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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
At the Jail Last Night.

Weber. in Jail, seems to realize the SER
iOusneSs of the charge against him Be
fore his arrest he maintained cheerful
demeanor and TO reporters. at times. even
seemed TO deprecate the doctors death.
and while not seeking 10 conceal his pre-
yioUs enmity toward the dead man he anx-
ious!y strove TO make people believe he had
not counselled the fatal act.
But he has become sour and glum. In his
cell last yiRht he was in very unamia BILE
frame o. mind.
Il have beso advertised enough" he de-
clared. grufiy. "and don't want any more.
j am able 10 pay for my advertising.
This Is all he would say.
Weber occupies a cell on the third floor
OF the Jail. This cell adjoins that OF John
SChlegel Communication between the two
is a matter OF the greatest ease
Weber says ne is only 2. but he looks sew
eral years older. He was born in Detroit
and learned the trade of harnessmaker.
He came to Kansas City eleven years ago
and worked at his trade for several years.
until he had saved up enough money 10 20
into the saloon business. He has one sis
ter and one brother. His home is at 1921
Lydia. His first wife died three years
ago in childbirth. DIR. Berger attended her
and Weber has claimed that it was his
negligence which caused her death. He
afterward married again. His second wife
Is a small. daTk-haired. delicate-lOOking
woman. who appeared greatly worried last
night as she discussed her husbands ar
rest with Attorney Singleton.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14

That central market is again in competi-
tion with all the other great markets OF
the world. To each one Of the other tweh-
ty primary markets turnpike tolls nave
also been reduced: and this fact is known
next morning at the central market aht
By next noon at all the markets OF thy
world. The market price at the cehtTsi
market and in the markets OF the World
drops accordingly. IL Is at most question
of few days before that dollar goes, not
TO the individual farmer. but TO cutting
down the price Of American grain IN the
Liverpool market, so as TO underseH Indla
or Argentine.
1T is precisely the same with Mr.. Camp
bells second Illustration II a rate redut-
tion could be made to Stafford county alone
then the Stafford county farmers could re
loice IN their discrimination and get rlch.
But the low rate must be made 10 lhe
other points as well. The immediate erect
iS that under pressure to sell from an ul-
rectfOns the price Of grain in Kansas CITY
drops until the only result * that everybody
gets less money-the railways ana te
farmer altke-and part Of the decrease eoes
TO middlenen between Kansas city ana
Liverpool and the rest of il again goes 10
underseiling India and Argentine. -,
The facts in regard 10 the efIects OF
rate reductions may be summarized as iol-
lows:
.First-If a rate reduction could. be made
10 only one individual producer or 10 one
locality, then that individual or thaI 10,
callty would get the beneht OF II aho
would grow rich. II Is TO prevent JUST
such discrimination. however, that the
greater part Of the laws on railway mat
teTs have been devised.
'Second-in the case of any general re-
duction over considerable area-as all re
ductfons mUst be so made-there VIII be
a period OF a few days, more or less When
the producer will get some benefit. There
after the whole reduction will be absorbed
by the competition in the central markets.
Moreover inasmuch decline once
started Is difficult TO stop. the drop IN
market price almost invariably goes below
the level justified by the actual rate re-
duCtion, and the producer is worse of than
before
'Third-This condition may not occur
when the demand exceeds the worlds sup
ply. This rarely happens. When II does.
the excess Of demand may hold prices up
in spite OF decrease in rates: but II is worth
noting that il is at such times when prices
are high. that rates count for least and
that the farmer has least cause TO COM
plain.
The freight rate Is. TO the farmer. only
an item in the cost Of production. II in
any line of manufacture one factory finds
out way 10 cheaper production, so long
as IL has monopoly of that way. IL gets
the full benefit Of the decrease. II, how
ever, all factories alike are enabled TO
cheaper production to the same extent,
the only result. under the stress of COM
petition. Is that the price of the manu-
factured product goes down in the markets
of the world. The consumer gets the ben
eft 1t is precisely the same way with
grain; and il IS deplorable that such a
man as Mr.. Campbell either should not
know II or should pretend not TO know.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
Ninth Annual Session Is to Begin AT
Salt Lake City This
Morning.

Salt Lake, l., July 1@.-The ninth ses-
sion of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial
congress will be called to order at II o'clock
tomorrow morning in the assembly han
in Temple park The hall has been beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion with flags
bunting and potted plants. The convention
will be in session four days and, on account
of the large amount OF work to be done
may be extended into next week
Delegates have been arriving all day and
a large contingent is expected by to-mor-
row mornings trains.
Hon. ". J. Bryan. the president OF the
congress, will not reach here till Thurs
day.
Every state and territory west Of the
Mississippi river with the exception Of Al
aska will be represented. The largest dele
CATION will be from Utah. The next largest
delegation will be from Missouri. Colorado
and Nebraska will both have large dele
cations.
The advisory committee met this after
noon and arranged the programme for to-
morrow. The Nicaraguan canal question
will be first discussed. then the Hawaiian
question, to be followed by mines and min
ing.
The convention will be called to order by
Secretary Culmer, who will introduce Hon.
H. r. Whitmore. of ST. Louis. chairman.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

| Several COWS have died from anthrax in
| Randolph county. Mo.
| Healer Schrsder has left Atchison to
arrest.
The knights of Tabor Of Kansas. col
oTed secret society. is holding its annual
| meeting at AtchiSOn.
George and Edward Williams and John
Fowcutt died from gases IN mine shaft
| six miles from Wellsville. Mo.
Hundreds OF men. women and children
are picking the largest crop OF blackberries
ever grown in Pettis county. No
The payment Of that portion OF the
lreedmens : fund 10 be disbursed by the
Cherokee government will begin Thursday.
The 3-year-old daughter of J. ". Sheets.
OF MercerVlile; o.. ran In front OF a now
ing machine, driven BY her father. and both
legs were severed from her body.
Twelve young women will act conduct
ors on Sedalia street cars Thursday. one
haif the fares collected 10 go 10 the Broad
way Presbyterian church Of that city.
Governor Barnes. of Oklahoma, has COM
muted the sentence OF Coleman Grady 10
two years. He was sentenced 10 four
years from Logan county for grand larceny
New York retail meat dealers have raised
The price OF meaS cents pound Whole
sale prices mad not been advanced and
laborers are complaining bitterly OF the
action
In the course Of 4 sermon al Chatta-
noOga. Tenn. an elderly woman interrupt
ed Rev. DIT. Garrett called nm ndr. ms
statements stupendous lies. and his doctrine
a fraud.
Burglars at Troy. Kas-.- who stole pair
of trousers from W. :. johnson, returned
them a few nights later. hanging them on
tree in front OF the house. Tney had
taken the money from the pockets.
Dr.. q. B. Winn has practiced medicine
in Macon county. Mo. for fifty years The
golden anniversary was celebrated at Ma
con Yesterday by banquet given by the
county medical society I'm DIR. Winns hon
or.
The following Kansas City people are
registered in New York; r. Adler. at the
Albert: NJ Well. at the Savoy. g. Bing-
ham, at the St Denis. A II. Dickey and
II. s. Lincoln and wife al the Marlborough; |
II. Dold. at the St Cloud.
The Warrensburg Mo-. normal board OF |
re gents has elected Benjamin l.. Sewal. |
late of the University of Nebraska. 10 the |
chair of geology: Miss Grace Duffy. OF |
New York. superintendent Of the practice |
department. and Robert l.. Zoll. assistant |
The second trial of DIR. GOodmanson for |
wife murder al Pender. Neh.. has been /
postponed until next Monday. The prose-
cutting attorney intimated that tie mystic
rious Kansas City girl who is wanted as a
" itness against GOodmanson has Deen To-
Gated
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
S. ]. HERRICK FOR PRESIDENT.
Kansas City Man Placed at the Head
of the 4. r. A. I'm
Missouri.

st. Louis. July BIN the regular con-
ventiOn of the American Protective AssO-
citation. of Missouri. to-day. President Ste
vens delivered his annual address and re-
ports were submitted by the secretary and
treasurer and from the auditing commit
tee. Judge Stevens, in his address. charged
politicians with attempting TO disrupt the
order and said that IL the loyal members
OF the councils which were suspended yes
terday wished to return they could do so
by reOrganizinE and leaving out the OBJ
jectiOnable politicians.
The judge also said: "The impression has
gone out that the order is only a part of
the Republican party, and this has done
much hurt TO IL. as in. the state the A. 2.
a. is largely Democratic"
Mr.. S. ]. Herrick. of Kansas City, was
elected state president Mr.. Hsrrick is an
insurance man and Is said not to be identi-
fed with politics.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
ARMED STRIFE IN ILLINOIS.
Belgian strikers Attack Negro Miners
and Are Fired UpOn-SIany
shots Exchanged.

DanviIle. ILL.,, July l3.-The strike between
the miners commenced in this district to-
night. About 400 or so Belgian strikers
and other foreigners gathered at the Paw
nee mine and when a cage fun of colored
miners who had been at work reached ihe
top OF the shaft, they were assaulted with
different kinds of weapons some using
knives and others slaves. one OF the color
ed miners secured a revolver and defended
his life. Shots were fired, wounding sever
al strikers. This infuriated the striking
miners and they retsliated by an exchange
of shots. at the same time retreating to the
woods. Later the strikers attacked a train
on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois carry
ing working miners TO the city. The miners
inside the coaches opened fire and about
fifty shots were exchanged. It is reported
that one miner was killed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
C. E. CONVENTION ATTENDANCE
Visitors Numbered 23.91S, of Whom
Hes Were From Outside
of California.

San Francisco, July 13--At length Il i
possible to state. with close approach TO
eXactitude. how many delegates attended
the Christian EndeavOr convention. The
registration committee has made a report
by states ard counties Of the number Of
people registered. The total number OF
people from other states. territories AMI
foreign countries I'm attendance IS u.22t
From California the registration is 12,69i.
making a total OF 23.9lS.
From these figures il will be seen that
the actual attendance upon the convention
is surprisingly close to the advance esti-
mates that were made
Outside Of California. the biggest dele
cation was from Illinois. that state send
Ing 1.OS3: Iowa being next. Pennsylvania
third, followed by Ohio. New York. Mis-
souri, and Massachusetts. in the order
named.
II is interesting TO note that the women
from all Fiaces outside Of the state were
almost twice as numerous as the men. the
figures being: Women, 7.47T; men. 3.747
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
AN ENGLISH LABOR STRUGGLE.
Strike of the Engineers Promises to
BE Fight to n
Finish.

London July l3.-The strike OF engineers
is apparently to be a long and fierce strug-
gle. 10 be settled only on the basis of the
survival OF the fittest. Both the masters
and the men have refused all offers of ar
bltration including that Of c. T. RitchIe,
president OF the board of the senate.
The lockout began this morning. As a
retaliatory measure. the engineers are call
ing out the remainder of the men. and
now no fewer than 10000 engineers are
idle Already the wards Of several large
firms have been picketed. The London
firms that have Joined in the lockout now
number forty. Among them are such i'm
portaut concerns as the Otis Elevator Com
pany, the Westinghouse Brake Company
Frazer & Chalmers, and the Brush Electric
Engineering Company.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
OUTLOOK NOT ENCOURAGING.
Little Prospect for the Passage of a
Currency Commission Bill
This session.

Washington. July 1S.-Representative
Heatwoie. of Minnesota. who. in the last
and present congresses. introduced a bin
for currency commission. has been con-
sulting with members of the committee on
rules and other leaders of the house as TO
a special order for considering a bill IN
case a commission should be recommended
by the president. The lateneSs OF the Ses-
sion and the poor prospect OF any action
IN the senate do not. Mr.. HeathwoIe
thinks. give much encouragement for be-
hevlng that any financial plan will be con-
Sldered IN the house until next session
me feeling in the house seems to be that
II the tarif bill is out of the way little or
no other business will be transacted al
this session.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF 1T.
London Dispatch 90 New York world
Says BimetaIIic Commission
Has Failed.

New York. July ia dispatch to the
World from London says:
''The inside story of Senator Wolcott's
bimetallic commission f. one Of absolute
failure. The general impression among
those in a position to know Is that the
reports OF success in France have been
circulated in order to reconcile the Amer
lean public to the expenditure OF large
sums OF money without result.
The principal Paris newspapers have re-
ferred TO the commission in terms which
while conforming 10 the rules Of artificial
Gaulic courtesy. have been not far from
ridicule. Le Temps calls attention 70 the
fact that. while France objects TO spending
the money necessary to improve her navy,
the United States has money enough to
spend useiesSly ON a commission intrusted
with an impossible mission and costing the
taxpayers half a million.
M. Hanotaux himself Is authority for
the statement that the WOlcott mission ab-
soluteiy failed and could not be accom-
plished by anyone He speaks highly of the
members Of the commission personally, but
refuses to take the bimetallic scheme ser
iously. He smiles at Wolcott's statement
that France should stand shoulder to
shoulder with the United States In efforts
TO bring about International bimetallism.' 80
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
WILL FIGHT BACK.
Continued From First Page.

machinery has increased the output Of
-coal and demoralized the market
All the dealers say there is no danger
Of a coal famine here. They say they have
plenty of coal to supply their regular cus-
tCmers. Statements bearing on that point
were obtained from railway officials this
afternoon. The Valley has 100 cars OF
coal in its yards awaiting delivery. The
Cleveland & Pittsburg has a thousand car
loads and the, Erie also has a lot. The
railway companies say they have enough
coal to last them six weeks for their own
use The Lake Shore appropriated a large
Quantity of coal at the beginning Of the
strike. but ii is now delivering that coal
to the dealers to whom Il was consigned
as rapidly as IL is needed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
CLEVELAND WORKMEN CLASH.
Union and Mont MON Men Have Trou-
bile and "a Great Crowd
Gathers.

Cleveland. O.. July l3.-Trouble broke out
in the neighbOrhOod OF the Crescent tin
plate min this afternoon. Six nou-union
men entered a crowd OF union men with
their hands in their pockets as il to draw
revolvers. This excited the ire of the union
men. who seized and searched them. but
found no revOlvers- The non-uniOnists fed,
but were pursued BY gang of loiterers
John Nanek. one of the nOu-uniOn men, was
badly beaten. A hOOtiug crowd o. men
women and children. numbering thousands
gathered when the patrol wagon was sum
moned- The police charged the rioters and
diSDeTsed them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
BIG LOG BOOM IN DANGER.
High Water May Cause 0O.OOO.OO
Feet of Logs mt CIOquet, MIMI,
to Break Loose.

Cloduet. Mimi. July 13.-The river situa-
tion is very grave. Bridges both above
and below town are out. The Duluth &
Western tracks are three feet under water
and Grand Rapids is cut off from all COM
munication. Nearly 100000 900 feet of logs
are in the boom above Cloquet. and II they
go. as is feared, they will take out FIVE
large sawmils and all buildings on Dun
laps island, causing vast loss.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
DOUBLEDAY RELEASED.
Receiver TO Answer for
Contempt.

Fort Scott. Eas., July I3-CspecialD
Judge Williams. of the federal court, this
morning issued a writ OF habeas corpus for
tlre release of Receiver Doubleday, of the
Columbus water works. who was sent to
jail. for contempt OF the probate court OF
Cherokee county. Judge Williams cites
Charles Spencer. the receiver of the COL
umhus water works appointed by the Cner-
okee county probate court. and Attorney
TraCeweH to appear tomorrow and show
cause why they should not be punished for
interfering with the federal receiver
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
A CONNECTICUT HANGING.
Thomas +. kippie Executed for the
Murder of His Wife in
Drunken Fight.

Hartford. Conn. July H.-Thomas P.
Kippie was hanged at 12:35 O'Clock this
morning. Within eight minutes from the
time the drop was sprung. his heart had
ceased beating and in nineteen minutes he
was cut down. His neck was broken.
The condemned man. when asked if he
had anything to say before sentence was
executed. replied: DO a good job and
don't make any foolish mistakes" When
the rope was being adjusted about his neck,
he said: You're getting IL pretty tight,
amt your"
Kippie was Seotchman. Al years Of
age. He killed his wife at their home in
New Haven on January 81, 1895. in
drunken fight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
TOWNE Is FOR FUSION.
Does Not Want Ohio silver Republic
ans to Put Out n Separate
Ticket

Washington. July 13.-Chairman Towne.
OF the silver Republican organization. has
sent a telegram to the chairman OF the
committee in Ohio advising against put
ting a separate state ticket in the field
will be placed in the field and that the
silver Republicans Of ohio will support
the party declaring for silver
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
RATHER TOO REALISTIC.
Stage killing i'm a CoIored Amateur
Performance Turns Out TO
he the Real Thing

Atlanta. Ga, July BIN play presented
by coIored amateurs in Pittsburg. a suburb
OF this CITY. last night. John Singleton
acted a part in which he was supposed to
he shot dead by his rival. impersOnated by
Gary Brown. The scene was carried out
faithfully. and aroused loud applause
which was turned into lamentations when
IL was discovered that Singleton was really
dead. The pistol Brown used, which was
supposed TO be loaded with blank cart
ridges. carried a real bullet instead.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
A Sham Hattie Tragedy.

Raleigh. y. c. July 13-At sham battle
OF the Governors guard at Pullen park to-
night George y. Banks. a member of the
guard. who was taking part in the battle.
was shot and killed almost instantly. The
bullet struck him almost in the middle OF
the forehead and lodged in the brain. II
cannot be ascertaiIied who is responsible for
the loaded cartridge.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
House in Session Three Minutes.

Washington. July 13-The house took a
recess to-day until tomorrow at noon
without trauSacting any business Mr.
cannon. the chairman Of the appropriation
committee of the last congress. announced
that II was evident that the deficiency bill
would not be ready TO act upon until to-
morrow and he, therefore, moved a recess
until tomorrow at noon and the motion
carried The house was in session but
three minutes
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Good Rainxin IndI,

London. July 13.-The Earl Of Elgin, vice
roy OF India. teleEraphs from the West
* and that the weather throughout the
country has been fine. Burmah is still re-
Ceiving good supply Of rain and a good
rain is now falling again on the West coast
and in Southern Bombay and Mysore.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Mail Carriers Frozen TO Death.

Port Townsend. Wash. July I3-A letter
just received here from Alaska brings par
ticulars of a terrible death OF the three men
Blackstone. Bottcher and ,Mollique-who
were frozen TO death while endeavorinE to
carry mail from Sunrise City across the
glacier to Prince William sound. Of forty
six horses taken to Cooks inlet country
last season for use in pack trains. only
four survived the winter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Pettis Comfy Bridge CoIapse..

Sedalia. Mo-. July 13.-(Speciall A wood
ea bridge over the Muddy. in Elkfork town
ship, twenty miles west or Sedala. gave
way yesterday evening while Jesse RenfTO
was crossing with a steam threshing ma
chine. Renfros spine WAS badly injured.
and he may be crippled for life. one horse
was killed. the other injured. and the
thTeshing machine torn into splinters.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Illinois Mines Closed.

Springfield. ILL.,. July l3.-Not a shaft IN
SauCdmon county is in operation TODAY
About $500 miners are idle and the tia-1ID
in the Springfield mining district is COM
plete. The same is true in every mine op-
Grated in the surrounding counties ana no
less than thirty mines are closed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Miss Berser's Condition.

DIR. HALEY. who is attending Miss He'd
wig Berger. stated last night that she was
still in a precarious condition. hut slightly
improved over her condition OF Monday.
The least exertion on her part throws her
into Inconsistencies. from which she re-
covers slowly. leaving her mind affected for
SOma time after
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Frisco Train DeraiIed.

Gslena Kas. July 13.-(SpeciaI0 The su-
burban passenger train running on the
Frisco between Galena and Carthage, was
derailed east of Jackson station this aft
ernoon. 100 yards fI1m where a wreck oc-
CURED about two weeks ago in which sew
eral passengers were injured. No one was
injured in to-days wreck.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Anothcr Social pemocrncr Rranch.

New York July l3-Another branch Of
the Eugene Debs Social Democracy was
formed tonight in this city. President
Eisenbach. Of the New York branch, said
that he had received an offer OF 10000 acres
of land in Washington. jackson. Holmes
and Walton counties. Fla. for 81 an acre
and that he intended to communicate with
Mr.. Debs regarding the proposal.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Eight Tramps Supposed to he KILLED.

Des Moines. Ia. July 13-A meat train on
the Chicago & Northwestern railway ran
into eight cars which had ran of the
track near Boone about . o'clock this
morning. Eight tramps are supposed to
have been killed Several trainmen were
injured The whole train was wrecked.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-14
Fell Fifty Feet and Lives.

Galsna. Kas.. July 13.-)SpecialD Thomas
Kesner. working at the Chewans-Sapp
west of this place. fell Ihis afternoon a
distance of fifty feet. caused by the break
age Of q rope. Strange TO say. the most
arm.