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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
NEW AUTHORIZATION ORGANIZA-
TION At FORT SCOTT.
ACTIVE WAR TO BE WAGED.
LEADING BUSINESS MEN At THE
HEAD OF THE MOVEMENT.
The Idcn Is TO Keep 1t Out of the
Hands of the Liquor interests
Antf-PrOhibitiOnists Called
Upon for Assist
ance.

Fort Scott, Kas.. Nov. 15.-tSpecial.l A
number of representative men of this city
to-day perfected the organization of IA
league for the purpose of opening through
out the state an aggressive campaign of
business men for resubmission and the re-
peal of the Kansas prohibitory law. 1t is
known as the Resubmission League. and
its peculiar purpose is to take the fight
against prOhi5itory law cut of the hands of
the liquor interests and place it in the
hands of the representative men of every
community. The officers are: Judge +. l..
McDermott. president: Postmaster {. III.
OSbun. treasurer: John Forbes. secretary.
y committee of nine business and pro-
fessionai men will have charge of the work
of organization throughout the state. and
this committee to-day issued an address
calling upon the resubmissonists and anti
prohibitionists OF every community to or
ganize branch leagues and open the cam
paign in time to have effect on the next
legislature. The committee consists of G.
W. Goodlander. lumber and grain mer-
chant; J. II. Liepman, clother; J. II. Grain,
lawyer: y. f. Rothfuss. manufacturing to-
bacconist; d. c. Noonan, hardware mer-
chant; w H. Frost. manager gas works;
j. +. Robens, wholesale and retail china
ware merchant: George Myers, jeweler,
and Z. Dalrymple, miller.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
he first taken UP was the Kansas con-
EDITORS FOR JOINT STATEHOOD
Oklahoma Press Association Wants
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Admitted Together

Hennessey. o. T.. Nov 15.-(Special, The
Oklahoma Press Association held the most
iE'portant meeting in its history in this city
to-day. The meeting was called to order at
u O'Clock by President Leslie G.. Niblack of
the Guthrie Leader. Mayor S. Il. Overton
welcomed the visitors in a glowing address.
which was happily responded TO by Presi-
dent Niblack. Papers were read and sd
dresses delivered by more than twenty-five
o. the most prominent territorial editors.
Eight delegates We're appointed 10 the ma
tiunal convention. and Oklahoma city wts
named the next place of meeting The
following important statehood resolution
was passed:
Resolved That We. the Press Association
of Oklahoma Territory. in regular semi
annual session assembled. at Hennessey.
the 18th day of November. 1897. favor the
homa Territory with such boundaries.
&C cngress may determine Provided. that
if such boundaries shall include Oklahoma
ard the Indian Territory. the state So
created shall exercise neither legislative.
iudiciaI nor other control over either of the
five nations until such nations shall ratify
the constitution of such state in such man
pcr as congress may direct subject only
to the right of any one of such nations to
act singly on such constitution and there
by become a part of said state.
Resolved. That we favor the admission Of
such state under the name of the state, of
Oklahoma.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
REINDEER FOR FOOD.
Herd of Six Hundred to Re Driven
''-.' North for the Relief of Ice
bound Whalers.

Washington. Nov. 15.-Secretary Gage has
requested the secretary of the interior to in
struct the Alaskan officials to gather about
GOO head of reindeer from the government
herds for the use of the expedition for the
relief of the ice-bound wf,alers i'll the Arc
tic. 1t is expected that the Pear which is
now at Seattle, will he ready IL sail in
about ten days. and within twenty days
thereafter it is expected tha. she will nave
reached some point Norton'S sound,
where a large party will re engaged for the
trip overland to Point Barrow
The herd of reindeer which will be killed
for food if needed. will he driven overland.
and IL is the confident expect it,On of Cap
tain Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cut
ter service, and Captain Harper. who is in
that the herd will reach Point Barrow and
the imprisoned whalers before the middle
of February. The country through which
TIL" herd will be driven IS said to abound
with moss. upon which the herd Will feed,
and both agree that the schcn. for the re-
lei of the whalers Is perfectly feasible, and
viii be attended with little daneer.
The eight vessels now lce-hCund have =
combined complement of 269 men. The
Orca has a; the Belvidere. 10: the Free
the Rosario. %: the Wanderer, 90 and the
Newport go The first two. the Jeannie
and the Rosario went up this spring: the
Newport in 1888: the Wandcrer and the
All expected TO return, this winter. The
Grca, the Freeman and the. Belvidere are
fast about a half mile northeast of Poiat
Earrow at the mouth of Mackenzie river
and about 400 miles north of the Arctic
circle It Is believed that the relief expc-
d;tion will reach the ice-bound acct r.
:4uple time TO prevent suffering f.om want
OF food.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
PACIFIC POLICY FAVORED.
Senator's Elllfns and Fairbanks Agree
With the President ms TO Cubn
and Spain.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Fairbanks.
of Indiana. and Senator E.lkins, of West
Virginia. saw the president to-day upon
matters pertaining primarily to appoint
ments in their states. but also discussed
with Mr.. Mckinley the probable policy of
the coming session of congress. Both Sem
ators Elkins and Fairbanks agree with
the president in the matter of pacific
measures regarding Cuba and Spain.
President Mckinley is quite anxious to
know what prospects there for cur
rency legislation, and asks different sena-
tors who call for their opinion
Senator Harris. of Kansas. who took a
prominent part in the last session of con-
gress against the arrangements for the
sale of the Union Pacific railroad, called
on the president regarding the sale of the
Kansas Pacific railroad. He said he be-
lieved the Kansas Pacific. like the Union
Pacific, would bring the full amount Of
the government claim. and that though as
to the Central Pacific there might be some
difficulty. yet he inclined to the opinion
that the government would get its debt
OH this account also paid in full,
While pressure is Still being brought to
bear on the president for appointments. he
Is giving little time TO such matters and
prefers to work on his message
IL is probable that the president will
make no recommendation ip his message
upon the subject of general arbitration,
The fact that he made his views clear on
that subject In his inaugural address and
that no arbitration treaty will be pending
when the annual message Is sent in makes
IL unnecessary 10 say anything further on
the matter at this time.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
THE "GENERAL" IN KANSAS.
What Mckinley Prosperity Has Done
for the Farmers of Ford
County.

Topeka, Kas.. Nov. 15.-(Special) Secre-
tary Coburn. of the state board of agricul-
ture. is now receiving information from his
various correspondents concerning the crop
yield for the year. and general condition of
things. To-day Mic Mayrath. a farmer of
Ford county. who has mixed brains with
muscle and made money out there. reported
to the secretary. Under the heading Of
Remarks" he says: THE general has
visited us. and there is not farmer in this
county but who could pay off his debts from
this years crop, and still have money
enough left to pay family expenses for the
next twelve months. The price of cattle is
out of sight. Prices of certain farm pro-
duce are higher here than in Kansas City
or Chicago, because of home demand not
on account of the bubonic plague in In
dia.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
KANSAS GETS LITTLE.
pOrtiOnment on Account of
Her PrOsperity

Philadelphia Nov. 15.-The general COM
mittee on missions of the NJ. F.. church at
its session to-day proceeded with the ap-
portionments for domestic missionary work
Appropriations for the various Indian
missions were made as follows: Michigan,
1900: North Montana. 81 .3OO: North Mime
sofa, 800: Northern New York s5l3: Oregon.
s6l2: Puget sound. $3.50: Wisconsin, s3S4
The afternoon session opened with Rev
Bishop John II. Vincent. of Topeka Kas
in the chair. The devotions were led by
Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Carter. of Tennessee. The
foreign mission of North India was taken
up. The North India conference consists
of the Northwest provinces. east of the
Ganges. and the province of Oudh. This
mission was established in 1856, and organ
iZed into conference in 1864. 1t has IS ITS
members and probatonaries.
The subcommittee of the missionary
board recommended S61.T20 including SSSS
to increase the salaries of native preachers,
who are in sore distress. There was much
discussion. and foreign missions We're fin
domestic.
The first taken UP was the Kansas con-
ference.
DIR. HodGetts. of Nebraska. hoped there
would be no reduction. Dr. King. of New
York. said there had been such prosperity
this year in Kansas that ii could stand u
cut when reduction must be made some
where. DIR. Martindale and the bishop
spoke for Kansas. and sl.200 was voted
Minnesota received s3.437. and Nebraska
S2.1a0. and North Dakota $3.50. To North
Nebraska 5000 was given. Northwest Iowa
received s.. 500
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
CONTRACT LABORERS.
Fifty Austrian Staye Cutters. illegally
Imported. VIII He Sent Back

Washington. Nov. 15.-Commissioner Cen
eral Powderly of the immigration bureau.
to-day received telegram from Special
Inspector Baldwin. at Memphis. Tenn, stat
ing that he had arrested twenty-eight alien
stave cutters, Illegally brought into this
country under contract, and would go to
Mississippi tonight to arrest the remain
ing twenty-five. 1t is stated at the immi-
grafton bureau that fifty Austrian immi-
grants arrived in Baltimore on the North
German Lloyd steamship Roland on Sep
tember .. last. and We're taken TO MisSis-
sipDi TO work in the stave camps. When
the party arrived in Baltimore. they were
suspected of being under contract. but the
evidence submitted was deemed insufficient
to warrant their detention. Subsequently,
however Commissioner General Powderly
sent srecial agents into the camps who Sc
cured sufficiently conclusive testimony to
Justify their arrest and a warrant for the
whole party was signed by Secretary Gage
and placed In the hands of Inspector Bald
win and three others last Friday. As soon
as all are secured they will he deported at
the expense of the steamship company
bringing them over.
Up to this time. the evidence against the
contracting firm who brought the Austri-
ans into this country is not deemed suf-
ficicnt to Justify criminal proceedings but
the officials are said to be still at work on
this feature of the case.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
JOHN M. LANGsTON DEAD.
One of the Most Prominent COIOred
Men In the Country PASSES


Washington. Nov. 15.-Ex-Congressman
John NJ. Lansston, of Virginia. one of the
prominent coIored men of the country. died
here at $50 this evening. He was 6S years
of age. having been born slave in 1879.
He was emancipated at the age of and
was educated at Oberlin. where he Gradu-
atcd from the theological dc partment III
1854. He afterwards studied law and prac-
ticed his profession until 1869. during which
time he held several township offices in
Ohio. being the first colored man elected
to office in the United States by popular
ship of law at Howard university. remain
ing with the institution for seven years.
From 1871 to 1855. he was United States
minister and consul general to Hayti Up
on his return to this country. he became
president of the Virginia normal and col
iege institute at Petersburg. Va. where he
remained for three years. when he was
elected to the Fifty-first congress and was
given his seat on a contest Since. 1891 Mr..
I.angston had been prominent in politics.
hut did not hold office.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
THE sMuGGLER NINE FIRE.
but Others Take a Different
View of 1t.

Aspen. Col. Nov. 15.-The owners of the
Smuggler mine. which has been on fire
since yesterday morning, announce to-
night that the situation is much improved.
inasmuch they have succeeded in car
rying lines of steam pipes to within n short
distance of the fire and hope in a few hours
more to be playing upon it. Outsiders. how
ever. take a different view of the situation.
1t is the general belief tonight that il is
not the wooden crib which Is on fire. but
the Shale footwal itself. which is said TO
be very low grade of coal This belief is
strengthened by the fact that the gas
which is driving the men from the work
ings on Smuggler mountain is more like
that from burning coal than wood. Ii
this theory is correct. nothing but the
flooding of the mine will stop the fire.
Already the gas has permeated the work
ingS in the various mines on SmuSgler
mountain for two miles to the north of the
Smuggler shaft, and 500 men have been
driven out and two or three times that
number will have to quit work if the fire
is not uuenched. The gas is gradually go-
ing lower. having now reached the seventh
level. If it drives the men from the pumps
in the ninth level it will mean the Hood
ing of the district. as the Smuggler pumps
are the principal ones in the district
The feeling here is very gloomy as II is
believed a long shutdown of the principal
mines of the camp is certain to occur.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
NEW YoRK's HORSE SHOW,
Opening Promised to BE a ..Frost,"
but Late Arrivals Saved 1t
From Failure.

New York. Nov. 15.--The entertainment
on the first night of the thirteenth annual
exhibition of the New York Horse show
opened with a parade of stations, which
was witnessed by very few of the society
folks hereabouts. While the animals were
being led to their quarters the boxes began
to fill up with late comers and there were
about 300 people in the first tier of boxes
when the saddle horses began their per-
formance. There were twenty-six thor
cughhreds in this class. and they looked
extremely pretty as they were put through
their PAGES. The genter sex were repre-
sented among the riders by Mrs. Beach
ard Miss Belle Beach. They were the CEN
ter of attraction as they gracefully mount
in the simplest of riding gowns. with low
crowned derby hats and standup collars
Mrs Beach rode the prize winner Milady
and Miss Beach rode Warwick. Both were
exhibited by Mrs. J. DeForrest Danielson.
of Boston.
AS the night advanced. and despite the
inclemency of the weather. the garden
tirally took on Horse show aspect. and
tn" show of 1897 was saved from social
failure. In the opinion of experts who
have attended other horse shows. 1t was Il
EOod. nay. a brilliant opening night. whicn
became more gratifying because it was SO
late in taking form. The night attendance.
III the lowest estimate. reached 500 people.
The high stepperS and the hurdle Jump
erS were seen at their best before the days
exhibition came to close.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
GOOD ROADS DELEGATES.
ditionaI Members OF the COM
ing Convention.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Nov 15.-tSpeciai.)
Governor Stephens to-day selected the fol-
loving additional delegates to the Good
Roads and Public improvements State Con-
Yention." to he held at Masonic hall. St
Louis. Monday and Tuesday. November .
and %: John r. Ripley. Glenwood; Il. ".
CrGn packer. Unionville: Joseph Combs,
l.inneus: w. II. Alexander, Paris; c. +.
Reid. Albany; O. j. Chapman, Brecken-
ridge: Daniel Murphy. Kansas City, IT,
seph Christy, Odessa: ]. ID. Allen, Butler;
Il. T: Mcdonald. Pleasant Hill; c. W.
Bedell. Springfield: Richard Taylor Smith
ten: George Harmed. Vermont: D. Press
Moore. California: Frank II. Farrs. st, cl-
VILE: Fl. i: Childers, Troy; George Nu-
tenrieth. Clayton: a. H. Bolte. Union
Charles +. Carroll. St. Louis: Eugene NJ
0riilan. St Louis: w. jeff Pollard ST.
oris. +, r. Gregg. ST. Louis; Dr. j. l..
Eaton. Irondale: George w. Iampn.r,
Fredericktown: J. l.. Fort. Dexter: Il, M.
Thompson. Charleston; NJ. T Davis, Al
rora. {. II. Morgan, Lamar.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
TO UPLIFT THE PRIZE RING.
Georgia Legislator Says PuGilism. II
Recognized by Law. Will Raise
the Price of Cotton.

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 15.-On the grave OF
football the rarest philosopher of Georgia
proposes to erect the prize ring. 'Uncle'
Joe Mansfield. the rude hardy. and rough
but genuine representative of the coast
county of Mcintosh. cast his vote last week
for the bill which made the playing of foot
ball Illegal and n few minutes later arose
in his seat and introduced a bill legalizing
prize fights Uncle Joe" goes further
he. would have the art of the prize fighter
taught i'm the public schools. IL the bill
passes he will follow it up with another
prescribing prize fighting as part of the
training of the public schools. This beneti-
cent means he declares to he the only rem
edy which will cure Georgia of cent cot
ton and of aggravated hard times
They may defeat my BILL" said "ITncIe
joe" but 1t will be a great blow to Geor-
Gia. Pass it and cotton will go to 10 cents
and prosperity will return to Georgia. IL
will bring thousands of people here with
money to spend. and the turning loose of
such n sum of money will start the ball Of
prosperity rolling.
Prize fighting is a noble art and should
be encouraged. ] am against football tooth
and toenail. Prize fighting is fair even
and on the square. II is a game in which
two evenly matched men meet to contest
according to certain prescribed rules and
there Is a man standing by to see that none
of the rules is violated. In football twenty
one men fall foul of one poor little fellow
and either kill him or smash him until he
isn't much good
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
A FAMOUS DENTIST DEAD.
DIR. Thomas W. Evans, the American
Who Made an Immense Fortune
I'm PariS Passea Away.

Paris. Nov l5.-Dr. Thomas W. Evans
the famous American dentist who facilitat-
ed the flight of the ex-Empress Eugene
from Paris in 1870, died suddenly yester-
day evening.
The French Emperor Napoleon Ill, WAS
one of DIR. Evans best friends we'll as
best patients, and the American dentist, in
consequence. was in favor at court Many
of the Improvements undertaken by Baron
Haussmann. which made Paris the pleasure
capitol of the world. and said to have been
undertaken on the advice of DR. Evans.
DIR. Evans remained the friend OF the
United States during the civil war. buying
American securities when they dropped TO
very low points. thus backing up his state
mcnts that the Confederacy could not win.
The doctors patriotism had IT'S reward. 1or
the securities eventually built up a large
part Of his fortune.
DIR. Evans was born in Philadelphia
about sevcnty-five years ago. and came
to Paris In 1876 where he won Il great repu-
tation. Since his advent in the French cap
ital DR.. Exams has attended to the teeth
of most Of the crowned heads OF Europe.
TO say nothing of almost innumerable mem
bers of The royal family. excepting Queen
Victoria and the sultan of Turkey. He at
tended Napoleon III. and, through his ad-
vice, made considerable money in specu-
laticn. lie also attended the Empress Eu-
genie and assisted the latter to escape
from Paris in his carriage after the battle
of Sedan.
Dr. Evans was very wealthy. his for
tune being estimated at from 81. 100000 to
s}0cGO.GGc He visited the United States in
August last. taking with him for inter
ment at Philadelphia the body of his wife.
They had no children. While here, DR..
Evans is said TO have made arrangements
TO endow schools of dentistry in several
American universities.
The doctor is said to have left large sums
10 charity. and during the course of his
life he received innumerabie orders and
other decorations from foreign pOtentates.
He has Two nephews. Colonel Charles +.
Muller. of Utica, \. Y. and ]. l.. Evans,
of New York.
He said TO an interviewer recently: "The
greatest sorrow | have known was to find
my chosen profession deep in the mire.
The greatest joy of my life. my proudest
achievement and most satisfied thought. is
that ! have lifted it UP from the mud and
placed ii on the pedestal where it belongs.
Year after year / worked. and my best re-
ward Is to know that dentistry is now rec
ogniZed and honored a profession.
The secret of tn. success of Dr. Evans
as dentist is said to be in the fact that
he was practically the first person to in
troduce gold filling for teeth into Europe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
DINGLEY LAW DOING WELL
Receipts Under II Already Larger
Than They Were Under the
Wilson Law,

Washington. Nov. l5.-tSpecialD The pre-
diction that the new year will see very
close to a wiping out of monthly treasury
deficits seems likely 10 be fulfilled. While
abe receipts from customs under the Ding
Nv law have heretofore been less than the
Expenditures of the government. or even
&an the receipts of the Wilson law during
u corresponding period of last year they
haze been steadily gaining from month 10
coySinr TO treasury figures. larger than
theywere a year ago under the Wilson law.
1t simply a question Of time, greater
or le. which cannot he told exactly" said
Assisint Secretary Howell when the new
law law Vii be producing IFS lesitma1e ,I rev
month"; ss,rnIus instead of Il deficit The
law. easidering the excessive anticipatory
imsgp0r,sdons I'M many Of which are I still in
fully messirc the hopes of Its friends
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
GETS s65,00O FOR HER HUBBY.
Mrs. Florence Van Schanck Wins Her
Suit Against Her Wealthy
F0ther-tu-I0w.

New York, Nov. ia sheriff's jury in
Frcoklyn to-day gave a verdict Of 5000 10
Mrs. Florence Van Setback against nsr
father-in-law. Peter Van Schaack, for the
alienation of her husbands affections.
Petel Van Setback is the head of the firm
of Peter Van Schaack & Co.. druggists. of
Chicago. HS is said to be a millionaire
The plaintiff lives at Bath Beach. On
Marcel: ~. 1885, she was married to join
Van Schaack. at Pensacola. Fla. Since that
time the couple have lived in New York
Chicago and New Orleans. On March &c.
1897, the couple separated. Mrs. Van
Setback. in her affidavit. alleges that she
was abandoned. and that her father-in-iaw
alternate her husbands affections.
Chicago: Nov: 15.-Mr; Van Schaack to-
night authorized the following statement,
This suit being brought in New York
state no defense was made by Mr.. Van
Schaack, he preferring suit should be In
Illinois. He is under best legal advice both
in this city and New York and "a judgment
obtained in New York is of no avail in
this state. He will fight it when the proper
time arrives
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-16
LODGE RULES ARE CONTRACTS.
New Jersey Court Hands Down an
Opinion of Importance To Bene-
fetal ORGANIZATIONS

Trenton, n. j., Nov. 15.-The court of err
rors and appeals to-day rendered an opin-
ion of general Importance to beneficial or
CARNATIONS. The court affirmed the su-
preme court in the case of the Roxbury
lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
against William Hooking. When Hooking
Joined the lodge the sick benefits were s.
week for an indefinite period. Suisse
quently they were changed to s. a week for
twenty-six weeks and 81 a week thereafter.
Hooking was sick for long time and
sought to recover s3 a week for the period
The court decided in his favor and laid
the lodges rules provided for at the time
of a member joining were in the nature of
a contract and could not be changed with
out the members consent