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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
GENERAL PLEASANTON DEAD.
One of the Most Distinguished Cav
alry Commanders of the Re-
beIIfou Passes Away

Washington, Feb. 17.-General Alfred
Plcasanton. one of the most distinguished
cavalry commanders of the late war, died
at his apartments in the Greacon house
in this city about 3 o'clock this morning.
General Pleasanton for the past seven
years had lived an almost hermit's life in
Washington, not moving out of his apart
ments. He felt that he had not been well
treated by the government after his dis
tinguished services in the war and this to-
gether with i'll health. made him rather
eccentric. His only attendants were his
private secretary Mr.. Murphy. and Hem
rietta Roase: faithful colored nurse. who
were with him when he passed away.
General Plasanton was born in the Dis
trict of Columbia and served throughout
the Mexican war He was brevetted for
Resca de Ia Palma. He became major
in the regular army in 1862. a year later
becoming a brigadier general in the vol
unteer service. As d cavalry commander
he eminently brilliant. He rendered
distinguished services at Antietam and
against Price in the campaign in Missouri.
but his most distinguished service, per-
haps. was at Gettysburg, where he was
the chief of Mead's cavalry forces.
General Pleasanton rendered most valu-
able service at Charlottesville. where. aft
er Howards corps had been routed, he, by
bold cavalry charge into the woods, de-
iayed Jackson's advancing columns long
enough to enable the gathering and throw
ing into position of all the artillery avail
able with these guns. General Pleasanton
met jackson and his forces as they
emerged from the woods with a storm of
grape and canister that no troops could
pass through.
General PIeasanton resigned from the
service soon after the war. He was ap-
pointed major in the regular army by
special act of congress in 1888 and imme-
diately placed upon the retired list. but he
felt the rank accorded to him to be short
lived. He lived the life of recluse and
up to three weeks ago he would not even
have the attendance of a physician. Drop
sy, the effects of wounds and age and the
grip caused the end 1t was the wish of
his army friends that he should be buried
with appropriate honors at Arlington. but
his last directions were that he should be
buried with the other members of his fam
ily
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
TRUST COMPANIES WILL CONTINUE,
TO DO BUSINESS.
STEPHENS PET MEASURE LOST.
FAILS IN THE SENATE BY A VOTE
OF 20 TO If.
Gray Has Another Which He VIII In
trOduce TO-day-HOuse Passes
Breirs Reform School Bill
-Rydcr's Beer In.pec-
tion Bill.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Feb. 1T.-(Specia;.)
Gray's bill. prohibiting corporations from
beeo ming administrators, executors, guar
dians, curators, receivers or trustees waS
taken uD in the senate at ; O'Clock this
afternoon as special order. and after
being discussed for two hours. was defeat
ed by vote of II ayes to % nays.
The discussion was opened by Senator
Gray, who attacked the trust companies
of the state. He said that they had un-
limited power under the law of 1881, which
his bill sought to repeal and for which it
was substitute. Senator Gray referred
to the article concerning his bill published
in The Journal of yesterday. He said he
had never consulted with Governor Steph-
ems about the bill and the governor had
nothing to do with having il drawn or in
trcduced.
Senators Peers, Mott, Major. Young.
Klene Landrum and Davisson spoke
against the bill. They argued that the
trust companies were great benefactors.
because they cared for the funds of widows
and orphans and promoted the building of
great lines of railways, lighting and indus
trial plants in various sections of Missouri
and adjoining states There was no eyi-
dence, they said, that the trust companies
were engaged in defrauding any one. Sem
ators Brewster and Lyons joined with Sen
ator Gray in advocating the bill.
The vote stood: Ayes-Anderson, Ballard,
Brewster. Burkhard. Drum. Goodykoontz.
Gray, Lyons, McClintic, Madison. Morton,
Orchard. Powers, Wells
Nays-Busche. Chiiders. Davisson. Ho-
henschild. Klene. Lancaster. Landrum. Ma
jor. Marshall. Martin. Matthews. Miller,
Mott, O'Bannon. Peers, Schweickhardt,
Seaber. Vandiver. Williams, Young.
Senator Gray says he will introduce an
other bill tomorrow that will provide that
corporations shall not become guardians,
administrators or executors of estates. This
will not prevent trust companies from be-
coming trustees.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
GUS BAUGHMAN PULLS OUT.
THE NOTORIOUS GAMBLER HAS HAD
ENOUGH OF KANSAS CITY.
VIII Open n "Bank" for the Fight mt
Carson, Then Go to Ghfcaso-A
Findley Poo1room Tenn
porariIy Closed.

Pool room touts and players were sur
prised yesterday at the sudden closing up
of the pool room at the Turf exchange in
the rear of Alderman James Pendergast's
saloon. This is the shop where race re-
turns are received, and where all classes of
men and boys play them from IS cents up.
The closing was caused by the withdrawal
of Gus Baughman from the partnership. 1t
was Just after the noon hour that this oc-
Cured. The pool room is owned by Ed
Ftndley, Alderman Pendergast and Gus
Baughman- This same concern ran a room
on West Ninth street, where the Western
art room is, moving to the present place
within the year. The same firm conducted
the races at Exposition park last summer.
Baughman said he quit because he was
tired of playing losing game. Since the
opening of the races and removal to the
present location. he claims the firm has
dropped $4,000. OF this $4,000 was lost on
the races last summer and fall.
1t is understood that Findley and PEN
dergast will continue the pool room, OPEN
ing this morning. Gus Baughman and Jim
Mccullough will go to Carson City and
open a faro bank Until after the big fight.
when they will again enter the Chicago
gambling field. Baughman was there dur
ing the worlds fair year. and made big
stake. F'indley was interested with him.
Baughman and Mccullough will leave for
Carson City tonight or tomorrow morn
ing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
STOCK YARDS REPORT.
Accounting of Its Visit to
Kns,sus City.

Topeka, Kas.,s Feb. E.--The Joint special
committee appointed by the senate and
house to confer with a similar committee
from the Missouri legislature to-day filed
a report in each branch. The reports were
identical. They read:
Your committee on live stock went to
Kansas City. Mo-, and met the committee
from the assembly of the state of Missouri
at the Midland hotel. We organized said
conference. committee on February Is at
10 a. m. by electing J. II. Whitecotton, of
the Missouri assembly. as chairman, and
Senator Morrow, of the Kansas legislature,
as secretary.
I'VE then thoroughly discussed the mer-
its of the Substitute for house bill No. 81,
as reported by the Kansas house live stock
committee. and your committee on confer
ence decided that 1t would be judicious
and wise legislation, and practically agreed
to said substitute, and that it would be a
good bill to enact into law, to produce uni
form legislation in both states.
Your committee found the committee
from the Missouri assembly great, broad
minded, intelligent gentlemen. thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of substantial and
true reform in the interest of the whole
people, rather than men bowed down to
greed of corporations and corporation at
: torneys: Hoping that the result of our Ia
Dor will be gratifying to the members of
both houses. We most respectfully submit
this report"
The report was adopted by each branch
and will be printed in the journals.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ington, Elects Officers, Adopts
Numerous Resolutions.

Washington, Feb. ia discussion over
the insurance system of the order occupied
most of the first session of the supreme
council OF the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union to-day. The commit
tee on changes in the constitution reported
In favor of allowing the National Alliance
Aid, now in session at Dallas, Tex, to vote
on the proposition to continue to operate
under the control of the executive commit
Independent organization under charter
of its own. This report was adopted,
A resolution was adopted petitioning
congress not to place a tariff on gypsum
finance. transportation, land ownership.
election of senators and direct legislation,
adopted n year ago, were readopted. The
council declared in favor of the McCook
bill. now before the house. to regulate the
importation and sale of seed grain and
other seeds, and the Allen senate bill. to
protect public forests 1t also declared in
favor of q strict quarantine against the i'm
portation of fruit, fruit trees and shrubs
infected by scale, orange worm or other
diseases threatening the fruit growers
Other resolutions adopted were: Calling
on the senate to defeat the Loud postal
bill talready passed by the house,; recon-
mending the RochdaIe cooperative system
protesting against the ratification OF the
pending arbitration treaty, and declaring
the council opposed to the releasing of the
government lien on the Pacific railroads.
either by legislative or executive action.
without the payment In full of both prin-
cipal and interest.
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: President. Mann Page. of
Virginia. vice president, c. Vincent, Indian
apolis. Ind: secretary-treasurer, W. p.
Bricker, Pennsylvania. Executive commit
worth. Denver, Col; John Breining. West
Virginia; A. B. Welch, New York, and Hon,
w. H Stokes, of South Carolina
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
to 50 per cent, as to embody this pro-

to 50 per cent, as to embody this pro-
vision.
!, Some of the members are more severe
upoE the Kansas City live stock commits
sion men than upon the stock yards COM
pany. They say that the Live Stock eN-
change discourages ard even attempts to
prevent any one who is not one of its
members from doing business at the wards
Chairman Whitecotton introduced bill in
the house to-day which he says is intended
to make the stock yards clear field for
everyone to buy and sell live stock with
out paying tribute to the Live Stock .N-
change. 1t imposes fines and imprison-
ment and provides for the forfeiture of
the charters of all corporations that in
any way interfere with free traffic in live
stock or any commodity.
The committee will probably go TO ST:
Louis on Monday to hear complaints and
evidence as to the conduct of stock yards
and the live stock trade at that city. 1t
is expected that the officials of the st.
Joseph stock yards and citizens of that
city will come to Jefferson City and ap-
pear before the committee ON Tuesday
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
SHELD0N'S USURY BILL KILLED
to Strike Out the Enact-
ing Clause.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 17.-(Special) The
senate to-day killed Senator Sheldons bill
and interest of any note. bond or other
evidence of Indebtedness. in which a great
er late than rer cent per annum has been
agreed upon. On motion of Senator Mat
thews the enactins clause was stricken out.
after Il lengthy debate. participated in by
members from both sides of the senate.
Senator Matthews declared that willie the
bill. If passed. would affect state banks. it
would have no effect on national banks.
which are institutions of federal control
Senator Sheldon defended the measure
against attacks made OH it by Senators
Waliack, Shaffer and Hessin. The vote to
strike out the enacting clause resulted in .
ayes 10. IS nays. The vote was follows:
Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Fulton. Hanna,
Harris. Helmick. Hessin, Householder,
Johnson, Lamb, Matthews. Morrow. Ryan,
Sh:rffer. Sterne. Stock. Wallack. thinner
Nays-Benson, Braddock, Caldwell. Camp
King. LeweIling. Lupfer, Mosher Pritch-
arr,, Reser. Sheldon, Titus. Young.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
LEEDY WON'T SIGN 1T.
Says the State Printing Deficiency BILL
Should BE misunderstanding
Ordered stopped.

Topeka. kas., Feb. 17.-(Special) Gov
ernor Leedy has refused to sign the emer-
gency bill passed by the legislature pro-
yiding for the deficiency appropriation of
$4,000 for the state printer. He says the
bill is not definite enough. He claims that
the amount should be itemized more fully.
The bill says that $4,000 shall be app-o-
priated for state printer fees and $4,000
for printing stock. The governor says that
he would sign a deficiency. appropriation
bill for legislative purposes. but intimates
that he would vSto any bill for deficiency
in other departments.
There is no money in the state treasury
to pay any printing bills now and as the
law forbids the secretary of state to con-
tract for any printing unless there were
funds to pay the same. the following no
tice WAS served on State Printer Hudson
to-day:
-. X. Hudson, State Printer:-You are
hereby notified to stop Immediately all
state printing and all printing covered by
appropriation for 1877.
Done under my hand and seal of office
this 18th day of February 1897
wv. L. BUSH, Secretary of State"
The state printer is between two fires
Right in the middle of a session of the
Legislature, when there is more work than
at any other period. he is notified to stop
To follow out such an order would work
q great hardship and inconvenience to the
legislature. Major Hudson said Tonight
that Notwithstanding the notice of the sec
retary of state, he would continue to get
out the work for the legislature and that
he believed il would make provision for
paying the bills.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
A NORMAL FOR WICHITA.
LcwcIIing Succeeded Yesterday in
Putting His Pet pleasure
Through the Senate.

Topeka. Kas., Feb. 17.-(Special) The
senate this afternoon. by vote of q to Ii.
passed a bill to locate state normal school
at Wichita. This bill came up on special
order, and excited considerable debate.
Several members could not understand why
the state should pay out vast amount of
money for site and building at Wichita,
when Atchison.. Pittsburg and other cities
had agreed to donate the same TO the state.
Lewelling had his forces well organized
however. and pushed. the measure through
The lobby was all for 1t. for some reason
known only to- the Wichita men who had
the deal in tow. Many Republican senators
voted for the bill because they wanted to
keep the good viii Of the chairman of the
senate ways and means committee. LewelI-
tions. and for the further reason that they
expect the house to kill the tsli. The vote
on roll call stood: Ayes-zArmstrong. Bat
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
POLICE LAW DOOMED.
the Governor VIII Hardly
Dare Veto 1t.

Topeka Kas., Feb. 17.-(SpeciaI) The SEN
ate committee on cities of the first class
tonight agreed upon a favorable report
on the bill repeating the metropolitan po-
lice law. The members declare that the
senate will stand by the report. This bill
has already passed the house and in case
the senate passes it the governor will al
most be forced to sign it. Every influence
was brought to bear OH the senate COM
mittee TO report the bill unfavorably. with
out avail The secret of this is that in
nearly every instance the governor turned
down the candidates fer commissioners of
the various cities indorsed by members of
the committee. For instance. thinner. CT
Wyandotte,, chairman of the committee,
was not only ignored completely in the
makeup of the new board, but men We're
appointed over his protest The same
thing occurred. in other first class cities.
Speaker Pro Tenn Weilep said tonight
that he felt positive that the governor
would sign the bill If it is passed by the
senate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
CONSTITUTIONAL, OF COURSE.
Kansas Pops Vote Down Resolution
Providing for n Look BE-
fore the Lean.

Topeka. Kas.. Feb. 17.-tSpeciaI) Brown,
of Cowley. d free silver Republican who
has been working with the Populists dur
ing the entire session, to-day introduced a
resolution asking that the attorney gen.
eral be instructed to render an opinion to
the house as 10 the validity of the pro-
posed maximum freight rate bill intro
duced by the committee on railroads. The
resolution recites that it is very question
able whether the law as framed would
stand the test in the courts.
Brown. of Pratt. author of the bill, Bit
terly opposed the resolution He said he
had studied railroad legislation good deal
and he knew that the bill would stand. 1t
was a case, where the farmer had TO tell
the lawyer what was and what was not
constitutional. The farmer element in con-
troll of the, Populst side took the same
view as Brown, of Pratt. as to the con-
stitutionaiity of the act and action on the
resolution was indefinitely postponed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
APPLIES ONLY TO KANSAS CITY.
Senator Young Introduces n Bill Re-
>. Iatins to Justices of the Peace
and Constahles.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. T.-(Special.l
Senator Young introduced in the senate
to-day an important bill that applies ex-
cIusively TO Kansas City. 1t repeals the act
fixing the salaries of justices of the peace
and constables in townships in which there
are or hereafter may be cities of 100000 and
less than 10000 inhabitants and substi-
tutes new act. This new act provides
that the county court shall decide how
many justices of the peace are necessary in
the township having city of the specified
population. The court can limit the num-
ber to four, and it cannot provide for more
than eight justices. These justices are to
meet in one building, like the justices of
the circuit court, and there Is to be but one
constable in the township. The county
court can also fix the number of deputy
constables to serve under this one consta-
BILE This bill will doubtless prove unsatis-
factory to the justices and constabIes of
Kaw township. and it is quite likely that
considerable pressure will be brought to
bear upon the senate to defeat it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
STONE May REVEAL SECRETS.
WHY THE HOUSE Is ANXIOUS TO
PUNISH LOWE FOR CONTEMPT.
Once Its Authority Is Established, q
Wide Field of Political Endenv-
or Would BE Opened That
VIII Give n Chance to
Even Up Matters.

There Is much more behind the arrest of
Prosecuting Attorney Frank NJ. Lowe by
the lower house OF the legislature than ap-
pears on the surface. The house has de-
cided to make full test of its power to
protect itself from insult and its right to
enforce a reasonable demand.
Attorney General Crow win make a
strong legal fight to have Mr.. Lowe taken
before the bar of the house II he is TAX
en- there and the power of the house is un-
questioned. the house committee will come
back to Kansas City. so it is planned now,
and resume the investigation The police
department, friends of the police commits
sioners and others have been working hard
TO get favorable evidence ready to make
a showing before the committee upon its
return.
The plan is to have Ex-Governor William
J. Stone take the stand and let loose a Job
lot of political secrets. The police and the
administration blame the Times for start
ing the investigation and causing the fight
on the police commissioners and they want
revenge 1t is said on good authority that
eN-Governor Stone is in a position to give
them the revenge they desire and is willing
W;,b 10 pace o,ho MS evidence at their disposal
Times and its editor. Wiley o. Cox, who
WAS formerly a police commissioner, and
expose the anin1us for the fight made on
claimed Governor Stone has number of
letters bearing on that point that would
be mighty interesting reading.
If the house has the power to compel
witnesses to appear before its committees
and answer questions IL will have its COM
mittee place Mr.. Cox on the stand and
get his version of the fight a good many
questions might be propounded that prob
ably would be unpleasant to answer but
would open good many eyes. Mr.. StonS,
according to the present plan. would then
turn loose and tell what he knows of
Kansas City police matters and put in evt-
dence some communications he has re-
ceired regarding that line of political IN
dustry.
The Stone men in the city say the new
testimony" that has been uncovered will
lessen the blame that has fallen on the
police department because of other investi-
cations. The spectacle of an ex-governor
coming here to take the witness stand and
defending his appointees would show now
close some of the leaders of the Brown
faction really stand to the picturesque
statesman from Nevada. 1t would make
a very interesting political chapter in To-
lice history The Brown men are confident
the court will hold that Mr.. Lowe must go
to Jefferson City and settle his breach with
the house. They hold the house must have
that power in order to maintain its own
dignity and command respect. Tney claim
that Lowe is up against the buzz saw and
If he Is held for contempt the Stone fac
ton will slay several of its political enc
mics with neatness and dispatch.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
THE ROGERS CONFIRMATION.
Populists Vote to Keep the Republic.
an Protest Out of the
E.-s-.- Record

Topeka. Kas., Feb. 1l.-tSpecial) When
the senate convened this morning, Senator
Hessin moved that the protest filed by the
Republican senators against the confirma-
tion of William Rogers as regent of the
Kansas state university in executive ses-
sion the day before be spread upon the
records and printed In the journal. The
Popullst members raised a point of order.
but Lieutenant Governor Harvey held that
he had the right to have the protest print
ed An appeal from the chair was taken
and the Populists all voted to overrule the
speaker. The protest will not he printed.
The Populists claim tonight that the pro-
test purporting TO having come from
Washington county against Rogers was
bogus. They charge that the signatures
were signed to another petition altogether
and that they were afterward pasted onto
the one presented They do not state
what the original petition was about and
their assertion does not carry much weight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-18
CLERK MAYsE OUSTED.
kansas House Resents Reflections
- Cast Upon the Integrity of
@ Its Members.

: Tcpeka. Kas.. Feb. I7-(SpecialD Editor
IA c. Mayse. of the Ashland Clipper. with
az few strokess of 4 pen got his name
stricken from the state pay roll and nIm-
self expelled from the floor. Mayse WAS
clerk Of the house live stock committee
drawing So day. in. addition to mis-
duties clerk hetwroie some pieces for
his paper. In his last batch.of correspond
ence he cast reflections upon ting rtiaracler
of the women in and around. the legislature
and accused the Populists Of being Under
their influence. The Populists resented the
charges made and this morning Brown. of
Pratt. introduced the following resolution: !:
-Where;is One III. c. Mayse, employel 1
as clerk Of the committee ton live stock
of the house. has been guilty of writing
ARTICLES for publidation in af newspaper of
this state which reflect on the honesty
and integrity of the members of this house;
therefore,
Resolved. That the said II. C. Mayse is
hereby expelled from the floor of the house
and his name stricken from the pay roll. -
Mayse will return home and threatens
ID write some warm articles.