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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
TWO STOCK YARDS BILLS.
Kansas Legislature to Go After the
Kansas City Live stock Busi-
ness Again This Ncnr.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13-(SpeciaLD The
Kansas legislature is getting ready to go
after the Kansas City Stock Yards Com
pany and the live stock commission mer-
chants. Two bills covering those questions
were prepared to-day by a. c. Jordan, of
Rice county, sergeant-at-arm of the 1895
house. and Republican caucus nominee for
they will soon be introduced in both houses.
While they are framed oStensibly to take
in stock yards of every description in the
state, in reality they are meant as q blow
to the Kansas City yards.
The first bill is entitled: ''An act to de-
fine and regulate stock yards and to fix
located in or owned by a corporation of
Kansas where an average of 800 cattle and
1000 hogs are received daily is declared Il
public stock yards and shall be under state
supervision. 1t is made the duty of the
executive council 10 enforce state regula-
tions. The bill further provides that no
stock yards company shall charge more
than double the market price for feed of
all kinds furnished to shippers The pres
ent yardage fee IS also cut in two. The
penalty for the violation of the proposed
law is a fine. for the first offense. of 500
to $500 and for subsequent offenses of $500
to $1,000
The title of the second bill is: ITO de-
fine and regulate the charge of public live
stock commission merchants" Commits
sion merchants at any public stock yards
are declared to be public operators and will
he required to obtain licenses as public
live stock merchants of the executive coun-
Gil of the state. and give bond as a guar
antee that he will abide by the laws gov
erning the same. The bin provides that
1t shall be unlawful for any licensed oper-
ator to join any association. the object
of which is to prevent full and free COM
petition in the sale of live stock. The
commission now charged for the sale of
stock will be scaled down 50 per cent. The
penalty for the violation of this proposed
law is the revoking of the license for a
term of not less than ten years.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
FOR FEWER ELECTIONS.
Representative Cubbison to Introduce
Bill AboIishing "OT Year"
Elections in Knnsns

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 13.-CSpeciaI.) Repre-
sentative CubhiSon, of Wyandotte to-day
stated that bill would be introduced in
the legislature in few days to abolish
the present system of holding general cleo
tions annually in Kansas. The bill will
so amend the election laws as to make the
election of all county and state officers
occur at he same time every two years
II may also include the holding of city
elections. In speaking about the bill, Mr.
Cubbison said:
There is much complaint over the work
ing of the present law. 1t is too slow and
tedious. 1t takes two days to find out
the result after the polls are closed The
only remedy is to adopt the system of
double sets of judges and clerks and count
hourly. The last general election cost the
people of Kansas s175,O 900. and if the force
of election officers rs doubled it will bring
the cost of each election up to about $500, =
600. The abolishment of one general cleo
tion would thus save that amount every
two years, or Sl50,0O0 year. Then, if it
is decided to include a section to do away
with the. holding of annual municipal cleo
tions, this would save another 100000 every
second year, as that is the cost of the city
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
SENATE COMMITTEES.
A Chnirmnnship for Each Democrat
and Each POpulist, hut None
for Republicans.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13.-(Special) AS
soon as the senate was convened this morn
ing Lieutenant Governor Harvey an
nounced the list of senate committees.
Each Populist and each Democrat got a
chairmanShip, one new committee being
formed, SO there would be enough to go
around. The list is as follows. the first
named member of each committee being
chairman:
Ryan, Forney. Hart Hesson, Coleman,
Ways and means-Lewelling, Harris,
King, Jumper, Sheldon Stocks. Sterne.
Elections-Young, Benson, Cooke, Cole
Federal relations-shaffer, Pritchard,
Caldwell, Morrow. Wailack.
Rairoads-Harris Lewelling, Household
er. Helmick, Forney, Hanna, johnson, Full
ton. Morrow.
| dock, Caldwell. Matthews, Stocks.
Fees, salaries and mileage-Jumper,
Mosher, Hart, Hesson, sterne;
Farrely, Ryan, Shaffer, Sterne, Johnson.
orporations-Campbell, Farrely, Mosher,
State affairs-Helm, Lewelling, Campbell,
Battey, Fulton.
Roads and bridges-Caldwell. Helmick,
Fields, Matthews, Battey.
County seats and county lines-Hart,
Hanna, Braddock. Hesson, Morrow,
Military affairs and claIms-Helmick,
Public heaith-Reser, Leweiling, Sheldon,
Sterne Hessin.
emperance-Pritchard, Harris, Helmick,
Battey. Fulton.
Agriculture and irrigation-King. Helm
ick Hanna, Titus, Crossen, Pritchard,
Morrow. Matthews, Fulton.
Penal stitutions-Armstrong, CroSsen,
Fields, Battey, Wallack.
Charitable institutions - Householder,
Mosher. King. Sterne, johnson.
Manufactures and industrial pursuits
Braddock, Young, Shaffer, Hesson, John
son.
Mines and mining-Ryan, Jumper, House
holder, Wallack, Morrow.
Banks and insurance-Farrely, Campbell
Lupfer. Johnson. Matthews.
Printing-Cooke, Young, Householder,
Stocks. Morrow.
~, Education and educational Institutions
Titus, Lupfer, Hart, Coleman, Lamb.
Public buildings-Hanna, Armstrong,
Harris. Sterne. Johnson.
Cities of the first class-Zimmer, King,
Hanna, Fields. Matthews. Sterne. Hessin.
Cities of the second and third class
Sheldon. Farrely, Shaffer. johnson. Stocks.
District apportionment-Lupfer, Helm,
Sheldon, Ryan. thinner, Benson, Stocks,
Coleman. Wallack.,
Engrossed bills-Forney, Helm, Reser,
thinner, Wallack
Enrolled bills-Fields, Titus, Benson,
Lamb, Coleman.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
Recognizes the Monroe Doctrine
Opens English Eyes.

New York, Jan. 13.-A copyrighted Lon
don cablegram to the Evening Post to-day
says: Entirely new Importance has been
given to the arbitration compact with the
United States in Englishmens eyes by
Secretary Olney's statement, reported by
the Chronicles Washington correspondent,
that Great Britain. having already in the
Venezuelan agreement admitted validity of
the Monroe doctrine, has now, by the arbi-
tration treaty became the ally of the
United States in the maintenance and en-
forcement of that doctrine. Official opinion
does not confirm that wide Interpretation
of 1t. Officials say ii is Il treaty for Il
specific and clearly defined object. 1t is
significant that the Paris and Vienna news
papers to-day commented on the treaty as
an affair of purely Anglo-American in
tereSts
Washington, Jan. 13.-The senate COM
mittee on foreign relations to-day had
under consideration the general arbitra-
ton treaty recently negotiated. 1t was an
nourced at the conclusion of the meeting
that the treaty would probably remain in
committee for some time. The meeting
served to develop the fact that the COM
mttee is Il unit in favor of the general
principle of arbitration between nations,
but it was made evident that each indi-
vidual was likely to have his own ideas
as to how the desired result should be at
tanned.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

elections in Kansas Such bill should
receive the serious consideration of the
members of the legislature. Many of them
have been conversed with about it, Repub-
leans and Populists alike. and all seem to
think favorably of the plan. 1t is likely
that the bill will pass. In the event that
1t does, provision will be made for the
county officers whose terms expire this
fail-sheriT, county clerk. coroner and sur
veyor-to hold over another year. Their
successors would he chosen at the same
time that state and other county officers
are. There is some opposition to the plan
of throwing the city elections with the
general elections. 1t is feared that local
issues would predominate in a campaign
and that local candidates for minor mu-
nicipal offices would trade off the state
and national tickets in order to win"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

Wichita, Kas., Jan. 13.-(Special.) A de-
structive fire is raging in the city of King
fisher. o. T. tonight, and already the loss
of nine buildings, entailing loss of be-
tween 10000 and $4,000, is reported. The
fire originated in the meat market of A
Morawitz, and all of the buildings con-
sumed are located on the main business
street of the city. The burned buildings
include l.. c. Chunks saloon, Black S
bakery, Morawitzs meat market, Myers &
Kane's barber shop. Charles Schaafs meat
market, Rogers & Harris saloon, also res
taurants, furniture stores, etc. The city
has practically no water supply, and the
volunteer fire department was absolutely
powerless to cope with the flames. Fire
bugs are supposed to have originated the
recent South Enid fires and Kingfisher
people believe that the fire tonight was
started by the same parties.
At midnight the fire was. practically un-
der control. The loss was then estimated
at over $4,000. but daylight may show it
TO be in excess of this amount.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
KANSAS FARMERS MEET.
State Board of Agriculture in Annual
Convention at Topei<a-To-
days Speakers.


Topeka, Kas, Jan. 1S.-(Special) The
annual convention of the Kansas state
board of agriculture opened this afternoon
in Secretary Coburn's office. when the
usual routine business preliminary TO Or
ganizing for the session was transacted.
This evening, at Representative hall, Gov
ernor Leedy delivered an address of well
come to the 400 visiting delegates, and
President Thomas Potter, of the board, re-
sponded. Charles Lobdell delivered an ad-
dress on Western Kansas; Her Needs and
Possibilities" He recommended that West
ern Kansas quit talking about Western
Kansas as Il separate location, and get
down to business. He also advocated the
slicing up of the western part of the state
into 900 acre tracts for cattle raising and
wheat growing purposes exclusively.
7. w. Harrison, of Topeka, spoke on the
Longevity of Farms, and George p.
Dold of Wichita. on Some Views of a
Packer"
The programme for tomorrow includes
papers by William Belshaw, Seneca; DR.. G.
J. SihIer, Kansas City: r. NJ. Allen, Ames,
Neb.: Professor H. ]. Waters. Missouri
Agricultural college Columbia; A. 7. How
den, Jetmore; w. ID. Rippey, Topeka; G: E.
Hoffman. Enterprise; Senator w. A. Har-
ris, Linwood.
The Kansas Improved Stockbreeders AS
President, c. S. Cross. Emroria; vice pres
ident, NJ. S. Babcock, Nortonville: secre-
tary and treasurer, II. A. Heath, Topeka.
Tonight Il banquet at the Throop was CIV
en- to the stockmen. Two hundred were
present. Captain Churchill, of Dodge City,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Mr.. sTEINBERGER oUsTED.
Press Association for Sup
porting Tom Watson.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1S-=,tSpecal) The Re-
form Press Association of Kansas held its
annual session in this city to-day. Presi-
dent Abe Steiuberger was not present. but
sent a caustic letter resigning. The men-
bers refused to accent the resignation and
fired him. The trouble between Steinber-
ger and the other members originated in
the campaign. The others violated the
constitution OF the national association by
supporting Bryan and SewaIl, while Stein
berger had to put up Il Bryan, and Watson
ticket himself in order 10 live up to It.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, George Harmon, Oskaloosa Times
vice president, Eaura-L Lowe Mound
city Torchlight secretary and treasurer
j. w. Morphy, Topeka Advocate
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Not Believed to BE Guilty.

John Pilkinton, a stockman from Inde-
pendence, kas., was arrested yesterday at
the Union depot and turned over to the
federal authorities on charge of attempt
ing to pass counterfeit money. PiIkinton
sold several cars of stock in Kansas City
on Monday and went to Independence. Mo-,
on Tuesday, to visit daughter. While
there, he claims he had a $40 bill changed.
receiving S. in silver.
He placed the money in his pocket and
upon returning to this city yesterday of
fered some of II for ticket to Independ-
ence, Kas. at the Union depot ticket office.
The ticket seller discovered that one silver
dollar was not good and had Detectives
McAnany and Sanderson arrest PiIkinton.
The police do not believe the Kansas stock
man knew the dollar was spurious and are
OF the opinion he will not be prosecuted.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

testing. against the Choctaw treaty ne
gotiated by the Dawes commission The
terms of the treaty, it is claimed make
the settlers intruders and confiscate the
improvements made by them on Indian
lands. s. NJ Talbert, a farmer, was dele
gated by the convention to go to WASH
ington and present the claims of the set
tiers before Secretary Francis.
The Following protest was also wired 10
Secretary Francis to-day by Il committee
Of Ardmore citizens: We protest against
provision in Dawes Choctaw treaty which
assesses present value to town lots against
those who have made the towns and con-
tributed all value 10 lots over what they
were worth as raw land. Treaty as agreed
on means destruction TO towns, and we
ask that it be changed TO fix fair basis of
appraisement. We protest against an alien
hoard of annra iSerS-'
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE.
John II. Couch, n Well Known Attor-
ney of Fort Scott, Died Yes
terday Morning.

Fort Scott. Kas.. Jan 13-(Special0 }
From an overdose of morphine. admins
tered by his own hand, John II. Crouch. a
we'll known young attorney and politician,
died at his home here this morning. AL
though several things point very clearly
to suicide, yet his relatives and the physi-
clans, who were called before he died
claim that his death was due to an acci-
Gcnt. He was S3 years of age. His wife
left him about Il year ago on account OF
domestic troubles. She is now residing at
Springfield, Mo. Couch returned Monday
from Springfield, where he went to effect
a reconciliation. He failed to see his WIFE.
although he had an interview with her
father. Since returning he has been suf-
fering with insomnia and has been taking
morphine to produce sleep.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
KANSAS CITY POLICE BOARD.
Unless the Members Resign Within
Ten Days They Will BE
Removed

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13.-(Special) 1t is
announced tonight by a close friend of
Governor Leedy that he has decided on
what he proposes TO do with the police
board of Kansas City Kas Unless the
present members resign within ten days.
they will be removed and a new board
appointed, of which John c. Horton will
be chairman. Horton was here and slept
with Governor Leedy the night of the III
aIGurat ion
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
STATE PREMIERSHIP FIGHT.
Popuiist Caucus to BE Held Tonight
TO Settle It-W. L.. Brown
Still in the Lead.

Topeka, Kas, Jan. 13-(Special) The
Populist members of the house and senate
will meet in caucus tomorrow night and
nominate candidate for state printer. The
election will take place next Tuesday. w.
L. Brown. of Kingman, is the leading cam
didate, but he may he beaten in the eau
Gus by a. consolidation of the opposition.
Brown is being backed by the state officers.
of Mitchell; B. +. Keis. of Sedgwick and
]. q. Latimer. of Linn. each claims he has
Il show of election. The other candidates
are j. b. Chapman, franklin G.. w. Wag-
ner, w. p. Tomlinson, Shawnee F. F.
Liefsler Wyandotte; II. B. Kelly. Douglas;
". O.. Champe, Anderson; e. IL. Snow,
Franklin
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
LIKES WATER SERVICES.
Fred Woodward Charged with Steal
ing Numerous Articles of Silver
ware From the Coates

Fred Woodward was arrested Yesterday
by Officers Nichols and McCosgrove.
charged with stealing silver water serv-
Ice from the Coates House several weeks
ago. Woodward was found by Officers
Nichols and McCosgrove in joint in Kan,
sas City, Kas., and came back to Missouri
without requisition papers. The police
claim that Woodward sold the service 10 a
saloonkeeper at Fifteenth and Campbell
streets for S.. 1t was worth much more.
of late from the Coates House waiting
room, and the police claim they can prove
that Woodward took all of them. He has
a bad reputation with the police, and has
served many jail sentences for petty Of
fences. When the last water service was
taken from the Coates House the thief
said he wanted to borrow it to be used at
a reception for H. S. Julian, who had lust
been appointed chief of police. woodward
was held for investigation
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
AGAINST DISPENsARY SYSTEM.
The Kansas State Temperance Union
Wants No Change From the
Present State Laws.

Topeka. Kas.. Jan. 1S-(Special) The
Kansas State Temperance Union. at its an
nual convention to-day. elected the follow
ing officers: President. ]. II. Lockwood,
Salina: vice president Judge A. w. Den
nison, Eldorado; secretary, F. E. Stevens,
Topeka treasurer, F. o. Popenoe, Topeka.
Vice presidents were also selected for each
congressional district.
The resolutions are strong in a declara-
ton against state dispensary management
of the liquor traffic, and against
any change of the present prohibi-
tion law, and ask the Kansas senators to
have federal laws so changed that no rev.
enue licenses be issued in states where
prohibitory laws are in force.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Child Fatally burned.

Wichita. Kas., Jan. 13-CSpeciaI.) The
little 6-year-old daughter of E. G. Daisy,
q member of hose company No. l, was
frightfully burned in a coal oil explosion
to-day and cannot live. The little giri
poured coal oil on the fire and terrific
explosion followed. Her clothes caught
fire and she was fatally burned Mrs.
Daisy was also severely burned while at
tempting to save her child.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
HIGHER DUTY ON LEAD WANTED,
Representative Blue Files State
ment With the Ways and
Means Committee

Washington, Jan. 13.-(Speeial) Repre-
sentative Blue to-day filed with the ways
and means committee a statement touching
the effect of the Wilson bill on the lead in
dustry of the West, and particularly in
Missouri and Kansas. The statement asks
for an increase of duties on lead TO cents
a pound. and doubling of the duty on
pig lead The works at Argentine the state
ment says. which formerly employed hun
dreds OF men in smelling ores. has grad
ually reduced operations. and the smelling,
department of. these works is now entirely
shut down, throwing hundreds of men out
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Menn Commercial CHM

Mena, Ark, Jan. 13.-(SpeciaL) The an
nual election of a board of directors TOR
the Mena Commercial Club was held last
night and the following named gentlemen
were elected: John II. Hamilton. a. Gal
laGher, Henry Glitsch. A. c. Smith. w. /.
Boyer, George E. Wheaton, ]. P. Landes.
William Matheny and +. NJ. Reeves. Aft
elaborate banquet ever spread in Western
Arkansas. Over 200 invited guests par
took.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Fell Into n Mine.

Galena, Kas.. Jan. 13.-CSpecial) Nelson
Lawrence, of Carthage. Mo-. who has been
here on visit slipped into the Hedges
mine this morning, falling distance of
126 feet. causing instant death and horribly
mangling the body. The remains were
taken to Carthage this afternoon for in
terment. He was about IS years of age
and leaves d wife and two children
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
An Alleged Burglar.

Officer Fox, of the st. Louis avenue po-
lice, yesterday arrested Robert Collins on
suspicion of breaking into the barber shop
of James Hamilton at Sixteenth and GEN
esee streets Tuesday night and stealing SIS
and two silver watches belonging to Ham
ilton from an old trunk. Collins is said
to have lost the money shooting craps. He
was held for investigation
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Veteran Kansas Editor Dead

Fittsburg, Kas.. Jan. 1S.-(Special) WILL
lam Moore. the veteran editor of the Pitts
burg Daily Headlight died in this city Mt
Moore has published dailies in Illinois Iowa
and Indiana, and was connected with pa
pers at Americus and Emporia, Kas, prior
to coming to Pittsburg in 1887, since which
time he has been proprietor of the Daily
Headlight.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Assaulted by a Mysterious Enemy.

George Mcnamara. of 1905 McGee street
shipping clerk for May, Stern & Co.. was
struck on the head by a mysterious enemy
at Eighteenth and Walnut streets last
night and sustained cut several inches
in length on the back of his head. The
weapon used was an oyster can filed with
small stones. McNamara's wound was
dressed by Police Surgeon Hyde.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Fined for Nngrnncr.

Louis CASTOR was fined $50 in police court
yesterday on charge of vagrancy. He
went to the workhouse in default of pay
ment. 1t is alleged that CASTOR makes a
practice of meeting farmers from Kansas
at the Unon depot takes them to a house
at 1875 Walnut street and gets their money.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to Denver.
Preparing for Repertorie.

Rome. Kas.. Jan. 13.-(SpeciaID Miss
Gertie Bull. clever Kansas girl who mas
gained some fame in the West as a dra-
matte reader, Is preparing for repertoire.
She has selected as one of her stapds
'Ccrene." society drama written by Mr..
w P. Campbell, of Kansas City.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Senator Honr,s NIL

Washington, Jan. lS.-(Sperial) Senator
Hoar's bill to authorize tho appointment of
an additional judge of the United States
court in the Indian Territory provides that
the Judge so appointed shall hold his office
for four years and receive a salary of s. 900
per annum and expenses when holding
court away from home
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Death of DIR. Berpbog.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 13.-(Special) DR.
John T. Berghoff died this morning aged
II. DIR. Berghoff had been sick for sew
eral months and death was due to general
debility and old age. The deceased had
been a resident of st. Joseph since 1850
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Building Condemned.

Independence Kas., Jan. I2-(SpeciaIl }
Architect Fred Massman. of Pittsburg.
yesterday made an examination of the
Fourth ward school building, and pro-
nounced it unsafe for occupancy. The
board of education has accordingly ordered
the school closed and arrangements will
be made to hold the school in other build
ingS.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
cHICKASAWS PROTEST.
object TO the Terms of the Treaty Ne
Eotinted with the ChOc-

Ardu1ore. I. T., Jan. 15.-six hundred set
,iers representing every section of the
ehickasaw nation. assembled in convention
kare to-day and adopted resolutions pro-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Two Killed by n Train.

Columbus. o.. Jan. 13.-Train No. 20. on
the p. c., c. & st. l.. railway. at Foun-
tain Park. during last night. killed Fred
Donley and Mamie Reed, badly injured
Lizzie Reed and killed their horse and
smashed the buggy. They resided at Plane
City.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
BILLS, BILLS, BILLS.
Continued From First Page.

though the members of the present board
report, ii is understood that they nave al
ready sent in their designations to Gov
ernor Leedy, to take effect after Febru-
airy !.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Empress Dowager of Japan Dead.

Washington. Jan. 13.-The Japanese min
lister, Mr.. Hoshi. has received a telegram
from his government announcing the death
month.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Indian Famine Fund.

London, Jan. 13.-The lord mayors Indian
famine fund has now reached over STE. .O0O
of which amount Mr.. William Waldorf
AStor gave $4,000.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Erery NIsht to ChIcnEo.

The dining cars on; the Alton are now
run upon the a Ia carte plan You pay only
for what you get and. best of all, you get
what you pay fora good meal,