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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
NO wHITEWAsH FOR KANSAS LEGIs-
LATIvE BoODLERs.
oUTcALT TO MAKE COMPLAINT.
ALL THIS PROVIDED THE COMMIT
TEE BE NOT KNOCKED OUT.
Interesting Recital by a Prominent
Lobbyist in PrOspect-WnshinE-
tom Pop Criticises Governor
Lcedy's Police Board
Policy.

Topeka, Kas., May S.-(Specialo Chair
man Outcalt, of the legislative investigat-
ing committee declares that if the inquiry
proceeds there will be no whitewashing
done and that steps will be taken to bring
the bribe-offerers and bribe-takers before
the bar of justice. To The Journal cor
respondent, he said: ''If the supreme court
renders a decision our way, We Will pro-
ceed with the investigation. When 1t Is
finished, we will consider the evidence and
if, in our judgment. we have obtained sum
cient information to convict any person or
persons, under the state law, we will rec
ommend to the county attorney of Shaw
nee county to begin criminal proceedings:
l will swear to the complaints myseif, IL
necessary, no matter whom 1t catches-
whether Populist, Republican. Democrat
or free Silverite. This whitewashing busi-
ness will not go with this committee"
A story is current that, in case the IN.
vestigation goes ahead, certain lobbyist
will appear on the witness stand ana tell
some things that will put a number OF
other lobbyists to flight. 1t is said that
this particular lobbyist has grievance
against the others. They did not tote
fair with him. He failed to get his por-
ton of the funds in the divide: Now ne
proposes to expose them and those who
know say his testimony will ''have whis-
kers' on it. The committee is afraid, how
ever, that this particular lobbyist will be
seen" by his ex-comrades before the IN,
veStigation opens again, and that he Will
be as forgetful as Jim Legate and heefer
were.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
REQUIEM MASS FOR THE DEAD.
dral of Notre Dame In Honor
of Fire Victims


Paris, May s-A requiem mass for the re-
pose of the souls of the victims of the re-
cent fire at the charity bazar was cele-
brated at noon to-day in the cathedral of
Notre Dame. The interior of the building
was heavily draped with black. relieved by
silk embroidery, and the main doorway
was draped with heavy pail edged with
ermine and raised on either side by silver
loops. Above the doors were escutcheons
with the initials "R. F." Republique Fran
caise). At an early hour the square in
front of the cathedral was densely packed
with people.
An imposing catafalque covered with
flowers contained the remains of the Com
tesse de Ballin and Madame Julian.
Conspicuous among the floral tributes
Were, Were magSniiieent nag Wreaths sent by the EN-
Russian colony of Paris.
President Faure occupied a raised plat
form at the left Of the choir and behind
Tins, the members of the government, dip
iomatic corps and other notables. Mgr.
de Lescaille officiated at the mass and
: ing for his text the words, Blessed are
they who have passed from life doing
A majority of the large stores of Paris
were closed during the services.
London, May S.-A requiem mass for the
fire at the Charity bazar in Paris on Tues
day last was celebrated in the chapel of
the embassy to-day. The chapel was
crowded. Among those In attendance were
Lord Harris, representing the queen: Sir
Diehton McNaughton Probyn, the Prince
and Princess of Wales; the American,
Turkish, Austrian, Russian, German,
Spanish and Chinese ambassadors and other
diplomats; Lord Rosebery, Earl of Kimber-
ley, Duke of Abercorn, the Right Hon. Sir
Matthew White Ridley, Lord Butler, Sir
Howard Vincent. Prince Hohenlohe. Mrs.
Cambridge university; Lord Salisbury and
the Princess Louise. The chapel was
draped in black. relieved by silver.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
Lyman J. Gage and the Keeley Cure.

Lyman J. Gage. late ,add President Of the the
retary Of the treasury. in a letter 70 a
friend IN London o. ENGLAND; some nssv time ans
his gold remedies for the cure OF alcohol
ism and the morphine habit:
II am well acquainted with DIR. Kelley
and regard him as a skillful physician and
performed many wonderful cures. restoring
to the public many men Of bright talent
and intellectual ability, whose lives have
been clouded and ALMOST Destroyed through
cotics. His remedy can no longer be
ciassed among experiments. as thousands
have been cured at his Institutes. I con-
slider DR.. Kelley gentleman in the high
won the respect of the public. His name
is household word in the United States" >"
When DIR. Keeley's cure is indorsed with
Gage. General Neal Dow. Philip 2. Ar
mOur. Bishop Niles, Rev. T. C.. Warner.
DIR. Parkhurst. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage,
Hon. John v. Farwell. Hon; Joseph Ne.
Chicago: Governor Claud Mathews. Of In
diana; j. K. Bauduy, M. D., LII. D.; DIR.
James Edmonds, Of London. and many
other prominent citizens of the United
over 10000 men and women who have
been cured at the Kelley Institutes, how
can its efficacy be doubted?
located in the Portsmouth building, is one
of the Oldest, as well as the best, equipped
and most successful In the country, having
successfully administered DR.. Keeley's
thorized Keeiey institute for that state.
and the only one using the genuine Kelley
remedies. All remedies used are received
from the great Kelley laboratory. and the
ton of DR.. Keeley. is Identical with that
received at Dwight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
POPS VERY IMPATIENT.
Think Seats at the Pie Counter Are
Being Assigned With Too
Little Celebrity.

Topeka, Kas, May S.-(SpeciaL) There
will be strong pressure brought to bear on
the Populist state board of charities when
Il meets here next week to begin a whole
sale removal of Republicans now on the
pay roll at the various state institutions
The pie hunting crowd is getting very
hungry. In fact 1t is becoming frantic on
account of the slowness of the board.
-Four months have already passed under
this administration" said one to-day and
about the only persons removed are seam
stresses and general roustabouts. It's time
some of the big heads are falling. If the
board doesn't watch out 1t won't get all of
the changes made before the Republicans
come into power in twenty months from
now. The Republicans never delayed max
ing changes when they came into power.
Fopulists were fired right and left, and 1t
wasn't month until we were all out in
the cold. And when they come in the
next time they will treat us the same way.
i tell you we are getting tired of the man
ner in which this board is running things.
II Governor Leedy knows what Is good for
him he will order the board to get out its
ak and start to beheading Republicans
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
as been unusually
GERMANS WANT A TARIFF WAR.
Are Urging the Government to Retail
fatory Measures Against the
United States.

Berlin, May s.-The Dingley bill debate In
the reichstag has attracted much attention
throughout the empire and the newspapers
are full Of it. The whole agrarian party
still urges the government to declare tar
iff war against the United States before or
Immediately after the Dingley bill becomes
a law. Even a considerable portion of the
Industrial classes of Germany favor such a
plan. The government has received memo
rials from the chambers of commerce of
Dusseldorf, Crefield, AK La Chapele and
Mayence, protesting against the Dingley
bill, and urging retaliation, The govern
ment, however. will not yield to this press
ure, especially as 1t is doubtful whether
the reichstag will sanction such violent
policy, the center being thus far non-com-
initial, and the Liberals, Radicals and So
cialists being opposed to any tariff war
with the United States. This fact, however,
adds fresh fuel to the agrarians keen hos
tility to the present cabinet. and especially
to their hostility against Baron MarschalI,
Won Bieberstein, and they are using all
their means to hasten the fall of the lat
ter, though the emperor and Prince Hohen-
lobe support him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
LONDON PRESS STILL sC0LDs.
Weekly Newspapers Indulge in Cnus-
tic Comments on the Fall of the
Arbitration Treaty.

London, May S.-The rejection of the ar
bitration treaty by the United States senate
committee has been received with much dis
appointment here, and many hard things
are being said about American politicians.
The weekly newspapers indulge in caustic
comments on the subject. The Saturday
Review says:
IF it has done nothing more, the discus
sion of this unhappy measure has opened
the eyes of many Englishmen to the bitter
feelings entertained against this country
by large section of the Americans and
constantly fomented by large section of
the American press
The Spectator remarks: 1.-THE failure of
the treaty, rightly or wrongly, will be re-
garded as sign that America does not
want position of permanent friendlinesS
with the old country. The result is de-
plorable, but 1t is no good to blink at the
fact
The Daily Chronicle uses the rejection of
the treaty as a peg upon which to hang u
rabid denunciation of the Marquis of Sails
bury's premiership, which, it says, repre-
sents a record of failure almost unparal-
leled in the history Of England" adding,
England hardly sank so low in the evil
days of the Stuarts."
The Chronicle then mentions the Marquis
of Salisbury's pro-Turkish policy being
used as an arm against the treaty, and de-
clares that his '.houting of America in the
Venezuelan trouble" was partly the reason
for the defeat of the treaty.
Jerome *. Jeromes To-day discusses the
matter in similar strain.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
SEVEN AFFIDAVITS.
Labor People Receive an Invoice of
Dispositions in the vaIlins
Matter.

The union labor leaders in Kansas City
received yesterday evening seven afidavits
from Chicago in which it is set forth that
Chief of Police Thomas N. Vallins lived
for three years. including January, 1887, at
1864 Wilcox avenue, in that city. These
affidavits will be Incorporated in the peti-
ton for quo warranto proceedings to oust
the chief to be prepared by Dan W. Brown,
attorney for the union labor men. This pc
tition will be submitted to Attorney Cen
eral Crow, when he returns TO Kansas City
next Wednesday, according to agreement.
IF the police commissioners depend
upon the act of 1874 to hold Vallns as chief
of police, his time will soon be up" de-
clared E. II. Bettis, president of The In
dustrial Council. last evening. why, that
old law states that the chief of police shall
receive a salary of 1880 a year and pro-
vides for the employment of only two de-
tectives at SO a month each. If half of
that law is invalid the rest must be and
now we have found out upon what the COM
missioners are basing their right 10 ap-
point nonresident of the state, we in
tend to push the fight against him."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
HOW To FIND OUT,

Fill bottle or common glass with ur;,e
and let IT stand twenty-four hours; a sod
iment or settling indicates an unheaItby
condition OF the kidneys. When urine
stains linen It is positive evidence OF kid
ney trouble. Too frequent desire to urin-
ate, or pain in the back, is also conyInring
proof that the kidneys and bladder are
out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the KNOWLEDGE so
often expressed, that DIR. Kimer's Swami.
Root, the great kidney remedy, fuifiIs
every wish in relieving pain in the hack
kidneys. liver, bladder and every mari Of
the urinary passages. 1t corrects inabiIitv
TO hold urine and scalding pain In m sSinS,
81. or bad effects following use OF ii1nor
wine or beer and oyercomes that unniaas
ant necessity OF being compelled TO get nm
many times during the night TO lrinofe
The mild and the extraordinary effect al
Swamp-Hoot is soon realized. 1t stands
the highest for its wonderful cures OF the
most distressing cases. If you need med
icine You should have the best Sold by
druggists: price fifty cents and one dollar r
You may have n sample bottle and pam.
phiet both sent free by mail. Mention The
Kansas City Sunday Journal and send youl
ADDRESS TO DIR. kilmer & Co., Binghamton
n 7. The proprietors of this paper guar.
antee the genuineness Of this offer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
KRUGER's BACKDOWN.
tically the Concessions Demand
ed by Great Britain.

London, May s.-Great importance is at
tached to the decision of the Transvaal
volksraadt at secret session held at Pre-
toria, the capital on Wednesday last, to
repeal the Transvaal immigration law. The
meeting was held to discuss the answer to
be made to the dispatches of British secre-
tary of state for the colonies, MIR. Joseph
Chamberlain, who demanded repeal of
the law. The law was repealed, but it is
explained this step was taken, not because
the measure was a breach of London con-
vention, but because it was distasteful to
neighboring states. The Transvaal state
attorney rendered his resignation, in dis
approval of the repeal. This action of the
Transvaal government, it is said here,
clearly indicates a backdown upon the part
of President Kruger and the volksraadt,
and renders the chances of war remote. 1t
Is the most important concession yet made
by the Transvaal, and removes the chief
cause of friction, not only between the
Transvaal and Great Britain, but between
Cape Colony and the Transvaal 1t was
on this point that Mr.. Chamberlain's dis
patch took almost the form of an ultima
tum.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
KANSAS c0NGREGATI0NALIsTs.
Results of the Annual Meeting of the
General Association at Ottawa
Last Week.

Ottawa, Kas., May S.-(special.) Follow
ing is list of the assignments and COM
nlittees for 1898 announced to-day by the
General Association of Congregationalists
in session here: Place of meeting. Eu-
reka; moderator, Rev. L. C. Schnacke;
preacher, A. E. Peneman; alternate. o. c.
Pellming; business committee. A. L. Bush,
L. C. schnacke. W. A. Bosworth; publish
ing committee, ]. G. Dougherty. w. c.
Wheeler, ]. A. Brown: denominational CO.
operation, J. B. Richardson, j. e. Kirk
patrick. T. v. Davies, A. 8. Henderson, e.
L. Mills; educational, @. W: Herrick, A.
W. Vernon, ]. 8. Gould; ministerial relief.
c. NJ. Sheldon. Edward Skinner, H. J.
Witty; Sunday school. A. 8. Bush, ]. +.
Drake E. r. Moses: Christian Endeavor
committee. Frank E. Vincent. Lewis
Rcbey, Miss Virginia Edwards; Chicago
seminary. examiner, RICHARD Cordley;
Herrick. Arthur J. McCabe; members for
cooperate members of A; B. c. F.. NJ.
r. M. Tunnel, Edwin Tucker, J. r. Null
vsne, L. P. Broad, L. II. Fairchild, A. c.
Strick; visitors TO Washburn college, A. w.
Vernon, ]. B. Adkins; visitors to Eureka
academy. ". H. Walker, E. L. Howard.
visitors to Stockton academy, d. II. Flatt,
Rich Harper.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
A KANSAS UNFORTUNATE.
Newton Reed, 81 Years Old, Has Not
Grown Since He Was n
Child.

Topeka, Kas, May S.-(Special.) At the
Dickinson county poorfarm has recently ar
rived a charge who has for many years
puzzled physicians, and whose case is to-
day stranger than ever. Newton Reed was
born about thirty-seven years ago and for
a long time has lived in South Dickinson
with relatives, who have cared for him.
Their removal made it best to bring him to
the county farm, where he is well cared
for by Superintendent Kelley. When be-
tween and 6 years old Reed had infiam-
matory rheumatism. which stopped the
growth of his body. So it is to-day, as then,
the body of a child, with tiny limbs. drawn
and misshapen by. disease. The head,
however, is that of a normal man, full
sized, with beard growing as usual. Mr..
Reed wears only a mouStache, however.
There is a good shaped forehead and the
eyes show an observant and intelligent
brain behind. He reads the papers, talks
well and takes a lively interest. in life.
Yet he can not sit up, but lies always in
the little bed, helpless and hopeless of ever
being better. 1t is a sad fate yet many
people with all the advantages OF a sound
body are less contented than this unfor-
tunate who abides in resignation his des-
tiny. The physicians say there is no hope
for improvement yet he may live TO old
age.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
LONDON GIVES TO CHARITY.
Liberal Contributions to the Indian
Famine and Greek Wounded
Relief Funds.

London, May S.-The appeals to the char
ity of Londoners are endless, and are gen.
orally answered generously. The Mansion
house Indian famine fund has now reached
nearly s2,6OO0OO, or more than was raised
during the whole course of the last famine
raised nearly S45 600 for the Greek wounded
The Prince of Wales hospital fund alone
don hospitals is over $500 900, and the prince
hoped to raise Sl5. 900. 1t is doubtful II
even s2500.000 will be obtained, but the
Prince of Wales will personally address a
meeting of bankers merchants and other
prominent people In the city. and will ap-
peal for more money for the hospital fund.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
KEEPS BRElDENTHAL BUSY.
New Banking Law Adds Greatly to the
Duties of the Bank Com
mfssfOner.

Topeka, Kas., May S.-(Special) Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal has discovered
that his new banking law which requires
defunct banks to report to his department
has added about so per cent to the work OF
the commissioner and he is required to do
1t with the same old force of employees.
Under the law. receivers of defunct banks
must report the same as solvent banks anu
two inspections are required year. Al
the present time there are about ntty
banks in the hands of receivers ana this
makes an additional 100 examinations
year. Then the examination of defunct
institution is much more difficult to make
than that of solvent bank.
The receivers of all the defunct banks
have filed their first reports under the new
law and the commissioner is preparing
some statistics from them. The state
ments at present are made out on the
forms used by active banks, and some
items are very amusing to the general
public, but depressing to depositors who
were caught by failures. For instance, the
receivers figure the court costs. taxes, at
torneys' fees and all other expenses which
have been paid by them as resources. In
one instance. so an employe of the depart
ment says. the receiver has paid out over
$4,000 in attorneys fees and court costs,
and the depositors hlye not yet got cent.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
JAPANESE-HAWAIIAN TROUBLE.
Japan Shows No Disposition to Bring
On War With the
Island.

Washington, May S.-Recent advices to
the Japanese legation show that the Japan
ese government, as well as the public, Is
in nc way agitated over the Hawaiian sit
uation. The Japanese government has put
, sim to all immigration to Hawaii. thus
Indicating a purpose not to press for the
right to have Japanese subjects admitted
II is said also that the dispatch of a Jap
anese warship to Hawaii was in no sense a
menace, but was made with view to re-
straining any possible demonstration by
fLn Japanese there in consequence of the
exclusion of Japanese immigrants. The au-
thcrities are desirous only of securing in
demnity for those japanese who nave SUI
said that an offer by the United States to
us,, its good offices in securing settlement
of the trouble doubtless would be accepted
nv JaDaQ.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
KANSAS COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS
State Superintendent Stryker Com
piles Some Interesting statistics
Many Counties owe Nothing.

Topeka Kas., May S.-tSpecial) State
Superintendent of Schools Stryker has pre-
pared a statement showing the true valu-
ation, assessed valuation, the Indebtedness
and the per cent of the bonded indebted
ness of the various counties in the state.
The indebtedness does not include anything
except the amount the county organiza-
tion owes. 1t does not take in the debt
of the cities or the school districts in the
counties. The statement shows that the
counties of Butler, jefferson. Nemaha, Ne
osho. Pottawatomie, Woodson, Harvey,
Cove Crawford and Labette do not owe
a single cent The per cent of Indebtedness
of the counties in which are located the the
assessed valuations, follows: Atchison, SIS
per cent; Bourbon 3; shawneo; 3; Wyan- n
Linn and Smith counties each have an In
debtedness of one-half of / per cent.
Those counties only having per cent are:
Brown, Chase. Cheyenne. Elk. Ellsworth,
Finney, Washington, Logan, Mitchell,
Phillips. Republic.
Here is a list of counties whose indebt-
edress amounts to 20 per cent or over:
Grant %: Meade. "a; Scott, 20: Seward, 20;
| Stevens, %; Wichita, 20.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING.
the Strain Well-Small Break
Yesterday.

New Orleans, La, May s-The river has
been rising all day and the weather has
been stormy, SO that the levees have had
a magnificent test and stood it well. The
only mishap to-day was outside of the
levee districts. For some days the Pom
chartrain levee board have been complain
ing of the condition of the Burton Lumber
Company's levee at Baton Rouge. and 1t
was backed up by the engineers. The plant
is situated in the bottoms, Just below
Baton Rouge proper, which is on a hill,
and a crevasse there would flood almost
the entire section below. The Burton mill
people have been working on the levee
and guaranteed to keep II secure. To-day
there was cave of about thirty feet and
the lower portion Of the city was flooded,
and as far as six miles below the city.
Governor Foster was on a tour OF In
spection along the line when he heard of
it and he and the levee board members
and the engineers hastened to the capitas,
being importuned by the large delegations
all the way. The Burton people took
prompt hold and kept the crevasse from
growing. The flooring of the mill will be
torn up, piles driven and strong protec-
tion braced against them and these meas
ures will doubtless prove efficient. The
Burton owners have notified the governor
that the break will be stopped IL money
and men can do 1t.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS.
Committee on Registered Mails Con-
siders Matter of Indemnifica-
ton for Lost Mails.

Washington, May S.-The committee on
registered mails of the Universal Postal
congress held meeting to-day that lasted
until late in the afternoon. 1t was the only
body that was in session, and the various
countries We're well represented. The mat
clared value and for jewelry packages in
the mails occupied almost the entire atten-
ticn. and IL was practically decided to re-
for the exchange of the mails with n few
modifying but. not essentially important
amendments, should be continued.
The delegates have agreed upon plan to
reduce the cost of maritime transportation
of the mails on a sliding scale basis. In
some cases the reduction amounts to 10 per
cent in five years, and in other to 10 per
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-09
RIvERA's SUCCESSOR.
Mnior General Pedro Diaz in Com.
mand of the Western Army
of the Insurgents.

Havana, May S-Among the documents
recently captured from the insurgent lead
er, Aguirre. was found one appointing Ma
jor General Pedro Diaz as the successor OF
Riuz Rivera.
photographic reports have been received
to the effect that heavy cannonading and
the sound of musketry was recently heard
at Rios Grande, between Ciega De Avila
and La Reforma. 1t Is supposed that
hight was going on between Brigadier Gen.
eral Ruiz and the rear guard OF General
Gomez.
The Brillante Calota estate. the property
of a German subject, Henry Monck, FORM
erly held by the insurgents, has been re-
covered by the Spanish forces. A Spanish
garrison has been stationed at this point.
Captain General Weyler is at Manicara-
qua, directing military operations. He Is
accompanied by Colonel Pintos, and will
remain at that place three days. After
that he will return to Cienfuegos.
Twenty regulars belonging to the Ca
narias battalion have been placed under ar
rest. II has been discovered that they
were secret members of the Naingoes' AS
sociation.