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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
WHY SP0FF0RD WAS SHORT.
Hundreds of Unpaid Money Orders
Some Twenty-Five Years Old,


Washington. Dec. 9.-An investigation
the Congressional library and the officials
of the postoffice department promises to
throw a great deal of light upon the re-
Gently widely discussed shortage of for
mer Librarian Ainsworth R. Spofford. 1t
will be membered that an investigation
by the treasury department about Il year
ago showed Librarian Spofford to be about
$4,000 short in his accounts. Few people
who knew him looked upon this at the
OF clerical negligence in his department.
Now 1t ppears that a large part. If not
all. of this deficiency, which Mr.. Spofford
promptly made good out of his own pocket.
will be accounted for by a great batch Of
old money orders, which the absent-mind-
ed librarian forgot to cash. While Mr..
Spoford was in office. Mr.. Metcalf. chief
Of the money order division of the post
ian that there were orders on land which
he should cash. Sometimes he would get
a few in response to these notifications and
sometimes not. Since Mr.. ]. Russell Young
has been placed in charge of the library.
however, he and First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Heath nave made IL sys-
tematic search of the old library records
they have unearthed hundreds of old or
ders, which the former librarian had nut
aside and apparently forgotten, and mere
are coming to light every day. Just what
the total will amount to has not yet been
established. but It probably will come near
wiping out the discrepancies in Mr.. Spof-
ford's accounts. Some of the orders date
back twenty-five years, and one of the
largest was for s3e. Many of these orders
have expired by limitation. but they will
all be paid by cash or warrant on the
treasury, and the money will be turned
over TO MT. Spofford up to the amount
that he has paid out In rectifying his own
accounts.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Brief Mention.

The Mccormick Mercantile and Distilling
Company filed two more cases in the dis
trict court yesterday to collect for goods
sold to L~eavenworth men; One Is against
Fritz Riebe for $l49.o5.
Real estate transfers yesterday amounted
to s., 1850.
In the northbound Maple Leaf freight
train yesterday was a car of freight from a
Southern port. 1t bore placards stating
that 1t had been inspected by the sanitary
officials and contained no contagious dis
ease.
Easton lodge. No: As. A. F: and A. NJ.
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: WorshiDful master. DR.. w.
A. Adams: senior warden. ]. NJ. Cory; jul
nior warden. Charles Gwartney; treasurer,
'" Tb F.: A Asd{sys,, and Gd,i Sdecr re E. Psn n; s cS;rcb
opened a Christmas baZar in Chickering
The Union Pacific Tea Company filled an
order yesterday for 400 pounds of tea.
The Leavenworth Creamery Company is
arranging to start a skin" station at
kickapoo.
Some of the L~eavenworth housewives
have been worked to a finish 10y II smooth
young man soliciting orders for soap for a
Kansas City house. He offered to send a
larger quantity for 25 cents than could be
furnished here for the same amount. After
taking a number of orders and collecting
some money he departed to seek other
fields in which to operate.
Bradford Lott. Il miner employed at the
Riverside mine, was seriously burned by u
gas explosion yesterday morning.
Maud Moore was fined SO in the police
court yesterday morning for using a frying
pan on a policeman who undertook to ar
rest her.
The Mother Bickerdyke quilt. rallied by
the Woman'S Relief Corps for the benefit
of the Ellsworth home, has been won by
T. NJ. Gray, an old veteran.
Leavenworth camp. No. ov., Modern
Woodmen: met last night and initiated =
number of candidates. officers were elected
for the ensuing year,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
RAISING A bubble.
FractfOus Aldermen raise the Point
That Westport Is Not Yet Lee
sally Annexed.

There appears 10 be a difference of opin-
ion among the aldermen touching the pres
cnt status of the city's new territory. Some
advance the opinion that the city has no
right at this time to provide patrolmen,
fremen, or, in fact, to take any steps in the
way of exercising jurisdiction in the an
nexed territory. because the certified COPY
of the election result and of the amend
ments lave not as yet been forwarded to
the secretary Of state. City Counselor
Middlebrook holds. however. that the ter
ritory was legally and properly annexed the
day of election. The subsequent proceed
ings, he says, are matters of form for the
preservation in en- official way of the cleo
ton results. City Clerk Curry will to-day
begin the preparation of the certificate to
be forwarded by the mayor to the secre-
Comptroller Lund did not remove the
Westport property to. the city hall yester-
day and it is not known just when he will.
City License inspector Earhart and his
deputies yesterday began a canvass of the
new territory to get all names of merchants
records. MANI of the merchants are dis
posed to protest against being placed upon
an equality with the dealers in the old
keepers are rejoicing at the result. how
ever, for their licenses a v cost $500. They
will now be reduced one-half. The liquor
dealers in the remaining sections are not SO
well pleased. for they have not up to this
time been required to pay a city tax.
Plumbing Inspector Sieben says that he
has not yet visited Westport to look over
the plumbing and sewage system. He has
never received a report from any source
that the plumbing in any of the public or
private buildings there is unsanitary. but
states that the present city plumbing or
dinance will have to be amended to accord
with the sewage of Westport as the sewer
pipes are much smaller than those of Kan
sas City. Consequently restrictions will
have to be placed on the character of the
water turned into the sewers there. The
Westport council had been considering an
ordinance of such nature before the an
nexation.
The auditing department of the city is
rapidly getting it's portion of the Westport
work in shape. Chief Clerk Casey yester-
day secured the delinquent tax rolls for
1895 and turned them over to Treasurer
Green. They show about 81. 200 personal and
real taxes to be due from that source.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
ia Fe railroad to build n depot and estab-
lish IN agent at Norwood.
Railroad Notes.

J.. F. Tucker, trainmaster OF the Mill
waukee. was in the city on company BUSH
ness yesterday.
II. c. Orr. general passenger agent of
the Pittsburg & Gulf, returned yesterday
from a Chicago trip.
Frank ]. Hutter. formerly chief car clerk
in the Chicago Great Western offices here,
died yesterday at New Abba, Ia
The remains of John CT. James passed
through Kansas City last evening in charge
of James j. Ford. Denver representative
of the Lake Shore. Mrs. James and her
sen, Lawrence. left on the same train
for Cleveland.
w. b. Dunlevy has been appointed chief
clerk in the office of F. Mertsheimer, SUI
perintendent of the PIttsburg & Gulf.
Northern Connecting line and Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern. and will assume
the duties of his new position December 10.
w. F. Griffitts. chief clerk in the general
passenger office of the Pittsburg & Gulf.
returned yesterday from Houston, Tex,
where he checked the north bound rate
sheet from Southern Pacific points with
passenger representatives Of the Southern
Pacific.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
REVOLVER WITH WHICH LIyDsay
WAS SHOT Is IN COLORADO.
CAN'T BE PRODUCED AT TRIAL,
HAS BEEN SEAT TO ITS n SON
OF JUDGE GRAY,
Jury Sworn Yesterday and the Sec.
ond Trial Well Under way-state
Will Attack Deitx' Reputa-
ton Since Reaching
America.

The first sensation in the second trial of
william Deitz. for the murder of Rus
sell Lindsay. Was sprung in the district
court yesterday when it was discovered that
the revolver used by the defendant in the
killing of young Lindsay had been sent out
or the state by Mrs. Judge Gray. The re-
volver was sent to Mrs. Gray's son in Colo
weapon.
II was shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning when the last juror was challeng-
ed and the twelve eligibies lifted their right
hands and took an oath to weigh the evil
dence TO be presented 10 them in a fair and
impartial manner; Attorney Hale then pro-
the jury in behalf of the prosecution. He
consumed about an hours time. Attorney
Henderson waived the right to make a
statement for the defense at the present.
The state then called Court Stenographer
Leport to the stand. No one in the court
cut;on had when 1t called for Mr.. Leport.
Attorney Hale asked him II he was in
possession of the revolver which the de-
The witness replied that he was not.
Were you not made the custodian of this
weapon at the former trial?" asked Mr..
Hale. All"
Il was"
What did you do with the gum"
turned 1t over to Judge Gray. on q
Judge Gray was then called. He testi-
ned mat he gave the gun to his wife who
wanted to send it to their son in Colorado.
he said mat the weapon belonged 10 him
and that he had asked for 1t,
MIS-; Gray took the stand and reiterated
Wnat ner husband had testified to. She was
asked ~ she did not send the weapon away
after the application for a new trial had
Deen MADE. She answered in the affirma-
i've ~ Is pot known what weight, if any,
jury. ~ INC
The state did not finish with its evidence
but will likely conclude this forenoon THE
examination of the witnesses will consume
the remainder of to-day and possibly part
OF to-riorrow. II is barely possible that the
case Will reach the jury by tomorrow
night. There has been no new evidence OF
consequence as yet introduced.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10


eral invitation has been extended to friends
and patrons of the college to attend.
Fifteen members Of the Jackson County
Poultry Association visited the Lexington
poultry show and Poultry Breeders con-
gress yesterday.
None of the freight cars have been re-
moved from the Air line yards in this city
as yet.
The infant child of A. NJ. OFT was report
ed to be critically i'll yesterday.
w. G. Adams left yesterday for Lextns-
ton, Mo, to attend a meeting of the Good
Roads Association as a delegate from this
county. -..
Rev. Mr.. Milford Riggs preached last
night at the Baptist church on the sub
lect, "A Soldiers View of the C~ruciixion."
tended.
John Piper. of Kansas City, has traded
Tor the Blue Springs mills. The former
owners OF the mill get. a 400 acre farm
IN lyons county. kas.. valued at $50. 600.
PROFESSOR ]. N. Patrick and County Su-
perintendent S. NJ. Barrett will address
the Clay County Teachers Association at
Liberty, Mo-. December II.
owing to the inclemency of the weather,
the meeting Of the laboring men, an
nounced for last night, was not held. An
other call will be issued at an early date.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
UNION LAB0R's DEMANDS.
Armour Packing House Must Be
UnfOnfzed and an Indemnity of
5000 Must BE Paid.

The joint committee from the five labor
unions principally interested in the boy
colt on the Armour Packing Company has
decided to make a proposition Of settle
ment to the company. The committee will
ask that the Armour people u~nionize its
house and that 1T pay to the various unions
the unions intend to submit to the COM
pany follows:
First-That the Armou company union
lie its packing house within three months.
~Second-That the company re-empioy eli
union people who wish TO be re-employed
IN their old positions and at their former
wages. and who bear requests for such
unemployment signed by the proper Off
GERS of their unions. Also. tina union fire
men belonging to No. 6406, A. F. of L., be
employed at 25 cents an hour and eight
hours per day.
T~hird-That an eight hour work day be
inaugurated on May !. 1898.
Fourth-That the Armour company place
IN bank as an indemnity payment to the
unions the sum of 5000 to be equally d.
yided between Anchor Federal Labor Union
No. 6540. Firemen's Union No. G4o6. sheen
butchers Union No. 6, Beef Butchers
No. 3. ~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Personal,

T.. W. Furbush. Boston. is at the Coates.
W. J.. Spencer. st. Pau is at the Coates.
E. B. Osborne, St. Louis. is at the Coates.
L. H. Smith. New York, is at the Coates.
]. R. whittemore, Milwaukee, is at the
Coates.
w. V. Golbrath, Dallas, Tex. is at the
Coates.
Charles j. Hughes. Denver, Col. is at the
Coates.
w. G. Humphrey, Cincinnati, Is at the
Coates.
w. Thatcher Smith, Chicago, is at the
Coates.
A. w. wylie. Minneapolis. is at the
Coates.
j. d. Seinley and wife, San Francisco.
are at the Coates.
Colonel Walter Noise and L. ]. Patti,
j. NJ. Campbell. Council Bluffs. Ia, is at
the Savoy.
f. G. Davis. st. Joseph. is at the sa-
voy.
H.. C. Leah. St. Louis. is at the Savoy.
A. o. Burch. Racine, Wis. is at the Sa-
voy. J
H.. B. Gordon. st. Louis. is at the sa-
'voy.
Frank Kancher. st. Joseph. is at the
Savoy.
of Omaha, Neb.. were in the city yester-
day.
c. w. Kemp. proprietor of the Independ-
emit, Coffeyville, kas.. is in the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
W00LS0AP
MISSOURI OFFICEsEEKERs.
Another big Batch of Applications
for Federal Positions Has
Been Filled.

Washington. Dec. 9.-tSpecial.) The fol-
lowing applications for places from Mis-
souri, have been heard from: A. Miller,
Kansas City, United States jury commits
sioner Western district of Missouri: Horace
R. Williams. Springfield. receiver land Of
flee at that point; S.. N. Weidenmeyer. Clin-
ton. Indian leadership. Navajo Indians.
New Mexico; Robert Hildebrand, Kansas
City. clerk in twelfth census; l.. Beasley,
st. Louis. register land Office, Springfield.
Mo-: W.. f. Boyer, Lees Summit. store
Keeper distillery at Lone Jack, No.; Ed
Robinson, kahoka, postmaster at that
point: Albert Heidegger. Kansas City, SUI
perintendent letter carriers in hat city;
w. A. Daggett, Maryville. Indian inspec-
tor.
DR.. A. C.. Pettiiohn. of Brookfield, Mo-.
late Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor of Missouri. is at the Regent,
and is here pushing his candidacy for APP
pointment as minister to Siam.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Special Mexican Excursion.

Both the Pittsburg & Gulf and the Alton
of the excursion through Mexico on a spe-
cial train to leave Chicago January %.
The new Pullman car, Japan. equipped with
hot and cold water bath and all modern
convenience, will be reserved especially for
Kansas City passengers. The tour will
consume thirty days. In the parlor Of the
observation car there will be an aeolian.
and in the dining car. n music box. The
route will he over the Alton to st. Louis.
the Iron Mountain to Texarkana, the Texas
4 Great Northern to San Antonio and the
Southern Pacific to Eagle Pass. The route
through Mexico will be over five different
lines and will include all the principal
points Of interest. Returning. the train
will run over the P%ittsburg & Gulf to Kan
sas City, and from here to Chicago over
the Alton.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
WANT MORE INSPECTORS.
Sanitary Committee of Master and
JOurneymen Plumbers' Associa-
lions Favor Ordinance.

The sanitary committees of the Master
and the Journeymen' Plumbers Associa-
tons held q joint meeting at 1215 Walnut
street last night. and Endorsed the pending
ordinance providing for an increase of the
city plumbing inspection force. The mas
ter plumbers were represented by George
E, kirtley. .Eph Doherty. John Sharp and
Ed Farley. The 1ourneymen plumbers were
p. Redmond and c.. E. Edwards.
The discussion developed the fact that
all work and that it was now the general
custom of all plumbers to figure in at least
an extra day on all estimates to cover the
mated that the plumbing work for 1896, UNI
der the pending ordinance, would have pro-
duced a revenue of from $500 to 5000, a
sum more than sufficient with which to
meet the proposed expense and keep in
office three inspectors and a clerk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey.

By stirring the torpid blood it
keeps up the supply of that animal
heat, which alone is a defense
against the ills of cold and damp.
Pure as Alpine snow, full of healing
power, the most useful thing in the
housekeeper's medicine chest. 1t
gives a perfect circulation and that,
as DR.. Magendie says. ISIS the
secret of perfect health"
Druggists and Grocers have.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
HALL FOR C0LORED FOLKS.
lively Their Own, Where Meet
- ings May BE Held.

An organization of colored people has
been perfected for the purpose of building
a large hall at 1922 East Eighteenth street.
where all public gatherings of colored peo-
pie may be held. Thu plan was evolved by
George Fouche. a young colored man, who
has been connected with various newspa-
per ventures. w. II. Hubble and others.
Mr.. Hubble lived in Kansas City for
many years and still calls it his home. He
is employed as Interpreter at the Grand
Central depot in the City of Mexico. and
is employed as guide by parties of sight
in the city on a visit for a week and helped
perfect the organization. He returned to
Mexico last evening, and will stay there
another year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Protest Against n Powder MIL,

County Attorney Miller. at the request of
a number OF property. owners living in the
vicinity of the old Turner smelter, upon
which site the erection of a powder mill
is now in progress. has brought injunction
to enjoin the powder ompan from pro.
ceeding any further with the work. The
Turner residents are highly indignant over
ly oppose It. They claim that should the
mill be completed and placed in operation
II would place the lives of many people
1t Is claimed that the district sc~hoolhoIse
is located within seventy rods of the pro-
posed powder and dynamite plant, where
more than 100 children assemble daily. A
temporary restraining order was granted
Yesterday. and work on the building will
be discontinued pending the final hearing
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
KANSAS PACIFIC SALE.
Attorney General Mckennn Will Ask
the Court to Grant Another
Continuance.

Washington, Dec. 9.-With the exception
of the offer of $3.50. 900 received some time
ago from the Union Pacific reorganization
committee for the governments interest
In the Kansas Pacific. which was prompt
ly declined. the government has received
no intimation as to the purposes of the
m with respect to the sale set for
December 16. The government is now in
a position to bid at the sale. and but for
day asking the president to apply to the
court for a postponement. there is no doubt
that it would nave done so, should the
committee have failed to make an accept
able offer. The senate resolution. how
ever, changes the situation. Attorney Cen
eral McKenna will soon begin the I..epara-
ton of the necessary papers in the case
and will at once ask the court to set a
day for hearing argument in support of a
motion for postponement. The attorney
has no doubt that the motion will be grant
ed upon the showing he will be able to
make.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
TO AID 10 JOHNSON.
Number of Kansas City Colored Men
VIII Aid Him to Fight
ReuufsitfOn.

A meeting of negroes was held yester-
day afternoon in a hall on East Tenth
street and an organization perfected to at
ford assistance to Joseph Johnson. who Isl
under arrest in Montana for the abduction
Of Kate Neal. of Sweet Springs. The ne
groes are of the opinion that he is not gull
ty of tina change and that Governor Steph-
ems did wrong in granting the requisition
graph the governor of Montana and ask
him to refuse the requisition and will send
money TO sonnsI ha, no anu hro, MN IN h,n making \ a
raised a considerable sum yesterday for
that purpose.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
ELECTED TWO LlEUTENANTs.
G, Third ReEiment, n
H. j. brown and John G..
Kelly.

Company G.. Third regiment. elected two
last night. Second Lieutenant
II. J. Brown was elected first lieutenant.
and First Sergeant John g. Kelly was
elected second lieutenant. Both elections
were made unanimously on the first ballot.
Compan g has not had q full compile
ment of officers in several years, yet the
company has made a good showing on all
occasions.
First Lieutenant Brown Is connected with
n manufacturing company. The newly
elected second lieutenant Is a brother of
Captain s. c. Kelly. of the company. He
partment of The journal for the past six
years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
THROWN FROM A TRAIN.
Tramp From Indiana May Die From
Injuries Received ut the lands
Of RPakemem.

Topeka, Kas.. Dec. s~.-(Special.) Edward
Crowder, one of the unemployed" whose
home is at Terre Haute. Ind. Is lying at
the Salvation Army hospital here in q dy-
ing condition on account Of injuries re-
ceived by being thrown from a Union Pa
cihc freight train near Rossville last Tues
day night by two brakemen. He was steal
ing a ride from Kansas City to Topeka
While the train was moving rapidly, the
brakemen demanded that he get OF. He
refused, whereupon they threw him on.
He was Jul the next day by a farmer
and brought to this city. He has been In
an unconscious condition until to-day. He
sufficiently recovered his senses to-day to
tell his name and give the details OF the
acts of cruelty OF the trainmen.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
FIGHT IN MILEAGE BUREAU.
Through a Resolution ChanE
ing Handling System.

Chicago, Dec. Sat the meeting of the
mileage ticket bureau of the Central pas
senger committee, which was held to-day,
a fight developed over the handling of the
interchangeable mileage tickets. The Lake
Shore and the Michigan Central cham
pioned a resolution to alter the method In
plan now in effect is for the traveller to
present his ticket to the ticket agent, an
nouncing how far he desires to travel; the
the requisite number of miles and issues
to the traveller a ticket, which is good on
the train. The Michigan Central and the
able ticket be made good for transporta-
ton when presented on trains. and a num-
her of the other lines objected to this:
and it lasted for the greater part of the
day. but the resolution was lost when the
matter came to a final vote. twenty OF the
roads voting against it, and eight for 1t.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
INDEPENDENCE,
Will BE Little OF Vale Estate Left
for kansas City Ladies'
ColIeue-

The Vale estate. which was bequeathed
TO the Kansas City Ladies' college, on con-
dition that the institution be called the
Vale institute. is still. in the hands of the
administrator. and will likely continue to
do so for some time to come. Since Colonel
Vale died. claims have been filed against
the estate TO such an amount that If the
provisions of the will are carried out. Col
oDel Wales bequest will be his name with
out any financial aid. According to the
terms of the will the institution was to
assume the name of 'Vaile institute"
within five years of the death of the tes-
tator. The time will expire within a year
and unless the conditions are complied with
the heirs may get a small percentage of
the estate. which was once considered
large. The estate is far from being set
tied up, and friends of the institution are
of the opinion that after the adminis-
traitors fees and claims are paid nothing
will be left for the college.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
Fourth Class Postmaster.

Washington, Dec. 9.-(Special.) Fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day
as follows:
Missouri-Alma, Ernst w. Erdman;
Brighton, Asa j. Fender: Roseland, David
Moore: Thrush. William +. Richey.
kansas-Antioch, Mary F. Beets; Buel.
William Knox: Crawford, Melvin c. Rich
ardson; Mission, Elton L. Miller; South
Mound. r. C. Crindon.
Oklahoma-Chandler, Richard E. Jennes;
Kildare, G. C. Wiley.