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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15
Change in Mail Service.

KANSAS CRY, No, July 1.-THE
mail service over the Pittsburg & Gul:
train, which leaves Kansas City at l.:
o'clock a m. and runs to Si1oan
Springs, Ark, will be discontinued
Monday, July IL, and the Kansas City
mail for points along that road will be
carried on the Arkansas Traveller
train, which leaves Kansas City at sis
p. m. and runs through to Shreveport
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
wAsHINGroN NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and party re
turned to Washington on the 9th from
Canton, o. The president was evil
IDENTIFY fatigued from his journey and
suffered from the heat.
THE navy department wants the
president to fly his personal flag over
the white house, to denote his presence
in Washington, instead of the Ameri-
can flag.
The treasury department has issued
a circular warning people of danger
Gus counterfeit of the So silver certif-
cate, series of 1896, which recently has
been placed in circulation. The new
counterfeit bears check letter ''B." 1t
consists of two pieces of paper which
split easily. The note has an oily feel
ing, because of the soft paper. The
portraits of Fulton and Morse are very
faint.
SENATOR IsHAM G. HARRIS, of Ten
nessee, died at Washington on the sth,
in his s0th year.
THE war department has made the
annual allotments of money to provide
arms and equipments for the militia in
the various states. Kansas receives
$s,626.12 Missouri, $14,64441; Okla.
homa, So, s72.O3. The total appropria-
ton made for the whole country was
$400, 900.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has pardoned
Robert M. Allen, sentenced to five
years in the Missouri penitentiasry for
mail robbery.
Mr.. DINGLEY has announced that the
conference committee would give no
hearing to anyone on the tariff bin.
Those interested in articles affeeted by
the bill may, however, submit any in
formation they may wish to have con-
sidered in writing.
THE commissioner of pensions has
before him the cases of about leo vetef-
ans dismissed from the pension eHiee
during the last administration na she
seek reinstatement. They are being
carefully considered, and where pessi-
BILE and circumstances warrant it reihs
statement will be made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15
Galena. Kan. Foandry Burned.

GALEEA, Kan, July 1o.-Fire broke
put in the Rauch & Kennedy foundry
and machine shops last night at ten
o'clock and in less than an hour the
entire structure was total loss The
cause of the FIRE is unlnowz.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15
AntI-Pass Law in Force.

LINCOLN. Neb., July 1.-THE new
law prohibiting the giving, taking or
using of passes or other free privileges
on street cars went into effect yester-
day. In this town aldermen were
principally affected Free gas, water
and the like are also barred.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-15

There were three deaths from the
heat at Pittsburgh, Pa. on the 10th.
two at Cincinnati and three at Indian
apoiis. Ind All places reported 9
large number OF prostrations.
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Fa1ston, Pa, and ten cars were precip-
itated into the Erie river. Forty
tramps were on the train and one dead
and three injured were taken out and
six others were reported missing.
AT st. Louis on the Sth the thermom
eter showed 100 degrees on the street
and seven people died from the heat,
one man attempted suicide and there
were at least four out of the many
prostrations which will prove fatal.
Two aeronauts. named Prof. George
Weston and III. Section, were fearfully
injured while attempting an ascension
at Eureka, Cal. When the balloon was
| inflated it shot up go feet with Section
entangled in the ropes He was dropped
to the earth and sustained fractures
from which he viii die. Prof. Weston
chung to the parachute and the wind
/ carried him against the tops of some
trees and he. too, dropped to the earth
and was mangled in terrible manner.
| LOUIS REINIcKE and Edward Long
| hurst had their hands badly torn by
cannon drecrackers at Dubuque. Ia
on the 9th, and lad named Peter
Miller looked into his toy cannon te
see why it did not GO off and had his
eye blown out.
THE national conference of the mid
( dle-of-the-road popufists at Nashville
Tenn. on the 9th adopted a lengthy
address to the people. declaring against
fusion, reaff rIning the platform of ths
peoples party, especially the initiativs
and referendum, and calling upon al
to join in the contest it is waging.
plan for reorganizing the party wa.
also Adopted
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TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

]. L, Downs, of Cleveland, o., who shot
himself in Central Park, New York,
Thursday night, is dead.
The twelve brewing companies operating
in central Pennsylvania are to be CONSOLE
dated with capital of $12OO0.0OO
The trial of the wife of Governor Atkin-
son. of West Virginia, on the charge of
forgery, was continued at Chenille yester-
day.
At New Orleans last night Joe Geier was
shot and killed by Emile Tuyes. The men
had quarreled and Geier had threatened
Tuyes with violence.
The Hon. Hoke Smith, former secretary
of the interior has been elected president
of the Board of Education of Atlanta to
succeed Judge Howard Van Ep2s, resigned.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has adjudged
guilty of willful and corrupt misconduct in
Ia. which passed a resolution raising their
salaries in 1895.
The dead body of Robert A Penning. fif-
teen years old was found under the ruins
back of the Detroit opera house, making
the first fatality in connection with
Wednesday nights fire in that city.
Patrick Paine, a wife murderer, was le-
galIy hanged at Monroe, La. yesterday. He
asserted his innocence to the last, was per-
fectly cool and collected, and drank a glass
of egg nogg and smoked cigar on the
scaffold.
The seven principal employers of cornice
and sky-light makers in Brooklyn yester-
day agreed to the demands of the strikers,
who returned to work. The strikers de-
manded a $3.50 per day scale. The capitula-
ton of the Brooklyn employers will, it is
said considerably improve the chances Of
the strikers in New York.
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PLYMOUTH, Ind. Oct. S.-The funeral of
Charles r. Hughes, formerly agent of the
J.. e. e. w. in this city, took place in Argos
to-day at o'clock, conducted by Plymouth
Commandery, Knights Templars, and the
Masonic Fraternity of Argos. Mr. Hughes
! died Wednesday morning aged thirty-sever.
He was councilman of this city for many
years, also deputy postmaster. Religious
services were conducted by the Rev. w. W.
Raymond rector Of st. Thomass Church
of Plymouth.
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct S.-Isaac N. Hurst, a
well-known G. A. r. veteran, of this city,
died this morning after a long illness with
cancer. He born in Rush county in 1888
and served through the civil war. AT differ
ent times he was a resident of Noblesville
and Frankfort.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Oct. S.--Theodore
Thyle, a resident of this county for forty
years, died at Hebron last night, aged sew
enty. About two years ago he went blind
and a short time before his death his sight
returned, and he could see as well as ever.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct S.-Nrs. Elder
Overstreet died last night at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Banta, near Rocklanes
She was seventy-eight years old and we'll
known woman in this county.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. s. = Martin l..
6tratton, aged fifty-four, died to-day of
heart trouble. He was born in this city,
and was one time city clerk. A wife sur
wives him.
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the board ordered at that meeting except
the permanent record and impression
No. know one thing. I would not put
anything in the records the board did not
order. There's the record You can see for
yourself what il shows.
Mr.. Spencer was in a position, had he
been so minded, to have written the de-
scriptlon OF the mayors land upon the
minute books. Circumstances. could not
nave been more favorable. AT the next
meeting the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with, and the two commissioners
who would have objected would have been
none the wiser. Mr.. Perry says most posi-
lively that If the record shows She Taggart
land was taken in it is falsihed. and Mr..
English says that he has no recollection of
it having been discussed on that occasion.
SPENCER'S TALK LAST NIGHT.
Late last night Mr.. Spencer was found by
a reporter for the Journal who showed
him Colonel Perry's declaration on this
subject
Wait a minute" he said before he
would discuss the question. He was gone
from the mayors private office for a few
minutes. When he returned he said:
There has been no Justification OF the
records in the Office of the park commits
are not true they are simply mistakes,
nothing more. There is no intentional
Justification
Just then Mayor Taggart came in. Mr..
Spencer admitted that he had gone to talk
with the mayor before committing himself
and the two men seemed to understand
each other perfectly they talked about
the case. Said Mr.. Taggart
The records are there to show for them
selves, and they are without doubt more
accurate than the memory Of any member
of the board"
Mr.. Spencer was asked if the board APP
proved the minutes of each meeting at each
subsequent meeting.
Il remember distinctly" he said, that at
the meeting next following the meeting of
April 16 the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with
His attention had been called to this, and
he had discussed it with another reporter
in 10 q
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COVERT ALMOST MoBBED.
SpirituaIists Rose Up Against Him for
ViIifying Woman.

Ninfy1nS a w Woman.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct S.-The Covert
Hull Spiritualist debate came near having
q ''rough-house' ending tonight. In his
closing speech Covert took advantage of the
bars Hull had thrown down by mentioning
as an example the name of Mrs. Hull, who
is a medium. Covert took the stand, and
in affirming that all mediums are liars
knaves. frauds or ignoramouses," he went
over to HulIs table and shaking his finger
said: IF your wife is a medium of this sort
] affirm that she is a liar knave, fraud or
ignoramus. Hull did not take his eyes
from his papers, but calmly faced the audi
Snce. AT once there came bowls, kissing
and cries of throw him out"
Covefts nature cropped out under this
fire. Instead of being inundated, he con-
tinued, and fired by the Kissing accused
HUI of having previous questionable rela-
tons with his wife, even charging that he
had lived in adultery with Mrs Hull for
indignation from the audience and yellS of
Throw him outr' Spiritualists sprang to
their feet and some made a movement
toward the platform, but Hull and the
moderators met the advance and demanded
quiet. They finally prevailed but fifteen
minutes later Covert started the same COM
motion by sharp thruStS at the MillSpaughs
Hnligosses and other Anderson Spiritual
lists and there was another rising to feet
and Yelling, but again quiet was restored
vectives until he had finished his argument
Spiritualists received thrusts tonight that
will make them Covert'S enemies 10 dea tn
and trouble is expected. Covert thor Gus bly,
Hull closed with gem of 0acifying cratory
and argument.
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Double RegimentaI Reunion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Oct. S.-For two
days this city has been decorated with
flags and bunting in honor of the Seventy
fifth and Observation-Disclosures Indiana
Regiments that have been holding their
fifteenth annual reunion here. Two hun
dred of the veterans were present and en-
joyed one of the best meetings in the his
tory of the organizations. The opera house
was packed last night at the campfire.
Speeches were made by Hon. Thomas f..
Boyd, ex-Department Commander Caylor
and Isaac Hiatt, of this city; Congressman
Steele, of Marion; Captain Hiligoss. of
Muncie; Mr.. King, of Illinois; Adam Foust,
of Warren; c. S. w. Pettijohn. of Horton
Vile; DIR. Mendenhall, of New Castle; Mr..
Justice, of Wells county, and Captain b. r.
Williams, of Wabash. The reunion closed
this morning with a business session. The
following officers were elected: President,
w. S. Stitt. of Wabash; secretary, Captain
Il. F. Williams, of Wabash. The next re-
union will be held in Wabash on the 9Th and
9TH of October 1888
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nois street, where another report was
drawn up by Mr.. Dewar. He says that 1t
was handed TO Mr.. Ohleyer, who still has
1t in his possession. 1t was of about the
same tenor as the one first drawn up in
the committee meeting at the city hall
Subsequently there were various meetings
at the Grand Hotel and 1t was finally
agreed that certain tracts. estimated at
SOS, 500 should be included. This left $50, 900
to cover discrepancies between the esti-
mated values and the price that would have
to be paid. Finally Mr.. Dewar was in
structed TO write. the agreement that the
Democratic members of the Park Board
were to sign. binding them as to what
tracts the money would be spent for and
binding them TO spend $50 600 for labor. Mr..
selected was TO be totally dsregarded and
the Democrats were to modify the action
tracts on Feb S Before this point was
reached, however, the mayor, in a personal
conversation with Mr.. English. who had
meantime recovered, discovered that Meth
Mr.. English nor Mr.. Perry could not be
relied on to allow the deal to go through.
On April !. 1897 two days after the agree
ment appears to have been executed, Mr.
Spencer was appointed park clerk to sue
coed Colonel Holloway and in a little over
in the record.
HOLT TAKES THE COPY.
After Mr. Dewar was Instructed to pre-
pare the agreement he drafted it at his own
house. took 1t to Mr.. Holt who took it from
him for the purpose of having typewriter
copy made and to secure Mr.. Englishs sig
nature. y meeting of all the parties Messrs.
Dewar, Clark, Kirkhoff and Ohleyer, of the
finance committee, Messrs Holt and Lieber,
of the Park Board, and Mayor Taggart, was
arranged for. Before Mr.. Holt returned the
agreement at this meeting Mayor Taggart
informed Mr.. Dewar that Mr.. English would
sanction and rattfy any agreement ne might
make. That was before Mr.. English ex-
pressed himself so forcibly against the scan
DIAL. The parties got together in the Grand
Hotel in the little room behind the bal"
to which Mr.. Bookwalter has referred, and
the agreement was discussed. Some one
(Mr. Dewar cannot now recall whether it
was Mr. Holt or Mr.. Lieber or both of them)
insisted that it be amended so as to allow
for the purchase of the propagating ground
Git was never in the evidence that this land
belonged to the mayor so far as the council
men knew and the demand was acceded to.
Mr.. Dewar wrote the amendment in this
Slittle room" Then Mr.. Holt signed his
name on the last line and Mr.. Lieber signed
on the next line above Mr. Dewar says
that the mayor was present and knew what
was going on.
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w. C. T. U. CONVENTION
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL GATHER
ING NOW AT SOUTH BEND.
Biggest Well Yet Found in Peru Oil
Field Yields 1000 Barrels Daily
-spirituaIist Debate.
pecial 10 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND Ind, Oct. S.-The twenty
fourth annual State convention of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union be-
gan in the First Christian Church this
morning and will close on Monday evening.
Nearly every county in Indiana is repre-
sented by one or more delegates, over two
hundred being present All of the State Off
GERS are here. Mrs. Luella T. McWhirter
OF indianapolis, presdes and her work to-
day stamps her one Of the best execu-
tives the organization has ever had. The
church is attractively decorated and, be-
sides delegates number of visitors are in
attendance. Mrs. McWhirter called the first
session to order at o'clock this morning
and Mrs. w. NJ. Stable, of Hartford City,
conducted the opening revival. The roll
call showed all of the leading officers pres
ent Routine business was followed by the
presidents annual address, the feature of
work of the w. G. II. u. in the State and
dwelt with much emphasis the efforts
OF the body before the late Indiana as
semDly TO secure the passage of certain
laws.
This afternoons session opened with re-
lgious services by Mrs Ada Unruh of Ore
gon, national organizer. Then came the re-
port of the corresponding secretary, fol-
lowed by the treasurer's report. This even
u.
convention on behalf of the city; Rev. c. d.
Case, of the First Baptist Church, on be-
half of the churches: Myron Campbell,
president of the City Board of Education,
on behalf of the public schools, and Mrs
Eva Taggart, president of the Central w.
&. II. L., on behalf of the South Bend
unions. Mrs. McWhirter responded. The
nual medal contest followed. The following
committees were appointed at the morning
meeting:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mary r. Balch. Indian
apolis Mrs Ella Wright, Greensburg; II.
c. Travis, Elkhart
Finance-Mesdames Amanda 7. Whitson,
Indianapolis: A. c. Vail, Goshen; Hannah
STANDBY, Economy.
Observation-Disclosures L. NJ Beck, Bloom
tngton; A. L. Greene, Lafayette.
Observation-Disclosures S n. Grouse, La
fayette; M. A. Tompkins, Glkhart; Reta
Jones, Alexandria.
Plan Of Work-rhe Rev. Matte o. Cam
mack, Marion; Mary Hadley, Bloomngdale;
Alice Geary, Logansport; Ella j. Davis,
Richmond; Or. Lizzie T.. Holloway, Spice
Outland, Sycamore.
CourteSies-Mesdames Eva e. Taggart
and w. Il. Slower, both of South Bend
Club for Message, the State Paper-Geof-
giana Moser, Loogootee; Emma Holloway,
North Manchester.
Timekeeper-Mrs. o. S. French, Indian
ap0lis.
Resolutions-AIrs. Frances Boyer, Frank
fort, chairman.
On Nomination of Trustees of Ford Had
ley Institute-EranceS Potter, Indianapolis;
Mary Hadley, Bloomingdale; Ida Ellis,
Paramount; Minnie Stewart Pierceton.
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THousANp-nARREL WE'LL.
New Impetus to the Oil Excitement In
the Peru Field

Srecial to the indianapolis Journal.
PERU. Ind, Oct. s.-The oil excitement
in Peru has been given fresh impetus by
several big wells just completed. The Blair
well, on the Dukes lot, which is pronounced
the biggest natural pumping well ever dis
covered, is making one thousand barrels
daily. Bolds Bros. of Geneva, drilled in
well on the Kader lot adjoining, which is
as big as the Black well. The Home Com
pany well on the McCrea farm is making
three hundred barrels. w. p. Black COM
pieted his SECOND well on the MoGrady lot
which is good fer $50 barrels, and the Basket
Company no. win make about the same.
These wells are drilled close to wells which
have been pumping from thirty to sixty
days and their production is considered
phenomenal.
This morning work was begun on the Peo-
PIES No. 1 well, which was the first In
the Peru field and has been pumped ever
since it was drilled. The well will be drilled
further into the rock and already its flow
has been greatly increased. Next week sew
eral wells will be completed north north
west southeast and southwest OF the city
within a radius OF five miles each way and
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Bryan Day at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Oct S.-From Ken
lucky, from Alabama. from Georgia and
from all portions of Tennessee people
flocked to the exposition to-day to witness
the celebration of Nebraska day and to hear
the grounds and buildings were packed and
the people from out of town were in the
majority Tonight the attendance was in
large proportion from the city. Figures are
not obtainable. but during the day and
evening it is estimated that forty thousand
to forty-five thousand people attended To-
night, on military plaza. Mr.. Bryan made
q political speech to an audience of fifteen
thousand TO twenty thousand people upon
the issues of the day.
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WANTS A RECEIVER.
John w. Evans Sues the Cleveland
Linseed Oil Company.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. S.-John w Evans
brought suit to-day against the Cleveland
Linseed Oil Company, in which he is a
stockholder. asking for a receiver. He de-
clares that there is a conspiracy on the part
of the large stockholders to freeze out the
smaller ones by transferring the companys
property to one of their number on condition
that he assume all the debts. He declares
that the conspirators represent that the
company is in financial straits, whereas he
knows it to be not true. The defendants,
members of the board of directors of the
company profess to be astounded by Mr..
Evans's suit, They say the company is
sound financially and can pay its debts
easily, and that there is no thought of trans
ferring the property.
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GET-RIcH-QuIcK SCHEME.
A. l.. Van Busl<irI< offered High-Grade
Bicycles for So.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE. ILL.,, Oct. S.-Postoffice In
spector NJ. G.. Price, of the Chicago division,
to-day arrested A. L. Van Buskirk, a we'll
known Danville citizen, for the illegal use
of the mails and United States Commission
er Young held him to the federal grand
jury in $500 bonds. 1t is charged that Van
Buskrk under the name of the Syndicate
Cycling Club. sent out circulars broadcast
over the. United States, Offering the recip-
tents high grade bicycle for 50. The cheap
price was said to be for the purpose of
introducing the bicycle in new neighbor-
hoods. Not a single bicycle was sent out
in return for the many S. bills sent in. The
postofice box was rented by man in Cow
ington, Ind, believed to be Van Buskirk
under the fictitious name of j. II. Rogers.
The Danville postoffice people were unable
to locate the Syndicate Cycle Company and
Price was sent for. Van Buskirk for q num-
Der of years has been principal of Van Bus
kirk Business College, a successful institu-
ton occupying the fourth floor of the First
National Bank building
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halfway Over White Pass.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ST. n. Farm
returned from the East, where he succeed
ed in organizing a company 10 build a
steam railroad from Skaguay to Lake Ben
the company has been incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey, by James A. Nc
Naught for many years solicitor of the
Northern Pacific Railroad; Senator Watson
c. Squire. of Washington; John A. Stew
art prominent mining man of Washing
ton. and James G. Maturin, of New Jer-
sey. The road win be narrow gauge. is
expected to cost $3.50 900, and it is proposed
to complete the road by June 1 of next
wear
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Sister GOnzaga-

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s.-Sister Con
zaga, the Oldest Sister of Charity in the
Tinted States. and for over fifty years the
sunerioress of ST Joseph's Orphan Asylum,
this city died at the asylum to-day.
Sister Gonzaga was born near Emmetts-
burg, Md, in 1872, and when old enough at
tended the school at that place. Her name
was Agnes Grace, and the members OF the
family are still we'll known in that sec
ton of the country. When she was but
fifteen wears of age she entered the church,
and from that time until her death was a
Sister of Charity. During the civil war
Sister Gonzaga took the field as an army
nurse and it was while acting in that ca
pacity that she was able to give consola-
ton to many a dying soldier