Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-11

Grass of this city, has today issued
statement declining to be candidate
before the state convention at Wich-
tia next week. He says the machine
b, hind Tom Kelly is determined to
nominate him, and that it is useless
to try to defeat the machine.
Washington, D. c., Mar. 9TH
Justice Pritchard today overruled the
motion for a new trial in the case of
Samuel Croft, one of the convicted
post office officials, and sentenced
him to two years in the penitentiafy,
and to pay fine $4,000, same as
the other defendants.
Kansas City, Mo-, March s.
William Henry Craddock, ex-mayor
of. Kansas City, Kansas, and the
candidate of the FUSION forces OF
Kansas for governor in the last cam
paign, died here today after short
illness of stomach trouble. He was
So years old, and was an honorary
member of 33 degree Masons.
Kansas City, Mo-, oMarch g.
Local Standard Oil officials say the
new refinery will be one of the largest
ever built. The Santa Fe track runs
through the refinery site, and the un-
used interurban line which is. owned
by the interests controlling the Kan
sas City Southern and which passes
through the Texas oil fields has a
track which edges on the site.
Washington, DC, March 3rd.-
Secretary Shaw has issued notice
to all special national bank deposi55
tories requiring them to pay 20 per
cent of their government holdings in
by the 25th, the same to be used in
making the payment on the canal
deal. This call will supply about 80
million dollars, leaving about 20 mill
ion to be: supplied by the national
treasury. %
New York; N. Y, Mar. 5th.-Rev.
Father Ernst and two 'domestieSof his
household were burned to death to-
day in a fire which destroyed St
Patricks Roman Catholic church ano
adjoining rectofy this morning.
Fathers Kearney and Hennegan were
also severely burned. Total loss OF
amount ofinsurance, and origin of the
fire not knoYn.
Louisville, KY, March 4th.-Hep-
ry Waterson, 0jn his Courier Journal
today announces that in the even,
William Randolph Hearst secures the
Democratic nomination for president
at the St. Louis convention he will
support him with his paper. He
further says that he considers him a
much better .map than Bryan, whom
he had supported in 1900, and that
he can do the same thing by Hearst.
Watterson is reported to be against
Hearst.
Washington, d c. March 81
President Joseph Smith continued to
occupy the attention of the Reed
Smoot senate committee today. oHe
testified that the census taken in
1898 showed 2D41polygamist families
in the United States belonging to the
Mormon church. In May 1902 this
number had been reduced qby death
removals, and divorce to S97, all Of
which, were of an advanced age
There has been further rapid decrease
since that time, and in a very short
time they will have all disappeared.
Kansas City, Mo-, Mar. &C. F
Hutchins, who has been prominently
mentioned as possible Democratic
candidate for congress from the
Second Kansas district, today an
nounced thato he would accept the
nomination if it was rendered him
The party is united in tho district
and the chances for success at tn,
polesssare fiattering.
McGrew, one of the defeated can
didates of the Garrett convention
said today that he was positive tina