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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
RADIuM WON'T CURE CANCER.
Scientists Declare the Dread Diseases
Remaias the ssDarkest AfrBeS
ON Map Of Medse4ze.v

London, March Cancer research
by means of radium appears to be
moving slowly and with painfully neg
alive results Both G. II. Plimmer.
who has returned from a study Of the
radium cures under the care Of Prof
Exner in Vienna, and DR.. Snow OF
the Brompton cancer hospital. are
skeptical Of its results, the latter char
acterizing cancer as remaining the
darkest Africa on the map of medi-
cine. DR.. Snow, who has had vast ex-
perience in the treatment Of cancer,
pointed out that cancer is not one dis
ease, but is constituted Of many, in
Guiding as it does, ten general diseases
and Is species DR.. Snow said the "a
dunn treatment had proved exceeding
ly disappointing. In fact. IL might
now be dismissed from the sphere Of
potential cancer cures.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
CANAL COMMISSION NAMED.
President ROOSEVELT Sends to the Senate
the Seven who Will Superintead Con- g
struction of the Great Waterway.

Washington, March 1.-The presi-
dent sent to the senate the following
nominations: Chairman OF the 18TH
milan Canal commission-Rear Admiral
John G. Walker, retired; members of
commission-Maj. Gen. George w. Da-
Wis. retired; William II. Burr, New
York; Benjamin n. Harrod, Louisiana;
Carl Edwald Grunsky, California;
Frank ]. Hecker, Michigan.
Agent for the Indians Of the Kiowa
agency, Ok.-Lieut. Col James F.
Randlett, retired.
Troops Not Needed on Iathmus.
Washington, Feb. 28.-Rear Admiral
Walker, who will be president of the
new Panama Canal commission, does
not approve OF the immediate use of
United States regular troops on the
isthmus. He has told the president
that 300 or 400 marines will serve I'll
present needs in that quarter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Negro Porter KtMea Passenger.

Scranton, Kan, March George
Dangeffeld was shot and killed b.
Shorty MCKENZIE who escaped after
the shooting. NcKenzie is a co1oreds por-
ter an Santa Fe passenger train No II.
Mangerfield boarded the train at To-
peka without a ticket, it is charged.
and was put of at Carbondase. Then
he boarded the blind baggage and was
bembarded with coal by Mckenzie
whenever /, opportunity offered. At
Scranton. DangerSeld was running to
the rear of the train when Mckenzie
pulled a revolver and ofired. Danger
field was unarmed.-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
IN BATTLE WITH MoRos.
Gen. wood Reports That Hassan's
Followers Were Bl Captured or
killed-AmerfcansW Wounded.

Washington, March 1.-Gen. Wade,
In q cablegram to the war department
dated Manila. advises the department
of report to Gen. Wood concerning
an engagement at Jolo. with the REM
nants of Hassan's Gotta Moros. The
American expedition was in charge Ct
Maj. Hugh L. Scott During the fight
Gen. Wood states firing was twice
stopped to give the Moros a chance to
surrender but they. declined. The, en-
tireSbody, he adds, with the exception
Of Hassan,5is either. dead or captured
and Hassan is located. Second Lieut.
Eugene R. West. Eighteenth battery
field artillery, was seriously wounded
In the thigh. A number of troopers
also were wounded
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Forty Acres Caved In.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. e27.-One Of the
most extensive cave-ins that the north
ern danthracite coal section has ever ex-
perienced occurred in West Scranton
Friday. The cave-in affected an area
of about 30 acres When the first break
occurred the residents became panic
stricken. There are about 500 houses
in the district affected. Some are CON-
pletely wrecked, others are out OF
plumb. while nearly every house Is
twisted to such an extent that the
doors and windows cannot be opened.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
$1,000. 900 Made Him Insane.

Milwaukee. March IA special to
the Sentinel from Bessemer. Mich.
says: James Colgate, laborer and mil
lionaire of Hurley. has been taken to
the insane hospital at Newberry. I'M
tfl recently Colgate, who is 20 years
old. was a mine teamster. Then his
grandfather, James Colgate, Sr., died
in New Haven, Conn, and left him
100000. Sudden riches turned the
boys brain and he may never recover
sufficiently to enjoy his good fortune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Car Famine Reaches Acute stage.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb 27-The ear
famine has reached an acute stage IN
the Pittsburg district and coal and coke
shipments are seriously affected. The
railroad companies in response to COM
plants make the statement that the
recent winter has, without exception.
been he most severe on traffic in 20
years. 1t is shown that it has been a
frequent experience during the past two
months for as many as seven big loco
motives to be pat suddenly out of serv-
ice while standing on sidings waiting
for trains to pass, because of the freez-
ing of water pipes. e
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
woman and N ChtIdren Perish

: oRobervai. Que. ~Marcho 1s-Twelve
lives were lost in a fire which destroyed
the home of Thomas Quay at ST. Fell
ssa netesd By n whsn tss e
at some distance. the house had been
burned to the grounda In It at the
time were the small children Of
Thomas Quay, Mrs. Philip Gasnon and
her three small children. All were
burned to death. Both Gagnon and
Quay, the fathers, we're absent work
ing in the woods. 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Driven Into the Sea.

Berlin, Mar. 1.-The native troops at
the Gross and Nasanang rivers region
OF German Kamerun, equatorial west
Africa, have revolted. Dispatches have
reached the colonial Office saying that
several factories of the northwest KAN
erun company have been burned ind
that four Germans were killed. All
the German African colonies are in a
ferment in the statements spread by
Hereros runners that the Germans
are being driven into the sea-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
owouIdn't Have Negro Postmaster.

wouldn't Have Negro Postmaster.
St Louis, March la special to the
Republic from Clarendon, Ark, says:
Because Of the objection to the negro
postmaster of Humphreys, in Ark&h-
sas county, who, it is stated, was app
pointed Notwithstanding the protests
of q great majority of the white. citi-
zens served, the post. Office there was
dynamited and completely Destroyed
early yesterday by unidentified Sper<
sons Great excitement exists. in tho
district because of the deed and con-
siderable racial prejudice is expressed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
wisconsin Capitol In Ruins.

Madison, Wis, Feb 29.-Wisconsin's
picturesque capitol is in ruins All
that remains intact from the devastat-
ing flames which started Saturday is
the extreme north extension, the con-
tents of which are ruined by water
Jagged walls, from which every vestige
of inf1ammable material has been eaten
by the flames, are all that mark what
was the center Of executive life. The
loss will be 81 ,O0O, 600, exclusive of the
relics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
To Boom Western Winter whea,

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. e27.-A meet
ing Of millers who Grind the hard win
ter wheat in Kansas. southern Ne
braska, Oklahoma and the Indian ter.
ritory. was held here Friday. The OBJ,
ject of the meeting VAS to devise plan
through. which this wheat, particularly
the flour madesffom it, can be so adver-
tised that it will be placed on an equal
ity with the flour Of the northwest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
LAKE Observation-Disclosures.

Milwaukee. March 1--A special to
the Sentinel from Bessemer, Mich.
says: Lake Superior is frozen over at
this point, something that has not oc-
CURED before in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant A party of Cana
dams are camped at the mouth OF
Black river, having journeyed over the
ice from the north shore with their
dogs and sleds-oee
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Live stock.

Kansas City, Feb. % - Cattle - Beet
steers sS-JOa4SO western steers $500
40; native heifers, g. 75n3 50; native
cows. ss19043.65; native stockers.' s. 500
400 Hogs. S42595. 52A- Sheep. - sgt 90:
lambs. S5.0O65.60.
Chicago. Feb 2s.-CattIe-Good to- prime
steers, $4-5azr5.75; stockers cands feeders,
g 5Od4.5o; COWS, 81 5Od4.O0.a Hog+Mtxed
and butchers. g 3O65 g. Sheep-Fair to
choice mixed. g 65Q425 native lambs.
$-5oG6.O0
. st. Louis. Feb. 2.-Cattle-Beef steers
g 65d5-5; stockers and feeders. - 3064- 90:
cows and heifers, = 2SfI4-25: Texas steers
S-eoQ425. Hog+Pigs and lights. $500
SO; butchers and best heavy. IS s0eI5. 20
Sheep-Natives. a-00G4-75; lambs "a 75S
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Jumped from = Bridge and Was brow ned
Omaha, Neb.. March 1s-Charles
Bratton, of Red Oak. Ia, yesterday
jumped from the Missouri river bridge
and was drowned. Bell Redding. 9
companion, jumped into the river and
attempted to save Bratton and came
near losing his own life. O
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

New FORKS New s2.OOO.OO0 Post Once.
Q Washington. Feb 2S.@The senate
committee on public buildings ordered
a favorable report on the bill appro.
priadng $4,000, 900 for postoface sits
in New York city In connection with
the Pennsylvania railroad station.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
4Money asa Reconci,er.

Washington, Feb. e27.-Both state
hood bills may carry big appropria-
tionso In order to reconcile Oklaho-
ma to the admission of Indian territory
without publie lands for school fund,
the committee on territories has been
Asked to- appropriate s10,OO0.OO0 for
the new state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Washington, March 1.-The senate
committee on pensions authorized a
favorable report of the pension appre-'
priatiOn bill with an amendment III
creasing to-$100 month the pension
of veterans who are totally blind asa
result of service in the civil war. I'll
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Crown Princes Love Anair.

Berlin, March 1.-The kaiser is
greatly worried over, the attitude Of the
crown prince, who is reported to have
said that he was willing to sacrifice
his rights as heir to the throne if he
could thereby win Miss Gladys Deacon
for his wife. The one enduring love
of the princes life since he realized
the meaning of the word has been
this fair American girl.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Evangelist Cause. Trouble.

Dillon. Mont, March IA mob of
200 persons last night took an evan
gelist named Bidewell to a point about
a mile out of town and treated him
to a coat of tar and feathers He was
accused of causing trouble in many
families. The crowd went to the house
where he was holding service and
wrecked the place There was a free
fight in which many were injured
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
rammany Leader Against Hearst.

Rev York, FEB. 27.-Charles F. Muir
phys declared that Grover Cleveland
was the strongest democrat so far men
tened for the presidency Mr.. Murphy
made it plain he was not for William
r. Hearst, and would not be under any
circumstances.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Prison Sentence for Machen.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-Justice Pritcha
ard sentenced A w. Machen, Diller B.
Croft and George Lorenz, convicted OF
postal frauds, each to two years i'm
prisonment in the penitentfary and to
pay fine of $4,000 each. The court
decided to make the several counts
in indictment constitute one offense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

100000 for New White House Stables,
Washington, Feb. ga number of
the presidents horses practically have
been ruined by being kept in the old
stables which are damp and unhealthy
This is the reason given by Secretary
Taft for requesting an appropriation
Of $50, 600 for new stables for 1.-The
white house, which was transmitted
10 the house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Quiet Election An Cuba.

gressionaf elections, the first ever con-
quoted under Cuban auspices, were
quiet and we'll conducted, the expected
disturbances not materializing. The
republican party will have large ma
jority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Fortune Left to Idnersnt Preachers wife.
St Louis. March 1.-The wife of an
itinerant Methodist preacher, Rev. J.
w. Prichett, of oFenton, Mos has fallen
heir to a 100000 estate through the
death of Mrs. Charlotte, V. S. Miller,
relative, in the3island of Jamaica. who
died last week % Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Rochester Has So, 900, 600 Fire

Rochester N. Y. Feb. 27.-The sun
set last night with ten engines pour
ing streams Of water on the ruins OF
most of the retail dry goods quarter OF
Rochester. Three out of the five de-
partment stores in Rochester were con.
sumed in yesterdays fire, which caused
a loss of more than So ,O0O. geo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
10 Preserve the ELK.

Washington, Feb 2S.-An effort is to
beomade by President Roosevelt to pre-
vent the wanton destruction of elk in
this country. Congress, probably in
formally, will be asked to enact strin-
gente laws looking to the preservation
Of the great animals. @
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
To Protect Younr9GIrIs.

st. Louis. Feb. .7.-TheS St Louis
Women's Christian Temperance union
is arranging plans for the protection
Of young girls and women who come
to this city during the worlds fair
and to provide, them with suitable
lodgings
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
The Latest Depot sforv.

ESnsas City. Mo, Feb 2S.-The pro-
posed new anton passenger station for
Kansas City will be built on the Twen-
ty-second street and Grand aSenue site,
and the 161 acres controlled by the
Armour-Swift interests in the north
end will be utilized for freight trans
fer yards.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
To Buy 100000 Bsffrels OF Cemen,

Washington, March 1-2Bids were
opened at the interior department for
furnishing the goFernnentowith 150, 900
barrels of cement for the Tonic basin
dam in the Salt river valley irrigation
project The contractoinvolyes between
$500, 900 and $3.50, 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
o Grria aad ProvIssoas.

Kansas City. Feb. 2s-SaIes BIZ sample
on track: Wheat-No. 2 hard. g2G9ac:
No 3 hard. S7491c; No 2 red. S1U77L0ss
No red. $1-g7. Corn-No. mixed. 431S
Q44c; No mixed. 421zG43[c: No. q
white. 45c; No white Hc- Oats-No.
mixed. 39440c; No. mixed. 3S11c; No.
white, 41642c; No. 3 white. 40c- Hay
Timothy. $5-50410.O0; prairie. $4-Oo67- 50.
Eggs, 151zc per doz. Poultry@HGzs. &c:
ROSTERS. 221z925c: springs. 1Oc; tur-
keys. IG411c; ducks. 1Oc; geese, 4Q6c;
pigeons. SOC per doz- Butter-Creamery.
extra, &c per H.; dairy. 1Sc; packing
stock, 121kc- Potatoes. home grown, 7c0
SOC per bu-: sweet. <-oc11S per bu- Tur-
nips. 3G45c per bu- Onions. 81 1G615 per
bu. Beets, 4OG50c per bu- Apples. $3.0a9
500 per Dbl.
Chicago and st. Louis Cash Grain.
Chicago. Feb 9.-wheat-No. 2 red.
ho0dIo6; No. 3. s10OGLO5: No. hard.
s6q9Ic; No 3. s59S5c: No. 1 northern.
ssc4$10 21k: No. 2 s5ca$Ioo: No. ! 5000
$1-0o. Corn-No. 2. sSd44c: No. 8 3S94c
Oats-No- 2, &c: No ;. E1kc-
St Louis. Feb 9.-Wheat-No. rel
cash. S1-o47s; track. $1-oS91- 10: No hard,
s64s7c- Corn-No. cash. 45zc: track,
4sk947c; May. $3.50: July. SAC Oats
No cash. sc: track. $40; Hay. xSakcf
BE. white, Sc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Missouri worlds Fair Ho.tesses.

st. Louis, March Mrs. Belle H.
Small. of Sedalia, and Mrs. Emma Da-
wilson Nuckols. of st. Louis, will be
the hostesses of the Missouri building
at the worlds fair. They will receive
5000 month each and their authority
will be co-equa1. s@Coo 3
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Serious Flood at fremont. O.

Fremont, O.. March 1.-The flood sit
uation in Fremont yesterday was ssri-
Gus last night. Front street Is like s
river Merchandise has been removed
from the streets in time to prevent
serious loss Easements are flooded
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Admiral Dewey at Cuaueanamo.

Guantanamo, Feb. 2s.-The dispatch
boat Hayfower, with Admiral Dewey
on beard. has arrived here. The
United States warships are engaging
in9target practice at night in Guanta-
namO bay
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Died After Being spanked.

Lancaster O., March 1.-Sylyester
Crouch. a I4-year-old inmate of the
state Industrial school. died yesterday
after having been punished for an in
fraction of the rules. While the boy
was being spanked he collapsed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Great INTERNATIONAL Event.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Fhe statue of
frederick the Great. presented to the
United States by Emperor William.
will be unveiled in this city October
go. The occasion Will be made a great
International event.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
an Josn,s at oAhuens Clos

Abilene. Kan, Feb. 2S-Adlo jofntsoof
this city have been closed by the Law
and Order league under the HarrelI
law, the first time the town has been
dry in ten years %
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Death of Mr..s sGeo-ee w cab,s

Death of Mrs. George w. Cable. -
New York, Feb 2s.-Mrs. George W.
Cable. wife of the novelist, died in
the German hospital here owing to
an operation to which she submitted
there some time ago. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
s1OO.ooO Fire ata Eirinnr.tnn. mnn,.

Livingston. Mont. March, Fire
which started from an exposed wire in
the Park hotel totally destroyed the
postoffice, block in (which the. hotel and
a number of business houses and pro-
fessional Offices were located The loss
is about 100000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
1'hewfsconsin'sy

1heWtscOnsin's Wonderful Gunners.
Manila, Feb. 2s.2The battieship Wis
eonsfn has beaten the worlds record
with 13,inch gums. it's expert gunners
having madep nine bpll-eyes out Of ten
shots fired within ten minutes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Hanna's Estate Valued at s7,OoO,ooO

Cleveland, O., Feb. 27.-Dan r. Han
ma and his attorpey.represented to the
probate court that the estate of the
late Senator NJ A Hanna showed a
valuation of $7,OOO,OOo This is more
than doubleo9the amount reported at
the time of the presentation of the will
for probation:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Cour. at Marietta, Il. r,

6Washirs.on, March The senate
has passed bill providing for the
holding of court of the Southern dis
trict Of Indian territory at Marietta.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Dea.cate sIe.oOO. church.

Chillicothe, Mo-, March 1.-The new
$4,000 edifice of the First NJ Esehprcb
was dedicated Sunday, Bishop C. G
McCabe preaching the sermon and rails
ing $500 necessary to free theehurch
Of debt. 9
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Former Episeopel Bishop of Rome. Q
g Wichita, Kan, March 1svFather An
ton Josef LsGfandso once % Episeoual
bishop of Rome, died here Monday. He
was chaplain of St Francis hospital
and was q years old.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Oil Struck Near Paola.

Paola. Kan, Feb. 23.-Oil was struck
two miles west of here Saturday The
well gushed a stream IS feet high. II
viii average about so barrels a day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
To Mako Victoria a Gibraltar.

b. Seattle, wash March England
is hurrying supplies, guns and ships
to Victoria and plans to make the cap
ital of British Columbia a western
Gibraltar
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

IEestueut hEIpeF Has AppendIC1tfs-
Chicago oMarcho 1.-President w. R
Harper, OF the University OF Chicago,
was taken to the Presbyterian hospital
Monday for the purpose of undergoing
an operation for appendicitis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
A Child shot His Brother

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 29.-John
Gillock, four years old, was accidental
IL shot and killed here by his ssx-ysaE.
old brother.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
Two 0ictims. OF Elevator.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 27.-Mrs. c. B.
Fountain and her mother. Mrs. a
Hogue, of Valleys Junction, Ia. were
crushed to deatfain an elevator accident
at the statehouse Q 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Maryville. Mo-. March flames Todd.
the well-known editor OF the Maryville
Democrat. il candidate for Lieutenant
governor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

Four sailors were drowned in Chesa-
peake bay by their boat beingecrushed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

American WsrshiD At ChemuIpo-
Washington, March 1.-The navy de-
partment has been informed Of the ar
Fivalaof the protected cruiser Cincinnati
at Chemulpo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
100000 Custom House Burned.

0Rio Janeiro, Feb. 27.-The custom
house at Pernam buco, Brazil, has been
oftdamaged $500 900 by flre.sAll the ar
chiyes were burned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04
France VIII Only Talk.

Paris, Feb. 27.-The French foreign
office categorically denies the report
published ina London paper that Korea
having become the ally of Japan by
the Japanese-Korean treaty, France is
thereby required to become the active
ally of Russia The officials say the
situation does not warrant such con-
clusion and add that the new treaty
does not make the slightest change in
the position of France
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-04

his works, the profit from the sale 81
which is to be expended for the benefit
Of the troops taking part in theAsam-
paign in the far east .
Russians Kin Defenseless Koreans.
london, March IA dispatch from
Seoul says it IS reported that Russians
In northern Korea have killed Defense
less people because the Koreans have
allowed the Japanese to conduct O war
in the country.
King Peters Brother with Russia. 90
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.-Prince Ar
sene Karageorgevitch (brother of the
h:ng or Servia has beef gazetted q
captain of Trans-Baikaf cossacks
1000 Troop Cars tn siberia.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.-Two-thou-
sand cars from the Russian European
system, especially fitted for the trans
portation of troops, are being sent to
the Siberian line.
Korean Troops to Aid Japan.
Seoul, Feb. 28.-The Korean govern
ment has decided to order the Korean
troops to join the Japanese In the
field. The standing army now con-
sists of about 1900 men, with Euro
pean methods.
Woman EnlIsts Private.
MOSCOW, March 1.-The minister o.
war has given orders to permit the en-
rollment IS private in the First riff.
regiment of Nine. Pusepp. daughter O
Col. Kondurov.