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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
MR.. GLADSTONE is KISSED.
General Convention of the Irish In
dependent League.

Dublin, Oct. l2.--The first general ma
tional convention of the Irish Independent
League, organized by John Redmond, NJ
p. the Parnellite leader, opened here this
afternoon. Eight hundred enthusiastic
delegates were present and cheered yocif-
erously every speech which met with their
approval They jeered the names of Dill
Ion, Healy and Davitt, and Kissed the
name of Gladstone, when Redmond char
acterized him as "the Englishman who be.
trayed Ireland"
There was no discord whatever and the
resolutions were all adopted with enthus-
iasm, and a telegram from the Irish
League of New York was heartily cheered.
Every possible effort was made to organize
thoroughly representative convention
Invitations were issued to all corpora
tons, town commissioners, poor law guar.
dians, foresters, members of the Gaelic
Athletic club, literary societies, amnesty
associations, national banks, trades and
labor councils, registration associations,
Young Ireland associations and national
workingmen's clubs.
Mr.. Redmond. in a long speech de,
nounced the liberals for abandoning homs
rule, and declared that the only hope Of
Ireland was Independent action without
any alliance with the English parties, ex-
planning that the Dillonites wanted ar
"emasculated system of federation a sort
of glorified vestry, instead of free parlia-
ment."
Resolutions We're adopted reaflirming
that the Irish question can only be set
tied by the concession of national self.
government, and calling upon all men,
bers of parliament who for the last few
years have pursued a mistaken policy to
rejoin the Independent party, unite upon
the principles of Charles Stewart Parnell.
and demanding the release of political
prisoners as an act of simple justice and
humanity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
BY RAIL TO ROSSLAND.
Big Steel Bridge at NOrthport Omen
ed to Traffic.

Northport, Oct. l3.-Amid the strains
of the Northport band and the footing of
whistles, the big bridge over the Column
bia river carrying the Red Mountain
tracks to Rossland has been tested and
opened for traffic. The bridge was tried
by backing three loaded coal cars and
four flat cars of stone pushed by the 100
ton engine, No. 8, and the so ton engine,
No. 3, over to the reservation side. The
engines then returned, and later in the
evening the freight train from Rossland
came direct into the yards over the new
bridge
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
IN TROUBLE OVER A CENT.
August #. Merten Used a Po.tal
Card In Violation of the Law.

San Francisco, Oct. l3.-August F. Mer.
ten, member of the firm of Merten &
Co., wholesale grocers, has been arrested
charged with having violated the pos.
tai laws. Mrs. NJ. A. Keller of pleasan.
ton owed the firm for groceries furnished
and being unable to collect the account
Merten sent her postal card upon the
back OF which was pasted a newspaper
clipping giving an account of an arrest q,
man for embezzlement Underneath #
Merten had written the words: "Tbis
,ase IS parallel to yours" Merten was
placed under bonds in the sum OF $1,000
o appear for examination when requir.
d.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16

$50 acres sold, 1862 acres taken up by
original desert entry and 5543 taken up
by homestead filings. The amount OF
homestead entries for the month of Sep
TENDER was l705 and the number of acres
taken up in desert entries 862.
The most important event that has oc-
CURED in Ketchum for long time was
the departure the other day of a party
bound for the gold fields of Alaska. The
seekers for wealth are Al Griffith. David
Jones, Joe Johnson and Will Smith.
David Jones and AL Griffith were the pro-
jectors of the enterprise, Mr. Jones hav-
ing organized compLny in Butte Tor the
purpose of prospecting and exploiting
gold mines and claims in the Klondike
country.
British Columbia.
The death is announced of II. p. Bales
of Dewdney. He was one of the pioneers.
Alex Trainer, who has been with the
the Stickeen route, states that 1000 men
passed Telegraph creek bound for the
klondike by all the Canadian routes.
William Mackenzie, the we'll known
capitalist and largely interested in street
railway enterprises, has about concluded
negotiations to purchase the Vancouver
gas works.
The Danish colony at the northerly
end of Vancouver island is making good
progress. The Willapa on its last trip
took two additional families from Vic
toria to join the colonists.
Under engagement by the British Co
lumbia Legislature, Prof. I. f. Paterson
has arrived in the province for the purpose
of instructing the farmers in practical
agriculture, dairying, etc.
The collections of inland revenue in
Victoria during September totalled $l0,-
090.34, the several items of receipts be-
ing: Spirits $7,204.73, malt $S07.72, to-
bacco $l46l.l0, methylated spirits $6l.09.
other receipts $l450.
The Inspector of fruit pests, r. NJ.
Palmer, is still continuing his crusade
against the San Jose scale, and to assist
him in this work he is anxious to have
the cooperation of all fruit growers. Re
Gently he discovered the San Jose scale
in an orchard on Salt Spring island and
in one in Nanaimo district. The trees
in both orchards were destroyed in order
to prevent the spread of the pest.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
British Marines for EsauimaIt.

Montreal, Oct, IA detachment of LA
blueiackets and marines, under command
of Lieutenant Commander Smith, has ar
rived here on the steamer State of Cali
fornia. They were at once dispatched
over the Canadian Pacific for the Pacific
station at Esquimault.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16

Simla, Oct. IA dispatch from Nam
mund announced that the Jirga tribesme1.
have surrendered their Martini breech-
loading rifles and have solemnly sworn to
maintain peace and drive out Umra
khans. The troops forming the Nam
mund expedition have destroyed 26 forti-
ned villages and have killed many of the
insurgent natives.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
New Turkish Miniater

Washington, Oct l2.-The state depart,
ment has received word that Aliferouck
hey has been appointed Turkish minister
to the United States.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
Failure in Chicago,

Chicago Oct. l2.-The department store
Oh the Simmons Company has been closed
by creditors. The liabilities are estimated
at 100000; assets about the same.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16

Inc japanese government has just con-
.racted with the Illinois Steel Company
Tor 10000 tons of steel rails and fasten-
ings
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16

SPANS debt requires an annual interest
ayment of S7O,OOO,O0O. Most of it is
ribute on borrowed money.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16

Many new houses are being built at
Wallace.
Forty-five students are in attendance
at the Weiser academy with II OF 10
more to come.
A Lewiston man reports stock oil al ue,
scriptions looking well on Salmon river
There is a plentiful supply of good grass
and all the stockmen feel assured 'li"'
but little loss will be suffered during inc
winter.
Parties arriving at Kendrick from 'he e
new settlements along the timber report
bear numerous and unusually bold TINS
season. The berry crop was snort " H''D
accounts for fearlessness. r..
The record of the Boise land ONCE iol
the past quarter shows there have Dec"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
GREAT BEND KANSAS, THURSDAY JANUARY 81 1897.

the people are fools, but because they
know from long experience that even
the dearest water pays.
For long time people will doubt and
say it is a humbug and an advertising
dodge. then they will say western Kan
sas and Nebraska are not such bad sec
tions after all. Then they will con-
clude they are even better than the
eastern part Of the state, and the next
thing the eastern part of the state will
be initiating them. From there irriga-
tion will spread all over the whole east
wherever it can be cheaply applied and
after they have become skillful itriga-
tors they will conclude that the cost is
not so important an item after all, and
will lower the price of dry land accord
ing to the cost of putting water on it.
Thus the emi-arid sections will do in a
few years a missionary work that it
would have taken ages for the arid sec
tons to have done, and show the coun-
try how to support in comfort several
times its present population.-C. NJ.
Heintz, Secretary of National Irrigation
Conoracc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
List OF Jurors.


The following are the jurors drawn
'or the March term of the distric
court:
W. A. Hall, Hoisington,
a. Laidlaw, Great Bend,
j. j. Lewis, Eureka township,
E. B. Whaley. Grant township,
G. III. Durand, Eureka,
VIM. Rupert, Comanche,
VIM. l.. Stewart, Logan,
E. o. Jordan, Logan,
c. j. Heighley, Beaver,
T. Fl. Brewer, Pawnee Rock,
Nick Cossman, South Bend,
F. Fl. Miller, Great Bend,
W. Z. Bell, Buffalo,
G. B. Worden, Walnut.
Gunther Koch, Cheyenne,
William Dee, Grant,
Chas. Beye, Great Bend,
1. Peugh, Homestead,
W. 81. Slower, Independent,
G. o. Robinson, Liberty,
James Slim, Great Bend,
Geo. w. Moore, Great Bend,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
Bary Dead Animals.
Teacher.

the law prohibiting the throwing of
dead animals, feathers and old trash
in the river will be enforced. There is
a severe penalty for this, and as the
leaving of carcases to putrify in the air
is dangerous to the health of the COM
munity / hope all such will hereafter
be properly taken care of.
F. LIGHTFooT,
Health Officer for Barton Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
School Report.

Report of No. 50 for the month end
ing January s, 1897:
No. of males enrolled. .....11
No. of females enrolled
Total enrolment. %
Average daily attendance. 16
No of cases of hardness ....55
No of visitors during the month.13
Sophie Nitfeld and Adam Frey were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month.
Lille and Lizzie Brandt, Paulina
Kittle and Sophie Nitfield were perfec
in department.
The parents would confer a great
favor on the teacher by endeavoring to
get the children to school on time
Patrons and friends are invited to
visit the school.
J. E. MCMULLEN,
Teacher
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
Health Officer for Barton Cc
Register.

Registration books are now open, at
the Office of the Great Bend Fuel Com
pany. All voters male and female are
required to register in order to be able
to vote at the next spring elections.
GEORGE CRUMMACK,
2-t City Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

the people of the county endorse them
in granting the desired concessions.
Whatever benefits portion of our peo-
pie in certain measure benefits US all.
Already the project has caused many
letters of inquiry from those seeking
homes in the west. Give US your as
sIstance in carrying out this plan for
the good of the county.
]. V. BRINKMAN,
Chairman of committee.
s. A. NEWCOMBE Secretary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

An exchange truthfully remarks that
the young man who gracefully lifts his
hat to every young lady that he passes
on the street and then goes home and
allows his aged mother to split the kim
ding, bring the coal, and drive up the
first principle OF true politeness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

A young man smoked a thousand
boxes of cigaretts and saved the
pictures, and then wrote to the firm
asking what they would send in ex-
change for them. The answer came BY
return mail: ''Smoke one Thousand
more and we will send you coffin"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
PERSONAL POINTS.

Jacob Teten was down from Al
bert, Monday.
A. NJ. Sipes returned from Topeka
Tuesday morning.
W. J. McGreevey was in, from
west of town, Friday.
o. R. Kackley was over from Hois.
ington to spend Sunday.
Will Honnen returned last Fri
day morning. from Topeka
Doc Gray. of Roisington was do
ing business in town Friday.
Geo. W. Greene, Jr., visited Kan.
sas City the first of the week.
John Gallon and Ed. F. PIeger, of
Albert, were In town Tuesday.
Will Purcell returned the first of
the week to his home in the east.
Jake Jackson was down from Gar
field. Tuesday, to visit his family
Herman Caro-, of the Cyclone, re-
t1rned from the east Monday morning.
Miss Meta Seward. of Alden.
visited with E. W. Seward this week.
County Superintendent Harrison
was doing business in ElIinwocd Fri
day.
Editor J. w. Cooke, of Ellinw wood,
was ''seeing the crowd" in town Satur-
day.
j. B. Prose, the Hoisington legal
1icht unS ovor m fbo ooDpt1 .a.. Ul,,o,
day.
Johnnie McMullin. Jr., is learning
the printers trade, at the DEMOCRAT
office.
Randall Livesay, "a south side teach
er, was spending the day in town Sat-
urday.
! Miss Anna Gillmore is visiting
with her sister, hrs. Beardsley, at
Larned.
Miss Jennie Laidlaw was up from
Ellinwood to spend Sunday with her
parents.
Charlie Brooker left overland for
the farm near Cleo. Ok, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. John Wolf and daughter,
Mrs. Kate Helm, visited in the Bend
Saturday.
Al Leibenstein, for a year past
with the Cyclone, has gone to Green
vile, Texas.
Joseph Schneider. of Albert, was a
caller at the DEMOCRAT Office Tuesday
of this week.
Mrs. Joe Leighty. of the west part
of town, is laid up from a fall received
last Saturday.
Tobias McGill, of near Dundee,
was friendly caller at the DEMOCRAT
Office Tuesday.
Mrs. G. r. Brooker and children
left for their Oklahoma home, near
Cleo, last Friday.
Grant Alden and wife have gone to
housekeeping in the G. r. Brooker
property, 3rd ward.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Brooker, of
Hutchinson, came up last week to visit
WlGn r6laClV6S In Gll6 CITY.
\ Sam Saunders. now a Mo. p. por
ter, came over to visit his family last
Saturday, from Hoisington
= John Schneider, one of Walnut
townships prominent farmers, was do
ing business in town Monday.
Col. G. l.. Jones, from the center
of Lake Baldwin. was friendly caller
on the DEMOCRAT last Monday.
bliss Flora Smith who has been in
the Cyclone store for some time. left
this morning for Valparaiso, Ind,
where she will take up the STUDY of
telegraphy. The well wishes Of large
host of friends go with Miss Smith.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBIA The follow.
ing officers were dnIv aleotod hy G-oo&
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
Teachers Examination.

An examination of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held in
the central school building Great Bend
Kan, January 80, 1897.
M. L. HARRISON, Supt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBIA-The follow.
ing officers were duly elected by Great
Bend lodge No. 88 K. of c., for the en-
suring year, and will be duly Installed
in their respective offices January %,
1897: Commander. L. e. Simpson;
Vice Commander. Theo Dahm; L. Com
mander, w. p. Coles; Recorder, Geo.
Crummack; Treasurer, G.. 81. Hulme;
A. b., Fred Zutavern; Mar, F. II. Mil
ler; Guard. N. B. Fits; Secretary, G..
W. Moore; Medical Examiners, S. J.
Shaw and F. Lightfoot; Trustee, Theo
Dahm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
MATER OUR SALVATION.
Some Things that Irrigation Has Done fer
Others and Will do For Us.

IRRIGATION in the
western portion of
Kansas and Nebras-
ka has passed the
stage of experiment.
No experiment was
needed, for the re-
suits b a d already
been. shown in many
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

The Barton Banner is the latest ad.
dition to the newspaper circle of Barton
county. The first issue of the Banner
came out at Claf1in last week, with D.
B. Downey as publisher and proprietor.
The Banner is small but all great en-
terprises at one time had beginning.
It is better to begin small paper and
grow up, than to begin q large paper
and peter out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
RalSton's health -four.
Ralston's pan cake flour,
Ralston's health food,
At Charles Lundblade's.

J. W. Epperson. of west of town, had
the pleasure of visit from two broth
ers, from near Galesburg, Ills, last
week. w. D. EppersoI,, furniture
republican, while his younger brother,
G. l. Epperson. is farmer and free
silver democrat. J. W. ofcourse sides
with the younger brother, and they are
in hopes of converting the elder brother
to the true faith. The gentlemen
seemed to be well pleased with the ap-
pearance of Barton county, this being
their first visit to Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Will the Tribune quit making fun of
the populists long enough to explain
what its new word, "iniatory," ;" meansp
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Sewing Machines, warranted fl Eve
years, $19. Drop head Machine at S25.
Come and see them-no pot metal.
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06
wEYLER MUST GO.

Sagasta. the New Premier Of Spain. Says
the Butcher win be Recalled from
Cuba.
New York, Oct "A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: The World
correspondent called yesterday on Pre-
mier Sagasta, who said in response to
queries:
"You ask me if the liberal party
would assent to mediation by the
United States with view to hasten
ing the pacifcation of Cuba and in.
ducing the rebels in arms and the ex-
lies to accept autonomy.
"Why should we need mediation
when our intentions-expressed by the
liberal party-aim at realizing all that
America could suggest. No Spanish
party, certainly not liberals, could as
sent to foreign interference in our do
mestic affairs or with our colonies No
government could hope to induce the
nation to accept such interference.
"If America, as we firmly believe
and hope, is disposed to be sincerely
friendly with us, let her enforce the
rules of international law and stop the
flow of moral and material aid, with.
out which the insurrection could not
last a month. We shall reverse com
pletely the policy of the last two years
in Cuba, beginning, naturally, with
the recall OF Weyler"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06
POISON IN THE COFFEE.

A Nebraska Woman Kills Herself and
Four hildren by Administering n Dose
of Strychnine.
Schuyler, Neb., Oct. 4.-Sunday fore.
noon Frank Steinad came in from Shell
Creek precinct, nine miles northwest,
to summon physician to the home Of
Frank Divis, where he said the whole
family had been poisoned. DIR. Sixta
hastened out and found four of the
seven children in the family and their
mother dead, fifth child in dying
condition and sixth victim sick. Mr..
Divis and his oldest son went away
early in the morning, leaving before
the rest of the family breakfasted.
When the neal was prepared all sat
down and early in the course OF the
meal Mrs. Divis made some such re-
mark as: Eat good breakfast and
we'll all go together"
An older sons mind was affected by
the remark to the, extent that he did
not appease his appetite. A daughter,
younger than the son, after drinking
about a half cup of coffee became sick
and vomited. The rest of the family
continued the morning meal, although
the children made very wry faces and
said the coffee did not taste good.
Strychnine had been put into the cof
fee, which soon showed its effects,
when those not FRUSTRATED spread the
alarm, but not soon enough to avoid
the fatal effects noted.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06
FOREIGN.

An incendiary fire at Manila, Philip
pine islands, destroyed many public
buildings and caused the loss of sew
eral lives.
Reports from Japan say that the rice
crop will exceed in quantity any yield
during the past 70 years.
The entire Spanish cabinet has re-
signed, the resignation has been ac-
cepted by the queen, and the belief
was that the liberals would assume
power in few days.
In London A. E. Walters beat all bicy-
Gle records over distances from "a to 81
miles. He covered the "a miles in
1905: 10 is and the 64-mile course in
2:O7:O4 AS.
Severe storms in the western prov
inces OF Cuba have caused cessation
Of war operations.
1t was reported from Havana that
Capt. Gen. Weyler had sent his resigna-
ton to Madrid to take effect as soon MS
practicable.
Gen. Baquedano, commander in chief
Of the Chilian army, died in Santiago de
Chilli.
The Greek cabinet resigned in con-
sequence of the refusal of the legisla-
tive assembly to pass vote Of conf
dence demanded by Premier Ralli.
Earthquakes shook many places on
the northeast coast Of Borneo. and a
new island was thrown up near Mem
pakul
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06

Sultan Abdul Hamid has decided to
enforce the old law prohibiting Jews
remaining in Palestine.
Sagasta, the liberal leader. has been
intrusted by the queen regent Of Spain
with the task of forming new cabinet.
In accepting the portfolio Sagasta ex-
pressed his intention to give the largest
possible measure of Cuban home rule,
to reverse the conservative policy in
Cuba and the Philippines and TO recall
Gen. Weyler.
A storm which swept over Japan prac-
tically wiped out several towns and
many persons lost their lives.
Advices from Halifax. N. S.. say that
in hurricane at sea sailing vessel
with so persons on board was sent to the
bottom.
In a prairie fire at Beauscjour, Man.
two women and five children, named
Moreski, were burned to death.
A Guatemalan who arrivedinSthe City
of Mexico says decent people through
out Central America are anxious for
annexation to the United States.
The schooners GaribaIdi, Erebus and
Poppy were lost off the Labrador coast
and six persons were drowned.