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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
KERN COUNTY WATER SUITS.
Litigation 1ncOIvin0 the Right to T,co
Lnrge Systens.


Large Systems.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, March 10.-The
water suit of Rankin vs. O'Brien ct al. in
volving the entire system of South Fork
was called up and proceeded to trial this
morning in the Superior Court. There are
sixty-nine defendants and one plaintiff,
and the case promises to consume the un-
divided attention of the court from now
until April. About 100 witnesses will be
examined.
On the 9th Of April another and larger
water suit will come up-the Farmers
Canal Company VS.. Simmons ct al. 1t is
estimated that its hearing will consume
one month of the courts time. Judge
Shaw of Los Angeles will be here to pre-
side over its hearing. During that time
Judge Conklin will likely go to Los An
geles and hold court for him. This suit
may open up the question of water rights
in the Kern River, and equal the famous
contest of Miller & Lux VS.. Haggin & Carr.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
Struck Or q Train.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 1o.-Two
Mexican section hands, one minus All arm
and the other a leg, are in the Sisters Hos
pital in this City as the result Of an acci-
dent on the Southern Pacific near Beau
mont. A gravel train struck a handcar
containing a section gang. One of the
laborers had an arm cut off and another s
leg was so badly mangled that it had to be
amputated. The others escaped with
slight injuries. The employees are reticent
as to the cause of the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
VENTURA COTNTF'S PROTEST.
Republicans Will Ignore the Republican
State Central Committee.

Republicans Will Ignore the Republican
State Central Committee.
VENTURA, CAL, March 10.-The action
of the State Central Committee in calling
Congressional convention and ignoring
the County Committee in this county has
raised strong protest. Republicans here
will refuse to recognize the action Of the
State Central Committee. n. Blackstock,
chairman of the Sixth District Congress
sional convention, appointed the regular
Congressional committee as follows: Reid
for San Luis Obispo Taggart for Santa
Barbara and ]. r. Willoughby for Ventura.
Chairman DAILY of the substitute commit
tee is looking up these members and will
60 from here to Los Angeles. An attempt
TO secure proxies is manifest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
TisaItd Fdtalitu.

VISALIA, CAL, March 1o.-Andrew
Francis died this afternoon from the effects
of gunshot wound received accidentally
last Sunday. Francis was riding in q
wagon with the weapon leaning against
him, when 1t was in some manner dis
charged
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
Fire at PerEins.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 10.-The
store of Warren Brothers, in the village of
Perkins, was destroyed by fire after mid
night this morning. A bucket brigade
saved the rest of the village.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
Seattle Murderer Con,;cted.

SEATTLE. WASH, March 1O.-The Jury
in the case of William Carey, who killed
his half breed Indian wife in December
last, tonight brought in a verdict OF MUIR
des in the first degree. Carey is native
of Bristol, Eng, and % years old.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
Arrested at San Lmis.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL. March
i0.-Lilian Hill was arrested to-day by
City Marshal Cook on warrant issued at
Vallejo. She is charged with enticing
young girls into disreputable houses in
that city.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11

IF TROUBLED WITH BRONCHITIS OR ASTHMA
try at once Dr. d. Jsyne's Expectorant, old
established medicine for. all Coughs, Colds and
Lung affections.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
w. s. FLOURNoY, OF INDEPENDENCE,
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS.
IS A SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT.
REPUBLICANS HOLD A BIG OPEN AIR
MEETING IN THIS CITY.
ID. ID. WOodmansee, President of the
National League of Republican
Clubs. the Principal Speak
cr-Ex-MayOr Dnven-
port Also Talked.

The sound money Democrats of Independ-
ence were busly at work yesterday circu-
lating a petition which has in view the
placing of the name Of w. S.
Flournoy, of Independence, on the
official ticket as a candidate for
congress from the Fifth congressional dis
trct. The petition was largely signed yes
terday and Blue township will furnish more
than it's quota in making up the desired
number OF signatures. Some of the most
prominent men of the city who heretofore
have been leading Democrats are at work
for Flournoy. and their influence is being
felt far and wide in the city and adjacent
country.
When the free silveriteS of Independence
learned that the petition favorable to Mr..
Flournoy was meeting with success, steps
were taken to prevent voters from signing
it. They asserted that any Democrat who
had participated In the congressional pri-
mary was lawbreaker if he signed Flour
noy's petition. AT the congressional pri-
mary held by the free silver Democrats but
few voters were in attendance, and those
who did not attend are signing Flournoy's
petition, holding that no legal or moral
law is broken in so doing.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
GLOOM AT THE WIGWAM.
City on the 18th, Against Pro-
tests of Local Followers.

There has not been that joy about the
Popocratic county committees headQuar-
tiers at the Novelty theater, otherwise
known as the "Wigwam," for the past few
days, that one would expect to see at such
place. 1t is now positively known that,
in spite of all the cold water thrown upon
the scheme. Bonnie Lonne Stephens will
insist upon coming to Kansas City on Oc-
tober 10 to recite his little speech. Arthur
Chapman and Frank Walsh both verified
the report yesterday with stereotyped
| smile. although the heart was sad.
Ordinarily, the coming of the head of a
state ticket to town the size of Kansas
CitE would be hailed with delight by po-
litical committees: Not so in this case.
however, for it will give the people an op-
portunity to hear him who is expected to
be seen (and not too much of thaD and not
heard.
saS City audience he will be accompanied
| by Private John Allen, the humorist, of
Miss Mississippi No one has been able to eX, S,
| waste it's talent in sending two humorists
to speak in Kansas City on the same night.
| Not that Lonnie will be teeming with Wit.
| hut then he has few peculiarities that
| are sufficient to make anyone laugh. There
| was slight, cruel rumor about the streets
| yesterday that Allen was to be sent with
Bonnie in order to insure comfortably
| filled house at least. 1t was denied that
| either Joe Shannon or John O'Neill was re-
Sponsible for this report
| 1t has not been officially given out wheth-
| er Lonnie or Mr.. Allen will speak first.
Some one states that the. committee had
| decided to allow the distinguished South
| erner to make the first address. AS most
| of the audience will leave at the conclu-
| sion of this. the injury done by Governor
| Stones deputy will not be so keenly felt.
Lonnies speech can be reported equally
as well now after the meeting. His
| sweet soprano voice will treulble as he
| gives his only reason for being elected
governor-that he married a Missouri girl.
| He will then probably tell how happy he
audience. 1t will unqLestionably be the
| happiest moment of his existence. of
| course. next to the time when that sweet
/ heart of his'n. some fifteen years ago.
| looked into his eyes and said she would
| be his forever more" The candidate will
| then take his seat and wait for q demon
| Strafion
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT.
Ex-Union Veterans VIII Rest Sunday
and on Monday Will Make Sew
eraI Speeches i'm the City.

Last evening Mr.. W. B. Clarke, G. z.
washburn, ]. H. Neff and Others met Ma
tioraI Committeeman Cyrus Leland at the
Blossom house and completed plans for the
reception of the party Of generals who
will reach the city. They decided to in
dorse the plan already arranged. The
generals are expected to arrive here about
II o'clock tonight Being so late there
will be no reception and the travellers will
spend the night in their car. Sunday
morning all the members OF the party
will go 10 the Coates House, where they
will spend the day. They have been On a
long tour and they have become very
much wearied and will be glad of a days
rest.
Monday morning at sunrise the generals
Eairte will be fired from the West Bluffs.
after which the generals will be divided
Into two parties and fill the following en-
fragments at the packing houses: At Gas,
one party will speak at Armour's; the
other at Swift's. At 7:45. one party at
Dold'7. the other at Fowler's. At a. M,
the party will speak from the Blossom
house balcony. At 10 a. m. the Union
Veterans Patriotic League will give a re-
ception TO its founder. General Daniel f
Sickles. at 1i0 West Ninth street, and at
1870. the rest of the party will speak AT
the Live Stock Exchange, and at II O'clock
at Schwarzschild & Sulzberger's packing
house. AT ] p. M. on Grand avenue near
Tenth. the generals will speak, and at 3
O'Clock the party will leave for Leayen-
worth and ST. Joseph,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
WILL NOT CONFIRM NOR DENY.
Watson Refuses to Talk About the
Rum0r That He 10 Soon to
withdraw.

Atlanta. Ga. Oct. Thomas E. Watson
spoke at McDonough to-day. The Journal
telegraphed its correspondent there to ask
the Populist nominee to confirm or deny
the report that he contemplated withdraw
ing from the ticket and also to ask what
he thought Of the proposition that he and
Sewall both withdraw and that a new man
be substituted. Mr.. Watson said he did
not care to discuss the matter in any way.
He did not refer to it in his speech.
Washington. Oct. 2--Oficials at both the
Democratic and Populist headquarters in
this city claim to have no information with
regard to the report that Candidate Wat
son contemplates Withdrawing from the
vice presidential contest. While none of
them desires to be quoted. 1t Is evident the
report is thought not well founded. The
Populist national committeeman here are
quite elated over the accomplishment OF
fusion, Notwithstanding Mr.. Watson's pro-
tests. Senator Butler says 1t indicates the
success of the committees efforts in the
states where no fusion has yet been ac-
complished, and. above all. that the rank
and file of the Populist party will show on
election day that they regard the defeat
of Mckinley and gold monometallism as
the paramount question in the campaign.
Senator Butler has not yet decided when
he will issue his contemplated address. but
it will probably follow quickly upon Mr..
Bryan's letter accepting the Populist NOM
ination. which Is expected to appear within
the next few days.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
BIG OPEN AIR MEETING.
Held by Republicans and Addressed
by ID. d. WOodmnnsee and Ex-
Mayor j. j. Davenport.

D. D. Woodmansee, of Cincinnati, O.,
president of the National League of Re-
publican Clubs, which now has member
ship of over 100000 voters. was the prin-
cipal speaker at large open air meeting
held last night at Tenth and Grand av-
enue. Woodmansee is a man of maSnih-
cent physique and a pleasing address. He
at once won the respect of his audience
and held its close attention throughout ms
remarks. His speech was necessarily short,
as he had to catch train for Nebraska,
where he speaks to-day, but he made up
in vigor what he lacked in time.
The other speakers were J. ]. Davenport,
of Kansas City. and Boyd Dudley, of Gal
latin, Mo-. president 9t the KepuS3,ncaldi Ira3ncad
by Joe Mccoy, chairman OF the Repunican
county central committee, who also an
nounced that Justice j.. h. Hawthorne
Dudley's remarks were brief. as ne ue
sired to give as much time as possible TO
Mr.. WoodmanSee.
Mr.. Woodmansee said:
my own state. 1t is that Ohio Will give
Mckinley and Hobart 75,0O0 majority.
(Cheers) / might also add that Pennsyl,
vania will give a quarter OF million, ana
that New York-well, they can't count the
majority that will be rolled up by the En-
pire state! Cheerso
mckinley and Hobart are already elect
ed"
Concerning the financial issue, Mr.. Wood
mansee, said: ..-. 4r.......-
1--WE had but little silver in circulation
in 1850, and still less in 1873. when the So
called crime was committed. Why is this
true? Because during those days silver
was worth more as bullion than as money.
to make dollar was worth more than 100
cents. As a result. silver left this country,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
SAYS She Was The CAUSE.
CARL CRAIG ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ON
ACCOUNT OF HIS WIFE.
Thought She Did Not Love Him, So
He Swallowed Laudanum-Writes
a Long Letter of Advice
DR.. Land0n Saves Him.

Carl G. Craig. a druggist aged q years,
attempted to commit suicide yesterday ev-
ening about 7:30 by taking 10 cents worth
of laudanum in rooming house at 1AO6
Oak street. He was found unconscious on
bed and removed to Central police sta
tion, where Surgeon Landon revived him
after an hours work. Domestic trouble
and inability to procure work led to Crais's
rash act.
He came to Kansas City six months ago
from Arkansas and claims to have worked
for +. ID. Mitchell, druggist, at 1924 Kansas
avenue, and for A. Breunert. at Fourteenth
street and Grand avenue. He procured
the laudanum at the latter place.
Crais's wife left him shortly after COM
ing to Kansas City and with their two
children went to live with her father at
2seS East Eighteenth. Craig could not pre-
vail on her to return to him and sought
relief In death. He has attempted to COM
NIT suicide before. He left the following
note:
ITO My Loving Wife and Little Ones.
II bid ycu d last goodbye and hope you
VIII be a good. woman and raise your
Ny N.Y. reasons m IN Il for taxing akin 'I this a"d means a OF
downing my sorrow are that I do not be-
heVe you love me as you should and that
after taking everything into consideration
and asking and pleading for you to come
and see me and bring my little ones you
have failed to come.
But l suppose l might excuse you to
some extent, for l know that others have
put themselves between man and wife, and
have some influence over you. Now, my
dear. l have always been true but for one
instance. which you forgaye me of, SO
hc.inS you may live happy in the here
after, will simply, in my humble but own
way, say goodbye. for do not believe you
can get to me before I am dead, dead,
dead, and all on account of you, for it is
you who die for, and no other. No one
knows of this, and the bearer of this note
does not know anything, l am at 1iO6 Oak,
and as soon as this leaves, down goes the
drug, and when this man comes back he
will tell You how he found me. Take care
OF my body at once. This is the last. l
told you would do it, and now all is over
Kiss my little ones. and say to them for
me that papa has gone to more happy
world than this. Goodbye all. CARL"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
NOTED REPUBLICANS.
Continued Fro. First rage.
will act as temporary chairman OF the col
arat nk La

will act as temporary chairman OF the con-
yention. was the frst Of the leaders to ar
rive this afternoon.
Several prominent men who were expected
to be present have sent word that they will
not be able to attend. Vice Presidential
Candidate Arthur Sewall to-day notified
the executive committee Of his inability to
attend the convention.
Mr.. Bryan. who was speaking through
West Virginia to-day, is expected to reach
here tomorrow evening. AS at present ar
ranged, Mr.. Bryan will make his first
speech Saturday night at the Democratic
mass meeting in East ST. Louis.
Then he will so to the Auditorium and
speak to the convention. After his speech
in the Auditorium he will be taken to the
South Side park, where the Workirgmen' 5
Bryan Club will give him a hearing.
There will be three sessions Of the con-
vention. The first, to begin at il O'Clock
Saturday morning. will be devoted to the
preliminary work. and permanent organ
ization. The second session, Saturday aft
ernoon. will elect officers. and listen to
speeches from the guests OF national prom
inence. At the night session the chief at
traction will be the presence and speech
of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is quite likely that all
the present officers will be reelected.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
BRYAN At CINCINNATI.
Winds Up q Day of SPeeehmaking
With . Meeting In the Ohio
MetrOpOliS.

Cincinnati. O.. Oct. e.-William Jennings
Bryan marched into the heart Of the enc
my's country tonight and addressed
three big meetings in this city.
Then he crossed to the Kentucky
shore and spoke to great as
semblage at Covington. 1t was fitting
close to a most eventful day. From dawn
to dusk the nominee sped across West
Virginia from Charleston to the Ohio river.
stopping and speaking at almost every
town of consequence. and then along the
Kentucky banks to this city. Arriving here
at 6:45 o'clock. he was met by a local COM
mittee and the members of the Duckworth
Club and was driven to the Hotel Gibson,
where he ate a light supper.
Almost Immediately afterwards pro-
cess:on was formed to Music hall. where
tho first and biggest meeting of the night
was held. At the conclusion of his speech
there he addressed two other successive
meetings from stands erected at street cor
ners to crafty the thousands who could
not gain entrance to the hall. Then he Wis
tied Covington.
During the day Mr.. Bryan addressed aud
icEses at Charleston and Huntington. W.
Va. New Richmond. KY. and at a dozen
of the smaller towns between.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
RESERVED FOR NEXT SEASON.
List of the Players Who Will Stay in
the National Baseball
LeaUue.

Young Of the National Baseball soH League. rs
Tonight has made public the following list
of players reserved and under contract by
the various clubs for 1897. They are as
follows:
PittsbuEg = Smith. Stencil. Donovan,
Hawiey. Kiilen. Hastings. Hughey. Horton.
Merritt, Sugden. Lezotte. Goar. Gardner,
Smith, Truby,, Delehanty. Moran, Boyle,
Wsght Duha; Gssey
Griffith, Briggs, Friend. Terry. Parker.
MacFarland. Decker. Pfeffer. Dahlen. Ev-
erett, Mccormick, Lange. Ryan, Mcbride,
Cincinnati-Ewing. Vaughn. McPhee, En-
wn.,s MIN, Hoy; Holiday RhinsS, s;,, Foreman.
Dwyer Ehre,. Fisher % Stewart a'cl; Cross. atGe Nc
Garthy. Motz. Dammann, Hogriever. Phil
Crooks; Doian., Dexter, Frazer. Herman.
Hill, Holmes, McCreery, Mcfarland. Mil
leE Pickering. Rogers. Clingman, Shannon.
New York-Beckley, Bannon. Clark,
Clark, Connaushton. Doheny, Davis, Get
zig, Gleason. joyce. Meekin, Sullivan. Stat Stat
Boston-Nieh eholas; stivetts. Klohedanz.
Tenny. Tucker. Lowe. McGanh. Long, coi-
lins. Duffy. Hamilton.
Philadelphia-Nash, Delehanty. Ellis.
oxs Hssn
Geier Thompson. Gumber, Grady, LaJoie,
Orth, 'Koener. Wheeler.
BrookIyn-Foutz, Grimm. Kennedy. Stein.
Payne Harper Daub, Abbey. Grim Bur-
reli, Smith, LaChance. Schoch. Bonner,
DAILY. Corcoran, Shindle. Mccarthy, Jones.
Anderson.
Observation-Disclosures, Maui. McJames,
Norton. Flynn. Riley, Lush. Brown, Wris-
ley. seibach. Demontreville: Smith: Nc
Guire German, King. O'Brien, Farrell,
Abbey, Mercer, Cartwright.
Raltimore-Robinson. Hoffer, Corbett,
Amole Jennings. Brodie. Clarke, Esper.
Brandt. Doyle, McGraw, Kelley. Bower
| man. Hemming. Brown, Reitz Donnelly.
KeeIer Mcmahon, Pond. Nops. Quinn,
Keister. Hargrove.
Cieveiand-Young, McDermott. McGarr.
| NcAlon. McAleer, McAllister, Gear, VII
| son, Mexican, Wallace, Blake.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
A R0UslNG RALLY.
VIII he Held by the Republicans of
Kansas City in Turner
Hall Tonight.

A rousing rally of Republican clubs and
Republican voters from every ward in the
city is to be held at Turner hall tonight.
Vice presidents representing all of the
wards have been chosen and will be pres
ent. James H. Harkless, who did consider
able campaigning in Vermont just before
the late election in that state. which gave
the Republican ticket 3s.Oo0 majority, will
preside and make speech The other
speakers will be Hon. ]. c. Horton. candi-
date for state senator, who it is expected
will run far ahead of the county ticket in
November, his election having been prac-
tically conceded by the Popocra.s; Herbert
s. HadIey, Harmon Bell. Major o. B.
Gum, who shattered Coin Harvey's ar
guments. and is the best versed man in
Kansas City on the financial question. and
Nelson Crews. the colored orator. quar-
tette has been engaged to sing campaign
songs. 1t is expected that the rally will be
the best attended and most enthusiastic
vet held.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
STRAIGHT0UT TICKET FILED.
Electors Now Fairly in
the Race.

Topeka, Ras., Oct @-(SpeciaL) The mid
dle-of-the-rosd Populists to-day filed nomi-
nation certificates with the secretary of
state for their electoral ticket. The peti-
lions ask that straight Populist ticket
for Bryan and Watson be placed on the
official ballot. The electors are: Joseph p
Perkins. Columbus: Quincy 4. Baldwin.
Tonganoxie; j. Y. b: Kennedy. Fort Scott:
j. w Wooley. Odell: J. NJ. Bannan, Che
topa: J. W. Doolittle. Cottonwood Fails;
S. W. Coombes. Junction City: +. j. Hill,
Phillipshurg: c. \. Franz, Canton, and NJ
Pemblcton. Ness City.
There were sOi names on the petitions.
which were circulated in twenty-one Diff
ferent parts of the state.
Abe Steinberger stated to-day that. be-
ginning next week. the middle-of-the-road
Populists would make an active campaign,
ard he believed that their ticket would re-
ceive far more votes in the state than the
ticket of the '.DemocratN OUTFIT" as he
terms II.
General Paul Nandevoort will return
from omaha Monday to open the middle
of-thc-road campaign.
This now makes eight tickets to be print
ed on the official ballot.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-03
AN ADVERSE RULING.
of Joining in Welcoming the,
Generals.

General Jo Shelby will probably not get
TO take part in the welcome and demon
stration that will be given in honor of
General Russell A. Alger's party of gen.
erals while in Kansas City. When he was
invited TO do SO he expressed his willing
ness If II was considered advisable by the
department of justice. Yesterday morning
he wired query to Attorney General Har-
mon at Washington. asking for a ruling on
the point Late IN the afternoon he re-
ceiyed long message from Acting Attor-
neT General Carson. saying that the de-
partment felt that active participation In
public political meetings had better be
avoided. In consequence of this ruling he
VIII he deprived of the pleasure and dis
tinction that it was desired he should have.
He has been advised, however, of a dozen
prominent sound money Democrats from
Cass, Lafayette and jackson counties who
and ex-Confederates, who will accent the
invitations extended them to be present.