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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
SEEMS TO Be ENDED.
MINERS LOSE THE ANTHRACITE:
COAL STRIKE.
THEY ARE RETURNING TO WORK
TWO OUTBREAKS AT LATIMER AND
ECkLEY YESTERDAY.
Warrants Served Upon Sheriff Martin
and Scventy-seyen Deputics-
Hearing To-day Gradual
Withdrawal of Troops
Being Considered.
THEY ARE RETURNING TO WORK

Hazleton, Pa. Sept. 20.-Unless unfore-
seen developments occur. the anthracite
coal strike in this region is ended Nearly
$3.50 strikers have returned or will do SO
tomorrow. and a little less than that num-
ber are still out, with indications in favor
of their joining the workers.
The only incidents of to-day were small
outbreaks at Latimer and Eckley both of
which were quickly subd1ed, and the serv-
ing of warrants of arrest upon Sheriff Mar
tin and number of his deputies.
AT Latimer, band of women attempted
to drive out 800 Italians who returned TO
work They were armed with clubs and
stones and moved on the engine house
and the company's stores. The raid looked
forbidding for a time and was not ended
until three companies of Thirteenth regi-
ment. with fixed bayonets. had pressed
back and dispersed the crowds. number
of Butler valley miners who wanted to re-
turn TO work ar Latimer were driven back
by body of strikers, who met them as
they came over the mountain, a mile or
more from camp. The disturbance at Eek
ley was an attempt by strikers to intimi-
date the men who wanted to work. and 1t,
too, was quieted down by the troops with
out violence.
The break of the strike is practically q
victory for the operators, as in only one
or two instances have the demands of the
men been granted. although several COM
panies have promised to consider the griev-
ances. The warrants for the arrest OF
Sheriff Martin and his deputies were is
sued to-day by Judges Lynch and Bennet
| at Wilkesbarrs. They were served here to-
night and no resistance was made. The
writs contain seyenty-eight names. includ-
| ing the sherif,s, and the latter has agreed
| to deliver all the deputies for hearing to-
morrow. A comp:Siy of the Ninth regi-
ment will escort them to Wilkesbarre.
General Goblin permitted the service of the
| writs because he thinks the civil author
! tiles are now able to handle the situation.
| The gradual withdrawal of the troops Will
be considered Tomorrow
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
HORNETS IN HIS TROUSERS.
Lively Experience OF Il Farmer With
a Swarm of Yellow
Jackets.

Rudolph Sammis, of West Neck. near
Huntington. started out with Il scythe Il
few days ago TO cut down rank growth
of weeds ard bushes along one of the
fences on his farm, says the New York
World.
The farmer invaded the sacred precincts
of a colony of yellow jackets. In an in
slant he was the center OF q buzzing and
indignant winged host, which emphasized
its protest against the invasion by the
farmer ny the presentation of sharpened
stingers TO any exposed part of the unfor-
tunate mans anatomy.
II took just one minute to decide the
farmer He surrendered and ran. Whan-
ever he halted a moment he would receive
II prod from the enemy. and off he would
20 again He believed i,e had gotten away
from the fiery pests and proceeded to nurse
his stings. when, horrors. he was stung
harder and nercer than ever
This time he located the enemy. The nor
nets had swarmed up the wide open legs
of the farmers trousers. Then there was
nothing 10 do but run TO cover and set
out OF those trousers. This was done within
the shade of a convenient cornheld.
Farmer Sammis declares it took him over
an hour to pick out of his flesh the sting
ers of the hornets which attacked him
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Railroad Notes,

A. c. Bird. general traffic manager of
the Milwaukee, was in Kansas City yes
terday.
W. B. Biddle, freight traffic manager of
the Santa Fe, is expected in Kansas City
tomorrow.
The local passenger association held a
meeting yesterday, but transacted only
routine business. -~--.7
Assistant General Freight Agent c. r.
Berry. of the Maple Leaf, was in Kansas
City yesterday.
The Southern Pacific has issued notice
that until further notice it will not accept
business to Sabine Pass. its tracks to that
city having been damaged by. the recent
storm which swept over the gulf coast.
Effective September &c, the Santa Fe"will
apply on sugar to Kansas jobbiug points
ana intermediate towns the 20-cent rate
on sugar in less than carloads, and 15-cent
rate in carload lots recently announced by
other Kansas roads from Kansas City.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21

s40s East Thirteenth street. two story
frame dwelling, occupied by ]. w. Moran;
loss. SIS; cause. defective fue.
3SaS Jndeuendence avenue, two story frame
dwelling owned and occupied by 7. VIM
ningham: loss none; defective tiue.
$40 D. m.-ln32 Penn street, two and one
half Story frame dwelling: unoccupled: loss
IN hnilding S20a; cause unknown.
4:45 D. m.-Twelfth and Cliff streets; false
alarm. w.. ,,.,, .,,
hair story frame occupied by Mr.. Davis;
loss, $50: cause unknown.
A small fire was discovered In the Z.
enriy this morning. resulting in a loss to
contents and building OF $500.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Emma Booth-Tucker's Visit.

Consul Emma Booth-Tucker OF the sal
walton Army. will arrive in Kansas City
this morning and will be met by all of The
officers OF the city and of the country ad-
jacent. She will be escorted from the de-
She viii preside at a council of officers.
There will he "a parade at noon and an an
other meeting at the cnurch during TN, the
deliver an open-air speech. after which
she win speak at the Academy Of Of Music ton on
officer Of the army is big event, and the
officers of all adjacent stations will be on
hand TO visit with her during her brief
stn
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
]. H. BARR HELD UP.
Robbed by Two Men Who Fit the De-
scriptfons of Father Prender-
CASTS Thieves.

]. II. Barr. of 1904 West Prospect place.
was accosted by two men at Seventeenth
and Penn streets late Sunday night who
drew revolvers and demanded that he give
them his money. Barr refused TO COM
ply and the highwaymeH raped him on
the head and forced him TO give up gold
watch and sI20 in change. Barr reported
the affair to the police at the Boulevard
station yesterday and gave description OF
his assaiIants 1t taliies exactly with the
descriptions Father Prendergast gives OF
the men who robbed him Sunday morn
ing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
TOPEKA NEGROES PUT POPuLIsT OF
FICIALs IN A PICKLE.
DEMAND REPRESENTATIVE HALL
ARE PLANNING 10 GIVE A GRAND
BALL NEXT WEEK.
Use OF the Hall Hns Been Granted ia
White People and the Coiored
Folks Want the Same Fn-
yOr-Ncws of the Sun
flower State.

Topeka, Kas., Sept 2o.-(SpeciaD The
members of the executive council have q
very perplexing question to solve at the
council meeting Wednesday afternoon. AT
that time their love for the colored brethren
will be tested. They have always progressed
to be the friends OF the colored people, ana
the latter have made O. request that Will
put them on record.
Although the state law prohibits the use
of Representative hall for any purpose by
private parties, the executive council few
weeks ago ignored the law and gave the
use of the hall to Topeka's 200 for ball on
the evening of September 90 In order to
evade the law, II was made to appear that
the Amateur Florists Association of Kan
sas wanted to hold It's convention In the
hall during the day and, incidentally, give
a ball at night. The hall may be used for
convention purposes.
Now 1t happens that the colored 400 of
Topeka want to give ball also. They have
| fixed the date at September 20. the night be-
| fore the swell ball of the whites is to be
given. Inasmuch as the whites have been
given the use of Representative hall, the
| colored people think they are entitled to
| it also, and application was made to-day.
| In order to get around the law, the colored
| people made application in the name of
| the Amateur Colored Domestic Gardeners
| ASSOCldtlOU, anu tNty plopOsS " ioAu q
| convention the afternoon before.
The executive council will act on the mat
| ter Wednesday. The white society crowd
| proposed to decorate the hall beautifully
| with flowers, but the colored people, if they
| get the hall. will strew the walls and chan
| deliers with pumpkin vines, broom corn,
| grown by amateur gardeners" If they are
| given the use of the hall, the whites won't
| If the executive council refuses the colored
| people the use of the hall they will have to
| explain the matter to the colOred voters of
| the entire state. As one of the colored
men put it to-day: I'VE own just as much
of that hall, and probably more than some
| of these parenthesis-legged dudes of Tope-
| ka, and If we are to be deprived of privi-
| leges that are permitted them we will take
care Of those who do the depriving."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
CITY NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Bachelors ball at Fairmount, post
poned from Saturday night, will be given
tonight.
The firemen and mail carriers will cross
bats at Exposition park next Ehursuav
for the benefit of the convention hait fGnu.
Women will he admitted 10 the game free,
while men will be charged p cents.
The Tenth Street Cable Company yester-
dents of Round Top. Phoenix park and
Fairyiew addition, urging the company to
extend its line east on Twenty-Seventh
street to Elmwood avenue.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
FINGERS AND TOES TO SPARE.
There Arc Plenty of Persons Who
Have More Thnn Ten Fingers
and Ten Toes.

Professor Frederick Starr, of the UnIver-
sity of Chicago. recently inserted an adver-
tisement asking for informa ton concerning
hexadactylous or six-fingered people. AL
most Immediately answers began TO pour
in from all quarters from persons who
claimed to have an over-supply of fingers
or toes and during the past ten days re-
plies have been SO numerous that to-day
the total number reached i55.
The great ma ajority of replies have come
from people who say they have either six
firsers on one hand or six toes on one foot.
only :: few have been received which state
that the writer has twelve fingers or twelve
tees.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
PROVED A PAIR OF TARTARs
Highwaymen in LarchmOnt Found
More Than Their Match I'm Two
Self-Reliant Young Women.


Two self-reliant Larchmont. N. Y, dam
sells whipped a brace Of highwaymen.
Pearl Tompkins and Lilly Cochran are the
brave young women.
1t was while they were threading for
hidden stretch of road along COLES ave
station, that the light-hearted wayfarers
We're confronted suddenly by. two rough
looking men who had sprung in their path
from behind a clump of bushes;
them, cor you'll be sorry for it."
But Misses Tompkins and Cochran did
scream. -
And. what was more to the purpose, they
fought. The footpads, when they laid
par Of OF very vigorous lit little I Tsrtars With
fists and finger nails they made resistance
until they saw an opportunity to take to
their heels, an opportunity that their as
sailants seemed only too glad to afford
them.
their skirts gathered up in their hands.
they encountered Miss Cochran's brother
Alex, who was driving to the station. To
venture and appealed for vengeance.
AT Mr.. Cochran's invitation they clam
bered into the rig, and he drove them back
encounter. Hardly had they reached the
spot when the highwaymen. who evidently
lacked that discretion which is said fIa, to be
bushes, one at each side of the road, and
attempted another "holdup" on a more ore
AMBITIOUS scale one Oh tneH seiZeu lnS
Eorse's head, while the other tried to pull
Cochran from his seat
Cochran lashed the horse with his whip,
and the frightened brute plunged forward
! so suddenly that the robber at his head
was knocked over in heap. The girls
did not scream this time. They were too
intent on assuring themselves of the iden-
tity of the footpads by their appearance
and voices. ,stEas r..
Reinforced by four hackmen and po-
liceman, whom he found further. up the
avenue. Cochran returned to search for the
road agents, found them and locked them
up in the town hail. &C. ~
| The prisoners described themselves as
! Charles Smith and James Donnelly. unem-
! ployed. both of New York. When Judge
| McCabe. heard the evidence he gave the
! pair six months at labor at Crow Hill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
National Bank bulletin.

Washington, Sept, 2o-tSpecial), The Ma
tioul Bank of Commerce of Kansas City
has been aBproved as reserve agent for the
Exchange National of Colorado Springs.
COL and for the First National Of Cam
eron. Tex. vice the American National Of
Kansas City revoked; the National City
hank Of New York fer. First National
Bank of Leavenworth. Kas.; the Union
National of Chicago for the American Ma
tional OF KANSAS City, Mo-: the Union MI
tional of Kansas City for the Denton Coun-
ty National of Denton. Tex.
The comptroller announces that the First
National OF oberlin. Kas., has gone into
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
M Chance for a Sensation.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Manager-"Do your folks object to your
going on the stage? ,
Fair applicant-"No. not at all.
Manager-"Thats bad. I'm afraid we
can't engage you. But stay. How about
tights: Are you willing 10 wear them
Fair applicant-"Oh, yes; | don't mind
Manager lin disgusO-"That settles it.
We can't advertise you in any way and
must decline to consider your application"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Heavy Frost ut sednlia.

county, was visited by a heavy frost last
night. it being the first this fall. 1t re,
suited disastronsly to late gardens and
Is nuite large in Central Missouri. Only II
small quantity of tobacco is raised in this
section. but none of it had been cut. and
all Is damaged.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
+. COngenfal.

Frcm the Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Hamlin-'My goodness. look at that
boy away up in that tree. He'll fall and
break his. neck. Dear me, how can child
be so dafing?"
Mrs. Draper-"Oh, he comes by his reeK-
lessness honestly He inherited 1t. His
father used to be n baseball umpire"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
putler County Old settlers.

Eldorado. Kas., Sept 2o.-(Special.l The
early settlers of Butler county held thei.
annual picnic here to-day. fair crowd
speaking and games. Hon. ]. r. Mead, of
Wichita who settled here in 1863, was the
orator OF the day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Judge Grcshnm's Estate.

Chicago, Sept. "a final account Of the
estate Of the late Judge Walter Q. Gresh-
am was filed in the probate court IL
was approved and the estate closed. The
executrix was the widow, Matilda Gresh-
am. and she Is also the sole beneficiary.
The estate amounts to SlS,6O2 =
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Some Compassionate burglars

From the Boston Transsript: ,,,-
t,o otbar dav burglars stole a plano and
hid hid it" If in the grass some distance away.
These men appear to have had compass
sinnate sympathy with the long-suffering
neonie who dwelt in the neighborhood OF
that piano.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Lincoln County Republicans.

Lincoln Center. Kas.. Sept. 20.-(Special.)
LINCOLN county Republican convention to-
day nominated the following ticket: Treas
clerk, S. d. Kistler; register, S. H. Bogh;
surveyor. William Bird: coroner. Z. w.
Grove; commissioner, ]. ". Breidenstein.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Police Asked to Locate Ray Allen.
Death of Mary Van BechnIer.

The police have been asked to locate
Ray Allen, II years old OF Nestpors, VINO
has been missing since Saturday night
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21

Mary Van Bechaler. the month-old
daughter of Victor Bschaier. died yester-
day at the family home. ei6 East fifth
StEset of inanition A few days after the
birth of the child the mother died Burial
Will be in Mount st. Mary's cemetery this
morning.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
STATEMENT OF BURLINGTON.
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES FOR FIRST
SIN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
At the Annual Meeting in November
Stockholders VIII Vote on Prop
osition to Buy Roads Now
Operated Under Lease.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-The fiscal year of the
Burlington having been changed so as to
begin on July /, the directors have sub
Initted Il statement of earnings and eX-
penses for the six months ending June 80.
Total net earnings from operation We're
s.. .162, ,42i: other income, s115,90s. making the
total net receipts of the road s.. .SSs, 3S22 Ihe
interest on bonds, rent of tracks and de-
pots. and sinking funds amounted to 81
S,S76 leaving a surplus of So99.456 DlVi.
dends were paid during the six months or
81, ,GiO.056, leaving Il deficit for the six
months OF S10i0,5S9. The difference be-
tween the above figures for the six months
ending June 80. 1887. and those given in in
the published monthly statement for the
same period is due TO the fact that for the
latter the estimated charges for the year
are divided equally between the twelve
months, so that it includes only one half
of the estimated taxes, while the above
statement includes the taxes actually paid
during the six months period.
About 20 per cent of the years taxes are
paid between January and June so. Sink
ing funds have increased during the six
months S6lS, ,243. This increase was caused
in purchasing s665, 800 bonds, of which $Sl9,-
600 were Cancelled and $S46, 900 remain un-
The, annual meeting of the Burlington
will be held in this city on November q.
In addition to electing directors for the
ensuing year. the stockholders will vote
on the proposition TO purchase certain
roads west of the Missouri river now oper-
ated by the Burlington under leases. These
roads are the Grand Island & Wyoming
Central, Grand Island d Northern Wyom-
ing and the Big Horn Southern.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21

THE BURLINGTON ROUTE Is 40
MILES the SHORTEST line to SEATTLE
EST line to SPOKANE. Train service un-
eyce1Ied
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-21
Wants Brooks. station Opened.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 20-(Special.) A. b.
Dodson, trustee of Newark township, Will
son county, to-day filed complaint against
the Frisco road with the board of railroad
commissioners. He claims that the rail-
road company has abandoned the station
at Brooks and the people want the facil-
tiles restored. The complaint has been
forwarded to the company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.
Passenger TraiG on the W..B. & N.
Crashes Into an Electric Car at
Luzerne--One Injured.

Wilkes-Barre, Jan. 10.-A passenger
carattached to an engine on the Wilkes
Barre e Northern railroad, broke its
coupling Saturday noon at Dallas and
dashing down the heavy grade at
frightful speed collided with Luzerne
trolley car at the farther end of Lu-
2erne borough. The force of the col
lision hurled the trolley car through
the side of a dwelling house, and one
passenger, David Smith, carpenter
of this city, was painfully injured.
The engine and car was ascending
the grade when the coupling suddenly
snapped and the car started backward.
Two men We're on the car and both
Jumped to the brake. Either the latter
was defective or the sudden pulling OF
the men broke the chain and the brake
refused to work. The men stuck to
the car and as foot after foot of the
mountain grade was traversed the
momentum of the car increased until
it fairly flew down the hill. From Dal
las to Lu2erne is five miles yet it SEEM
ed to the frightened men clinging to
the rear platform like so many rods.
Whizzing through cuttings, swinging
round curves, speeding over big fill
ings, the car sped on until Luzerne
Barre and Northern and the electric
line unites and to the horror of the
men on the flying car, they
saw an electric car slowly ascending
the HILL About the same time the
passengers in the latter car saw the
threatened danger and they made a
general rush for the door. All got out
safely but David Smith. He had just
reached the door when the crash came.
The car in which he was standing was
lifted from the track and hurled into
the side of a dwelling house standing
about forty feet away. Smith was
caught in the wreck and badly injured.
Willing hands soon dug him out, placed
him in an ambulance and sent him
home.
Both cars We're completely wrecked,
The men who We're on the runaway car
escaped injury, and the motorman and
conductor saved their lives by jumping
with the passengers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
New York Produce Market.

New York, Jan. 9-Flour-Dull. Wheat
Spot market dull, tirmer with options
f. o. b., 9S&c.: ungraded red, 79aS9c No.
northern, 93Ac. options advanced gal on
firmer cables, foreign buying better, west
and local covering, declined Aa1s on real
inzinz, rallied a and closed firm at &c
over yesterday, with moderate trade
May and July most active; No. 9 red
January, 9Oc.; March, 9l1ac.; May, S724c :;
July, $3.50. Corn-Spots dull, steady; No
2 29Ac.; elevator, 30hc. ahoat; options
We're dull and easy at 1sc. decline on a
local trade. May most active; January,
29l$c.; May, 3lc.; July, Slsc. Oats-Spots
dull, steady; options steady, dull; Janu-
airy, &C.; February, 22l2c. May, 23c.; spot
prices No. 2, 22hc.;'No. white, 2i1ac.;
No Chicago, 23iAc.; No. 8, 2Ol5c.; No. 3
white 22c.; mixed western, 22a24c.; white
do. and white state, 23a30c. Provisions
quiet, unchanged. Lard-Firm. quiet ::
western steam, %.l7la; city, $375; January,
A.15 nominal; refined quiet; continent,
$3.50; South America, $40; compound, "A
a41Ac. Butter-Quiet; state dairy, 10a
15lac; do. creamery, 13al9c,; do. factory,
7al4c.; Elgins, 2Oc.; imitation creamery,
1la16c. Cheese-Firm: state large, 71aa
lie; do. small, 7l2allc.; part skins, 4aSc.
full skins, 2laa3c. Eggs-Quiet; state and
Pennsylvania, 1Sa20c.; ice house, 14al5c.
western fresh false; do. case, Sl75a330;
southern, 17a17lac.: lined, 14alihc.