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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
MUST REPLY MAY 20.
Supreme Court OF Missouri Fixes Day
for Hearing the Big Packing
House Cases.

Jefferson. City, Mo-, May 1.-THE
supreme court has fixed May 20 as
the day when the packing houses
must answer to the charge of main
tanning combine in defiance of law.
On that date the writs of quo warran-
to issued yesterday afternoon on the
applica ton of E. c. Crow, attorney
general, are made returnable. The
attorney general picked the most Sc
we're remedy the state can use for
Furnishing the combine. If he can
maintain his position the packing
companies, so far as Missouri is con-
cerned, will be at the mercy of the
court. The law is severe one. The
great insurance combination admitted
its validity without carrying it to the
supreme court of the United States,
and a packing house combination
would hardly carry the fight to that
tribunal while the attorney general
of the United States is hunting for
evidence with which to prosecute tn
packers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
NOW IT IS UNCLE SAM.
1t Chicago Attorney General Knox Began
Suit TO Throttle the Alleged Conn
biue of Packers.

Chicago, May 12-The much
alked-old suit by the federal gov
.rnment to probe the alleged pack
.rs' trust was filed here Saturday by
United States Attorney Bethea by di-
lection of Attorney General Knox.
The bill of complaint is against
swift & Co., the Cudahy Packing COM
,any, the Hammond Packing COM
>any, Armour & Co., the Armour
Packing company, The G. II. HAM
nond company, Schwarzschild 6 Sulz-
berger, Nelson Norris &c Co., and the
individuals composing these corpora
ions and firms. The defendants, it is
alleged, control about 60 per cent. of
The total volume of trade, having
Turing 1901 purchased, slaughtered,
sold and shipped 100000 cattle, s.,
100000 sheep and 100000 hogs. In
Tiolation of the provision of ''An Act
10 Protect Trade and Commerce
Against Unlawful Restraints and Mo-
aopolies," and in order to restrain
competition among themselves they
have directed and required their
agents at the various stock yards to
refrain from bidding against each
other, except perfunctorily and with
put good faith, when making pur-
ehases of live stock and by this means
inducing and compelling the owners
to part with it at less prices than
they would receive if the bidding
we're really competitive.
1t is also alleged that they
have engaged in and intend to con-
inue an unlawful combination and
conspiracy to arbitrarily, from time
to time, to raise, lower and fix
prices, and to maintain uniform pri-
ces at which they will sell directly
or through their agents fresh meats
to dealers and consumers, holding
secret, periodical meetings and agree
ing upon the prices to be adopted
and enforced until at subsequent
meeting the same may be changed,
restricting and eurtailing the guam
titles of goods shipped whenever nee
essary to the maintaining of prices
fixed by imposing against each other
penalties establishing a rule for the
giving of credit to dealers and to the
conduct of their business with penal
ties for violations, keeping a 'blaeb
list'' of delinquents and refusing to
sell to them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
CROW FILES HIS SUIT.
Attorney General of Missouri Believes He
Has Sufficient Evidence to Crush
the Beef Combine.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 1O.-At-
torney General f. C. Crow Friday
fled his petition before the supreme
court for custer proceedings against
the beef trust, which he believes
is operating in Missouri to control
the prices of meats. He believes the
testimony at the hearing before the
supreme court developed ample evil
ience to GUST or fine the packing
companies severely for violating the
antitrust law of this state. The at
;orney general says he believes he
will be able to destroy the combine.
Tor the use of Attorney General
Knox, who has requested it, a copy
of the testimony taken at Jefferson
City in the recent investigation will
be sent to Washington for the use Of
the federal authorities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
SAMPSON LAID TO REST.
The Late Rear Admiral Given Impos-
ing Funeral, Every Department of the
Government Reing Represented.

Washington, May 1O.--With poml
and circumstance exceeding that of
any naval funeral in this country in
recent years at least, the remains Of
the late William Thomas Sampson,
rear admiral in the United States
navy and COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
> United States naval forces on the
North Atlantic station during the war
with Spain, were yesterday laid at
rest. Every department of the ma
tional government was represented.
The procession to Arlington lay
through the western section of the
city and historic Georgetown,
whence, after crossing the aqueduct
bridge, 1T went by way of Fort Meyer
to the cemetery. The weather was
exceptionally fine and crowds of peo-
&ple, approximating between 10000
sand $4,000, thronged the streets and
the country roads and gathered
about the grounds at Arlington.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
ANOTHER LAND LOTTERY.
Secretary Hitchcock Making Arrange
ments to Open Up 100000 Acres OF
Lands of the Rosebud Indians.

Washington, May 12.-There will
soon be another wholesale lottery.
conducted under the management Of
the federal government, with valu.
able homesteads as prizes. There
will be no blanks in the approaching
drawings, although some of the
prizes will be more desirable thar
the others. About 100000 acres Of
land of the Rosebud Indians, in
South Dakota, were recently pur-
chased by act of congress, the law
providing that the territory should
be prepared for settlement by the
department of the interior.
Secretary Hitchcock, in making ar
engagements to open up this land, has
decided to follow the plan that was
operated so successfully a year ago
in connection with the Kiowa and
Comanche lands in the Indian terri
tory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
DIRE DEVASTATION.
Forty Thousand People Killed by
Volcano on Martinique Island.
b. Pierre, City of $4,000, Utterly De-
stroyed and Only Thirty of Its In
habitants Known to Have
ESCAPED.

San Juan, Porto Rico, May 10-The
fable officials here have received adj
vices from the island of Dominica
that schooner which has arrived
there from the island of Martinique
reports that over 10000 people are
supposed to have persisted during the
volcanic disturbance in Martinique.
The cable repair steamer Grappler,
belonging to the West India and Pan
anna Telegraph company, of London,
was lost with all hands during the
eruption of Mont Pelee at ST. Pierre,
Martinique. The Grappler was one
of the first ships to disappear.
Ships Unable to Land.
Paris, May 10.-The commander Of
the French cruiser Suchet has tele-
graphed to the minister of marine
from Fort de France, island of Mar
Unique, as follows: ''Have just re-
turned from ST. Pierre, which has
been completely destroyed by an i'm
mense mass of fire, which fell on the
town at about eight O'Clock in the
morning. The entire population
(about $4,000 souls) is supposed to
have persisted. I have brought back
the few survivors, about 3d. All the
shipping in the harbor has been de-
stroyed by fire. The eruption con-
tinues.''
M. Bougunot, a sugar planter of
the island of Martinique, received
cable dispatch from Fort de France
announcing that he had "tried to
reach ST. Pierre, but found the coast
covered with ashes and the town en-
veloped with dust and could not
land
Crater Elected Molten Rocks and Ashes.
. London, May 1O.-A dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram company from
Kingston, Jamaica, giving the details
of the Martinique disaster already
known, says: thousands were
killed at ST. Pierre, where a terrible
panic prevailed. The eruption began
Saturdays May 3, when ST. Pierre
was covered with ashes and appeared
TO be enveloped in fog. The flow
OF lava continued until Wednesday,
May ~
a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Pointe-Pitre, island of Guadalupe,
French West Indies, dated Saturday,
says: ''The Mont Pelee (St. Pierre)
crater elected, yesterday morning,
minutes and completely destroyed
st. Pierre and the districts within a
four-mile radius. All the Inhabitants
were burned. About eight passen-
gers ON the Roraima of the Que
bee ..eamship line, were saved by
the FRENCH cruiser Suchet.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
VICTORY FOR STATEHOOD.
Without Division the House Passed the
Bill Fayoring the Claims of Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona.

Washington, May 1o.-The house re
sumed consideration of the omnibus
statehood bill Immediately after
ssreading of the journal Friday. The
pending amendment was that of Mr..
Overstreet (Md.) ito consolidate New
Mexico and Arizona and admit them
as the state of Montezuma or such
other name as the constitutional
convention should select. This amend
ment was voted down. The bill was
then passed without division. Under
its provisions Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico will be admitted as
states as soon as the usual formaE-
ties have been complied with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Preparations for General Rejoicing.

Lisbon, May IA dispatch re
ceived here from Delagoa bay, Portu-
guese East Africa, says that peace
in South Africa is certain to res ult
from the conference of the Boer
leaders to be held at Vereniging,
Transvaal, May Is. 1t is said the dis.
patch continues that peace will be
officially proclaimed May 20. Prepa.
rations are making for a general re
ioicing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
DELEGATE SMITH STRICKEN.
After His Speech on the Statehood Bin
the Arizona Representative was
Attacked with Apoplexy.

Washington, May 10.-Delegate
Marcus A. Smith, of Arizona, was Ia
ken i'll on the floor of the house Fri
day at the close of brief but We
hement speech on the statehood bill,
in which he is deeply interested.
The three doctors in attendance
united in making the following state
ment: ct is impossible to deter
mine ROW how serious the attack is.
There is tendency to apoplexy."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

chambers of the Haytian congress in
ONT session. He was 81 years of age
when elected and belongs to family
distinguished in Haytian revolution
Try history. He was minister of war
lnder President Solomon, took part
n the Hippolyte revolution, was made
minister of war and marine under
President Hippolyte and after the
Heath of the latter was elected pres
dent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
"other Side" of oieomargarine Question.

Topeka, Kan, May 12.-W. E. Jen-
sen, secretary of a local creamery
company, in a signed statement,
gives the "other side" of the oleomar-
garine question. He contends that
while the bill signed by the president
advances the price of butter to the
consumers, it helps an industry that
maintains many thousand people.
The four cents advance in the price
of butter, he claims, goes to the men
and women who milk the cows, not
to the creameries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Famine, Flood and Pesrilencss

The Hague, May Famine, flood
and pestilence are destroying life SO
rapidly in the province of Demak
Java, that in some districts there are
not enough survivors to bury the
dead. One thousand deaths have
been recorded within few weeks
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
believed to b. a Missouri Pacific Project.

Believed to BE Missouri Pacific Project.
Lincoln, Neb., May 1o.-The Kansas
City, Beatrice g. Western Railroad
company fled articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday with the secretary Of
state. It is organized under the laws
OF New Jersey. with capital stock
of 100000. Local railroad men be-
2leve it is Missouri Pacific project
to provide a short line between Lin
coin, Beatrice and Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
SIMON SAM RESIGNED.
revolution In Hayti Has Reached Such
Proportions That q Change of Rulers
Is Necessary.

Port-au-Prince, Hayti, May TO-
Gen. Tiresias Simon Sam, president
IF the Haytian republic, has resigned
lis Office. The Haytian congress will
assemble May IL to elect his success
sor. The city of Port-au-Prince is
luiet.
President Sam was elected April 1,
1896, for seven years, by the two
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
vrooman Has the Cash.

Kansas City, Kan, May 11.-Near
~ block of ground in old Armour
dale was purchased yesterday by the
Vrooman cooperative colony (social
iste The consideration was $1O7. 900
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Three Fireman Crushed 20 Death.

Dubuque, Ia, May 9.-Three fire.
men were crushed to death and an
other man was badly injured in a
fire at the Iowa iron works last
night. The men were playing on the
fire alongside a wall, when the latter
fell and buried them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Knocked Down by a Senator.

Washington May 11.-Senator Nc.
Laurin, of South Carolina, knocked
down an intoxicated man who in
suited him in the lobby of hotel
here. The senator knew his antag.
onist, but refused to make public -he
name. The mans friends hustled
him away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

To Adjust New Scale FOR It's TeIegraphers.
Carbonate, ILL.,, May ia con-
ference is to be held at Chicago to-
day between the general officers of
the Illinois Central railroad and its
employees. represented by the Order
of Railway Telegraphers, to adjust
a new scale for the telegraph oper-
ators over the entire system. The
order is represented by J. j. Der
mody, general chairman, of Mounds;
r. T.. Shannon, general secretary, of
Anna, and Walter L. Sloan, of Car
bondale.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Lowther Becomes a Socialist.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 12.-Rev. DR..
Granville Lowther, formerly pastor
of the Methodist church at McPher-
son, Kan, who was expelled from the
Meth odist ministry late in March for
heresy, has joined with Walter Vroe-
man in the cooperative movement
and proposes to devote his future life
to that work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

New York, May 1O.-Between zoo
md 300 boys and men. including T.
Allen, notorious as an alleged gam
bier, were taken into custody yester-
lay in sensational raid made by
the police on an alleged gambling
aouse on Sixth avenue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Two Years for mrs. sonei.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 11.-Mrs. Cath.
crime Soffel, who released the Biddls
brothers from the Allegheny county
Jail, last January, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary for aid.
ing and abetting in the escape OF
prisoners.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
announcement win Come Later.

Kansas City, Mo-, May IA num-
Der of western manufacturers of soap
were in secret session here Saturday
They discussed the advisability of in
creasing the prices of various kinds
of soap, but did not authorize the
that prices are to be
Increased
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Lincoln once P.rdonsd Him.

New York, May 11.-Leroy Chan
ming Shear, who was pardoned BY
President Lincoln in 1863 after be.
ing sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of two guards of the Elmira
prison, has been arrested here on
the charge of passing a worthless
check
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Wives Sec Their Husbands Fight.

Chicago, May 10.-Antonio Michi
was shot and killed here in a pistol
duel with Joseph Deandre. Over
eight shots were fired between the
two men, and the duel was witnessed
by the wives of both.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
This Gun Carries 80 Miles.

Berlin. May 9.-Prof. x. Bierkland,
= Norwegian physicist, has been in
Berlin demonstrating the powers of
his electromagnetic cannon. The de-
vice can throw a projectile weighing
two tons distance of so miles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the
doctor and the druggist. / was simply
walking medicine chest and phys
zeal wreck. My sister residing in Ohio
wrote me that she had been cured of
womb trouble by using Lydia L.
Pinkham'S Vegetable Com
pound, and advised mo TO try it. I
then discontinued all other med icines
and gave your Vegetable Compound "a
thorough trial. Within four weeks
nearly all pain had left me; rarely
had headaches, and my nerves were in
a much better condition, and / was
cured in three months, and this avoided
a terrible surgical operation. y Mrs.
EcK1s STEVENSON, $50 So. State St.
Salt Lake City, Utah.-S5oo0 forfeit If
above testimonial is not genuine.
Remember every woman Is
cordially invited to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about her symptoms she does not
understand. Mrs. Pinkham's
address is Lynn, Mass.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Fuil-FledEeti. cadets.

Annapolis, Md, May 10.---.mong
chose who have passed all the exam
nations and are full-f1edged cadets
are C. NJ. Cade, Oklahoma; Lennox
Grant, ofsMissouri {nephew of Con-
gresham Joyl;-<W. F. Amsden, Of
Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Iowa Institution Burned.

Council Bluffs, Ia, May 10.-Fire
yesterday afternoon destroyed the
main building and the chapel of the
Iowa School for the Deaf, causing
loss estimated at S35O,OOO. The
buildings were uninsured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Accident ut . Circus Performanco.

Atehison, Kan, May 10.-At the
performance of the Otto Floto circus
,ere a section of seats collapsed,
3recipitating 200 people to the
ground. George Daley, grocery
clerk, sustained q broken leg.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Rock Island WIN Extend.

Fort Worth, Tex, May lis. B
Hovey, first vice president and gener
al superintendent of the Rock Island
railroad in Texas, confirms the state
ment that the road is to build to the
Gulf coast.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Two Aeronauts Ktlled.

Paris, May 12.-The airship belong
ing to Senior Sevre, the Brazilian
aeronaut, made an ascension yester-
day morning. The airship exploded
and the two aeronauts who were on
board were killed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
Extra Copies of ..Jererson.s Bible"

Extra Copies OF s'JenersOn's Bible"
Washington, May ia bill was
passed by the house to print 5,oot
copies of Jefferson's life of Jesus OF
Nazareth, sometimes known as JET
Persons Bible"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
President sixned the Oleo Bin.

Washington, May 1o.-The president
signed the oleomargarine bill Fri
lay. The object of the measure is
co kill the sale and manufacture Of
sleomargarine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
wares Nomination Confirmed.

Washington, May 12.-The senate
Saturday confirmed Eugene f. Ware
of Kansas, as commissioner OF pen
siOnS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
aPaiat Plant Rurned.

Easton. Pa, May 12.-The five build.
ings of the C. K. Williams Paint com.
pany, of this city, were destroyed bs
fire yesterday morning. Loss, $100s
600; insurance small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
TM SURGEONS KNIFE
Hrs. Eckis Stevenson CT Salt :
Lake City Tells How Opera
tions For Ovarian Troubles
May Be Avoided.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKnAM 81 suffered
n it'll Inflammation of the ovaries and
womb for over six years. enduring aches
and pains which none can dream of but
those who have had the same expo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16

possible comfort This Is the condition of tbs
iarmeT in Western Canada-Provi1ce OF Manitoba
and districts or Assiniboia. Saskatchewan and
Alberta, Thousands of Americans are now settled
here Reduced rates on all railways for home
Ieekers and settlers. New districts being opened
CD this year. The new forty page Atlas Of
WESTERN CANADA aud all other Informal
ZION sent free 70 all applicants F. PEDLEY.
Superintendent of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada.
q TO J; s. CRAWFORD, "a w. Ninth St. Kansas
City. Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-16
JUST THl!IN!K! Of II!

Every farmer his own
landlord. no encum-
brances. his bank 8ccoant
increasing year by year.
land value increasing,
stock increasing. spien-
did climate. excellent
schools and churches. low
TAXATION high prices for
cattle and grain low rail-
EaT rates. and eTerH
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-11-15
FEMININE CHAT.

Mrs. Margaret Sangster. the poet
pays any clever girl can master house
keeping In six weeks.
Nh Prank Leslie. Il Is rumOreG. VIII
soon start q new magazine devoted
largely 70 tie interests q women
Or. Gertrude Light 4 Milwaukee
girl. has been appointed sanitary Ia
Epector IN New York city under the
new tenement house law.
Mrs Walter Ferrier Of or4fge, y. J.
has been appointed president u tie al
xision OF Illinois OF the Interna' )nal
Sunshine society and viii shortly 20 10
Chicago 20 assume her duties
when Miss Aimee Stagg OF Paterson.
y. J.. was married the other day. she
wore an old fashioned brooch which
has been worn By seventeen brides of
her family. FIRST By Der grandmotheT
sixty-six years ago
Nine I1oubet. wife OF the French
president. believes in coeducation- Re
Gently az a society Of French mothers
she brought down upon her head Sc
we're criticism ln advocating American
methods ia training girls
Mr. Laura n Johns. formerly presi-
dent OF the Kansas Equal Suffrage ar
ISOLATION. has been debarred from &C.
| tive work Of late BY illness She II now
greatly better. - much 50 that she
writes. ia seems like resurrection
Miss TuEa Ely Of 81 Louis. twenty
| Eve years old. who at the death Of hei
father Inherited more than StOOO,VO0
has given up al the case aud luxurie'
Of life for the work Of converting th'
seuaicls1ifzed MoOrs Of northern Africa
Mr.. McCausland Of Pittsburg II &C
credited with being the oldest woniai
GO take out a patect and Aarsare
OsuinSan, fifteen years Of age, III
youngest. Mrs. Mccausland PATENTS
q cooking utepsil. and Aiss sulliya
snyenfed q carpet tack that coaid b
! easily driven and Just as easily take
out
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-11-15
To the Public

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bamberiain's CHugh Remedy. ] had n
very shvere cough and cold and feared /
would get pneumonia. but after taking
the sccond dose OF this medicine / felt
better, three bottles at il cured my cold
and The pains in my ches, disappeared
entirely ] AN most respectfully yours
Tor health, RALPH :. MEyERs.04- Thirty
seventh St, Wheeling, w. Va. For
sale by all druggists.