The record-union., 1895-03-27
FROM RICHES TO POVERTY.
a WOAIAN'S APPEAL TO BE SENT
TO THE POORHOUsE.
The Husband of the Family Once
Classed Among the Wealthtest Citi-
zens of Kansas City.

Special 10 the EECoRD-USIOS.
KANSAS CITY, March 26.-Once rich.
and that not many years ago, possessing
q wardrobe and diamonds deemed con-
sis.ent with women OF their reputed
means, travelling IN Europe as wealthy
tourists travel, Mrs, Alex. Majors and
her daughter return finally to Kansas
City, their old home, their diamonds in
pawn, their costly wardrobe almost de-
pleced, aud being 10 longer able 10 pay
Tor even the nIeanest lodgings, they con
tessed TO Judge Stone Of the County
Court tnat they were destitute. and asked
10 be sent 10 the County FCgrEouse.
They are Of The family OF Alexander
Majors. once c-aSssd among tLe wealth
lest citizens OF halsaS City. He was one
OF the pioneer tTeEZ ZlEeTs across the plains.
Inc LLrs. Majors who now wishes 10 be-
come public charge Is his second wife.
>L6 tod a -gEs stone sue naG 4 sister lIv-
ing III Chicago. whose husband was 4
millionaire, UuL rather than appeal 20
them for Ee.p she chose 10 60 into the
oolVIou CItEe poor tzrln with ler daIgh-
Ter.
These ErieEdless women we're waiting
&. = Ulgs stones home ~ 5JL Prospect
avenue saturday evening when he re-
Eurl51 home. 1ls Judge says he could
hardly believe they w5Cs II earnest y hsu
EEeE maze Lle4T wants known. The
Lllo.ue-, tle Judge says, wore z dress ina.
must nave cost SOD. ana i was none the
worse I-E wear, and the daughter, .
co-LeLE gil OF = OF thsEea CouLs. was also
s-ElLsL.E cad.
ne elder woman SAID they were parted
TrOLG NJ Majors loE some years sud tlz-
while II Europe ne mad become penuEEass
II California and wrote them that he
cuuAI nos provide for them. since tleu
everything OF value they owned had gone
10 the paw Z lrOaers Tor means 10 take
tLelA home and keep them alive. Judge
Stone asked t-=L why they l.l no. make
az sE-CEl 80 ma work aud Ms Majors
Es24Lsl [Ll. iLey could not, wEe-Ee-
meaning t-aE they were physically IN
Guls 20 90 - or were Io- - 1.suCSel
u1Ee stone dlI no. inquire. he says
tleg oo-l .UoAsL II good heath.
Judge stone toIl cls applicants that
"1I.5 ne deeply regretted E-e necessity,
sESE would have 70 appear Ee.yEe the
County C9l-s, - 1s had no authority 10
a.. n tle matter alone The women
asked 70 Cs excused from tLzE ordeal
anu Judge Stone replied .Ez- MS CO..
leagues E4I 20 sign tl5 order Of commit
- - well zs himself. and L1z. Ez=T
@oE-1 E5 spared any EEle,e eesSzET pCIl-
LCIiF. ILEy went away, saying tzz.
t15y ~o---1 appear ozl1Es Lls cC1rE yes
lsrGzT, Gus L4sy aid lJ1-
Alexander AaIors = one Of the mos.
widely Known lICLz=Es u tae South
Wes- be 5 living IA Los Angeles, Czl-
To-Day ~ t-= 2CvE-e=1 age O. - years
ACOlE : year ago Zs published ! book
&4olt i-zE=- On .Gs E-zEzs II early glzFs.
ne ~1s a overland t-=s<agsr and =
lElz11 o. the l0.s1 7, Il AuaraE. ne
AF51 ~ I" sscp1-. and slI-L Gals EEz-
E-zCS as bona SIR. Majors vas o1s aE
.17 5rsiE-s-1E LrEl Of E-ssss-L- MAJORS *
I" zcls-l- a-1 WIS EsPu-et TO -s q 1zu O.
grs1s |s1--l - rs r4-Lg days LEe
EoE5tl Missouri EaITa- steamer Alexander
Mayors Wzs Ez-1=1 zlEeE AIM. La wC-.1
Ecl allow MS -as--s.9Es 80 swear nor
ag1ss 51s animals 1-1 - daily held IL
vl1s yFcrs1-g II crossing sEs E---rls- Al
verse fortune 81 11Es years 1EuELTE1 lEL-
C- L-5S- q his EIeS-S- --z L11 recently
been emp ys1 Is UEclaE exps--