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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
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Summary . of the Daily News,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
WESTERN STEERS

HogS-RecelptS b-soJ; shipped yesterday. 81
The market was steady SC lower. The fol-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21

uniform regulations regarding the
transportation of corpses and the hand
ling of baggage from yellow fever dis
tricts are among the subjects to be dis
cussed.
THERE was riot among the prison
ers in the st. Louis Jail on the 18th,
during which 20 negroes engaged in a
desperate fight among themselves.
The jailer turned in the riot alarm to
the police, who overpowered the COM
batants and placed them in dungeons.
The fight started over crap game in
which so cents was involved.
RECEIVERS have been appointed for
the Mechanics & Traders Building
association at Chicago. The examina-
ton of the books showed that Secre-
tary French owed the association $780,
600 and held property in his own or
friends names upon which there were
loans of $4,000, secured by mortgages
| upon property only valued at SIS, 900.
French was missing.
A REGISTERED package containing
$4,000, sent by a Chicago bank, was
lost between Omaha, Neb., and Den
yer, Col. The package was traced tc
Omaha.
PRIVATE CHARLES HAMMOND, charged
with being absent without leave.
! was tied by the feet by order OF
Capt. Leonard A. Loveing and dragged
6G0yards by four members of the guard
| at Chicago the other day. The captain
/ followed behind and prodded the
| almost insensible soldier with his
| sword, drawing blood at every thrust.
| The enlisted men who witnessed the
barbarity were in 3 state bordering OF
mutiny.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
"rbc Great Diamond Robbery"

An American melo-drama, "The Great
Diamond Robbery" from the pens of
American authors, interpreted by an
American company, is the attraction
booked at the Providence Opera House
for the first three nights of next week,
April 9TH to 9TH, being its first visit here,
although il has been seen three times in
Boston where it is now being performed
This drama is on record as one of the
great successes of the period. The scenes
which represent the different phases Of
New York life, both social and political,
are to he exact duplicates and worthy of
the master artists who created them. In
the company are found names well known
to the theatre going public as the principal
roles of tho cast include the combined
services of Madame .janauschek, Louise
Closer Fanny Cohen, Cora Edsall,
Joseph +. Whiting, George G. Boniface,
Il. NJ. Hunter, j. III. Cossar, T.. A. Locke.
Gustave Frankcl, James Bevins, Edward
Ames, T.. NJ. Bartlett and Ellen Cum
mems. The sale of seats will begin on Fri
day morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

The management of the knickerbocker
Athletic Club, New York, through the
efforts of Harry ;. Cornish. began last
night "A series of swimming events which
will bo continued on April and IL.
The contests last night wcro at 100 yards
and half-milc. Owing To the diff ference
i'm time between the days set apart for
the swimming events, expert amateur
swimmers from other cities did not enter
last night, but IL is expected that they
will enter before the tournament has been
concluded.
The summary of last nights events
follows
one hundred yards-First trial heat
won by ID. NJ Rcedcr, y. Y. a. c.. j.
r. Mcmillan, knickcrbocker a. c., Sec
ond A. q. Sivcri, X. A. c., third. Time
I'm. 10 lbs
second hcnt--won by +. A. Wenck, \.
Y. \. c.; q. Van Cleaf, n. Y. A. c.,
second, H. NJ. Rawlins, y. y. A. c.,
third. Timc--lm. 81 3 5S.
Third hoat--Won by Norman ID. Murray,
y. Y. \. c.. H. Il. Goidsyein, II. \. c.,
second, j. NJ. Davis \. Y. ~. c., third
Timu-lm. IL Los.
Final hcat-Won by d. NJ Reedcr, \.
Y. A. c. y. Murray, y Y. A. g., Sec
ond; f. A. Wcnck, y. \. A. C., third.
Time-lm. II POS.
ss0-yari racc-Won by Il. A. Wenck, n.
Y. a. c.. Louis Fitzgerald, y. y. a. G.,
second; q. y. Roe, h. \. c., third.
Timc--llm. 81 ADS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

now at practice. Even tife old man OF
Lake Michigan, after luxuriating at Hot
Springs, has broken his long winter si-
lence and what he says has fuzz all over
&C. Whatg Yes, sir! Anson has a sure
thing on the pennant this year, and he says
30 with faith that ought To sprout bay
tree from IA bcechnut. The same essence
of spring peryades the souls OF Hanlon,
Stallings, Joyce and Selec, while othor
clubs need bat a few days more of team
practice to work them all up "among the
first three 80 far as l can figure 10 out,
ifs.the clubs end among the first three M
they are now filing claims, ig will be u
sort of paralleloplped concern with three
clubs deep and four In each line oh, the
pleasures of hope q. p. CAYLoR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
WORK OF THIEVES.
Shooting Gallery at Crescent Park
Broken Into and Robbed.
Bedding, Drap:rIes, Lamps, RI s, etc. {,
Carried Off-NO Gus.

A robbery WAS discovered at Crescent
Park, Wednesday afternoon, II appears
that Daniel Webster who is proprietor Of
the shooting gallery and novelty store op-
pOsite the hotel at Crescent Park, - has
always been his custom az the end OF each
summer season, closed his business at the
resort last fall and packed his stock in
trade with his rifles and other
articles used i'm his business in the lower
story of the building, which was left
securely boarded up for the winter. Mr.
Webster returned from his homo i'm New
York last Wednesday and visited his
premises at the park 10 prepare for the
coming season. When he entered the
building ne discovered thut some time
during mis- absence some one had entered
the building and stolen large part OF
his property. The theft includes bedding,
draperies lamps, rifles, and considerable
of the novelties which constitute his stock
in trade. The place was locked up but on
Investigation II was found that entrance
was gained by breaking q light of glass in
one of the windows reaching the window
spring, and then raising the window. The
thief must have gone several times for the
plumber If taken away in his arms. or else
he must have loaded team. Some think
the robbery WAS committed by thieves with
"A boat and that the property was taken TO
the wharf or shore which Is but "a short
distance and carried away in a boat.
The matter was reported To the River
side police, and is being investigated al
though as yet there seems To be no clue To
the perpetrators
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
CAYLOR ON CORBETTS.
The Fighters Defeat Bids Fair to
Ruin the Pitcher.
Joe Cannot Endure Ridicuie-A New
Contest Proposed.

The blow which knocked Corbett ont
and in ten seconds pat the heayyweight
pugillstic championship of the world into
other hands may be more farreaching In
it's effect than would appear st hrst
thought For instance, IT twould be strange
II that left handed hook blow also indi-
rectly knocked the Baltimore club out OF
tho next baseball championship. Yet IL Is
not an inprobability Jim Corbetts broth
or Joe il one Of the Baltimore clubs pitch
ers. IL Is well known that Manager Han
Ion puts great dependence ON young Cor
belts nowly developed skill at pitching to
holp the Orioles win the fourth successive
pennnnt. 1t is an even chance that his
usefulness on the hallfeld was destroyed
by his brothers defeat in the ring.
Joe Corhett promised TO go direct from
Carson City after March II TO Macon and
join his club at practice. For two days
before tho fight he became SO nervous that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.


The Grand Rapids club has purchased
Pitcher George Cross from Indianapolis
Fred Popkay, of Fitchburg in 90 Is to
manage the Kalamazoo club in the Mich
igan state league.
The Detroit club will travel more miles
than any i'm the Western league this year,
its total being l0,5l2
Manager Long of the Reading team is
tO give n trial 20 IA Lowell pitcher named
Billy Connors, who was on a local team
last season.
Pittsburg, beat team at Roanoke
Monday, 10 10 2. Denny Lyons made
eight hits, and Davis, Smith and Ely
seven each.
Outnelder John Mccarthy of Indian
apolis, formerly of the NewEngland league,
has not signed, as he is not satisfied with
the terms offered him.
The class of '99, Dartmouth College,
has elected Willis B. Hodgkins OF Somer-
Vile Mass. manager Of the class foot
ball team. Hodgkins managed the Wor-
cestcr baseball team in 1895.
The Washington Jockey Club spring
meeting will open Saturday April IL,
and close the following Saturday About
200 horses are now stabbed at the Bennings
track, and 100 more are expected.
Walter II. Hipple Of Barnard school,
New York, and Robert Moore, "a graduate
of the same school will compete in the
coming amateur championships of Eng
lard. Nipple Is the intcrscholastic half
mile champion. Both are members OF
the New York Athletic Club.
Jack O'Connor SAYS: II can only see
baltimore and Cleveland i'm the race for
the flag this year with Chicago likely To
be close up and dangerous. Hanlon' 5
team is the finest aggregation of ball
players over organized, but we play u
game that generally bothers them Anson
will make big bid for the remnant, with
Thornton, Perry, Briggs, Denzer, Calla-
han, Griffith and Friend Us his pitching
staff.
Arizona passed bicycle baggage law
March H. 1897, which reads as follows
'Bicyclos are hereby declared To bc, and
are, doomed baggage for the purposes of
this article, and shall Inc Transported as
biggage for passengers 10y railroad cor
poratlons. and subject TO the same liabili-
ties; and no such passenger shall be re-
quired To crate, cover or otherwise protect
any such bicycle; provided however, that
9 railroad corporation shall not be re-
quirod 10 transport, under the provisions of
this act, moro than one bicycle for any
one person.
Road racing promises to be more popu-
lar this season than ever before i'm this
country. This prediction Is warranted by
the preparations being made in the east
for more and bigger races than were ever
planned before. Two new handicaps of q
miles each, in addition 10 the famous Irv.
ington-Milburn, viii make trio of big
events hard to match These will take
place within radius OF 20 miles OF
Greater New York early in the season.
There will be numerous other important
road contests i'm that vicinity, the entir,
schedule overshadowing any proposed In
other sections OF the country. New Eng
land will shortly have three big road
races, and the books already show more
listed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

The Girls Sewing Circle connected
with the Dyer Avenue Baptist Chapel
held Pink Tea i'm Odd Fellows Hall
Wednesday evening. The following pro-
gram was rendered early I'm tho evening:
Piano solo, Miss Barnes, rcnding; Miss
Arnold cornot solo, Mr.. Burt; soprano
solo, Miss Minnie Moore; reading. Miss
Arnold soprano solo. Miss Williams;
piano solo, Miss Barnes; song Girls
sewing Circle. This program was well
received particularly the solo and encore
of Miss Moore At the close of the pro-
gram there was q sale of pink cups and
saucers and ice cream and cake was also
served. The affair, which WAS for the
benefit of the new organ fund for the
chapel, was "a success both financially and
socially
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
ELMWOOD POSTAL STATION.
Will Probably BE Established at Cor
ner of Elmwood and Potters Aves.

The citizens of Elmwood are very much
elated over the prospect that when the
sub postal stations are established in the
city one will be located in the new and
handsome building at the corner of Elm
wood and Potter's avenues which will be
ready for occupancy about July !. This
is the most desirable location In that part
of the city and i'm less than one year there
will be u line of electrics running through
the latter thoroughfare.
The corner stone of the new building
will bc laid Friday, April 80, and today
the committee that has charge of the
affair, has forwarded an inyi-
tation to Grand Chancellor Levi
= Winchester and staff TO be present
at the ceremony. Col j. ID. Carpenter and
staff of the First Regiment of the Uni
form Rank, has been requested to have
the regiment do escort duty, and also
Judge Joseph ;. q. Cobb of the municipal
bench.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
THE CHESS MATCH.

Tho seventeenth chess game between
Piisbury and Showalter which stood adj
jOurnCd at tho Hamilton club on Ncdncs-
day night was finished at the Brooklyn
chess club yesterday resulting IN win
for ShOwaltor after TO less than 81 moves
The players send the following account
of the ending OF thor gamo; Black
threw away all his ADVANTAGE with 30 RIB,
enabling White TO capture the passed
pawn In exchange for his kings pawn.
In turn, in a long and ditlicult ending
White allowed Black To outplay him and
lost after nearly eleven hours play.
(signed.
JACKSON w. SHOWALTER,
' H. n. PILLSBURY
Score: Pillsbury, z; Showalter, q;
Drawn, B.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
IN COLLISION.
John B. Downey's Carriage Struck by
Trolley Car.

An Eddy street car collidcd with John
B. Downey's carriage near the corner of
Point and Richmond streets last night
three women were overturned into the
street. The carriage was badly damaged
but its occupants escaped serions injury.
One woman was slightly hurt. The car
riage was turned over by the shock of
contact and those In IL were tossed ont in
n heap. The accident seemed tn be un-
ayoidable. Tho car was moving along at
the usual rate Of speed mt this point under
charge of conductor Charles u. Nalpey and
motorman Peckham.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
"The Tarrytown Widow"

good title, suggestive of all kinds Of fun,
is the "Tarrytown Widow which has just
been produced by ID. w. Truss q Co., and has
been voted big popular success. In the cast
are Joseph Hart and Carrie DeMar, Annie
Robinson, r. Patton Gibbs William Norris,
Ida Vernon, Sadie Stringham and several
Others who are equally well known. 1t is said
of this latest contribution 10 American com
edy literature that il has we'll worked out
plot told in concise and suappy lines and is
funny from start to finish 'The Tarry town
widow" will be the attraction at Kcith's next
week.. beginning Monday April 5.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
A FRIENDLY TIP.
Nick Young Gives Advice TO Stan OF
Impires.

President y. u. Young has issued
letter TO the umpircs of the National
League and Western Association, giving
special Instructions.
The important requisites, be says. are
10 enforce the rules honestly and hs they
are writtcn, but not arbitrarily. Inc
virtue of AN umpire he says, consists IN
perfect fearlessucss i'm rendering "a decision
believed 20 be right, and having rendered
10 90 let 10 hc final and ireyOcablc.
greater mistake, he adds, cannOt he made
than 10 try to ''eyen up because afraid
that an incorrect decision has been made.
Players should bo made To keep "A lively
game in progress, ana wrangling dis
couragcd Ii both captains agree 90 COM
monce a game I'm drlZZling rain II
should not bc discontinued unless both
captains request il, unless the rain is so
severe rs 20 drive away the spectators and
prevent fair playing.
Anything both captains request should
be done and the responsibility left with
them, except that when two games are
played in one afternoon and the first game
i long one, the second should be started
five minutes thereafter, regardless OF the
timo remaining TO complete it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
SUNDAY RACING.

Sunday racing issue has been put before
the l.. 4 W racing board, and "A deci-
sion permitting or forbidding sunday
events may be- expected early next week.
Chairman Albert Mott has received
from II. &. Fourton of New Orleans an
application for "a race meet 10 DC held
SUNDAY. April H. The request is made
I'm order to draw from the racing board
a clear statement of its attitude In this
matter and the result Is ,anNiously
awaited by western cyclists VINO are in
tcrcsted an sunday racing.
IL l. Thought that Mr.. Mott will refuse
20 grant the appl iSatinn. and that n loop
hole uf escape from penalties will bo left
for wcstcrncrs who may insist upon sun
dny sport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Run Over by a Low Gear.

The Gillen family lives in the rear of i3
Eagle street and nj 4. ~ o'clock yesterday
afternoon James Gilleu, years of age,
was run over ny low gear on which he
had been riding and severely injured.
The lad tried to got of and fell bcncath
the rear wheel of the vehicle which passed
over him. The injured child's screams
attracted attention and the driver of the
gear stopped. This was his lrst knowl-
edge of the accident. The boy was taken
to his home where DIR. Pagan was of tho
opinion that no bones had been broken
but that the boy might be injured inter
nally
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
TO GIVE UP THE GHOST.
United Press Will Cease Furnishing
News Next Wednesday Night.

New York. April 1.-The following
notice has been issued by the assignee Of
the United Press:
Ito whom il may concern:
The news service of the United Press
will bo discontinued after the night of
April T. or about o'clock I'm the morn
ing Of April \. No news dispatches will
bo received from correspondents reporters
or news agencies, or paid for. and the SER
vice of all employees will be dispensed
with after that time. (signed)
L. q. MASON Assignee. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

The schooner Yacht Ymnpa T. fitting
out at New London for long foreign
voyage She will sail from New York
f0r England about NAV IL and may So
around the world. Her owner. r. :.
Palmer will take along with him few
friends
The steam Yacht Narada Captain Brant
a. fitting out ut New London for cruise
to Europc. She will LEAVE in juno.
The new steel steam yacht Alccdo de
signed by a. :. chcshpruugh, of Boston.
will bc launched frOIh the ward of Hsrlan
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Archbishop Plunkett Dead.

Dublin. April The Right Hon and
most Rev. William Conyngham plunkctt,
Archbishop of Dublin. who has beer
seriously III. died at q O'Clock this morn.
ing. lie was born I'm 1875 and succccde,
to the title OH the death Ut his father In
1851. Lord plunkctt was elected Arch
bishop of Dublin on the resignation ol
Archbishop Trench I'm lsSl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Anniversary of Spiritualism.

The 18th anniversary of modern spirit
ualism was celebrated by the People ;
Progressive Spiritualist Association i'm
B. T. Hall yesterday morning. afternoon
and evening. The exercises consisted of
addresses, rccitations and music Several
beautiful views were also shown 10y Pro
fcssur Charles Walker of Salem, Mass
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Case of Sailor Ramsay.

Washington. April The state depart
mcnt il in active correspondence by mail
ard cable with United states Minister
Mckenzie at Lima Peru respecting the
case uf the American sailor, Ramsay, AR
rested three months ago, at Gallo as the
result OF u street brawl and who has just
been sentenced To years imprisonment
for disorderly conduct The state depart
nent has demanded the release of the
man. holding that under the treaty he
should have been tried or released within
10 dnys after arrest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Woman Chaser at Elmwood.

There is woman chaser in Elmwood
and be will be summarily dealt with il he
falls into the hands Of the police who are
looking for him. Complaint has been
made by several young women that "a man
has accosted them and used insulting
language. The police have been provided
with n good description of the fellow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Got Fight News by Cable.

New York, April I. The British steamer
Oxus. which arrived this morning from
Galveston, has been engaged i'm the work
OF repairing the Mexican cable between
Galveston and Tampico FOR the past five
weeks. The shore end Of the cable at
Tampico was picked mp on March IL and
the entire crew were enabled TO learn the
progress of the Corbett fitsimmons fight
round by round from start to finish Of
rho ught
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

Eighty In every hundred bear the taint of
this dread disease. small at it, beginning
but may prove a tOItun' for life II neg
lcted. George Lewis, ~ Shamokin. IA. .
says am eighty years old. | have BEEN
a Suifcrr from cntarrh for fifty years DIR
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder completely
cufud mc ] look upon ~ ~ "a miracle. ~
IL j. delightful and safe to use Sold by
L. l.. Dithrop. - Westminster - Bland
lne a BlnndinR - aud - Mcybossct -
uco l.. Claflin q Co, 81 go ~ south
Main It
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01

Many rases of 'Grippc' have lately boau
cured bv one Minute Cough Cure. Tlisprspa-
ration seems specially ndaptcd Co The cure ~
this disoasc. n acts ouicslv, thus preventing
SERIOUS complications ana lad effects In which
this disease uftcn leaves the untionL
Joseph :. John-tons lharmacv, S0 West.
minister street. Mcizgcr. harmacv. 20
North Main street. AlfrTFs Pharmacy. n
Eddy street: ics'ph Driver RiVcrsiac Phar
rnaoy Nanton avenue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Pleaded Guilty TO Forgery.

Portland. Oregon, April Ezra
Durand, who was arrested I'm Cairo about
a month ago, was brought here 90 answer
to several charges of forgery and has
pleaded guilty TO two indictments SEN
tcncc was postponed. IL Is said Durnnd' :
president OF the Duraud Organ and Piano
pomuauy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Funeral Of Father Haley.

Salem, Mass, April 1.-The funeral Of
the late Rev. William Haley, for many
years pastor of the immaculate Concep-
tion Church in this city, who died at
West Newton Monday. was held from his
old church today. solemn requiem mass
was celebrated at 10 o'clock by Rev
Thomas II. Shahan Of Maiden, who was
formerly pastor at IT. James Church i'm
this city .Rcv Lewis Walsh of st John $
Seminary was nastcr Of ceremonies and
the eulogy was pronounced by, Rev; Mich
ael O Brien Of It. Patrick's Church,
Lowell The burial was in St. Mary s
cemetery.
They are so small that the most sensitive
persons take them they are 80 effective tnat
the most obstinate cases OF consultation, head
ache and torpid liver yield 20 them. That IL
why DoWitt's Little Early Risers are known
n The famous little pills.
Joseph =. Johnston's Pharmacy. S03 West
minister street; Metzger's Pharmacy laO North
Main st cot; Alfrcd's Pharmacy, IL Eddy
street: Joseph Driver. Riverside Pharmacy.
81 Manton avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
Trout Season Opens.

Boston, April THE legal open trout
season i'm this stats opened today several
fishing clubs and prominent sportsmon
left town FOR wcll.known streams In
various parts of the state. In Maine the
season opens May !.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
SPORTING WORLD.

the ilth. She is owned by Mr. q. w.
Child Drexcl of the Philadelphia Ledger.
Captain John NJ Barr left Boston last
evening for Newport. where ho Is 20 nc
Buinham OF tho New York Yacht Club