Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE COLOR LINE.
Separate Schools for Negroes in Paw
nee County. Ok.
COMMANDER BoTKIN's VIEW.
The Kansas Department G. a. r. Must Not
Be Used by Politicians-Catholic Col
lege for Women-Hog Cholera Ex-
observation-disclosures Trust

NEwKIRK. Ok, June 2O.-The follow
Ing notice has been issued by the SUI
perintendent of schools of Pawnee
county: according to the law, en-
acted by the 1896 session of the legis-
lature. the colored people must take
steps toward organizing separate dis
tricts- Therefore, any colored voter
may circulate a petition, signed by
colored voters, to include any territory
that may be desired to be set apart for,
and to be formed into a school district
for colored children, said petition to
be presented to the county superin-
tendent, who will thereupon organize
the district according to law The
colored population are nearly all in
favor of mixed schools, and will OPP
pose the order, claiming it is unconsti'
tutional.
Commander Botkin's View.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 20.-Commander
Botkin, of the Kansas department of
the Grand Army of the Republic, has
issued an order appointing aids to the
commander in various parts of the
state, and incidentally discouraging
the use of the Grand Army as political
machine. .'It is nobody's business"
says Commander Botkin, show a com
rade of the 6. A. r. may vote. SO long
as he remains loyal to his associates
and flag, and during the continuance
of the administration of the Kansas de-
partment the @. A. r. shall not be used
by politicians of any party for their
own selfish political purposes. Only
one test can be made for membership,
and that test is past and present 10y
atty and an honorable discharge from
the union army or navy"
Catholic College for Women.
WASHINGTON. June 20. = Mother
Julian, superior-general of the Ameri-
can branch of the Sisters of Notre
Dame, is in the city arranging for the
esta blishment here of the first Ameri-
can Catholic college for women. A pot
of ground near the Catholic university
has been purchased, and the new insti-
tuition will be under the auspices OF
the university authorities. The fac
ulty. however, will be composed of
women of the order. The institution
will be known as Trinity college, and
ground for the buildings will be
broken shortly. convent will also
home of all the students in the vicinity
of Washington.
Hog Cholera Experiments.
CLARINDA, Ia, June 20.-Dr. John
McBernay and III. b. Waldron, of the
bureau of animal industry of the agri-
cultural department at Washington,
have arrived in the city on business
connected with the government eX-
pertinent station in Clarinda for the
determination of hog cholera in Page
county. They will first take census
Of the county preparatory to the gov
eminent experiments. This city was
made the experiment headquarters for
the state of Iowa on the recommended
ton of Gov. Drake, and all of the gov
eminent experiments in this state for
the suppression of hog cholera will be
made in Page county.
Glucose Trust
CHICAGO, June 90. According to
brokers and commission men a glucose
trust has been formed It's existence
was suspected two or three weeks ago
when the price of the long sweeten-
ing' took an upturn on totally in
active market. Since then brokers
have been kept busy recording the quo
tations sent them by the refiners. Con-
rad Matthi esson. president of the Chi
cago Sugar Refining Co., is supposed
to be the prime mover in the new
trust. With but two exceptions every
big glucose company in the United
States is said to be included in the
combine. Mr.. Matthieson refuses to
talk on the matter.