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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Grand Lodge. a. o. o. W.

At the annual meeting OF the Kan
sas A. o. o. W. grand lodge at Topeka
last week John II. Crider was re-
elected grand master workman after
a spirited contest. E. III. Forde was
reelected recorder and n. G. Light,
of Winfield, receiver. DR.. Brown, of
Chanute. was elected grand medical
director. The resolution providing
that members who die by their own
hands thereby invalidate their policies
was not acted upon. By slim ma
jority the proposition to shut grand
masters out of the grand lodge was
defeated. A resolution to reduce the
fees of the grand medical examiner
from so cents to 25 cents was defeated
by narrow margin. By about the
same vote a resolution requiring the
medical examiner to turn back all
fees collected in excess of s., 600 per
year to the general fund was defeated.
The laws were so amended that it Will
only cost old members so cents to be
reinstated in the order. Heretofore
it has cost just as much to be rein
stated as to join. The salary of the
grand master was fixed at $500
year. He is allowed $1,275 for ex-
penses, besides a contingent fund to
pay clerk hire and a stenographer's
salary. The salary of the recorder
was fixed at $4,000 and he was allowed
$4,000 for clerk hire. The grand re-
ceiver is given $3.50 year salary and
he must put up a 5000 bond. The
per capita was retained at $3.50. The
deputy system was continued for an
other year. It is claimed that the
rapid growth of the order during the
past year was due to the deputies
work. Wichita was given first prize,
500 in gold, for the best drilled team.
Leavenworth took second prize, $50,
and Lawrence third, $25. Upchurch
lodge, of Topeka, secured the cham
pionship cup for showing the largest
gain of membership during the past
year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
AS the Derii Would DO Is.

The old Atchison Champion, which
has given governor and a lieutenant
governor to Kansas, and which has
died and been resurrected almost
times without number, is to be revived
again-this time by man from Tex
as. 81. FL. Brooks, who for 10 years
has published the Live Stock Cham
pion at Amarillo, Tex, is the new pro-
prietor, and during the week begin
ming March 12-when Rev. G. NJ. Shell
don is to run the Topeka Capital as
he thinks Jesus would run 1.-THE
Champion is to be run as Mr.. Brooks
thinks the devil would do it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Fusion Plan Agreed Upon.

At the conclusion of conference at
Topeka lasting until after midnight
the other night, the popuiist. demo-
cratic and free silver republican state
committees agreed on basis of fu-
sion for the coming campaign The
populists are to have governor, lieu
tenant governor, auditor, attorney
general, state superintendent, con-
grexsman-at-large and one Judge of
the court s.f visitation. The demo-
Gratis are to have associate justice,
secretary of state, treasurer, solicitor
and one judge of the court of vista
ton. The electoral ticket Is to be dl-
vided among the three parties, the
democrats and populists getting four
votes each and the silver republicans
two. The populist and democratic
conventions to nominate state officers
will be held at Fort Scott the same
day, July "a. Populists will meet at
Clay Center April % to select dele
gates to the national convention and
the democrats will meet at Wichita
May % for the same purpose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

The number of Christians, native
and foreign, in leading missionary
fields is as follows: North Africa, =
900; west Africa, $4,000; south AT
RIGA, 100000; islands around Africa.
$4,000; farther" India and Ceylon,
700, 900; islands adjacent to India, 2O0,-
900; China and Corea, $4,000; Japan,
$4,000; Oceanica, 100000; Greenland
and Labrador, 500. In Canada there
are $4,000 converted Indians and in
Central and South America PIE, 500.
The totals from other countries make
the number Christians at present in
the heather world, 4,001, 200.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Detroit proposes to erect a ST ,000,-
600 memorial in honor of the bicen-
tennial of the city. The movement
has gone so far that design for a
Doric peristyle has been submitted
and approved. The lower point of
Belle Isle, in the center of the Detroit
river, is to be made a park in whose
center is to be placed a great Doric
column, the highest in the world, sur
rounded by groups of sculpture and
supporting tripod, which is to as
sumo torchlight character at night
by the use of electricity and great
flame of natural gas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
A FUND FOR CORRUPTION.
as They Give Up to Mark
Hanna.

Never has the United States wit
messed such campaign for the pres
idency as that now impending prom
ises to be. There has in the past been
debauchery of the franchise, corrup-
ton of the peoples ballot, but nok on
any such scale OF magnitude as is now
being prepared for the coming cleo
ton.
In order to promote republican sue
cess a campaign fund of $25-G00.0O0
is to be raised, and how? By the con-
tributions of the rank and file of re-
publicans throughout the nation? By
the voluntary offerings of those theor-
lists who see in republican doctrines
the essence of political wisdom? Not
at all. 1t will be collected from the
trust beneficiarieS of the Mckinley
administration. Two hundred COM
binations of capital, representing
So, 900. 100000, Will contribute the
money. Mark Hanna recently came
out in an interview absolving trusts
from blame. They are doing no harm
and should be let alone.'' he said.
Soon followed the announcement of
the gigantic fund to be raised to
further McKinley's candidacy. The
trusts will be ''let alone" SO far as
legislation by congress and prosecu-
ton under the law by AIcKinley's at
torney general go, but they will not
be ''let alone" by the illustrious Cleve-
lander until they have contributed
their pro rata of the corruption fund.
Think of what such 4 sum means
when improperly used. 1t cannot be
honestly utilized. Such an amount is
yDonu fipooc mora fhon the most
travagant manager of an honest cam
paign could spend. 1t is an amount of
money which, if divided among 75,000.
900 people, the population approx
imately of this country, would give
each 33 1-3 cents. The usual reckon
ing is that one in five of the popula-
ton is a voter. Then this Hanna
campaign fund is great enough to
allow each voter more than $1.65.
Twice this amount, $3.50, would be
available for each o. the necessary
votes to gain a popular majority.
But the money will not be spent that
way. 1t will be put in large sums in
the doubtful and close states. These
will be purchased outright. Ii the
money was to be expended pro rata
in the country the Mckinley manag-
ers in Denver might reasonably ex-
pect contribution exceeding $4,000
from the national committee.
In addition to the corrupt might of
this immense sum, there will be an
other element in the campaign even
more reprehensible. 1t is the policy
of force and intimidation, employed
quite largely in 1896. and to be per-
fected in its workings this year. The
So, 900 100000 of capital, represented in
the campaign fund, will also contrib
ute to republican success by compel
ling the hundreds of thousands of
men dependent upon them to support
the Mckinley ticket.
Democratic success may not be i'm
possible in spite of all the money the
trusts can throw into the. campaign,
if only the vote is free and fair. But
if in the large manufacturing centers
of the close states intimidation of the
voters is employed successfully. there
can be but one result of the cam
paign. Mckinley will be reelected
Denver Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Although Aguinaido is in fight and
there is slight chance of his becoming
ruler of the Philippines. he has one
loyal subject. She is his wife, who is
able to be of little service to him, as
she is prisoner in Manila, having be-
ing captured by Otis troops. Sonora
Aguinaldo is treated with the great
est consideration, being allowed q
private residence, with all the serv-
ants she needs, while Filipinos are
permitted to visit her without inter
ference. Outside the house are SEN
tries to arrest any of Aguinaldo's
Iieutenants who might call on her.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Fort Scott Cane sIrup Faetorx.

The owners. OF the sugar mill at
Fort Scott who are preparing to con-
vert it into beet sugar plant viii
use the mill this year to manufac-
ture strip from sugar cane. The
plant viii employ IS men, The COM
pany is now contracting with the
farmers to raise cane.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Big sum for Care of Insane.

In Leavenworth county the COM
missioners, decided to pay Judgment
obtained on warrants for the care of
insane for last year, aggregating S1o,-
326. In all there is debt of S42, 1000
for maintaining the insane in that
county, and an attempt will be made
to pay It before the next legislature
meets, SO that money can be appro-
Priated to pay it back
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Mrs. Wilton HI. Losee, of Kansas
City, wants to put 100000 into col
lege for the training of housekeepers
and domestics, and thinks that such
n college will remove the distaste for
domestic labor. Unhappily, there is
no kind of training that viii remove
the fact that housekeeping is work,
and as long as women can earn more
ut other kinds of work the distaste
will remain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
what became of Th,. sseP

City Treasurer Trus, of ST. Marys,
called at tie Office of the superin-
tendent of insurance and inquired
why the fire department of that town
had failed to get it's portion of the
firemen's tax for the year 1898. The
records in the office show that the
ST. Alarys fire department was en-
titled to $50. Insurance Superintend
ent Church promised to investigate
the affair.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Attended a Dos FuneraI.

"Nearly 100 people attended the
funeral of a dog at Industry the other
day." says the Wichita Eagle. 1.-THE
animal was a neighborhood pet, and
once belonged to John Gilbert, who
some months ago. in Dickinson
county, murdered his entire family.
The dog was placed in nice casket
decorated with flowers and buried
with elaborate ceremony"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

In a sermon at South Bethlehem,
Pa. the pastor turned to the young
men and said: "To your Indifference
and bashfulness is due the maiden
hood of about 500 young women of
the parish, and the number is increas-
ing" The bashful ones have no fur
Their excuse for inaction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
SAID BY LINCOLN.
Words Which, in the Light OF Sub
seQuent Events, Condemn
Imperialism.

In the light of current events it
must be clear that McKinleyism is
synonymous with Hannaism, and the
latter, the exponent of everything
dangerous to a government of the peo-
pie. American citizens who stop to
think Will De impressed by the gulf
between the principles upon which
this. nation was founded, and upon tho
observance of which it IAN alone be
perpetuated- Mr.. Bryan points out
the gulf in his summing up of the sit
uation published in the New York
Journal.
when the republican party meets
the speeches of Abraham Lincoln in
the next campaign. it will find that
the gulf between Lineolnism and Han
naism is SO great that the admirers
of the former cannot be followers of
the latter"
Here is the impossible gulf dug by
Abraham Lincoln. at Lewiston. Au-
gust, 1858, in q, speech referring to the
wisdom of the men who announced the
American declaration of independ-
ence to the world. Imagine McKin-
leyism, Hannaism, imperialism, abid-
ing by such doctrinei
Wise statesmen as they were, they
knew the tendency of prosperity to
breed tyrants; and so they estab-
lished these great self-evident truths,
that, when in the distant future, some
man, some faction, some interest,
should set up the doctrine that none
but rich men, or none but white men,
or none but Anglo-Saxon white men,
were entitled to liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, their posterity
might look up again to the declara-
ton of independence, and take cour-
age to renew tho battle which their
fathers began, = so that no
man should thereafter dare to limit
and circumscribe the principles on
which the temple OF liberty was being
built
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
wichita Editor Arrested.

Frank A. Peltret. editor of Jerry
Simpsons Bayonet, was arrested at
Wichita for discussing the issues of
the day on the sidewalk with dozen
men. The city officials desired to dis
charge him, but he insisted on a trial
to settle the question of the constitu-
tional right of people to assemble on
the streets to discuss subjects of POI
litical interest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
For the state Binding irvine Plant.

Warden Tomlinson, of the state pen
itentiary, on the 5th drew $40, 900
more out of the revolving fund" to
purchase raw material for the prison
binding Irvine plant This makes s7o,-
600 he has drawn out to date, but the
legislature appropriated S15o,0oo for
the purpose, SO he still has $50, 900 to
his command.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
To Sue a Railroad for Damaces.

About so farmers of eastern Linn
county, Kan, and Bates county, Mo-,
will bring suit against the Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad for damages aggre-
eating nearly $1,000 1t is alleged
the railroad has virtually damned the
Marais des Cygnes river in that vicin-
ity, causing the waters to back up the
valley, overlooking the farms and de-
stroying crops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
stopped Trim To Perm.

Sheriff Hobart arrested Charles In
gerso1l at lola. He is wanted at Itha-
ca, n. Y, charged with embezzling
funds from Thompkins county, of
which he was treasurer. A reward of
$4,000 was offered for his capture.
Ingersoll had been at lola about six
weeks, and for several days had been
telegraphing his son in the east and
arranging trip to Peru, South Amer.
lea
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Brooklyn is to have an immense
tabernacle for INSTRUMENTATION
worship. The idea was first suggested
by d. L. Moody. 1t is planned to erect
the tabernacle in Brooklyn about five
years hence, by which time it is hoped
sufficient funds will have been raised
to paw for it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Recent events have recalled that
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, until this
war, was on terms of warm personal
friendship with the Kruger family,
and that they were wont to exchange
cards of good wishes every Christmas.
The friendship dated from 20 years
ago, when Butler had a regiment of
Beers under his command in the war
against the Zulus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Rural Delivery In Miami Country.

The fourth rural free delivery mail
route for Miami county has been or
dered. It will be from Paola, extend
ing 25A miles and serving 700 peo-
pie. The first rural route was from
Osawatomie, then two out of Louis
burg were established
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
The Usual Result.

Thirty farmers of Reno county have
just been separated from $50 each on
the cooperative hail insurance swim
die. They preferred to do business
with a smooth stranger rather than
with local insurance agents they have
known for years.-Kansas City jour
nal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
sunttower league Bapouet.

President Sapp, of the SunfloweT
league, announced that the annual
banquet of the league would be held
at Wichita April IL. The guests of
honor will be Gov. Thomas, of Colo
RADIO; W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska;
Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota, and
Allen o. Myers, of Ohio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
s1,ooo.ooo I'm IS YesrsI

Read the story of the Million Dollar Pota,
Corn- etc. sIi great money makers for the
farmer, in John A. Salzer Seed Co.'S, La
Crosse, Wis, catalog. Send Zoe. postage for
same and 10 rare samples of farm SEEDS
Largest Vegetable Seed Growers IN the
United States. I'll
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
WIN Push This Case.

Attorney General GODDARD announces
that the suit to test the validity of the
court of visitation law Will be pushed
to a rapid conclusion IN the supreme
court. He says the compromise eff
fected between the railroads and the
stockmen over cattle rates will not
affect it's standing in court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Much discuszicn has been aroused lately b
rate Of living is the cause assigned In the
rush fer money, both men and women neg
lect their bodies until the breakdown comes
The best way to preserve health Is BY faith
full use of Hostettsr's Stomach Bitters- BY
curing al stomach ills, this remedy prevents
nervous breakdown. 1t is also an excellent
medicine for constipation, dyspepsia and
biliousness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
DIed In 8 Mextcan PrIson.

Word comes from Orizaba, Mex,
that Edward Turner, a Kansan in
prison there for alleged criminal neg
ligence in connection with railroad
wreck, died while waiting for a trial.
Turner had complained of the unnec-
essary delay in trying him and the
United States government had taken
the matter up, but Turner expired be-
fore his case was reached.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Hunter, of
Fairfield, Ia, have just celebrated the
seventy-first anniversary of their
marriage. They are aged respective
ly 81 and 90 years. Twelve children
were born to them, the eldest now
being 50 and the youngest So.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Embraa tn OMIT the Ministry.

Rev. A. 8. Embree, the noted Topeka
Methodist divine who was the star
figure in a servant girl scandal at To-
peka a year ago, announces that he
will retire from the ministry and de-
vote his time to book store of which
he is part owner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

An Atchison man has been henpecked dur
ing the greater part of his life by wife and
Eve daughters. Against his viii he has been
Obliged to take little homeopathic pills when
he would have preferred quinine, to attend
the Episcopal church when he preferred the
Baptist, and recently his women folks com
PEELED him to be vaccinated by woman doc
toF.=Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Net So sure.

At dinner in rockingham lately, q royal
academician stated to the company the Gu
rious fact that sugar and sumac are ths
only two words In English where SD Is pro-
shown in the discovery, when Rudyard Kip
ling was heard from the other end OF the
table: "But, are you quite sure! Chi
cago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Gives His saber to Kansas.

Julius Neuman. who died recently in
Atchison, bequeathed cavalry saber,
which he priced higher than anything
he possessed, to the state of Kansas.
He was lieutenant of company that
left Atchison during the civil war
with the army which went to meet
Gen. Price.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Blood HulnOrS
Are Cured by
Hoods
Sarsaparllla

al always take
Hoods SarSaparilla in
the Spring and it is
the best blood purifier
1 know Of" MISS
PEARLEGRIFFIS, Bald
win, Mich.
"Eruptions tn a t
came on my face have
all disappeared since I
began taking Hoods
Sarsapariila 1t cured
my father Of catarrh."
ALPHA HAMIL TON,
Bloomington, Ind
al had scrofula sores
all over my back and
face. 1 began taking
Hoods SarsapariHa
and in a few weeks /
could not see any sign
of the sores. OHIO B.
MOORE, Mount Hope,
Wis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

For the first time in the history
of Kansas it is hard work for a man
to get into the state prison The only
way he can get in is to present q clean
bill of health showing he has not been
exposed to the smallpox
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

Under state law the voters of New
York cities may direct the municipal
authorities to erect a public bath
house. Buffalo provided one in 1897,
at cost of $14,S0O. 1t was used last
year by s1,793 persons, and its run
ming expenses cost the city $2,370.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

A deaf-mute wife in Pennsylvania
wants divorce from her deaf-mute
husband for calling her names, and
two deaf-mutes testify that the
charge is true. This kind of silence
will not serve as poultice to heal the
blows of sound.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

1t appears from response of
Secretary Gage to a resolution of con-
gress in regard to The expenditure of
the $50, COG. eco war fund that it cost the
United States S1G5,144 to whitewash
former Secretary Alger, and it was
poor job at that. The commissioners
were supplied with fountain peEs cost
ing S12 each in order that they might
make precious notes OF testimony. Gov
eminent commissions have become
rather expensive luxury in these re-
cent times.-Phiiadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

That Brooklyn financier who agreed
to pay interest at the rate of $50 per
cent. a year admits that he had the
names of 1900 depositors on his
books when he quit. Centuries come
and go, but human credulity main
tains a steady average.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
CURRENT COMMENT.

The modern kid glove goes through
the hands of 235 people before being
perfected. At least 10000, 900 pairs are
manufactured in France every year,
and their valuation is at least LIS, Ooo,-
coo francs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Breech Pin Caused his Death

Caney, died from the effects of an
accident While he was shooting a
gun the breechpin was buried in
Hooks brain. It was removed and he
was apparently recovering, when ins
f1ammation set in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Kansas aasn . Loser.

H NJ. Lloyd. of Sterling, was one of
the victims of Charles r. and Albert
Mclean, who were indicted at Chicago
for carrying on a "bucketshop'' and
defrauding large number OF persons
in several states.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Left = BIZ Fortune.

J. p. Baden, q pioneer miller and
manufacturer Of Winfield, is dead. He
left a fortune estimated at 0,00O,
all of which he bequeathed to his wife
except a $1,000 home to each of his
two eeys-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

What is said to be the largest blast
furnace in the world has just been
started at Youngstown, o. It is 1861
feet high, Is feet in crucible and %
feet in bosh. The capacity of the fur
mace is 600 tons every "a hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09

The proposition of the 7. NJ. Roberts Sup
n1v House. Minneapolis, Mimi, found else
where in this issue, should be accepted at
once, by everyone. 81 big packets of garden
seeds for a few cents, and fine knife Tree
When YOU write them mention this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
Cvru. Iceland to Retire.

It is given out semi-ofhcially that
Pension Agent Cyrus Leland viii not
ask to be sent as a delegate to the
national republican convention and
that he will not seek reelection as ma
tional committeeman.