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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06


to compete for any preminm or to res
ceive any premium that may have been
awarded him.
6. All exhibits shall be under the
control of the association during tho
fair, and not be removed from the
grounds during the fair without writ
ten permit from the president. Elk
hibitors violating this rule will forfeit
any and all premiums that may have.
been awarded to them.
2. Any exhibitor who shall tear
off, any permit card or ribbon in the
presence of the judges, or shall other
wise insult them, shall be excluded
from all further competition and his
said premium that may have been
awarded him shall by such acts be
deemed forfeited and the association
shall be under no obligation to pay the
same.
8. No person shall be allowed in
any manner to interfere, either directly
or indirectly. with the superintendent
or judges in the discharge of their
several duties. A violation of this rule
will work a forfeiture of all premiums
that may have been earned by such
persons.
9. Every exhibitor who completes
for premium in the animal classes
must procure for the same, from the
superintendent of stalls, stall. who
will give him a certificate for each stall
purchased by him. and mark the same
on the entry card as paid, as all stall
fees must be paid in cash. Hay, grain
and feed will be furnished applicants
at regular market prices.
TO. Box Stalls shall not be sold for
less than $I.oo. Open stalls for cattle
and horses S1.oo. and pens for hogs
and sheep so cents each.
II. Pedigrees of thoroughbred stock
will be required in all cases as per rule
of standard herd books. If not re-.
corded, the owner must show that tue
animals are eligible to registry by GER
tifcate.
II. TICKET SYSTEM.
Single admission IS cents
Vehicle once rs cents
Single admin to amphitheater. rs cents
Hack and Dray Tickets dur
ing fair 81. 90
Exhibitors ticket during fair . S1.oo
Carriage Ticket to track during
races and dinner so cents
Each additional person to track
ring ..........I 10 cents
13. Officers, directors and police
are admitted to any part of the ground
Continued on next page.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-06
SPEED PROGRAM.

The Barton County Fair Asso-
ton, September Is, 10, 20 and
81, 1901, offers the following
purses:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
FIGHTING HARD FOR LIFE.
Strength and Fuller Deny Compiled
ty in Lynching.

Wetumpka, Ala, Aug. 29.-The trial
of John Strength and Martin Fuller,
charged with the lynching of Robert
White, July 2, which was called yes
terday afternoon, is still in progress.
The defendants are making a vigorous
effort to clear themselves.
A number of leading citizens of the
county were sworn, and testified to the
good character of the defendants.
Fuller was put upon the stand, and
testified that he was at Thomas store,
where Robert White was held in Gus
tody, the morning of the lynching
After the officers left with the negro
to bring him to the Jail, Fuller says he
and Mr.. Still started toward this place,
and when they reached Tazenby's ford
saw a posse surrounding the hack
which contained Bob White and the
bailiffs. He testified that he recognized
certain men in the crowd, naming those
against whom indictments have been
found but who have left the country
He said he did not tarry, but left for
home.
John Strength was also put on the
stand and examined. He testified that
he was not a party to the lynching.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
THE GUERILLAS DESTROYED.
Government of Colombia Strong and
Confident.

New York, Aug. 29.-The Associated
Press has received the following dis
patch, dated Bogota, Aug. "a, from
a Colombian official of high rank:
Gen. Pedro D. Ospino, acting min
lister of war. who has prepared an ex-
cellent and extensive plan of campaign,
confirms the reports that within the
last fifteen days he has destroyed
nearly all of the Colombian guerrillas.
The government of Colombia has
maintained strict neutrality regarding
Ecuador and Venezuela, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the governments of
the said countries have upheld and ef-
fectively aided the rebels of Colom-
bia, thus prolonging the revolution in
this country.
The revolutionary chiefs of
Colombia have met on the
frontier of Venezuela to or
ganize new invasions of Colom-
bia, using the munitions of war accu-
mulated by the government of Vene-
zuela on her frontiers.
"A party of Venezuelans, surrounded
near Cucuta, are about to return to
their country. They are commanded
by Rangel Garbiras.
The position taken by the govern
ment of Colombia is one of peace and
neutrality. These are fundamental cam
ons in her foreign policy. The frontiers
of Colombia are sufficiently defended
Colombia feels certain that she can
maintain her rights and repel whatever
foreign invasions may offer"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
HURLED To DEATH
PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVES TRACK
NEAR NEWARK, N. Y.
ENGINEER DIES AT HIS POST.
oF THE INJURED, ONE is ALREADY
DEAD.

other Deaths Are Expected to Fol-
Iow-Train, Running Forty Miles
an Hour, Plunged Suddenly Into
Ditch-Twenty-eiEh Persons Bad
Jv Iniured-Howard Tubbs ScaIde d
10 Death-WOunded,P Placed In Re-
Newark and R9ehester-Coroner
VIII Investigate the Cause of the
Accident.
Newark. N. Y, Aug. 29.-The ac-
commodation train leaving Sodus Point
over the Northern Central Railroad,
and which arrives in this village at 6
o'clock, was derailed tonight at the
station at Fairville, about ten miles
north of here.
Engineer William Meagher, of Sodus
Point, was killed, twenty-eight persons
we're injured, one of whom, Howard
Tubbs, ticket agent at Lake Shore, died
at II o'clock; another of the injured,
Libbie Ford of Newark. will probably
die. The train was made up at Sodus
Point, and consisted of four coaches,
a baggage car and engine, with Will
lam Meagher at the throttle.
The train was running at nearly for
ty miles an hour. Approaching the
station at Fairville there is a curve
and gravel pit. For some unknown
reason the engine jumped the track
while passing the gravel pit. The
force of the accident turned the engine
completely around, throwing the five
cars on their sides. The train load
of some $50 passengers was thrown
into the ditch. and the engine and all
the cars badly broken up.
Help was quickly summoned from
the neighboring houses and all the as
sistance possible was rendered. Word
was sent to Sodus and Newark for ply
sicians, and a special train, carrying
five doctors. left Newark at 6:45 o'clock.
Upon its arrival, the Newark passen
gers were placed aboard and hastened
to Newark. Five were sent to Roches-
ter hospitals.
Rev. DR.. Burgess, one of the injured,
was for twenty years pastor of the
Park Presbyterian Church at Newark
He is 73 years old and it is doubtful
whether he RECEIVERS. His right leg is
broken and he is badly scalded. Mrs.
Burgess is also among the seriously in
jured. Coroner E. P. Thatcher tDok
charge of Meaghers body and will hold
an inquest
Howard Tubbs, the ticket agent at
Sodus Point, who was on the engine
with Engineer William Meagher, was
badly scalded and otherwise injured.
He died shortly before IL o'clock on the
hospital train at Newark
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
SHERIFF MUST BEAR BLAME.
nnmerOn Says He's RcspOnsible for
Pierce City Race War.

Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. 29.-Adjt.
Gen. Dameron in a report to Gov.
Dockery on the recent Pierce City race
war holds Sheriff Manlove of Law
renee county responsible for the lynch
ing of the three negroes. Adjt. Gen.
Cameron says in his report:
'Will Cooley and Gene Carter had
been suspected and the sheriff and his
posse went out to arrest them. but for
some cause did not see fit' to do so.
Monday afternoon the excitement at
Pierce City was intense and threats of
lynching certain negroes, thought to
be implicated in the murder of Miss
Wild. were made openly. Under this
excitement the sheriff saw fit to leave
for his home at Mount Vernon.
1T is generally believed that had
Sheriff Manlove remained there, when
the excitement ran high and threats of
lynching We're openly made and asked
the aid OF the militia, the trouble and
loss of life would have been averted."
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
PROUD OF THEIR PLAN.
Tin Plate Company Officers Say
They've Broken the Back of the
strike.

Tin Plate Company Officers Say
They've Broken the Back of the
strike.
Pittsburg, Aug. 29.-Oficials of the
mills of the United States Steel Cor
poration closed by the strike of the
Amalgamated Association, stated to-
day that they are receiving many ap-
plications from former employees for
work
The announcement that the company
would start it's mills on non-union
basis has, officials believed, caused a
weakening in the ranks of the. strikers
and many are seeking cover. The
Amalgamated officials, however, claim
that their ranks are unbroken and
strong as ever.
One of the steel officials said to-day
that there was a general mistake be-
ing made regarding the time it"would
take to train inexperienced men and
make them capable of operating mill
machines. 1t is now determined, he
said, to have new men placed in posi-
tions that will give them a chance to
learn the skilled work, and many of
the men who held menial positions in
the union mills are to be taught skill
ed work, with which they are in a
measure familiar through long asso-
citation with the workings of the mills.
1t is confidently asserted that before
many months pass it will be possible
to produce many new men-enough to
man all the plants that are now idle.
and which union men have refused to
take hold of.
The strikers say it will take years to
accomplish this.
Reports from all the mills of the cor
poration show that steady gains are
being made in the force of non-u union
men. The strikers claim to have in
duced six non-union men to leave the
Star mills to-day, and to have shipped
them back to Chicago, whence they
came. On the other hand Superintend-
ent Piper, of the Star plant. announe-
cd that he is nearly ready to start up
the other mills in the plant, and the
men now waiting for the improvements
to be completed are in the mill
The only significant action in Law
renceville to-day was the successful
starting of the guide mill in the lower
union mills of the Carnegie Company.
The start was made, according to the
officials. with full crew and the mills
will be run without interruption.
The American Tin Plate Company
has announced that it will start the
Demmler mills of the company on Mon
day next. Police protection has been
asked from Mayor Black of McKaes-
port. Much interest is being taken in
this announcement and the strikers say
every possible effort will be made law
fully and peaceably to prevent the
company making a success of the ven-
ture.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
HE WILL HELP ST. LOUIS.
Head of Fan-American to Advise
Backers OF Louisiana Purchase.

St. Louis, Aug. 29.-After a confer
enoe of several hours duration with
President Francis and the other off,
cials of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton. Director General w. D. Buchan-
an of the Pam American Exposition left
for Buffalo this afternoon. When asked
whether Mr.. Buchanan had been en-
gagged by the exposition company,
President Francis said:
Responding to our invitation, Mr..
Buchanan has consented to sustain an
advisory relationship TO the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition in so far as Off
cial and business engagements will per-
NIT"
In response to a request to the War
Department to aid in securing complete
exhibits from Cuba, the Philippines and
other insular possessions of the United
States, Col Clarence r. Edwards of the
division of insular affairs. says that
copies of the request have been for
warded TO the military governors of
Cuba and the Philippines. also to Civil
Governor Taft at Manila, with sug-
gestions that commissions be appointed
to prepare proper exhibits from these
contries
He adds:
THE Secretary of War directs me to
inform you that he is heartily In ac-
cord with the purpose Of such exhibits
and hopes to make them as full and
complete as possible"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
UNJUST TO MILLS
SAYS PRESIDENT SMITH-WHALEY
OF COLUMBIA DISPATCH.
1T WAS WHOLLY UNTRUE.
IN SOME OF ITS ESSENTIAL PARTIC-
ULARS.

Willie 1t Was Misleading in Every
Pnrticular-Strixe Has Not Inter-
fcrred Materially with the Opera
tion OF Any of the Columbia Mills.
All who "StruclS" Had Already
Been Discharged-There VIII BE
No More Unionism There, Smith
WhaIey Asserts-The Companies
Want None of 1.-THE Strike Is
still On.
Charleston, S. c., Aug. 29.-President
w. B. Smith Whaley of the large cot
ton mills in Columbia tonight handed
the News and Courier the following
statement for himself and his board of
directors, requesting that it be sent to
all newspapers:
columbia, S. c.. Aug. 29.-The press
dispatch from this city yesterday,
anent the strike declared by Textile
Union, No. 211, against the cotton mills
of this city, is misleading in every par
ticular and wholly untrue in many par
ticulars and is very injurious to the in
terests of this community.
1.-The Richland, Cranky, Olympia and
Capital City cotton mills of this city
are all running to-day, the latter to its
full capacity and the three former to
at least three -fourths of their capacity
The so-called strike ordered by the
textile union against the above men
toned mills could operate against no
one in the mills. for all the union men
who had declined to conform to the
rules of the mills are discharged on
Monday last. The mills are not seek
ing their return, and on the contrary
have given notice to the leading agita-
tors among the union men to vacate
the buildings occupied by them.
THE places made vacant either by
the action of the mill authorities or by
those who may have voluntarily left
the mills are being rapidly filed by
others. The mill authorities have no
compromise to make with the represen-
tatives of the textile union and are de-
termined to take back none who are in
sympathy with them. The vacant
places are being rapidly filled by other
operatives and the mills have not been
interfered with to any serious extent
by reason of the action of the so-called
textile union"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.
offered American Youth I'm New Pos
sessions in the Orient.

San Francisco, Aug. 2S.-Congress-
Hull of Iowa, chairman of the House
Committee on Military Affairs, who has
arrived here on the transport Hancock
from a five-months tour of China, ia
pan and the Philippines, is deeply i'm
pressed with the possibilities of the new
American possessions in the Orient. He
says;
"If were a young man don't know
where l should rather go than to the
Philippines. For a man of brains and
pect in almost every line of business
for one who has the grit to go there
and stick to it.
The mineral agricultural and tim
ber resources of these islands consti-
tute a field for commercial enterprise
that is practically unlimited. OF course,
the present conditions of brigandage
make it exceedingly unsafe for people
to settle in the islands away from the
protection of the military posts. But
the people, or the great majority de-
sire peace and safety. and are doing
all they can to help the troops attain
this end.
"Of course, it is impossible to make
an Anglo-Saxon out of an Oriental.
Therefore. the Filipino probably never
will be an American citizen. in the
broad sense that is understood by all
that term conveys to the man born in
the United States of white parents. But
as soon as he gets a sufficient educa-
tion and becomes a little more impreg-
mated with our ideas and loses some
of the ideas acquired by 300 years of
association with the Spaniard, the Fill
Vtrfl ba rtfizan in CDiFif fHafrinr-
ism, industry and education, and will
be worthy of participating to the full
est extent in all the benefits of this
government.
"Of course. we shall have to gov
ern them with firmness as well as
kindness. think 10000 soldiers should
be kept there for some years to come"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
BELLS BIG COMPETITOR.
To Be Bought for Two Millions by
Charles w. Morse

New York, Aug. 29.-Charles w.
Morse, director in the Garfield Ma
tional Bank and the Bank of New Am
sterdam, has made proposition to the
board of directors of the Telephone,
Telegraph and Cable Company of
America to purchase that corporation
outright for 100000 in cash. This is
the only formidable rival of the Bell
Telephone Company.
Confidential circulars announcing the
offer made by Mr.. Morse were mailed
to the stockholders of the company to-
day, in which the board Of directors
recommend the acceptance of the offer,
in view of the fact that "a large num-
Der of stockholders are not willing to
advance additional funds
Mr.. Morse represents himself only in
the proposition. This company was in
corporated with a capital of SEQ, coo, 900,
on Nov. 8, 1899, under the laws of New
Jersey. The papers of incorporation
were filed at Trenton.
The incorporators are William J.
I.atta of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; Matin Maloney of Philadel-
phia, and James E. Hayes of Camden,
N. J.. who was known as the legal
representative of the Whitney Wide
ner- -Elkins syndicate. The company
was the outgrowth of the Continental
Company. The present company, at
an expenditure of $9OOO,OOO, has ar
ranged for the building of trunk lines
between this city and Boston, which
will probably be ready for use at the
end of a year or two.
Since the offer of Mr.. Morse. which
was made about ten days ago, the
boards of directors of the various sub
sidiary companies of the Telephone,
Telegraph and Gable Company of
America, have held meetings and ap-
proved of his proposition. A day or
two ago the directors of the present
organization met, with the result that
the circular of to-day followed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
SCHWAB Is STANDING PAT.
Declines to Consider Plan of Arbi-
tratiOn Burns Proposed.

tratiOn Burns Proposed.
Indianapolis, Aug. 29.-Simon Burns.
who arrived here to-day. announced
that his plan for settling the steel
strike by arbitration has been reject
ed by President Schwab of the United
States Steel Corporation.
Burns says that another proposition
would be submitted tomorrow to
President Schwab. He explained that
his first plan of arbitration, which was
made public last night, was submitted to
President Schwab on Aug. 21, but that
he received no reply to it until yes
terday. when Mr.. Schwab's secretary
telegraphed him from New York that
his chief would not consider the propo-
sition.
Il submitted my plan to Mr.. Schwab
merely as a suggestion said Mr..
Burns. "And if there is anything in
it that is Objectionable to the trust
officials, it can be modified. When /
return to Pittsburg tomorrow l shall
take the matter uD again with Mr..
Schwab in the hope of making some
kind of an arrangement whereby the
strike questions can be submitted to
arbitration. l think a start toward a
settlement of the strike should be
made somewhere at once, as 1t is hurt
ing business"
Mr. Burns further expressed the be-
lief that the entire matter as far as
the steel corporation is concerned, has
been left in the hands of President
Schwab, and that it will depend on
him whether or not the strike shall be
settled by arbitration.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
GAVE UP IN DESPAIR
sEARCHERS FOR FRANCIS WE'RE
GIVEN THE SLIP.
WAS TRACED TO MINE PIT.
DLoODHoUNDS FOLLOWED THE
TRAIL OF THE BEAST.

Mob Thought He Was Penned in
Mine-search, However, Showed 1t
to Be Empty-Ravisher of Miss
Henderson Aided TO Escape Ven-
geance by People of His Race-Ne-
grOes Are Being Disarmed and
Their Houses Searched-VOlun nteers
Ready and the Trail of the MUIR
derer VIII BE Taken Up Again To-
day.
Kansas City, Aug. 29.-"Bossie"
Francis, the murderer of Miss Mary
Henderson at Columbus, Mo, on Tues
day evening, has thus far eluded his
pursuers, and tonight the large posse
that has been searching for him par
TALLY disbanded discouraged over the
failure of their efforts, after having
been, as they supposed, at the point
of capturing the negro.
A pack of bloodhounds was obtained
to-day from Manhattan, Kan, and
taken to the scene of the murder.
They found the trail of Francis readi-
y and followed it straight to the coal
AiAAAAC at DAdNhWdlGIg OWllCu ny d Ic-
gro whose wife is an aunt of Francis.
The posse of 200 men felt sure that
Francis was hidden in the mine shaft,
but as he was known to have two
pistols, none of the men ventured to
go down. Finally A. w. Rice, owner
of the bloodhounds. entered the mine,
taking the dogs with him, but failed
to find Francis. Late this afternoon
the men decided to disperse for the
night, leaving few of their number
on guard at important points. The
search will be continued tomorrow.
Bessie Francis is known to all the
negroes in the county and is very pop
ular among them. No one supposes
that he has gone far from Columbus,
and it is thought that no negro in the
neighborhood would refuse him food
and shelter. All the negroes have been
disarmed by the volunteers and their
houses searched.
There seems to be no doubt that
Francis first fed to his uncle's house
at Blackwater and then took refuge in
the woods. The three negroes taken to
Warrensburg, suspected of having aid
ed Francis in his flight are in no dan
ger, the town being entirely quiet.
Posses spent the night searching for
the negro. Early to-day they came
upon Emmett Davenport, Charles
Briscoe, who lived near Columbus. and
Bud Francis, brother of the fugi-
tive. All three were strung up to a
tree in the hope of making them talk
After Davenport had dangled at the
end of rope for a few moments he
motioned to be let down and said:
Let me go and l will tell you where
he is. He is in the coal bank over
here and l will show you"
All three were let down and the
posses started for the mine Indicated
several miles away. The crowd work.
ed until relieved at daybreak by hum
dreds of other armed men, who took
up the hunt where the night shift had
left off.
The three prisoners were sent to
Warrensburg jail for safekeeping, and
bloodhounds were secured from near
by towns. When it became known at
Warrensburg that the negroes, who
were strung UP last night, had been
placed in Jail, a mob began to gather.
Trouble is feared
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
STRIKE STILL CONTINUES.
Owners and Operators, Each for
Other, Predict Defeat.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 29.-The strike
of the textile union continues. To-day
showed no signs of weakening on either
side. The mill officials and their oper-
atives each predict defeat for the other.
Estimates of the number of operatives
out of the mills are conflicting.
The union held meeting tonight at
which addresses were made by the
president of the South Carolina Fedora
tion Of Labor, the vice president of the
international Association of Machinists
and others. There were between 500 and
500 operatives present and applause
was frequent
A parade of the strikers has been or
dered for tomorrow morning, when
they will march through the village,
and it is possible some idea can be
gained of their strength then.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-30
TO THE RIVERS BOTTOM.
steamer City of Clifton Sank, but No
Lives Were Lost.

st. Louis, Aug. 29.-The steamer
City of Clifton. owned by the st. Louis
and Tennessee River Packet Company,
sank last night at Sevehty-Six land
ing, about $50 miles above Grand Tow
er, III. The passengers were removed
in safety. The boat sprang a leak
and went down in nine feet of water,
but will be raised.
Returning passengers say there were
more than eighty passengers ON board
when the steamer struck a hidden snag
in midstream. The accident threw the
passengers into panic and several
women tainted. Within three minutes
of the time of striking the steamer
was resting on the bottom of the river,
in eight or nine feet of water.
All the passengers gathered on the
upper deck and after four hours.
were taken off by the steamer City OF
Chester. The Clifton was practically
new and valued at $50 900.