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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
JOHN ID. ROCkEFELLER AS A RIVAL
OF ANDREW CARNEGIE.
TO BUILD VAST ROLLING MILLS.
SITE FOR THE PLANT PURCHASED
IN SOUTH CHICAGO.
Mills Will Enter Into Active COMPETE
tiOn With the Steel Rail Trust
and Possibly Take Up the
Manufacture of Ar
NOR Plate.

Chicago, Dec 6.-John D. Rockefeller IS
seeking 10 Guido Andrew Carnegie as an
iron king, ard has plans already matured
and about 10 be carried out aiming TO
that end. The Standard oil Company, Ill
rected by Rockefeller, will be the foe Of the
Scotchman. This company has purchased
In South Chicago. along the shores OF Lake
Michigan and at the mouth of the Calumet
river, a plot Of ground several acres in ex-
teEt and with a water frontage Of 200 feet.
On this, it is said. rolling mills will De
erected to cost Sl00000IO, and possibly
twice that amount.
With this plant for manufacture, with
the vast mines in the Mesaba region for
the raw product, and with eighteen tank
vessels to carry the ore TO the very doors
of the works. all owned by the Rockefeller
company that corporation may be able TO
dictate terms to Mr.. Carnegie and his as
sociates, instead of being dictated to.
Mr.. RockefeIler's scheme IS not new. He
has had it in mind for several years, but
not until now has he been ready TO put it
into effect. His preliminary movements
have, as usual, been kept quiet. Not until
to-day did anything reach the public, and
then it was through an accident. Some
weeks ago large plot of ground was pur-
chased in South Chicago. The sellers were
the Calumet Canal and Dock Company and
several private individuals; the real buyer
was not publicly known. The price was in
the neighborhood of $4,000, divided into
three payments. The first irstallment was
paid when the deed was signed, and the
next two will be made December 10 It
was not necessary that Mr.. Rockefeller
should divide the sum.
ba M CT ct
part of it dealing in steel rails-is con-
trolled entirely by Carnegie and his two
allies, the Illinois Steel Company. of Chi
cago, and the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, of Pueblo. The price of rails
at Pirtsburg is SOS, at Chicago $29, al
Pueblo S$3. Whichever OF these three con-
Germs is nearest the purchaser gets the or
deIs Rails cannot be had of anyone else.
This is the situation which Mr.. Rookie
felIer has tackled. He expects to make
steel rails from p to 80 per cent cheaper
than the trust can. He can then sell
them much cheaper
The new mills at South Chicago will not
be confined TO the manufacture of steel
rails, however. but will make structural
iron of all sorts well. 1t is stated. fur
ther. and on good authority, that Mr..
Rockefeller may even GO into the armor
plate business.
The site Of the new works is good for a
mammoth rolling mill. The river at this
point is twenty feet in depth enough to
float the largest lake vessels, and provides
a perfect entrance for the Standard Oil
ships, which Will carry ore from the
mines a Lake Superior These same boats
will serve as powerful whip in the hands
of the Standard Oil masnate in case the
railroads attempt 10 fight him, for, they
also be used for the grain trade and
literally demoralize freight rates in every
direction.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
COAL MINERS MEET.
Working for Law to Prevent the
SnIe of Kansas Pcniten-
tiary Coal.

Leavenworth. Kas.. Dee. 6.-(SpecialJ
The coal miners of Leavenworth held a
public meeting at the court house this
afternoon. at which James Graham, pit
boss Of the Home-RIverside mines. pre-
sided State Senator-elect w. A Hagrs,
OF Linwood. this county was in attend
ar5r. as was also Representative-elect
Herace Keefer. of the Seventh district.
EotF Of these gentlemen made speeches
opposing the mining of coal at the Kan
sas state penltentiary. Senator Harris said
The state had no right to jeopardize the
lives and limbs Of coRvicts by putting them
at the hazardous work Of coal mining, and
IlC.Eol himself 10 10 all in his power to
PASS . law at the approaching session Of
the Kansas legislature 10 wipe out the
system Row in vogue at the penitentiary
Sir keefsr expressed similar sentiments
The meeting this afternoon decided TO
call in the near future. a mass meeting
of the miners for the purpose of selecting
representatives. to 20 TO Topeka. AMI work
To- Tho passage Of a law prohibiting the
sal of periteutLary coal
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
TURNER TO BE FROZEN OUT.
Not TO BE Rewarded for His Flop 10
PopuIIsm Last Sum-

Topeka, Kas.. Dec. 6-(speciall There
Is a growing suspicion in political circles
that some Of the head pushers of the free
silver Republican outfit will get left in
their scramble for Office. The knowing
ones say that the ban has been placed
on r W. Turner He is d candidate for
the position of clerk of the supreme court
There is much discomfort among the Pom
ulist pie hunters over the disposition
shown by the leaders TO reward the free
silverites. and if one-half of the free silver
Republican leaders get offices there will
be mutiny in the camp of the 'reformers."
The Populist leaders are afraid of this
and are beginning to hedge. Besides Ed
Little. the only free silverite to be. recog-
nized is Webb McNal, who will be ap-
pointed as a member of the state board
OF railway commissioners. This will be
rather hard on Turner who joined the re
form" movement six months ago for Office
only.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
AN EXPENSIVE MICHIGAN BULL.
Involves Two Farmers in Litigation
That Has Cost Many Times
Its Real Value.

Owosso. Mich, Dec. 6.-Robert Bowles
and Henry Ockerman. of Owosso town.
ship. have been engaged during the past
eight months in litigation that promises no
other return than little satisfaction to
the winner.
Last May Ockerman took possession of
a bull valued at So belonging to his neigh
Dor. which he found running at large.
Bowles demanded surrender of the ami
NAL, but his neighbor refused until dam
ages had been paid. whereupon the owner
returned to his home, armed himself with
a shotgun. ard. after mastering reinforce
ments, consisting of his wife, his son and
his mother-in-law,. marched to OCkeTman's
barn and demanded an immediate and un-
conditional surrender.
In the row that followed, Mrs. Bowles
was injured, but she was unable to make
a jury believe that Ockerman should he
punished for injuries she received while
engaged in an action in which she was
the aggressor.
The next suit was brought in a justice
court to recover the bull, and ih that
BowIes was successful The case was ap-
pealed to the circuit court where Ocker-
man scored victory and was awarded
damages to the amount of cents An ap-
peal to the supreme court viii be taken.
and the bull in question promises 10 prove
valuable animal before the end is
reached. since both principles in the suit
have already spent hundreds Of dollars
each in their endeavors to obtain justice.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
THE PRESIDENCY IN 1900.
Senators Butler and Allen Already in
Training for the PopuIist
Nomination.

Washington, Dec. 6.-(speciaID It is gem
orally believed by politicians that the Pop
ulist nomination for president in 1900 lies
between Senator Allen. of Nebraska and
Senator Butler, of North Carolina. Butler
is generally understood to be laying his
wires for the nomination. while the Ne
braska statesman is not saying a word.
1t is generally expected. however. that he
will be the leader of the POpulists in the
FIfty-tifth congress and will rapidly de-
veloI commanding attitude in his party.
L is generally predicted that there will be
a clash between him and Butler in the
senate and that their relations will he
amusing and well worth watching. Both
are governed by the expectation that the
Pcpulists will be stronger than the Dem
oCrats in the next campaign. owing to the
revolt of the gold Democrats, and that the
late Bryan party will be an annex TO the
PopuIsts- They expect to reverse COM
pletely the conditions of the two parties
in the late election and both expect to fall
heir to the presidential nomination as
reward for their labor in that contest.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
STORY BY THE SPORTY DOCTOR.
He Tells of Game of Cards Played
When He Was Medical Student.

From the Buffalo Express
The sporty doctor told the story, and the
storty doctor can tell stories. If anybory
should happen to write to you. He was
sitting in his private office waiting for his
trap and the conversation shifted around
to poker games. chiefly because the book
case in the office was decorated with box
of chips and several packs of cards.
THE queerest game of poker ever
saw" said the sporty doctor. was one
played in when l was a medical student.
one night four of US were in the dissect-
ing room We had finished experimenting
with the cadavsrs We had on hand and
were waiting for dinner. One of the boys
suggested that We play poker. We
played it.
1T wasn't long before some of the boys
ran out of money. The game was stiff
one. and the unIucky ones began putting
up personal property. They let their
watches and knives go. and finally got
down to their dissecting instruments and
specimens One Of the boys in particular
was in hard luck. He got good hands. but
had them topped with a regularity that
made him sick at heart. In half an hour
he had about everything ne possessed in
the game and was looking around for
other collateral
Pretty soon ne got A big fuil-it was
three aces and a pair OF queens. if I re
him. and l had four little trays. I bet 8,
and he saw me with a scaIpel and went
me two better with a beautifully picked
specimen of forearm. l raised him right
back. and then he was in a quandary He
skinned his cards over, went through all
his pockets. asked imploringly i ! would
take an l. o. L, which l wouldn't. and
then sat and thought for d minute
suddenly he remembered something. for
he told me TO wait minute. and ran out
of the room. He came back wiki fkele-
ton which It had taken him six months 70
articUlate and threw it on the table.
raise you go cold bones he said calmly"
The sporty doctor stopped Then the
man who never studied anatomy said:
Well"
"welI?" the sporty doctor queried back
at him.
What happsned?"
"Oh. the skeleton was shy three ribs. to
saw nothing of lot Of teeth, and the bet
didn't go at its face value"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07

u1ists cannot afford TO surrender the police
mac Ctinery. Those who favor the abolish
ment OF the system say q state adminis-
t-ati9n makes more enemies than friends
trying 70 run il. II would break the hearts
of tn Ciehunters if the governor-elect
should decide to abolish the police COM
missions. There are over 200 positions to
g.re out under this department alone.
From Kansas City. kas.. alone there are
fity-ciGht applicants for members Of the
bCaru. The Po9ulists there demand that
they be- given TWO of the places, but their
demand will not cut much figure if a board
Is appointed. Il will be composed of a Re
publican, a free silver Democrat and a
Pcrulist John c. Horton. we'll known
buslEess man, will be the Republican mem
ber. There is no way 10 keep him out Of
IT, He is A nephew of the governor-eect
hv marriage and is about the only candi-
date out Of the fifty-eight who has the
solid support Of the people Of Kansas City,
Kas.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
IT'S A HISTORIC CANNON.
Gun From Which Was Fired the Last
Shot of the Civil War.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
The cannon which fired the last shot in
the last battle of the last war is a gun
worth knowing something about Hence
the sale of the eight-inch columbiad. Lady
SIocomb," which is advertised in the Mo-
bile Register. arouses the interest of Old
soldiers and old soldiers sons.
This last engagement" said an old SOL
dier yesterday. took place at Spanish
Fort. This engagement. of course. was not
a regular battle. and is not. perhaps. re-
corded in history as such, but it was.
nevertheless. a conflict fierce. General For
rest had sent to Spanish Fort during the
last days of the war sufficient force OF
men to guard the place, and among the
number was the Fifth battalion of the
Washington artillery, Captain Cuthbert
SIocomb in command. The Lady Slocemh
was brought there, and there fired the last
shots when Wilson's raiders stormed the
place and took it. There the Lady Sle-
comb. for a few hours before the old fort
was surrendered. belched forth fire and
scattered death. but 10 no avail as the
enemy numbered several times as much AS
the garrison.
After the surrender OF the fort some ot
the members Of Captain Slocomb's COM
mand one night rolled the Lady SIocomb
off the earthen embankment into a lagoon,
or old zIush hole. and buried it, giving as
their reason that they did not want the
gun to fall into the hands or the enemy.
Il was afterward dug up and carried 20
Mobile. where 1t was purchased by Henry
Badger a prominent Confederate Of that
place. who had served through the war
and knew OF the excellence OF the LAZY
SIOcomb.'
The gun was named after the wife ot
Captain Cuthbert SIOconlb who went out
in 1852 in charge of the Fifth battalion oc
the Washington artillery The gun at the
battle of shiloh spat out its frst smoke
and spread its desolation in. the ranks os
the enemy Through all the memorable
struggles of the army OF the Tennessee u
went and everywhere il gained well-te-
served renown. 1t was prettily mounted,
and was al that time. as it probably =
now. handsome gun
Now the old relic is to be sold. The -
tatc of Henry Badger IS being wound up.
and the gun. along with other relics oe
the Confederacy. Is to fall into the hands
Of others Years ago several efforts were
made by the Washington artillery to ouF
the gun. and they will in all probability %
heard from at the sale.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
ALLISON MAY SUCCEED oLNEY.
Major Mckinley VIII Make Him Sec
rotary of State if He VIII
Accent.

Washington Dec. 6.-Senator Allison. OF
Iowa. may BE- secretary Of state under
President Mckinley. The post Will be Of
fered to him. no doubt. within fortnight
in case there is any Indication that the
senator VIII accept
Though neither Senator Sherman nor
Chairman Hanna Will say q word concern,
ing this matter. ii l. generally understood
that all thought of inducing the veteran
senator from Ohio 10 go into the cabinet
is now at an eni. The suggestion wa
original with Major Mckinley and WaH
born of his great admiration for the old
statesman who mad been sort Of political
godfather 10 him while he was struggling
congressman The president-elect felt that
he could not DO less than offer his former
pdtrcn an& friend the first place in the
cabinet. The suggestion waS aftcrwlr-l
taken up BY the friends CT Mr.. Hanna, Who
saw in il the possibility Of clearing tho
way for the national Chairman'S euJ-r5 t.
the senate, place which he would ruGch
prefer TO that Of a cabinet officer. 1t was
discovered, however. that Mr.. Sherman did
not relish the distinction. and here the
matter has been permitted to drop.
Senator Allison is next the mind of
the preSident-eiect for secretary of state.
The Iowa senator and Major Mckinley
have long been close friends. and the sera-
tors vast experience in public life, his
atty to any cause with which he engages.
have all recommended him for the state
department.
There is fear on the part of the friends
of Major Mckinley that Senator Allison
may not accept, and it is probable Mr
Allison's wishes in the premises will be
tested before a formal tender be made TO
him. This is the usual custom in arrans-
ing a ministry in this country, as a presi-
dent-elect does not care 10 have his offers
of cabinet places refused.
Senator Allison is one of the very few
men in the United States who have had
opportunities to decline two cabinet ap-
pointments. He was offered the secretary
ship OF the treasury by both Presidents
Garfield and Harrison. and refused them
both. In the latter instance he was urged
for several days to reconsider his deter
mination. but stood steadfast to his orig1-
nal decision. in the face OF unusual pres
sure.
Mr.. Allison has a high place in the SEN
ate, enviable place. and he may be un-
willing to leave it. even for the state de-
partment. He has just been reelected. is
sure of six years from March 1 next, and
is practically assured of a career in the
senate as long as he may care TO remain
there.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
P0PULISTS VERY SORE.
All because of n Report That DOster
Has Appointed "A Republic
I'm Stenogrn nIcr.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 6.-(SpeciaID There
is weeping and wailing and gnashing of
teeth in Populist circles on account of
the report that Chief Justice-elect Frank
Doster has appointed Guy Sackett as his
stenograp pher. If there is any man in Kan
sas whom the PopuIists have grudge
against it is Sackett. He is redhot Re
publican and was the stenographer who
reported the proceedings of many of the
Investigating committees during the last
session of the legislature.
Acting Secretary Ely. of the fusion DEM
ocratic state committee. was an applicant
for the place and he had the Endorsement
of all the prominent free silver Democrats
and POpulists. but this did him no good.
II seems that Doster got it into his head
that the Republican party contained the
most competent men for public positions
and selected one as his stenographer In
his selection he happened to get one who
was particularly offensive to the Popu-
lists
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
ACCEPTING SCRIP FOR TAXES.
Commissioners of Number of Kan
Sas Counties Likely to Find
Themselves in Trouble.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 6.-CSpeciaI9 The
county commissioners of several counties
in the western part of the state are liable
to get into trouble over a system which
they have adopted in business affairs.
without any authority of law they are
accepting county scrip in payment of taxes.
The warrants, which are worth less than
a. per cent. are exchanged for face value
In this way the tax account has become
somewhat shy. Three of these counties
have no money to pay their state taxes. as
a result of the adoption of this system, and
for this reason the commissioners may
soon ind themselves in trouble.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
A R0BBER WITH A BOMB.
FriGhtens New York Pnwnbroker
With II and Escapes With
"a Diamond Ring.

New York. Dec. 6.-AIichael Mclaughlin.
who has charge of a pawnbroker's shop at
i142 Broadway, had an exciting encounter
last night with a thief of anarchistic ten
dencies After the encounter Mclaughlin
turned over to the police bomb which he
had captured from his assailant. The
bomb was made of lead pipe. It was four
and one-quarter inches long and one and
one-half inches in diameter The bomb
was inClosed in a green pastebOard box.
which had been carefully sewed together
with heavy black thread. Inside the box
and all about the bomb were dozens of
nails.
Il was standing behind the counter short
~ before 10 o'clock said Mr.. Mclaughlin,
when a man came in and asked TO look
at diamond ring. I took a ring from the
showcase He tried it on and began look
ing about the store. Presently he spoke
of a $1,000 bill which was in the window.
- Is that genuine?' he asked.
" Certainly. ! replied
a Let me see it he Said.
Il didn't like the looks of the man and
told him l couICu't DO it.
No sooner had / refused than he thrust
his hand down into a packet Of the jacket
ne wore and pulled out the bomb.
I am a, desperate man. said he. and !
want that bill
WAS startled lot d moment. 1 WditHeu
the man closely, and made up my mind he
WIS insane. Before I could think much
about it, however. he raised the bomb and
lighted it from the cigar which he held in
his mouth. His hands shook violently as he
applied the fire to the fuse In an instant
the thing began to sputter. | reached un-
DE- the counter. and, seizing an empty re-
VOlYer. ordered the man to get out"
\ sCuffie enSued. The bomb was dropped
on the floor. and the stranger ran out OF
the door with the diamond ring on his fin
ger. Mclaughlin seized the bomb and put
il under a water faucet. He then took the
bomb to the police station.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
WYAND0TTE SALARY BILL.
Almost Certain That One Will Pass
the Kansas Legislature
This Winter.

Topeka. Kas.. Dec. 6.-(Snecial) 1t Is
almost certain that special fee and sell
ary bill affecting Wyaodotte county Off
cals viii pass the legislature this time.
The bill will be introduced and pushed by
Edwin Taylor. of EdwardsviiIe. one of the
leaders Of the house. Mr.. Taylor tried to
secure the passage of such a bill two years
ago while a member Of the senate but
not having had rhe experience, he did not
get it called up for fina! passage until the
last hours of the legislature, and when
he did he discovered that it was missing.
That proceeding is still fresh in his mem
DRY and he will guard against it this time
by Introducing his bill early in the sss-
sion and watching it closely until after its
passaEe.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
MOB VENGEANCE.
Continued From First Page.

between Il o'clock at night and I o'clock
in the morning The Winner home is about
half mile back from the county road.
and was occupied by Jesse Winner and his
family, which consisted of his wife and
three children. Nj. Winner was not AT
home the night of the murder his wife
and children being the only ones on the
place Some time during the night some
unknown person or persons gained admit
tance to the house ana before leaving blot
ted out three lives
From the appearance of the interior of
the house il was evident that a fierce fight
was wased b the mother il defense Of
herself and her little ones. Everything
was in disorder and a broken chain, be
sneared with blood, told the tale OF Mrs.
Winners resistance, for the blood was
hers, and it was shed in battling with the
murderer. 1t is plain that before she re-
ceived her death blow she managed to es-
cape from the house and was fleeing across
the yard, when she was overtaken and
felled with a fence rail. The blow crushed
her skull. but to make sure work the mur
derer split the womans head with an ak,
the blade burying itself to the victims
eyes.
After killing Mrs. Winner, the brute re-
turned to the house and killed two of the
children, one u girl aged 8 years, named
Clara, and the other boy, Is months old.
named PerIe, by cutting their throats
with a knife.
The murderer not only cut the jugular
veins, but also severed the spinal cords of
the babies.
The third child which is deaf and dumb,
escaped without injury.
Before the c$me was discovered the next
morning. hogs found the body of Mrs. Win
ner and had eaten all the flesh off her
head. leaving nothing but the skull with
two gaping holes in il.
The murder came to notice the next NOM
ing when passer-by was attracted by the
cries of the deaf and 6umb child. He at
once notified the sheriff and set out TO find
Mr.. Winner.
When the husband and father was in
formed of the murder of his family he ap-
peared wholly unconcerned, which served
10 create strong suspicion against him.
Winner was a coal miner. He claimed to
have been in Richmond when the crime
was committed.
The WinnCI;, came to Ray county about
five years ago, coming from Upton, Paul
ding county, o.. where his wife resided.
Botn were we'll connected. she having two
brothers hack in Ohio who are considered
very wealthy.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-07
A TALE OF UNREQUITED LOVE.
Montreal Man shoots His Former
Sweetheart and Puts n Bullet
in His Own Drain.

Montreal. Que. Dec. 6.-Maddened by uu-
requited love, Homer Howell, a young man
aged -. shot and fatally wounded his form
er sweetheart. Miss Anna Sims, aged II,
at her home in this city to-day. and then
put a bullet in his own brain. dying on the
spot. For years Howell and Miss SIMS had
beer engaged to be married. Five months
ago the former went to New Haven. Conn,
where he obtained more desirable employ
ment than his previous position in Mont
real. During Howels absence Miss Sims
love grew gradually colder. and a few days
ago she finally hade him TO forget her.