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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-26
THE RESULT IN MISSOURI.
Bryan's Plurality. 5S.712-His Major
ity, 3,2S6-Twenty-five Counties
Went Republican.

jefferson City, Mo, Nov. 25.-tSpecIal)
Secretary of State Lesueur has completed
the count of the vote for presidential elect
ors. The totals are follows:
democratic '-.-.'...-... .3SS 6o2
Republican. .3Ol $40
IrOhlDltlOn --.--... .-.'....'--'...---... :. 10y
S0claESt-l2bOr-- ....--.- ..----.---...-.. so
Palmer -BuCkner.- ESQ
National (Prohibition) ........-........ 292
Total vote 6T4.OlS
Bryan over Mckinley ....--....-...... as,7l2
The vote in jackson county was: Bryan,
%. .7O5; Mckinley, 1S,T11; Palmer. 3G7. In St
Louis city the vote was: Bryan, 50,0sl; Nc
KinIey, G5 7OS; Palmer. 462.
Mckinley carried only twenty-five coun-
ties. as follows: Adair. Andrew. Benton,
Caldwell, Camden, Christian, Crawford,
Franklin, Gasconade, Grundy. Harrison,
Hickory. Holt, Jefferson, Mercer. Usage,
Ozark Perry. Putnam, st. Charles, St
Louis. Stone. .Taney. Warren and Washing
ton.
Clay was the banner Democratic county
in point of proportion of total vote cast
for Bryan, the vote standing: Bryan 4O71:
Mckinley. 92+. Gasconade was the banner
Republican county, the vote standing: Nc
kinley, 2lS5; Bryan, SIS.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-26
Aged People in Want.

'.Brown's Bronchial Troches' are sxcsllens
for the relief ot Hoarseness or Sore Throat
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
VISITORS TO CANTON.

Thousands Of ExcursiOnists from Vermont
ohio and Pennsylvania Call on McKin.
ley.
CANTON, o., Sept l9.-Yesterday was
day of crowds and crushing in Can
ton. Three people tainted and were
carried away from the Mckinley
porch, where they had joined in the
crush OF thousands to grasp the repub.
lican nominee by the hand. After
travelling nearly 700 miles, the Yer.
mont delegation reached Canton early
in the morning aud marche 10 the Nc.
kinley honeand paid their respects be-
fore nine DEL ck. Ia the delegation
were Gov Woodbury. and other distin-
guished citizens, When the rugged
Vermont morntaineers lined up in
front Of the Mckinley stoop there were
cheers and waving Of flags and band
music and bazoos The east
erners had not been expected
80 early, but soon thousands
gathered about the house, After the
formal presents tions and response.
Gov .elect Grout. Senator Proctor and
others made rief addresses OF con-
gratulations.
The Lorain county, O., delegation
joined the representatives Of the Penn.
sylvania Republican league and the
Erie, Pa, Linco n club in the public
square and marched with them to-
gether nearly 5000 strong. with a half
dozen bands and scores Of banners, to
the home about which daily are gath.
cred thousands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
STOLE THE CATTLE.
Eleven Hundred Dollars Secured from Q
Sale In Kansas City.

Eleven Hundred Dollars Secured from q
Sale In Kansas City.
KlNCAID, Kan, Sept 14-Saturday
. stranger claiming to be George
Smith, Of Rich Hill, Mo-, presented a
draft at the bank here for 81. 100 as pro.
ceeds of the sale at Kansas City of two
car loals Of cattle. As the cashier had
no notice Of the credit at Kansas City
he refused to honor the draft. Later
the banks correspondent at Kansas
City notified the cashier that the draft
was all right and it was paid and the
man calling himself George Smith
left for parts unknown. Last night
officers arrived to apprehend the man
Smith for cattle stealing, he having
taken so head Of cattle from the pas
ture Of William Ware, six miles north.
east Of this place and driven them to
Bayard, five miles south of this place
and shipped them to Kansas City, con.
signed to Smiley and Barnes, commits
sion merchants. The cattle belonged
to J. Laughlin, cattleman Of Foster,
Mo
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
THIRD TICKET CERTAIN.


Middle 0f-the-R Dad Populists In Kansas
Will Put Up Watson Electors.
lola, Kan, Sept. IL. Chairman Brei-
dentbal yesterday made suggestion
to Thomas f. Watson and his mana.
ger, Mr.. Reed. which may result in the
solution of the problem about the fu-
sion arran .ement In Kansas. II was
that the whole matter lie referred to
the democratic and populist national
executive committees Both Mr.. Wat
son and Mr.. Reed prom sed to think IL
over. However, Mr. Watson de.
clinel to change the tone Of his
speeches IN this state, and declared
his intention Of continuing 10 plead
his cause before the pc pie. With a
view Of forcing change in the per.
sonnet of the fusion elect ,ral iicket the
middle-of-the-road men propose TO
nominate set OF Bryan and Watson
elector, by petition This was agreed
upon yesterday by Abe Steinberper
and j. +. Wilt S, who have assumed
the management of the mid ile-of-the-
road movement Steinberyer says that
the proposed electors have not yet
been named, but he hopes to have the
petition ready to be filed by tine 25,h.
He admits that the action will be taken
for the purpose Of forcing CON-
promise. +,
William j. BRYAN addressed three
great audiences at st. Louis SATURDAY.
night, the nunberof people being est,
mated at $4,000 to 10000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
RADICAL PoPuLlST PLANS.
No Kansas Middle-of-the- Road Convention
denominations nv PetItIon

No Kansas MIddle-of-the-R Road Convention
Nominations by Petition.
Topeka, Kan, Sept Alt is prob.
able that the call for a state conven.
ton by middle-of-the-road populists to
be held in Topeka next Saturday for
the purpose of nominating Bryan and
Watson electors, issued by W. +. Right.
mire and j. +. Willitts Friday. will
be withdrawn and the nominations
made by petition instead. Willis
already has withdrawn his name
from the call and, as IT seems
to be generally agreed that the
nominations should be effected by Pc
tition, 1t is likely that Rightmire will
consent to abandon the proposition.
Tom Watson will return to Kansas in
few days and he is quoted as saying
that he will canvass the state II neces-
sary, in the interest of the Bryan and
Watson electors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17

W. f. GLADSTONE disgraceful mock
cry, and some sovereigns ami govern
ments have given direct coun-
tenance and support to the assassin.
Indeed. the presence Of the embassies
at Constantinople is in itself SUBJ
stantial countenance of support to him
and his guilty proceedings The coer-
cion which should long ago have been
applied ~ him might even now be the
means Of averting another series Of
massacres'
A dispatch from Constantinople pub
lished here asserts that u wholesale
massacre Of Christians is planned to
occur there within a fortnight and
that Armenians have been deported
from there on board ships and have
been drowned in patches, beirg shot
through specially constructed chutes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
Attacked with Whooplng Cough.

New YORK, Sept. l2.-Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher has been attacked by
whooping cough at the age of 81, and
for the fourth time. She had it with
her children, and is now going through
all the paroxysms of the disease with
her grandchildren, the children of her
daughter, Mrs Harriet Elizabeth
Beecher Scoville, whom she recently
visited, in Connecticut. While there
she caught the malady.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
KANSAS GOLD DEMOCRATS.


Presidential Electors to BE Named State
Ticket Possiblc-Campaign Plans.
TOPEKA, Kan. Sept H. Eugene Ha-
gan, chairman Of the state central COM
mittee Of the Kansas gold democracy,
will issue call for the committee to
meet in Topeka next Wednesday or
Thursday, when It is expected ten can
didates for presidential electors will
be named, and arrangements for con-
Quoting a campaign be perfected. 1t
is probable that 5. s. Reynolds, Of
Cove county, will head the ticket 1t
is not likely that candidates for con.
gressmen or state officers will be named
at this meeting Of the committee, al.
though such nominations may be made
later in the campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
A BIC ALLIANCE.
Chicago Manufacturers and Job
bers Unite for Mutual Benefit.
II HUNG CHANG on FREE SILVER.
The Libby Prison Adjunct 1t Richmond.
Va. Destroyed by Fire-Jack Ever
hardt and George Lavigne to Box
Twenty-Five Rounds.

I CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-TWO hundred
Chicago manufacturers and jobbers
and over $4,000 retail merchants out
side Of Chicago have just completed
the greatest mercantile alliance that
the history Of the country has ever
known. Articles Of Incorporation Of
the association, which Is called the
National Association of Merchants and
Travellers. have been received from
Springfield. A board Of directors and
an executive officer have been chosen
and the officers of the association are
to be elected next week. The inau-
gural meeting of the alliance will be
held in this city September q to 26.
The movement for the formation of
the alliance has been going on secretly
for months, but it was not until Sep.
TENDER l that meeting was held and
constitution drafted. The actual for
nation of the association and adoption
OF constitution took place last Satur-
day at the Medinah temple Profit to
the retail merchants who buy goods
here is one of the main objects. The
interests Of the travelling statesmen,
too, are included, and compact Or
ganization which will act as unit in
the pursuance of any object OF mutual
benefit to the manufacturers, retailers
and jobbers and all dependent on the
result is intended
Ii HUNG CHANG ON FREE SILVER
BANFF, N. W. T., Sept a. DR..
Horsey,the representative Of the Cana
dian government, had long inter-
view with Ii Hung Chang while en-
route here. In discussing financial
affairs, the viceroy asked many ques-
tons, and in turn, was asked for his
opinion on the silver question in the
United States He replied: my opin-
ion is, no doubt, different from yours,
because look at it from Chinese
standpoint If silver president is
elected in the United States, it will
benefit China, in that it will enhance
the value of Chinese silver money, and
in like manner, OF course, 1t will ben
eft all the great silver nations"
DO you think" he was asked, that
the election Of silver president would
make silver dollar worth as much as
a gold dollar?'
"No; but it would make it more
valuable than it is now"
LIBBY PRISON ADJUNCT.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept lenders to-
bacco factory, which during the war
was used to accommodate the overflow
of prisoners from Libby prison, one
square away, has been DESTROYED by
fire. 1t was a very old structure and
had been pronounced unsafe. About
$4,000 worth of leaf tobacco was de-
stroyed.
EvERHARDT AND LAvIGNE MATCHED.
NEW YORK, Sept. l2.-Jack Everhardt
and George Lavigne have been matched
to box % rounds before the bohemian
hub on October 81. This bout will
practically decide the lightweight
championship of the world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
Has Bill Dalton Come to LIfeg

New YORK, Sept ls. Acting on in
formation received by Capt. Monahan,
the detectives of this city are now
searching for Bill Dalton, the notorious
western desperate, who was identified
two years ago as killed in Coffeyville,
Kan. He is believed to be the man who
escaped in the robbery of Henry Hide
brandt, a brewery messenger, Wednes.
dav noon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
Populist Notification Letters.

WASHINGTON, Sept, l2.-Senator But
Ter received letter this morning from
Senator Allen stating that he would
mail his letter of notification to Mr..
Bryan Of his nomination by the peo-
pies party for president on September
Is. Chairman Butler has likewise de-
cided that he will mail to Mr.. Watson
his letter Of notification on the same
date.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
German and the Eastern Campaign

New YORK, Sept a. Chairman Jones,
of the democratic national committee,
having received assurances that his
wishes would be respected in the Buff
falo democratic state convention, and
none but an out-and.out free silver
man considered for the gubernatorial
nomination, left for Laurel, Nd, to
see Senator German and try to induce
him to assume control Of the campaign
in the east.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
seventh Kansas W. C. T. u.

WICHITA, Kan, sept l2.-At the an
nual convention Of the Seventh dis.
trict W. c. 7. U. the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. c. W.
Mitchner; recording secretary, Mrs
Eva B. 0gborn; corresponding secre-
tary, Lizzie Brown: treasurer, Mrs. D.
c Weede; county superintendent,
Mrs. E. A. Kennedy, Mrs L. A. Dur
lev, Mrs M. L. Smith, Mrs D. C.
Weede, Mrs Eva b 0gborn, Mrs O. b.
shurk, Mrs. c. W. Mitchner aud Mrs.
Dumenel.,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
CHICAGO VISITORS.
Big Delegations to Pay Their ps-
spects to Mej. Mckinley.
MISSOURI P0puLISIS WILL FUSE.


general OutpHnrsn OF rallAav men
from chica z, 70 anton mex saturday.
They come to wit Mr. Mckinley. One
hundred cars have b-en engayed to
run in sections, leav ng Chicago Friday
night. the last arrivin here before II
O'CLOCK SATURDAY. morning. Every man
in this de e eaton must be a railway
man. The trip is 10 be plimentary
to the men, the railroads centerin in
Chicago arranging forit. 1t is to include
men from all branches of the work, from
office to section. twill be in charge Of
b. b. Ray, general manager Of the
Rock Island, who ii .ured prominently
In the railroad strike and was the re.
cpient OF many injunctions Another
chicago party organized will be com.
posed OF 600 Italian residents of Chi
cago. They will bring an Italian band
and an Italian military organization
in full regimental uniform. Deega-
tions are also organizing In Cham
paign, Peoria, Rockford and other
Illinois cities. Details are also being
perfected for delegation OF 1900
cycle riders including 300 women. who
are to come from Chicago to Massillon
by train, and there organic, parade
to ride to the Mckinley home, eight
miles distant.
MISSOURI popULIsrs WILL FUSE.
ST LOUIS, Sept. l4.-After session
OF several hours the populist state COM
mittee, late Saturday afternoon,
adopted a resolution to accept the
fusion plan for electors proposed by
the democratic state central commit
tee A subcommittee OF three, Of
which Chairman Roselle will be mem.
Der, will be appointed 10 confer with a
IKE committee OF democrats as TO the
districts which shall be included in the
fusion. The number Of electors the
populists will get is four-three dis.
trict electors and one elector.at-larqe.
The democrats are trying to secure the
consentof the populists to fuse on state
ticket and congressman. The popu.
lists may agree TO this II they will b.
given the acknowledgement and rail-
way commissioner and four congress
men.
CHAIRMAN JONES SECURES FUNDS
CHICAGO, Sept A.-Chairman Jones,
OF the national silver committee, who
went east few days ago on a hunt for
funds, sent word to the Chi.
cago headquarters that his mission had
been successful. This was taken to
mean that the silver mine owners had
determined TO fulfill the pledges made
before the Chicago convention that
they would supply all the money neces.
sary for the campaign, provided the
convention named ticket and adopted
> platform which met their approval.
The national republican committee
claims to have information that the
nine owners and silver syndicates of
Colorado Utah, Montana, Idaho and
Nevada have agreed to contribute ST.
'oV,uoV lor tne Dryan campaign lunn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
BRYAN'S KANSAS DATES.
The Democratic Nominee VIII Visit the
G,u int 20 ia

The Democratic Nominee VIII Visit the
SunhOwer State Late in October.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 14.-J. Mack
Lowe, chairman of the democratic
state central committee, has received
information from national headquar.
ters that, while Mr.. Bryan was com.
PEELED TO cancel his appointments to
speak at Topeka and elsewhere in the
state during the week Of the G A. R.
reunion, he certainly will come before
the close Of the campaign, probably
some time after October 20.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
WILD
WithEcze|1la

Twas sufferer for eight years from Eczema, hut
now am entirely cured. The palms of my hands
were covered and badly infamed; little white
bllsters appeared, then would peel off, leaving
red, smooth surface, which would burn like
fire and itch. On the inside Of the upper part Of
my limbs, grea, red hlotchrs would appear, and
rs soon as became wam, the burning and Itch
ing would begin. Night after night would Ito
awake and scratch, and almos, go wild. got a
box Of CurIcuRA, and bottle Of CuricuRA Re-.
SOLVENT, and after few applications noticed
the redness and Inflammation disappear before
had used one bor there leds not sign Of Ecsema
len. can truthfuly assert that $500 worth Of
CUrIcuRA REMEDIES cured me.
JOHN d. PORTE, Pittsburg, Pa.
srslpy CusS TkxArnhsr, : Warm baths with Gu
frcuRA soar gentle applications Of CrficrRA Joint
ment) and mild doses fcurcunA Rrsolvrsr, grsatsa
ufhumor cures.
Sold throughout the world. Price, CuricuRA, &c.,
soar, 2c.i REsoLyxrr, sc. and d. POTTER Duo
ABp CHIN, Corr, Sole Props., Boston.
-" How 10 Permanently Cure Eessms mailed hsN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17

this communication
Mr.. Gladstone says:
I'm my opinion, the
assassin, and not
his Mohammedan
subjects, is the au-
thor of the mas
sacres. From first
to last, their atroc.
ity has no parallel
in recent history.
The action Of Eu-
rope Is a miserable,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17

Ed Babling was crushed to death by
falling slate in mine at Rich Hill,
Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
oLADsroNE7s BITTER WORDS.

England'a "Grsnd Old Man. Says the sultan
Of Turkey IL IN Assassin.
LONDON, Sept II. Hon. W. Z. Glad
stone has written still another letter
denouncing the sultan of Turkey. In
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17

Thousands Of ExcursiOnists from Vermont,
ohio and Pennsylvania Call on McKin-
, 1896-03-31
UTAH REDS

Washington, March 3O.-rhe geo.
logical survey has reported to Secre-
tary Smith on the operations of the
survey during the field season of last
year.
Investigations of the mineral resour.
ces OF the Uncompahgre and Uintah
Indian reservations showed deposits
OF hydro carbon mounds Of the asphalt
series, covering 1880 square miles in
Utah.
At Nawlin gulch. southeas. of Den.
yer. gold in apparently paying guam,
titles has been discovered in the gray,
els Of an ancient stream bed. 1t is
probable that other ancient stream
beds will be found that car be profit.
ably worked. The so-called tin de.
posits at the southern extremity of the
Wet mountains in Colorado were ex.
amined. but no evidence OF such ores
were found.
Discussing Investigations in the
Alaskan gold fields, the report says
many small veins of rather rich ore
occur on the southern side of the Sill.
yer Bow basin. about three mile.
northeast Of Juneau. The old lake
beds there are successfully worked fol
gold by the hydraulic process. Al
Seward City. 80 miles north of Juneau
, 1896-03-31
MADE A GUARDED REPLY.


T.. b. Green, of Ottumwa, Iowa, told
4 Washington Star reporter a good
story about Judge Hendershott of that
city. one Of the leading lawyers OF the
Hawkrye state.
Judge Hendershott." said Mr..
Green. was trying a ease under the
prohibition law. An important ques-
ton was raised as to whether or not a
barrel Of whiskey was delivered to the
defendant.
AN lrishman by the name of O'Con-
nor WI, the drayman, and when Judge
.~ltOtCrshott started to c~rnss-examine
him he concluded to brighten him into
conlradicting his testimony on the
eEaminatiuu-iu-chief Assuming a
dramatic pose and with a stern voice
he said. Remember, sir. o are on
Your oath. Remember. you have sworn
20 tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. Remember
that to devig.e one iota from the truth
is perjury, and the punishment for per,
'''s :" a. tiSoiii'HL III Lit oLdle peHl-
tertiary of Iowa. Now. sir. upon your
oath. did You deliver that barrel OF
whiskey to Pat Duffy?
The freshman answered coolly and
deliberately: Well, jedge, bein' on me
.c1''. faith couldn't say. | delivered
a a"rl al Mr.. Duffy's place. On one
ma I'd that Dar'l was marked Pat Duff
.F, On The the ither ind was marked
v .ishly.' but bein' on me oath I
couldn't say whether Pat Duffy or
nutrt.ny was in the bar'l.'
The defendant was convicted"
, 1896-03-31
A CUBAN MARTYR.

New York. March 30.-A represen-
tative OF the Associated Press took the
news of the execution of Aleman to the
Cuban headquarters here this morning.
The greatest gloom Immediately
spread over the assemblage there and
Senior Joaquin Castillo. who acted as
spokesman, said:
ut is just as we expected. Poor
ENRIQUE Aleman. Poor Cuba.
, 1896-03-31
4 Rad REPUTATION.


London, March 30.-There is much
excitement in Irish circles over the
election of the Hon. james Burke
Roche, brother of Lord Fernery. to
parliament, as the home rule candi-
date for Killarney, in East Kerry. The
successful candidate was married to 4
daughter of Mr.. Frank Wo"S Of New
York and she secured a divorce from
him some years ago. The husband,
however. subsequently secured a de-
cree from the British courts. declaring
the American divorce to be invalid, on
the ground that marriage 10 a British
citizen makes a foreign wis subject
alone to British laws.
A number of allegations have been.
printed concerning the divorce. The
Independent, for example, reproduces
copious extracts on the subject from a
New York newspaper. The Freeman
says hal the convention which select
ed Mr.. Roche as a candidate was in al.
solute% ignorance of the charges against
his character, and admits the neces,
sity of a searching Investigation.
The Independent today says: 1T
was mainly on Mr.. Healcy'5 recon-
mendation that Mr.. Roche waE accepts
ed. 1t is the worst case of foisting
ever known in Ireland"