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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
SNoWsLIDE DISASTERS.
Colorado Having n More Serious Exc
perience of the Kind Than
Before Since 1884.

Denver, Col, Feb. 2l.-The week just
passed has witnessed the heaviest snowfall
and the greatest number of snowslides in
the mountainous portion of Colorado, since
1885,, according to advices from many points.
There have been many fatalities. number
less narrow escapes ana several persons
have been reported missing. -
A dispatch from Breckenridge. says: Mr..
Conway left Dillon with a pack train. for
Collier mountain last Friday To-day news
was received that he had been overwhelmed
with a slide which buried his entire train.
A party left here to attempt his rescue
but little hope is felt THAI he will be found
alive.
Two slides car1e down to-day into Imo-
gene basin. near Ouray. One demolished
the buildings of the Camp Bird mine,
fatally injuring one man. Peter Eichberg,
and burying two others, who narrowly es-
capped death. The other slide carried away
the ore house of the u. S. mine.
The railroad blockades, some of which
lasted forty-eight hours have all been
raised and trains are all running with reas-
enable regularity throughout the state, but
the wagon roads in most of the higher por-.
tions are impossible and many small towns
are accessible only by means of snowshoes.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
Mosaic of virgil Dug Up in Tunis.

From the London Daily News.
After Italy and Provence there is no
country where Rome has left more monu-
ments in every state of preservation and
decay than in Tunis. The largest Roman
circus. after the Coliseum, is El-Djem.
Aries ranking next and Mines coming
fourth At yesterdays sitting of the Acad-
envy of Inscriptions in Paris NJ. Boissier.
our correspondent says, gave an account
of remarkable Roman discovery at Tunis.
The French who, unlike the English in
Egypt, have settled down in Tunis for
good, have a camp at that seaport which
is ga mine of mosaics," where fresh dis
coveries are made every year. The other
day a party of soldiers digging foundations
unearthed a mosaic with three human fig
ures in a perfect state of preservation,
covered with only few inches of soil. 1t
is only three and one-half feet square. but
the subject, Virgil and Aeneid," will in
terest al. There is a front view of the
poet loosely draped in the folds of white
toga with n blue fringe, sitting with his
feet in sandals resting on step. He holds
on his knees a papyrus roll on which IS
written in cursive letters one of the verses
of his poem:
"Musa. mihi causas memora; quo numine
laeSo,
Qudve dolens regina Deum,'' etc.
With his right hand on his breast, the
forefinger pointing upward. his head erect
in an inspired attitude, he listens to Clio
and Melpomene, who. standing behind dc
tates his cantos.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
AMERICAN ROBBED IN CUBA.
Spanish Officers Witnessed the Out.
rnge, but Refused to Interfere
for His Protection.

Carabello, Fla. Feb. 21.-The schooner
Jeanette. from Matanzas, Cuba, arrived
with the second mate severely stabbed.
While the schooner was In port the second
mate went ashore and became intoxicated.
While on the dock he was approached by
four Spanish soldiers, who demanded that
he give up his money and everything of
value. The mate refused to obey. The SOL
diers stabbed him with their bayonets and
then, knocking him down, took from him
all the money he had. lns shoes, coat and
everything of any value. The mate is SER
iousy hurt
Several Spanish officers saw the assault.
but. on being appealed to, walked off NUT
tering: eel Americana, good enough, serves
him right
The captain of the Jeanette says that
while his vessel was in port there he saw
the Spanish soldiers take a Cuban, soldier
whom they had captured and use him for
"a target. The soldiers are Ill paid and need
money.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
On American Hotel clerks.

From London Sketch.
The American hotel clerk is still the
dread of the inexperienced traveller. When
you stand in his presence, you become at
once aware that you are a hardened Of
fender. and that here Is the magistrate
who will appoint a fitting punishment for
your crimes. He growls the number of
your room as if 1t Were the condemned
cell; and you are little surprised that he
does not assume the black cap and invoke
the divine clemency on your soul. / used
to think he suffered from overstudy of the
rights of man, and regarded them as
social pyramid with himself as the apex.
In the European hotel the traveller is ac-
customed to be treated with consideration.
He stkys in the house for his own pleasure
and looks upon the administrators as de-
signed for his service. Such a theory Is
hateful to the peculiar republicanism of the
American hotel clerk. He is something
more than u man and your brother, for he
does not recognize equality, much less def
erential civility. The hotel is a house not
of entertainment, but correction; and If
you do not care for the discipline you can
go elsewhere without exciting in the clerk
the slightest emotion of surprise or even
of inquiry. Should America ever be dis
posed to try the experiment of an oil
garchy. u junta of hotel clerks might con-
duct the business of the country with an
impassive severity which would have as
tonished the council of ten.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
FLAMES AT GRAND FORKS, N. D.
An Early Morning Fire, With the Mer.
cury % Below, Does Damage
Aggregating S225,OOO.

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 21.-One of the
most disastrous fires in the history of this
city broke out in Beares' dry goods store,
in the three story Syndicate building, about
O'Clock this morning. The origin is not
known, but apparently was caused by a
gas let The flames had a good start and
the firemen worked in 25 deg. below zero
weather Beares' dry goods store. Rand
Bros and Ephrarn Bros clothing stores
and Higam Bros hardware store were to-
tai losses. Wilder. who had an insurance
office on the second floor. and a large num-
ber OF iamihes a,so SUSAN susea,hea s .o.ai losses.
mates in scanty clothing. The block was
owned by William Bulge and was the first
mated at S225, 900 and the insurance at sl10,-
ONn
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
WAsH0UT IN KENTUCKY.
Express Train Wrecked Near Love-
Iette, lnjuring Several Persona
Rivers Out of Banks.

Cincinnati O.. Feb. 2t-The Enauirer's
special from Ashland, KY, says: To-day
the east bound Norfolk & Western ex-
press ran into a washout near Lovelette.
wrecking the engine, baggage car and two
coaches The sleeper escaped. Engineer
Pennington and Fireman Mayfield were
both dangerously injured, and a brakeman
whose name was not learned was fatally
injured Several were slightly injured.
Reports tonight from jackson, Beatty
Vile and other points along the north fork
of the Kentucky river tell of disastrous
floods The Yellowstone is also out of its
banks and doing much damage. The rise
in the smaller streams has been very rapid
and there are fears of general flood in
the Ohio valley.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
FLOOD IN KENTUCKY.
Two-thirds of the Town of Middles-
bOro Inundated-A Family
Drowned mt TaxewelI,

Middlesboro. KY, Feb. 21.-A most dis
astrous flood visited this valley this morn
ing, inundating two-thirds of the town.
Sixty families were forced from their
homes. Cumberland avenue, the principal
street, is under water. Most OF the stores
are flooded Several hundred people have to
be fed by citizens. At West Pineville the
Cumberland river broke over its banks, do
ing immense damage. Fifty families were
forced from their homes. All the mines on
the creek are flooded All the trestles and
bridges on the MiddleSboro railroad are
washed away. The bridge on the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap & Louisville is
gone. No mail has arrived since-Saturday.
All trains are water bound.
News from TazeweIl states that James
Chadwen. wife and children were drowned
in Powelrs river. The flood burst over the
bank and caught them in their house,
which was swept away.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
JULIAN DENIES THE STORY.
Says He Never Asked Bryan to Inter-
cede for johnson, Fyke
and Himself.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. I.-(Special)
Chief of Police Julian denies the story that
he tried to induce w. j. Bryan, of Ne
braska, to take a hand in his behalf in
jefferson City.
The claim is made that en- route here Ju-
lian apprised Bryan of the Kansas City
police tangle and urged him to take a hand
for confirmation of johnson and Fyke, and
also urged Mr.. Bryan to take a hand to
have him retained as chief of police even If
there should be change of commissioners.
When confronted with the story tonight
Chief Julian denied that he had attempted
to worry Bryan with the gambler row of
Kansas City.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
BECAUSE HE SMOKES.
Colorado Woman superintendent of
Schools Denies Professor McGirr
m Teacher's Certifcute

Denver, Col, Feb. 21.-I.ouisa Pitt Yo-
kun. Dolores county's superintendent of
schools, has refused teachers certificate
TO Professor Victor C. McGirr, principal
of the Rico public schools. because he
smokes. Mrs. Yokum takes the ground
that a person who smokes is disqualified
TO teach in the public schools. because
teachers in this state arc required by law
to instruct the children against the use of
tobacco. An appeal will probably be taken
TO the state board of education by Profess
sor McGirr who is a graduate of the
fp
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
THIRTY-FIvE MEN LOST.
German Tank steamer Diamant Prob
ably Sunk February II, With
All Hands.

Boston, Feb. 21-The German tank steam
er Diamant. Captain Wischausen, and
thirty-five men, was probably lost. with
all hands, 80 miles southeast of Halifax
on February II. or else she has been drift
ing at the mercy of the elements ever
since. Such is the opinion of Captain
Forth. of the Furnish line steamer Galilee,
which reached this port to-day from Lon
don Captain Forth attempted to tow the
Diamant and to save her crew, but the
hawser parted and the tank steamer disap-
peared from view so quickly that 1t is be-
lieved she went down.
Captain Forth says he sighted the tank
steamer February 10, showing signals of
distress. having lost her propeller. The
steamer was taken in tow, but the next
day sho broke away. This was repeated
until the 18th. when she disappeared alto
Sether.
The Galilee had towed the Diamant GOO
miles. Captain Forth cruised nearly all
day, but saw no trace of the steamer. and
so resumed his course. While he believed
the Diamant has foundered, Captain Forth
thinks that the empty tanks may have
kept her afioat and that she may be some
where in the track of the European steam
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
Ohio Infirmary Burned.

Youngstown. o.. Feb. 2i.-The county in
firmary at Garfield burned to-day. The
loss is over $4,000. The 235 inmates were all
rescued. William Hartzell, an insane in
mate. escaped from the attendants, ran
into the fire and was cremated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
scovel Is Comfortable.

Havana, Feb. H-Thomas G. Alvord, the
correspondent of the New York World has
visit to Sylvester ScoveI the war corre-
spondent of the New York World. now in
Jail at Sancti Spiritus, province of Santa
comfortable condition and in good spirits
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
The Amenities of a Flat.

Lady MacSwitcher (who happens to be in
the Kitchen responding to the whistle of
the lift)-"Yes, What is it?''
Voice from below-.'Well old darling. 'ow
many loaves shall / send up?''
Cook and baker changed on the same
afternoon.-London Punch.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
"CIoudburst, Mt Webb City.

Webb City. NO.. Feb. 21-(Special) At 4
o'clock this morning veritable cloudburst
struck this city and in ten minutes the
earths surface was simply a sheet of wat
er. filling Easements and doing much dam
age to property in low grounds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
Incredible.

Soap man-"We can't use this. I like
strong testimonials. but this one goes too
far"
His partner-''What does 1t say?"
Soap mana lady writes that even her
5-year-old boy likes our soap."-Puck.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
Poisoned by Canned Raspberries.

Webster City, Ia. Feb. 21.-Fourteen per-
sons were seriously poisoned at the Russell
house, in Humboldt, by eating canned
the hotel nd wife were among the num-
ber which. .iso included three dining room
girls, five boarders and four travelling
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22

OF Canea raising clouds of dust. 1t is
rumored that several persons were killed
and wounded. When the firing ceased the
Greek flag was stiil flying over the insur-
gents camp.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
A BeIieyer in Proverbs.

Mrs Gummy-'.Do you believe In prov
erbs?"
Mrs Glanders-"Certainly. believe that
a bird on the hat Is worth two In the bush,
for ample."-Harper's Bazaar.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
INAUGURAL RATES To WASHINGTON

One fare for round trip, tickets on sale
March l and 2, good to return to March s,
inclusive. Ticket offices. S23 Main street
and 1oi4 Union avenue.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-02-22
Todd's .KilI-a-CoId.

Breaks any cold in one night. Money back
If 1t don't. 25c at druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
UR. WCOUB IN MS NEW P1STOR4TC

The Rev DR.. Samuel McComb preached his first
sermon AZ the regular pastor Of the Rutgers River
eide Presbyterian Church. seventy-third-st and
the Boulevard yesterday morning The church
WAS crowded TO It's utmost capacity. the congrcg,-
ton being largely composed OF strangers. The
majority Of the regular members OF The church
have not as yet returned from their summer vaca-
tons.
DR. Mccomb was born in Londonderry. Ireland
lhir,y,thrce years ago. and was graduated from
oxford with honors. He has had charge OF a
number OF large congregations In Ireland before
coming TO this country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
DROWNED N ARIZONA.

James r. Bruce. thrty-six years old. son OF the
late William Bruce. OF this city, drowned OF.
Friday At Prescott Aria while fording stream
on horseback. A telegram informing her OF her
sons death. was received on Saturday by Mrs.
Bruce. who lives at No % West Thirty thirds t.,
this city. Mr. Bruce had not been I'm this city since
1881. when he left NewYork for Prescott. in which
place he managed express business. The work
consisted mainly of carrying supplies to the miners
in the mountains on pack horses and II is supposed
that Mr. Bruce travelling with Il pack train
when the accident that caused his death occurred
lie was married and had intended returning to this
city a visit TO his mother In n few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
TIE PETROLEUM MARKET.

downward tendency was impaired to petroleum prices
last week by In production. Several new
gushcrs opened in the Gordon territory north OF
Warrington, Marion County w. Va Evidence WAS also
furnished that in other parts OF the Southwestern terri
tory the productive might be aterialy
The FIX Fork pool contributing additional good wells
pipe line runs the hrst week In September were large
The partial returns Of the pipe lines from September
to (charters TO the 9TH inclusive as follows:
"a Total bbls Daily nv. Sept %
,u,n .''''.''''.'.'''''' -osGi Vo2j0 ~ Si
"''N'''' '''''''''''''''''''"oo' VEIN s2,l%l
sness runs ''.'.''''''' SSgoS 3Si $40
Refined petroleum closed at 30 cents per r,lioo in
barrels and 20 cents in bulk at New-York Phadspha
prices being basis points lower. Foreisn .,n,a
tons were London AID pc: imperial gallon: Antwcrn
kiloa wv "'"' NJ YET W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
RIVAL OF BUCKLE.
Mr.. cRozIERs THEORY OF THE EvOLU-
TON OF MODERN SOCIETY.

HISTORY OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOP
MENT on the Lines OF Modern Evolution. BY
John Beattie Crozier Vol l. PIP XIV. 58S. Long
mans Green & Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13

erected by the Powers. would answer political
and religious iealousies. and would be in accord
with the Bible teachings which Christians as
well az Jews revere.
The new Jewish state would have. and could
have. no temporal aspirations 1t would know
and could know. no colonial entanglements: no
Monroe doctrine; no Alsace; no Cuba: no Boer
or Afridi friction, because It's boundaries would
be the Bible boundaries and those boundaries
only-from the Euphrates to the River OF
Egypt from Lebanon on the north to the
desert line on the south.
THE new Jewish State would be committed
to the Bible Ideal Of arbitration In place OF war
lts courts. with or without jurlsts OF other
lands. could safely be trusted with arbitration
for such a tribunal could have no interested
motives to influence II. such as prevent the
Great Powers acting arbitrators for each
other. The benent to the world by the nstitu-
ton Of arbitration among the civilized nations
would be visible in reduced taxation and I'm the
transfer OF myriad hands from handling wea-
pons Of destruction to handling Instruments
and means of production.
The new Jewish State. having no temporal
power. would and could demand no temporal
allegiance from Its children in other countries
who, therefore. could be In every sense Of the
to live in The new Jewish State. having no
temporal aspirations would present no Pope
with such or claiming such. Hence no A. p. A.
could ever organize against Hebrews as they
have against Catholics.
THE new Jewish State would have ONLY spir-
itual aspirations. and would be centre for
their cultivation. It would need to have its
children In all lands. that the tide OF Ideas should
flow to and fro to fun it's ideal to blossom and
bud and I'll the face OF the earth with fruit or
that love and truth shall meet. righteousness
and peace embrace; truth spring from earth
and charity look down from heaven
THE new Jewish state would stand for rever-
ence and for the belief in Power more than
human that moves in human things This rever-
ence and this belief the world needs For IL
history teaches anything it teaches that upon
them only can that morality or spiritual health
rest which Is essential for the progress, happi-
ness and existence Of any and every nation.
The new Jewish State would for the Jews them
selves exercise q healthy influence over their
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

theatrica, affairs about the country KNOWS ''a'
everywhere New-YOrk Is looked 10 Tor the pest
theatrical productions and for the best stan
dards OF taste Managers know that the people
Of other cities want plays that have done wei
I'm New-York and consequently IL is the ampi-
ton Of every actor who plays in America and OF
every manager to get favorable New-i"rk
verdict Boston is the only one OF the smaller
cities that does not look 70 New-fork Tor us
models.
And lust here it should be said that the juds-
mont of the New-York public and ~ the New
Work newspapers is remarkably unprejudic@d
~, tealouses Of other cities. II has been said
,ba, nlavs that we're produced first In Chicago
mr. I'm Boston failed when they came TO New
work because the newspapers and the public
would not listen to anything that came from
Chicago or Boston. There never was greater
nonsense The plays failed because. in the juds-
,oent of Workers. they were bad plays.
And that Judgment wns right too. usually.
New-York does not care where a play was frst
rroduced All II wants is "A good play. we'll
acted and well set upon the stage, and then 1t
,.uI succeed Many good plays have been seen
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

FIRST IN Chicago or Boston. or Phiiadelphla' OF
.ls.v here and then have come 10 New -iorh
and tpye made fortunes which they deserved.
And il is 10 be noted that pretty much every
thing that is worth seeing On the stage docs
come TO New York sooner or later and that Is
not true to 80 great an extent OF any other
American city The most Of the good American
attractions start in New-York. and tn" most of
th, good foreign ones come To America al some
time and then they start in New Ork, too.
Sometimes they never get any further or
sometimes they spend the most OF their time In
York. and then go for few weeks to three
or four Of the larger cities. often star Of
foreign distinction comes TO America under a
contract with "A New-York manager. plays for
!, few weeks at his theatre and then goes home.
without having been outside the city, except for
the trip TO Niagara Falls that they all make II
they can possibly arrange H.
This is especially the with music hall
New-York can afford to pay the huge prices Of
the famous European stars for even week.
and II tney are heard beyond NewYork at all
II il only for one or two nights in city at Il
sn.ciallv contrived concert
In any such discussion as this prominent
Mace should be given To the subject OF opera. II
,h.ro is any artistic institution OF which New
Workers have more reason to be proud than Of
another It is the Metropolitan Opera House
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

and its conduct II Is an INSTITUTION SUI ,, q"
| exists nowhere else in the country, H. ILL., no IL,
! such a one ia to be found anywhere else ~
| tho world New-York and London are the on!
| cities in the world that maintain perihanel,'
| opera establishments without ioVernmth, & aiu
| BY means Of the company wh'GI II,sa "m NawYor
| ports the Metropolitan Opera House NV @ vi,
has every winter long season or the VII, Wy
| finest operate performances that IL u P"s'D'5 LA
| to provide In respect to the attainment , "'r
| artistic ability OF the individual singers lnere
| nood he no hesitation in saying that 'he Cpia
| panv which is formed and managed d! 49, u
Schoeffo & Grau is the best that mas :, N hos ~
| brought together in the world ana IL has ~ a.
| times given performances which have pronaolE
| never been surpassed anywhere IN the assle
CATION Of artistic ability IN the sinsa aat CON-
| New-York has the services OF this great coi,-
| many for some seventy performances In each
season , -, ,d,,-
| t,onal season of German opera, given ny a
| and costly company This year New YORK mas
| been favored with an additional itailan o coi.,
pany. so that the whole season or srana ope'"
This wear will practically cover five months
II has already been hinted that there are some
theatres in Brooklyn. 900. There are, niaesn' 's,
the Park and the Amphion are capable or com
pairing we'll with any in the land ana lne
Academy Of Music is suitable for tne oeSr D oI
cratic performances and II has them Brook
Ivn Is not so plentifully supplied win theatres
as a city Of it's size would be II 1t We're not 80
near TO New-York. with all It's ihcoHPaiape -,
theatrical privileges. but when II Is couhIeu III
v.ith New-York II acceptaby swells the list.
The most Of the theatrical attractions ol fhE"
grade that make tours of the coun'r! hd'e en-
pacements at some of the BROOKLYN tnea-
tres and il is extremely common Tor ,neih
70 go in the course OF the season. to more thah
one Of them. ,. ,.,,,a
nourish i'm New-York The New-fork people
themselves are passonately fond Of amusement;
and with the enormous floating n"puia'ion Oh
the city It is one of the chief objects. Many
nersons visit New York with no other purpose
than to go to the theatre. while those VINO c3Ill,
FOR other objects have no sooner acc"hpi.sIeu
,ham than they turn toward the theatres New
VI rk people as a rule. spend money WIN ieSS
careful SCRUTINY Of every dollar that is PASSING
through their hands than do the people oi '~l'o'. ~
-. Awarican cities They use the theatres
more for their amusement ana entertain
ment Of their friends and guests. and so the
playhouses prosper and grow more ana pet'e,
han under the present conditions they can be
expected TO be elsewhere