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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
SEEKING A TITLED HUSBAND.
Two Comic Tales From Paris Whose
Moral Is Obyious

From the London Sketch
no doubt 1t is delightful thing, If your
1ather has made some millions, to dignity
your obscure family by wedding a foreigner
with swell title. 1t is wise, however. to
make inquiries into his character before
actually going to church with him. From
a union. The bride was showing a friend
of hers the other day over her gorgeously
furnished hotel, and in the drawing room
drew her attention TO the magnificent
chandelier. Piqued by her lack of en-
thusiasm. the bride remarked: We'll, you
cent seem to ao say much about my e0oo
said the friend. with a polite sneer isn't
that piling it up rather high? That very
chandelier was offered to me for G230O.' ii
That afternoon the bride drove to the shol
from which the chandelier came. and be-
gan an indignant speech about the wick
edress of charging her $4,000 for a chande.
more than half. The dealer interrupted
her: Madame, you are mistaken; that
chandelier was chosen by your husband
him 100000 francs to pay for it WITH
Certainly" We offered it to him for
and that's all We got You had better ask
him to show you the receipt. l think YOU
will find he has lost it,
4 little while later the bride received a
bill for 10000 francs for a pearl necklaces.
The husband had given it to her as a
birthday present, and she was pleased by
the kindly thought, although she knew
welt she would have to pay, as the pocket
money she allowed him would hardly cover
such presents to his wife. She was rathe,
startled by the price, since. though the
pearls were fine, two rows did not seen
to represent anything like so large a sum
so she went to the jewelers. TO demonstrate
with him for cheating her husband. But
madame said the ieweler really the
price is very fair; five rows of such pearls
and very fair pearls are not dear at 10000
francs.' But there are only two.' Par
dom rtNnfN Il
necklace. ] can show you our books, with
the description and number OF pearls
He showed her the book, and she is nc
longer delighted by her husbands atten-
ticns. After all. one hardly expects a
husband to fair danser ranse du panier tc
make a Bit for himself when acting as
-;
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
STONES GRAND STAND PLAY.
Neat Exposure of the Ex-Governor's
Methods Brought Ont Mt the
Hearing Yesterday.

During the senatorial investigation yes
terday pretty little expose of ex-Govern-
or William ]. Stone and his grand stand
plays was made by a skillful question put
by Senator Gray. Commissioner Fyke was
on the stand, and the letter of Governor
Stone denouncing the election thieves and
lame election laws was read and some sug-
gestion made regarding the fact that Gov
ernor Stone called a special session of the
legislature to enact new election laws for
st. Louis and Kansas City. Just at this
point Senator Gray asked Mr.. Fyke If he
knew that during the special session of the
legislature Senators Lyman. Orchard
Goodykoontz and Lancaster had each stat
ed on the floor of the senate that the cleo
ton law would have ben passed at the
regular session had 1t not been for the per-
sonal interference of Governor Stone, who
said the present laws at that time were
good enough for Democrats. That was his
idea at that time.
Later when there was a chance for a
grand stand play the same governor de-
nounced the legislature for its failure to
enact new law on elections and called the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
GAS CONSOLIDATION CARRIES
ORDINANCE PASSES BOTH COUNCIL
HOUSES, WITH ONLY NAYS.
Case Is Briefly Stated and but Trihing
Opposition Is observation-disclosures
the Committee Not n Voice
Against Consolidation.

The upper house Of the council last night
passed. without debate, the gas consolda-
ton ordinance, Alderman Brown being the
only member voting against 1t, and Presi-
dent Graham being absent. In the lower
house there was a lengthy, but one-sided.
debate, Speaker Smith insisting upon a
reference till the next meeting and Coun-
Gilman Lynch making faint resistance TO
the measure, but not TO the extent of sup
porting Speaker Smith, who moved TO
table the ordinance. Mr.. Smith presented
a communication from D. r. Ingram,
president of the Jackson County Political
Reform Association, stating that the asso-
citation would meet next Tuesday night
and protest against the ordinance. Mayor
Jones said last night that so far he had
paid little attention TO the consolidation
and could not say whether he would ap-
prove the ordinance or not.
Mr.. Simonds moved suspension of the
rules and the passage of the ordinance,
making brief argument as to the justice
of protecting the new company and its
Investments, made in good faith.
Mr.. Burroughs said that the company
had brought about dollar gas and the peo-
pie generally favored the consolidation. He
said he did not want TO see the company
default in its interest, and that Kansas
City had enough of black eye In the East
in this respect.
On the motion TO suspend the rules.
Messrs. Smith and Lynch alone voted no.
Mr.. Smith said that he had encountered
a great deal of opposition in his ward and
the largest taxpayer in the ward. Mr.. Por-
ter, had told him he was against II.
Mr.. Burroughs replied that Mr.. Porter
had told him only last evening that he was
for the consolidation. He (BurrougnsD did
not believe Mr.. Porter was a liar. As to
The Jackson County Political Reform As
sociation, Mr.. Burroughs cheerfully ac-
cepted the possibility of a defeat at the
He would face such a body with such q
man as d. r. Ingram at the head of IT..
Mr.. Hough spoke for the ordinance and
Mr.. Lynch said the people who were pay
ing so cents for gas would not thank the
council for raising the price.
Nobody seconded Mr.. Smiths motion to
lay on the table and on the passage of
the ordinance Messrs. Smith and Lynch
voted no.
The house passed the ordinance for a dis
trict sewer between Fifteenth and Nine
teenth and Bellefontaine and Agnes; the
ordinance transferring $500 to the garbage
department was passed after most of the
members had put themselves on record as
fund until o. K. creek sewer was COM
pleted.
An ordinance paying for shovels and
brooms for the city scavenger was defeat
ed and the anti-cigarette ordinance was
passed after a debate which tried hard to
be facetious. Mr.. Lynch did not want to
drive trade to Kansas City, Kas. Messrs.
Pendergast and Lynch voted against the
ordinance, which makes it unlawful to
buy, give or procure for or deliver to any
minor any cigarette or cigarette paper.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
CHARLES II. STEVENS, ESQ.

81 commenced taking DR.. Greene's Nerv-
ura blood and nerve remedy, and at the
end of one week 1 had lessened in girth
about my bowels two inches and now my
girth is five inches less and 1 am able to
do a full days labor. 1 tell you, if it had
not been for DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy 1 should have been dead
before this time, and 1 can therefore give
this wonderful remedy the highest praise"
If constipated, use DIR. Greene's Cathartic
Pills with the Nervura. DIR. Greene, S5
West Fourteenth street, New York city,
the most successful physician in curing
nervous and chronic diseases. can be con-
suited free, personally or by letter.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
NET DEATH IN MERRY PLAY.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY FOLLOWS ACCI-
DENT OF THRILLING CHARACTER.
Mary SeweII, 3 Years Old, Bruises Her
Fingers, Is Seized With COnvuI-
sions and in Fifteen Min
utes She Is Dead.

Little Mary C. Sewell lies dead at the
home of her parents. 3206, East Sixteenth
street. She was only years old, winsome
and lovable. In her merry play yesterday,
and while rompiug with her mother and
an older brother, the fingers of one hand
were caught in a closing door and sharply
bruised. Fifteen minutes later little Mary
was dead.
1t was pitifully shocking tragedy which
was enacted at the pleasant home, and the
mother IS prostrated with grief. That so
trifling an accident should result in such
sudden death is almost unprecedented, and
is accounted for by the peculiar constitu-
ton of the little girl.
Little Mary was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. n. Sewell. Mr.. Sewell is an en-
pIoye of the Wells-Fargo Express Com
pany. The father had gone to his work
as usual yesterday morning. After finish
ing her morning duties about the house,
Mrs. Sewell began romping with her two
little children, Arthur A, aged years, and
Mary c.. only 3. In their play, Mrs. Sew
ell ran from the front room into the hall
with the two children in close pursuit, and
accidentally closed the door.
The little girl was in advance of her
brother, and had just placed her hand on
the casing, when the door closed on it,
catching the ends of the tiny fingers. They
were painfully bruised and the little girl
fell to the floor in commissions. Mrs. Sew
ell wildly alarmed, attempted TO revive
the child. but all her efforts were unavai-
ing. NeighbOrs hastily summoned DR.. e. ].
Ennis. Before the physician arrived the
child was dead. She did not live more than
fifteen minutes after the accident occurred.
DIR. Dennis stated that Mary'S death was
due to paralysis of the heart, resulting
from the shock. Since its birth the child
has been subject to convulsions whenever
hurt, and on several previous occasions had
barely been save after receiving n slight
fall or scratch.
The mother of the little girl is prostrated
with grief. The body will be taken to Ton
ganoXie, Eas., for burial this morning.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Hurled Back.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The husband of the up to date woman
searched in vain in the closet where he
had placed them last winter.
Struck by sudden thought, he called out
to his wife:
Il suppose it is one of the privileges of
the new woman to go out on skates with
out saying anything to anybody about 1t,
is it?'
II scorn your slangy intimation," retort-
ed his wife, with great severity. You
know / never drank anything intoxicating
in my life,'
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Certainly Very DiscournginE.

81 don't blame the young people for get
ting discouraged" the old gentleman with
white side whiskers remarked. 1T seems
utterly impossible for them to please in
some cases.
What makes you think that?" inquired
his wife.
"A conversation which I heard Two
women were talking about their respective
greatly disappointed; that her daughter was
q good cake baker. but she couldn't play
that she'd be one of the proudest people
in the world If her daughter could cook
aswell as she could play 'Silvery Waves. "
Washington Star.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
rroost Avenue Paving.

1t cost SIS, 75114 to pave Troost avenue
from the Belt line to Twenty-eighth street,
but the improvement is regarded cheap at
that figure. In the spring proceedings will
be begun to pave from Twenty-eighth
street TO the southern city limits. The
board of public works yesterday approved
the estimates and apportioned the tax ILLS
for the work.
The board provided for the payment for
the sewer in district No. IS, which cost
$4444.lS.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Physicians Want Cheaper Phones.

I A number of local physicians who are
fighting for cheaper telephone rates met
yesterday in the Office of DR.. e. r. Lewis.
They appointed themselves a committee to
interview the state senators, now in the
city, in the interest of the bill now pending
for reducing telephone rates.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Chnnce for Competition.

Alderman Brown yesterday presented a
resolution to the board of public works for
paving Lydia avenue from Ninth to Twelfth
street with standard asphalt, and throws
the field open to competition between the
three companies. The resolution went over
for a week
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
ALMOST A COMPLETE WRECK.
But the Wonderful DR.. Greene's Ner-
vurn Made Him Well.

Charles H. Stevens, South Effingham N.
H., says: 'I was about prostrated in
health, extremely nervous, limbs stiff in
the joints, my bowels were bloated badly
and my breathing was terrific. could not
stoop without losing my breath. In fact
1 was almost a complete wreck. and could
do hut LITTLE work of any kind
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Water Used Must BE Paid For.

]. H. Guernsey, of 3N2O East Fifth street,
put in small main across private prop
ert- and took it OUT in water by agree
ment with the old company. The board of
public works decided yesterday that it
could not continue the arrangement, and
has used.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
SNOW Is disappearing.

Superintendent of Streets Davis put $50
men and about twenty teams to work yes
teruay clearing away the snow. He said
the business streets will be entirely cleared
within a day or two unless there is more
snow.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Strictly Too Ambiguous.

From the Washington Star.
What | want" said the lawyer. "is to
prove that my client is mentally deficient -
certainly. replied the expert. There
won't be the least trouble in showing that,
so long, as he has employed you as his
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06

assembly together to do So His hypocrisy
in writing such letters was thus shown.
When Commissioner Fyke was asked if he
would have been so careful to heed the
wishes of Governor Stone If he had known
OF these facts he was so astoniShed that he
failed to make u reply.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Considernte.

From the Boston Guardian.
Pore Jim was very good to me-" soDbed
the weeping widow. with all the beatin's
he gimme. he never hit me where the
marks would show so the neighbors could
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06

'"rhe Ridleys have sold their parrot,
haven't they?"
Yes: it got so it couldn't do anything
but initiate popping champagne corks and
hiccough. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
SYSTEMATIC PAVING.
board of Public Works Swings About
and Gets on the Right Tack ms
70 Street ImDrovements

The board Of public works took the first
step yesterday toward systematic street
paving. n proposition which the Journal
has advocated for years. The board made
an order that the city engineer prepare a
list OF streets and alleys in the business
and residence sections of the city which
are urgently in need of repaying. 1t is the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
One Advantage of skunk Farming

From the Genesee Democrat
Dan Adams, of Otisville, who runs a
skunk farm near there, says that there is
one element of loss he is not compelled to
take into account IN estimating his profits,
and that is any fear of loss from thieves .
who come in the night or daytime.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
It's TeIltnIc limitations.

CouEhs.-'tBro,Cn'S bronchial Trochss" dllcy
the irritation and stop the cough.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06

That unpleasant Catarrh with ali its annoying
and dtsagreeable symptoms can be speedily re-
ieved ana cured With DR.. J2yne's Expecrorant
Safe and sure, Jayne's Painless Sanative Pills.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-06
Where Editorials Have No Weight.


Attorney Wallace then read an editorial
from the Times.
AN editorial in the Times wouldn't have
much weight with me, nor in the Star
either" he added.
Mr.. Wallace then read at great length
from the Times, in its frantic rage over a
violation of what it considered good polit-
ical policy.
why didn't you follow up the gambling
crusade told of by Mr.. Bunker?"
Il gave orders to have all places closed
posed naturally all was we'll"
Mr.. Wallace then continued to read from
the Times in an effort to show that Gov
ernor Stone eXacted from Commissioner
Fyke promise to appoint successor for
Chief Speers. The articles were full of eu-
logies of Wiley o. Cox the retiring com
missioner, who was receiver of the Times
and is now owner and editor
Mr.. Fyke said Attorney Ingraham had
complained of Chief Speers.
ou said you were also influenced in
your actions by the report of the grand
jury
1T had some weight with me-"
MIR. Fyke said the Fifth ward riot was
expected. Everybody expected it. Police
men there asked for help and yet help
was refused. 1t was wrong to put a big
6erce in the residence portion of the city
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

Mickey Finn's summer girls won their
last game on the Dexter street grounds.
How Murphy kicked when Connolly
called him back to bat after Conny had
run into one OF Horner's curves, and with
brazen effrontery began to make tracks for
Beaumonts corner Of the diamond. After
the New Bedford captain got through
muttering something that sounded like
mugs he smashed out beauty single to
rightfeld.
Tommy Hernon has a great habit of
placing the ball when the catcher Is play
ing back. Yesterday he dropped one of
Horner's fast ones directly In front OF the
plate and made first In safety before the
ball could be ielded. "It's way have''
he said to Beaumont as the ball landed n
Benny's right NIT few seconds after the
Whalers' arrival at the initial bag. After
that Buelow took no chances and played
up behind the plate from the time Hernon
took his position.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Pettigrew's Amendment.

Senator Pettigrew has introduced an
amendment to the Dingley bill which
provides for the admission free of duty
of articles controlled by trusts. Should
it become law and be carried out hon.
estly, how much revenue would the bill
yield? There are trusts in sugar, coal,
window and plate glass, lumber, pot.
terry, wall paper, rubber, cutlery and in
nearly all kinds of hardware. There il
no trust in tea, but that is probably be-
cause there has been no duty to encour.
age it. There are also trusts in the
woolen and cotton industries. Revenue
will be scarce if such n law should be
enforced. But will those elected by
trust funds destroy the system which.
fosters trusts? They may pass some such
law, as they did the Sherman antitrust
law In 1890, but it will he only anoth-
or dummy.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Heavy patles on Linc as,


The following are some. Of the COM
ments of man well acquainted with
linens and the linen industry upon the
senate doctored Dingley bill:
The proposed duties on linen goods
under the amended DinIgey bill are
heavier than ever, although it has been
claimed that the senate had reduced
rates. These goods paid for many years
85 per cent and yielded steady reve-
nue. to the government. The rates now
proposed vary from 90 to 100 per cent,
and the burden falls heaviest on low
and medium goods, which are chiefly
used in the homes Of the poorer people.
A cheap tablecloth now selling at re-
tail at 25 cents per yard will have to be
sold at 371l cents to 40 cents If the
quality be kept mp.
Medium linen for children's summer
blouses will be assessed 901a per cent,
and the retail price will have to go up
accordingly.
Linen forms the raw material for
many American industries, az Innings
for clothing and other purposes where
strength and durability are required.
Such goods will be advanced 20 to 80
per cent
1t is claimed that this advance is ncc-
essary for revenue, but the effect will be
that the people will in many cases substi-
tute something cheaper, and thus be de-
prived Of this useful fabric, and the reve-
nue. will be correspondingly diminished.
1t is said that linen goods can be made
here, but this has been tried again and
again, and except i'll the case of few
low crashes has been failure, owing to
the climate and other difficulties, but
even if they could be made here the
rates are unnecessarily oppressive. The
entire cost of weaving linen goods in
Europe is about y to 10 per cent the
selling price Of the article here, and in
America the cost should not be at the
very outside more than double this per-
centage, so that, even if Republican
theories be true. protection of 30 per
cent should be ample to allow for high
er wages and extra profits for our man
ufacturers.
1t is possible spectators may start
mills on the strength Of these excessive
rates, sell the stock, and then step out,
leaving the unfortunate laborer and
manufacturer to face the difficulties of
the situation as best they can. The la
borer probably, having been brought
here from Europe (for labor is OH the
free list), with unreasonable expecta'
tions, will be left to join the army OF
disappointment and discomfort. Why
should these exorbitantly high rates be
assessed on an article more or less in
use in every household in the land, and
the cost of living so much increased in
these days Of keen competition and
small profits? Why should the plain peo.
pie be taxed to put more money in the
pockets of the rich? If the wealthy
manufacturers want to make expert.
ments, let them do so at their own cost,
not tax the poor for that purpose.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
WHAT TO Do.

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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
In the Ninth Inning Put a
Damper on the New
Bedford'S Chances
And PawtuCket Won Out in
the Best Played Game of
the Season.
FALL RIVER DEFEATED TAUNTON.
Newport, With Dowd In the Box, Downed
Breckton, and Tied the Shoemakers For
First Plaee-Chlpped Diamonds.

A cloud began to gather on the horizon
Of the Pawtucket ball team in the ninth
inning of yesterdays game with New
Bedford. When the Whalers started In
to take their last chance the score stood 3
to against them. "Hsre's where we win
out" remarked Connie Murphy as he
ambled to first base to do little coaching.
And for time 1t looked as If Connie was
somewhat of prophet.
Long, the first man up, smashed out a
single. AS he made move to steal second
Moss left his territory to cover that bag
and Tighe sent one through the territory
but q few seconds before 1t was presided
over by the Pawtucket shortstop. Long
continued on to third, having got good
start. The ball was fielded to Beulow,
who attempted to cut off Long at third,
but the pawtucket catcher threw low and
Long kept on and crossed the plate.
Counihan hit hot liner toward third
base, and the cranks almost had heart fail
ure. Coughlin, however, was right in its
path, and pulled 1t down In great shape.
Tighe had wandered well of second,
thinking that Uncle Bill could not get
Counihan's drive, and before he could get
back to the base Coughlin had completed
q double play with Stouch. This put a
dampsr on the New Bedford's chances, as
Murphy sent a grounder to Stouch, who
retired Connie at first, and the jig was up.
1t was rather close call, and but for the
electrical double play it would be impossi-
BILE to tell what would have happened.
Horner and Day were In the box, and
did excellent work. Mcpherson was put
in for New Bedford, but his work was so
wild that he lasted only one inning.
The support accorded Horner was suffi-
cient TO encourage him to do his utmost,
As there was only one misplay during the
entire nine innings.
The players on both teams were out for
the game, and all hands put upa fast and
snappy article OF ball The score: