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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
SECURITIES ARE MISSING.
More Rascnlity of Banker Sheldon, of
Lodn, ILL.,, Comes to
Light.

Chicago, April 2S.-Steel drills and ham
mers were used to-day in vain effort to find
remnants of trust funds in the possession
of John S. Sheldon, the missing Loda bank
er. His box in the vaults of the Fidelity
Safety Deposit Company was broken open
in the search for securities belonging to
the estate of Mrs. Lydia a. Sheldon. late
of Chicago. Banker Sheldon was the ad-
ministrator and he had assured the heirs
that he had $4,000 worth of stock in the
North Chicago Street Railroad Company
and the Diamond Match Company in the
box. When the box was opened the stock
as well as the administrator, was missing
Sheriff James Ireland, of lroquols county
assisted by Detectives Hiott and Tierney
of the Central station, searched for the
missing banker to-day, but nothing TO in
dicate that he had thrown himself into the
lake was found. The sheriff said last night:
"It is now certain that Sheldon must have
had money at the time of his disappear
ance. as he drew $500 from the First Ma
tional bank on Friday. l have just re-
ceived a telegram from Loda saying he
sent money home. Indications are he had
at least s2.500 or 5000 at the time of his
diSaDDearauCe."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
ADMIRE'S SOFT DENIAL.
| 1t Is Backed by n Shotgun That He
Sent No $4,000 Expedition to
| Cnpturc Washington.

Jake Admire of the Kingfisher Free
Press. but more generally known in connec-
tion with the North Topeka postoiIice,
spent yesterday in the city. He is looking
for Il mamie don't know who-but he has
fourteen kinds of shotGuns in easy reach
If he should find him. He wants to see the
fellow who started that last report about
him. AS TO the many old reports reflect
ing on him he has nothing TO say. even
10 the charge that he was iight-maSter
general at u friendly bull contest in Mex
leo. That cuts no ice. He pays no atten-
ton 10 this sort of arrangement applied
10 his reputation, but as TO that last re-
port he has something to say.
Mr.. Admire denies that he has sent n COM
pdny of pie snatcherS to Washington 10
pIunder in his behalf. 1t appears that the
charge has reached the affidavit point. and
he is being pressed very hard. The claim
is set forth that Admire fitted out band
of pirates and put up something like $4,000
in cash to feed the expedition at Washing
ton scent counters while watching for an
opportunity TO make successful attack
on the administration.
Mr.. Admire does not deny that he would
accept the position of secretary OF Okla
boma Territory if presented to him in the
right sort of spirit, but he insists that If he
had had $4,000 in cash he would not have
fitted out the expedition as represented,
and, not having that amount of easy cash.
the report is certainly false. But he wants
TO see the man who started the report.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
RAIN ALONG LOWER RIVER.
ing-SlOughing of the Levees
Greatly Feared

Natchez, Miss, April ga brief but Sc
we're wind and rain storm at noon to-day
created CONSERVATION on the Louisiana
side of the river in this city. The wind
being from the southeast carried the WASH
directly from the Louisiana shore, but the
heavy rain was beginning to have its eff
fecr on the new and soft upper portion
of the levees when it ceased. The weather
remains overcast and threatening and
should the wind veer to the eastward,
slouehing of the levees would be inevitable
The rains caused rise of a half-tenth in
an hour and the river now stands at 49.7u
two-tenths rise since Sunday.
Reports from Clayton and Greenville on
the Tennessee indicate q rise in the chan
ne. of about 10 inches per day, with only
three feet of the second bank remaining
above water. At each stage of the rise
new outlets to the sloushs. lakes and low
lands are reached and filled SO rapidly
that stock remaining uncared for is fire.
quently cut off and drowned. This spread
ing of the water checks the rise, but 1t will
continue steadily until the last shelf of
bank is covered, when the vast territory
to be covered will hold the depth of the
flood in check.
The fact that the lower Tensas basin
has been exempt from overflow so long
after the breaks in the BiggS and Reeds
levees is not encouraging to planters. as
the enormous volume of water which flied
the lands in the upper basin has no out
let except through the lower valley, and
will prolong the overflow there.
The United States engineers paying
close attention to the Cowpen point levee,
which was recently constructed to prevent
the river making q cutoff. leaving Natchez
inland, and carrying away Vidalia and a
fertile portion of Concordia parish, La.
This levee. which is constructed of sandy
loan. has four feet more water on the up
per than the lower side, with several cur
rents around the upper end. Should it give
way, the force of the wash across Lake
Concordia and against the opposite levee
would almost certainly demolish it and
create the cutoff which so much money
has been spent to avert.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29

at the rate of five or six inches an hour
Farmers in town this afternoon report that
the rainfall at the head of Elk river was
considerably heavier than it was here,
and that stream has overfiowed the bottoms
in several places. AT the wagon bridge over
that stream, northwest OF here. the water
has backed up so much on each side that
the bridge cannot be reached and farmers
nave 10 go several miles around to the
next bridge.
Joplin, Mo. April 2s-(Special1 Hard and
almost continuous rains last night and to-
day have caused much Inconvenience to
many mines in the Joplin district. Some of
the lead and zinc mines have been flooded,
while work was stopped on others by sur
race water. Heavy rains have been falling
over the entire Southwest. The present
output of ore will be much affected thereby
Webb City, Mo, April 2s.-(Special) A
terrific rainfall. amounting almost TO a
flood. visited this city this afternoon and
rain is still falling. benefiting the farmers,
Chillicothe, Mo-. April 2S.-(Special)
Grand river is on another rampage and is
higher than for many years. Scores of
TO move out 10 the bluffs for the second
time this spring, and thousands of acres
Of farm land are again inundated. An
other rise is reported coming from the
north and much damage is apprehended.
Farmers are busy day and night rescuing
stock stock from the Hooded districts and the
Job Job Is difficult, as great downpour Of
rain is falling tonight.
Jefferson City. No, April 2s.-(SpecialD
The Missouri river is higher here than it
has been before this spring and it is be-
lieved that it will continue to rise for Il
few days. 1t has risen IL feet since 6
o o'clock last night, and at 6 o'clock this
evening was % feet above danger mark.
Nortonville. kas., April 2S.-(SpeciaD A
cioudburst this afternoon washed away $50
feet of the track of the Santa Fe railroad.
delayed until the same could be replaced.
About three inches of rain fell here in a
couple of hours
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
IN HORRIBLE PLIGHT.
Physical and Mental Condition of the
valiant Survivors Is Most
Pitiuble.

ST. Johns, N F., April 2S.-AnXiety is felt
at st. Pierre as to the condition of the four
survivors of the wrecked French brigan-
tine, Valiant, which struck an iceberg on
the grand banks on the night of April IA
and foundered almost Immediately. Ihree
of them are in a comatoSe condition ana
1t is feared that one will not live through
the night
Their physical and mental sufferngs are
terrible. 1t was found necessary TO ampu-
tate the arms and feet of three. their ears
and noses were shockinGly frozen and the
flesh presents a ghastly and leprous-ilke
appearance. AS II this were not wretch
edness enough. their reason is temporarily,
II not permanently, gone. As they lie in
their cots. they rave in distracted recol-
lection of their awful experiences.
1t is scarcely possible TO get any definite
notion of the incidents of the disaster, but
1t seems from what can be snatched from
their incoherent rawlings that four dories
were overturned at the moment OF the
wreck. Two of the men on board the
rescued dory were taken from the water
almost drowned. They were the first 10
perish. The third who died was young
fellow about is.
Four boats are known to have got safely
away from the ship, but the captains boat
was the only one afterward seen by the
occupants of the rescued dory. The intense
cold made il almost impossible for them
10 do anything in the way of navigating
helplessly.
The most horrifying incident of the ex-
perience was the cannibalism to which they
were driven by the panSs of hunger. The
dead body which they used for food was
frozen SO stiff that they were scarcely
able to hack off the flesh with sheir
knives. For two days the life of the sur
vivors was sustained in this way.
Everything that is possible is being done
to fnd the missing boats. outgoing ves-
north and south of St. Johns, but there is
little hope of further rescues.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
IS TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR
PERSECUTION OF AMERICANS.
PRESIDENT ANGELES MISSION.
TO OBTAIN REDRESS FOR WRONGS
DONE TO MISSIONARIES.
American Board of Foreign Missions
Has n Big Claim Against the
Sultan's GOvernment-Leave
of Absence Granted to
President Angel.

New York, April 2s.-The Journal says:
Turkey is to be called to account for
the persecution of missionaries in Asia
Minor, the burning of the college at Har-
poet, the death of Rev. Egbert S. Ellis
OF Rev. c. II. Wheeler, the banishment of
teachers and other cruel acts. The ap-
pcintment of John b. Angel as minister
to the sublime porte has no other signili-
caLce.
He has the enthusiastic approval of the
American board of commissioners for for
eign missions. Rev. Charles c. Creelan
secretary. said yesterday: President Angel
will obtain redress for the wrongs done to
our missionaries, teachers and agents to
Armenia, not as missionaries but as Amer
leans. He will not commit the diplomatic
error of claiming special rights for our
missionaries as religious men, but he will
claim the rights to protection of life and
property which every American must have
everywhere if our national dignity is to be
maintained.
THE board has no political ambition,
nor any desire to have political influence,
of course. 1t has no credit for the appoint
ment of President Angel, but it indorses it
cordially.
".He is expected to arrive here within
ten days and he will depart afterward for
his post at Corstantinople.
"'What the damages which the board
expects from the porte are may not be told
easily. The college at Harpoot has been
one of the most efficient agencies of evan
gelstic work in Asia. The institution was
full of students and had reached the height
of its prosperity when the massacre oc-
CURED. have read somewhere that there
is an estimate of SSS0e0 On the buildings
alone, but this will not represent the ex-
tent of the damage done. There were books
and implements; there is a cessation of
work for a long time; there are personal
damages inestimable.'
Ann Arbor. Mich, April 2S.-The board of
regents of the University of Michigan to-
day gave President Angel leave of alb
sence until October l. 1898. 1t is hoped that
the president can finish his mission in Tur-
key before that time and can then return
to resume his position here. No action was
taken toward the appointment of DR.. An
CELLS temporary successor to-day. 1t is
probable that an acting president will be
named shortly. DR.. Angel stated tonight
that he will leave early next week for
Washington. where he will receive his in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
N. G. M. SPECIAL ORDER.
Second and Third Regiments,
for Various Reasons.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 2S.-(Special)
By command of Governor Stephens, Ad-
jutant General NJ. F. Bell to-day issued a
special order, as follows:
First-Brigadier General Milton Moore,
commanding brigade N. G.. NJ, will issue
the necessary orders for the election of
officers to fill the vacancies occurring
through the resignation of Captain VIII
lam NJ. Abernathy, Light Battery B, n.
g. NJ
Second-The following enlisted men of the
Second regiment of infantry, n. G. NJ. are
hereby discharged from the service of the
state: Private w. H. Highleman. Com
pany D, on his own request; Private J. ]
Phillips. Company D. change of residence
r: U: Smith, l. F; signor. F: S: Waddell
account of change of residence
Third-The following named enlisted mer
of the Third regiment of infantry, N. G.
NJ, are hereby discharged from the service
of the state: Private Arthur R. Chalton
Company K, change of residence: Privates
". L. Copper. ]; Dayton, J. B. Hayes: NJ
G. Wood. Company l. change of residence
Privates c. c. Darby, C. F. Embry, w. G.
Heator, Bert Prince, S. G. Seely B
Thompson, Company I, interest of the
service,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
HIGH WIND IN KANSAS.
Considerable Damage Done Mt Various
Points in the Central Part
of the State.

Salina, Kas.. April 2S.-CSpeciaD A
small tornado passed just west of Solomon,
fourteen miles east of here, at 10 o'clock
this morning. Considerable damage was
done to telegraph lines, but no dwelling
houses were struck A heavy wind, accom-
panied by a cold rain, has blown all day,
doing great damage to orchards.
Abilene, Kas., April 2S.-(Special.) Sc
we're wind storm swept over the county this
morning. West OF Solomon. telegraph poles
were blown down and trees and sheds in
jured. The storm was the worst up the
Solomon valley. Houses were unroofed and
other damage done. but no fatalities are
reported. Heavy rain and cold followed.
Hutchinson. Kas., April 2S.-(SpeciaL) A
sweeping rain and wind storm struck this
city about noon to-day, flooding the streets
but doing little damage. except to blow
down number of chimneys from the res
licences. Last night there was a steady
rainfall.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29

his extended over two legislative sessions
will go into history as the most memorable
kentucky has known. DR.. Hunter came
here six weeks ago with Republican ma
jority in the legislature, with majority
of those Republicans stanchy for him and
the additional backing of the national and
state party organizations, but circum-
starces were against him and the lightning
to-day struck Deboe on the one hundred
and twelfth ballot.
Republican caucuses, informal, irregular
and impromptu, were held from 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon till after daylight this
morning. The Hunter devotees were work
ing like beavers for Deboe and work was
also done by Bradley and his lieutenants.
The arrival OF John W. Yerkes, national
committeeman for Kentucky, last night,
who had stood off as long as it was
factional fight, emphasized the report that
IL was at last a party fight. From last
night, the Republicans announced that
there was not the faintest possibility of
Deboe's election being delayed longer than
to-day, but their appearance and the zeal
with which they worked till the last min
ute eforc the joint session showed that
they were not as certain as they appeared
ami were afraid of the schemes of the
Blackburn people. who never quit working.
All the Republicans in the senate ex
cept Deboe answered present. So did all
the gold Democrats except Park Smith.
The gold Democrats in the house also an
swered present with but one exception.
There We're no missing Republicans in the
house. Tn chair announced eighty-one
present and ordered the roll call for the
siXtieth ballot of the session. Gold Demo-
Gratis voted for Martin, with btt few>eX-
ceptions. There were 125 present ard IS
would elect. There was applause when Lie
berth voted for the nominee. Norman also
voted for Deboe. When the siXty-eighth
vote was passed, the president could not
quell the wild cheers. The Blackburn men
asked for call of the absentees, and they
voted solidly for their man. Henry Martin
voted. TOO. The ballot stood: Deboe, Il;
Blackburn. 30; Martin. IL; Stone, !.
Lykins WAS not present, nor was Ogilvie
Governor Bradley was present. The wild
scene that followed could not be quieted
There was no chance 10 ask the victor to
come forward and make a speech. The
cheering and demonstrations We're ended
only by the president putting motion and
declaring the assembly adjourned sine die.
Deboe can never be charged with using
money in MS brief, victorious race. He and
his friends are too poor to give banquet.
He has received hundreds of kilograms OF
Congratulaton this afternoon and tonight,
and is besieged by men for federal posi-
tions in Kentucky.
The silver campaign of 1900 by Demo-
Gratis of Kentucky began tonight with a
Blackburn jubilee. Blackburn wants to
succeed Senator William Lindsay, the gold
Democrat. whose successor must be elected
by the assembly of January. 1900.
In his speech tonight, Blackburn said
that the silver cause was bound TO triumph
in the end. He referred TO the gold Demo-
Gratis as political nondescripts and carl
of assassins by stabbing friends in the
back
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
KANSAS STATE PRINTER ELECTION
MAY BE INVESTIGATED.
VICTOR ACCUSED OF BRIBERY.
MORTON j. ALBRIGHT, OF kINGMAN,
MAKES THE CHARGE.
Representative Davis Arrested Yes
tcrdny and Immediately Went
Into Supreme Court to Test
the Authority of the
Committee.

Topeka, Kas. April 2S.-(Special) In case
the legislative investigating committee DIS
covers that it has power TO sit, the zeal
between w. l.. Brown. of kinSman, and }.
S. Parks, of Beloit, whereby the latter was
elected state printer, may come up 1or IN
vestigation. Some time ago The Journal
printed the story. To-day Representative
Frank Grimes received a letter urging him
to have the committee take the matter up.
The letter reads:
Dear Sir:-Some time ago wrote Gov
ernor Lcedy demanding an investigation
of the alleged deal between State Printer
Parks and w. l.. Brown, of this county.
The governor gave me to understand that
he would call for the same, and now L de-
sire TO formally call upon your committee
TO thoroughly look into this matter.
II will prove to the committee by unim-
peachabe testimony that w. l.. Brown, in
consideration of his throwing votes enough
to Parks to elect him, was TO have a large
sum of money for so doing.
81 shall hold myself at the service of the
committee at all times and will give the
names of witnesses when called upon to
do so.
Trusting that your committee will con-
tinue to uncover the rascals, 1 remain
yours respectfully, NJ. ]. ALBRIGHT"
mittee, but it is likely that no action will
be taken unless Grimes forces the issue.
The legislative investigating committee
formally placed Representative T. c. Da-
Wis, Populist, of Wilson county, under ar
rest this afternoon for contempt for re-
fusing to give the names of legislators
whom he knew had been offered money, or
had received money, for their votes at the
last session of the legislature. Immediate
ly thereafter, Davis made application for
his release from custody on Il writ of ha-
beaS corpus filed in the supreme court.
The supreme court judge will read the
petition, and tomorrow morning decide
whether they will hear arguments in the
case. It is a rule of the supreme court
well be commenced in the district court.
Davis is conStructively in custody.
Davis and the committee had an under
standing, so that he was not arrested until
after his attorneys, David Overmyer. ID. r.
Hite and r. b. Kennedy, had prepared the
The Wilson county representative did not
sleep in Jail tonight. but occupied his usual
room at his hotel. There was some talk of
court. but it was finally agreed that it
would be better for all concerned to have
settled by the chief tribunal of the state.
The petition recites that the resolution
creating the legislative committee, being
simply Il concurrent resolution, has not the
force and effect of law and is not a law:
that no authority is given to the committee
journment of the legislature, and conse-
quently the committee 'is functus ofticio,
and at an end, and totally without power
to act as committee in any respect"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.
Thousands of Acres Submerged md
Prospects for II Crop This
SeasOn Are Gone

Keokuk Ia, April 2S.-The crevasse in
the Hunt levee tonight is 800 feet in width.
Major Meigs, the government engineer, as
serts that it will take week to stop the
break. The loss to property owners is es
timated at from S250.000 to 100000.
The situation in the submerged territory
is deplorable. Thirty thousand acres of
fine land are submerged and prospects for
crops this season are gone. No loss of life
has as yet been reported as result of the
break.
The situation on the Missouri side is un-
changed. All the bottom lands from this
city to Hannibal are overfowed and the
towns of Gregory, Alexandria, Canon and
La Grange are submerged. At Gregory
several large warehouses containing thou
sands of bushels of corn have been washed
away. The river here began to fall slowly
at 10 O'Clock this morning, and it is hoped
that the crest of the flood has passed. The
greatest height reached was 1S.6
Hannibal, Mo-, April 2S.-Sny land owners
are breathing easier. News from there
leads to the belief that the water will come
to Il stand to-day. All Hannibal & St. Jo-
seph trains over the main line are now
abandoned and come by way of Hannibal
instead of from Palmyra to Quincy. The
track between those points at places is sew
eral feet under water. No fear is now felt
here regarding the Sny leyee. rise of
twelve inches IS reported here for the twen-
ty-four hours ending at midnight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
JOHN ALBUS HAS NO SHOW.
His Friends Were LOath to
Believe 1t.

Washington, April 2S.-Mr. John Arm
strong, of st. Joseph, left for home to-day.
after a thorough investigation of the con-
ditlon of the postoffice fight at that point.
He leaves convinced that the Filey can
didate, Mr.. John Albus, has no show of be-
ing appointed. He so telegraphed his
brother last night. He will stop off at st.
Louis and tell Mr.. Filley that Kerens GER
tainly has the inside track here. Mr. Arm
strong came to Washington thoroughly
incredulous of The Journals recent asser
tion that eX-Congressman Crowther had
asked for his own appointment as postmas-
ter of st. Joseph. He declares that all the
inside information received at home in
dicated the election of Mr.. Albus. and that
The Journals specials We're looked upon as
biased in behalf of Mr.. AlbuS opponents.
He goes home with carefully revised views
on the subject. and deplores the deception
practiced upon him and the people gener-
ally by those furnishing exclusive inside
information" on Mr.. Albus' glittering pros
poets. Mr.. Armstrong has discovered, as
stated in The Journal, that Mr.. Albus has
not been considered for the place for four
weeks,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-29
TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
Subcommittee VIII Report II to the
Full Finance Committee
Next Monday.

Washington. April 2S.-Thc Republican
subcommittee of the senate finance COM
miticc. which is preparing the tariff bill.
decided definitely to-day not 10 attempt TO
report The bill TO the fun committee before
next Monday.
Tip Democratic members of the commit
tee when the bill Is presented, Will ask for
time sufficient TO examine the bill in de-
1ail with the view OF suggesting any amend
haVn accepted by the committee. They
might expect TO make this examination
Ipart from the Republicans and TO sit with
them only when 4 conference is necessary
Amendments which they know viii have
no chance OF being accepsed will be re-
served for presentation in the senate. The
Democrats insist that they have no pur-
nose of placing distractions in the way of
The orderly disposition of the bill or of
delaying its passap beyond the time neces-
sary to present their views. but insist that
they must have time for thorough eX-
animation.