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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-29
LOCAL AND PERSONA. COMM EMIT.

LOCAL AND Personal COMM EMIT.
1.-TWO Merry Tramps' Dec. 10th.
Watch for our Chris, mas number.
The telephone system is in running
order again.
Poultry show at Ellin God Dec. 18th
to 2lst inclusive.
The scarlet fever patients are now
about all recovered.
Regular monthly meeting of the Fire
Co. tonight, the Goth.
Art Carnival next week-Dec. 5.
6 asd Z. Don't miss it.
Mrs. A. D Michner visited with rel-
atiyes at Syracuse last week.
VIM Legg has moved to Cleo, Ok.
and opened blacksmith shop.
See the Art Carnival for neat. homes
made novelties for Christmas.
DR.. Dutton, of McCracken, was in
the city Wednesday of this week
Gcodby old November. You Ger :
tainly have been good to our people.
Wonder if Bro. Karl Miller's "water-
witch" could find Hoisington joint?
Annual election of officers at the
Sons of Veterans camp next Thursday
night.
Notice the large display ad of the
E r. Moses Mercantile Co. in this
paper.
j. A. ToWnsley, who used to be here
i'll the 9c's, is now on a Leavenworth
paper.
Frank Bahr was in from the north~
west, Tuesday, and called on the
DEMOCRAT.
The Harvey county Poultry Show
will be held at Newton the first week
in December.
Rev. W. l.. Sutherland will preach
at the Hood school house Sunday Dec.
l, at 2 SO 2. N.
DON'T miss the Catholic Ladies' Ba~
zaar, today and tomorrow, northwest
corner of square.
On Monday evening, Dec 2nd, oc-
ours the semi>annual election of the
Modern Tonties.
The council will meet this Friday
evening to canvas the votes and swear
in the new members.
Remember the dates of the Barton
County Poultry show-December 18th
to Dist, the place Ellinwood
Mrs. T. D. Stradley was up from
| Nickerson. the first OF the week, to
look after some business matters
George 0 Brien (Shamus) got one
year in the Federal prison for robbing
the mails, in the Indian Territory.
| Township officers should remember
that their official bonds do not now re
quire the government revenue stamp.
The 4th ward laid it all over the
1st in the number of voters who
turned out tn the polls last Tuesday
A large amount of clothing and pros
duce was distributed among the deserv
Ing poor of this city on Thanksgiving
Day.
John Fahrenbacher and one of Il {
boys were up from near St. John Sat
urday, and made the DEMOCRAT office
call.
Fred W. Barr and Miss Blanche Nc
Cracker. both of Etlinwood, were mar
ried on Thanksgiving day at the home
of the bride.
Milt Simpson is now residen
of Great Bend, having bought th'
Henry Theis property, in the 4th ward
and moved in.
Don't let stock run loose in town
A loose horse or COW can do Who'll,
lot Of damage to newly made lawn:
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Bargains iD Furs.
ADd Such A Variety Has Never Beer
County Before.

One lot Misses Jackets. ages
u to 1Sformerly sold at 800
and $500.
In this sale at $50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-29

On Monday evening, Dec 2nd, oc-
ours the semi>annual election of the
Modern Tonties.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-29

Rev. w. l.. Sutherland will preach
at the Hood school house Sunday Dec.
l at 3 so o. m
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-29

Don't miss the Catholic Ladies' Ba~
zaar, today and tomorrow, northwest
corner of SQUARE.
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c.. ALLISON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-11-29

Police Judge d. D. Page has been
| unable to attend to his official duties
for a number OF weeks, on account of
an old army trouble that lays him out
almost every winter.
A series of revival meetings COM
| menced at the Christian church. in
Claflin, last Friday. to be continued as
long as brands are willing to be pluck.
ed from the burning.
The annual meeting of the Barton
County Fair Association will be held
at the Office of Secretary Jas. W.
| Clarke. Saturday. Nov. 3Oth. ALI
stockholders should bs present.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con.
gregational church will meet with Mrs.
W. E. Stoke on Wednesday of next
week. All the ladies are requested to
come, as there is work TO do.
Ed. l.. iced was up.from Hutchin-
son last week. He reports our old
friend, A. G. Schermerhorn, as gradu.
ally growing weaker, but still able to
crack a joke or tell a funny story
Frank Brown returned from Illinois,
last Saturday morning. His mother
will be back here to make her home in
Great Bend again, after visiting
while with her son, Will down in Ok
lahoma.
Robert Doonan was in from Eureka,
Tuesday, and ordered the DEMOCRAT
for 1902 to r r Johnson, at Milan,
I'll. It will keep MIR. Doonan's rela-
tives posted on the happenings of this
| locality.
Ga account of the scarcity OF cars
we have been behind with brick, but
we will have so 900 arrive here this
week. We are prepared now to fill al
orders promptly. Call and see me for
styles and prices. &C S ALLISON.
Mrs. Jacob Riegel. south of the
river, has had serious trouble with her
eyes. we understand surgical opera
5ior was performed on them Monday
by specialist. in the hope of relieving
her great suffering.
Mrs o. W, Dawson, Mrs. VIM. Boil
niger, Mrs. Chas Lnndblade and Mrs.
W. A. Bolinger received lady friends,
at the residence of o. w. Dawson,
Tuesday afternoon. in honor of Mrs
=
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men could accept or go without selling.
The persistent following of this course
speedily brought about the accomplish
r'ent of the desired effect and the Yer
n ont Board of Trade was gathered to its
predecessors.
In the light of the experience Outlined
it is hardly surprising to read that the Og-
densburg Darymen's Board of Trade is in
danger of dissolution. Tne only note
worthy feature of the case is that the or
ganization should have fourished for a per-
od of twenty years. This is unquestion-
ably to be accounted for by the fact that
1t was established in one of the most sue
cessful and powerful dairy counties in the
great Empire State According to tho
statement of the Ogdensburg Journal the
board in its city succumbed to influences
not unlike those which proved fatal to
the Vermont Board Of Trade. The Journal
says:
"rhe possible passing of the board is
no surprise to those who have attended
its meetings for the past few years. Al
though there are between forty and nifty
factories represented the cost of keeping
up the board has been met by fourteen or
fifteen members. who come to town every
Saturday register their cheese and es-
tabliSh the price. The others do not take
the trouble to come to town at all, yet
they derive the same benefits as the others
and without any outlay. The meetings
consist merely of gathering In the board
of trade room. reading over the New York
telegram and then adtourning to the curb,
where the transactions are negotiated
If the Ogdensburg Dairymen's Board of
Trade ceases to exist, 1t will be because
tho men who should have been most inter-
estcd in its success allowed petty consid-
elations to deter them from cooperating
with other members to promote the gen.
cral welfare and this Is almost invariably
the history of failures or cooperative
schemes of this character. Lack OF pub
lie spirit and selfishness can always kill
a board of trade be 1t for the promotion
of dairy interests alone CT for the promo
ton of new enterprises.
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SAW THE SHOT FIRED.
Charles J. p. Lucas Of Cambridge Was
Standing Few Feet From
the President.

Charles j. p. Lucas Of Cambridge. Mass,
was within a few feet Of President Nc
kiulcy and his woud-be assassin when
the two shots were fired Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Lucas is a prominent athlete and had
participated in the international events
at the stadium about a half hour before
the President was wounded lie reached
home yesterday afternoon. He was seen
by Globe reporter soon after arriving in
Cambridge. He said; Il was within five
feet of the President when he was shot
and would not care to go through again
such a scene of pandemonium as that
which followed the dastardly act.
Il had learned the President was TO be
at the Temple of Music and went there af-
ter the games to shake his hand. During
the handshaking the organ in the Temple
played the soft, soothing strains Of some
sonata.
II noticed a man whom ! attcrward
learned was a secret service officer, watch
ing a suspicious looking foreigner several
feet aead Of Czolgosz in the line. lie.
however, passed on without anything hap
peping.
Next there was a woman holding a lit
tie girl by the hand. President Mckinley
spoke pleasantly to the woman and thcp
sazcd down at the child, stopped over in
"A kindly manner and asked her name and
shook hands with her.
All llilS llfnt tIe man with MS manu-
tied up was moving closer and closer. The
bandage appeared to be we'll wet down
and closely resembled one that might have
been tied by surgeon. When he came
within one Of the President | saw one OF
the secret service men looking closely al
him and also at the right hand which was
held close to the diaphragm. The hand
evidently appeared all right to the detec-
tive, as though 1t was done UP in splint
The President slowly raised his hard
to shake that of the would-be assassin.
AS he grasped it two shots were fired in
quick succession. Everyone stood stock
still for few seconds, dumfounded at the
deed. Then there was a cry and the
crowd with one accord rushed at the man.
Detective Foster dealt him a blow that
sent him several feet into the crowd. He
fell at the feet Of the marines one of
whom tried to jump on his head.
Tie President sank into a chair to
which he was half carried. The crowd
yelled. Lynch him, XIII him" But the
soldiers managed 10 get the fellow ont OF
the building after hard work. I stod near
the President for several minutes after
the shooting He bore his sufferings with
fOrtitulo'
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throcs of starvation and misery is on the
increase.
In the meantime the Colombian reVolu-
ton is being continued with varied re-
suits, and it is. evident that unless the
outbreak is speedily duolled there is every
probability of serious complications DC
tween that country and Venezuela OWING
to their disturbed relations and the evil
dent disposition of Castro to cncroach up
on his neighbor. The desire of the Nenc@-
uclan dictator is to secure an excuse Tor
the invasion of Colombia with the idea or
securing additional territory for his own
dominion. All things considered IL IS
hardly surprising that the administration
at Washington should be disturbed over
the situation and should take measures
to moro cffectually safeguard our inter-
csts in that region.
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SHOOTING OF THE PRESIDENT.
Additional Details and Incidents Of the
Crime.

When the doors Of the Temple Of Music
We're opened at o clock waVerins line of
people. who had been squeezed against the
outside of the doors for hours, began to
wend its way through The line of 20 e.
diers and police to the place where the
President stood.
An old man with sivery white hair was
the first to reach the Preston and on
his shoulder the little girl he carried re-
Ceived Il warm salutation.
Half OF the people who passed the
President were women and children. To
every child the President bent over shook
hands and said some kind words so as o
make the young hearts glad. As each per-
son passed he was viewed critically by the
secret service men, their hands were
watched their faces and actions noted
Far down the line a man of unusual as
poet, to some. appeared taking his turn in
the line. He was short, heavy. dark. and be-
meath a heavy dark moustache was a ppir
Of straight, bloodless lips. Under the
black hrows CLEANED a pair of gstening
black eyes. He was picked at once as a
suspicious person. and when he reach d
Foster the secret service man held } is
hand on him until he had reached the
President and had Clasped his hand.
Ireland was equally alert, and the
slightest move on the part of this man,
who is now supposed to have been an ac-
comrlce, and for whom search Is beng
ll@u'. was 10 nave peeh cheched by inc
"',l''ls'
i'i'is,n",elS ioIlo"ihE ms ihan was me
'SSaSSh' ne was rather tall' boYlSh-
,9"hlhE lc''ow. apparently - years ol -.
ms Sihooth rather pointed face would not
'u"''"tc MS purpose IN SAVING the nation 8
executive The secret service men rotod
,hNt aoout MS right hand was wrapped a
handherchief and as he carried the hand
upllteu' as though supported by n sling
under his coat, the officers believed his
mana was injured, especially as he exton J.
ca ms leit hand across the right, so as to
snake hand with the President.
II was noticed that the Italian who was
IN 'front.' If the assassin held back, appa-
rehtlN To shield the young man, 50 that it
was necessary for ireland to push him on.
lnnocently facing the assassin. the Pr s.
ldent smiled as only he knows how-that
smile OF dignity, beneVolencc and COM
passion, as he extended his right hand to
meet the left Of the supposedly wounded
man, when he, quick as fash, whipped
out his right hand-the one which hold
the revolver-and before any one knew
what was Transporting, two shots rang out,
one following the other, after the briefest
porton of a second.
For the first moment there was the hush
of awful death.
The President drew his right hand quick
~ to his chest, raised his head, and his
eyes looked upward and rolled. lie swerv-
ed moment, reeled and was caught I'm
the arms OF Secretary Cortelyou on his
right.
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The South American Troubles.

The announcement that our government
has considered it necessary to send an
pthcr war vessel to South American
wters, would tend to indicate that the sit
uation between Colombia and Venezuela
was more critical than had been sup
posed. There have been so many evil
dences of bad International faith in con-
nection with the trouble now disturbing
those powers that it Is impossible to have
any idea what to expect in the way Of
future developments. In the memorandum
issued to foreign powers the Venezuelan
government brings against the Colombian
government the charge Of having invaded
her territory and tacitly assumes that its
own hands are clean.
The facts in the case are somewhat diff
ferent from what Venezuela would have
them appear however. Or. Garblras as
Venezuelan had as much right evident
ly as Castro to proclaim himself dictator
and the attempt to hold Colombia respon-
sible for all of the troubles on Venezuelan
territory is plainly far-fetched 1t is also
to be borne in mind when Venezuela as
sumes to be innocent and the injurcd
party that four expeditions were promedi-
tated and prepared by Castro for the in
vasion of the neighbours territory and
that as a matter of fact one expedition
did invade Colombia.
The charge is made by the Venezuelan
government that the Colombian minister
resolved to embark for his own country
because he was annoyed by the conduct
of his government. whereas It Is explain.
ed that he was led to take this step owing
to the fact that through special orders
given by Castro he no longer was able tC
receive the letters, kilograms and news
papers sent to him, In proof of this as
sertion reference Is made to the protes
of the French Gable company against tn,
order given at Caracas at the end Of Jul,
to stop all cables for the Colombian lega
ton.
The situation In Venezuela is Of the mos
deplorable character as described by tn,
officers of the steamship Etrura. The!
say one cannot venture to speak for fea
of being arrested and while there hav,
no actual hostllities in that country, con
trary to report, industry and business are
paralyzed, many ef the GsoRls sss In th'
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The thirty eighth meeting OF the Re-
union Society of Vermont Officers, was
second to none Of recent years as regards
the attendance OF members and the inter-
est and success Of the occasion. Some
where near two hundred Vermont off ers
We're in attendance. Many of their wives
and daughters graced the meeting In the
opera house and the banquet. The pres
ence Of VicePresident Roosevelt Of course,
lent especial interest to the occasion, and
the speaking was with scarcely an eXcep-
ton, of a high order, The society must
necessarily decrease in numbers as one by
one its members pass over to the MAJOR
lty," for there is no second degree or NOM
bership by inheritance in the society: but
1t shows no sign of decrepitude or final
departure from tho stage or lessening OF
Its standing in the regard Of the citizens
" Vermont.
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ALFRED T.. ROGERS.
l,eod&wly
ALL IN ONE CENTURY.
Presidents, Cars, Kings, Queens, Elm
presses, Mobiles, Priests, Mahome-
tans and Pagans Assassi mated.


The century just passed has not been
exceeded in the modern ages in aSsas-
sinations of rulers and prominent officials.
unless IL be by the 10th century which has
been termed the splendid age OF murder
The notable assassinations during the
last 100 years have been follows;
Iaul, car Of Russia, by mobiles, March
"a 1901.
Spencer Percival, premier OF England, by
Bellingham, May H. 1872,
Charles due de Berri, father of tho
comte de Chambord, Feb. 10, 1920
Capo dIstra, count, Greek statesman,
Oct. 9. 1881.
Denis Afrre, archbishop of Paris, June
q, lSN
Rossi. comtc rellegrino Roman states
man. Nov. To- lsS.
Ferdinand. Charles III, duke of Parma,
March II, 1854
Daniel, prince of Montenegro, Aug. IS,
1860.
Abraham Lincoln, President OF the Uni
ted States, at Ford theatre, Washington,
by John Booth, April A. 1865
Mitchell. prince Of Servia, June 10, 1868
Prim, marshal of Spain, Dec. 2s, 1870,
Georges Uarboy. archbishop of Paris,
by communists, May "a 1871
Richard, earl OF Mayo. governor gem
eral of India, Feb, S. 1872.
Abdul Aziz. sultan OF Turkey, June 4,
1876.
Hussein Avri and other Turkish minis
tiers, by Hassan, June 10, 1876.
Mehemet All Pacha, by Albanians. Sept.
| I. 1878
Alexander III of Russia. March 10, 1851.
James A. CARRIED, President of the Uni
ted States by Charles Jules Guiteau
Washington, July 2, 1881.
| Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, pres dent
| of France, stabbed by Cesare Santo, an
anarchist, at Lyons, June "a, 1894.
Gen. Ulysses Heureaux. president OF this
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the tears were filing the eyes of those
about him, Minister Aspiroz of Mexico
broke through the little crowd eXcitedly
and awakened the faint into Which the
President had sunk by dramatically ex-
claiming in English:
80, my God, MIR Mckinley. are you
shot?"
While the excited diplomat was being
restrained from oarcssing the executive
and falling at his feet, the President re-
piled, gasping between each word:
yes. -I-believe-1-am.
The Presidents head then fell backward
he partially fainting again. Mr.. Milburn
placed his hand back of the wounded
mans head and offered support for it.
This seemed to resuscitate the President,
and he sat stoicaly in the chair. his legs
spread out on the floor and his lips clinch-
cd firmly, as though he would fight deter
minngly against death, should 1t he APP
pCarng. He was giving the fcht OF a sol
der
While all this wa transporting tie tragedy
had not yet ended on the scene of the
shooting The shots had hardly been fred
when Foster and Ireland were on top OF
the assassin. Ireland. quick as thought,
had knocked the smoking weapon from
the mans hard and at the same time he
aud his companion officer with dozen
exposition police and as many artillery
men, were upon the hend He was literal
~ crushed to the floor
While the President was being led away
the artillerymen and guards cleared the
lulding in few moments of those who
lad entered to meet the executive but to
do this II was necessary to draw their
sabre hayonets ana use extreme force.
Foster reached under the crowd. and by
his almost superhuman strength pulled the
intending murderer from under the heap.
The assassin was grabbed by a half dozen
Guards and soldiers and by the secret ser
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COURT MARTIAL AND DEATH,
How Congressman Foster Would Deal
With Creatures Like Czolgosz.

The following question has been submit
ted by the New York Herald 10 Senators
and Representatives in this country: In
view Of the attempted assassination Of
President Mckinley, what national lociS-
laticr would you favor for the punishment
and prevention OF crimes Of that ch2rlc-
ter and for the regulation of anarchists
ana anarChistic meetings.
Congressman d j. Foster of this city
replied: II would make offences against
the life of the President. offences against
the commandor-in-chief of the army.
triahlo ty court martial and punishable bS
death would favor stricter INN grafton
laws, to enable us TO prevent anarchists
coming TO this country, and immediate
and careful consideration by Congress f
the problem Of dealing with those here"
D. j. FOSTER, Representative FIRST Ntr-
mont District