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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
GEN. BULLER'S TASK.

His Advance Beset With Almost Un-
surmountabIs pimculties.
Londoc. February es.-A despatch to
the Daily Mail from Pietermaritz burg,
dated Monday. describes at considerable
length the enormous difficulties of Gen.
Buffers task" ard says:
"The real advance began last Wsdnes-
day. The stupendous nature Of the task
was only underst cod when being on the
spot, one was able to realize what 1t
aligned In every direction with carefully
prepared trenches and with breastworks S
defended by practically Invisible riflsmsp,
armed wish the most deadly rapid firing
weapons and aided ty quick firing guns
which put all but our cannon Of the
larger cnlibre into the shade.''
Commenting upon Fridays fighting
the Daily Nails correspondent says;
"As 1t would have been madness to
seek an outlet from mapi- i-theatrs of hills
by way of Grobler's kloof on ths left, n
route had to be found on the right and at
3 p. M. on Friday, amid the inosssan
cracking of rifles nre and the roar Of
cannon. the Irish brigade was despatched
along the river to take railway hill on
the other side Of PETERS station.
"Th's hill is commanding enough to
enquire our final advance, providing we
could hold it securely and could mount
cannon on IL. From Onderbrook Spruit
railway pridgs the track runs along the
TugelA and IL was parllously open to the
Boer rsarksmsn disposed on the kopjes
back from the river and, aftsr passing
Pistsrs station. many men would be
bound to be hit.
"Beyond the station, the line passes
over another small bridge crossing deep
donga, and 1t wss In the approach to this
bridge and onward to ths base OF railway
hill that the greatest danger from en-
sary to GROSS by the bridge at the mouth
of the dopga, which, besides being DIM
cult of access, ran into the TugelA The
path bstwesn the rail way and the river
was almost always In full view of the
enemy.
EVERY man OF the Irish brigade had,
4
therefore to run the gauntlet OF Bosr
marksmen and numbers dropped on the
bridge, where the Boer bullets fell
dangerously thick. until the bridge was
sandbaggsd and only one man allowed on
| II at o time.
"Very soon fifty men were put on. OF
action In the race from the bridge TO the
rendezvous and several mem bers Of the
volunteer ambulance corps were wounded
In following the troops"
| The Daily Mall has ths following from
Lady smith, dated Saturday, February "a! !
Yesterday the Boer retreat continued.
A party Of about seventy, en- route for the
| north drew rein near Limit hill. A hat-
terry OF fifteen FOUNDERS placed not far OF
suddenly opened tire and practically ami
hilated the party. A Boer ambulance
was later on sssn collecting the dead and
wounded.
"Ths Beers ara trying to form bridge
or drift across Kip river, south OF Um-
bulwana, evidently for the purpose Of par
mitting the passage Of wagons and artil'
lsry In their retirement from Colenso.
Our guns are preventing : % work being
carried on" NJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Feb. II, taken at s
p. M, meridian time, the observation for
this section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.
Boston. le degrees. NV. clear; New
Yoik. IS degrees. W. clear; Phila
dslphis. 20 degrees, sE. clear; Wash
iagton, 20 degrees. SE, clear; Albany. 10
degrees, SW, clear; buffalo, IL degrees.
sW, olsar;- Detroit. 10 degrees,
cIdy; ST. Paul, 90 degrees, s. cldy;
Huron, OAK. Is degrsea NV, clear;
Bismarck, 10 degrees, NV, clear;
Jacksonville, s6 degrees, NE, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
DROVE THE BRITISH.
The InniskiIIings Under Terrible
Fire at Cofenso.

The InnIskiIIings Under Terrible
Fire at CoIenso.
Colenso, Sunday, February 25 In an
attempt OF the Inniskillings Friday eve
ming to rush the Boer.positiou on Pieter's
hill, tbs Beer lire was SO terrible when
the infantry emerged from the cover Of
the trees that almost every man in the
leading half Of the company fell
wounded.
The advance line of the British reached
a donga In front Of the Boer trench,
which was not apparent until they were
actually in it.
The Beers retired TO the crest aud tn,
returned on either flank of the Inniskir-
ings. sniiiaoing the captured dongs with
a terrible GROSS tire in doing 1t.
Finding it impossible to hold the posi-
tion or to advance the British fell back
and entrsnohed themselves half way uI
the hill. The Boers maintained a heavy
fire.
In the course of the night, the Dublin
frsiIIers and the Connaughts arrived TO
support the Inniskillings, another deter
mined effort was made to take the Bosr
positions. This also failed. A heavy fire
continued throughout the night.
The Inniskillinas lost fourteen ont CT
seventeen officers killed and wounded and
bout two hundred aud fifty non commits
stoned officers and mon killed and
wounded.
General Lyttlston's brigade relieved
General Hart's brigsde In ths morning
and the artillery duel was continued yes-
terdsy Saturday though no great dam
ag, wss done.
] day an armistic, was agresd upon to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
Best Opinion is Transvaalers Will
Continue Fight.
General Butler Again Finds Himself
Deceived i'm Natal.

they were strolling across the square.
Murchison was seen to draw q revolver
and to kill his companion. An inquest
was held and finding OF Wilt nj murder
was returned. Lieut.. Murcbisou viii be
trisd by court martial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
DEATH OF COL. BRYANT.

New York, February 27.--Col. John
E. Bryant, pr ointment citizen of Mount
Vernon and editor of the Chronicle
Record, republican newspaper of that
city died today in the Hahnemann hos
pital, this city, from the effects of an
operation performed for the removal of
a cancer on the leg.
Col. Bryant was native of Maine and
served three years in the Union army as
al officer of the Sth Maine infantry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Feb. q. lSOO-Ihs local
weather bureau records the following;
Sa. m.-Barometer. 80. 3S1; thermome-
ter, &c; dew point, -l6; rel. humidity,
80; direction of wind, W; wind veloc-
ity, 6; state of weather, clear.
Sp. m. Barometer, 30.623; thermome-
ter, s; dew point, %; rel. humidity, 40;
direction of wind, NV; wind velocity, 0;
state of weather, clear.
Max. temp. Is; min. temp, IS; mean
temp, 3; max. wind velocity, p NV,
precipitation-24 hours 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
A CAT AND FOUR KITTENS

killed by throwing a load of wood on
top of them. Don't use wood. BEN
SONS ALWAYS READY CHARCOAL
is cheaper and better, and kindles the
fire much quicker. Big bag, 10 cents,
Mt all grocers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
RoCKLAND PASTOR INSTALLED.

Rocklsnd, February 27.-The installa-
tion services o! the Rev. Eben Chaplin,
pastor of the Church Of the Emmanuel.
were held this evening. Rev. Henry
blanchard. ID. d.. of Portland, delivered
the sermon. The other speakers were
Rev. W. W. Hooper OF Dover. Rev. Elmer
F. Pember of Bangor and Rev. q. A.
Moore
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
BANGOR DEMoORATs NOMINATE.

Bangor, February e7.-At . Democratic
caucus tonight Forrest J. Martin was
dominated the party candidate for. Mayor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

Great Bend, Ksns. March "a 1900.
delegate convention of the Democratic voters
Of Barton county Is hereby called, to meet at the
court roora, Great Bend, at IL a. m. Saturday
April Il 1900 for the purpose of eecting delegate.
to the State, Congressional and Senatorial conven-
tions, as follows:
To TIE State convention at Wichita, May 23d, for
the election OF delegates to the National Conven-
ton, delegates and alternstes.
To the State convention at Fort Scott. July oath,
to nominate state ticket. 6 delegates and al.
ternateS.
To the 7,h District Congressional convention al
Great Bend, April nth. to nominate a candidate
for Congress, 6 delegates and alternates.
To the Senatorial convention at Ellinvood
May 5th, to nominate 9 candidate for State Sena-
tor for the s5h district 10 delegates and 10 alter
mates.
Each township, precinct and ward will be en-
titled to delegate for every 10 votes and majoi
fraction thereof cast for D. c. Luse for Sheriff In
1899, which representation will be as foilown:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
BREAKS INTO THE PEN.

On March Goth an express
money order was received for the
sum OF $22, put in an envelope
and addressed to Nettie Nolan,
and deposited for mailing in the
office of the Typer House, Hois-
ington. On the 21st the $22 or
der showed up in the hands of a
young fellow giving the name of
Howard Atherton. He wanted
to get it cashed. On the 22d,
when again trying to cash che
order, and becoming aware that
somebody was "onto him. the
aforenamed Howard Atherton
destroyed the order. On the 23d
he was put under arrest, brought
before Justice Jennison, plead
guilty as charged, and asked to
have his case disposed of as soon
as possible in the district court.
On the 24th the said, afore-
mentioned, Identical, same, alleg-
ed Howard Atherton was
arraigned in the district court,
plead guilty, threw himself on
the mercy of the court, and was
sentenced, to one year in the pen
and seemed well pleasedwith his
job.
The man is of apparent good
education, about 80 years old,
of good address; a down east
Yankee; said he was from Mass
achusetts. Hewas either a whole
lot greener than he looked, or
was deeper in crime than indicat-
ed by the case in point.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

The secretaries Of the several county
conventions or committees are urgently
requested to send to w. H. L. Pep
perell. at Concordia. Kansas. certified
copy of the credentials of the several
delegates and alternates. Immediately
after their respective conventions meet.
This request is made SO that every
thing will be in readiness for the State
Committee to act intelligently. and pre-.
pare roster Of those eusitled to par
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
Peoples Party Convention.

delegate convention Of the peoples Party Of
the Seventh congressional district is hereby called
to meet in the city Of Great Bend on Tuesday,
April 1900. at 1000 .. m. for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Congress. The besis OF
representation In said convention shall be one
delegate-at-large for each county, and eiegate
for each 900 votes major fraction, cast for John
W. Leeiy for governor In 1898; provided, no
county shall have less than two delegates Under
this apportionment the counties will have the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
CITIZENS TICKET.

For City Marshal-R. T. EWALT.
For City Cierk-FRANK E. BROWN
For City Attorney-WM. OSMOND.
For Assessor-R. C. BAILEY.
For Street Commissioner-THOAAS GILMORE
WARD CANDIDATES.
WARD. FOR COUNCIL. FOR SCHOOL BOARD
First: BERTfBARNETT ". F. HONNEN.
long term.
JOHN DURKIN, short term.
Second: A. II. SCHAEFFRR. F. N. RUSSELL
Third: D. c. LUSE. H. E. LINDAS.
Fourth: II. L. SHORE. W. r. BUNTING
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Cain for the Democratic Conventlon.

Alta mestins of the Democratic congressional
committee of the the Seventh district. held Ia the
city OF Hutchinson on Tuesday. March 9Th. IL uas
ordered that delegate convention Of the Demo-
cratic party of said district be held the city
Great Bend, Kansas, on Tuesday. April f7th, 1900,
to nominate q candidate for congress and:trsnsacs
such business said conveation may elect. The
basis for the apportionment of delegates was fixed
At one delegate at large for each coupty. and one
delegate for each 400 votes major fraction thereof
cast for Hon Jerry Simpson At the general election
In 1885. provided. that county shall have less
than two delegates. The several countries are en-
titled 10 ff,a faiis wing renresentatIon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
Eureka Township Caucus.

A caucus of the Democrats of
Eureka township is hereby called,
to be held at District IS,
Wednesday evening, April 4th,
1900, at $50, to select delegates
to the county convention.
G. III. LUCAS, Com.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

It 10 recommended by the committes that the
several towsnhip caucuses be hsid not later than
Saturday, April 7th aud that in addition to select
ing such township delegates each township select a
member of the county central committee for the
ensuing year and report same to the convention on
the 18th. JAMES w. CLARKE Chairman.
C.. L. Zuray9Rx Sec-esary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
Notice To Voters.

The election for member Of the
school board. for esse ssErisory adjacent
to Great Bend. si4 90 heid at the
old, Worman place. west of town,
from to .. sm., Tuesday. April Sd.
w. r BUNTING,
Chairman of the Board
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
OFFICIAL GALL.
Democratie Gall For Democratic State
Conventions.

There will be delegate convention
of the democrats of Kansas in the city
of Wichita. on may z3rd. 1900. at the
hour of ten o'clock q. m. for the elec-
ton of six delegates at large and six
alternate delegates, at-large to the
National Convention to be held in Kan.
sas City Mo-, on July 4th. 1900. and al.
80 for the purpose of ratifying the
selection of two delegates and two al
ternates to said National Convention,
chosen from each Congressional Dis
trict. Said district delegates to be
elected by caucus of the delegates IN
attendance from each Congressional
District.
There will also be delegate conven.
ton of the democrats OF Kansas held in
the City of Fort Scott. on July a4th,
1000, at the hour of ten O'Clock. q. m,
for the purpose of nominating state
ticket as follows:
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
Governor.
Lieut.. Governor.
Secretary of State.
Treasurer.
Auditor.
Attorney. General.
. Superintendent of Public instruction.
Superintendent of Insurance.
z Judges of the Court of Visitation.
Solicitor for the Court of Visitation.
Congressman. at-large
Also three electors for the state at
large, and for the purpose OF ratifying
the nomination of one elector for each
congressional district. Said elector to
be chosen by caucus of the delegates
present from each congressional dis
trict.
Also the election of State Central
Committee.
1t is also recommended by the State
Central Committee that at the County
Conventions held for the purpose of
selecting delegates to these conventions.
that the county central committee in
the several counties be chosen, and
that they organize their committees as
soon as possible and forward at the
earliest date possible the names and
address of each member of their com.
mittees, with the name and address Of
their chairman and secretary, to the
undersigned. w. H. L. Pepperell, Sec.
retary of this committee.
The delegates to these conventions
shall be selected ia such manner and
at such a time, and under such rules
and regulations as may be provided by
the democratic county central commit
tees.
The basis of apportionment of dele.
gates will be. one delegate. at-large for
each county of the state, and one dele.
gate for every rs votes, or major frac
ton thereof, cast for the Hon. E. ].
Herney for Secretary of State at the
November election in 1894, under
which apportionment the several coun.
ties will be entitled to be represented in
each state convention as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

SEVERAL of our populist ex-
changes speak highly of Claud
Duval, of Hutchinson, as candi-
date for Congress from the Sew
enth District. The populists of
Reno are supporting him almost
unanimously and from what we
can learn and know of his past
record in the reform movement,
we say unhesitatingly, that if
the nominee at Great Bend on
April II, should go to a demo-
crat, Claud Duval should receive
the nomination. He is man OF
fine appearance, an eloquent
speaker, and a man who thor
oughly believes in the principles
advocated by the reform forces.
Ness City Echo, (Populist.)
The suddenness of the change
in the political situation has be
wildered the republicans. AL
most in a day, the expected GER
tain triumph of this fall has
turned into distress and doubt
Probably it can be changed bacl
again, If the few men who
dragged the party into this
trouble can be sent to the rear
and wise leaders, who will no
play politics, can be called tt
the front in their places. But NJ
peanut methods will prevail a
| this juncture. 1t calls for wis
dom and statesmanship,7Stai
ford Leader.
| THROUGH the working of tll
) paper trust, made possible by fa
: vor OF republican legislation, tn
-four nevsDaper DrODrietOrs C
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

Great Bend are made to cough
up about $40 a month more fol
their paper stock than six
months ago. Yet two of these
papers stand by the administra-
tion which stands by the trusts.
Gentlemen, will the ad-
ministration even reimburse you
for the money you are being
robbed of?
In VIEW of the troubles that
City Assessor Newton is having
to get at the real value of per-
sonal property subject to taxa
tion chow would you like to be
the ASSESSOR" He is having "a
peck O trouble" over his Efforts
to do his whole duty as he sees it.
Some men refuse information
which he says the law provides
for his learning; some turn him
from the door with a snap and
a snarl as though they held him
individually responsible for their
having taxes to pay. Others
however, say that he is going at
it in the only way it is possible
to go atit, in order to do justice
all around. In the meantime
the assessor is going on with his
work on the line he has laid
down, and many are the dire
threats which are made about
what the commissioners will be
asked to do. The DEMOCRAT
takes the eposition that a fair and
just valuation Of ALL taxable
property will do no man an in
justice. 1t may also be stated
that Mr.. r. G. Bailey, the only
nominee for assessor to succeed
Mr.. Newton, has stated that if
he be elected assessor he will per-
mlG MI. newton TO complete the
assessment for this year, and for
the following year will be as dill
gent as Mr.. Newton to properly
list all property at its fuH value.
Anyhow, there is no reason to
get mad at Newton and swanch
around like all sin. The county
commissioners will, as a board of
equalization, either raise the rest
of the county to inproportion
to Great Bend, or lower Great
Bend to make its assessment in
proportion to the rest of the
county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

By order OF the peoples party congressional
committee, in session at Hutchinson, Kansas,
March 9, 1900.
W. A. AYERS, Chairman Wichita.
HORACE FosTKz, Ssc'H. Hntchiusoa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
Voting.Places.

voting. flaceS.
The voting places for the city
election, April 81. will be rs follows:
First Ward-County Clerks Office.
Second Ward-Coopriders feed store.
Third Ward-West room. opera
Building.
Fourth Wsrd-Stauffer Building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
ASSESS AT REAL VALUE.

Upon instructions of the County
Attorney, the Couney Clerk has
mailed to the several assessors
in Barton county the following
notice:
Great Bend, Kans. March "a, 1900.
MR.-TowNsHIP ASSESSOR.
DEAR SIR: The county attorney
informs me that the law requires
assessors To assess all property
personal and real. subject to taxation
at the usual selling price in money at
the Place where the same is he'd; it
there be no selling prics known to the
person required to fix the value, thsu at
such price as is believed could be obtain
ed therefor in money, March LIST, 1900
and any assessor failing 10 ASSESS prop
eTty in such manner. will not be
entitled to pay under the law for
making assessment; nor can any
assessor make oath to his returns as
required by law without com olitt:ng
perjury, if property has not been
assessed at its true value as above
stated. l am notified by the county
attorney to instruct all assessors of this
county to disregard the action of the
assessors meeting. so far as it conflicts
with the law as above set forth. and
make assessments "a required by law
and your oath of office.
Yours truly.
T. M. LUTsCHG, County Clerk
Under this instruction there is
but one course for the township
assessors to pursue, and that is
comply with the strict letter OF
the law. While it will make some
of the assessors extra work to
comply with this ruling, it will
enable them to get out of the rut
and make a start in the right di-
rection; in the direction ofjustice
to all men, great or small, rich
or poor. No one should object
to it, and we feel satisfied that
when the people thoroughly
understand the matter they will
be exceedingly thankful that this
step has been taken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

The Ford county populists
and democrats have elected dele
gates to the Seventh District
congressional convention in
structed for Claud Duval, of
Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30

JERRY SIMPSON defines a trust
syndicate as "a body OF wealthy
men surrounded by water. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-30
Democratic Senatorial Convention.

convention of the democrats of the 35th Seua-
to rial District. is hereby called, to meet at Ein.
wood, Kansas. at 10 a. m, Tuesday, Mag 18th,
1900, to nominate q candidate for Senator
The three counties comprising the District will
be entitled 10 the following number Of Delegates:
Barton n....... -.......... ........-..lS
hiee... ..-..--.......l7
......lo
It is recommended that the counties select such
delegates at the time that delegates are selected
to the congressional and state conventions.
f. N. MAsENoRK Chairman J..
J. A. MCDONALD. Secretary