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agility as a sprinter. Wittenbrock
called to him to halt and as he did so
fired his revolver to scare him, but
with no effect, as several persons ap-
peared at the head OF the alley, who
would have been imperiled had he fired
directly at the fleeing prisoner.
As soon as the alley gate could be
locked, Wittenbrock gave the alarm and
the escaped prisoner was pursued, but
without success
Wilkinson is about 5 feet 715 inches
in hight and will weigh about 40
pounds, is of a sandy complexion, with
a light mustache, the ends of which he
curls. He had a pair Of blue over
alls and brown Fedora hat. He had
served only fifteen days of his time.
The chains gang is in charge of two
guards employed by the Supervisors.
One of the guards, /. j. Simmons, had
temporarily left the open gate-through
which TRUSTEES are constantly wheeling
broken rock-leaving Wittenbrock
alone. The prisoners are counted out
by the Sheriff's officers each morning
to the county's chain-gang guards, and
received in the afternoon at the close
of the days work.
The report that Wilkinson escaped
from the jail was incorrect. He es-
capped, as above stated, from the out
side yard into the alley.
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A LITTLE PREVIOUS.
No Appointments Yet Made by the
Methodist Conference.

The telegram which appeared in the
papers on Saturday concerning the ap-
pointment of certain Methodist preach
ers was only a prophecy, and probably
an uninspired ONE. According to the
invariable law of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church the appointment of these
preachers viii be made in the latter
part of September, and not before.
On the 10Th of that month, at Pacific
Grove, the California Annual Confer
ence Will meet in its forty-fifth session.
Bishop j. P. Newman will preside. The
session will continue about six days.
During that time the Bishop, assisted
by the Presiding Elders will prepare
the appointments for the ensuing year.
When the last fifteen minutes of the
session shall have arrived the Bishop
Will assign each of the 233 preachers to
a charge. Then, and not till then, can
the appointments be known. All prev
ious announcements are guesses, sur
misses. conjectures or suppositions,
which may or may not be correct.
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RIVER FRUIT.
Still Coming in Good Quantity and
in Prime Condition.

Heavy shipments of fruit continue to
arrive daily from the districts down the
river, and while the pear crop is
not nearly SO large as last year the
quality is far superior, and the prices
received in the East are consequently
much more satisfactory.
The peach crop is also much lighter
than last year, but the product reaches
the steamboat landing in excellent con-
dition. and the fact that the latter
feature is appreciated by Eastern con-
sumers is demonstrated by the prices
paid for the product.
While the pear and peach crops are
much lighter than last year, those OF
plums and prunes have been exceeding
heavy, and it is estimated that the en-
tire product of the crop of the island
district, in carload lots, will not differ
materially from that of last year, while
the better prices received make a much
brighter prospect for the down-the-riv-
er fruit grower than at any time during
the season of 1896.
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MONDAYS MUSTER.
How the Offenders Lined Up Be
fore Judge Davis.

The usual batch of Sunday offenders
was before Justice Davis in the Police
Court yesterday morning, and justice
was lavishly and expaditiously dealt out
to all comers.
Lottie Labadie was convicted of dis
turbing the peace. in a Fourth street
saloon, and will come up for sentence
this morning.
H. Rubenstein was fined 81 30 for
allowing his bicycle to stand on the out
er edge of the sidewalk in front of his
place of business.
Fred Maier, charged with having bat
tered johnnie Cooper, was discharged
The evidence showed that the Cooper
boy had entered the bicycle repair shop
where Maier was employed and became
fresh and abusive, whereupon Maier
elected him.
John Gray, the vagrant arrested Sum
day by Chief Of Police Drew, was SEN
fenced to spend 100 days on the county
rock-pile. Gray, it appeared, has Wis
tied the Chiefs residence demanded
food and became abusive when it was
refused him. He had got off at the
wrong corner.
The case against All Ming, charged
with cruelty TO animals, was continued
until this morning.
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SNOWFLAKE PARK.
The Old Grounds Being Prepared
for Ball Games.

The recent revolt by interior base
ball clubs against the management of
the State tournament has had the effect
of causing the latter to abandon the eff
fort to kill off games in the interior and
make San Francisco the battle-ground
for the remainder of the season.
The management has decided, in view
of the revolt and the loss OF some of its
star attractions, to include Sacramento
in it's revised schedule, and will play its
games on the old Snowflake square at
Twenty eighth and @ streets, which is
to be managed by Ed Kripp.
Work has been begun on the grounds,
and it is the intention to get them in
shape for ball games this week John
Lawson, who was keeper of the old
Snowflake Park, will be again employed
in that capacity.
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and wrecked his body, and through the
merits of medicine is picked up alive
and restored to health has had an almost
equally wonderful experience. There are
thousands of men, who have for years over
worked themselves to the neglect of their
health, and then when utterly wrecked
in body and shattered in nerve have
been picked up and restored to health by
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It is a marvellous remedy that corrects
all disorders of the digestion, invigorates
the liver. and fills the blood with the life
giving elements that build new flesh and
muscle. 1t is the great blood-naker and
hesh-builder. 1t cures oS per cent. of all
cases of consumption and is specific for
diseases due to disorders of the digestion
or imperfect nutrition. Druggists sell it.
Myself and wife writes Mr.. H G. Adams.
of Turner's Station Henry q, KY, have taken
Eve bottles of your Golden Medical Discovery
and Favorite Prescription The medicines are
curing both OF US. We can't say too much Tor
them or for you. My wife persuaded me to quit
the doctor here and try one bottle OF your Cold.
en- Medical Discovers did so. and thank God
for It have recommended it highly 10 many OF
my neighbors. told them that II II did not 90
for it.
u will give you a little statement of my own
case. was enervated, could hardly get up IN
the morning, never got whole nights sleep, was
short OF breath. had tight feeling IN the stom-
ach, and was restless. I would throw up my
food, and had numerous other ailments which |
have not time to write about now 1 now feel
better and look better than ever before III
my life.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the sur
est safest, quickest cure for constipation
They never gTipe. One little Pellet (" Is a
gentle laxative, and two mild cathartic.
Substitutes are sometimes dangerous, and
always cause discomfort
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NEGLECTFUL CITIZENS.
Police Enforcing the Cut-Dowu
the-Weeds Ordinance.

The police department evidently in
tends to force property owners to COM
ply with the ordinance which provides
that all weeds must be cut which grow
along sidewalks.
Among those who have been arrested
for alleged infraction of the law are a
number of prominent citizens.
One case was dismissed in the Police
Court yesterday morning, the person
charged with neglect having complied
with the ordinance. Other cases We're
continued. 1t is understood that further
arrests will follow unless the provisions
of the ordinance are complied with.
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The counties from which the Auditors
returns have not yet been received are
Alameda. Amador, Fresno, Glenn, Hum
boldt. Kern, Los Angeles Mendocino,
Modoc, Nevada, PIumas, San Francisco
San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Shasta,
Sierra, Sonoma, Tuolumne Yolo and
Yuba
From this it will be seen that~tfIe re-
turns from San Francisco, Los Angeles
and Alameda Counties are yet TO come.
and ii is known that each of these will
be placed low enough to suit their re-
sPective Boards of Supervisors.
Up to the present time only three
counties have asked for a hearing, and
incidentally a reduction by the board
San Benito wants a reduction of 10 per
cent. on all values, while Santa Clara
desires 20 per cent knocked off her valu-
alton as fixed by the Assessor. Kern
County has asked for a hearing and a
reduction, but does not specify any par
ticular figure
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CHAIN GANG ESCAPE.
James Wilkinson Makes a Sue
cessfuI Dash for Liberty.

James Wilkinson, who was serving a
sentence of 100 days for stealing a
pair of pantaloons from Elkus store,
made his escape from the rock pile yes
terday morning about a quarter to nine
o'clock.
He had for several days been in the
habit Of coming up TO Guard Witten-
brock with some trivial matter or
question, and yesterday he approached
Wittenbrock as usual, but when he
arrived in front of him, instead of
stopping he made a dash through the
open gate and developed unsuspected
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Tour of Inspection and Inquiry.

DR.. Hatch, Superintendent of State
Hospitals for the Insane, has gone south
on a tour of inspection, and to investi-
gate the condition of things in various
counties regarding the confinement of
persons awaiting examination for in
sanity.
1t is suspected that in some counties
the requirements of the new law are
not being carried out.
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And now the State Board of Equaliza-
tion is beginning to ask awkward ques-
tions. They recall that in 1876 they were
informed that there would probably
never be any call to reduce valuations
below the figures presented by the Audi
tor at that time. They want to know
how property in Sacramento County has
managed to depreciate so much, and the
Board of Supervisors will be obliged to
explain matters or possibly risk raise
of over a quarter of million dollars.
The board points to the figures sent in
by Assessor Berkey, showing that he
found 81, 1910 in money and 1890 7S0
in solvent credits, and then ponders how
it happens that the Auditors return
shows but 81 ,074, $50 in both money and
solvent credits. The members, while
willing to admit that property values
may have shrunk, say they are unable
to account for a shrinkage of 81 .635, 200
in money and solvent credit values.
The Assessors returns for the several
counties in the State show the assessab.e e
valuation of all property, exclusive of
railroads, to be 81, ,131, $50, ,5SS. The val
uation on the same property as fixed by
the State Board of Equalization for 1896
was 81. .223, 1856. .721, making shrinkage
in values, according to the figures of
the several Assessors, from that fixed by
the State Board a year ago of SOL
6S4, ,135.
In figuring out the tax rate Governor
Budd, during the last session of the
Legislature, took the figures of the
State Board of Equalization for 1896 as
a basis, and proved by them that the tax
rate could not run above 42.3 cents.
SO the State Board of Equalization
has another nut to crack If the AS
SCISSORS figures be taken the present
year. there is -S91, ,6S4, 133 less of taxable
property than there was in 1896 which
would knock Governor Budd's estimate
TO smithereens and fix the tax rate at
about % cents, or nearly 13 cents
higher than the estimate contended for
by the Chief Executive.
The question was asked the board:
about what will be the tax rate this
year?"
If you can guess" returned Con-
troller Colgan, what changes the board
will make from the figures furnished
by the Assessors, then We can make a
guess at the tax rate levy"
Up to date returns of County Auditors
have been filed with the State Board of
Equalization as follows:
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stranra But Trne.

Dr. Craig & Co cure catarrh, rheu-
matism. kidney troubles and diseases
of the nervous system without the use
of poisonous drugs. Advice free. Letters
containing stamps viii be answered.
Office. SINGLETON BLDG. Fifth and K.
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Gasoline Stove Causes a Fire.

There was a slight blaze yesterday
afternoon at 1926 G street in a house
owned by G.. Causley, and occupied by
Mrs. Bush, caused by an oil stove. The
damage amounted to about S25
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An Estimate.

Get one from a. Meister & Sons, 910
914 Ninth street, on overhauling your
buggy, etc. Wagon and carriage work
in all its branches.
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Just the thing for these hot daysi A
freezer of Bartons famous Ice Cream
at home, or, if down town, try one OF
his delicious Ice Cream Sodas.
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Girls and boys 81 high grade biey-
cles sold less than cost. Cooper Co
Cyclery, 916 street
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Anheuser- Busch's Malt Murine 15c
bottle at the &C. G. c." drug store.
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1t Paws to Investigate

See and try the improved Domestic
and $50 Pommer Sewing Machine be
fore buying. Pommer's, Ninth and j.
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Wire your house. Get prices electric
fixtures. Tom Scott, plumber, 3O3 J.
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The Rhoads & Townsend House. The
finest furnished house in the city, for
sale at a bargain. Sure.
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The shortest and quickest stage route
to Bartlett Springs is from williams.
Stage daily. Fare. 81. Round-trip, ST.
Eathbun & Abel, Williams, Cal
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la and iron. champagne cider, ginger
ale. orange cider J. McMorry. agent. >
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SYDENHAM-In this city, August 9Th
infant son of A. d. and Maude Syden-
ham,
Funeral private.
MORENO-In this city, August 18th. Au-
gust beloved son of Charles Moreno
grandson of Mrs. S. Moreno. brother of
Victor, Leonard. Bernard and Charles
Moreno), a native of Sacramento, Cal
aged % years. months and 10 DAYS
Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral this
day (Tuesday). at D. M, from his late
residence, lis o street, between Front
and Second; thence to the Cathedral
Eleventh and K streets, where services
will be held, commencing at 2:30 p. m.
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The man who
has been struck
by a locomo-
tive a nd is
picked up alive
and carried on
by the cow
catcher has had
a miraculous
escape. The
m a n W h o
through neg
>lect has sacu-
: G~oJ - 1,oo1&t,
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 M street.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS.

NO SHOOTING OR HUNTING WILL
be allowed on the Rancho Del Paso. Any
violation of this order viii lead to arrest.
JOHN MACKEY. Superintendent,
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Try McMorry's Soc tea 531 NJ. !.
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DIED.

Walsh Station, July 90th, to
the wife of Ed. F. Dalton, a SON
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Save money by buying your tea and
coffee of J. McMorry, 531 M
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J. McMorry. importer OF fine teas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
Minor State News.

Kansas swine breeders, in session at
Topeka, elected c. NJ. Irwin, Wichita.
president, and o. P. Updegraf, Topeka.
secretary.
State Treasurer Heff1ebower gave E
bond for 81 ,O65, 900, with almost LOOT
signatures. A feature of the bond Ii
that no bankers name is attached to it
A estate board of industry is the
name of another state institution which
it is proposed to establish, which will
conduct an experiment station in the
interest Of every branch of industry IL
the state
The two factions of the third party
prohibitionists in Kansas have come to
an amicable agreement and hencefortf
will work together on the platform o.
total abstinence, woman suffrage ano
RECOMMENDATION of silver.
Kansas sheriffs, in state convention
at Topeka, elected Robert Kepley, O.:
Shawnee, president and D. S. lands
of Clay Center, secretary. They decided
to oppose any legislation to reduce the
COMPENSATION of sheriffs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
WAR DOGS.

1t is said that our war departing >
is seriously considering the training OF
dogs for army use. Abroad these an
imals have long been used and found to
be of great value.
The bird dogs. taken all around, are
the best war dogs. They soon lose
their inclination for hunting, with
proper training, and take up military
duties with eagerness.
a notable feature of the war dogs
education is the searching for missing
men. He is taught to search the woods
and brush, and as soon as he has found
a man to stay with him and bark till his
master comes up.
War dogs are kept with great care.
Their kennels are thoroughly cleaned
every "a hours, their metal feed vessels
scrubbed daily. and Ing Germany
special fund is set aside to buy their
food.
The war dog wears a metal collar
bearing the name of the company to
which he is attached. Ee carries a
small canvas pouch closed by buckle
or button, and this, with chain for
fastening him when it is desirable to
do so. forms the whole of his equipment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
ABOUT SOME WRITER'S.

Ian Maclaren says that Harold Fred
eric is the American writer most wide
" read in England at present.
Rudyard Kipling recently refused
handsome price for his Vermont farm.
1t is said that after next year he viii oc-
cupy it permanently.
Sarah Orne Jewett has two working
desks-one at her own house at South
Berwick and the other at the house of
Mrs. Fields at Manchester-by-the-S
where SO many of her summer and
autumn days are spent.
Frank Stockton, who rose to fame
with THE Lady, or the Tiger?'' is 90
years old. He has travelled good deal
and has spent much time in Europe,
Florida and Virginia. For some years
his permanent home has been at Con-
vent. near Norristown, n. J., overlook
ing beautiful valley.
1t is not often that we find an older
writer praising with such enthusiasm
a younger one as Richard Henry Stod-
dard has done. He says that Chester
Baily Fernald is a genius and that his
Chinese story, ''The Cat and the
Cherub," is the best short piece of fic-
ton produced in the United States in q
decade,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21


dents of life is to transmit to them an
abundance of natural health and hardihood-
But a mother cannot confer health and
strength upon her offspring unless she has
it in some measure herself
Prospective mothers should know that
DR.. PieTce's Favorite Prescription is = sci
entihc medicine, which gives perfect health
and strength to the special organs COM
cerned in motherhood
Taken early during the expectant time, IL
makes the coming of baby entirely safe and
nearly painless. It insures cheerfulness
constitutional vigor TO the child
It is the only perfect and positive specific
for all weaknesses and diseases of the femi-
nine organism
Mrs. F. E. Forgey. of earns, Keyapaha Co.,
Neb., writes: II write to you again concerning
my daughter, Mrs. D. Billings. She has taken
two bottles of Fayoritc Prescription. She
thinks the medicine did her a world Of good
She was confined the 18th of February. Was sick
but short time and has pound daughter.
Got along nicely afterward- Looks good. COM
plexion looks clear, and she says she never felt
well.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
A DANGEROUS counterfeit of the $50
United States silver certificate has been
discovered. The note is of the series
of 1891, check letter 3. The most no.
ticea BILE defect is in the treasury num-
bers. which, although of good color,
are too heavy and out of alignment.
The paper is good and the silk threads
of the genuine are clever1y imita ted
by pen and ink lines on the back of
the counterfeit note.
INTERNATIONAL quarantine of cattle
is to be abolished between Canada and
the United States and rigid inspection
put in force between the two countries.
THE Associated press sent out dis.
patch from Washington on the 18th
positively announcing that President
elect Mckinley had rendered to Sena-
tor Sherman the state portfolio and
that the senator had accepted it and
would be the premier of the incoming
administration.
THE administration at Washington
has concluded to name allotting agents
at once for the Wichita reservation.
but it was expressly stated that no at
tempt would be made to open the res.
ervation, as that was going to be left
for the incoming administration to do.
UNITED STATES MINISTER WILLIS
died recently at Honolulu of a severe
cold contracted in San Francisco before
returning to the Hawaiian islands
THE civil service commission has is
sued a revised schedule of examinations
and instructions to applicants for the
first six months of the year 1897. The
commission cautions all applicants tc
file their applications a considerable
time in advance of the examinations in
order to prevent delays.
THE worlds indoor skating record
for five miles was broken at the ice pal
ace at Washington on the 10th by John
Nilsson. The previous record was
14:47 by Joe Donoghue. Missions time
was 1880 Is.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
GENERAL NEWS.

WILLIAM WALDORF Aston has author
lied the statement that he is not a
naturalized citizen of Great Britain and
has no intention of becoming one.
AT Ell Paso, Tex, United States quar-
antine inspectors directed the killing
of 5000 ''scabby" sheep that had been
brought across the line from Mexico.
BENJAMIN l.. DAVIES, proprietor Of
the Tabard inn at Chattanooga, Tenn,
cut his wife's throat, killing her, and
then shot himself. 1t was thought too
much cigarette smoking had affected
his brain.
THE United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca at the session in Columbus, O., on
the 10th elected D. NJ. Ratchford, of
Ohio, president and w. c. Pearce sec
rotary.
TROUBLE was reported at Byron, Ca,
over an election for municipal offices,
which resulted in a tie vote, causing
the town to be divided into two bitter
factions and for over "a hours the place
was in state of riot, four men having
been shot. The sheriff succeeded in
establishing his authority, but further
bloodshed was looked for.
THE lord mayor of London has asked
the American press to publish an ap-
famine relief fund.
PAYMENT has been stopped by Illinois
on nearly everything except the ex-
penses of the legislature, the state
treasury being empty.
JACK EvERHARDT, of New Orleans,
knocked out Billy Ernst, of Brooklyn,
in the 18th round at New York on the
10th. The men were announced to go
Is rounds at 1877 pounds.
Tom LOWE, 26 years of age, jailed at
Denison, Tex, on a charge of disposing
of mortgaged property, has made
confession in writing that he is the
husband of 16 wives, all of whom he
has married within the last eight
years.
OWING to the pollution of Lake Mich
igan, Chicago's water supply, the board
of education has directed that the sup
ply of drinking water in the 252 public
schools of the city be shut off until
further notice. The order was imme-
diately put into effect.
THE Cuban League of the United
States, New York dispatch says, has
decided to send a special envoy to Cuba
to investigate and report upon the
present status of the war.
WILLIAM NJ. ROE was legally hanged
at Napa, Cal, on the 18th for the muir
der of a woman.
Gov. BUDD, of California, declared
the 10th legal holiday to celebrate
the defeat Of the Pacific railroad fund
ing bill in the national house of rep
resentatives.
WHILE nine fishermen belonging to
Menekaunee, Mich, were tending their
nets on the ice on Green bay on the
18th, the ice parted from the shore and
was carried rapidly out into Lake
Michigan. 1t was thought the fisher
men were doomed to perish and their
wives and children spent the night on
the beach weeping.
BRADsTREET's agency reports ATS bust
ness failures in the United States for
the week ended the 18th against 412 for
the corresponding week of last year.
The immense mills of the Fox Paper
Co., at Crescentville, o., were destroyed
by fire on the night of the 14th. Loss,
estimated at $50. 600.