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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-23

respondence with members throughout the
state desire TO present few facts for their
consideration
The administration of Governor Morrill,
and his associates has been conducted on
strictly economical and business principles.
ii has received the general approval of all
broad-minded and liberal people. He has
not been the governor of any faction or
sect, but has been the executive officer Of
all the people.
For years the great mass of the Ger
man voters of Kansas have not been identi-
fed with the Republican party, and it IL
not our intention at the present time to
ask or recommend that our members and
friends become the active partisans OF that,
or any other party. But we do believe that
ii is TO the best interest OF the state, and
especially the sober. honest Industrious
German element thereof, that Governor
Morrill, and his associates be continued in
Office.
We are not unmindfui of the fact that
the Republican party, at lis last state con-
vention. nominated Hon. II. Z. Richter Tor
the Office of lieutenant governor and Hon.
Otis L. Atherton for the Office of sfate
treasurer. two well known representative
German citizens. The Republican party Is
the only party in the state that has ex-
tended recognition to tn? German element
in their nominations on their state ticket.
We believe the Germans appreciate tht
recognition OF their representatives. and
will, in accord with the recommeHdation
of their officers and executive committee,
extend to them a generous support.
''In issuing this address, we are animated
only by pure desire TO advance the best
interests of the great state of Kansas, and
especially the German element which COM
prisns SO imuortant a part thereof.
"RespectfuIly submitted. The German
American League by
u g ETZOLD. President.
OSCAR BISCHOFF. Secretary.
CHRISTIAN STATES, Treasurer.
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USED HIS GUN TO GOOD EFFECT.
Infuriated Negroes, Kills Two
and Wounds Four; Others.

Chipley. Fla, Oct. 22-Besieged by In
furiated negroes. ]. NJ. Criglar. manager Of
Hagerman's lumber mills, at Hager sta
ton. four miles west Of here. defended
himself with such effect that he killed two
Of his assailants and wounded four others.
Criglar became engaged in a quarrel with
one of his employees and the other negroes
drew pistols and began firing at the man.
ager. Criglar ran to his office, locked him.
self in. and opened fire with a Winchester
on the mSddened negroes who surrounded
the building. For an hour the battle con-
tinued. and when the Louisville & Nash
Vile train arrived at the station the ne
groes were preparing to set fire to the
building and cremate Criglar. The train
crew and passengers rushed to Criglar's
aid and dispersed the negroes. The ne
groes fired over 200 bullets into the build
ing. but Criglar escaped by lying fat on
the floor. AS soon as the negroes fired a
volley, however. he would rise and shoot
at them through the windows. The ne
groes killed are Amos Judson and John
Alexander The wounded are Henry Simp-
son, Jack Nobels. Andrew Miller and AL
bert Lester. Simpson and Lester are
thought to be fatally wounded.
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any political candidate-and he was sorry
they, part of it's people. had permitted
their passions to goad them into commit
ting this grievous offense. He might differ
with them in his opinions. but he was one
of them in wishing prosperity and happi-
ness to the American home and he hoped
that on the Sd of next month they would
go to the polls and cast their votes accord
ing to their Interpretation of what is right.
This was greeted with cheers. to which.
if the west wing did not contribute, 1t at
least held It's peace, and Major Warner
took his seat, the recipient of as cordial
an ovation as any orator could wish. Just
what caused the disorderly element to
abandon its programme of obstruction it
would be difficult to explain, but the fact
remains that the rabble was completely
cowed by the last speaker.
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vANDEv00RT GOES TO TEXAS.
The Nebraska Middle-of-the-Roader
Finishes His Kansas Tour
Willis Talks.

Topeka, Oct. 22.-(Special) General Paul
vandevoort. of Omaha, who has been in
Kansas for the past ten days delivering
middle-of-the-road Populist addresses, has
finished his Kansas tour, and left tonight
for Texas. He said that the Populists of
Kansas were muzzled at the present time
by the fusion leaders. but that they would
express themselves right on election day.
He said Bryan was responsible for Sewall's
retention on the ticket. Watson. he said,
had made a straight and honest fight to
maintain the principles of the Peoples
party, and his supporters never will be de-
livered to Sewali.
j. F. Willis. who has been stumping the
state with Vandevoort, returned tonight.
He gave out an interview denouncing the
sell-out crowd in scathinS terms in refer
ence to the Watson mandamus case. He
said the Breidenthal crowd is standing on
a platform which condemns government by
Injunction and mandamus, and the first
thing they did was to invoke the power of
the court to uphold an Infamous fraud on
Kansas PopulistS.
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in while voice, higher and shriller than

in a while a voice, higher and shriller than
the rest, would shout some insult in Castle
Garden accent, which the rabble would
greet with coarse guffaw. 1t was clear
that the barbarous ragtag did not consti-
tute a majority of the audience. By far
the larger part of it, in fact, was made up
of law-abidng, orderly citizens who had
come to hear the truth eXpounded and
their disgust with the riotous louts was
expressed in repeated Kisses.
Mr.. Harkless was not permitted to utter
a word. or, at least, to complete SEN
tence He persevered for fifteen minutes,
holding his temper admirably throughout
but finally gave up. Then happened re-
markable thing. Chairman Anderson in
troduced Major William Warner The ma
ior arose and walked slowly to the rail-.
There were a few demoniac yells from the
outskirts of the crowd, then the pande-
monium in the west wing died to mur-
mur and finally ceased.
The major had not spoken word.
Then he commenced to speak slowly, as
one more in sorrow than in anger but
he was so hoarse from much speaking
during the past few days. that his words
were barely Ineligible. He said that he
had lived in the city for the last twenty
one years, and that that was the first time
he had ever known Kansas City audi
ence TO attempt to thwart free speech. He
took great pride in his city-more than in
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INSULTS FOR CARLISLE.
Hoodlums Attempt to Break Up His
CovinEton Meeting With
Cheers and Jeers.

covington, KY. Oct. 22.-Secretary Of the
Treasury John G. Carlisle made the first
of his series of Kentucky speeches here to-
night in Odd Fellows hail. which was
crowded to it's utmost capacity. Mr.. Car
isle was received with most generous and
hearty applause wten he appeared on the
stage. This was followed by vociferous
cheers for Bryan from about 100 men form
ing line in the standing room at the rear
of the hall This continued some time after
Secretary Carlisle began to speak, COM
pletely drowning his voice, so that those
nearest him on the stage could not hear
his words. At the same time, a crowd oc-
cupied the street and rent the air with
shouts for Bryan. This continued at fire.
quent intervals during the entire speaking.
Now and then a man on the outside would
shout, Carlisle, the traitor." Once, after
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HANNA on COERCION.
Continued From First Page.
Tanner, National Committeeman Jameson,
of Illinois, and Colonel W. H. Hahan. Of
the Republican national speakers bureau.
TRAINMEN FOR M'KINLEY.
hood Talks InterestinEly-know
What He Is Talking About.


W. G. Lee, of Peoria, ILL.,, first vice
grand master of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, who Is a strong Mckinley
man. sayss'
1--WE always been Republican and I'm
one now. I haven't a doubt that McKin-
ley will be elected. Our order is made up
entirely of train service men. 1t does not
take in shop men or section rnen. or track
hands. We have a membership in the
United States and Canada of about 10000.
and almost every man of them is for sound
money. The more our members read and
study the financial question, and they all
do more or less reading. the more they are
opposed to free coinage. l am safe In say
ing that Is per cent of all the train service
railroad men in the United States will vote
for sound money candidates. I know what
l am talking about, too, for. l am on the
road all the time and l meet train service
men on the cars and in the councils and
everywhere, and l talk with them The
laws of the order forbid the discussion in
our meetings of political or sectarian SUBJ
jects. but the men talk with me informally
about the political situation. 1 say to
them, What's the use of trying an expert.
ment? For the past three years our wages
haven't decreased a cent. Why, then,
should We have change? Under the same
system that we are under now our wages
as train service men increased from 90 to
80 per cent when times were good. If the
gold standard had lowered our wages there
might be some reason for voting for diff
ferent standard, but they didn't decrease?
when Sovereign says that the railroad
men of the United States are a unit for
free silver he is saying something he knows
nothing about. He and Debs represent the
old A. R. U. element and there isn't much
left of it. We never did believe in that
DOftcV of theirs and " never 1a va trouble
with the companies. We and the compan-
les stand together and are on the best Of
terms. and within the last twelve years
the pay Of train service men has increased
in some instances as much as so per cent.
We aren't following any red wagons or
bands.
my territory comprises all of the states
west Of the Mississippi except Iowa and
Missouri. 1 put in twenty-five or thirty
days in Minnesota not very long ago and
stopped at every important point in the
state. Mckinley will surely carry Mime
sofa. Lind may be elected governor be-
cause of the fusion arrangements they
have there, but the state is for sound
money. Though Iowa isn't in my territory
1 stopped at three places in the state while
coming down here. OF course Iowa Is for
Mckinley, too. Kansas? Well, I'm afraid
of Kansas. I don't know much about Ne
braska, but just as l was leaving Lincoln
the other day some Of the boys who saw
me on the train shouted: Were going to
snow Bryan under in his own town and
don't you forget 1t. "
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SENATOR BUILER's WARNING.
Urges Bryanites to Place "Cool, Game
Men on Gunrd' on Elec.
tiOn Day.

Washington. Oct. Ex-senator Butler. as
chairman of the Populist national commit
tee, has issued circular in which he
claims to have information that 1t is the
intention Of the Republican managers to
attempt to control the approaching election
by the use of money. and urging the friends
Of Bryan to be on their guard against all
efforts at either purchase, coercion or in
timidation of voters.
my advice to the supporters Of Bryan"
he says, '.is to keep every eye open to
these games. Let them place cool. game
men on guard at every precinct, sharp
enough to expose these schemes, and to
use the best and most legitimate methods
to frustrate them. I believe the peniten-
tiaries will be the proper place for all
scoundrels who try to prevent an honest
election. Coercion, intimidation and every
other un-American means have been used
SO far. but it will become a more serious
matter to make the ballot box itself the
scene of rottenness and fraud.">
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Y0NKERs BOMB EXPLOSION.
No Longer Any Doubt That 1t Was q
Case Of Murder-Wire and
Batteries Found.

New York. Oct. 22.-There seems no long
er any room for doubt as to the circum-
stances attending the death of Hamlin j.
Andrus. who was blown to pieces in the
office of the Arlington Chemical Company.
of Yonkers. of which he was secretary,
yesterday morning. All the circumstances
point to murder. Tonight Coroner Miles
stated that thirty feet of wire had been
taken from under the building in which
the explosion of the bomb had occurred
and that. in addition. four dry cell batter
les had been found in or near the build
ing-just where. he would not say. The
wire was stretched under the floor of the
office building and ran to a point directly
beneath, where stood the box which Is be-
lisved to have contained the bomb To
what point outside of the building the
wires were conducted has not yet been di-
vulged. 1t Is said, however. the wires
were found cut on a line with the outer
walls of the building. This in itself in
wolves a mystery that seems at present in
expliCable.
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HE WOULD NOT BE BULLD0zED.
MEANS CERTAIN DEFEAT FOR ALL
THE GANG CANDIDATES.
TROUBLE AMONG THE BOSSES.
GANG MANAGER JOE SHANNON MAY
BE HURLED FROM POWER.
Owsley to he First Assistant Prose-
cutting Attorney and 8. A. pike
to BE ''Bob' stones Deputy
If the Gang Ticket
Is Elected.

A Bryan mob attempted to howl down
Republican speakers last night at an open
air meeting at Southwest boulevard and
Perm street. They struck a blow at free
speech, thereby showing that they are
afraid to have the truth known and indi-
eating that they have lost all hope of win
ming the battle by legitimate campaigning.
They took up this gag rule as last re-
sort, but it is safe to say that the shame
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AN INCONSISTENT PoPocRAT.
Uses Government by INJUNCTION, a.
an Attorney and Denonnces
It as Q Bryanite.


an Attorney and Denonnces
1t as . Bryanite.
Attorney Jerry c. Cravens, Of Springfield.
Mo-. was in the city yesterday. He is local
attorney at that point for the Memphis
Railroad Company. and is also a free silver
politician OF considerable note. These two
facts caused him to meet with an embar-
RAISING experience recently. As a railroad
attorney he applied for and secured from
the fede-l court, In 1894. an injunction
against the strikers at Springfield, and
pushed the cases that were carried for
ward in the court. As a local free silver
politician he Is indorsing the Chicago
platform, and denouncing the courts and
the president for government by inJunc-
tion."
During the recent term Of the federal
court at Springfield he chanced to make
some free silver. court-denuncfation re-
marks that reached the ear of Judge Phil
ips and In the chat between the court and
the attorney Judge Philips asked what
sort of an inconsistent man he was to
come before the court pleading for an Or
der of the court. and then when he received
1t and secured the benefit and protection he
sought for to go the stump and de-
nounce the court for taking the action he
urged. 1t was a poser for the attorney,
and many OF his friends had great sport
over the discontinue that came over him
as the result. Mr.. Cravens did not make
any free silver speeches during his stay in
the city yesterday.
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Mr.. Carlisle began his speech. he stopped
and begged the turbulent crowd to leave
the hall. The disturbers did not leave, but
they interrupted him afterward less fire.
quently. The mayor and several police
were in the hall, but no pcrceptible effort
was made to stop the disturbance.
While Secretary Carlisle was interrupted
continuously during his speech, and eggs
were thrown about the hall. four being
thrown upon the stage, the most disor-
derly scene was at the close OF the meet
ing, when hoodlums gathered about the
exit with insulting remarks. There were
many noisy people on the street, and In
such spirit as to threaten violence. as we'll
as insult, to the secretary. The authorities
had not taken radical action to prevent
disturbance up to this time, but after the
meeting the mayor and chief of police
promptly furnished detachment of twen-
ty police. who safely and quietly escorted
Secretary Carlisle to the residence Of Mr..
Frank Helm.
showed his annoyance over the yelling at
the opening Of the meeting. but he did not
know any eggs had been thrown until
after the meeting was over, although one
of the eggs struck the center chandelier.
He was intensely in earnest in his argu-
ment and held his audience in close at
tention. He was unconscious of the howl
ing element outside of the hall and was
himself surprised at the calling of a de-
tachment of police to escort him to Mr..
Helms residence He will speak at Bowl
ing Green Saturday night and at other
points in Kentucky next week. when it is
feared he will encounter disturbances.
In beginning his speech to-day, Mr.. Car
Isle said:
II have come here to speak In behalf Of
Democratic candidates pledged to the prin-
ciples of a Democratic platform. and my
political questions from a purely Demo-
cratic standpoint.
I'VE are not Republicans, or Populists.
or fusionists; we are simply plain. old-
fashioned Democrats, without any modern
authorizations in our doctrines, or any of
the Populistic or communistic appendages
to our organization. 1t may be that the
homely doctrines of the old-time Democ-
racy will crate harshly upon the ears of
many who are here this evening, but they
are as true now, my friends, as they were
in the past, when we all stood together IN
their defense, prepared to go down in de-
feat year after year rather than abandon
single honest conviction. None of us
stopped then to inquire whether OUT can
didates could be elected. but We asked only
whether the principles they represented
were Democratic, and whether the policies
they advocated would promote the welfare
of the country. We made no alliances with
our political opponents; We erased no Dem
ocratic names from our ballots to make
room for aliens to our faith; and, whether
victorious or defeated. we kept the old
Democratic banner at the head of our col
umn and never surrendered"
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Clay County Republicans.

Excelsior Springs Mo-. Oct. 22.-tSpecial)
A Sound Money League was organized
here tonight, with 1I5 members. There
will be big vote polled in Clay county
against Bryan and free silver. The Re
publicans of the county are at work and
expect to more than double the vote they
cast two years ago. The Republicans OF
Clay are solid for Mckinley and the old
Wings and their descendants who have
been acting with the Democratic party
since the war. do not take kindly to the
fiat policy OF the Chicago platform. A
number OF them will vote for Mckinley
AMI still others will go for Palmer.
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HIGHNOTE SHOWS FAvoRITIsM.
Arrests n Man for Shouting for Nc
kinIey When Others Howl for
Brynn-SecOnd O6ense.

Officer Highnote, who has made a rather
doubtful reputation of late arresting Repub-
licans who stand about the street and talk
for their favorite cause. sprang into promi-
nence again Wednesday by arresting w.
w. Correfl, an old live stock dealer, in front
of sound money headquarters on West
Ninth street, because he yelled for Nc
Kinley, The case was called in police
court yesterday and several witnesses
testified tina. CorreH was not more dis
orderly than several people who were
yelling for Bryan, and who were not ar
rested.
The man is an old offender and has
been under arrest several times" said the
officer to Police Judge Clifford.
You're a liar" shouted back Correll.
The case was dismissed.
Officer Highnote recently dubbed COL
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WATs0N'S DEMANDS REFUSED.
washburn's Interview With Jones
Unsatisfactory-Sens De.


Chicago, Oct. 22.-Chairman George E.
washburn, of the Western branch Of the
Peoples party national committee. left for
Nashville this evening. where tomorrow
he expects to meet Thomas E. Watson and
National Committeeman Reed, Of Georgia.
Mr.. Washburn held lengthy conference
late this afternoon with Chairman Jones,
of the Democratic national committee, in a
final attempt to settle the dispute over
fusion in Georgia What the result OF this
conference was. Mr.. Washburn absolutely
refused to divulge. 1t is positively known.
however, that it was unsatisfactory to the
Populist chairman. Interesting, not to say
sensational. developments are looked for
at to-morrow's meeting of the Populist
leaders at Nashville. and 1t is probable
that as a result Mr.. Watson's now ia
nous letter of acceptance may soon find
its way into print.
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WATSON AT GADsDEN, ALA.
5000 People and Then
Leaves for Tennessee.

Gadsden, Ala, Oct. 22.-Hon. Thomas E.
Watson arrived here this morning at 7:l5
o'clock, from Birmingham. The town was
turned over to the Populists. The nominee
began speaking at 1880, and continued for
t&o and one-quarter hours. Mr.. Watsons
coming was in the interest of H. H. How
ard, Populist candidate for reelection to
congress, from the Seventh congressional
district. About 5000 people assembled in
the court house yard. where the speaking
was held. Mr.. Watson left Gadsden at
1880 this afternoon for points in Tennessee
where he is billed to speak.
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KANSAS FOR M'KINLEY.
n. b. Carskadon. n Kansas City Free
SiIve-ite, Downcast Over
Bryan's Chances.

Topeka, Kas., Oct. 22-(Special.) At.
torney n. B. Carskadon. free silver Re-
publican of Kansas City. Mo-, arrived in
the city this morning from trip through
Southwestern Kansas. He was feeling con-
siderably downcast over Bryan's chances
Of carrying the state. IF there is any
state in the Union, outside of Colorado.
where the people should vote for free
silver it is Kansas" said he. Everybody
is in debt and they should. according to my
way of thinking; favor free silver. But
MCKINLEY is just as certain to carry Kan
sas as the sun Is to rise on election day.
In my old county-Pratt-former a hot
bed of free silver and Po3ulism. the peo-
PIE viii give Mckinley a majority.
eimply can't understand it / believe these
Kansas farmers would vote to pay their
debts in diamonds II asked to do So"
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A Day of Crime IN Fort sco,t.

Fort Scott. Kas. Oct. 22-(Special.) Buff
falo Bilrs Wild West show was here to-
day and the town has been overrun with
thieves and pickpockets. A number of
people have been robbed on the streets
and several houses entered. NJ. L. Baker,
of Kansas City. was assaulted by foot
pads as he passed an alley. One pick
pocket was caught by a farmer he had
robbed and turned over to the police.
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ca..ville, NO., Bank Robbed.

Eureka Springs. Ark. Oct. 22.-Robbers
entered the Bank OF Cassville, at Cass-
vile, Mo-. last night and blew open the
safe, securing the contents. The amount
obtained by the robbers was large, but
the officials refuse to give 1t exactly. The
robbery was the work of professionals.
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Mr.. Peck.s knn.a. pnte,.

Topeka. Kas.. Oct. 22-tspecial) The
following schedule has been made out for
the Kansas tour of George r. Peck, of
Chicago: Dodge City. October &c: Topeka,
October u: Pittsburge October 2s: Colum-
bus. day and night meetings. October 60;
Parsons. day and night meeting. October
80: Fort Scott. October 81 Hon j. K Cub
bison will also speak at Parsons with Mr..
Peck