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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
GENERAL NEWS.

AS Jailer Gibson was making his
rounds at Pine Bluff, Ark, with a
trusty, eight negro prisoners, includ-
ing the trnsty, seized the jailer and
after a fierce struggle all escaped out
of the Jail.
ONE man was killed, one fatally in
jured and number of others slightly
hurt by the bursting of a fiy-wheel at
the plant of the Oliver Iron & Steel
company at Pittsburgh. Pa, the other
morning. The engine was completely
wrecked.
A wEsTBoUND Missouri Pacific freight
train was wrecked one mile east of
Van Buren,, Ark, the other night, IS
cars being piled in a heap. The dis
aster delayed traffic owing to a bridge
having been destroyed
A BRIDGE on the Monon railroad near
Lafayette, Ind, went down and Is cars
loaded with stone and coal were pre-
cipitated into creek.
BUD BEARD, colored. aged IA, was
hanged at Carrollton, Ga, for assault
in an eight-year-o1d girl.
OTTo LEsfKE and his sister were
found dead in their beds at Toledo,
o., and their father in dying state
owing to gas from a coal stove.
A CONVENTION OF southern cotton
growers was held at Atlanta, Ga, on
the 18th to get the present mortgage
lien and other laws repealed and to de-
wise some means to prevent specula-
ton in cotton.
Mrs. HARVEY BRocKETT. OF Lincoln,
Ill, upon returning from a brief call
found her one-year-old baby boy lying
on the floor burned to a crisp. The
another left the boy in charge of a
three-year-old sister. 1t was supposed
that the child found some matches and
lin playing set fire to its clothing.
THE bishop of Havana is gathering
all the authoritative reports of deaths
in Cuba for the past year. The patriot
priests of all the parishes are report
ing to him the number of persons who
have died in their districts. Accord
ing to trustworthy information. the
priests had found that 500, 0oG persons
had died in Cuba In this short time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
Kansas Live Stock Sanitary Commissio on
Present Figures of the Years Work.

Kansas Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Present Figures of the Years Work.
TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 19.-The Kansas
live stock sanitary commission is now
at work on an annual report to be sub
mitted to the governor. During the
year there were 5,5S7 cattle quaran-
tined, and 12T of them died.
Permits were issued to outside
states for admission of cattle to
Kansas as follows: Texas, 233, 444 head;
Arizona, 81, O4S; New Mexico, 9,S19;
Old Mexico, $1,000; Oklahoma, 80, 497;
Missouri, 1859; total, 424, The
total permits for these same states for
1896 aggregated 1873, S45.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
viii Make an Example of Them.

BELoIT, Kan. Dec 19.-Mrs- Phoebe
Bare. superintenden of the industrial
school for girls. proposes to make an
example of people who aid girl in
mates to escape A few weeks ago a
couple of girls escaped. and it was
found that they had been aided in get
ting away by couple of young men
from Cloud county. The girls were
afterward recaptured and taken back.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of the young men,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
Almost a Riot in a Court Room.

CHICAGO, Dec 19.-John j. Hanrahan
and Patrick Ferris. judges of elections
in the Seventeenth ward at the last
municipal election, were yesterday con-
victed of classifying the election re-
turns and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. Albert j. Purvis, an election
clerk, who was on trial with them, was
acquitted. Both Hanrahan and Ferris
had many friends in the court room,
and when the verdict was announced
there was almost a riot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
BKApsrREErs REPORT.

Wne8I M8rkeC Less EeVGEfSn-COFu ana
Oats Show Advances-Ru<iness Failures
NEW YORK, Dec 19.-Bradstreet's re-
port says:
sensible quieting of demand in wholesale
lines is reported as the holiday season and the
annual stock-ta taking period approaches Chief
among the favorable features of the week has
been enlarged inquiry at higher prices for steel
in various forms. accompanied by advance in
the prices of sorts most affected A CORE
Sponding1y heavy business has developed in
pig iron and prices show but slight shading
in the face of the current immense production
The wheat market has been less feyeriSh
and prices are practically unchanged from a
week ago, while corn. oats and sugar addi-
lions to the list OF the products showing ad-
yanceS
The approach of the holiday season has in
duced freer realizing on cotton by planters and
others at the south and increased activity is
noticeable in retail lines and among ioboerS in
SeaSonable goods
Business failures show rather smaller than
usual ante-holiday total. aggregating sS3,
against 292 last week. $50 in the week year
ago. Ss5 in 1895. 500 in 1924 and SoS in 1893
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
.I.dea GOOD Catch.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec 19--While in
the act of carrying away $1,000 worth
of sealskin sacques from the fur store
of f. Shukert, I113 Grand avenue last
night. J. T. Morse, very clever and
daring burglar, was captured by Pink
erton Patrolman Quinn. Morse is
known throughout the country and
works under many aliases
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
THREE GROUND TO DEATH.
Horrible Work bv Engines in the Burling-
ton Yards at St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 19.-Fred c.
Vanheeken. aged %. car oiler in the
employ of the Burlington, and Arthur
Lacy, a tramp. and Clay Clark were
killed in the southern yards of the
Burlington by engines Clark was an
ex-convict, having just been released
from the penitentiary, and had just
beat his way to the city, having resided
here prior to his conviction for rob-
berry. The men were horrib bly, mang1ed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 19.-At Tecumseh
Frank Delaney and John Beeson quar-
relied about taking a girl home. They
fought with their fists for time, both
finally drawing knives and cutting and
slashing each other in a terrible man.
ner. Beeson is believed to be dying,
and Delaney is in serious condition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
Pension for Cassius NJ Clay.

WASHINGTON, Dee 19.-Among the
private pension bills passed by the
senate was one giving a pension of ssh
a month to Cassius NJ. Clay, of Ken
lucky. as major general in the United
States army in the war of the rebel
Lion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
A Child Killed by an Apple.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Samuel Meyer,
one-year-old, while eating an apple,
got piece lodged in his throat and
began to choke. In her effort to dis
lodge the piece. the mother pushed it
further down the wind pipe. and before
the doctor arrived the child died
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23
JUNE
Ready for Him.

did you tell that western customer of
ours that you would draw on him if he didn't
pay?"
Eyes, and he wrote back that if thought
1 could draw any quicker than he could just
to come out there with my shooting tackle
and make settlement" Detroit Free
Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

Law is dry study, but pretty woman's
tears often have the desired effect on the
jury.-Chicago News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

bumped and bent Lame back did it.
Straight and sound. St. Jacobs Oil did it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

Tos Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

Black, deep bruises cured by St. Jacobs
Oil. It wipes them out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

He who knows the weakness of his own
wings is sure of successful flight.-N. "
Independent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

We presume there are many women with
pretty necks Washington Dem
ocrat,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-23

followed with similar announce
ment-
A DISASTROUS fire almost wiped out
the town of Boyd. Tex. Half the bus
mess. houses in the place were de-
stroyed. THEIR was caused by boys
throwing lighted cigarettes in a trash
barrel.
A TRAMP was killed in freight
wreck near Marion. Va, on the Nor
folk & Western railroad Several cars
were smashed and 20, 900 gallons of oil
burned.
The steamer Cleveland, which re-
Gently left San Francisco for Seattle.
Wash. was wrecked on the coast of
Vancouver island and % of her crew
were said to have been drowned.
THE Mormons are SO we'll pleased
| with their colonization work in the
locality of Casas Grandes. Mex, that
they have just concluded the purchase
of another large tract on the Santa
Maria river, so miles south of CaSaS
Grandes-
LATE advices from Madrid were caus-
| ing fears in administration circles at
| Washington that Sagasta might break
down under the terrific strain which
| the opposition in Spain is putting on
| him in their fierce attacks on the Gu
| ban autofomy policy, in which case a
crisis would be precipitated and the
| United States would have to intervene
| in Cuba or be pushed into hostilities
| with Spain by congress
| AT Augustine, Pa. three children OF
| Mrs. John Frederick were burned to
| death at their home Mrs. Frederick
rescued an infant. which was so badly
| burned that 1T may die The woman
herself was seriously burned.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
SKELETONS AND COFFINS.
A SUBTERANEAN CHAMBER UN.
EARTHBD AT BOWDOLN.
Probably the Chamber Of Horrors Used by the
Famous Phi Chi Hazisg Society.

Boston. July ia special to The
Journal from Brunswick, Me-. says:
A mysterious dungeon has just been
Unsarthed on the Bowdoin college
grounds. The authorities recently de-
cided to remodel Appleton hall, one Of the
dormitories on the college grounds.
When the work was begun the work
men were surprised to find beneath the
building q subterranean basement,
which. II it's existence was ever known,
had been forgotten and left undisturbed
for many years. In this basement was
found q dungeon cell. or cave fitted up In
most terrifying manner. Its walls
were lined with black. no light could
penetrate It, and in this vault was q
grotesque array Of skulls and skeletons.
and strangest Of all several collins.
The only visible entrance to this place
was an air shaft, which found vent In
the roof Of the building, and which was
secretly connected with closets in the
rooms Of various students Of the build
ing.
"oinion is rreatly divided as to the
purpose OF this gloomy cell. Some think
that 1t was a chamber Of horrors used
by the famous Phi Chi Hazing society Of
long ago. Others attribute IL to the d.
X. E.'s, whose mystic rites Of initiation
thrilled 30 many timid boys in years
pasf.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
Constable johnson Died
Today From Injuries Re-
ceived Sunday Morning.
He Was Terribly Beaten About
the Head in a Fight With
Another Constable.
THE LATTER is UNDER ARREST.
Bad Blood Has Existed Between the Families
For Some Time-Town Of Warwick Excited
Over the Outcome.

Alfred Johnson, the Warwick constable.
who was assaulted by Officer Charles e.
Ballou and son on Sunday, died this morn
ing at A o'clock from the result of the in
juries received In the fight.
Ballou has been arrested on a charge OF
simple assault, but now that the man Is
dead the charge will probably be changed
TO more serious one.
Bad blood has existed between the two
families for some time. Sunday morning
the men became engaged in quarrel.
Deputy Sheriff M. b. Lynch Of Apponaug
was busy hitching his horse into buggy
preparatory to going to Natick when SON
of Alfred A. Johnson drove into his yard
and wanted Lynch to arrest Officer Charles
G. Ballou and his son.
The young man said that his father had
been beaten by Officer Ballou and his son,
and that he was suffering from concussion
of the brain.
The affair has caused big sensation in
Warwick and 1t Is likely that there will be
an interesting story told as soon as tho
case Is brought to trial.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
AT THE DRIVING PARK.
SOME OF THE BEST HORSES IN
NEW ENGLAND ENTERED.
Splendid Program Of Events to Take Place;
Tomorrow and Friday.

Pawtucket has never been favored with
a racing event of such elaborate proper
tions and of such high order of merit as
that which will take place at the Paw
tucket Driving Park tomorrow and Friday.
The agent of the track, Alderman Edwin
Darling, has left nothing undone which
would tend to draw the attention of horse
men from all over New England to this
track, and bring them, thus adding to the
popularity of Pawtucket. It is generally
admitted that 1t is the best half mile track
in New England, and Mr.. Darling at a
large expense has improved every part of
it and added many new features, among
them the excellent bicycle track which the
cyclists have tried and admired.
Within short time 35 new sheds have
been erected to accommodate the racers, and
another new feature is the grandstand
which was built recently. Other inn
provements have been made too numerous
to mention and 1t Is now equipped as well
as any track in the country. Today the
trotters which will take part In the coming
races began to arrive and are housed at the
park. Those that are here will be exercised
there until suitable hour before the races
are to begin.
The track will be In the best possible
condition and all that Is needed to make
the event q grand success Is fair weather.
Some of the best horses in New England
are entered and will be seen at their best
during the next two days which will
cause the capacity of the park allotted to
spectators to be crowded to It's utmost
capacity. Tomorrow the race will be In
the 2:40 and 2:25 classes and on Friday
the events In the 2:30 and 2:20 classes.
Purses to the amount of 900 have been
offered and anyone who admires clean,
legitimate sport should not fail to be
present.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
PERSONAL MENTION.


Snap Shots Of the Visits and Movement,
of Pawtscket People.
DIR. William 4. Wilson Is at Westport.
Miss Lea Maynard of this city is spend
ing her vacation at Glen Falls, N. Y.
The family OF Attorney Thomas w. Rob-
inson has returned from Shawomet Beach.
Mrs. Eugene Arnold will shortly leave
fortnight.
Mrs. Jonathan A. Church has returned
to her home In Westerly after visit to
relatives In this city.
The family OF Edward w. Blodgett,
clerk of the District Court, Is at New Lon
don for the summer.
Misses Emily Dockcry and Nellie Malloy
are spending this week In Newport with
friends of Miss Malloy.
Mrs. Francis Kelleghan has gone to
Haverhill, Mass, TO visit her two sons,
John and William Kelleghaa.
Miss Eliza Fortier OF Woodlawn has ar
rived home from a pleasant trip TO Mon
treal and other Canadian cities.
Mrs. Covell and Misses Julia Carpenter
and Lizzie Blinn of Fall River, are visiting
friends I'm this city and Lonsdale.
Miss Lottie Brown OF Nicholson, Thack-
ray n Co.'s store, has returned after spend
ing two weeks vacation at Lawrence,
Mass.
Oscar Lewis, clerk at the Office OF the
Pawtucket Street Railway Company, leaves
today for a two weeks vacation In Nova
Scotia.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
DISTRICT COURT.

What a Glance at the Police Blotter
Revealed This Morning.
In the District Court this morning be-
fore Judge Blodgett Frank Jones, charged
with being disorderly person, was sem
fenced to six months on the State Farm.
Thomas McCaughey was arraigned on a
charge of being a vagrant and was also
sentenced to six months at the State Farm.
Three drunks were fined s2 and costs.
James Grimes, who was fined S2 and
costs, was later arraigned on the charge of
being a vagrant and sentenced to six
months at the State Farm.
Phillip Esser, aged 10 years, was brought
to the Police Station this forenoon for re-
fusing to obey his parents. 1t Is probable
that he will be let 90 during the afternoon
after being given taste OF life in cell.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
ACROSS The CONTINENT.
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE TOLD
BY BURCHALL AND MASSEY.
Pawtucket Young Men Reach Laramie, Wyom.
Ing, on Their Way to Salt Lake City.

A letter was received In this city last
vening from Walter l.. Burchall, the
young man who Is making transconti-
mental trip by wheel. The letter bore the
postmark Of Medicine Bend, small town
ship In Wyoming. Many interesting cx-
periences are related by the plucky rider,
and 1t should be an easy matter for Burch-
all to publish book on the trials, tribula-
tions and pleasantries of trip from ocean
to ocean.
Burchall Is now making the trip alone,
Thomas A. Massey, who was his companion
leaving him at Laramie, where he joined
another cyclist who Is making trip
around the world. Burchall says that he
will complete his journey within two
months time and the next place Of i'm
portance he expects to reach is Salt Lake
City. He will be obliged to go consider
able out of the way to reach the Mormon
City, where he will spend q week before he
takes up the 1900 mile journey to San
Francisco.
Tommy Massey had quite an experience
at Rock Creek, Wyoming, where he was
taken for a girl by the authorities. 1t
seems that the sheriff OF that place had
received word to be on the lookout for a
young lady bicyclist, who mad left her
home in Nebraska, intent on making O
trip to the Golden Gate.
The authorities had been warned that
she might disguise herself as young man
to eluoe them and as result Massey's
feminine like features got him into con-
siderable trouble. lie found a~way to
satisfy the police and was allowed to pro-
ceed on his journey.
Near Rawlins, Wyoming, Burchall was
attacked by a large eagle while riding
along the foothills of the mountains. He
says he thought his trip would be cut
short then and there, but well directed
shot from a 32-calibre revolver killed the
bird, and to his brother he sends the earl
Of one Of our national emblems.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
BUYERS ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE
STRONG OUTSIDE CONDITIONS.
General Business Of the Week Shows the
Largest Trading In Australian Wools.

Boston. July 21.-Most Of the wool deal
|ers report a fair business doing Just
now. Buyers are encouraged by the
strong outside conditions. which indi-
Icate that many are willing to take
|chances Of being able to make turn at
IAN advance later. This keeps an active
market without materially reducing the
stocks on hand. although manufacture
ers are occasionally coming in and pick
Ing up some supplies. The general bust
ness OF the week shows the largest trad
Ing In Australian woods. and the secured
price has worked up several cents higher.
For the best woods the range Of sales is
ht 80 and 55 cents. with the range down
Ps to quality. The business doing is
largely I'm good sized blocks. there being
put little call for consumption. except In
ross breds. Manufacturers are bidding
m these grades. as the available supply
light. Tn domestic woods some lines
u territories are being picked up. but the
|rices bid. compared with the cost TO
eplace them, show too wide difference
o make cash transactions popular.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
STATE FAIR MUSTER.
Indicstions Point to Big Rally Of Red
shirted Veterans In September.

Indicstions Point to a Big Rally of Red
slirted Veterans In September.
The interest in the forthcoming Fire
mems Muster to be held at Narragansett
Park during the State Fair increases daily.
Additional entries are being received right
along, and present indications point to a
big rally Of the red-shirted fire fighters on
this occasion.
Among the contestants already enrolled
are some Rhode Island companies who
have met several times in heated COM
petition among whom exists the keenest
rivalry. There are the well known Provi-
dence "Gaspees,,' the Johnston "Rough
and Readys," the Pawtucket "vets" and
the Pawtuxet Sire Kings" The Watche-
moket and Riverside boys are pretty
likely to line up also, and some of the
Pawtuxet Valley companies say they will
have something to say about IL" on Tues
day, Sept. z. A grand parade of all the
competing firemen with their engines,
trucks, ETC., will form a picturesque pro-
cession.
At some convenient time I'm the afternoon
OF Muster Day there will be five mile bi-
cycle race, eligible to flremen only, In
which quite mum ber OF crack wheelmen
from among the permanent men of the
Providence Fire Department have prom
ised to enter. There will also be n one
mile race against time by Everett Potter OF
Hose OF Providence, claimed by some to
be the finest rider among his fellows In
the department.
A committee In charge, who are men OF
experience In affairs OF this kind, are very
enthusiastic over the prospects for the
muster, and say that visitors to the State
Fair on Firemen's Day will witness the
grandest muster ever held In Rhode Island.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-21
MANY MOURNING FRIENDS.
FUNERAL or GEORGE M'DEVITT
SOLEMNiZED THIS MORNING.
ObsequleS at st. Patrick's Church Largely At.
tended--Many BeaufifuI Floral Tributes.

The funeral OF George McDevitt, one OF
the most popular young men of the Black
stone Valley, occurred this morning and
was attended by an unusually large con-
course OF friends and relatives. st. Pat
rick's Church was filed almost to the doors
with sorrowed multitude OF his young
companions who had known him I'm life
and who knew him as he was--a young
man OF exemplary character and one with
whom 1t was pleasure TO associate.
Today as the remains were resting before
the altar, at which the deceased 30 often
worshiped, not dry eye could be seen
and as the solemn tones of the requiem
mass, chanted by the pastor, Rev. FIR. Cas-
sidy, resounded throughout the sacred
edifice the pent up. feelings of his young
friends could scarcely be controlled.
The remains were laid out I'm beautiful
'ashes of rose" casket, and were surround
ed by many loving tokens OF silent esteem.
The floral offerings were many, and were OF
rich and costly designs. Among the more
prominent pieces were a pillow inscribed
''Son," from his parents; pillow, "Uncle
George" Leo, Rita and Frances McDevitt
anchor and base, "Brother," William III.
McDevitt; anchor and base, sour Friend u
from the bleaching department of the
Lonsdale Company; wreath and base,
Michael &. Ryan; crescent, Aunt Maria
floral shield, "His Last Call" Veteran
| Firemen; star and mound, Lucina, Buela
and Frances Gaskins; cross, Mrs. Brady
and Mrs. Winnie Murphy; wreath, Charles
| N. Robertson; floral piece, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Gaskins; cross and base, William
| Colwell, Jr.; mound, John and George
| O'Meara; bunch of lilies, Miss Kate
| Williams; mound, William Holiday;
basket Of flowers from Baby Raymond
fat bouquet, Edward j. Hayes; crescent
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Donnelly; bunch OF
roses, b. A. McGirr; cross, Miss Katie
Brown; bunch of roses, Miss Emma Grum-
ley; roses, James Smith; roses, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Finn; heart, Edward and John
J Powers.
The bearers were Joseph Swift, John j
Kelley, Joseph ID. Black, Martin Butler
Thomas Egan and Edward Powers. The
interment took place at st. Francis Gene.
l terv.