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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

envelopes is not great.
Mrs. Nation was in Topeka seven
days and smashed one joint. As the
Topeka Journal says there are 81
known joints in Topeka, at the rate of
one q week it will take the smashing
Carrie just year to smash the Topeka
joints. to say nothing about the drug
stores and clubs.
For SALE-A fine section, II miles
from Burdett, Pawnee County. Water
only Is It; 80 acres in wheat, goes
with land Price $4,000. A section
400 acres in wheat. I with land, price
$500. Several other sections $500
and above. Land in all parts OF Paw
nee, Edwards. Rush and Ness Counties
cheap.
j. F. UPsoN, LarDed. KS. Box c.
Many thanks to the DEMOCRAT for
| its cordial welcome in hist weeks
issue. have heard many favorable
comments on the people of Great Bend
and from what 1 have learned these
few days they fully deserve them. 1
have no doubt my stay here will be
pleasant one. Service on Sunday at
/ 1890 a. m FATHER WIERsMA.
i There ara a whole lot OF good fow Is,
of every useful breed in barton
county, IA evidenced by our recent
poultry show. Every year men aend
away for full bloodad stock to improve
their focks. Such stock cah be- pro-
cured now right at hcme. You do not
have to send to Illinois. New York,
: or any other state for high class stock.
; or eggs from same. Some OF our
poultrymen are advertising; more OF
them should do 80
Don't fail to e~e Ole Olson next
Wednesday night, Feb, 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The "Dowieites" are holding series
Of meetings in the room recently vaca-
ted by the Beacon, In the j. v. Brink.
man bank building. The room is seats
ed with the park seats
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
GOSSIP ABOUT
BOSS ACTIVITY
Martin Kelly Is Making
a Big Splurge in
Politics.
Some Candidate for High
Favor May Be Putting
Up the Coin.

IT is the talk of local politicians that
Boss Kelly intends TO do business in the
next campaign on his own account. The
story goes that he was cheated by Her
rim, Lynch and Jere Burke in the recent
Republican municipal convention, and
that an accomplice in the cheating was
his own partner, Phil Crimmins. The
story may lack the elements of truth,
but the fact remains that Boss Kelly has
opened political headquarters and is max
ing an effort to organize a club. 1t is
rumored that he intends to follow the ex-
ampIes of the Union League and the
Republican Primary League and have
his club incorporated. His new rooms in
the Vendome are equipped with chairs,
desks, etc., for the accommodation of
fifty or sixty persons. Workers from
several Of the districts have been invited
to visit headquarters and inspect the
premises.
Some one in the background must be
furnishing the boss with money to make
the splurge. 1t may turn out that the
story of strained relations between Kelly
and Herrin is mere blind and that the
political department of the Southern Pa
cific is contributing the coin to maintain
the new headquarters.
The new Republican County Committee
created by the convention which nomin-
ated Asa r. Wells for Mayor, will organ
ize about the first of January. Herrin's s
choice for chairman of the committee is
ex-Assemblyman A. G. Fisk, whose legs
were pulled and twisted out of shape
during the closing hours of an inglorious
campaign. Boss Kelly's followers in the
committee seem to regard Fisk with
favor: The machine workers were conf
dent for time that the primary election
law would be overthrown, but since The
| Call sounded the alarm opinion in this
respect has changed. Lynch, Herrin,
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
CHINA EXPECTS
MORE TROUBLE
Arsenals w ork Overtime
Turning Out MUM
tions Of War.

CALL BUREAU, 1906 G STREET, n.
W, WASHINGTON, Nov 2S-F'everish
efforts are being made by China to equip
another army with which to resist for
eign aggression. Authoritative reports
have been received here showing that the
various arsenals of China are working
overtime to turn out arms, field and
great guns and ammunition for the use
Of Chinese troops. In addition, China is
importing large quantities of arms and
munitions of war, in spite of the provi-
sion of the peace protocol by which she
bound herself to stop such importations
Unrest still prevails throughout the en-
pire and the authorities expect that time
will only accentuate it. The Yangtse
basin is especially in a ferment The
provinces in this region had no part in
the Boxer uprising, yet under the decree
of the throne they are compelled to make
heavy contributions to the fund being
raised to meet the indemnity demand OF
the powers. During the Boxer uprising
the friendly southern viceroys had great
difficulty in preventing the people under
their jurisdiction from joining in the anti
foreign movement. The conduct of the
powers has increased rather than dirnin-
ished the hatred of the Chinese for tho
West, and it would not surprise the Off
cials here should another outbreak occur
within the next year.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
sToCKToN'S CHIEF OF
POLICE WILL RESIGN
John Gall to Quit Position and En-
gage in Business in This
f..

John Gall, Chief of Police of Stockton,
has informed his friends that he intends
to resign his position in few days and
return to his old home in this city Mr.
Gall went from San Francisco to Stock
ton fifteen years ago, where for the last
ten years he has filed the responsible po-
sition of head of the police department
He is at present in this city making ar
rangements preparatory to engaging in
business.
During the ten years that Mr.. Gall held
the office of Chief of Police he discharged
the duties of his position in the most able
and satisfactory manner. That the peo-
pie of Stockton are pleased with his SER
vices is well shown by his continuous re-
election to office. Mr.. Gall, in speaking
about his intended resignation, said last
night that he had determined to resign
in order that he might return to this city
and embark in business for himself
He said that although he was pleased
with his position at the head of the
Stockton police department, he wished to
return to his old friends in this city. He
said he preferred private business to the
small salary and uncertainty of politi-
cal position.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
POLICE SEARCH
FOR JOHN KENNY
Want Him to Clear UP a
Mystery Surrounding
a Death.
Draws His Pay and Suddenly
Leaves Employment in
Oakland.

The death of John Fitzgerald in the
City and County Hospital yesterday
morning furnished another phase of a
mystery the detectives are trying to solve.
He was found early last Sunday morn
ing by Patrolman j. G. Laws lying on a
pile of junk and bleeding from a wound
on the head The injured man was taken
to the Central Emergency Hospital, where
his wounds were dressed. He was then
conveyed to the City and County Hospi-
tai,
AS soon as he recovered consciousness
he said he had been around town with a
friend drinking and that he received his
injuries by falling on a pile of scrap iron
and broken glass.
DR.. BoscoWitz, acting autopsy surgeon
at the Morgue, made a post-mortem ex-
animation yesterday and found that death
had been caused by a fracture of the skull
on the right side. The fracture was about
an inch long and had been made with a
pointed instrument driven into the skull
with considerable violence. The left knee
and left forearm were bruised and
scratched and there was what looked like
a knife stab on the abdomen. The wound
of the intestines. but did not injure them
The fracture Of the skull was the cause
of death.
When Captain Seymour received the re-
port Monday morning of Policeman Laws,
who found Fitzgerald Sunday morning in
the alleyway at 362 Second street. to the
effect that Fitzgerald had a fractured
skull, he detailed Detectives Dinan and
Wren on the case They went to the hos
pital and saw Fitzgerald. His statement
TO them was that he was employed by
Tobin & Co., contractors, Oakland, and
after getting his pay Saturday night he
came to the city with John Kenny, who
worked with him. They went around town
drinking considerably and the last he re-
membered was being in the vacant lot on
Second street and falling among a lot of
broken glass and scrap iron. He was GER
tain that no one cut him.
Dinan and Wren went to Oakland and
called upon Tobin & Co. They were told
that Kenny had got his pay early Monday
morning and had left He was a man
about so years of age feet tall and of
ruddy complexion. They did not know
where he could be found.
Captain Seymour says that nothing can
be done in the potter in veiw of Fitzger-
AIDS statement that no one cut him. An
effort will, however, be made to find
Kenny to see if he can throw any light
on the subject. If Fitzgerald had been
stabbed by some one, robbery could not
have been the motive, as he had s23 in
his pockets when found Sunday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
+.

Crinrnins and Kelly fought vigorously
for control of the committee and took
special care to exclude from mem bership
every applicant who was supposed to be
friendly to A. Ruef The activity was In
spired by the belief at that time that the
primary election law would be- over
thrown and the way made clear Iof the
committee to name the delegates TO tne
State convention of the Republican party.
Now the bosses begin to suspect that any
aspirant for office who joins in a scheme
to question the law will sign his own
political death warrant, hence the pros
poets of the county committee appointing
the delegates are not regarded as allur-
ing There is no doubt that all the bosses
will b., lined up to support the Cage
Herrin programme if the wrecked ma
chine can be put together and readJusted
for another run.
The latest thing in Southern California
politics is a new weekly paper called the
Los Angeles Democrat. The first num-
Der gives some attention to affairs polit1-
cal In San Francisco. The Democrats
opinion of our Mayor-eleet Is thus ex-
pressed:
"Mr. Eugene e. Schmitz, Mayor-elect
of San Francisco, talks too much with
his mouth. He is measuring his own i'm
portance with tongue that runs Sixty
inches to the yard. He reminds one OF
small boy with his first pair of red top
boots. At all events Mr.. Schmitz is
disappointment to his friends and de-
lightfully stupid politician to his political
opponents.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
GIVES PRAISE
To AMERICANS
Argentine Delegate Me-
ron's Speech at a
Banquet.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 2S.-Martin
Garcia Meron, one of the Argentine dele
gates TO the Pan-American conference,
said, among other things at the banquet
last night, rendered by the United States
delegates in honor Of their Spanish-Amer-
ican colleagues:
Il have had the pleasure Of living in
the United States and nobody has a
greater admiration than I, nor a better
feeling, or more grateful regard for the
many virtues of the American nation; for
the sense of justice of the American
statesmen: for the high ideals of the
American people or for the sincerity Of its
friendship toward its sister nations OF
Central and South America. The noble
words Of that great American diplomat
Mr. Hay, have reached us, conveying tc
all the Latin-American countries to-day
represented in Mexico assurances Of the
interest the Government and people of the
United States take in our prosperity and
our welfare and the absolute unselfish-
ness Of its policy in regard to the United
States, and we all know that those Senti-
ments are real, that those declarations
are sincere as they come from the Gov
ernment and the men who have always
stood by their pledges and who might
have taken as a motto the words OF
Shakespeare:
BE all the ends thou aim'st at thy
country's, thy Gods and truths
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
fELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,

PHILADELPHIA. Nov 2S.-The cornerstone
of the Home for Protestant Children and the
Aged and Infirm of the Loyal Range Institution
was laid to-day at Hatboro, suburb Of this
city.
NEW YORK. Nov 2s.-The works of the
National Enarneling Stamping Company in
Brooklyn were entirely destroyed by fire early
to-day and George Koch, a watchman, was
burned to death.
LONDON. Nov. 2S.-General E. T. E. Hutton,
who commanded the First Brigade of Mounted
Infantry in South Africa, has been appointed
commander in chief of the forces of the Aus
tralian commonwealth.
YANKTON, S. D, Nov 2S.-The Union block,
the best III the city, was destroyed by fire.
Loss 10000 William Pearson, City Marshal,
who was asleep in the building jumped from
third-story window and was fatally injured.
HOUGHTON, Mich, Nov 2S.-Fishermen
from Manitou Island report that the bodies of
several of the crew of the wrecked steamer
Hudson buried in the sands along the
shore of Keweenaw Point, Bette de Girls, Mani
tou Island
ANDERSON, Ind. Nov 2S-An electric car
early to-day loaded with twenty-five glass
workers. collided with a coal while return
ing to the city from the factory. All of the
workmen were less injured and three
will probably die.
mie A. Burton. Captain Peter Hanson, brought
news to-day Of the capsizing of the schooner
Caledonia off Glenhaven, Mich, on Monday
night during fierce gale. The crew of the
Caledonia was rescued.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Gadski and Cast
in Splendid
Voice.
BY BLANCHE PARTINGToN.

=
r HE Wagnerites had it last night at
the Grand Opera-house, with Sec
ond capital performance of D1e
III Meistersinger" A slightly drowsy
house it was at the beginning OF
things, fulfilled and well content to be en-
tertained without giving thanks unto their
entertainers. The house was small COM
paratively, with after-dinner additions
drifting in until a late hour, but the box
population and swelldom generally were
thanksgiving elsewhere.
But when there was a warming up the
singers to their work, the audience to 1ts
hearing, there was one of the season
greatest demonstrations, and again, as
last time, in the splendid quintet at the
third acts close. The singers received
call after call, and bowed recognition
without at all succeeding in satisfying the
audience that wanted the quintet re,
peated. The plaudits of the faithful
lasted until the first notes OF the fourtn
acts opening, and then subsided unsatls-
fed.
The singers were all in good form, and
repeated their successes of the first per-
formance of the opera. GadSk, as Eva,
again shone luminously, singing with
joyful freedom and sweetness that she
had never surpassed. De Reszke,s Hans
Sachs was a freer performance than his
first interpretation, and full Oh nople
breadth and stately humor. His song OF
interruption to the BeckmeSser iSerenade
was given with a massive jollity and vo-
cal fullness that got every inch OF possl-
bility out of the scene, and he is no less
admirable in tenderer mood. Bispham' s
Beckmesser is a classic, full of the sour
crabbidness of the creature-its Sp1teful
smallness and tedious spirit, and last
night he did the most that could be done
with the character. No one could do more.
Mr.. Dippel as Walter, Wagner's modest
reincarnation of himself, did exactly as
he did at the other performance, neither
very great things, nor yet small ones.
He pleased, and was in fresh, bright
voice Mr. Blass was an excellent Pog-
ner, delivering the famous address"
with right noble accent. Mr.. Muhlmann
did all that was necessary as Kothner,
and Mr.. Reiss got a round Of. applause
all to himself as the apprentice David.
He deserved it for a bit Of excellent act
ing and free, fresh voice of fine quality,
admirably used. Damrosch, as usual, led
the orchestra to distinction.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
GROCER CLARK TRICKED
BY CONFIDENCE MAN

The two young men who have been
playing a successful trick upon saloon
Keepers and storekeepers have been heard
from again. Michael Clark, grocer
Twelfth and Howard streets, reported to
the police yesterday that a young man
entered his barroom shortly after the
noon hour Wednesday, and ordered a glass
of beer. After drinking the beer he asked
Clark what kind of flour he kept, as he
was looking for particular brand
Clark took him into the store ano
showed him the flour he had in stock
The young man kept talking to him on
different subjects for some time and left
without purchasing any flour. When
Clark returned to the barroom he discov-
cred that the till had been rified of its
contents, about S10 while he was in the
store, by supposed confederate of the
young man who was so anxious about the
brand of -four Clark describes him as
about % years of age, smooth shaven and
well dressed in a dark gray suit
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Fell on His Own Knife.

Norman Potts, aged 16 years, residing
at 6o3 Folsom street, was treated at the
Emergency Hospital yesterday by DIR.
Armistead for a knife cut on the left
side which may prove fatal. Potts, with
some other boys, was taking shelter
against a fence at Hampton place and
Folsom street, when a man whose name
the boy does not know approached from
behind and showed him away from his
place. Potts fell and the blade of pen
knife he held in his hand penetrated his
chest, perforating the lung
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
I"DIE MEISTERSlNGER" GIVEN
FOR A HOLIDAY ATTRACTION
Ean1es to Appear
Tonight in
Aida. F"

| " OCIETY did not celebrate it's
| Thanksgiving by turning out in
large numbers to attend the
=. grand opera last evening.
- Wagner's "Die Mestersinger"
was repeated by the Grau Company, with
| the same splendid cast that sang in the
composition last week and the perform
ance aroused even more enthusiasm than
! when it was heard by crowded house.
There were many vacant seats in the
Grand Opera house last night, but the
general holiday undoubtedly kept many
! persons away owing to previous engage
ments.
Mime. Gadski was the recipient of many
floral tributes and was given many cur3
tain calls, together with the talented
singers who sang with her. Schumann-
Heink, Dippel. Bispham, Blass. Muhl, HI
Reszke were in the cast and, with Con
! ductor Damrosch, received many recalls
by the enthusiastic audience.
Madame Eames has assured Manager
Grau that She will sing tonight in Yer
j dis tragic opera, Aida" Last, night she
sent word to Grau that she was in
| perfect health AMI all trace OF her cold
1 had disappeared.
Louise Homer is to sing as Amneris to-
night, Scott lis to appear as Amonasro:
Journet is cast for Ramfis and De Marchl
! is to be Radames. The production of the
! Verdi composition should attract large
audience, as the opera is not only ia
vorite one, but there is considerable de-
! sire to hear Madame Eames in 1t.
/ Madame Calve is to arrive this morning
| from Los Angeles on the Owl train. She
is scheduled to sing ins"Carmen'' to-mor-
! row night.
] Madame Senbrich will be the star at
| traction at to-morrows matinee, when
! I'll Barbiere di Siviglia'' is to be re-
peeted
"Lohengrin'' is to be presented on Sun
day night at popular prices, with Gadsk1
in the cast.
The extra performances to be given
next week at popular prices will be as
| follows:
Monday matinee. lie Nozze di Figaro
with Eames, Sembrich Scheff. Campanari and
! De Reszke. .
! 'Cavalieria Rusticana," with Calve in the
! latter composition.
Tuesday night Tristan und Isolde" with
Reuss-Belce Louise Homer, Van Dyck, Bisp-
ham and De Reszke.
Wednesday night farewell appearance OF
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
News in ARMY Circles.

A trooper belonging to the Fifteenth
Cavalry accidentally shot himself in the
leg yesterday morning. The injury is
serious, but will probably not render him
unfit for the service.
Private ]. NJ. Ziller, Eighteenth Infan-
try, died at the general hospital yester-
day as a result of diseases contracted in
the Philippines
Captain w. B. Summerall has reported
at headquarters and been assigned to the
transport.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Course of advent sermons.

The Rev. ]. w. Sullivan, professor at
St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, will
deliver a course of sermons at St. Paul s
Church, Twenty ninth and Church streets,
on the Sunday evenings during Advent.
The first sermon of the series will be de-
livered Sunday evening, December 1, at
7:30 o'clock. Father Sullivan is an inter
esting speaker. The subject of the first
sermon will be Preparation
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
CONE VOICE IN A MILLION"
Ca1ve Finds a Remarkable Little
Singer in the South.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2S.-Emma Calve
left Los Angeles on the owl train this
evening for San Francisco, where she
says she will sing Saturday night. With
the diva and her maid went little thir-
teen-year-old Edna Darch of this city,
who the singer has taken under her pro-
lection with the intention of developing
her voice. Nine Calve said after hearing
the child sing that her voice was !, .'one in
a Million and at once sought the con-
sent to the girls parents, who are in hum
Bile circumstances, to take her to Paris,
where she says she will personally watch
over her musical education.
Mrs Darch took Thanksgiving dinner
with Calve and the arrangement was COM
pleted whereby Edna Darch goes to Paris
as a protege of the celebrated singer.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Rain stops Spanish Handball.

Owing to the rain the managers of the
Spanish game of handball known as
''Eder JAIL did not present their players
yesterday afternoon at Central Park. An
announcement was made that an invita-
ton game will be played tomorrow after
noon, in order to give residents of this
city an idea of the remarkable skill of
the players. The first public game will
take place on Sunday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
ca1va Leaves Pasadena.

PASADENA, Nov. 2S.-Madame Calve
left tonight on the Owl for San Fran
cisco. She has promised Manager Grau
to sing Saturday night. Calve had
pIenned to leave here Friday then
changed her plans and decided to remain
INDEFINITELY. To-day she felt so improved
in health that she packed her baggage
and departed She expressed herself as
having been greatly benefited by her stay
here.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Chief Whitman Congratulated.

Chief Whitman received the following
dispatch yesterday morning from William
H Pierce, Superintendent Of Police, Bos-
ton; w. B. Watts, Chief Inspector, and
James O'NeiIl, lieutenant: with
Thanksgiving greetings permit US to con-
gratulate you on your promotion. We
know and feel that under you the depart
ment must be q success. With best
wishes and kind regards
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Tried to Steal scarf Pin.

Frank Bell, a baker. was arrested early
yesterday morning on Larkin street by
Policeman G. H. Graham and booked at
the City Prison on a charge of attempt at
grand larceny. He is accused Of trying
to steal scarfpin from J. L. Haggard Of
132 Sixth street.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
In Memory of Louis Kossutb

The New Hungarian Mutual Aid So
ciety of San Francisco will give an en-
tertainment and ball in Scottish Hall on
the evening of December in observance
of the fftieth anniversary of the landing
in the United States of Louis Kossuth.
the great Hungarian patriot
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Trained Nurses Are Gra+af,,1

The proceeds of the entertainment given
by the Training School for Nurses of the
City and County Hospital recently
amounted to $3.50. The amount has been
handed over to the directors. The nurses
desire to thank the public for its gener-
Gus response.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
Put out Of Harm,s way.

Walter Shear, a card sharper and ex-
convict, was arrested on Pacific street,
Wednesday night. by Sergeant Christian
sen and locked up in "the tanks" pending
further investigation. He served a term
of eight years for burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29

Calve and Sanderson in Carmen Thursday
afternoon ''Tannhauser." Thursday night the
season will terminate with a performance of
lie Nozze di Figaro"
Monday night the prices of seats will be 81, s.,
81 and So.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29

DIR. PARDEE, eye. ear, nose throat,
has resumed practice in Chronicle bldg.