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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-05

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
AAOOA . AiAS with Hoods Sarsaparila.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-05

Mrs. John Henderson, a magazine
writer. arrived in the city yesterday
on her way to Alaska to secure mater
ial for number of articles for Eastern
publications. She is in the employ of
the American Trading & Transporta-
stion company. Mrs. Henderson goes
West today via the Northern Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-05

Howard Estes. chief clerk at the Windsor.
has gone to Boston to attend the annual con-
vention of hotel men. Night Clerk Will P.
Hayes will act chief clerk during Mr..
Estes absence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
Mr.. BRYAN's PHILOSOPHY.
The Free Silver Oracle Speaks With
Regard to the Prices of Sill
YER and Wheat.

st. Louis. Sept. 4.-The st. Louis POST
Dispatch tomorrow will print letter from
William ]. Bryan, the first utterance after
three months of travel and observation
during the return of prosperity. Among
other things, he says:
wheat has risen because the foreign
crop has been exceedingly short.
1.-THE fact that silver and wheat have
parted company will cause no dismay to
those who understand that the law of sup
ply and demand regulates the price of both.
Nothing can better disclose the weakness
of the Republican position than the joy
manifested by the Republicans over events
for which their administration and their
policies are nowise responsible.
IF the Republicans desire to claim credit
for the high price of wheat. they must as
sumo responsibility for the famine in In
dia.
"A general rise in prices should be fol-
lowed by rise in wages
Mr.. Bryan says that the joy over the in
crease OF money from wheat is evidence
that We have too little money: that If the
farmers are benefited by the rise in one of
their products. how much better would it
be If the rise was universal: that the price
of wheat will fall when the foreign demand
becomes normal, and that the present spas
modic rise will aid rather than inJure the
cause of bimetallism.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
Mr.. BoTT0's HONEYMOON.
His Wealthy Bride, Thrice His Age,
Sent Him Adrift and He
Landed in Jail.

New York, Sept. 4.-William Botto, of
Louisville. Ky. was arrested to-day,
charged with uttering worthless check
for SIS on the Louisville Trust Company
and passing it upon Frank c. Benjamin, OF
Philadelphia Botto was held to await
reeuisition from Philadelphia. The police
saw this bad check is one of series passed
by Botto in neighboiing cities. Lately
Botto has been larishing money on a
young woman who takes q conspicuous
part in musical buflesque at Broadway
theater Botto acquired nutoriety py
marrying the wealthy widow of Captain
William Irwin. of Louisville. During his
the Louisville and India ma Ferry Company,
and was also promine mt In many other
corporations He Was an accredited mi i
ionaire and on his death his widow and Il.
year-old son. Gay, came into possession OF
the vast property. Irwin was a sporting
man and kept string Of racing horses.
is the son of Louisville merchant and was
a prominent figure. in Louisville society.
Early last spring Irwin and Botto pur,
chased a new string of ranning horses and
entered them at the New Orleans meeting.
Mrs Irwin accompanied her son TO the
races and met Botto. Early in July, Botto,
then % years old. was married to Mrs. lr-
win. who was 81 years old. Louisville was
shocked at the disparity. IN the ages of the
pair. Mrs. Botto sent her husband on
honeymoon trip by himself. and provided
him with money When the allowance ran
out. Botto continued the making OF checks
and passing them indiscriininately on peo-
pie who were impressed with his wealth
until he did not have any money.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
WANT MORE JUDGEsHIPs.
POpuIists Are Planning to Carry az
Many Judicial Districts as
POssihle.

Topeka. Kas.. Sept. 4.-(Special.) A clerk
in one of the state departments has been
busy the past ten days making compara-
tive statements by townships in all the
judicial districts in which judges are to be
elected this fall. A determined effort is to
an district judges in the state at the COM
ing election, and this comparative state
ment is intended to show just how many
votes in each voting precinct it will be nee
essary to change in order to carry the dis
trict. Judicial elections will be held in the
following distric,s this fall: Ninth district.
Mcpherson county: Tenth district, John
son and Miami counties; Fifteenth district
Osborne county; Seventeenth district. Nor
ton county: Nineteenth district, Sumner
county; Twentieth. Twenty-frst ThT,ieth,
Thirty-fourth and Thirty-flfth-in all, thir-
teen districts
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
THE s0RGHUMs IN KANSAS.
Marvellous Increase in the Acreage of
Kafiir Corn During the Past
EOur Years.

eATs.
Topeka. Kas, Sept. 4.-tSpecial.) In 1893,
when the first returns of the non-sacchar-
Inc sorghums in Kansas were made to the
state board of agriculture. the area planted
to milo maize was 14004 acres: Kaffir corn,
46,9l1 acres, and Jerusalem corn. Hoy
acres. In the four years since, according
to a press bulletin issued by Secretary F.
D. Coburn, milo maize has fallen 25.5 per
cent in acreage and Jerusalem corn so per
cent, while the increase IN Kattir corn has
been 692 per cent, or .S3S acres. The coun-
ties in 1893 hsving l,0OO acres or more of
kaffir corn were Neosho, leading with 2S32
acres; Clark. e.4S0: Comanche. 2i05: Has
kell, zoos; Ness, LIS; Greenwood, l.627;
Morris. 1,2lS: Meade, 1910; Ford, III;
Grant 1,15O; Lincoln 1,o99. and Ellis, l,9i4,
or fifteen counties all told. This year there
and upwards, ranging from lbs acres in
Graham TO 22,s6 in Greenwood. This years
area is 311.S3s acres. The leading counties
are Greenwood, with 2. 256 acres; Barber.
Reno, 1l,12i. So popular has this plant be-
come that it is grown in every county and,
except in very few. its acreage is of con-
siderable Importance. If the total increase
in acreage during the past four years were
equally apporfo there would be S,O93
acres increase for each county in the state
During the our years from 1884 to 1897
inclusive. the accharne sorghum area in
creased 22o,323 acres, or 166 per cent. The
total this year is 352. 52S acres. The county
having he largest planting is Barber, with
1888 acres. followed by Finney, 1l,s7s: OF
Dickinson, $3.50. Sorghum is grown in
every county. The great bulk of the sac
charine sorghum now raised in the state is
for forage and grain. not at all for sugar
making, and ony in a small way for syrup.
While stock gibwers are pretty evenly di-
vided as to which sorts are of greatest
value for theil purposes. both the sweet
and the non-sveet are rapidly gaining in
popularity and becoming important factors
in their business.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
SAYS MISSOURI is FOR BRYAN.
Chairman Cook Declares That Pros
perity Has Not Brought Free Sill
yerites to Their Senses.

Mexico, No., Sept. 4.-'rhe following tele-
gram was received by S b. Cook. chair
man of the Democratic state committee:
New York, Sept. 3.-Kindiy telegraph the
World whether the growing prosperity of
the country has shaken the faith of the
Democrats and Popuiists of your state on
the silver issue. Is their loyalty to Mr..
Bryan as a leader great as ever?
THE WORLD
To this the following was sent:
Mexico, Mo-, Sept. 3.-The advance In
the price of wheat has not affected the sill
Yer sentiment in Missouri. Our people feel
that natural causes-shortage in supply
have caused the advance in price. They
know that the same financial policy pre-
walls to-day that existed through Mr.Cleve-
lands entire term, when the price of agri-
cultural products reached the lowest point
known since the war. The loyalty of our
people to Mr.. Bryan is undated. If Il
primary were held tomorrow to send dele
gates to national convention to nominate
candidate for president he would carry
every voting precinct in the state. He Is
not only the choice of the rank and file of
the Democracy of Missouri but is the per-
sOEal choice of such leaders as eX-Govern-
or Stone, Congressman Bland and Govern
or Stephens. Missouri will send a solid
Bryan delegation to the national conven-
tion in 1900. S. b. COOK,
Chairman of State Committee"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
PENSIONS.

Washington. Sept. 4.-The following pen
sions have been granted:
KANSAS.
Original-David F. Holtz, Strong. Will
lam ]. Kimbali. Eldorado; Franklin stan
ley Clafiin.
Restoration and reiSsue-John ]. Ferris
dead. Kansas City.
1ncrease-George W. Skinner. Eskridge:
James T. Reeves. Longton-
Original. widows. etc.-Nettie E Ferris.
Kansas City: Ida Moore. Fredoris; minors
Of Thomas J. Whiteslde. Palmyra; minors
of William Quarterman, Chase.
MISSOURI.
Original-John F.. Phelps. Springfield
John ii. Veado. st. Louis: Thadieus Rob
inson Ashburn.
Supplementai-John lager. Kansas CITY.
Restoration and supplemeutaI-Smith
Vaughn fdead). Commerce.
Increase-Nichoas NJ. Hawkins Eidoradn
Springs; Meshack Barrett. Dewitt: Hiram
Huitt. Mountain View.
Reissue, Edmond Melton. Ozark: William
Decker. Mount Vernon; Isaac " Vaughan
Joplin.
original. widows. etc.-Mary A. Vaughn.
Commerce; special August q, Florence NJ.
Decker. Kansas City; Eliza Jane Alsup.
Buckhart: minors OF George Gilbert Jua-
son; Chalon Jackson father. Hibrsd: I.u-
ciDda Berry. Celt: Mary Venn. St Louis:
Sarah r. Coates. Adrian: christena Dor
ley. Hopkins; Martha ]. Kelley, Monte
vallo.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Ortginal-Andrew j. McFry. Butte
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
BRYAN AND T0WNE.
Two Free silver ShOuters Attract a
Great Crowd In IOwa-TOwne's
Opinion on Wheat.

Denison. Ia, Sept. 4.-Hon William j.
Bryan and ex-Congressman C. A. Towne,
Of Minnesota, spoke here to-day to two
large and enthusiastic audiences. 3. A.
Pummer, fusion candidate for lieutenant
governor and Judge l.. ]. Kinney, fusion
candidate for supreme judge. We're both
prest mt. Hon. Mike II al v, of Fo D d. se.
d moo ratio dlstr CT mmttyemaa, e.
sided over both meetings. Mr.. Bryan was
given an ovation. He said the silver ques-
tion was the great issue of this campaign
in Ohio and Iowa. He ridiculi the rnonI-
tary commi sion sent out y Mckinley. and
said other nations would do nothing unless
scared into 1t by gains by the silver party
this fall. He so said that the present
system of national taxation was unjust.
He favored the removal OF ali inIerna-
tional revenue taxes and tariff taxes, and
the substitution of the income tax. He
said the income tax had been constitutional
for hundred years, and had been so until
one judge changed his mind. He also said
that, as far as he could learn. the state of
affairs of Iowa were in such bad shape that
any change would be for the better
Mr.. Towne spoke entirely on the money
question. He said that II we now had free
silver wheat would be selling for $3.50 per
bushel. People came from all over Western
Iowa, and the crowd was immense and very
enthusiastic.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
VICTIMS OF POISON IVY.
Danger Lurki in the WiIds of the
Lake Cfy-One Man Loses
an Eye.

Chicago, Sept 4-Poison ivy in vacant
lots and groves ,long the north sh ore in and
near Chicago his caused one man to lose
the sight of an ,ye aud has brought suffer-
ing to many otfHrs who have come in con-
tact with the ntxious vine.
AS result TIL, people in the affected dis
tricts talk Of as:ing the council to pass an
ordinance requiring property owners to ex-
terminate the iY'.
D.B. Towner, dorister of Chicago Avenue
church and mudc master at the Bible in
stitute. has lostthe sight of his right eye
York hospital AID underwent eight opera
tions, but all without avail.
Three ulcers and iritis together baffled the
skill of the atteding physicians and it re-
quired their utmost endeavors to save the
left eye.
Miss Louisa hlham, 17-year-old daush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs.. Fred Pelham. has been
under medical tr,atment for week at the
home of her prents in the Irving flats,
North State an6 Oak streets. Miss Pei
i,nr. is dangerouly i'll. the greater part of
her body and fac being covered with bis
ters from the potion. Her sight Is still en-
There are marv other cases not of such
serious NATURE as those of Mr. Towner
and Miss Pelham.
The ivy has hen allowed to grow from
year to year AM now completely covers a
large part of tle unoccupied lands in the
district east of lark street and north of
Lincoln park. 1t rows in narrow strips be-
tween the sidewlks and the fenced prop
erty and has overun the woods.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
MUSTAPHABEY Is WILLING.
Term q Service as
HplOmnt.

New York, SeI 4.-Mustapha Bey, who
is quietly living It the Hotel Majestic. in
this city. is by n means dismayed by the
news of his remoal from the post of Turk
ish minister at Washington. He Is an old
man. He said lat night that he needed u
rest. Continuinghe said:
81 cannot say tat the recall to my home
in Constantinoplewill be unwelcome, for I
have been thirty-wo years connected with
the state department in Constantinople,
and prior to my dparture for this country
was assistant setetary of state. In all
that time, | havGcarcely known what it
is to rest. 1t is m intention to go directly
to Constantinoplerom New York. Neither
Secretary Sherma nor any of the ministers
is in Washington ust now, and it is there
fore unnecessary ,r me to go there. l will
probably leave til country in the course
of the next few lays. Selsada Bey. my
secretary. will be BILE to attend to all busi-
ness pending the trivial of my successor"
The ambassadorsxho succeeds Mustapha
Bey Is Rifaat Be a young man of fine
abilities, who maned a Russian lady.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
A MIGHTY UNDERTAKING.
Writer in Atlanta Constitution Com
ments ON the Construction OF
Port Arthur Route.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 4.-The Constitution
will print an article tomorrow by S. w.
Avery, showing development and growth of
trade conditions in the South and West.
Referring to the West he says:
"The greatest and most significant result
has been that the mighty West has taken
ap 'ee etS SaSIe Me the leading provision center
of the country, has through her able finan-
cier, Arthur Il. Stilwell. president of the
Missouri kansas se 1 n and n Texas t Trust h GomPa
City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, known as
the Port Arthur Route, 169 miles long,
straight to. the Gulf. establishing the deep
harbor and new port of Port Arthur, on
Sabine pass. giving Kansas City a rail
route of its own COO miles nearer to tide
water than to New York, and making also
the shortest rail route to both New Orleans
and Galveston.
'.This important road is just about COM
pleted and a powerful line of steamers is
leo. and passing, as the road does, through
a region rich in lumber, cotton, fruit. iron
zinc. lead, coal and grain. securing an af-
fluent local support, it will be a successful
claimant for carrying abroad the vast
breadstuffs and meat products of the West
and the 600 or $1,000 cotton bales of
gether form the largest element of United
States export. Port Arthur has over twen-
ty-five feet of water that the government
is deepening to thirty feet.
This Port Arthur route of Mr.. Stilwell
the shortest to the sea from the Western
provision center, was u colossal conception
and has been marvelously executed in a
period of depression that has swamped like
enterprises. Our Eastern ports have been
worried over the loss of the grain and meat
traffic. yet 1t is under the natural and in
exorable laws of trade and transportation.
A rail haul 600 miles the shortest must
tell every time with other conditions favor
able. The South has reached the point
where she can use her natural advantages,
and II is for both her own and the general
good that she does. and adds her full ener-
gies to the business of the country and
does her part In strengthening the inter-
States for the good Of all.
THE change of routes for great bodies of
our foreign traffic, that shorten time and
lessen cost, is a stroke of general national
as well as local progress and a subject of
genuine congratulation."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
ONLY WANTED A LOAN.
Minnesota RObber Infornsa His Victim
That He VIII Return the
Money Soon.

Brainerd, Minn., Sept. "A sensational
robbery at st. Matthias. in this county.
eighteen miles below Brainerd has just be-
come public. Robert a. Magese. bachelor
farmer, who resides with his widowed moth
er, two miles from the postoffice, was capt
ured by two masked men, blirsdfolded and,
after dark. walked to his farm, and there
guarded by one while the other overpow.-
cred Mrs. Magee. an aged lady, and bound
and tied her to a chair The robbers evi-
from the banks a large sum. and they
threatened to burn the house If 1t was not
given up. Finally they secured nearly
81 800. Before they left one of the robbers
informed Mr.. Magee that the money would
be returned in November If no effort was
made to discover their Identity and that
he would send them his note by mail for
the amount. explaining that he was busi-
ness man and needed the money to keep
him from going into bankruptcy. No clue
has yet been found as to who the men
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
TO BE MARRIED WEDNESDAY.
General LOngstreet, SO and Deaf, to
Wed a Pretty Atlana Girl
Of 30.

Atlanta. Ga. Sept. 4.-The positive an
nouncement was made to-day by the friends
of both parties concerned that the marriage
of Miss Ellen Dortch TO General James G.
Longstreet would be celebrated at noon
next Wednesday at the executive mansion
in this city.
perfected by Mrs. Atkinson, wife of Govern
or Atkinson, and the best man will be ex-
Senator II. w. ]. Ham.
General Longstreet is 50 years old and
very deaf. Miss Dortch is % years old and
very pretty.
b;s nnnnintment from pres,dent Mct<inian
as railroad commissioner to succeed w. s.
Hampton, and Miss Dortch is a candidate
for state librarian.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05

other good attorney and pay so much down
and the balance when / am free?"
The state claims that the letters are OF
the highest Importance as establishing be-
yond question the motive for the alleged
murder of Mrs. Luetgert.
For the second time the defense in the
Luetgert case has demonstrated to ITS own
satisfaction that the theory of the state IS
wrong concerning the fate OF Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Granting even that she is dead, the
attorneys for the big sausage maker are
now more confident than ever of their
ability to prove that her remains never
were dissolved by the aid of heat and
ch, micals in the basement of the sausage
factory. The cadaver of a man weighing
about the same in life as the missing wom-
am was used In the second experiment to-
night The attorneys for the defense re-
fused TO talk much about the result of the
experiment, but said that the potash would
not destroy q body.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
7. B. MURDOCH WANTS A PLACE.
ator Baker Yesterday at Lenv-
enworth to See About 1t.

Leavenworth, Kas. Sept. 4.-tSpecial.)
Senator Baker was greeted early to-day by
man came in with smile on his face and
a bundle of letters and petitions in his
arms. He wants to he postmaster at Cav
arty M avn with he the tU boys e and peopIe S eener pIp
ally in his section. The senator was not
ready to take up the office for final settle
ment to-day and Mr.. Aldrich left without
a promise of the place.
Thomas Benton Murdock, editor of the
Eldorado Republican. had conference
with Senator Baker tonight. He arrived
too late to see the senator at his office and
was invited out to the house. 1t is said
that Mr.. Murdoch is ready to take any
coed place that can be secured for him.
but he will not travel a civil service route
to get it. Senator Baker thinks a great
deal of Mr.. Murdock-he does of all news
psper men-and he is disposed to do the
best he can for him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
SHALL OFFICERS CARRY CLUBS?
lem and the LOcusts May
Hive TO Go.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-The propriety of de-
priving all streeicrossing police officers in
the heart Of Chsago OF their clubs is be-
ing discusseR YNtw York the Broadway
squad is withoutciubs. and the declaration
has Just come fpm the New York police
commissioners tat clubs are no longer
trumps. In Chsago, clubbing of inof-
fensive citizens u brutal officers has been
on the wane sine Chief McClaughry's ad-
ministration, although there was a great
deal of it duringthe Hopkins administra-
ton and the opning months of that of
Swift. Former Chef Badenoch issued spe-
cial orders agaipt it and fought the evil
SO successfully 1at he minimized 1t.
In Chicago disicts like Grand avenue,
Ann or May stsets. Halstead or Clark,
police officer ,ithout club would be
set upon half 1ozen times a night and
beaten, If not He'd. But on the down.
town crossings, except to wave 1t at a
team, the club iiof no use to the officers
and might be doe away with. Chief Kip
ley thinks the cib nowadays In the best
parts of the cit is only an insignia of
office, which tim may obliterate. So long,
though, as ChicSo contains some districts
with the characteristics of frontier town
he is not in favt of depriving all officers
of their IOcuStS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
NO CHICAGO CARNIVAL.
Too ShOrt--Plann for Next
Yenr.

Chicago. Sept. 4.-The carnival and expo
sition which it was proposed to hold in
October have been postponed for a year,
owing to the limited time in which TO pre-
pare for such an affair this fall. After a
thorough discussion of the project at its
meeting last evening the special committee
Of twenty decided that there was not time
enough to get up anything which in size
or completeness would be worthy of Chi
cago.
Ev"ry one favored the carnival and ex-
pcs ton I'd n, however. and Chairman John
t. Sheyne was empowered to appoint an
advisory committee. of nine public spirited
business men. which should begin inn
mediate preparations for such an affair as
will surpass anything of the Kind which
is now Eeld in any city in the country. 1t
is proposed to TO m permanent exposition
and carnival company. This organization
is to be incorporated and issue subscription
stock. The exposition and carnival cele-
brations will then be annual affairs.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-05
IRELAND'S SAD PLIGHT.
Crops Are Poor and n Great Agricult-
ural Crisis Is Impend-

London. Sept. 4.-The failure of the pota-
to. hay and corn crops in most of the dis
tricts of Ireland has resulted in the gloom
lest outlook for the winter. The chairman
of the Michaelstown board of guardians at
a meeting held by that body on Thurs
day, declared Ireland is on the verge of a
great agricultural crisis, and that numbers
of rate payers will be compelled to go to
the workhouse.
The price of bread is rising slowly in
London and the outlook for the winter is
of the gloomiest kind. This city requires
10000 quarters of foreign wheat weekly. in
dependenty of flour. and during August
less than $1,000 quarters arrived per week
Not one-tenth of London's bread is made
from English flour and the bakers assert
that with flour at the present figure. a loaf
of bread at sgd Ql cents) will send them
into bankruptcy.
The hop crop is below the average The
picking. which is In full swing has pro-
duced the usual pauper invasion of Kent
and has been marked by greater distress
than usual. The workhouse and police sta
tions of that county are filled and there
have been several deaths from exposure in
the fields and hedges during the recent
storms.