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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
TALK WITH PRESIDENT PUTNAM.
He Sometimes Suspects Cashier BOs-
well of Com plfcity In the
Robbery.

The police We're unable yesterday to dis.
cover any new clues in the American Ma.
tional bank branch office robbery at the
Stock Exchange building. Cashier Bos-
well,who they suspect of completely in the
crime, appeared at Central police station
about Q o'clock yesterday and reported to
Chief Irwin. AS there Was no new evil
dence against him, he was permitted to go
without arrest, and is SAID to have gone to
his home at Pleasant Hill. Detectives
Baldwin and Booher. who are working on
the case, claim to have some clue as to
a man going into the building and taking
the money, but there is nothing definite
about it.
George F. Putnam. president Of the
American National bank, was seen last
night by a Journal reporter. Asked if he
believed Mr.. Boswell guilty of a conspiracy
to rob the bank, Mr.. Putnam said:
Il don't know. Sometimes l think he is,
and sometimes / think he isn't. l don't
want to say anything that will injure the
young man, but whether he is guilty OF
that or not. he is at least guilty OF gross
carelessness and of disobedience of the
rules of the bank. There is safe in that
department of the bank to put money in
when the attendants are absent. That's
what the safe is for. He has been tola
not to leave money in the drawer unless he
was there to guard it,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
AT THE SUBURBAN PARKS.

A UNIQUE feat will be attempted at the
Troost park chutes to-day. At this after
noon H. a. Knipscheer. local one-leSsed
cyclist will attempt to ride down the in.
cline upon his wheel, TO decide wager
made several days ago with friend. As
the incline is 260 feet long, almost as steep
as Vesuvius and covered with wooden
daring and hazardous ever attempted. To
add TO the difficulty of the feat, knio-
scheer will when he reaches the bottom
of the incline, be compelled to dive from
If successful in the afternoon Knip-
scheer will make the ride again at 9:b in
the evening.
The Hawaiian band and Glee Club has
been re-engaged at Washington park and
will appear all this week. the engagement
closing with the concerts next Sunday,
when the Hawaiians will sail for their ma
tive shores. Concerts will be given this
afternoon and evening. Some special feat
ures are being arranged for the week. the
first of which will be the concert Tuesday
night, which will be devoted to native
Hawaiian airs and songs.
Lockhart's elephants will continue to ap-
near at Paramount all the coming week.
both matinee and evening performances;
being given every day: at and $780, be-
ginning Monday. The elephants have made
a big Sensation The bill will also include
six fine vaudeville teams. including Lord
and Rowe. burlesque sketch team; Arthur
DEACON operate tenor; Stanley and Sean
lon comedy musical duo; Devine AMI
Shurty. acrobatic sketch team: Doherty
and Ryner roller skate and burlesque art
lists and Madge Drogmund. sond and dance
soubrette.
Regiment band will give concert and this
evening at the last vitascope pictures
will be given.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
PARTIAL ECLIPSE.
Portion of the Moons Disk Obscured
Last Night.

A partial eclipse of the moon took place
last night. AS the sky. was filled with
floating clouds it could be seen at inter-
walls only though several times good views
of it We're to be had. OF the four eclipses
this year-two of the SUN and two of the
mcon-this was the last and the only one
visibility was wide, extending from Bos-
ton to San Francisco. Here the moon en-
tered the shadow at about II: 80 o'clock.
The eclipse was half way over at minute
or so past l o'clock. At a few minutes
after 2:30 o'clock the moon left the shadow.
At San Francisco the eclipse began at a
few minutes after 9 o'clock. At Boston 1t
did not begin until over half hour after
midnight.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
MONEY AND PROTECTION.
VIII he Discussed mt the Eighth Ward
Blaine Clubs Next Meeting.

The James G.. Blaine Club of the Eighth
ward will hold its regular meeting at low
er Turner hall next Monday evening. Inc
attendance of the sound money meetings
given under the auspices of this club has
been rapidly increasing. The next meeting
both the. money question and protection
Good speakers will be in attendance. Ar
rangements will be made to have the club
attend in body the Republican meeting
ing August 81, on the occasion of an ad-
dress by Hon. b. b. Cahoon. The club
now has on hand large supply OF liter
ature which will be handed out to those
who attend the meetings hereafter All
Republicans are cordially invited.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
GREAT SOUND MONEY DEMONSTRA-
TION HELD LAST NIGHT.
COATES HOUSE WAS PACKED.
CONVINCING SPEECHES BY A. f. STILL
WE'LL AND ). X. CuBBIsON.
Delegates Elected to the State Sound
Money ConvenfiOn-DemO
Delegations Filed-DeIeErtcs
From other Parts of
Miss0uri.

An audience OF 5000 people filled the
Coates opera house from floor to ceiiing
last night at the great sound money meet
ing held under the auspices Of the Eighth
and Ninth Ward Republican Clubs. Mayor
James NJ. Jones presided. and during the
evening a number of national songs were
sung by the audience. The platform was
occupied by a number of the most prom
inent Republicans of Kansas City. and IN
the audience were a great many ladies'.
1t was one of the finest audiences that
ever attended political meeting In Kan
sas City. and was thoroughly in sympathy
with the speakers of the evening, Mr.. A.
y. Stilwell and Mr.. J. X. Cubbison, of
Kansas City, Kas.
Mr.. Stilwell repeated his recent address
N0livered at Fairmount park some DAYS
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
WON'T SUPPORT coWHERD.
POpuIists Sny the Ex-MayOr Is Too Re
cent "a Convert to the Cause
of Free silver.

Populists in Eastern Jackson county are
not at all pleased with the apparent Sue
cess of W. S. Cowherd in his race for the
Democratic nomination for congress. If
the disappointment and the statements
made yesterday by members of the People s
party in Eastern Jackson county count for
anything, Mr.. Wilson will remain in the
race ard will not withdraw in favor OF
Cowherd for the sake OF silver in the Fifth
district.
Isham Powell, a well known Populist.
declared yesterday that Mr.. Cowherd would
not be indorsed by. the Popuists even
The feeling that Mr.. Cowherd is too recent
a convert to the cause of free silver was
assigned as the cause. They say that ne
was not long ago an advocate OF sound
money.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.
The New York Press Strongly Indors-
es DIR. kceIey's Gold Cure.

The phenomenal success of DIR. Leslie r.
.Keeley's gold cure for drunkenness and
narcotic drug habits is without doubt un-
equaled in the history of medicine. con-
tributor to recent issue of the New York
Daily Press in closing a very exhaustive
review of the Keeley work, says:
"keeleyism is no longer an unsolved prob
lem; 1t has been demonstrated beyond any
possible peradyenture. 1t is idle to discuss
the question with any one. The man who
has his eyes open cannot fail to see the
see nothing, anyhow. 1t Is just as absurd
cable crosses the Atlantic ocean as to offer
to argue over whether Keeleyism Is or Is not
success. BY every rule of evidence. by
every determination of fact, by every show
Of reason, by every appeal to every possible
forever more In this day and generation,
when the detective spirit is abroad in the
when sarsrY sna work
ing, trying and proving it would be abso-
lutely impossible that DR.. Keeley should be
a pretender without being exposed as such
to the gaze of the world. 1t is the height
of imprudence. If not of downright igno.
intelligence and every grade of social po-
sition from every part of this broad iand.
to the number of 10000, could be gulled by
DR.. Keeley or a hundred such men as ne.
They prove in their daily lives the thor
oughness and radicalness of the cure"
one has no need to go further than his
find sensible, practical men who have gone
to the fount of healing and are ready to
testify to the curative powers thereof
In nearly every city and hamlet through
out the great Southwest are living eX-
amples of the result OF Dr. Keeley's cure
as administered at the Keeley Institute of
Kansas City, Kas., which has now been en-
gagged in this branch of temperance work
for nearly five years. 1t enjoys the repu-
tatIon of being one of the best equipped as
well as the most successful of all the great
system of Keeley Institutes operating
under the supervision of DR.. Keeley and
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Henry County.

Clinton. No.. Aug e2.-fSpecialD The
Henry county sound money Democrats met
in mass convention here this afternoon
and sent the following delegates to the St
Louis convention: Judge J. G. Dorman,
John E. Gano, Harry Kemp. VI. G. Land,
George s. Holiday.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

ST. Louis. Mo-. Aug. pa mass meeting
of gold standard Democrats. called by and
held under the auspices of the Sound Mon
ey Club of this city. was held at Uhrig's
cave tonight and elected seventy delegates
10 represent st. Louis in the state con-
vention to be held here next Wednesday to
elect delegates TO the national convention
at Indianapolis September ..
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

Harrlsonville, Mo-. Aug 22-tspecial) The
sound money Democrats of Cass county
to-day elected the following delegates TO
the St. Louis conventions: h. Rea, ).
F. Hargis G. NJ. Houston. j. VI: Goodman,
VI: McKeighan, James NJ. Kyle, Thomas
Willis and w. c. Christopher.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Seventh ward Republicnn..

The Seventh Ward Republican Cub met
at independence and Prospect avenues last
night There was a good attendance. AL
derman c. y. Munson presided Speeches
were made by Joseph Mccoy. of 1ndepend-
ence. and Harmon Bell. candidates for the
nomination for congress; Ben L. Hardin.
Prosecuting Attorney w. t. Jamison and
DR.. W. c. Boteler,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Clay County.

Liberty. Mo-. Aug. 22.-tspeciaD The
sound money Democrats of Clay county
met In mass convention this afternoon and
selected the following as delegates 10 81.
Louis: DR. Charles l.. Smith. w. w. Scott.
f. l. Morse. Claude Hardwicke, George
Wittoff, Gid c. Biackwood.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
The Picnic Season On.

The picnic season has fairly commenced
50 far holds the record over preceding
years. in number and attractiveness. Yes
terday picnic was held at Sibley, in the
northeastern portion of the county, and the
attendant success will likely cause the
gathering to be made al annual affair.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Livingston County.

Chillicothe. Mo. Aug. 22.-fSpecial.) The
sound money Democrats of Livingston
county held convention in this city and
elected the following delegates to the st.
Louis convention: William McIlwrath, L.
Herman, II. H, Carpenter and E. Carney.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

Grove, under the auspices of the Oak Grove
band. All of the politicians have been In
vited to be present joe Mccoy, Will Cow
herd and John 8. Crosby are billed to ell
tertain the crowd. Thursday there will be
an A. p. A. picnic at FariOwe's grove. on
the electric line. All of the big and little
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Mny Menn a New slate.

DR.. Walter Z. Jackson has entered the
race for the Democratic nomination for
county coroner. This probably means Il
new slate in Democratic political circles.
as Dr. Jackson is particularly popular with
the young men and it is understood that
they will demand recognition for the young
physician.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Saline County.

Marshall. Mo-, Aug. 22.-(SpecialD The
gold standard Democrats met here to-day
and appointed the following delegates to
the ST. Louis convention: =. X. Rea. j.
II. Fletcher, Samuel Boyd, Jr.,F. {. Rainey,
w. II. Pate William Bannon. Judge a. F.
Brown. DIR. J. r. Brown. Robert Clough.
II. F. Kapp, George W. Little, l.. ]. Ham,
ner. Henry Mertens. Jr., A. r. Bybee. ]. r.
Dill, c. c. Borth. Major r. W. Nichols.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Buchnnan County.

ST. Joseph. Mo. Aug. 22.-fSpecial) The
sound money county Democratic conven-
ton tonight chose the following delegates
to the state convention: +. s. Mclean, s.
c. woodson, V. Pike, II. VI, Garlich. S. A.
Garth. David Ewing. c. B. Edgar. W. p.
Nau John !. Mcdonald. Joseph F. Wood
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Fourth Ward Warner Club.

The Warner Republican Club of the
Fourth ward. will hold its semi-weekly
meeting at Lundsted's hall. Sixteenth and
desiring to become members are earnestly
and cordially invited.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
Johnson County.

Warrensburg Mo-. Aug. 22.-(SpecialD
Sound money Democrats held a conference
yesterday and selected six delegates to the
St Louis convention, August o.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
$40
$40

Grand avenue last night by Officer Nc
Namara. of the Grand avenue police. on a
charge Of passing a counterfeit $40 bill on
Harry Sullivan. a bartender. July IS, 1896
MapIes was arrested by Officer Mcnamara
soon after the crime is alleged to have
been committed. and was bound over to
the federal grand jury for indictment. He
escaped while ont on bail and left the
city, returning only to be re-arrested.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

ago. on the subject:
Free Silver a Pri-
vate Snap and Not
a Public Trust" The
address was Illus
trated with a num-
ber of charts. tables
and mechanical ap-
pliances. showing
the operation of
financial laws and
the vast increase in
the production of all
staple products OF
the country.
After the singing
of the national an
them, Mr.. Stilwell
was introduced Dy
Mayor Jones. and
was given an ova-
ton. He began by
reading extracts
from speeches, in
favor of the gold
standard. made by
Senator W. NJ. Stew
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
BOYCOTT CONTINUES.
The Striking Plumbers and Presiden
Snyder Unable to Agree.

The striking plumbers yesterday held a
conference with President Snyder. of the
Missouri Gas Company. but no settlement
was reached Mr. Snyder refused to sign
the agreement, and the boycott continues.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
WITHOUT A RIVAL.

Annual Sales more than 6,000,0 900 Boxes
Sc. Il Drug Stores. or will be sent By o. g.
Aeenss- =. =. ALLEN CO., sss Cans. st., Now
York. post paid. upon rsosipt Of price. Book
nee uDes application.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
A Rare Offer.

Below we quote you on two arti-
cles prices which absolutely astonish
other dealers. Goods guaranteed as
represented Below prices good for
two days only:
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

art, who is now wealthy mine own
er and one of the leaders OF the
free silver movement Mr. StilwelI showed
that when silver was at a premium 1t dis
appeared from the coinage OF the country
and that gold would likewise disappear un-
der free coinage, which would force 1t to
premium. He deprecated the spirit OF re-
pudiation. which has been spreading over
the country, and declared that any nation
that repudiated was thief He defended
foreign capital, which has done so much to
develop this new Western country, from
the dcnunciations of the repudiationists-
By means of blocks of bullion. minia-
ture United States mint and a miniature
United States treasury. Mr.. Stilwell illus
trated the purchase of silver bullion and
its coinage under rhe purchase laws and
the free coinage OF silver under the private
snap scheme. The unanswerable argu-
ments made by Mr.. Stilwell were repeated
1y cheered and the address was universal
1y regarded one of the strongest presenta-
tons of the financial question that could
be made.
j. K. Cubbisor. OF Kansas City. Kas..
was the other speaker of the evening and
he made one of the greatest political
speeches ever made in this city. For over
an hour the great audience cheered until
the magnificent reroration was ended.
The speech was filed with convincing ar
gument, infectious humor, stirring elo-
quence and stamped Mr.. Cubbison as one
OF the finest orators and most effective
speakers in the West.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

To the judges and lawyers: Try the Md.
land restaurant Reasonable prices.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

s25 genuine Diamond
and Opal Rings, Mon
day for
sa5 genuine Pearl and
Opal Pendants, Monday
for
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
s.xent, 81. Loui. DELEGATES.

son. Ernest Lindsay. c. E. Pratt. T. T.
Mokel and F. W. Baker.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23

Again Under Arrest.
John Naples was arrested on South
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-23
4 WONDERFUL MEDICINE.

BEECHAM,S PILLS, taken a. directed,
will quickly restore Females tocomplete health.
They promptly remove distractions cr isrsgu.
lAri:ies Of the system. Fors
The morning times., 1896-04-19

nor dirt like yer does in tie city, and we
travels along so smoothly,lth one can
live on deck under an awning OF 9, summers
day and imagine the whole world Is floatin'
along before him.
"Yes. Stree, ii is nice. An it don't
cost much; we have no rent to pay; we
can slip ashore occasi onally sand find
drift wood for fuel, an when we wants
fresh garden truck or dairy produce all
we has 10 do is to run plank ashore
on our back-door farm and skip across
a meadow TO farm house, where we can
be supplied. or course, we has TO pay
for it, same US you do in the city, but
what we get is cheaper and fresher."
Then think OF the beautiful summer
nights with the moon silyerin'1 the river
and the canal--'
'Mosquitoes?''
Mosquitoes Mosqutoesll Why, bless
yer soul man, we is tortured to death
when we has 10 lay in Georgetown OF a
: summers night"
His little floating home showed that
economy was praciced aboard. Still, in
the scanty furnishings there was extreme
neatncss. Just he and his wife lived there
and The latter, who peeped from cabin
| window on being called, smilingly invited
| the intruder down stairs.
1t was a very small apartment, at the
stern, and served at once for a kitchen.
dining room, sitting room, and bedroom
Some OF the domiciles OF these peculiar peo-
! pie are q little longer than this one was.
| And on the large boats there are usually
| in addition to the stern cabin a bin amid
| ship where the cooking and the general
The morning times., 1896-04-19

ments and shut them out from the world
Of work.
AT the coming of spring they are all
anxious to be off. When The Times man
loitered along tue bank this was apparent
on every hand. Men were busying them
selves on deck and on the towpath re-
pairing the leaks or mending harness, while
the women were scurrying hither and
thither on board carrying things out OF
the holds and directing the children to do
the last errands before the start was made.
This life was full OF interesting features.
The Whole towpath presented picturesque
ness in the grouping of objects, both AMI
mate and inaninate, that would be diff
cult TO equal else where in the District.
Black and White wharf rats were on
hand TO get into trouble with everybody, and
particularly with the muleteers whose
constant 'clucking' they so amazingly inl-
itated. When not hunting trouble
they We're to be seen shooting craps and
this latter sport was hurriedly and often
ingenuously changed into game of ma arbles
at the approach of a policeman.
Mica wbers were on hand, too. This class
of people are to be found almost every where,
and any means of migration seems to have
a charm for them, even thought be the slow
canal boat. Some of them were real ap-
plicants for work as drivers but the ma
jority were idle spectators lounging away
their time. Those who were employed
We're to be given their board en- route and
q slight stipend when Cumberland was
reached.
''Yes, SIR said one of the canalers, in
viting the scribbler on board his boat.
'we poor fellows who amt blessed with
big boys has to hire help. We can't afford
to pay much, because rates is so 10y that
we exc out bare existence for ourselves
and what little we does earn in the pleasant
weather is eaten up in the winter months
When we are compelled to remain idle
Yes he continued, on being questioned,
eve do enjoy the life, even though 1t Isn't
very payin. / never heerd much grumb-
ling among the men, while on the GO
But when we gifts 'froze up out In the
open country by premature cold snap, or
when there is an unusually late usloosing
of ropes in the spring we's likely TO be a
little grumpy Yer see, we is human, an We
don't like that"
Most of us own our boats and stock and
these old barges, as yer would call em, are
our homes. They are just a dear to us as
are the brown stone fronts of yer city
chaps. Yer see, we have the advantage of
you folks in one respect. We has front
yard a hundred and ninety miles long and
its made up of mountain scenes, and rivers
and woodlands that only one landscape
gardner can ever produce. Than out our
back door is a continuous big farm Of an
equal length.
"All we has to do, yer see, is to move
/ other and enjoy life. Wedon't git no dust
The morning times., 1896-04-19
GREEN TREE IN MIDOCEAS.
1t Was Passed Adrift by a British
Skipper-Theory About It

NflC York sun.
Capt. Darley OF the British freight steam
ship Dovedale, which recently arrived at
somewhat surprised to see in nidOcean on
February 27 a tree, apparently of trop-
icaI origin, that was still fresh aud green.
He supplemented with no theories the re-
mark in his log that he passed in lat
45 degrees, 40 minutes, Ion. 3 5 degrees, 81
minutes, a tree about % feet long and
l 3 inches in diamet
1t is possible that Capt. Darley may be
versed in the drifting phenomena OF the
deep. If he isn't, he may be pleased TO
know that the shelIbaCk uavigators here
abouts, who have seen many strange sea
changes, have a few things to say about
his tree. The place he saw it is 500 miles
northwest OF the Azores, and nearly mid
way between Boston and Southampton. 1t
is improbable-the nautical dogmatists
would say impossible-for a tree to drift
away from the Azores against a current
that, in the neighborhood OF the picturesque
islands, flows without change to the south
east.
The tree was strongly under the inflU-
ence of the southerly edge of the Gulf
Stream when Capt. Darley steamed close
TO 1T and made uOte on t. Naturally, the
marine quiduuncs surniSed that it came
from some point along a land border Of
the wonderful ocean current.
Plainly the tree could not have drifted
from the neighborhOod OF Cape Race,
which is about $50 nautical miles west OF
the point where Capt. Darley saw it, as