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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
FIGHTING ANNIE DlGGS.
POpuIist Lawyers Trying to Keep Her
From Being Appointed state
Librarian.

Topeka. Kas Nov. 9.-tSpecial.) Unless
ercugh pressure can be brought to bear on
the Populist members of the state supreme
court to cause them to change their minds.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs will he the next state
librarian She is slated for the position. A
fight has been inauGurated against her by
the Populist lawyers around the state
house and from various parts Of the state
thar may defeat her. They claim that the
position of state librarian is not one Tor a
woman.
Chase johnson. of Cowley county. who
is now in the auditors office. and Frank
Johnson of Phillipsburg, prominent
Populist of the Sixth district. are also after
the place The Cowley County Johnson is
backed by Senator King. Auditor Morris
and Dr. Pitcher while the Phillipsburg
Johnson has the support Of j. w. Breiden-
thai. Secretary of State Bush and Con-
gressmen Mccormack and Vincent, he
sides other influential Populists in the
Northwest. This is the first recommends
ton Breidenthal has made to the admins
tration.
Chief Justice Doster and Justice Allen
Will make the selection. Justice Johnston,
teinS Republican. will take no part.
Doster and Allen say that the tight be
tween the two Johnsons is SO bitter that
they could not appoint either. and that
they have agreed to appoint Mrs. Digss.
filed a protest against the appointment OF
a woman and will endeavor TO Keep Mrs.
DIsgs out of the place. The place pays
81 800 year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
DANA AND JOHN SWINT0N.
He Thought Dana Would
Have Dome.

Osborn Spencer tells this incident of
Dana:
There never was newspaper staff made
up wholly of men whose opinions were in
absolute accord with its political course,
and there never was man whose views
differed more radically from those of his
editor-in-chief than John Swinton. for so
many years Mr.. Danas best man. Swinton
was able to write almost exactly as Mr..
Dana would have written upon any and
all topics. This was especially true with
,,a;ar regard to economic subjects and trade
questions upon which the two men were
most at odds. Apropos of this, it is re-
lated that on one occasion, after Swinton
had addressed labor meeting early in the
evening, he went to the Sun office and
wrote an editorial directly and bitterly
combating the views put forward in his
When he was asked why he had done
this. Mr.. Swinton said:
That is what Mr.. Dana would have said
man. It is not John Swinton who is writ.
Ing when sit down to pen Sun editorial; ;
it is Charles A. Dana.
ton left the Sun to start John Swinton' 5
paper. Dana tried to prevent him from
going. alike out of regard to Swinton. and
for the Sun. for the chief editor thought
very highly of his assistant both person.
ally and professionally. But Swinton
would not be restrained. John Swinton's $
Paper was a failure. as Dana has said
it would be. but Swinton's Scotch blood
was reused and he continued publication
until all the money he had saved from the
liberal salary the Sun had for so many
years paid him was gone. Then Dana sent
for his old friend and subordinate and told
him he must again take Il place on the
Suns pay roll.
But before you begin work. said the
chief. you must go back to Scotland.
where your boyhood was spent. and stay
until you have resained your strength"
For Swinton was badly broken in health
well as in finances. Then when you
are well again. You shall come hack and
help me as you used to-"
Few of Swinton's acquairtances expected
ever to him in anything like good
health again. and probably Mr.. Dana least
of all: but the air of his native heath and
the knowledge that he would no: again
be obliged to worry about money matters
We're wonderful restoratives to john and in
time he returned almost vigorous as
of yore. and quite as gruf: and ruddy He
is Just rs ready as ever to say cynical
things. but he never speaks i'll of Mr.
DANA and he never fails to rend and
tear. with his almost vitriolic English.
anyone who has word to say in criti-
Cisrn OF his late friend and chief
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
CHURCH TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of
Kansas City Association of
COngregatiOnalixts.

Sedalia. Mo-. Nov. 9.-(Special) There
was a large attendance of ministers and
laymen to-day at the annual meeting of the
Kansas City Association of Congrega-
tional churches and ministers. which is be-
ing held at Green Ridge, Petts county.
Rev. Mr.. John c. Reeves. of Springfield,
conducted the morning service of prayer,
after which the following topics were dis.
cussed: The Business Administration Of
a Church" Rev. Mr.. Harry L. Forbes.
Hans Kansas $, City: What Ought to Be Done
II. Crum, Kansas City; What Is the
Function of the Mid-week Service Rev.
Mr.. Charles l.. Kloss, Kansas City: En-
deavor Work in Its relation to the church.
Mrs. J. p. Toomay, Sedalia; devotional
service led by Rev. Mr.. John Netter. Ell
don; don; What , Constitutes a Church Mem
Der. Mrs. +. l.. Doane, st. Louis: How to
Create the Spirit of Benevolence in a
Church.; Rev. DIR. Henry Hopkins. Kansas
City: Looking Outward Mrs. H. NJ. Lee;
Conference on Sunday Schools Superiu-
tsndent W. l.. Sutherland, Kansas City.
This evening after flashlights on the home
missionary problem in our own field. Super
intendent \. *. Wray. of ST. Louis. deliv-
cred IN address
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
LIVES FAR BEYOND A CENTURY.
James Lynch Dies In an Indiana Poor
house at the Age of 13O
Years.

Muncie. Ind. Nov o-James Lynch
doubtless the oldest Man III Indiana and
perhaps the oldest inliabitant of the United
States. died to-day at the county poor
house. His age is generally believed To he
about l2o years and II is not less than 1l2
years. for his wife. who survives him. is 30
years old. and she says he was little older
than her mother, who was - years old
when she WAS born.
Lynch was born in Virginia and emisrat-
ed 10 this country forty years ago Old
residents say that he was old and decrepit
and was expected to die at any time of old
age. Forty years ago his feet was so badly
frozen that he became a cripple for life
He and his wife have been in the poor
house thirty years.
Uncle Jimmy was a hard drirker. whis-
Ky being his favorite beverage When he
could not get food and clothes he generally
managed to get whisky. He attributed his
extra longevity 70 the liberal use OF this in
toNicant. He often spok. of seeing the cid
er Adams. jefferson. Madison Monroe and
Jackson He often recalled the war of lSI2
ana said he once met n Young man i'm
North Carolina whose name afterwards he
came famous. He was Daniel Boone. His
memory and sight were good up 20 a
year ago. hut his body was very intirm.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
FOR A CHILDREN's PARTY.
Inexpensive Performances That Are
Full of Fun for the Little
PeOple.

There are many amusing performances
that may be successfully and inexpensiveiy
carried out with very small children. either
to add to the attractions of chiid's party
or to raise Il little money for some charity.
One of the most amusing of these Quasi
vaudeville performances is a puppet snow.
The puppets are made like rag dolls with
out the heads; and are dressed to repre-
sent the typical characters OF the day. male
and female: for instance. There are the
hlcyclists, the golfers. the caddy; IL on the
seashore. the hathers. and any other
themselves. These dolls are about a foot
and half high. and are made to stand
or a shelf fastened to the side. Of long
in which Sits are cut through. The bodies
OF the puppets are sewn to the screen. the
feet resting on the shelf already MENTION
ed. and the arms left free TO move up and
down by the means of strong black thread.
which is passed through the slit and Is
manipulated by the child behind the screen,
who jerks the doll up and down. whose
own head. poked through the slit. appears
t. form part of the absurd little puppec
body on the other side, OF course each
head Is made up more or less to accord
&c CnGucted somewhat like negro minstrel
shows; there are jokes and songs and
choruses. the songs being adaptations of
the latest popular ditties. with as many
local and personal allusions as possible
The effect of the small bodies and large
animated heads. is quite startlingly real
istic.
Another charming. little adaptation of
this same idea of the screens with heads
is the garden of Mistress Mary consisting
o. "Cockleshells and silver bells and pref
ty maids all in a row." On the screen in
realistic fashion are painted sunfiowers
at different heights. with their brown
leaves and stiff stems. slit being cut
in the disk of each flower to allow a child's
head to go through. In front of the screen,
on the floor of the stage. are placed pots
o. flowers. and the leaves of the sunfiow-
he
base to entirely cover the white calico.
Mistress Mary is represented by a pretty
girl dressed in Watteau shepherleSs
costume. and the chorus of supfloWers
either sing the old nursery rhyme or what
Is still better. little operate scene is
enacted between Mistress Mary and her
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
FIRE IN AN INSANE ASYLUM.
Negro Section of n Georgia Institution
Burned. but No Lives Were
I,OSt

Mil.edger:lle. Ga. Nov. e.-The negro Sec
tion of the Georgia insane asylum burned
o-day. There were within the walls ut
the time the fire broke out. inmates and all,
ever 100 persons, but the efficiency of adj
ministration was such that no lives were
lest The group of buildings constituting
the section covered about four acres. The
prcer ess of the fire was slow but very
steady. about ten hours elapsing before it
was checked. Portions of the section was
saved, but the major part was sutted. The
asylum water service was excellent and
was reinforced by engines from the fire de-
pIr'Tent of Macon. thirty miles away,
which were brought hSre upon special
tIain DIR. Powell. superintendent of the
asylum. estimates the loss at about 800 00l
including buildings and furniture. upon
Which there il insurance of about 10 per
cent There was room enough in the other
hu!'d;ngs to care temporarily for those
who We're dislodged by the fire. The leeis-
iaturc is now in session and prompt relief
Will be granted the asylum
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
COLORADO POISON MYSTERY.
Brother and Sister Who Were to HIVE
Been Married Tomorrow
Are Dead.

Dixon. Col. Nov. ?.-The Soloan county
officials are investigating mysterious pei
scning case which has already resulted in
the death of two persons and threatens
tn. life of third. The victims are Louis
Eeiew, aged ~. the proprietor of a livery
stable, and his sister. Susan. aged 81. Their
hired man, Bruno Kline. is in Il critical
condition. Al! three We're taken suddenly
IL. after drinking water yesterday from A
well in the rear of the cottage in which
they = d on Main street. and. despite
prompt li..,lical assistance. Lewis died at
noon and his sister some hours later Miss
Belew was to be married to F.. n. Mann
and her brother to Miss Clara Ferguson.
or Thursday next. The whole affair is
tragedy We're highly respected.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
SOVEREIGN IS GLOOMY.
h nights of Labor Leader Sees Only
Hard Times Ahead for Work.
fngmen.

louisville KY. Nov. 9.-Grand Master
Sovereign. of the knights of Labor. paints
n very gloomy and dismal picture of the
outlook for the American workingman. He
is in the city to attend the annual meet
ing of the general assembly of the knights
of Labor. which will convene tomorrow.
Talking of the situation, he said:
The outlook for the wOrkingman is very
Encouraging. l don't see any of the pres
perit: that was talked about so much. To
me il is a South Sea island bubble. The
workingman must work out his own saliva
ton. and there is 10 country where there
are more possibilities than in the United
States. Here, too, is the ballot. which is
tho right of every workingman.
THE trouble is there is too big a gap
betw cen the dollars. This is the great
problem. and until it is settled the work.
ineman can never rise. There is future
for the workingman. but he must work it
out for himself. The place to assert him
self is at the polls. In 1900 the workingman
vii. express himself In favor of equality
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
TWO VESSELS ARE TO BE SENT
NORTH WITH SUPPLIES.
DECIDED UPON BY THE CABINET
LITTLE HOPE THAT THE ICE BOuND
MEN CAN BE REACHED.
Strong Probability That They VIII Not
Stnrve In Any Event-Whulcr 10
Go Now and Revenue Cutter
to Follow In Two
Weeks.

Washington. Nov. 9.-The cabinet gave
considerable attention to-day to the ice
bound BerinS Sea whale fleet Two plans
have been decided upon, one to send the
Bear from Seattle. which cannot he got
ready for two weeks and another to seEd
the Thrasher. whaling vessel now at
San Francisco. This latter determination
was reached after the receipt of Il tele-
gram by Secretary Long from the COM
mandant of the Mare island navy yard
The ThraShcr can be provisioned at once
and sent Immediately on her mission. 1t is
stated that there is very good supply of
provisions at Point Barrow and another
supply at Herschel island: that. also. at
least three vessels well supplied with pro-
visions will winter in the Arctic. The To-
cation OF the reindeer in Alaska which are
wanted for transportation is not known,
but it is believed supply can be OBJ
tanned
Secretary Gage received the following
telegram from Captain Tuttle. in command
Of the Bear. now at Seattle, Wash:
Before Bear can reach St Michaers
the bay will be frozen over. Vessel can
not winter at st. Michaers. as the ice
would carry it away. There is no harbor
north of Cnalaska that does not remain
frozen until late in June
"Bering strait Is closed by ice in Novcm-
her and remains so until June Tho nb.I
Ia, -, n' 80 ".''' ,.,. nc i" '''
ets at foif't bdiro" are "ithin SIN miies OIL
the point. and eighteen miles of the former
refuge station. l understand from Captain
McGreeor of the steam whaIer Ear,uL
,t,t I;ohas, aoop+ ~ III. ra,,,o s,,,ta,
. -. ,.o t, az .'e i.i"Se S''.,oi'
mas ABOUT '" parreis OF i'our- WIN thls
ana the provisions of the vessels there
should be no starvation. Those frozen at
Demarkation Point have the SUNNY at
Herschel Island TO fall back again.
While 1t VIII probably be necessary to
abandon the vessels l DO not apprehend the
crews will meet with ANYTHING worse than
,r;,,,;ont. .,a h,ra.,,n. IT, D. ao., ~.
~ a'ions anu ii'ios"ips' ihc Dear can pe
ready to start in two weeks. There Is pleH-
ty of coal at Cnalaska. | can see no way
of rendering assistance until tho ;cs onsrs
- , ~ '''i' ~ ~ o'.,''
IN JuiS. NO Nessel can 90 anything on the
Arctic Ocean until July
Notwithstanding the almost hopelessness
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL COOLLY
VOTES AWAY MILLIONS.
1T ALMOST CAUSED A RIOT.
GAS COMPANY GETS WORKS WORTH
S4O,OOO,OOO FOR NOTHING.
Nothing hut the Mayors Veto stands
Between the Taxpayers and This
Gigantic Stenl-idilicks Con-
trolls the Favored
Company.

Philadelphia. Nov. 9.-Amid cheers. cat
calls and Kisses, which the police vainly
cr6eaVored to prevent. the common counc il
OF the city of Philadelphia last night voted
away the most valuable property now
CwEed by the city-the gas works. worth
nj least $;o.gn."0. The members who op-
posed the deal spoke bitterly against the
proposed legislation. ard the members ia
vorinS the measure said nothing. Finally
their leader. Mr.. Van Ostcu. arose and
moved the previous question. At that time
the galleries were filled with citizens. The
question being ordered. the roll was called
and the vote stood Is to ). to give away for
thirty years this immense property.
a scene of great confusion followed.
shame" some one in the gallery shouted
and there came in a moment such a storm
OF misses as has never been heard i'll The
council chamber of Philadelphia before
The discord continued for some time, and
1t was over half an hour before the gal
leries could be cleared.
Early IN the session communication
was read from what is known as the Baker
syndicate. which has hid for the gas works
This syndicate, composed of reputab BILE men.
formally offered to take the lease of the
works on the same terms as the proposed
ordinance -ives them to the United Gas
Improvement Company and in addition to
pa! Gown Immediately Sl.SmO1 in cash
and 100000 annually for thirty years. thus
giving the city slo0co.cO0 for the lease The
United Gas Improvement Company. which
was voted the control, proposes to pay the
city nothing, but instead insists that it
shall charge the private consumer 81 per
thousand feet for gas for the next thirty
years. 1t is controlled by ]. Edward Ad-
dicks of New Jersey.
The select council to-day. at Il special
meeting. approved the ordinance leasing
the works to the United Gas Improvement
Company.
The ordinance passed by a vote of % to13,
after session lasting from 10 o'clock this
morning until 8 o'clock tonight The
minority used every effort to delay the
passage of the proposed lease.
The ordinance now goes to Mayor War
wick for his consideration. The impression
has prevailed that he will favor the lease.
but pressure will be brought TO bear to
induce him to veto it,
Late this afternoon bill in equity was
hled in the common pleas court by Joel
j. Bailey and other citizens against the
city, the mayor and other heads of depart
ments to restrain the proposed lease of
the gas works. A copy of the bill was
served on Mayor Warwick 1t asks for an
Injunction ana order declaring the lease
illegal. on the ground that the city charter
prohibits the operation of the works by
any other parties but the city
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
THOUGHT 1T A WILDCAT.
ShortsiShted Hunter brings Down a
Man InStcnd-Eourtcen Shot in
His Head and Neck

There have been many stories af!oat of
late concerning the depredatious OF Il Wild
cat in southern Gsnesee county, y. Y. and
the local hunters were eli alert in exnecta-
ton of eucountering the animal.
Truman Hart of bethany. y. Y went
out with his gun one day this week and
had no sooner entered the woods than he
heard Il big rustlng in one of the trees
He is nearsighted but was able to make
out a large object creeping out On a limb
and apparently trying to capture a gray
squirrel that was hanging from the end Of
it. Hart thought of the Catamount, and
bl3Zed away at the thing.
The shot was followed by veil that
frightened and Mortified the sportsman He
turned and was about to run for his life
when Il voice from the tree hesough: him
to come and help him down. The voice was
that of George Burse. n neighbor of Hart's.
who had also gone hunting and had sho;
the squirrel. The animal in falling from
the tree had lodged on a lower limb and
Burse was creeping cut to shake his rrme
down when Hart came up.
On being assisted from the tree 1t was
found that BurSe was not seriously wound
ed. though he was taken in haste TO a doc
tor. who dug fourteen shot out of his head
and neck.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
NEVER TOO LATE.
Sarah POyner, After FOrty-nine Years
of Married Life, Seeks

Waterloo. Ia. Nov. 9.-After forty-nine
years of married life. with every outward
appearance of happiness. Sarah Poyner has
filed in the district court a petition asking
that a divorce be granted her from her hus-
band. James Poyner. a wealthy farmer Of
this county.
The plaintiff is Sc years of age and the de-
fendant IS years. They We're married in Oc-
tober. 1s4S. and as wedding gift Il tract Of
land was settled upon them by the brides
father. This land was afterward sold with
a profit of S3,40o.
The petitioner alleges that with their
united efforts they had amassed a consid-
cradle fortune. but six years ago her hus-
band refused TO longer call her his wife and
ever since has absented himself from her.
She further SAYS that in his old age he has
begun z life of dissipation and s1uander-
ing of his property. Through fear that
the alleged depravity will be carried on to
such an extent that she will he deprived of
her lawful rights she asks a decree of di-
vorce, with $500 temporary alimony and Sl0.-
O0 permanent alimony. She further asks
that her husband be enjoined from dispos-
ing of any part Of his property pending the
trial of the case.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-10
Mr.. SPENCER WAS WORRIED.
Came to Topeka Post Haste to See
About Wichita Police Board
Matters

Topeka Kas.. Nov. 9.-(SpecialD The ru-
NOR going the rounds tnat Governor Leedy
was about ready to abolish all of the 20
lice boards in the state. together with the
recent shaking up of the Leavenworth
board and the utterances Of Ex-Governor
Lewelling. brought George Spencer.
member of the Wichita board. to the state
house bright and early this morning. The
fact is he struck town about o'clock, and
went direct to the state house and perched
himself down on the stone steps and shiy-
cred and waited until Governor Leedy put
In his appearance. The two held long
consultation, and when Spencer emerged
II would not take a mind reader TO dis
cover that he was feeling better. He wore
a broad smile. but would not talk about the
conference. Neither would the governor.
Spencer. however. opened up on other
matters. "Rufe Cone will soon he fired off
the Populist state committee" said he,
His days are numbered. Petitions arr.
being signed by all the Populists of Sedg-
wick county demanding, that the state COM
mittee remove him. Cone is not Populist
He voted the straight Republican ticket
this fall and made no bones about IT, Do
you think the state committee wants a
Republican on il? Well, 4 guess not. just
watch Rufe DROP.
What about Cones movement to have
the present police board at Wichita re-
moved?' was asked.
1T dOn amount 10 anything. He has
no influence with the governor or ANYBODY
else, with the possible exception of LeweIi-
ing. When Lewclling was governor Cone
ran the police board at Wichita As a con-
sequence the off year election the
fusion forces got licked out of their boots
Through the manipulation of the present
police hoard We elected four of the seven
county officers last Tuesday We got the
commissioner and now the Eagle Will lose
the county printing. The Eagle has had II
for sixteen years, and II has been payinp
about 5000 A year for some time Now n
will go 10 the Beason and Commoner"
How about Lswellingf
Well. don't like 10 say much about the
dead. The fact Is he couldn't he elected
dog pslter in Sedgwick county again
Spencer told a friend before he left the
city this afternoon that Leedy had pron
ised not to disturb the Wichita bnard
A fight is brewing against the Tonak,
board also. When the board was organized
an understanding WAS reached among the
fusion forces Of Topeka that ono-fourtb n,
the positions under the board should 90 10
the free silver Republicans. and the rn
mainder bee divided up between the Demo-
Gratis and Pops. II now develops thar tbo
free silver Republicans have only one
man. when they arc entitieI TO seven ona
that the Pops only have five when they
should have eleven places. The Democrats
gohhled up about everything. Now the
Pops and free silverites want the governor
10 remove the old hoard and appoint
new board which viii distribute tho M
tronaEe more equitably.