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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
MAY SEEK HIS IMPEACHMENT
Quilted Mine Workers Officials Considering
Matter of Beginning War Judge
jackson.


indianapolis, Ind, July 2s.-The
United Mine Workers may try to OBJ
tain the Impeachment of Federal
Judge Jackson, of West Virginia, who
restrained them from holding meet
ings to induce men to quit work
and imprisoned a number of the or
ganizers for violating an injunction.
The plan of action is not definitely
outlined, but it is probable that the
Impeachment proceedings will be be-
gun soon, if Judge Jackson after
final hearing refuses to dissolve the
Injunction.
Secretary Wilson admitted that the
miners contemplate this course and
that complete transcript of the
case, incluting the complaints and
Judge Jackson's decision, will be
prepared for submission to President
Roosevelt and the senate. The
miners also intend to give the public
the evidence in the case. Wilson
says that the miners will not ask
President Roosevelt to interfere with
the injunction, as he says they real
ize that the president is without
power as to injunctions, but if the
habeas corpus proceedings fail to re-
lease the organizers the president
will be asked to pardon them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
CONSIDERS ALL GUILTY.
President Would Go Farther Than the
Court Martial In Cases of Three or
GERS In Philippines.

Washington, July 27.-The presi-
dent has returned to the war depart
ment the cases of Maj. Edwin S.
Glenn, Fifth infantry; First Lieut.
Julian Jaugot, Eighteenth cavalry
and Lieut.. Norman G. Cook, Philip
pine scouts. Glenn was found guilty
by the courts and sentenced to be
suspended for one month and to for
felt $50 of his pay; Jaugot was found
guilty and sentenced to suspension
for three months and to forfeit $5C
per month during that period. Cook
was acquitted. The president ap
proves the finding in the case Oh
Maj. Glenn and Lieut.. Jaugot and dis
approves the action of the court in
the case of Lieut.. Cook. Glenn was
tried by court-martial for admins
tering the water-cure to the presi
dente of Igbares and Gaugot for adj
ministering the cure to three natives
Lieut.. Cook was tried on the charge
of ordering three natives to be shot
by the macabebe scouts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE.
A Committee Has a Conference with Prest
dent Lloyd and the Differences
Are Adjusted.

Chicago, July 2S.-The strike of the
Illinois District Telegraph company's
messenger boys since Friday last has
hampered the telegraph companies
in the delivery of their messages and
caused great annoyance to brokers
and business men throughout the
city was settled at late hour last
night. Mr.. w. j. Lloyd, president of
the Illinois District Telegraph com
pany, arrived at Chicago from Texas
at nine o'clock last night and at once
received a committee from the strik-
ing messengers. This conference re-
suited in an adjustment of the diff
ferences and the night messengers
returned to their work before mid
night. The day boys reported for
work this morning. By the settle
ment the boys will receive increased
wages and extra pay for overtime.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
sTRAIGHToUTs TO NOMINATE.
Kansas Populists Who Voted for Wharton
Barker for President VIII Put a state
Ticket in the Field.

Topeka. Kan. July 2s.-Another
state ticket is to be placed in the field
in Kansas. 1t will be under the
name of populist instead of peoples
party. A call for state mass com
vention of this kind has been issued,
signed by j. III. Lathrop and n. Rob
bins, of Topeka. They represent the
straightout populist party that NOM
mated Wharton Barker, of Philadel-
phia, two years ago and will have the
same place on the official state bal
lot. The convention is called to meet
in Topeka August 21 and is accom-
panied by>a lengthy address of ex.
PLANTATION.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
The Best Kansas News.
A Tragedy in Her Life.

1t was announced in Minneapolis
paper the other day that Mrs. James
Morgan had died in the insane asy-
lum at Topeka Simple as this an
nouneement appeared to be, it never
theless could serve as the theme of
q story as sad and dramatic as any,
thing which ever was written In
1868, Anna Brewster, then young
woman of PA, was married to James
Morgan in Ottawa county. In less
than a month after her marriage
and while watching her husband at
work in field, she was captured by
a band of Cheyenne Indians. At the
same time another woman, a Miss
White, was taken, and for several
months these two women were car
ried about the country by their cap
tors, suffering all the indignities the
red men could visit upon them. In
March, 1869, they were rescued by
Gen. Custer with the Seventh cavalry
and the Nineteenth Kansas. Mrs
Morgan was mentally distressed
when she was recovered. and never
fully regained her balance, though
for more than 80 years she lived with
her husband in Ottawa county, before
becoming SO bad that it was neces-
sary to take her to the asylum
Kansas City Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
BURTON AT ABILENE.
The Senator Opened the Dickinson Counsy
Campaign Saturday Night-Cuban
Reciprocity Discussed.

Abilene, Kan, July Ex-senator
Burton opened the Dickinson county
campaign here Saturday night. He
described the accomplishments of
congress in its recent session and
took pains to show to what large
extent it had followed the presi-
dents suggestions, paying Mr.: Roose-
welt high tributes. His discussion
of Cuban reciprocity was applauded
several times, particularly when he
made the point that the measure OPP
posed by the beet sugar senator's is
democratic doctrine, and said: "I
am willing to give Cuba all it needs
as charity, but I do not expect to
please the democrats"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
COMMEND THE PRESIDENT.
Anti-ImperIalists Express GrafIfication To-
ward Roosevelt His Action in the
Gen Smith Court Martial Case.

Lake George, n. Y, July 2S.-At q
meeting of representative antrim
perialists held in New York city last
spring a committee was appointed
to investigate army conditions in the
Philippines. That committee has
since then been prosecuting its in
quiries. President Roosevelt's re-
cent review of the court-martial OF
Gen. Jacob FL. Smith seemed to the
committee to demand some reply
and at meeting just held at Lake
George an open letter to the presi-
dent was adopted. 1t says in part:
eve desire to express the gratifi-
cation afforded US by your review
of the 18th inst, as commander-in-
chief, of the findings of the court
martial in the case of Gen. J. H
Smith. Especially opportune, in our
Judgment is Your very commendabfe
reminder to officers in high and re-
sponsible positions that, in a war.
fare with national dependents, such
as that recently waged by us in the
east, it behooves all such officers
to be peculiarly careful in thei1
bearing and conduct as to keep a
moral check over any acts of an inn
proper character by their subordi
nates.'
Coming directly to the point, and
speaking historically, our investiga-
lions have led ~us to conclude that
the decentralization of the officers and
soldiers of our army in the Philip
pines, including all branches of the
service, and all grades of rank, was
far more general, as well as pro
nounced, than might be inferred from
your review of the court-martial
findings in the case of Gen. Smith,
The letter then discusses the "kfl
and burn" order and says: S'As the
not unnatural result of military oper-
atoms so inspired, an official report
indicates that, out of total popula
ton in a single district of 100000.
not less than 100000 perished.'
eve find ourselves, though with
deep regret, compelled to take issue
with you on one important point.
''In your review of July IA you say
almost universally the higher off
GERS have so borne themselves as tc
supply the necessary check over acts
of an improper character by their
subordinates.' We, on the contrary,
have found ourselves impelled to the
belief that the acts referred to were
far more general-the decentralization
more all-pervasive. We hold our
selves ready to direct your attention
to cases the investigation of which
would demonstrate the following
criminal acts, contrary to all recog-
nized rules and usages of warfare.
on the part of the officers and sol
diers of the United States: i, kid.
naping and murder, under circum.
stances of aggravated brutality; 2
robbery; 3, torture, both of men and
women, and rape of the latter; 4
the infection of death on other par
ties, on the strength of evidence
elected through torture
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
DIR. WILSON IN DANGER.
American Under Arrest In Nicaragua fol-
Alleged Filibuster, Has Interested
Senator Hanna in His Behalf.

Cleveland, O., July Ex-senator
Hanna has sent another telegram to
Washington in regard to DR.. Russell
Wilson, who is about to be tried by
court-martial in Nicaragua for par
ticipating in a filibustering expedi-
ton. Dispatches from Nicaragua say
that DR.. Wilson is seriously com
promised, as he was suspected of
having participated in an expedition
in one of the provinces of Nicaragua
in 1899. 81 have discovered said
Senator Hanna, chat DR.. Wilson was
student in the medical department
of Ohio state university in 1899, and
he did not graduate from that in
stitution until 1900. There is no
truth in the charge that he partic-
ipated in the revolution of 1899. I
have wired to J. j. Hill, assistant
secretary of state, requesting him to
notify our minister to Nicaragua and
see that DIR. Wilson is accorded a
full and fair trial for his life.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
A Large Corn Crop Predicted for Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 2S.-Accord-
ing to Winfield Denton, of Leaven-
worth, member of the grain firm of
Denton Bros, Kansas will raise about
$50, 900, 900 bushels of corn this year.
Nothing can prevent the state rails
ing the largest corn crop in its his
tory, he says. "Hot winds cannot
hurt the corn now,p said Mr.. Den
ton. 1--WE have had so much rain
that the ground is full of moisture
and when this condition exists the
corn is practically out ofeall danger.
IL I am not greatly mistaken, Kan
sas will break all its corn records
this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
BAD STORM IN MICHIGAN.
Corn Leveled, Oats Tangled Up and Or
chards stripped of Fruit In the Vi
cinity of Oxford.

Oxford, Mich, July 2s.-The worst
storm ever known in the history OF
Oxford swept over a strip of coun
try reaching from Thomas to Roch
ester, distance of 10 miles, yester
day afternoon, beginning at one
o'clock and lasting 25 minutes. II
this village several houses were un
rooted The residence of Harry
Humphrey, which was not quite com
pleted, was blown to the ground
The corn crop is leveled, while wheat
and oats are lying in tangled mass
Orchards are stripped of their fruit
and the losses to farmers vii
amount to thousands of dollars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
KANSAS RANKS THIRD.
OF States West Of Mississippi River 1t Is
Next to Iowa and Colorado In
Coal Production.

Washington, July 2s.-For the
fourth year in succession the pro-
duction of coal in Kansas has eX-
ceeded that of all previous years.
The production for Kansas in 1901
was 1879, 761 short tons valued at
$5,97O,571. The state ranks third
among the coal producing states
west of the Mississippi river. Colo
RADIO is first and Iowa second. The
total production of coal in Mis-
souri, in 1901 was 3,799, 992 short tons
with spot value of $4,7O3, 1874. AS
compared with 1900 this is an increase
of 299, S99 tons with an increased
value of $422, 1886.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
MANY WOMEN NOMINATED.
Both Political Parties in Kansas Seem
Eager This Year to Place Them
on the Ticket.

Topeka, Kan, July 2S.-Republican
and democratic county conventions
throughout Kansas are apparently
running races to see which party can
nominate the most women for Off
ces. Heretofore only the office of
school superintendent has been given
to women. This year they have been
named for county clerk and register
of deeds, and Morris county republi-
cans nominated Miss Kate Beerfng
for treasurer. Her three unsuccess-
full men rivals Immediately offered
to make her bond of 100000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
TAXES FOR A YEAR.
State Board Apportions Amounts
to Various Counties. zs
Net Increase over 1901 Is $6,7SO, $3.50
-WyandOtte Richest County with
Shawnee a Close Second-Total
Valuation, 1868, 1SO,2S2.

Topeka, Kan, July 26.-The state
board of equalization has completed
its work for the year 1902. The tax
is based on the assessed valuation of
all the taxable property in the state
lands, $175, 256,O17; lots, $66,314 ,691;
personal property, $61, 4O1 ,O22; rail
roads, $50, ,552; total, $363,1so,2s2.
The assessed Valuation of some coun-
ties have been increased over last
year, and some decreased. The in
creased valuations amount to $2O,O15,-
eco, and the decreased 1924 1867;
net increase, $6,76O,833 Follow
ing is the statement for all the
counties:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Voluntarily Withdrew His Claim.

John Cramer, a wealthy Franklin
county farmer, died some days ago
and cut off, nine of his children
with 81 for each one. He made some
provision for his wife and then left
all the balance of the valuable es-
tate to his youngest son, j. 3,
Cramer, and also stipulated that he
should act as executor. But the ia
vored son could not see the justice
of his fathers action and he volun-
tarily relinquished his right to the
property that had been left him,
and also gave up his position as ex-
ecutor and took the necessary steps
to see that an equal division of the
property should be made among all
the children.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
A Negro Woman Murdered Her Nephew

Olathe, Kan, July 2s.-Bessie Hick-
land, a colored woman about 25
years old, killed her 12-year-old
nephew, Allen Bailey, at her home at
Wilder, this county, Saturday. After
killing him she compelled her young
er sister to assist her in dragging
the body about $50 yards through
the weeds and into the timber and
threw it over an embankment. The
younger sister soon informed her
brother, the father of the boy, and
he recovered the body. The woman
was arrested.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
strange Alliances at wichita.

At Wichita the other day Sena-
tor James w. Tapp announced him
self in an interview to be q republi-
can. That afternoon he went into
the populst county convention as
delegate and modified his statement
He said he would continue to be
populist in county and state politics.
but that in national politics he would
be for Teddy" Roosevelt in prefer
ence to the man who went fishing
on Decoration day" Questioned by
the convention he said that If the
populists have a ma jority in the
legislature he will vote for Senator
Harris. If the republicans have
majority he will vote for Stanley.
Following this a resolution was in
troduced and passed indorsing the POI
sition of Senator Tapp. The republic
cans construe this to mean that the
populists of Sedgwick county have
declared themselves, by this action.
to be republican, in national politics.
In the meantime this same convention
made a fusion and divided the Offices
with the county democracy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Chickens Extermsnate the Pests.

This story comes from Oberlin:
Grasshoppers are appearing in con-
sidera BILE numbers. Many farmers
claim that no damage Will be done
and others say they will materially
.injure corn. If the plan adopted by
some farmers avas followed it would
not take long to eXterminate the
pests. They raise large numbers of
chickens and turkeys and turn them
into the alfalfa fields to feed on the
insects. 1t is surprising the guam
tity of choppers a good healthy tur-
key will stow away in a day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
A DfsngreeabIe Surprise.

Nineteen young women of Hia-
watha, including two visiting girls
from Lawrence, went on picnic
party to Seaman's grove, eight miles
from town. While there the young
women entered a cornfield and took
a dozen ears of corn to cook for
supper. The owner of the field went
to Hiawatha and had a warrant
sworn out for their arrest, charg-
ing theft and trespass.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01

Cleveland, o., July 2s.-Anna and
Rose Claw, aged six and 16 years, re-
spectively, were drowned in Lake Erie
yesterday afternoon. The girls, with
two other children, were out sailing
with their father when a squal came
UP and overturned the boat, throwing
the entire party into the water. The
girls went down before help could
be given them. The others were res
cued.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
welded "the Girl Philosopher

Henry L. Call. a Topeka attorney,
was married in Chicago recently to
Miss Jessie, eldest daughter of ex-
Gov. Lewelling. Miss Lewelling went
to Chicago some years ago, where
she has been engaged in newspaper
work, and has achieved some reputa-
ton in a sprightly column in the
Chicago News, 1.-The Girl Philoso-
-pher.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Death of Litt1eton 3. Crum.

AT his home in Oswego Thursday
evening Littleton S. Crum, United
States marshal for Kansas, passed
away, aged 81 years. His -ailment
was heart and liver trouble, aggra-
waited by an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Crum was born in Floyd county,
Ky, but in early life moved with his
parents to Illinois and when the civil
war broke out enlisted in an Illinois
regiment. In 1867 he came to Os-
wego and started a harness shop.
He had long been prominent in re-
publican politics. In 1890 he was
superintendent of census for the
Third congressional district. For
many years his ambition was to be
United States marshal, but was not
successful until early this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Not So Much for Buildings

Gov. Stanley does not think that
the next legislature will be called
upon to make many appropriations
for buildings and equipment for the
various state institutions. The APP
preparations made by the last legis-
lature aggregated S4,5oo,000. For
buildings the following was appro-
pria ted: Executive mansion. $35, 900;
state heating plant, $4,000; improve
ment at the state imbecile asylum,
S13,500; state reformatory, So, 900;
Beloit industrial school for girls,
$4,000; Western university, Quin-
dare, $4,000; Parsons insane asylum,
100000; Osawatomie insane asylum,
$4,000; Topeka insane asylum, S35,-
900; Kansas City school for the blind,
$35,000; agricultural college def
cheney, $4,000; agricultural college,
$4,000; reform school, $4,000; state
house completion fund, 100000;
state normal school, $1,000; state
soldiers home, $4,000; Kansas state
university, $4,000; total, $697. 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
The Deadly Lightning.

In Rice county 12-year-old boy
was playing about the field where
his father was harvesting. Presently
a rabbit jumped up and the boy
started after it. He had pursued
the rabbit perhaps 100 yards, laugh
ing and shouting, when suddenly a
bolt of lightning came from the sky
and struck him dead.-Kansas City
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Epidemic of Texas Fever.

Texas fever has broken out among
the native cattle of southern Kan
sas and cattlemen will lose a big
sum unless it can be stopped at once
Greenwich & Day, at Dexter, have
lost 100 head of natives during the
past few days and the epidemic is
still spreading. The fever district
extends from where the Arkansas
river crosses the Oklahoma line to
the Missouri line
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Mackey Indorsed for Crum.s Successor.

Abilene, Kan, July 2s.-Wiliam Fl.
Mackey, postmaster of Junction City,
has been indorsed by Senator Bur-
ton for United States marshal of
Kansas, to succeed L. S. Crum. This
appointment is the Fifth districts
first large position and will probably
be made early this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
senator Harri. to Europe.

United States Senator W. a. Har-
riS will spend the months of August
and September in England and France
in the interests of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. He has been in
terested for many years in the breed
ing of cattle in Kansas and his visit
to Europe will be largely for the
purpose of procuring exhibits of live
stock for the fair. He will open
communication with the various live
stock journals of the old world and
personally visit every prominent
breeder of live stock that he can
reach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
MANY Fatally stricken In the streets.

Cairo, Egypt, July 27.-One hun
dred and twentyfour cases of
cholera have been reported in this
city. The drinking fountains have
been closed. The epidemic is almost
yirulent in character. Many of the
natives are attacked in the streets
and die in a few minutes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
New York Dogs Have whoopine Co,

New York, July 2s.-Dogs of high
and low degree in New York are af-
flicted with whooping cough. The
disease is epidemic among them.
Veterinary surgeons have been called
to the homes of the wealthy in the
city and suburbs to treat the pets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Burton win Have Company.

This dispatch came from Abilene,
the home of Senator Burton: Sena-
tor Mitchell, of Oregon, chairman of
the Hawaii committee, has notified
Senator Burton, who is a member of
the committee, that four of the five
members expect to make the trip to
Hawaii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
A sure-Enough battle-ground.

The Third Kansas district is to be
Il ''battleground'' this year for Ger
tain. President Roosevelt has agreed
to make a speech for Phil Campbell
in Parsons, and W. ]. Bryan has
promised to make speeches for Judge
jackson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Two Constitutional Amendments.

Two constitutional amendments
viii be voted on in Kansas at the
fall election. One provides for BIZ
ennial township elections correspond
ing with the county elections. The
other provides for an increase o.
pay to legislators from $50 to $500
a session.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Want Rector to Resign.

Emporia, Kan, July 27.-The yes
try of the Emporia Episcopal church
has asked Rev. Purcell, the rector, to
resign. The action was based on
newspaper reports that Rev. Purcell
was recently arrested in ST. Louis
and fined for drunkenness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Hit. All Foreign Corporations.

The decision of the supreme court
in the American Book company case
hits all foreign corporations which
have not filed copies of their charter
with the secretary of state and paid
the charter fees provided by law.
If rigidly enforced by the executive
branch of the state government the
law will net the state treasury sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in
revenue. The big packing concerns
in Kansas City, Kan, will have to
dig up good-sized fees.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-08-01
Good New. for Mothers.

One of the features of the Kansas
building at the st. Louis worlds fair
will be baby nursery. Competent
nurses will be in charge and Kansas
people who want to visit the expo Z
sition can take their babies and
small children along and check them
at the Kansas building.