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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

when Lord Salisbury emphatically refused
Secretary 0lney's demand"
Continuing, the st. James Gazette asks
why the Marquis of Salisbury created "an
impasse from which he could not escape
without war or surrender. We took sur
render" In conclusion. the st. James Ga
zette remarks: with no aggression or
ambitious designs upon our part, we have
been within measurable distance in a
single year of war with Russia, Germany,
America and the Transvaal With a few
additional warships and cruisers, some
thousands more trained. sesnien and stok-
ers, and an army capable of sending three
corps, with artillery and transports, say to
Canada or Constantinople. we could face
such combination as that with better
confidence"
The Times, in its New Years editorial,
reviewing the foreign relations of Great
Britain, says: ut is peculiarly appropriate
that the year which will be distinguished
by the celebration of the diamond jubilee
of the queen, should also be marked by the
conclusion of a treaty of arbitration with
that other great nation of our race. We
hardly hope or desire to arrange our diff
ficulties with other states in this manner
which seems natural and practicable when
dealing with people closely allied by blood
with ourselves -
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
The Baby.

Like tiny CLINT of light piercing through
the dusty gloom
Comes her little laughing face through
the shadows of my room.
And my pen forgets it's way as 1t hears
her patt'ring tread,
While her prattling treble tones chase the
thoughts from out my head.
She is queen and I her slave. one who
loves her and obeys.
For she rules her world OF home with
imperious baby ways.
In she dances, calls me Dear" turns the
pages of my books:
Throws herself upon my knee, takes my
pen with laughing looks.
Makes disorder reign supreme, turns my
papers upside down,
Draws me cabalistic signs, safe from fear
of any frown.
Crumbles all my verses up. pleased to
hear the cracking sound,
Makes them into balls and then-flings
them all upon the ground.
Suddenly she fits away, leaving me alone
With a warmth about my heart, and a
brighter, clearer brain.
And although the thoughts return that her
coming drove away.
The remembrance of her laugh fingers
with me through the day.
And it chances as I write, may take a
crumpled sheet,
On the which. God knoweth whyi read my
fancies twice as sweet.
Victor Hugo.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
THYROIN Y, Y.
AsTONIsHEs MANY HOPELESS sUF-
FERERS.
a Journal Reporter Finds the Office of
Van Week & Minter Crowded, as
Usual, by the Afflicted, Anx-
ious for the Relief Which
This Great Remedy
Alone Can Give.
w. T. LittIe's Happy Experience With
yhyroin,

Mr.. w. r. Little, who had been ter
rible sufferer from infiammatory rheuma-
tism, said: 'I have had rheumatism for
three years, which affected my knees
so that 1 could not walk, and was
at last confined to bed. 1 began taking
Thyroin. which gave me great relief in a
few days. 1 continued about one month
and was completely cured. l have taken
Thyroin owe" two months and have not
had a touch of rheumatism SINCE
Thyroin V. V. has also proven itself 10
be remedy of wonderful curative power
in all forms of nervous and spinal diseases
and kidney troubles. The illustrations be-
low, from real photographs, show the Won
derful effects of Thyroin in a case of kid
ney and spinal disease, with great nervous
debility and partial paralysis, gradually in
creasing for several years. Finally he be-
came confined to bed for several months
and was able to be up after one mouths
treatment, when the first picture was
taken. He gradually improved until lie is
now quite well, after three months treat
ment. and has gained twenty-three pounds
in weight.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
WINTER WEATHER AT LAST.
FINALLY PUT IN AN APPEARANCE
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Fall I'm Temperature Works Great
Hardship on the Poor-Increase
in Applications for Assistance
to Provident Association.

Although a week late. Kansas City at
last has some winter weather and the in
dications are that the mercury will fall
several degrees more during to-day. Those
who attended New Years entertainments
and wore light overcoats in the evening
were disconnected about o'clock to find
that n steady but warm rain was falling
although the temperature was unchanged.
During the night, however. the wind
changed around TO the north and the
mercury. which was lowering around the
80 mark suddenly fell to several degrees
below freezing. The rain, which had been
falling steadily all night, was frozen into
sleet and by noon yesterday the ground
was white. In the afternoon numerous
persons enjoyed themselves in cutters in
spite of the binding sleet storm. The
thermometer registered % deg. all day
yesterday but will probably go a trifle
lower to-day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
PENSIONS.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The following PEN
sions have been granted:
MISSOURI

MISSOURI.
Original-(Special, December 2D Thomas
w. Shaw, Gallatin, Daviess; Noble Edin-
ston, Kansas City, jackson; William p
Latimer. Centerview, Johnson; George
Fowler. Clinton, Henry; John II. Painter
st. Joseph, Buchanan; Joel Mitchell (de-
ceased), Rush Hill. Audrain; William Shar-
boneau, Richwoods, Washington; Andrew
Bridger McFall, Gentry; Samuel Ander-
son, Augusta, st. Charles: Especial, Decem-
ber 15) Cyrus A. Anthony, Maryville, Nod
away.
Additional-David Collins, Nevada, YER
non.
Restoration-Joseph V. Parman, Ellen
orah, Gentry.
Restoration and additional - William
Beckermann (deceased), st. Louis.
1ncrease-Andrew ]. Callahan, Spruce
Bates; Zenas Woever. Brookfield, Linn;
Tawnsan Davis, Crane, Stone; Thomas
Dodd, Jasper; Thomas Elliott, Houston
Texas.
Original widows, etc.-Sophia Becker
man, ST. Louis; Mary P. Taylor, Kansas
City; minor of Joseph Hoke. Brookfield
Linn; Frances Stroh. st. Louis; (restora-
tion), Diana Mitchell, Rush Hill, Audrain.
Mexican war widow-Harriet r. Cowden,
Lebanon, Laclede.
KANSAS.
Original-Harry Atkinson, Topeka.
Additional-Silas A. Jameson, Chetopa,
Labette.
Increase-Emanuel Hinkle, oakwood,
Linn; John D. Trimmer. Republic.
Reissue-(Special. December 2D. Charles
s. Furley, Wichita, Sedgwick.
Original, widows. etc.-Malinda Watson.
Cuba, Republic; Especial December 1S).
Nancy Jane Starks, Chetopa, Labette.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Original-Stephen A Rogers, Eufaula,
Creek nation.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Original-Jay McNutt. Heunessey, King
fisher.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Provident Association Busy.

The sudden change in the weather yes
terday brought with it heavy demand for
food and clothing on the Provident As
sociation. The poor of the city naturally
look to the Provident Association for the
necessities of life during all seasons of the
year. and though the winter up to yester-
day has been unusually mild the supplies
of the association have been barely ade-
quate to meet the demands of the needy
With continuance of the present severe
weather, unless the charitably inclined citi-
zens of the city give substantial aid. many
destitute families, who have been relying
on the association for their existence, may
be reduced to severe straits.
Among several other charitable institu-
tons of the city which are at present with
out means to meet the demands upon them
for aid. is the Protestant Home for Aged
Women at Twenty-ninth and Cherry
streets. The home is without fuel and has
asked for contributions of coal.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
ENGLAND'S FOREIGN POLICY.
Severely Criticised by Most of the
London Papers for Its Happy
Go-I.ucky Optfmfsm.

London. Jan. Most of the newspapers.
IN reviewing the events of 1896, criticise the
happy-Eo-lucky optimism Of Great Brit
aims foreign policy. as evidenced by the
little effect il produced during the num-
erous menacing storms which have marked
the year. They cite that the Venezuela
trouble was quickly followed by the Trans
vaal dispute. and then came the insult of
Emperor William In his dispatch TO Presi-
dent Kruger and the isolation of Great
Britain in the Eastern question. The news
papers therefore. insist that the foreign
policy Of Great Britain is behind the times
and requires to take existing facts con-
siderably more into account or it may eN-
pect indefinite repetitions of loss OF pres
tiGe brought about by taking up Il stand
which. later. It is compelled TO abandon,
owing TO miScalculations of Great Britain's
means OF asserting her resistance TO the
opposition of other powers.
The st. James Gazette makes special
reference 10 Venezuela and says:
III IL is right now TO arbitrate in the
terms arranged by the United States. it
was right to do so a year und u half ago,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
MUsTACHS IN FAVOR.
But n Few Decades Ago They Were
Unpopular.

From the New York Mail and Express.
'In the sixty years l have lived in New
York" said an octogenarian to a reporter.
II have never seen such variation in the
styles of wearing the mustache. Why, it
seems that everybody trains and crops
them as an advertisement for their various
professions. The broker. the banker, the
sport the business man, etc, seem to adopt
styles of their own.
Talking of mustaches reminds me of the
time when Consul Glidon came to New
York from Egypt in 1887, wearing a big
black, dropping mustache. He was looked
upon as curiosity, and 1t was some years
later before the mustache was generally
adopted. When l was boy the mustache
was looked upon as vulgar and monstrous
and unbecoming a gentleman.
II have often heard my father talk about
the introduction of the first mustache in
New York. A gentleman returned from Eu-
rope, so the story goes, in 1916. A scrubby-
looking mustache adorned his upper lip.
The citizens were stricken dumb. He was
ridculed, criticised and spurned, and was
finally compelled to shave it off in de-
Spair."
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
PAID BACK THE MONEY.
C. F. Coon Got Out of n Scrape by
Turning Over the Proceeds
of m Rad Check.

Two years ago in August G. F. Coon, of
sos Pacific street. was sent to the peniten-
tiary for two years on a charge of forgery
preferred by NJ. woolman & Co., of Fifth
and Delaware streets. He was released
in August of last year and went to work
for the Loose Bros. Candy and Cracker
Company, at 200 Main street. as book
keeper.
At the time Coon was sent to the peni-
tentiary the police were looking for him on
a charge of passing a fraudulent check
for $15 on saloonkeeper at Fourth and
Main streets. He was located yesterday by
detectives and taken to Central police sta
ton. Coon was released after paying back
the money he had secured.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
POLICE BOARD MEETING.
A Proposition 10 Increase the Police
Force Considered, but Not
Acted Up0n.

The board of police commissioners held
an extended meeting yesterday afternoon,
most of its time being taken up with the
| hearing of the complaint against Sandy A.
Edwards, colored, who runs saloon at
IL East Third street. The proposition to
increase the police force by twenty patrol
men was up, but no action was taken.
! Inspector of Detectives Thomas Flahive's
| salary was increased from S125 to $3.50 j.
| B. Estes, a brother-in-law of Commissioner
| Fyke, was appointed patrolman in place of
| James C. Gallagher, who recently re-
| signed to accept n deputyship under Mar
| shall Chiles.
Commissioner Fyke suggested that the
| police force be increased by twenty men,
lin view of the carnival of crime in Kan
sas City"
There is no money that we can get at
at present for such a purpose replied the
mayor, unless we forego the new work
house, the city hospital addition or the last
section of o. X. creek sewer. L consider
any one of these of even more importance
than an addition to the police department.
You remember, gentlemen, 1 favored the
retention of those sixteen policemen whom
you retired a few weeks ago. l favored
| cutting all salaries in the department if
necessary in order to keep those sixteen
men on the force"
Commissioners Fyke and Johnson did not
care to open up this phase of the question,
so the matter of adding to the police force
| was dropped.
Complaint against Sandy Edwards, the
| saloonkeeper, was founded upon a report
| by Police Sergeant Webber made December
| II, part of which is as follows:
| Back of the restaurant next to the sa-
| loon is a room with two billiard tables,
| used to shoot craps on, and under one table
| is an electric bell, the wire of which goes
| into the cellar and along the joist and up
| under the bar, where there is a press but
| ton to notify the players when an officer
| appears The back windows of this crap
| room are boarded up and two doors close
| the entrance from the bar to- the crap
| room.'
| Edwards said the bell was put in with
| out his knowledge, and that the room
| with which the wire Communicated was
| used as a gymnasium and not as a gam
| bling joint.
Commissioner Fyke said he was satisfied
| of Edwards guilt, but as there was no di-
rect evidence to covict him, he would not
| vote to revoke his license. Commissioner
| Johnson voted the same way. Mayor Jones
| maintained that if Fyke believed Edwards
| guilty he should vote to revoke his license
| whether or not the evidence would be ac
| cepted by court of record, which argu-
| ment had no weight with Mr.. Fyke. Mayor
| Jones voted to revoke the license.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS.
PAPERS WERE READ LAST NIGHT
BY JUDGES BLACK AND GATES.
Judge Black Discussed the Work of
the Commission on the UnIform-
ity of Laws-Bill Relating to
Negotiable Instruments.

At the meeting Of the Bar Association in
the Commercial Club rooms last night
Judge Francis NJ. Black read 4 paper en-
titled: Work of the Commission on Uni
fornity of Laws" in which he told of the
progress being made in the way of remov-
ing discrepancies from the various stats
statutes relating TO marriage and divorce.
insolvency, execution and probate of wills
and similar matters.
Judge Black. being one OF the commis-
sioners representing Missouri. gave an adj
ditionai value to the document.
Judge f. p. Gates read n paper Oh
Fees" which concluded the set pro-
gramme OF the evening.
1t was decided to hold the annual bar
banquet on the evening of January y. Il
was decided to omit the regular February
meeting of the Bar Association. so the
next regular meeting will be on the even-
ing of the first Saturday night In March.
The committee on membership recom-
mended the election of the following new
members, which recommendation was
unanimously adopted:
E. l.. Massie. ]. L. Lorie J. II. Bremmer-
man. ]. L. DeLong. ]. D.. Bowersock, r.
y. Hicklin, William NJ. Draffen and H. Z.
Morris.
AS part of the completed work of the
commission. Judge Black reported an act
relating to negotiable instruments. A bill
has been drawn up and will be submitted
to tho legislature this winter.
Five hundred copies of this bill are now
on their way to Kansas City from st. Lou
Is. They will be distributed among tho
members of the bar bankers, anG such
business men as may desire them At a
ff lrn Vu ,f.,ff 70 - n
two weeks from last night the discussion
of this bill will be made special order of
business. 1t is probable the legislators
elect of Jackson county will be asked to
support 1t.
Judge Blacks Address.
In the course of his address Judge Black
said:
ut is Il well known fact that the statute
laws and the adjudications in the different
states relating to negotiable paper differ
in many important respects. These dif-
ferences and the consequent confusion in
business affairs were made prominent in
the discussion of this bill by the commits
sioners. 1t is believed no good reasons
can be assigned why the rules of law on
this subject should be different in the diff
ferent states. of this Union. Indeed the
vast amount of commerce carried on re-
gardless Of state lines calls for and de-
mands uniformity In the rules of our mod
ern law merchant; for this commerce Is,
to large extent, carried on by the use of
notes, bills of exchange and checks. AS
the main and chief object of the proposed
bill is to bring about uniformity and there
by prevent confusion and consequent liti-
CATION. it is all important that 1t be adopt
ed. If adopted at all. as recommended by
the conference. Amendments will defeat
its object and purpose. The bill makes
some changes in the law of this state,
though they are less in number than the
commissioners from this state thought
might be necessary to make"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
WARM WEATHER IN EUROPE.
springlike in England and France
Cold mt Monte Carlo.

London. Jan. 2.-Unseasonable weather
continues to prevail in England and on
the continent. In this country for several
days during the past week the temperature
was almost spring-like, the mercury rang
ing about 50 deg. in the shade and in
Paris on Sunday last the tables in front OF
the cafes and restaurants on the boule-
wards were crowded with people breakfast
ing or otherwise refreshing themselves. On
the other hand, along the Riviera and in
Algeria the weather has been unusually
cold the mercury at Monte Carlo and at
Algeria recording under 40 deg.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Thought on Public Affairs.

From the Washington Star.
What we want" said a Jackson City de-
batter lis a change of policy"
Il ain got no subiections ter dat" re-
piled Erastus Pinkley. But doan' want
no extreme measures
"You favor Il deliberate course
''Is willin' ter compromise an change de
policy any way tall. Yoh can't fix it SOS
de comp'ny doan' win. Whut riles me is
deshere folks dat wants ter 'bolish de game
intiahly."
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Many Gnmblers Fined.

The gamblers who were arrested In the
Turf and Field" at S22 Delaware street
Friday night while playing poker were
arraigned in police court yesterday. Will
lam Bedford pleaded guilty to operating
the place and was fined 800, which he
paid. Harry Anderson, who was arrested
as one of the proprietors. pleaded that he
had had nothing to do with the place for
six months. but with fourteen others was
fined $40 each for frequenting the place.
They all paid their fines.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Wife of an Engineer Takes Morphine
While Lnboring Inher Depression.

Mrs. C. w. Espey, wife of an engineer
living at Twenty-fourth street and Belle
view avenue, attempted suicide yesterday
afternoon about o'clock by taking NOR
phine. Her life was saved by Police Sur
geon Hyde. who was summoned to the
house by the UOman's husband. Mrs. Es-
recently undergone an operation by a sur
Scon which had greatly weakened her sys-
TEN.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Espey sent her
little son. Willie. out to purchase the NOR
phine. He succeeded in obtaining ii Only
after he had Visited several drug stores in
the vicinity of his home
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
AnnunI ELECTION of omners

There was an unusually large attend
ance a. the regular weekly meeting of the
Kansas City Academy of Medicine held
AT the Midland last evening. The annual
as follows: DR.. c. +. Wainwright. presi-
dent: DR.. Robert Sloan, vice president:
Dr. c. b. Hardin. censor: Dr. John w
treasurer. The retiring president DIR. J.
H. Thompson. delivered his annual adj
dress. his subject being Medical Educa-
tion.' After DR.. Thomnson's address
several hours were spent IN Informal dis
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Agnin Under Arrest.

DR.. A. NJ. Goldstein, who has been in
the hands of the police several times of
late and who served a sentence in the
ty jail for larceny, was arrested yesterday
morning after he had walked out of a sa-
loon at Fifteenth street and Grand avenue
with several silver spoons stolen from the
free lunch counter. He is held at the
Grand avenue police station.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

Michael T. Carrigan. driver for the
Thcrn-Halliweli Cement Company. fell n
distance of eight feet through the elevator
shaft in the building of the, Keith Furni-
ture Company, at Eleventh and Grand
aNeLue. yesterday evening. He struck on
joist at the bottom OF the shaft, break
ing several ribs and iniuring himself inter-
nally. He was removed to his home at SO
West Eighth street, where Police Surgeon
Hyde attended him and ordered him sent
to a hospital
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
A Returned Missionary.

Miss Eliza Reed has just returned, after
five years of missionary work in Brazil
and is the guest of Mrs. /. J. Norris at
2l22 Lexington avenue. Miss Reed will
meet with the Ladies' Missionary Society
of the Central Presbyterian church. at the
church parlors, on Monday next at clock
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Officers Mt DIue Cut.

City Marshal Mel Hulse. of Independ-
ence, accompanied by several detectives
and Kansas City officers went to the
scene of the Blue cut train robbery yester-
day, but returned to Independence without
any prisoners. They refused to divulge
the purpose of their trip to the Glendale
neighberhood
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
One Month for Vngrnncy.

B. Robinson and L. c. Turner were ar
raigned in police court yesterday OF a
charge of vagrancy. Turner had 50, which
he said was sufficient for transportation
from Roodnouse, Ill, to California, and
pleaded hard to he discharged. but Judge
Clifford thought differently and sent both
to the workhouse for thirty days.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
EARLY SETTLERS ASSOCIATION.
VIII Hereafter Care for Its Sick and
Bury Its Dead.

The Early Settlers Association of Kan
sas City held it's regular monthly meeting
at Turner haT yesterday afternoon. Be
sides the regular business there were sew
eraI new members admitted to the associa-
tion, and another amendment to the con-
stitution was adopted. The new amend
ment provides that when member of the
association is taken sick. another member
shall be detailed to visit and nurse him,
and in case of the death of member the
association shall attend the funeral in a
necessary. 1t was decided to hold the an
nual meeting, for the purpose of clecting
officers. in the Coates House club rooms
next Tuesday evening. At that time the
date for the annual banquet will be de-
cided upon.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

H. H. Cheeseman, said to be a deserter
from the United States army at Fort Reno,
o. T.. was arrested yesterday evening by
Lieutenant Bray. of the st. Louis avenue
police precinct.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Must clear Away the snow.

Chief of Police Julian yesterday issued
an order instructing the patrolmen to noti-
fy all residents that the snow must he
cleaned off the sidewalks in front of their
homes and places of business.
The order also authorized the arrest of
all boys caught coasting or skating on the
sidewalks
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Cnrtwrirhfs Case Postponed.

The trial of William f. Cartwright, the
deputy sheriff who assaulted Attorney j.
]. Williams was postponed in police court
yesterday until next Thursday.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
MANY WEAPONS FOUND.

Result of Search of Cells in the
County Jail Yesterday Afternoon.
Several of County Marshal Chiles' depu-
ties made a thorough search of the cells
in the county jail yesterday afternoon.
They found a rJmber of knives and razors
and revolver attached to string and
swung around the neck of j. R., alias
Dick" Craig, serving six months for petit
larceny.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday.

Name. Age
Joseph Unson. Kansas City.................22
Rosie White. Kansas City....-.............2O
&. A Nuggins. Salina. Kas,.................22
Ellen McClain. Saline county. Kas.........2T
II NJ. Bishop Kansas City..................A
Mrs. Belle Wadsworth. Kansas City.......2S
II, NJ. Burt. Kansas ity....................2
Anna r, Kelley, Kearney, Neb.............22
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
George Hines Arrested.

George Hines, who stabbed William
Sloan during a fight Friday evening, in a
rooming house at 140lIs West Twelfth
street. was arrested yesterday by Jailer
Tom Morris, while passing Central police
station.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03
Appointed Western Representative.

At the fourth annual meeting of the
Baltimore Implement and Vehicle Associa-
tiOn Mt Baltimore. December 80, Mr.. W. F.
ganizations whose conventions are ap-
pl oGcting.