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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
M'CULLAGH DEAD.
Life of the Great St Louis Editor
Ends Tragically.
Ills Body Found in the Early Morning Un<
der His Bedroom Window-Had
Been III Many Weeks-His
Career Reviewed.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2-Joseph B. McCul-
lagh, editor of the Globe Democrat, was
found dead on the pavement in the
rear OF his residence, No. 3, SS7 West
Pine boulevard, at $50 O. clock Thursday
morning. He had evidently jumped
from the window of his bedroom on
the third floor of the house, sometime
between midnight and day break. and
dashed his brains out on the stone flag
cling of the yard. He had been con-
fined to his room since Novem Der
10 with acute asthma, complicated
with nervous depression, as a result OF
his arduous labors in the recent cleo
ton.
The theory of suicide is not accepted
by all of Mr.. McCullagh's friends 1t
is believed by many that he had one of
his attacks of asthma during the night,
and in his struggle for breath he threw
up the window to obtain air, and in
his weakened condition tottered and
fell out.
Joseph B. McCullagh was born in Dublin. Ire
land in November, 1872. and when but IL years
Of age came to this country on sailing ship,
working for his passage before the mast "
Arriving in New York in 1888 he was appren-
ticed to learn the printing business in the Of
ice of the Freeman'S Journal. Five years
later. IN toOS, ne came 10 81 Louis anu enIercu
the of1ce of the Christian Advocate as a re-
porter In 1859 he began work n reporter
On the Missouri Democrat When the wal
broke out he acted as correspondent for
The Cincinnati Commercial and this work
gained him great reputation Later
he acted Washington correspondent for
that paper. In 1868 he became editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and subsequently, in 1870.
went to Chicago and took charge of the Repub-
lican, of that city. The great fire of the fol-
lowing year swept the Republican out OF ex-
stence and Mr.. McCullagh assumed editorial
management of the Missouri Democrat, at St
Louis. The paper later on consolidated with
the Globe and Mr.. McCullagh continued in
charge of the Globe-Democrat from that tImo
10 the present. He never married.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
ANNUAL SEED DISTRIBUTION.
secretary Morton Anxious to Have the
Task on His Hands Earlier This Year.

secretary Morton Anxious to Have the
Task On His Hands Earlier This Year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The annual
seed distribution will take place earlier
than ever this year, for Secretary Nor
ton is determined to get bad job off
his hands as quickly as possible. He
has furnished every congressman with
a sackful of pretty colored labels, and
all they have to do is to stamp their
names on the labels and address them.
It would take 60 big railroad freight
cars to carry the seed the government
will give away this year, at a cost of
$40, 900. Some of the congressman
who took the most troub BILE last year in
sending out seeds to their constituents
were defeated for reelection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
GENERAL NEWS.

AT Chicago, because their parents
thought them too young to marry.
Nellie Uren, 10 years old, and Obbie
Heath, is, decided to die together. The
girl took the first drink of carbolic acid
and then handed the bottle to the
youth, but his nerve failed him and he
watched his sweetheart die.
The Omaha (Neb.) Savings bank has
suspended. The total liability of the
institution was said to be $500, 900 and
the assets exceeded this amount by
$500, 600.
f. HART. the Chicago colored athlete,
won the six-day heel-and-toe walking
match at St. Louis. The score stood:
Hart, 800 miles laps; Hoagland, 3Oa
miles; Stephens. e9a miles; Oddly, 27s
miles: Smith, 210 miles.
THE 6libustering steamer Commo-
dore, which recently left Jacksonville,
Fla, for Cuba, foundered off New
Smyrna on the morning of the I'd.
Twenty-eight men were on board and
so far as known on the night of the d
II were saved. The steamer struck the
, bar at the mouth of the river on going
out and was soon found to be leaking,
but the pumps refused to work.
c. D. CARPENTER and c. A. Weyrick
) were found dead at hotel in ST. Louis.
Investigation showed that both had
been on spree and had then poisoned
themselves by an overdose of a drug.
Mrs. HELEN M. COUGAR handed in
her resignation, at the request of the
committee at Chicago, OF which she
was, a mem Der, and stepped down and
out of the nationalist party. She had
been criticised for speaking for the
cause of .bime;allism in the late cam.
. paign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
FAILURES OF 1896
The Year just Closed Has Been n Disas-
trous One to business Interests.

The Year just Closed Has ISeen D1SaS-
trous One to Business Interests.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-R- e. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
There have been more commercial failures
in 1896 than in any previous year except 1897
about II $50, against 49, 1877 last year. with liza
bilties of about S225 100000 against 75le6.061
last year. increase in number Of about Il
per cent and in liabilities of 90 per cent The
holiday makes it impossible to give exact fig
ures until next week, but the monthly returns
heretofore prepared show that S36, CO.., o of the
excess over last year was In the two months
August and September, in which manufactur
Ing liabilities were 900 larger than last
year, trading SO. 10000 and brokers and other
commercial $40, 800, 900 larger. OF the latter
class. s1 ,04I 416 out of about SIS6o0 900 in
those two months: of the manufacturing class,
81, 0,356 on. of about S9S260.000 in the whole
Ing class S2l 1871 $50 out Of about SlOS O0O in
the whole year. The ratio Of defaulted nabil-
tiles to clearing house exchanges was 81. 81 per
81 900. against IS % last year. and Si35 in I893
The average of defaulted liabilities per firm in
business was Sl90.57, against Sli5 last year and
1890. 65 in 1893
The year closes with an epidemic of failures,
mainly at the west and in banks loan and trust
companies or concerns dependent on them
The action of clearing houses in various places
Indicates want of confidence. and several
banks which have failed will be enabled to pay
in full. but disclosures OF unsoundneSs in q
few widely known institutions. in the abnor-
NAL state of popular feeling, after exciting
contest the monetary issue, has caused dis
trust and suspicion where it is frequently un-
deserved There has been no monetary pres
sure to cause trouble, have important
western products declined in value There
has evidently been too liberal assistance given
by some fiduciary concerns to speculative
suited since the first alarm at two large fall
ureS. and the money then sent has all returned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT.
John Kennedy, Supposed Leader OF tn
Blue Cut Gang, In the Tolls.

Blue Cut Gang, In the Tolls.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 2.-John
Kennedy, who is supposed to be the
leader of the band of robbers that
stopped the Chicago & Alton passenger
train in Blue cut on December %, and
after breaking the train into three sec
tions, robbed the express car safe of a
large sum of money, is locked in cell
at the county Jail. He is charged with
robbery in the first degree which, in
Missouri, is an unbailable offense.
Kennedy was arrested by w. S. Cain,
special detective of the Chicago & Al
ton railroad, and the county marshal,
who found him at the corner of Eighth
and Main streets Kennedy had just
eaten his breakfast and had sauntered
slowly down the street when the Off
GERS nabbed him. On his person were
found several torn bills, supposed to be
part of the money taken from the ex-
press car on the night OF the robbery.
It is not far cry from Kennedy's
home in Crack-er-Neck to the old
rendezvous of the James boys, who
first reduced train robbing to an exact
science and made the Blue cut famous.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07

The dead and decomposed body of
George Bryant, who two weeks ago
tried to murder his wife and father-in-
law on the streets of Fort Scott, was
found in a coal drift near that city.
There is no doubt that Bryant, after
attempting to murder his wife because
she would not live with him, COM
mitted suicide at the spot where his
body was found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

CHIEF HAZEN, of the treasury secret
service, has issued circular warning
against a new counterfeit $40 national
bank note on the Union national bank
of Detroit. Mich. One distinguishab1e
feature is that the back of the note is
upside down.
THE sugar schedule was the subject
Of the hearing before the house ways
and means committee on the 3Oth.
The producers want higher duties all
along the line and the refiners only on
refined sugar and not so high duties on
raw.
REPRESENTATIVE WALKER, of Massa-
chusetts, chairman of the house COM
mittee on banking and currency. will
make determined effort to perfect
some legislation on the currency dur
ingsthe present session of congress.
SECRETARY OLNEY is engaged on the
perplexing problem about foreigners
who come to the United States and get
naturalized on purpose to have a shield
when they go back to their own coun-
try and get into trouble.
SECRETARY OLNEY, Secretary Carlisle
and Attorney General Harmon held a
conference to decide upon a plan to
prevent the departure of filibustering
been the protests of Spain concerning
the filibustering expeditions that the
United States will take heroic meas
ures to prevent the departure Of any
more.
SENATOR WOLCoTT, of Colorado,
chairman of the special committee to
arrange for bimetallic conference of
the nations of the world, is going
abroad to confer with European BIZ
metallists on the subject The trip is
approved by his associates on the sena-
torial committee and by President-elect
Mckinley.
A SPECIAL from Washington on the
1st stated that Congressman Nelson
Dingley had accepted the secretaryship
of the treasury under Maj. Mckinley.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and Mrs.
Cleveland, assisted by the cabinet Off
GERS and their wives and notable
corps of ladies, received on New Years
day in the blue parlor of the white
house. The official programme was
carried out with strict formality, the
reception beginning with the diplo-
matte corps at ii o'clock. At 1895 the
general public was admitted and at
two o'clock the reception closed.
The treasury statement shows the
pull debt on December 81, less cash
in the treasury, to have been 1922, 929,.
$50, decrease for the month of 50, $780,
SIT.
CoNGRE ssMAN r. T. VAN HORN. OF
Kansas City, and Congressman-electC
E. Pearce, of st. Louis, appeared be-
fore the house ways and means COM
mittee on the Cd to urge high duty on
hemp, jute and fax.
THE great six days international BIZ
cycle race closed at Washington on the
I'd, the score being: Waller, STA miles
5 laps; Maddox, S74 miles 3 laps; Ash
niger, S73 miles laps, Lawson, ST.
miles 10 laps; Hunter, 81 miles 10 laps;
Foster, $40 miles 10 laps.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
The State Temperance Union.

Over 1000 delegates are expected to
attend the annual meeting of the state
temperance union at Topeka January
IL Among the speakers will be E. w.
Hoch, OF Marion; ex-Gov. St JOHN, Of
Olathe; Congressman-elect Jerry ID.
Botkin; Rudolph Hatfield. OF v ichita;
Howard C. Rash, of Salina, and James
A Troutman, of Topeka The object
Of the convention is to build up senti-
ment against the constitutional con'
vention proposition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Too Many Charters Issued.

In his biennial report Secretary of
State Edwards says that of 10000 char
tiers issued from that Office probably
not more than 1000 of the various COM
panies and associations so organized
are in existence. This leads him to
suggest that law be passed giving
the secretary of state power to pass
upon all charters filed, with power to
revoke any that are deemed unworthy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
kansas Educators in Session.

The Kansas State Teachers meeting
1t Topeka last week was success,
both in attendance and interest mani
tested. j. E. PEARS, of Lawrence. was
chosen president The resolutions
adopted favored child study, school
.oom sanitation, the establishment OF
auxiliary normal schools and changing
the time of the expiration of the term
Of the county superintendent to the
second Monday in January. The sub
ject of textbook legislation was not
even mentioned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
A Big Irrigation Ditch.

Western capitalists have secured the
cooperation of farmers in an irriga.
ton ditch to connect the Arkansas
river with the Cheyenne bottoms. A
preliminary survey has been made and
200 teams will be put to work as soon
as the right of way is secured When
completed the ditch will run into an
artificial lake with an area of 81, SOC
acres
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
German Customs" Not Permitted.

John Hitler, German farmer. stood
On the streets of Atchison the other
night and ticlxled under the chin every
woman who was without an escort
He claimed this was a common custom
in Germany, and cid not know he was
committing an offense, but the police
Judge said German customs didn't ''go@
in Atchison and fined Hitler $40.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
Threatens EIandamus Proceedings.

Secretary Upton, of the populist
state committee, threatened to bring
mandamus proceedings against Score.
tary Bristow, of the republican state
committee, to compel the latter to file
an itemized statement showing how
he spent SIS, 600 which he drew from the
treasurer of the repu blican state COM
mittee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
End of the Lamborn Case.

Thomas w. Davenport and Mary l..
Lam born, of Fall Leaf, were married
at Lawrence recently, which proved
the final act in an unfortunate family
affair. The two young people had
been under arrest charged with the
brutal murder of the girls father, and
the case against them was dismissed
few DAYS previous to their marriage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-07
A Plea for Young Culprits.

The board of reformatory managers.
In a report to the governor, recon-
mends a change in the criminal law
SO that no boy under 10 shall be sent
to the penitentiary for his first crime.
unless it be murder, but instead shall
be sent to the state reformatory al
Hutchinson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
The safe rule buying sarsapaa: Ask the best and you II get
Ayers. Ask for Ayers and you III get the best

free of charge and will also have a pump
and tools to do repairing on account of
small accidents which may be encountered
along the road.
A bicycle repairer says he is opposed to
the proposition to stop ringing fire bells in
order to prevent bicyclists going to fires.
He says every fire means a large amount of
repair work to him.
1t is probable that race will be arranged
between Jacob Steinmetz, of the Waverley
team, and Tom David or Becker, of the
Outing team Charles Ward, trainer of the
Outing amateur team, writes from Louis
Vile that he will match either of his men
against SteinmetZ, best two out of three,
miles or half miles, or he will match Becker
against the Waverley man for a tive-mile
go.
The H. r. Hearsey Cycle Company will
have four riders in the Memorial day road
race. Two will ride CreScentS and two the
Barnes White Flyer Mr.. Hearsey says he
will try to develop some good riders out of
some unknown talent this year and that
he stands ready to put out a first-class rae
ing team if Indianapolis gets a track. The
Hearsey Company has mounted its entire
office force on Barnes White Flyers.
A number of riders at Akron, O., have
been suspended for riding in women's races.
The rules of the l.. A. w. specifically pro-
race meet where women riders participate.
Chairman Mott, Of the racing board wrote
some of the riders that they would be trans
ferred to the professional class. By this
bluff he got all the facts and the result
was the suspension of a dozen or more.
Ignorance of the rule was pleaded and the
suspension is not for a long period
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
A CLOUD OF INSECTS.
1t Looked Like Smoke Curling from
the StatehOuse Dome.

About dusk last evening a girl employed
at Ertefs laundry, on North Senate avenue
opposite the Statehouse, observed a curious
phenomenon. She saw what she supposed
to be smoke curling from the dome of the
Capitol building and at once telephoned to
the fire department that the Statehouse
dome was burning. Chief Barrett at once
hurried to the building, after ordering out
the apparatus on still alarm. Richard
Reagin, the night policeman. had just fin
ished his first round and was sitting at
the east entrance. He wondered where the
fire apparatus was going and was con-
siderably surprised when Chief Barrett
jumped from his wagon and came up with
the information that the dome was burning
There is not a thing there to burn" said
Mr.. Reagin, the dome is all iron and
stone. Together they assembled. but found
no traces or fire-not even an odor of smoke,
3y the time they reached the streets it was
dark and they no signs of smoke.
While they discussed the curious occur
renee, one of the firemen suggested that
about this time of year great clouds of in
sects circle around tall buildings and that
the dome We're mistaken for smoke An
alarm was turned in then and the fire de-
partner. was called out. Other firemen
said that just such a thing had happened
two years ago, so that this is the third
time flies have been mistaken for smoke
The waning light falling on millions of tiny
wings gives them the tint of pale smoke
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
A RECORD BREAKER.
Big Sale of May Festival Tickets Stin
Continues.

There was a steady sale of season tickets
for the May Music Festival at the Big Four
ticket office yesterday, and it will be con-
tinued to-day. 1t is practically certain that
ii will be a record breaker 1t has been
decided to close it one day sooner than an
nounced and it will end next Tuesday even
ing. People who have had tickets laid
aside for them will have until Monday noon
only To get them, after that time they
will be otherwise disposed of A number
OF people seem to be under the impression
that after purchasing season tickets they
will be compelled TO pay 81 extra for each
seat on the night that Calve sings. but this
is a mistake, the increased charge being
only on tickets sold for that night. There
are still hundreds of excellent seats situ-
ated in various parts of TOmiinson Hall
to be had al the ticket Office.
Arrangements We're made yesterday about
the sale Of seats for the separate concerts
which will begin next Thursday morning
the 18th inst. Numbers will be issued Ia
those in waiting at Z o. o'clock, emitting them
to precedence when the sale begins two
hours later. No person will De allowed TO
buy more than ten tickets for any one
concert. and this rule will be rigidly en-
forced. The regular admission price Will be
charged for children who attend the after
noon performances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
FERRITER A COOL ONE
HIS CRUEL SLAP AT COUNTY ATTOR-
NEY JOHN SPAHR.
VIII Not BE Tried Here-State Trying
to Recover 81 Big Fee-MinOr
Court Notes.

There is a strong probability that the
trial of John Ferriter for killing Patrolman
Ware will not take place in Marion county.
In fact, it is understood by the Criminal
Court that Ferriter's attorneys will ask a
change of venue from this county within
the next few days.
Ferriter, with other prisoners, was
brought into the Criminal Court yesterday
and arraigned on the charge of murder
He sat alone, not being represented by an
attorney. He told the court that MS friends
were trying to get him counsel, but had not
yet succeeded.
TN waive the reading of that" Ferriter
remarked, as the prosecutor picked up the
Indictment. The bill was read, however
and at the conclusion the attorney asked
the accused whether he was guilty of MUIR
der.
II am not guilty" Ferrter rejoined.
"Ill appoint County Attorney Spahr to
defend you" said Judge McCray, after Fer
ritter had stated he was somewhat unde-
cided about his counsel. This did not APP
pear to please the prisoner
Il don't want John Spahr; want a good
lawyer he coolly retorted. The prisoner
admitted he intended asking for a change
of venue and Judge McCray then said he
would appoint Mr.. Spahr to prepare the
affidavits and motion requesting a change
from the county. Ferriter made no objec-
ton TO this. Prosecutor Wiltsie then an
nounced he would have the case set down
for May is, which would give the defense
ample time to prepare for trial or take any
other action
County Attorney Spahr not long ago APP
peared for Ferriter, who was up on a charge
OF grand larceny and succeeded in securing
the acquittal of the prisoner. Gritfiths 4
Potts have not yet decided to take up Fer
riter's defense, but will probapiy reach a
decision this morning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
The Mother Watches

the books that are read, the friends
that are made, the people and things
that are introduced to the family
circle.
No parent would bring an un-
known person into his home, a per-
son without a known record, no
matter what appearance the person
in question made, or what position
he claimed.
And wise parents are as watchful
of medicines as of men. They want
to know what the medicine is
that they bring into the family, to
be sure there is nothing injurious
or hurtful in the remedy that is to
be intrusted with health or even
life itself.
Enquiry shows that Ayers Sarsa-
parilla is the only sarsaparilla that
presents itself to the home, it's
character" III it's hand, like good
and honest servant. 1t takes time
to make character. Reputation is
of shorter growth it is what we are
said to be or appear to be. Charac-
ter is