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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
CREEK CITIZENSHIP.
Sensational Motion for an Appeal
From the Decision of Dawes
Commission.

Muskogee. I. T., April 27-Judge Springer
to-day heard a motion by General Turner
to appeal to the district court from the de-
cision of the Dawes commission rejecting
claimants for citizenship in the Creek ma
ton. The motion is the opening. wedge to
litigation of the widest scope. In the ar
gument, General Turner alleged that the
Dawes commission had departed from the
law provided for it's guidance in citizenship
matters; that it had ignored and violated
every custom and practice of the territory
courts which congress enjoined it to OBJ
serve; that the commission had gone be-
yond the bounds of the territory and posed
as a court of last resort, rejecting claims
without evidence, at the dictation of the
district attorney and officials of the Creek
nation. giving the aggrieved no right of
representation.
Many sensational points were brought
out which reflect seriously upon the in
tegrity of the Dawes commission and Creek
officials. Judge Springer withheld his de-
cision, pending the result of certain bills
now before congress proposing changes in
the judiciary of the Territory.
Judge Springer however. gave It as his
opinion that, in the light of equity, the
motion should be granted. There are 5000
similar cases in the Northern district alone
which hinge upon the result of this mo-
ton. Interests involved estimated at S.
000, 600.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
A s2,00O,OOO BLAZE.
sells and Tug mt New
port News, Va.

Newport News. Va. April 27.-Fire broke
out In the Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad
Conpanys pier at an early hour this MORN
ing and before the flames We're checked
damage to the extent of s. 600, 600 had been
done. Two of the company's immense piers
were destroyed. three vessels burned to the
waters edge. tug boat entirely destroyed
and eight persons injured, some of them
seriously.
The flames were discovered in pier 5
about 5:l5 this morning and spread with
such rapidity that it was impossible to
make any headway against them. A fierce
north wind famed the flames furiously
ard swept them across the docks to pier
8, which was soon also burning furiously.
The British steamship Clintonia, which
was loading with oil, tobacco and general
merchandise at pier 8 was soon ablaze.
The tugs pulled her cut into the middle
of the river where Intellectual battle was
waged at terrible odds against the flames
that were raging in her inflammable cargo.
She was burned to the water line at 10
o'clock tonight.
The Norwegian steamship Solveig, which
was loading grain at pier D. next caught.
down the hawsers to the pier.
Meanwhile the Chesapeake & Ohio tug.
burned to the waters edge. The German
sailing ship ]. d. Bischoff. taking on slaves
from the north side of pier 6, also caught.
The flames obtained such hold on her
that they could not be conquered. and she
went to the bottom at o'clock this after
neon. The crew of the vessel had a very
marrow escape from being cremated. They
We're aroused by John Anderson; one of the
crew. and were only rescued with the great
est difficulty. after the captain and boats
vain had been badly burned. The heavy
rorth wind and the heroic efforts of the
fise department saved the large grain ele-
vator of the Chesapeake & Ohio company
from destruction. The fire was rapidly
spreading across the conveyers that CON
meet the elevator with the piers, but. with
tho aid of a locomotive and an immense
chain the conveyers' supports were pulled
out the conveyers themselves torn down,
and this danger averted.
At / o'clock this afternoon the fire had
spent It's fury and was well under control
There are vague rumors of many parsons
having lost their lives, but they cannot be
traced to any reliable source.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Com
pany estimate their loss at about $Sp,Wo.
which is fully covered by Insurance.
The total loss. including the three ships
and their cargoes. the tug Wanderer; and
merchandise in the piers. will probably
reached 81 900, 600.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
THIRTY THOUSAND ACRES OF ILLI-
NOIs LAND INUNDATED.
THE WORST IS YET TO COME.
BOTH MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
Cloudburxt in Oklahoma Adds to DAM
age Caused by Record Breaking
MISUNDERSTANDING Strikes
Negro School House
mt Ell Reno.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 27.-Points on the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers above here
report serious condition of affairs, the
water having risen to q dangerous height.
Serious damage has resulted at different
points where the water has overtopped the
lerees or caused a break. Thousands of
acres of farm land on both the Illinois and
Missouri sides of the Mississippi river have
been inundated, or will be soon, and a num-
ber of human lives have been lost, consid-
erable stock drowned and crops destroyed.
According to the weather bureau both
rivers will continue to rise.
Gregory, Mo-, April 27.-The levee which
protected the Hunt drainage district on
the Illinois side below Warsaw, broke to-
day, sending the Mississippi over one Of
the most fertile regions in the Mississippi
valley. The widest excitement prevailed
to-Gay, for fully $1,000 acres of land and
hundreds of homes will be under water in
a few hours. The lowest part of the dis
trict is just below the bluffs, seven miles
back of the levee, and the water is max
ing straight for the hills. BY tomorrow
a territory thirteen miles long by seven
miles wide will be covered with water.
Keokuk Ia. April 27.-The levee at Greg
ory, Mo-, broke to-day and the water las
been running through the town like a mill
race. Thousands of bushels of corn belong
ing to Keokuk and Missouri parties are in
danger of being swept away. The Egyptian
levee at Alexandria is practically useless.
The water has come upon the rear of the
levee and the town is under water.
Clayton, La, April 2I.-The Tensas river
Is rising over an inch an hour with a very
swift current and is rapidly covering plan
tations and will continue to do SO for
some time. as the bulk of the head water
from the BigSs crevasse has not yet ar
rived
New Orleans, La, April PA break in
the levee occurred at II o'clock last night
at the Melrose plantation, thirty-nine miles
below the city, on the west side of the riv-
er. Superintendent Laduck, of the Grand
Isle railroad, is on the scene with a force
of men and material, and is sanguine of
closing the break, which is now from thirty
to forty feet wide.
Quincy. ILL.,, April 27.-The river has risen
six inches from o'clock last evening to
o'clock this. evening, making the stage IS
feet and inches above low water mark,
and bringing ii within three inches of the
flood of 1882.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
KANSAS PARDON BOARD.
Executive Clemcncy Recommended In
Number of Cases-HustOn's
Applfcatfon Refused.

Topeka, Kas.. April 27.-(Specialo The
application of John Huston, of Wyandotte
county, sentenced to six years for grand
larceny in September, 1892, has been refused
by the state board of pardons. Favorable
recommendations have been made in the
following case: William Greene. Leaven-
worth county, sent up from Leavenworth
county in May. 1890, under sentence of
twenty years for murder: George Lee, of
Bourbon county, sentenced in 1895 to five
years for burglary; Orville Gibson. of Lyon
county, serving five years for burglary in
the second degree, committed in Lyon
county, in 1895. James Stahlman, of Repub-
lie county 1892, was sentenced to six years
for criminal assault; the board recommends
that the sentence be commuted to four and
one-half years. which will restore him to
liberty at once.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
used for the object lesson, do you?" asked

used for the object lesson. do you?" asked
Il don't care If am"
mitted before you will answer our ques-
That's Just what I will do. and ! don't
This statement disconnected the mem.
bers of the committee; They realized tnat
matter would come TO n test then and there;
Householder took Davis to one side ana
tried TO persuade him TO testify, but ne re-
Then it dawned on the members of the
committee that If the court decided that
they had no authority to send a prisoner
to Jail for contempt Davis would have a
cause for action against each lndiEiuuaI
member for false imprisonment. Frank
Forrest, the Sergeant-at-armS, would aiSo
become liable. Forrest declared he would
not serve any commitment papers on Da-
Wis unless Davis agreed not to BRING any
damage suit.
Davis was called to the judges desk and
made to promise that he would not sue any
of them in case they lost the Sult IN tne
court. He said he would permit them 10
place him under arrest, and would Apply
to the supreme court for his release on a
writ of habeas corpus in order to test the
matter. If the committee was sustained;
he would return to the witness STAND @ anu
tell all he knew. He would insist, now
ever, on other witnesses being forced 10 90
the same thing:
took recess until afternoon for the pur-
pose of making out commitment papers
and preparing to go into the supreme court.
Davis refused to permit his remarks CON
cerning the injury being done to the Pop
ulist party to be wiped from the records
He said he wanted them to stand just as
he had stated them.
Representative Charles Walters. Popu-
list of Labette. who Committee Clerk
George W. Moad swore flashed s.. 900 roll
and remarked that it represented his
earnings in the legislature came in to-
day and will go on the witness stand in
his own defense. He says he Will make
Moad out gigantic perjurer. He says he
never rode in the same seat with Moao 10
Kansas City; that the time referred TO ne
rode with Representative Fairchild In an
other car from the one Moad was in; 1t
was the only time he ever saw Moad on on
the same train. He brought along ms
committee clerk William Beck, to sub
stantiate the evidence which he will give
He will also have Fairchild go on the
stand to help him out. Walters is the rep
resentative who introduced n bill in the
legislature to enact the Ten Command
ments into law.
Attorney General Boyle drew up the COM
mitment this afternoon, and 1t Will be
placed in the hands of the sergeant-at-
arms of the committee tomorrow morning.
The committee will now wait until 1t gets
decision from the supreme court 1t
expects to get this by tomorrow night or
Thursday
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
THE LONDON EXPLOSION.
Experts Have Determined That 1t Was
the Result of n Carefully
Planned Outrage.

London, April 2I.-One of the victims of
the explosion which occurred yesterday
afternoon, while the train filed with men
from the city was making its usual stop
at Aldersgate station, of the underground
railroad, is dead. Experts have determined
that the explosion was caused by a high
explosive placed in one of the cars. II is
generally believed the affair was a care
fully planned outrage, although its object
is unknown. unless 1t was merely to create
general havoc. The first-class carriage was
completely wrecked, the glass roof of the
station was blown out, the platform was
strewn with debris. many OF the gas lights
were extinguished and a general panic en-
sued. The occupants of the damaged car
were lying about, MANNED and bleeding.
Ten of the injured were removed to hos
pitals A number of persons who were
standing on the platform were also hurt.
1t was at first believed that the explosion
was the result of q collection of EsaS-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
w. T. M'ELROY ENTERED.
Oldest Kansas Editor BecOm-
ing Interesting.

Sedan, Kas., April 27.-(Special) Adrian
Reynolds, of the Sedan Times-Star said to
The journal correspondent to-day:
I'm the controversy going on as to who
is the oldest editor in Kansas, that is, the
man who has been the longest continually
at it in one place, 1t is hardly fair to over
look William T McElroy. of the Humboldt
Union. Mac came out from Ohio early in
the spring of 1866 and took charge of the
Union as foreman in the office. In 1867 he
bought the office, ana has been there every
year. day and hour since and is there yet.
This knocks Yoe, of Independence out by
be pretty hard to ind an editor in this
state who has been continually and ever
lastingly at 1t any longer than my good
friend, and everybody's friend, w. T. Nc
E,lroy."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Train Service Demorolixed.

ST; Joseph, Mo-. April 27-(SpecialD The
included. went through the city again to-
day. The *. C.'s' Creston branch trains
are still running only as far as Barnard
The Charlton branch of the Burlington is
in very poor condition. A train this morn
ing ran only as far as Cosby.
The main line trains of the Rock Island
are running through st. Joseph tonight,
being five and half hours late
The Chicago Great Western trains have
not run either north or south of St. Joseph
to-daV
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
TO-DAY LIKELY TO SETTLE IT.
Prospect Is That Deboe Will BE Elect
est Senator in Kentucky
TO-dny.

Frankfort, KY, April 2I.-The two po-
ltlcal armies here are fighting tonight as
never before. The Blackburn people who
see the prize slipping IRON them and the
election of Deboe almost certain to occur
tomorrow. are making desperate etforts
ing up the letters they produced to-day,
touching the silver sympathies and pro.
ciivities of the new nominee, and tonight
have received an even more passable free
silver expression, said to have gone from
Deboe to the Populists when he was IL
candidate before and about the time the
given. While some Republicans think the
new nominee has, even upon his own
statement, gone nearly as far as Hunter
in his free silver expressions. none of them
seem disposed to vote against him on this
account
Governor Bradley was in the hotel lob
left said there was no earthly doubt of an
election tomorrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
BENJAMIN TOLER DISCHARGED.
Prosecuting Witness Was Not or
Hand to Testify Against Him
for Murder.

Golden City. Mo-, April 27.-(Specialo
BENJAMIN Toler the old settler who was
arrested. together with his son and daugh-
ter-in-law. for poisoning his young bride
about ten days ago, was discharged to-
day. The prosecuting witness left town
soon after the arrest and did not arrive 70
attend the examination this mornins. Hair
an hour after the case was dismissed a
telegram, dated at Walnut Grove Mo. Was S
received from her, stating that she Tto mfao
missed the train, but was coming. Ine
telegram came too late. The case Will not
l,., cu1 II npnin.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Garden brought Back.

Warrensburg. Mo, April 21-tspecial) j.
W. Hartshorn, the American Express Com
many official. who was appointed by Gov
ernor Stephens to go to Stockton, Cal. for
Cadmus o. Gorden, the absconding express
agent of Lection. this Johnsonl county,
er. Gorden is penitent and admits his guilt.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Forged Chinese Certificates.

Washington, April 27.-The treasury De
partment has unofficial advices from forI. U !.
land, Ore, to the effect that the Steamer
Victoria has arrived at Tacoma with over
100 Chinese on board. who are said to hold
forged certificates The collector at Ia
coma has been instructed to make thor-
ough investigation into the facts and to
hold the Chinese pending further instruc-
fiOnS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Drank CnrhnIic Acid.

Chicago. April 27-Frank Smith. said at
one. time to be a cashier in bank in New
York and whose parents. 1t is claimed, are
wealthy residents of San Francisco, COM
mitted suicide to-day in a lodging house on
Van Buren, street, by drinking carbolic
acid
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28

the water at the side of the track I'm a
not found until this morning Spangler was
20 years old and leaves a wife and four
small children. 1t is supposed that he was
sleeping on the track.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28

Hamburg. Mich. April 27.-Train No. %,
Grand Trunk, ran off the track in the
yards here. The engine rolled down a
twenty-foot embankment into pond, turn
ing bottom side up. The first coach only
was derailed. No one was injured. the fire
man and engineer both having jumped. An
open switch was the cause.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Earthquake Mt Cairo, III.

Cairo, ILL.,, April "a light earthquake
shock was felt here at 9:S0 o'clock tonight,
vibrations being from east to west. The
shock was not SO great, nor did it continue
SO long, as the one felt Sunday night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Sporting Blood Aroused

Flcm Town Topics.
Foster-"Dudley offered to bet old Bull
lion hundred that he would marry his
daughter
Lowe-"What did Bullion say?"
FcSter-"RaiSed him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Behended by n Train.

Wamego. Kas.. April 27.-(Special) Frank
Spangler, of St. Mary's: was watching the
railroad track near Belvue last night
when train No. 12 struck him. severing his
head from the body and throwing 1t into
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-28
Determined.


From Judy.
Don't appear to be in such hurry to
meet him. Maud"
I'm only Fastening to pass him by
The age-herald., 1897-08-10
MORE RATE CUTTING
From Texas to St. Louis and New York the
 Knife Has Been Used. -

New York, Aug. 9.-The Merchants as- sociation of New York, has Just received a dispatch from E. P. Turner, general passenger agent of the Texas and Pacific railway, at Dallas, in which he says that his line will place on sale round trip tickets from all points in their territory to St Louis Sept. ' to II, inclusive, at the rate of one and one-third fares, and that these will be on the certificate plan and the same general plan as pursued by the joint traffic people. This will ena bles Texas merchants who go to St. Louis, where the tickest are now on sale to trav- el through to New York.
 MT. Turner, back as far as July 27, at the request of the Manufacturers asso- citation, agreed to put on through tickets from all points in the territory of his road, but the joint traffic and Trunk Line officials decided that they could not handle those tickets as their regulations forbade them to deal with an individual road where there was an. association in existence and the Texas and Pacific railway is a member of the Southwest ern association. which declined to grant the request of the Merchants associa- tion for the issuance of tickets upon the same plan that had been arranged with the Joint Traffic and Trunk Line associa- tiOnS,
The age-herald., 1897-08-10
TOO MUCH EDUCATION
Leads a Mississippi Negro Into Stealing to
 Keep His Corners Up.

Columbus. Miss. Aug. 9.-(special)- John Wooten a negro porter in the em- ploy1 of Molloy & Westmorelan, was ar rested today, charged with stealing mall matter from the box of w. I. Mitchell at the posItoffice in this city. Wooten has been in the employ of Molloy & West morelan for some time past and had so far gained the confidence of his employ CTS that he was trusted with their keys and allowed to get their mail from the posiaoffice.
 . It seems bhat he found out in some way that the postofffce key on Molloy & West morelap's bunch would fit Mi -chelPs, and knowing that the latter sometimes re- ceived packages of more or less value, he. made practice of opening the box whenever opportunity offered and appro- priating. anypl1ing of value it might con- tain. At no lime did he get anything Of real value. The only articles known to hsGxe bean stolen are some soap and tooth- brushes.
 He had preliminary trial before Jus ltice Winston at which he confessed hlS guilt, and was admitted to bond in the sum of $500, ,-ifailing to make which he was committed to iail.
The age-herald., 1897-08-10
WHOSE ORDNANCE?
Some Government Officials Say It Is, and 0th-
 CTS It Is Not, Uncle Sam's,

New York. Aug. 9.-At army headquar- ters all knowledge was denied today re- gardfng the Ammunition on board the lit- tie schooner Blanche Morgan, seized at Bridgeport, Conn.,, on suspicion of be- ing destined for the Cuban insurgents. The Settlement was made bN the steam er's Captain, Wassen, that the ammuni- ton was consigned to the engineering department at Governors Island, but in contradiction of this Major Phipps, in command of the engineers at Governors Island, said that ammunition was being shipped instead. of being received there. At the quartermaster's department in the army building here 1t was said that no snchsconsignment as that on board of the Blanche Morgan had been ordered. The Blanche Morgan is a small schooner of Something like thirteen tons and not capable of carrying the load she had on board to Cuba. 1t might be, however, that she was expecting to meet some larger vessel outside somewhere and transfer'the war material.
The age-herald., 1897-08-10
WITH THE DAWN OF DAY.
The Rolling Mills Awoke From. Their Lethargy @
IN FULL BLAST THURSDAY
Alabama Mills VIII Resume Operations Mon. day Morning 0xmoor Furnace is Rum 'T
 ming After Several Weeks deness. 9

r
 Before 5 o'clock this morning tihe pud- ding department of .lhe Birmingham rcll- ing mill was itn operation. The mill has been closed since July1 on account of the strike, which has been in vogue among the steel workers III oyer the country
 Tn finishing department is Undergoing repairs, and will not be stared before Thursday, when a force elf 1000 to 1.500 men will be given employmtn- This de- par5msnt will use the steel produced by the new basic open-hearth furnacesA Heretofore this steel has been brought from the north at a cost of from $13No $20 per tom S-eef Is made here at S12s' and taking into consideration the cost of transportation, the saving will amount to from S4 ito $6 on the ton. v One steel furnace is now in opefai ion and the other is nearing completion. Beth to- gsther win be able to keep the rolling mill in material It will be only ( few days until the steel era wi1l have reached the stage when rhe metal will be made [ nd turned into the various steel products before leaving Birningham's borders
The age-herald., 1897-08-10
The Trades no,nnil

William Grady, recently elected prssi- dent of the trades council, sert in his resignation Sunday and 1t was accepted. The entire Pratt City delegation also withdrew from that body. Thee election of officers resulted in the election of An drew Mckinney, of the Typographical union, as president, and w. K. McAdory, of the eBssemer Clerks union, as vice president. The cause of the resigna ton of Mir. Grady and the withdrawal of the Pratt City delegation was the announce ment that they did not have right to a seat in th5 council, as they were not yet menbers of the Alabama Miners 'a.s- Sociation. When this was made known, MT. Grady arose and said that as he was no longer legal member of the council he would resign.
 The only thing of interest to the general public was the report of J. H. F. Mostly, the retiring secretary. He showed that tfDere wens fourteen unions belonging to the council and that ten of them were in good standing, with the other four only slightly in arrears. Retiring Treasurer Frank Arrico also presented an excellent report that was given to the trustees for their inspection,