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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
W. :. MORGAN AND ABE sTEINBERG-
Err ARE IN OHIO.
WORKING FOR STRAIGHT TICKET
FIRST FIGHT OF THE KIND SINCE
THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
Anti-FusiOnists Claim They VIII Win
-hentueLy Republicans 10 Meet
In state Convention This Aft
ernoon Outlook for
Victory IL Good.

Columbus o.. Aug s-W. s Morgan, Of
Hardy. ARK. and Abe steinberzer. of Gi-
rard. kas., are here % attend the state
Populist convention which convenes
Wednesday. Mr. Morgan is secretary Of
the national organization committee OF the
Peoples party and Mr. StelEberger is a
member Of the executive board OF the same
committee. and the purpose Of their visit
here Is to preyeE. a fusion between the
POpulists and Democrats.
In reply 10 a question as 10 what action
the state convention would take. Mr..
Morgan said. 4 cannot say; I have not
been on the ground long enough TO learn
the situation. Through correspondence
with prominent POpulists throughout the
state and Judging from resolutions passed
by some OF the county conventions, ! pre-
dorse the Democratic state ticket, though
why and TO what end ! am at a loss 10
conjecture
Would such an action be in line with
that OF the Nashville conference, and would
il meet with the approval Of the national
organization committee
1T would not be in line with anything
that is POpulistic. would be antagonistic to
the action Of the Nashville conference and
would be opposed by all the power which
the national organization committee could
command. The object of the national
and preserve the party. This is the first
EFFORT OF any magnitude towards fusion
since the national conference and may be,
therefore,. considered as OF national i'm
pOrtanCe"
Populist leaders already on the ground
claim the non-fusionists will have two
thirds of the delegates to the state con-
vention.
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NEW YORK SUN AND PENSIONS.
MIR. Dana's Paper Bunches Some Facts
So as to Create n Sem
EatiOn.

New York, Aug. 9.-The Sun. in an ed
itorial this morning. punches some pension
facts in a way that is intended to create
a sensation. as the inference drawn is that
Il greater proportion of pensioners are uh-
worthy of government bounty and that The
list should be cut down.
From figures recently published, the Sun
shows that at the present rate of eXpend-
iture. the annual pension list has been con-
Suming more than nine-tenthS Of all the
revenue taken in at all of the custom
houses in the United States.
or again, II the customs dues are con-
sidered as paying the general expenses of
the government. the pensions have been
using UP not less than 90 per cent of the
total receipts from internal revenue.
Thirty-tWo years after the end OF the
civil war the number of pensioners. on ac-
count of that war, exceeds by about a
quarter of a million the number of soldiers
actually engaged in service in all the
armies of the government at any time be-
tween the firing upon Sumter and the sur
render of Lee at AppomattON.
The army of pensioners after third of
a century is between 80 and 40 per cent
larger than the fighting army at any one
time during the war.
We have already paid in pensions since
the war 8, 900 O00. 90 or two-thirds as much
as Il cost the government to carry on the
war. The intimatiOn of gigantic frauds
while not put in those words, Is made plain
h-- the Sun.
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the service of the deceased statesman. The
impartial says: Yesterday will prove a
centuple the indignation of society against
this would-be destroyer"
A number of the newspapers appear this
morning bordered in black.
The newspapers Of this city, in comment
ing on the crime, say that. though the
anarchists have no country. 1t is dreadful
to contemplate that the last two murders
of eminent men, that of President Carnot,
of France. and of Premier Canovas del
Castillo. were the work of Italians.
It appears this evening that Coli, the
assassin, represented himself as a cor
respondent OF FL Populo.
The prisoner cannot be tried under the
laws providing. for the trial and punish
ment of anarchists. as this law is so framed
that a person prosecuted under its pro-
visions must have used, or attempted to
use explosives in the commission or at
him. However, there is no doubt Coli will
he summarily tried and sentenced. The
measures against anarchists and also
against those who are in sympathy with
them.
ing and decided to publish in the official
gazette to-day the appointment of Lieu
tenant Don Marcolo de Azcarraga, the min
lister of war. as premier ad interim.
In anticipation of possible disturbances at
Barcelona, the police force OF that city has
been reinforced
An individual who was heard to express
sympathy with the assassin of the premier
and with his crime has been arrested.
In the course of an interview this after
noon, Senior Sagasta, the Liberal leader.
said:
"The countrys politics must not depend
upon an assassin. The Conservatives ought
to remain in power under the guidance Of
men like Marshal Campos, Senor Pidal and
Senior Elduayen. Nevertheless, If the queen
regent appeals to the Liberals, they are
ready to respond"
There is a great deal of speculation as to
the effect Of the loss Of Canovas upon the
Conservative party. General Azcarraga has
acquired great popularity and prestige
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
LONDON PRESS RABID AGAIN.
Swapping and Snarling Because of
Secretary Sherman's Recent En-
ergetic Expression.

London Aug. Accommodating on the in
teTView of the New York World with Sec
retary Sherman, the st. James Gazette
this afternoon says: .-.
Secretary Sherman's UtteranCes afford
no material for denial by his friends of the
decay. But, after all. Mr.. Sherman repre-
sents America, and we are certain all in
ternational courteses will be Observed
Continuing. the st. James Gazette refers
TO the Kalnoky incident and says: Aus
tria properly severed diplomatic relations
with Great Britain. and Mr.. Gladstone
aPoiogized for his attack on the dual mon
archy," and asks why there Is one law in
In conclusion the St James Gazette re-
peats It's recent warning that this is
dangerous line of policy TO follow, and that
Washington to back up its bluff.
The Westminster Gazette, referring. TO
IS styie. Z lrui'y example OF 'neFmanS saloon
The Globe. on this subject. says to-day:
Secretary Sherman had better rid himself
OF the idea that Uncle Sam is going 10 boss
the show, either on the gold fields or in the
fisheries; We are are not n-,. ready to follow
strike we strike hard. and the idea of our
being afraid of q third rate naval power
like the United States could only have oc-
Judging from his latest performances We
may chaTitably assu ne that the rumors
that Mr.. Sherman Is suffering from mental
disturbances are correct
The utterances attributed TO Secretary
Sherman upon which the comment of the
London papers is based, We're as follows:
England is a great country. but il is not
always safe 20 assume that she is ready to
follow up every quarrel with blows. She
quarrels oftener than she fights 1t would
be exceedingly difficult for her to fight us
all alone about our seal catching. Russia
ard Japan are in a similar position. and
any quarrel between the United States and
England on this score would I'm all pruba-
bility involve those other two countries"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS.
State Convention, Which Is 10 BE Held
To-day, Promises to Be
Harmonious.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. s.-The Republicans
of Kentucky will assemble in this city at
Music hall tomorrow afternoon in state
convention TO adopt a platform and nom
mate a candidate for clerk Of the court OF
appeals. There will be a fun representa-
ton of all the counties. with the possible
exception of some Of those in the eastern
part of the state.
The members of the Republican state CEN
trail committee assembled at the Gait house
this afternoon and selected United States
Senator W. J. Deboe. of Marion county, for
temporary chairman.
1t is the general impression that judge
George Denny. of Lexington. will be Sc
lected by the convention tomorrow for the
permanent Craftsmanship. The opinion
among the leading delegates tonight IL
that the convention will be entirely har-
monious. In some quarters the feeling
seems to prevail that the old fight be-
tween the Bradley and Hunter-Todd fac
tions would be reOpened on the floor Of the
convention, but the leaders are sanguine
that they will be able TO bridge IL over.
Chairman Barnett. of the state central
committee, in an interview to-day said:
ST believe that the prospects for victory by
the Republicans this year are much better
than last year. We are going TO make a
good fight, and the vote will be heavy"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
TORTURED BY ROBBERS.
Masked Men MaItreat Two Wealthy
Pennsylvania Bachelors and
Their Nephew.

Jchustown, Pa. Aug. 9-FoUr masked
robbers entered the house of Phillip and
John Devo, aged and wealthy bachelor
brothers. living in Munster township. Cam
bria county. last night and demanded their
money. The two brothers and nephew.
aged 80 years. were bound ard gagged. and
the house ransacked. Failing to find any
money. the robbers took lighted sticks and
burned the feet Of the three men 10 COM
pei them to tell where the money was
SeCreted.
While the burning stick was being ap-
piled to the feet of Phillip, the nephew.
who had managed to slip the blindfold
from his eyes, turned his head to see what
was going on. One of the robbers saw the
move and ran TO him, striking him a ter
rible blow in the mouth with his revolver,
knocking out his teeth. shattering the
lower jawbone and splitting the upper lip.
All their efforts failed TO obtain informa-
tiOn as TO where they could find money. and
the four men finally departed, leaving their
victims tied. They are terribly injured, and
Phillip. who is IS years of age. may not
recover. There is no clue TO the robbers.
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RACES have been executed by being shot
in the back. The anarchists recently ex-
ecuted outside Montjuices were the last
batch of the fiends who were guilty of
throwing a bomb on June Z. 1896. into d
religious procession about TO enter the
church of Santa Maria de la Mar, upon
the occasion of the Corpus Christi cele-
nrauOn. Twelve persons were instantly
killed and about nifty others, several OF
whom have since died from their wounds,
were injured. For this crime twenty-siX
many OF them were executed. The con-
demned men invariably shouted, Long
1--we anarchy just before the orders TO fire
were given.
Coli has confessed that he killed Senor
CanoVas TO avenge the Barcelona anar-
Rial, who was executed at Manila, Philip
pine Islands, on December 30 last as the
instigator of the Philippine revolution. DR..
Rizal denied that he was a rebel leader,
statutes of the Philippine League. In
Gollls room the police found to-day
large doube-baTreled pistol. 1t appears
that when he left the house yesterday he
carried a parcel, which is believed to have
contained bomb. The theory is that he
hid this somewhere in the fields.
A dispatch from Barcelona SAYS that
COLL arrived there in December. 1898. COM
ins from Marseilles. He was employed in
the printing office of the review. Social
Science. managed by the anarchist engi-
neer. TarTida Marmel formerly imprisoned
in Montjuich fortress at Barcelona.
Coli was implicated in the terrible crime
Of the celebration Of Corpus Christi, al
though he left Barcelona a few days before
ii occurred.
The Spanish newspapers express great in
dignation at GollIs crime. Even the jour
nails that have republican leanings praise
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sentenced in 1895 TO eighteen months i'm
prisonment in the Jail at Lucera. Italy.
and claims that he escaped from there TO
Marseilles, from which port he made his
way 10 Barcelona.
Sonora Canovas, wife Of the premier.
who was but a short distance away from
her husband when the crime was com
mitted. rushed 10 the his side upon hear
ing the shots. As the premier lay dying
on the ground. she bitterly rcproached the
murderer for his crime. Coli, in reply to
the agonizing words of the distracted wife.
said:
I respect you, because you are an hon
Orable lady, but have done my duty and
l am now easy in mind, for have avenged
my friends and brothers of Montjuices."
MontJuices is the fortress OF Barcelona
outside of which the anarchists who have
been sentenced TO death for recent out
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
MISSISSIPPI MOB LAW.
John Gordon, IA Negro, Lynched for
the Brutal Murder of N
White Man.

Vioksburg, Miss. Aug. 9-John Gordon.
alias Lewis Nelson. the negro who muir
dered William Allen at Brunswick, on july
Is, by clubbing him with gun barrel. and
who was captured I'm Louisiana was hanged
by lynchers last night. Gordon killed Allen.
a much respected white citizen. in n very
treacherous manner. He was captured by
three negroes while engaged in game Of
craps. after 4 desperate struggle.
He was brought to Brunswick last even
ing. and when the steamer Annie Laurie
passed there this morning az O'Clock his
body was seen dangling from pecan tree.
Gordon made u desperate resistance
when captured in Louisiana. and was
wounded and severely beaten before ne
would yield. He told Sheriff Lucas that
he had committed two other murders. one
of his victims being wealthy negro mer-
chant in ST. Charles parish. and that he
would kill anyone for a dollar. He was
willing to return TO Mississippi without
reOuisition. and was accordingly turned
over to an officer from Brunswick. Upon
reaching there late last night crowd
met the skiff in which he crossed over.
Despite the eXpostulatOus Of the officers
and of "A prominent planter, who was with
the officers, the lynchers. negroes and
whites, took the prisoner and hanged him.
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WAS ASHAMED OF HER CHILD.
Georgia Mother browns Her 4-Year-
Old Boy Because His Face
Was DisHgured.

Quitman, Ga, Aug. 9.-Fishermen discov-
cred the body of a 4-year-old boy floating
on the surface of a pond near here and
he was later identified as the son of Mrs.
Idella Powell Banks. a widow owning a
farm just outside of Quitman.
The actions of the mother when notified
of the discovery aroused the suspicious of
the coroner. and she was subsequently ar
rested and placed in jail. Here she was Wis
tied by a minister and to him she confessed
having murdered her child. The reason she
gave was that he was too ugly to permit TO
live and was a constant source of embar-
that she walked by the pond and when she
tried TO push him in he resisted with all his
feeble strength. She has broken down COM
pletely in jail and says she wants to be
hanged as soon as possible.
The child's face was disfgured by heavy
birthmark.
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NEW KLONDlKE LAWS.
Miners TO Be Permitted TO Take Up
but 100 Feet Instead of
SOO Feet.

. Toronto. Ont. Aug. 9--A special to the
Globe from Ottawa says that the Domln-
ion government has reached several I'M
portant decisions i'm regard 10 the Yukon
country and the working Of the gold nelas'
II has been decided TO appoint an auhllh-
istrator for the district, who VIII nave
entire charge of all the Canadian ofhciaIs
there and be the chief executive omcer OF
the government. Major Welsh. IA former
commander of the Northwest mounted
police, is to be appointed TO the pnSitoh.
The party of mounted police 10 leave
Manitoba next week for the gold coun-
try has been increased from twenty 70
thirty-five. They will take with them TWO
Maxim guns.
The mining regulations have Deen
amended in an important particular Al
present. a miner is at liberty TO stake OUT
"A claim OF 800 feet running along Win the
stream and back to the bank This mas
been reduced 10 100 feet. and the new reSu-
lation will go into force immediately.
\ court for the administration OF clNll
and criminal justice for the gold district
has also been decided upon. Justice Me
GUlre. Of Prince Albert, is TO preside over
the court.
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AN AGED COUPLE BEATEN.
Home of John Underwood, South of
st. Joseph, Robbed by
Tramp.

st. Joseph. Mo-, Aug. 9-(Special) The
home of John Underwood, an aged farmer
living south of this city, was entered to-
day by John Hughes, a tramp, and be-
lieved to be an ex-conyict, who beat In
derwood and his wife and robbed them Of
all the money they had. Underwood noti-
fled Sterling Murphy. his sOn-in-law, living
close by, and a posse of farmers. armed
with shotguns, started in pursuit. Al
of thirty miles and did moi SION running
when a few shots were taken at him. When
finally overhauled he had $50 in paper
money hidden in his mouth, and would not
give il up until a rope was placed around
his neck and he was choked almost to
death. He was brought to this city and
locked up.
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GREATER NEW YORK BRYANITES
Hope to ne Able to Force Tammany to
Support a Free Silver Man
for Mayor.

New York, Aug. 9.-There will be a con-
ference in Brooklyn on Wednesday night
of representatives of all the Democratic
organizations in New York which adhere
to the national Democratic platform adopt
ell at the convention at Chicago that NOM
mated Bryan for the presidency. The pur-
pose of the conference, as announced. Is
to organize for the municipal campaign this
fall, and the hope Is expressed by the lead
ers in the movement that Tammany hall
will be forced to acquiesce in the selection
of a candidate for mayor of Greater New
York who shall be an avowed advocate OF
the free coinage Of silver.
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FEARS FOR HIS LIFE.
poets to BE AssassinRted, as
Cauoyas Was.

Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 9.-(Special) Deputy
State Coal Oil Inspector Frank Elliott stat
ed to-day that his life is in danger every
time he goes TO Troy, Kss., the county
seat of his home county. He intimates that
Cy Leland has some "Hessians" employed
to assassinate him. He said that the last
time he was there he heard he was to be
lynched. and he had to arm himself. How
ever, the mob did not appear. He says
that's the way they treat prominent
Pop in Troy. He is considering the advisa-
bility of boarding the lion in his den and
starting Pop paper at Troy. He Is now
looking for some one who can act as ed
itor. printer, devil and bodyguard for the
proprietor at the same time. When he
finds this sort of a man, then he will start
his DaDer
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TO ROUND THE HORN.
Ship TO Sail From New York Direct for
the kIOndike Country in
Two Weeks.

New York, Aug. 9.-The first ship sailing
from New York direct to the Klondike gold
fields is advertised to leave this city about
August p. 1t is to be sent by the New
ing Company. The company has not yet
selected Its vessel, but it promises 10 dis
patch a steamship capable or carrying
safely 200 passengers ana 1.5U0 tons of
freight. 1t says the ship Will make the
voyage from New York around Cape Horn
to Juneau in nifty or sixty days. More
than fifty names have been listed for the
voyage. Not more than 200 passengers Will
be allowed TO embark. The cost per pass
enger including berths, meals and trans
pOrtation of 800 pounds Of baggage direct
TO Juneau is TO be Sl15.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-10
His Neck Broken by Lightning.

Jackson Miss. Aug. 9.-George Williams
brother of Assistant State Treasurer Will
Jams. was killed by lightning near StonS
creek Yesterday. The bolt entered the
head, breaking his neck and backbone.
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ORDERED TO BE READY.
Florida Militia May Be Called Out to
Protect a Negro Brute at
Key West.

Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 9.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Houston, of the state militia, has or
dered the two St. Augustine companies to
hold themselves in readiness to 20 to Key
West at a moments notice. in case their
presence shall be necessary at the trial of
johnson. a negro rapist, whose case will
come up on Wednesday. AT the prelim-
mary hearing of johnson. in June an at
tempt was made to lynch him. and a negro
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Oklahoma National Banks.

Washington. Aug. 9.-(Special) The alb
stract of the condition OF the national
banks Of Oklahoma at the close of bus-
ness on July q. as reported TO the comp
troIler Of the currency. shows the average
reserve TO have been Co.'s per cent. against
So 81 per cent: loans and discounts increased
from S26I $50 TO 1916, sol: stocks and securi-
ties decrea >ed from S7s SO 10 S61302; gold
coin. Increased from So, 425 to S27.3l0; total
specie from Si4.2H TO So, i09; lawful money
reserve from S75.074 to SS6.SS4; individual de-
posits. from S4S3 236 TO $53i.S29.
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A PEPPER PUNISHED.
Driven From Town for Looking
Through a Window.

Bowman. Ga. Aug. 9.--John Fl. Maxwell.
a well-to-do farmer and merchant. was
detected peeping into a residence window
late at night. A committee gave him ten
days in which to leave. The time expired.
and to-day a crowd of men stripped him
and laid hundred lashes on his back. He
tainted and was carried into his store by
his wife. Later the mob returned, put
Maxwell on the train, and told him If he
returned he would be killed.
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National Bank bulletin.

Washington. Aug. 9.-(SpecialD The Ma
tonal Bank Of Commerce. of Kansas City.
has been approved as reserve agent for the
American National. Fort Smith, Ark: First
National bank Holton, Kas.. and First Ma
tional King City. Mo.
Changes in officers of National bank of
Ninita. !. T, L. W. Burlington. president:
First National at FL Reno. o. T no cashier
in place of F. NJ. Smith; b. B. Burreu, as
sistant cashier.
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Professor. viii Re Paid.

Senator Hessin and Attorney General Boyle
held conference to-day in regard to the
question Of salaries of teachers discharged
were discharged two months before their
contracts expired. They demanded their
salaries I'm full, and employed Senator Hes
sin to look after the matter. The attorney
general told the senator that the board OF
regents was liable for the salaries. and he
would recOmmend that u pay them.
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DONE TO AvENGE THE EXECUTION
OF ANARCHISTS.
GoLLI WAS ORDERED TO DO IT.
ALL THE PLANS FOR THE CRIME
WERE CAREFULLY LAID.
Assassin Followed Cnnovns 10 Santa
Agueda-Minister for Wnr TO Act
as Premier Ad Interim-Dr.
Il. Estrada Palma
Tnlks.

MADRID. Aug. 9.-The assassination of the
prime minister of Spain, Senor Canovas del
Castillo. who was shot and killed by an
Italian anarchist, whose name is believed
TO be Michele Angene Coli, at the baths
o. Santa Agueda, yesterday afternoon, was
undoubtedly cold bloodedly premcditated.
GclH deliberately watched for an oppor-
tunity to kill the Spanish statesman, and
he fired only when he had no chance of
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RIOT IN A ST. LOUIS JAIL.
Prisoners at Four Courts Raise a Dis
turbancc, which Is QuelIed
without BIoodshed.

St Louis. Mo. Aug. "a riot broke out
tonight among the prisoners in the Jail at
the Four Courts shortly before midnight.
An alarm bell brought force Of detectives
and police from headquarters, and with
these reinforCements the prisoners were
quieted without bloodshed. Twenty of the
malcontents were placed in dungeOns.
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A Carrier Pigeon Message.

Portland, Ore. Aug. "a carrier pigeon
which was taken to Dyea on the steamer
George W. Elder returned to-day with the
following message:
'Dyea, Aug. Arrived safely here last
night. All well on board. T. CAIN"
Cain took a number of pigeons with him
and IL was his intention to release the 9TH
ers when his party has crossed the Chill
Coot pass.