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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
THREATENED BY INVASION.
Plans for Trolley and Cable Cars Over
Yellowstone Falls.

From the New York World.
What is considered by many travellers as
the Grandest single piece of scenery In the
world-the Grand canon of the Yellow
stone. at the lower falls-is threatened
with invasion by projectors of money max
ing schemes.
A trolley line through the Grand canon
section of the great government reserva-
tion would pay tremendous profits. and any
number have been hanging about the in
terror department for the past few years
with arguments in favor Of granting fran
chises.
But it is only within the past few weeks
that the invaders of the park have met
with any announcement from the govern
ment officials Senator Vest. who has long
been known as one of the strongest oppo-
nents in congress of any invasion OF fei-
lowStone park has asked the senate to
request the secretary of the interior for in
formation as to the proposed erection of a
steam elevator on the brink or the Grand
canon Immediately below the lower falls
Mr. Vest has Information to the effect that
the interior department is about TO sane
ton the elevator scheme, ana that other
privileges for moneymaking projects are to
he granted a once to companies having the
backing of prominent men.
Congress will probably be asked by Mr.
yasions of the park SO that this wonder of
nature may be retained in all Its original
beauty, but the elevator and other schemes
for carrying tourists up and down and
across the Grand canon may yet be carried
through.
Washington proposes to operate an incline
railway similar to the great incline of
Mount Lowe. in California, on one side Of
the Grand canon, near the lower falls.
The promoters of these schemes believe
that the thousands of tourists who annual
ly visit the Grand canon would be willing
to pay almost any sum within reason for a
ride down to the depths of this gorgeous
chasm or across 1t.
The plans for a cable transit across the
face of the falls seem the most likely to be
accomplished.
The tourist who visits the lower falls of
the canon at present Is set down upon a
platform at the edge of the cataract-a
point reached by a railway. In the tourist
season this point of vantage Is always
crowded with fascinated sightseers. who
watch the advancing volume of water.
the brink. and then plunge downward In a
mighty mass of spray and foam, white as
the driven snow. The depth of the Grand
canon Is about 200 feet
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
His Suite Numbers Sixty or Seventy,
and He Will Reach San Fran
cisco Shortly.

San Francisco. April 9.-Collector Wise has
received instructions from the secretary of
the treasury to meet the new Chinese min
lister on his arrival, and afford every facil-
ity for landing him and his suite. There
are between sixty and seventy in his train.
and they are to be landed, under the IN
siuctlons from the secretary of the treas
ury, without any of the formalties or red
tape required in the case of ordinary Chi
the minister's party is to be the only reQui-
site TO their being allowed to come ashore
promptly after the Belgic arrives at the
dock. The instructions are more than
usually explicit, because when the last Chi
nese minister arrived here, through some
the minister was kept waiting for two or
three hours before he was permitted to
come ashore-a matter that was consi 'ered
a grave discourtesy to friendly nation.
The Chinese Six Companies have had sew
eral meetings during the past few days TO
the steamer is sighted off the Heads large
delegation will escort the minister to the
Palace hotel, where apartments have been
engaged for the leading members of his
honor. One of them will be in the Ameri-
can style at a leading restaurant or hotel,
and the other will be in Chinese style. In
vitations will be extended to the governor,
mayor and officials, federal. state and civic.
How long the minister Will stay here Is
not vet known. He will look into the trou-
BILE in Chinatown between the See Yups
and the Sam Yups and arrange settle
ment As he comes from one of the See
Yup districts. the members of that organi-
zation are hopeful that the differences VIII
be settled in their favor.
His arrival means 4 clean sweep at the
consulate. the successor to the present con-
sui having already been named.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
REORGANIZATION CERTAIN.
Republican and Democratic Senator'S
Progressing in Their Effort to
Reach m Agreement.

Washington, April 9.-The committees
representing respectively the Republican
and Democratic sides of the senate re-
surled their efforts to-day to reach an
agreement on q basis of reorganiZing the
senate committees. The Republicans have
gone to work with the serious intention of
taking charge of the committees, but they
find that, in assuming this task, there are
many delicate points to be settled. The
tariff is giving the managing committee
ami all the Republican senators more con-
Germ than any other factor in the situation.
Ii is doubtful whether they would attempt
to proceed but for this bill They fear,
however, that if they do not take the work
in hand the bill might be seriously delayed,
some of the Democrats having practically
warned them that they would object TO any
further legislation of any character unless
the committees should be filled. There is
also a feeling on the Republican side that
any allotment which might appear to dis
criminate invidiously against the Populists
and silver Republicans would imperil the
tariff bill by precipitating an unseemly
Wrangle on the eve OF Its presentation to
the senate.
At the conclusion of three hours ses-
sion of the Republican committee, Senator
Mcmillan said that such satisfactory prog
reSS had been made as TO warrant the pre-
diction that reorganization would be ac
cepted. Notices We're sent to the Repub
licar senators asking them to specify the
committees on which they would prefer to
serve.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
DIR. HUNTER NEARER ELECTION
YESTERDAY THAN EVER BEFORE.
ONE BOLTER RETURNED TO HIM
ANOTHER WILL RETURN, BUT STILL
ONE VOTE IS LACKING.
Only Hope of the Opposition Now L,
to Combine for Quorum Break
ing, Thus Preventing Any
Election Contest Be-
coming Interesting.

Frankfort, KY, April 9-The return of
Baldwin, one of the bolting Republicans,
to Hunter in to-day's exciting senatorial
ballot has served to raise the spirits of the
Republican senatorial nominee; to more Sc
cTrely bind him to those followers who de-
clare that no new nominee shall take his
place, and to put every Hunter man to
work as he has not worked before in weeks.
The occurrence makes remote any posi-
bility of Hunters withdrawal, even If there
should be no election for weeks. With
Hunter now lacking only two votes of an
election, it is confidently claimed that Sem
ator Siege, another Republican bolter, will
return to him whenever his vote will elect.
and that one other needed vote will be
gotten somewhere, no matter what press
ure it takes to get 1t.
With Hager. the newly elected Democrat.
expected to arrive tonight, and without
Senator Oglivie, the sick and absent silver
Democrat, there are, with all present, only
s;xty-seven Hunter votes to the seventy
anti-Hunter people. made up of three fac
tions that cannot unite on any man of
their own, for the reason that some one
of the three factions would be certain to
lose one or more men to Hunter in case of
Il stampede. But these seventy can break
q quorum if they will unite on that plan
to prevent Hunters selection. Then he
would lack three votes of an election, for.
while he has siXty-seven of the sixty-nine
that will elect, it takes seventy to make
the quorum that must be present and vot-
ing" before any election can occur. 1t is
reported tonight that the gold Democrats
who will not vote for Hunter, but who
want someone elected, and have, therefore,
voted when the Republicans did to make Il
quorum, thus forcing the Blackburn men
to vote. are now bad enough scared to
agree upon n man to elect in his stead.
The Blackburn people know that no such
combination can be made: that as long as
they can get help and break quorum and
keep the Republican nominee on the track.
they can prevent any election. This mo
election plan is the one. therefore. upon
which their undivided strength is, and has
been from the first, centered, and the plan
is backed up by the shrewdest politicians
and maneuvererS ever seen, even in Ken
lucky political tournament.
The Hunter people do not believe the
sound money Democrats. who have said
there must be an election, will go perma
nently into the quorum-breaking business,
and, trusting to them to make the quorum.
have gone ZealouSly to work to get Siege
back and to get that other needed Hunter
vote. Hunters chances are brighter than
they have been before. 1t is almost certain
that no quorum will vote tomorrow, and
that the final struggle will not come till
next week.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
KANSAS CLOWN THREATENS TO OBJ
sTRUCT HOUSE BUSINESS.
NO MORE UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
ALL BECAUSE MIR. REED HAS NOT
OBEYED SIMPSONS ORDERS.
Quorum to BE Called For on All Oc-
casiOns and Measures Must Go
to mmittees-DemOcrats
Will Not Aid Mr..
Simpson.

Washington. April 9.-Representative
Simpson, of Kansas. declares that he will
carry into effect his threat to block any
business which the house may attempt to
do by unanimous consent before the speak
er has appointed committees. He says he
will also call for a quorum to approve the
journal each time the house meets.
There is no legislation for the house in
project until the tariff or appropriation
bills are returned to 1t by the senate. eX-
cept the small matters of routine business
which are likely to arise, and which have
been considered recently by unanimous
consent. Should additional measures for
the relief of the sufferers by the Mississippi
floods be brought forward, Mr.. Simpson
proposes to compel the presence of quor-
um and the action of a committee on them,
or the adoption of special rule for their
consideration.
The Democrats do not intend to abet Mr..
Simpson in his obstructive tactics.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
GERMANY's TARIFF PROTEST.
Secretary of State Foster,
Long since OutInNed

Washington, April 9.-The state depart
ment continues to deny the reports that
the German government has submitted a
protest against the tariff till, but whether
it has been received or not it is known def
initely that such protest has been for
warded by the German ambassador, Baron
Won Thielmann, acting en- cable instruc-
tions from Berlin. These instructions were
received early this week, and the ambas-
sador submitted the protest. The protest
follows the line of that of August .2S, 1884.
presented by Baron Saurma. the then Ger
man ambassador, tc Secretary Gresham,
respecting determinations against sugar
duties in the Wilson bill. The essential
ground of protest is that in August. 1881,
Secretary of State Foster and the German
charge daffaires. Mr.. Won Mumm entered
into an agreement at Saratoga, n. V, pro-
viding that importations OF American pork
Disseminated against. ard that importa-
tionS of German sugar into the United
States should not be Disseminated against.
The protest declares that the discrimina-
tory duties on sugar would be opposed to
that agreement, and that in such case Ger
many would consider the agreement void
throughout and would act accordingly.
Several of the other foreign representa-
tives to the United States have submitted
representations respecting the tariff bill,
but none of them was quite SO strong in
protest as that of Germany.
When the Foster-Von Mumm agreement
was called to the attention of officials of
the United States conversant with its ne
gotiatiOn. the statement was made that the
agreement had long ago gone out of exis-
tence. 1t was based. the officials stated, on
the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley law.
and was not to be effective as against sub
sequent enactmentS of congress. The Will
son tariff law disregarded the agreement.
which, IL Is said. became imperative there
after. Under these circumstances. it is
held that the Foster-Von Mumm agreement
can in no way serve as an effective basis
of protest at the present time.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
TO PROTECT THE SEAL HERDS.
Ex-Secretary Foster to Begin Official
Negotiations With Great
Britnin Mt Once,

Washington, April 9.-Mr. C. S. Hamlin.
ex-assistant secretary of the treasury. who
has been retained by the government as
counsel to assist in the conduct of the ne
gotiations with Great Britain looking to
permanent settlement of the Behring sea
sealing question. said to-day that his posi-
ton would be simply advisory to eX-Sacre-
tary John W. Foster. who will have general
direction of the negotiations. Mr.. Hamlin
will return to Boston tomorrow to resume
his law practice. but he will come to Wash
ington from time to time for consultation
with Mr.. Foster. The, sealing regulations
under the Paris award Were put into op-
Grafton in 1894. and were to run five years
or two seasons longer. The apparent de-
crease in the number of female seals dur
ing the last two or three seasons
has reached such proportions thai
it is feared two more seasons of indis-
Criminate slaughter by pelagic sealerS will
have practically destroyed the industry.
The British. as well as the American. in
vestigators have reached this conclusion,
and it is the purpose of the United States,
pending negotiations, to bring about new
agreement. under which both countries
shall take active measures looking to the
preservation of the seal herds for all time
to come. 1t is expected Mr.. Foster will
give his entire time to the question until
final settlement Is reached
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
NEW WYAND0TTE COURTS.
The Validity of the Law Creating
Them Is to BE Tested
Next Week.

Topeka, Kas.. April 9.-(Special) The
validity of the new law creating two courts
in Kansas City, Kas., will be tested next
week. Justice Sims. of Armourdale, and
County Attorney S. C. Miller, of wyan-
dotte, were in the city to-day examining
the law. A defect was discovered which
kills the South district court anyhow. The
law fails to fix the limits of the jurisdic-
tion of that court and also fails to tell
what part of the state the court shall be
located in.
The test will be made either on quo
werranto or habeas corpus proceedings,
If the first is adopted the new judges viii
be cited into the supreme court to show
why they are assuming the authority as
judges. This will bring the question of
corstituionality squarely before the
courts. If habeas corpus proceedings are
rescrted TO, the county attorney will try
a criminal case before one of the new
judges and. If convicted, the prisoner will
apply Immediately for his release on a
writ of habeas corpus. In this way the
question as to the validity of the law will
be brought up.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
SEVENTEEN UNAcCOUNTED FOR.
Much Larger Than mt First
Thought.

Knoxville, Tenn, April 9.-Of the fifty
two guests who were sleeping in the Hotel
Knox yesterday morning when the fire
broke out, only thirty-five have been ac-
counted for. The hotel register was de-
stroyed, and it will perhaps never be known
how many lives were lost.
Those known to have perished in the
flames are: a. E. Weeks, of Locke, \. Y,
drummer; G. W. Roberts, of Pulaski. Tenn,
lightningrod agent. A. Z. Williams, Spring
field. Mass, retired merchant
kilograms have been pouring in all day
from different cities, inquiring about peo-
pie supposed to have been in Knoxville.
The work of searching for the remains in
the ruins was begun late this afternoon,
and the developments already indicate that
the list of dead will be much larger than at
first thought. Charred remains were found
in different localities of the ruins. Where
one of these bodies is supposed to have
been cremated were found a rumber of
pocketkniveS, shears, raZors. ETC., which
leads to the belief that Weeks, the cutlery
drummer for the Rochester house, had at
tempted to carry out his sample case.
Z. A Williams. of Springfield who was
beyond doubt burned, was t3 years old and
was travelling South for his health.
Large rewards have been offered for the
bodies and large force of men is at work
tonight clearing away the debris.
OF those injured perhaps only one will die
j: c. NJ. Boyle, of Tennessee, civil en-
gineer. lies in Il very critical condition at
the city hospital. He inhaled flames and
his limbs are burned badly.
Kreck. Hudson and Hicks, ali of Knox,
vile, who are the most painfully hurt, are
recovering
=, The total loss sustained will foot up
81 ,611 GOO; total insurance s614 420970 MANY
of the firms burned out have secured tenn
porary quarters. and the wholesale houses
have never stopped filling orders.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
BRYAN's FLORIDA TOUR.
The boy Orator Spoke Four Times
Yesterday still Suffering
From His Accident.

Tallahassee. Fla, April 9-William j.
Bryan reached here at o'clock this after
noon He spoke to-day at Lake City, Live
Oak and Lloyds where he was greeted by
big crowds Upon his arrival here he was
met by a committee of the legislature and
city officials. When asked if he felt any
serious effects from his accident yester.
l was considerably shaken up and my chest
and legs are very painful.
A platform for the evenings address mad
been erected in Lewis park and Mr.. Bryan
spoke there at o'clock to LOCO people.
after formal welcome to the city by
Mayor Shine and an introduction by Sena-
tor Shipley. He disclaimed any intention
to Influence the pending senatorial con-
test in the legislature. After the speech. a
reception was held at the Leon hotel. Mr..
Bryan will leave at 2:i5 a. m; for Jackson
vile where he is to speak tomorrow
night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
LOSS MAY BE ss23,0O0.
University of Illinois More Deeply In
voIved in the Chicago Bank
Eailure Thnn SunDOSed.

Failure Than Supposed.
Chicago, April &C. E. Churchill. cashier
of the suspended Globe Savings bank, for
whose arrest warrant on a charge of en-
bezzlement was sworn out yesterday, sur
rendered himself to-day and furnished
bonds for his appearance. Late in the day
Vice President Averill surrendered himself
and was Immediately released on bonds.
President Spalding is not in the city, but in
a letter written to "A friend to-day he says
he will return Monday. In the meantime,
officers are looking for him.
Mr.. Spalding was appointed treasurer OF
the university board, at the solicitation of
Ex-Governor Altgeld. Two years ago Treas
urer Spalding'S term expired. but he was
reappointed.
Developments to-day have brought out
the fact that a far greater amount OF Uni
versity of Illinois funds is involved in the
suspension of the bank than has been sup
posed. Two years ago the state legislature
appropriated 1920 of which, according to
the state laws. enough was to be drawn
out monthly to meet the current expenses
of the university. 1t appears. however,
that. in consideration of 21a per cent inter-
est on the funds, the university trustees al
lowed Treasurer Spalding to withdraw the
whole sum from the treasury This is ad-
mitted by members of the board. Thus not
only are $780, Od0 worth of school bonds miss
ing, but $4,000 in cash is tied up a total of
$4,000. To add to the complications. it is
said that should President Spalding be un-
able to account for the funds. his bondsmen
Will refuse TO be held responsible. their de-
fense being that private deal of that kind
between the university board, the state
treasury officials and Treasurer Spaldfng is
sufficient cause to release them from their
obligations.
Gross carelessness is charged against the
university officials during the latter part
of Mr.. Spalding'S term as treasurer of the
institution. 1t is said his accounts have not
been audited for over two years. His term
expired the first part of March, but, owing
to a disagreement among the trustees as to
his successor. no election for a new treas
urer has been held.
Nothing definite as to Mr.. Spalding's ac-
counts with the university can be ascer-
tanned till next Tuesday.
In the meantime the case assumes the as
pect of a chase between the University of
Illinois and the Chicago Title and Trust
Company, assignee of the suspended bank.
to see who can get first claim on the prop
erty of Mr.. Spalding.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
FLOOD SITUATION NO WORSE,
If the Louisiana Levees Can Hold Out
for n Week the Danger
Will Be Over

VIII BE Over.
Memphis. Tenn, April s-Notwithstand-
ing the high winds and heavy rain storm
reported from the overflowed Mississippi
delta last night, the situation in the food
stricken section, if not better, is certainly
no worse tonight. The water which has
been pouring through five big crevaSSeS for
more than a week Is rapidly flowing into
miles north of Ficksburg, and Is sweeping
southwark with terrible force. The strain
on the Louisiana levees will be something
terrific for week. and If they withstand
the powerful pressure for that length of
time all will be well.
The Sunfiower river. which traverses the
counties of Coahoma, Bolivar and Sum-
flower, in Mississippi. is on a rampage to-
night. Two-thirdS of the water from Flow
er lake CrevaSSe is rushing pellmell into
this stream, and a large area will be in
undated from the overflow. The Talla-
hatchie and Coldwater rivers are gradually
falling.
A; Helena the river is slowly falling, and
indications are that the big stream will
continue to decline The waters below the
Arhansas Midland levee are on { stand to-
night. The number of refugees is increas-
ing at Helena almost every hour. The
steamer Maud arrived there late this after
Eoon with more than loo flood sufferers.
swelling the list already there TO 5000 peo-
pie
At Rosedale nothing of special interest
has occurred in the situation. After a
stormy night that caused buildings to rock
and sway like boughs of trees. the sun came
out bright and clear in that section to-day.
but n cold north wind is blowing. In the
Rogue Phalin country much suffering is
will visit that section tomorrow and dis
tribute provisions to the needy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10
IN DANGER OF PERlSHING.
solutely Destitute and Al
most HcipleSs.

Little Rock. April 9.-Governor Jones to-
day received a letter from Island 13'
White river. in which it said that the peo-
pie there are in imminent danger of per-
ishing. The people are on housetopS, on
RATS and on all manner OF boats, and are
entirely without food. There are said to
be thirty-five families around the island
ceiye immediate suCcor they will certainly
perish One family near the island has
Just lost six children in the flood.
A letter from c. r. blackburn, inspector
of Laconia levee district. gives 4 graphic
description of the sufferings or the victims
in that district. and urges the governor 10
render them assistance. At Dawson S
mediate need of food. forty at Avenue.
fifty or sixty at Ferguson's landing, 10
at Minor Knowlton, I15 at Henrico and 2OC
at I.aconia. The appeals were referred TO
the relief committee.