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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
The DYER DIVORCE CASE.
BOTH PARTIES BELONG TO THE
HIGHEST SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Colonel d. b. Dyer Has Large Inter-
ests in Kansas City and Angus
tn, Ga.-His Wife Is an Au-
thOress of Some Note.

Probably no divorce proceeding has ever
been instituted in Kansas City that at
tracted wider attention than that filed re-
Gently by Colonel D. B. Dyer against Ada
NJ. Dyer. mention of which was made at
the time in the Journal.
Colonel Dyer, besides his Kansas City
interests, is president of the street railway
company, of Augusta, Ga, is manager of
the Jarvis-Conklin syndicate, and has 9TH
er large business interests there. Some
three years ago, it is claimed, he deserted
Mrs. Dyer in this city, and she soon after
returned to Augusta, where Colonel Dyer,
it is alleged, was required to support her,
and where she has resided ever since.
Mrs. Dyer is the daughter of the late N.
R. Casey, ex-governor of Illinois, who last
spring was pushed vigorously for that po-
sition by leading Democratic papers of the
state. She numbers among her closest
companions and friends such public char
| acters as Senator John NJ. Palmer, Mrs.
John A. Logan and Senator Cullom, in Il
| linois, while her associations in Georgia
| belong to the highest circles. Mrs. Dyer is
lady of more than ordinary literary at
| thor. Among her contributions to the Ii
| braries of this country is ner novel entitled
''Renan's Love for His Sister, a romantic
| tale of Indian life; Fort Reno is the title
of another one of her productions-a pict-
| uresque review of life in the Cheyenne and
| Arapahoe lands in Oklahoma. However,
| the humiliation of her domestic troubles
! was such that for the past three years she
| has not been before the public.
| The papers in the divorce proceedings in>
stituted by Colonel Dyer were sent to Sher-
| fff O'Connor, of Richmond county Ga, at
| Augusta where they were served on his
wife, who, it is said, took the matter philo-
sophically, the proceeding being no sur
prise to her. She said to curious inquirers
| that the charge in substance was that she
had circulated serious reports calculated to
| work injury to the colonel socially and in
| a business way; that she had circulated
| the report that he had been the exclusive
| companion of a Green street (Augusta)
society woman, who was grandmother.
| Mrs. Dyer has employed counsel in Geor-
| gia, and also in this city, and declares that
| she will be here about the 10th of January
to fight her husbands suit to the bitter
end.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
THE FATE OF OLD SHIPS.
Historic English HuIks That Have
Come to Ignominious Ends.

The recent proposal to make of the IA
nous old Victory show ship, to be an
chored in turn for time at all the chief
ports around our coasts, so as to stir up
our patriotism by view of this most inter-
esting remnant of our wooden walls" to
which the nation had to entrust its defense
in the good old days, reminds us, in way,
of the uncertainty of the life of ships.
There is no telling when a ship is launched
how long she may continue to sail the
seas or to what ignoble end she may come
at last, any more than the duration of the
life of a newly born child can be foretold.
There are some old sailors who have trod
the decks of many ships, and visited almost
every port all over the world, without hav-
ing once suffered a shipwreck, while others
appear to be attended with a sort of fatal
ity, so that they hardly manage to make
even the briefest voyage without some
catastrophe happening to them.
Similarly with ships; some go down on
their maiden voyage; others are always do
ing or sustaining some damage; while some
lucky vessels always come into port from
the longest voyages as tight and trim as If
they were only getting ready TO put to sea
again.
Averaging up matters, ii appears that
the ordinary life of ships varies a little, ac-
cording to the country in which they were
built. Those built in the United States
have the shortest Hves-eighteen years.
French, built vessels last twenty years;
Holland, twenty-five: Germany, twenty
five; British built. twenty-six; Italian,
twenty-seven: and those built in Norway
longest of all-thirty years. Whether these
| differences in longevity arise from differ
| ences in the material, in the skill and care
with which they are put together, or in
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
SALVATION ARMY.
Noble Work Done by This Organiza-
tion Yesterday-oyer 200
PerSous Were Fed.


Those who in the past week have dropped
part of their small change into the boxes
held by the Salvation Army girls on the
street corners made some poor person hap
nv Yesterday by helping to buy regular
Christmas dinner with turkey and cram
berry sauce complete. For several weeks
past the army has been busy with the
preparations for giving the poor of Kansas
City a good dinner on Christmas, and at
any time of the day the lassies could be
seen standing on the street corners with
their cash boxes, or soliciting aid in the
stores.
Enough money was raised in this way to
make $50 people happy at one corps head
quarters alone by giving them hot dinner
and plenty of it. Two corps in the city
gave dinners yesterday. No l. at 1873 Main
street, in charge of Ensign Carrie Gribbens.
and Corps No. 2. Eighteenth street and
Michigan avenue. The dinner at No. was
in charge of Captain and Mrs. Turk, the
commanders of the corps.
At the headquarters at 1919 Main street
over $50 of the poor people of the city as
sembled, and shortly after noon were adj
mitted and given regular hot Christmas
dinner consisting of turkey, pork. beef,
vegetables, pie and coffee or tea, as they
preferred. The material for this dinner
the boxes, but at the other corps headquar-
ters the food was contributed and very lit
tie was bought.
Among other things contributed to the
army was a quantity of clothing, but it was
not distributed yesterday and will not be
until next week. when 1t will be given only
to deserving persons.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Postonice Employees Busy.

Christmas brought some joy and a great
deal of extra work to the employees of the
postoffice, and it will be we'll toward the
closing hours of business to-day before
they will have cleared up all of it and find
the Office in its usual condition. The in
coming mall while considerably increased
over the ordinary. did not get up to the
rush point until the arrival of the trains
Christmas eve. The wagons of bags and
pouches that were brought in at that time
were awful and, while the clerks worked
late and got most of it assorted for the
carriers, they had a great amount of work
to do in short space of time.
Yesterday morning the carriers fun be-
gan in real earnest. Their desks were piled
TO the top and in the pile was every sort
of mail that could be imagined. They as
sorted the smaller packages and took out
all they could carry for the cne morning
delivery, and sixteen sub-carriers carried
out several wagonloads of the remainder.
while three wagons with packages and bun
dies piled high worked all day over the
city delivering the packages that were too
large to be carried.
The late trains yesterday morning
brought another flood of mail, and, while a
large amount of twas handled out through
the delivery, there was plenty of 1t left for
the beginning of to-day's work To add to
the discomfort. the fast mail on the Mis-
souri, Pacific line missed all of its heavy
Eastern connections at St. Louis yesterday
| morning and two cars of mail arrived in
the city last evening that should have been
on hand and disposed Of during the day.
The result was the clerks in the mailing
| and other divisions last night had to work
up to their eyes to perform and the car
riers will find one of the star days labor
| on hand to dispose of to-day. 1t will take
| them hustling to get it all out to-day. but
| with the aid of the many substitute car
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26

riers they will get il all delivered before
nightfall. The connection of the fast mai
at st. Louis that failed yesterday morning
will delay much mail one day and If peo-
pie get mail to-day that should have
reached them yesterday they can under
stand the reason.
The employees of the various express
companies had plenty of extra work to do
yesterday in handling the large number of
packages for city delivery that arrived on
the late trains the night before and yester-
day. For some reason the mail and eX-
press packages came in one train late for
convenient handling and presents were re-
ceived Christmas day in hundreds of in
stances instead OF Christmas eve. The
packages for Transmission were disposed of
in a large degree before the rush of incom-
ing business started, so that there was no
great mixture of the volume.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Mntron Beattie Given Gold star.

The employees of the Union depot present
ed Mrs. c. H. Beattie, the depot matron,
with an elegant gold star as a token of
their appreciation of the good work she
has done for friendless women and girls
who have arrived at the Union depot.
The star is of solid gold and was de-
signed by Conductor John Winn, of the
Rock Island. The bar from which it is
suspended is also of gold and bears the
word "Matron,' and on the reverse side OF
the star an inscription states from whom
the emblem came and to whom it was
presented.
Accompanying this gift was a small book,
decorated in pen work and containing the
names of those who presented the medal.
The presentation speech was made by
Depot Master Arthur Hanthorn, in the
presence of many of the depot employees.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
AMONG THE UNFORTUNATE.
Trimmings at the City Work.
house Yesterday.

OF all days of the year Christmas means
more to those in enforced confinement than
to any other class of people.
The jail and workhouse prisoners rely al
together upon the charitable dispositions
of their keepers for a merry Christmas and
a partial departure from the humdrum OF
prison life.
Prisoners detained in the various prisons
I'm Kansas City never go unprovided for on
extra spread.
provided a rabbit dinner yesterday for the
200 odd inmates of the city workhousc. In
consequence there were no attempts at es-
cape from that popular and crowded hos
telry during the night previous The city
council does not provide a rabbit fund for
Captain Brant's especial convenience, so
he plunged his hand into his own wallet
Thursday and purchased 100 rabbits at the
city market. This meant nearly half n
rabbit for each of his guests. Jack rab-
bits predominated in the captains pur-
chase and the halves for the prisoners
were large in accordance.
There were other good things to eat
beside the rabbits, which were made into
a stew, with lots of white gravy, and the
way the prisoners went at the feast is said
to have been a caution. After dinner, which
was served at o'clock, brief service was
held in the chapel.
At the County Jail.
At the county jail Marshal Keshlear. as
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
The shortest Line West.

To Denver. Cheyenne, Ogden, Salt Lake,
San Francisco. Portland. there is only ons
shortest line, the Old Reliable Union Pa.
cific. Two trains daily from Kansas City,
1910 a. m. and 7:30 p. m, fully equipped
with Pullman palace sleepers, Pullman din.
ing cars tcafe plan), free chair cars. Trains
lighted brilliantly with Pintsch light; heat,
ed by. steam; solidly vestibuled. No other
line as short or as good. Why not take the
best? 1t costs no more.
Telephone 1lGs. City ONCE. No. 1000 Main
street, corner Tenth. J. B. FRAWLEY,
General Agent
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26

provided an extra good dinner for his many
hoarders very fine quality of soup led
off, followed by escalloped oysters and Irish
stew. Then came turkey and cranberry
sauce, mashed potatoes, and closing
tableau of pie and cider. The dinner was
served by a squad of deputies, but, bounte-
Gus as it was it was not fully relished by
some OF the prisoners including Alice Platt,
who spent their first Christmas in jail.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Gifts to Employees and Others.

Manager George T. Stockham, of the
Midland, on Christmas eve presented each
married employe of the house with fine
fat turkey for his Christmas dinner In
asmuch as he has so many employees. he
used a large number of turkeys in making
his gifts. Yesterday he greeted his many
friends and customers of the house and
presented each one with a rabbits foot a
token certain to bring good luck during the
coming year.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
santa Fe Route-calIfornIa limited.

Santa Fe Route-CaIifornia Limited.
Leaves Kansas City $40 a. m Thurs1ays
and Sundays, reaching Los Angeles in 81
hours, and San Diego in 81 hours. Returns
from California Mondays and Thursdays.
Equipment OF superb vestibuled Pullman
palace sleepers. buffet smoking car and
dining car. Most luxurious service via any
line.
Another express train, carrying both pail
ace and tourist sleepers. leaves Kansas
City 2:25 p. m. daily for Los Angeles. San
Diego and San Francisco. Inquire of
GEO. w. HAGENBUCH, P. & T. A,
Kansas City, Mo-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Kept the Police Active.

Christmas was by no means a quiet day
at Central police station, as the clang of
the ambulance and patrol wagon bells was
heard through the streets of the city
quite frequently. During the day and
portion of last night no less than eighteen
calls were answered from all parts of the
city for people who had been injured in
some manner or had celebrated too freely
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Send your name TOR q souvenir
of the Works Of Eugene Field,
FIELD.FLOWERS
Che eugene Field Monument Souvenir

The most beautiful Art Production of the CEN
tury. "a small bunch Of ths most fragrant Of bIoS-
gathered from the broad Of Eugene Fields
Farm Of Love Contains selection OF the most
beautiful of the poems of Eugene Field Hand
somely illustrated by thirty-hve of the worlds
greatest artists as their contribution to the Mon
umcnt Fund Bot for the psbIs eontributisus sf thG
gn.at artists this book eoaId not have been naagfar
tursd for 500. For sale at book stores, or sent
prepaid on receipt of Si.Io. The love Offering to
the Child's Poet Laureate. published by the Com
niittee to create fund to buiid the MouumerA
and to care for the family Of the beloved poet.
Eugene Field Monument Souvenir Fund,
80 ussrre street., chIeagA -
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Christ Church Endeavorers.

The Christian Endeavor Society of Christ
church, corner of Tenth and Park, will send
out invitations this week for a reception to
be given in the church parlors on New
Years night. The young ladies of the So
ciety will receive on New Years afternoon
from 8 to o'clock in the church parlors
The names of the young ladies to receive
will be announced later.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
entertainment This Eyening.

The scholars of the Roberts Mission Sun
day school, who seldom enjoy such festiv-
tiles. will be given an entertainment at the
mission, log East Third street, this even
ing. A large Christmas tree has been
erected and loaded with Christmas pres
ents consisting of many useful articles and
toys and boxes of candy.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
STOPS WITHIN
Or. leLap's i'Reliaf for Women, u

AVOID FAILURE AND DISAPPOINT-
MENT. SAFEi CERTAINI RELIABLEI
SUCCESSFULLY USED IN THOUSANDS
OF CASES. SENT (SEAI4ED). POSTAGE
PAID. UPON RECEIPT OF S1.00. FOR
SALE BY JOHNSON BROS, DRUG
GISTS. l10 MAIN STREET. KANSAS
CITY MO.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Missouri, Kansas { Texas Trust Co

seventh and WyRndotte Streets,
KANSAS CITY, MO
CAPITAL Sl 25O 900
Surplus and Undivided Profits. $3.50 600.
sS Wall street, New York city.
4oe Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Pa.
49, Washington street. Boston, Mass.
Sandthorquia 3 Hamburg, Germany.
SingeI 2aS Amsterdam. Holland.
81 Lombard street, London, E c., En-
gland.
Dorotheen-Stresse 81. Berlin, Germany.
Arthur E. Stiwell. President; Vice PTesi-
dents: lst ]. Med. Trimble; 2ud. f. L.
Martin: Sd, w. S. Taylor; 4th, Jacques T.
Nolthenius.
Arthur c. Robinson. Secretary; W. s.
Taylor. Treasurer: Frank B. Wilcox, Asst
Treasurer: ]. ]. Cairnes. Asst Secretary;
E. S. Mosher. Asst Secretary. Trimble 81
Braley, General Attorneys
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
At the County Jai

At the county jail, Marshal Keshlear. as
q last charitable act of his administration.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
Masonic Services.

Kansas City commandery No. 10. and
Oriental commandery No. 30. knights Tenn
plar held a union Christmas service
at l0:30 o'clock in Masonic hall, 9l2
Walnut street. The ritual Christ
mas service. including greetings TO the
Most Eminent Grand Master w. LaRue
Thomas and his response were read.
Rev Dr. w. p. George delivered an ad-
dress and a Christmas Offering for the poor
Of the order taken. Music was
furnished by the Masonic quartette, con-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
At Christ Church.
At other Churches.

At St Mary's Episcopal church mass
was celebrated at 7:50 a. m. and high mass
at 1890 4. m.
The services 1T St. Georges Protestant
Cathedral corner Troost and Linwood
avenues were as follows: Early COM
munion. 7:S0 a. m: morning prayer and
sermon. II a. m. Dean Holden officiating.
Music by the surpliced choir of men and
boys.
At Gospel Witness. Independence and
Forest avenues J. s. Detweiler pastor
Christmas exercises consisted of 4 Bible
reading on Divine Healing at 2:30 p. m.
and studies in the book of Daniel 7:45 pm.
The beautiful cantata. Santa Claus Re-
ception." was given in costume by the
Sunday school OF the First English Luther
an church. corner Fourteenth and Cherry
streets last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01
CRoxALL CONVICTED.
Fined S1OO and Given Thirty Days
Imprisonment-PoIi Court.


Ray Croxall, the young man arrested
Saturday for attempting to steal
shot gun from Walsh's store, was ar
raigned yesterday before Judge Weng-
err on charge of petit larceny. He
pleaded not guilty but before the hear
ing commenced, changed his mind and
after a consultation between his at
torney and Prosecutor Harrington.
withdrew the plea, entering one of
guilty instead. He was fined 500 and
costs, in all $1O7.5O and sentenced to
serve so days in the county Jail The
charge of burglary was not pressed
George Arbuckle. charged with TAX
ing cattle out of custody, was fined 50.
1t appeared that John ". Hageman
had taken uD some of the defendants
stock and held them for damages, and
that Arbuckle had forcibly taken his
stock. He stated the belief that the
cattle had been turned out of their
confinement by some person for the
purpose of obtaining damages. He
pleaded guilty to the charge, consider
ing that the cheapest way out.
a. B. Cline charged John Nichols
With assault and battery and Nichols
charged Cline with using abusive lam
guage. They had a joint hearing and
were fined 50 each. Cline appealed.
William Pierret was fined $50 for
drunkenness He had been released
Saturday when charged with the same
offense and had been arrested again
the same day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01

The board of county commissioners
held a brief session yesterday at which
considerable business was transacted.
The county attorney submitted an
/ opinion as to whether it is the duty of
the present county board to fix the
bonds of the incoming county officers
elect. The attorney explained that it
was the duty of the board to so act eX-
cept in the case of the county commits
sioners whose bonds shall be fixed by
the district court. The latter also have
the additional duty imposed upon them
to approve all bonds.
The opinion was refer ed to Commits
sioner Geddes, who will report on the
amount of bonds to be given by each
incoming official, this report to be pre-
scented at the next session of the board.
On motion of Christooherson the
clerk was instructed to notify J. r.
services as watehmen on the building
grounds will be dispensed with after
Dec. l.
County Collector Spencer appeared
before the board and stated if the law
should be complied with relative to
comparing the delinquent tax list with
the auditors records it would neceSsi-
tate a closing of his office for three
days. AS taxes are still pouring into
the county Golfers he asked permission
to employ night force to do the re-
CURED work. and the request was
granted.
a liquor license was granted to w.
L. Wilt e. Co. of Bingham.
NJ. H. Hardy. medical superintendent
of the state insane asylum, notified the
board that Hattie Johnson. an inmate
committed from this county in April.
1893 was in a very precarious condi-
ton. and likely to die at any time.
The papers show no relatives CT friends
and correspondence was wanted by the
superintendent as TO disposition of the
body in case of death.
Superintendent of the county infirm-
airy submitted his report for Novem-
Der showing 81 inmates on Nov. l and
IL received during the month, dis
charged and 8 died. Present number
of inmates So. The report was ordered
filed.
Road Supervisor II. T. Shurtliff of
the Twelfth district submitted his an
nual report for the year ending Nov
3d. 1896. and the same was placed on
file.
on motion of Roberts the auditor
was empowered to employ a competent
man at "a per day to finish work that
had accumulated during the sickness
of one of the office clerks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01
= IN THE SOCIAL REALM +

The Alta club members talk of Civ
ing a reception and ball about New
Years. Should it be given. it will be
the overshadowing social event of the
year.
3 >
A number of the most prominent So
ciety young ladies of the city yester-
day completed arrangements for Civ
ing a ball at Christensens on Tuesday
evening, December %. 1t will be a bril-
liam affair.
The VI. I. a. League viii give a ball
at the theater on New Years eve, and
viii follow = with matinee for the
children on New Years day.
ChristAnsen's viii be the scene OF
ball on New Years eve.
Myrtle lodge No l, K. of P, gives
an entertainment at Castle hall this
evening.
The Eighteenth ward choir viii give
q BAH il their ward hall or Friday
evening. Christensen's band being in
attendance. The hail has lately been
improved by the addition of a new
dancing aoor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-01
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