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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-28

Why, Silver" said the captain, ssif
you had pleased to be an honest man
you might have been sitting in your
galley. It's your OWN doing. You're
either my ships cook-and then you
were treated handsome-or cap'n Sill
yer. common mutineer and pirate.
and then YOU can go hang!"
We'll. well. cap'n," returned the sea-
cook, sitting down as he was hidden on
the sand, you'll have to give me hand
up again, that's all. a sweet, pretty
place you have of it here. All. there's
Jim. The top of the morning to you,
Jim. Doctor. here's my service. Why,
there you all are together like happy
family, in a manner of speaking"
IF you have anything to say. my
man. better say it," said the captain.
Right you are, Cap'n Smollett," re-
piled Silver ''Dooty is dooty. to be
sure. Well, now. you look here, that
was good lay of yours last night. 1
don't deny it was good lay. Some of
you pretty handy with a hand-spike
end. And I'll not deny either. but what
some of my people was shook-maybe
all was shook; maybe was shook my
self; maybe that's why I'm here for
1
won't do twice. by thunderi Wen have
to do sentry go. and ease off a point or
so on the rum. Maybe You think we
were ali sheet in the winds eye. But
I'll tell you was sober; 1 was on'y dog
tired; and if I'd awoke second sooner
I'd a caught you at the act, would.
He wasn't dead when I got round to
him, not he"
''Well?" says Capt. Smollett. as cool
as can be.
All that Silver said was a riddle to
him, but you would never have guessed
it from his tone. AS for me, began to
have an inkling. Ben Gums last words
came back to my mind. 1 began to
suppose that he had paid the buccan-
GERS visit while they all lay drunk
together around their fire, and recil-
oned up with glee that we had only
IA enemies to deal with
ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-28
CONTINUOUS ALARM.
Ingenious Bell Recently Invented by
a Man Who Must BE Par-
tinI to Noise.

A continuous alarm bell for bicycle
use has been invented by Washington
man. 1t is thus described by the Sciea-
tific American: a clamp secured to
one of the front fork bars has pivoted
bracket carrying the gong. and a light
wire passes from this bracket to the
small thumb lever supported on the
handle bar. 4 striking feature of the
bell is gong. in the form of pyramid.
being perfectly square in cross section.
A gong of this shape necessarily pre-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-28
Envy.

Mrs. Oldham-Mrs. Cashleigh is being
painted by celebrated foreign artist.
Mrs. Wyland-What's the matter; has
she lost the use Of her hands2-Chicagc
Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-28
wor.e ana More OLE

Justice-Why did you knock this man
down? Did he say you were liar?
Prisoner-Worse' that. sab; he
proved it.-Tit-Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-28

She-You shouldn't wear made-up
ties. they're not fashionable.
He-Neither are made-up women
up-to-Date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
AN HISTORICAL UTTERANCE.
London Statesmen Discuss the Dis
armament PROPOSAL.

LONDON, Aug. 29-The papers are filled
with discussions, comments and opinions as
to the circular of the Emperor Nicholas
The most Notwithstanding event could have
hardly produced such coup as this sug-
gestion, the fruition of which is regarded
on all sides as an absolute impossibility
This being holiday season it is difficult to
obtain the opinions of public men on the
subject. The religious world, however loud
ly welcomes and praises the Cars noble
initiative. Numerous bishops have already
publicly expressed their views in that sense.
Among statesmen interviewed Lord Kim
berley, the Liberal leader, declined to ex-
press a hasty opinion beyond saying that
the proposal was one of the utmost i'm
portance. The Marquis of Ripon said: II
heartily wish the proposal all success"
Sir Charles Dixie, Radical member of
Parliament for the Forest Of Dean, re-
marked: "The Russian peace footing of
nearly million regulars exceeds the peace
footing Of Germany Austria and Italy com
bined. Thus it has been in Russia's power
to reduce the land forces by diminishing her
own in connection with similar action on
the part of Germany.
French public opinion is not prepared
for disarmament. which would mean, as
things stand now, an acceptance of the
Alsace-Lorraine situation. Naval disarm-
ament would be dangerous for Great Brit
ain. Any formal plan would involve subse-
QEent breaches of faith, but if Germany
and Russia will cease increasing their
forces we can follow without formal
agreement"
Lord Frederick Roberts, of Kandahar.
commander of the forces in Ireland, said, in
reply to a request for his opinion: 1T will
be most satisfactory If such proposal can
be carried OUT
The Earle of Grove calls the Cars sug-
gestion an historical utterance," and earn
estly hopes that Great Britain will not OBJ
ject to a conference. No excitement is no.
ticeable at the Foreign Office 1t is sus-
pected that a special messenger was sent
from st. Petersburg recently with a full
explanation of the Cars proposal.
Naturally all persons and societies con-
nected with peace and arbitration move
ments are jubuant. The Pope wired his
congratulations to Emperor Nicholas imme-
diately and offered every assistance in his
power to promote the proposed conference.
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
News says: Germany viii accept the sug-
gested conference, but expects nothing to
result from ii. Mr.. jackson, the secretary
of the American embassy, does not believe
In the practicability Of the proposal. He
assured me that. speaking for himself only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
WILLING TO TRY 1T.
Germany Views with Favor the Cars
Benevolent Proposition

BERLIN, Aug. 29.--The North German
Gazette referring to-day to the Cars
peace conference proposals, remarks: "Our
armaments were never intended for selfish
ends, but only for our own protection and
for the maintenance of peace. We are will
ing to give a fair trial to another method
of attaining the object at smaller COST
The National Zeitung says: THE Gar and
his ministers have not deuded themselves
with the idea that they can rid the world
of the causes which, for years, have been
responsible for the growing armalnenrs
When a great power. however, addresses
such proposals to others, they will be recog-
nizcd everywhere as deserving of the most
serious consideration"
The Vossische Zeitung expresses the opin-
ion that the Importance of the note does
not lie in the proposal for a conference
but in fits conception.
The Post warmly eulogizes the Cars
motives, which, it adds must everywhere
arouse sympathy"
The Kreuz Zeitung says: mo one can yet
appreciate the real significance of the note.
It's bitter sweet reception in France shows
il will not meet with universal approval"
According to the Hamburger Corre-
spondenz the note will remain forever an
imperishable monument TO the fame of En-
peror Nikoas. Continuing. the paper says:
1T stands to reason that Germany well
comes the proposal In the most glad man
Continued on second Page.1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
THE ORDER FOR BURROUGHS
ALL VOLUNTEERS TO HAVE VACA.
TIONS BEFORE DISCHARGE.
Hospital Trains Homeward Bound
Found to he without Medical At
tentiOn or Proper Food.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-Fifteen soldiers
died at Camp Wikoff and in this city to-
day. There were two deaths to-day among
the men suspected of having yellow fever
and detained in the quarantine hospital. The
medical department has not announced that
they died of yellow fever because of the
dispute between the doctors as to what
the ffty-three men in the hospital are suf-
fering from. Some of the doctors assert
that it is true yellow jack, while others, in
cluding the experts, claim there is not
yellow fever case in the camp, and that the
men are suffering from malarial fever in it's
worst form.
Three transports were sighted tonight.
One is thought to he the Mexico with Gen
Shafter on board.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-It is said at the
War Department that there is no truth in
the report that Camp Wikoff, Montauk
Point, is to be abandoned, either as a result
of Secretary Ayers inspection or on any
other account. Adj1tant General Corbin
says the camp was established only as a
place of temporary detention for the troops
returning from the fever infected districts
of Cuba in order to avoid the possibility of
the introduction of yellow fever 1t was not
intended permanent camp and will be
abandoned when it has served the special
purpose for which it was established. From
present indications the camp will be main
tanned there several weeks yet. The troops
will be ordered to their home camps as soon
as they are ready to move or discharged
from service after two months furlough.
1t is estimated that there are about 1900
troops at the camp. including the regulars.
Secretary Alger will make another visit to
the camp in a few days in order to meet
the President there. He has telegraphed
General Wheeler, commanding the camp,
that the President will probably arrive there
hext Saturday, but his visit would be en-
tirely informal and that no display or cere-
mony is expected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
Relieved that Suddenly Recognized
Strength of United States Is Re-
sponsibIe for the Action.
SERIOUS DISCUSSION ABROAD
GERMANY SAID TO BE MOST WILL
ING FOR AN UNDERSTANDING.
France Wants Alsace-Loraine Back
and England Couldn't Think of
Giving Up Her Navy.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 29.-Discus-
sion in high administration, diplomatic and
general political circles to-day turned on the
ST. Petersburg proposition for disarmament
of Europe. The proposal coming from the
quarter it did was regarded profoundly SEN
sational. The prevailing Washington view
is that the conference to which the Gar in
vites the rulers of all Europe will at least
result in putting a limit on the developments
OF the old world military establishments,
even though it should not be Immediately
followed by important reductions in the
armies and navies from their present stand
ing. Comparisons revealed the fact that if
present proportions are maintained, Russia
would always have the largest standing
army of any of the European nations and
would be third on the list in naval strength.
Russia is in better position financially and
physically to keep high standing armies and
navies than any other nation, but it is said
by those who pretend to be conversant with
the Cars plans, that he believes the money
it takes to maintain a colossal military es-
tablishment can be better employed in in
ternational improvements on a grand scale.
He wants to see his splendid possessions In
Asia as well as in Europe gridironed with
railroads and the resources of his country
developed. In this respect he would emulate
the example set by the United States, whose
marvellous progress he has watched with
abiding interest.
An Associated Press dispatch says: The
extraordinary circular note directed
by the Russian foreign minister to
the members of the diplomatic body
at St. Petersburg has attracted the
earnest attention of the officials
here. 1t is supposed from the terms of the
note as published that copy was directed
to Mr.. Hitchcock, the United States am
bassador at the Russian capital, but so far
nothing has been heard by cable from him
to that effect. 1t is believed here that the
victory achieved by the United States IN the
late war was a. contributing factor in the
preparation of the note. 1t is surmised that
that victory made it clear at once to the
European statesmen that to maintain the
balance of power they would be required to
redouble their expenditures on account of
army and navy else they may be out
stripped by the United States. The official
mind here looks on the Russian project for
a general disarmament as utopian at this
time, and, while any statement as to the
attitude of the United States towards such
a conference as that proposed is purely
conjectural in advance of the receipt of the
invitation, the impression prevails that our
government would not care to take any
active part in it's deliberations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30

all conveniences. The rent is only so a
month in Porto Rican money or $40 in ours.
The house is built of pressed brick, stone
and concrete. 1t has ten large rooms and
is one story high with roof garden on
top and a large court in the center. 1t has
large bath and arrangements for a shower
bath. Tropical plants are growing in the
court and on the roof. The walls OF the
front rooms are painted with oil colors rep
resenting famous paintings and religious
paintings and portraits. The kitchen has
set of braziers built of marble and iron
setting right in the wall. We burn char
coal for fuel. We have hired an old negro
woman. Louise to cook and keep the place
clean. In the back yard there are pome-
granate and lemon trees growing. The
place is delightful, and it is never hotter
than ninety or cooler than thirty.
The island is the next thing to paradise.
The United States is nothing compared TO
1t. The city itself is beautiful. 1t has wide,
clean streets. elegant residences and rich
stores and bazars. You can get anything
you want in the city provided you have the
money. For 81 of our money you can get
81 of Porto Rican money. 1t runs in one
and two-cent pieces and ten, twenty and
forty centavo pieces. Things are about the
same price here as they are in the United
States, though the prices for some things
differ. For eggs we pay a cent dozen
and for milk cent pint. Sugar is cents
pound. Fruit you can get for nothing.
The bread is remarkably like ours and sells
for 10 centavos a small loaf. You can get
cakes, pies and ices, but they are not like
mothers. / tried a dish of ice cream, but
could find no resemblance between it and
ours. We manage to get along for there is
an abundance of food and pure water, and
ice is 10 cents for fifty pounds. You ride
all afternoon in a hack for 20 cents. You
see many donkey with boy and two big
baskets of vegetables astride of him, and
the man who brings our milk ties two or
three COWS behind his donkeys leads them
to you, asks how much you want and milks
out the desired quantity. The native Porto
Ricans are courteous, agreeable and good
hearted. Everybody smokes cigarettes here.
but sometimes you see a fat negro wench
with a big stogie about six inches long in
her face and looking the very picture of
complacency. You see banana women with
baskets of bananas on their heads and ut
tering shrill cries. l have just been invited
out to supper by an elegantly attired
sonora. They all dress finely with silks and
laces, and they do not spare the powder and
paint"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
TURNING POINT IN HISTORY.
Russian Editors Sanguine of Great
Beneficial Results.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-The news
papers here declare that the Cars mani
festo will constitute turning point in his
that the disarmament question cannot be
solved without a previous removal of the
causes for the ornaments. The conference
must accurately determine the respective
pretensons of the nations and propose
means for a peaceful arrangement and it
may come to pass that at the close of the
nineteenth century a liquidation may be eff
fected Of the international politics which
are in danger"
The Novoe Vremya says: "Al true friends
of peace are naturally on the side of
Russia, but it is impossible to guarantee
that some of the Western cabinets will not
raise objections, promoted by the fact that
tho armed peace which has existed since
1871 is the main source OF their internation-
al strength"
Russia proposal with the same earnestness
with which it was made the dawn of the
twentieth century will see the idea of uni
versal peace triumphant over that of un-
rest and discord.'
The Viedonosti expresses the opinion that
the note of the Gar is essentially IAN at
tempt to introduce the element of trust into
international relations adding: whoever
believes in the creative power Of ideas pro-
pounded with correctness and clearness
must rejoice that the note brings a new
and beneficent course into the worlds life
and groups anew the participants in that
life"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
DIsTRUsT IN RR RANCE.
VIII Insist on Restoration of the A
sace-Lorrnine Provinces.

VIII Insist on Restoration of the AL
snce-Lorraine Provinces.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-The French newspapers
generally distrust the practicability of the
Cars peace scheme, ana clearly indicate
that France would make the restoration of
Alsace-Lorrane a prerequisite to her partic-
ipGtion in the conference. The Temps says:
1T is to be hoped that Europe, like
France, will consider the Cars proposal in
a spirit similar to that whereby it was in
spired. Nevertheless II must not be forgot
ten that if France owes it to herself to aid
in such attempt there is another portion
of her moral patrimony which she cannot
abandon without abdcating the very reason
of her existence. France cannot forget the
eloquent words exchanged between the Car
and the President regarding the rights of
peoples and justice. Count Muravieffs cir
cular seems a rejoinder to Mr.. Goschen's S
speech, whether or not it was so intended
Therefore it lacks neither wit nor appro-
priateness. However, it would be singularly
belittlng the inspiration and meaning of the
proposal to see nothing else in it, or even
to connect it with wish to hamper from
the outset the conclusion of an alliance be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
What will the Germany of William think
of the initiative of Nicholas? That prince
will hardly care to play second fiddle"
The Lberte remarks: THE gravest ques-
tions which demand solution involve France
and the Gar has undoubtedly considered
these complications and has consulted the
powers interested. It's to be presumed he
has reason to believe his views will
triumph.
The Gazette de France says: Russia
made us go to Kiel. To-day she leads us
to a conference which will sanction a read
justment of 1871
The Journal des Debats refers to the
past which we cannot forget" as being
"a stumbling block in the way of the sue
cess of the conference.
.1he Patrie expresses the opinion that
Great Britain will never renounce her mari
time supremacy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30

he felt sure that America would not permit
the Philippine question to be submitted to
such a conference, nor did he believe 1t
would be possible for any power to begin
the work of disarmament"
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News says: 1.-THE subject was long on the
mind of Emperor Frederick. who feared
the time would come when Europe, ex-
hausted by militarism would be at the
mercy of the industrial competition of the
United States. diplomatist assures me
that Emperor William intended to revert
to the subject of disarmament while at
Jerusalem in the coming autumn to attend
the dedication of the Church of the Re-
6eemer
In addition to taking the wind out of
the Kaisers sails the Czar is the only Rus
sian sovereign who has traversed Siberia,
and he must have seen such population
of political malcontents~asm might easily be
induced by American, Japanese and English
influence to declare for independence. The
greatest objection to the circular is that
such a clever person as Count Muravieff
signs it,
What is noticeable in European comment
is the fact that everything is held to pivot
on the action of France. M. De Blowitz,
the Paris correspondent of the Times puts
the matter pithily. He says: 'It is prac~
tically impossible that France could have
been consulted beforehand, because an alb
solutely primary condition of her sanction
would be that Alsace-Lorraine should cease
to belong to Germany Bismarck once
said to me: There are three of us who
made the German empires The German
nation would hang all three if we offered of
Lorraine to France
1T may likewise be said of those who are
at the head of France to-day and who were
not responsible for the loss of Alsace-Lor-
raine, that they would all be hanged, in
spite of the apparent indifference of the ma
tion, were they to accept a definite abandon
ment of Alsace-L Lorraine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
Train of sick Soldiers.

One hundred and sixteen sick soldiers, six
surgeons and eighteen nurses passed
through the city yesterday on train bound
for St Louis. The soldiers are members of
the Third and Fourth Missouri Regiments.
Gen. M. L. Bell was in charge of the train.
One of the soldiers, thin and pale, said in
a determined tone that as soon as the
boys are mustered out of the service they
will tell bad tales of the hospitals and who
is responsible for the conditions. He said:
Its awful to see the poor fellows die off
like sheep, but that's the way they are go
ing Some one is TO blame, and when We
cannot be court-martialed for talking we
will tell who it is"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY.
Col. Studebaker's Men Expected to
Break Camp To-day.

Correspondence of the Journal.
FERNANDINA, Fla. Headquarters Of
the d-and-fifty-seventh Indiana
Volunteers, Aug. 27.-Colonel Studebaker's s
regiment will move for Indianapolis Tues
day morning Monday all the baggage, con-
sisting OF floors. boxes, etc, will be placed
on board the box cars and Tuesday morn
ing. after mess, the kitchen utensils. tent
age. ETC., will be loaded and as soon as pos
sible the regiment will move to the railroad
station. Several days delay was caused by
reason OF the complicated state of affairs
The One hundred and-fifty-seventh Indiana
Regiment had been ordered to Huntsville,
and the next morning the orders were coun-
terman6ed and the regiment ordered to pro-
ceed to indianapolis, Ind, at once. to be
(Continued on second PaseJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
ORDERED TO FORT THOMAS.
COIOred Companies VIII Join Eighth
Volunteer Infantry.

Once more the colored troops have been
ordered away from the fair grounds, and
this time the order comes in no mistakable
terms Yesterday Governor Mount and Lieu
tenant Waterman received the following
telegram from Adjutant General Corbin:
Orders to-day direct your battalion of
coiored infantry now at Indianapolis to
proceed to Fort Thomas and report to Col.
Higgins. the commanding officer of the
Eighth United States Volunteer Infantry
tcolored), for assignment to duty with his
command"
The news was received a few hours later
at the fair grounds and for a few minutes
the men could not believe it. Finally their
old enthusiasm displayed itself, as it did on
the night when the first intimation
of the intention of the govern
ment to move them to Santiago was given.
All yesterday afternoon the men were busy
packing up their effects for moving, and if
the transportation. comes, as expected to-
day, the men will break camp and leave the
city tonight or tomorrow morning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
HIGH LEE IN PONCE.
Marvin MaIIoy Paints 1t I'm Glowing
Terms.

DIR. J. S. Malloy. of sos East North
street, has received letter from his son,
Marvin Malloy. who is a member of the re-
serve ambulance company First Army
Corps, now serving at Porto Rico. which
contains much of interest about the people
of Porto Rico and their way of living. The
letter is dated Ponce, Aug. 5, and reads as
follows:
well. we are landed. and right in the
fashionable part of the city Of Ponce. Mai.
Boyd (my MAJOR was taken sick while on
the ship. and as cur company is liable to
stay here some time the men and officers
were sent to the camp. The rest OF the
offcers, hye In all. have hired house with