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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
POOR PUG PUP.
Its End Leads TO Bitter Feeling
and a ParONysm of
Rhyme.

The tragedy Of the pug dog in the Acoma
building is evidently rolling and ranking in
the hearts of some of the principals and
their friends. It's serious when pens are
dipped in gall and vinegar. Yesterday The
Journal received the following letter and
"pome:"
'The Journal as well as other city papers
gave us some unpleasant notoriety in yes
terday's issue, in the matter of the pug
dog case at the Nelson. It was notifying
70 the Way side Of the case to be written up
in connection with the McCartys. In the,
envelope is a squib dashed off by my wife's
niece. a girl of 13, and some occupants of
the building induced her to allow it to be
published Insert or not as you please. You
The dashed off sqHib is inserted with
great pleasure. 1t is as follows:
POETS CORNER.
Mrs. McCarty went cycling one night,
And wore her boomers, but remember not
She had a pug dog which disturbed Mrs.
Way,
One hot Saturday morn at the hour of four.
Mrs. Way heard Bounce whining at the
door.
And slung through the window Mrs. Noes
Poor little thing. at last it died.
And an inqust was held by Drs. Norberg
The pronounced him injured internally.
To the basement to b burned poor Bounce
had to 60
In the furnace they quietly laid him
Away from this world of care and sin,
And the scent spread far and wide.
And even reached the nose of DR.. Hyde.
But Bounce will trouble Mrs. Way no more.
Nor again fall on the roof of Williams
MATTE LEE, Aged 1s.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
COLORED KNIGHTS.
Pythias, Begins Its Annual
Meeting.

The grand lodge, colored. OF the knights
of Pythias of Missouri, is holding its an
nual meeting at 1874 Grand avenue. The
meeting convened Monday morning and
will close Friday afternoon. There are
thirty-five delegates to the convention. The
reports from the various lodges yesterday
showed the present membership in the
state to be 800. an increase Of 125 over that
OF last year. A sisters grand court, repre-
senting the various lodges in the state for
women, was organized last night. Past
Grand Chancellor F. L. Lewis is conduct
ing the sessions in the absence of the
grand chancellor, T. W. Logan.
The annual election of officers will take
place this afternoon at 2:50 O'Clock. The
following is the present list of officers: Sir
Joseph Colston, P. G. G. Harrisonville; Sir
7. w. Logan. G. c., Kansas City; Sir d.
l. Burton, V. G.. C.. Pleasant Hill; Sir n.
W. Jordan, G. p, Kansas City: Sir B. P.
Martin. G. NJ. E, HarrisOnville: Sir S. H.
Nuttall. G. X. r. S, Pleasant Hill; Sir c.
w. Jones, G. L G., Warrensburg; Sir G.
W. Snoddy, G.. o. G., Bolton: Sir l.. T.
Thcmpkins, G. VI. A, Kansas City; Sir
w. W. Kenoly, G. l.. Butler; Sir George
Greer. s. R.. Kansas City.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
NEW MANUFACTURING PLANT
CULTIVATION WORKS VII COME
HERE FROM WICHITA.
Mr.. n. X. TuIIer, in Search of a Great
er Distributing Point, Naturally
Selects Kansas C~ity-CaIIed
on Commercial Club.

MIR. II. X. Tuller, of Wichita, called at
the Commercial Club yesterday and re-
ported that he contemplates moving here
in a few months and will start the manu-
facturs of Disk C~ultivators." He has a
small plant now in operation in Wichita
and has made over two thousand cuItivat-
ors. all Of which are row in use, most OF
them in Central Kansas.
Mr.. fuller is confident he has a good
thing and having placed II on the market
the reception it has received encourages
him in this belief. Naturally he wants to
seI located where he can manufacture
cheaply and after doing this he wants d
IGcation with the best shipping facilities.
This being his needs he naturally turns TO
Kansas City. He says this is the place for
MIN and he will be here with a plant ready
to operate in a few months,
MI. fuller Is a well known busines man
OF Wichita. He moved there from Column
bus, o.. about ten years ago and at once
allied himself with the business interests
of the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
NOBLE NAME DISGRACED.
and Now Languishes Again
in a Prison Cell.

This is the story of an flustrious name
and a degenerate bearer thereof. of a dea-
cons confidence and an abuse thereof; OF
a county marshaI's custom of making II
easy for TRUSTEES who get religion and the
abandonment thereof.
One raw and gusty day. when the surg
ing Missouri was chatting at her banks,
VIII Washington walke to the ounty jail
beside a big. burly policeman. The familiar
doors opened unto him even before he
knocked, and then closed behind him., TO
niversary of the PRONUNCIATION Of American
independence. There was something pro-
phetic C~backwards) in the coincidence that
on July 4, 1897. William Washington w0Ild
have been declared. as he of right ought 10
be, free and independent of all conse-
duences of an act Of petit larceny.
Washington got religion and a number Of
cOlored women took an interest in him.
The deacon of one Of the prominent col
ored churches was t~ouched-in more ways
than one. He interceded with Marshal
Chiles and go- Washington made a Jrusty.
For quite a while the prisoner behaved in
an exemplary manner. His four moaths'
sentence was getting shorter. He got per-
mission TO so to see his friend. the deacon.
He borrowed" some Of the deaCOn's
clothes, hut imbibed none of the piety
which presumably chung TO them, for he
was seen no more of deacon or deputy
marshals until yesterday, when he was
captured not far from the Jail and lodged
IN his old cell to serve out his four months.
His time would have been out July 4. but
he will have to serve two months longer
to make up for lost time.
Marshal Chiles has sworn he will never
make any more TRUSTEES out OF converted
cOlored boys. The deacon has sworn that
he Will Vouch no more for the future con-
duct of youthful prisoners and the next
time Washington crosses Delaware IL will
be strictly by virtue of the expiration OF
his sentence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
The Psychology of the Liver.

The liver is the largest secreting organ IN
the human body, and the bile which Il Sc
cretes is more liable to vitiation and mis-
direction from its proper channel than
any other of the animal fluids. Luckily for
the bilious, however, there is an unfailinK
source of relief from liver complaint. name
.ly, HOstetter's Stomach Bitters. a medicine
which for about half Of a century has been
achieving thorough cures of the above men,
toned ailments. fever and ague dyspep-
STA, bowel complaints. rheumatic and kid
ney affection. and disorders involving loss
of nervous vigOr. II is. moreover, a pre-
Nentive of malarial disease, and affords pro-
lection to thousands of persons residing in
districts Of country where that dire scourgs
is prevalent. As a remedy adapted to the
medicinal requirements OF families. il is
supremacy desirable. and as a means Of
terrifying a debilitated system II is thor
oughly 10 be depended upon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
WEEDS ARE NUISANCES.
This In Officially Declared and Prop
erty Owners Must Remove

Mayor Jones went before the board of
public works yesterday and asked that
body to cooperate in the crusade against
the weeds that line the sidewalks and
alleys and cover the vacant lots in many
residence sections of the city. Tie board
ordered the superintendent of streets to
detail six men to cut weeds along the side
walks ana in the alleys in front of vacant
lots whose owners or the agents for the
same ann be found.
The mayor will have an ordinance in
troduced at the next meeting of the city
council apprOpriating 5000 to defray the
expense of weed cutting. He says the
property owners are not cooperating to
the extent expected. BY order of Chief
Nallins. the police are notifying property
owners that they must cut the weeds along
the sidewalks in front of and Mt the sides
of their premises. 1t has been decided that
weeds come under the general head OF
~nuisances, and that the city has the
authority and power to cause them to be
cut down and removed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Court Briefs.

NJ. c. Herman ran an attachment YES
lerday for rs against Joshua Wilton and
PEilo Bradley.
j.. X. Burnhsm and others brought Su;t
against + J. Brent yesterday on two notes
for S6.7S each.
Inc Ardmore Electric Company fled artI-
Cles Of Incorporation yesterday, with a can
itai stock OF S0.0O.
William Thomas. who IS charged with
bulslaFI WAS Yesterday arraigned before
Hazel Davis, who was charged with rob-
bling Sam Mcclure of $500 in her house on
central street, was yesterday discharged
by Justice Walls.
The case against Emil S~charnagel. who
Is charged with selling oleomargarine in
LIS restaurant on Nalnu street without
displaying signs acquainting his customeTs
with the TACT thai II was a substitute for
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14

butter, was yesterday continued In Jus
tice Wells court until next Tuesday morn
ing
George Wood. charged with shooting Luz
man Frink with intent to kill. was yester-
day held TO the grand jury by Justice
Walls, and in default of 500 bond was
committed to jail.
Jack Mcconnell and Arthur Turner, who
are charged with burglary. were yesterday
arraigned before Justice Case. In default
Of 500 0 they were committed 10 jail
for a hearing Thursday morning.
Isidore Berry. the little colOred boy who
was charged with stealing q valuable white
bulldog from Harry Salisbury. an old Ger
man peddler. was yesterday discharged by
Justice Hawthorne, as ~Slushburgc could not
find direct testimony that the boy had
stolen the dog.
The preliminary hearing Of Dora Meyers,
cCiored. who is charged with holding up
William Brown. a farmer. a week ago at
Fourteenth and Broadway. and robbing
him of $132. was continued in Justice Haw-
thorne's court yesterday until July y. Lima
Burton. who was arrested and brought 10
this city from Osceola- charged with as
sisting in the holdup. took "A change Of
venue to Justice Withrow's court
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
HOPKINS WILL CASE Is ON.
DISPOSITIONS WILL Re TAKEN AT IN
DEPENDENCE TO-DAY.
Beginning of Long and Costly Lftiga-
tion Over the Estate of the Late
Charles &. Hopkins, q
city Pioneer.

The taking of dispositions IN the Hopkins
contested will case will begin at Independ'
ence to-day before Justice Of the Peace
Jones. who viii act. however, only as a
notary in the proceedings. The dispositions
will be taken on behalf of Narcissa Nelson,
sister of the last c. C. Hopkins, and other
contesting heirs, represented by Warner,
Dean. Gibson & Mcleod, Sam u. Strother
and other counsel.
HOPKINS left the great bulk Of his estate,
valued at nearly half a million, TO Thomas
NJ. Barr, his confidential agent, and Miss
Hattie Calvert, his housekeeper. They are
represented by Judge Black and Gardiner
Lathrop. An application for a special com
missioner before whom the dispositions
should he taken was made by Barr and
Miss Calvert, and. after an extended ar
Rument, was denied, Judge Black and Car
diner Lathrop vigorously protesting against
being dragged Of to Independence, where
none Of the witnesses or interested parties
live.
practically disinherited relatives. precipi-
lated litigation which bids fair TO be long
and. OF course. costly. The relatives charge
Barr and Miss Calvert with using undue
influence. and contend that Hopkins was
not Of sound mind when he made the will.
They claim that Barr and Miss Calvert
prejudiced his mind against his relatives,
and during his last days refused to permit
them to see him alone or do anything Tor
him, keeping him virtually a prisoner, n
not allowing any Of his relatives TO be in
his company for a minute. unless either
Barr or Miss Calvert was with them
The cOntestees claim that Hopkins was
eStranEed from his relatives long before
they Barr and Miss Calvert knew him.
and that Hopkins was perfectly competent
20 make his will. He left his property 10
those who had taken care of him, and
they Law the charges 20 the natural dis
appointment of the relatives who were left
out by the will. Mr.. Hopkins was a Kan
sas City pioneer who had built up a large
fortune by oppOrtune investments in real
estate
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
TROUBLE OVER A CONTRACT.
Big Profits Cause a Falling Out
Among Partners and a Re-
cefver Is Named.

Alex Monroe. Sam W. Lee, B. P. Strang,
Jr. and G. W. Creech, who were partners
in a firm of contractors that built a section
of the Pittsburg & Gulf railroad in Arkan-
sas. were yesterday notified that in the
federal court at Fort Smith there had
been an order made appointing one ]. D..
Williamson as receiver of their co-partner-
ship for the settlement OF its affairs. The
company had a considerable contract, and
is said to have made a profit of about
$4,000. Trouble developed in the division
of the profits, and one of the dissatisfied
members Of the firm threw the whole af-
fair into the hands of a receiver for set
Element under the direction of the court.
Attorney Ira w. Oglebay. of Fort Smith,
came to the city concerning the matter
and had the notices of the appointment of
the receiver served on the partners, who
were in the city at that time. The con-
tract they had is completed
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
JUMPED UP 5000.
Total subscriptions TO the Convention
Hall Fund Have Reached
S9--94

Subscriptions to the convention hall fund
reported yesterday aggregated 500, as fol-
lows: Loose Bros. 500: DR.. ID. e Dicksr-
son, 500; David T. Beals, 500: William
Hall. 500: c. W. Whitehead. 500. This in
grasses the total fund to s97. 794.50.
The only committee reporting subscrip-
tons received yesterday was the capital
lists committee. Other committees report
ed they would go TO work at once, but
made no report Of subscriptions received.
The general COMMITTEES believes the amount
TO be added to the fun during the next
few lays will be surprisingly large If the
special committees do their duty. Their Is
a large territory which has never been
csnvassed for convention hail subscrip-
items.
Z. P. Moriarty. in a letter to Secretary
CleDdentng. volunteers TO manage a bicy-
Gle race meet to b. held at Paramount
park next Saturday afternoon, the gate
receipts to be given as a subscription in
the name of the Kansas City Cyclists to
the convention hall fund.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Frank Cole. aged So, died yesterday
at her home, us Washington street. No ar
rangements have been made for the fun
eral.
Harry Bonneville, aged Z years, died yes
terday at the family home, 800 West
Twelfth street, of liver disease. The funeral
will be held from the house this morning
at 10 o'clock, and burial Will be in Union
cemetery. ia
The funeral services of Michael McMann
Will be held from his late home, 9I3 MCGEE
street, this morning at 1890 o'clock. Split
log camp No. 4157, Modern Woodmen of
America. will have charge OF the services
cemetery.
Eada Slower, the u-months-old daughter
of Fred Slower. a farmer living near Har-
lem. in Clay county, died yesterday at the
family home. The cause of death as pro-
nounced by the physician. is very unusual.
Mrs Slower was assisting her husband in
digging potatoe last week during the in
tense heat She became overheated and the
child was poisoned from nursing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Births Reported.

schrader. Isaac and Mrs: 17o4 Lydia.
June %; hoy.
Rycer, Louis and Anna; Kansas City;
July l: girl.
Morrison. Ben and B.: 1877 East Thirty
first; July 8: girl.
~Sandifer, Dexter and Mrs: 30l7 East
Nineteenth: July 4; boy.
Wenzel: Stephan and Marie; 242s Holmes;
July 5: girl.
Stoelzel. Anton and Lima; aO9 Holmes:
July Z; boy.
Organ. Walter NJ. and Minnie: 1852 East
Eleventh; July 9; girl.
bernard. L. W. and J.. A: e07 Mulberry;
July 2; boy.
Hearne, William T. and Lassio; 2l22
Cherry; July 9: boy.
Phelan, J. and M; 1911 East Third; July
2; boy.
Maloney. William and Kate; 51 West
Twenty-third; July 9: boy.
Williamson, William J. and Jessie; lilo
Bales; July 10: girl.
~Stanheld. John and Rebecca; 1872 wyom-
Ing alley; July 10; girl.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
win Let the Court Decide.

Referee Luther T. Collier. TO whom was
referred the application for a pro forma
American Club" has reported to Judge
Slower that in his opinion evidence will
have to be taken to shcw Just what are
the objects and purposes OF the club, which
are not set out with sufficient deiniteness
in the application.
W. G. Mosely and j. c. Chastine, two
prominent young colored men. have pro-
tested against the Incorporation Of the
club. claiming that 1t does not represent
the social and Intellectual element Of the
ColOred race in Kansas City. and that the
club will be a mere gambling place.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
MURDERED BABY FOUND.
Last Victim of Bates SOper, the Ar
1 Murderer, Found
in Oregon.

Chief Vallins yesterday received a letter
from the coroner of Portland. Ore, stating
that the body of the 2-year-old baby Of
Bates Soper, the Archie, Mo-. murderer,
had been found in Montgomery Eulch. near
Portland. The baby was by a second wife
and Soper murdered it and hid its body in
the gulch.
When Soper was brought back to Archie
to answer for the murder of his family he
wrote to DR.. Kessler. of Portland, telling
where he could find the body of the baby.
After searching two days DIR. Kessler was
rewarded. The body was too badly de-
composed to determine from it how the
baby had been murdered.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
County Court I'D Independence,

The county court held a very brief ses-
sion yesterday at Independence. A petition
was presented and granted for the grading
and macadamiEing OF Elmwood avenue
rom Independence avenue TO Twelfth
street. II was claimed that there was no
improved street by which people from
Sheffield and Eastern Jackson county could
cross over to ElmwOod cemetery in mud
cy weather. without travelling some dis
lance TO an improved road.
The county court spent yesterday after
noon inspecting roads in Eastern Jackson
county.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
FATALLY BURNED.
A Little 3-Year-OId Boy Plays with
Matches, His Clothes Ignite
and He Nav Die.

Judas Msrcovitz. the 31z-year-old son Of
David Marcovitz, a secondhand dealer, at
40 Main street, was seriously burned at
noon yesterday. He went to the second
floor over his fathers store and began
playing with a candle and some matches.
His clothing took fire, and before the
flames could be ~extinguished. his body and
face were burned in a terrible manner. He
was removed to the city physicians Office,
where the burns were dressed. DR.. Coffin.
the city physician, does not think the boy
can live.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Complaint. to the Hoard.

The board of public works yesterday di-
rected City Engineer Wise to examine and
report upon the ellison pavement upon
Nineteenth street. Many property own
'erS have complained that this pavement is
not up TO the standard set by the board
for. asphalt pavements, and they are OBJ
.jecting TO paying the tax bills issued to the
ellison company for the work.
A number of East Twelfth street property
owners appeared before the board and COM
planned that the gas company mad failed
to properly fill trenches dug by its en-
ployes in that street. The board promised
to compel the company to put the street
in good condition.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
FFTE.
Anniversary of the Fall of the BasfiIe
VIII Be Celebrated in Grand
STYLE To-day

The French residents Of Kansas City will
celebrate the 10Sth anniversary of the faI
of the Bastile at the City garden, 1s2
Grand avenue, to-day. The afternoon en-,
tertainment will consist of contests, with
suitable prizes. as follows: First prize, e
the most popular French lady: second
prize. to the most popular young lady
rooster chase: bag race: blind mans bun,
sixth prize (children), to the greatest glut.
on.
The evening entertainment, beginning al
$50 p. m. will be as follows:
National Marseiilafse."
Opening speech-By French Consul Lang.
Patriotic hymn-"Le Drapeau CThe Flag,
composed by French Consul H. Meron. OF
Galveston: music by Madame Antonio Me-
ron Grevemeyer.
Patriotic speech-By Mr.. L. u. Jeanneret,
president of the French Society.
Speeches by Major Blake L. WoOdson,
Professor Muzzardls and other orators.
Orchestra.
Distribution of prizes.
Ball.
Following is the committee in charge Of
the celebration: President l. L. jean
neret. Vice President T. Roy. Treasurer ].
Blanchon. August Gallet, Arnold Jeanneret,
L. Jeanneret, August Monteil, Alphonse
Monteil. F~lorentin Martin. Henry Shaerer.
Antoine Zeto. Joseph Marmo. Antoine Ba-
zelle.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Peacemaker Acted Too vigorously.

81 Near. the Sixth ward politician and
saloonkeeper, at Fifth and Grand avenue.
was fined $ In police court yesterday for
disturbing the peace Of W. s. Bevington,
proprietor OF the horse market. July 4.
Bsvington and S. z. Mcfarland had a fight
In a rooming house at Missouri and Grand
Yenue Near ran in. presumably to sep
arate the men, but instead got hold Of
Bevington and threw him out OF a window.
His arrest followed. Near appealed his
case to the criminal cOurr-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Picks Conductors' Pockets.

Ambrose Baird, of Seventeenth and Nc
Gee streets, was in the hands of the po-
lice yesterday on suspicion of stealing
money from the pockets of conductors on
the Northeast electric railway. Several of
the conductors identified Baird as the boy
who had robbed them. but as they were
not willing to prosecute. he was turned
loose. Baird was arrested last winter for
picking conductors pockets on the Fiji
teenth street cable line and served a thirty
days sentence in the county Jail for the
offense. His parents promised yesterday
that il he was released they would send
hin out of town.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Edna Sold.

United States Marshal Crenshaw yester-
day received a report OF the sale OF the
river steamer. Edna" that was seized and
sold under libel at Jefferson CITY Monday
by Deputy Marshal Fromme. TIL boat
was in arrears for wages due its employees.
and they forced their claims. The vessel
was disposed Of for S.470. to Lohman and
Company, who will continue its operation
at that point. This is the first libel against
any of the vessels on the Missouri river
since Commodore kreeger has been in
charge.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
June Health Report.

There were 1877 deaths in Kansas City dur
ing June OF these 116 were male and 81
females, 165 white and % colored. The
deaths of children under 5 years numbered
20. There were four fatal sunstrOkes, all
adults. Contagious diseases carried of "a
persons during the month. There were
1,6l3 consultations with patients in the
health office during the month, and the city
physician and health officer responded to
4S9 calls and filed 1.513 prescriptions; ESQ
nuiSances were abated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
BIG COTTON CROP.
a Little Bit short on
Corn.

L. Fowler. a prominent commission man
OF Pine Bluff. Ark, was in Kansas City
yesterday en- route to Colorado. where he
will spend the heated season. Mr.. Fowler
says the prospects for the cotton crop in
his country are fine, but that corn has
been nearly ruined by hot winds. He
thinks a great deal of corn will he i'm
ported from this market. provided the
prices for cotton are such as to give the
growers a reasonable return.