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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
GREAT BRITAIN GRABBING LAND IN
THE SOUTH SEA.
SElzING FERTILE ISLANDS.
SOME OF THEM BELONG TO THE HA-
wAIIAN GOVERNMENT.
Palmyra Group, Fourteen in Number.
Have Belonged to Hawaii Since
1862 - English Companies
Planting Cocoanuts and
Tropical Fruits.

Honolulu, Hawaii. July 1.-THE schooner
Norma arrived from the South seas on the
18th. While the vessel was cruising on
the long voyage. Captain Rosehill secured
sufficient evidence to warrant the belief
that England had taken formal possession
of number Of small. fertile islands in that
portion OF the globe without stopping to
inquire who the owners might be. There
are many lagoon islands that are very
fertile, but uninhabited. They are now
being brought under cultivation for En-
gIish companies. who are planting cocoa
nut groves and other tropical fruits for
the export trade.
The most marked evidence of English
possession was found on the Palmyra
group, situated in something like latitude
north. longitude 100 west. This is con-
sidered the more remarkable. because the
islands. which are of the lagoon formation
and some fourteen in number. have been
owned by the Hawaiian government since
1852 and are published as such in South
Sea island Biographies They were taken
possession of formally in the name OF the
Hawaiian government In 1862 by a master
mariner who was given to exploring. At
that time a house was erected on the
largest island. vegetables planted about
the place and a white man and several na-
tives landed there as a colony.
The venture did not succeed at the time
and all evidence Of the old dwelling has
disappeared.
II had not visited Palmyra island for
perhaps a dozen years until A CoZens. q
planter who came with me from Hull ISL
and and went ashore there few weeks
ago." said Captain ROsehilL Almost the
first thing that attracted our attention on
the island was the remnant Of an Old flag
pole, at the foot OF which a proclamation.
written on cloth. but for the most part
effaced by the weather. was nailed to a
stout piece of planking- We could only
make out enough OF the wording to indi-
cate that the sign was a proclamation de-
cisring the islands among the possessions
Of Great Britain Evidently a party had
landed from a man-of-war there a short
time ago and remained there for some
time, for the tent stakes were still In the
ground and heaps of ashes remained where
camp fires had merrily blaZed. Bits Of
clothing and trapping picked up about the
place bore the initials of the II. n. s.
Penguin"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
as: Sullivan. Mississippi; cOOney. Missouri.

as: Sullivan. Mississippi; COoney. Missouri
Democrats. -,
Invalid pensions-Ray. New York; sgllo-
way, New Hampshire; Kerr. OHIO; W ar
ner. Illinois,, Brewster. New York Gloson'
Tennessee: Sturtevant, Pennsylvania: Hen
~. Connecticut; Barber. Maryland; smith.
Michigan. Republicans; Mcclellan. New
York; Myers. Indiana; Gorton, ONO, Dem
ocrsts; Castle California, and Botkin, Kan
MiHtia-Marsh. Illinois: Broderick, Kan
sas; Spalding. Miehigan: Fenton. ONO;
Miller, West Virginia: Burleigh, Aalne
Robbins. Pennsylvania; Barrows' Massa-
Verstage. New York: Fowler North Caro-
lima; Stark. Nebraska: Wheeler Kentucky,
Democrats
Following are the chairmen Of the less
important committees:
Elections No. J. Taylor, Ohio; elections
No. ?, Johnson, Indiana; elections No 3,
Levee and improvements of the Missls-
sippi river-Bartholdt Missouri.
Education-Crowe. Pennsylvania.
Merchant marine and fisheries-Payne,
New York.
Railways and canals-Chickering. New
York.
Neutrality-suspicious. Indiana.
Naval affairs-Boutelle. Maine.
Ohio. ..
Iondon-Gardner. New Jersey.
Mines and mining-GrOsvenor. Ohio.
Patents-Dicks, Pennsylvania.
Observation-Disclosures New Jersey.
Claims-Brumm, Pennsylya aia.
War claims-Mahon, Pennsylvania
Private land claimS-W. Smith, Illinois.
District of Columbia - Babcock, Wis
consin.
Revision of the laws-warner. Illinois.
Reform in the civil service-Brosus,
Pennsylvania.
Election Of president. vice president and
representatives in congress-Corliss, Mich
igan.
Alcoholic liquor trafic-Bromler. New
York.
Ventilation and acoustics-Heatwole, Min
nesota.
Irrigation of arid lands-Ellis. Oregon.
Expenditures in state department-Quigg
New York.
Expenditures in postofice department.
Cousins, Iowa.
Expenditures in war department-Grout.
Vermont.
Expenditures in navy department-Stew-
art. New Jersey.
Expenditures in postofice department.
Curtis, Kansas.
Expenditures in department Of Justice
Sulioway. New York.
Expenditures I'm department of agricult-
urc-Gillot. New York.
Expenditures on public buildings-Colson,
Kentucky.
Accounts-O'DelI. Jr., New York.
Printing-Perkins, Iowa.
Library-Harman. Pennsylvania
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
A PROHIBITION REVIVAL.
Kansas People Making n Special Ef-
fort to Stop illegal Whisky
Selling.

Topeka. Kas.. July 24.-(Special) Re-
newed activity in the effort to enforce the
prohibitory law is being manifested
throughout the state. Temperance people
have become alarmed over the boldness OF
the jointists and are stirring up the Off
cials to make a pTetense at least Of doing
their sworn duty. The toughest PROPOSE
tion with which the temperance people
have had to deal lately is the o. NJ: B., but
they have broken its back now. The sec
retary of an o. NJ. B. joint, with his white
apron. is handled the same as any other
jointist. At Burlingame yesterday two OF
them were convicted, and will be required
TO serve about six months each In jail un-
less Governor Leedy pardons them. At
Lawrence the o. NJ. b. is having tough
time. and at Topeka the white5aproned Of
fiCers of these lodges are considered simply
as jointkeepers, and are licensed by the
Populist police board the same as other
viOlators. Judge Guthrie has been Keeping
a close tab on the Temperance situation in
the state and he says that within the past
two weeks a wave of prohibitory law en-
forcement has been spreading over Kan
sas which is very likely to increase until
the the running of saloons. except possibly
in the large cities. will become a hazardous
undertaking.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
SEEMS TO HANG ON THE RESULT OF
TUESDAYS CONFERENCE.
WILL UNION LABOR ASSIST?
TRAINMEN TO BE URGED NOT TO
HANDLE WEST VIRGINIA COAL.
President GOmpers Issues an OniciaI
Call for the Tuesday Conference
in Response to RatchfOrd's
AppeaI-HOuse to House
Agitation.

Cleveland. o., July 24.-On the action Of
the labor leaders at the Wheeling confer
ence, called for July q by President Ratch-
ford, of the Mine Workers Union, seems
to hang the fate OF the coal miners strike.
1t was intimated in this city to-day that
Ratchford's aim is to induce the train
men TO refuse to handle West Virginia
coal. Chief P. NJ. Arthur's refusal to at
tend the convention does not occasion sur
prise among organized labor. This is not
a matter which concerns US" said Mr.. Ar
thur, speaking of the coal strike. 1T is
natural trainmen should feel a sympathy
for the striking miners, and l suppose they
do. but there is no reason why they should
refuse 10 haul West Virginia coal. the
same as any other freight. 1t may be
there are some who would be inclined to
refuse TO handle #. / have not been asked
by any of our organizations for any ad-
vice on the question. The organization has
rules governing its members in such af-
fairs
Ratchford. 1t is understood. hopes to in
duce the trainmen, switchmen and con-
ductors, through their leaders, to refuse 10
handle West Virginia coal not mined by
union labor. If he aCcomplishes that, the
operators concede the market would take
a wonderful jump.
Of the American Federation Of Labor. to-
day sent kilograms to officers of thirty
eight national trade unions calling for a
conference to be held at Wheeling. W. Va.
at noon Tuesday, July q. This was done
in response to a telegram from President
Rstchford OF the Unied Mine Workers of
America. in which ne says that peaCeable
assemblages and free speech have been
forbidden and suppressed in West Virginia.
Fairmont. W. Va, July 4.-A house 10
house missionary work Is being done by
the miners tonight and will be continued
till Monday morning. Debs. Mahon and
Rea all address meetings tomorrow and
they expect to have the large majority of
the men in the region out Monday. II this
project fails all the organizers will leave
this district and an effort will be made
TO stop the running of coal trains.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
GENERAL CALDWELL'S POST.
About Costa Riea,to which
the Distinguished kansan
Goes as Consul.

Topeka. Kas., July 2L-(Special) General
J. c. Caldwell, of Topeka, recently appoint
ed consul to San Jose, Costa RiGa, VIII pro,
has had much experience in botn the con,
sJlar and diplomatic service, having served
as consul at Valparaiso. and as minister 10
Uruguay and Paraguay he Is tnoroIShly
master of the Spanish language ana un,
derstands completely the character and
methods of Spanish American peoples. and
enters upon his duties not as novice, but
as an expert.
Costa Rica is a small country. less than
half the size of Kansas. but Is OF mex
haustible fertility. 1t comprises the produc5
tions of both the temperate and torrid
zones, the former in the valleys ana pla-
teaus of the interior. and the latter along
the coasts Its most important exports are
coffee and bananas. both of superior quail
fty It has gold and silver mines in sue
cessful operation. but its great mineral re-
sources have hardly been touched us tor-
ests abound in mahogany. rosewood ana
other valuable woods. and rubber abounds
in the mountains.
The climate Of the interior, where most
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25

of the people reside. is one of perpetual
spring-the extreme range Of the thermOm-
eter being from so to 80 deg.
Ii is connected with New Orleans by a
weekly line of steamers. and there is an
other weekly line to New York.
The Nicaragua canal. soon to be COM
pleted, passes along its northern boundary.
and the Panama canal. If ever built. will
be less than 100 miles from the southern
boundary.
great future awaits this little country,
when il becomes, as il surely will. in the
near future. the highway of the nations.
The population is the most homogeneous
of the Central American states. being most
ly white. The few negroes came from ia
maica and work In the banana plantations.
The finances of the state are in good con-
dition. the government having in the treas
ury On the 3lst of March last. 81. .270000. The
government has recently adopted the gold
standard.
General Caldwell says he proposes TO use
every endeavor to upbuild the commercial
trade between this country and Costa Rica.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
WILLIAM HoGAN'S DELUSI0N.
Thought Four Men From KnnsasWere
After Him and Went Insane
I'm That Belief.

William Hogan, young man, a cook liv-
ing at Fifth and Bluff streets with his pa
rents. went insane several days ago and
wandered about the streets. He imagined
four men from Kansas were pursuing him
because he had said something about an
other mans wife. and all efforts to placate
him were fruitless. Last night Hogan 5
Insanity became violent and he dashed into
the Fifth Avenue hotel, calling loudly for
help from the wrath OF his imaginary pur-
suers.
He was started toward his home. but be-
came fighty at Penn street and ran into
the Sisters hospital. A great commotion
resulted from Hogan's visit ard II required
some effort to quiet him. When he had
become quiet the police were notified and
Of6cer DALEY was sent from Central sta
tion to take charge OF him. He landed him
at Central station without further incl
dent.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
WATER FOR STOCK.
Attorney General Boyle Makes a Neat
Hit in the stock Yards
Argument

Topeka, Kas.. July 24.-(SpecfaL) About
the best thing said during the recent five
days talking match in the stock yards case
before Special Master Clark was gotten off
by Attorney General Boyle. The attorneys
for the stockholders Of the company were
laying great stress on the fact that the
company furnished an abundance Of water
10 STOCK shipped there That's probably
true" put in Boyle, but, your honor, I want
to impress upon your mind the fact that
live stock is not the only kind of stock that
the hands of the stock yards company.
Why, they even watered stock that
couldn't drink"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
WAS A HARD CHASE.
Oscar Hughes, Wanted for n Brutal
Assault on Ofhcer Basmann,
Captured Yesterday.

Oscar Hughes. one of the negroes wanted
by the police for the brutal assault on Spe-
cial Policeman Fred Basmann at the Han
nibal bridge Friday night, was located in
his mothers house at Eighteenth and Nc
Gee streets yesterday afternoon. Sergeant
Weber and Officer Mcnamara were sent
out from No: station to arrest him
Hughes saw the officers approaching, and,
going to window on the second floor,
leaPed out He had been gone a few sec
onds when the officers discovered that he
had evaded them, and was running east
on Eighteenth street a block away when
they came out onto the street.
Sergeant Weber fired several shots in the
air to frighten Hughes, but he kept run
ming. A number Of Boys and men Joined
the officers in the pursuit, which did not
end until Twenty-third and Woodland ave
nue. was reached. The officers kept Hughes
in sight during his flight. and by using
street cars and wagons were within halllng
distance when Hughes turned south on
Woodland avenue. Notwithstanding the
heat OF the day the officers kept up their
chase, and finally cOrnered Hughes on
Tw wenty-third street. He was In tagged
out condition when the officers oyerhauled
him. He was sent to Central station.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
NO HAWAIIAN ACTION.
Senator Morgan Suggests DispOsing
of the Treaty, but IL Was
Not Done.

Washington. July 24-While the senate
was in executive session to-day. Senator
Morgan suggested the Importance of TAX
ing up AND disposing of the Hawaiian an
neXation Treaty before final adjournment of
this session, but the suggestion was met
by a motion of Mr.. Aldrich to resume leg
islative business, which prevailed without
opposition. Mr.. Morgan did not make a
speech. but he suggested that events of
importance might transpire before another
session of congress which would cause the
serate to regret its action. The Alabama
senator's suggestion was not seconded from
any source and the indisposition of the
senate TO consider the matter was made so
apparent that Mr.. Morgan did not press
II. The understanding is that the treaty
will be taken up Immediately upon the
coEvening of congress next December.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
"THEY TWO WERE WE'D"
Miss Nora Campbell Is Mrs. j. F. shee-
han and All Is Serene in the
CamDbeu HOusehoId

Miss Nora Campbell is Mrs. J. F. shee-
han after all. They were married in Ar
gentine and all is serene in the Campbell
household at Front and Woodland Mrs
Sheehan was formerly an operator in the
Office of w. D. ChaTde and Sheehan was
her successor. She left her home Thursday
her mother Instituted an investigation. The
young people declared they had been mar
ried and they have a certificate to show
for II. The mother and father are salts
fed and will make the best of the situa-
ton, while the young couple are as happy
as they deserve TO be. Mr. Sheehan will
continue in Mr.. Charde's employ.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
MISSOURI NATIONAL AFFAIRS
STOCKHOLDERS MUST MEET AN AS
sEsSMENT OF 100 PER CENT.
Very Large Part of the Nominal As
sets of the Bank Found WORTH
Iess-A wretchedIy Poor
Showing.

The holders of the stock of the defunct
Missouri National bank will have to meet
in a short time an assessment of 100 per
cent on their stock in the bank. Comp
troller Eckels has been advised by Special
Bank Examiner Lynch. who spent several
days in the city last week, that it will take
fully that amount to raise enough to pay
of the claims against the bank and close
up the business.
While he was in the city Mr.. Lynch had
several long conferences with Receiver
Wallace and together they inspected the
assets with much care. They fnd just
what was claimed at the time OF the fall
ure-that a very large part of the nominal
assets Of the bank are worthless and there
is not the slightest chance Of the receiver
at any time being able to get anything out
of them for the creditors Of the bank. With
this fact so plainly demonstrated, there
was but one thing for him TO do and he
did it. That was to advise the comptroller
that a full limit of the assessment would
be required and ought to be levied at once.
50 the closing of the affair could be ex-
pedited.
This means that the capital stock Of the
bank has been wholly wiped out by the
management and absorbed by the bad
debts contracted and that another capital
stock will be required to make the depos-
itors whole. Much of the stock is held in
the East. but there are a few men in the
city and some Kansas bankers who hold
the largest amount of stock. The collec-
tion of the assessment will cause litigation.
as il always does, and the bitterness that
will thus be aroused may lead yet to some
other proceedings that were discussed at
the time the bank closed.
ID. V. Rieger, who was president, and
r. ID. Coyington, who was cashier, are now
located at Springfield, Ill, where they rep
resent the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
BEvIER MINERS MEET.
Vote in Favor of Working Only Half
Time Until the Strike Is
Settled.

Bevier. Mo, July 24.-(Special) At the
general mass meeting of miners. held this
evening. MessrS. s. c. Andrews and R. NJ
Jones were elected delegates to the state
miners convention, 10 be held in Sedalia
on the 9TH BY a vote of IS TO s., the dele
gates were instructed to vote to work only
three days per week until the strike in
the East is settled. The delegates were slso
instructed 10 use their best endeavors at
the state meeting TO arrange for cheaper
powder and blacksmithing work. The meet
ing was attended by more than 200 out of
100 miners here.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
TO SUE ON SCHOOL BONDS.
Attorney General Boyle to Try to COL
lect $4,000 From the Topeka
school HOard.

Topeka, Kas., July 24-(Special) Attor-
ney General Boyle has prepared the papers
in a suit to be filed next week against the
board of education OF Topeka to secure
$500 due on defaulted bonds held by the
state school fund: The bonds were issued
inally. Later, the limits of Topeka were
extended to take in the districts. and when
the bonds fell due the board of education
of Topeka refused to take them up. Hence
the suit.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Incendiary Fire at sedaIIa-

Sedalia, Mo-, July 24.-(Special.J The
residence Of Charles Z. Newell, on South
Massachusetts, avenue. was destroyed by
fire at an early hour this morning The fire
was undoubtedly of incendiaTy origin
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Mennonites to Meet,

Marion, Kas., July 24.-(Special.) In the
little town of Lehigh, in this county on
July 81, will be held a most novel con-
ventiOn. Mennonites from all over the West
Will be present to decide upon a future COL
ony or central home They have in view
rectly afterwards will move South
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
DIR. GoOdman.on Acquitted.

Omaha. Neb., July 24.-The jury before
which DR.. j. Sidney GOodmason was tried
at Ponca for numbering his wife returned
a verdict Of not guilty. This was the sec
ond trial Of Goodmason, he having been
convicted Of the crime in April.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Omaha Lose. a Big smeIter.

Omaha, Neb., July 24.-This afternoon the
Omaha-Grant Smelling Company announc-
ed that II had completed the purchase OF
the Pilot Boy Smelling Company's plant at
Kootenay Bay. British Columbia President
Nash SAYS this move Is necessitated by the
high rate imposed on lead ore In the new
tariff bill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25

Holland. Mich, July 4-Jenninson's Park
hotel, a summer resort structure on Mat
tawa lake, was burned early this morning
There were 100 guests in the building
There were several narrow escapes and few
clothes saved. Loss on building about S250.-
900: no insurance. Mrs. Frank Dean, Of
Cincinnati, lost considerable jewelry.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Aged Citizen Injured mt Liberty.

Liberty. No, July A-SSpecial2 p l.
here, was thrown from his carriage this
morning. while driving through town and
He is about 20 years OF age and has one
OF the finest farms In Clay county. His
age and the extreme heat make his recov-
ary doubtful
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
senter n Candidate for Congress.

Topeka. Kas.. July 2L-(Special.) The only
POpulist candidate for congress in the First
district is ]. NJ Senter of Topeka Mr.
Senter is at present clerk IN the office of
the state board of railroad commissioners.
a position which he occupied upder the
Lswelling administration.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Drowned in a Reservoir.

while bathing in the santa Fe reservoir reservoir
last night. John C. WisIer, aged about IS
years and with relatives here. was
drowned. He was seized with cramps. IL
is supposed. and II being dark, his compan-
ions could not aid him. His body was re-
covered half hour later in fifteen feet Of
water
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Na.ons and Helpers Strike.

New York. July 24-Al the masons and
helpers at work at the barracks and Of
ficers' quarters building at Fort Hancock.
Sandy Hook, went on a strike yesterday
for union wages. They have been receive
ing 20 cents an hour but want 50 cents.
They are still out
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
No Fusion in Pavnee.

Larned. Kas., July 2i.-(SpeciaI.) There
will be no fusion in this county this fall
the Democrats having met to-day in con-
VentiOn and nominated a full county tick
ct. This means the election of the entire
Republican ticket this fall.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
To Re Hanged for Assault.

Conroe, Tex, July 24-Archie Mcmillan,
who committed a criminal assault on the
9-year-old daughter of william Giles, on
the 10th inst, at Egypt, has been convicted
by jury and received the death penalty.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
w. c. Edwards Has a Boom.

Larned, Kas., July 24-(Special) w. c.
Edwards, who was secretary of state under
the Morrill, administration is being doomed
as a candidate for governor by some OF the
Seventh district Republicans.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
sbot 10 Death by n Mob.

Coneyyille. Miss. July 2t-Jirn Sellers. a
negro murderer. was taken from the coun-
ty iail at Pittsboro. Calhoun county. last
night and shot to death BY mob.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-25
Cherokee CoaI.

You can save IS per cent in buying yota
winters supply of the Pittsburg Coal and
Coke Company between now and August
lst. Tel. 2695.