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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30

SOME weeks ago the DEMO
Graf commented upon the diff
ference between the way a crook
ed democrat clerk in Barton
county and a crooked republican
clerk in Miami county were treat
ed-the democrat being sent to
the pen and the republican being
made assistant state treasurer,
and now being doomed for the
republican nomination for state
treasurer. The Claflin Clarion
took up the defense of 7. T. Kel-
ley and claimed the charge OF
erookedness was q put up job.
Will the Clarion still contend for
kelly's honesty? The commits
sioners of Miami county have
made a thorough investigation
and - find that Kelley raised,
duplicated, end in some cases
Implicated, scrip until his steal
ings amounted to over 81, 800.
Still, he is kept in the office Of
the state treasurer by the repub-
ican "phll," and insists on being
nominated to succeed Grimes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30
THE STATE CONVENTION.

Ine demOCraGlC state cOnVon-
ton at Wichita last week was
one of the largest attended and
most enthusiastic the party has
held in Kansas for many year
Il not the largest ever held. A
very fair report of the conven-
ton proceedings will be found on
the inside pages of this paper.
The feeling on the opening of
the convention was apparently
In favor of nominating a COM
plete ticket, putting on it two
or three democrats and the bal
Ance populists; but there was an
element favoring an adjourn
ment to meet with the populists
at Topeka another favoring a
complete ticket containing moth
ing but democrats, land the fell
lows who favored that idea
mostly came on passes furnish
ed them by the republicans. }
After conservative caucusing, a
careful consideration of the cleo
tion laws, and an earnest senti-
ment on the part of nine-tenths
of the delegates in favor OF max
ing all reasonable effort to COM
bine the anti-republican vote on
one ticket, the resolution to
nominate q part of the ticket,
delegate to the central committee
men power to reconvene the con-
vention at Topeka on June Oath
and fill the ticket was carried by
an over four-fifths majority vote.
The candidate for governor,
Mayor Craddock of Kansas City,
Kansas, is an able, clean man, OF
unblemished character, firm de
termination and very pleasing
address. The other candidates
nominated are all democrats as
worthy of the loyal support OF
all people as is the candidate for
governor. Should the populists
at Topeka at their coming con-
vention nominate the democratic
part of the ticket, fill it with as
able and popular men, and carry
. out the plan suggested by the
democrats, there will be a splen-
did chance to redeem Kansas
from republican rule and place
this great state and it's public
affairs on a more honest and
economical footing. The cor
porations and politicians may
set the pins, fix the wires and
pull the strings, but the common
people, the Industrious farmers
laborers and honest business
men will, we firmly believe, rally
sto the standard of Mr.. Craddocl
and once more inaugurate a re
form that will be for the gooo
OF all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30
EFsrst Published in the DsMocnA1 Nay %, 1904.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ADMINISTER.

State Of Kansas. tn
Barton County,
In the matter of the estate of W. D. Moore late
OF Barton County. Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPoINTEs EXT.
Notice Is hereby given, that the Goth day of
May A ID 1902 the undersigned was, by The Pro-
bate Court Of Barton County, Kansas. duly sp-
pointed and qualified Administrator of the
estate of W d. Moore deceased, late of Barton
County All parties interested In said estate will
take notice and govern themselves accordingly
1i-I4 J. GEORGE BRINKMAN, Administrator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30
Commencement.

Baccslursate sermon to the Gradu.
ating classes OF G. n. C.will be preach>
ed by Rev. a. B. EASTWOOD, at the u.
E. church. Sunday evening. June 1sf,
and all are invited to be present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30

UnaG Ine state cOHWenGlOnl Is over,
won't you kindly tel your con-
stituents whether or not theGreat
Bend postmastership is going to
be like the Stafford county dele
cation for the next four years
"same as before?''
UNCLE CYRUS LELAND now says
to the "boss busters" the men
who thought to manage Kansas
republican politics without
counting him-Cyrus-as fac
tor: go, you amt SO many
You go away back and sit down. .
WITH all the fuss and buster,
all the ''much big talk" of the
would-be boss-busters of the
Kansas republican brand, they
could not faze the slate made by
the bosses and announced
months ago, in their convention
at Wichita this week. The To-
peka papers should all knuckle
down to the Hutchinson News
man as the wisest guy in the
whole push. He was in when the
cards were stacked, had a hand
in the deal, and will get share
of the chips. Bailey forgovernor,
Long for the senate and Bill
Morgan for Longs shoes-pro-
viding always that the dems and
pops don't get together like
sensible people and euchre the
hand which today looks so pat
to the bosses.
If THE present congress passes
the irrigation law now before it,
with suitable provisions for
government control Of the pro-
posed lakes, reservoirs and main
bitches for water storage and
supply, the Cheyenne lake will
beyond question become a gov
eminent enterprise. 1t looks at
the present very favorable for
the passage of the proposed mea-
sure. The main opposition to
it is from q few narrow minded
men of the east who cannot
recognize that the great west
and middle west have any rights
they must observe. The same
fellows who were, and are still,
willing to spend many millions
of public money for ship subsi-
dies that would only benefit a
few in the extreme east, are now
objecting to the spending of a
few millions (Which would soon
be covered into the national trea-
sury again) to make homes fol
the poor of the crowded east; to
cheaper cost of agriculture, and
increase production, and to lay
the foundation for a more pros
porous common people. Yet We
believe the objections they make
will be overcome, and that gov,
eminent storage reservoirs viii
be built throughout the semi
arid regions, with the natura
results to follow-increased hu
Nudity, decreased drouths, more
lands opened for successful agri
culture, more homes for the set
tier, and more certainty Of crops
in all the territory surrounding
the locality of such lakes an6
storage basins.
OF COURSE, as Topeka did not
get to cut much ice in the repub
lican convention her papers vii
| all turn loose now to roast
Wichita. But just the same
nine out of every ten citizens il
the west two-thirds of Kansas
would rather go to Wichita any
time than to Topeka
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30

OF COURSE, as Topeka did not
get to cut much ice in the repub-
lican convention her papers will
all turn loose now to roast
Wichita. But just the same,
nine out OF every ten citizens in
the west two-thirds of Kansas
would rather go to Wichita any
time than to Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-30

IF you please. Mr.. Long, now
that the state convention is over,
won't you kindly tell your con-
stituents whether Or not theGreat
Bend postmastership is going to
be like the Stafford county dele
cation for the next four years
"same as before?''
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
WRIT OF MANDATE
SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGU-
M ENT IN MINNIE HEALEY CASE.
IT IS UNDER AMUSEMENT
Cls imed by Attorney for Judge Har-
,sy That the Higher Court Has
No Power to Hurry the Dis
trict Judge.
IS UNDER AMUSEMENT
Especial to inter Mountain.l

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
!lelena, March 3.-Supreme court today
heord arguments on the application for "a
wit OF mandate In the case OF the state
ex rel Niles Finlen, commanding Judge
HGrney to show cause why he does not
determine the Minnie Healy case,
John j. Mediation appeared for Harvey
and l.. o. Evans for REALTORS
The court oyerruled the motion of the
former to strike out certain parts Of the
application and took under adyisement
the motion to quash.
Ii was claimed by Mediation that the
supreme court has no jurisdiction to
limit the time in which the lower court
shall act on the case.
At o'clock this afternoon the court
sustained the motion to quash, thus dis
missing the application for writ OF
mandate but giving the relators leave to
amend Il.
The motion was sustained on the
ground that the affidavit did not show
how much Harney had before him when
falling to decide the case.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
BIG BUILDING IS
WRECKED
PRINTING COMPANY employees
IN FIVE STORY FLAT ARE
CAUGHT BY EXPLOSION.
SEVERAL UNACCOUNTEn FOR
Front Of the Structure Was Blown
Into the Street and Almost In
stantly the Rest of It Was
In Flames.
SEVERAL UNAcCOUNTEn FOR
ORy Associaled Press.

New York, March 3.-An explosion to-
day wrecked the five-story building at
210-l2 Canal street, occupied by the Aste
Press Printing company. The building
was filed with employees some Of whom
were hurt by jumping.
Half the Canal street front was blown
into the street and the interior was al
most instantly a roaring mass of flame.
The printing house is backed up against
o row OF seven-story fiat houses, occupied
by / a'ians.
The rear wall Of the burning building
was blown against the elements, ereat-
ing par'c .mong the occupants. Many
jumped from the windows. Consuelo
Durranto leaped from II window and
alighted on the stone tagging of court
yard. She was taken to a hospital, where
she died.
The fire depar' ment estimate the loss
al 5000.
Reports were circulated that a number
Of PERSONS known to have been in the
buildin 's ,,ave not been accounted for,
but the fremen So i'd they thought all had
escaped injury except those who jumped.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
lRy Associnted Press.l

New York, March 3--The great flood
that has inundated large portion Of
the mill section of Paterson, N. j.. sub
sided somewhat during the night, and
Ii is believed the worst is over.
The damage is very great. 1t is es-
timated that the loss wrought by the
flood Is as large as that by the fire, while
II is said there Is little or no insurance
to cover It.
Many more families have been rendered
homeless by the flood than were made
so by the fire, and the relief committee
whose labors were becoming lighter
daily. is now hard at work seeking to
assist those who have lost everything
by the high water.
Since IL o'clock last night the water IN
the streets of Paterson has been declin-
Ing, and as there has been another heavy
downpour IL IL thought that no further
damage Will be done.
Along the water front of~both sides
of the river almost everything IL
wrecked.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
SUPREME COURTS DECISION IN
THE ToWNER CASE
HOLDS GAMBLING LAW is GOOD
1901 Is Decided to Be All Right
Towner Must Pay His
Fine.
Especial to Inter Mountain }

Helena, March 3.--The supreme court
today handed down an opinion In the
famous Butte gambling case, affirming
the decision OF the lower court by which
r. 0. Towner was sentenced totpay a fine
of $l00 and to be imprisoned in the coun-
ty Jail one day for every 81 Of the fine
until paid.
The court holds that the enactment Of
the statute of 1897 did not, as claimed by
appellant, repeal section 2224 providing
one day Imprisonment for every two dol
lars of fine.
The question was raised as to whether
the legislature intended the word "satis>
fled" as used In section 1924 to mean the
same as the word paid" in the statute
of 1901.
Webster and the international diction-
aries are cited by the court to show that
the two words do have the same mean
ing, therefore there Is no conflict In the
two enactments.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL
Freshet in Vermont Greatest Known
in Many Years.

Montpelier, VT, March "a tre-
mendous freshet In the Winoosld has
caused thousands of dollars OF damage
to the city railroad and private property
In this city and vicinity.
Choked by an Ice jam. the river has
risen steadily for several days, and dur
ing last night 1t overnowed. washed out
highways and railroads and swept away
bridges.
One of the bridges carried away was
that on the Barre branch of the Central
Vermont railroad All traffic viii be
cut off at that point for week or more.
The highways between here and Barre
are under water In many places. and II
is impossible for electric cars to be oper-
ated.
Reports from the country districts
show that the flood Is the greatest known
for many years.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
HENRY OF PRUSSIA ON Ills FLYING TRIP
THROUGH The SOUTHLAND

the night to welcome me, and am deep
ly grateful.
Ready to Fight.
you know whose representative l am.
want you all to know the object of my
mission to the United States-to cement
the friendly bonds existing between the
two countries.
Il want you to know that Germany IL
ever ready to exchange greetings and to
shake hands across the Atlantic when
ever you are ready to do SO.
II am also the representative of a ma
tion which is ever ready to fight, ma
tion OF arms, but not a be!iigerent ma
ton.
MY sovereign Is ever an advocate of
peace, and intends keeping the peace of
the nations. 1 am deeply impressed by
the vastness and the largeness of your
nations progress. The greatness grows
upon me daily as travel through your
land.
II find that the United States is worth
having as a friend. Now let US drink to
the city of st. Louis and its prosper
ity."
At the close of the ceremonies the en-
tire party re-entered their carriages for
drive to the train, which In the mean
time, had been transferred to Forest
park
The route followed took Prince Henry
and the other visitors through the finest
residence section of the fashionable
West End and over the Worlds Fair
site in Forest park to the train.
At 10:40 a. m. the princes special train
pulled out for Chicago. The first stop
made will be Springfield. Ill.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03

PLETHORA OF SNOW
and SLIDES
SEVERAL MORE HAVE OCCURRED
IN THE LAST "a H.. .URS BUT
NO FATALITIES.
SNOW STORM NOW PREVAILS
Roads Have Been Abandoned and the
Slides of the Damp, Heavy Snow
Are of Almost Hourly
Occurrence.
SNOW STORM NOW PREVAILS
QBv Asgociated Press.)

Denver, March 3.A special to the
Times from Ouray says: A snowstorm
prevails here adding to the 20 inches
now on the level. Several heavy snow
slides have occurred during the past "a
hours, but no fatalities have resulted.
The slides have broken down the elec-
tric poles connecting the Camp Bird
and the Telluride Power company at
Ames also the electric wires of the
Camp Bird Extension company.
Several slides on the road to the
Revenue mine makes 1t difficult to keep
the transportation open.
Several slides came down yesterday
between the Camp Bird mine aud the
mills, but did not do any damage.
slide came down on the Ruby Trust
yesterday, but only damaged one build.
ing slightly.
A slide damaged the building at the
Virginlus yesterday.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
PRICE CHANGES WE'RE SMALL.
Wall Street Saw Another Exceedingly
Dull Day.
(By Associated Press.) }


New York, March 3.-The opening deals
In stocks We're on an unimportant scale
and price changes were small and mixed.
Large purchases OF Tennessee Coal ad-
vanced at is to 70 3-S and stiffened
the market.
There was better inquiry for the lead
ing stocks than for some time and they
sold well above Saturdays close. Sugar,
and Brooklyn Transit gained a point.
In the active list improvements of a
point or more were made by many
stocks.
Traders took profits in the prominent
stocks and prices gave way slightly. The
prices were recovered later. The grang-
ers and Pacific Increased considerably
and they all reached higher prices.
Northwestern rose points In all. All
changes We're slight but the entire mar
ket showed an undercurrent of strength.
Bonds were dull and firm.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Millionaire Rouss Is Dead.

New York, March 3.--charles Broad
way Rouss died here today. He had
suffered from heart disease and dropsy.
Mr.. Rouss was born In Woodboro, Md,
In 1886, served In the confederate army
and came to New York in 1856. He had
been in business here continuously from
that time. Some years ago Mr. Rouss
became blind. He offered $1,000,000 to
any one who could restore his sight,
but the reward was never successfully
claimed
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03

ELKHART BANK CLOSES.
1t Was Organized by Richard oglesby,
Former Governor of Illinois.
lRY Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
Lincoln, ILL.,, March 3.-The Bank Of
Elkhart, located In the village of Elk
hart, near here, failed to open for busi-
ness today. The failure was followed
by an investigation by bank examiner
The deposits amount to about $4,000
and the exact amount OF shortage Is not
at present known.
h The bank was organized In 1891 by
former Governor Yncle Dick Ogles-
by and the wealthy cattle king, John
d. Gillette.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Cattle Growers Meet.
(By Associated Press

lBY ASsONINI.d PTtVsJ
Denver, Colo, March 3.-The s. cond
annual meeting Of the American Cattle
growers association, which was organ
lied i'm Denver a year ago VIII be held
here this week, beginning tomorrow and
continuing until Thursday. The object
of the ISOLATION Is TO protect the
cattle growing industry from the incur
s!ons of wandering herds Of sheep and
the weapon of defense advocated Is a
system of leasing the public domain.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
BILL TO ESTABLISH A MARINE
HOSPITAL CORPS AT sAvAN-
NAH, GEORGIA, UP.
SPEECH ON SHIPPING BILL
House Is Considering the Rural Free
Delivery Bill in Committee of the
Whole-Representative Loud
Opens the Debate.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 3.-Soon after the
establish a marine hospital at Savan-
nah, Ga, at a cost not exceeding $780,
900; authorizing the appointment Of
Allen V. Reed, now a captain on the re-
tired list of the navy, as rear admiral
on the retired list. and to pay Flora A.
Hartng 1858 damages on account of
her illegal arrest and Imprisonment at
New Orleans in January, 1864.
A bill was passed authorizing the
commits .ioner of internal revenue to re-
deem or make allowance for internal
revenue stamps The bill was amended
so as to read:
THAT no claim for the redemption or
allowance for stamps shall be allowed
unless presented within two years after
the purchase OF said stamps from the
government, excepting unused docu-
mentary and proprietary stamps issued
under the act of June 13. 1898, which
stamps may be redeemed upon presenta-
tion within two years after the passage
of this act.'
Public Land Entry.
The senate also passed bill amending
Section 1894 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, so that oaths as to
the entry of public lands may be made
before the nearest authorized notary.
At o'clock the shipping bill was laid
before the senate as the unfinished busi-
ness.
AT 2:05 p. M, Mr.. Frye began speech
OF, the shipping bill. He revived the con-
dition OF American trade and pointed out
the small amount which was carried in
American ships. He said the country had
prospered under protection and every In
dustry had been protected except Amer
lean shipping. Should war occur be-
tween the great ocean carrying nations
OF the world like England and Germany,
he said the farmers, the mechanics and
the producers of America, through lack
OF facilities for transportation, would lose
more than either of the contend.ng ma
tions. -
There Is only one thing" declared
Senator Frye, that Is responsible for
this condition of affairs, and that is
American wages"
In the House.
Under the order made last week, the
house today went into committee of the
whole and entered upon the consldera-
ton of the bill classifying the rural free
delivery service and substitute contract
for the salary system for the rural car
riers.
Mr.. Loud OF California In opening the
debate declared that, In his opinion, the
question involved was Of more im-
portance than any which would come be-
fore the present congress.
Upon the solution would depend
whether the rural free delivery service
would cost ultimately $50, 900 $40, 900,
600 per annum.
The rural free delivery up to This time
he said, had been a political one and II
had given many members of congress
their first taste of the sweets of public
patronage.
He traced the history and rapid growth
OF the service and It's cost, declaring that
H. was the most extravangant In the pub
lie service.
The bill was carefully drawn Mr. Loud
said, to provide against the possibility OF
recurrence of the star route scandals.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
FLOODS IN TIE SOUTH AND EAST DOING
MUCH DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

today In the presence of the pope, the
members of the pontificul court, the
foreign missions and an assemblage es-
timated TO have numbered fully $4,000
persons. His holiness did not partlci-
pate in the service beyond pionouncins
the benedlctlon.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Mills Have Resumed.

Nby NHHUVIHtVU TVSFD
Plttsburg, March 3.--The great flood
Is gone and the turbulent waters OF the
Allegheny, Monongahele and Ohio rivers
are again within their natural channels.
All the larger mills have resumed op-
erations, or VIII be running as usual
within the next "a hours.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Three People Lost.
(By Associated Press.) }

NTtY NFSUVIIItU I'TtNS.1
Augusta, Ga, March 3.-Three lives
were lost in the food which swept down
the Savannah river Saturday and Sun
day. The river has declined three feet
from its extreme height. Sections ad-
Jacent to the river are still covered.
swamp crops of vegetables are cons
pletely ruined.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Ohio River Rising.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press)
Parkersburg w. Va, March 3.-The
Ohio river Is rising up into Ohio ana
Ann streets this morning. The water is
rising about one-tenth OF a foot an hours
South Parkersburg, Newport and River
side are partially submerged. Probably
n hundred families have been driven
from their homes. No trains are run
ming on any part of the Ohio river divi-
sion of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Deputy Sheriff Killed.


Wy INHHUUIHN0U TUHH'I
Baltimore, March 3.--SiX persons broke
jail AT Easton, Md, late Saturday night,
and In attempting to re-arrest them
Deputy Sheriff Thomas j. Thompson
was instantly killed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Belmont La Better.

l Washington, March 3.-Representative
TO- III. p. Belmont of New York City
lwho is Ill here with pneumonia, Is slight
ily better There are no alarming deyel-
sOpments Of his condition.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Railroads Have Resumed.
GY Aaancinte1 Preas.l

tI3y NNSptIhtcU PfcbS.J
Atlanta. Ga, March Strain service
has been resumed on most of the lines
entering Atlanta which were crippled
during the last few days on account Of
high water.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-03
Outbreak in Colombia.
lBy A: S .ciated Press., !,

Washington. March 3.--Refor.s re-
coived here In lcate that there has been
"A revolutionary outbreak In Colombia
near the capital and severe fight ng in
the Immediate neighborhood of Boeosa.
1t Is asserted that the government forces
have trlumphed, and that the reVo'u-
tionists have been driven AAto the noun
tanS with heavy less.