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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
REQUESTS ARE MODEST.
Make Reasonable Appeal
for Recognition.

The chamber of commerce of San
Juan, Porto Rico, has evidently be-
come pretty thoroughly Americanized,
be the case as it may with the mass
Of the people of the island.
Grounds for this opinion are sup
piled by dispatch from that insular
town in which it is stated that the
body named has decided to present
petition to President Mckinley
through Gov. Allen asking for a
loan, for free trade, for an extension
of the constitution and for a pro-
|tective tariff on coffees entering the
United States" a
It is added that "the president of
the chamber of commerce., looking
upon these requests as unreasonable,
has resigned" That worthy gentle
man evidently has not become very
thoroughly Americanized. He is much
too sensitive.
What is there unreasonable in these
requests, from the American point of
view? The San Juan commercial body
wants 1oan-for the city, presum-
ably, not for itself. What is there
unreasonable about that when ex-
position promoters in our home cit
les ask not for loans, but for out-and-
out appropriations of millions, and
not only ask, but receive?
The chamber asks for free trade,
meaning, no doubt, free trade with
the United States, of which Porto
Rico is a territory. What is there
unreasonable about that? Every ter
ritory acquired before 1898 enjoys free
trade with the United States. Be
sides, the Foraker act provides for
this very thing as soon as the in
sular legislature provides for a suffi-
Gent revenue to be raised from other
sources than duties.
The chamber asks for IAN extern
sion of the constitution" clearly
meaning an extension to the people
of Porto Rico of the rights enjoyed
by Americans under the constitution.
Surely there is nothing unreasonable
in that. We have never before de-
MED those rights to any people over
whom we have exercised jurisdiction
except temporarily, pending the or
ganization of civil government, or in
cases of rebellion.
They ask for a duty on coffee inn
ported from foreign countries into
the United States and the free adj
mission of Porto Rican coffee. What
is there reasonable about this from
the Mckinley point of view? Doesn't
every interest in this broad land not
only request, but demand, precisely
that kind of protection from the gov.
eminent at Washington? Certainly
Every body knows that.
Why, even cruel and tyrannical
Spain puts taxes on all other coffee
even that grown at home, for the pro.
lection of the Porto Rico coffee grow
ers. Are we to be less kind and pro
tective than Spain was? Mckinley
forbid!
The president of the San Juan
chamber was too sensitive by three
quarters nay. nine-tenths. He
should go to Spain, where supersen'
sitive people are modest in their de.
mands upon the government.-Ch
eago Chronicle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
More Coffee Than Beer.

In recent number the American
Grocer gives figures to show that last
year more coffee was consumed in the
United States than any other bever-
age. Beer was q close second; then
came tea, followed by spirits and
wines. The country's consumption
of coffee amounted to the enormous
total of 1887, 49,, 296 gallons. It also
consumed 1921. 500. 16o gallons of beer.
416,515,Ss5 gallons of tea, and of spir-
its and wines 112.675,s7 gallons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Fifty Year. q school-Teacher

A remarkable anniversary was that
celebrated in Philadelphia last week
when Miss Annie Lyle gave recep-
ton in honor of the completion of
the fiftieth consecutive year Of her
service as school-teacher in the pub
lie schools of Philadelphia. Miss Lyle,
who is now a woman of 65, began
teaching in the primary grade when
she was girl of Is, Immediately after
she had completed her course in the
Philadelphia public schools. Three
years later she became a school prin-
cipal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF.
still Another Example of the Eos
tering Tendency OF
Protection.

That the tariff results, on occasion,
at least, in producing trusts and adj
vancing prices is illustrated by what
has happened in the tin plate indus
try. The total annual production of
tin plate in the United States to-day
is about 100000 900 boxes. The price is
81 a box, making the value of the
product $4,000, 900. The price in Eng
land is $3.50 box. The price in this
country is thus greater than the price
in England by $3.50 a box-the exact
amount of the tariff. The total diff
ference in price to the American con-
sumers is $4,000, 900. There are not
to exceed $4,000 men employed alto
gether in this industry. The Ameri-
can people to-day, therefore, are pay
ing for tin plate sufficient excess over
the amount they would pay at English
prices to pay every man employed in
this business 5000 annually, which is
more than the average wages of the
man.
At the time of the formation of the
American Tin Plate company tin
plate was being sold by the individual
factory at about $2.25 box, and the
factories made a profit of about 10
per cent. at this price. Indeed, the
Tin Plate company professed to have
made sec. 0Oo, 900 last year, just 100
per cent. on the value of their prod
uct It is estimated that the entire
value of the American Tin Plate COM
pany, property, plants, raw and man
ufaclured material, is not to exceed
$50 ,00o, 900. The company is capital
lied at $40, ooo, 600 preferred stock, 2
per cent. cumulative, and $30,00o,o 600
common stock. There is outstanding
SOS, COO, 900 of common and $1S. 325, 900
preferred stock.
One share of common and one share
of preferred stock were given to the
original members Of the tin plate
plants in exchange ior their plants Oh
a basis of 500 for the two shares, be-
ing $50 for the preferred and $50 for
the common, the promoters-the
Moore Brothers, William B. Leads and
D. G. Reed-receiving a bonus OF S1o,-
OOO, 900 in common stock. The entire
common stock was practically water
Common stock has just been quoted at
81 and preferred at ia, making diff
ference in value of watered stock of
So, Zoo, 900 in two years. The COM
| mon stock has paid per cent divi-
dends and the preferred stock pays Z.
Indianapolis News Qnd.).
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
United state. Leads I'm Divorces.

In 1870 3h per cent. of all marriages
in the United States ended in divorce
courts. In 1881 the percentage had
risen to AS. In 1890 it was 60, and in
1900 it was per cent. In other words,
the percentage of divorces to mar
riages in this country has more than
doubled since 1870. The total num-
Der of divorces in the United States
for a given year was 23,427. During
the same year 20,111 divorces were
granted in all the world outside of
the United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Married sixty-seven Years.

Perhaps there is no more remarka-
BILE couple in the country than the
venerable Walter T. Carpenter and
wife, of Richmond, Ind. He is past
30 years of age and she is past 80, and
they have been married more than G.!
years. Both are natives of New York
state. They are in good health and
each week are seen driving to the
Friends meeting. Mr.. Carpenter Of
ten rides horseback, sitting as straight
as a man half his age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19

How UNEQUAL are the favors of for
tune. While the car and the kaiser
are robbed of the joys of pomp and
power by ungrateful subjects. Fodey
Kabba, an African chieftain, is relin-
guished from 40 wives by one explo-
yion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Want. to Run the Town.

Mrs. Carrie Nation has submitted n
plan to the city of Medicine Lodge,
which is her home, to run that town
for a week according to her own
ideas. and, unless she improves the
moral and business condition of the
place she is willing to. allow the sa-
looms to come back
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
ROYALTY Come. High.

Parliament will have to pony UP
for the support of King Edward, his
sisters and his cousins and his aunts
and the others of the prolific family
about $425, 10000 a year. Royalty
comes high to Johnny Bull, but he
has to have it because his forefathers
eniOyed it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
III. Easy for Him.

Some one who has been keeping &C
count of Aguinaldo's oaths of allegiance
Is not surprised that he subscribed
his name so readily to Uncle Sans
document SO soon after his capture.
1t is shown that he first took the
oath of allegiance to Spain, then to
the Filipino revolutionists, then to
Spain and then to the revolutionists
again,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Public Lands in Kansas.

Kansas has almost as much public
lands open for homestead entry as
has the Kiowa-Comanche country soon
to be opened. A statement from the
land department at Washington shows
that there are 2,242 800 acres of such
land in the state. This makes 14,O14
claims of 100 acres each.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
The Youngest Ad5utant General.

John r. Ward, who has been ap-
pointed adjutant general of Indiana,
is not only the youngest adjutant
general Indiana has ever known, but
probably is the youngest officer hold
ing the position in any state in the
union. He is 30 years old, and was a
second lieutenant in Gov. Durbin's
regiment, the 161st Indiana, while it
was in Cuba.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Poor Town for Shows.

No travelling attraction of any kind
has been able to draw crowd at
Hiawatha since the big revival meet
ing two months ago. A concert COM
pany which drew a house of 500 two
years ago would not play there re-
Gently because the sale of seats only
amounted to $3.50,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Kansas May Lose 1t.

There are indications that a contest
has been developed in Kansas over the
appointment of commissioner of pen
sions. The understanding among
Kansas politicians in Washington
was that if III. Clay Evans retires the
president will appoint Judge S. r.
Peters, of Newton, as head of the pen
sion bureau, but this programme may
not be carried out, owing to the ac-
tivity of some of Col. Richard Blues
friends in his behalf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Reunion of Twentieth Kansas.

The Twentieth Kansas-the Eight
ing Twentieth"-will hold its next
reunion in Ottawa. The date is Sep
TENDER 3, and 5. The Twentieth
will so into camp at Forest park and
enjoy what an organization of it's
fame merits-the best that is to be
had.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
before they realize 1t.

AS suitable recompense for the
assassination of her husband Sonora
Lara, of Manila, has received an exclu-
sive cockpit privilege. We shall have
those Filipinos civilized before they
-ealize it. w
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
A Kansas Egg Train.

On Friday morning a train COM
posed of IL refrigerator cars rolled out
of Newton for California, and each car
was laden with eggs gathered in the
vicinity Of that town by one firm.
The IL cars contained $4,000 dozen,
or nearly 100000. The train goes as
a special, and it is the first instance
of train carrying nothing but eggs
which has been reported by any road
running into California.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
People VIII Pay the Freight.

1t is figured that the organization
Of the new steel trust will necessi-
cate the payment of a revenue of $780,
300, which will GO into the national
treasury. The people will pay the
freight just the same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Rootinr into the Treasury.

The British deficit for the fiscal
year ended last month is only $27o.-
Doc, 900, and this notwithstanding that
revenues considerably exceeded the
estimates. 1t represents what the
Boer war is costing every IL months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Scandal Reaches Supreme Court.

Two years ago Richard Reasner, a
wealthy Mcpherson county farmer, As
years old, sued James F. Darrah, a
young son of a neighbor, for $4,000
damages for alternating the affections
of Mrs. Reasner, who was 20 years
younger than her husband. The low
er court decided in favor of Darrah
and Reasner has just appealed the
case to the supreme court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


Minus the Tobacco Sauce.
There is consensus of opinion to
the effect that, notwithstanding tue
TACT that he didn't take a tobasco
course at West Point, Gen. Funston
S quite warm member.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Senator Harris Filipino Flag.

Senator w. A. Harris has received
a Filipino flag from Maj. Whitman,
formerly a member of the famous
Twentieth Kansas regiment, who is
now in the Philippines. Maj. Whit
man is serving as first lieutenant in
the Second infantry. The flag was
captured in recent skirmish on the
island of Martinique. It measures
1Sx3O inches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
A Great Incubator.

What an. English paper says is the
greatest incubator in the world is at
Batary. near Sydney, Australia. 1t
accommodates IL, 440 duck eggs or a.
OS0 hens eggs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Licenses MT wholesnle.

A man of Hiawatha wholesaled af-
fairs getting a marriage license
for himself and a young widow and
one for his daughter and young
man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Senator

Senator Hanna's warm CAM
paign interest in the Pennsylvania
coal miners has been put in cold sto<-
age.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
The Growing wheat.

Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture, says the condi-
ton of winter wheat in Kansas has
probably never been surpassed on SO
large an area. The area sown is seven
per cent. greater than last year, and
the present condition is 99.8 per cent.
Twenty-Five counties, having IS per
cent. of the wheat acreage, show an
average condition of 100. Fifty-seven
counties, with 95 per cent. of the
standing growth, practically the
wheat field of Kansas, show the aver
age condition as 800. The total wheat
area in the. remaining 4S counties ag-
gregates less than the acreage in
Barton county alone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Hughes Sworn in as Mayor.

AS a. result of the canvass of the
Topeka election returns made by the
city council, Col. w. F. Hughes, re-
publican candidate for mayor, is elect
ed by nine votes. A. w. Parker, the
democratic candidate, will file con-
test proceedings. The meeting was q
sensational one and the presence of
several police officers was required in
the council chamber to preserve or
der. At subsequent meeting Of the
council Hughes was sworn in as may
or. It took five votes in the council
to declare the result. Hughes got just
the required number, and he cast one
of them himself as councilman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
In His Fathers Footsteps.

Abraham Hedrich, the merchant
who committed suicide at Chanute,
came by his mania through inheri-
lance. His father drowned himself
in a mill pond more than so years
ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
smn.her's Fine Is RENTED.

The Topeka city council RENTED
the fine of SIS imposed against Rev.
Emerson for his part in saloon
emashing crusade there during Mrs.
Nations popular days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
+. b. Gerow Appointed.

Gov. Stanley appointed T. B. Gerow,
of Atchison, director of state free en-
ployment agencies. which are to be
established in frst-class cities. The
position pays 81, 200 a year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Over q Thousand Convfcts.

There are now 1,05S cOnvicts III
the state prison at Lansing. During
Warden Tomlinson's incumbency
there have been ten escapes, but
seven were recaptured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Curious Divorce Story.

The divorce petition filed by Mrs.
Rose May Bedford, of Cherryvale, re-
cites rather curious story. She was
married in 1899, and before the hon
eymoon was fairly over her husband
was sent to the penitentiary after con-
viction on the charge of burglary.
However, she set herself vigorously at
work and in short time had secured
his release on parole. But few days
after his return to his home he got
drunk and struck the woman who had
been so faithful to him, and thereupon
she complained to the governor that
he had broken his parole and he was
taken back to the penitentiary, while
the wife sought divorce.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Kansas Lad Found i'm Africa.

John Scott, a law student at the
University of Kansas who disappeared
suddenly one night four years ago
and of whom all trace was lost, has
been found. He is now fighting
against the Beers in South Africa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19

State Senator John C. Carpenter, eff
Chanute, is said to have refused the
position of second assistant secretary
of the interior web Davis old job.
also the pension commissionership.
Gov. Stanley has offered Carpenter
the craftsmanship of the Kansas com-
mission for the st. Louis exposition.
He may take it.
COReyvflle to Have . New Theater.
The contract for a new theater and
dance hall was let at Coffeyville. The
building win seat 500 people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
New Daily Mt Topeka.

Dell Keller has ordered a perfecting
press and five linotype machines and
will start new afternoon republican
daily at Topeka, to be called the Her
ald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
h3or Wears an independence Is Assured

II you take upyour homes
IN western Canada the
land OF plenty Illus
troted pamphlets giving
experiences OF farmers
who have become wealthy
IN growing wheat. reports
OF delegates, ETC. and full
Information as TO reduced
railway rates can be had
on application 20 the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Kan.a. Teacher for Philippines.

Prof. T. r. Longshore, of Garland,
has been selected for position in the
educational department in Manila and
will sail for that city soon. The po-
sition pays 500 month and travel
ing expenses both ways.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
Loans Turned out Badly.

years cashier of the First national
bank at Topeka, resigned because of
disagreement over loans the colo
mel made which turned out poorly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
"A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS. /

State Textbooks Commission.

State Textbook Commission.
Gov. Stanley has appointed his long
expected textbook commission. The
republicans are A. r. Taylor, of En-
poria: Edmund Stanley, of Wichita,
and D. F. Shirk, of Cottonwood Falls.
The populists are Edwin Taylor, of
Edwardsvil1e, and n. F. Sheldon, of
Ottawa The democrats are A. B. Car
ney, of Concordia, and 81. F. NJ. Bear,
of Wellington. The silver republican
is d. o. McCray of Topeka. A. r.
Taylor is president of the state normal
school. Stanley is president of the
Friends college and formerly was
state superintendent of public in
struction. Shirk, Carney and. Bear are
school superintendent. Taylor is a
farmer, Sheldon banker and farm
er, and McCray is secretary of the
silver republican state committee and
for two years was on the first COM
mission. Edmund Stanley is not q
relative of the governor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19

UNDERMINED. who win mail Won atlases parnphIefs
&c. Tree of cost r PEDI.Ef. sups- of IEnmgra-
uon Cttawa- Canada. J. & CRAWFORD. eH West
p St.. Kansas City No special excursions %
western canada during March and April
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19

The thirty-sixth annual convention
of the Kansas Sunday School associa-
ton has been called for Topeka May
IA, IS and 16. Arrangements will be
made to entertain 200 delegates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19
victory for Home.teaders.


Special agents of the government
are sending out notices to the cattle
men of western Kansas to tear down
their fences in accordance with the
ruling made by the department last
year. It is made crime to fail to
have fence torn down within go
days from the time notice is served.
While this order works a hardship to
the big cattlemen, yet it is a blessing
to the homeseeksr and the small cat
tleman. Western Kansas is practically
all under fence at the present time.
One cattleman alone, on the Cimarron
river, has pasture IS miles long
and 20 miles wide, fenced. It cost
400 to fence it. other cattlemen
each have from three to five town
ships fenced in. The most of the land
is government land, too, subject to
homestead entry.
Big Days at Ottawa Chautauaua.
All departments at the Ottawa
Chautauqua assembly have been ar
ranged for and the programme will
be the best for years. On Sunday
School day" Gov. Stanley and Rev. w.
A. Quayle will be the speakers and
there will be chorus of 500 chill
dren. On ''Y. M. c. A. day" George
l.. McNutt, the laboring mans friend,
and Edmund Vance Cook, the Chris
tian humorist, will be present. Three
concerts will be given on Musical
Festival day." closing with the grand
oratorio, Redemption" Probably the
greatest day of all will be July 4,
when two of the greatest orators in
America, ex-senator Charles a.
Towne, of Minnesota, and Congress
man Lands, of Indiana, will speak.
The day will close with a grand pa
triOfic concert
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-04-19

came by his mania through inheri-
lance. His father drowned himself
in mill pond more than so years
ago.
Loans Turned Out Badly.
Col. William Henderson, for five
years cashier of the First national
bank at Topeka, resigned because of
disagreement over loans the colo
mel made which turned out poorly.
Sunday school Convention Called.
The thirty-sixth annual convention
of the Kansas Sunday School associa-
ton has been called for Topeka May
IA, Is and Is. Arrangements will be
made to entertain 1900 delegates.
T. b. Gerow Appointed.
Gov. Stanley appointed T. B. Gerow,
of Atchison, director of state free en-
ployment agencies. which are to be
established in first-class cities. The
position pays $1,000 year.
Smasher,s Fine Is RENTED.
The Topeka city council RENTED
the fine of SIS imposed against Rev.
Emerson for his part in saloon
emashing crusade there during Mrs.
Nations popular days.
Over q thousand COnvfcfs.
There are now loss convicts in
the state prison at Lansing. During
Warden Tomlinson's incumbency
there have been ten escapes, but
seven were recaptured.
New naiIv MT Toneka.
Dell Keller has ordered a perfecting
press and five linotype machines and
will start new afternoon republican
daily at Topeka, to be called the Her
add
Kansas Teacher for Philippines.
Prof. T. r. Longshore, of Garland,
has been selected for a position in the
educational department in Manila and
will sail for that city soon. The po-
sition pays 500 month and travel
ing expenses both ways.
Kansas Lad Found i'm Africa.
John Scott, a law student at the
University of Kansas who disappeared
suddenly one night four years ago
and of whom all trace was lost, has
hoeu fC1,nd Ho &c NOW frlf;un