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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
ANDREE BALLOON.
a Report That 1t Was Seen in
Yenisei, Siberia.
WILL BUILD SOAP WORKS.
Owing to the Tariff Britishers VIII Manu-
facture Soap Over Observation-Disclosures
i'm Asiatic Russia-A Son Born to
the Mariboroughs.

NEW YORK, Sept ia special to
Che Herald from Washington SAYS:
Arctic explorers and scientists here are
much interested in the report that a
balloon, supposed to be that of Andree,
the explorer, has been seen over the
village of Aniziferovsk. in the province
of Yenisei, Siberia. Prof. Hardness
said that as Andree had started in his
balloon from Danes island to the north
of Spitzbergen, in latitude az degrees so
minutes, it was clear that if his balloon
was now at Aniziferovsk he did not
succeed in his project of crossing the
polar region and coming out at some
point in the British territory of North
America Prof. Hardness said that if
Andree's balloon is anywhere in the
province of Yenisei it is practically
certain that his attempt to cross the
pole has been complete failure, and
instead of going north from his point
of departure his general direction
since he left Tromso has been toward
the east and south.
English Soap Makers to Move to America.
New YORK, Sept 19.-The new pro-
tective tariff law will cause the loss to
the United States treasury of all
duties on at least two kinds of soap
that have been imported in large
quantities, as the manufacturers have
decided to start factory in this coun-
try, the customs dues having been
doubled on some of their goods. w.
81. Lever, president of Lever Bros,
whose large soap works at Port Sun
light, opposite Liverpool, employ over
$500 hands, will sail for this country
on October IS with view to building
soap works here. The capital of this
company is $40, 200, 900.
Earthquake Shocks.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. ia dis
patch from Tashkend, Asiatic Russia,
90 miles northwest of Khokan, an
nounces that an earthquake shock at
sos o'clock last night caused a panic
among the inha bitants of that place.
The dispatch also says there was an
earthquake shock felt at eight o'clock
yesterday evening at Samarcand, CAPT
tai of the province of Zerafshan, 40
miles east of Bokhara.
A Son Born to the MarlbOroughs.
LONDON, Sept. i9.-The duchess of
Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt. became the mother of
son at three o'clock this morning at
Spencer house. the ducal London resi-
dence. Both mother and son are doing
well, according to the reports from the
attending physicians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
WILL ACCEPT TERMS.
hIiners at Rich Hill and Nevada to Accept
Two-Cent Raise.


RICH HILL, Mo-, Sept. 19.-The COM
mittee of Rich Hill miners appointed
last week to see the operators reported
to mass meeting of miners that the
operators would raise the rates, begin
ming October 1, two cents per ton
This is the only concession made, the
operators refusing to reduce the price
of powder or to abolish company doc
tors. The men decided to accept the
report and continue at work.
a dispatch from Nevada, Mo-, says:
At a mass meeting of the Vernon coun-
ty miners the committee reported that
the various operators had agreed to
pay two cents more per ton, but had
not taken action on the miners other
demands. The miners received Satur-
day the largest monthly amount ever
paid in the history of the mines. It is
generally believed that there will be
no strike
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
MR.. STRIKER PLEASED.
lie Says the Wichita Textbook Decision
VIII A feet Other Cities.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 19.-The de-
cision in the Campbell case that the
schools of Wichita must use the text
books adopted by the school textbook
commission has caused considerable
rejoicing in the statehouse. State Su-
perintendent Stryker was naturally
the most pleased. THE result of this
decision" he said, will be that all the
cities not part of counties where coun-
ty uniformity is not in effect must
adopt the state books. 1t will affect
Topeka and. in fact, all the large cities
where any citizen will take the trouble
to demand that the state books be
uSad -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

The negro postmaster of Hogans-
vile, Ga, was recently shot by I'M
known men. He was appointed by the
administration over the protests of the
white residents of the section, and the
post Office has since been boycotted
The yellow fever situation at New
Orleans assumed q serious aspect on
the nth, eight new cases being report
ed. At Vicksburg, Miss, Is cases of
the fever were reported for the day. A
case of death from yellow fever oc-
Cured at Augusta, Miss, and it was
feared that new focus of the plague
had been started.
ACCORDING to Bradstreet's report
there were 169 failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th,
against 315 in the corresponding week
of last year.
WoRKMEN in digging an excavation
at Trumbull, Conn, unearthed a petri-
fed giant, eight feet in height and
built in proportion. The body ap-
peared to be that of an Indian.
RAIN softened the roadbed and caused
the derailment of freight train on
the Katy near Fort Worth, Tex, and
four cars were smashed.
OWING to the increased demand in
the paper trade, prices are rising. One
large manufacturer of butchers ma
nilla at Appleton, Wis, has twice in.
creased the price of the product five
cents per 100 pounds and the increas
ing price is being maintained. Other
grades will soon be raised.
Two section men were killed and
two 9th erS were fatally hurt in a col
ision between a Midland passenger
engine and handcar near Basalt, sc
miles west of Leadvi1le, Col
Two Russian steamers, the Tzarvitct
and Malpitka, collided in the Volga
near Astrakhan and the former was
sunk. Her passengers, panie-stricken
jumped into the river. Many reached
the shore, but 10 were drowned.
A MEETING was held at Cleveland, o.
recently by the window glass jobbers
in the territory between New York
and Chicago at which they decided tc
make another advance of five per cent
in the price of window glass.
FIRE at Youngstown, o., destroyed
the stock barn of young John A. Lo-
gan. Eight inely-bred horses and
,nany handsome equipages were burned
up. The loss was estimated at S75, 000
EDWARD C. FLANAGAN, who killed
three people q little over a year age
under horrible circumstances and who
was tried, convicted and sentenced TIC
be hanged, escaped from the DeKalt
county Jail at Decatur, Ga, at an early
hour on the morning of the 18th. He
was afterwards recaptured.
M. CoRDANe. the Dutch long-distance
champion bicycle racer. performed "a
hours ride at the Crystal palace, Lon
don, recently. From the fourth hour
he had beaten the worlds record and
had completed the 500 miles in 1e:17:2s
Is. Cordang covered SIG miles and $40
yards in "a hours. or so miles over the
worlds record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
To Test Sugar Beets in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Sept 19.-Prof. 81. J.
Water, director of the Missouri agri-
cultural experiment station, is prepar-
ing for thorough analysis of sugar
beets grown in this state with a view
to determining whether the culture in
Missouri is profitable He has sent
out circulars asking for samples of
beets grown under his direction and is
receiving many daily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
THE WORLD AT. LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


The secretary of the treasury has
given authority to the Nee Lee Wah
Village Co. to bring into this country
400 Chinese to take part in the Trans
mississippi & International exposition
at Omaha next year. The Chinese ex-
hibit will include village, theater, etc.
CoNsULpGENERAL LEE, in a recent in
terview with Secretary Sherman re-
gerdings the Situation in Cuba, is re-
ported to have said: THE war will
never bee concluded by the present
methods of SPAIN
The postmaster-general has decided
to change the color of the current two
cent postage stamps from carmine to
green and the ten-cent postage stamps,
now printed in green, will be changed
to some other color.
The interior department has been
receiving @hundreds of letters daily
asking for information about Alaska
and Secretary Bliss will have prepared
q document on the territory for future
distribution. This document will be
in the form of answers to the questions
which are most frequently propounded
by those seeking information about
the gold country.
DOMESTIC exports from the United
States for August were the largest of
any August of which the bureau of
statistics of the treasury department
has any record. They were valued at
$40, 497, $50, as against $66, $50, 9S1 in
August, 1895, an increase of $12, s07, $50.
COMMISSIONER JONES, of the Indian
bureau, has had an investigation made
at the different agencies of the num-
Der of insane Indians at each of them
and the poll shows only So insane In
dams in the whole country and some
of these are regarded as idiots rather
than lunatics.
A BILL is to be introduced at the
next session of congress for creating a
national department of public health
and providing for a secretary with a
seat in the cabinet. Senator Mallory,
of Florida, will introduce the measure.
FIRST ASSISTANT PosTMAsTER-GENER-
AL HEATH has received letter from
Senator Wolcott. in which the senator,
who is in Europe and is at the head of
the international monetary com mis-
sion, speaks very encouragingly of the
outlook for securing an international
understanding in behalf of silver.
AS the Universal Postal congress re-
Gently held at Washington had agreed
upon scheme of colors for postal
stamps to be used by all nations in the
postal union the two-cent stamp of the
United States will still be carmine and
the proposed change to green will not
be made.
COMMISSIONER EVANS, of the pension
bureau, stated on the nth that it would
be necessary this year to ask congress
for a deficiency appropriation on ac-
count of pensions. He estimated the
total payments would be S147, 800, 600
and the appropriation was s141, 1868, 500.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
VIII Refund BONDED Debt.

Over s., 600, 600 bonded Indebtedness
in Kansas will be refunded this year
and interest reduced from Z, and 9
per cent to per cent These are
mostly railroad bonds, voted by the
people in 1887. The annual saving in
interest will be between SIS, 900 and
500, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Successful Fair and Carnival.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Sept 19.-The state
fair and carnival closed Yesterday
with the record of being the most sue
cessfu1 in six years, and one of the best
; in the history OF the association. The
attendance was the largest since 1891,
and the receipts will put the associa-
ton out of debt for the first time in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
An Expensive Wreck.

The recent wreck near Emporia,
where several people were killed, will
cost the Santa Fee railroad at least
500, Ooo- The widow of each employee
will receive not less than S.. 600
and it may cost more to settle with
the families of passengers who were
killed or injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS
WIN Render Active Assistance.

III ]&SuuSf actise Assst4Hces
The populist state executive com
mittee held a business session at To
peka recently. when it was decided to
render active assistance in the county
campaigns this fall The proposed
manifesto against federal courts was
not issued, it being deemed best to
leave the matter of platform-making
to the state convention
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Croker as 3 Newspaper Man.

NEW YORK. Sept 19.-Richard Croker
is going into newspaper venture
again He is to be at the head OF the
Daily Telegraph. which is to be the
Tammany organ in the coming cam
paign. and Mr.. Croker is to dictate its
policy and otherwise direct its conduct
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
FoURTH-CLAss PosTMAsrERs.
Kansas and Missouri Receive q Few Favo


Kansas and missouri RECEIVE q Few FaVOrs
from Mr.. I3ristoW.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19--These post
Office appointments were made Satur-
day:
Kansas-Doniphan. Anton Brann. vice E. s.
Branor. removed; Haddam s Yoder; Norwich
d. Newman. vice J. Grove. removed; Wayne,
E Richson vice Alvin Campbell, removed
MiSsouri-Eden, H Gambill: Foley. A Blum
Ramsey Eugene Atkinson Woodville. W.
Eerrin vice H Graves, removed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Not a Republican Left.

The state board of charities has
completely reorganized the force of
subordinate employees at the Topeka
asylum, every known republican being
let out and their places filed by popu-
lists and democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Timely Advice About Typhoid Feve,

The secretary OF the state board of
agriculture has sent out a circular on
the subject of typhoid fever, which
he says is most prevalent in October.
He advises that all drinking and cook
ing water be boiled during the dry
seasons, when water is low.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
USE YOUR REASON

And Profit by the Experience Of Other
People.
There are thousands of people who have.
been cured of nervous trouble, scrofula
sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh and
other diseases by purifying their blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla- This great
medicine will do the same good work for
you if you viii give it the opportunity.
1t will tone up your system, create an APP
petite and give sweet, refreshing sleep.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Arrested ss a Susnect.

While visiting in Kansas City, Mo-,
recently Sheriff King, of Dighton, was
taken for a ''bunco steerer'' who had
robbed Bellevi1le (Kan.) farmer. but
when the sheriff established his iden-
tity the policemen were profuse with
aDOlOpieS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Doing Business without License

An investigation of the insurance
carried by Wyandotte county estab-
Eshment showed that of the "a com
panies carrying insurance on the build
ing, % were unauthorized to do bust
ness in this state
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
A Bright TdeR,

,Algy-Pd like awfully to know whether
she'd marry me or not
Reggie-.Why don't you ask her, deah boy2
Algy-By Jove, that's good idea, will.
What head you have, old man.-YeIlow
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Minor State News.

Minor state News.
Topeka's school population is $500
Several cows have died near EN-
poria with a disease resembling hydro
phobia-
Leavenworth and Ottawa schools
were threatened with an epidemic of
diphtheria-
Republicans of Coffey county nomi-
mated woman, Miss Gilman, for reg
lister of deeds.
The stucco mills at Hope are being
enlarged and worked upon a larger
scale than ever.
Two prisoners dug out of the Fort
Scott Jail, their sole weapons being a
| tin cup and a nail.
President Hewitt, of the Presbyteri-
an college at Emporia, has issued a
ukase against football.
This will be known as the year that
Kansas got the wheat and the other
states got the cyclones
The enrolment at the Kansas agri-
cultural college at Manhattan is said
to be 100 less than last year.
No saloons will be allowed on or
near the reunion grounds at Leaven-
worth during the G.. A. r. reunion.
The 3Sth annual Episcopal conven-
ton of the Kansas diocese was held at
junction City, Bishop Millspaugh pre-
siding.
Because of family troubles Henry
Smith, of Fort Scott, killed himself by
drinking syrup made of seeds of imp
son weeds.
Three employees of Topeka eleva-
tor company were arrested for beating
a farmer out of !, 500 pounds of -four by
false weights.
Mrs Annie L. Diggs is in Indiana or
ganizing lodges of the Patriots of
America, an organization inspired by
''Coin" Harvey.
The next Modern Woodmen log rool-
ing will be at lola. At the Pittsburg
meeting last week Fort Scott won first
prize and Weir City second
A man from Iowa is working a force
of men along the Arkansas river near
Garden City in search of gold. He
thinks it is in the river bed.
The republican state committee has
opened headquarters at Topeka for
active campaign work, with Frank L.
Brown, of Garrett, in charge
Tow nship Treasurer Weakley, vino
recently disappeared from Montgom-
cry county with about 81, 900 of the
townships money, is badly wanted
Bert Thomson, 81 years old, an in
mate of the Montgomery county poor
house, was recently attacked with
hydrophobia, the result of a dog bite
on the hand
Ex-County Treasurer Lower, of Nor
ris county. has been asked to explain
an alleged shortage of s., 500 in his Off
cial accounts
Gov. Leedy has pardoned P. E.
Manning, who was serving Jail SEN
tence at Wellington for wife beating
His wife had forgiven him.
Rev. Charles Sheldon. pastor of a
Topeka Congregational church. says the
conventional church prayer meeting,
as now conducted. is dismal failure.
Members of the Presbyterian church
at Hutchinson recently celebrated the
25th anniversary of the organization
in that town. The church now has
$50 members and handsome edifce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

State Accountant Riggs will make a
thorough Investigation of the DISPOSE
ton of money drawn by the various
state educational institutions as inter
est On endowment and other funds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
Police Troubles at Fort Scott.

The chief of police. police judge and
two patrolmen at Fort Scott were re-
moved by the police board, which is
said to be the beginning of a bitter
fight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23
buying Apples for Canada.

Shippers from Canada are in eastern
Kansas buying apples for their trade
as the Canadian crop is failure The
Canadian tariff is 40 cents barrel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-09-23

sAOOd = HE with Hood Sarsaparilla-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs in ad-
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Blade. For thirty years it has been a
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Union, and is well known at almost
every one of the 10000 postoffices in
the country. 1t is edited with refer
ence to national circulation 1t is a
Republican paper, but men of all pol
itics take it, because of its honesty
and fairness in the discussion Of all
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hold department. (best in the world),
Young Folks, Sunday School Lessons,
Talmage's Sermons, the Farmstead,
the Question Bureau (Which answers
questions for subscribers), the News
of the Week in complete form, and
other special features. Specimen
copies gladly sent on application, and
if you will send>us a list of addresses,
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22
Stone Mason

Parties requiring stone masonry
work done, address E. Pixley, Worth
ington, Mimi, or call on him at J. H.
StOut's. 1914
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Subscribe for the ADVANCE.

Jim Kennedy spent Sunday at Sib-
ley.
St. James has a case of diptheria
again.
For carpets and mating 60 to
Palm Bros. 80
Carl Iverson and H. Marden are
pressing hay.
Dressmaking promptly done at
Mrs. Fellows. 35-2
A. H. Palm came down from Man
kato Monday.
w. G. Myers of Seward was in
town Tuesday.
Miss Carrie McCune visited at
home this week
}. j. Bingham made trip to Win
dom, Wednesday.
Register of Deeds Lindgren spent
Sunday at Adrian.
A. n. Douglas visited Lakefeld
the first of the week.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Gustafson is very sick.
A little girl of Mrs. Boardman's is
quite sick with measles.
A. Falk went to Sibley, Monday
night on business trip.
Regular meeting of the Village
Council Friday evening.
A. Luke is having his new house
plastered and painted.
VIM. Post of Elroy, Wis.,, visited
his son, W. IT,. last week.
A. B. Hawkins transacted business
in, Minneapolis this week.
The very latest in Spring Millinery
at Mrs. w. j. O'Connor's.
The water in the lake is reported to
be receeding quite rapidly.
T. Larkin of Kinbrae, spent few
days in town the past week.
H. w. Fuqua is putting stone
foundation under his house.
j. W. Bangs and family, of Win
dom, were in town this week.
The Sheriff from Sibley was here
Wednesday on official business.
Mrs. Anna Davis gives tea this
afternoon to few of her friends.
Everything new and up to date in
Millinery at Mrs. w. O'ConnOr's.
G. w. Hartman is now employed in
the store of Fl. E. Torrance & Bro.
\ party Of young men serenaded
few of their friends: Tuesday evening.
The correct thing in millinery to be
found at Mrs. w. J. OConnor's. 34-2
R. Prideaux left Tuesday for Wis
it with his sister near Milwaukee,
Wis.
Miss Josie Allen began her spring
term of school at Bigelow, last Mon
day.
Rev. Mcclure left on Monday for
Edgerton to visit his son Will who is
sick.
Frank Dean, clerk for w. w. Love-
less, has a severe attack of typhoid
fever.
Albert Schulze has severed his con-
nection with H. E. Torrance 4 Bro,
as clerk.
Miss Bessie Whitney spent few
DAYS with friends in Worthlngton
last week.
Daniel Post, of Iowa Falls visited
his brother w. T. Post during the
past week.
G. E. Afford left Monday noon for
Madelia whe he has position as
night operator.
Jas. S. Ramage was on the sick
list last week but is able to attend to
business again.
Miss Loie Darby returned home
last week from a two weeks with
friends in Adrian.
A.C. Hedberg left Wednesday on a
business trip>to Mankato and other
intermediate towns.
Mrs. Fred Harding and baby are
spending the week with his mother
Mrs. S. A. Harding. y
Mrs. Anna Garlick left Saturday
for a visit with her brother and sister
in West Salem, Wis. ,#... i. 81. i
Will BARLEY commenced drilling a
we'll for Mr.. Lackev, living near
Brewster. this week.
The Republican journal., 1897-12-30
Capt. NichoIson's Christmas Gift.

Last week Capt, T. NJ. Nicholson of Buck
port received a telegram stating that the
jury in the suit against the United States
government had decided in his favor and
allowed him a rebate of about 81 900 and the
costs of court. About three years ago Capt.
T. NJ Nicholson sent one of his vessels fro III
Newfoundland to Boston, with a cargo Of
frozen herring and while the fish were
being unloaded the customs officials appear
ed upon the scene and as result Capt
Nicholson was obliged TO pay the duty.
The matter was taken to the United States
courts by the captains lawyer and has been
in the courts ever since. The decision wnic h
Capt Nicholson has just received was hand
ed down by the supreme court at Washing
ton TIE case has been notable one, for
the assessment of duties on the cargo of her
ring was the first imposed by the govern
ment after the Mckinley tariff went into
effect Capt. Nicholson's vessel was the
first to arrive in Boston after the law went
into effect and the suit has been in the
nature of a test case. The decision, there
fore, is highly important one.