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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
KILLED 1T H4 RTFORD.
Young Man Run Over by Train on ti,s
New England Road.

Hartford, March ia man about
thirty-five years of age, with sandy
mustache and carrying with him bag
OF mason's tools was struck and killed
this evening at ESQ o'clock on the New
England railroad tracks near the Lau-
rel street bridge. His neck was broken
and he was otherwise cut up. The
body was taken TO the morgue to await
identification. 1t is believed that tlhs
dead mans name is Stone and that he
belongs in Meriden.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13

James Lane, q mason builder, went
to Hartford last night TO identify, il
possible, the body of the dead man.
Mr.. Lane is OF the opinion that the vic
tim of the accident is his son William.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
BUFFALO HOTEL HORROR
THREE MEN LOSE THEIR LiYES IN
THE BURNING STRTCTURE.

One Burned to a Crisp, One Suffocated and
Another Leaps to Death-HoteI a Cheap
Resort-Fire Surprised Many Sleeping
Inmates-It was Probably Due to a Lamp
ExplOsion-Money Loss Slight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
How Some Reporters Work.

The copyhook phrase. The pen is might
Ter than the sword" has given the Spec
tator some serious thought. says the Out
look. What big game have not our mod
ern Nimrods bacEed by this bioodlesS in
struInent of spoIiation-as by crooked book
keeping. by forging notes. by rObb.r telc-
phone charges. by the creation of fictitious
capital for grinding out of the people usuri-
Gus gains, ikewise the pencil and note
book of the reporter are now become more
fearsome to personal and domestic pri-
yICisS than ever was the sword 10 ancient
sanctuaries. ~safeGuardeG as they were by
the aw. of deitieS now dead.
The Spectator has not found in literature
r. more lifeiike smile than lSaiah's compar-
ison OF Jerusalem besieged 10 ~ Lodge Ii
n garden of cuCumberS.' How the runners
lay hold of every point and poke into every
crevicei Thus the professional iuidnuncs
hesieGe the mansion where hides the OBJ
ject of the public news hunger. Like Death.
they knock impartially at cottage and at
palace doors. Has anybody called the oc-
Cupant "A hereticr What has he to say for
himself? Is the League for Landing Lovely
Ladies proposing to make his grandmother
a public fixture in marhle?-what are his
objections? Has scandal smirched some
erring child Uron the family would screen?
pump the servants. the neiShborS, for
fact or fiction about it. Prohibited now
are the pillory. the stocks. the public hang
ing. but the debased appetite turns for its
food to the reporters pencil What the
Roman sage said in time of tyranny the
wise now say in this tyrannous publici-
ty: He has lived we'll who has escaped
notice.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
ENJOYED A LONG SMOKE.
Won n Wager by DispOsinE of a Hun
dred Cigars in Twelve
UOuES.

From Parsons Weekly.
\ gentleman well known in turf circles
made a curious wage in the year 1860. in
which he backed himself to smoke one
pound weight of strong foreign reGalias
within twelve hours. The conditions were
that the cigars should be smoked one at a
tim TO within an inch of the end, the
hacker of time, as in the case of some
pigeon matches, finding the weeds.
The match was decided on a Thames
steamer plying between London and Chel-
sea. the smoker taking up a position well
forward in the bows, where he caught the
force Of all the breeze that was blowing:
the cigars ran leo 10 the pound. so that
about eight an hour had to be consumed
TO win the wager. \ start was made at 10
O'Clock in the morning. and the affair was
finished after : in the evening.
In the course of nine hours and twenty
minutes eighty-siS cigars were fairly
smoked. the greatest number consumed be-
ing in the second hour. when the smoker
disposed of no fewer than sixteen. At the
eighty-siXti cigar. when fourteen only re-
NAMED to be smoked. the hacker Of time
tain to win. and the latter pulled the re-
mainder away at his leisure in the course
of the same evening
The winner subsequently, declared that he
had not experienced the slightest difficulty
or u~npleasantness during the whole time
he was blowing off the weeds. This only re-
freshmentS taken during the progress of
the match was a chop at ? o'clock. the eat
ing of which occupied twenty minutes. and
a gill and Il half of brandy in cold water
at intervals throughout the day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30

United States infantry: Joseph NJ. Lon
erSan, Company X. Twelfth Tennessee cal
airy: Thomas McCarty. Company {. First
Louisiana cavalry: William Jamison. Com
pany c. Seventeenth New York infantry;
Gustave Druchheimmer. Company a. Sin
ty-ieghth New York infantry: Bernard
Clark. Company l.. Sixth Kansas cavalry;
u. H~erchenbach, Company A. First Mis-
souri, light infantry: Isaac {. Smith. Co.
e.. Thirty-siNth Iowa infantry; 7. G.. Dob
son. Company \. Fremont Rangers: Cap
fourth Wisconsin infantry: George Price,
Company Z. Third United States artillery;
John T. McAdams. Company l.. Third Hi
nolS infantry: Second Lieutenant J. Il.
Sitley. Company II. SiNty-tifth New York
infantry: Second Lieutenant Edw. ZylwicZ,
Company L. Fourteenth New York cavalry.
The ice harvesting at Lake Jeanette
was suspended yesterday morning. owing
TO the warm weather. Thirteen hundred
tons are now in the house. 1t viii require
! ts tons more to iii the icchouSe. The
ice is from six TO eight inches thick and
OF a fair quality.
The Missouri Pacific claim agent was in
camp yesterday, investigating the death Of
freight several days ago.
The Northwestern is I branch Of the Mis-
scuri Pacific system.
The extra duty men will rejoice 70 know
that they will receive their December sal
ares on Friday evening. PaymaSter Par
ker Is anxious 10 balance lis books to the
first OF the year.
Hiram u. Pope. late of Company X. Fiji
'e"hth regiment. Iowa infantry, died in the
third ward of the hospital Tuesday night.
Tuberculosis was the cause of his death.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
H RIVER SEINE.
At Least One-twentieth of Paris
Population Is Always
Fishing.

From the New York SUM-
The Seine is the most versatile OF rivers.
Most people seem to think that it is only to
cross over. because of the frequent bridges;
or. if they read the papers. that it is mostly
usd by persons of Il theatrical tUrn TO COM
nit suicide in. Eut 1t has many uses 1t
is Il sewer: it is Il highway for hoitins
omnibuses or fly boats. which carry moro
people between different parts OF the city
than any ten IL Is a navlSabls
stream for d~eep-water craft-from England
principally-and affords a dozen ports in
the city of Paris alone: ii is Il canal. upon
which there float more canal-bodts than
upon any regular canal in France; 1t Is i
bathtuh. not only for people I'm many iioat-
ing baths which line It's banks, but also for
horses, cows and dogs. which have each a
designated bathing place; it is a swimming
pond for many ducks and geese. IT Is Il
reservoir. from which water is pumped FOR
tine cleansing OF the city streets. it Is l.
ldUndry tub. in which more than nine
tenths OF the clothes of the citizens of Par
j. are waShed-washinc never being done
at home. even by the poorest people. Last
and most important. 1t is the angling
ground for the worlds most patient ash
ermau. Perhaps fish have been caught in
the Seine. because often men have protest.
ed that they have caught them. but no
one-if the same men be cxcepted-ever saw
one caught. This fact. Notwithstanding the
passion for fishing. and fishing lit the Seine
particularly. a French statesman has called
the evil co-equal with the drinking OF alb
Siuthe. that Is the nation.
Spring. summer autumn, winter. morning.
noon and evening. rain or shine, the Far
isian world stands on the Guays with a
nook In the water waiting for a bite. Men,
women and children are in the crowds. and
some look poor and some look rich But
nobody ever looks other than expectant
The walters of the small cafes and res
taurants in the Champs Elysees take adj
vantage of the dull hours. and. barehcdd-
cd. arroned and with napkins covering
their immaculate skirt bosoms. seek /
place In the ranks: cahmcn. too. and err
rand boys and tramps-everyhody. IL I
census were taken some fine day IL would
individuality show that at least one-twen-
tIeth OF the population OF Paris was al
v-.yS fishing
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
TYPOGRAPHICAL BULLS.
Amusing Specimens of the Work of
1.-The Intelligent
Conn.,
chester ~Post-EypresS.

| From the Rochester Post-Express.
4 head-writer on the St. Pau Pioneer
Press the other night wrote the top line
of a slug head" this way: .NIinnesott a
| Sheep State" The wooden-heade muir
| derer of common sense set it up Minnesota
a Cheap Skate This puts as III mind of
| bid Omaha Herald in 1856. One night Gig
got hold of Il chunk of Frank Morrissey's
editorial. headed "Multum in Parvo," and
he set it up Mutton in Fargo" Once again
| Martin caught one of Franks illusions.
captioned"A Red Letter Day." and printed
it "A Red Setter Dog"
But about the worst break ever made on
| the old Herald was made by Billy Hardy.
recently elected a constable in Omaha. The
style on the Herald in those days was TO
hyphenate and abbreviate TO beat the band.
For instance. Farnam street was styled
.Farnam-st.." and Capitol avenue as Cap
itol-av." Hardy lifted a take of commercial
review off the hook one night: and 1t quo
ted Bradstreet as saying this and that.
Bill. ever mindful of the style and ignoring
! common sense. arranged the type to read
"Brad-st: predicts etc T course, it was
il. He went down into the proofroom and
, kicked for a ring" demanding an apology.
and wanting, TO know n they We're gong
The London academy has an amusing col
lection of printers errors. some OF which
are not new and some not trus but a few
| are new and apparently true. The funniest
of these are examples of the superior dis
| cernment of the printers. They have zeal.
| although it is not according to knowledge.
| William Black says that the printers in one
| instance insisted. after he had three times
| made the corrections. in killing off one of
his h~eroines by opinion" instead Of
opium" Another compositor was much
, too clever to allow Shapespeare to talk of
Sermons in stones. books in the running
brooks" so he amended this into Sermons
in books. and stones in the running
| brooks" This put things where they be-
| longed. To transform Bring me my toga''
into Bring me my toys, sounds likely
| enough. but the wish must lave been faith
er TO the deed when a wedding invitation
ran not Your presence is requested" but
Your presents is requested"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
KAISER WILHELM WORSTED.
How n Little Hungarian Girl Got Re-
venge for SndOwn-StOry of the
mpero Childhood.
from the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
admit that he had often been thwarted in
any of his plans. but an anecdote has re-
Gently become known which shows that he
at least once got the worst of it and it
is all the more .piquant. from the fact that
he was defeated by a girl.
When the kaiser. who was then Prince
Wilhelm. was about 10 years old. he and
Prince Heinrich spent some time at CasSel
with their tutors, who sometimes allowed
the little princes TO play with other chill
gathered together it CHANGED that 4 little
French girl was among the number, and
the young m conceived the bril-
liant idea of making her 4 representative
of the country they so cordially hated.
The delightful plan was Immediately put
into execution and the poor child was tied
cones. sticks. etc. and whenever anything
struck her there was a cry of Here's for
Sedan" This Went on for a few minutes,
when a little Hungarian girl. Helena Won
D. who Was Watching. could bear the in
justice no longer, and singing out Primo
Wilhelm as chief offender. she threw her
self on him. The attack being unexpected. he
was completely taken by surprise, and fell
down, whereupon she began to pound him.
CRYING out at each blow. Here's for Sado-
worst of il. for his little adversary was
throughly in earnest, when the imperial
tutors. hearing the noise. rushed up and
separated the combatants. After that the
princes Were more carefully watched and
Wilhelm had no opportunity to get even
with the little champion or justice. Some
days afterward. hearing that the princes
were leaving. Helena went down to the
gate to see them go by. AS they passed
Wilhelm spied his foe. and. leaning out
behind his tutor. he stuck out his tongue.
Helena was the daughter of titled par
ents and later she was married to an
Engl!Shman. When the kaiser was recently
in London she told the story to one of his
gentlemen in waiting. who. in turn re-
peated it to his majesty. The latter ex-
claimed: rs that d of a girl here now?
/ would like to see her" 4 meeting was
arranged. but Helena became III. and so
they never met after that one encounter, TO
make friends or renew hostilitieS-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
Brief Mention,

Yesterday County Treasurer Blcakley
turned over TO the city treasurer SIS. 0V, as
the ilrSt installment of the city's share of
the 1921 taxes collected by him. AT the
same time he forwarded $lS.9o5 TO New
York, with which To pay interest on bonds.
In the probate court yesterday it was
found that Phoebe a. Coles insanity was
the result of neglect and exposure. and the
probate judge ordered her sent to Ever
green hospital. Henry Parker will have
an examination for the same cause to-
day.
The ejectment suit of Charles H. Miller
against H. a. Poigndestre. over the pos
session of the old Whitaker farm. recent
ly purchased by Miller, was called in Jus
tice Johnson.s court yesterday and con-
tinued until January 4.
The case against Veteran William Nc
Kay, for stabbing an old soldier named
Game. will be tried in Justice Bonds court
to-day.
The new of the appointment of o. S.
was confirmed yesterday when Hiatt re-
ceived ii telegram from Senator Bake an
nouncing the fact.
The E. NJ. Davis Commission Company
has sold out To H. kreZdoru-
j. W. HouSeman, secretary of the old
police board. has given a bill of sale TO
his meat shop to E. Ulrich.
William Garrison aged 81. one of the old
citizens. died at his home on West Spring
field street Tuesday night. The remains
Will be taken to kickapoo this morning for
interment.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
THE NEWS AT LEAVENWORTH.
-~Newapaper Suspends-BiE
Real EStatc DealS.

After January 1 Mayor Edmond and the
committee on streets and grades will be
shorn of their power TO dictate where work
on the streets is to be performed and the
whole matter will lie with the city council.
This will result from the passage. at 4
special meeting. of an ordinance regulating
the duties Of the street commissioner and
the affairs of his department. Hitherto it
has been almost impossible to get the work
properly distributed. some sections being
specially favored. while others. in a worse
condition. Were wholly neglected. Charges
of favoritism were made in open council,
which will now be a thing of the past.
The new ordinance provides that a rtSo-
luton ordering work on the streets shall he
consecutively numbered. and makes it the
duty of the commissioner TO do the work
accordingly. The ordinance provides that
the committee on ways and means shall
be responsible for the amount expended
each month in this department. This COM
mittee is directed to set aside Il certain
sum to be used each month. the amount to
be certified to the commissioner prior to the
first day of each month. and he is required
TO keep his expenditures within that
amount. 1t is believed that this ordinance
will correct abuses of long standing and
permit each section of the city to receive a
proper amount of street work.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
RMOURDALE,

,trs ro,,to ,,o,ra,
sic, of Pueblo. col are yisitin| T 9 vi
helm of Seventh street. ""-
Mr. NJ J,-orso1 -. ~
bcinr on,a,- I'D nv, Grs NO, IS
~ - -. =! .. L. AiesseF-
".n ~ ~ mn, ga 'H""het avenue.
MISS Liliian Hakeflan. OF Bedford. Ia.
rist,'iS MIS- II" "aheniah' OF Shaw
"N'
~ par h'sn ny ~ Lodiac Gun last
VII - u W. vmypsapae affair. II was
sida and Esn:,r Civ No ,U n .rof'n
J,Ina - P i.Seh
Cioyd7 a negro how to a terrn ~ Ia ION
form school TUESDAY To NJ. ooum,i
of burglary and Iarcsnv ""'
N~. -
bon snending a so w 49, LII vi. sue. mas
dali. friends "'' Win Aihout-
\. - NJ.
ay.r,,a :, r.ioiri,r - VI -" hciser
D ~ " !" son.
hs'Idinahtn lNu'htr mas returned from
;'hIl LIN, 'iE. n tNlects 10 make his
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
Suspends Publication,

With to-morrow's issue the L~eavenworth
Weekly Post. a paper claiming independ-
ence in politics. suspends publication. 1t
was started eight months ago. its proprie-
tor believing that it would iii a long felt
want" and, for a time. was run as an En-
clish edition of the German Daily and
Weekly Post. Its birth vas during the
Morrill, campaign, and it was delivered
free to each residence in the city. the pa
per having an eye to the prospective city
and county printing. This failed TO ma
terialize and its fight or department stores
caused a withdrawal of much advertising,
until. of late. II has been issued at n loss.
When the German Post was sold and
transformed into the Tribune. the issue was
continued. in the hopes that it could be
made 20 pay. hut these hopes were not real
lied and it goes Ito join the great ma
Jority." Its editor. in retiring, states that
his duties as secretary of a building assoc
citation will not permit him to longer con-
tinue its publication.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
C0URTED ONLY A HALF H0lJR
Conductor Tells of a Match Nodc -,
Railroad without the FormaIities
of n Long Engagement.
from the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
You may talk about your brief court.
ships and marriages on short notice" said
Captain Arm Cardwell. but think
l once witnessed the quickest made match
on record. | was running as a Conduct0r
between RusSellville and Owensboro as 7
Gid many years, and m a trip In the win
ter OF lSl | got u pretty country girl pas-
selEer at a little flag station south of Cen
"A few miles farther on, at another small
station: a big. strappinS-looking farmer.
dressed IN brown jeans, with his trousers
tucked in his tail boots. got on my train.
The fellow hadn't opened the car door fill
he spied the rustic lass. and before he took
his seat in front of the girl he had smiled
at her. / punched his ticket. went in the
smoking car, and on my return to the reg
lar passenger coach found the Green river
tiller of the soil sitting in the same seat
with the maiden, chatting with her as If he
had known her since birth.
SIN twenty-five minutes after they had
first met the fellow called me to him and
said: See here. pOdner. we want 'er gil
hitched. l hain't knowed Mirinda lane here
but thirty minutes. but we both like. and
she's willin' an som l. Whur's the nigh
est parson, podner?' I took them on to
Greensboro. and the happy bridegroom and
his bIushing other half We're passengers
hack on my train that afternoon. For hur-
ry-up nuptials it does strike me that these
ought to have the cake and other special
prizes offered for Quick-yeast love
Matches"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
AN EMPRESS AT REVIEW.
in Which h First Lady of
Germany Was n Central
Figure.

An American woman who saw the en-
press of Germany and her regiment in
review before the emperor confessed If
was a beautiful tablcau. After long lines
of men and officers. went by there was a
sharp flourish OF iugies, eight s,,I. mid
men on gray horses. in white uniforms
flashing helmets and cuirasses, rode ran.
idly into view. Four We're in front ard
four behind the empress. who rode aIone
Her horse. bride. saddle and habit were
pure white. over the breast of her silver
laced riding jacket a row Of medals eIcam-
ed. "a sash of royal order was drape,I over
one shoulder. two long white ostrich pIumes
streamed backward from her little cooked
hat. and in one white rloved hand she
held a shining drawn sword. There was
a spontaneous outburSt of applause as she
went swiftly by" said the American wom-
an who saw it all. and saw. too. she said
the fiery young emperor's face relax for a
moment. as we'll 1t might, at the sight of
his wifc's graceful figure. her smiling face
rode.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
May Buy the Old Plant.

The projectors of the new gas company
have received so much encouragement that
they are now looking for a location for the
plant, One of the men at its head owns
three lots on Choctaw street, between Third
and Fourth, and yesterday made an offer to
the owner of the adjoining lot. which is
row under consideration. The present gas
PLAN is controlled by Chicago parties. the
local directors Withdrawing from the con-
corn last spring. There is Il probability of
the rev company trying 10 purchase the
old plant before proceeding to build. and
with this end in view n Leavenworth at
torncv visited Chicago n few days ago.
Should negotiations fail through. the new
plant Will be pushed and the city given an
olportnnitV TO use chem gas.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
Receiver for Equipment Company.

Attorney L. G. Anderson of this city has
been appointed receiver for the United
States Equipment Company. of Kansas City.
Kas.. by Judge Holt, of the common pleas
court. Receiver Anderson's BOND has been
fixed at s.5.0J0. which he expects TO readily
furnish. As the company has interests in
Kansas City. Mo. Mr.. Anderson was APP
pointed there by Judge Scarritt of that city.
He will qualify at once and assume the
duties of his position. The United States
Equipment Company was organized for the
purpose of building special cars. such as
refrigerator. horse and furniture cars. The
headquarters of the company were formerly
located on the Missouri side. but recently
moved into the Hustled building. corner
Sixth street and Minnesota avenue this
civ
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
WHO GETS THE PLUM
MANY PAPERS WANT CONTRACT
o COUNTY PRINTING.
UGLY RUM0RS IN CIRCULATION.
COMMISSIONERS SAID TO HAVE
MADE SECRET PROMISES.
Last Year Contract Was Awarded to
Lowest Bidders and Taxpayers
VIII Demand Tint This
Years Award he Made
in Same Way.
UGLY RUM0RS IN CIRCULATION.

Now that the time is growing near for
the county board to let the county printing
for another year. the different Wyandotte
county papers are preparing bids for the
contract. a rumor gained circulation on
the streets yesterday that the board had
promised the manipulation of a certain
weekly paper to take snap judgment on
the taxpayers and award the contract TO
his paper without receiving bids. The
board of county commissioners established
a fair precedent a year ago when it adj
vertised for bids for the county printing.
The property owners will ask that the
printing contract he awarded TO the lowest
bidder and that no favoritism be shown.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
Purchasing Property.

Yesterday the Chicago syndicate seeking
Leavenworth real estate paid. as an earn
est of purchase, the sum of 500 for the
Mcdonald property, at the corner of
Fourth and Choctaw streets. The property
is 9ix2D feet and contains an old frame
building. used as a saloon. The balance
of the purchase money, S1.H1. is 10 be paid
upon the receipt of a patent from the
United States. The syndicate proposes 10
erect on the property a large warehouse.
The same purchasers have secured the
property known as the Choctaw house. one
block east, and opposite the Burlington
passenger station. The present structure
IS 10 be torn down and a large rooming and
ininS house erected IN its stead. Two
other desirable corners have been pur-
chased and the syndicate will invest 800. go
poses 10 improve.