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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
CITY ALMOST SUBMERGED.
Backwater from Mississippi River Flood
Has Paralyzed Business at <Sreenville,
Miss.-Thonsandso OF Acres Covered

Greenville, Miss, March 3O.-The
backwater from the La Grange
crevasse is slowly rising and nearly
all of the city is submerged. Bust
ness is paralyzed and people are NOV.
ing about the city in the southern
section in shffs. The sensational
reports sent out from here that the
city is in danger of destruction are
highly exaggerated, and the facts
do not warrant such statements
while rumors OF great loss of life
are absolutely without foundation.
SO far as is known. Relief parties
with boats have been at work rescu-
ing people in the path Of the food
and the refugees are brought here.
The flood situation outside Of
Greenville remains practically I'M
changed. The waters have covered
thousands of acres of the fine delta
farms and is sweeping south to
Vicksburg. The loss will be heavy,
but it is impossible to give anything
like correct estimate of the dam
age wrought by the flood.
1t was said by some of the relief
parties yesterday that since Friday
many of the negroes have been on
the top of houses waiting for boats
to get out and during that time they
have had nothing to eat. Arrange
ments have been made to rescue the
cattle in the flooded district, as they
are suffering for want of food.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
One Answer for All.

Lancaster, n. Y, Mar. 5Oth:-Postmaste-
Kemers IS still In receipt of many Letters
asking If his cure has heIu good.
1t will be remembered that some time
ago the particulars OF Mr.. Remers, case
were publlsned In these columns. He had
been very low with Diabetes. Physicians
could do nothing to save MIN and ne grew
worse and worse till some one recommended
Dodds Kidney Pills. A treatment of this
remedy was begun and wnen eight boxes
had been taken Mr.. Remers began to see an
Improvement which continued as the treat
ment proceeded till he was completely ne
stored.
He has since enjoyed perfect, health and
Is as robust and able q man as any In Lancas-
ter. interviewed the other day he said:
Many people wrote to me when the story
of my case was first printed and some write
to me yet asking If the cure was only tenn
porary and If the diabetes has returned.
have only one answer to everybody. Tires
years ago was very low with Diabetes. The
best physicians failed to help me and Dodd'a
Kidney Pills curedme. am well and strong
and have not had the slightest return of the
old trouble
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
WIDE AREA FLOODED.


New Orleans, March .2S.-With the
water roaring through the break and
spreading over a wide area, the ends
of the crevasse near Lucy are re-
ported to be slowly crumbling. Lum-
Der is scarce, at the scene but a
special train got away before day
light with a large consignment OF
material and planters have hurried
hands from all directions to the
scene. The crevasse occurred in q
bend of the river and that will add to
the difficulties of the repair work.
Several square miles have already
overfowed. Oyster beds are likely
to suffer but there is absolutely no
danger OF loss OF life.
Lsvee Near Greenviile Breaks.
Greenville, Miss, March 2S.-With
a tremendous crash the levee four
miles south of Greenville gave way
and great quantities of water are
now pouring through a 3oo-foet
crevasse, rapidly flooding the most
fertile land in the great Yazoo delta.
Maj. Sears, in charge of the govern
ment engineers Office here, says it
is the worst break ever experienced
on the Mississippi side and he states
that the whole delta from Greenville
to Vicl.sburg viii be flooded.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
DEWEY .ExPLAIrs."
The Admiral Pues an interpretation on
Recent Interview That Aay AppeasS
the Wrath of Germany.


Washington, March 3o.-Admiral
Oewey's comparison of Americas
naval strength with that of Ger
many, while fattering to the Ameri-
can navy, and, coming from such a
source. very gratifying to American
pride, in the judgment OF army and
navy officers, could not have been ut
tered at a more inopportune time.
Under the surface here in Washing
ton for several months there has
Deen talk of the possibility of war
with Germany.
At the instance OF the president,
Admiral Dewey called by appoint
ment at the white house and made
full explanation of the recent news
paper interview in which the admiral
was quoted as saying that the Carib-
bean sea maneuvers were an object
lesson to the kaiser more than to
any other person. The admiral as
sured the president that he had no
intention. of rejecting in the inter
siew upon Germany, its emperor or
ner navy, and that while the state
nents credited to him were substan-
tally: what he said, he neglected to
caution the interviewer against
quoting him. The admiral declined
to make any statement for publica-
ton. At the white house it was stat
ed that the admiraPs explanation was
satisfactory to the president. 1t is
not believed that further official no.
tice will be taken of the incident.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
A Adjustable I.inst

1t was a Maine girl of whom the story q
told that she refused to NARY most De
voted lover until he had amassed a.fortune a
$4,000 After some expostulation he &c
cepted the decree and went to work. About
three months after this the vivacious youns
lady, meeting her lover, asked:
well, Charley, how are you gettins
along!"
"Oh, very well, indeed" Charley returned
eheerly. I've saved SIS"
The young LADY blushed and looked down
at the toes of her walking boots, and stabbea
the inofensiye earth with the point of hes
parasol. q guess" she said family. 81
guess, Charley. that's about near enough
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
NEW HOMES FOR MANY.
Government Soon to Begin the Recla ma
ton OF 100000 Acres OF Arid Land
Near WadswOrth, Nevada.

Ogden, Utah, March 2s.-L. 81. Tay-
lor, construction engineer in the gov
eminent arid land reclamation serv-
ice, passed through Ogden on his way
to Nevada to begin the work of land
reclamation. He says that work will
begin within two weeks damming the
lower Carson river. Two hundred
thousand acres southeast of Wads-
worth will be reclaimed by this dam,
furnishing homes for 1880 families.
The Truckee river is also to be
damned west of Reno, New. Lake
Tahoe is to be damned and turned
into a reservoir from which canals
will carry water to the arid lands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

In 1876 there were 20s. 4s6 owner:
of the $5O5, 900 capital of nation
al banks. The average share being
worth 500, the average number o.
shares to each holder was 24.1
Only 767 persons held more thar
$4,000 of stock. The. report this
year shows that there. are 33O,12.
shareholders and $673, 100000 of CAPT
tai, or 2o.4 shares to each share
holder. That is, while the capita
stock has increased $40 per cent
the number of shareholders has in
creased So per cent. : G
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

The marvellous nerve and self poist
of young America was strikingly
shown oby Sthe 16-year-old daughter
of E. L. sBurdicl1, Che millionaire re
Gently murdered at Buffalo. N. Y.
who testified that she did not go te
the room in which her fathers body
lay. but instead calmly watered the
plants in the conservatory, ate hei
breakfast and performed Other
household duties ounmoved and un
vexed by the shadow of crime. AS 6
sample of 'sflial devotion" it Will be
fortunate il the country never hears
Of it's like again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

A current circulation OF $50, bar
ring tiny fraction, for every man
wo.--an and cl.:id in the common
wealth is probably the best showing
ever made by any nation--the price
Of COW or a spring oyercoat :. foi
everybody. It's distribution is &
,trifie irregular, but that is like the
seas level, always in a state of dis
turbance and rectification Those
who haven't got their share of thu
$50 should hustle for it, and for those
who have more the get-rich-quicl
concerns stand ready to redress
their balance with aiacrity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Roosevels.. 14.ooo-mle Trip.

Washington, March 29.-Al is in
readiness for President Roosevelt to
start on his tour of the west Wednes-
day. The total distance he is to
travel is $4,000 miles. AS the tour is
to continue &c days, more than 200
miles must be covered each day on
an average. The actual travelling
will be done in about 40 days, or at
the rate of $50 miles a day, including
the many stops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Virtually all of our immense rail
way expansion has occurred within
the recollection of persons not ye'
far adyanced'i in years. While railway
construction in the United States be
gan about 1928, when the Baltimore
& Ohio was started. which is the old
est of all the trunk lines, there were
only 229 miles of railroad in opera
ton in thisscountry in91sa2, 1850 miles
in 1910. 5000 in 1850, 10000 in 1860
$4,000 in 1870. $4,000 in 1880, 10000 il
1890 and 194, 600 in 1900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

The Kansas Grain-Dealers' associ-
alton elected L. Certelyou, of Musco-
tab, president, E. j. Smiley, of To-
peka. secretary, and E n. Bailey, a
brother OF Gov Bailey, one Of the
directors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Baptists in the south are begin,
ming to rap Rev. DIR. r. P. Johnston
one of their number, but pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York, for his statements concerning
terms of church membership. DR.
Johnston holds, as has been pub
ished, that truly converted man
may come into the membership of his
church without being baptized.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Armour Using H.re,ess Messages.

Chicago, March 29.-The first prac-
teal test of Armour's newly installed
wireless telegraph plant was made
Saturday, messages being transmit
ted several miles between the Ar:
mour packing house at the Union
stock yards and the general offices in
the business district of the city. The
messages came clearly and without
break
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

. The remark of Thomas J. Hughes
mayor of Seattle, Wash, when the
grand jury indicted him for mai
feasance in Office, was an interesting
political observation. eff the grand
jury has indicted me-" he is quoted as
saying, sit may as well indict every
man that voted for me. told them
howl would run the town, and7I have
done just as promised
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Paee oave Tin aus place,

Kansas City, No, March 60
Rather than tell where he got the
$1,000 bill that raised so much com
motion in the Missouri legislature, /
L. Page has resigned from the Mis-
souri, Democratic Press association
He held the position of correspond
ing secretary of the association.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Great Journeys are growing com
moiaplace. Ex-Gov. Francis has just
completed. one of 5000 miles, Presi
dent Roosevelt is about to begin one
of $4,000 miles, and President Rouse
Of the NJ, K. & T. railroad. has ended
one of $1,000 miles. Railroads ant
fast steamships have made the worli
smaller, and staying at home growf
more uncommon every day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
This NAV Defeat the Treaty.

Havana, March 2s.-President Pal,
ma had two-hour conference at the
palace Friday with the foreign re-
lations committee of the Cuban SEN
ate, to induce them to eliminate
the condition regarding the limit of
time December y in which the
reciprocity treaty is to become
effective. The minority, however,
persisted in its opinion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Mis-. Reasoner Honored.

Miss Elsie Reasoner has been ap-
pointed eastern press representative
of the St. Louis exposition in place
of the late Julian Ralph. Miss
Reasoner was Mr.. Ralph's assistant.
She is from Leavenworth Her
father is a retired editor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
oIdest settIer i'm the State.

Benjamin Harding, of Wathena,
who came to the territory of Kansas
in 1916, is thought to be the oldest
settler. Mr.. Harding was free state
advocate and was twice arrested for
constructive treason and tried before
Judge Lecompt, at Leavenworth, and
acquitted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
sIandered Her in Swedish.

Mrs. Betsy Aelmore, member of
Swedish family south of Saina, has
sued Augusta, Minnie and August
Eeibel for $4,000 damages, alleging
that in a conversation in Swedish
between the Zeibels and their neigh
bors the Zeibels called the plaintiff
a thief
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Capt. William Mitchell is dead at
his home south of Wamego. Capt.
Mitchell came to Kansas in 1856,
being a member of the famous New
Haven colony, organized at New
Haven, Conn, in March of 1856 for
the purpose of making Kansas free
state. The colony is better known
as the 'Breeches Bible and Rifle
company"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Refused 20 sobmit 20 Arbitration.

Mahoney City, Pa. March 29-Re
fusing to submit their grievances t.
arbitration as proposed by Nthe !:
breweries controlled by the Anthra
cite Brewers association. the Unites
RI=.wery Workers to the number o.
out 1000 went on strike Saturday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Death Resp. with hunger. scytbe.

Berlin, March 29.-Die Post state.
that the famine in Finland is becom
ing more acute every day. In Kar
gani and Uleaborg alone 100000
Protestants are said to be starving
while the carcasses of thousands OF
cattle and the corpses of human be-
ings lie unburied.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
cnha a.nrnxe. Treaty.

Havana, March 3o.-The treaty OF
reciprocity between Cuba and the
United States, as amended by the
senate of the United States, was ap
proved Saturday night in the CubaI
senate by a vote of - to O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Another Factory for lola,

The Kansas Portland Cement COM
pany will erect big factory south
of lola, with a capacity of 1,500
barrels of cement day. The COM
pany has secured 72O acres of gas
land with abundant cement rock and
Shale.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Turned Down sherirs Claim.

The state auditor refused to allow
the bill of the sheriff of Butler
county for conveying DR.. Brownfield,
a convict, from the penitentiary to
the Butler county Jail after the SUI
preme court had granted a new
trial. The auditor held that the
legislature has made no provision
for the expense of conveying a pris-
oner from the penitentiary to jail.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
A ra.k ef Amnsnta ExpIoded.

Chicago, March 2s.-A 1o0-pound
tank of ammonia exploded in the
Fulton market last night. Before
the flames were extinguished damage
to the amount OF s10o,O0 had been
done. Two men were overcome by
the fumes of Ammonia and were car.
ried out by the police.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Ate q Deadly Plant.

Glenwood, Ia, March 2s.-Two chill
dren, aged eight and IL years, the
sons of ]. NJ. Johnson. died yester-
day as the result of eating the roots
of an unknown plant growing in the
yard of the home. A third child
is still in a precarious condition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Daily Newspaper by Women.

Chicago, March 2s.-Plans are al
most completed here for the launch
ing of a daily newspaper to be owned
and operated exclusively by women
and which shall "dare to print every
thing and anything exactly as it
really is" A company has been
formed with Mrs. Alice Blount at it's
head.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Must BE Life Size.

A dispatch to the Topeka Capital
from Washington says: 'It is gen
orally understood in Washington
that Kansas, by an act. of it's recent
legislature appropriating $4,000, con-
templates the erection of bust
in commoration of the late Senator
John J. ingalls, in statuary hall. An
investigation has brought out the
fact that the law prescribes plainly
that all such contributions to this
hall made by the states must be full
length statues, constructed either of
marble or bronze. AT the present
time the hall contains 90 statues, %
of which are marble and six of
bronco
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Mother OF 1e Children at &c.

Chester, Ill, March. 2s.-Ihe wife
Of Napoleon Phegley, at Roots. this
county, has become the mother of
her sixteenth child though she is but
&c years old. She has been twice mar
ried, having had IL children by her
first husband and four by her pres
eut husband.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

The popular vote in New Hamp
shire on woman suffrage was light
but the proposed constitutional
amendment was defeated by $4,000 tc
10000. It is only in the far west
that states have been found willing
to confer equal political rights on
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

. London, March es.-R. s. SILVER has
sold his famous racehorse, Sceptre, to
W. A. II. Bass, of the Tenth hussars.
The price paid has not been divu1ged.
Mr.. SILVER last year refused an offer
of $15o,o00 for the horse from W. Z.
Vanderbilt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Merchant i'm Trouble.

G. j. Stevens, dealer in general
merchandise of Scott City, was ar
rested while in bed at his home and
placed in Jail on the charge of having
obtained goods of the Lee Mercantile
company at Salina under false pre-
lenses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
w. G. II. U. Actively at Work.

Although the battleship Kansas is
not expected to be completed for at
least two years, the members of the
w. C. L. U. of the state already have
inaugurated their crusade against
the use of wine in christening it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
To Get Quick Action.

The Anti-Horse Thief association,
which caused the legislature to be
flooded with petitions asking for a
change in the larceny law, is backing
a movement in southeastern Kansas
to cover the country with a network
of cooperative rural telephones in
order to get quick action when a
horse thief makes his appearance in
that section.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Lndea Ida anma from ManI1s.

San Francisco, March. 2s.-Judge
Henry C. Ide, one of the members of
the Philippine commission, arrived
on the Korea. He returns after two
years spent in the islands. Judge
Ide's health has been impaired for
Gonna time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
c-nm Nov Col,ector.

Washington, March 3o.-Dr. w D
Crum, 8 negro, is now collector OF
the port of Charleston Secretary
Shaw has approved Crum's bond foI
$4,000, and his commission is already
In Charleston.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Now lie Is I'm Jail.

Mrs. Rumph, of Reading, sued for
a divorce from her husband, Charles
Rumph, on the ground of cruelty.
and gave him $4,000 to leave, but in
stead of doing so he called at the
house and at the point of a revolver
tried to gain her consent to with
draw the suit. Rumph is now in jail
at Lyndon under $1,000 bond.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Thinks Francis a Happy Medium.

Claud Duval, of Hutchinson, has
contracted to take a D. r. Francis
delegation from Kansas to the dem
ocratic national convention next
year. He believes that Francis will
be a happy medium whom the
eastern and western wings can
unite.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Seymour, Ia, March 29.-In /,
wreck on the Rock Island here Fire
man ". E. Hartley, of Trenton, Mo.
was killed and Brakeman Holi
Tenant was seriously injured an
viii die.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

tuberculosis can be prevented by
inoculating children with a serum as
soon as they are born. Infants will
soon have to be diagramed in squares
to allow room for the numerous
kinds of serum NEGOTIATIONS that
modern medical science prescribes.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

Two Counties Inter.

Gen. John III. Rice, the .teran
Fort Scott editor, is out in an inter-
view opposing the proposed straight
ening of the Neosho river by Neosho
county farmers, as authorized by
the legislature. He says it will make
the water go out too fast. In La
bette county number of dams have
been built, which have tendency to
check the flow and back the water
up. He says if the river bends are
cut through in Neosho county and
the immense floods are turned into
a straight channel, increasing the
velocity of the water for Is or 20
miles, the result will be the inunda-
fore
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Oscar Foust for Judge

Maj. Oscar Foust, of lola, was
nominated for judge by republicans
of the new Thirty-seventh judicial
district, composed of Allen and
WoodSon counties.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
StflI "Agin" 1t at Solomon.

A Solomon convention renominated
Mayor Harris and the old council
elected year ago on platform de-
claring that $50 far as Solomon is
concerned the prohibitory law is re-
pealed."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
To Dig 100 Holes for Gas.

Q A $35O,00O company was organized
at Fort Scott to prospect for oil and
gas. It is proposed to drill about 100
prospect holes, if necessary. The
company has been leasing land eight
months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
One of Iowa,s wealthy Men.

Charlton, Ia, March 2s.-S. 81. Nal
1ory, banker and one of the wealth.
est men in Iowa, died here sudden
ly. Death was due to pernicious
progressive anaemia. He has served
in the legislature.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Methods. m,.s,on.rv Dead.

Rochester, ILL.,, March 2s.-Rev. T..
B. Wright has received word from
Shanghai, announcing the death
there of Mrs. Mary Wright Pease,
a Methodist missionary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Ottawa Wants Brick Factory.

Ottawa is about to enter upon eX-
tensive street paving and local bust
ness men want to manufacture
brick. Good shale deposits have
been found near town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
sr.nx Rnsi.ezs Houses Burned.

Fairfield, Tex, March 2s--Fire
Thursday night destroyed II bust
ness houses, with most OF the con-
tents. The loss is estimated at s6o,-
ooo@
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Prof. Frankenbereer Dead.

II. Frankenberger, for four years
assistant state school superintendent
under Prof. Lawhead, and for many
years a county official of Bourbon
county. died recently in Chicago
hosp
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Four Generations Present.

The biggest and most remarkable
kin gathering that ever happened in
Lyon county was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrenius Weesner in
Emporia, the occasion being the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Weesner. There were rs people pres
ent, which included only the families
of the descendants of the Weesners.
There were four generations repre-
sented, the oldest person being 70
years and old and the youngest four
months