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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
GENERAL M. E. CONFERENCE.
Delegates Present from AN over the World

DELEGATES Present from All Over the World
The Woman Question Creates Stir.
CLEVELAND, O., May s.-When the
gavel of the venera BILE Bishop Bow
man fell this morning, calling to order
the general quadrennial conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
1000 people were in the hall, and on
the floor were white men and black
men. delegates from Norway and
Sweden and from India and Japan. and
nearly every other country on the
globe. Bishop Vincent read hymn,
after which prayer was offered by
Bishop Foster that personal ambition
might be stifed and that harmony
should rule. Rev. William Burt, of
Rome, Italy, followed in reading of
the Scriptures, after which Bishop
Taylor, of Africa, read the hymn.
When the devotional exercises were
over. Secretary Monroe began to call
the roll. When the name of Lydia A.
Trimble was announced, delegate
was Immediately on his feet with
motion that her name be omitted until
a com mittee should determine whether
her election was legal. Bishop Bow
man refused to entertain the motion,
as he declared the convention was not
organized. AS the other names OF the
women delegates were called no excep-
ton was taken. The conference
decided to fill the vacancies from the
reserves, and to adopt the rules Of the
last conference.
District conferences were held and
mem bers of the committee of 81 were
appointed. Of the IA district confer
ences seven declare unconditionally
for seating the women delegates and
two others gave one delegate each to
the same cause. This makes a vote of
II to IL in the committee in favor of
seating the women.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
JUDGE LYNCH'S WORK.
a Posse Strings Up Negro Murderer at |
Buna. Tex.

Buna, Tex.
BUNA, Tex, May 4.-Wi1l Bendy,
colored. shot and seriously wounded
his sweetheart. Roxey Wall because
she left him. Consta bic Bibbo tried to
arrest Bendy when he, too, was shot
md Eendy made his escape. Philip
aaines tried to stop Bendy and was in
stantly killed by the latter, who. con-
tinuiEg on his way, met E. B. Bone,
another negro, who, in turn, was
mortally wounded by Bendy. A posse
yesterday morning found him at the
home of his brother-in-law. He was
not quick enough in yielding. when a
shot rang out that brought him to his
senses. The shot wounded him and he
began running. When about so yards
away he gave in, and was led by the
crowd to suitab BILE tree and swung up.
Through the still air rang out the
shots of 80 cool and determined
men who had taken the law in their
own hands. His body was riddled with
bullets and was left banging. Con-
stable Bibbo, E. B. Rome and Roxy
Wall, the last two colored, are still
alive, though suffering severely from
the wounds of Bendy. Philip Haines
was inferred YESTERDAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
PERSiA'S RULER SHOT.
Killed by Fanatic In the Inner Court OF
shrine.

Killed by Fanatic In the Inner Court of
shrine.
LONDON, May 2.-The shah of Persia
was assassinated by a fanatic this af-
ternoon just as he was about to enter
the inner court of the shrine of Shah
Abdul Aim. six miles north of Te-
heran. The assassin used a revolver
and the first bullet proved the fatal
one, passing through the haart- The
physician attached to the German le-
cation was sent for in haste, but be-
fore he arrived the shah was dead. In
order to prevent public excitement
from becoming too high, the first re-
port sent out was that the shah was
only slightly wounded, but an hour
later it was officially announced that
the wound had proved fatal almost in
Stantly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
BILL TAYLOR'S CIPHER.
The Murderer's Plans of Escape Disclosed
by Intercepted Letters

The Murderer's Plans OF Escape Disclosed
by Intercepted Letters
CARRoLLToN. Mo-. May 2.-The COM
plete story of Bill Taylor's cipher code
has now been disclosed. Letters writ
ten in this cipher between Bill and his
wife were means of communication
between Bill. locked up in jackson
county Jail, and George, at large. Bill
was TINS informed of plans for the
rescue and this was one of the reasons
for his remarkable composure and
hopefulness. However, the cipher was
unraveled.
The officers discovered twice, by
reading the cipher letters, the where
abouts of George Taylor, but failed to
capture him. although posses of men
went out, only to find the bird had
flown. Furthermore, they learned Of
a plan to rescue Bill from the Jackson
county Jail on Tuesday night, April 81,
and frustrated the plan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
A COSTLY STAMP.
"Ten-Cent Baltimore Provisionar' Brings
the Sum of $4,000.


the Sum of $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, May "A postage stamp
called the ''ten-cent Baltimore provi-
sional." the only one of the kind known
to exist, was sold yesterday by a ST.
Louis firm to w. A. Castle, of New
York, for 81. 400, the largest price ever
paid for stamp. 1t is about IL
inches long and one-half inch wide and
has the name of James NJ. Buchanan
written across its face. It was issued
by Buchanan between IS45 and 1S4T,
when he was postmaster of Baltimore
The stamp was found by Louisville,
KY, young man named Duncan in old
family papers and he was on the point
OF destroying it together with the
others found at the same time before
he learned their value. He sold then.
all to the Mekeel Stamp Publishing
Co. of this city for $50, OOO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
sTANFORD's REQUEST PAID.

The California University That Bears His
Name Relieved from Embarrassment.
SAN FRANCISCO, May AFTER three
years of litigation over the estate of
the late Senator Stanford his widow
has at last been enabled to pay the be-
quest of So. 500, 600 which the senator
left to Leland Stanford, Jr., university.
The payment means an assured income
to the great institution, and this as
sured income implies an end to the
financial stress that has been more Sc
rious than anyone not admitted to the
inner history of the Stanford estate
knows.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Less Than Was Expected-Farm
commodities Low.
NEW YORK. May 2.-R. G. Dun &

commodities Low.
NEW York, May 2.-R. g. Dun &
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
AS the season advances there is more BUSH
ness. but adyices indicate that the whole
the present feeling is that the gain is less than
there reason to expect. While retail
trade has been active enough to lessen stocks
and obligations, and thus to prevent great
many embarraSSmentS, it has not yet brought
new business to the mills factories to pre-
vent decrease Of untitled orders and the clos
ing of some works. Substantially the same
state OF things existed in all the great indus
tries, Notwithstanding the strong combinations
in some, and the evidence of inadequate con-
sumption appears in the fact that the general
range of prices for commodities, farm and
mine, we'll manufactured products. is
nearly one Ger cent lower than it was April /,
and the lowest ever known. the decline since
October. lS9:. being 1877 per cent
Failures for the week have been 23S in the
United States. against 23l last year, and 81 in
Canada, against 81 last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Strike of Plumbers in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 4-More
than $50 plumbers, gas and steam
filters struck this morning, owing to
differences of opinion that have arisen
between them and the employing
plumbers of the city over the proposed
new scale of wages The men have
asked for So. so per day of eight hours
for the plum bers, So for the same day
for gas and steamfitters, and 81 for
juniors These demands have been re-
fused by the employing plumbers of
the city
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
BEATEN TO DEATH.
A Preacher Murdered by Three Men In q
Di-pute Over Land.

a Preacher Murderef by Three Men In q
Di-pute Over Land.
PERRY, Ok. May AT Mckinney, a
small town 10 miles north of here,
Rev. George r Mckinney, who owned
most of the town and was cowboy
and preacher from Texas, also post
master and Justice of the peace. was
beaten to death last night by Sidney
Roberts, William Hook and William
Jones. The news was brought here
by Mckinney's 15-year-old son. who
saw the a fair and SAYS Roberts was
his fathers chief assailant A dispute
over land is believed to have actuated
the deed. and it is suspected also that
money was taken from the corpse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Minor State News.

Minor state News.
An oil we'll was struck near Neode-
sha recently which made 500 barrels in
"a hours
Carl Hoffman's Chickering hall and
music house at Leavenworth suffered
from fire the other day.
Roy Osborn, of Salina, won the first
prize in the annual spring oratorical
contest at the state university.
It is announced that Maj Calvin
Hood, of Emporia, will again enter the
race for United States senator.
The headless body of an unknown
man was found in the hills IL miles
from Hays City one day recently.
The canker worm was reported de.
vastating the leaves and buds of fruit
trees at Manhattan and vicinity.
Populists of the Thirteenth judicial
district met at Eureka recently and
nominated C. w. Shinn for judge.
At Eureka the deadlock in the re-
publican judicial convention was
broken on the 3O7th ballot by the NOM
ination of T. l. Davis.
The large mill and elevator at Wa
mego was totally destroyed by fire.
The mill had capacity OF $50 barrels.
and the property destroyed was valued
at $50, 600
At Kansas City the other day George
Jatlets went to St. Johns cemetery
and committed suicide on the grave
where he laid his wife and baby a
year ago.
The Bank of Little River Rice coun-
ty, has gone into voluntary liquida-
ton. The State bank at Window
moved to Little River and took the
place Of the retired bank.
J. B. Adams, ex-editor of the Au-
gusta Press, is an aspirant for the leg
islature from Butler county He is but
% years old, but has been actively en-
gagged in politics for several years
Maggie Sinclair, of Heringtou,
committed suicide in disreputable
resort at Kansas City the other day.
Her husband. who was a barber, COM
mitted suicide at Fort Worth, Tex,
recently.
C. w. Trickett. cashier of the Wyan-
dotte national bank at Kansas City,
has rendered his resignation in order
to enter the race for the republican
congressional nomination in the Sec
ond district against Buchan.
The corner stone of the new German
Catholic school at Leavenworth was
laid recently, Bishop Fink presiding.
Nearly 1.50o men, composing the vari-
ous Catholic societies. formed in line
aud marched through the streets
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
The cfrrulatinr Med,um.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The national
bank note circulation outstanding is
1924. l0l, SIS, an increase during April
of 81, S75, $40: the circulation based on
bonds is Sao3. 4O3. ESQ; coinage executed
at United States minis during April
aggregated S3.471. GO. of which gold
coinage amounted to 81, 500, coo, and
silver to Sl.sal. 900: $500, 900 was in
standard silver dollars
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
street Car Strike In Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, May 4.-The strike of
the 900 employees of the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Co. was
inaugurated last night, and, as each
ear was run into the barn, motorman
and conductor left it not to return I'M
til the demands of the union for in
creased pay. recognition of the en-
ployes' organization and several minor
concessions are granted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
A POLITICIANS SUICIDE.
a Pennsylvania Admirer of Senator Quay
Is Easily Discouraged.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 4.-When Sen
ator Quay announced his candidacy
for the presidential nomination. George
Wilhelm, of Beechmont, Allegheny
county, organized a Quay club With
the intention Of taking the mem bers
to ST. Louis at convention time. In
other ways he indicated his opposition
to Mckinley. When he read in the
paper yesterday of the action of the
Springfield convention he went into
his cellar and shot himself to death
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
STRUCK BY THE LIGHTNING
Family of &. NJ. Cooke at Fort Scot
Shocked and His House Wrecked.

Eamiiy OF Z. NJ. COoKe at Fort ScOtt
Shocked and His House Wrecked.
Fort Scott. Kan, May A: heavy
rain visited this corner of Kansas last
night and considerable damage was
done by lightning. The residence sf
c. NJ. Cook in this city was struck
while the family were at supper and
one sons hair was burned off. The
house was almost wrecked. The elsc-
trio street railway power house was so
disabled that the entire system was com
PEELED to suspend operations until noon
today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
SCHOOL TEACHING WAS TOO SLOW
Owen Melton, Formerly of Kansas. is u
Prisoner in spanish Hands.

Chicago, Ill, May 5.-Owen Melton,
one of the crew of the filibusternS
schooner, Competitor, captured by the
Spanish. and who is likely to be shot
within forty-eight hours unless Consul
General Williams intereferes, is only %
years old. His home is in small town
in Kansas, several miles distant from
any railway station and his parents are
not yet acquainted with their sons
Whereabouts and danger. G. n. Tay.
Tor OF this city, who has just returned
from Key West, says he knew Melton,
who, he added, lived in Kansas. Mel
ton had told him the name of his form
er town, but he had forgotten it. Melton
did not like the idea of school-teac ching
and started for the south with a view
80 helping the insurgents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Indian OratoricaI Contest.

The Indian pupils at Haskell insti-
tute, Lawrence, held an oratorical con-
test one night recently, the first of the
kind ever held in this country. There
were ten orators and the programme
was very entertaining.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Great Damage to Orchards.

The farmers in the vicinity of EN-
poria recently reported great damage
being done to apple orchards by cat
erpillar of a new species, which COM
pletely strips the trees of their foliage,
fruit and blossoms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
He Was Anxious to Die.

Paul Maston, of Kansas City, in an
insane fit one day recently took razor
and slashed his throat from ear to ear,
and while the blood was streaming
like water from the wound he applied
the razor to his arm, almost severing
it from the body in two places The
doctors said he would die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
A Pioneer Citizen Dead.

George 7. Chal1is, who built the first
house in Atchison, is dead. He was for
years a member of the wholesale gro
Gerry firm of Challis Bros, widely
known in early days At one time he
was rich, but died poor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Infanticide at Wichita

The body of a male child was found
in the Arkansas river near the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad bridge in Wichita
the other day. Ropes had been bound
around its neck and arms and attached
to heavy fiatiron. The crime had
evidently been committed over 9 week
ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07

GENES always gives its best at first; pru-
dence, at last-Lavater.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
kansas University Lost

In the interstate collegiate debate
at Lincoln, Neh, recently between
Kansas and Nebraska universities. the
subject for oratory being the merits OF
the initiative and referendum. the
Kansas boys were beaten. They took
the affirmative side. and the speakers
for Kansas were b B. Mccall, Arthur
McMurray and O. S. Guyer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07

1t is positively stated that ex-Gov-
Lewelling will not seek a renomina-
ton but will enter the race in opposi-
ton to Jerry Simpson for the populist
congressional nomination in the
Seventh district.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Caused a Political Sensation.

The ENCOURAGEMENT that Cyrus Lee
land, Jr., had declared his opposi-
ton to the denomination of Gov. Nor
rill caused political sensation. Two
years ago Mr.. Leland managed Nor
rilPs campaign interests both before
and after the convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Wants the Masonic Home.

The masonic lodges of Salina have
bid for the proposed masonic home
soon to be erected. The bid offers to
furnish the home of the late Col w.
A. Phillips, with grounds and other
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-07
Hottest I'm Twenty-Nine Years.

In his last weather report Chancellor
Snow says the April just past vSs the
hottest April in % years. The average
temperature was 81, and the hottest
sc. 5 degrees
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Something New In Car
Building.

The long talked of new Limited
trains On "The North Western Line''
G. st. 2. NJ. & o. Ry. to run between
Minneapolis. St. Paul and Chicago,
are now in service.
The press as we'll as the people
who have inspected these trains ad.
NIT that they represent the acme of
the car builders art. The engine is
after the famous 900 pattern, and
from end to end the train is vesti.
buled with broad plate glass vesti.
bules which completely enclose the
platforms and add greatly to the beau.
tY as we'll as to the comfort of the
train.
If you are going east why not pat.
ronize the new North Western Linn
ited." Excursion or other classes of
tickets are good or this train and no
extra fares are charged for the su.
perior accommodations.
Tickets, sleeping car reservations
and full information on application
to your home. Agent or address T. W.
Teasdale. General Passenger Agent,
st. Paul who will be pleased to for.
ward a you pamphlet giving full de.
scription of these new trains, there is
nothing to equal them in car con.
structiOn-not even the wonderful
trains on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19

They tell us we lack money,
that there is not enough in circu-
lation, and that the minis should
be started to coin silver in unlim-
tied quantities for the good of la
Dor. But just how the man who
has no silver to be coined is to be
benefited has not been made clear
to us and / believe it will do more
good to open our mines. mills and
factories to the unemployed than
to the unrestricted coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of IS to I. The
proposition that the silver dollar
is the poor mans dollar is pure
gush. The dollar of the poor
man is the dollar which he earns,
whether it be gold or silver. The
working man IS entitled to the
best in the market, the gold dol
lar is as much his dollar as it is
the dollar of the millionaire, and
instead Of joining in the shout for
the cheap dollar, for free and un-
limited coinage of silver, he
should inscribe on his banner:
"The best is none too good for
me-" 7. V. Powderly in an adj
dress to the working men.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19

AND Maine spoke in no uncer-
tain terms for sound money on
Monday. Her usual republican
majority is from $1,000 to $4,000
and this year it is about $4,000.
Thomas B. Reed is reelected by
the largest majority in the his
tory of his political career. Sewall
was put on the popocrat tick
ct to hold the conservative DEM
ocrats in line and help Bryan
hold down the republican major
ity in Maine but the result of
Mondays election shows that
people of the nation will not up
hold reputation and a depre-
ciated money system. The hand
writing is on the wall; the intel
ligence of our country does stand
for something, and the Bryan
forces will be defeated in No.
vember by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Steele-Pri0r.

Married at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Dosskey on Van Norden
street, September II, at 8 O'Clock p.
M, in the presence of relatives and
friends, by Rev. Geo. w. Gallagher,
Miss Cornie Steele and MI. William
s. Prior.
The bride wore white and was &C
companied by Miss LazaNira Rau,
also gowned in white. Both wore
autumn flowers. Mr.. Don D. Viii
cox accompanied the groom. Miss
Grace Crowl played the wedding
march and the Dickinson Cornet
band was in attendance during the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prior are well known
in Dickinson and their many friends
wish them bon voyage on life's
journey.
We give below a list of beautiful
and useful articles which were pre-
sented to the bride and groom:
Groom to bride organ; Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Dosskey, couch; Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Morris,
easy chair, Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Prior, water Get;
+. Wilde, silver cake basket; MT. and Mrs. j. {.
F. Parker, China fruit set; Miss Bessie Wilde,
teapot: MIR. and Mrs. c. F. Merry, silver berry
and Mrs. {: H. Wiley, China salad dish; MI. and
Mrs. J.C. Thompson, salad dish and silver salt
and pepper; Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Christensen,
silver knives and forks; Miss Mary Burnett,
China cup and saucer; Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Dingman. silver soup ladle; Misses Jessie Mer-
~ and Mamie Deftebach, Get silver napkin
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Simpson, table linen; Mr..
and Mrs. James Stewart, liable linen; Miss Ed
ma Stewart, silver tray; Mrs. A. T. Crowl and
Miss Grace Crowi, table linen; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G. Bonneville, table linen,
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Fair Test.

Geo. Fl. Partridge of Wyman &
Partridge, one of the largest whole.
sale firms in Minneapolis. has been a
lifelong democrat and a liberal con.
tributor to the democratic campaign
fund of Minnesota, devised a novel
scheme of finding out the sentiment
of the firms customers, a large mum.
Der of whom visited Minneapolis
last week from Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
He had tickets prepared which read:
81 favor the Chicago platform and
the election of Bryan electors" or
81 am opposed to the Chicago plat.
form and the election of Bryan cleo.
tors"
Every customer who visited the
store was requested to cast his choice
of the two tickets in a box provided
for that purpose. At the close of
the week it was found that there had
been 497 votes cast of which AZ in.
dorsed the Chicago convention, and
the election of Bryan electors and
$50 were opposed to the Chicago
platform and the election Of Bryan
electors. It would seem from this
that the merchants of the country
are not very largely Influenced by
the absurd claim of the ~silverites
that the adoption Of free silver
would double the value of property.
Every one of the voters has on hand
a stock of merchandise which. if it
were to double in value, would make
him more money than he could make
by selling it at a legitimate profit.
The proposition for the adoption of
free silver is so absurd, however,
that only Al out of 497-or a little
more than 9 per cent favored Bry.
ans election. Is it not indeed pass.
ing strange that the ~silverites make
the merchants Of the country their
most alluring arguments and yet so
very few can be made to see it to the
interest of the country to indorse
Bryan's theory Of trying the exper.
iment Of l6 to l..