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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
IN. EXCELLENT HEALTH.
Although He Has Travelled Over 10000
Miles Recently. Gov. Roosevelt Gained
Flesh-An Week In New York.

Binghampton, n. Y, Oct. 3O.-Gov.
Roosevelt started his last week of
campaigning Monday morning, the
special train leaving this place at
ten o'clock. The governor was in ex-
cellent health, having enjoyed the
quiet of Sunday and the relief from
speaking. His throat was in good con-
dition, considering that he has made
600 speeches since he started through
the country. He has not lost flesh
with his travel of $4,000 miles, but
in fact has gained. The trip for Mon
day was arranged to include a fewer
number of speeches than any day of
the state tour, only three stops being
scheduled, one at Cortland, where the
train stopped for an hour, one at Ith-
AGA, where three hours were spent, and
the final stop of the night at Elmira.
When Gov. Roosevelt finishes his trip
on Saturday next he will have made
$50 speeches and have travelled over
10000 miles, a record equal to the COM
bined record of all other candidates
for national Office in the past so years,
exclusive of Mr.. Bryan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
MINERS RETURN TO WORK.
With Few Exceptions tho Galleries In the
Great Anthracite Region In Pennsylva-
MIA Began Operations Monday.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 3O.-Operations
were resumed Monday morning at a
majority of the collieries in the an
thracite district and they will be con-
tinued in full blast for the next two
months. The strike is still on at the
mines of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
Coal company. One of the officials of
the company said that the company
had informed the men that it would
abolish the sliding scale and agree to
pay the ten per cent. increase until
April 1 and they did not know why
they refused to report. The mine
workers claim that they want a writ
ten guarantee in this respect.
Over 5000 mine employees in the
Lackawanna valley refused to return
to work because the companies for
which they mined coal failed to comply
with the terms of the Scranton min
ers' convention. At all the other col
ieries there was complete resump-
ton, even at those of Jermyn & Co., in
Old Forge, where it was believed the
men would not go back to work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
WOMAN LED THE GANG.
Government Omcers Are Running Down .
Clique That Has Robbed q Number
of Kansas Post Omces.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. Subjective
Harry Sutton, who is working in con-
nection with Inspector Stice, of the
post Office department, ST. Louis, re-
ceived information from the latter Of
ficer which may lead to the unearth-
ing of one of the boldest gangs of
post Office robbers that has operated
in this part of Kansas. T he officers
have evidence in their possession
which makes them believe that the
leader of the gang is a woman, the
wife of one Shea, who has been twice
convicted of murder The woman is
now under police surveillance. With
in the past ten days no less than seven
post offices have been robbed, all
located within radius of 90 miles of
Wichita. Several thousand dollars in
stamps and cash have been secured.
In each case peculiarly-formed in
strument was used in forcing an en-
trance, and there are other clews
which indicate that the same gang has
been implicated in each robbery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
NO SEPARATE RECEIVER.
Judge Thayer at st. Louis Refuses the Pc
tttion Of G editors of tho Omaha & st.
Louis Railroad Company.

st. Louis, Oct. 3O.-In the United
States circuit court here, Judge Amos
Thayer denied the application of the
Guaranty Trust company, of New
York, for the appointment of a sep
arate receiver for the Omaha & st.
Louis Railroad company. In denying
the application, Judge Thayer stated
that to appoint one would seriously in
terfere with the harmonious operation
of the road, inasmuch as it is directly
allied with the Kansas City & North
ern Connecting company and the Oma-
ha, Kansas City & Eastern. The Judge
further stated that the services of Re-
ceiver Hopkins will be dispensed with
after November 1.
Judge Thayer further stated that he
saw no reason why the final sale of
the road should not be decreed with
in the next 90 days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
STUDENTS MADE A RUSH.
while ParadlnE At Kansas City They Re.
Isonted An Attempt to Garry Political
Banners In tho Line.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 3O.-The stu
dent of the University Medical college
and the dental and veterinary colleges
Joined together Monday and made
big parade. There were about 800 in
line when they went down Main street
and turned into Delaware at the juno
tion- Democratic headquarters is in
the Junction building, and as the stu
dents went by the happy thought
struck some one that if there were
few Bryan banners in the parade it
would be taken for a democratic dem
onstration. Claude Skinner and How
ard Forbes took Bryan banners and
5oined the students. Forbes was
quickly thrown out of line. Skinner
was large and kept his place in line
for about block. At Seventh street
che students began to countermarch
and those in front saw the Bryan ban
uers- put him out. This is no polit-
fcal parade" was the order. In two
seconds there was football rush, and
students were piled five deep on the
sidewalk directly across the street
from the Jackson County Democratic
club headquarters. Skinner escaped
without injury, except bruises, but
Of his banner not even ribbons was
left The stick on which it was car
9ied was made into. Endling and the
picture was torn into small bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
EXPLOSION CAUSES HAVOC
Wholesale Drug House In New York
Wrecked With a Probable Loss
of Many Lives.
HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES IN BUILDING.
Force OF tho Explosion Wrecked AdjoIn-
Ing Buildings. and Nearby Street Rail-
way Was Blocked for Hours by Debris
Human Bodies Seen Flying Through
the Air and Landing In the Flames.

New York, Oct. 3O.-One of the most
destructive explosions in the history
of this city occurred a little after
noon Monday in a building occupied
by Tarrant & Co., wholesale druggists,
at Greenwich and Warren streets. The
force of the explosion wrecked adj
joining buildings and the Irving bank
across the street. The station of the
Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway, COM
pany at Warren street was badly dam
aged and the road was blocked so that
1t will be impossible to resume traffic
for some hours. The police report
that a number of people lost their lives
in the explosion, but up to three
O'Clock no dead body had been recov-
cred from the ruined building and it
was impossible at that time to make
anything like an accurate estimate of
the lives lost. A great many were
injured and were taken to the nearest
hospitals. The building was on, fire
about five minutes before the first ex-
plosi0n and there were a number of
fremen near it when the walls blew
out, and it is feared that some of these
were killed The reports as to the oc-
cupants of the building, including
about 125 working girls, are conflict
Ing, but it is believed that the great
or humber of them escaped. The prop
erty destroyed included nearly an en-
tire block.
T. M. CoghlinI of w. o. Sexton &
Co., said he saw two men and woman
ON the top floor of the Tarrant build
ing just after the fire broke out. They
were frantically appealing for help.
They were at the window when the
building collapsed and fell back into
the ruins. There is no doubt of their
fate. RumOrs concerning the loss of
life were many and various, but none
of them could be verified.
At one o'clock it was said that there
were fully $50 persons in the building
ut the time of the first explosion and
. few, if any, of them had time to es-
cape. A young man who gave his
name as Harry Ross, said that he was
standing on the corner when the ex-
plosiOn occurred. He was blown ten
feet. When he picked himself up he
said he saw bodies flying through the
mir and landing in the flames. Three
fire horses were so badly cut by flying
glass they will probably have to be
shot. One fire engine was almost COM
Pletely demolished by falling walls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
He BROKE ALL RECORDS.


cambridge, n. Y, Oct. 3o.-Mr. Bry-
an began the first day of the last week
of his campaign with brief speech at
this place. His train had been run
from New York to cambridge via Al
bany during the night and brought
up here at seven o'clock. Notwith-
standing the early hour there was
throng of people at the railroad sta
ton and Mr.. Bryan was compelled
to respond to their calls. He was
joined by Mrs. Bryan, who will re-
main with him during the week. There
were loud cheers, both for Mr.. Bryan
and his wife, and general demand for
by both. The resident population had
been reinforced by trainloads of peo-
pie from other places. Mr.. Bryan
started the day with schedule of 80
speeches before him, but he announced
at the breakfast table that he was
never in better condition for the cam
paign and said that he wanted to
make all the speeches so as to break
his own record, the highest number
which he had hitherto made in one
day being 81.
Chicago banquet for BRYAN.
; Chicago, Oct. 3O.-The Iroquois club
of this city has rendered William j.
Bryan reception and banquet to take
place on the day designated by Mr..
Bryan during his stay here between
November 1 and 3.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
THREATS FROMh DESERI[R'
David Fagin, a General" In the
Filipino Army, Swears Ven
geance on Former Comrades.
Two-HouRs' HARD FIGHT NEAR Looc.
A Detachment Under Capt. Beieler, While
Scouting, Were Attacked by 400 TaEals
Led by . White Man, But After q He
roic Charge by Americans the Rebels
Were RepuIsed With Heavy Losses.

Manila, Oct. 3O.-A civilian launch
towing a barge loaded with merchan-
disc near Arayat was attacked by a
force of $50 insurgents under David
Fagin, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth infantry. The American troops
on hearing the firing turned out in
force before the boat could be looted
and captured. Fagin, who holds the
rank of general among the insurgents,
has sworn special enmity toward his
former company. OF the 20 men he
captured a month ago seven have re-
turned. One was killed in a fight, his
body being horribly mutilated. Fagin
sends messages to his former COM
rades threatening them with violence
if they become his prisoners. 1t was
Fagin's men who captured Lieut..
Frederick W. Alstaetter, who is a
prisoner.
While scouting near Loco a detach-
ment of the Twentieth and Twenty
eighth regiments, under Capt. Beigler,
were attacked by 400 insurgents
armed with rifles, under the command
of white man, whose nationality is
not known to the Americans. The in
surgents for the most part were in
trenched. After a heroic fight Capt.
Beigler drove off his enemy, killing
more than Is. The fight lasted for
two hours. Capt. Beigler and three
privates were slightly wounded and
two of the Americans we're killed.
Archbishop Chappelle, who recently
left Manila accompanied by several
friars for the northern districts of
Luzon under conditions that aroused
the suspicious of the Filipinos here
that he intended to establish the
friars in parishes there, was warmly
welcomed on his arrival in Dagupan.
AS two years have elapsed since an
opportunity for baptism had been pre-
scented, more than 1850 persons have
been baptized. In view of the protest
of the parish against the appointment
of a friar as parish president, Mgr.
Chappelle did not attempt to make it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
a DAY FoR. THANKS.


Washington, Oct. 3O.-The state de-
partment Monday issued the follow
ing:
1t has pleased Almighty God to bring
our nation in safety and honor through
another year. The works of religion and
charity have everywhere been manifest.
Our country through all its extent has
been blessed with abundant harvests.
Labor and the great industries of the
people have prospered beyond all pfece-
dent. Our commerce has spread over the
world Our power and influence In the
cause of freedom and enlightenment have
extended over distant seas and lands.
The lives of our official representatives
and many of our people in China have
been marvelously preserved We have
been generally exempt from pestilence
and other great calamities and even the
tragic visitation which overwhelmed the
city of Galveston made evident the SEN
timents of sympathy and Christian char
ity by virtue of which we are one unit
ed people
president of the United States, appoint
and set apart Thursday, the 18th day of
November next, to be observed by all
the people of the United States, at home
or at-oad, as a day of Thanksgiving and
praise to Him who holds the nations in
the hollow of His hand. / recommend
that they gather in their several places
of worship and devoutly give Him thanks
for the prosperity wherewith He is has
endowed US, for seedtime and for harvest,
for the valor. devotion and humanity of
our armies and navies and for all His
benefits to as individuals and as
nation; and that they humbly pray for
the continuance of His divine favor, for
concord and amity with other nations,
and for righteousness and peace in all
our ways.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
Unitetd States to be affixed. Done at the
City of Washington, this 18th day of Oc-
tober in the year of our Lord thou
sand nine hundred, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States the one hun
dred and twenty-fifth.
By the president: William Mckinley.
John Hay, Secretary of State.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
COOL HEADS PREVAILED.
But for That . Tough Character Who
Killed q Nebraska Omcer Would
Have Been Hanged

Wymore, Neb., Oct. 3O.-City Mar.
shall Wake was shot and killed at
Rulo, a small town on the Burling-
ton east of here last night, his as
sassin being William Hunt, tough
character of that town. Hunt had
been drinking and was arrested for
disturbing the peace. He was being
marched along in front of the mar
shall and suddenly turned and fired
two shots at the officer, one entering
Wakes mouth and the other his
breast. killing him instantly. When
it was learned that Hunt had fired
the shots he was at once placed un-
der arrest. A mob was quickly formed
and only for cool heads Hunt would
have been lynched. He was taken to
Falls City and placed in Jail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
TREAcHERY. SAYS ROBERTS.
British Commander Tells How tho Beers
Came to Fire on observation-disclosures
of the Treacherous Destroyed.

London, Oct. 3O.-The war office has
received the following from Lord
Roberts, dated Pretoria, October Is:
Knox successfully engaged De Wet Oc-
tober q. During the Boer retreat Knox
caught DeWet in the Rensburg drift. The
and three wagons in Knox's hands. An
other ammunition wagon was blown up
by a shell. The British casualties were
nil.
The JacobsdaI affair was due to the
treachery of the Inhabitants, who admit
ted the Beers to their houses at night.
They opened fire at daybreak. Fourteen
men were killed and IL were wounded,
mostly Cape Highlanders. Troops dis
patched from the Modder river drove off
the Beers. The houses of the treach-
erous inhabitants were destroyed. Com
mandant Bosnian was killed.
Lord Roberts calls attention to the
Increasing inclination of the better
class of Beers to cooperate with the
British to secure peace" since they
find guerrilla warfare is "visited with
heavy punishment
Fifteen Thousand Beers Aheld.
London, Oct. 3O.-According to a dis
patch from Cape Town the Beers have
$4,000 men in the field, nearly half of
whom are in Orange River colony
These are divided into commanders of
some 800 each.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
LEE GOES TO OMAHA.
President Mckinley Places Ex-Confederate
In Command Of Department of tho Mis-
souri-Otls Assigned to Chicago.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-An order was
issued Monday by direction of the
president discontinuing the Division
of Cuba and the Eastern and Western
departments of that division and es-
tablishing the Department of Cuba.
Gen. Leonard Wood is placed in COM
mand of the new department. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee is ordered to COM
mand the Department of Missouri,
with headquarters at Omaha. Gen.
Elwell S. Otis has been ordered to Chi
cago to command the Department of
the Lakes. The Department of the
Missouri has been under command Of
Gen. Merriam and the Department of
the Lakes under command of Gen.
Wade, both of whom have had COM
mand temporarily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
A DUEL ON HORSEBACK.
Ewo Alssourl Rivals for . Young Girl
Eoaghs Desperately with Revolvers
After Calling on Her.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Oct. 30.-Charles
Irby and Charles higgins, rival lovers.
fought a duel on horseback last night
near Hendrickson, IL miles north of
this city. The two men had been call
ing ON a young lady and departed for
home together. While on the road
q quarrel arose between them over the
woman, and both separated, drew re-
volvers and commenced to fire. Rig
Gins fell from his horse with bullet
through his left shoulder and Irby
was slightly wounded in the left arm.
higgins is in dangerous condition,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
ALvoRo UNDER ARREST.


Boston, Oct. 3O.-Cornelius j. Al
word, Jr., the embezzling note teller
of the First national bank, New York,
was arrested at the south end Mon
lay. Alvord took his arrest quietly.
It is learned that he arrived in Boston
last week and went to the Hotel ~ou-
eaine, but did not register. On
Wednesday he engaged back room
on the second floor of a lodging house
IN Huntington avenue, where he went
under the name of Mr.. Smith, of New
York.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
CLEANED FROM THE CENSUS
Interesting Comparative Statistics
About the Large Cities Of
the United States.
POPULATION AND THE AGE OF EACH.
Greater New York, Founded i'm 1914, Ex-
tends Over the Greatest Area-Chicago,
founded Nearly 600 Years Later. L.
Second-Mlwaukee, St Louis. tho Two
Kansas Cieys and Topeka Iacluded.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-The bureau
of labor has just issued a bulletin
showing the population, together with
an abstract of the main features of
the official statistics of the cities of
population. 1t contains, among other
things, the following:
New York with her population of 8. 49,
202 extends over the greatest area of any
city in the United States, there being 49,
1872 acres included within the corporate
limits of the city. Next in order comes
Chicago, with a population of 1.69S.575,
with an area of 122,240 acres. New York
city was first Incorporated in 1914; Chi
cago was Incorporated in 1897
In 1892 ST. Louis was incorporated. She
now has a population of 575,23S inhabit-
Detroit, Mich, was Incorporated In 1924.
Her population, according to the last
census, was 2S5 704, while the city lirAits
embrace 1850 acres. Milwaukee was in
corporated in 1916. The city now covers
1924. 50 acres and has a population of
285, 315 Indianapolis, Ind, was incorpo-
rated in 1S47. Her population is 1854, and
the area of the city 1892 acres.
Kansas City, Mo-, was Incorporated in
1853, and reincorporated in 1889. Her pop
ulation. according to the last census WIS
163 752, and the number of acres included
within the city limits $3.50. ST. Paul,
Mimi. was incorporated in 1854 Her pop
ulation is 163, 632. and the number of acres
included within the city limits IS, 4S3 80.
Denver, Col; covers 81, 4S5 acres. The pop
ulation, according to the last census, was
133, $50. The city was Incorporated in 1861.
Omaha, Neb., was incorporated in 1857;
has a population of 102, 255 and includes
within her boundaries 1850 acres. Des
Moines, Ia, was Incorporated in 1857.
Her population is t-,139 and "a, $50 acres
are included within her corporate limits.
or more than one-half acre to every
citizen. Salt Lake City was incorporated
in 1860. Her population is S5S1. The num-
Der of acres covered is 81, 1876. Kansas
City, Kan, which was Incorporated in
1886, has a population of 1,41S. and covers
5000 acres. Fort Wayne, Ind, was incor-
porated in $780, reincorporated in 1893, has
a population of 45,115 and covers $500
acres. Lincoln, Neb., was Incorporated in
1860. Her population is 40,169. and the
number of acres included within her
boundaries, $685.. Quincy, I'LL, was in
corporated in 1910, has population of
46, 252 and contains 1000 acres within her
boundaries. Topeka, Kan, was incorpo-
rated in 1857. has a population of 49,
COS and an area of 1862 acres.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
ONLY ONE ESCAPED.
Prisoners Who Killed the Jatler In Order
20 Got Away Met With an Accident
Which Proved Disastrous.

New York, Oct. 3O.-Three prisoners
made a desperate attempt to escape
from the Seventh district court.
Keeper Hugh McGovern, 81 years old,
was murdered; Frank Emerson, in for
burglary, one of the escaping prison
ers, fell from the second floor window
and was killed; George Wilson, a pris-
oner, fell from the second floor and
was dangerously hurt and Arthur
Flanagan, under bail for burglary, es-
capped. The men sawed the prison
bars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
HOPELESSLY INSANE.
Congressman B0utelle, Recently Reflect.
cd by Hts Maine Constituency, Will
Never Be . Well Man Again.

Boston, Oct. ao.-Congressman
Charles A. Boutelle, who has been an
inmate of the Mclean asylum for the
insane at Waverly since last spring,
and who was recently reelected by the
people of his district in Maine, despite
his known condition, is regarded by
the physicians at 1.-THE institution as
hopelessly insane. They held out en-
couragement for months, but now
say that he will never be a well man
again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02

South McAlester, I. T., Oct. 3d.
The Choctaws and Chickasaws are
keeping close watch on the court cit
liens (citizens admitted by the United
States court) to prevent them from
assuming or enjoying any of the
rights belonging to bona fide citizens
of the two nations. Even the children
Of court citizens are not allowed to
attend school at the expense of the
two nations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02

Poplar Bluff, No., Oct. 30.-When
Green Darlington, a farmer, married
Miss Mabel Reed yesterday, he married
his fifth wife This much-married
man has shown an apparent dislike
for mother-in-laws by selecting or
Phan girls for his brides. Each OF
his former wives was parentless, 4hd
the young woman he married yester-
day is an orphan She is only IL
years old.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
Resre. Cam. Too Late

ST. Louis, Oct. 3O.-After swallowing
a large quantity of rough on rats with
suicidal intent, Henry Withhold, who
lived with his cousin, Herman J. Veg
mann, at 1881 Tennessee avenue, re-
GREETED his act and frantically ap-
pealed to his cousins wife to summon
a physician. But he died in agony
after desperately fighting death for
eight hours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
For Co-Operative Icon Worka

New York, Oct. 30.-Claude Ferdi-
nand, president of the board of direct
ors of the Industrial Brotherhood. an.
nounced that cooperative iron works
would be established in Paterson, n.
j., as first step in the plan of the
brotherhood to replace the present
industrial system by system of CO.
operative production.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
Church to Start +. Bank.

unusual thing for a church to go into
the banking business, but that is what
the Mennonite Brethren at Mcpherson
propose to do. The bank is to have
a capital of $4,000, is to do general
banking business and to run on strict
ly business principles as a money.
making institution