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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

of stable government which prevents
capital from going to countries where
people are willing to work for starv-
alton wages. It is an automatic arr
rangement of nature that in unciv-
ilized or partly civilized countries
franchises and monopolies are not
well enough protected for capital to
risk itself. If this were not SC, all
manufacturing Industries would seek
at once the country of cheapest wages,
other things being equal, and the
starvation of the home population
would follow. 1t is best for the world
that the government of such countries
should not be too stable, and by in
sisting upon a stable government in
the Philippines we are doing our best
to throttle our own interests.
It is clearly the interest of all wage
earners to oppose imperialism root
and branch. and if they have any
doubt on the subject, let them con-
slider the cotton operatives of Egypt.
Ernest n. Crosby, in the American
Federationist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
POINTS AND OPINIONS

1t is useless for Ii Hung Chang
to beg for the good offices of this
country. They are all in the hands of
republicans, who were never known to
give up anything but campaign cash.
Denver Post.
In his speech before the McKin-
ley Commercial club in Chicago Mr.
Hanna said there are no trusts. What
will the poor fellows do who have
been accusing the democrats of being
members of trusts? Will they admit
they lied. or will they charge Hanna
with having lied Herald.
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Hanna
all poohpooh the idea of there being
trusts. Perhaps they will do the same
as to such protests as are now being
made against the coal trust in Penn
sylvania- They may prove like the
fellow who belittled the deluge when
it set in and said it was merely .
shower.-Louisyille Courier-JournaL
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
LABOR AND EMPIRE.
nexing Newly Acquired
Countries.

The effect upon wages of annex
ing countries Overrunning with the
cheapest kind of labor is evident
enough to anyone who will consider
the question dispassionately, but per-
haps brief account of what I have
seen with my own eyes in Egypt may
serve to illustrate it. We hear a great
deal of the political benefits con-
ferred by the British government
upon the Egyptians. but little or
nothing is said of the industrial re-
suits of expansion, and yet those re-
suits are the most important.
Some years ago while I was living
in Egypt I visited one of the cot
ton mills at Mansourah. the CONNER
cial center of the cotton region.
French and German capitalists and
operated by native labor. In the
main room of the factory the air was
so thick with cotton-dust that found
it difficult to breathe. A row of Arab
girls of IL or ID years of age were
standing there before series of tubs
manipulating the raw cotton.
what are the hours of labor of
these girls?" I asked the foreman,
who was acting as my guide.
From four o'clock in the morning
to six o'clock at night, with an in
PERMISSION for dinner" he answered.
''And what is the pay?"
Twelve and half cents a day"
1 could hardly believe that, and the
next time 1 met the English manager
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

of one of these mills / cross-ques-
toned him on the subject.
rs it true.'' 1 asked, that you
work your girls from four until six
for 1917. cents day."
Yes he said. rather reluctantly.
II didn't quite like it when I first
seem to mind it,
Don't mind IA hours work day."
cried.
"Oh, that is not ALL" he replied.
when we are busy they stay over
time from six till ten o'clock in the
evening and we pay them an extra
piastre (2A or five cents), and some
times young mothers come with the
babes at the breast and put them
down on the floor in the corner and go
to work with the rest
And all this, mind you, in an at
mosphere which you can almost cut
with knife, so thick is it with cot
ton.
One thing has saved Egypt. and
that is the absence of coal. 1t costs
too much to bring it there for it to
pay to introduce factories on large
scale. But there is plenty of coal in
| the Philippines. Coal can be had at
the entrance of the mines in Japan
| for IS cents ton, 1 am Informed, and
it will be as cheap in the Philippines.
| With coal at this price, with girls and
boys ready to work for 1919 cents a
day. what is to prevent the immediate
| flow of our capital to, these islands
and the Inauguration of a competi-
4 hcr xr,
| before?
| Either wages will fall here to the
12%-cent level or our factories will
| be moved bodily to our new posses
| sions and our working men left to
| starve-
Bishop Potter. of New York, has
lust been in the Philippines, and he
tells us that the Filipino takes kindly
to our factory system. Poor Filipinos!
So do mice take kindly to cheese in
trap The system will prove a curse
to them as it has already proved to
the girls of Mansourah and at the
same time that it will impoverish ou1
American wage-earners at home. II
may be said that the natives are not
forced to work. But this is not true
When their cupidity is not sufficient
to make them toll, means are found
to compel them. This has already
been done in the mines of South AT
RIGA, and the British government i'm
poses taxes upon the natives there
with the avowed object of forcing
them to seek employment in the mine.
for the purpose of raising money t.
pay the tax, that being the only way
open for them to earn money. TIL,
same plan will doubtless be adopted
by our capitalists in the Philippine.
if it turns out that Bishop Potter il
mistaken and that the Filipinos d,
nos take kindly to factory work.
We are told that we ought to es
taalish stable government in tn
Philippines. That is precisely wha
I've ought not to do. It is the lacl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
A Great Landmark Vanishing.

A report that Great Salt lake, the
best known of all the natural features
of Utah, is steadily and rapidly shrink
ing, and that it's bed will be dry land
in a few decades if remedial measures
are not taken, will interest the whole
country. Evaporation and the diver
sion of the lakes feeders are sup
posed to be the causes of the lowering
of it's waters. The former cause will
be difficult, if not impossible, to coun-
teract, but the latter one can prob
ably be removed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Mark Hanna.

to make the old soldiers pay for the
war of subjugation in the Philippines.
Yet the republican party has as
serted rigorous claim upon the votes
of the old soldiers. 1t has sought to
exploit them and has exploited them
for the benefit of monopolies and
trusts, and it has lost no opportunity
to brand the democrats as enemies Of
the men who fought to preserve the
union and to wipe out the unuttera BILE
curse of slavery.
However, the republican pla torn is
now silent; and William Mckinley
writes columns in letter of accept
ance without single line or even a
single word referring to the soldiers
of the union. He was too busy defend
ing his war of conquest to offer a
word of assurance to them that they
are still to be dealt with justly and lib
orally by grateful government.
The democratic Dla tform is in happy
contrast with that of the republicans.
1--WE are proud of the courage and fidel-
ity of the American soldiers and sail
ors in all our wars it says; 1--WE favor
liberal pensions to them and their de-
pendents, and we reiterate the position
taken in the Chicago platform in 1896
that the fact of enlistment and service
shall be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease and disability before
enlistment
And Mr.. Bryan in his letter of &C.
ceptance declares that "a liberal policy
is natural and necessary in a govern
| ment which depends upon citizen
soldiery instead of large standing
army. Self-interest, as we'll as graft
tude. compels the government to make
| bountiful provision for those who il
| the hour of danger and at great sacri
| flee of business, health and life ten
der their services to their country"
| He therefore demands that the pen
sion laws shall be generously con
strued in the spirit which prompted
their passage; and he makes it plai1
that in the event of his election he viii
| not search oTt another Henry Clay
Evans to be his pension commissioner
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
F..,ur. Of Anticipating law.

The anti-lynching law passed two
years ago by the legislature of South
Carolina has already proved failure.
The new law made the county in
which lynching occurs liable in dam
ages to the family of the victim. The
first case under the law was recently
tried. The liability of the county in
question was clearly established, but
the victim was a negro, and the jury
returned verdict for defendant The
court set the verdict aside and ordered
, second trial. which had the same re-
ola1t = the first.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Thirty Mllllon. for streets.

London is going through period of
street improvements unparalleled in
it's history. These comprise not
merely new street surfaces, but es-
pecially the widening of several inn
portant thoroughfares in the busiest
parts of the city, including portion
of the Strand and connections from
il to Holborn. About $4,000, 900 has
been expended or voted within the
last IL years for these purposes. the
most of the amount having been so
devoted during the last third of that
time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Biggest Soldier In tho World.

The pround title of the biggest sol
der in the world, at least in point
OF height, is held by Sergeant Thomas
Dalroy, who has served for a number
of years in the royal Dragons of the
British army. In his stocking feet
Thomas stands just feet 6h inches
in height, and he is fittingly proper
toned in every way. He has proved
his courage on the battlefield, and
wears on his broad breast two medals
awarded for gallantry under fire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
sr... BrIta,n.. vast Museum.

Some notion of the vast quantities
of books contained in the British mu-
scum may be gained from the an
nouncement made recently that the
printing of the catalogue, which was
begun in 1s91-nine years ago is
still unfinished. It is also stated
that in order to store the newspapers
which are kept on file there mile of
shelving has to be added at least once
in Is years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Was q slave OF Jefferson Davis.

Isaiah T. Montgomery, who in his
youth was a slave of Jefferson Davis,
founded a colony of negroes in the
Yazoo river valley in Mississippi after
the war, and he is now mayor of the
village of Mount Bayou, the center of
the colony. The negroes own $4,000
acres of land there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

Ex-Congressman A. T. GOODWIN, from
Alabama, writes the following letter:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o:
Gentlemen-"I have now used two bot
ties of Peruna, and am a we'll man to-day.
/ could feel the good effects of your medicine
before had used it week, after suffering
with catarrh for over year" Respect
fully, A. Z. Goodwin.
Cataarh in its various forms is rapidly be-
coming a national curse. An undoubted
remedy has been discovered by DR.. Hart
man. This remedy has been thoroughly
tested during the past forty years. Promi-
nent men have come to know of its virtues
and are making public utterances on the
subject. To save the country we must save
tect them from disease. The disease that
is at once the most prevalent and stubborn
of cure is catarrh. Public men of all par
ties recognize in Peruna a national catarrh
remedy of unequaled merit. Send to DIR.
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, for a free book
on catarrh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
WOULD TAX OLD SOLDIERS.
Expenses of Philippine War to b.
Imposed Upon Them by the
Republicans.

The republican platform of 1900 is
absolutely silent concerning the old
soldiers. There is not one solitary
word in their behalf; and it is sus-
pected that, in the costly pursuit of
foreign wars of conquest, the repub-
lican party foresees the necessity of
economy in the direction of pension ex-
penditures.
There is ground for believing that
the party of imperialism is preparing
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Kan..s Nae,onal Bank,.

The abstract of the condition of the
national banks of Kansas at the close
of business on September 5, shows the
average reserve to have been 41.73 per
cent, against 1884 per cent. on June
90. Loans and discounts increased
from $24,529, 474 to $24, 7S1 ,977; gold
coin from ST. ,2O9, 274 to $1,219, 731; total
specie from $1,734.4O7 to $1,793, 236;
lawful money reserve from $2,630, 693
to s., 653, O14; Individual deposits from
$26, 941,95 to $29, 195, OS1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

1t was recently noted that Jonas
Carter, of lola, had been thrown over
board by Miss Ollie Sanders on the
eve of the wedding which had been
arranged between the two. Jonas is
aged 20 and Ollie 16, and in noting
the abrupt termination of the affair
the lola Register congratulated the
girl at her escape, albeit she had to
forego the pleasure of becoming half
owner in two houses and considerable
property. The girls attention ap-
pears to have drawn to the
good thing she was letting go.
She reconsidered her dismissal of
old Jonas and then married him
tight and fast, and May and jan
uary are now enjoying their honey
moon.-Kansas City Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
oueere.t Street in the world.

Canton, China, possesses the queer
est street in the world. 1t is rooted
with glazed paper fastened on bam-
boo, and contains more signboards 10
the square foot than any street in any
other country. 1t contains no other
shops but those of apothecaries and
dentists
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Where Duels Are Frequent.

During the last few weeks duels
have caused a perfect slaughter in
Italy. AS many as four duelists were
killed in different towns in one day.
During the last year 2,400 duels have
been fought in Italy and 4S0 deaths
have resulted. Most of these combats
were between army officers, and based
on the most trivial preteXts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

Here is a story of carnival of sin
as reported in the Winfield Courier.
A man from Wichita put up at Win
field hotel with another mans wife.
The husband pursued the pair and
caused their arrest. While the officers
were taking the man to Jail. a young
lady at the hotel assisted the guilty
wife to escape, but she was later cap
tured in Wichita and returned. Then
the man and woman were fined for
improper conduct. Then the young
lady who assisted the woman to es-
cape was arrested. Then the injured
husband got drunk and became noisy
in court, and was sent to Jail to keep
his wife company.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Father Fought at Bunker Hill

Postmaster Albert Barnes, of Kear-
sarge, N. H., is believed to be the only
man now surviving whose father
fought at Bunker Hill. He is SO years
of age. A little while ago he was
made honorary president for life of
the Bunker Hill association.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Not q Poor showing.

According to the latest edition of
Poor's Manual of Railroads for 1900,
their total earnings last year were
81, 1886, O96, 900 and their net earnings
SAT-, 741,O44, which isn't exactly a
poor showing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
The Train Robber from Kansas.

The Burlington train robber who
was killed south of Council Bluffs
Ia, the other night by Express Mes
senger Baxter, was identified as AL
bert III. Poone, of Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Di.po.ed of i. In short Order.

Judge Miller, of Mercer county, Pa,
has an original way of dealing with
gambling. He visited the county fair
few days ago, and seeing big wheel
of fortune took an ak and broke it in
to pieces.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Scott Rumor WIN No. Down.

1t is generally believed in political
circles of all parties that Tully Scott,
of Decatur, will soon retire as the
democratic nominee for congress in
the Sixth district.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

President Kruger, since May, is said
TIC have shipped 100000 to France.
He is now reported to be one of the
richest men in the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Gas and OIL at Peru.

Drillers at Peru struck a well of ga
and oil in sufficient quantity to sup
ply the whole town with natural ga
and 80 barrels of oil flows from tn
well daily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Towne's References to Roosevelt.

Gov. Leedy presided at the fusion
meeting at Lawrence, which was adj
dressed by Charles A. Towne. Mr..
Towne referred to Roosevelt as "a
western frontier tough" whose chief
accomplishment was ability to ride
bronchos and handle a six-shooter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Mr.. Striker Asks for Divorce.

William NJ. Stryker. former state
superintendent of public instruction,
has filed suit for divorce from his
wife. Mrs. Althea Briggs Stryker, al
leging desertion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Butter D,.h n. a Weapon.

4 cross bill filed in a divorce suit at
Hutchinson recites that on getting an
CRY one day the wife smashed the
husband over the head with the butter
dish, the dish breaking and filling
the hair of the poor man with soft
butter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

The expenses of the Kansas peni.
Tertiary for September were STATE
and the receipts $2,1z5, leaving de.
felt of $12,54S.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
ssckles to speak in Dansae.

Gen. Daniel Sickles viii speak three
days for the republicans in Kansas
this campaign The national commit
tee has assigned him to the state for
October so, 81, and November 1. places
to be selected later
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow will accompany POST
master General Charles Emory Smith
to Kansas and tour the state with
him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Committed Forgery for wedding Money.

A. L. Olsen, of Marquette, was ar
rested on the charge of forging notes
aggregating several hundred dollars.
Olsen is engaged to be married to a
highly-respected young woman and It
is alleged that he committed the for
geries to raise money for the honey
moon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
had Def.a. for the Jayhawker..

Kansas university went down to
defeat before the heavy Washburn II
on McCook field at Lawrence by the
score of "a to 0. The game was all
onesided after the first half.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
smothered Under wheat.

The remains of George Dorsey were
found in a Missouri Pacific freight
wreck between Cedarvale and Sedan.
The wreck occurred a week before,
when 13 cars of wheat were ditched.
1t was in one of these cars that
Dorsey's body was found. He had
been smothered to death, and the re-
mains were badly decomposed when
found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

The supreme court last week rem
dered a decision in the Parsons asy-
lum" case, in which it affirms the
decision of Judge Glass, of the dis
trict court of Clay county. The courts
decision leaves the case still in the
air, but with the advantage on the
side of the people of Parsons, for it
in specific terms sustains the COM
mittee's right to select site and
points the way for the title to be OBJ
tanned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
No Reason for Her Rash Act

Florence Coleman committed sui
eide at Valley Falls by hanging her
self from a railroad bridge. This
was her third attempt to take her own
life She was 40 years old There
= -. known reason for the crime.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Bad Man Comes to Grief.

ARKANSAS Bell, cowboy employed
on Alendorph's ranch, near Alma,
went to Wamego for the fall festival
and state firemen's tournament.
When Bell was ordered to get off the
street he drew a revolver and shot into
the crowd. He galloped through the
streets, followed by armed men, but
escaped across the Kaw river bridge
to Alma, where he was arrested. His
horse was shot and he received six
wounds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

Judge Holt, of the Wyandotte coun-
ty court of<common pleas, sentenced
William Menser, negro purse
snatcher, to Is years imprisonment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
rhe Kaneas El~ctIon Ballot.

The official ballot in Kansas this
fall will be 3S inches wide and Is
inches long. 1t will contain five ma
tional and state tickets. Two of the
national and state tickets will be
composed OF. the same nominees
democrat and popuhst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

scribe for TIL e KIOWA CHIEF. devoted 20 In
formation about these lands One yea<. 9-eo Single
Norean's Manual C1o page Settlers Guidel with nns
sectional map, q o. Nap. = cents- All above, q II
Address DICK Z. AOK0AX. Rerry, q. +.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Reward for Colored Preachers Arr.

The Cowley county commissioners
offered a reward of $50 for the arrest
of S. S. Bandy, a colored preacher
wanted at Arkansas City, charged
with betraying a 14-year-old girl, and
later trying to kill her to hide the
evidence of his crime.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12

The national banks of Kansas, ac-
cording to the comptroller of the cur
rency. showed in deposits on Septem-
Der 1, 500, 195, Os1.14. The state banks,
according to Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal, had deposits on the same
date of $31 ,645, 67O.2s. This gives a
total of $6O,s4O,751.42 It is coin
cidence that the 3Ss state banks and
the national banks had almost the
same aggregate. Never before were
bank deposits SO large in this state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Peculiar Provision OF ss.,e co..s,.ussoo.

Peculiar Provision OF state Constitution.
Negroes of Kansas who sympathize
with those of their race in southern
states who are denied the right of
suffrage. do not realize that they are
living under a state constitution
which does not allow them to vote.
The Kansas constitution adopted at
Wyandotte in the year 1861 says that
''ali white male citizens who have re-
sided in the state six months shall be
permitted to vote" In 1867, when
there were only 10000 votes in the
state, an attempt was made to amend
this paragraph of the constitution by
knocking out the word white" The
proposition was voted on and defeated
by 10000 votes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Eleven Loaded Cars Smashed.

A wreck occurred at Neva, five miles
west of Strong City, on the Santa
Fe, in which eight cars of cattle, two
cars of hogs and one car of wheat
were smashed. About 80 cattle and
number of hogs were killed.