Physicians Locate Tuberculosis in Pa
TENTS Wrist.

Physicians Locate Tuberculosis in Pa
TENTS Wrist.
CHICAGo,a Feb. 22.-Cathode rays
will discover the hidden ravages of
disease. The dread affection of tu-
berculosls was located in the wrist of
a patient by DIR. James BURY and
Electrician Charles e. Scribner yes
terday. The full extent of the NAL
ady was measured. This is the first
time in this country, if not in the
world, that the value of Roentgen's
discovery in the exposing of internal
ravages of disease has been Illus
trated.
The experiment was made upon one
of DIR. Burry's patients. A clear
negative was developed in half an
hour. 1t showed the carpal bones
were matted together in the tuber-
cular growth so as to stop the circula-
ton
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
ONE HUNDRED KILLED
APPALLING DYNAMITE Ex-
PLOSIOk TRANSvAAL-
An Eatire Sstslssasnt Wreckea-Some
see Hes, Women ssst Chilares Severely
Injured-ThsusApdts Rendered Home-
Iess-Cause OF Disaster Uaknown.

JoHANNEsRURG, Feb. 2l.-Details are
reaching this city of what is proba bly,
one of the most disastrous dynamite
explosions on record in any part of
the world. Thousands of people have
'been rendered. homeless, about 100
persons are believed to have been
killed. several hundred men. women
and children have been seriously
wounded and many others have been
more or less injured.
Vlendendorp, the scene of the eX-
plosion; is a suburb of johannesburg.
Its inha bitants number the poorer
classes of whites of the Rand. Malays,
Kaffirs and Cinnamon, who subsist for
the most part. by doing odd jobs about
the place, which is a railway transfer
station for the mining districts of the
section.
Among the freight cars standing on
the Shunt mines at Viendendorp
Yesterday were eight trucks loaded
with dynamite. The deadly stuff was
hidden under canvas coverings to pro-
tect it from the SUM-
As evening was approaching there
was an explosion near the freight de-
pot so intense that the ground for
miles around was convulsed as If by
an earthquake. Houses rocked and
fell, masses of iron, earth, stone, wood
and human bodies were hurled sky
ward, and the windows of almost
every house in Johannesburg were
broken. The explosion tore a hole
200 feet long and eighty feet wide
where the eight trucks of dynamite
stood a few minutes before. The
whole OF that quarter of johannes
burg was literally blown to pieces.
The effects of the explosion could be
seen over a radius of more than
mile, and almost everything within
half mile of where the trucks had been
shunted for the night was RACED to the
ground. Iron work was twisted and
torn, stones destroyed and brick work
pulverized. On the ground were black
ened shapes of human bodies, limbs,
heads, trunks, scorched and torn.
The victims were mostly Malays,
Kaffirs and Cinnamon, the whites be-
ing in minority at Viendendorp, but
in spite of this. quite a number of
white people, including six girls, are
among the victims of the calamity.
In fifteen minutes after the ex
plosion occurred the bodies of forty
dead persons, all terribly mutilated,
were carried away from the scene,
while the searching of the ruins con-
tinued without intermission. Several
hundred wounded persons were taken
to places where they might be cared
for.
In addition to the wounded, thou
sands of people were rendered home
less, and they must rely on the char
tia BILE for aid.
How the explosion occurred is not
known, but it is believed that thiev-
ing Kaffir found his way to the shunt-
ed trucks and in trying to break open
one of the cases of the explosive, being
in ignorance of what it contained,
caused the disaster.
According to the latest estimate
about 100 persons have been killed and
about zoo wounded badly. Several
of the wounded have since died OF
their in iurieS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Cox Gets the Paper.

= KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 21--The
Kansas City Times was sold yesterday
at sheriff sale and bought byWiley o.
Cox. the receiver, for So, 800. Mr..
Cox represented a syndicate OF promi
nent Missouri Democrats Mr.. Cox
will be the publisher and make it 3
straight out Democratic paper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
FOUND MURDERED.
a Wealthy kansan Cut Down in His
Home and With His Own AK

Home and With His Own AK.
LAWRENCE. Kan. Feb. 2O.-J. L.
Lamborn, a wealthy farmer, was muir
dered Monday night in his home at
Fall Leaf. a station northeast of Law.
renee The murdererS literal lily
chopped the old man to pieces with an
ak and left no clue. The crime was
committed during the absence of Lam
born's son and daughter, and while
he was alone.
Lamborn was found in the kitchen
Yesterday morning by his daughter,
who entered the room to prepare
breakfast. The supper prepared for
her father the evening before was un-
touched. Bamborn was 81 years of
age and a widower.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Masonic Grand Lodge Officers.

WICHITA, Kas., Feb. 21.-The Ma
sonic grand lodge of Kansas adjourned
last night to meet again next Febru-
airy at Salina. The officers elected
We're: Grand master, C. c. Coleman,
Clay Center; deputy grand master,
William Shaver, Topeka: grand senior
warden, NJ. l.. Stone. Wamego; grand
junior warden, 81. c. LOOMS, VIM
field; grand treasurer, Robert Tor
rington, Wichita: grand secretary, A.
X. Wilson, Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
A kansas Popuiist Editor Insane

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 21--D. L.
Palmer, a newspaper man of local
notoriety. became insane at his home
last night and was taken in custody
by the sheriff, pending an inquiry be-
fore the Probate court Recently he
has been city editor of the Co-Opera-
tor, Populist daily He imagines
people are pursuing him with intent
to do violence
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Deafness Can Not Re Cured

BY local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused: by an inf1amed con-
dition of the mucous lining OF the Eus-
tachian Tube. When the tube Is in
famed you have ruHbIinS sound or
: imperfect hearing, and when IT is en-
tirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
by Catarrh. which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Dea mess Caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be- cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Halls Family Pills, Pc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
He Went to Prison Unattended.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. Collie
Segraves, a white boy 10 years old,
was convicted OF grand larceny and
sentenced to the state penitentiary
last Monday at Piggott, Ark To-day
the young man entered the peniten-
tiary unattended and asked to be
locked up, handing the superintendent
note from the sheriff of Clay county
giving the authorities instructions as
to the length of Segrayes' sentence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
An Oklahoma sherifr Killed.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Ok, Feb. 22.-News
has been received here that Sheriff
Williams of G county has been killed,
but there are no particulars. Some
weeks since he was tried for lunacy
and ordered to the territorial asylum,
but was released on n writ of habeas
corpus, it being shown to be malice or
spitework.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Eight More BODIES Recovered.

NEWCASTLE, Col. Feb. 21.-Up to 8
O'Clock last evening eight more victims
of the Vulcan mine explosion had
been recovered. The bodies were COW
cred with coal and timbers, and were
terribly disfgured.. Their legs and
arms and ribs were broken, AMI the
flames had blackened their faces al
most beyond recognition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
Last TRIP Until the wedding.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2e.-Gen-
era1 Benjamin Harrison left over the
Pennsylvania line yesterday for New
York, accompanied by his secretary.
It is understood that this will be his
last trip to New York until next April,
when he and Mrs. Dimmick viii be
married.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
acoui.ted of Murder.

MILAN, Mo-, Feb. 22--Harvey Ham
i1ton, on trial al Unionville for the
murder of his brother. Oliver. was ac-
Quilted. Harvey is n relative of the
TAYLOR brothers, who are now under
sentence of death for the murder of
tbe Meeks family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
TOPEKA'S GRAVE ROBBERS.
Twenty-Eight Grand Jury Indictments
Turned Into Court.

TOPEKA, Feb. ca.-The grand jury
yesterday afternoon turned in twenty
eight indictments. Among them are
four against NJ. Z. Lowe, Louis Dun
can, S. A. johnson and DIR. a. w. Vau-
man, for grave robbery. Lowe is
charged with taking the bodies from
the graves and the other three with
guilty knowledge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

y practical diver can work from
four to seven hours daily below the
bottom of vessel and can clean from
seven to fifteen square yards per hour.
according TO the condition of the bot
tom.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for ConSum ption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable. Michigan. April p, 1895.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
OVER 100 LIVES LOST.

Terrible Destruction During Storm of
the Black Sea.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Times has
dispatch from Odessa which says that
during the recent storms on the
Black sea seven steamers and eighteen
sailing vessels foundered and 100 lives
were lost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Seventeen thousand patents for the
manufacture of ink have been taken
out IN Great Britain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
SIXTY HORSES BURNED.

Large Livery and Sale Stable at St
Joseph Destroyed by Fire.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. 22.-Eire.
caused by the bursting of a gas pipe,
destroyed the large livery and sale
stable of Ducate & Grantham at a
late hour last night. Sixty horses
were burned. The loss is about S6o,-
600: insurance, 1000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

The police of New York are taking
a census of the safes in the city
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Baseball is said to be becoming the
ma tiOnal game in Venezuela.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

The blood of Christ makes every
promise in the Bible worth its face
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Every good man makes unwritter
laws that others have to keep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
GladneSS Comes

NETith a better understanding OF the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasante efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort In
the knowledge. that SO many forms of
sickness are not due TO any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipatedc ondi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that 1T is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs ON which It acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle. which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists
IF in the enjoyment of good health.
and the system is regular, laXativeS or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most Sklllful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and Is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Many influences com b in e to red uce health
70 the danger limlG- The reViying properties 81
Parkers Ginger Tonic best overcome these IFS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Everyone knows how it is
10 snner with corHs and they are not conducive 20
graceful walking. Remove them with Hindercerrs-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

Water rents are higher at Pittsburg
than any other city in America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27

There are 24s7 different varieties of
ire escapes and ladders to be used IA
emergencies
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-22

bly, Senator cordill, Of tins parish,
who had been warned by Hon.
E. B. Kruttschnitt that WHY
contemplated troachery, 'Hent to
WHY and urged him not to dis
grace himself and'not TO humili-
tate and betray the people Of East
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-22
THE COMING PRESIDENTIAL
CONTEST.

The Convention Of the two great
political parties of the Nation viii
soon meet and name their candi-'
dates for the highest offices within.
the gift of che people. From pres
emit appearances Major William
Mckinley, the apostle Of high
tariff, viii be the Republican
standard bearer.
Who'will carry the Democratic
banner, is yet involved in the fu-
ture. The two great questions
that viii come up during the fab
campaign for agitation and settle
ment, viii be whether the tariff
shall DE raised or not, and whether
the currency shall be reformed on
basis of sixteen to one or
whether the gold standard or mon
Eo-metalism shall prevail in this
country.
"There's o Devinitg that shapes
our ends fough-hew them how we
will and from the present indi-
Ecations of prosperity throughout
the English speaking world, it
strikes the average mind that nc
fmatter who is President or what
policy is adopted as to the curren.
cy and tariff this country is ON
the up grade and is about to enter
an era of prosperity to make ur
for that of the depression which
has so long prevailed. The Amer.
lean people have never made q
mistake in a great National crisis,
and the Providence that rules
over the destinies of Nations as Of
men will make all things right
In a few months, throughout the
Hand, will be heard the agitation
lof political campaign, ana until
tthe ides of November close the
contest, We may look for that
good natured excitement which
always prevails during a Presiden'
tial election.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-22
TIE RESULT.

On Thursday last the I,egisla-
ture of Louisiana met in the Capt.
toll for the purpose of canvassing
the votes cast at the late State
election.
The result % their action was
TO declare Murphy J. Foster and
Robert H. Snyder elected to the
officesb Governor and Lieutenant
Governor for the next four years.
The vote stood eighty-seven 20
forty-seven.
There was no excitement, and
everything was carried on with
great decorum and dignity, and
the fears that had been enter
tanned in some quarters that the
defeated candidates would make a
struggle outside of the law for
those offices were unfounded. 1t
would have been remarkable that
a man like Captain Pharr, who
wds a candidate for the highest
Office within the gift of the people
of Louisiana, would have been in
sane enough to do anything that
was revolutionary. OF course
there were many hot headed an
thinking people, who codnseled
that If they could not have their
own way, they were willing. to pre-
cipitste a riot or revolution; but
! In a Republic like ours whers we
are governed by written Constir
tuition, and where the main body
of the citizens are educated men,
such q thing as revolution, the re-
suit of political crisis, is almost
impossible, and we congratulate
the people of Louisiana that the
peaceful settlement of our politi-
cal troubles within the pale of the
law and according to our written
Constitution has furnised another
Y
evidence of the sta oility of a gov
eminent by the people. The Gov
ernor and Lieut.. Governor we're
duly inaugurated on Monday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-22

affection the eminent eervi;caa rem
dered 70 HE native st.to bv the
late RandalltI, G;haon and q =
sdn;tte5 tbat b;s 7oon+,a hoe fol-
len mon senstor Rlancbara
Nature bsa u;;van - ma tho great.
est river n the world which nm
lass controlled by science and
money vo,,Id a,,,,,sl,v oxsryheIm
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-05-22
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