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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Deaths Reported.

Douglass. Clarence M: All Saints hos
pital; November IA: s years: fracture OF
pelvis and internal injuries; burial in Elm
Ensminger. c. NJ. c.: 265s East Seventh;
November 16: 4s years; chronic nephritis;
burial in Elmwood cemetery.
Heinse. Carrie M; German hospital; No
vember 49,: SO years: peritonitis; burial in
Union cemetery.
Powell, infant: 26O6 Wabash: November
IS; l day: deformity of heart; burial al
Parkyflle, Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
NEW U. S. COMMISSIONER.
DoupIa.s Wright, of Nevada, Appoint
ed to the Office Held for % years
by John T. Birdseye.

Judge Philips has appointed Douglass
Wright, of Nevada. commissioner OF the
federal court. Last August when the terms
@: all commissioners expired, the place at
Nevada which had been filled for twenty
seven years by Commissioner John \:
Rirdseye was left vacant. The court
wanted to reduce the number of commits
sioners. When the present term OF court
oreEed 1t was found that seven OF the
prisoners who were to be tried here were
that arrested parties shall be taken before
the nearest commissioner; and n,, while w Sepe
numerous arrests are made was in the
Kansas City division of the district. the
Irisorers were all taken from there to
Springfield because it was a few miles
closer to the place of arrest. They We're
held in Jail and after being indicted an
! sent to bring them here for trial. The re-
suit was delay and extra expense and TO
obviate this the appointment OF MI. Wrigne
was made. He is a young attorney and Is
well known there.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

out avail. They had even pleaded with the
brides parents. but they. like sensible peo-
pie. decided to let true love tax its course.
of the Wilson girls. daughters of Richard
7. Wilson. His wealth Is great, but it Is
small in comparison to the Vanderbilt for
tunes. The main objection to the match on
the part OF the Vanderbilt family was the
difference in the ages OF the couple, the
wife being. some years older than her
millionaire boy husband.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, Jr., is al famous beauty,
as are all the female. members, of her fam
fly. The Wilson's are allied by marriage
with the Goelets and Astors, and 1t Is be-
lieved tina the young social campaigner
will summon these forces to her aid.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
ON THE DEVILS BACKBONE.
County Court to Improve Roads Open.
ing Up the C~rackerneck
Country.

The county court met in Independence
yesterday, and after reading the minutes OF
the previous days session. took an adj
journment to inspect roads in the Cracker
neck district. The court contemplates max
ing some improvements on the Devils
Backbone" near Glendale. 1t is a high
ridge lust west Of the Crackerneck district.
Some of the roads the natives drive over
there are Lilliputian precipices.. 1t is not an
uncommon thing to see a load of corn or
wood scaling the rocks in that section.
headed toward Independence, go o W a
landscape suggestive of a perpendicular
wall. The road to Lees Summit from In
dependence passes over the DEVILS Back
bone.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Bie Lot of Historical Novels.

Two hundred historical novels were Sc.
Iected by the special library committee,
which held a meeting yesterday afternoon
in the Library building. The committee at
first arranged to hold meetings but once
n week. but the number of lists which the
board of education requested the citizens
to send in has increased so that 1t Is nee
essary to hold special meetings.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

' Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. born Miss
Wilson. and her husband have taken a
splendid mansion in New York city. and It
IS announced that Mrs. Vanderbilt is to
make n campaign for the leadership of the
exclusive set.
Whether she succeeds or not the young
woman must he credited will plenty of
pluck, for she starts out against the antag-
onism of her husbands relatives. all of
whom frowned OF her husbands marriage
and refused to attend fits celebration.
The wedding took place August 4. 1886.
The ceremony was very simple. and includ-
ed only members of the brides family and
Mr.. Eanderbilt's best man. Cornelius Van
derbilt the elder and his wife had done
their best to break on the match, but with
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Building Permits

Dan Hurley. $500. addition to residence at
$40 East Twelfth street.
r.. Warner, $40, wood repairs to residence
and barn at 1914 Harrison. 4.
A. W. Walser, $50. repairs to building at
1905 Walnut street.
John T. Mel. for the remodeling Of the
Journal building. northwest. corner OF
Tenth and Walnut, 5000; brick. stone and
wood to be used.
]. A. Ross, residence. 2545 Olive. to cost
1900, to be veneered with stone.
r. B. Carmine. wood and shingie resi-
deuce at 1864 Prospect, $1,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Hoo.ier. Will Call ON Riley.

The members of the Hoosier Club. OF
Kansas City, Kas., will call in a body on
James Whitcomb Riley his afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Coates House to pay their
respects. The club was organized sew
eral years ago and has among its members
several of the leading citizens of the city
across the Kaw. The delegation will be
headed by Major o. NJ. Wilson and VIII
T. Walker. Mr.. Riley gave a reading al
Topeka last evening! but will return tc
Kansas City this morning.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
MARSHAL WAS AWAY.
Therefore Murderer Tom Clark Could
Not Attend the Funeral of His
Brother.

Tom Clark, who is in the county Jail
awaiting trial on the charge of murder in
the first degree, did not attend the funeral
of his brother, Bud Clark. who was killed
by Elmer Gordon, last Monday night. Mar
shall chiles told Clark's relatives thai he
would permit Tom to attend the funeral
handcuffed and guarded by deputies. When
they came for him yesterday morning, how
ever. the marshal did not happen to be at
the jail and no one in the office would as
sumo the responsibility of letting Clark go
to the funeral.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

months in the Bates county Jail given Moses
e. Alien. of Kidder. by Judge Philips and
liked his punishment at a fine lne, Of Slog % and no
lid was s1Ea' which was fully settled by q
draft raj sent down from Mr.. Aliens home.
The charge against him vas sending a
written some scandalous statements about
biS divorced wife,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Births Reported.

Sullivan. F.. E. and Ellie; 2914 Central;
Stifforson, S: and Helmo; 2s37 Terrace:
November 2: girl.
Schmitt, Jacob and Caroline; GIG East
Fifth; November S: boy.
Reinhardt. George and Katie; 1905 Main;
November II: boy.
Warren, Dan and Martha; 2l46 Summit;
November IL; boy.
Rose. William S. and Minnie; 1927 Oak;
NOYemher Il: boy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
BUSINESS ALL RIGHT.
A Clinton County Democrat Who Has
No Kick COmfnEIn This Year

at has been many years since the con-
ditions of business lave been so healthy
and the volume of trade so large as
now," said Captain H.. S. Berry. of Cam
eron, Mo-. at the Savoy yesterday. 1.-THE
merchants are doing a good busines and
the people have money. There is a sort
of healthy disposition shown in all de-
partments of trade with us
Captain Beery is one of the pioneers of
Clinton county and has been a familiar
figure in Third district Democratic poll
tics for many years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
FELLOW SHOPPER WAS GONE.
Mrs. Carr Looked Around for Her and
Found Her mt the Bottom of q
Flight of Stairs.

Mrs. Jennie Carr wen into F. H. CUPS
dry goods store. near the city market, one
day last summer in company with Mrs.
Grace ~SchwartzeL. The latter wanted to
buy a hat and Mrs. Carr stopped to look at
some ginghams. She looked around to call
Mrs. Schwartzel's attention to the ging-
hams. but Mrs. Schwartzel was not there.
She was lying at the foot of a short flight
of stairs in an unconscious condition.
She had fallen Town the stairs and was
badly hurt. according to her petition in the
5000 damage suit on trial in Judge Gates
court yesterday.
Mrs. SchwartZel testified that she was
looking at some goods on a shelf and the
next thing she knew she was lying on a
table. She heard a saleswoman say that
three or four other people had fallen down
the same stairs.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
One Asked and One Given.

Judge Slower granted Mamie Allbritain
a divorce yesterday from E.. L.. Allbritain
on the ground of desertion.
Augusta Taylor brought suit yesterday
for divorce from Howard c. Taylor on the
ground of desertion.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Appointed Jury Commis.ioner.

Judge Philips, of the federal court, has
appojnted Attorney John NJ. Parry as a
iury commissioner for the federal courts
here. He will serve with Attorney Joseph
S. Rust, who was chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Thomas j.
Fry, who served for many years. The
duties are light and the compensation not
axcoSSiua
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

against William Adams for g. 7sl in favor of
funct Black Hills National bank. of Rapid
City, S. d. The bank failed in 1894. The
suit was for an assessment levied on the
stock of the bank.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Mrs. John F. Martin was given a surprise
by her friends Tuesday evening to celebrate
Moore. Mrs. NJ. P. Olsen, Mrs. NJ. S. Hart
man, Mrs. K. NJ. Owens, Mrs. j. O'Brien.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Miss Jane Adams will lecture in Athe-
naeum hall on Wednesday afternoon and
evening. November "a. having for her sub
ject, Hull House and Other Social Settle
ments." and Social Obligations of Citizen
Ship"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Miss Effie Buck will spend Thanksgiving
day with her mother, Mrs. I. II. Buck. of
1880 Broadway, returning to Lees Summit
on the following Sunday evening.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Gets on with a Fine.

Judge Rogers. in the federal court yes
terday, set aside the sentence Of three
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Judgment by Default.

Judgment by default was given by Judge
Rogers in the federal court yesterday
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
PEOPLE IN SOCIETY.

The Charity ball netted the Matte Rhodes
Memorial Association $500.
Miss Elizabeth Brent is expected home
from st. Joseph on Saturday morning.
Mrs. Carl Hoffman and daughter. Jose
phine, W. returned from Leavenworth.
Miss Gertrude Belknap, of Cleveland, O..
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert N.
DoersChuk.
Miss Ada Hale. of Sioux City. Ia, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Willis G. Clarke, of
6l2 Olive street.
Mrs. E. N. Gerard is in Phoenix. A. T..
where she will spend the winter with her
son, Mr.. Richard Gerard.
The Hoffman W. c. T. U. will meet on
Friday afternoon at 2:30. with Mrs. Offutt,
at her residence. Prospect and Peery ave-
nues.
Mrs. u. S. Woods entertained at 1 O'Clock
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Earl ~Fitzhugh.
of Toronto. and Mrs. Frank Hart, of New
York.
MI. and Mrs. Ed NJ. Smith, of 1920 Forest
avenue. are receiving congratulations on
the birth. November 13, of a second son,
Mrs. F. P. Neal and Mrs. Judge Adkins
have out cards for a reception on Tues
day. November %. at the residence Of Mrs.
Neal, 3S Walrond avenue.
Mrs. r. B. Harris sent out invitations
yesterday for Wednesday afternoon, No
vember q. to meet Mrs. Jenkins. The card
of Mrs. Harold Pond Brewster is enclosed.
Miss Fife Buck will spend THANKSGIVING
day with her mother, Mrs. D. II. Buck. of
1850 Broadway. returning to Lees Summit
on the following Sunday evening.
Mrs. John F. Martin was given a surprise
by her friends Tuesday evening to celebrate
her birthday. The guests were: Mrs. Will
Moore. Mrs. NJ. P. Olsen, Mrs. NJ. S. Hart
man, Mrs. K. NJ. Givens. Mrs. j. O'Brien.
Miss Jane Adams will lecture in Athe;
naeum hall on Wednesday afternoon and
evening. November "a. having for her sub
ject, Hull House and Other Social Settle
ments." and Social Obligations of Citizen
ship"
where she was the guest of Miss Franc
Littlefield, and was entertained for fire.
quently and delightfully."-. the latest of these
social compliments being Miss Margaret
Mulvane's tea on Monday evening.
The Saturday Night Club. which was or
ganized last week, will hold a business
meeting Saturday morning at the home
of Miss Beedy. Twenty-ninth and Troost
avenue. for the purpose of deciding on the
time. place and character of its first en-
tertainment. a number of the member
whose social duties for the next two
months will be quite onerous, as social
duties often are nowadays, are In favor OF
inaugurating the clubs series of dancing
and card parties with a large dancing party
tail the giving of n series of evenings al
cards during the next six weeks.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
May BE More Trouble Yet.

President White. Of the union, said late
last night that one of the union members
had reported to him that Mr.. Judah had
five non-union men under contract for the
season in the place of four, as he had
stated to the executive committee yester-
day afternoon when the settlement was
made.
Mr.. Judah has been claiming right
along that he had four men under con-
tract with him. White said. we set
tied with that understanding. I know Of
my own knowledge that there We're but
four mel under contract with him when
will be made to-day and if he has misrep-
resented things to us and refuses to live
up to his contract there is only one thing
not one bit"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Miss Sara Brown is home from Topeka.
where she was the guest of Miss Franc
Littlefield, and was entertained for fire.
quently and delightfully."-. the latest of these
social compliments being Miss Margaret
Mulvane'S tea on Monday evening.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Mrs. r. B. Harris sent out invitations
yesterday for Wednesday afternoon, No
vember q. to meet Mrs. jenkins. The card
of Mrs. Harold Pond Brewster is enclosed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

The Hoffman w. C. 7. u. will meet on
Friday afternoon at 2:30. with Mrs. Offutt,
at her residence. Prospect and Peery ave-
nueS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Mrs. E. n. Gerard is in Phoenix. A.. T
where she will spend the winter with he
son, Mr.. Richard Gerard.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Miss Ada Hale, Of Sioux City, Ia, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Willis G. Clarke, of
6l2 Olive street.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Mrs. w. S. Woods entertained at / o'clocl
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Earl Fitzhugh
of Toronto. and Mrs. Frank Hart, of New
York.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18
Cents

zoc-So1d by us for $1.2S.
Roman Stripes. Figured Taffetas.
Ribbon Striped Taffetas, Evening Bro
cades. Striped Taffetas. Black Moire
Antiques, Black Satin B~rocades, Black
SILK Brocades, Etc, sold by us for
81 d will he
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed NJ. Smith, of 1920 Forest
venue, are receiving congratulations on
the birth. November 13, of a second son,
Robert Waddell.
Mrs. F. P. Neal and Mrs. Judge Adkins
have out cards for a reception on Tues
day. November. %. at the residence of Mrs.
Neal, 3lS Walrond avenue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


THE headquarters of the national re-
publican committee are to be trans
ferred from Washington to Cleveland,
o. The Washington headquarters will
be kept open, but will be in charge of
an attache of the national committee.
The coinage executed at the minis
of the United States in the month Of
June amounted to 9,653, 569 pieces, of
the value of 81, 132, 353. ~. The gold
coinage was So. 100. SAT. Silver dollars
to the number of 1, AS, 401 We're struck.
The total silver coinage was 81, $50, 754.
THE United States monetary com
missioners, beaded by Senator Edward
o. Wolcott, of Colorado, express them
selves being well satisfied with the
results of the negotiations in Paris and
the. general outlook, and there is a
strong belief in Paris that the commits
sioners have accomplished something
tangible in France.
The japanese minister at Washing
ton, it was said, was to be recalled on
account of the mikado's government
feeling aggrieved over the Hawaiian
treaty.
IT was semi-officially announced on
the Cd that the president will send a
special message to congress soon rec
ommending the creation of a currency
commission to consider a revision OF
the monetary system of the United
States.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Washing
ton on the I'd for Canton, o., to visit
his mother and take a few days rest
AN important arrangement has been
completed between the United States
and Mexico for an exchange of weather
bureau reports.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has changed
the title of the bureau of statistics of
the state department to that of ''bu-
reau of foreign commerce" to prevent
the confusion which now exists owing
to the fact that there are no less than
three bureaus known as statistical bu-
reauS.
SECRETARY BLISS has definitely au-
thorized the removal of % of the in
truders in the Cherokee nation. These
2S are the heads of families who have
received the amount of REIN burSement
awarded them, but refuse to move.
This step is only an initial one. The
proceedings will be repeated until all
the intruders are ousted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-10
GENERAL NEWS.

KID Mccoy, of New York, and Nick
Burley, of San Francisco, met at the
Manhattan Athletic club at New York
on the 5th. Burley was no match for
the New Yorker, and, after being near
ly knocked through the ropes, refused
to go on. Mccoy was declared the win
ner.
driving near Youngstown. O., near a
cliff when the horse backed the buggy
over the bank and they were both in
Stantly killed.
On his Goth birthday Martin Van
Buren, Gendes laid his head on a Bur-
Hngton track at Denver, Col, on the
5th before train and found death.
He had made and lost large sums as a
ranchman in Mitchell county, Kan.
THERE We're nine deaths and % pros
trations from heat at Chicago on the
5th.
The 121st anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence
was celebrated at Philadelphia under
the auspices Of the Society of the War
of 1912 of Pennsylvania Thomas +.
Bayard, ex-ambassador to Great Brit
ain, was the orator of the day.
AT Colorado Springs, Col. on the ed
McReynolds and Carruthers. the tan
dem pair, broke the worlds tandem
records They did the third of a mile
in "a As; half, SIS SIS; two-thirds, 1:17
2-5. The previous records for these
distances were: Third, 81; half, 81 As;
two-thirds, 1:21 As.
In the national circuit races at Ra-
cine, Wis, on the I'd, under the au-
spices of the L. A. w., Tom Cooper
won the half mile open professional,
Eddie Bald being but foot behind,
Arthur Gardner coming in third. The
time was loo As and equals the worlds
record.
THOMAS E. WATSON, in a signed edi-
ltoria1 in the issue of the peoples party
paper at Atlanta, Ga, on the 1st
charges that the fusionists have en-
tered into compact to deliver the
populist vote to the democrats in 1900,
and that the 81, 500, recently contribu-
ted to the populist fund by Mr.. Bryan
out of the proceeds of his book sales,
was the first installment of the pur-
chase money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-10
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

JOHN III. BARKER. colored, was cleo
trocuted at Sing Sing. n. Y, ON the
9th for the murder of his wife on Au-
gust so, 1895.
The other night party of men APP
piled the torch to a Mormon church in
Fairfield county, S. G.. and burned it
to the ground. the feeling being high
against the Mormons.
SIXTY tons of butter arrived at Van
couver. b. c., on the 5th from New
York and will be forwarded to Sydney,
Australia This is the first shipment
of American butter ever made to Aus
tralia-
THE street railway company at
Houston, Tex, acceded to the de-
mands of the men and the strike has
been declared off.
ROBERT BEVERLY, colored, started
home drunk early the other morning
near Midway, KY, got fast in a wire
fence and died from the heat
Two well dressed men assaulted
Miss Rose Miller at New York and
robbed her of a diamond necklace and
her pocketbook. When she screamed
for help one of the men attempted to
gag her. She caught his thumb in her
mouth and bit it off below the second
joint
THE little town of Lowry, Mimi,
was ny Oh CyClOhS Oh tiiC
9th and several people were killed and
many others injured
THE strike order was obeyed by
from 10, 900 to Is, 900 men in the Pitts
burgh, Pa, district and the great
struggle for uniform mining rate
was inaugurated-
THE senate agreed on the 9Th to take
a final vote on the tariff bill the fol-
lowing day. The antitrust question
was debated at length and Mr.. Pettus'
amendment on the subject was de-
feated.
THE national conference of the mid
dle-of-the-road populists at Nashville,
Tenn, on the 9th adopted lengthy
address to the people, declaring against
fusion, reaffirming the platform of the
peoples party, especially the initiative
and referendum. and calling upon all
to join in the contest it is waging. A
plan for recognizing the party was
also adopted
FOUR people were fatally hurt and
Is or 30 others seriously injured in a
collision between street cars at Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the 9Th
BY the explosion of the boiler of a
thrashing engine on the farm of W. A.
Allen, near Huntsville, Tenn, nine
people were instantly killed and five
badly injured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-10
GAVE THE WAITER HIS FEE

An Irascible Mans Ignorance OF the
Law Costs Him a Liberal TIP.
The globular and ford old gentleman, as
he sat down at the table, pulled a dollar
bill out of his pocket, deliberately tore it
in two, handed one piece to the waiter, re-
waiter, if l am satisfied, you get the
other half. Do you understand:
eyes, sir" replied the functionary, and
became as assiduous as a mother with her
first child.
But for some inexplicable reason the old
as his meal progressed, until, as he arose
from the table, he simply scowied angrlly at
the expectant waiter.
Excuse me, sir, but" the waiter in
simulated obsequiously.
..Naw," snarled the old fellow in reply.
waiter, his backbone visibly stiffening.
Don't you be impudent, young man,
advised the old fellow, threateningly.
Don't you be chump," advised the
waiter, contemptuously.
@'Why, why, WHAT" screamed the old
gentleman, swelling hike an enragsd turkey
you-you villain!"
ct don't think you WILL" retorted the
waiter, calmly and firmly. Come, hand
over the other half of this BILL need a dol
lar to go to the theater-"
Explain yourself, you rascal" demanded
the old fellow, great and portentous calm
mean?"
cit means at this minute you are law
breaker, SIR, replied the waiter, suavely-
Mutilating the currency is crime, and
you have mutilated dollar bill. Therefore.
unless I get the dollar you'll be pinched-
As the waiter pocketed the dollar, he
smiled.-Cincinnati Enquirer.