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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
GUTHRIE'S FLOOD DISASTER.
Only Two Bodies Have Been Recov.
ered-City VIII BE Able to Re-
Iieye the Destitute.

Guthrie, o. T, April 3o.-(Special) Two
bodies of flood victims, the only ones SO
far recovered, were found to-day-George
Owens, the heroic young butcher, who gave
up his life while saving others. and Mrs.
Fannie Ruffin, colored woman. Both
were almost completely buried in sand and
Owens body was very near the point
where he went down. Relief parties are
patrolling both the Cottonwood and Cimar-
ron rivers. searching for other bodies in
driflwood, sand deposits and wreckage and
will continue for days.
The relief committee is distributing food
and clothing to all the destitute and suffer-
ing. while a hundred or more women are
hard at work at relief headquarters max
ing clothing and bedding. Money and sup
PLIES are given literally, and the city will
be able to care for all.
Reports from the western part of the
country show almost every river bridge in
the county gone and a large amount Of
damage to farmers. Great damage is also
reported in Northern Payne county.
To-day the large bottling works of N. F.
Cheadle, on the banks of the river, col
lapsed and went into the still swollen
stream. The walls were undermined. This
ertails an additional loss of 5000
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
TALKED OF SHAKESPEARE.
Spend an Evening Discussing
the Bard of Avon.

The meeting of the Greenwood Club last
night was devoted to discussion of
Shakespeare Many of the speakers had
visited the birthplace of the bard. Mr..
A. III. Rowntree was the first of these AMI
werded paper. Mr. sSf Horace williams Il rrsi said
that on his visit to Stratford he had been
struck by the fact that everything. NOV
dedicated TO Shakespeare. The rooms in
the Red Horse inn. instead OF being num-
bered, Were named after Shakespearean
in Midsummer Nights Dream.
.,o Noble ,prentis said his earliest recol.
Shakespeare. a copy of Pilgrims Prog Progress IS
xea,ed religion, by Bishop Butler. Pilgrims
Progress. he thought. had been read to
him before he had learned to read. Shakes
peare he read when young, but the analogy
ed Stratford. many years ago. he said. the
town had not yet taken on its Shakespear-
can costume. There was not single vis-
whie f ' %as IN IN stratfoFd Str @ fAiSPt he said ss no
citizen betrayed any belief or interest in
from the inhabitants about the Bard of
Avon, it seemed singular to me that at
every turn found reminders of Washing
Miss Margaret Dewitt and DIR. c. Z.
pearean plays. Miss Alice A. Roberts read
of the hardships of the poets life.
Mrs. Josephine Heermans read very
clever paper on Shakespeare's women. She
expressed the belief that his acquain tance
with flesh and blood women was very limit
ed, and that his feminine characters all
partook more or less of the character OF
the one woman he loved. Many of Shake
speareS women are too clever. Think Of i
14-year-old girl talking as Juliet does to
are very much loved by men. That is not
the history of the world as We know 1t.
Young girls are not often so clever. under
20. Cieverness comes with years. but love
does not always come with it." Mrs. Heer-
mans named clever womeI and commented
ried.
James II. Bremermann said that "the
pathetic forecast of thought which we can
find in Bacon's writings We can also find
running through all of Shakespeare's
works"
Professor Peters. of the high school, told
of the evolution of the English drama.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Will he Tried Again.

After two unsuccessful attempts to Sc
cure Judgment for $500 against the Y.
". G. A.. Miss Gertie L. Stewart, pro,
suit in Justice Walls court. A month ago
Miss Stewart first filed the suit, but when
1t came up for trial she was half an hour
late and it was dismissed for want of
prosecution. She Immediately filed another
suit in Justice Kruegers court, but the
association took change of venue to JUS
tice Walls, who dismissed the first case.
Miss Stewart called for jury and Thurs
day the case was tried. The jury retired
at 4 o'clock and at . o'clock was dismissed
as 1t could not agree.
Miss Stewart boarded at the Y. W. C.
AS hotel at Eighth and Woodland for
several months. She was called out of the
city on a case and as she owed a board
bill of $1S she left her trunks as security
When she returned and paid the board bill
she claims $500 worth of her personal ef-
fects had been taken from one of the
trunks and disposed of. Another trial Mon
daV
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
GOVERNOR LEEDY SCORED.
Judge simons Serves Notice on Him
That Prohibition VIII he
Enforced.

Fort Scott, Kas.. April 3o.-(Special.)
Judge Walter L. Simons said before large
audience in open court to-day. referring
to the rumors that the state administration
was bringing great pressure to bear to in
duce County Attorney Sheppard to violate
his oath:
The governor of Kansas has an oath re-
corded in heaven to see, that the laws are
faithfully executed. He has supreme power
to see that the law Is enforced. but no
power or right to prevent any officer in the
district from enforcing the law. The police
commission system is outrageous in the
extreme when the commission Is expected
systematically to encourage the violation
of the law. Every county attorney in this
judicial district is member of the same
political party as the state administration,
and every one is now trying to enforce the
law. The county attorney has declared
that for two years the law will be enforced
in this county. If the police commission
will aid the county attorney, well and good.
But II the commission refuses. to assist.
then it may as well step aside, for the law
will be enforced not only without its as
sistance. but. II necessary, in spite Of its
oppc pcsition. There can be but one result;
law never fails to come out victorious
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
BROWN, OF PRATT, TALKS.
Says He Believes 1t Would Cost Pops
Their Lives to Ignore In
structiOns AEafn.

Topeka, Kas.. April 30.-(Special.) Repre-
sentative Brown, of Pratt, chairman Of the
house committee on railroads, is anxious
governor he would call one at once and
whip the recalcitrants into line for max
imum railroad bill. Brown, ostensibly, has
he cribbed bodily. Its original author was
William Campbell, now railroad commits
Sioner.
Asked If he thought the recreant mem
bers could be driven into line. he said:
Well, 1 should hope so. The men who
went back on us last winter are getting Il
taste of 1t themselves at home. 1 have
best information is that those men who re-
fused to vote in favor of this cardinal Pop
principle are now going through a fire from
their constituents that Is more than inter-
eSting and many Of them, l believe, would
fall into line and vote for maximum
law"
Suppose the men you speak of should
be called back to Topeka and stand by
their action Of last winter. What could
the people do?"
'To be frank with you. 1t Is my honest
opinion that. should explicit instructions
be again ignored, some of these men would
be found dangling at the end of rope"
the session of the legislature was that of
business manager of a jack. Since adjourn
ment, however, he has purchased a new
store and had Bristow appoint his wife
postmstress Of their town. The fact is,
Brown was no more anxious to have his
railroad bill pass than were those who
voted against it. He made a talk for it,
made was not the one he originally in
tended to make,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
$ would not sell their influence that

ents would not sell their influence that
cheap.
As to the other Populist members of the
board. 1t is safe to say that they cannot
be reached. This opinion is based on the
wide principle that Populist official never
bends the knee that thrift might follow
faMning." Has not this been proven to the
entire satisfaction of the people of Kansas
by evidence given by Populists themselves
before the present legislative investigating
committee?
1t is hoped that this explanation will be
the means of quieting these malicious re-
ports. and restore the confidence of the
Populist masses in their officials.
In this connection 1t is insisted that there
Is wonderful amount of harmony in the
Leedy appointments. Never before were
the party appointments of a governor so
thoroughly maligned and exposed. Some
would think that the governor could not
get all his apDointees out of the same
class, especially when he is compelled by
law to select appointees from outside the
party. But SO far he has had no trouble.
The men he has selected from other par
ties to hold office are of the sort that they
are in perfect harmony with the reputation
of the Populist appointees. In. this way
everything is rounded out beautifully
and there Is no one to make howl. The
claim Is made, and with reason. as in
sisted. that there Is a painful evenness in
the general makeup of the appointees of
the governor.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
GRADUATE SCHOOL AT K. U.
Organization Has Been Perfected and
Courses of Study Arranged
Vnnnvnfinn.

An Innovation.
Lawrence, Kas, April 3O.-(Specfaf) The
graduate school at Kansas university au-
thorized at the last meeting of the board OF
regents has been organized by faculty
committee appointed for that purpose, and
an entire course of study outlined. The
school has Chancellor Snow as its presi-
dent and Professor A. G. Garfield as its
secretary. 1t will have the following MEM
bers of the general faculty as instructors
along their special line of work: Miller,
Carruth, Marvin, Bailey, Wilcox, Sayre,
Blake, Blackmar. Dunlap, Penny, Willis
ton, Templin, Holder, Hopkins, Haworth,
Holmes, Newson. Stevens. Adams, Olin,
Franklin and Hunter. The graduate school
provides for all instruction in advanced
university studies under charge OF the lac
ulty and committee.
Admission to the graduate school is or
dinarily granted to graduates of Kansas
university holding bachelors degree. and
to graduates of other colleges and univer-
sites of good standing, on presentation or
proper evidences of scholarship. The de-
grees that will be granted as result of
the advanced work done in the graduate
school are doctor Of philosophy, master of
arts. master of science, civil engineer, cleo
trical engineer and analytical chemist; The
granted on the ground of advanced schoi-
arship and the performance of independent
work in some special line according TO
rules laid down by the faculty.
The establishment of a graduate school
is an innovation in Western universities,
but has been successfully practiced by the
foremost educational institutions of the
East. 1t is believed 1t will be the means
of attaching many students to the school
who would feel Inclined to go 10 other
schools, and the faculty has taken par.
ticular pains in laying out the courses of
study TO get those that will be of benefit
and will also have the merit Of popularity.
Courses are offered in botany and ento-
mology, historical geology and vertebrate
petography: chemistry. civil and mechan-
ical engineering; physical and electrical en-
nomics and sociology; European history,
American history and administration. Lat
in. German, French, English, pharmacy,
pedagogy and music
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
JUDGE BOTKIN CALLS A HALT.
icnl Office While Commander
of the G., A, r.,

Icu1 Oulce "h1le SOmmunOer
of the G. A. r.
Emporia, Kas., April 30.-(Special) On
Santa Fe train No. 5, going west, to-day
were Judge Ansel Clark, of Sterling and
Department Commander Botkin. of Hutch
inson. Judge Botkin's attention was called
to a Topeka dispatch in the morning pa
Sress in the Seventh district. In his quick
That thing must stop. My comrades in
honorable position in the gift of an Ameri-
can constituency when they chose me for
their department commander. My cleo
many. voted for me because they believed
would not use, nor permit others to use,
the G. A. r. for any partisan purposes; l
post, of Hutchinson. announced my candi-
dacy last winter for department command
er, 1 said to the comrades ~ that my elec,;
cannot afford to betray the confidence Of
my comrades, nor will l.
Politics has been the bane of the G. A.
leaf. We We must hoist the flag Of eomrade-
ship and get back to genuine old-fashioned
good feeling in our post rooms and at our
he Rtate to o Sade and m
Portable at our meetings. This cannot be
done when the department commander is
shopping around trying to hide from some
II appreciate the honor now have and
I shall try to prove, worthy of it. !! also
appreciate the kindness of my political
friends, but cannot permit the use of
my name for any political Office while I
occupy my present position, owe, and
shall give, my whole energy; time and abil-
tiles to the service of the G. A. r. during
this present year, and l appeal to my
friends not to hamper my work by placing
me in position of an officeseeker while l
am trying to rekindle interest In purely
nOn-partiSan Order.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
GEORGE R. SMITH CONTEST.
daIia College for Colored Stu
dents Begun Last Night.

Sedalia, Mo, April 30.-(Special) The
opening number of the commencement
week exercises at George r. Smith college
was the medal contest tonight in the col
lege chapel; In the contest in declama-
candidates for first place were f. A. Will
hanson, c. f. Vincent: J. b. Simpson, L.
W. Goodwin. ]. ". Phillips and U. r.
EDITOR Fortune on His Race" won the
gold medal. Five young women contested
for the gold medal in temperance recita-
tion and they were so evenly matched that
the Judges made their decision with diff
GUILTY Miss Phoebe Buckner's recitation
of ':The Martyr Mother won for her the
nrize. The other contestants were Misses
EfTie Parker. Dulcina Mitchell, Mable Ram
COW and Ida CONWAY,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
SHIPMENTS AGGREGATING $4,000. 900
TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
NO ALARM AT WASHINGTON.
SEVERAL REASONS GIVEN FOR THE
OUTWARD FLOW.
weiShtiest Is the Enormous Move
ment of Imports in Anticipation of
Higher Duties-Expenses of
Tourists md War Scare
Also Factors.

New York. April So.-Large shipments OF
gold will be made within the next few
days. Stone. Hoffman & Co. will ship
81, 500 600 tomorrow; Lazard Freres will ship
81 100000 in mixed gold bars and coin'
Kuehn, Loeb & Co. will ship $50O,OO0 in bars;
Kidder, Peabody & Co. will ship sl5O,OoO or
100000 next Tuesday, and Heidelbach,
Ickleheimer & Co. will shipp $780, 900 to-mor-
row.
This makes the total gold shipments for
tomorrow s4,0OO.OOO. and the total ship
ments from April q to May 4, s7,227, 900.
Washington, April 3O-To-day's with
drawals from the New York sub-treasury
NJ "a nm OO0 in gold coin and bullion for ex-
mort is not viewed with apprehension at the
treasury department. old officials of the
denar,ment calling attention to the fact
there has heen an annual outward move
,,s,,au,, besirninp In AnriI or NAV and end
to- ~, ,n,dsnmmer and a correspondinc re-
iis ia - -, - a.. -. .,,o,,,h,
turn movement ourlns the winter iioii'hs'
The last three years, however, have been
marked Hy abnormal gold movements,
oaseo oii "unoi ~ ma, ~ sN :, AZ
said, no longer exist. Inc recorus Vi 'ie
treasury show that during the last eight
ye,rs the heaviest monthly exportations of
-. l., ro,,na numhors have occurred as
goid IN roufu huaoe.n, 10 49, oon ,oo, M
follows: June, lSSs Sls,VoVn' Juiy' Isso'
Sl2 600. 900; May, 1891, S3l ,WO.OW; June, 1S92
en- OOo 00O. Nav 1So3 s,s OOO. 900: Nav. 1894.
20. 0o, 600 I,aSr,,r, 1so, eos oOo OO0. Nay
SiWo,voo; fepruary' io''' S-''"'''oV'' may
1896, Si9 9000. 900.
Several reasons are given for the pres
ont gold export movement. of which
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
REWARDED WITH A PARDON.
Kansas Convict Gets His Freedom for
Aiding in Putting Down
m Revolt

Topeka, Kas., April 30.-(Special) Gov
ernor Leedy to-day granted a pardon to
David Robinson for services rendered in
checking an insurrection at the peniten-
tiary recently. Robinson was sent up four
years ago, from Leavenworth county, on
the charge of burglary, for term of six
years. A few days ago several prisoners
started a revolt. The leader, armed with
a coal pick, started to batter down one of
the gates. The officers of the penitentfary
were tusseling with the insurgent prison.
ers without any avail, until Robinson ran
up and tackled the ringleader. A desperate
fight ensued, and Robinson was badly
bruised, but he fioored his antagonist and
the riot was then squelched. On account
of his timely service, the governor de-
cided to give him his liberty.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
ANNUAL MAY DAY SCRAP.
Kansas University Students Do Battle
First on the Campus and Then
in the Halls,

Lawrence, Kas.. April 3O.-(Special) The
annual May day scrap took place this
morning between the various classes at
Kansas university. The contest was start
ed by the freshmen of the college planting
their class colors on the campus, and a
rush of sophomores to take them down.
This preliminary clash was soon trans
ferred to the university halls, where the
conflict soon became a marked one between
the law students and the art students, and
for two hours such a hub-bub was raised
fire hose in the building was seized by one
crowd of students as weapon and turned
loose on the other party, thoroughly wet
scattering of forces. The scrap was
much milder one than has been witnessed
for the last year or so, but it was of such
character as almost completely to pre-
vent class work for the entire forenoon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
JUDGMENT TAXATION.
Kansas County Clerks Complying
With the New LAW Liti-
cation Will Follow

Topeka, Kas, April 3o-(Special) Re-
ports from various parts of Kansas indi-
cate that the county clerks are extend
ing judgments on the tax rolls in accord
ance with the law passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. This law did not
take effect until after March l, when prop
erty is listed each year. However the
clerks have been advised that they have a
right to extend all taxable property which
during the year has been omitted or over
looked by the assessors, and they are now
engaged in listing judgments. This is the
law which was never passed as pubis, d.
The Objectionable section was knocked o.
of the bill when 1t was under consider
the official state paper over the signat,
of the governor that section was includ
protest was. entered on the journal 81
ing that the law was never passed.
that the county clerks in various Cd
are trying to enforce 1t, much lit
will certainly follow
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
conductors to stop En- Route.

A special train, consisting of nine Pull
man cars and baggage car, en- route from
Chicago TO Los Angeles, and bearing the
Conductors, will arrive in Kansas City over
the Santa F'e between 10 and IL o'clock the
morning of May T. The train will leave
Chicago at $50 o'clock the preceding even
ing 1t will be in charge of William Kill
patrick, chief conductor and chairman of
the excursion committee. After a short
stay in Kansas City, the special train will
proceed to Los Angeles, where the con-
ductors will attend the annual convention
of their order. The train will be met here
by a number of local members of the order
and the brief visit In Kansas City made as
pleasant as possible.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Kansas Bankers' Meeting.

Mr.. c. E. Jobes. of Wichita. president of
the Kansas Bankers Association. spent
yesterday in the city looking after some
business matters. He says the annual
meeting of the state association will not
be held In the spring as usual. but will be
postponed until fall. 1t will be called to
meet on the same week the Wichita fair Is
held, and this will enable the members to
take advantage of the reduced rates.
II Is expected that the bankers meet
ing this year will be larger than usual
1t will be a scrt of experience meeting
over the new state law regarding state
banks.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
FOR MINISTER TO GREECE.
DIR. Isaac S. Hopkins, of Atlanta, Ga,
Has, 1t Is Intimnted, Been
Selected.

Washington. April sO.--A very strong in
timation is given at the White House to-
day that the Rev. Isaac S. Hopkins. of At
lanta. Ga. has been selected as minister to
Greece and that his nomination probably
will go to the senate next week. The Rev
DR. Hopkins was an earnest applicant for
the position and has the vigorous support
of Colonel A. f. Buck, the Georgia Repub-
lican leader. who was recently appointed
minister to Japan.
Dr. Hopkins recently resigned the pastor
ate of the First Methodist church at At
lanta. He was n Democrat until last alI-
tumn. when he Joined the Republican party.
He was persistent and energetic McKin-
ley advocate
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
piamond Jubilee Celebration.

The Victoria Diamond Jubilee Associa-
tion held a meeting last evening at the
Midland 10 complete plans for the celebra-
tion at Paramount park on June %. J. w
s. Reid was elected permanent chairman
of the association, and ]. T Dunning sec
retary. 1t was determined that all funds
that can be raised by the association will
be used for the endowment of beds in the
hospitals of this city and Kansas City,
Kas.. for the use of British-Americans who
may he forced TO seek attention at the
hospitals The celebration at Fairmount
park will be in the nature of a basket pic
mic with speeches and music
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
KANSAS GRAIN WEIGHTS!
New Law Fixes an Omcial Stands
Which VIII Go Into Eject
About June f.

Topeka, Kas., April 3O.-(Special)
law fixing a standard of weights and nj
ures will go into effect about June /,
after its publication in the statute boz
Kansas heretofore has never had fiji
standard, which has been the cause
much confusion and the new law will te
bushel as fixed by the new act, is Civ
herewith: Wheat, 60; rye, S.; shelled ca
Sc: ear corn, 70; rice corn, Sc; sorghum see
20: cornmeal, 50; beans, 60; clover seed. 60
mllet seed, 80; Irish potatoes, 60: sweet po-
tatoes, 80: turnips, 55; f1axseed IS; onions
timothy, As; dried peaches, 80: dried apples
"a; green apples. 4s; coal, 80; lime. so; kaffil
corn, Sc.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Struck by n Train.

Abilene. Kas., April 3O.-(Special.) AS the
Rock Island freight came east past the
water works power station, four miles
of the engineer. John Sherman, who had
wandered from its mother, at the building
The little ones skull was fractured, but
to one side and was not killed. Its recov-
cry Is expeCted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Ewing Likely TO he Appointed.

Washington. April 3O.-tSpecial) The
Emporia. Kas.. pOstoffice fight is drawing
10 conclusion. National Committeeman
Cy Leland and !. +. Lambert had an inter-
view with the president to-day, and it is
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Woman Killed by a Trnin.

Appleton City Mo-. April 20.-(Special)
Mrs. Sylvester House. wife of a prominent
merchant Of this city. was struck by
Weight train about o'clock this evening
instantly. killed. The accident hap
ed on a piece of straight track at the
ing of the main street in the city
gas witnessed by number of people.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
Wnnts to he Indinn Insnectnr-

Washington. April 3O.-JSpecial.J Ex-
Congressman Kirkpatrick of Kansas n is
understood is trying TO receive an oppoint
Inent as Indian inspector, having failed for
the deputy commissiOnership of pensions.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-01
High Waters Are Recedinr.

Independence, Kas., April 3O.-(SpeciaID
The high waters of the past few days are
now gradually receding and the much
threatened danger Is oyer. Reports from
tion suffered to a greater extent than this
vicinity.