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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Son of . Former Atohison Shoemaker.

c. H. Dietrich, governor-elect q Ne
braska on the republican ticket, is
the son of a shoemaker in Atchison
in the early days. The senior Diet
rich was also the first teacher in the
Atchison German Lutheran schools.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Soldiers Vote VIII SETH. L.

In Smith county republican and
suit of the election in a certain town
ship. The vote was a tie, but the
township has one soldier in the Phil
ippines whose vote, if cast, will settle
it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Grain Inspection on Paying Basil.

State Grain Inspector Mckenzie last
week turned $4,151 into the state
treasury. This was collected in fees
during October. 1t wiped out the old
deficiency and left 1913 to the credit
of the inspection department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Greae C.,tle shippinx Point.

Elgin, Chautauqua county, with 300
population, is the largest cattle ship
ping point in the world. During the
shipping season, from June to Deem
Der of each year, an average of $50
cars of cattle a day are shipped from
that place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Young Woman Tired Of Life.

Miss Emma Stevens. aged 21 years,
committed suicide at the home of her
father, a well-known German farmer,
ten miles west of Salina
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
EnroiIms.e Of Kansas Schools

schools of Kansas for the past year
was 369, $50. as compared to 3s1, 500
for the year 1899, an increase of A.
$50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Deed Of Trust Law,

In the coming session of the Kansas
legislature an effort will be made to
secure the enactment of a deed of
trust law similar in many of its pro-
visions to the existing Missouri law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The Lee Warren mill, at Salina,
which has been operated by electric
power, will be run hereafter by steam.
as electricity is too expensive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The Twentieth Century Total Absti-
hence union, lately formed as an adj
junct to the state temperance union,
is growing. 1t has organizations in
121 KANSAS towns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Corn In Ton Scarce.

The sheep feeding which has been
done at Solomon for several years will
not be undertaken this year, owing to
the high price of corn and the scarcity
of the local supply.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
NAV Have trouble at Home.

The directors of the Kansas EXPOSE
ton company will ask the legislature
to appropriate $25O,OOO to help the
show along. If this request is grant
ed, then congress will be urged to
donate 81 ,OOO,OO But the directors
may have trouble getting what they
want from the legislature. Already
some opposition has been heard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Value Of K.ss.s school Property.

The value of common school prop
erty in Kansas aggregates $11 ,665,511.
This is simply the value of what are
known as ward and country schools.
There are in the state 9,279 common
school buildings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
stocx Ranch Of $3.50 Acre,

c. A. Allen, of Chicago. is nego-
tiating for SO quarter sections of land
in Greeley and Wichita counties for
stock ranch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

Mason S. Peters, fusion nominee for
congress in the Second district, re-
ceived 133 majority in his home coun-
ty-Wyandotte-a although President
Mckinley carried the county by $50
majority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
Prohibition and soci.lI.r Vote.

The socialist ticket polled about L.
500 votes in Kansas November 6.
Crawford gave Debs ITO. Shawnee sc
and Dickinson 60. ProhibitioniSts
polled about the same number as they
did four years ago, 500. Sedgwick
county cast the highest vote this year,
155, while in three other counties only
did the figures exceed 100.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23
No Inaugural BeiI.

There will be no Inauguration ball
in connection with the installation of
the newly-elected state officials. Gov.
Stanley is Methodist and at his re-
quest two years ago no Inauguration
ball was held.
Unuaual Cosoe,deues In Franklin County.
At the election four years ago, C. A.
Smart, candidate for district judge,
received a majority in Franklin
county of 35s over S. A. Riggs. This
year his opponent was the same man
and Smart's majority was the same,
35s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

John Haun, of Smith county, has
found ''pay dirt" on his farm; Den
yer assayists says it will pan out S97s
per ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

President Stilwell has offered to
run the Mexico & Orient railroad
through Butler county and Eldorado
for $1,000 a mile. As there will be 40
miles of the road in the county $s0.-
600 in bonds will be required.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

At a recent meeting at Topeka of
ton directors q committee was named
to secure from the legislature an ap-
preparation of $25o,0 Topeka citi-
zens have so far taken 1000 stock
in the exposition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-23

The recent jump in the price of salt
has caused talk of establishing a salt
plant at the Hutchinson state reform
atory to be operated by the prisoners
as the binding Irvine plant is operated
by penitentiary convicts at Lansing.
Gov. Stanley said that he would favor
anything designed to break the mo-
nopoly of a trust, but at the same
time he questioned the wisdom of the
state going into SO many eenter-
prises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
TO DAZZLE FOREIGNERS.
Nearly 100000 to Be spent ON the
Palace of the Eiysee.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-A cablegram to the
Post-Dispatch from Paris says: Among
the preparations being made to receive and
dazzle the foreign visitors expected here
next year. not the least in Importance is
the thorough overhauling of the executive
palace. In the budget now before the
Chamber of Deputies for discussion and APP
prevail is an appropriation of .262 toward
making President Loubet's quarters bit
more coy. The head of the French repub-
lie will receive many high-born visitors
next year. and his present ministers deem
it fit that his palace should compare well
with any of theirs. So the following money
will be expended:
For the freshening up of decorations
wall paintings, ceilings, panels and gilt
decorations, S49,e01.S. For replacing GER
tain faded hangings and carpets, together
with the gilt bronze hooks. wooden and sill
yer rings and silk embraces necessary
to hang and af1ix the same. $1S,S60. For
several new chimney mantels, destined to
rooms where none was used before, or to
take the place of some now deemed of bad
taste, either in form or color, $4,000; for
new furniture. to replace obsolete or de-
Perforated pieces and sets, $50 2O0.20, for
statues and chandeliers. 10000; for an en-
largement of the small dining room CON.
servatory, 5000; fof the modification of
the palace, consisting in making the entree
d honneur on the Avenue Gabriel instead
of on the Rue st. Honore $4,000; for modi-
flying two suits of private apartments, $29.-
600; for constructing two new bathrooms
and supplying all necessary appliances,
5000: for adding two new dinner services
to the household material porcelain, crys-
tai and silver necessary for all banquets of
over 80 guests. $4,000; for providing sew
eral additional pieces of ornamental silver
and gold plate, $1,000. Total S2S6.26
Felix Faure, who carried the love and
respect of his own grandeur to such a
point that he caused all locks and door
knobs to be changed for like pieces bear
ing his initials. F. F.. never dared to
formulate demands for such expensive i'm
provements over and above the good
sized yearly allowance set apart in the
budget for keeping up of the Elysee
Palace"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.


NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec. 31--Anaes-
thesia from electricity was one of the
scientific discoveries discussed before the
American Scientists Association here.
Prof Edward w. Scripture. of Yale, read
the paper which told of this new result
In a word. he has devised an apparatus
which renders dumb the nerves in any
given area, simply by the flow Of electric
currents. In this way operations can be
performd without subjecting the patient to
the dangers of Inconsistencies and yet
rendering him insensible to pain.
II worked on the apparatus for years,
saiu DR.. Scripture, before / succeeded in
producing results was so eager to obtain.
/ have succeeded in producing anaesthesia
in any given area of the nerves by in
Producing an electric current and thereby
rendering IL dumb for the time being. In
this way it is possible to perform an oper-
alton painlessly. The same experiments
can be performed in dentistry. 1t will be
possible for teeth to be extracted without
pain before long by the simple use of cleo
tricity.'
DIR. Scripture made some experiments
with his apparatus before the society. The
experiments were perfectly successful and
total anaesthesia was secured, though, of
course, no operations were performed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
MET HIS FRIENDS FATE.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3i.-Hilliard F.
Johnson. reporter on the Chronicle, was
found dead in a bathtub at his lodgings
yesterday morning. The tub was full Of
water and appearances indicated that
Johnson had tainted and fallen into the
water. This theory is supported by the
fact that his feet were oncased in pair
of slippers, and the bath towels had re-
Gently been used. while his clothes were
lying across a chair in his bedroom adj
joining the bathroom. He was also known
to have been a sufferer from heart dis
ease.
Johnson came to San Francisco with the
Kansas Volunteers as the correspondent
of the Kansas City Star and after the regi-
ment sailed for Manila he secured posi-
ton on the Chronicle through Will A.
Snow who had known him in the East.
Snow was drowned while attempting to
board the transport Tartar with the Kan
sas troops aboard two months ago. Snow.
at the time of his death was water front
reporter for the paper and Johnson sue
ceeded him. Now, by a peculiar coinci-
dence Johnson is also a victim of acct
dental drowning. He was twenty-three
years of age and unmarried. His father
resides at Walnut Greek, in this State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01

built during 1899 numbered 421 of 160.132
gross tons, compared with $50 of 1886
gross tons for 1898. Sail vessels numbered
533 Of 107,510 gross tons, compared with 100
Of 6799S gross tons for 1898. The increase
is almost wholly on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts, where COS vessels of 1888 gross
tons were built, compared with SIS vessels
of S6.005 gross tons for 1898 On the Pacific
coast only ia vessels of 20.0S7 gross tons
were built. compared with 2f0 of 6l.923 gross
tons for the previous year. This falling OF
in construction on the Pacific coast. in
spite of the fact that the Alaskan trade
next year will be very large, is due partly
to the belief that American merchant YES
sells hitherto employed as transports 10
Manila, will be released and enter the
coasting trade i'm the spring.
Construction on the lakes comprised 20
vessels of 72.09i gross tons. compared with
66 of s., 067 gross tons for 1885, on the Mis-
sissippi and Western rivers, 112 of 1892
gross tons. compared with Ill of 1905
gross tons for 1895
The total output for the United Kingdom
1t will exceed IA steamships OF 1856. 31S
gross tons, practically all of which were
steel. built during 1895. The returns for
the first six months of the fiscal year show
the construction i'm the United States of
527 vessels of 133,4S7 gross tons compared
with 511 vessels of 130154 gross tons for
the corresponding six months of the pre-
vious fiscal year. None of the foregoing
figures include unrigged barges and canal
boats. Including these, the total docu-
mented tonnage built in the United States
during the current fiscal year bids fair TO
be somewhat over 100000 gross tons
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
SERVICES BY MAS0NS
DEATH OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
COMMEMORATED YESTERDAY.
Sermons I'm Churches and Lodges of
Sorrow i'm Temples-Eulogies on
the Father of His Country.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-The members of
the various Masonic lodges in this city
commemorated the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of the death of Gen. George Wash
ington to-day by religious services in the
historic churches of the metropolis, most
notably in st. Paul's Chapel of Trinity
Parish. where the centenary of the first
Presidents death was recently celebrated
with a patriotic display. Five hundred
members OF the Masonic fraternity marched
to the Temple Emanuel, where special
services were conducted by DR. Silverman.
These special religious services were held
at the request of Grand Master Wright
of the State of New York, who
Masonic lodges under his jurisdiction sug-
costing that the fraternity commemorate
the anniversary by the attendance of the
members of the various lodges at divine
services at which the clergymen of the
different denominations had consented to
preach sermons on the life and character
of Washington. There was no Masonic
ceremonies i'm the churches but the Ma
sons who attended the churches wore the
regalia of the order.
FernapS the most interesting among all
of the various services were those held by
the Freemasons Of the lodges of the sixth
and seventh Masonic districts in St
Paul's Church. The Masonic funeral serv-
ices Washington were held in the
church Dec. 81, 1879. To-day's services
were held at o'clock. The church was
filled far beyond its seating capacity. The
service was conducted by the Rev. DR..
G. r. Van Dewater, grand chaplain of
the Grand Lodge, assisted by the Rev. w.
Montague Geer, the Rev. Robt. Morris
Kemp and the Rev. 7. j. Crosby. With the
exception of the Christmas greens there
was special decorations. Washingtons
pew was draped with the national flag
and was unoccupied. DR. Van Dewater
preached a brief sermon in which he re-
ferred TO the life of Washington, the in
huence of his life the American
ton and the lessons taught by his career.
Memorial services were also held by the
lodges of the fourth Masonic district in the
this city. in the afternoon. Grand Master
George III. Phillips told of the services held
one hundred years ago in st. Paufs Chapel.
On the table was the Bible, preserved by
ST. Johns Lodge, upon which Washington
took the oath of office at his first Inaugural
ton i'm this city. The Bible was the one
then i'm use i'm st. Johns Lodge. The Right
Rev. ]. I. Patey, of ST. Lukes, delivered
the address on Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
YEAR IN THE OIL FIELD
WoxDERFUL DEVELOPMENTS IN IN
DIANA IN TWELVE MONTHS.
Comparisons by Counties and by
and Indiana Crude Statistics.
,ecial TO the Indianapolis Journai.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Dec. 31.-During the
year now closing in the greater Indiana
oil field 2,223 wells were completed at the
nominal cost of s3,556.sO0. or an average of
81 600 apiece which is estimated as a low
figure at the present cost of material. OF
that number SIT were dry holes or gas
wells. but the majority were gas producers
and are attached to some of the large
number of gas lines throughout the State.
The year makes fine showing and repre-
sents a large increase over the year 1898,
as there were LIS more wells finished and
the field is more active than ever before.
This is the second largest season recorded
in this great State, as the year of 1895 was
the largest in the history of Indiana crude.
This season shows an increase in dry holes
over 1898 of Id. During the present year
some pretty interesting test wells were
drilled and the prospects aref good for
quite an extension to the already large
field. The work near the Indiana-Ohio
State line has developed nothing sensa-
tional. and cannot be considered a glowing
success as far as developments reach.
There still remains large opening for the
connection of the two States. The Dudgeon
farm WELL only 800 feet from the State line,
still maintains daily output of forty bar
rels and is remarkable for it's staying quail
tiles, as it is now close on to four months
old. The development at Loogootee has
not shown anything remarkable, but the
finds there signify that an oil pool of no
mean magnitude is located in that vicinity,
and the drill is bound to unearth it in the
near future. Wells have been drilled in
other portions of the State that show very
encouraging results, and Eastern capital
is looking this way for investment. If it
is not able to secure any producing prop
erty 1t will commence leasing and do some
test work During the year 563 of the older
producing wells were abandoned and the
material used for the drilling of new ones.
But very few people are aware of the num-
Der of wells drilled for oil or gas in the
State. The following table shows the en-
tire number of wells completed in the State
by years, along with the dry holes or gas
wells. They are divided as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
CONTROVERSY CLOSED.
Foreign Concessions at Shanghai APP
proved After a Diplomatic Wrangle.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The announce
ment that the extension of the foreign con-
cessions at Shanghai. China, has been
finally approved brings to a close a diplo-
matte controversy between Great Britain,
the United States and France, which has
at times become rather acute, France taxi
ing the position at one stage of the me-
gotiations that the American cooperation
with the British in opposing the French
plan of extension was an unfriendly act
toward France. This, and the other differ
ences, have been happily adjusted, accord
ing to announcements from China, which
are borne out by the information of Of
ficials here.
The controversy assumed an interna-
tional scope when the three colonies at
at Shanghia-British, French and Ameri-
can-sought to extend their limits. The con-
cessions are just outside of the old native
city, and lie along the river Whang-Poo,
near the point where it joins the Yang
Tse- Kiang. They are chiefly important be-
cause Shanghai is the foremost port of
entry for foreign trade in the Chinese en-
pire. The French settlement is nearest the
city and fronts on the river. Next comes
the British settlement and then the
American. The French desire was to ex-
tenu tnelr Settlement so as 10 take in a
large area back of the old city, including
five American missionary institutions. The
British government opposed this extension
quite vigorously. Tie British plan of ex-
tension was for an international settle
ment," running from the rear of the Brit
ish concession up to the native city. France
in turn protested this on the ground that
she would be entirely surrounded, without
exit, except by the river, the native CITY,
or over British territory
The United States approved the plan of
an international settlement, as the Ameri-
can interests were substantially similar to
those of the British, but the American at
titude did not include an Endorsement of
all the contentious made by the British
1t was to this course of the American gov
eminent that France took exception. on
the ground that it was an unfriendly act
to France. The negotiations, while assum-
ing no outward show of warmth, were car
ried on with some briskness, Ambassador
Cambon, of France, presenting the French
side up to a few months ago.
The adjustment finally reached is sat
isfactory to all parties concerned The
French concession is extended without in
Guiding the American missions. The Brit
ish and American settlements are extend
ed, and to some extent merged in the in
terhational settlement, but the British
American extension does not so envelop the
French colony as to place 1t in a pocket.
The value of these several concessions Is
considerable, as the population of Shanghai
is about 600,000 of which the greater part
is In the foreign settlement. Here the
foreigners have the right TO carry on trade,
and control property and also have their
own courts. police and an organized mill
tary establishment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01

Parents and Five children supposed
to be sunerins from Trichinosis.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. 31.-Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Fitzlaff and five children
living at 692 Jasper street, this city. are
critically i'll from eating bologna sausage.
supposed to have been affected with tri-
chinae poisoning. The names of those suf-
fering from the poison are: Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Fitzlaff and Albrecht, Alma,
F'rieda, Elsa and Herman, their children.
The children range in age from ten TO
eighteen. The physician had portion Of
the sausage examined by an officer con-
nected with the Board of Health. the
test revealing trichinae poisoning. Mr.. and
Mrs Fitzlaff are confined TO their beds and
Alma and Albrecht are said to be very
sick. while the others are said to be out of
danger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01
ASYLUM FOR INEBRIATEs.


COLUMBIA. s. c., Dec. 31.-The question
of the State. which has a monopoly of the
liquor business, establishing an asylum for
drunkards, where they will be treated for
the disease on a system similar TO that
used in various cures, has been discussed
for some weeks. and it is probable that a
bill will be introduced in the Legislature
making some such provision. There are
two propositions that have advocates. one
to establish the asylum a an annex to the
State Insane Asylum. conducting 1t under
the same management. Those who favor
this plan contend that the excessive use
OF liquor Is. In many cases. q disease; that
...e victim Is practically insane and en-
titled TO treatment by the State. doubly
so when the State is the sole dealer in
liquor. Others urge that the Legislature
pass law making drunkenness crime
and establish reformatory for drunk
ards, where they can be given hard work
In cotton mill. machine shop and on a
farm As most of the drunkards are from
cities and towns. 1t is contended the fear
OF being Inundated by being sent to a re-
formatory win do more to keep them sober
than anything else could do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01

Cross" now running as serial in Poland.
1t Is translated with the authors sanction
and approval by jeremiah Curtin. whose
translation OF Quo Vidas With Fire
and Sword" THE Deluge" Pan Mi
chaeI." etc, have made the name of Sien-
kiewicz famous. The first half of the story
is now ready. and they have received from
Mr. Curtin the larger part OF the second
half, upon which. however, the author is
still at work. Issued by any other house
this novel is likely to be incomplete.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01

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