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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
wARsHIPs MUST NOT LOAF.
Uncle Sans Big Vessels in Asiatic Waters
That Are Idle VIII Return to the
United States.

Washington, May ct is proposed
to cut down the naval force on the
Asiatic station, and many of the ships
now attached to the fleet in the Phil
ippine waters will be recalled, espe-
cially the larger vessels. The smaller
vessels, such as gunboats and the Sec
ond-class cruisers, will be retained on
duty. This is a result of an inquiry
which Rear Admiral Crowinshield
has made into the duty being dis
charged by vessels on that station.
1t was found that of the so odd ships
now in Asiatic waters, nearly 80 of
them were 1oafng in Manila harbor.
He was highly incensed at the situa-
ton and said if there were not work
for these ships to, perform abroad
they might as well be brought home,
especially as many of them need re-
pairs and overhauling generally.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
GEN. srERNBRRG GRATIFIBD.
He Attributes Low Percentage OF Sick In
the Philippines to Careful Habits
of tho Soldiers.

Washington, May 6.-Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg is very much gratified
ut the showing made in the recent re-
port from Manila of less percentage
of sick than at any time since the
American troops were sent to the
Philippines. He attributes the better
condition to several causes, but not
ably to tie fact that officers and men
understand the Importance of taking
good care of themselves. The soldiers
in the Philippines are to all intents
and purposes regulars and are Off
cered by regular officers or volutear
officers and the men are compelled to
conform closely to the restrictions as
to diet and care of themselves. Gen.
Sternbe~g says the training and edu-
cation of the surgeons in the Philip
pines has had good results. These off,
GERS have learned how to treat trop-
ical diseases and complaints indigo
nous to the lands more successfully
than formerly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
A DOCTOR THIS TIME.

Portland, May CDR. E. A. Rose,
a practicing physician, formerly OF
Yates Center, Kan, was on what
everyone supposed was his death bed.
He had Diabetes, and six of his brother
doctors were in attendance and con-
sultation at his bedside. They had
done everything that medical skill
could suggest to save his life, but they
were at last reluctantly forced to ten
him that he must prepare for death.
His aunt had been summoned to his
dying bedside. After the doctors had
given her nephew up, she insisted that
as a last resort, he be given treat
ment of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
From the very first dose, the tide
turned in his favor. His life was saved.
and he is hale and hearty to-day.
This case and its cure has amazed
the physicians, and is the sensation OF
the hour. It is interesting to note
that while many others are being
cured by this great discovery in medi-
cine, the physicians themselves ara
among the first to benefit, and that
while the simpler and more prevalent
forms, such as rheumatism, Sciatica,
Bladder and Urinary Trouble and Fee
male Weakness disappear before it,
the more malignant forms, such as
Bright's Disease, Diabetes and Dropsy,
which have always been regarded as
incurable, are yielding just as easily.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are fast super
seding ell other treatments for Kidney
Disease, and as nearly all human sick
ness and suffering has its origin in the
Kidneys, the use of this wonderful
medicine is becoming almost universal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
srRAD1vARIUs VIOLIN FOUND
Farm Hand Discovers That an Oh
Instrument Is of Great
Value.

A genuine Stradivarius violin has
been discovered in the possession OF
a farm hand employed by c. B. Kirt'
land, five miles east of Salina, Kan
The owner of the violin has never
known that it possessed any special
value, but priced it as an heirloom
It was given to him by his father
who brought it years ago from the
north of Ireland, where he had in
herited it.
It came into the possession of his
family in the latter part of the eight
zenith century, during the family
residence in Liverpool. The violiI
was taken to Ireland, where it re
manned several generations and wa:
then brought to this country.
An offer of ST 200 has been mad,
for the violin. but this has been re
fused by its owner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
MOTHERS DROWN WITH BABES
Particulars OF a Ferryboat Disaster In Rus
sia-Every Family In a Village Rem
dered MOtherless.

London, May Ga special dispatch
from Odessa, dated April &c, purports
to give an eye witness story of the re-
cent ferryboat disaster on the river
Dnieper, when almost ZOE mothers,
with their babies, returning from the
evening milking, were drowned. A
sudden storm sprang up, there was a
panic, the pontoons were swamped,
and only few of those on the ferry
were saved by a boat. Three persons
elung to a horse, which swan ashore.
Practically every family in the village
was rendered motherless by the dis
aster.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
ASCENDING HUSBANDS.
Requisition Papers Wanted to Secure the
Return OF Men Who Have Deserted
Their Wives in Minnesota.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 6.-The county
board Of control has decided to seek
requisition papers in order to secure
the return to this state of 80 hus-
bands who have deserted their wives.
The last legislature passed a law max,
ing wife desertion a felony, punish
able by imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary from one to three years, with a
provision for a suspension of SEN
tence providing the delinquent hus-
band shall give a bond to the state
ia support his wife and family. The
county board of control have had
to support number of families
where the husbands have deserted
and left the state. The deserving
husbands are located in various states
and the effort to secure their return
will doubtless give rise to some novel
complications.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
THIRTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
A Woman Lights Pile of Rubbish at
Gridley, Ill, Goes Away and the
Fire Spreads.

Gridley, Ill, May 1.-Two entire
business blocks facing Center street
were burned yesterday afternoon,
causing loss very conservatively es-
timated at $4,000. Mrs. n. Cohn,
wife of clothing merchant, started
to burn O pile of rubbish yesterday
afternoon. She lighted it and went
away. The fire spread to the butcher
shop owned by William Settle; a
brisk south wind carried it across
Center street to the new Commercial
hotel and from there it j,'eaped to the
new Gridley state bank. By this
time it was seen that the whole town
was in danger and call for aid was
sent to Peoria, but before it's arrival
the fire had destroyed two blocks of
buildings and had practically burned
itself out. In all about 30 buildings
were burned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
DISASTROUS FIRE.
ConAagration in Jacksonville, Fla,
Burns Over 100 Blocks.
.six Lives Reported Lost in tho Fire-The
Property Loss Is Fifteen Million Dollars
and Fifteen Thousand People Are
Rendered Homeless.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 4--Jack-
sonyille yesterday had the most dis
astrous fire of her existence. Along
the entire length of Beaver streer,
from Davis street to the creek on
Liberty street, all buildings have
been destroyed. This is IA solid
blocks of residences. For the same
distance Ashley and Church streets
have both been completely blotted
out. When the fire reached Bridge
street in its eastward course it en-
-veloped in flames an area three blocks
wide, taking in Duval, Monroe and
the north side of Adams street, burn
ing that entire section of the civ
and running IA blocks to the Duva1
street bridge. How much further IN
that direction the city is burned it is
impossible to learn. the street being
impossible, but it is feared that St.
Luke's hospital was burned and it is
reported that the Presbyterian church
In East Jacksonville is ablaze. If this
Is correct the fire must have extended
five blocks further east. The con-
fagration, which broke out at 1915
o'clock yesterday afternoon, has COW
cred, as far as is definitely known, a
distance of 2E miles by half milo
wide.
The fire department begun to use
dynamite to blow mp houses a block
from the fire. hoping thus to prevent
the fire from spreading. So fierce
was the blaze, however, and so strong
had become the wind, that millions
of sparks and flying burning shingles
spread over five or six blocks, setting
the roofs of the houses on fire in adj
vance of the department. Soon Sen
ator Tailaferro's residence and the
adjoining houses On that block were
ablaze and, in spite of all efforts to
save the Windsor and ST. James no
tells both hostelries were quickly ca
veloped in flames. For about an hour
the guests in the Windsor had been
busily packing their trunks and many
of them had zone away loaded with
trunks and grips.
Once the fire got started on Main
street, the closely adjoining buildings
went one after another. Paint shops
with barrels of oil were plentiful il
this district, and as they caught ire
one after the other, the blaze, rising
hundreds of feet high, quickly set TIE
buildings across the street on fire.
Six lives were lost in the con
fagration. The mayor has called (
meeting of the city council to con
slider ways and means of relieving tn;
sufferers.
Later The plans of the city, as pre-
pared by the city surveyors, show
that $50 blocks were burned and par
of another block. Mayor Bowden a
one o'clock this morning said thai
the property loss will exceed $4,000,
600. Ten thousand to $4,000 peopi,
are homeless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
GREETINGS FROM DIAZ.
Mexico's President Sends q Representative
to Ell PasO to Present His Good
Wishes to Mckinley.

EA Paso, Tex, May 6.-The presi'
Dental party reached Ell Paso, the
gateway to Mexico, at nine o'clock
Sunday morning and remained here
until noon to-day. President Diaz
of Mexico, sent a personal message
to President Mckinley and also dis
patched Gen. Hernandez, commander
of the Second military zone of the
state of chihuahua, to personally pre-
sent his good wishes to the chief mag
istrate of the United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

Railroads Making Extensive Improvements
ST. Paul, Mimi, May 4.-The trans
continental lines, have announced ex-
tensive Improvements, involving an
outlay of nearly $10,00o,0o0. The
Union depot will expend 100000 for
additional trackage and buildings.
and now the Chicago Great Western
is preparing plans and specifications
upon which car and locomotive build
ers will be asked to bid upon $780,
600 worth of new equipment for inn
mediate delivery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
INTERESTING ODDS AND ENDS.

Dandelion farms near Pottsville,
Pa, are very profitable.
incubation has lowered fatal cases
in cholera from ten to two per cent.
The number of epileptics in Illinois
is estimated at not less than 5000.
About a dozen hospitals in Massa-
chusetts have both allopathic and
homeopathic physicians on the staff.
Two hundred canals have been
charted on the surface of Mars. Tho
narrowest are so miles wide.
There is Chinese farm in Florida
where the Johns have gone somewhat
extensively into the small truck"
business, shipping their product to
New York. They have made a sue
cess of it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
FRANCE TO TAKE MOROCCO.
In Return for Help in Manchuria, Russia
wiz Support the Latest Scheme
OF the Republic.

Paris, May 6.-More of the fruits OF
Foreign Minister Delcasse's visit to
Russia are beginning to be learned.
It is now stated on the best of au-
thority that in return for a French
loan to meet the expenses Russia has
sustained in Manchuria that Russia
will support France in taking posses
sion of Morocco. Italy, it is stated,
has been consulted and will interpose
no objections. Spain has been salts
fed and will come in for big indem-
nifty for her own right surrendered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
A FIRE AT ARMOURs,.
The Reef House at Chicago Damaged
.S1OO,OOO-Cattle Awaiting Slaughter
Rescued with Difficulty.

Chicago, May Armour & Co.'s
beef house, one of the largest build
ings at the stock yards, caught fire
at $3.50 a. M. yesterday and was
damaged by flames and water to the
extent of 100000. On the fourth
floor, awaiting slaughter, were 1000
head of live cattle which were rescued
with great difficulty. The destruc-
ton of the plant throws 500 men tenn
porarily out of employment. The
plant will be rebuilt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

Gates Opened, but buildings Closed.
Buffalo, N. Y, May 6.-The frs
Sunday of the Pan-American exposi
tons official existence brought out :
good sized crowd. Peaceful strollins
along the terraces and the esplanade
restful sitting on the benches within
hearing of the sacred band concer'
on the Plaza and uninterrupted
sauntering on the Midway were ths
few indulgences of the Sunday sight
seers. The gates were open, but tbs
buildings were closed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
Ewart. Ia. Almosr wiped {

Ewart, Ia, Almost Wiped Out by Fire.
Ewart, Ia. May 4.-Fire Thursday
night practically destroyed the en-
tire town, including big grain ele-
vator of the Iowa Central, the post of
flee, all the business houses, and q
number of residences. The loss Is es-
minated at 500, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

Chicago, May 4.-The building IN
Chicago of 100000 temple to tho
memory of Robert G.. Ingerso1l. in
which the teachings of the orator and
atheist shall be perpetuated, is the
purpose of the Ingersool Memorial as
ISOLATION incorporated at Springfield
yesterday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
Bis shortage In Colorado Spring,

Big Shortage In Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs. Col, May 6.-The
finance committee of the city council
which has been making an examina'
ton of the books of Moses T. Hale.
city treasurer, has reported that q
shortage approximating $50, 900 exists
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

To Reduce the Army I'm the Philippines.a
Washington, May 6.-After a care
full consideration of the situation IN
the Philippines as it exists to-day the
administration has decided to reduce
the army in the Philippines to 10000
men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
OH introduced for Fuel,

Galveston, Tex, May 6.-The Texa,
Star flour mills have introduced OF
for fuel in Galveston. The city water
works, gas plant, and five other con
Germs are preparing to use oil for fuel
and the Standard Oil company has or
ganized q company in Galveston ia
supply the demand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

Chicago, May Arthur Orr, of tn.
city, has made over $1,000, 900 on I'm
ion Pacific stock. He had 10000
shares, which he bought three years
ago around 90 cents, and is selling a
part at 131, the price to which it rose
on the New York stock exchange.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

London. May THE population Of
London. including the city of London
and % metropolitan boroughs, the
whole forming what is termed the add
ministrative county of London. Is
now 1880 This is an increase Of
3oS,717 since the last census in 1891.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
For Auditor of Cuba.

Washington. May 4.-Secretary Gage
has recommended to the war depart
ment the appointment of Jared d.
Terrell. of Michigan. as auditor for
.rba at 5000 a year. The salary is
laid out of the Cuban revenues.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
Could Gets Another Road.

Memphis, Tenn. May 4.-John j.
Horner. president of the Arkansas
Midland railroad. admitted that his
road would pass under the control OF
the Gould system within the next 60
days, probably zoonex.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

May Rebuild a Bridge Across the Missouri.
ST. Joseph, Mo-. May Rock Is
land railway officials at Chicago have
about decided to rebuild the bridge
across the Missouri river at this point
and run most of the through bust
ness this way instead OF via Kansas
city. To rebuild the bridge will cost
5000 600
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

Mckinley Cannot Receive MIR. Kruger:
London, May 6.-The Geneva CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail asserts
that President Mckinley has informed
Kruger that he cannot receive him
.ither officially or unoffcially.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
can't Display Liquor In winda

Lansing, Mich. May 6.-Both houses
have passed the Humphrey bill, which
provides such restrictions to govern
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors by
drug stores as to practically require
druggists who sell such liquors to
take out q saloon license. The win
dow display of liquors is prohibited
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10
Foot Of SNOW I'm Colorado.

Leadville, Col. May s.-Nearly foot
of enow has fallen here during the
past 4S hours. At Glenwood Springs
the storm has been the most severe
ever known there In May. The snu'I
melting on the mountain sides has
caused some rock slides.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-10

San Francisco. May 6-The trans
port Egbert has arrived from Taku.
from China, and gone into quarantine.
The Egbert brings large number Of
bodies of American soldiers which had
been temporarily inferred at Taku.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-07

ST, ST, tengo Ell suefio muy Ii
gero; perO la vfspera habfa encon-
trado uno de mis- camaradaS en-
Melun, me habfa convidado q be-
Der. me trastorne un POGO. -. este
no me sucede mas que cinco veces
por semana. ipalabra de honor! Ell
frfo, al salir de Ia taberna, NE en-
tumeci6 y las diez de la noche.
al entrar en- mi pabellon, me ba-
lanceaba como un cOlumpiO, como
una bala de grueso calibre. ApeDas
caf en- ell lecho empece roncar de
un modo tai, que no sc como no me
ola mf mismo, y he aquf poroue
no Of los tres tiros disparados al
sefior BaltuS.
d Es decir- pregunt6 Fabricfo,
-que las detonaciones no os des-
pertaroL?
-Hubieran podido tirar cafiona-
zos dos pasos de mi, y adn coger
me y llevarme sin que NADIA Oyese:
al despuntar Ell alba me desperte
como ST tai cosa, y al salir q reco-
rrer mi fiotilla y q limpiar las bar
cas- de la nieve que les habia cafdo
la noche anterior, hacienda en- elias
un peso peligroso, Of lamentos que
partian 81 alma; VI mucha genie
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-07

al otro lado del rio, entente de la
casa del soflor Baltus; despu6s lle-
garon los gendarmes, ell procura dor
de la Repdblica. Ell juez -. Ne
apresnr6 4 pasar el rfC supe 10
cue Ccurrfa. All! ,Os digo que
era un espectsculo horriblel Los
gamidos desesperados de la seI1ori-
ia Paula, los gendarmes buscaudo
indiciCS entire Ia nieve :. En- el pri-
mer mOmento cast me allegro de
haber teuido Ell suef1o tan pesado,
para no verne obligado prestar
declaration delante del iuez. ;Que
quereis, esta aprensi6n, es mas
fuerte que vol No quiero NADIA con
la Justicia.
-aY no os han interrogado?-
pregunt0 vivamente Fabricio.
No.
mo sc han informado de ST sc
oyeron las detonaciones desde vues-
tro pabell6n?
Ell pabell6n esta al otro lado
del RIO, y Ell Sena es ancho. Cierto
que no estaba lejos del lugar del
crimen, pero sin duda ell juez ha
considerable indtil acordarse de mi.
-Ademas, ynestra decIaracioa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-07

\ bre diablo paga por su companero
ricol Ell pobre diablo ha servido de
Instruments, acaSo maflana sU
acomodado complice vaya con las
manos en- los bolsillOS q ver.e gut :.
Hotlnar para estar mas SECURE de
| que no habla.
Els horrible.-dijeron las dos
muJeres.
.-iDiablol !diablo! - dijo ell ba.
ron,
Fabricio, mas palido que de COS.
tumbre, mascaba su cigarro apaga-
do, sin conciencia de 10 que hacfa.
El marinero, despues de algunos
instantes de pausa, prosigui6:
--PueS ST, senior; en- mi opinion,
los JueceS Sc han equivocado: pri-
nero, porque tengo mis- motivos
para creerio; segundo, porque Ell
movil del crimen no he sido ell robo.
-Pues 1 que ha si6o, vuestro
juicio?
La venganza, alguna otra
cosa parecida.
La palidez de Fabricio aument6.
Sin embargo, esta probado que
Sc lie rob6.
Sin duda para extraviar 4 Ia
Ju sticla.
DespGes de IN instante de silen.
clio, Fabricio Sc repuso un tanto
exclamo con tono ligero y casi
burl6I:
Bien... vos teneis vuestras
ideas. -. lideas nuevas originalesl
Zero, para que tengan algun valor,
es precise saber en- Que las fun
dais. que os hace suponer tcdo
ESQ que acabais de decir.
-Muchas cosas.
- Esa no eS contestaci6n: decif
muchas cosas no eS decir NADIA
Mas vale decir una y de fundamen.
TO. 81 vucstras creenctas no sc
apoyan en- un heoho siquiera en- ur
1ndlcio, no tienen el menor valor.
El marinero Sc hsch6 reir.
-eOs parece tan Indispensable
un indicic?
-Indispensab'e.
SoiS como Santo Tomas. me-
cesitais tocar para Greer,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-10-07
BfBLforEcA DE Ella DEMocRC1AAs
hubiera sido inutil, puesto que
naaa oiStniS fladiG Eahricin

hubiera sido indtil, puesto que
pada oisteis af1adio Fabricio.
Ell marinero guard6 silencio.
va todo ha conclufdo-excla-
mo Matilde,-y maf1ana pagara su
crimen Ell culpable.
Bordeplat exhal0 un suspiro.
-Sf-dijo,-p pagaIa su crimen,
pero llevandose consigo su secreto,
sin nombrar su c6mplice, y este es
una lastima.
Fabricio Sc incorpor6 brusca-
mente.
-sSu c6mplice habeis dicho9
ST, su c6mplice.
-sCreeis que 10 tenfa9
Estoy SECURE.
No sc en- que os fCLdais: 70 he
seguido este extraf1o preceso. -.
que me interesaba por su caracter
misteriosa, y los jueces no han ad
mitido, ri por un instante, la exiS
tencia de un complice.
-YO sc que elios no Ia han ad.
mitido, pero la admito yo.
-sVos?
-sOs parece, csballero, que un
nOmOFe que Ilene FardllZddO Ell
brazo derecho, que pnede apenas
servirse de sus m1embros, pueda
cometer solo IN asesinato?
Para meCejar un revolver tan
ligero como Ell que Sc encontro en-
la nieve, no Sc neceSita nj fuerza.
-Perdonad, senior; no Sc necesi
ia mucha, pero ST alguna, y el acu-
sado no tiene nj poca nj mucha: no
ha sido el quien tuvo Ell arma en-
la mano, quien hizo fuego. -. su
mano hubiera temblado los tiros
sc habrfan perdido en- Ell camino.
CEsa es vuestra opinion dljo
FaOriciO ir6nicamente.
1iYa 10 creo! Y aunque 70 no
sea de calidad para ser juez o pro
curador, tengo mi refexion como
cualQufer otro, y afrmo y sostengo
que para aseslnar al sefIor Baltus
aebian ser dos.
los empenais.. ...
II Va 10 creo, como qre es 10
cierto!.... Fran dos: un rico un
pobre diablo.... " maf1ana Ell po- |