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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Robbed a Farmer of Sc, 100.

Robert June, cattleman living near
the Marion county line, eight miles
south of Hope, was held up at his home
the other night and robbed of So, 100.
He had sold his years product of cattle
and took the money home with him.
The robbers evidently followed him,
and came to the house about ten o'clock
in the evening. They covered June
with shotguns and ordered him to pro-
duce the money, which at last he did.
His family was also covered, and dared
not give him assistance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Hogs-Receipts since Saturday, 2,4s3; shipped
none. The market was steady. The following


Saturday, III. The market strong to 10c
higher. The following are representative sales:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
Preparing to welcome the soldiers.

preparing 10 " c1COm6 the SOLDIERS
With the announcement that the
Twentieth Kansas regiment has en-
barked at Manila, Gov Stanley at once
called together the reception commit
tee to decide upon the details of the re-
ception that will be given to the SOL
diers when they return. It will take
the regiment at least IS days to reach
San Francisco and the mastering ont
will consume three weeks more. so
that the soldiers will hardly reach
Kansas before the latter part of Octo-
Der. It has been determined that the
heroes shall be given a rousing recep-
ton. 1t will be held either at Topeka
or Fort Leavenworth. with the chances
in favor of the former. It is likely
that Gov. Stanley and his staff and the
entire reception committee will go to
San Francisco and escort the regiment
home
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-15
st. Louis Live Stock.
Sept IL. Opened High st LoweSttCloSine

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
Hills VIII Succeed Abbott.

Chicago. Jan. News was received
here late last night that Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills. pastor of the Central
church In this city. Is to be called to
the pastorate OF the famous Plymouth
church of Brooklyn. as the successor OF
Dr. Lyman Abbott. The formal call
will be extended to DR.. Hills soon after
the meeting of the committee of the
church. 10 be held to-day. DIR. Hills IL
a native of Iowa and is 40 years of age.
He was educated at Grinnell academy,
at Lake Forest university n at Nc
Cormick seminary. For three years
after leaving his theological studies he
was pastor of the First Presbyterian
church OF Peoria In Dec. 1894. he sue
ceeded Professor Swing at the Central
church. DR.. Hills. like his predecessors
Of the Central and Plymouth churches.
is a writer. The our books he has pub
lished are "Foretokens Of Immortality"
How the Inner Light Failed" "A
Mans Value to Society and The In
vestment OF Influence"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
BROKE ALL RECORDS
Phenomenal Run On the Burl-
ineton and Northwestern.
NEW FAST MAIL TRAINS
b Rate OF N Hundred and Thirty
Miles an Hour Made for the First
Time-It Beats the New
York Central.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 3.-The new fast
mail trains on the Burlington and
Northwestern roads finished their phe-
nomenal lbs from Chicago without in
cden this morning. The Burlington
pulled into the terminal station at 7:45
a. m, eight minutes ahead of schedule
time. The Northwestern arrived at 7:5s
a. m, IL minutes ahead of the schedule.
The rains had a head wind all the
way. The crews Of both trains are con-
fident even of better time being made
after they are called upon to do so.
There was a large crowd present at the
depot to witness the arrival of the
trains, principally composed of railroad
men. but with a fair ~sprinkling of out
siders desirous of getting a first look at
the flyers. The new Rock Island train
does not start until next Sunday.
In addition to the sustained speed OF
these two trains being remarkable, owe
30 miles an u for the distance. there
were some still more remarkable bursts
of speed during the trip. Several times
a mile was covered in 81 seconds. The
Northwestern left its two brakemen at
one point on the line. When the train
stopped they got off to turn around,
and when they completed the circuit the
tram was gone. Inc actual elapsed time
from the start at Chicago to the arrival
at the local depot was as follows:
Northwestern, 4y2 miles with Is stops.
8 hours and IS minutes. Burlington,
502 miles with ~ stops, 10 hours and z
minutes The greatest run was made
by the eastbound train on the Burling-
ton, which left here last night one hour
late, arriving in Chicago only four min
utes late, n the schedule time is 80
minutes faster h the ~estboun
train, which they assert is the best rec
ord for any train between the two
points. The previous record was held
by the Northwestern, having been made
with a special train carrying a party Of
railroad officials to the exposition.
Every fast mile record. including the
New York Central's record for a mile
in 30 seconds, or at the rate of 112.5
miles per hour, made in 1898. was bro
ken on the trip. The distance from Sid
ing to Arion, "a miles. was made in
100. or at the rate of 1870 miles per hour.
Four stop watches caught the time,
which, however, will not go on record.
there being no speed indicator on the
engine
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The p~ostofice service for the city and
foreign mail shows improvement. The
confusion still IL due TO inefficient en-
ployes. The Generalization in the ISL
and service cannot be remedied imme-
diately. Chief Director Rathburne's
f1rst order after taking charge vas to
abolish the frank.ng privilege, which
has been 20 seriously abused. A mis-
take made in Washington in printing
2h-cent stamps for American corre-
spondence has been remedied bv selling
the stamps for 2 cents.
The police service In being slowly or
ganized. No general disorder exists.
Two or three homicides during the past
two days have been of the ordinary
kim and have had no significance.
Cubans M Spaniards are getting along
together pretty well. Some fears OF So
cial Generalization of which the Ameri-
cans complain VIII be corrected when
the police organization is more i'd
vanced. The military authorities do
not want to use troops for duty Of this
kind.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
IL Was Increased . Million During the
Month Of December.

Washington. al 3.-The monthly treas
ury statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Dec. 81 the
debt. less cash IN the treasury. amounted
TO LIE. 176. 2ss. an Increase during the
month of 81. 100. 799. This Increase Is due
TO the delivery of . per cent. bonds OF the
new issue. previously paid for. The debt
Is recapltulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt. 81 1000 l5. $50: debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turity. si.237. 900: debt bearing no interest.
scs2. 49,. sol total. s.i23. $40. ISL. This amount.
however. does not Include 1853. AZ. 7s3 In
certificates and treasury notes outstand-
ing. which are offset by an equal amount
OF cash In the treasury. The cash In the
treasury Is classified as follows:
Gold. s2si. 52s. 43i: silver. So3. 2i2. s5i: paper.
$50. 253. FOG: bonds. deposits in national bank
repositories. Disturbing officers balances.
etc, 49, 3h. $50: total. $3.50. 431 .351. against
which there are demand liabilities stan
ing amounting to seas. SEQ. CSC. leaving a net
cash balance Of 1924. 7e4. 695.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
MANIFESTO FROM GOMEZ
He Advises Against Immediat
Disarmament.
THE TROOPS MUST BE PAID
Cuba Is Not Yet Free or Independent.
All Cause for American interview
ton Must BE Done Away
With.

Havana, Jan. 3.-Gen. Maxine Co
ward, near Narciso. has issued n proc
lamation to the Cuban army advising
against ~disbanding until the proceed
ings at Washington regarding the pay
OF the insurgent troops have been COM
pleted. II is dated Dec. %. and in part
is as follows:
The moment has arrived to Civ a
public explanation of my conduct and
my purposes. which are always In ac-
cord with my sense of duty to the coun-
try i serve. The Americans, tacitly our
allies. have terminated the war with
Spain and signed a treaty OF peace. 1
believed IL was my duty not to nov
for any official or other object, from
the spot from where l had drawn my
sword. so long as the enemies OF the
army had not completely evacuated the
island. My presence elsewhere would
have disturbed the repose and calm
ness necessary to consolidate peace.
nor ought / to have caused the Cubans
trouble by unnecessary manifestations
during h Jubilee. The period of tran
sition Is terminated: the army of the
enemy Is abandoning the country: the
sovereignty OF the great United States
Is beginning. as stipulated in the pro-
tocol, over all the island. But Cuba is
not yet free or Independent. Self-gov-
eminent Is not yet constituted. For
that reason we must dedicate ourselves
to bringing about the d-isapnearance of
the cause for American Intervention.
But. above everything else. in the
spirit OF justice to the Cuban army,
II Is necessary that before the liberia
tors OF the people can dissolve, as n
guarantee of order. that the debt which
the country owes to its soldiers should
be satisfied. Awaiting this result. I re-
main In my present nosition, always
ready to help the work to which / nave
dedicated my life
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
IT MEANS ANARCHY.
General Wood Will Make u vigorou
Protest at Washington.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 3-MaJor
General Leonard Wood. the American
military commander here, has cabled
for permission to go to Washington for
two days and has been granted leave of
absence. He will leave tonight. The
reason of the generals departure is
unquestionably the order from Havana
to transfer the entire customs receipts
each week to that city. Compliance
with these Instructions would involve
the abandonment of many necessary
public improvements which would
throw 10000 Cubans out of employment
and send them to the hills TO become
bandits and would revive SPANS prac-
tice of monetary Capitalization which
caused most of her troubles in Cuba.
IL Is believed General Wood is DESTROYS
or seeing the president on the subject.
The mass meeting was held in the
plaza n was attended by 80, 900 Ter
sons. Energetic speeches were made
against the policy OF ~centralizing
money at Havana. Most OF the speak
ers declare the principle which IL was
now proposed to put into effect again
had been fought against by them for
20 years. All were exceedingly eulogis-
tic I'm their references to General Wood,
imploring him to use his influence with
the Washington government against a
revival of one of the features of the
SpdniSn Ttkline. bentfal WOOD PN-
pressed the emphatic opinion that all
customs receipts should be expended
I'm the respective provinces in which
they are taken. with the exception of
such a percentage for Havana as may
be necessary for governmental expend-
lures. geological surveys and other
features OF public business OF that char
acter.
The local papers again renew their
assertion that II such an order is on
forced IL will mean. II not civil war,
at least anarchy and riot OF Santiago.
calling for a large force OF United
States troops.
The Cubans are making elaborate
preparations for a demonstration on
General Woods departure. A band will
escort him to the wharf tomorrow
morning n the members OF the su-
preme court will accompany the MS
sissippi down the bay on a steamer at
the expense of the Cubans.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
JAMAICA AN EXAMPLE.
IL shows the Remarkable Possibilities of
Cuba


Cuba
Washington. Jan. 3.-Robert y. Por-
ter. the special commissioner of the
treasury department. has made a re-
port to Secretary Gage on the
ic and business conditions in the island
OF Jamaica and their application to the
island of Cuba.
In comparing British administration
in Jamaica with any possible opera
tions of the United States government
I'm Cuba" says Mr.. Porter. "the fact
Of the great difference i'm the popula-
ton must be considered. IN Jamaica
not over $1,000 OF the 200, 900 population
are white. In Cuba a majority of the
people are white. The census of 1887
showed 1.102, $50 white and $50. 797 coli
ored. Half a century of British rule
in Jamaica has improved these people.
nearly all of whom were slaves when
the work began. Cuba, under such a
government as England has given ia
maica, in all reasonable probability.
would have numbered at this time a
population OF from fou to five millions,
a greatly increased commerce., DIVERSE
fled industries. magnificent main and
p~arochial roads, an adequate railway
system and a degree of prosperity and
civilization far in excess of that which
the United States found confronting
1900 ''1g WIN BC'o'1'ACAA Va nv
island. The British royal commission,
appointed to investigate and report up
on the agricultural, commercial and in
dustrial conditions in the West Indies,
came to the conclusion that the trouble
In Jamaica was the result of the island
depending almost entirely on a single
industry. that of sugar. and recon-
n a system of peasant proprie-
tors. diversified Industries and better
means of domestic and foreign COM
.munication."
Mr.. Porter says that following out
these suggestions of the royal COM
mission. great progress a been made
In all directions. With the American
fruit market inadequately supplied and
the English market, practically un-
touched, Mr.. Porter thinks hat there
is hope in Cuba. especially in Santiago
province, for diversified industries Gre
ated by rapid transportation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
SUCCESSFUL TRAIN ROBBERY.
The Through Safe Blown Open and
Big Haul Made.

Ane through sale bioWn Open and
Big Haul Made.
Mansfield. Mo-. Jar. 3.-The 9th and
first successful attempt at train rob-
berry on h line of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott q Memphis railroad occur
red tonight at s:55 O'Clock, near
Macomb, a small station five miles east
OF this point. Macomb being a flag
station. one of the robbers got aboard
the w~estbound train at Norwood, the
first station east Of Macomb, paying
his fare to Macomb, and compelling the
train to stop there. IL was Immediately
boarded by five or six masked men,
who. covering all members of the train
crew with Winchesters and revolvers,
compelled the engineer and fireman to
cut loose from the remainder of the
train. The mail, baggage Inc express
cars were then run up the line about
W miles and stopped in a lonely cut.
where Engineer Calender was placed
in front OF the robbers and forced to
break open the oor OF the express car.
after which he was placed in front of
the foremost robber and together they
entered the express car, covering
Southern Express Messenger Newton
and Baggageman Sieben with their pis-
tolls. forcing them to adjourn to the
outside of the car. They then proceed
-. ~ Nht thiOhS dlt. wv
charges of dynamite were used. COM
pletely demolishing the burglar-proof
safe of the Southern Express company
and playing havoc with the car and its
contents. II is not known how much
money and valuables were secured, as
the safe blown open was a through one,
being opened only at a few of the most
important towns along the line between
Memphis and Kansas City. Every
thing was taken from IL, and II is safe
to say that they were well paid for
their trouble. The local safe. which
contained all local money picked up,
was not molested.
Special Agent Chester of the Memphis
route was aboard the train and oil
lowed the robbers. He got close
enough to get a view of them at work
and his is a fairly good description of
n OF them. 1t Is thought that one
of the party vas a railroad man. he
being able to handle the engine with
all the ease of an old engineer, n
that the other members were well ac-
quainted with the fact that the through
safe was carried in the rear car. as no
attention was paid to the forward cars
than to keep all hands in them closely
guarded. No ATTEMPT was made to
modest the passengers. After leaving
the train the robbers hurried away into
the u~nderbrush. firing shots into the
air as they went. A posse under Spe-
cial Agent Chester is being organized
and will leave for the scene of the rob-
berry as soon as ii is daylight.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
Is to Rely Upon the Sprays,
Washes, Etc.,

Which form the basis of many
methods" now 30 prevalent,
Such treatment might avail some
thing if Catarrh was only a local
irritation of the membranes. But
the disease is not on the surface
the discomforting irritation Of the
lining of the throat is not the dis
Ease itself, but simply a mani
festation of it. Catarrh is a
d~eep-seated, constitutional blood
disease, and it is as easy to put
out fire with a sheet of paper as to
hope to cure it with local applica-
tions. Don't mistake temporary
relief for benefit. Those who last
season thought themselves bene-
fitted by this treatment will see
their mistake as soon as the first
chilling blast OF winter is felt.
''The sprays and washes prescribed by
the doctors relieved me only Temporal
rily and though i used them constant
ly for ten years, the disease had a
irmer hold than ever. / was in a
lamentable condition when / decided
to try s. 8. s. / Mt once began TO i'm
prove. and after taking il for three
months ! was cured completely, the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
WERE ELECTED 10 JAIL
Missouri Judges Who Will Serve
Their Term in Prison.
THEY ARE IN CONTEMPT
VIII Refuse . Obey an Order of the
Federal C~ourts-Thsir Predecessors
Released From jail When
Their Term Expired.

Kansas City. Jan. 3.-Another chap
ter in the celebrated st. Clair county
bond case was closed to-day, when
Judge Phillips OF the United States
court. ordered the release from the
county Jail here Of Thomas Nivett and
Thomas Gill. Judges of the st. Clair
county court. who have been in con-
tempt of the federal court since June
last. when they refused to obey the or
der of the federal Judge directing them
to levy a tax upon property holders of
ST: Clair county. for the purpose of sat
lsfying the repudiated bonds. The st.
Clair court judges ceased t. be in con-
tempt of the federal court simply be-
cause their term of office has expired.
The taxpayers of st. Clair county
elected their successors at the Novem-
Der election, and the judges then chos-
en- were to all purposes elected into
Jail. for they were solemnly pledged to
resist the order of the federal court d.
recting the levying Of the tax.
The bond question is the one political
issue OF st. Clair county. The amount
involved. including the principal and
interest for 20 years, is now over a mil
lion dollars. The bonds were voted and
issued in aid of a railroad, amounting
to about $780, 900. The promoters Of the
company secured the bonds, sold them
in the East and left the St. Clair people
with no sign of a railroad. When the
bonds fell due the taxpayers naturally
resisted the payment and though the
federal courts eventually decided in
favor of the bondholders, the st. Clair
county people have not, during all the
years Of litigation, been di~sappointed In
any of the coupnty judges. whom they
have elected to resist the federal court.
Last summer Federal Judge Phillips Sc
cured an offer OF a compromise from
the bondholders, who agreed to accept
the principal Of the bonds without in
terest. Judge Lyon. one of the three
st. Clair county judges in Jail here.
who was serving his second term I'm
jail and who was in very poor health,
agreed to vote for the tax under these
conditions and was purged of contempt
by the federal Judge. Judges Nevitt
and Gill. however. spurned any offer Of
compromise and served out their terms
in jail. 1t was practically understood
that this would be the course of Judges
hewitt and Gill. the majority of the
court, when Judge Lyon secured re-
lease by accepting the compromise.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
MOVING SMOOTHLY.
Organization of Civil Administration In
Havana

New York. Jan. "a dispatch 20 the
Tribune from Havana says: American
control In Cuba works smoothly. Gen.
erals Brooke n ludlow are beginning
the reorganization of the civil admin
1stration satisfactorily. The Cubans
are well pleased. Part of the Span
sards are sullen. but the commercial
gime. The understanding II that no
members OF the former autonomist
cabinet are 10 be Included in General
Brooke's proposed council OF advisers.
They are all unpopular and lack the
confidence OF both elements. Civil Gov
ernor De Castro. by order OF the mill
tary authorities. has abolished the use
of passports n OF stamped paper in
the government Office. They were an
noyances. Prompt stems have also been
taken for improving the system OF
hygiene.
The chief interest on Monday cen
tered at the customs house. Colonel
Bliss VAS assisted by the treasury ex-
pert. Mr.. Donaldson. who VIII be in
had prepared a change. Since moor on
Sunday rs vessels had entered the har-
Dor with cargo and for discharge under
h American tariff. The first vessel
was the Norwegian schooner Kitty,
from Mobile. with merchandise. A
spanish ship. the Mexico OF Barcelona.
arrived I'm ballast. Among Mondays
arrivals was the S~eguranca, from New
York. with merchandise.
American shippers seem to have i'm
proved their opportunities. Some con-
fusaon resulted. as no tariff rates had
been translated into Spanish. This de-
hctency VIII soon be corrected. The i'm
porters had secured American money
with which TO pay duties.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
BRAkTlY SWORN IN.
He Is Now Chief Justice of the state of
Montana.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 3.-The supreme court
chamber was crowded this morning
with attorneys and other interested
spectators when the proceedings of
swearing in the new chief justice tool
place. Court met at the usual time,
Justices Hunt and Pigott occupying the
bench, h former occupying the CEN
ter chair used by the chief justice. Az
ter court had been opened. Justice Hunt
asked Attorney General Nolan IL there
was anything he had to present. He
said he had the certificate of election of
Theodore Brantly as chief justice and
that Mr.. Brantly was ready to qualify.
The new chief justice then advanced to
the bench and Justice Hunt administer
ed the oath of office. after which the
chief justice took the center chair and
without any Formally asked the attor-
ney genera. II there vas anything else
to be presented. The attorney general
presented the certificate OF election of
William T. Pigott as associate justice
TO succeed himself. Justice Pigott was
sworn by Chief Justice Brantly, after
which court adjourned until tomorrow.
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contest. The nati-Johnson leaders
have been especially active. and. accord
ing to them. the congressman's managers
have secured II ironclad pledges OF sup
port and 26 altogether. In somewhat mod
med form. IL IL understood that the
strength Is from ~ to 70 and some
Of his opponents place his strength as
high as %. The opposition seems no near
er an agreement on a candidate. but are
enceavoring to secure enough anti-Jonn-
son votes to render II impossible for the
congressman to secure a majority and
to fight out III struggle for the place
among themselves. The Johnson forces
are taking precautions against inroads on
their strength by the opposition.