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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
WATSON WARNS JONES.

The Noted Popu1fst Says the Democratic
Manager Must Not ListOn to Fusion.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Tom Watson,
populist candidate for vice president.
telegraphs to the World a review of the
political situation, in which, in con-
clusion, he says:
Under the present conditions. Mr.. Bryan can
not get the full populist vote. He cannot get
it in Kansas or Colorado. He cannot get it in
North Carolina or Nebraska In the friend
lest spirit I give Chairman Jones warning
He will make the blunder of his life il he lis
tens to the fusion leaders and believes a full
populist vote can be had for Bryan and Sewall
on the ticket.
Populist voters are men who have educated
themselves on political topics. They will not
stuitify themselves by voting against their
convictions. They will not vote for man,
who, If Mr.. Bryan dies. will make us another
president after the fashion of Grover Cleve-
land They may not be able to break up the
fusion deal. but they can stay at home
The contract made at St Louis for o united
democratic populist ticket should be carried
out in good faith. Democratic managers should
not expect to hold US to it when they ignore it
themselves. If Mckinley is elected the re-
Sponsibility will forever rest upon those mama
gers who had it in their power to control by
fair means 20 70, 900 votes, and have lost them
by violating the terms OF the compact.
The writer of this has stood loyalty by Mr..
Bryan throughout the campaign, and will con-
tinue to do so, and it is out OF sincere desire
so see him elected that he points out the weak
place in lines in time for it to be strength
ened. Chairman Jones can do It, is under i'm
plfcit contract to do it, and should. for Mr..
Bryan's sake. lose no time in doing it.
Mr.. Watson says Mr.. Bryan acted
honorably in the negotiations with the
populists at the st. Louis convention
in telee raphing Senator Jones that he
would not accept the populist non ma
ton unless Mr.. Sewall were also nomi-
mated. He also SAYS:
I respectfully warn Mfr. Chairman Jones of
the danger Mr.. Bryan is in. The populist
voters are dissatisfied and suspicious. They
feel instinctively that the fusion policy which
compels them to vote for SewaH is the begin
ming of the end of the populist party. They
feel the principles they love are being used as
Political nerchcCe ard that the populist
vote is bein. auotiOled off to the highest bid
der. They suspect that populism has been
bought and paid for and is now being delivered
to those who bought it Is the populist vote
necessary to Mr. Bryan's election? II So the
sooner Mr.. Jones realizes that it connot be
had under any agreement which compels the
populists to make huuiliating surrender of
their principles in voting for Sewail electors.
the better it will be for our campaign
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
CONVENTION HELD
Aiddle-of-the Road Populists are
lScooped in Nebraska.
OILY TWO WATSON MEN PRESENT
siackguardIy Epithets Common to Popu-
itsiic Differences of Opinion are Ii card
Giving Paul Van Dervoort His Due
Wants to Save the Party.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. Pa special to
he Bee from Lincoln says: Only C. M.
Clark of Lincoln and DR.. Bryant of
Norfolk were at TIA O street today for
the purpose of holding rniddle-of-the-
road PopuIiSt state convention, pur-
Buant to calls issued last week. The
hall was immediately taken possession
Df by about a hundred free silver Demo-
Gratis and Populi5ts, and all attempts to
conduct the business of the convention
were futile Clark said that SO long as
the straight Bryan and Watson electors
Ind candidates for state officers would
have to go on the ticket by petition any
way, it woe1ld be as well to draw up the
petition and name the candidates at a
conference to he held Later.
When Mr.. Clark had declared his in
lention to move by petition, Mr.. God
dell seized the gavel and assumed the
craftsmanship of the convention. He
called oGl Clark for an explanation of
his position and ne was told that he
tClarf) was not in this movement for
the purpose of securing the Populist
party of Nebraska from the clutches of
Democracy. He said an attempt was
being made to sell out the Populists
and he stood against it. He denounced
the fusion by which Watson was to
racy by Senator Allen and Governor
Holco1nb.''
In the course of quite a lengthy speech
j. c. McNeerney said that Bill Dech
and Paul Van Dervoort were the insti-
gators OF this movement, and that they
were almost alone in wanting to put UP
another Populist ticket IVAN Der
voort," he said. lis the worst political
blackguard in Nebraska politics. and
the complaint was loudly applauded
Some one made the remark that every
bouy was a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Upon
tniS Mr.. Clark exclaimed, You an:
aboNt as near the Tniddle-Of-t he-road as
you would be if you were in hell
Having captured the niddle-of-the-
road convention, the combina ton of fires
silver Democrats and Populists passed
a resolution endorsing the HolcoZnb-Al-
len brand of Pcpulism and the fusion
state and national ticket and adjourn
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
ROBBED THE PAYMASTER.
A Bold Highwayman in West Virginia Sc
cures $2,SOO and Commits Murder.

A Bold Highwayman in West Virginia Sc
cures $2,SO0 and Commits Murder.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. 2s.-A
daring hold-up occurred on the Short
Line railway between Sewal1 and Cliff
Top, eight miles from this city Satur-
day. Joe Thompson. who came from
the west about year ago, learned
that W. L. Wilson, bookkceper and
pay.naster of the Longdale Iro1 Co. at
Cliff Top. was going up the road in the
afternoon to pay off the men. Wilson
had 3d. 500 with him and rode on the en-
CINE. When the train reached lonely
spot in the noun tains. Thompson. who
had boarded the train, held no those
in the engine at the point of revolvers.
He grabbed the money from Wilson
and jumped from the engine. Wilson
shot at Thompson twice and missed
him. Thompson returned the fire,
shooting Wilson fatally. Thompson
made his escape and Wilson is dying.
A posse is in pursuit and a lynching is
eXnectad.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
AtRsHlP FAILED TO SOAR.
The Inventor Falls 65 Feet, but Is Not Ser
OusIY Injured.

The Inventor Falls 65 Feet, but Is Not Seri-
Ously Injured.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-After waiting for
almost a month for a favora bic wind to
test his 'Albatross'' flying machine.
Willard Paul and Octave Chanute, the
Kansas inventor, yesterday risked their
life, airship and dream of fame and
fortune in an effort to sail among the
clouds. It was the old story of Darius
Green, and that they escaped without
serious, if not fatal injury, is miracle.
The machine fell 65 feet and was badly
wrecked, and last night fame, fortune
and success seemed more evasive than
ever. Chanute fell with the machine,
but was not seriously injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
MINISTER RANSOM EXPLAINS
Denies Warning Immigrants to Avoid Mex
ico-Advised Only Caution.

Denies Warming Immigrants to Avoid Mex
ico-Advised Only Caution.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 26.-United
States Minister Ransom says he has
been unintentio misrepresented
in an alleged interview in which he
was made to say that he had advised
Americans not to come here, or to in
vest capital. He says he has always
pointed out to inquirers that before
settling or buying property it was wise
to investigate for themselves and
make sure that all conditions were as
favora BILE as had been represented to
them, as many misleading accounts of
this country had been pu blished
abroad. In word, he had urged eau
ton, and especially had advised against
immi gration of unskilled American Ia
borers, as this country has an album
dant supply.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Sixth Kausas yeterans.

BARrLEsvILLE, 1 T., Sept. a6.-The
reunion Of the Sixth Kansas regiment
just closed here was a grand success
The next will be held at Manhattan
Kan. Officers were elected as follows
r. b. Sarber. president, Manhattan
Kan; John Tennent, senior vice pres;
dent, Manhattan; j. L. Hosley. junior
vice president. Kincaid; c. 5. Atkins
secretary, Pleasanton; John Wikle
treasurer, Erie: Peter Riley. chaplain
Fort Scott; Nellie Holderman, daugh'
ter of the regiment, Chetopa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
ANTi-MASOMC CONGRESS.

Meeting at Trent, Austria, Composed of
Subjects of the Roman Catholic Church.
TRENT, Austria. Sept 2S--An anti
masonic congress opened here with
delegates present from all European
countries and a group of French Cana
dams. the prince bishop of Trent pre-
siding. Members s'must be absolutely
obedient to the viii Of the church of
Rome and recognize the pope as their
head" The object of the congress is
Ito make known to all the immeasura.
bleness of the moral and material evil
the church and society have suffered
through free masonry and to seek an
autidOte'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
National League season Closed,

CHICAGO, Sept 2S.-The National
league baseball season closed last
night, the games scheduled for yester-
day being prevented by rain. Balti-
more. for the third successive time,
wins the coveted pennant, and. as last
year, Cleveland is second and will play
the champions in the Temple Cup Sc
ries. Cincinnati, which set the pace
for SO long, has to be content with
third place, while Boston beats Chica-
go by nose in the race for fourth
Mace
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
The Soldiers Reunion.

Ell DORADO, Kan, Sept. 26.-The
soldiers reunion, which closed yester-
day evening, was a success H b.
Mikes was chosen as president to sue.
coed Hon. T. B. Murdoch, who has held
the Office for two years. w. II. Avery
was chosen secretary and c. w. Stin,
son treasurer. Gov. Morrill, and Hon.
Dick Blue addressed the reunion yes.
terday afternoon. Addresses were also
made by E. n. Smith, j. w. Bower, j.
w. Shively. r. Farley and Williau
Bailey.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
WHITNEY WILL WED AGAIN
Ex-N ebretary Of the Navy to Take an Eng.
liSh Widow to Wife.


New York, Sept. 90. Hon. William C.
Whitney, formerly secretary of the navy,
will be married at noon tomorrow to
Mrs. Edith s. Randolph, widow of the
Ia etex-Captain Arthur Randolph of the
East Court. Wiltshire, England.
This fact was formally announced to-
night by Mr.. Whitney's private secre-
tary, T. j. Reagan, who received a COM
nounication during the day from Mr..
Whitney, advising him of the prospec.
tive wedding. Society has been spec u
Iating ON the event for some time, but
EOt even the clostest friends of Mr..
Whitney had anticipated that the event
would be so soon. Mr.. Whitney him
self, when he left the city two weeks
ago to recuperate, did not expect to be
married SO soon. He accidentally met
Mrs. Randolph at Bar Harbor and de-
'cided only last Thursday that the we'd
ding should take place tomorrow. Mr..
Whitney was i'll from a severe attack OF
rheumatism and about ten days ago ne
tele2-ra pied from Newport for a special
ear and a massage attendant and pro-
cGeded at once to Bar Harbor. He
Iap.dly regained his health and after
meeting Mrs Randolph they decided
upon the date of the wedding.
There are several features which teno
to cast a halo of romance over the court,
stldp, the sudden engagement and hasty
friend of the Whitney family and has
been intimately associate with them
for the past ten years. In the letter to
his secretary Mr.. Whitney did not make
any the details of the wedding known
he simply stated that it will be strictly
private. not more than a half dozen of
his most intimate fir ends being present t.
None Of the rela tives of the contracting
parties will be at Bar Harbor to wit
ness the ceremony
Mr.. Whitney'S son, Harry Payne
Whitney, with his bride, is now on his
honeymoon. The couple will start soon
for aVncouver, where they will take
the steamship Empress of India for a
ran. His daugh ter. Mrs. A. H. Paget,
is with her hubsand spending the sum-
n7er in the Adirondaeks. suggestion
that there was any estrangnent in the
family on account of the wedding was
denied positively, as all the members OF
the family have been on the best of
terms with the prospective bride.
Mrs Randolpl's late husband was a
captain in the Fifteenth Hussars, COM
monty called 1.-THE Queens own" She
was originally Miss Edith S. May and is
a first cousin of Herman Oer1ichs, also
to Mrs. William Jay this city. She
Is the mother of two children, the eldest
IS years old.
Mr.. Whitney's wife was Miss Flora
Payne, daughter OF the late United
States Senator Harry II. Payne of Ohio
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Twenty-Five seamen Surely Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2S. = Capt.
Scott, of the little schooner Herman,
which has just arrived from Kodiak,
reported that the schooner Edward E.
Webster, with 90 men. encountered a
snow squal just outside of Kodiak
harbor on the morning of April 25, and
had not been seen Or heard from since
and it is almost certain that she went
to the bottom
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Another Riot at LeadyIIIe.

LEADvH.LE. Col. Sept. 2S-Gen.
Brooks has just telegraphed that an
attack is in progress on the Carbon
ate hill reserve of the Leadville Water
Co., and that shots are being exchanged
between militia and rioters. At TAO q
lively fusillade began at the BONN
mine, and continued for ten minutes.
No one was killed. Further trouble
WAS feared.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
MURDERER AT SEVEN.
An Ohio Youth Becomes Offended at
PLAYMATE and Kills Him.

Playmate and Kills Him.
WOOSTER, O., Sept %. Thomas
Kidd, aged II, the son of w X. Kidd,
of Cleveland, was murdered yesterday
at Dalton, near here, by Carl Nell
haney, aged seven. The Kidd boy, who
was cripple, was visiting the Nell
haney home. The boys were left at
home together and quarreled. Young
Kidd struck Carl with his crutch. The
latter went into an adjoining ROOM
procured his fathers gun and blew of
the top of Kidd's head. The young
murderer admitted the killing and is
under arrest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
j. Ellen Fosters Kansas Dates.

Topeka, Kan, Sept 26.-Mrs- j.
Ellen Foster, one of the ablest women
orators in the United States, has been
secured to deliver six republican ad.
dresses in Kansas. The state commit
tee scheduled her for Olathe, October
Is; Ottawa, October 16; Clay Center,
October II: Minneapolis, Octo Der 10;
Marion, October 20; Winfield, Octo.
her 81
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Minor State News.


big eleva tor will be built at Mary
vile.
The broom corn crop this year is said
to be the best ever raised.
III. L. Stevens, wholesale dealer in
farm implements at Lawrence, has
failed.
A man named Hanna is the fusion
candidate for senator in the Clay-Dick-
inson district.
Dodge City will soon have fire pro-
lection. the city council having pur-
chased an engine and hose.
The republican state committee rec
ognized the Buchan faction in Wyan-
dotte county as the regulars"
Lottie Bowes, a bright young To-
peka actress, is winning laurels in "a
Texas Steer" now playing in the east.
C. A. Davis, farmer near Hiattville,
was arrested charged with trying to
burn the house of j. G. Bowers, "a
neighbor.
great mum Der Of miners from Bour-
bon, Crawford and Cherokee counties
have gone to Leadville to take the
place of striking miners.
Noah Allen, who was assistant at
torney-general under John T. Little,
has been nominated for congress by
the popuIists of the Tenth district of
Texas.
The official Kansas ballot this fall
will resemble newspaper in size. 1t
will be 22x3O inches in size and will
contain seven or eight, perhaps nine,
tickets.
Editor Kurtz, of the Augusta Press,
was given a vigorous horse whipping
by two young ladies, who were offended
at a news item concerning their
brother.
Two young men of Topeka were ar
rested for saturating a dog with kero-
sene and then touching a match to it.
The poor brute ran several blocks and
dropped dead.
E. K. FURRY, of Kansas City, Mo-,
has laid claim to a tract of land upon
which {. large portion of the business
houses in Fort Scott are located. Flur-
~ claims he can establish clear title
Mrs. Maggie Miner. aged 50, of Argen-
tine, was convicted of selling liquor
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail. Upon
her promising to quit selling liquor
the judge ordered the jail sentence
stayed.
The federal grand jury at Wichita
indicted Mrs Nellie Thomas, OF Leav-
enworth, for pension fraud. She swore
that she was a veterans widow, al
though it is alleged she was never
married.
A railway man who had travelled
over the state said the attendance
from Kansas to the q. A. r. encamp-
ment at st. Paul would be very light.
the veterans preferring to wait and at
tend the state reunion at Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
A Kansas Man Commits Suicide.

MERIDIAN, Miss, Sept 2S.-J. C.
Kassebaum. rather than place himself
in the hands of the officers and under
go trial for the murder of A. S. Barnes,
fred pistol ball into his brain Satur-
day night and breathed his last Sun
day morning. His remains have been
embalmed preparatory to shipment to
Gypsum, Kan, his former home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Professional Cattle Thieves Caught.

FORT SCOTT. Kan, Sept. 26.-Sheriff
Wheeler. of Bourbon county, has ar.
rested T. C. Wilson and Thomas Car
ter, at lola, Allen county, charged with
stealing steers from a ranch near Red
field. It is asserted that they are pro-
fessional cattle thieves, who have been
operating in Kansas and Missouri for .
long time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Rrvan,s Tour of Kansas.

TOPEKA. Kan. Sept. 26.-Chairman
J. Mack Love, of the democratic state
committee left for Chicago to arrange
with the National Chairman Jones fol
William J. Bryan's Kansas tour.
Chairman Loves plan is to have Mr..
Bryan make two days trip through
the state. speaking from the rear Of 9
special train.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
The Pastor Created a Sensation.

Rev. Thomas Boss, pastor of the First
Congregational church at Leaven-
worth, was recently forced to resign
He later appeared at the church prayer
meeting and created a scene by charg-
ing that his dismissal was not regular
and that the trustees had used his sal
airy to pay their debts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Watson VIII Stump Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 27.-Thomas E.
Watson, the populist vice presidential
candidate, has telegraphed to Abe
Steinberger that he would come to
Kansas after October s and make a
campaign for the middle-of-the-road
electoral ticket, which Stein berger
will file in the Office of the secretary
of state next Wednesday,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Kansas City-s New University.

The new Methodist Protestant uni
versity at Kansas City was formally
opened on the oath. President Heinz,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, was present and
addresses were made by Chancellor
Stephens. Rev. DR.. w. A. Quayle and
others The first years outlook for
the new university augers we'll
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Exidence not Sunacfent.

ING EsIuSHcc IsoS SoErIC1ehit.
Judge Hazen. of Topeka, refused to
grant the injunction asked for by
George w. Crane to prevent the Amer
lean Book Co. from supplying the
schools of the state with books on the
ground that it was trust. and there
fore in violation of the state laws
Judge Hazen considered that the evil
dence of trust submitted by Crane
was not sufficient to justify an injunc-
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Garaeld's Kansas Dates Cancelled.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 26-The repub.
fican state committee received word
that two dates of James r. Garfield,
son of the martyred president, fos
Kansas had been cancelled.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
The State Fair at VIchita,

The Kansas state fair at Wichita the
past week was a conspicuous success
both as to attendance and display.
Every county in the state was repre-
sented with exhibits, and the races
were as good as were ever seen in the
west The average daily attendance
was about %. 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Would Not Make a Good Politician

citizen of Norton. who bought for
% cents what he supposed was an
empty dry goods box, but which con-
tanned 70 new hats. promptly returned
them to the merchant. Some person
remarked that the man would never
make much of a stir in politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Gold Democratic speakers.

Eugene Hagan, chairman of the gold
standard democratic state committee,
has arranged for number of noted
speakers. Among them will be Secre-
rary Carlisle, Bourke Cochran, Gen.
Palmer and Gen. Buckner
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Five million Dollars of Gold.

LONDON. Sept 2s.-In addition to
the heavy shipments of the past week,
it is anticipated that at least another
81. 600, 900 in gold will be exported to
New York this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01
Broke Him of Drinking.

Florence woman broke her hus-
band of drinking liquor by threaten
ing to get drunk as often as he did.
She ''bowled up once as an indication
of her purpose, but no further treat
ment was necessary. He was per-
manentlv cured
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01

silver Democrats at st. Joseph, Mo-, Re
iect the Gold DemOcrats' Aid.

St Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 2o.-Candidates
N the regular COR silver) Democratic
ticket in this county have re,pudiatad
die endorsement of the ticket by the
gold Democrats. The latter, while ilav-
ng state ticket, decided to endorse the
iilver county ticket, but meeting OF
he candidates the latter was hold
Rlis morning, and it was decided that
he support of gold Democrats was not
desired, and their endorsement was not
as.cceptable. Tie independence of the
silver men has caused much comment.
A SOCIAL COMMUNICATING up the col
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01

w. A. Boicourt and Senator Edwin
Taylor will open up creamery at Ed
wardsville, Wyandotte county. on a big
scale. They will feed Mr.. Taylor's big
potato crop to 200 Jersey cows, and ex-
pect to realize fortune on the invest
ment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-01

A Soc1AI. GATnERING-Taling up the col
lection.