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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
TRAIN CARRYING ENCURsIONI>T>
TO \ CAMPMEETING WRECKED.
ONE KILLED AND MANY INJURED
THE SCHOONER AGNES l. GRACE:
SINKS OFF TYBEE LIGHT.
Iron Ore Train Wrecked With Fatal
Results-An Electric Light Plant
Blows Up. killing Two Chill
dren and Seriously In
jurinE Others.
With Fatal

Waterville. Ne, Sent. 5.-An excurSioa
train OH the Maine Central railroad was
wrecked this morning thIrty-two nils
west of Etna station one person was Kill
ed and thirty-two wounded.
The dead:
Martin Payne. aged q. of Plymouth
The seriously hurt:
Chares Getschell. bageaSemaSt1r q
Newport station.
Frank c. Billings, East Newport.
Arthur Fish, Dexter
Mrs. j. W. Townsend, Newport
Joseph Weich. ST. Albans.
Oscar Buffers, Newport
W. H Earle. Plymouth.
Mrs. Wilbur Miles. Newport.
The train was carrying exeursiOuists frorn
Dover and Foxcraft to the EJna camp
meeting. The breaking of a fiansy derai-r'i
and overturned a car containing sixty-tvs
passengers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
HAS NOT BEEN DISMISSED.
Consul General Lee Will Return TO
Havana When His Leave of
Absence ENpireS.

Washington. Sept. 5.-Assistant Secretary
Day. of the state department. who returned
10 Washington to-day, was asked whether
or not it was true, rs reported, that Con-
sui General Lee now on his way, to the
United States, would not return TO Ha-
vana when his vacation IS over.
Judge Day replied that the regular thirty
days annual leave had been granted TO
General Lee and that, so far he was
aware. there was no reason TO suppose
the general would not return to Havana
when the thirty days had expired.
The understanding here is that General
+ Lees visit TO the United States at this
time is purely on personal business. al
though il IS probable his presence here will
be taken advantage of by the officials for
Il consultation with him regarding affairs
in cuba. He is expected to return to
Havana about the first of October.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
MRS. JOHN DREW's FUNERAL.
Held Mt st. Stephens Church, Philn-
delphia, and Attended by Many
Members of Her Profession.

Philadelphia. Sept. 5.-Funeral services
over the body of Mrs. John Drew We're held
to-day in st. Stephens Episcopal church,
and the aged and well beloved actress was
inferred in the family lot in Glenwood
cemetery alongside the grave of her hCs-
band, John Drew. The services at the
church were conducted by the Rev. James
Miller, assistant rector, and consisted solely
of the burial service. There We're no pail
bearers, and at the grave the reading of
the committal service was the only cere-
mony. At both services there We're large
crowds in attendance. Prominent among
the mourners, in addition to John Drew,
her oldest, Mrs. Hitchings. sister in-law,
Miss Hitchings. a niece, and Lionel Barry
more. her grandson, there were present
Joseph Jefferson, Denman Thompson,
Francis Wilson, Sol Smith Russell, George
Holland. Willie Collier, Mackiin Arbuc.le,
Eleanor Barry and Fanny MacIntyre. also
the members of most of the companies in
town. and nearly all the local theatrical
managers. The floral offerings were lavish,
and came from most of the leading theat-
rical organizations in the country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
OPPOSED TO ANARCHY.
4 New National Organization of
Railway Men Will AntagOnfze
Debs and His Teachings.

Chicago Sept. 5-The teachings and pr n.
ciples of Eugene V. Debs are to be OPP
posed by national political organization
of the same class of men whom he claims
to represent.
The preliminary arrangements for the
Illinois branch of the Am rican Railway
League, the new org IniZ 4tion, were made
to-day at meeting held in one of the
lodge rooms of the Masonic Temple. The
league has an open m mbership list. ET ry
employe of a railroad from. president
down to a trackman is eligible, and those
foremost in the movement say that the
organization is to be n9n.partisan affair
which will not only heap benefits upon the
wO. king rail. Dad man, but Will also work
for the benefit of the railroad corporations,
and more than all; as It w was t;r put; ut i,ti me
preston that the ordinary railroad man is
against the government and his employer
on every question"
Grand President r. S. Kaylor. of Ohio.
presided at the meeting, and there were
at least 200 employees of railroads entering
Chicago in attendance.
railroad mems sound money organizations
last fall. was elected president pro TEN
of the Illinois branch The business, of
the meeting had progressed thus far when
the news of the death of Senior CONDUCTOR
Hiatt, of division No. l, of the Brother
journment for two weeks. There is moth
ing secret or mysterious about this organ
ization. 1t is simply the outgrowth of tie
increasing intelligence of employees of rail-
roads. We have learned that it is more to
our advantage to cooperate with the men
who are paying us wages than to oppose
can help them and help ourselves by an
enlightened use of the ballot box more
than by strikes and boycotts.
I'VE intend to take part in primary cleo
tons. and every candidate who secures our
support must first pledge himself that he
will oppose legislation which will tend 10
reduce the wages of railway employees.
We will not attemp. to work into national
politics at once. although in time we may
be forced to do so. l admit that. while
our organization is made up on non-parti-
san lines, at present there IS a preponder-
ance of anti-silver men enrolled. We have
fifty-one leagues in Ohio. and there are
organizations in Illinois. Wisconsin, Penn
Sylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Missouri. Mich
igan and Iowa. In six months we hope to
have organizations in at least twenty-six
states. There are 100000 railroad men in
the United States and we believe that we
can he a tremendous power in politics if
we organize thoroughly"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06

the statement should be made in cold
blood that people had contracted tuber-
culosis by drinking the milk of the herd.
shows the malice of the traducers OIL the
old faculty and the absolute falsehoods
they must resort TO in order to find some
thing to crticise. Not one drop OF milk
used for human food. Only the milk from
the cows that stood the test has been al
lowed to be used. As 4 matter of fact,
the affected cows were all dry but one.
and the milk from it was fed to Il hog
an experiment. i'll order TO see if it could
convey the disease. The hog was killed
and a careful post mortem examination
py the college veterinarian failed TO reveal
the slightest sign OF contagion.
The question arises. what ought to be
done with these diseased animals of the
the view that they ought to be destroyed;
! myself contend that at least several of
them ought TO be retained under strict
isolation for the purpose of experiment.
There is yet much to be learned about this
disease, and the experiment station of the
state is the proper place TO make the nee
terosts of Kansas amount in round mum.
bers TO $3S.M0,1U n year. Both the capital
invested and the proceeds far exceed any
other single industry in the state. II is
due to the farmers and cattle breeders
that Investigations in live stock which at
tect their industry should have proper at
tention at the experiment station; If
tuberculosis is found in the state outside
the college herd. it is due this great in
dustry that investigation should be made
in regard 10 the manner in which conta-
sion may be conveyed from one animal to
another in the herd: and IT is even more
important TO know how far it is possible
and practicable to raise sound calves from
diseased parents. That this can be done
has been proved in the Danish dairy herds.
and the test of the college herd in meas
ura proves the same thing. 1t was found
that an every instance the calves We're
sound, although their dams reacted to the
test. Further. the contagiousnesS of the
milk should be experimental with. If there
il actual danger lurking in the milk of
tuberculous COW it is due to every mother
and to every infant in the state OF KAN
sas that the experiment station should de-
rermine the fact. Private individuals have
neither the facilities nor the means to
make such tests. The experiment station
has both and it will be shirkinG grave
responsibility If the present opportunity Is
allowed 10 pass without making such in
vestigations To kill off the diseased ami
mails and lure the public into the belief
that the disease is eXterminated and all
danger past, whereas it is probably to be
found in many unsupported places. is de-
ception. and to fail to furnish needed in
formation on the subject. which can be
obtained only by experimentation, would
be gross neglect of duty"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
AFTER A LONG CHASE
EUGENE O'HARA. A NOTED DESPERA-
DO, IS AGAIN IN CUSTODY.
HE ESCAPED SIX YEARS AGO.
WITH JOE STRANAHAN HE WENT TO
COLON AND EUROPE.
Returned TO This Country and Served
u Term in Prison, but Was Not
RecOEnized-May BE Tried
for n Previous
Murder.

New York Sept. 5.-Eugene o Hara, alias
Joe Bates alias James Brown, AZ years old,
burglar, highwayman, desperado and prob
ably murderer. who cut his way out OF
Jefferson Market prison here six years ago,
and has be-n hunted ever since, was re-
captured to-day by detectives. After his
escape, OHara with another fugitive from
justice named Joe Stranahan. made his
way to Colon, from which place they pro-
ceeded to Europe, where they committed
a series of bold crimes.
Three years ago O'Hara returned to the
United States and at Columbus, o., was
caught in the act of burglary. He served
term of two and one-half years for this
crime, and during the period of his impris-
onment was not recognized as the escaped
prisoner from this city. O'Hara was re-
leased recently and took up 4 residence in
Jersey City. He made trips across the
North river and at last the police were
informed that OHara was visiting his old
haunts here. and took steps to arrest him.
in 1873, was sentenced to a term of seven
years at Sing Sing prison for. highway
robbery committed here. Again in 1855, he
by Policeman William Ketchale. OHara
made an attempt to shoot the policeman
Dut was 1lnally landed IN the station mouse.
Before being sent to state prison second
time, o'Hara threatened to kill Ketchale
as soon as he had served his term.
On August Z, 1891, Policeman ketchale's S
dead body was found floating in the North
river and the mystery of his tragic death
has not yet been cleared up. AS OHara
was known to be out of prison orders were
issued to arrest him on suspicion of having
killed ketchale. Four days after the find
ing of the poiceman's body, Patrolman
Thomas +. Mcclure was stabbed three
times in the back by O'Hara. After a fight
with another policeman named Sherwood,
the murderous crook was overpowered and
arrested. He was then committed in de-
fault of 5000 bail to the jefferson Market
prison to await trial for his attack on Nc
Guire. O'Hara cut the prison bars with a
saw and escaped.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
duplicates AN OFFICIAL.
lectOr at Warrington Gave Him
Combination of the Safe.

Toronto, Ont, Sept. 5.-Thomas Vassick
Hawkins, colored, who was arrested here
last night by Detective Sleeman, was form
erly porter in the tax collectors. office at
Washington. d. C. On August q he dis
appeared with some $4,000. The police of
this city were notified to look out for him.
Yesterday he was located in small beard
ing house on Bond street. When searched
at police headquarters sS.33i was found on
him. Hawkins appeared to be quite startled
when told of the amount.
When Hawkins was taken to the police
headquarters he was at first very reticent,
but after Il while he volunteered state
ment. He said that he was acting under
the directions of the assistant tax collect
or. who gave him the combination of the
safe and who was to have come on to Can
ada and divide the money with him. Haw
kins said that after taking the money ne
left the city at once and arrived at Niasa-
ra Falls the same night and came on di
rect to Toronto F. c. Davis, the tax col
lector and Detective Heallam are coming
on from Washington. and Hawkins says
he will go back with them without extra
ditiOn papers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
BULLET THROUGH HIS HEART.
Charles Cover Killed by Tramps He
cause He Refused to Give
Tn His Money.

Beaver Falls. Pa. Sept. 5.-Charles Cover
is dead at this place, with bullet wound
through his heart, the result of holdup
by tramps.
Cover. who had secured work at New
castle, Pa. as Il mOlder, prevailed on five
of his fellow workmen to board a freight
train for Allegheny City to help him pack
his goods and move his sick wife and three
small children to his new home at New
castle. The men We're riding in an empty
ore car on the Pittsburg 8; Lake Erie road,
and We're not disturbed until Just before
this place was reached early this morning.
They We're then confronted by three
tramps with revolvers who ordered Hands
, lp." Covers C. ranions We're tleeced of
! Ill they possesst and when they reached
him. Cover began TO explain that he only
had 49, which he was taking home to his
sick wife and children. The ruffian who had
him covered became impatient and fred
his revolver. the bullet going through
Covers heart. As the train slowed up for
this station, the robbers jumped OFF and
escaped in the darkness. Every effort is
being made to capture the miscreants.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
SHOTS FOLLOW A WEDDING.
An Enraged Father Puts n Bullet Into
His New SOn-in-Law and
Kills Himself.

Guthrie. o. r., Sept. 5.-(SpecialD News
has just reached here of tragedy near
Altus. Greer county. Crumly Thaggard,
a young farmer. eloped with the daughter
of Robert Griffin and was married by
minister in waiting at the Thaggard home.
Griffin. who was in pursuit. arrived after
the ceremony had been performed and.
after n talk told the young people they
We're forgiven, but at 10 o'clock that night
he met the couple in the road as they were
returning from church and shot at the
bride. then fired a bullet into his own head,
resulting in instant death. The bride was
through her dress, then through her hus-
bands arm. and into his lung. making n
very serious wound which may result
fatally.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
WILLIAM B0TTO In THE T0MBs.
Admits He Had Drawn Checks Upon n
Trust Company With Which He
Had no Account.

New York. Sept. 5.-William Botto. of
Louisville. Ky, who was arrested yester-
day for having uttered n worthless check
in Philadelphia, was arraigned to-day in n
police court. He was committed to the
Tombs TO await the arrival of requisition
papers from Kentucky. Tie alleged bad
check was on the Louisville Trust Company
for s3j and was made payable to Frank C.
Benjamin. of Philadelphia. Botto is said
to be the son of the owner of the Louis
Vile baseball club. His mother, who was
sent for when Botto was arrested, was in
court to-day. She talked with him for a
few minutes and then burst into tears.
In the court to-day Botto said he had
been in the habit of drawing checks against
the Louisville Trust Company. although he
never had an account there. He would
wire to his father that he had drawn a
check and his father would make it good.
The money in the present case was sent
on by him, he said to his first wife, who
failed to deposit it as he directed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
PENSIONS.

Washington. Sept. 5.-The following PEN
sions have been granted
MISSOURI.
Original John Z. DIETRICH. Liberal.
Increase Alvin Leasroves, Neosho;
James Small. Rome; Isaiah ]. Gentry, AL
lendale.
Reissue and increase-Michael Musch, JEFF
ferson City.
Original. widows, etC.-Amanda Hawkins,
Lexington; minor of Henry Sparks, Kansas
City; Ella NJ. Griffith. Greenfield.
KANSAS.
Original--James s. Caruthers. Rossville;
John Z. Galbraith. Lawrence.
Increase-Archey II. Jenkins. kirwin:
Joel Fl. Pistole. Nickerson; John a. Ever
EFT, Oswego.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
An Explosion in nm Electric LIsht
Plant Kills Two Children and
Injuries Two Others

Morton. ILL.,. Sept "a terrible explosion
occurred here this evening a. . 0'ci0ck-
The electric light plant owned by Byer
Brcs. & Co. valued at Sli.0oo. was com
pletely demolished by the bursting OF tn.
boiler from some unknown cause Two
girls. aged } and years. were killed Out
right and two boys. aged and - y-re
seriously hurt. They are rhe children u1
lily and many others were slightly hurt By
fixing missiles
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
WILLIAM is STILL TALKING.
Delivers n Fuisome Address to King
Humbert While Responding
to n Toast.

Hamburg, Sept. 5.-Emperor William, in
proposing the toast to King Humbert, at
the banquet at the kurhaus last evening
said:
My army thanks your majesty for the
honor of your leading a corps in the re-
view, but not only my army. but the whole
German fatEeriand, Sreets i'll your majesty
an exalted prince, Il close friend of my
father and a true ally, whose presence
again shows us and the world how un-
shakable and firm stands the dreibund
which was formed i'll the interest of peace
and which the longer il lasts will more
firmly and more deeply strike its roots
into the minds of the people and hear
fruit accordingly"
King Humbert replied in French. He
said:
Il am glad of the opportunity to give
you fresh testimony of the cordial friend
ship and alliance between our govern
ments and states. Your majesty has set
your reign q noble task by devoting your
constant efforts toward peace. the main
tenance of which by agreements will end
in the unanimous wish of our governments
and also in my most ardent desires
Il think | shall always remain faithful
to my country'S mission by giving loyai
support to the accomplishment of this work
the greatest and most beneficial of all
the welfare of nations and the progress of
civilization"
Emperor William then conferred the dec
Grafton of the Order of the Black Eagle
upon Count LAMA di Bososa, the Italian
ambassador to Germany.
The toast proposed by King Humbert is
considered to he so worded as to make il
understood that while Italy will adhere to
the dreibund she does not mean to impair
her relations with the other powers: and
it was evidently his view to emphasize this
fact During the reception King Humbert
held long conversation with the military
attache of the French embassy.
An open air service Tor the troops was
b,, 4,
royalties present at the maneuvers. and at
which Emperor William announced that
the Queen Margaretitta had been appointed
chief of the Eleventh battalion OF chas-
seurs. The queen then made brief ad-
dress, the ceremony ending by march
past and the playing of the Italian royal
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06

Russellville Ky, Sept. 5-Will Barker,
a prominent farmer who was shot by Doc
Chapman last night at Adairville, died
to-day. Chapman is under guard. He was
taken to Bowling Green tonight for safe
keeping as a mob was expected tonight.
An oldgrudge caused the trouble. Chapman
claims self-defense. Barkers friends say
1t was cold blooded murder
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
WILL BEGIN BUSINESS TO-DAY.
Nearly All Delegates to the National
Convention of Postal Clerks
Now In baltimore.

Baltimore. Nd, Sept. 5.-Nearly all of the
delegates to the eighth annual convention
Of the National Association of Postoffice
Clerks, which assemblies here Tomorrow,
have arrived III the city. About 800 dele
gates from the different cities of the United
States will represent the u. 900 members of
the association. They will remain here
until Friday and in addition to the regular
business sessions, an elaborate programme
for the entertainment of the visitors has
been prepared by the members of the local
branch.
Postmaster General Gary and other prom
inent postoffce officials will be special
guests at the banquet to be given Wednes-
day evening.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
Mine Cook Arrested for Murder.

Vancouver, B. c.. Sept. 5.-John Taylor
cook at the Selkirk mine. has been arrest
ed by detective at Sandon for the murder
of sheriff in Arkansas four years ago
while resisting arrest for cattle stealing
and taken to Nelson, where officers are
awaiting him. He took his arrest very
coolly and made the damaging statement
that he had been expecting to be arrested
but not for murder. His whereabout was
located through his writing n letter on a
letter head of the Selkirk mine.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06

of Western Pennsylvania disapprove OF
the utterances of Mr.. Gompers for the rea-
son that they are inmical to the best in
terests of organized labor and We are hb-
eral enough to believe that the great bat
tie for the emancipation OF labor cannot
be won by trades unions alone
1t was deciGed 10 send 4 delegate to the
Chicago convention tn be held September
q, and every delegate present was in
structed 10 urge his local lodge to do the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
bartender XIII. a Tailor.

Columbus. o., Sept. Sin running fight
on Court street this afternoon. George
Robinson, bartender, stabbed and killed
suited from Claprood and some compan-
ions having stolen several puppies belong
ing to Robinson. The latter was stoned by
the crowd before he drew n knife and
stabbed Claprood. Robinson is under ar
rest.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
IRON ORE TRAIN WRECKED.
4 brakeman Killed and Several
Tramps Injured. One of Whom
Will Die.

Ravenna o. Sept Am iron ore train
oil the Pittsburg & Western FpIl Nas
wrecked two miles east OF this ci,y at au
early hour this morning. brakeman H4W-
lev Thomas. of this place, was instantly
killed. Michael Babbitt. a tramp. -
tally injured. Several tramps were badly.
but not fstally. injured. The wreck W-fs
caused by broken frog.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
BARRIL MAY DIE TO-DAY.
The Barcelona Anarchist Given =.
Speedy Trial by COurt-MartiaI
and Condemned.

Barcelona. Sept. 5.-Barril. the anarchist,
who on Friday evening attempted to as
sassinate Chief of Police Portas and As
sistant Chief Teixedor. as they were leav-
ing the circus, was tried and condemned
by court-martial to-day and 1t is expected
that he will be executed tomorrow. 1t is
stated that two accomplices of Barril also
fired at the officials. but succeeded in MAX
ing their escape.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-06
Killed by Lightning

London. Sept. 6.-The Daily Chr0aicIe's
Berlin correspondent says that fearful
storms have occurred in Western SilsSia-
and that the rivers are rapidly rising au,l
threatening fresh nuudatious. Several per
sons have been killed by lightning. and -
number of farm houses have been ournsd-