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LAW PROVIDES FOR IMPEACHMENT;
 NIT FOR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE
The Senate Committee Renders Report Upon the Resolution
 Introduced by DrI Cunningham

ambulances, surgical instruments or othe, equipments When war came he quickly set factories and arsenals in motion. Then he forced fighting in two hemispheres and in 113 days he had whipped the enemy on land and sea and wound up the war before the people of the country had fully realized that it had begun. Was that crime? Until the treaty was ratified the president must hold what he had taken.
 Henderson Has Doubts
 "But," said he with deliberation, "I say frankly that I entertain grave doubts as to the wisdom of holding the Philippines against their will" Democratic applause)
 MT. Cousins (rep), of Iowa, made a strong speech for the army bill and elo- quently upheld the regulars of the army, praising their valor in many fields and rid iculing the assertions that our army was menace to our liberty. In conclusion he said:
 "In all the years of toll and strife ana victory that make the history of our re public great the regular army has been us shield and buckler'
 Mir. Fitzgerald (dem), of Massachusetts, closed the general debate in opposition to the bill.
 MT. Hull, in charge of the bill, closed for his side. The number of enlisted men pro vided in the bill. he said, was based not upon the personal N1eWS ol lHo ihSAlo0io NA the committee, but the authoritative ex- pression of those who were on the ground. In Cuba the evacuation commission had de- clared that 50,000 soldiers were necessary, not necessary to enforce order but to ln- sure peace and tranquility without blood shed. In Manila the commanding general thirty days ago had cabled that 2O,O0o men would be enough, but within the last month he had increased that estimate to 30,O0o.
 MuItinlied the Dangers
 The knowledge there that public opinion was divided in this country and the impress sion that prevailed there that the adminis- tration might be turned down had multiplied the dangers there. The committee believed the maximum should be placed at 100000, but were willing to agree in view of the opposition that absolute provision should only be made for 50,000, giving the president the discretion to increase the army up to 100000. In his hands should be placed the power to maintain the sovereignty Of the United States wherever our flag had been carried until congress should finally deter mine what should be done. This ended the general debate and the bill was read for amendment under the five minute rule.
 The first vote was taken on the com mttee amendment to increase the number of chaplains from thirty to forty, and 1t was carried.
 MT Lacey (rep) of Iowa moved to strike out the provision for a lieutenant-general, and the motion prevailed.
 MT. Hull explained in answer 10, questions that the reduction he would propose to the bill would come from the enlisted force by reduction of the size of the companies If the president should deem 1t proper to swell the army to the maximum 100000 the size of the companies would be increased. Very few additional officers would be re- qured.
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THE ARMY BILL
 LOSING FAVOR Hull Will Offer Amendments to Reduce
 Number of Men. OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE Mas So Pronounced That a Compromise
 Was Necessary. PRES DENT WILL HAVE THE POWER To Recruit the Army to a Maximum Limit of 100000 Men Provision for Lieutenant General Is
 Stricken Out.
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE
PRESIDENT WILL HAVE THE POWER

Washington, January 2.-The opposition to the army reorganization bill on the re- publican side of the house has become so strong that today Chairman Hull, after MT. Henderson, of Iowa, one of the floor leaders of the majority, had threatened to vote to recommit the bill, decided it would be wise in order to insure its passage to abandon the idea of providing directly for regular army of 10O,000 men.
 He announced on the floor that the com mittee would offer amendments to reduce the number of enlisted men to about 60,OOo men. but lodge in the presidents discre- tion the authority to increase the army to a maximum of 100000 These amendments have been prepared. They provide that the president may, in his discretion, enlist only sixty men in the infantry companies and sixty in the cavalry troops. By the terms of the bill there are to be thirty infantry regiments of ten companies each
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DISPENSARY BILL
 REACHES HOUSE It Is Now the LiYeSt Topic Before tho
 Legislature. THE FATE OF THE MEASURE Is Yet to Be Determined, As Opposition
 Has Been Aroused. SEVERAL IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS Will Be Offered, and Lively Fight Will Follow-Brown Will Seek to
 Have All Counties h.
 cluded.
THE FATE OF THE MEASURE:
SEVERAL IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS

Montgomery, January 27-(Special)-Th Moody dispensary bill. which passed the senate Wednesday, reached the house this morning.
 The d.spensary question is the livest one before the assembly at present and there are heavy Hobbies here for both sides. The major portion of the anti-dispensary lobby comes from Jefferson county, the county most affected from commercial standpoint of any included in the provisions of the bill.
 There was an informal meeting of about fifty prominent citizens of Jefferson held last night when some red hot speeches were made in opposition to the measure. The assemblage represented several millions of property in Jefferson, and included in it were several prominent signers of the pe-
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tition for the dispensary.
 The fate of the bill in the house Is doubt full. Were it presented for vote tomor- row it would probably receive a majority vote.
 There are some very important amend ments to be offered to the measure when 1t reaches the calendar. Most important of these is an amendment to include in the bill every county in the state, which is be- ing urged by Representative Wilson Brown, of Colbert. MT. Brown argues that the question of senatorial and county courtesy does not extend to a bill of the character of the dispensary bill That while 1t is measure under police regulation it is a revenue bill.
 Many representatives from prohibition counties say that should the bill become u law they will vote to repeal the prohibition law of their counties in order to derive a revenue for their county from the dispen- sary.
 The proposed amendment by MT. Brown is a very popular one in the house and its friends claim that it will carry by two- thirds majority. Then will come one of the most exciting fights ever made in the Ala bama general assembly.
 of letters from Jefferson county, congrat- ulating him upon his course and brilliant speech on the dispensary bill.
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with a strength of 145 men and twelve regi- ments of cavalry of ten troops each, with strength of 106 men.
 At Presidents Discretion
 This discretion, if the president would exercise it, would reduce the number of enlisted men about 31, 1000 and practically leave intact the organization provided in the bin so far as officers are concerned. How far this will allay the opposition to the bill remains to be seen.
 The whole debate today was spirited and so intense the struggle when the bill was taken up for amendment under the five minute rule that the first section had not been completed when the house recessed at clock.
 MT. Henderson (rep.) of Iowa was the first speaker today. He had, he said, been slow to catch the war fever last spring. He had foreseen some of the future trouble as the outgrowth of the difficulties which beset us at our immediate doors, but he had not anticipated that we would be carried to an- other hemisphere 1000 miles from our shores. He looked with aversion upon any proposition to increase the regular army ana he hoped it would not be necessary to es- tablish standing army Of 100000 men. 1Ae was, however, in view of the conditions, willing to cheerfully support a proposition to increase the army to 5000 or 60,000 men. Beyond that he hoped he would not be called to go. But if congress must go be- yond that, he trusted that no provision for 100000 would be made, but that discretion be lodged with the president. The presi- dent could be trusted. There was nothing in this country to call for a standing army of 100000. The people were peaceful, and there was absolutely nothing in the United States to draw the fire of the guns of any other country on the globe.
 Demonstration of lthe "Kickers."
 MT Henderson spoke of the demonstration of the "kickers," which the country and the house had witnessed. The kicking had be- gun before the war was fairly under way. Some Kicked" at the president, some at the secretary of war, some at the staff, some at the adjutant-general. There was Kicking at everything and anything. It was easy to "kick." It was the cheapest kind of statesmanship, and the applause that greeted it was the cheapest sort of applause.
 Adverting to MT. Johnson's speech on Wednesday he said that never in sixteen years experience had he heard a speech so deserving of the condemnation of pa- triotic hearts. What crime had the presi- dent committed? The president had done everything possible to prevent the war Was that (. crime. There was not enough powder in the country to last our guns twenty four hours. there was neither arms,
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THE SENATE

Washington, January 27.-Particular inter est was manifested in the senate today in a speech delivered by Senator Platt, of New York, on the general subject of expansion. MT. Platt took for his text the anti-expan- sion resolution offered by MT. Vest, of Missouri, but in the course of his speech merely touched upon the constitutional question involved in the proposed declara- tion. He spoke in a clear, resonant voice and not only because this was the first speech he has delivered in the senate since his return to the body, but also because the address was thoughtful and we'll con- sidered statement he was accorded the un- divided attention of his colleagues on the floor and a large audience in the galleries. He took strong ground for the ratification of the pending treaty>of peace.
 A resolution was offered by MT. Sullivan, of Mississippi, declaring that the ratification of the treaty should not commit the govern mcnt to a colonial policy.
 The pension appropriation bili was passed after some debate.
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GUARDING HIS DAUGHTER.
Farmer Keeps Off Lovers With Shot
 gun.

Brazil, Ind, January H.-James Goodin, a we'll known farmer south of this city, is guarding his pretty daughter night and day with shot gun. B. Yocum has li cense to marry her. and she is said to Ee engaged to Vigo county man. MT. Good in had Wm. Bachelor arrested, charging with perjury, it being alleged that he made affidavit that the girl was of age, so that Yocum might get license. Yocum has a carriage ready to spirit the bride-elect away whenever he can get hold of her, and 1t Is said that she is willing. man, rep resenting himself to be policeman, at tempted to secure possession of the girl last night, but the old man opened fire on him. Serious trouble is anticipated before the incident is closed.
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THE WEATHER

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presidents order granting immunity to of- ficers who testified before the commission he could not do so."
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Sprung Another sensation


 MT. Johnson Gep) of Indiana got the floor at this time and repeated something of the sensation he created on Wednesday. When this bill was brought into the house, he said, the proposition to quadruple the size of the standing army was so monstrous that there was general dissent on the re- publican side of the house. The chairman of the committee had been as lacking in frankness as the administration had been with reference to its Philippine policy. Now it was proposed to take this monstrosity and cut 1t down so as to provide in general for an army of 50,000 with sort of sliding scale up to 1000W upon which the president could exercise ''his well-known powers of elasticity" He agreed with MT. Cookery, he said that no president should be en- trusted with such power, much less man who was seeking to wage war against people beyond the sea in order to enforce them to submit to a government they de- spised and repudated. Every one in the house, he declared, knew what the pro- posed change meant-it meant an army of 100 GOO by direct enactment of congress or by the will of the president There was, he urged no reason why congress should arr rogate and give to the president this power. He declared this bill would cost the treas ury $l0O 900 GOO a year, and he warned the republican that they would not dare to go to their constituents on the record
 MT. Hull contended that the larger the army the less the cost per man.
 Scored MT. Johnson
 MT Cannon scored MT. Johnson, who would be a great man, he said, if his Judg- ment euualed his ability. He ridiculed the idea of trotting out the ghost of Caesarism in order to frghten the country.
 MT. Johnson replying to MT. Cannon said that the original wrong was committed when the president sent his commissioners to Paris to demand the cession of the Phil ippines. But now he should withdraw the menace which insipred in the people of the islands the well grounded fear that we were determined to take away their liberties The only danger of trouble was that the misguided policy of the president would provoke those people to just resentment. Now was the time to fight this whole propo- sition to expose it and agitate it and not wait until the machinery for a colonial policy was forged. If it succeeded we would re- pent in sackcloth and ashes.
 At o'clock the house recessed until 8 o'clock this evening, the night session to be devoted to private pension legislation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
A COOL CAPTURE
a Young Man Tracks Three Burglars and
Finally Marches Them Back and Hands
Them Over tn the Authorisiea

Norwalk. O., March es.-Ralph Hoyt
wen-known young man of North
Fairfield, this county. without any as
sistance save a Winchester, succeeded
in tracing and capturing three heavily
armed burglars who broke into and
robbed the post office and a store at
North Fairfield few nights ago. The
three burg. lrs were tracked to a barn
AZ miles from Fairfield by the print of
new ru bier boots in the mud. When
found the men were sound asleep in
the hay NOW and were dazed and aston
ished when they were awakened by
the loud call of Hoyt to get up and
come along with him, which request
was supplemented by a cooked Win
chester near their heads The cool
ness with which young Hoyt made his
demand demoralized the trio and they
were meekly marched to Fairfield aud
handed over to the authorities. Hoyt
will receive 5000 reward. The bur
glars were we'll provided with revolv-
ers. dynamite and tools for cracking
safes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
TELLS A STRANGE STORY.
DIR. Charles Corey, of Tacoma. Washr
Killed ais Wife While Dreaming She
Was Being Attacked.

Tacoma, Wash. March 2s.-Dr.
Charles Corey shot and killed his wife
yesterday morning while the two were
lying asleep. Corey was i'll and his
story of the affair is that he was Ia
boring under nightmare, believing
his wife was being pursued by a
stranger who was intent on killing
her. In his dream, Corey says, he
followed the two from Tacoma to
Washington, and just as he fancied
the man was about to stab her
he fred twice with his revolver. He
awoke with a start to find himself sit
ting in bed with a smoking revolver
from its place under his pillow and
his wife killed. The relations between
Corey and his wife have been very
affectionate and the authorities be-
lieve his story. He is nearly crazed
with grief and friends are watching
him to prevent his suicide.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
UNCLE sAM BANKS HERE.
United states Extending Its Depository of
Public Money to Western kansas.

United states Extending Its Depository of
Public Money to Western Kansas.
Uncle Sam is doing his banking in
Hutchinson now. The Increased busi-
ness of central Kansas made it neces-
sary for Uncle Sam to have il u. s. de-
poSitory in the Arkansas valley and he
is now doing business at Hutchinson.
His secretary of the treasury, Mr..
Lyman j. Gage, issued an order
making the First National bank OF
Hutchinson United States depository
Federal officers of high or low degree
can now deposit public funds in the
First National of Hutchinson the same
as they would at the sub-treasury in
New York.
A large mum Der O. government Off
GERS have been instructed to remit
balances TO the Hutchinson depository
and the list of postoffces which now
send THEN surplus cash to Hutchinson
to be placed to the credit of Uncle
Sam number over so and includes near
ly all the money order Offices in south
western Kansas and a number in Ok
lahoma. The list is being constantly
added to as Hutchinson is the natu, al
banking place for all this section.
There are but two other repositories
in Kansas, one at Leavenworth where
IA large fort is located, the other at
Lawrence the seat Of the Haskell insti-
tute and Indian school, This designa-
ton of the First national as a United
States depository is not only COM
pliment TO the bank and an evidence
of its strength. but it is a recognition
of Hutchinson and western Kansas
Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
Beware of ointments for Cntarr1
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense oI
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
manufactured by T. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo.
O., contains no mercury, and is taken inter
naliy, acting directly upon the blood and
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. 1t Is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
Determ,ned TO Have His ChiId.

GAINESVILLE, O., March 2S-William
T. Reitz, of Chicago, general western
agent for an importing firm, came to
GAINESVILLE and forcibly carried off his
eldest son. William, aged "a years
Mrs. Reitz claims her husband failed
to provide for her, and last week came
to her home in this city to live, bring
ing her two children. Reitz arrived
yesterday and on going to the Gebest
home was refused admittance by his
wife. He broke in the door and seiz'
ing his child escaped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
Ramai,. Of ExGov Fletcher

Washington. March 2s-The remains
of ex-Gov. Thomas c. Fletcher, of Mis-
souri,, who died here Saturday. accom-
panied by Mrs Fletcher and daughter.
left this city yesterday for st. Louis.
Aside from a prayer offered by Rev.
DIR. Clark, of Foundry NJ. E. church,
there were no services over the body
here. A delegation from the Union
Veteran legion stood by while the re-
mains were taken from the house to
the hRarSa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
GENERAL NEWS

1HE western w nOlOSaI6 druggists
association. which was in session at
st. Louis recent thy, has taken action
that may come to a war between the
wholesale druggists of the west and
those retail stores that cut rates on
patent medicines The manufacturers
and jobbers will make an effort to
have all patent medicines and prepare
tions sold at the price stipulated on
the package.
A NEW YORK dispatch stated that
Miss Virginia Fair and w. K. Wander
bilt, Jr., will receive presents worth
marriage AND that great vaults were
required to keep the gifts.
JOHN MCDONALD. who has been a
fugitive from justice for 40 years. was
arrested in Nueces county, Tex, for
the murder of James Mowat in 1859.
A SHOOTING ARRAY occurred in Hoyts-
vile, O.. which resulted in the killing
of G. II. Westenhaven, an attorney,
and Clarence Widenmayer by Paul and
John Zeltner. The sheriff and large
posse of men besieged the criminals in
their cellar before they surrendered.
having killed one of the besiegers in
the me an time.
THE Western League baseball mag
mates at Milwaukee on the oath adopted
the seasons schedule which takes in
Columbus. The season opens on April
81. closes September IL and calls for
1876 games.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the gath
numbered 1S3. according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 215
for the corresponding week of last
year.
THE Port Arthur Tex.) canal was
formally thrown open to the world on
the 25th.
THE Second United States infantry
was ordered to go from Anniston. Ala
} to Cuba on the 24th.s
NJ. DE FREYCINET, the French minis
ter of war, announced the other day
at Paris that no matter what other ma
tons did the French standing army
would not be increased, as it was i'm
posi- BILE for that country to continue
the insane strife of trying to get the
largest army.
THE Iron Foundrymen's association
at Cincinnati, after along considera
ton of the demand of the members o.
the Iron holders International unior
for an increase of wages. has decided
to grant a ten per cent increase tc
take effect May 1. 4 plan was alss
agreed upon for the yearly adjustment
of woes wherever either party give.
so daye notice.
AN International congress of doctor:
connected with life insurance compa
MES will be held at Brussels next Sep
TENDER. It is proposed to establish
universal formulas for the examina
ton of persons desiring to be insured
THE council of the Kaw Indian tribe
in Oklahoma has passed an order t.
eject from the reservation at once al
persons not holding permits granted
by the council. and to prohibit any
person coming on the reservation in
the future without first obtaining
permit
SOME time ago Charles Officer,
ban ker at Council Bluffs. Ia, lost OIL
an Omaha street package con- tanning
ss, eco in $50 bills He offered Si,0U
reward for its return. Late the othe
night an unknown man returned 81. 600
saving a messenger boy had found thu
package and .secreted it in an asl
barrel.