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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-26
Seventy Million to Charity.

Baron Hirsch's will leaves $5o 000,- 900 to his widow anu the remainder to charities. Only about $l0, 0oo, GOO is ill English securities, bat the total prop erty is expected to reach $120. 900, 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-26
Millions For Defense.

Within a few weeks will Do com menced one of the most gigantic opera tions in the history of the war depart ment. Fortitications more powerful than those existing anywhere Ill the world will be built at Fort Wadsworth and Sandy Hook, the cost Of the work being about $lo, coo, GOO. But this is only beginning to place New York in a position to defend herself against for eign foes. Construction will be contin- ued from time to time until the fortifi- cations outlined by the elaborate plans have been completed, and when that is done the total cost, it is said, will have been $50. 900. 900. New York Adge.ss-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-26
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
OHiOsS BOY TEACHER.
Only Eleven Years Old, out Has a Mana
 Head on Bis Shoulders.

UnIX EseVen 3earh OIu1 Dub Has Man'3
 Head on His Shoulders.
 Winchester, O., has a aprodigy ill Mas ter Marion Glasgow, the H. -year-old son of B. M. Glasgow. Seventeen days be- fore he was U years of age, which was in November last, Master Glasgow was granted teachers certificate for one year. He is now preparing to take the examination for another certificate and expects to keep one in his possession as long as he lives So far as is known he is the youngest person to whom a cer- tifeate was ever granted, When he went to take his examination. the boy was unaecompanied by parents or friends. He finished the first session be- fore any of the old teachers and was the
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
Mr.. sNoDDY AND PROHIBITION.
The PIeasanton Attorney Denies That
He Ever Fought the Pro-
hibitOry Law.

Pleasanton. Kas., Dec. 23.-(Special) Colo
mel James D. Snoddy requests the publica-
ton of the following statement which he
makes over his signature:
To the Editor of the Journal.
In your paper of Sunday, December 20,
1896, you say: Colonel Jim Snoddy declares
in a newspaper interview that if prohibi-
tion is voted upon by the people again it
will carry by majority of two to one,
This is significant in view of the fact that
in the legislature of 1881, Colonel Snoddy
was associated with George w. Click and
Jim Legate in determined effort to defeat
the law which sought to make prohibition
effective"
Please excuse me for this Intrusion. The
thing you call newspaper interview
never happened. have never been guilty
of submitting to, or as is more usual, pre-
pairing a newspaper interview. If l have
anything to say in newspaper, l am will
ing to write and sign 1t.
l have, in conversation, stated several
times that if the question of the prohibi-
tory amendment were submitted to the
people of the state now. that 1t would be
retained and sustained by vote of two to
one, and / suppose some newspaper gen.
tleman has published the statement. But
what write you particularly about is the
further statement in that paragraph, that
I was associated with Click and Legate
''in a determined effort to defeat the law
which sought to make prohibition effect
i've" l, of course, do not know who wrote
this paragraph, but fear he would not
make wholly reliable historian" if
truth is the essential element of history.
If Click or Legate were either engaged in
such effort, never knew it. Certain it is
that was not associated with them in any
such effort at any time. And certain it is
that my action was just the opposite to
that ascribed to me in the paragraph. This
takes from my statement the undue "sig-
nificance" which you attribute to it. New
ertheless, believe my statement will be
verified by the vote, should we reach it:
or at least, that the majority in favor of
prohibition will be so great that 1t will put
an eternal quietus upon the claim that
Kansas is not in favor of prohibition.
That the saloon is nuisance is attested
by the laws of Missouri, and Arkansas, and
Texas, even; and even the ordinances of
Kansas City Danish it from the more re-
spectacle neighborhoods. This being the
case. Kansas is not likely to admit it into
her borders. Respectfully
JAMES D. sNoDDY.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Kansas Miner VIII Recover, After
Lying for Month ParaIzyed,
With n Broken Rnck

Weir City, Kas., Dec. 23.-CSpecial) A
month ago George Foster was struck by
falling slate in coal mine at Mineral, this
county, resulting in paralysis of the lower
part of his body. To-day DR.. D. w King,
of this city, was called in and found Fos-
ter with broken back. He decided to
trephine the spine and removed the lam
mae of the ninth and tenth dorsal vertebra,
relieving the pressure on the spinal cord,
which caused the paralysis. An inch Of
the cord was laid bare and was found in
healthy condition. Foster will probably re-
cover. after lying month with broken
back before the operation. Five years ago
DIR. King performed the same operation on
Aaron Bates. whose neck was broken and
dislocated by a fall of rock in Weir Bros ;
mine here. The operation in itself was sue
cessful. but Bates died a week later from
the shock of the accident and the fact that
the operation did not take place until thir-
ty-six hours after his neck was broken.
Should Foster recover. as is expected. his
case will be remarkable one in the annals
of surgery.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
M'KINLEYS AT HOME AGAIN.
Their Party Reached Canton, Return
ing From Their Chicago Visit,
Yesterday Afternoon.

Canton. o., Dec. 23-President-eect and
Mrs, Mckinley, accompanied by Miss Dun
can, of Cleveland, Major McKinley's neice,
and others composing the Chicago party,
reached Canton this afternoon. Beth Ma
jor and Mrs. Mckinley were pleased to get
home. The trip seems to have benefited
both greatly, and they are enjoying better
health. The president-elect, Mrs. McKin-
ley and maid were driven directly to the
Mckinley residence. Miss Duncan went to
the home of Mother Mckinley. where she
will be a guest over Christmas.
A number OF people were at the depot to
meet the president-elect and his wife. AS
they alighted from. the special car and
made their way 10 the coach through a
passageway swept clear OF snow by an en-
ploye of the road. Major Mckinley and his
wife bowed pleasantly to all. the former
raising his silk hat to many. Passengers
OF the train We're anxious to get Il good
view of their fellow travellers, and score
of men stepped out of the car to obtain ii
better view and possibly handshahe.
In the absence of master and mistress
the Mckinley home has been thoroughly
renovated and frightened, in readiness for
the homecoming. Lunch was had shortly
after the arrival. Awaiting the arrival of
Major Mckinley We're several distinguished
men from the West. including Secretary of
State Mcfarland, of Iowa: c. \. Atkin-
son, of Lincoln, Neb.. and Ex-Governor
Prince, of New Mexico.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
ST.LoUIS COMPANY IN TROUBLE
Suit for the Dissolution of the South
crn Savings Fund and Loan
ASHocfntian

st. Louis. Dec. 23.-On application of Wal
ter T. McEntire, Judge Valiant. of the
circuit court, to-day issued summons. re-
turnable Saturday, against the Southern
Savings Fund and Loan Association to re-
ply to the injunction against the company
for the dissolution of the concern and for
authority for State Treasurer Stephens, ex-
officio supervisor OF building and loan as
sociations, 10 assume control of it.
In suit already filed Supervisor OF
Building Associations Grey makes charges
of incompetent management and misappro-
priation of funds against several gentle
men prominent in local financial circles
The officers of the defunct company are,
or were; Charles +. Begesch. of the Com
mercial bank. president; A Moore Berry.
lawyer. vice president and counsel: Frank
lin L. Jones. teller: st Louis Trust Com
pany. treasurer; James e. Brock. chief
clerk of the Mississippi Valley Trust Com
pany. and A. X. YanCey. president of
Hardin college. Mexico. Mo-. directors.
Inspector Grey says they have persisted
in violating their charter.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
FEARS FOR BARKENTINE CREW.
Aboard, in a Sad Plight on
the Atlantic,

New York, Dec. 23.-There is reason to
fear for the fate of the twelve men COM
rising the officers and crew of the Danish
iron barkentine Solid, $40 tons. On the
evening of December 15 the barkentine at
tracted the attention of those on board the
Dutch tank steamer Bremerhaven, in lati-
tude 4.50, longitude 41.4O, and asked that
the Bremerhaven send some bread on
board the supply having fallen short. 1t
was explained that the Solids boat had
been stove in and that it was therefore
impossible to send to the Bermerhaven for
the food. An officer of the tanker, who
went on board the Solid with a supply of
bread, beef and potatoes, reported that the
barkentine was in a bad plight. Her bull
warks were almost gone and the seas
washed across her decks continually. Cap
tain j. Ystinas. of the Solid, refused to
abandon her. Shortly after the Bremen
haven's boat returned to her. the weather
came on thick, and the Solid was lost to
sight,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
A BACHELORS ROMANCE.
millionaire John snyder Left Dissi-
patcd Son of 81, the Fruit of
n Youthful Love.

Springfield. c., Dec. 23.-The will of the
millionaire bachelor, John Snyder. reveals
the fact that the deceased left son,
Charles Rrussman by name. The latter is
52 years of age and has always led Il more
or less dissipated life. Snyder, in mis- will
leaves Brussmau $4,000 in United States
bends, the interest on which he is to have
for eleven years. If. ut the end of the elev-
en- years, the son saves one-fourth of his
total income for the period, then the whole
$c5 so is to be turned over to him. II is
also provided that he must pay his debts
In order to ultimately get the amount in
full
John Snyder has made many gifts to the
City. his latest being 100000 in government
bonds to the sick and poor OF. the city.
The sons mother was Il neighbor to the
Snyders. She and John fell in love and ar
ranged to get married, when Snyder's pa
rents objected and the union was never
consummated. A son was born however
in whom the father always took the great
est interest
II is said that If the son had been at all
temperate he would have inherited a mil
lion dollars or more.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
KNOW LITTLE ABOUT PAPERS.
Portugal Has Less Than Fifty News
pnpers-Their Odd Titles and
Primitive Methods.

There are fewer than fifty newspapers
published in the entire kingdom of Portu-
gal, the population of which is nearly 5000
eco, or about the same as that of Pennsyl-
Vania, in which the total number of news
papers published is 1.433, says the New
York Sun. journalism in Portugal Is con-
Quoted on q somewhat primitive plan, and
the newspapers of Portugal have not only
a primitive aspect. but somewhat primitive
titles as well. The weekly newspaper hay
ing the largest circulation in the kingdom
is the Pontos Nos H., which means literally
in English THE Dot on the Eye" 1t is
published in Lisbon. Another Lisbon paper
is called the Island though why it has
geographical designation Is not altogether
clear. The medical journal of Lisbon is
city of Oporto. better known to many
Americans than Lisbon, the capital, has a
number of daily papers, the chief one OF
which is Actualidade. Portuguese varia-
tion of the sort of journalism represented
by the well known phrase, III you see II in
the Sun. it's So 1t is not the only Oporto
other daily, claiming Il circulation of 10000.
the title of which is Des de Mario, which
IS Portuguese for the 10th of March Still
another daily paper of Oporto is called the
Primerro de Janeriro. otherwise the LIST of
January. TIE humorous paper of OportO
IS o Sorvete (the SherbeD, and three other
daily papers of the same city are known
as A Lucia, A Palavara and Justica,
otherwise the Light, the World and Justice.
There is one daily paper published at Val-
encia, in Portugal. called the Country. and
one In Lisbon called the Atlantic. In Coim-
bra, one of the oldest of Portuguese cities
ana an,iS long known @ as the seat OF a university
called the News.
The theory upon which Portuguese papers
are conducted appears to be that they
should be, above all things else. vivacious
and 1t is for this reason. perhaps that
weekly papers are at a discount in Portu-
gal, the favorite plan being to divide what
would be in the United States the contents
of a weekly paper into sevenths. and pub
fishing it on the installment plan. so to
speak. every day, and excluding from its
columns. as far as possible. anything so
sensational as what is called the uncor-
roborated news" A fair and proper sub
stitute for news Is found in iocose and
harmless illusions to the appearance of in
diyiduals. such as are contained. for in
stance. in the yoz do Povo CThe Voice of
the People,. In Lisbon there is published a
Journal called the Public Interest which
makes feature of book reviews. The Lib
eral Circle is a political organ of the more
radical opponents of the local government
Another daily paper in Lisbon Is called q
SeculO CThe Centuryl
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
MAGAZINE MAKERS PROTEST.
Organize to Work Against the Loud
Bill, Which Aims at Pos
tai Reform

New York, Dec. GA meeting of pub
lisEers and paper manufacturers was held
to-day for the purpose of taking action
against the Loud postal bill, now pending
in congress. Iflis bill aims TO take all
novels and periodicals out of the second
class. This means an increase in postal
rates from l cent per pound to cents.
Among those represented We're the Gem
tury, the Review of Reviews the Metropol-
itan Magazine, the Forum, Munseys, Nc
Clure's. the Cosmopolitan, Godey's, Peter
sons, the North American Review. and all
the publishing houses that print weekly
papers devoted to cheap literature.
A committee was appointed to work
against the bill, which was condemned as
''reactionary in purpose and inimical to the
interests of all publishers of periodicals.
and to the allied trades of papermaking,
engraving, stereotyping, printing, binding
etc" 1t was declared it must throw out
of employment an enormous number of
persons engaged in the production OF peri
odicalS.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
ROBBERS RIFLED ONE SAFE.
Intended to Blow Open the Other, but
Desisted Mt the Suggestion of
the Mcssenuer

Glendale, Mo-, Dec. 24.-(Special) Express
Messenger J. A. Frier, of the United States
Express Company. who was on the train,
does not know how much the robbers got.
There were four of them, and they pulled
the engine, express car and special car of
the Black Crook company about two
miles from where they stopped the train,
and then stopped about one and one-half
miles west of Glendale. They then ordered
the express messenger out of the car, but
soon made him get back inside the car.
He had opened the door in reply to a de-
mand from the men, who, he thought were
the train hands, asking for material to put
out not box. After they talked to the
messenger IA few moments they took his
keys away from him, opened the local safe,
which they ransacked. They gave him 81,
which they had taken from Conductor
Nichols. They then attempted TO drill the
big safe and blow it open with dynamite.
They placed several sticks of dynamite in
the safe. but refrained from setting it off
when the messciiger told them it contained
nothing They then went to the engine,
which they cut away from the two cars
and went east of Glendale one and one
nan ulutSs. NUeIc NutA utStIltu " dU'i i'l
81 die. Engineer witteu and Fireman Post
found it there several hours later.
There was evidence of money packages
having been opened, an1 it is the opinion
Of Conductor Nichols that several thousand
dollars was taken. The, eXpressman said
the men talked to him. hut he could give
no description of them save that one was
tall and aged about - years. The other
three were young men.
Marshal Kcshlear, who with several dep
uties. left Kansas City about l o'clock.
picked up the abandoned train and pushed
it TO wherr the deserted baggage and ex-
press cars stood. just east Of the Blue cut.
The special then went to Glendale. where
orders We're received. and the train then
went to where the engine was abandoned
and took II on 20 Slater. There seems to
be no clue TO the robbers. The passengers
were not molested, but some of them hid
their valuables in their clothing.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
LONDON's ELECTRIC ,BussEs.
Now Running Regularly In streets
After Many Experiments.

A London letter says: Electric omnibuse,
were set in motion this week in the streets.
For eight years Radcliffe Ward has been
experimenting with electric traction. and
he now believes that horses will speedily
be displaced for both omnibuses and cabs
He has succeeded in reducing the size
and weight of the battery, and has fitted
an. electric motor to an accumulation OF
sufficient power to meet the requirements
of street traffic for long distances
1t is claimed by the inventor that one OF
these vehicles can be run twenty-five or
even forty miles without recharging of the
batteries. IL that be true, and if II be
also possible to maintain a speed of twelve
miles an hour with the vehicle loaded with
passengers, one of the chief transit prob
lens of large cities has been already solved
powerful stock company is behind Nr
Ward. and the new electric Omnibuses will
sEcedily be in operation in the streets of
London.
Ii the experiment be a successful one,
the disappearance of horses from crowded
thoroughfares may be only a question of
time. Electric cabs and four-wheeIers will
be as practicable as electric omnibuses, and
horses may ultimately vanish from the
thorcughfares of densely populated cities
with marked reduction in the expense or
street cleaning and great Improvement
in public health.
The motor car has had Il free field in
lut streets OF GaflS several years. and
the French cab driver still beats his horse
and the new vehicles are seen only infre-
queLtlyi on the boulevards. There have
been conspicuous improvements in the ap
plication of electric mechanism to road
traffic, and it is safe to assume that the
general introduction of horseIess vehicles
will be facilitated by the enactment Of the
new statutes; but any sudden displacement
of the horses in English cities is not to be
seriously apprehended or hoped for.
The parade in general has left little room
for doubt that. while horses may not bs.
run out of the streets of London either
this year or next. great advance has
been made toward the satisfactory soIu-
tion of the transit question, both in large
centers of population and in agricultural
districts. The problem has not vet been
worked out. but it is in fair way to be
mastered completely.
There is apparently no lack of faith
amcng the capitalists III the future of the
motor car industry. Coventry. Birmfng-
ham, Colchester and other towns are com
petinG for the distinction of originating
and developing this industry. and a series
OF syndicates has been formed. with solid
masses of capital behind them, to control
the trade.
Rut motor cars cannot he introduced on
so large scale as TO displace the use Of
hcrses in town and country unless the
prices of these vehicles are greatly re-
duoed They are now manufactures AZ
prices which prohibit their employment for
commercial and business purposes. and tin.
organization of these great syudicates for
controlling production and regulating
prices Is not good augury for the an.
Pre- aching revolution I'm traction
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED.
Commissioner LamOreaux Cannot I'm.
derstand the Actions of Topeka
Lnnd Office Officials.

Washington, Dec 23.--(Special.) Com
missioner LamoreuX, of the general land
office, is in quandary. He would like to
know by what right the land office at To-
peka is receiving applications for homestead
entries on Union Pacific land grants in
Kansas. That the Topeka land Office Off
cials are doing so has been intimated TO
him by several of the congressman from
Kansas. He has also received two of the
applications, and to-day Representative
Calderhead again brought the practice of
the Topeka land Office TO his attention.
He has looked up the law, but fails TO find
any ground upon which it can be justified
and has written to the register and receiv-
er at Topeka for an explanation.
81 am told" said the commissioner to-
day, that the land office officials are re-
ceiving applications for homestead entry
on lands which have been in possession of
settlers by purchase from the Union Pa
Citic Railway Company for years-some as
much as twenty years. While it is true
that no patents were ever issued to the
railway company the fact remains that
the settlers purchased in good faith and
their status has been defined by congress.
AS the law stands: no. settlers on bond
aided railways can be dispossessed of their
homeSteads ii they have improved their
holdings, and I am unable to imagine upon
what theory the Topeka officials are pro-
ceedlng."
The commissioner holds that the case of
bona fide settlers on Union Pacific lands is
covered in the act of January %. 1895,
which amends the act to forfeit certain
lands heretofore granted for the purpose
of aiding in the construction OF railroads,
approved September 90, 1890. This amenda-
tory act extends "the time within which
persons entitled to purchase lands forfeit
ed by said act shall be permitted to pur-
chase the same in quantities and upon the
terms provided in said section at any time
prior TO January /, 1897 provided that act
ual residence upon the lands by persons
claiming the right TO purchase the same
shall not be required where such lands
have been fenced. cultivated, or otherwise
improved by such claimants and such per-
sons shall be permitted to purchase two or
more tracts of such lands by legal subdi-
visions, whether contiguous or hot, but
not exceeding 800 acres in the aggregate.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-24
KANSAS BARRIERS AROUSED.
Call Upon All Labor Unions to Aid
Them in Avensing the Pen-
er Boycott.

Leavenworth, Kas., Dec. 2a.-(specialD
The BARRIERS Union of this city will do
everything in its power to defeat Senator
PETER for reelection. An address has been
issued to the labor unions of the state
asking them to use their influence against
PETER. The address follows:
I'VE, the members of the BARRIERS Union,
of Leavenworth, view with alarm the
grasping ambition of Senator PETER in his
Efforts to secure second election to the
position of United States senator His
presence as an occupant of that high Of
flee suggests a deliberate and premeditated
boycott on our business and calls forth
from us an earnest protest against his con-
tiEUance in official position. His studied
aversion toward our profession Is more
pronounced and insolent for the reason
that his abnormal growth of whisk-
ers is without utility. serving no purpose
except to invite the cruel wind of heaven
and defying the effort of the Lord to tenn
per the same to the shorn lamb We,
therefore, call upon all labor unions to
assist us in accomplishing his defeat"