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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22
SHOWN BY FIGURES.
D1scOntent with the ADMINISTRATION
Made Manifest by Recent
State Returns.

The political complexion of the next
house of representatives is problemat9
zeal. In the present house the repub-0
hcans are in a majority of 20 over the
combined opposition. Of the total
membership, 43ewere elected by plus
alities of 1000 or less, of whom "a aree
republicans, Is democrats and four
populists. These republicans were
elected as follows: Indiana, four; Hi
nois, three; California, Iowa. Maryland
and West Virginia. two each: Alabama,
Kentucky, Massachusetts,. Minnesota.
New Jersey, New York. North Carolina,
Ohio and Virginia, one each. The dem
ocratic list is as follows: New York,
four; kentucky. Ohio and sPennsyl-
vania, two each; Illinois, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, North Carolina and Nir-
ginia, one each. OF the populists, two
are from Nebraska and one each from
Kansas and North Carolina. 1t viii be,
noted that for the republicans the,
greatest number of close districtssis in
Indiana, and for the democratsIn New
York.
Expansion, the trusts and the war
tariff will come up for discussion, and G
republicans must be prepared with
sboth offensive and defensive tactics.
While. the republican party is apparS
emily in n better position in5she eN-
treme west than it was in 1896. the
situation in the north and middle west
is sufficient to cause concern. The
sound money democEats were willing
to support Mckinley or Palmer il the
last campaign rather than permit Bry
an to become president, and to inaugu-
rate free silver policy. These demo
Gratis are now hostile to Mckinley aed ,
not so averse to Bryan since congress
deprived the secretary of the treasury
of the privilege of disturbing the gold
standard. The disposition of the sound
money men may not affect the electoral
vote of the eastern states, but it is like
1y to scut some figure in the eongRes-
sional elections. There seems to be
considerable discontent with the adj
ministration in such states as Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and
Minnesota, growing out of the colonial
questions. Republicans may beat this
with disdain, but # they ignore it t4ey
may awake on the morning after the
election to an unpleasant realization
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22
THEY MEET.

They meet tonight. the one who closed his
eyes
Unto the pain forever and the woe,
And one who found the mansions in the
In all their splendor long. long years ago.
What will they say when first their eyes
shall meet?
Or will silence take the place of words.
As only saints can know how strangely
sweet
A rapture such as only Heaven affords?
Will she who went before ask first for
those
Left far behind, those whom she loved
SO well?
Or will the other, new to Heavens repose,
Question of all it's meaning-who can tel?
And will they wander where the flowers
are deep
Beneath their feet there in the pastures
green.
Where fadeless blossoms Ger the hillsides
creep.
And where no piercing thorns are ever
seen?
One went so long ago, and ore-to-night
Took the long journey far across the tide;
This only do know, they meet tonight,
And meeting, both. know. are satisfied
British Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22

This seems to be the administers
TONS way of taking the measure of a
peoples rights and outreachings: 'H
we clothe and feed you, and give you
good roads and good schools. and set a
ruler over you and fill your land with
soldiers and officeholders, what more
can you ask? What more are you COM
petent to enjoy? Be satisfied with
what we have thrown to you and stop
your grumbling about the loss of lib
erty and self-government" Some
such talk came across the ocean to the
American forefathers once. and how it
treasured them and Quoted them. dido
MT it ?-Detroit Free Pxesh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22

the schooner, Wnlcn Term DeCOkenS cap
size from lack of supporting surface beneath
a vessels bilge. With twisting lift it bore
the stern so high in the air that the deck
slanted like the sides of steeple, forcing
me to drop the halyards and cling to the
rail to prevent falling into the bow. For
instant / thought of a surety we would
plunge sidelong below the following sea,
pierce it, and be swamped inside the tenth
stroke of my pulse; but the send of the
water flung us partly out OF the trough, and
as it passed lifted the bow to terrible in
cline, and, giving us an extra vicious lurch,
left US almost stern out to the run of the
pillows. Had it broken as it reached us, the
tons upon tons of water which would have
fallen ON our deck must have driven the
schooner beneath the surface as though she
was no more buoyant than the lead in her
hold. It was wonderful view had of the
ocean from the height of the mighty comber.
The sharpness of it's ridge foretold the COM
ing cascade, and, though it drove us down on
our beams ends and made the schooner
groan like a suffering mortal as she recov-
cred, it was not evil in its effects on me or
mine.
Two othings on deck there were which
seemed to catch the infection of motion, one
being the surgeon, who was shot into the
scuppers with violence which did some
thing to sober him, for, like a man waking
from deep sleep, he threw out an arm and
began rubbing his eyes, muttering words
that might have been protest at his rough
usage. The other was the runaway scuttle
butt which had been captured by the fiukes
of the spare anchor. As the stern of the
Phantom sank to the hollow and the bow
pointed higher than it had ever been my lot
to see it, the barrel, like wild thing wait
ing its chance, dropped from the position in
which it had been held and with rush tore
aft like spent cannon ball. At the break
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22
A Hard, Man to Get At.

The manager is a hard man to see.
Shut in his private Office and with a
well-trained boy in the ante-room he is
inaccessible to anyone whom that boy
does not know. You cannot even get
your card sent in to him; the boy always
says he is not in. You will get the same
answer at the box Office. remember
hearing an old manager once say to his
Office boy: my son, if you don't learn
to speak other peoples lines you will
not succeed in this business. 1 have
written a part for you. Whenever any
one you don't know says: Is Mr..
Brown IMP that's your. cue to answer:
No. sir I wish you to be a dead-letter
perfect in that line from this time on. !"
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22
But She Didn't want To. -

Eyes, when Jack proposed to me /
thought of the grammar class when
went to school"
'sWhat an idea! Why?"
well, you see, III couldn't decline .
Philadelphia North American.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
rRAVEL ON THE AMOOR.
THE FREQUENT TRANSFERS IN
STREAM.

on the barge Diana. Amoor River. Siberia
uly 16-Before starting on a trip across this
ountry one is generally furnished with in
.umerable statistics. At Vladivostok we were
old that the voyage between Blagoyeschensk
nd Stretensk would take from seven TO nine
lays We are now eight days out and there is
10 chance of our arriving for four or FIVE days
more. The rivers-the Amoor and the Chiika-
ave been sinking rapidly, at the rate Of about
wo inches a day and navigation is becoming
more and more difficult The whole trip far
AS proved TO be more difficult than any of US
.ntic;oated There are delays from causes in
eonceivable beforehand. inconvenienoes which
ire generally attendant on frontier travel, many
q which could not be foreseen and therefore
provided for. and some real hardships Though
here is now direct steam navigation Cby steam
,os.s and trains1 from ocean TO ocean during
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

third class families Huddled together in inter-
estng groups, the little ones percheo on top
Of the various bundles of household goods they
are Obliged to set UP housekeeping on smell
scale They live principally on the milk
S t,, tha sants sf every little stopping
place When there Is to be a wait or a halt nour
or more for the steamer 10 take on wooa,
dozen little fires at once lit on the pesch
and dozen pots are simmering above.
Eggs are boiled tea is made and meat cooked
enough to last the rest OF the day. II the stop
is made after dark the scene is lurid and pict-
uresque Some Cossacks have taken possession
OF the top of the deckhouse, and are obliged 70
forage for themselves in the same way. BUT
all these people are hardy and lead such lite
with perfect ease. which makes them more 70
be feared as enemies the battlefield The
chief articles of diet among the peasants are
black bread and milk, though great deal or
white bread. In huge loaves, is now made mere
also. and large quantities Of flour are imported
from America.
LITTLE MANUFACTURING DONE THERE.
The villages which dot the river bank at in
tervals of from ten to twenty versts are the
same in character as those further east-groups
Of log houses with little Greek church in the
midst. There is sign of even incipient IN
dustrial ventures. The life is purely agrlcult,
ural or mining. We have passed several goou
sized towns which their hourishing condi-
tion to their proximity TO gold mines. 1ester-
day stopped at place named AlbaZln,
which is famous because in the seventeenth
century five hundred Russians were captured
here by the Chinese and carried in captivity
TO Picking. where they built Greek church.
Their descendants are to be found there at the
present day, though not now easily d1stln-
guished from the Chinese themselves.
The scenery becomes more interesting, for
there is more high land on either side, though
we have passed nothing approaching TO
grandeur. One of the most interesting sights
was the Burning Mountain" a day or two out
from Blagoveschensk. The river curved With
in a precipitous bank of clay on the right hand
side A seam of coal zigzagged along its face,
near the top, for a distance of half a mile, ana
this seam was on fire. 1t mostly shoulder
ing where 1t has retreated some distance inside,
but here and there were jets OF flame. We saw
II in the light of the setting sun, which shone
full upOn
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

est, except for the monotony and uninpressive-
ness Of the scenery, which improves as one pro-
ceeds further into the interior The next steam
er draws three and half feet. and is far more
cramped for space, all the passengers and ship
officers being crowded one deck. with little
breathing space top side" as the Chinese say
The poor third class peasants are huddled into
any spare corner. and are obliged TO encroach
more or less on parts of the ship which are sup
posed TO be prohibited TO them. The only place
of refuge is the tiny first class dining saloon
which is sure to be very hot and infested with
large flies, resembling wasps which have
most atrocious sting When sailing smoothly
along there is little breeze on one side or the
other but when, as often happens you are
stuck on a bar for a whole day or a night at
one stretch, there is a deadly monotony about H.
only relieved by the GOODNESS which comes with
the Siberian night after breathless day.
TAKING THE SoUNDINGS.
There is always a man in the bow, casting a
IO-foot rod painted red and white in one foot
sections When it begins to touch bottom and
stand upright with a foot or more to spare he
calls ont and the captain slows the steamer as
the water becomes shallower. and sometimes ne
feels out a new channel. But there are many
chances in favor of his getting stuck. First
there is an ominous swishing and scraping along
the fat bottomed keel. This may go on TOT q
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
CHESTER BRADLEY JORDAN.
HE IS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR
GOVERNOR OF NEW-HAMPsHIRE


GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Chester B. Jordan, Republican nominee for GOV
ernor of New-Hampshre, IS one Of the best known
and best loved leaders of his party in that State
He was born in the beautiful little town or Cole
brook in 1889. He is of French Ruguenot descent
the name Jourdane of which Jordan is perhaps
corruption, occurring in early New-Hampshlre an
nails He had few advantages in his early years
and his youth was one of sacrifice and hard labor
but the boy possessed a strong spirit, and he was
eager for knowledge This eagerness is illustrated
by the fact that when mere lad, with the money
earned by berry picking he subscribed Tor Inc
NeW-York Tribune that he might be kept INFORMED
OF what was occurring in the great world beyond
his native town. At thirteen years or age ne
bought a COPY of the campaign life of General
scott and with his remarkable faculty or getting
the printed word by heart committed Almost lhe
entire book TO memory 49,
Young Jordan managed 10 work MS way mo
Colebrook Academy and from there into higner
institute OF learning at Meriden. n. H., from whlcn
ne was graduated in 1866 He then read law IN IA
he office OF a well known judge in Lancaster and
was admitted TO practice in 1870 Mr. Jordan Is
a forcefu speaker and writer possessing a rae
uty for apt illustration. His library is large
one and In It he spends much Of his time. Eie
has been State Senator. chairman Of the Repub-
ican State Convention and member of the Gov
ernors staff. In addition to official places held at
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
STORAGE HOUSES GIVE UP, SUMNER GOODS
PROPERTY WORTH MILLIONS RETURNED II
FLATS AND APARTMENT HOUSES.

F1lOPERI1 WORTH MILLIONS, RETURNED TO
FLATS AND APARTMENT HOUSES.
big storage warehouses which loom up everywhere
throughout the residence district about at hand
The managers Of the houses were preparing for it
for several weeks, and were in shape to turn over
the goods left in their during the summer
with the least possible delay. The rush was even
bigger than the one which began at the end OF
August. for the cooler weather of the last week
has closed the most lingering of the summer hotels
and has made the city again popular as an abiding
place.
Managers Of storage companies say that IL would
be impossible to estimate the value OF household
furnishings clothing and valuebles of all sorts
which have been stored this summer In their large
warehouses One company, which has six large
buildings has taken care of g. 500 coo worth There
five other storage companies which have cs red
for almost as much, to say nothing of the many
smaller ones. The bulk of the property stored
comes from Hats and apartment houses. rhe FORT
uhates VINO own their homes contrive to protect
most Of their goods without moving them and
send only their most valuable possessions 10 tha
storage houses. The fiat dwellers, however usi-
any ounole up everything worth saving and have
II carted TO place of guaranteed safety.
This has been fortunate summer for the stor-
age companies, as none OF them have been troubled
with fires or robbery. In fact, they no longer ex-
pect sucn things. and guarantee TO deliver every
It was received. The fact that the storage ware
houses are being relieved OF their summer
burden does not mean that they will be empty un-
~ next spring Hundreds OF New Workers 20 out
storage Is disposed of.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
SUICIDE OF ". T. CASGRAIN.
FOUND DEAD IN A ROOM IN A CHICAGO HOTEL
ADDRESS OF WOMAN IN HIS DIARY.

ADDRESS OF WOMAN IN HIS DIARY.
Chicago, Sept. 29.-W. 7. CasgraIn a civil and
contracting engineer and q member of a we'll
known Canadian family. found dead in hts
room yesterday. A gas jet turned on and It
is believed that death wilfully sought
He died in hotel where he had registered under
an assumed name. The whereabouts of his wife
and family, who lived here with him until a wear
ago, are not known. few weeks ago Casurain
returned to Chicago and established an office IN
the Monadnock Building. In his Office wac found
a dlary. containing notations OF HIS expendlturns
In his list OF expenditures the initials 'F W an
pear nearly every day, one entry being 'F v n
trip to Chicago $40" From the nature of the en-
tries the police believe that "F v" is a womaa
In tho back or ths book this address was found
IF. ", No. y Sixth-st. Wilamsport Penn
Williamsport, Penn. Sept. 2s.-The IF. v" men
toned in the Chicago dispatch giving details OF the
suicide Of w T. CaHsrain In that city is probably
Mrs. Florence Verde. young widow who lives in
Chicago. but who recently visited here stopping
with friends living No 10 sIxth-st the oca ton
given IN the Chicago story Mrs. Verde was accom-
panied by her ten-year-old son. and she remained
here for about month The people she Visited
speak in the highest terms OF her They say she
connded 10 them that Casgrain. VINO was much
the older, desired 20 marry her. She departed for
chicago several weeks ago with her son.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
ron WALDERSEE AGILE AT SIITF-EIGH7

Northumberland Won Briesen. in The lnde-
pendent for September:
think that Count Waldersee has given guaran-
tees OF being fit for the enterprise of undertaking
TO bring an army of troops OF eight different
tions under one helmet and conducting IL 10 vic
tory
Among the personal traits that adapt him espe-
ciaIv for the difficult task OF commanding inter
national heterogeneous bodies of soldiers Is q
faculty for softening opposing opinions ana arbi-
trating between contradictory wills, a faculty
which likewise came TO life far back as 1870 Il.
and furthermore. a diplomatic skin in the way
of suggestion. When we old associates in the
General STAFF met recently bid him godspeed on
his VOYAGE ne shook our hands then mustered our
faces "Some of YOU wondering why / ac-
cepted this command he remarked We shall
see" And ordering up his horse, ne vaulted into
the saddle-sxty-eigh years old, vet still as
elastic a lieutenant.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

EUROPEANS AND TRAVFI.
LERS will find the London Office Of The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Lieutenant Paul Draper. Of the 22d Infantry. who
was drowned at San Antonio. in the Philippine
Islands, was a graduate OF the University OF
Idaho. He was born in 1876, at Valley View, Iowa,
When the Spanish American War broke out he at
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

tached himself TO the 18th Infantry. He served
through the Santiago campaign, and at its close
was stricken with the fever. His promotion and
assignment 10 the 22d Infantry followed as re-
ward for his gaIlantry. The esteem in which he
was held by his comrades OF the 18th was testified
10 bv their action in presenting to him officer 8
full outfit on his promotion TO be second lieutenant.
Senator Shoup. of Idaho, took deep interest in
tho young man, esteemlng MS military taleIi's as
Of q high order
Lieutenant Draper came or Anglo American
his memory has been erected on the Idaho Un'-
versty campus
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Henri French, Charles b. Ward. Fields and Ward,
Meyer Cohen. Mayme Gehrue. the De Muths and
Carlotta Delmar will appear. A revival OF "A
Midsummer Nights Dream % with Louis James as
Bottom the Weaver and Miss Kathryn Kiddsr as
Helena, will be seen on October at the Grand
Opera House. There will be elaborate display OF
new scenery and costumes. All the Mendelssohn
music will be introduced the vocal numbers being
sung by a large chorus There will also be grand
ballet and novel mechanical and electrical effects
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
LIEUTENANT PAUL DRAPER.

HE WAS DROWNED AT SAN ANTONIO. IN THE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Records in the matter OF receipts and attendance
have been broken at Weber & Fields's Music Hall
IN the three weeks OF iddle-Dee-Dee' and "Quo
Vas Iss' Preparations are making to put
new burlesque. There reasons for changing
the present programme that Weber a. Fields
wish to keep their policy of giving the public
something as often possible.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The fourth week Of ARIZONA" will begin al the
Herald Square Theatre tomorrow night and the
popular appreciation of the play Is apparently
growing II is announced that # will remain at the
Herald Square indefinitely.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

various times he has conducted his many business
and financial interests to successful issues Person
ally his kindhness and courtness have made him
hosts of friends
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

This afternoons and evenings concerts at Roster
q Balls offer every member OF last weeks bill,
Including clifford and Huth Dorothy Morton.
Corinne, Artie Hall. Jess Dandy. Fox and Allen,
Edna Aug Fields and Ward. the Clahin sisters,
the Jacksons. Mile. Bassignama, Flora Holloway.
staley and Birbeck and others, The Messrs. Hashim
offer this week, beginning with to-morrow's mat
inee. Elita Proctor Otis, with a monologue
entitled, a Society Marriage; Bettina Gerard,
Dolan and Lenharr, Lewis and Ryan. Charles T.
Aldrich comic juggler; Carrie Behr. vocalist: the
Melrose Trio. gynnasts; Maddox and Wayne Amos.
circus clown: Lozelle LelliOt, Clarise and Leiot,
grotesque acrobats the Nelson sisters, singers and
dancers; Artie Hall, Fields and Ward and Dorothy
Morton.
The Bijou Theatre is still closed. II will reopen
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Andrew Mack and The Rebel are nearing thei
hftieth performance at the Academy OF Music II
possible that the engagement will be extended.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Francis Wilson is drawing full houses at the
Knickerbocker Theatre in The Monks of Mala-
bar" and doubtless he will continue to do go
especially as his engagement is short The operetta
will be Continued here only TIL October 90
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

The Bijou Theatre is still closed. 1t will reopen
a week from tomorrow night. with Miss Henrietta
Crossman in Sweet Nell"
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

"The Belle OF Bohemia. the new musical produc-
tion at the Casino. has been drawing good audi
ences. II seems likely to remain for long time. II
Mr.. Lederer continues TO hold possession of the
house against all suits for his etectment, as he
seems 10 feel confident OF doing.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

John Drew continues to play Richard Carver' to
large audiences at the Empire Theatre. The new
play by Haddon Chambers, which he TO do this
year. has been given up for the present, and ii
will be played first in England by George Alex
ander.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

Miss Marie Wainwright viii head the programme
at Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre for the coming
week She will appear in Lady DyIs Escapade. "
by Justin Huntly Mccarthy Smith and Camp
bell will reel OF their budget Isabelle Urquhart
and her company will present Even Stephen"
and others are Julie Mackey, the three Lukens
Brothers Josephine Gassman and her pickaninnies,
Carter and Marziana, eQuilibrists; Anna Teresa
Berger. oornet soloist; Drawee juggler and Tegge
and Daniels. To-day's concert continuous from
till l0:45 o. m, has Marshall P. Wilder, Bert
Coote, Les Frasettis Lizzie B. Raymond Hamilton
HILL the Seven Reed Birds. etc.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

A plentiful supply of vaudeville stars is an
nounced for the coming week at Proctor's Twenty
third Street Theatre. The leaders are Mcintyre
and Heath The Dunham family quartet OF ac-
robats has lust arrived from Europe Wright
Huntington and his company will appear in "A
Stolen Kiss and others are Les Frasetts, MT.
and Mrs Mark Murphy. Rae and Brosche, ". II.
Smith, Burke's performing dogs and the kalatech-
noscope. To-day's continuous concert from 80 till
10:45 o. M has Smith and Campbell, Julie Mackey,
Gertrude Haynes. the Willis family, the three
Lukens Brothers and others.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-30

The run of "Ben-Hur' at the Broadway Theatre
ends next Saturday evening, when it will have
played twenty-nine weeks in New-York The final
performance here will be fittingy commemorated
General Lew Wallace will be present. On Monday
evening. October 8. Miss Blanche Walsh will make
her Newly York debut a star at the Broadway, in
Eugene W. Presbrey's new play "Marcelle"