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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
TOTAL REGISTRATION.
Thirteen Applicants for Each Quarter Sec
tiOn of New Indian Land-El Reno's
Good Record.

Ell Reno, Ok, July 27.-Fully 175,00o
strangers have been cared for by Ell
Reno in a hospitable manner. There
were brief periods when the water
supply was limited, and nights when
it was difficult for everybody to find
comfortable beds, but the town has
made a record not excelled by any
other town in the United States. The
merchants and keepers of the restau-
rants and hotels were satisfied to
charge everyday prices, and extor-
ton was the rare exception. There
has not been killing in the town
limits. Several persons were shot,
but none dangerously injured. Women
passed freely through the streets
without molestation, every man ap-
parently making himself committee
of one to see that they were pro-
tected.
When the booths closed here last
night at six o'clock the total registra-
ton for both districts had reached
167,0o6. The registration at Ell Reno
yesterday was $3.50. making a total
of 136,315. Yesterdays registration
at Lawton was 512, making a total
for that place of 3o,691. This was
the last day of registration and all
who came were able to register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
SOME STARTLING FACTS.


Salt Lake City, July 29.-The Her
a:c to-day printed the following:
Capt. Thomas F. Schley, eldest son of
Admiral Winfield S. Schley, who is
stationed at Fort Douglass, in this
city. yesterday outlined some points
that will be brought out in the court
of inquiry as to his fathers conduct
at the battle of Santiago. He de-
clared that some startling facts will
be brought to light if the whole
truth shall become known, and that
the regulations of persons other than
his father are likely to suffer.
Capt. Schley is an officer of the
Twenty-third infantry, in command at
Fcrt Douglas. Although he has not
had a letter from his father since
the court of inquiry was ordered, he
is familiar with the question at issue
and pointed out some of the facts
that will be urged in the admirars
defense. "When the court of inquiry
meets" said Capt. Schley, ST would
like to have the privilege of asking
Admiral Sampson just one question:
If the battle. of Santiago had re-
suited in defeat, to whom would the
blame have been attached?' This,
think, tells the situation in a nut
s ell. If Admiral Schley had lost the
battle he would have been blamed.
He won it and he should have the
credit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK.
The Industrial Communion Not a
Roaring Republican
Success.

That industrious bunch of profess
sional Office seekers known as the in
dustria1 commission are playing hide
and-seek with fact that is in plain
view of those who want to see it. The
fact that some of the members of
the commission wish to find and
the others do not, is 'are Ameri-
can goods sold abroad cheaper
than at homer Mr.. Schwab, the mil
lion dollar president of the steel trust,
testified before the commission that
this was the case. The secretary of the
Home Market club admits the same,
but these authorities insist.there is no
harm in it. The great ma jority of the
commission being republicans, they
may not find the fact, but the minority
have it right before them, if it has not
been suppressed like some other mat
tiers have been. This industrial COM
mission has not been roaring repub-
Hcan success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
PUSHING THE EXTENSION.
Rock Island Road Has 500 Men and Teams
on the Fort Sill Branch-Train
Service In Few Days.

Guthrie, Ok, July 29.-The Rock
Island Railway company has put on
an extra force of 300 men and teams
to push the grading on their Fort
Sill branch. They are employing all
of the boomers and prospective set
tiers waiting for the opening that
they can get. The track is now laid
to each creek, and the company will
erect a depot at once. The town will
be named Richards by the company,
in honor of Gov. Richards. Train serv-
ice will be established in a few days,
and regular trains will be running as
far as Chandler creek by August 6,
if present arrangements do not mis-
carry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Hanna and Foraker.

Hanna pretends to be for For
aker. Oh, yes" said the Mansfield
Shield some time before the repub-
lican state convention, "but he can
not talk without letting it be known
that he would prefer to see the for
mer fire alarm retired to private
life" Possibly Senator Hanna saw
this paragraph and took.warning, for
the way he pitched in" for Foraker
was something almost spectacular.
Well, we have no doubt Mr.. Hanna is
for the reelection of his colleague.
There are times in politics when per-
sonal animosities must take back
seats. Anyhow, Mr.. Hanna carries out
his bargains. He belongs to that class
of politicians who must.-Cincinnah
Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
CHARTER OF MANILA
its Government VIII Be Similar
to Our National Capital.
s1aniArds Object to the Provision which
Denies the Right of Suffrage to the Res
idents-FeaFs to Accomplish Gen.
Corbin's Economic Programme.

Manila, July 27.-Gen. Hughes ca
bles the news of the first surrender
of insurgents-in the island of Samar,
500 men, with two field guns, 80 rifles
and 20 bolos, giving themselves up to
the authorities.
The opinion prevails among the
United States officers that it will take
years to accomplish the economic pro-
gramme of Gen. Corbin. The civil
and education authorities hold that q
continuance of the protection over
minor posts is necessary, aside from
that afforded by the constabulary. It
is generally expected that the con-
centration will be more gradual thar
is anticipated in Washington.
The first meeting of the legislative
chamber, held to-day, was largely at
tended. Commissioner Wright, speak
ing of the charter of Manila, said the
ing Washington the federal city OBJ
tanned in Manila; and Washington, he
declared, was the best governed city
in the world. Representatives of the
Spanish chamber of commerce vehe-
mently opposed the charter, asserting
that it was inconsistent with the prin-
ciples of the freest government on
earth to deny the right of suffrage to
the residents of the metropolis while
granting it to those of other localities.
They also declared that the proposed
system of government for Manila was
far less liberal than that offered by
the Spanish authorities, who proposed
to make the representatives of the
district in Manila elective by the peo-
pie.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
NEW MAINE LAUNCHED.
Great Crowds Witnessed the Christening
of the Big Battleship at the
Cramps Ship Yards.

Philadelphia, July 29.!The battle
ship Maine, designed to be bigger
stronger and faster than her name.
sake, whose shapeless mass still lies
in the harbor of Havana, was success.
fully launched from the yards of the
William Cramp Ship and Engine Build
ing company Saturday. One of the
largest crowds that has ever seen g
warship leave the ways at Cramps
yards was on hand and patriotism rar
wild as the ship left her cradle.
The ceremony of christening the
ship was performed by Miss Mary
Preble Anderson, of Portland, Me-, q
descendant of the Preble family that
had added fame to the naval honor
of the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
ONE-TENTH TO CHURCH.
Delegates to Baptist Young Peoples Con-
vention Favor This Method of Giving
Against Cards and Dancing.

Chicago, July 27.-"The manner in
which money is raised for our
churches is often a disgrace and an
abomination," said Rev. W. D. Nowlin,
of Lexington, KY, in addressing a
meeting of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union. It was accepted as the
sense of the conference that every
church member ought to give one
tenth of his income to the church, no
matter what it amounted to. Rev.
F. F. Jordan, of Grand Island, Neb.,
declared dancing, card playing and the
theater was wholly out of the ques-
ton. sIn some of our young peoples
societies. said Rev. Mr.. Jordan, "the
desire for amusement comes danger
ously near ,supplanting the desire for
higher spiritual life. Our amuse-
ment tends to lead young people to
forget the high calling which is open
to them"
Officers were elected as follows:
President, John 81. Chapman, Chicago;
treasurer, 81. C. Clossold, Chicago; re-
cording secretary, n. w. Reed, Toron-
to, Can.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
ACTING UNDER COVER.
islate i'm an Open

Jefferson said: 81 am not amongst
those who fear the people," but JEFF
ferson was democrat. That repub-
ican politicians do fear the people is
evident when they do not allow them
to vote on measures in which they
are interested.
Some hostile comment has recently
been INDUCED in with reference to-
the referendum which the constitu-
ton of South Dakota allows, says
Louis Post in the Public. 1t is OBJ
jected that> the referendum is not
what it has been cracked up to be-.
or it would have been resorted to in
that state. But it has been resorted
to. and with gratifying effectiveness
Last winter the republican ring tried
to jam through piundering meas
ure in redemption of campaign prom
ises. In the senate the measure
passed triumphantly, and the house
was ready to rush it through as
smoothly as Quay ran the corrupt
franchise bills through the legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania, where no refer
endum right is reserved to the peo-
pie. But at that point the ring met,
with a sudden and decisive check.
1t ran up against the referendum
clause of the South Dakota conStitu-
ton. Opponents of the corrupt meas
ure warned the republican leaders
that if the bill was passed a referen-
dunn vote would be called for. This
would have sent the measure to the
people for approval or rejection. and
the republicans dared not face such
an ordeal. Orders were consequently
given, and the lower house obedient-
" defeated the measure. One beauty
of the referendum was here eXempli-
fed. 1t is not always necessary to
resort to it in order to get the bene-
fits of its protection. Like a good
watch dog, it may as often drive
away thieves with growl as with
bite.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Coffee Versus Tea.

This country felt prosperous in 1892.
and both coffee and tea were used
freely by those who liked them. In
that year the per capita consumption
of coffee in the United States was 9.67
pounds and of tea 1.SS pounds. Last
year, when people were on the aver
age even better off than they were in
1892, the consumption of coffee was
9.S pounds per head and of tea IL
pounds. In decade the former has
become more popular with Americans
and the latter less popular.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTS.
Combines Gives Republicans
the Lie.

The typical way in which trusts are
organized is given in announcing the
formation of the Salmon Canning COM
bine. The total stock issued, says the
Chicago Chronicle, is $16, 00O, 900, to be
divided as follows:
Six per cent. debentures.. 50 600 coo
seven per cent. cumulative pre-
casIreo STOCK .--......-.-.-..-..------ 2oo IVY
1t is understood that the underwrit-
ing syndicate will furnish So, 200, 900
cash. receiving therefor $a,o0o,ooo in
debentures, with bonus of 81 500 900
stock.
This company, therefore, starts out
by presenting the underwriting syndi-
cate with So, ZOO, 900 of preferred and
common stock for their share of the
plumber; the balance of the common
stock is doubtless pure water, as is
probably the case with the remaining
100000 of preferred stock, as only
So, 900 900 in cash is used in the trans
action.
The information is also given that
the annual capacity of the combined
concerns is 100000 cases, so if the
salmon canned by the original COM
panies produced profit of 20 per cent.
it will require the combine to increase
the price about 100 per cent to pay
like profit. This watered stock viii
eventually find its way into bank vaults
as security for loans and when tight
time comes in the money market some
bank will fail with large ssets that are
mot Immediately available" The suf-
ferers will not be the trusts, but the
unfortunate depositors.
The increase of railroad fares and
freight rates has been Systematically
going on ever since the combinations
were effected. The freight rates have
generally been increased in the round
about way ofraising the classification.
The Buffalo Times says: ''The Pan
American is now complete, but the
railroad rates keep the crowds away"
This is corroborated by the man
ayers of the Pan-American eX-
position, who giveout the following in
formation: "We can cite many in
stances where the railroads have put
up their rates far in excess of what the
fare was before the exposition
This is pretty good proof that trusts
and combinations do raise prices, not
withstanding the efforts of Gen. Gros-
veneer and other republican leaders to
prove that they are an advantage to
the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN.
Missionaries from That Country Report .
Great Awakening of Religious Denomi-
nations-9, 900 Conversions In Toxic.

San Francisco, July 29.-Misses
Hawley, Barlow and Witherbee, Bap-
fist missionaries who have just ar
rived here from Yokohama, report
that for the first time in the history
of Japan there has recently been a
great revival by all denominations in
that country. In Toxic alone there
have been over 1000 conversions The
Japanese government has shown the
utmost kindness to foreign religious
workers..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Bo.ton's Floating Baths.

In 1866 Boston expended $4,000 for
fitting up one bathing beach and
building five floating baths. For open
air bathing that city now has not only
six bathing beaches, two river baths
and two swimming pools, but it also
has 10 floating baths. In addition
Boston has for outdoor bathing the
finest shower bathhouse in the coun-
try and two baths connected with
outdoor and two others with indoor
gymnasiums. About 100000 baths
are taken annually in all these various
places.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

There won't be any further
chickering's of republicans concerning
the tariff when once the trusts have
said their say.-St. Louis Republic.
After all the screeching of the
republican organs. the Tom johnson
platform for the equal taxation of rail-
roads with other property was adopted
by the Ohio democratic convention
The Standard Oil trust and the
sugar trust control the foreign COM
mercial policy of this country, having
succeeded in closing the Russian ports
to most of our productions.
Since the sultan of Sulu has been
placed on our pay roll by the republic
ans, he believes there must be no
change of administration. The trusts
and combines, who also draw pay
through the protective tariff, believe
the same way.
-Ra thbone and Nicely have not yet
been brought to trial for stealing the
Cuban post office funds, and Perry
Heath is still on the lookout for a
chance to become a millionaire, and
.'the pillars of the temple" are yet
erect and standing.
Great Scott he of the national
committee, who admits hav-
ing written II, 900 letters to old soldiers
during the campaign, cannot for the
life of him remember having promised
Gen Sickles, that Evans, the pension
commissioner, should be removed.
The facts are, he did make the promise
to all the old veterans who demanded
it, and there is no doubt that Hanna
and Mckinley intended to carry it out
before election, but after election is
another matter.
There would seem to be another
factiona1 fight in progress among the
republicans about the future of Cuba
and the tariff on her productions. One
side, represented by the New York
Press, would repe1 and jmpoverish
Cuba; the other side, of which the In
ter Ocean is the spoke sman, would pave
the way for manifest Destiny" which,
in this case, means annexation The
beet sugar and tobacco combine may
yet disrupt the republican party. and
I they do they viii be blessings in the
disguise of cormorants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Mortality ON the Rail.

The current report of the statisti-
clan of the interstate commerce COM
mission brings out the fact that dur
ing the 13 years ended Jure 80, 1900,
s6.277 persons were killed by railroad
accidents in the United States and
496,027 injured. The number of en-
ployes killed was 3S.34O, of passengers
3,4s5, and of other persons, including
treSpassers, 54,452. These resemble
the statistics of IS years war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
johnson Pleases Cleveland.

Tom Johnson's way of doing things
tickles Cleveland. The taxable valua-
ton of local street railways has been
pushed up from 1000 to 100000.
Interested companies are not kicking
very loudly, realizing on the quiet that
they were let off 1T a low figure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
The Silent George Gould.

George Gould, like his father, is ST.
lent man. He divides his secrets with
no one. Taught in practical school,
he has the ability, the wealth and the
experience to develop his plans on a
scale of great magnitude. 1t is pre-
dicted he will make greater reputa-
ton as a master financier than his
father left, and that he will accumu-
late, if he has not done SO already, a
much larger fortune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Blind Since Her Youth.

Miss Belle Hyman, of Chicago, who
has been appointed trustee of the Illi
nois industrial home, has been blind
since the age of four years, but is an
accomplished musician and linguist
and is well known for her efforts for
the relief of the blind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02

Salt Lake City, July PA formal
invitation to be present in Salt Lake
during the Elks' street carnival in
September and to christen the live
elk has been forwarded to Vice Presl-
lent Roosevelt by committee repre-
senting the Elks' lodges of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02

: Weatherford, Ok, July ga tele-
phone message from Seger, small
place Is miles south, says a boiler
belonging to a threshing crew burst
near there Saturday afternoon, kill
ing three men and injuring four more,
two of them seriously.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
For Poison,nr Two Horse..

Liberty, Mo-, July %. = James
Hatchell, of Minnaville, is under ar
rest for causing the death of two
horses of neighbor, Sterling Blank
enship, by putting powdered glass
and quicksilver in their food. Hatchell
objected to Blankenship bringing the
horses past his house to water and
made the statement that the animals
would have to be dragged along the
road the next time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Ratio of Two to One.

Rev. j. A. Ely, of Greensburg, Pa,
on recent Sunday appointed six
men to count the number of men en-
tering the six sa-oons of the town
during one hour. The aggregate num-
Der was found to be 1860. while only
737 men attended the Sunday services
of the IL churches. Mr.. Eby thinks
that there is moral concealed some
where in these figures.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02

ST. Joseph, No., July 29.-Owners
Of vineyards around ST. Joseph and
in Doniphan county say the recent
rains have saved the grape crop, and
with favorable conditions from now
until the crop ripens there will be
an immense yield
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
TWO Attorpeys for Woodmen.

Rock Island, ILL.,, July 27.-The Mod
ern Woodmen of America Will have
two attorneys instead of one as here
tofore. J. G.. johnson, of Kansas,
will have charge of the orders legal
business west of the Mississippi river
and Mr.. White, who succeeded John
son two years ago, will look after
that east of the river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Ways of Peace Are Best.

Even the missionaries, who have
been not little impatient with the
government for not collecting their
damages of the sultan of Turkey by
means of a bombardment, must now
see that the ways of peace and pleas
antness have been better. The money
is in hand and there is no blood on it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Judge McAuIey Ousted.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 29.-Circuit
Judge Teasdale Saturday decided the
noted police judge contest in favor of
Hermann Brumback (rep.) and
against T. B. McAuley, the present
judge. .Brumback will take the office
Monday. Brumback secured the de-
cision because of fraud in the Second
ward.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Burghers Are IrreconciIable

Jamestown, st. Helena, July 2s.-
Bad blood among the Boer prisoners
in st. Helena over the question of
taking the oath of allegiance to King
Edward has led to much fighting and
disorder. The vigilance committee of
the irreconcilables subject those who
have taken the oath to indescribable
indignities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02

Havana, July 2S.-Gen. Wood was
taken on board the steamer Morrow
Castle Saturday. He expressed him
self as being quite well, but the doc
tors insisted upon his being carried
on board on portable cot. Deep
sympathy with Gen. Wood was shown
by Cubans of all classes upon his
departure. The Morrow Castle is due
at New York Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
Another Prison Gives Up the Lockstep.

Another Prison Gives Up the Lockstep.
Chicago, July 29.-The lockstep has
been formally abolished in the Chica-
go house of correction by Superin-
tendent Sloan. Hereafter offenders
confined there for any period of time
will march two PAGES apart, heads
erect, hands and arms by the side and
with the keeping time" step.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02
"A Hero Kept Busy.

Alton, ILL.,, July 29.-Two lives res
cued from drowning and one from
being crushed under car wheels was
the record of life-saving made by Ray
mond Masur, of Alton, Saturday night
IN one hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-08-02

Ell Reno. Ok. July 29.-The regis
tration for homesteads in the new
country by districts is: Ell Reno dis
trict, 10000; Lawton district, $4,000.
Approximately there are $500 claims
in each district. This would give a
person in the Ell Reno district one
chance in IL to win a claim and in
the Lawton district one chance in IA.
A special to the American from
Lawton last night said: The Presby-
terians are the first to establish a
church at Lawton. Yesterday a min
lister of that denomination from Kan
sas secured a big tent, used as sleep
ing quarters and held religious serv-
ices. Several men made up the choir
and after the sermon the meeting
was turned into revival. Six home
seekers were converted.
There were last night 5000 people
around the townsite, waiting for Au-
gust so they can buy lots and be-
gin business. A telegram from Law
ton says the Texans intend to or
ganize the future city government of
that town after it is opened for set
Element, August 6, and have selected
Bat Carr for marshal.
It is said that some of the 16O-acre
farms adjoining town sites will be
valued at $15,OOO and $4,000 each, and
that such sums might be secured
for them were it possible to pass a
title. But it will require Is months
residence on the part of the bona
fide settler to secure an absolute tt
tie to the lands, and this time must
elapse before sale can be made. The
town site property will be sold at
auction commencing August 6, and
the department expects that the
record of highest prices for govern
ment town site property will be ex-
ceeded by several thousand dollars
per lot.