davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Commercial Club Meeting.

AT a meeting of the Commercial
Club Monday evening, some business
was transacted. The visit of the rail
way officials scheduled for Tuesday.
was taken up, and committee con-
sisting of Chas. V. Brinkman, E. r.
Moses and Porter Young, were ap-
pointed to act with the council and
meet the officials. The question of
better train and mail service from
Newton west, of a Sunday mail from
the east, of getting a better coal rate,
and other minor matters were dis
cussed as being the things that we of
Great Bend wanted.
With reference to the Great Bend
Southern Railway Co., recently char
tered, several expressed themselves
as favoring anything in reason and
right for the new company, if they
meant business. The following
resolution was offered by Mr.. Stoke,
and on being seconded by c. L.
Moses, was put and carried: "Re-
solved that the Great Bend CONNER
cial Club is in favor of any railroad
project that will give this city con-
nection with competing roads, and
urge that the city council treat the
proposed Great Bend Southern Rail-
way Co. with all the liberality con-
sistent with Justice to all our citizens. :"
We believe this resolution voices the
sentiment of our citizens generally,
and is what is due them and the pro
jectors as we'll.
A meeting of citizens generally was
called for the club rooms for next
Monday evening, the 10th, to discuss
the furtherance of the Great Bend
Gas and Oil Co. project. and it is
hoped that all business men will at
tend. The committee having the
work in charge are ready to rush the
matter, but must have the support
and Endorsement of the business men
generally, to do something of any
consequence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
SUSPECT WlfE's COMPLETELY.
rIrs. Flyers. Whose Husband Was
Killed, Implicated.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 12th.-
Mrs. Clarence Meyers, whose hus-
band was slashed to death in his
home by one or two negro burglars
according to her statement, was re-
leased from the custody of the police
today. Investigation of the case. as
proceeding, with prospects of inter
esting Developments. Myers will be
buried at Newton, Kas., his birth
place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
!. THE MARKETS !
Observation-Disclosures
, the Western Union Telegraph
kansas City Grain Market.

N1sISoS Sfsy oiottt asaotN
May 12.-Wheat advanced a little
today, but raise was very little. May
wheat closed yesterday at sc, and
began today at SCI, dropped to s63s
which was the lowest point reached,
and closed at. that price bid. s6g
was the top.
July wheat opened at T4s which
was I higher than the close of the
yesterday, went to T4a and then
dropped to TAG and then to "A, which
was the bottom and closed at IA to
! bid, the top price paid today was
744 to I.
September wheat dropped of also.
Closing last night at 7Oz, it opened
strong this morning at o704, which
was as high as itwent;it then dropped
to 70s to ], and closed at 704 bid.
709 was the lowest price recorded.
No. 2 soft wheat sold at s1.O0 to
S1.O-s
Kansas City cash went-at 94!.
Corn advanced some today. May
opened at about the close of last
evening, Al, and after going. to 47s,
went to 478 to ]. The opening and
closing represented the high and low
for the day.
July closed yesterday at, Al, aad
opened this morning strong at 4444 to
6 which was about the bottom, then
went to AZ 44a, which was the top, and
then closed at Az bid :.
September opened / higher than
the close of yesterday, which was
4244, wer.t-to 43, and then closed at
the opening price of 4255. .43 and
424 were the high and low for the
day.
No. corn sold at So to 5S2R, and
mixed oatssat 421 to 43.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
From The PhMpine War.

Washington, D. c., May IA
Manila dispatch of the 18th states
that Lieut.. Winfield Harper and
thirty-nine men of Company F, Seven
teenth United States infantry, were
caught on May 9Th in ambush at
at Simpatem by several hundred
Moros.
Two American officers and fifteen
men were killed and five were wound
ed.
Simpatem is on the east coast of
Lake Liguason on the island of Man
danno.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Mass Meetings.

The farmers and business men Of
Stafford county are invited to attend
mass meetings to be addressed by c.
o. Drayton, n ational Organizer for
the American Society of Equity, at
Seward, Wednesday May 1s, and at
St. John, Thursday, Nav 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
PouIrRY And PRoDuCE
German Epworth League.

An inter-county meeting of the
German Epworth Leagud, composed
of representatives from Barton, Rush
and Rice counties, viii be held at
Dubuque on Saturday and Sunday,
May 18th and 18th. It promises to
be an interesting event.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Balloon Explosion IN paris.

Paris, May 12th.-While a crowd
was attempting to free several aeronuts
from balloon, which had fallen on
them, bystander cut the silk cover
ing accidentally, causing an explosion
which seriously injured twenty per-
sons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Forty Thousand Strikers in Chicago.

Chicago, May 12th.-Three thous-
and blank book binders are scheduled
to go on strike this afternoon because
employers won't recognize woman S
union among them. Some forty
thousand laboring people are now on
strike here as result of labor trou
bles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Government Crop Repoft.

The May government crop report
issued yesterday made the winter
wheat COP iition 76.5 per cent, the
same as on April 1, and compared
with 92.6 year ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13

Chet Cutler writes from North
Carolina, that he is as far away from
home and friends as he cares to- get.
He says the next time he hopes to be
sent to farming community. The
largest wheat fields are not over ten
acres, and the most of them not over
six or seven, and still the J. 1. C..
people seem to think they can sell
threshing rigs down there, and they
do sell them, but little 8 inch cylinders
and 6 horse power engines. For
roads they use the bottom ofthe creeks,
SO sometimes you have a road and
sometimes you don't. We will bet a
cookie Chet will be home before long
It is reported that Dan Downey,
who left few days ago for visit to
Hutchinson frieuds, had gone on to
Iowa, and that he and Miss Maud
Hart had been married. The young
mans father says he had not heard
anything about it, so we do not know
whether or not it is a fact, or whether
some one is springing a joke on the
young people.
Hugh Gill and Floyd Emmons were
shown the mysteries of the second
degree in the NJ. w. A. lodge Monday
night, and the way cavorted around
upstairs they must have gotten their
moneys worth. The local camp is
getting a little enthusiasm aroused
through their contest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13

Wednesday evening was one of
those fine evenings you read about,
and every one fortunate enough to
own a turnout was out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13

Mr.. ]. c. Nelson of Omaha, superin-
tendent of the Western Union, was In
the city Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13

For Sale.-A first class fresh
young milk COW. See W. ]. Nc
Greevey.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-13
Chicago Markets

May wheat opened 915 closed
914 high - low -
July wheat opened s5g4 closed
648855
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
ATTACKS THRILLED
PEOPLE OF JAPAN.
Commander YezOe and Lieut.. NaISn-
hara the Heroes.

Toxic, Dec. 19.-Although accustomed
to hearing of acts of bravery on the
part of their soldiers and sailors, the
people of Japan have been thrilled by
the details of the series of desperate
torpedo attacks against the Russian
battleship Sevastopol.
Commander Yezoe and Lieut.. Naka-
hara are the heroes of these attacks.
Commander Yezoes fiotilla of torpedo
boats was undergoing repairs when
the attacks were planned but he sue
ceeded in putting one of his vessels
into condition for a fight. On this
vessel he promptly steamed to the rem
devious, and, finding that the other
flotilla had gone, begged and gained
permission to join in the attacks. Then
he steamed through the snowstorm
alone and succeeded in locating the
Sevastopol to which he was able to
get close enough to hear the Russians
talking.
Yezoe fired torpedo and then went
closer and fired a second torpedo, when
a shell from the Sevastopol struck him
in the abdomen, cutting his body in
two. Portions of Commander Yezoes
remains were saved and brought back
to the fleet.
Lieut.. Nakahara went to the rescue
Of the disabled torpedo boat, (which
had been under the command of Lieut..
Nakahori, who, with five others, was
killed and submitted to a deadly fire.
Nakahara's boat was hit repeatedly,
but he succeeded in rescuing a major
ity of the crew of Nahakoris boat.
1t is probable that Admiral Togo
will soon return to Japan, leaving a
junior admiral to conduct the final
operations and to continue the block
ade. 1t is expected that Togo will be
summoned by the Emperor to Toxic,
where he will be given splendid pub
lie receptions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20

which was delivered to Miss Patter-
son.
Edward S. Grossman, a clerk in an
Eighth avenue confectionery store.
said that Young used the telephone in
the store shortly after O'clock on the
morning of June A. According to the
witness, when Young got his connec-
tion through the central office, he
said:
Good morning. how do you feel this
morning. Hurry UP and get dressed
and meet me"
Says Young Had the Revolver.
The first alleged eyewitness of the
tragedy in the cab. called by the de-
Tense was Milton w. Hazleton, an in
ventor, of Oneonta, N. Y. Mr.. Halle
ton said he saw a. cab approaching
which contained the defendant and a
man. AS the cab neared him he saw
the flash of revolver.
Did the man have the revolver in
his hand at the time of the report and
the fiash?" asked Mr.. Levy.
He did" replied the witness. HE
had both his hands raised above his
left shoulder. AS the shot rang out,
the mans head fell into the woman's
lap and she placed her hands on top
of his head"
Mr.. Hazleton said the shooting was
seen also by a stranger, who was a
Freemason.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
NAN SAID SHE
DIDN'T SHOOT HIM.

Continued from First Page.
to marry Miss Daisy Letter of Chi
cago.
Nan Patterson. her eyes red with
weeping, took her chair on the stand
composedly. She was evidently ner-
vous, but the self-control which has
ever characterized her movement did
not desert her at this trying hour She
was attired in a plain black gown,
which strikingly set off the pallor of
her countenance.
She gave her name as Nan Randolph
Patterson, aged %, and said she was
married in 1898 to Leon James Mar
tin. from whom she has since been
divorced. She said she first met Young
in the summer of 1903. while she was
on the way to California as a member
of theatrical company and that
their friendship soon ripened into love-
She told in detail of her many meet
ings with Young in various parts of
the country and of trips she took with
him.
Swore She Bought no Revolver.
Coming down to June 8, she was ask
ed about what she had heard that day
about Young's intention to go abroad.
She replied:
He called me up on the telephone;
asked me why 1 did not come over
to the races. ] asked him why he
could not come to see me, and he
said he couldn't; he was Strengthening
out his business affairs.
Il went to the Gravesend track and
remained there until after the sixth
race"
j. Morgan Smith was with her.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20

Woods Hole, Mass, Dec. 19.-(By
Special Messenger from Nantucket.)-
The three-masted schooner Richard S.
Leaning, Capt. Hatfield, lies sunk on
Long Shoal with her mizzenmast brok-
EN- off half way. There are no signs
of the crew. The Leaning went down
in Sundays blizzard. She was bound
from Windsor. N. s., for Philadelphia.
The crew of the Muskegate life-sav-
ing station, which put out to the ves-
sci yesterday, found no one on board
The schooner's boat was missing, but
the life-savers have little hope that
the men from the vessel could have es-
capped in such storm. She carried a
crew of six.
The Richard S. Leaning was built at
Dennisville, n. j., in 1880 and hailed
from Philadelphia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
THREE VESSELS
WERE WRECKED
SIXTEEN OTHERS DAMAGED
III THE STORM on THE NEW ENG
LAND COAST.

No Known Fatality. but Il Is Feared
the Entire Crew of the Schooner
Richard 5. Leaning Were Lost-A
List of the known shipping Dis
asters Embraces Many Vessels.
Woods Hole, Mass. Dec. 1s.-Yes-
terday's gale off the Southeastern New
England coast left in its wake, accord
ing to reports received here up to a
late hour tonight three vessels to-
tally wrecked. sixteen damaged and
five with lost anchors.
No known fatality has been reported,
but it is feared that the entire crew
of the New Jersey schooner Richard s.
Leaning. wrecked on Long Shoal. Nam
tucket sound, has been lost. The crew
probably numbered ten men.
Tonight for the first time since the
storm broke Geographic communication
between this port and Boston was es-
tablished. East and south of here
the wires were still down tonight.
The list of known shipping disasters
is as follows:
Totally wrecked; Schooners Richard
S. Leaning of Dennisville. N. j., on
Long Shoal, Nantucket sound: George
b. Ferguson of Belfast Me-, on Nam
tucket Island; barge Albertus of New
York, on Fishers Island.
Ashore at Vineyard Haven: Schoon-
ers Loduskia, Franconia, Fly Away
and Rothesay Obi.
Damaged by collision at Vineyard
Haven: Schooners John j. Perry, d.
Hortensia, Lugania, A. Heaton, Frank
and Ira (Br). Edna, Ella NJ. Mitchell.
Damaged at Monomay Point. Eliza
Jane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
MAIDEN MARKET OF B0D0NY.
From the Pilgrim.

phe girls were mostly handsome,
well proportioned Magyar types, who,
In their rustic artlessness, did not seem
to find anything improper in the short
cut or their skirts, which barely reach
ed below their knees. They wore shirt
waists Of light material dark shawls
crossed over the breast aprons and
thick red or blue stockings in low
shoes. Some were bareheaded, while
others had large, gay kerehiefs tied
over their heads in peculiar fashion.
Mixed with the Hungarian crowd
We're also visitors from neighboring
German village and some gypsies bent
on pilfering.
On both sides of the village street
gingerbread bakers and gewgaw deal
ers had erected canvas tents for the
sale OF their wares. There were aero
bats and fakirs, and a hand-organ
grinder turned the crank Of his instru-
ment with the rapidity of the merry
go-round in front of which he was
stationed. The cars of the merry-go-
round were filled with giggling girls.
while others strolled about in small
groups among the tents, admiring and
commenting on the goods and being
followed by their elder relatives.
The young fellows with their friends.
lined the street, cycling the girls and
Whenever a group of the latter stop
ped In front of stand, which happen
ed quite often, in order as II seemed
to me, to give the lads a chance TO
approach, one or the other young man
would step up and begin a conversa-
ton with a girl who had attracted his
attention.
/ was much interested in the pro-
ceedings, in fact, enough so to spend
several hours in Bodony, during which.
with the help of my RATA host.
learned all about this annual maiden
market, the main features of which
are the following:
The preliminaries. generally consist
In the young man buying the girl who
mas made some impression on him a
gingerbread heart or something SINH
lar. and an inquiry as to what village
she halls from. He addresses her with
the familiar thou" while she uses
the conventional maya" correspond
ing to the English you" The con-
versation which follows is not very
clever, being more or less restricted
to good natured banter.
During this conversation the girl is
critically eyed by the relatives Of the
young man, who carefully inspect her
whole appearance. After while they
join In the conversation. II everything
seems 10 be satisfactory the young
couple walks off arm In arm, while
further negotiations are carried on by
the two families interested, for the
girls relations are present TO con-
clude the bargain. These negotiations
turn about the household articles, such
as furniture, feather beds. ETC., live
stock and land which are to form the
dowry OF the girl. and the dlckering
lasts sometimes the greater part OF the
day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
TWELVE WERE CAUGHT
BENEATH A WALL.
II Is Believed They Met Death in
Minneapolis Disaster.


Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 20.-By the
falling of the east wall of the o. II.
Peck building, destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night, twelve persons, occu-
pants of the Croker Hotel, are
thought to be dead. and the hotel is
now burning, the fire having been
started, it is thought, from gas in
the building.
Those thought to be dead include
William Croker, landlord, Mrs. Lee
tao, Jennie Morris, william Norris,
William Bray and Hans Anderson.
Uutil the fire is out 1t will be i'm
possible to tell definitely how many
people were killed or injured.
-Four bodies have already been TAX
en- from the ruins of the hotel in three
of which life is extinct and a fourth,
an unknown woman, Is barely breath
ing. The latter was taken Immediate
ly to the hospital and the three dead
removed to the morgue.
The fire In the hotel is slowly being
drowned out and the firemen are work.
ing underneath the fallen wall trying
to extricate the people known to have
been in the hotel.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
PLATT STANDS BY DEPEW.
Calls n Meeting on Behalf of His
Colleague.

Calls n Meeting on Behalf of His
Colleague.
New York, Dec. Ex-senator Thomas
c. Plat has called conference of Re-
publicans to meet in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on Wednesday morning at Il
o'clock. 10 take measures for the re-
election of Senator Depew. More than
fifty invitations have been issued to
leaders and legislators.
Senator Plat says that this. confer
ence is called largely for the purpose
of neutraiizing the effect of the recent
conference at which Gov. Odell and
many other prominent Republicans
were present, and which showed its
effect strongly in favor of Frank s.
Blacks candidacy.
When asked tonight whether he had
invited Gov. Odell to consult with him,
Senator Plat replied: "Of course /
have not done so. The Governor is
backing the other man."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
WANT NO ORGAN
IN THIS CHURCH.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 19.-Depositions
to be used in the suit to prevent the
Introduction Of an organ into the
Nashville Christian Church were taken
here to-day. The deponents were Pres
ident ]. w. McGarvey of the Bible
College Of Kentucky University; Bur
ris A. Jenkins. president of the Ken
lucky University; Prof. II. L. CAL
houn. and Prof. 3. G. Dweese OF the
Bible College.
The purpose of the majority of the
congregation to install an organ and
to cooperate with missionary societies,
led to the suit which is to restrain
them from using the church property.
Until recent years this denomination
has discountenanced instrumental mu-
sic in public worship.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20

Philadelphia, Dec. 19.-Neither A.
Henry Doughty of Haddonfield, N. j.,
nor Coleman f. Leaning of Dennis
Vile, N. j., part owners of the schoon-
er Richard s. Leaning, have any in
formation on the sinking of the schoon-
er beyond that contained In the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches. Mr. Dough-
ty, the principal owner Of the schoon-
er, said the vessel carried seven men
captain, mate, cook and four sea-
men. The captains name is Nelson
p. Mills. Capt. Elmer Hatfield, who
commanded the schooner on the trip
north. became i'll at Windsor. N. s.,
and Capt. Mills was sent from here to
command the schooner on the trip
from Windsor to this port Neither
Mr.. Doughty nor Mr. Leaning knew
the names Of the other members of the
crew.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
Demonstrations at Moscow.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 19.-The Empe-
ror's fete day passed without any UNI
toward demonstrations In ST. Peters,
burg, but was marked by a continn-
alton OF the Moscow disorders, though
they were not so serious as on sun
dav.
The feature OF the Moscow demon
stration was the distribution Of v1o-
lent proclamation of the Social Demo-
cratic Labor party, describing the
whole country as being I'm a state OF
mourning and tears for the sacrifice Of
life in the Far East for the aggran-
dizement OF the Romanoff. picturing
the government as driving the people
TO starvation and calling upon work.
ingmen to enter ceaselessly upon
war for overthrowing tyrants.
other demonstrations are reported
from various localities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
Stool BiIIet PrIcer.

New York, Dec. 19.-The leading
steel manufacturers were I'm session in
Jersey City to-day, and reaffirmed the
present price Of $21 per ton for steel
billets. 1t is believed, however, an adj
vance of 81 per ton Will be made in
this product soon after the new year.
Following the meeting of the billet
manufacturers, members OF the struc-
tural steel combination met in this
city, and, according TO the best infor-
nation, reaffirmed the present price for
their products.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
OBITUARY..
]. D. Hunnicutt, Atlanta.

Atlanta, Dec. 19.-After funeral
services conducted at his residence on
Washington street. the remains Of DR..
J.. b. Hunnicutt who died last night
were taken to Turin. this afternoon for
interment.
DR.. Hunnicutt, who was a well
known Confederate veteran. had been
editor and proprietor OF the Southern
Cultivator for the last six years.
Prior TO that time. for nine years, he
was professor Of agriculture at the
state University. He was one OF
Georgla's best known agriculturists.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
CHADWICK AND DAUGHTER
SAIL FOR NEW YORK.

New York, Dec. ia special cable
dispatch to the World from Paris says,
that DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick and his
daughter, Miss Mary Chadwick Of
Cleveland, sailed from Dover. England,
for New York Sunday night as sec
ond class passengers. on the steamer
Pretoria of the Hamburg American
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
Leonard Grinln, NashvIIIe.

Nashville, Ca, Dec. l9.-Leonard
Griffin died al his home near Lenox
yesterday from typhoid fever. He was
a son Of J. Rob Grimm. one OF the
WealthieHt farmers IN the county. Re
WAS an exemplary young man and
very popular wherever known. The
intermcnt was az BruHhy Creek
churchyard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-20
Morning Democrnt sold.

Lexington. KY, Dec. 19.--The Morn
ing Democrat, owned and edited by
w. p. Walton, was sold to-day TO Des-
ha Breckenridge, "A son OF the late w.
G. p. Breckenridge. Mr.. Breclxen-
ridge Is owner OF the Morning Herald.
Tuesday VIII be the last issue Of the
Democrat, as the paper will be discon-
flnund