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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

musical requirements, as made manifest
during the campaign in the rendition of
free silver songs. People who heard Doc"
warble say he deserves it.
The man who buys the money order and
keeps it as a receipt gets his mail now at
the Mirabile postoffice.
Good horses still bring fair prices. a
team of Clydes sold for 500 in Hamilton
the other day.
Kind hearted Sedalia women are making
up a box of suitable article to be sent to
the Higginsvlle home and placed on the
Christmas tree for the ex-Confederate
veterans who are ending their days there.
The scoundrels who make a speciality of
removing and destroying harness while
the owners of the horses from which 1t is
taken are attending church have been oper-
ating in -Kidder recently.
Farmer Walters, of Nodaway county.
claims a special distinction for himself as
corn-raiser on the strength of a record
of an average of more than 100 bushels an
acre last season.
A Joplin iewelry dealer attracts atten-
ton If not trade by advertising thirteen
2-cent postage stamps for one cent and a
quarter" but the bargain hunter finds it
just as necessary to put up the &c cents for
his 'as advertised purchase as if he had
patronized the postoffice.
Two students in the college at Neosho
have been expelled for having taken part
in a football game in Joplin last week in
defiance of the rules of the institution,
which forbids their participation in the
game elsewhere than on the home grounds.
Editors Hughes, of the Fayette Banner,
and Roach, of the Carthage Democrat, are
up against each other as principal con-
testants for the secretaryship of the next
state senate.
Joplin anticipates becoming more neigh
borly with Galena than ever now that it
is understood that "hot stuff variety
theater is about to be opened in the Kan
sas mineral metropolis.
A Charlton county farmer, who had lost
forty hogs out of his herd as a result of
cholera. procured a supply of water from
the Salisbury mineral well for those re-
naming and none has died since.
Many of the Ridgeway Republicans are
dissatisfied with the primary election ar
rangement figured on as a method. of Sc
lecting a postmaster. A suggestion of
mass meeting wherein the successful can
didate must have a majority of all the
votes cast. the lowest on each ballot being
dropped, is meeting with considerable IA
vor.
The poultry and egg business has become
one OF MeXico's most important industries
One firm in Audrain county's metropolis
shipped three cars of poultry and four of
eggs to the Eastern markets last Saturday,
and paid to its chicken-pickers $3.50 for their
weeks work.
A sentiment in favor of constitutional
convention is becoming manifest in some
quarters. The Columbia Herald insists
that Missouri has quite outgrown its pres
ent organic law, and says that the incom-
ing legislature could not do better than to
take the necessary steps looking toward
a new constitution.
Jefferson City's G. A. R. post has unani-
mously ''resoluted" in favor of Cuban in
dependence.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
Machine-Made "sport."
'rom the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
The news that an inventive genius in
Princeton, n. j., has devised baseball
pitching cannon shows to what length
science is advancing. The Princeton mans
machine can pitch in-shoots or out-curves
with mathematical precision. and the rate
OF speed of the ball can be easily regulated
bv mechanical devices. 1t is more effective
thar the most scientific pitcher and it can
not contract the painful malady technically
known as a glass arm
Fcre is an interesting suggestion for tho
future. ii there is 20 be 4 machine-made
pitcher there should be mechanical
catcher. We may yet hear of first base
men made of steel and iron that will catch
any sort of bah and make double plays
with scientific correctness. And the innova-
tion need not be limited to baseball. Why
not have mechanical football teams made
of copper and chilled steel and have the
game played out by handling levers and
touching buttons? Polo. played by tin men
upon light. swift-footed aluminium horses,
would be delightfully."- interesting and unac-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

by every means in her power to keep the
people in a state of bondage and under the
sway of the most corrupt and grasping
officials. The fact that the Philippines are
so much further distant from Spain than
Cuba is has added to the difficulties of the
campaign. and she has constant dread
that either Japan or China, both of which
countries have long coveted the islands,
may sweep down upon them at any mo-
ment.
The end OF Spanish rule in Cuba would
doubtless be the signal for an important
movement by one of these powers in Ash
attic waters.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
The Laws Against Cuban Enlistment.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
The outburst of passionate Indignation
on the part of the people of this country
against Spain is the natural effect OF the
announcement of General Maceos death.
Whether the Cuban leader was treacher-
ously murdered or fell fighting in fair bat
tie, he did not die in vain If the aroused
sympathy of Americans is an advantage
to the cause of his country
But the manner in which the Cuban SYM
pathizers have begun to display their feel
ings is not entirely to the taste of con-
SerSatlVe Americans, and certainly does not
meet the wishes of the Cuban junta, who
have less use for unarmed recruits than
Tor rifles, ammunition and money. The
men who have opened recruiting stations
in various cities should reflect that their
offense is not against Spain, but against
their own country. Section 52S2 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States says:
Every person who, within the territory
or jurisdiction of the United States, en-
lists or enters himself, or hires or retains
another person to enlist or enter himself
or to go beyond the limits or Jurisdiction
of the United States with intent to be en-
listed or entered IN the service of any for
eisn prince, state, colony, district or peo-
pie, as soldier, or marine or seaman
on board of any vessel of war, letter of
| marque or privateer, shall be deemed guilty
of high misdemeanor and shall be fined not
more than s1,O0O and imprisoned not more
than three years"
Section 52S6 prescribes fine of not more
than $1,000 and imprisonment for not more
than three years for any person who be
gins, or sets on foot, or provides, or pre-
pares the means for, any military expedi-
ton or enterprise
These are not Spanish laws, nor are they
part of treaty. They are laws of the
United States. adopted for the purpose of
maintaining domestic order and keeping
the peace with foreign powers, and they
are as much deserving of respect as the
laws against counterfeiting or using the
trations have looked upon them as indis-
pensable to the welfare of the country.
The repugnance of the government to for
eign enlistment was once sharply mani
Tested by the dismissal of British minis
ter who had presumed to permit the re-
cruiting of men for the Crimean war in
this country The Fenians were also
frowned upon, and when the invading
army" returned from the disastrous Cana
dian expedition many of its members were
arrested and locked up.
OF course, the law is difficult to enforce,
especially in such crisis as this, when
every American heart is filled with hatred
of Spanish tyranny. The recruiting may
go on without danger that the officers di-
recting the stations will be punished. But
1t is at best futile to send unarmed boys
to the island, and certainly the most de-
sirable way for Americans to prove their
sympathy with Cuba is not to bring the
laws of their own country into contempt
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
Civilized Warfare.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
WeyIer-"The only thing to do is to coaI
these insurgents out one by one and then
make way with them
Aid-"Yes. general. but suppose they
grow suspicious and won't come or sup
posing they all come at once2''
WeyIer-"There is something In that. [
guess we'd better stick to the medical ak
iom."
Aid-"And that is?''
Weyler-"F First fix the doctor"
Aid-"And them
weyler-"And then he'll fix the patient"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

companied by the slightest danger. In time
even the lazy golfer may find it possible
to loll at ease upon a shady hill and
through his field glasses watch the
progress of a game played with immense
skill and animation by handsome bronze
men cast after some sculptors design.
Evidently We are fast approaching the
day when man, the physical being, will be
reduced to man, the mere lump of intellect
whose sports" will consist in sitting still
and manipulating queer mechanical de
vices.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

From the New York Press.
As the grim figure of Death appeared the
Titan haired maiden threw herself upon
her knees. Spare me,' she cried
Death started violently Great Scott
he exclaimed. "If that isn't the ninth time
this morning this beast has bolted for =,
red-headed girl. Darn white horse any
way!'
He chirruped angrily.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

From the Chicago Record
What lis green Christmas. sister
Madge?"
"A green Christmas? Why. ii is the time
when girl gets nine punches OF holly and
onlv one how nf candy
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
A Treaty of Arbitration Not Wanted.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Negotiations are now pending between
the United States and Great Britain for a
treaty of general arbitration to cover
period of five years. 1t contemplate5 a
board of arbitration composed OF six mem
bers drawn from the judiciary of the two
countries, to which shall be referred all
differences between them, except the Beh-
ring sea and Venezuelan questions, which
are already in the hands of specially ap-
pointed commissions.
A treaty, of this kind would do we'll
enough to settle petty squabbles. It might
work well in the golden summer time, when
the doves of peace are cooling contentedly
at the doors of their cotes. But this coun-
try does not or should not want to tie its
hands by a fixed and permanent board of
arbitration. What we want above all else
is to put the country in such condition
that it will not be at the mercy of Great
Britain in case q difference should arise
between the two. John Bull has always
been guilty of bulldozing weaker nations.
With reference to this nation. he knows
his fleets can come over to our Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf shores, stand off at a safe
distance and lombard our coast to flinders,
as We have no guns which can reach them
and compete with their city-destroying
long-range cannon. What we want to do
is to put our coast defenses into such con-
dition that Great Britain cannot do this.
and we want a sufficient navy to cooper
ate effectively with the coast defenses in
the protection of our seaboard cities.
We need to be in such position that when
any case of disagreement comes up for ar
bitration we can decide whether 1t is for
our interest to arbitrate and act accord
ingly. We do not want TO be bound by a
hard and fast contract which might prove
embarrassing in any one of a thousand
emergencies liable to occur. Suppose, for
instance, that Canada should have a dis
agreement with Great Britain, declare its
independence and go to war to get it, and
then Great Britain should claim the United
States had sent Canada no end of assist
ance in violation of treaty stipulations, and
put in bill for enormous damages. No
one in that event could tell how heavily
we might be mulcted by arbitration. Or
suppose that Great Britain We're at war
with France or Russia. and difficulty should
arise over the search of our vessels for
contraband of war. Here again. would
be an embarrassment, which might prove
heavy burden to us at the hands of an
arbitration board. These are cases where
arbitration would not be safe. Again. if
we should make such an arrangement with
Great Britain, other nations might claim
the same privilege. and we should be at
the mercy of the leading powers. The only
safe plan is for this country to deal with
each case on its merits. and in order to do
this it should put itself in such a condi-
tion that its power would be respected and
no effort would be made to impose upon
us. When we are in a position to talk
back and meet force with force there will
be no danger that our rights will be mem
aced or that any arbitration will be needed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
The Holiday Clerk.

From the Indianapolis Journal
Want to buy somethin', LADY," asked
the boy who had been put on for the hoIi-
days
No" said the lady. mot to-day. I WAS
merely looking around a little
oh. Jist rubberin'"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Dec. ls.-For Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma: Fair; warmer winds,
shifting TO east
For Missouri Generally fair weather;
slightly rising temperature; light variable
winds.
For Kansas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer; south winds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
STATEMENT or CIRCULATION:

State Of Missouri.
County OF Jackson.
H. Gaylord, business manager OF The
Kansas City Journal. bring duly sworn,
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies Of the Kansas City Jour
nal Daily and Sunday. printed during the
month OF November. 1896, was as follows:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
MISSOURI POINTS.

Wheat is so scarce in the Springfield
market that the local mills have been com
PEELED TO shut down temporarily.
DR.. Fowler, of Cedar county, bases his
claims for berth in the penitentiary un-
der the incoming administration on his
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The Journal does not pre-
tend to know the number Of
copies printed by its con-
tem1oraries Printing papers
A & easy IL a publisher has
presses and can get hold Of
Circulation s %@s 3 PsSss 5Ar4T R@5 nj TssR 3oul i,
nj nal does know There are two
tndt classes of circuatiou-0ne
PAID. the other FREE. one
Pays ss7i'9s sS@ta more PAD u .ss s's"es% s64:s5 :
than ten thousand FREE.
advertisers Fsf Io1T"si T 4 rSESs4 S;:ss!4is3 sS, !:
Iation. Its growth is STEADY.
reasonable, reliable.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
KANSAS TOPICS.

The Lawrence Journal calls attention to
the fact that the next session of the Kan
sas legislature will have. Beans, Bacon
and a Cook.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The poultry and egg business has become
one OF MeXico's most important industries
One firm in Audrain county's metropolis
shipped three cars of poultry and four of
eggs to the Eastern markets last Saturday,
and paid to its chicken-pckers $3.50 for their
weeks work.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Many of the Ridgeway Republicans are
dissatisfied with the primary election ar
rangement figured on as a method. of Sc
lecting a postmaster. A suggestion of a
mass meeting wherein the successful can
didate must have a majority of all the
votes cast, the lowest on each ballot being
dropped, is meeting with considerable IA
yor.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

A sentiment in favor of a constitutional
convention is becoming manifest in some
quarters. The Columbia Herald insists
that Missouri has quite outgrown its pres
ent organic law, and says that the incom-
ing legislature could not do better than to
take the necessary steps looking toward
a new constitution
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Jefferson City's G. A. R. post has unani-
mously 'resoluted" in favor of Cuban in
dependence.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Good horses still bring fair prices. A
team of Clydes sold for 500 in Hamilton
the other day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Kind hearted Sedalia women are making
up box of suitable article to be sent TO
the Higginsvllle home and placed on the
Christmas tree for the ex-Confederate
veterans who are ending their days there.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The only office in Saline county which
the Pops cannot reach is potentate of the
Mystic Shrine, and that has just fallen
to Hon. Jerry Mohler.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Speaking of the rumor that Cy Leland
will not get anything because he is op-
posed by most of the congressman from
Kansas, Sol Miller revives the memory
that the Kansas congressman were all for
Tom Reed and opposed to McKinley-from
which he draws the conclusion that Kan
sas congressman will not cut much ice
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The Wichita Eagle appears to have TAX
ell Judge Dennison's senatorial boom ex
clusively in charge, but 1t is no use, fo
that appellate court clerkship is alread,
promised.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Kansas" remarks the Galveston Trib
une, ought to send Mr.. Lease to the leg.
isiature where he might have an oppor.
tunity to become speaker of the house
once"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19
4 Mistake.

weyler-"And then hen fix tho patient.'
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

OF the exorbitance OF his bill, but because
of another matter, which, she significantly
interpolates, will cause her instant exon
nation when it is related to the courts.
She adds that she had paid the doctor
$55f IN eleven months without making the
slightest COMPLAINT
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

Farmer Walters. of Nodaway county
claims a special distinction for himself as
corn-raiser on the strength of a record
of an average of more than 100 bushels an
acre last season.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The scoundrels who make a speciality of
removing and destroying harness while
the owners of the horses from which it is
taken are attending church have been oper-
ating in kidder recently.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

musical requirements. as made manifest
during the campaign in the rendition of
free silver songs. People who heard Doc"
warble say he deserves il.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

A few weeks ago the papers were filed
with accounts, humorous or otherwise, of
Mrs Samuel Dundon. of Kirwin who shot
at her attending physician when he pre-
scented his bill The lady declares that
she did not shoot at the doctor because
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-03
THE SECOND DAY
OF the Centennial Celebration.
A. A. Taylor and II. w.
Carmack Address
the Citizens ct
Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2.-The
citizens of Nashville are making the
most of the second and last day OF
the centennial celebration, and
though the majority OF the Con-
gressmen and other notable visitors
who took part in yesterdays cere-
monies have departed, the festivities
were continued today with undated
enthusiasm. The feature of the day
was the great sham battle of the
visiting and home military organi-
cations, which drew a crowd eSti-
mated at 10000 to the exposition
park where the mimic warfare took
place. Exercises similar to those of
yesterday were held this afternoon.
EARLY Days in Tennessee" was the
subject of an academic address by
A. A. Taylor, and editor e. w.
Carmack spoke on 1.-The Future of
the State" The exercises of the
early afternoon were conducted
serially by the Ladies' Hermitage
Association, the Colonial Danes and
the Daughters OF the American
Revolution.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-03
HARDIN STEVENSON.
The Daughter of the Viee-Pres-
ident to Wed the Son of
Gen. T.. w. Hardin
This Evening.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June p
Though it was the desire of Vice
President and Mrs. Stevenson to
make the wedding of their daughter,
Miss Julia, and Mr. Hardin, which
is to be solemnized here this evening
as simple and free from ostentation
as the social position of the two
families would permit, the presence
OF numerous members of both Breaches
of Congress, the Justices OF the
Supreme Court, and the Diplomatic
Corps will necessarily make the
marriage ceremony one of the most
brilliant and attractive the society
of the capital has witnessed this
season. The New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. where the
ceremony VIII De performed by the
rector. the Rev. DR.. Radcliffe, has
been profusely decorated with palms
and ported plants which have trans
formed it into n veritable bower
of blossoms. Miss Stevenson has
selected as her bridesmaids the
Misses Jane and Julia Hardin. sisters
of the bridegroom, and the Misses
Scott, cousins OF the bride, while her
sister, Miss Letitia stevenson. will
act as maid Of honor.
After the conclusion of the church
ceremony reception will be held at
the Normandie, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
din will spend the summer at Bow
ling Green, Ky, where Mr.. Hardin
will have charge OF a church, and in
the fall they will go abroad for an
trip to Europe.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-03
Spring Township

Pursuant to call the Democrats of
Spring township met in convention
Friday night.
The meeting was called to order
by II. j. Needham. H. G. Hanna
was elected chairman ard l.. *.
Lockhart secretary.
The following were chosen as del
egates to the county convention;
A. II. Meeks, IL. q. Hanna and j.
l.. Needham; alternates, NJ Currie,
VIII Jennett, James Branch.
w. NJ. Branch was chosen as coun-
ty central committeeman.
Delegates were instructed to vote
for Dan W. Jones for Governor; 7.
G. Monroe for Auditor; H. g. Bum,
for Chief Justice and e. e. Bryant
second choice; j. F. Richie for Land
missioner; Junius Jordan for
Superintendent of Public Instruction
M. Cnrrie. A. j. Dyson. A. B. Clegg,
d. w. Branch and f. A. Carver were
chosen as central committeeman.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-03
7. P. AS in CONVENTION.
The Seventh Annual Gathering of
the Association.

TERRE HAUTR, Ind, June 2.-The
seventh animal convention of the
Travellers Protective Association
has brought to this city several
thousand visitors in addition to the
900 delegates Today was devoted
to the social functions preliminary
to the convention which will begin
its business session tomorrow. At
the formal reception in the Opera
house this morning the delegates
were rendered the freedom of the
city and were welcomed by Gov
ernor Matthews in a short address,
which was responded to by National
President John A. Lee, of st. Louis.
The annual address OF the President
shows the Association, since its reor-
ganization in Denver three years
ago, has grown to a membership of
more than $4,000, with branches in
thirty-four States aud nearly one
hundred cities. Organized in the
beginning solely for the protection
and social intercourse among com
mercial travellers, its membership
now embraces large number of
employers of CONNIE rcial travellers
among wholesale dealers and manu-
faeturers, and this combination
gives it most powerful influence.
The business sessions of the next
two days will be literally inter
spersed with features of entertain
ments, beginning tonight with a
monster parade in which several
thousand drummers will take part.
On Friday the delegates will leave
in body for Putin Bay.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-03
TENNESSEE CELEBRATING
In Honor of Its One Hundredth
Anniversary.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June IA roar
ing salute OF sixteen guns awoke the
people of Nashville this morning and
reminded them OF the fact that the
State in which they lived had reached
its centennial milestone. The
pageant and ceremonies incident to
the inauguration OF the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition were to take
place and the sound OF the reyeille by
a thousand factory whistles was not
needed to cause the city to be early
astir. Long before the big process
sion was to start the streets were
thronged. thousands of visitors from
distant and nearby points having
arrived to swell the crowds. The
city was freely decorated with flags
and hunting. especially along the
streets leading to the Exposition
grounds west OF the city. The day