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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
ONLY s35,000 NEEDED.
Mr.. Clendenning Says This Will Be
Raised Within Two Weeks
After September

During the two weeks absence of Sec
retary Clendening, of the Commercial
Club receipts at his Office for the conven-
ton hall button fund We're s2l09. Previous
receipts were s3,213. making the total
amount received by Mr.. Clendening from
the sale of convention hall buttons. S.. 800.
This does not represent the total sale of
but delay making returns pending the dis
posal of the remaining buttons on hand.
This is the case with many business houses
which have the buttons on sale. Proba bly,
about 1000 buttons have been actually dis
posed OF.
Sing Lee. a Chinese laundryman of Leav-
enworth, who was formerly resident Of
Kansas City. bought two convention hall
buttons yesterday.
Charles Miller. president of the Galena
subscribed 5000 to the convention hail
fund, states that this is not a subscription
made by the Standard Oil people or by
the Galena oil works. but his personal
contribution to the project. made because
of his admiration for Kansas City and his
personal friendliness toward President
Stilwell and Ira C. Hubbell. of the Pitts
burg 6 Gulf. who solicited his subscrip-
ton.
Crane & Co. yesterday subscribed 800 to
the convention hall project which recently
adjourned for the heated season. will hold
a meeting at the Commercial Club rooms
the afternoon of September l. and at once
start the work of securing the balance of
the fund. Subscriptions and returns from
button sales to date amount to S1la.Ooo:
Secretary Clendening says the balance of
the required sl50o00 will be raised within
two weeks after September 1.
The aldermen of Kansas City and West
port have arranged to play game of base
ball one day next week. the proceeds to go
to the convention hall fund.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
WHO GOT THE MONEY?
Sensation Promised In Connection
With the Bryan Reception in
Topeka Last Winter.

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 23.-(Special) sem
sation is threatened as q result of the fail
ure of the Populists Of the legislature to
pay the expenses created in order for the
Bryan reception last winter. Some of the
bills still remain unpaid and the holders
of the claims propose to hold the Repnp-
lican members of the committee on ar
rangements good for them. Every effort
has been made to get the Pops to pay
them. Now the claim is made that enough
money was raised to do so, but that some-
one 'swiped'' it. The identity of that some
one is now the question, and If the charge
is true and his name can be learned, he Will
be prosecuted for embezzlement He Is SAID
to be q member of the legislature. Repre-
sentative McKeever, of this city, who is
one of the Republicans whom the claim
ants are holding responsible for the bill, to-
day wrote Representative Rothweiler. OIL
Rush county. chairman of the committee,
asking him who the members were that
handled the funds. Il have made consider
able inquiry" said McKeever, to-day, "and
learn that great deal more money was
collected than was accounted for. Several
representatives say they gave 50. The en-
tire expense was but a trifie, and l have
found enough who gave S. each to make up
the amount. 1 know there were a vast
number who gave from 81 to 81 each. AS
near as l can figure II out, twice as much
money was collected as was paid out, and
shape. They ought to have settled all the
bills first, and then if they had a surplus.
probably no one would object to their steal
ing il 70
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
SYNDICATE TO RULE.
AMERICAN COMPANY CONTROLS THE
DESTINY OF HONDURAS.
A REMARKABLE CONCESSION.
WILL COLLECT ALL DUTIES AND
PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT.
Big Subsidy for Railroad Building
Company May Operate Banks and
Bring In CoIonists-Outlet
for American Capital
and Enterprise.
4 REMARKABLE CONCESSION.

Washington. Aug. g.-Consul Jarnogan.
of Utillah, Honduras, has sent to the state
department a report upon an important
concession by the Honduras government
granted to the Honduras syndicate. This
corporation is composed, says the consul. of
well known capitalists and financiers of the
United States. mostly located in New York
The syndicate has deposited with the gov
ernment of Honduras $1,000 in gold as a
guarantee that il will carry out its part
OF the concession.
The Honduras government has notified all
its collectors of customs and other officials
that the increase of duty authorized in
April last to take effect August will not be
collected, as the concession provides that
there shall be no increase in the existing
tariff during the next five years without
the consent OF the syndicate This in
crease was equal to doubling rates on many
articles, and was almost prohibitiye on
others. The syndicate will oversee the col
lection of all duties and pay Honduras a
stipulated sum in lieu OF the collections
The syndicate will liquidate the foreign
(nationaD debt within given time, and
will open offices in Europe for this purpcss-
The foreign debt OF Honduras amounts 20
several millions.
The syndicate IS authorized 70 construct
and operate a railroad from Puerto Cortsz
to the Bay of Fonseca On the Pacific coast
with such branch lines as il may desire
The Honduras government comedies -
the syndicate the railroad and all lis sQ-
purtenances. Eow being operated thirty
miles out from Puerto Corisz. the right
of way TO Fonseca bay. and a subsidy ot
3 200 acres of land for each mile OF road
built and operated by the syndicate eiths-
as main or branch lines.
Consul Jarnogan says thar this will give
to the syndicate the most valuable fran
chise that could be obtained in Honduras
The syndicate. he says. has the power 10
build a narrow gauge transcontinental road
and operate it for ninety-nine years. and
is not restricted as to route 1t also IS
given the right 10 organize and operate
banks and conduct general banking bus
iness. and to bring in colonists. who, how
ever, must not be negroes.
The consul says this concession means
much to Honduras and the United States.
and describes in detail how it will open up
a rich country never developed. furnishing
an outlet for American enterprise and
American capital
ut means" he says absolute control of
the trade by the United States. 1t means
the domination of Americans not only in
trade, but all else. even to national des-
tiny
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
SEARCHING OUT A COMBINE.
Attorney General and Superintendent
of Insurance Are After the In
snronce

companies.
According to announcement made a week
ago. Attorney General E. C. Crow and Su-
perintendent of Insurance Ed T. Orear
were in Kansas City yesterday posting up
a bit in the facts before they open their
batteries on the local insurance COM
bne." From evidence collected for them
they are well convinced that the rates
fixed for Kansas City are unduly high.
They were yesterday seeking evidence to
prove that the high rate was caused by IA
combination. With that point. certainty
the companies severely to account.
Yesterday they were busy getting next
to some facts, and, while they had but a
caused them to smile. There were many
We'll known business men quite willing to
give up information they had gained by
freely given for use.
Superintendent Orear said that many bus
of excessive rates they were forced to pay,
the the ] combine % He said 9 iii Il the the Ha high rates es
were due to combination the license to do
exemptions of the antitrust law for St.
Louis and Kansas City invalid. and they
ground. If the license of score of COM
panies were revoked they would, of course,
get into court at once in trying to do busi-
ness without license, or try to compel the
superintendent to issue one. At any rate
the merits of the affair would be forced
into court for review. Attorney General
Crow said he wanted to make very thor
ough investigation, and If wrongs had been
done the public someone would be called to
account.
Last evening Attorney General Crow and
Superintendent Orear went to ST. Joseph, as
there We're some facts there they wanted
to study. They will be there to-day. They
expect TO return to Kansas City this even
ing and resume study of the situation
here.
They are convinced of a combine here
and of excessive rates. If the high rate
comes from the combine. and the officials
can discover evidence of it. there will he
marked activity in insurance circles of the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24

ionaire. He became a gold king in fifteen
months. He went West with money he
earned saving wood.
brave heart and constitution as tough as
4 knot. He ran race with death over
glaciers. crags and passes, through raging
rivers, canons and rapids, into frozen lakes,
killing storms, murderous insects and pests.
past starvation, along yawning chasms and
under avalanches.
Phiscator says the pay Is not worth the
risk. He declares there is only one kind
of man that can get to the creeks-one
trained in the hardships of the wilderness.
ual frontier life and one versed in all the
accomplishments which are acquired in a
country where the best man is he who gets
his pistol out first. A course of thirteen
years in such a school put him into fairly
good condition, but the years jaunt into
the Arctic circle pulled sixty pounds of
through it comes out only by accdent-the
rule being that his bones are left in the
iCH anu snow.
Phlscator looks the sort of a man he
would build for this journey. He is short,
stocky. weighs $50 pounds. He has sharp,
clear eye-an eye of man that would
curls up in an expression of recklessness.
His hair Is jet black. His neck is short.
He walks with swagger. shakes hands
with a hard tug, takes his bracers straight.
wears the big, white hat of the West.
When he talks he looks squarely at one,
and his talk has the ring of rough honesty.
frighten him. He was not afraid to plunge
into upper Laska alone and single handed.
This is what he says: II tell YOU Il was
never intended that any human being
should live in the Klondilie country and a
great many of the poor fellows who have
started will never have a chance of trying
It They will die along the road
Speaking of his journey TO the KlondIke
he says:
near Lake Bennett They were ont OF
food and were living on the meat they
had made of their dogs. We did not have
any more than we would need. but what
can you do when men come TO you Will
that country was worth $50 for fifty
pounds. but II had no price with me wher
saw the poor wretches who were thinnej
down to skeletons. They were going back
p never heard whether they got ont oil
not.
Lake Bennett was where we built on,
boat. The Indians brought down the logs
while ] sawed them into boards and ther
built our ship. man named Van Wagner
Joined us here and went through the game
made of the right stuff. Our ship wa.
about thirty feet long and six feet wide
and II was put together to stay. 1t WASH
very pretty TO look at, but guess II wouit
have held its own against anything thi
side of n glacier.
at was beginning to break up in tn,
spring and it was much easier sailing thar
81 had been Shedding. This lake is abou
thirty miles long. We got over 1t In thre
only the calm before the storm. since whel
we drifted into Lake Tagus all the furie
on earth and under IL were let loose.
blew so hard I really thought the cart
would be blown to pieces The snow fei
almost foot at q time. coming down fl
great sheets and emptying itself into tn
boat. We only went three miles in tw
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Ida r. Strain. 81 years old. died at
the home of R. l.. James at 1904 East
Fourteenth street, yesterday morning of
consumption. Deceased was a niece Of
DIR. ]. c. James. of this city. and came to
this city, and came to Kansas City from
her home at Lancaster. Tex, only Few
hope of Improving her health. The re-
mains will be shipped to Texas for burial.
Frances A. Donohue. the infant daughter
of James Donohue. general agent of the
St Louis and San Francisco, railroad in
Kansas City. died yesterday at noon at
the home of her parents. 1920 Olive street.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at
. o'clock. Interment at Mount st. Mary $
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
NEW SCHEME FOR A LINE OF COM
MUNICATION To THE KLONDIKE
GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTING.
BIG DEMAND FOR REINDEER FOR
FREIGHTING PURPOSES.
Idea in Starting n Reindeer Farm
Was to Provide Food for Famish-
ing EskimOs - Government
Schools in AInska-GOld
King Returns.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Some interesting
statements relating to the gold region i'll
Alaska and the reindeer experiment there
are brought out in the annual statement
Of United States Commissioner Of Educa-
tion Harris submitted to-day. 1t describes
in detail the progress of the mining, the
growth of Circle City, Dawson and the
kiopdike district, the two principal routes,
via ST. Michael's and via Chilcoot pass.
Touching on the Importance Of extending
the introduction of reindeer into that ter
Iitory, the report says the reindeer stations
ought to be able 10 furnish 500 reindeer
trained to the harness at once for the use
of the miners on the upper Yukon river.
1T was my purpose" the commissioner
goes on, Ito detail three OF the skilled
herdsmen and thirty trained reindeer TO
the Yukon region the present summer"
If this arrangement is carried out as in
structed, an important experiment Will be
in progress during the coming year at the
been 10 arrange a reindeer express con-
meeting towns IN q line from BerinE
straits to kadiak island. Superintendent
of Reindeer Stations Kjollmanni last Sep
tember proved the practicability of this
b. making a trial trip on this route. Two
of his party were able 10 take the steamer
at katmai. sailing to Sitka in March. This
arrangement once completed, it will be
possible for business companies in San
Francisco and other cities to hold COM
munication with their whaling fleets dur
ing the winter north of the Arctic circle.
There have been maintained in Alaska
twenty day schools under the supervision
of the interior department, with twenty
three teachers and an enrolment of 1,26l
pupils. A public school was opened at
Circle City, in the Yukon mining district,
but the departments agent, writing from
St Michael's, says he is afraid he will
be forced to discontinue 1t because of the
exodus of the city's population into the
region nearer the recently discovered
mines.
The influx of miners into the Yukon has
caused a demand for reindeer ior freight
ing purposes. In the original plan for the
purchase and distribution of reindeer, ref
supply for the furnishing Eskimos of
gion. but it is now found that reindeer are
as essential to the white men as the Eski-
mos. The wonderful Yukon placer
mines are situated twenty-five to one hun
dred miles from the greater stream. Pro-
visions brought from the south and landed
on the banks of the river are with great
difficulty transported to the mines on the
tributary streams.
Last winter mongrel dogs for transpor-
tation purposes cost from 500 to 500 each
and freight charges from the river to the
mountains range from Is TO 20 cents per
pound. The trained reindeer make in a
day two or three times the distance covered
by dog teams and have the advantage that
they can use the abundant moss as food.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
ALAsKA's GOLD RESOURCES.
United States Geological Survey to
Send nm Investigating Par
ty NEXT SDrfnr

party will be sent out from the geological
survey to make another investigation of
gold resources in Alaska. An appropria-
ton OF $4,000 was asked from congress last
year, but the amount was cut down to
5000. This was not available in time to
in dispatching probably three survey eX-
perts, headed by Professor Shurr already
recognized authority on Alaska, and an
the appropriation to about the same asked
for last year. If this should be granted.
more than one party will go. They will
probably stay until the latter part of Au-
gust, though plans have not been deter
mined. The mission is to compile authentic
data on which another more complete re-
curate survey and geological map of the
country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24

days. and were glad of that. The snow Gov,
cred up the holes in the ice, and time and
again we sank into the ice water up to our
ing. and every minute liable to be the iaSt.
1.-THE Tagus Indians have post at the
bottom of this lake, and we stopped q DAY
cariboo. which was sickening in its filth but
nourishing after one got it down: 1t
as we did at home. I tell you L pity the
men who have started to the, klondike this
year when l read the supplies they nave
half-way. There is no hope for them, It Is
likely those who go next spring Will ilnd
rows of white boards. on both sides OF the
They q Cnnn.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
PERRY's LAST OFFICIAL ACT.
Began Proceedings Against the Cred
| itors of E. G. Nedeau 6 Sons,
Indian Traders.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 23.-(SpeciaD The
last act of United States District Attorney
Perry to-day before surrendering the office
to Ike Lambert was to bring proceedings in
the name of the government against the
creditors of E. G. Nedeau & Sons. Indian
post traders on the Pottawatomie reserva-
ton, to enjoin them from enforcing the
collection of claims by levying o nthe prop
erty of these traders situated on the reser-
walton. Nedeau & Sons failed some time
ago on account of their manager abscond-
ing with about $4,000 in cash, and creditors
interior department was appealed to to pro-
tect the traders. and a ruling was made
that they were agents of the government
and that their property in the reservation
could not be attached for debt. On the
strength Of this ruling. the United States
attorney to-day began proceedings to en-
join the creditors from proceeding any
further in their attachment suits in the
state courts,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
TRAIL STILL IMPASSABLE.
No More Than Twenty Miners Have
Crossed White Pass in Three
Weeks.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 23.-The steamer Ro-
sale, which arrived here to-day from Dyea
and Skaguay, reports that there about 1000
people at Skaguay and that the trail is
still impossible. About 800 miners are
working upon it, and it is expected that it
will be ready in a few weeks. Not over
twenty men have crossed over in the last
three weeks. At Dyea, the miners are get
ting across as rapidly as could be expect
ed. Juneau is rapidly filling up with miners
from Dyea and Skaguay who propose to
winter there.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
FRANK MAPEs' BOND.
District Attorney Lambert Will Push
the Proceedings Against
the Signers.

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 23.-(Special.) United
States District Attorney Lambert will be-
gin at once to acquaint himself with the
facts concerning the case of the govern
ment against the bondsmen of the late
Postmaster Frank Mapes. of Kansas City,
Kas., who killed himself to avoid prosecu-
ton for embezzement. Judgment has been
obtained against the bondsmen for over
5000, the amount of the shortage, but the
government has not yet realized anything
on it. The bondsmen, so it develops, have
transferred all of their property. The fed
eral officials believe this was done to evade
the payment of the judgment, and suit has
been instituted against each one to make
him show his hand. If it is proven that the
property was transferred for this purpose,
then the transfers will be adjudged illegal
and void. and the government will attach
the property. These cases come up at the
September term of the federal court.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
Huck.ter Lose. Hi. Horse.

J. H Harris, a huckster. living at 1872
wyandotte street, was driving his horse
east on Central street near Tenth street:
and began falling. After trying in vain
to regain its feet, the horse fell headlong
on the street and the wagon ran up on it.
Mr.. Harris jumped out and made an ef-
fort to assist the horse to get up. With a
groan the animal sank back and became
apparently unconscious. Humane Officer
Greenman was called and, after consulting
a veterinary surgeon, who said the horse
was hopelessly injured, shot it. Its spine
had been broken.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
Mr.. LAMBERT IN OFFICE.
Succeeded w. C.. Perry as United
States District Attorney for
Kansas Yesterday,

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 23.-(SpecialD It is
United States District Attorney l. L. Lam
bert now. w. c. Perry, who has held the
office for four years and who has made an
the Office to Mr.. Lambert at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. An invoice was taken of the
furniture fixtures and documents and
everything was found in excellent shape
Mr.. Perry Will return to Fort Scott to
practice law at the old stand. Mr.. Lam
bert has inherited n number of important
law suits. among which is the case to dis
solve the Kansas City Live Stock exchange
under the Sherman antitrust law Mr.
Perry wound up the celebrated Black Bob
land cases during his term of office, and
the NJ. X. & T. land case in Allen county
is almost ready for n decision. He also
got 4 decision from the United States su-
prone court in the trans-Missouri case.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
MORE MOTOR POWER.
Fifth Street Cable Line VIII Soon BE
Operated by Electricity-New
100000 Motor.

The Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany is contemplating a change in power
for the Fifth street cable line within the
next few weeks. The experiment in run
ming the Summit street cable by a motor
sides being much cheaper than operating
the old steam plant, the cable runs more
uniformly in speed. An officer of the COM
pany said yesterday that another electric
motor and engine would soon be placed in
the new power house at Riverview, similar
to the one there at present, at cost of
$50. 0o0 The present engine and motor are
operating fifty-five miles of electric and
cable roads, with no power to fall back
on in case of accident.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
MISSOURI TEXTBOOKS.
School Book Commission 10 Meet Sat-
urday to Close Up the
New Deal.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Aug. 23.-tSpecial)
The school book commission will meet
Saturday to complete the work incident
to getting the books adopted into the
schools of the state. All the companies
have notified the commission that the con-
tracts will be returned signed by that time.
As no new books except the adopted books
can be purchased for use in the schools
after September !: it is necessary that the
books be placed In the hands of dealers
at once. The old books. however. can be
used until September l. 1898, and since the
new books will not be on sale in sufficient
quantities to meet the wants of the schools
exchanges will not be made in many
schools, the books now in the schools be-
ing used. However, If the exchange Is not
made before September l, 1888, no ex-
changes will be made.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
WANTS TO HOLD ON.
Rankin Mason Objects TO Giving Up
His Government Position to
Harry Bone,

Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 23.-(Special) United
States Attorney Lambert will send a mes
sage to the United States attorney gen.
eral tomorrow requesting the appointment
of Harry Bone. of Clark county. as as
sistant United States attorney for the Kan
sas district. Rankin Mason, the present
assistant, will make a fight to retain his
place, claiming that he Is under civil service
rules. and has SO notified Lambert. The
United States attorney does not believe that
the position of assistant is in the classified
list, and apprehends no trouble in securing
the removal of Mason.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-24
senator Hanna or for Buffalo.

Cleveland. o.. Aug. Ex-senator MARCUS
manche, at 4 o'clock this~afternoon. for
Buffalo. where he will JOIN President Nc
to Cleveland with him on Thursday. Sen.
ator Hanna was accompanied by Colonel
Myron I. Herrick and Mr.. William CHS
holm. There were no ladies on board.