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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
HOLDING THEIR CATTLE.
Oklahoma Stockmen Believe There VIII
BE u Big Demand for Feeders in North
ern states Next Fall.

Guthrie, Ok, July 13.-Cattlemen
throughout Oklahoma have deter
mined to hold their stock until au-
tltmn, when they expect a great de-
nland for feeders from Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois,
on account of the big corn crop as
sured this year. They believe every
native and western feeder will be
worth four cents at home, and they
expect to reap a big harvest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
The WITHDRAWAL of tine Frlars.

Rome, July 12.-It is understood
that the question of the withdraw
al of the friars from, the Philippines
could be settled Immediately If
Washington would accept the oral
assurance of the vatican that they
will be withdrawn gradually. 1t is
believed here that only President
Roosevelt can decide whether such
a promise shall be accepted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

Denver, Col, July 12.-Mrs. Queer
V. Cole. through Attorney Fred
Henry, yesterday filed in the district
court a suit to recover one-half the
property, principally Denver real es
tate, valued at 100000, which was
recently presented to the Penie
trust, a Methodist organization, by
her husband, Henry Colt, despite he1
protest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
BreIdenthnrs Chain of Banks.

The Usage City State bank of Usage
City has been chartered with a CAPT.
tai of $4,000. John w. Breidenthal,
former state bank commissioner, is
the head of the concern. 1t is the
third bank which he has organized
recently and it is rumored he is
thinking of establishing a chain of
banks in Kansas in connection with
n new trust company at Kansas City,
Kan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
A Colony of Finlanders for Oklahoma

Guthrie, Ok, July 12.-Informa
ton was filed yesterday at the office
of the territorial secretary by a rep
resentative of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railroad company regard
ing the colonization in Oklahoma OF
all or a portion of $4,000 Finlanders
who are coming to America to live
The information states that 60 pei
cent. of them will be able to pur
chase their own farms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
VIII Not Go on "a Trip to Hawaii.

Washington, July = IA. = Senator
Cockrell, of Missouri, will not &C
company the party of senators who
are going to make u trip to Hawaii
on a tour of investigation. He is of
the opinion that there is no occasion
for the trip, as called for in the SEN
ate resolution, nor does he believe
that any good results will follow
such an Investigation as is proposed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Not a Torture. Saws Mai. Glenn.

Manila, July 13.-In his argument
in defense of Capt. James A. Ryan,
charged with administering the wa
ter cure to natives, Maj. Glenn told
the court-ma rtial that the water cure
was not torture and asserted that it's
use had saved more American and
Filipino lives than other eNpedients
of the campaign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Experiment in Detasselinx Corn.

Urbana, ILL.,, July 1.-THE Univer-
sity of Illinois agricultural depart
ment has instituted movement
among the farmers of the state to
try to determine the practical bene-
fit, if any, to the farmer by the de-
tasscling of corn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Cut Down Tax Levies.

The legislative tax commissioners
have completed a bill cutting down
the maximum tax levies of all kinds,
except for bond and interest charges,
just so per cent. This bill is to go
hand in hand with the new tax bill
prepared by the commission IF the
big bill goes through it viii double
the present assessment of property
in the state and the bill completed
Will cut the tax levies in two to con-
form with the raise in assessment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
DIR. Ryno L. Under Arrest.

Galva, Kan, July 12.-Dr. A. B
Ryno, a resident of Mcpherson coun
ty 25 years, has been arrested
charged with shooting Miss Maud
Holmes, who lies at the point of death
as a result of being struck by bul
let which entered her room last Sat
urday night. DR.. Ryno is married
man and his arrest created a sen
sutiOn here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Her Claim Worth $4,000.

Lawton, Ok. July 14.-Miss Matte
Beals, the telephone girl who secured
claim No. ? in the great Oklahoma
lottery. has made final proof of her
claim, paying $1,000. This will en-
able her to retain her claim and
marry Charles w. Payne next We'd
nesday. Miss Beals has been offered
$4,000 for her quarter section of
land but refused it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Fire In Bear Creek, wis.

Appleton, Wis, July 12.-The bust
ness district of the village of Bear
Creek, ten miles north of New Lon
don, with the exception of a hotel
three stores and two saloons, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. About
so persons are homeless and are be-
ing cared for by friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Seized with Cramps and Drowned.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 12.-Horace
Warren, Is years old, of ~Independ-
ence, was drowned yesterday after
noon in Crisp's lake, near Independ-
ence. Warren was swimming and
ventured out too far and was seized
with cramps and sank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Topeka Colleges to Merge.

The Topeka Medical college will be
merged with the Washburn college.
Norman Plass, the new president OF
Washburn, hopes to enlarge the in
stitution until it becomes one of the
largest colleges in the west. WASH
burn college has $4,000 in its treas
ury to be used in charging the
school.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Kansa. Mi1ler. want Recinrocit,

The 29th annual meeting of the
Kansas Afillers' association was heh
at Topeka Wednesday. The most
significant act of the association
was the adoption of a resolution
approving the Cuban reciprocity bill
and calling upon congress to pass
the same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
VIII Break the Record.

The Fort Scott Monitor has al
ready received a bundle of cOrnstalks
Is feet high. A Manhattan paper
tells of corn IA fet high. AT the
Centennial exposition in 1876 Kansas
exhibited corn 10 feet high From
present appearances Kansas viii
break that record in 1902.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Kansas Soldiers in Tents:

The Kansas national guard viii
camp at EmpOria August 10. to 26a
While the soldiers are in camp they
viii be subject to exact military dis
cipline and also Will attend a school
of instruction under the direction
of officers of the United States army
detailed from Fort Eeavenworth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
sr,stook Carboiic Acid for Wine.

Weiser, Ida, July Thames S.
Dedman, aged "a, died yesterday from
drinking carbolic acid which he mis-
took for wine. Dedman had been q
mason for 63 years and claimed to
be the oldest member on the Pacific
coast.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
County Clerk. Complain.

Many county clerks appeared be-
fore the state board of equalization
and complained OF unequal taxation-
II. Z. Peach, county clerk of Lyon
county. stated that there were only
four counties paying more state tax
than Lyon. He does not consider
Lyon county to be the fifth county
in the state in actual valuation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Mosquito Plague In Texas.

Houston, Tex, July 1.-THE plague
of mosquitoes which has visited por
tions of the Texas and Louisiana
coast country during the past ten
days has been the cause of heavy
loss in chickens and cattle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Writer of On .Idren.s Stories Dead.

Denver. Col, July 12--Mrs. Joel E.
Vale, the widely known author, is
dead at her home in this city, after an
illness Of ten months. \ husband
and four children survive her. Mrs.
Nuiie wrote principally books and
short stories for children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
suicldea Becau.. of . mistake.

wealthy farmer 40 years old, COM
mitted suicide on his claim near Lone
Wolf, Ok, for the reason that he
made a mistake in opening letter
which was handed him from the post
Office
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
He Will Address Negroes.

Gov. Stanley has accepted an in
vitation to make an address in Chica-
go August % at the exposition which
will be given there for the benefit OF
the home for aged colored people
The day on which Gov Stanley will
speak has been designated as Kan
sas day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
rhirty-FIve Persons Drowned.

Valparaiso, July 12.-Thirty-
persons were drowned and a house
was destroyed on the estate of
Claudio Vienna, at Las Palmas, as a
result of the recent bursting of a
reservoir there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
arcbbishop Feehan Dead.

Chicago, July 14.-Archbishop Pat
rick A. Feehan, for % years in charge
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese
of Chicago, died Saturday after a
long illness. He was born in Upper
airy. Ireland, in 1929.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Coal $40 a Ton at Nome.

Solomon. Kan, July 12.-Dr. o. F.
Scarf. a leading physician here for
years, writes from Nome, under date
of June 20, that he was paying $40
ton for coal and that the tempera-
ture made fire constantly neces-
Sdry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Craddock Open. Hi. Campaign.

w. H. Craddock, of Kansas City,
fusion nominee for governor, opened
his campaign at Independence Satur-
day night His speech dealt prjn-
cipally with taxation of franchises
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
There WIN Re No Procession.

London, July LIT is officially
stated that the coronation of King
Edward will take place between Au
gust 8 and August IL. The proposed
procession has been abandoned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Founder of Moline Plow Company Deae

Moline, ILL.,, July 14.-George Wash
ingson Stephens, president and
founder of the Moline Plow COM
pany, died at his home here late Sat-
urday night. He was SO years of age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18

Denver, Col, July 12.-The Denver
& Rio Grande railroad has agreed to
an advance of from $3.50 to $40 per
month to its telegraphers according
to the position
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
Protest Against Assessments.

The republican nominees for county
Offices in Shawnee county are pro-
testing against what they call the ex-
orbitant assessment levied against
them by the county central COM
mittee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-07-18
No More Slot Machine. in Topeka.

No more slot machines viii be al
lowed in Topeka under the present
city administration Jointists and
druggists who refuse to comply with
the order will be prosecuted for vio-
lation of the anti-gamblinG law.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
ME. GRIGGS, LATEST

Until the ingenious political partisan
who now holds in this city the office Of
first assistant corporation attorney began
his official career the position of legal
adviser of a municipal corporation was
not regarded as involving to any extent
whatever the duty of constituting existing
law at all hazards so as to promote party
political ends. In view of the operations
of Mr. Franklin H. Griggs during the
past two years or so, it has in this COM
munity become a practical question
whether such an obligation may not enter
vitality into the requirements to holding
such an office in manner to meet the
requirements of those to whom it's incum-
bent is indebted for his official existence
Mr.. James E. Markham, the head Of
the office whose functions have thus been
debased from time to time to the com
monest uses of local politics, may wei
ask himself whether it would not be
more decent, as well as more convincing,
if the aims of his party political friends
in Office had the sanction of his own name
for at least some Of the opinions of which
his first assistant is so prolific when any
political difficulty is to be bridged over.
The Republican politicians of this city
are at this time in a very sad plight for
some basis on which to rest their claims
to control of the city Offices Mr.. Griggs.
the first assistant corporation attorney.
has evidently exercised the most painful
effort to furnish them one. He has evil
IDENTIFY succeeded. His opinion as to Mr..
Murphy's eligibility will answer his DO
litical friends purposes after a fashion.
at least until after the election. It will
then be matter of the most insignificant
concern no doubt to Mr.. Griggs whether
he finds his opinion answerable for any
further purpose. Indeed, in view of the
readiness he has shown in the past to
swallow the logic of his own official opin-
ions, it will cause no surprise whatever il
he should disown his most recent political
utterance, and tell us after the election is
held that he had not fully considered the
question at issue-if, indeed, there can ba
said to be any question whatever at ;s-
sue
OF course it did not occur to either Mr..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19

paper, not to mention landscape pro-
miscuously plethoric with tin cans, ASH
heaps and general disorder. Would love
be likely to grow in such place? Es-
pecially would it be likely to grow there
if the building were six stories high and
every girl with heart trouble knew
similar affair was being pulled off" so
to speak, on each of the other five back
porches?
Truly, the Chicago girl has grievance.
She ought not to stand it. We take it
she will not stand it, If worst comes to
the worst she will do her billing and COO
ing at the railway station or on a street
car platform. Before she does this, how
ever, she is due to give the police some
work to do by sticking a hatpin through
the janitor and the Janitors' Protective
association.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
PROTEST FROM CHINA
EXCLUSION FROM THE PHILIPPINES
CAUSE OF MONGOL DIsPLEASURE
Communication Signed by Prince
Ching and Addressed to This
Government Is Forwarded to
the Secretary of State by Minister
CoRger.

WASHINGTON, April 18.-The secretary
Of state today transmitted to the senate
a communication from United States Min
lister Conger, inclosing a protest from
the Chinese government against the ex-
clusion of Chinese from the Philippine
islands. The communication from the Chi
nese government is in part as follows:
"On the ninth Of the first moon Of the
XVIII year Kuang Hsu (Feb. Is, 1902.
I received a petition from certain Chinese
merchants in the Philippines saying that
the United States officials are obstruct-
ing the entrance of Chinese; that they
have established exclusion officers at the
ports, and that when Chinese arrive in
the waters. no matter whether they are
laborerS or merchants all are driven in
together and treated as criminals.
Your honorable country has usually
the reputation of being lenent, and at
present your relations with China are
especially friendly. There are places to
which the restrictions agreed upon in
past treaties apply, but while we are hop
ing that these restrictions may be en-
tirely abTogated, there has never been
any treaty applying the restrictions to
those islands.
LAS in duty bound send this dispatch
to your excellency, requesting you to
transmit it to your government and ask
them to adopt some plan to withdraw the
Philippines from the operations of this
rash regulation, so as to pacify the Chi
nese emigrants, which will be amicable
and just
The communication is signed by Prince
Ching, president Of the Chinese board OF
foreign affairs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19

Griggs or his official and political mentor,
operation of the law of 1901, when only
the official interests of their political
friend Dix were supposed to be involved.
But now, after they think they have pro-
tected Dix between them from any un-
easiness of spirit by giving to his office
the character of state office, a year
after Dix took the office, they profess
to beleve-for it is a mere profession, and
Griggs is in this case the official echo
of McCardy-that the law of 1901, so far
as it relates to Mr.. Murphy's appointment
to the board of public works, declares no
more than that member of the board
of public works may be elected as mem
Der of the city council.
A more impudent perversion- of language
"a more bare-faced and essentially dis
honest reputation of fundamental prin-
ciple of statutory construction-Was
never, we believe, essayed by any respon-
sible attorney in official place
We tell Mr.. Markham that it has be-
come notorious in this town that his du-
ties are being discharged by his first as
sistant in a manner which makes of his
Office the shuttle-cock of politics and Of
himself the acquiescent tool Of a set Of
miserable political marplots. The pubic
owe it to T he Globe that this same
man Griggs was compelled to withdraw
the right to act as EGcCardy's private po-
litical lawyer two years ago, when the
result of the election of comptroller was
still in doubt. MIR. Markham then inter-
vened by calling Griggs off to save his
office from being the OBJECT of continued
public scandal The opinion which Gr:ggs
now gives in this case of Mr.. Murphy's
appointment clearly shows that the time
has come again for his Intervention to
the same end How long he VIII continue
to delay the discharge by himself CT the
important duties of his Office is a matter
which concerns himself alone.
This latest political bugaboo, called into
existence to meet the urgent needs Of Me-
Cardys present plight, will operate as
successfully for its purposes, and no more
so, as did the other one of McCardy 5
creation concerning an increased tax levy,
which every intelligent and responsible
member of his party has within the past
! few days united in repudiatng.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
BEMOANING THEIR OWN FOLLY.

Already the cry of the farmer is heard
tions of the creamery trust. Tie action os
both houses of congress in passing the
interchangeable bill was still fresh in
the minds of the public when their cry
was raised. The oleo bill, so-called, had
not passed the senate more than a day
or two before the price to the consumer
of his butter had been raised from to 5
cents a pound.
The complaint which is POW heard from
the farmers is to the effect that the
creamery trust is actively engaged in the
purchase of individual creameries, and
that the movement is evidently designed
to put an end to the industry which has
done so much for the farmer-the local
creamery, managed on cooperative prin-
for the farmers surplus supplies Of
cream.
There will be but little sympathy ex-
pressed with the farmer by the rest Of
creation in the situation which is now said
to confront him 1t is largely, if not en-
tirely, of his own making. The demands
which have been voiced On the floor Of
congress on his behalf have been in many
Instances violative Of the fundamental
rights of other classes of citizens. 1t may
sound quite severe, but it is not more
severe than the facts will sustain, to say
that species of political blackmaI has
been called into existence through the
operations of the leaders Of the movement
through legislation to drive oleomargarinc
from the market.
The dairyman and the consumer alike
are entitled to all reasonabl and proper
protection against sham butter. No per-
son will claim that the movement to pre-
vent oleomargarine from being sold for
other than oleomargarine is otherwise
than laudable undertaking. But this
has not been the principle about which
McCleary and Tawney have been quarrel
ing. 1t is something entirely different;
and from that same something has sprung
the evil genius of trusts and monopolies
in every form of productive energy.
If the creamery trust is able to kill. off
the local creameries and organize mo-
nopoly Of the dairying industry the farm
ers must be regarded as having them
selves chiefly to blame.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
TURNER'S ACT MAY AID VOTER

TURNER'S ACT MAY AID VOTER.
Senator Turner, Of the state Of Wash
ington, is the last Republican to see a
great light He says his party has so
little regard for liberty that at this mo-
ment it is attempting to drown in a sea
of blood a friendly people struggling for
independence. and winds up with the
flourish that he intends to leave it. This
is sad but where has Senator Turner
been that he has made no discoveries as
to his partys shortcomings before? The
Boer war has been going on for years
and the Republican party is doing neither
more nor less for the Transvaal pa
triots today than two years ago. More
over, the party's attitude toward tariffs
and trusts is just what it has been for two
decades or longer If Mr. Turner doesn't
admit that he has been hypnotized he is
plainly guilty of seeing the right road and
yet refusing to travel it.
Mr.. Turner has known these many
IIIOOllo l1ldl lIG6ES TCd14y ISL any 1(6pNDlic-
an party such as existed in Lincoln's
time The organization is now nothing
more than a band Of manufacturers with
wholly selfish purposes. These men plan
the campaigns, name the candidates and
foot the bills. They have use at least
once in four years for those citizens who
stick to the party because they are
proud of the name Republican. Millions
Of these are we'll meaning Americans who
problems deeply and do not realize that
they are merely pulling the chestnuts Of
somebody else out of the fire, only aiding
somebody else to gather together great
wealth at the expense of the common
people. For men who do not know there
is excuse. Not so, Mr.. Turner. He
affairs, who has had plenteous opportu-
mites to read and think Of business life
and the causes and effects of the acts
of individuals and corporations. He has
not had to be told that his party has not
been working along right lines with the
view of reaching right results. The mo-
tives of the men who have planned all
his party's battles since the young voters
of today were boys are condensed in the
one word greed
After all, there is hope for the people
through Turner. His act may cause
thousands Of his fellow citizens to think,
to study, to act. When this hour comes
the people will again rule the republic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
CHIClGO GIRLS HATE A GREY
ANCF.

Another great cloud has been anchored
over Chicago. And this one isn't even
a third cousin to the smoke nuisance. It
bears the trademark Of high-soundtnx
organization known as the Janitors' Pro-
tective association and tells all girls who
live in 1ats-and 80 per cent of the girls
of the gusty city live in hats-that
henceforth they must do their 1ove-mak-
ing on the back porch. What frightful
thrust this is at the Cupid business can
easily be imagined. The making Of GOO
goo eyes in the park, at front gate. in
a parlor or in a boat has the right ring
so far as the romance goes, but on the
back porch, never.
Think Of a young woman bedecking her
self in her Sunday best, adjusting her
diamonds and going to the back porch to
wait for her lover, and while she waits
resting her eyes on a succession Of fam
tastically arranged washings, urchins play
ing ball and using big swear words, goats
eating barrel slaves, whitewash and wall