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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
THIS is KENTUCKY DAY.
Nashville ExpOSItiOn-At-
tendance Good.

Nashville. Tenn. May 23.-Yesterday
closed a most successful week of the Cen
tenEial exposition, with a very large al
tendance. Especially was the attendance
large at night. Official figures are not OBJ
tainable, but competent judges give the
night attendances as the largest yet eN-
peIienced. Fully 10000 people visited the
grounds yesterday and the weeks attend
ance foots up over $4,000.
Tomorrow is Kentucky day. the first
state day to be formally observed. Gov
error Bradley, his staff and a large num-
be- OF attending ladies' and gentlemen will
arrive tomorrow morning. the Louis
Vile Legion, 800 strong, came tonight and
viii serve as an escort to the governor,
assisted by local military companies. The
of committee representing the exposition
company and a committee representing the
kentucky State Association, of this city.
From all the Kentucky towns along the
railroads large delegations will attend.
The exercises will begin at l D. m, when
rives and the procession will march imme-
diately TO the exposition grounds, where
lunch will be served and a general reCep-
tion will be held in the Woman's building.
At $50 o'clock the Kentucky building will
be dedicated Governor Bradley making the
ope ring speech. The Louisville Legion
will also give full dress parade.
Tuesday will be the first convention of
the State Federation of Woman's Clubs
and the sessions will continue two days.
Wednesday will also be Catholic Schools
day and also Greek Letter day. Art day
will be observed Thursday and the awards
of the jury on pictures will be announced.
Tomorrow is also Victoria day. in honor
the Woman's building there will be an ad-
mira BILE programme carried out.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
PoMONA'S UNIQUE SALOON LAW
tiOns in Force in the Cali
fornia City.

Pomona. Cal, May 23.-Probably there
never before was law governing the sale
of iutOXica pts or regulating saloons like the
one which has been passed by the city
council. Pomona is very evenly divided
between high license and prohibition senti-
ment. and the ordinance Just passed is the
result of long and watChful experience
in dealing with saloons.
The new law provides that there may be
two saloons here. each to give approved
bonds for 5000 and to pay $500 license every
six months In advance. the salOonkeepCr to
barkeeper. but the character of the bar
keeper must be passed upon by the city
council tefOre he can serve.
The saloon must be even with the line of
the street and on the ground floor. Its
front must be more than half of clear glass.
No screens or frosted or painted glass may
he used, and an unobstTucted view of the
bar and all who are about il must be had
At all times from the street so that one
may know from the outside who is drink
ing in the saloon.
The saloon can have no back door or any
rear entrance whatever. 1t must be in a
single apartment, with no adjunct or wing.
No billiard table, cards or games of any ma
ture will be allowed. But one seat or chair
may be there for the sole use of the bar
keeper. Even barrels to lean or rest upon
are not allowed.
The saloon may be open from ) a. m until
20 p. m. on week days only. No intoXicants
may be sold To men under 20 years or to
any female. II any man is complained Of
by his mother. sister, wife or daughter as
a habitual drunkard. who spends money
the salOonkeeper must post that mans
name conspiCuOusly above his bar and
never more sell him any liquor. IL the
saloOnkeeper violates any of these proyi-
bondsmen may be liable for the fines i'm
posed upon him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
DIVORCED BUT NOT SEPARATED.
QuarreIing California Couple DIscOv-
er n Way TO Get Along
AmIcabIy.

San Diego. Cal, May pa San Diego
man who has Just been granted divorce
was surprised when he went home to find
the woman still holding the fort. For
many months they had cooked for them
selves and eaten alone, although under the
same roof. and few words had passed be-
tween them. The man was still more sur
prised on entering the dining room TO OBJ
serve that the table was set for two and
that his eX-wife was singing as merrily as
in the good old days OF their early wedlock
Come" she said. dinner is ready" and
without word of explanation or question
ing these two people-bOth away over So
sat down together and enjoyed a hearty
meal
When the dishes were washed and put
away the wife that was came up to the
eN-husband and said:
Well, how do you like the new arrange
ment?"
First rate" he replied, but I can't un-
derStand II.
"Oh. that's all right" said she. I've can
live this way in contentment The other
way we quarrel Now. then. suppose YOU
retain me as housekeeper? Twenty dollars
per month aud board IL all 7 ask
This struck the cN-huSband faV1ra bly,
and the bargain was closed on the SPOT
The couple have not had sign of trouble
since although they were in hot water for
thirty-twO years fretting under the marital
yoke. They dare not quarrel much now for
fear one will leave the other in the lurch
He must have his meals cooked and she must
have "A place TO stay. Together they are
happy now. and the bargain promises to
last to the end.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
SeYenty-secOnd Anniversary of Its
Establishment Celebrated In
New York Yesterday.

New York. May 3-The seventy-second
anniversary of the establishment of ths
American Tract Society was celebrated to-
day with religious exercises i'm the Broad
way tabernacle. Various organizations
connected with the church conducted sep
aTate exercises during the day. A report
was read in the evening by Rev. q. l..
ShesreT. showing the work of the society
for the year. The report deals largely with
the effects Of the Increased financial
stringency of the year which II is said
led to SCrutiuizing revision of the modes
of work and various reforms I'm the inter
est Of economy. The salaries OF all en-
plCyes have been cut down. the cost OF
running repositories reduced, the deposi-
tory at Rochester has been discontinued
and the issue OF new publications has been
greatly restricted The report saws that
most Of all to be regretted has been the
falling on OF legacies OF the year to the
amount Of over $4,000 compared with
the preceding year, and then states that,
uotWtthsta nding the hard times. the sales
during the year have been slightly larger
than those Of the preceding year and the
trust fund has been somewhat increased
u r. said that the rental OF the new build
ing has occasioned disappointment The
new prominent publications added to the
soCietys list during the year are seventy
eiLht. Cash grants 10 foreign missions OF
evangelical churches for the year total
less than $500. During the year $50 Colpor-
teurs working i'm thirty-two states aud ter
ritCries and Ontario and Manitoba made
135 o. family visits and found 9.6y0 Protest
ant families without the Bible.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
AN INDIANA BLIND COUPLE.
Husband n Mechanical Genius, Keeps
House, Tunes Pianos and
Rims a Store.


Kokomo. Ind. May 23-No neater or
more tidy home exists in South hokomo
than that of Mr.. and Mrs. William Brink
man. both of whom have been sightless
since childhood. They keep house by them
selves. Brinkman is a mechanical wonder
and his wife is an accomplished elocution-
ist. having Travelled a number of seasons.
Mr.. Brinkman is an expert piano tuner
and clock repairer. Last week the county
commissioners hired him TO repair the big
clock on the court house tower that had
baffled the skill of a number OF experts
with good eyes. and after a few days
work he had it in tirst-class condition Ihe
clocks place in the tower IS l9S feet above
the ground. The commissioners were so
well pleased with the blind mans success
that they have employed him by the year
to keep the clock in repair. He Is a sprint
er. and has "A record of walking twenty
one blocks In nineteen minutes, on a
crowded street, with no assistance except
his cane. He also rides a bicycle skillfully,
though he does not go long distances un-
less another wheelman is by his side or
in front of him. Mrs. Brinkman is an ac-
complished equestrtenne, and before suffer-
ing paralytic stroke, delighted in riding
a spirited horse, accompanied by an es-
cort. Their marriage five years ago was
the result of an attachment formed four
teen years ago. when they met At the state
institution for the blind. of which both are
graduates. Ii WAS. as they say, case OF
love at first sight Three years ago Mrs.
Brinkman was stricken with total paraly-
sis of the limbs. and since then has been
entirely helpless. unable TO move hand or
foot. The blind husband has the sole care
of his blind, helpless wife. This he does in
addition to keeping house. responding to
calls for piano tuning. clock mending and
attending TO q confectionery store in the
front Of the house. All this he does with
out assistance. He refuses aid. and de-
clines all offers of help from relatives.
While hundreds of able-bodied men have
depended on the county for support. this
pluCky blind man has supported himself
and his blind. helpless wife without aid
from any source.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
THOUGHT HE HAD KILLED DIXON
Practical Jokers Pat Up a job on n
COnsumptive PugiIist at Mount
Clemens, Mich.

Mount Clemens. Mich, May "a resi-
dent of this city, who entertains very
high opinion of his pugilistic abilities, was
made the object of a practical joke last
night. He is a very frail, consumptive look
ing individual, and doesn't look as if he
had strength enough to crush a mosquito.
His conceit regarding his fighting powers
has been induced through the practical
joking propensity of a party of young men
who have arranged for a series of fake
been sadly discounted. through prear-
rangement. The concluding bout was pull
ed of in a barn on the north side, and IL
was given out that George Dixon would try
conclusions with the hitherto invinCible,
badly puffed up and hollow-chested youth.
cordingly blacked up to impersonate Dixon.
and the men entered the ring in the pres
ence of the projectors of the joke, whose
serious faces gave no evidence of the COM
edy which permeated the occasion. At the
call of time he of the hollow chest and sal
low complexion began a series of wicked
unges and round swings which the bell
boy avoided by dexterOusly ducking and
hugging the legs of his adversary. This
continued for several minutes, when the
bellbOy fell. The other pugilist, between
gasps for breath. shrieked:
Let me at him: I'm a demon: I'm gem
tleman outside. but in the ring I'm tiger"
At the end of the fifth round the bellboy
fell again, and this time one of the jokers,
impersOnating a physician, stepped into
the ring and pronounced the eTstwhile Dix
on dead. Whereat the other observed, when
he could catch his breath:
Il didn't mean to kill him, but he had no
business in the ring with me-"
The boys are now arranging for go
with Fitzsimmons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
NEARLY ALL MILLlONAIRES.
The Massachusetts Delegation In the
House of Representatives
All Wealthy Men.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
The Massachusetts, delegation in the house
probably contains more milliOnaires than
are sent TO Washington by any other two
ST ltes. II is not very far out of the way
to state that every representative in the the
last congress and in the present one will
measure up to that financial standard. al
though there are two or three exceptions.
OF the representatives from the Bay state
who retired March from congress there
was General Draper. of Hopedale. whose
family practically owns that little bit of
town and pays all the taxes there. He is
many times a millionaire. Elijah Morse is
probably worth S2.GOOOW. He is said to
receive an income of 100000 annually from
his stove polish. Mr.. Apsley was very rich,
being president of great rubber works. a
shoe last factory and at the same time In
terested i'm numerous other enterprises.
The present delegation is headed i'm the
financial column by Mr.. Spraguc, General
Draper's successor. whose wife came into
a heritage of $l5.O00O. s. w; Mccall be
gan life as poor man. but when his wife
came into possession of large estate he
is said to have given up his law practice for
the purpose of attending to her large fnan-
cal interests. However, he Is very unoS-
tentatious and would not be taken for
rich man from his style of living. Joseph
II. Walker. of Worcester, Is large real
estate owner in that city and Chicago and
has achieved great success in business en-
tcrprises. Mr.. Lowering. of Taunton, real
w lives in Boston. on Beacon street. and is
a very wealthy manufacturer. w. 5. Knox
is a bank president. not a position that Oft
en- falls 10 poor man.
in the delegation, having inherited a for
tune in Calumet and lIeCla mining stock.
Fitzgerald. the only Democrat from New
England, was engaged in the real estate
business with his brother and is probably
worth under $50 600. Samuel J. Barrows
is n clergyman and editor of the Christian
Register. He is understood 10 have reaped
the ordinary reward that follows pious
and frugal life Representative Moody,
General Cogswelrs successor. began life as
a poor man. but has built up a very lucra-
tive law practice that pays over S25.00 a
year He yields his time from this prac-
tice very reluctantly and probably will not
serve long in congress on that account.
W. r. Barrett is reported to be worth half
"A million. He made lots of money out OF
the apitalzatiOn of the Boston Advertiser.
and his Boston Record is a very valuable
paper Mr.. Gillett rs a good lawyer. prac-
ticinE in the middle part of the state. and
Is credited with having a fortune of S0.-
600. Ashley Il. Wright IS a thrifty mer-
chPnt in the small city Of North Adams,
bu; is said to owe his success in reaching
congress to a rich Democrat. Albert G.
Houghton. who had q 'TsOnal grudge to
satisfy and lavished his efforts to secure
M Wrights election. q. w. Weymouth,
of Fltchburg. Is another very wealthy man
who is interested in numerous enterprises.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
NEW DANISH MINISTRY.
Herr HOerring Made Premier and
Minister of Finance-SeyeraI
Ministers ReappOinted

Copenhagen. May 23.-King Christian has
accepted the resignation of the Thott min
istry. which was rendered on the 10th. The
cabinet has been reconstructed. with the
following assignments Of portfolios:
Herr HOerTing. premier and minister of
finance.
and ad interim minister of foreign affairs
Herr A A'Herraus Buerdenfieth. minister of
the interior.
Herr Alfred Hage. minister of agricult.
urc.
Bishop St Hyr. minister of education
and public worship.
Colonel Puxen, minister of justice and
for Iceland.
Herr II. +. Herring was minister of the
interior and of the public works IN the
cabinet Of Baron Reedtz Thott. Herr
Rump and Vice Admiral Rayn retain their
former portfolios of justice and marine
though Baron Thott was minister for for
sign affairs In his own cabinet.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
CABINET WILL EXPLAIN.
Government VIII Try to Heal the
Breach Caused by the Tetunn-
COmns Incident.

Madrid May 23-The cabinet sat in COun-
ell this evening until O'Clock, and II was
decided to appear before the COrtes tO-mor-
row and give explanations of the Tetuan-
Comas incident of Friday last even If
the Liberals should absent themselves.
London, May 24-The Madrid correspond
ent of the Times says:
seldom in the history of the cortes
has an event created such sensation as
the Tetuan-Comas incident. 1t is difficult
TO conceive how a staid and experienced
statesman like the Duke of Tetuan could
have SO completely lost his seif-control on
so slight prOvOcation.
1T is believed that SenOr Sagasta il
willing to do all he consistently can 10
minimize the difficulties of the situation;
but ii seems impossible that the Duke of
Tetuan should retain his portfolio.
Tie Standards correspondent at Madrid
says:
I'm the conference held on Saturday be
tween the president OF the senate, the ore
mier and Scnor Sagasta, with reference 10
the Tetuan-Comas incident. the president
said he would not be justified in interfering,
as the affair had not occurred in the senate
chamber, but in the lobby. The premier
declared that the opposition ought TO bc
satisfied If the Duke of Tetuan announced
in the senate chamber that he never intend
ed to slight or give offense to the Liberal
minority. He added that the government
could not dispense wit hthe Duke of Tet-
uan'S services as minister OF foreign al
fairs because he alone was acquainted with
ana able to conduct important ana dellcdIe
pending negotiations with foreign govern
ments (meaning AmericaD.
'Senor SagaSta promised TO give his fol-
lowers Conciliatory advice but said he must
be guided by their decision. Accordingly
he summoned a meeting of the Liberals.
who were i'll no Conciliatory temper. How
ever, after a prolonged discussion, they
gave a vote of confidence to Signor Sa-
gasta, with the instructions to settle the
conflict on the understanding that they
would not enter the COrtes until the gov
ernment had given them such satisfaction
as Signor Sagasta deemed proper.
THE dissenting Conservatives declared
that they would follow the decision of the
Liberals and therefore ministerialsts only
have been present in parliament since Fri
day.
The premier, on receiving the reply of
Senior Sagasta, went to the palace to in
from the queen regent. who summoned a
council of ministers. The crisis has with
drawn popular attention from the attitude
of the United States senate, which a ma
jority OF the newspapers and of the min
listers affected to consider without import
ance as bearing upon the immediate rela-
tons of the two countries"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
BRITISH FRUIT STEAMER HAS AN
EXCITING ADVENTURE.
WAS REPEATEDLY FIRED UPON.
THE SPANISH THOUGHT FILIBUsTER
HART WAS on BOARD.
Captain Hart, However, Had Been Ar
rested in Philadelphia, just as
He Was About to Board the
steamer for the
Trip.

Philadelphia, May 23.-Twice chased by
Spanish gunboats, and passing through a
perfect storm of shot. which splashed in
the water across the vessels bows. the
British fruit steamer Ethelred passed
through the exciting ordeal unscathed and
arrived at this port tonight after a five
days run from Port Antonio, Jamaica.
When the Ethelred left here, May Il, it
was the inteiftion of Captain John u. Hart
to accompany her, but he was arrested as
he was about to step on the gangplank TO
go aboard. As it was. his invalid daughter
was a passenger. II is supposed that
agents of the Spanish government in this
city had notified the Spanish authorities at
Havana that Hart would be on the vessel:
hence the effort to hold up the Ethelred in
Cuban waters.
The first encounter with the Spanish
cruisers occurred off Cape Maisi, on the
trip down. Just after dusk, on Sunday
evening, May 16. a gunbOat without any
lights shot out from under the Maisi capes
and, crOwding on all steam, steered di
reCtly for the fruit vessel. After steam
ing for an hour without gaining an inch.
the gunboat turned a searchlight on the
other vessel. All steam was crowded on
the Ethelred which was beginning to
show the Spaniards a clean pair of heels,
when a cloud of smoke belched from the
cruisers side and a second later a solid
shot cut the water n half mile ahead of
her bows. Then came a second and third
shot each nearer ahead than the others.
Captain Israel kept on his course and
after another hours chase the Spanish
dropped from the race.
The second chase happened last Thurs
day afternoon, in almost the exact spot
in which the first attempt TO hold the yes
sci up occurred. Just as the EthalreI
rounded Cape Maisi. big Spanish gun
boat of the newest type started out from
saaw ah. 1Wah uhn 60 laa
Ethelred. For two hours the chase was
kept up. enlivened now and then by \
solid shot throwing up a sheet of white
spray just ahead of the swift vessels bows.
l. began to look as IL the Spaniarus meant
to chase the Ethered clear to the Della
ware capes, when another steamship was
sighted and the gunboat sheered of and
gave vigorous chase to the newly discov-
cred steamer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
RI0T0US GARIBAL LDIANS.
Italian Volunteers for Greece De-
clnred to he Guilty of the
Greatest Excesses,

London, May 24-The correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph in Epirus gives a ter
rible picture of the excesses of the Italians
while travelling from Arta 10 Zaverda. He
says:
They stole brandy and drank il like
water. Armed only with revOlvers and
bayonets, by the time they reached "a
verda they were quarreling fiercey among
the mselves. The villagers. thoroughly
alarmed, gathered in readiness to fight the
Italians, and the situation became serious
A Greek tried to pacify a Garibaldian who
was about to dash his brains out with a
stone, whereupOn an Italian fired and
wounded the Garibaldian.
Instantly the cry was raised. A Greek
has been killed! and the villagers began
eTal. but the Italians displayed a flag of
truce. and the embarkaton was effected,
though with great difficulty.
Several Italian officers told me they did
not expect to reach land alive. as their
rufiianly soldiers would surely kill them"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
BAPTIST MISSIONS DEBT.
Ii Is Announced That $205,OOO Has
Been Secured, Leaving SG1,-
900 Yet to Get.

Plttsburg. Pa. May 23.-The Baptist min
isters attending the anniversaries filed the
pulpits of the different denominations in
the city to-day. and a large number of spe-
Cidl meetings were held. Rev. II. c. Mabie,
ID. D., of Boston, and Rev. r. l.. More
house, d. d.. of Brooklyn. y. Y, secre-
taries of the American Baptist Missionary
Union and the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, respectively, announce to-
and pledges for the payment of debts in
these societies leaving Sol 900 yet to be
cured. The interest in this great effort has
extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
the result of the societies appeal TO
churches and individuals for an immediate
fore June IS anticipating the condition of
the magnificent offer OF Mr.. John ID. Rookie
fcller of $3.50 600 to meet the balance of the
debt The latest contribution received
came to-day by telegraphic order. II was
$1,000 raised by the Second Baptist church
of st. Louis
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The jester had gone a little too far that
time and the mogul remarked:
Il think Il is about time to make an
example of you by cutting your head
shCrt on
Whereat the jester, who had turn for
the mathematics. inquired:
Els this to be an example in division or
fractions2"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
4 Confused Recollection.


FTom the WashIngtOn Star.
Yes" said Mr.. Cumrox. my youngest
daughter will be through school in a short
time. She is making her preparations for
commencement day.
What are they?"
81 don't know that l followed her descrip-
tion very intelligently, but my impression
Is that they have something to do with the
Immortality of genius i'm plain white and
the neck filled i'm with chiffon.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
Social Distinctions.


From the Typographical Journal
Lear me, l never supposed it," said
tha sweet girl, laying down her news
paper.
Never supposed what?" asked the hor-
rid man.
Here is one of those prizefghters who
declines to meet another because the other
person is not in his class. Who could
have imagined that those creatures paid
any attention to social distinctions
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-24
Won ut the Finish.

prom the New York Press.
"Ah-ha" beloved the purple faced ty-
rant. as the wielder of the bamboo paused
for breath. "How's that for music? Eh?"
The bastinadoed wretch was still game.
'Music?' he repeated "Oh, it is simply
sole stirring
The heavy fall of the tyrant told him
that apOpleXy had got in its work.