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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30
Died at His Post.

All old citizens remember Alex
Davie, who for many years was res
ident of Great Bend, and always an
honest, hard working colored man.
The following account of his sudden
death we take from a Davenport, Iowa.
paper of last week:
Yesterday, but a few short hours
prior to the exercises and rejoicing at
the new city hall this same building
was the scene of death, sorrow and
happiness almost inteTningling. Alex
Davie, colored man employed by the
Morrison Construction company for
nine years past, Succumbed to heart
disease while at work in the building.
It was about nine o'clock and the man
was scrubbing perseVeringly, when all
at once he was seen to clutch his breast
and start for the water faucet. He
fell before reaching it, however, expir.
ing almost Immediately. A son of
Davie also saw his father fall. The
room where DR.. 81. Matthey, after eX-
aiming the unfortunate, pronounced
him to be beyond help. Kind and sym
pathetic people placed the man in the
patrol wagon and he was taken to the
home on Brown street between Fifth
and Sixth. He leaves wife and five
children. all but one daughter living at
home. Davie was sixty years of age
and while in the employ of the Nor
rison Construction company won for
himself the respect of his employers as
conscientious, hard working man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30

Russell Newman, former Kansan,
who thought to better his condition by
going to Missouri couple of years ago,
stopped off in Great Bend last week on
his way back to Ness City. He says
there is no place like Kansas, and he
proposes to spend the rest of his days
in God S mundane country before going
to His other country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30

Sol Wheeler, who used to live in
Great Bend during the boom days,
stopped off few days last week on his
way home to Carthage, Mo. He warns
all laborers or mechanics that there is
nothing in it for them in the mining
country-only men with money can
make money there. and then only about
one out of fifty of those.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30
First published in the DEMOCRAT April 9, 1896 !
SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF KANSASl
Barton County.
S. w. Townsend,
Ernest D. Lindsey, b F. Ogle, guardian, ct al
By virtue of Special Execution 20 me directed
and delivered, issued of the Goth Judicial Dis
trict Court ofthe State OF Kansas. sitting IN and
for Barton County, in said State 1 Will ON the
18th day of May A. d. 1896, between the hours of
10 O'Clock a. NJ. and II O'Clock A N. OF said day.
at the Court House West door in the city of Great
Bend in the County and State aforesaid, offer at
public sale and sell TO the highest bidder for cash
in hand, the following described Real property
to-wit
The southwest quarter 20 OF section fifteen (15)
in township eighteen (1S) south of Base line of
Range fourteen C14l west of p. NJ, containing
leo acres more less according 10 Government
survey, situated in Barton County, Kansas.
Said property 10 be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution.
l. P. ABER, Sheriff
Sherif's Office, April Sth, 1886. ST.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30

First published March %, 1885,
Timber Culture Final Proof-Notice for
Publication.
Land Office at Dodge City Kansas,
March Is 1896
NOTICE Is hereby given that William & Very
~ has filed notice of intention make final
proof before Probate Judge of Barton county Kan,
on the I'd day of May. 1896 timber culture appli-
cation No. 6I9S. L. S }. for the N E quarter of
Section No s, in Township No. Is, South, Range
No II West
he names as witnesses Ben Garretcan of Odin
kan Fred Garretcan OF Re6wiDg, Kan, Rady
Dden OF Redwing, Kan, Henry Cook OF Great
Bend, Kansas
JOHN /. LEE,
10 Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30

Last week Salina hit upon the great
est scheme for earning church money
we ever heard of. She gave congress
of worlds sights in which the prettiest
young woman in town was secured to
represent the Blarney stone. Every
body knows what is done to the Blair
neY stone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30
THE SHORTEST LINE TO
MONTANA AND BLACK HILLS
r.

Fast vestibuled trains daily to the
gold fields of the northwest with sleep
ers, through free chair cars, Kansas
City to Billings. Montana, via Lincoln.
Through connections for Helena, Butte,
Spokane. Portland and the north Pacific
Coast. L. W. WAKELEY, G.. p. A.
St. Louis, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-30

To TRADE-A good watch for
single driving horse. Cali at this Office.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-03
THE MINING HORROR
Fair Progress Made Digging But No Bodies
Recovered

Fair Progress Made Digging But No Bodies
Recovered
WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 2.-The
men at work in the Twin shaft mine at
Pittston made fair progress today ac-
cording to the official report. Mr.. Full
Ter. secretary of the Newton Coal COM
pany, produced a map of the mine and
showed what had been done distance
of about 300 feet down the slope, or about
700 feet from the foot of the slope hav-
ing been uncovered.
Secretary Fuller said that the report OF
the pillars of the mine all being worked
out. leaving no support for the roof is
untrue.
Another mass meeting was held in
Music hall tonight Additional subscrip-
lions to the amount of $1,000 were re-
ceived.
Gov. Hastings has written to the state
mine inspectors, suggesting that they
meet at the Twin shaft mine next Mon
day to investigate the cause of the re-
cent disaster The inspectors are ask
ed to report in writing to the governor
what, in their opinion, was the cause OF
the accident, whether any precaution
was omitted, which would have tended
to prevent it, and what legislation would
in their judgment secure the miners Of
the state immunity from risks of this
class
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QUARANTINE QUARRELING
San Francisco Officers Object to Fed.
eraI Interference
The Marine Hospital Service Claims Jurlsdic.
tion and Promises That the Law
viii Be Enforced

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-The
United States and California had dis
agreement about quarantine affairs to-
day. The steamship Mariposa arrived
from Honolulu and Australia and was
boarded first by the state quarantine Of
ficers, who issued the proper health GER
tificate. Shortly after the United States
quarantine officer boarded the vessel
and went through the some perform
ance. There has been clash between
the two sets of quarantine officials, the
state employees claiming that the United
States had no jurisdiction over quaran-
tine matters in San Francisco bay. Col
lector Wise had threatened to refuse en-
try to vessels not inspected by the
United States officials, but today he re-
ceived instructions from Washington
that certificates from either local or ma
tional health officers were sufficient.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Dr. Wyman
of the Marine hospital service. in COM
menting on the action of the San Fran
cisco officials, in protesting against the
action of the government in establishing
a quarantine plant on Angel island,
in San Francisco bay, and in exercising
authority in quarantine matters at tnat
point, said that the plant was estab-
lished and the necessary jurisdiction
given by special act of congress- and
that until the act was repealed it would
be enforced. Hitherto the quarantine
regulations in force at that port, he said,
had been inadequate and the facilities
for disinfection, baggage, etc, were of
no practical Use The government had
erected a plant, with two large steam
disinfectors with roms for the use of de-
tanned passengers, etc, and boarding
steamer had been put in commission,
and he had no doubt that good results
would be obtained. DR.. Wyman was at
a loss to know upon what ground the
action of the board of health could be
justified but expressed the wish that
hope that all differences would be amic-
ab1V settled
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AT HENLEY
The Yale's Crew Gaining in the Public Estl.
nation

nation
LEY-ON-THAMES July p
While the garden party rendered to the
Yale crew and their friends furnished a
pleasant change from the arduous labors
which have been the lot of the young
American oarsmen since their arrival in
England, it was not permitted to wholly
interfere with the practice of the crew.
The Yale men complained that Mr..
Bayard so far has not shown any inter-
est in the crew; has not visited them
nor sent them any welcome, and de-
clined their invitation because of pre-
vious engagement through his secre-
tary.
Nearly al, the critics speak more high
ly of the Yale crews chances Bob
Cook, previous to beginning work to-
day, sent the New Haven oarsmen down
to the boat house in order to watch the
English crews practice. He impressed
upon his charges the necessity of copy
ing their rivals quick catch. The New
College crew has much improved re-
Gently, and this morning were consid-
cred quite equal to Leander. Trinity
Hall, however, is not doing we'll and
Wauchope reports that the men want a
lot of pulling together before they will
be as good as they should be for the
training they have done.
The Leander crew reappeared on the
water in the evening with the Nickalls
in their usual places, thus displacing all
rumors as to disagreement among
them and setting at rest the report that
they would withdraw from the race fol-
the Grand Challenge Cup.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-03
Latona Races

The following is the list of entries and
weights for the races to be run at
the Latona track, today, which
are posted at the Los Angeles
Turf club PIP South Spring street. Com
missions received on these races and full
descriptions of the events. Races COM
mence at II o'clock noon, Los Angeles
time:
First race, selling. threequarters of a
mile-Cerro Gordo, Major Tom, Half Mine
los; Flora Ballard Enid, 100; kankakee, IS:
Populist, War Song, IS; Clara Foley, First
Purchase, Miss s., Belle of Fordham Mana
Matte Graham. SO.
Second race, five furlongs-Turtle Dove
10; The Blossom, Full Hand 105; Rose
Tree Pouting, Honey, Charlotte c., Pond
Lilly, East Neregina, 100.
Third race. selling. one mile-St. Helena,
1O6; Aimee Lucille H., 105; Presideo, MINI
rod, Old Nassau, 104.
Fourth race, selling, mile and fifty yards
-Rasper, no: Black Silk. Lebanjo 10,:
Lester. 106; Birmingham, Ondague. 104
Covington, KY, The Plutocrat Czarwltz
Jolly Son, III; Capt. Peirsall, 1903; Sidney
Bender, Rey de Angeles, Munden, Hats
Off, Imp Eddy, Burke, Tillo, Barton, What
f. Lou, Little Faust, Ell Tropico, 101; Jas g,
per, 104.
Sixth race, selling, three-quarters of n
mile-Glad, Elsket, 105; Mesh. Kowalsky
l03; Little Walter, 102; White Oak, lO0
Clissie B.. Anna Garth, Hot Stuff, Dorothy
Kennie Thatcher, 80; DIR. Kellogg, 95; Bon
ME Louise, Cecil, SO.
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Tacoma's Rose Carnival

TACOMA, Wash, July 2.-The rose
reigns supreme in Tacoma today. The
first rose carnival ever held on the coast
north of California opened most aus
piciously today, the weather being per-
feet. a parade over two miles in length
formed in four divisions at p. m. 1t
marched through the city and thence
to Wright park, where Mrs, Harrison G..
Foster was crowned queen of the car
nival in a rose pavilion. She was escort
ed to her throne and crowned by Gov.
John H. McGraw, who made an eloquent
address.
The floats We're by far the finest ever
seen in the northwest, and were fav-
orably compared by tourists who have
witnessed the Southern California fies-
tas with the floats seen in the parades.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-03
CUBAN NOTES
Insurgent Activity Anticipated - Smallpox
Raging at Havana

NEW YORK, July "a dispatch to
the World from Tampa, Fla, says:
Two emissaries from Gomez's camp
arrived on the Cuban steiner tonight.
They have an important commission for
the junta and they continued on their
way to New York tonight. The Spanish
vice-consul yesterday received cable
gram from Havana directing him to have
one of these men arrested on charge of
robbery.
Cubans here declare that the robbery
charge was merely pretext to delay the
men.
HAVANA, July 1.-THE smallpox cpl
demic has extended to Placetas, in the
province of Santa Clara, and is ravaS-
ing that place. The insurgent forces are
concentrating in the neighborhood of
the trocha in Pinar del Rio.
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ted by the misplays Of the visitors.
Score:
Cincinnati Z, hits IL, errors 1.
st. Louis 5, hits 10, errors 4.
Batteries-Fisher and PETIT; Hart and
Mcfarland.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Although
Washington had the only earned run
today, errors which were ridiculous in
their fiagrancy, gave the game to Bos-
ton. Both pitchers were in excellent
form and Dement'S work was phenom-
email.
Washington 2, hits 8, errors 4.
Boston A. hits 8, errors 4.
Observation-Disclosures and Mcguire;
Nichols and Tenney.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The Colts did the
best work today and defeated the Spid-
ers by a narrow margin. Attendance
100. Score:
Chicago 8, hits Is, errors 3.
Cleveland Z, hits II, errors 3.
Batteries-Briggs and Donahue;
Young and O'Connor.
BROOKLYN, July 2.-Payne kept his
opponents hits well scattered, while
Carsey proved an easy mark IN the Sec
ond inning. After this he settled down.
Score:
Philadelphia 8. hits 9, errors 2.
Brooklyn 4, hits 10, errors 0.
Batteries-Carsey and Clements;
Payne and Grim.
CHICAGO, July Brown University
6; Chicago University g.
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RAILROAD NOTES
Attempts to Agree on Rates Across the Con
tinent

Attempts to Agree on Rates Across the Con-
tinent
CHICAGO, July Representatives Of
the Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Canadian Pacific. the Atchison and the
chairman of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION have been appointed commit
tee for the purpose of comforting with the
trunk lines and the officials of the Joint
Traffic association with view of induc-
ing them to recognize the Canadian Pa
cific differentials via it's Port Arthur
route.
A dispute between the Southern Pa
cific road and the northern lines in the
Transcontinental Passenger associations
was settled today by a ruling of the
chairman. When the Transcontinental
association was reorganized at the end of
last year. one of the articles of agree
ment providede that al rates in effect on
December 1, 1895, should not be changed
except by unanimous consent. At that
time there was in effect at points south
of Portland to Chicago a through rate
of the same amount a sthe Portland
rate. The Southern Pacific always con-
tended. however that this was an irregu-
lar rate dilQ tTdL the rates lIOiI pOlHtS
south of Portland should be local over
the Portland short line rate and should
be the same as from Portland to Chi
cago via Sacramento, or $62 so first-class
and s52 so second-class. The northern
lines claimed that the Portland short
line rate, SCI so first-class and $51.50 sec
ond class, being in effect when the agree
ment went into effect, these rates should
be continued until changed by unani-
nous consent. The chairman decided
the whole dispute in favor of the South
ern Pacific and ordered the northern
lines to advance their artes to the basis
contended for by the Southern Pacific.
UTAH-COLORADON NOTES
SALT LAKE, Utah. July 2.-As re-
suit of the unsettled condition in passen-
ger rates the Union Pacific road will put
into effect tomorrow morning a rate of
$40 from Utah common points to all
common points in Colorado.
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But Mysterious Billy Is the
Worst of All
HE IS SIMPLY DISGUSTING
And a Disappointed Audience howls
With Anger
Jeffrles Of Los Angeles Spells Q Fight By
Stopping Dan Long In tho First
Round Of the 90
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-As foul
fighter as ever stepped into a ring is
Mysterious Billy Smith, and Gallagher
of the faulty eye Is not far behind him.
1t took just one round for the pair of
pugilists to thoroughly disgust large
crowd of spectators who went to the
pavilion tonight expecting to see clever
contest with some hard hitting. After
the men had fiddled for a second or two
Gallagher landed a convincing ring on
Smiths neck. Then 1t was hammer and
tongs. Twice Smith wrestled Gala
CHER to the floor and walked on him.
There was some pretty brisk mitigating
and then the men met in clinch, both re-
fusing to break at the pleading of Ref
cree Mike Sullivan, well meaning but
inefficient. Captain Whitman, followed
by two or three sturdy officers, jumped
between the ropes. They lost no time
in asking the fighters to separate, but
jerked them apart as they would two
angry dogs. In the midst Of the excite
ment Mr.. Sullivan declared the contest
a draw and then slid out of the ring.
Then what a howl was there! "Choyn-
ski" yelled the thousands. Let them
Just as soon as Captain Whitman
could make himself heard he said:
Gentlemen, this club has permit for d
sparring contest and not sluggin4
match. If the club will put referee %
the platform who will see that the men
fight fairly, have no objection to the
match being resumed"
Mr.. Mitchell was promptly on hand to
provide a referee and Smith was anx-
ious to fight. but Gallagher declared
the referee had already given decision
and declined to so on again. There was
some kissing at this, but when the crowd
thought 1t over they concluded Smith
had certainly been the aggressor in the
fouling.
The outcome of the contest is little
unfortunate for the Occidtnal club, but
it is due solely to the selection of ref
cree. With a man like Choynski in the
ring Smith would scarcely have adopted
such tactics.
The contest between Dan Long OF
Denver and j. J. Jeffries of Los Angeles,
billed for ten rounds, came to an end in
the second. Jeffries, while bit slow.
is of magnificent physique, cool as vet
eran and with a punch that is terror.
He had Long all but out in the first
round In the second he went after his
man, upper-cutting with right and left
and soon had Long helpless. A left up
per-cut on the jaw settled affairs. Long
| gamely tried to get up, but could not.
and his seconds threw up the sponge.
! Choynski declared Jeffries the winner
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UTAH'S CARNIVAL
The Midsummer Fetes Fill the Streets With
Visitors

SALT LAKE, July 1.-The mid-sum-
mer carnival was ushered in this morn
ing according to program, and all day
the streets have been crowded with Wis
itors. The procession, comprising six
divisions marched through the city to
the city and county building, where the
crowning of the queen of the carnival
took place. The floats in the procession
were of novel and beautiful design and
represented the varied industries of the
state.
During the afternoon the railway IA
cilities were taxed to their full limit to
accommodate the crowd visiting the
pleasure resorts of Saltair and Garfield
beach. The chief attraction for the
evening is the grand carnival at the
tabernacle, under the direction of Prof
Stevens, in which 600 voices and seven
bands of music, including the Colorado
Indian band and Sixteenth Infantry
band, take part.
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Ohio state convention. assembled here,
l. .i..., k.nA In, l,osra

Ohio state convention. assembled here,
predominated in numbers.
Conspicuous among the out-of-town
callers were State Chairman and Ma
tional Committeeman Jameson of Chi
cago and City Treasurer Kochheimer of
the same city, who were accompanied
by Prosecutor George w. Seiber OF Ak
ron.
Hon. Burchard Hayes, the Oldest son
of ex-President Hayes, is resting easier
today. Mr. Hayes. who is a prominent
lawyer of Toledo, came last night with
his family and his sister, Miss Fannie
Hayes, of Fremont, o.. from the old
Hayes home at the latter place to make
a call upon the Republican nominee.
He was stricken very seriously with an
attack of acute indigestion and his con-
dition was considered very critical for
several hours. He now hopes to be
sufficiently recovered to leave the Nc
Kinley house for his home in Toledo in
two or three days.
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Fruit at Auction


NEW YORK, July 2.-Porter Bros. Co.
sold today: Prunes; Tragedy. 270@2.9o
per half crate Simoni. 1.3Oa1 go. Pears:
ries: Royal Anne 1.05d190 per box; as
sorted, 1.50M175. Peaches: Alexander, 15O
@1.7O per box: Hales. l.35 Plums: Clymanl;
Apricots: Royal. 451S0 per half crate.
Figs, coo per lO-lb. box. ,
Cherries: Black Republican, 265m3.50 per
box: Royal Anne, 1.4OM22O. Prunes: Ira
gedy, 275M3.2O per half crate: Simoni, 1850
325 Pears: Bartlett. 2.c0Q210 per box.
Peaches: ST John. 1.40i1. 80 per box: Briggs
Early May, SOm2.O5: Alexander 55a2.00;
Hales Early. 55M160. P!ums:. Burbank.
2OO63. 10 per half crate; Abundance. 1.50N
200; Clyman, 65@2.S5. Apricots: Royal,
50Gl90
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An Exclamation

NEW YORK, July 2.-Members of the
international banking houses say that the
recent decline in this market resulted in
the formation of syndicates for concerted
action in purchasing securities on scale
down. At the office of the railway compan,,
les whose stocks have an internationa,
market the demand for splitting certiti-
Gates into amounts Of ten shares for ship
ment to Europe has been brisk during the
ST. Paul company says that in June and
chiefly in the last few days Of the the, month.
fully 10000 shares of stock were Spit up for
that from 10. 900 to 15 900 shares will be sim
iiariy handled. The officials of the Louis
renort almost corresponding activity.
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Mrs. Craven Still III

SAN FRANCISCO, July Mrs. Net
tie Craven, who claims to be the con-
tract wife of the late Seantor Fair was
too i'll to appear in court today, and her
case went over for another week. 1t is
stated that Mrs. Craven will resign her
position as principal of one of the public
schools, owing to the notoriety she has
achieved in the Fair case
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Killed In a Caye-In

STOCKTON, July pat Trainer, a
laborer on the Valley railroad was kill
ed today in a cavern al sand pit near
the Stanislaus river. With a gang Of
men he was digging sand and eXcavated
too far under the bank The sand fell
forward and pushed him back against
a car with such force as to break his
neck. Another man was badly injured
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- WASHINGTON, July 1.-The follow
ing appointments of cadets to the West
Point Military academy have been made,
among others: Paul A. Densmore of
San Jose, Cal, with Harold p. Gray of
San Jose. alternate; w. D. Flynn of Sam
Francisco, with f. l.. Zane of San Fran
cisco as alternate.
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Liverpool Markets

LIVERPOOL, July 2.-Spot wheat closed
quiet with poor demand No. 2'red winter;
IS 11sd No. hard Manitoba, as I'D; No:
California. SIS I'd. Futures closed dull, with
August Id lower and other months I'D
lower. July, As sgd; August. as 9lAd; Sep
TENDER and October. As sgd; November 4S
i0d: December, As 101ad. Spot corn closed
steady; American mixed new. IS I'D; fu-
lures closed with near and distant posi-
tions I'd lower; July and August, rs Had
Sentember. 3s October, IS I'd; November,
As I'd: December, IS Id. Flour closed dull
with a poor demand; st. Louis fancy win
ter. 6s Cd. Pacific coast hops, FL los.
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WILHELMSHAVEN July AT the
banquet which followed the launching
of the new German warship Kaiser
Frederick III. yesterday, the emperor,
In the course of long speech. said:
"Our fatherland is resolved to go its own
way, counting no ones favor, turning no
one wrong. but ever ready to uphold
peace and order in the world"