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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
DECIDED FoR PARKER.
District Judge Hazen Says Topeka Council
Had No Authority to Declare Hughes
Mayor of the City.

Topeka, Kan, April so.-Judge Ha-
zen, in the district court, decided the
mandamus proceedings in the Parker
Hughes mayoralty contest in favor of
Parker, the democratic candidate. On
the face of the returns at the recent
city election Parker received major
ity of II. Upon canvassing the re-
turns the council found an error. in
the tally sheets which gave Hughes
majority of nine and it gave him a
certificate of election. Parker institu-
ted mandamus proceedings to compel
the city council to issue him the GER
tifcate claiming that the council had
no right to consider the tally sheets
as part of the returns. The attor-
neys for Hughes have asked for a
new rial. The injunction to prevent
Mayor Hughes from making any ap-
pointments was denied.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
BIG LOSS TO FARMERS.
Ohio River Flood Destroyed Thousands of
Acres of Wheat and Much Corn in
the Crib Is Ruined.

Cincinnati, April 3O.-The Ohio river
continues falling slowly. Navigation,
including many sightseeing excur-
sions, was resumed yesterday. Down
the river on the opposite shore
and on the Indiana side the
indications are reported as very
bad. The greatest damage in the
region around Evansville, Ind, is TO
farmers. It is estimated that 1000
acres of wheat between that city and
Paducah, KY, are destroyed. The
losses to houses is 100000. Over half
a million bushels of corn are destroyed
in the crib. The lumbermen along
Green river estimate their loss at
100000. Loss to farmers along the
Wabash river is heavy, 100000 bushels
of corn being swept away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
HAD TO SHOW MAI. WEST.
Vigilance of the New Depot Commissary at
Manila Led to the Unearthing of
Army Frauds.

Washington, April 3O.-Copies of
Manila papers month old have been
received at the war department con-
tanning stories of the discoveries of
fraud in commissary stores. 1t APP
pears that Maj. West, who was sent
to Manila to be depot commissary,
would not accept charge of the de-
pot until the stores either were shown
upon invoice or accounted for. This
led to investigation and some of the
enlisted men and civilians employed
about the commissary storehouse were
arrested. Then the Manila police
made the rounds of the city and found
quite large amount of commissary
supplies in different places.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
ROUTED GEN. GABLES.
Insurgent Who Recently Declared Himself
Aguinaldo's Successor Has Narrow Escape
from Capture by Capt. Chase.
Wilson

Manila, April so.-Capt. Wilson
Chase, with a detachment of the
Twenty-frst infantry. surprised the
camp of the insurgent Gen. Cables at
Dugot-Dugot, nine miles northeast of
Cavinti, in the province of Laguna.
Cables was at his camp at the time of
the American attack, but managed to
escape. Capt. Chase's force captured
his adjutant general, five other of his
staff officers, "a men, 20 rifles, a large
amount of ammunition and all the pa
pers and personal effects of the Fill
Pine general. Several columns of the
American troops continue vigorously
to pursue Gen. Cables.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
ADOPTED UNIQUE METHOD.
Ohio Woman Used a Whitewash Brush In
stead OF Ratchet ON n Saloon and
Her Blbulous Husband.

Cincinnati, April 3o.-Mrs. Richard
Crater, the wife of house painter,
on being unable to keep her husband
from a saloon on Ludlow avenue, went
to the place with one of his calcimine
buckets and whitewash brush. She
ca1cimined him from head to foot in
the saloon. He returned to the saloon
after he had accompanied her home
and changed his clothing. She fol-
lowed him again, and the next time
calcimined the sa1oonkeeper and his
bar and fixtures, and gave notice that
she would repeat the performance
to anyone selling liquor to her hus-
band.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
BUYING UP STEAMSHIPS.
Through j. p. Morgan & Co. Americans Get
Control of the LeyIand Line. One of
the Greatest In Europe.

London, April 30.-The first step
in the direction of the consolidation
of some of the biggest transatlantic
shipping interests has been accom-
plished by the purchase by J. Pierpont
Morgan & Co. of the Leyland line of
steamers. It is understood that the
purchase price was over "a advance
on each share. The Ley1and line,
whose fleets will thus pass into the
control of Americans, is one of Great
Britain's greatest shipping institu-
tions, far exceeding the Peninsular IL
Oriental Steam Navigation company
in tonnage and Importance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
WORK OF A FIEND.
Incinerates Five Persons, Including
a Newly-Born Babe.

Houston, Tex, April 3o.-In fire
which destroyed livery stable and
three residences FIVE persons were
burned to death and several others
were injured. The dead are: Job
Coping, a florist, his wife and three
children. A negro has been arrested
on the charge of having started the
fire to get revenge on his employer
for having discharged him. In the
ruins were found the bodies of the
victims, among them being an infant
which had been born to Mrs. Coping
during the progress of the fire.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Prorress AT Appleton CITY, Mo.

Appleton City, Mo-, April 3o.-At a
special election here the Appleton
City Water & Power company was
granted franchise to establish sys-
tenn of waterworks. There was not
a vote against the proposition. The
water will be furnished from the sui
pho-lythia well which flows 100 gal
Ions a minute. lighthouses and
sanitarium will be established.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
ALL ARE TAKEN OUT.
Three Dead and Two Living Bodies Re-
covered from the Mine Near Aurora
After SO Hours Suspense.

Aurora, Mo-, April 30.-All the men
entombed in the Rosebud mine near
here have been taken out. Only two
Feaster and Shane-were alive.
Bidgley, Gillian and young Shane
were killed. The crew of eight men
who have risked their lives in the
rescue of the entombed men will be
handsomely rewarded. They worked
over so hours against big odds in one
Of the most treacherous mines in the
camp. All the time there was from
5000 to 1000 people around the mine
and never in the history of Aurora
as a mining camp has excitement
been so high.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, April 29.-Wheat-No. red.
741k@761kc: No. 3. 73@771kc; No. hard
winter. 741k@75c: No. 3. 73ss@7fsc; No. I
northern spring. T4ls@751zc: No. 2. 41<0
47Z@4Sc; No. 3. 44Q44Ac. Oats-No. 2. z7os
No. 8, 2S3zc-
Futures: Wheat-April. 721kc: May,
721k@726c; July. 73A@z3ssc. Corn-Aprfl.
4s1kc; May, 4Shc: June. 45hc: July. 453kc.
Oats-Aprii, 261sc; May, 26asc; July. 2sc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
ROLLED STONES ON THEM.
Chinese StubbornIy Resisted the
Approach of German Troops to
the Mountain Passes.
ARE suBDuED, BUT STILL DEFIANT.
None OF the Imperial Troops Have Surren-
dered and the Expedition Was Not q
Success, Although the Germans Hold the
Passes into Shansi Professionalism
Boxer Uprising Expected.

Berlin, April 30.-Dispatches from
Pelin show that the Germans had a
difficult task in carrying the passes
leading into Shansi province. The
only approaches were steep mountain
tracks and the Chinese held command
ing positions from which they rolled
huge rocks down the mountain sides
ON the advancing Germans. Besides
many old guns, IS quick-fring guns
were captured. The German losses
were L officer and men killed and 4
officers and 35 men wounded.
The pass where the engagement was
found will be held by foreign troops.
All the Chinese troops have now been
driven into Shansi province from Chi
Ii. None of them have surrendered,
however, and they are still defiant,
though apparently they are not de-
sirous of fighting pitched battle.
Therefore, the net result of the ex-
petition is regarded as unsatisfactory.
The Germans now hold the passes into
Shansi and three highways, making it
easy to carry out Il forward move
ment should it be deemed necessary.
Beheaded Chinese Honored.
Shanghai, April 30.-The bodies of
the three members of the Tsung-Ji
yamen, who were beheaded last sum-
mer because of their pro-foreign sem
timents, were placed in a temporary
resting place here Sunday. great
procession followed the collins. The
streets were crowded with booths,
where sacrifices were Offered in their
names. Altogether the scene was IN
precedented here, and the honors paid
to the dead are held to be strong evil
dence that the Chinese people gem
rally did not sympathize with the
boxer movement.
Another Boxer Uprising Expected.
Washington. April 3o.-The Chinese
minister stated all information reach
ing him shows that the imperial au-
thorities are doing their utmost to
avoid clash between the Chinese
forces and those under foreign COM
mand. This applies not only to the
province of Pechili, but also to Man
churia and to the Yangtse region, as
according to a recent report, an up
rising of the boxers for the coming
summer is being planned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
TO CROSS TIE CONTINENT.
President Mckinley and Party Left
Washington Monday on a Ten
Thousand Mile Journey.
GIVEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC eooD-BY.
Great Throngs Congregated at the Station
in Washington and Cheered the Head of
the Nation and His Wife-President and
I Mrs. McKinley's Private Coach Beauti-
n fully Decorated with Flowers.

! Washington, April 30.-The train
which is to carry President and Mrs.
Mckinley and their party on their
long excursion across the continent
and back made it's start Monday pre-
.cisely on schedule time, over the
Southern road. Before ten o'clock
many people had congregated about
the station and when the president
and Mrs. Mckinley arrived, as they did
about 1920 o'clock, the building was
thronged and many persons were con-
gregated on the outside. There was
a cheer as the presidents immediate
party drove up to the station, and a
general demonstration of affection
and regard as the head of the nation
and his wife made their way through
the crowd to their train. They were
accompanied to the train by numerous
friends and by many persons distin-
guished in the affairs of the nation.
Mrs. Mckinley found the drawing
room of the private coach which she
and the president are to occupy dec
GRATED beautifully with roses and
other flowers. She spoke gratefully
of the thoughtful care of her friends
and seating herself beside window,
facing the crowd, continued to smile
and bow to acquaintances until the
train moved out. The president took
his position on the rear platform of
the Olympia beside Secretary Hitch
cock, hat in hand, brilliant carnation
in his buttonhole and a smile upon
his face. Just as the minute hand of
the big clock in the station touched the
1890 point the train started upon it's
1o,o00-mile journey. The crowd
cheered enthusiastically and waved 4
good-by. The demonstration was
continued until the trains left the en-
vironments of Washington, the crowd
extending well to the city limits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
REFORM WAVE AT OMAHA.
Mayor AIoores Closes Up Saloons on Sunday
and VIII Next Tackle Ball Games
and Theaters.

Omaha, Neb., April so.-In accord
ance with an order of Mayor Moores
all saloons were tightly closed from
Saturday night until Monday morn
ing. The mayor promises now to go
the whole length and asserts that next
Sunday barber shops, ball games,
theaters and even newsboys will be
placed under the ban. This stringent
action results from an agitation by
the press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
NOW A FLAX PEST.
In the Northwest Parasite, Similar to
Smut In Wheat, Is Alarming Grow
ers OF the Crop.

Fargo, S. D.. April ao.-Flaxgrowers
in the northwest have been alarmed
over the diseased condition of the
crop for year or two and as a result
of investigation it has been discovered
that the fax plant is afflicted with a
fungus or parasitic growth. similar to
smut on wheat. The worst feature is
the positive proof that the fungus re-
mains in the soil for years and is
known to have re-appeared after the
land has been cropped in wheat two
wears.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
COTTON FROM BOMBAY.
Largest Manufacturers In Japan Are Ship
ping in Cheap Stuff Which Will initiate
Against Shipments from America.

Tacoma, Wash, April 3o.-The
steamship Oopack brings news that
the shipments of raw cotton from the
United States to the orient will be
greatly affected by immense purchases
of Bombay cotton, just made by the
Cotton Spinners' union, embracing the
largest cotton manufacturers of Japan.
Their agents have bought 100000
bales, to be shipped within the
next few months. Many manu-
facturers intend to mix Bombay
with American cotton, while others
will use the former exclusively. It is
laid down in Japan cheaper than
American cotton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
PEACE in THE cAMARrNEs.
Philippine Commission Welcomed and q
Provincial Government Is Established
Natives Are Lax In Morals.

Nueva Caceres, P. T., April 3O.-This
turbulent region is now nearly paci-
fed. The Philippine commission has
travelled 20 miles by river to this point
and has established provincial govern
ment for North Camarines and South
Camarines. The commissioners have
been greeted with banners inscribed
with, "Long Live Commission" and
"Out with the Friars." The popula-
ton is estimated at 10000. The peo-
pie are peaceable but the morals Of
the masses are lax.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
THE VERDICT DENOUNCED.
Judge Baker Scored the Jury That Ac.
quilted James Callahan, Alleged Kid
naper of Edward Cudahy.

Omaha, Neb., April 3o.-The jury
in the trial of James Callahan an
nounced that he had no part in the
kidnapping of Edward Cudahy, Jr. 1t
had been out all night. The verdict
was surprise and Judge Baker de-
nounced the jurymen in emphatic
terms. Callahan was arrested on two
other counts, grand larceny and false
imprisonment, but he will, probably,
not be tried again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
British Are Leaving the Farms.

London, April 3o.-The purely ag-
ricultural villages of Great Britain
are slowly, but steadily. becoming
depopulated. At the same time the
big cities and urban districts in the
manufacturing localities continue to
increase in population. These two
facts are proved by the census re-
turns SO far as they have been pub
GSheC.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Doubts the Honor of Conviots.

Topeka, Kan, April 30.-Nathan
Brown, of Salina, one of Gov. Stan
ley's paroled convicts, has broken
faith, and since it is the third case
out of 40, the governor is not encour-
aged to pursue his philanthropy much
further. The law has been in effect
fewer than 80 days, but long enough
to cause the governor to doubt that
there is honor in the average man who
has been convicted of felony.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
HITS sucKETsHoPs HARD.
United States Supreme Court Decides That
All '.Calls'' Are Contracts and Subject
to War Revenue Taxation.

Washington, April 3o.-The United
States supreme court decided in the
case brought by ex-Congressman
Stephen v. White, of Brooklyn, that
"call'' as the word is used in the
stock exchange is an agreement To
sell and therefore subject to taxation
at the rate of two cents per 500 I'M
der the war revenue law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Pittsbure Has a sees.ooo Fire.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 3O.-Fire start
ing in the department store of Lorsch
& Bro. at the corner of Carson and
Seventeenth streets, south side, re-
suited in the loss of one life, proper
ty loss estimated at 1925, 900, con-
sumed over a dozen buildings and
rendered score of families homeless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
DEeTS OF ALL NATIONS.
At the Close of the Nineteenth Century
the Worlds Financial Obligations We're
Ten Times Greater Than in 500.

Washington, April 3o.-The recent
announcement of the new British loan
of $500, 100000 lends interest to state
ment, just issued by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics, regarding the ma
tional debts of the world. This state
ment shows, in brief, that the national
debts of the world aggregated more
than $50, 1000, 0OO, 900 at the close of the
nineteenth century, or ten times as
much as in the closing years of the
eighteenth century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Alleged shortage OF iowa soldier.

Des Moines, Ia, April 30.-George
"A. Reed, lieutenant of the Fifty-first
Iowa regiment, acting commissary at
the presidio in 1898 and 1899, is de-
PENDANT in suit brought by the gov
eminent for 500 AGO for which it is al
legged he failed to render satisfactory
accounting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
More Beet Sugar Factories.

Washington, April 30.-In the am
nual report of C. F. Saylor, special
agent in charge of the beet sugar in
vestigation of the department. of -agri-
culture, an active tendency toward
the institution of new beet sugar en-
terprises is shown. He says 13 new
factories will be established this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
TOO HOT TO HANDLE.
All the Cases Against Mrs. Nation at Wlch-
ita Will Re Dropped, q Late
Dispatch Says.

Wichita, Kan, April 30.-Mrs. Ma
ton Sunday received a telegram that
her brother at Louisburg, Kan, was
dead and she was permitted to go at
once and without bond. It is said
that the cases against her in this coun-
ty will be dropped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
New Acricultural building.

Washington, April 3o.-Plans have
been agreed upon for new depart
gu" shaped, of white marble, four
stories high, with q 40O-foot front,
and two wings, each 200 feet long.
The present building will be incor-
porated in the new structure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Oklahoma's Greatest Fruit Crop.

Guthrie, Ok, April a0.-A conserva-
tive estimate puts the value of the
present years fruit crop of the ter
ritory at $4,000, 900. Never before did
Oklahoma have such a prospect for
fruit as now. Peaches, plums, apples,
cherries, pears and nectarines are
loaded, while apricots are showing n
fairly good crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
New ON Wen Discovered.

Gainesville, Tex, April 3O.-On has
been struck at a depth of 100 feet on
the farm of John I. Yostern, one mile
north Of Muenster, Cooke county, and
Is miles west of Gainesville. It is black
and thick, has strong odor and burns
like kerosene. Land has advanced 100
per cent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03

turers, Who Study the Tastes OF Cubans.
Washington, April 3O.-In recent
statement given out by the division
of insular affairs considerable loss
was indicated in the trade of Cuba
with the United States for the first
eight months of 1900 as compared
with the same period of 1899. 1t is
now explained that in that statement
the value of gold and silver coin and
bullion was included in the total value
of commerce between Cuba and the
United States. Eliminating the coin
shipments it is ascertained that in
stead of there being decrease in the
value of imports into Cuba from the
United States there is an increase OF
1,222, POS for the first eight months
of 1900 over the same period of 1899.
1t is stated that while there may
have been an impulse Of sentiment at
the close of the war on the part of the
Cuban importers to buy from the
country that had just secured to them
their liberty there is no evidence of
it to be found in the subsequent sta
tistics. There are isolated cases of
Cuban merchants who tried to substi-
tute American products for Spanish
on sentimental grounds, but that their
efforts proved very successful cannot
be shown. One extensive dealer in
footwear tried to introduce American
shoes, but his customers preferred the
Spanish last, even thought it was
coupled with inferior leather and poor
er workmanship; and during the last
six months of 1900 Spain furnished
$62O,O96 worth of shoes and the
United States $16e,76s worth. Unless
the form of the American shoes can
be made to suit the Cuban taste and
custom the American shoe manufac-
turer, it is stated, cannot expect to
dominate the Cuban shoe trade. The
same is true of cotton goods. It costs
no more to bring cargo from BARGE
Iona than firm New York and the Gu
bans, like the Mexicans, have come
to prefer the goods of European make
and the European manufacturers,
through long application, have come
to know what these people prefer and
make the goods expressly for that
market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. April observation-disclosures. 26.-
600. Good, to prime steers, 81. 90d5 50:
stockerS and feeders, 81 15Gi- 80; Texas fed
steers, S4.25@540.
= Hogs+Receipts, 5000. Mixed and
butchers, s5.6095.S5; bulk of sales. s5.750
SIS
Sheep-Receipts. 1900. Good to choice
wethers, si5564T5: western sheep, S550
4.75; lambs, S440G53 So
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Went Reioicinr to Prisou,

Jefferson City, Mo-, April ao.-Ben
81. Morse, who surrendered at the
penitentiary last week to serve two
sentences of 10 months each for de-
frauding dead mems heirs, dressed in
at the pcnitentiary Monday and was
given work in the library. Morse en-
tered the prison rejoicing, saying that
the Lord had so directed him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
w.ter,pout At Woodvard. or.

Woodward, Ok, April 3o.-Western
Oklahoma has been visited by unusual
" heavy rains. A small waterspout
struck this city and after Is minutes
deluge several feet of water stood in
the streets Three houses were
washed from their foundations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03

London, April 30.-The coroner's
jury which has been investigating tho
death of Billy Smith, the pugilist who
was fatally injured April % at the Ma
tional Sporting club in a bout with
Jack Roberts, rendered q verdict Of
accidental death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03

The business portion of Wautoma,
county seat of Waushara county. Wis,
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss,
500, 900. Several persons are rendered
homeless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
Had warned Him to stay Away.

Sylvan Grove, Kan, April 30.-B. r.
10y, living seven miles east OF here.
shot James Dunn, young man who
had been counting Logs daughter.
against the parents wishes Dunn
was shot three times, but still lives
10y had warned Dunn to stay away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
New Deposit of zinc ore.

Joplin, Mo-, April Boa deposit Of
rich zinc ore has been opened up on
the Old Colony grounds at Neck City
at a depth of 275 feet. The zinc ore
is pebble jack, in grains about the
size of small shot. There is much
excitement over the discovery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03
The Largest Financial Backing.

Washington, April 30.-Representa-
tive Tawney, of Minnesota, chairman
of the committee on the Louisiana
Purchase Centennial, says the fair
starts off with a larger financial back
ing than any previous exposition in
the history of the world. It's man
ayers have 100000 at their dis
pOSal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-05-03

Ludwigshafen, Baden, April 3d.
The notorious "Jack the Ripper"
who has assaulted and mutilated 10
women, has been caught here red
handed. by two detectives attired as
women.