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Ladies' Solid Silver Watch.
Watch Pretty engraved case,
and keep time. Price
for Monday and Tuesday, s2.25.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

The personal make
up of the Wyandotte
pit hungry crowd is
something wonderful
to contemplate. Men
who held positions of
profit under Republic
an rule for years and
enjoyed perquisites of
unknown magnitude
and changed their
views when refused
office longer are now
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

hunter who got the pl
will be the loser in I
young chap from Ka
got d pageship. He !
past ten days with hi
at an expense of 81
a canvass. He will
enough to nay his b
that he and his moth
AMI all that she sper
taking care of him "
to that family. This
would put a Chicago
banker to shame. 1t
Is the Populist idea of
making MONEY!"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
0LE0 BILL PASSED.
A Good Majority in Favor of Giving
the Several States Control
of the Traffic.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house spent
almost the entire day debating the Grout
bill, which was under consideration for a
time yesterday, to subject oleomargarine
and other imitation dairy products to the
laws of the states into which they are
transported. The advocates of the meas
ure took the view that the states should
be allowed to regulate the sale of a prod
uct sailing under false colors, and the OPP
ponents the view that the bill would estab-
lish dangerous precedent and invade the
power of congress to regulate interstate
commerce. Those who supported the
measure were: Messrs. Northway, Repub-
Hcan, of Ohio; Morse, Republican, OF Mas
sachusetts; Lacey. Republican, of Iowa:
Hainer, Republican. OF Nebraska: Willis.
Republican, of Delaware; Grosvenor. Re-
publican, of Ohio; and Henderson, Repub-
lican. of Iowa. Those who opposed 1t were:
Tucker. Democrat, of Virginia; Cannon,
Republican. of Illinois; Boatner, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana; Clardy. Republican, of
Kentucky, and Williams, Democrat. OF
Mississippi.
The bill is as follows:
That all articles known as oleomargar-
Inc, butterine, imitation butter or imitation
cheese. or any substance in the semblance
OF butter or cheese not the usual product
of the dairy. and not made exclusively of
pure and unadulterated milk or cream
transported into any state or TERRITORY. or
remaining therein for use, consumption
sale or storage therein. shall. upon arrival
III SldIe OF De subject to the
operation and effect of the laws of such
state or territory, enacted in the exercise
or its police powers to the same extent and
in the same manner as though such arti-
eles or substanceszhad been produced III
such state or territory, and shall not be
exempt therefrom by reason of being intro
duced therein in original packages or 9TH
erwlse; provided. that nothing In this act
shall be construed TO permit any state TO
forbid the sale of oleomargarine except in
such manner as will advise a customer OF
its real character
The bill was passed. 1856.
The presidents veto of the bill to create
a new division of the Eastern judicial dis
trfct of Texas was laid before the house
and was referred to the judiciary commit-
tee. The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported.
resolution was adopted on motion of
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Democrat of Massachu-
sets, calling on the secretary of the navy
for an estimate of the amount of money
which would be required to place the friE-
ate Constitution. now lying at the Ports
mouth navy yard, in such a seaworthy con-
dttion as would enable her to make the trip
from Portsmouth TO Washington. The OBJ
1ect In bringing her to Washington he said.
was to preserve and use her as a naval
museum.
Among the pension bills passed was one
granting a-pension of $50 per month to Mar
tina Custis Carter. widow OF the late Rear
Admiral S. P. Carter.
AT 4:5O the house adjourned
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
sEVENTY-EIGHT HOUSE BILLS.
Kansas Legislators Make Great
Showing in the Why OF In-
auguratiug LeEisIpfIor

Topeka. Kas.. Jan. 14.-(Special.) The
house saw the senate to-day and went It
one better in the number of bills intro
duced the first day of the session. There
were sixty-three bills introduced in the
senate yesterday-its first day for receiv-
ing them. The number introduced in the
house to-day was scventy-eight and they
covered all sorts o. subjects.
The house convened at > o'clock and
Speaker Pro Tenn weiep took the chair in
the place of Speaker Street. who was busy
making up his committees. Wien the Jour
nal was read ana corrected. the introduc-
tton Of bills became the order OF business
and there was mad scramble among the
members 60 get In first.
Rarkley. of Elk. who has made more spje,s
on the floor SO FAR than all the rest of tho
members together. succeeded with his clis-
tomary nerve in being recognized first and
introduced bill TO change the time for
holding court In the Thirteenth judicial
district. Among other bills Of q general
nature introduced were: To repeal the met
ropolitan police law. to adopt state uni
formity of text books: to prevent crime.
90 license eX-Ufninn soldiers to sell wares
anywhere In the state: TO abolish fees m
The supreme court clerk and provide a s.,i-
AIRY Of $3.50e year for same: to abolish
the board Of parduns and require ih, row
ernor, attorney general and warden 10 act
on all pardon applications: TO provide Tor
n maximum rate OF taxation. 10 assess
mineral reserves: Ia improve county roads.
10 prohibit the sale OF coal mined at the
DtHlltlAlttf W tNibNtaAt lot Ethtfll- hiN
payment OF wages 10y corporations: TO :tboi-
ish Office OF state accountant: TO elect tire
marshal. engineer street commissioner as
SCISSOR and license inspector by direct yoi q
of people in cities of the first class: to Dre-
vent Importation Of pauper children. 10 re-
uuirP the marking Of convict labor goods.
10 prevent corporations from discriminating
against labor unions. for weekly payment
of wages 10 establish trust deeds. ia
amend divorce laws so that defendant and
plaintin can tcstify.-to prevent blackistins
of employees hN corporations: limiting hours
OF service of employees with corporations.
and establishing state normal schools al
Concordia. Fort Scott, Ness city and Nor
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS AT WORK.
VIII Labor 10 secure the Right 10
Vote for President ana
Vice President

Topeka. Nas., Jan. i4.-CSpccialA Miss
laura Gregg OF Garnett. state organizer
OF the Equal Suffrage Association. and 4
delegation Of L. $. A. workers are the
latest lobbyists 20 arrive ON the scene.
They are engaged to-day In buttonholin.
the members OF both houses TO ascertain
the feeling on the suffrage question. The
women say that the sentiment is very
strong in each house, and tnat an attempt
will bo made 10 secure presidential sui
fTage. The national constitution gives
each state power to fix its own laws bv
legislative enactment regarding the Cuai-
incations of voter for presidential elect
ors. The suffrBgists claim that 1t will not
require "A constitutional amendment to per-
init them 10 vote for eleCtors-only a ieCis-
iatiVe act. They have prepared a bill ,oy-
ering this question. and will have II fRtrTi-
,7uced in a short time. The bill is sure to
bring up a stiG fight. No attempt VIII be
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

At the conclusion OF the seventeenth bal
lot Mr.. Parks was formally declared the
nominee.
Mr. Parks has resided in Kansas for
seven years, having come here from Chica-
go, where he was employed on the Times
There is a United States senatorial sig
nificsnce in his nomination. Breidenthal
and Harris were backing Naugie. and the
largest vote Naugle got was 36. This is
taken as an indication of their combined
strength. and IL this Is correct neither one
stands much show of election.
The turning down of Brown was a severe
that the state officers cannot control The
legislative crowd. =
As soon as the election of Parks was an
nounced. Ex-Governor Lewelling arose and
moved that the caucus proceed to elect a
state printer for the unexpired term. This
opened up the Hudson-Snow fight Lewell-
ing wanted to knock out Major Hudson.
Representative Trueblood asked the SEN
ator from Sedgwick to explain how there
happened 10 be "A vacancy. Lewelling said
he understood that the supreme court had
decided that Hudson had never been cleo
ed. Representative Fairphfld moved to so
amend that committee of five be appoint
cd to consult the attorney general in refer
ence TO the matter
There is a legal question involved in
this case" said he, "and the caucus can
not afford to act hastily. We don't want
to do anything that will come lITJ later 10
in-ure us." After a BRIEF bHt 7pirited dis
cUsSion, motion was made by Senator
Jumper 10 table the whole matter Then
the amendment of FairchiId to appoint q
committee carried I.eweIIing and his fed
followers voting against IL.
The committee named is Representatives
Fairchlid. Brown and Hackney and SEN
atcr5 Leweling and Forney. They win
wait on the attorney general and secure
his opinion on the status of the case and
rercrf at a caucus TO be held next Mon
day night.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
KANSAS POPS NOMINATE HIM FOR
STATE PRINTER.
ON THE SEVENTEENTH BALLOT.
An ISEFFECTUAL EFFORT MADE To
GUST MAJOR HUDSON.
Matter. VIII Come UP Aeain at An
other Caucus to BE Held Next
Monday SiGht-AnOfhcr Del
uge of Bills in House
and Senate.

Topeka. Kas., Jan. 14.-(Special) Editor
John Parks. of the BeIoit Call. will be the
state printer OF Kansas from July /, 1881,
TO July !. 1879. He was nominated tonight,
at the caucus OF the combined silver forces
ballot and his election next Tuesday will
be only a formality.
An effort was made to settle or unsettie
the Hudson-Snow fight by the selection of
q printer for the unexpired term, but ac-
tion was deferred on the matter until next
Monday night.
The caucus was organized in the senate
chamber by the election of Representative
z. c. Weiiep, Of Cherokee, as chairman.
and Senator Lupfer, of Pawnee, as secre-
tary. A lively tilt took place after the or
ganization of the caucus over an effort to
shut out newspaper correspondents. The
fight was led by Senators Jumper and For
ney and Representative Trueblood. Sem
ators Helm, Campbell and FarreIIy and
Representatives Doyle, Marks, Walterszand
keefer championed the correspondents
side. and when put TO q, vote the motion TO
exclude them was lost by a good majority.
No nominating speeches were made. An
Informal ballot was taken, which resulted:
B. Z. Keis. Wichita. votes; ]. c. Bucdan,
an, Pittsburg, :; J. B. Chapman, Ottawa,
s. Lyman Naugie wellington, l3; H. B.
Kelly. Lawrence, G; w. F. Brown, King
man, IL; j. L. Latimer, Pleasanton, Z: John
Parks, Beloit, q: E. T. HeisleT. Kansas
2: George Wagner. Topeka. 5; ]. S. Cobb,
Salina, 4; +. II. Snow, Ottawa, 2; w. ..
Champe. Garnetf J.
The result by formal ballots follows:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.
Half the Population Has Fled From
the Dread Infectfon-Fright-
full Scenes

Bombay. Jan. 4.-Over half the popula-
tion of this city, estimated at about 900. 900.
has fled from the plague. The courts are
deserted and the judges and officials have
gone to more healthful climates. Clerks
and others whose vocations call them to
the city daily have removed to suburban
stations. where the people are mostly Iiv-
ing in thatched huts. 1t is estimated that
AUOWW persons are encamped at Endheria,
whence they soon will be forced to
migrate. owing to the lack of water and
sanitation. threatening to breed cholera
The nights are made hideous by melan-
choly dirges. Often difficulty is experienced
In the burying of the dead. friends and
relatives refusing to carry the corpses. In
some instances women have assisted in
carrying. a large number of plague
ccrpscS at the Tower of Silence the Parsee
burial place. have been eaten by the vult-
ures inhabiting it. Corpses have been
found in the streets. The official returns
show that un 10 last evening, there 329i
cases of bubonic plague and 1856 deaths
from that disease.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
BLISS WILL NOT SERVE.
The New Yorker Says He Is Not to BE
n Member of MckinIey's
Cuhiuef

New York. Jan. 14.-CornelIus N Bliss
to-day confirmed the rumor that he is not
TO be member of the'next cabinet He
was seen by an Associated Press reporter.
to whom he said; 81 am not to be a mern-
ber of Major McKinley's cabinet" Fur
ther than this. Mr.. Bliss would not go. He
declined TO admit that he had been offered
a place in the cabinet. Neither would he
give his reason for making this statement
to-day.
From other sources II was learned that
Mr.. Bliss finds he cannot accent a port
folio In President-elect McKinley's cab
met without making very serious sacri-
fees. To one of his closest friends ne Is
quoted as having said; 1T is a very seri-
Gus matter for man at my time of life
to pull up stakes and engage for a term
of four years in pursuits concerning which
he knows little or nothing. / am very
doubtful as to the advisability of such an
undertaking."
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
A KANSAS INCOME TAX.
Representative keefer, of Lcaven,
worth, Introduces Resolution
Looking Toward IT

Topeka, Kas., Jan. H.-tSpeciaI) Inas-
much as the United States supreme court
has rendered the income law unconstitu-
tional, the Populist legislature proposes to
have an income tax of ITS own to catch
Kansas plutocrats. This afternoon, Rep
resentative Keefer. of Leavenworth, in
troduced e resolution providing for the
enactment of an income tax law in Kan,
sas. He wants all incomes over 5000 a
year taxed per cent. In support of the
resolution, he stated that the United States
supreme court, in its income tax decision
held that the federal congress could not
enact any such law, but that the states
could; Action on his resolution was de-
ferred
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
FOR TAXATION REFORM.
Senator Forney to Make Special Ef-
fort to Put His Assessment
Bill Through

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 14-(Special) Senator
Forney. who has thirty bills pending in
the senate. will make an active effort to
pass his bill relating to county assessors
and methods of assessment. 1t provides
for the election of county assessor, the
township trutees serving as eX otficio depu-
ties, to be assigned to any township the
county assessor may choose. Prior to as
sessment, all county assessors must gather
at Topeka and prepare schedule OF val
ues. which will equalize the work before il
Is done. All property must be listed at its
cash value, and penalties of marked Sc
verify are prescribed for any failure to OBJ
serve this provision of the act In this
will be trebled, and the per cent of taxa
ton will be correspondingly reduced, max
ing much better showing for the state.
and more justly showing its worth
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
FYYNN's BILL PASSES THE SENATE
By a BIG MAJORITY.
VOTE WAS 35 FOR, II AGAINST.
SENATOR COCKRELL, OF MISSOURI,
OPPOSED THE MEASURE.
All the Other Western Senators, Ex-
cepting Vest and Villas, Voted for.
It-BilI Now Goes to Con-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Until Monday.

Washington. Jan. H.-(SpeciaL) Delegate
Flynns free homes bill passed the senate
this afternoon by vote of 80 TO II. The
result surpassed the expectations even of
its best friends. Some of the most promi-
nent Eastern senators were on the af-
firmative side of the list when the roll
was called. All the Western senator's, ex-
cept Villas, of Wisconsin. and Vest and
Cockrell, of Missouri, voted fer 1t and
crowded around Flynn to congratulate him
on his victory when the result was an
nounced.
The surprise of the day was the opposi-
ton which Senaor Cockrell. of Missouri.
offered to the bill, in a speech full of
rancor and denunciation. He read letter
from Missouri correspondent, alleging
a number of reasons why the bill should
not be passed the objections turning. how
ever, on the injustice which would be Gone
to those who, in the rush to the Chero-
kee Strip, failed to get homes. OF these
the writer was one.
Senator Teller asked Cockrell to name
the correspondent. No snarled back
Cockrell, Il will not name him, to be made
a target for the attacks Of the few who
are advocating this measure
The purpose of the anonymous writer of
the letter was quickly punctured by a
timely speech of Senator Stewart. followed
by Allen, of Nebraska, in the same strain
The writer was apparently not altogether
impartial, grimly suggested Stewart. He
seemed to be one of those" he added, who
did not get any land in the dash of the
$500 Missourians across the, border of the
Cherokee Strip" to whom Cockrell had al
luded.
Allen scored the anonymous writer in un-
spartng terms. The very tenor OF the let
ter, he said, condemned the witness. There
were those in the villages and towns of
the territory who had pccuniary interests
in defeating this legislation. He referred
to the influences which the cattle kings
were exercising in trying to defeat the
bill, and thus effectually answered the
charge made by Cockrell that this bill was
''the work of local politicians"
Among those voting against the bill,
Vest, of Missouri, sided with his colleague.
The champions of the measure were
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
CHIEF CLERK HARD HIT.
BHrkIey Introduces n Bill Which VIII
Cut His Fees to the Amount
of SI5OO

Topeka. Kas., Jan. H.-(SpeciaI) By a
resolution which the irrepressible Barkley
Of Elk, intro duced and had adopted by the
house to-day. A D. Gilpin, the PopuIist
chief clerk, was knocked out of about 81 5l0
The chief clerk has heretofore transcribed
the daily journals OF the house at
the conclusion of the session and
prepared them for the state print
er for printing and binding. Barkieys res
olutioH was. in effect to have the state
member de- lily. and that no additional ex-
pense be raade for transcribing them he
fore being printed in book form by the
state printer. This knocked The fat out of
the chief clerk 5 position. After finding out
what it NJ cant, Gilpin became very angry
and wanted to know of Barkley what he
meant BY doing such thing Barkley said
he simply meant TO cut the emoluments of
that office that much. Gilpin is Skrmish-
ing around among the Populist members
tonight and hopes to have the resolution
reScinded tomorrow.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

once moved to take up the Nicaragua ca
nal BILL the purpose being to get this meas
ure in the favorable parliamentary status
OF diminished business. Mr.. Morgan'S mo-
ton, which was indirectly a test on the
canal bill. was: Yeas. IS; nays. 8; less than
Il quorum.
MIR. Morgan was about to ask for n call
OF the senate, but yielded to Mr. HilI's mo-
uon TO adjourn. The vote on the Morgan
motion was as follows: Those voting
AGAINST taking up the bill were: Demo-
Crats-Berry. Blackburn. Chiffon. Cockrell
cray; Observation-Disclosures: total 8
Mr.; Cullom. Republican. of Illinois Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution calling
On on tfle civil service commission for informa-
uon as to whether ii had submitted an an
hual report for 1895 and for 1896 in accord-
smSe sI with law: and. if not. to give the rea-
sons Tor such failure and neglect
Ar Al 400, the senate adjourned until Nom
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
PORT ARTHUR.
Special Excursion to the New Great
Port Town.

Topeka. Kas., Jan. 14.-(SpeciaI) Tho
special excursion of prominent Kansans
headed by congressman and the outgoing
state officials of Kansas. is the talk of the
town. The special train, composed of one
private car, two sleepers and dining car.
will leave Kansas City from the Grand
Central station. Second and wyandotte
at 10 p- m. Tuesday. January 10. and reach
Port Arthur Thursday noon. January q.
Three days will be spent at the delightful
winter resort. Port Arthur inspecting the
government work in Sabine Pass. seeing
the lighthouse, life saving station, the
ietties. with special free excursions on the
lake. boating. fishing and visiting neighbor-
ing points of interest
This party will be joined at Poteau. I. #.
by special party from Oklahoma. headed
by Governor Renfrow.
The party will be chaperoned by Genera,
Manager Sherwood and Commissioner
Hornbeck, Secretary of State Edwards
Colonel j, V. Moffett and heads of depart
ments OF the Pittsburg e Gulf Railroad
Company. ''>'
There is still room for twenty persons
berths free. Round trip tickets for s2i can
be onIn. had by calling on General Passenger
Agent II. c. Orr. No. Jog West Ninth
street. Kansas City, or w. C. Edwards
Topeka, kas.. or J. V. Moffett. 534 New
York Life building. Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

and damning the record they assisted in
making. They are riding new move
Shouter wants nay for the shouting. His
valiant services are set forth at length
and each has indorsed the other. Gov
error Leedy has enough applications from
that one county to fiji every place in the
state and have an eligible list left as long
rs the moral law. 1t is not improbable
that the other portion of the state will
unite to fight Wyandotte county's numer-
Gus claims. and push the fight even to
ceding the county TO Missouri.
The Wyandotte crowd has risked all in
hope of securing place. Each man SAYS
he needs it and he goes after it with that
frenzied determination born of a know
edge that he must get 1t or accept the
awful alternative of working for a living.
county was turned down in the struggle
the whole push would go to the prohi-
bitionists, as that is the only issue left for
them.
It's disgrace to the PQpulist party
this scramble for office Is remarked
Populist in he lobby to-day. whose. two
weeks weeks beggig had been awarded by q
minor place in the house.
you should be ashamed of yourself"
i' tetorted little Annie Diggs who was stand
ms near and overhead the remark. and
VINO was glad of the opportunity to play
l9r the pie hunters friendship. II will ex-
@ft.tu @ me great rush of men here looking
iS p,d PUBIC employment" she continued. ut
employment in other walks of life under
goid standard. which such men as YOU
@ n1teu upon us at the recent election. They
are not here from choice, but from ne
cessty. Many of their families are in
want and they hope to get something to
keen tse wolf from the DOOR This re-
Hibn ,HSoh VAS was applauded by the hungry crowd
VINO were paving 50 day each at the
hoteis while booming their candidacy, and
the Fopulist who just secured n lob and
Diaue the remark darted into another
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
ARMSTRoNG's SWEEPING BILL.
Puts All the Penal and Charitable In
stitutiOns in Control of
One NOnrd

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 14-(SpeciaIO To-
morrow. Senator Armstrong of Barton.
will introduce bill abolishing the state
board of pardons, the board of managers
OF the state reformatory and the directors
of the penitentiary and state board of char
tiles, and creating board of control of
three members. who shall have charge of
all matters pertaining TO the management
of the penal and charitable institutions of
the state. 1t provides that all prisoners
sentenced the first term. except for capital
crimes. shall he given an indeterminate
sentence. and when the board of control
shall so order may be paroled for service M
the reformatory or allowed to so on good
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
A BILL CENSORSHIP.
Kansas PopuIiSts Devise n Scheme to
Head on VaGaries and
RadicaIism

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 14,-(Special) The
Populist leaders of both houses are doing
their utmost to prevent the introduction of
any freak bills that would tend to bring
that party into further disrepute sort
of advisory board has been established and
each representative or senator reports to it
what bills he intends to introduce With
this sort of a censorship over the radical
fellows. the conservative ones expect to
stock of the nation.