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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
VACANCIES AT WEST POINT.
Military Spirit seems to Be Falling
OF Among American Youth.

OF Among American Youth.
From the Philadelphia Times.
There are more cadets at West Point to-
day than ever before. yet there are forty
vacancies The adjutant general OF the
army comments on the falling off during
the past year of the number of students
at civi! schools where military instruction
is given by army officers detailed for that
purpose 1t is current talk in educational
circles that there is marked decrease of in
terest in uniforms, drilling and military or
ganization among students in schools Fri
marily devoted to preparing lads and young
men for civil life.
On the other hand, there is a great and
constantly increasing desire among the
people of this country for decorations.
Buttons and other insignia are worn by
half the people one meets. Not only does
this desire show itself as an incident of the
present political interest and excitement
but every association, no matter for what
self by some kind of button, medal, badge
or ribbon. This is easily noticeable at
Washington among the hundreds of ex-
cursions of societies, schools, permanent
organizations and clubs that during the
year go there to see the capital of the
nation.
1t would appear from this that the mill
tary spirit of our people, that for a number
of years has induced our young men to
voluntarily submit to somewhat of the
hardships of military education, is growing
less the period of peace grows longer
while, at the same time, fondneSs for dis
play is increasing. '
But in truth there Is reason beneath all
this for the falling off of interest in mill
tary instruction in civil schools. The pomp
and circumstance of war are Very attrac-
tive. But our youth have learned enough
under tuition of regular army instructors
to discover that the work of preparation is
extremely arduous and restrictive of other
paths of pleasure and entertainment per-
haps quite as profitable in the walks of
life they are destined to follow.
The fact, long recognized by other ma
tions, is now appearing to us that in time
of peace 1t is impossible to engage and re-
tain the interest of young men still in their
educational experience IN that constant.
unremitting teaching. exercise. and, above
all. discipline essential to the attainment
of even a respectable standard of military
instruction.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE.
Measure Abandoned the Idea of
Putting Ont Such Tickets.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-The Central Passenger
committee is selling no more interchange
able mileage tickets than in the early days
of the year. There have been more tickets
sold, but the rate of sale has not increased,
and the roads have not as yet sold enough
of the tickets to come anywhere near pay
ing for the clerical work entailed by the
work of putting them on sale. The West
ern reads have in a great measure aban-
doned the idea of putting out any inter
watching the experiment of their Eastern
connections with great interest, and have
lie in general is not oyer-anxious for the
sale of the tickets, and they will not place
then. on sale until there is a very much in
creased demand made upon the Eastern
lines. Some of the Western lines that
were strong upholders of the proposition
to place the tickets on sale have switched
squarely around, and now say that they
will not have anything to do with the sale
of Interchangeable tickets.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
-., cure all Liver Ills and
Hoods Pills Sick Headache. Is cents.

engaged in colloquy in reference to the
handled through the st. Louis Union de-
pot and the Kansas City Union depot. Mr..
Roraback gave the number of passenger
trains handled in 1898 (world's fair year, as
I6,104. He had no yearly records at hand
for later years. but said that on the pres
ent time schedules $50 regular passenger
trains would arrive and depart from the
Union depot in 1897, in addition to which he
would add from 1000 to 10000 for special
trains of all kinds.
]. "A. l. WaddeI engineer of the proposed
bridge, said the bridge would, if completed
upon the present plans. bear a weight of
1900 pounds. running weight, per 100 feet.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
nninn nenot Directors.

The directors of the Union Depot Com
rany met yesterday morning at the once
of the president of the company, E.. S.
Washburne, in the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis building. The board re-
elected the officers of last year. Messrs-
Crance and Fish, of the Burlington; Kim
ball, of the Rock Island: Brinkerhon; OF
the Union Pacific; Doddridge. of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. and Washburne, of the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis, were
present At u o'clock yesterday, Messrs
Dcddridge, Brinkerhoff and himball left on
a special train for Leavenworth to attend
the meeting of the directors of the Union
depot in that city.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Rirths Reported.

Michaels, ]. F. and Minnie: 1414 Broad.
way: January 5; boy.
Twentv-foUrth street: January 3; boy.
Shaw. w. R. and Bunnie; S422 Michigan
Grubb. Ben and Nora; 1886 Bellefontaine
johnson. G. j. and sallie, 22os Locust
January 8; girl.
Hull, A. and Edith; 2O16 Belleview; Janu.
Monroe. Commodore and Mrs; 1918 Vine
January 10: boy.
Peirce, NJ. A. and Mollie; 17l4 Euclid
avenue; January 10; boy.
ing; January 10; girl.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
A GREAT BOWLING MATCH.
Challenge Of the vIncenue. CIab, of
Chicago, Accepted In Behalf
of a GttFs.aIn Team

New York. Jan. IA few days ago Cap
tain John A. Bender. of the Vincennes
Bowling Club, Of Chicago. issIed an open
challenge 10 bowl any team of five men In
the United States or any ether country for
$1,000 side. Peter J. Epping, president OF
the Brooklyn Bowling Club. has forwarded
a letter of acceptance on behalf of a team
which will be selected from Greater New
York provided arrangements for the match
are made. The conditiSns proposed are
that the series consist of Rfteen games, five
to be rolled IN Chicago. five in Buffalo and
flve in Greater New York.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Deny Cutting Rntes.

Baltimore. Nd Jan. 12.-Receivers Cow
en- and Murray, of the Baltimore & Ohio
railway, have issued a statement in which
of rate cutting and assert that they have
no reason TO believe that n war in the
rates on bituminous coal is likely to ensue.
New York, Jan. 12.-Baltimore & Ohio
was being pressed for sale on Wall street
to-day owing to the outlook for a vigorous
war on soft coal rates and declined per
cent to Is. The general list was not in
fiuenced by the decentralization in the prop
critics and ruled firm and higher in most
instances.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Kerr Won the Opening Game.

The first game of the three cushion car
ON tournament was played at the Collen-
der billiard hall last night the players be-
ing Kerr and Ryle, and Kerr was the win
ner by the following score: Kerr. 30; high
run, 2; average. 35-111. Ryle, 81: high run,
3: average, 1886. The game was well con-
tested and exciting, each man being in the
lead several times. The result was In
doubt until the last point was made. The
attendance was excellent, considering the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
The shortcst Line West.

To Denver, Cheyenne, Ogden, Salt Lake,
San Francisco, Portland, there Is only one
shortest line. the Old Reliable Union Pa
cific. Two trains daily from Kansas City.
1O:43 a. m. and 7:30 p. m, fully equipped
with Pullman palace sleepers. Pullman din
ing cars (cafe plan) free chair cars. Trains
lighted brilliantly with Pintsch light; heat
ed by steam; solidly vestibuled. No other
line as short or as good. Why not take the
best? 1t costs no more.
Telephone 1109, City Office, No. 1000 Main
street, corner Tenth. ]. B. FRAwLEY,
General Agent
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
HOW to OutwIt J,fcx Frost,

Spend the winter in Florida. the land OF
sunshine and flowers. Only one change OF
cars between Kansas City and Jackson
vile. or Tampa. Fla. Sleeping car berths
through to destination reserved via any OF
the through car routes from st. Louis,
morning or night.
For rates, time, routes and all informa-
ton concerning the best way TO reach any
point in the Southeast, call at the MIS-
SOURI, PACIFIC Offices, at 800 Main street
or 1922 Union avenue. z. S. JEWETT,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Grand Officers, Trustees and Members
of the Insurance Committee
Are in Session.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Jan. 12.-The board of
directors of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors of America is in session at the
general Offices in this city. This is the
body having charge of the general affairs
of the order and is composed Of the grand
officers, trustees and members of the in
surance committee. Those present in ad-
dition to Grand Chief Clark and Grand
Secretary Clancy are c. H. Wilkins. OF
retson, Osceola. Ia, grand senior conduct
or; W. B. Mooney, Concord, n. H.: w; Z.
Tex: w. c. Durbin, Milwaukee, Wis, and
w. X Maxwell, Parsons, Kas. The busi-
ness before them pertains only to the in
side workings of the organization.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
BIG DEAL OF SANTA FE.
is Said TO Have Secured Control of
the Western End of the At
Iantic & Pacific.

New York, Jan. 12.-According to the
Commercial Advertiser, arrangements have
been made whereby the Atehison, Topeka
& SantaFe Railroad Company will acquire
the Western division of the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad Company, which runs
from Albuquerque, y. NJ, to Mojave, Call
a distance of S34 miles. This will give the
Atchison absolute control of through
line to the Pacific coast as the Atchison's s
main line connects with the Atlantic &
Pacific at Albuquerque and the Southern
California, which the Atchison controls,
makes connection with the Atlantic & Pa
cific at Barstow. Cal.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

crossing war at South Milwaukee between
the Chicago & Northwestern and Racine
Electric Railway Companies 1t required
a special order of the supreme court, de-
livered by special train. which made the
run from Madison in thirty-five minutes, to
suppress hostilities. In all, eighteen men
CantiIler. of the Chicago & Northwestern.
All are held on bail.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Oklahoma boy Won.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 1a.-At the Manhat-
tan Club tonight George Stout. of Oklaho-
ma, was given the decision over Mike Nor
ton of Cincinnati. in the fifth round. The
to the fifth round Norton had all the best
OF it, In the fifth round Stout landed a
terrific blow over Norton's heart, knocking
the latter out,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

able, 101: Peril. 95; Mount McGreger II,
los; Sweet Favorable, 1O0 Salisbury IL, 1O5 |;
California, 80.
Fifth race-one and one-quarter miles;
hurdle handicap. Fife, 125; Autonomy, 125;
j. o. c., las; Hello. 142; Zaragossa, 1872:
Broad Billow. 125; Fleetwood, 137; Relam-
pago. rs; Three Forks, 157; Haymarket,
40; Huntsman, 1875; Counter, 1876.
Sixth race-SiX furlongs. Miss Baker
10o; Principee, 112; Bimandillo, 107: Can
delaria, us; Personne. lis; P. F.. III: D. j.
Tobin, III; Jack O'Lantern, 102; Ray Ca
ruthers, no.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Rnte sheet Committee Meets.

The Kansas City rate sheet committee
was in session yesterday afternoon at the
general passenger Offices of the Kansas
City, Fort. Scott & Memphis road. The
Santa Fe; G. A. Benedict. of the Wabash;
George Asper, of the Rock Island; z. f.
Gibson. OF the Missouri Pacific: T. c.
Sharon, of the Burlington: w. w. Avery.
of the Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf. and
b. F. Bowes, of the Memphis, compiler of
the sheet
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
railroad nonrd Reorgnnizsa.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 12.-(SpecialD
The board of railway and warehouse COM
missioners reorganiZed to-deN by electing
Judge James Cowgirl chairman, TO succeed
Commissioner II. w. Hickman, the retir-
ing member of the board. Commissioner
Hennesey took his place on the board to-
day. General James Harding was retained
as chief clerk and Mrs. W. A. Morrow as
stenographer.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Conference Considers Agreement.

New York. Jan. PA subcommittee Of
the board of managers of the Joint Traffic
Association and a committee of the lake
line managers met to-day to consider the
new agreement prepared by the lake man.
ayers, which involves cooperation with the
Joint Traffic Association. Rates made by
the Lake people are subject to review hy
the board of managers of the Joint Traffic
Association.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
INHALED ILLUMINATING GAS.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. O'Brien Found Un-
conscious in Their Rooms at
12I3 ReaeryoSr Ayenue.

John ]. o'Brien and wife, living at 1913
Reservoir avenue. were under the care of
physician yesterday for treatment for
illness brought about by inhaling illumin-
ating gas. They were found partially I'M
conscious Monday night by neighbors who
suspected something was wrong because
Mr.. O'Brien had not been seen going to
work as usual
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien have suffered loss
several times of late from burglars and
there is a theory that a robber went into
their house Sunday night and turned on
the gas. Nothing was missing, however.
up during the night, turned on the gas
and after turning it of. inadvertently
turEed it on again.
The police were not notified.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Looking for "a battle-ground.

Dallas, Tex, jan 12.-Mr. wheeloclx,
private secretary to Dan Stuart, has gone
to Lower California. 1t is said that his
trip into that part of the Mexican terri
tory is to locate the battle-ground for
the Corbett-F t-Fitzsimmons' tight.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
DIR. w. f. Kuhn,s Lecture.

Yesterday afternoon Dr. w. F. Kuhn
opened the course of lectures to be given
before the students of the Kansas City
School of Oratory. The subject of DR..
Kuhn's lecture was "The Larynx and Its
Mechanism"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Tbird Remiment Dress parade.

The dress parade given by the Third reg
Troost avenue, last night, was attended by
nearly every member of the regiment. de-
pite the inclement weather. All the men,
bers of the band wore new uniforms. Usual
battalion and regimental evolutions were
executed. Captain George E. Kurfiss, the
adjutant. read an order from Colonel G. P
Gross postponing the officers school of this
will till week from next Friday night.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
UNION AVENUE OFFICES.
The Proposition to Close Them Was
Again Defeated at the Chi
caco Meeting,

The lines centering at Kansas City. at
their Chicago meeting. decided to not close
the Union avenue ticket offices in this city,
This question has been up a number of
times. but has met the same fate each time.
The meeting of the Western Passenger As
sociation adjourned without transacting
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Every Night to Chicago.

The dining cars on the Alton are now
run upon the la carte plan. You pay only
for what you get, and. best of all, you get
what you pay fora good meal.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

Fort Scott, Kas.. Jan. 12.-(Special) The
building department of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis road to-day passed
resolutions of coincidence over the death
of their chief, L. X. Spafford.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Hlghest Tenn Scores
Highest Individual Scores.
The Game This Evening.

The Midnights will bowl again this even-
ing. when they will try conclusions with
the Pastimes. Both teams expect to win
and the contest will probably be a warm
one.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Read What Nine. Ale Says About the
wabash.

The use of my remedies has removed all
the wrinkles from the Wabash track and
made 1t as smooth as a baby's skin.-Mme.
Ale.
"Morar'-Take the Wabash.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Great Northern Cashier suicides.

Butte, Mont. Jan. 12-Charles H. Warri-
man, cashier at the Great Northern depot
committed suicide to-day in his room at
the Hoffman house. Auditor Frey had
just begun the examination of his ac-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
Dentists to Meet Tonight.

A meeting of the dentists of Kansas City
will be held this evening at the Midland ho-
tel to discuss an amendment which 1t is
proposed to offer changing the present law
authorizing state dental board.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
WILL DISREGARD THE ORDER.
Missouri Pacific VIII Allow Inspec-
ton of Grain Mt Kan
anE City.

The Southwestern Traffic Association has
issued a circular, effective January II,
withdrawing the inspection of grain in
transit privilege at Kansas City, but re-
taining it at other points. Grain men are
resisting this discrimination and the Mis-
souri, Pacific has announced that it will
disregard the order. 1t is expected that
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf and the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis will
make similar announcements, and the cir
cular is not likely to ever go into practical
effect
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
The Cuban refused to Ta1k.

For several days there has been a Gu
ban at the Union depot, who Is probably
an agent of the insurgent army making a
tour for the Cuban junta in the United
States. He refused to say anything about
himself and left for New York city last
Eleseo.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

The "Best pill L ever used" is the fire.
Quent remark of purchasers of Carter's
Little Liver Pills. When you try them you
will say the same.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

weather. To-night's game will commence
promptly at O'Clock. The contestants will
be Harold Wayne and Win Reynolds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13

Many persons keep Carter's Little Liy-
er Pills on hand TO prevent bilious attacks,
sick headache, dizziness. and find them just
what they need.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
RaIIrond Crorrinr war,

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 12.-There were no
new developments to-day in the railway
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
OA@ToRrA.

&C. ]: : :; i.1mAz7z- e.. ;:s ;:;s
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-13
CHEAP RATES
Via
The Burlington Route.

WINTER TOURIST RATES
To all resorts in the South
and Southeast, via st. Louis.
Inquire at ticket office, S23
Main street. or 1044 Union avenue.
c. w. Alexander,
City Passenger Agent.
H. L. Harmon.
G. S. w. A.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-09
Unity Club Discusses Strikes.

The Unity club held it's first meeting
of the season Monday evening at the
Unitarian church. The subject for dis.
cussion was "The Ethics of the Strike
Mr.. S. D. Allen spoke first and confined
himself to the legal side of the ques-
ton. His discussion was confined
strictly to the legal aspect. The
strike proper, l.. e., the quitting
of their employment by men in
body, and the lockout, he said, mad
been decided by the courts to be legal;
not so the boycott, and the trouble with
strikes was that they nearly always com
bined with them the essential features
of the boycott, which was illegal. He
also considered the subject of injunc.
tions, and said that whether we liked it
or not, they had become established in
our judicial procedure though, as ap.
piled to strikes, only in the last five
years.
Mr.. J. S. Pardee said that he could
not discuss the subject of the evening
for the reason that there was nothing
ethical about the strike. It was war.
"The strike is carried on with a des-
perate disregard for anything but the
point to be gained. It is war born Of
selfshness and is prosecuted with sell
fishness. It results in the boycott
which is hateful thing. All this has
nothing in common with ethics. So
long as things are conducted along the
present lines we may look for strikes
and the effects that follow in their wake.
The strike arises at times of necessity
and in the developments that follow we
are called to look on and wonder at the
brotherhood of man." He then re-
ferred to the recent coal miners strike,
told how the miners had been robbed
and oppressed, and then goaded into the
strike in order that the, operators might
profit from the rise in the price of coal.
With reference to heinjunction proceed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-09
'fSsxsas c%xess, attention!

Under the act of April 23d, 1897, you
can get assessments extended by pay
ing interest and costs, Your property
may have been sold and the period OF
redemption expired, and in that case
you are liable to lose your property at
any time. All judgments on defaulted
assessments bear interest at the rate OF
one per cent per month, and you can
get it redeemed and save your property
per annum by taking advantage of this
act at once. But you only have til!
Oct. 23d in which to do so. Blanks and
information furnished by
@. E. LOVETT,
City Comptroller.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-09

ings he said: 1T was always supposed
that the constitution of this country
gave man the right of trial by jury
and that he was innocent of an offense
until he had been indicted by body of
his neighbors and adjudged guilty by
II men. Whether it be right or not the
strike has shown conclusively that this
is not true and that the Injunction is
supreme"
George G. Findley spoke from the
standpoint of union man. The en-
ployer breads the strike no more than
the workingman. The business man
breads the strike for the reason that it
may deprive him of some of the luxuries
of life, but the workingman because the
few dollars he will lose mean the ne
cessities of life. The strike is objection
able for the reason that it entails loss to
others, but we must put the RESPONSE.
bility where it belongs. The motto of
the workingman is that an injustice to
one is the concern of all, but with the
business man 1t is look out for yourself.
The strike has been we'll said to be war,
but It is war in justifable cause Op-
portunity is the measure of liberty, and
as wages are the measuse of the work.
ingman's opportunity, they are, there
fore, the measure of his liberty. The
conditions that prevailed among the
coal miners was worse than chattel
slavery, and we thought the blood of
half a million of our best citizens not
too high price to pay for the liberty
even of an alien race. Let the respon.
sibility 60 where it belongs-on the
shoulders of the men who have forced
American workingmen into conditions
worse than can be found in the sc. called
half-civilized countries of the old world,
and that too, by competition in direct
violation of law. The condition of one
class of workingmen has been brought
vividly before you and in closing I will
say that do not believe that there is
man or woman among you but would, if
you found yourself in like condition
and thought that it was to be per-
manent, prefer death. You would
rather yield up your lives than 60
through with it,"
The discussion was closed by Mr..
Lovett with few vigorous remarks in
which he denounced the tyranny Of
large corporations and the manner in
which by ARBITRARILY fixing prices they
robbed both their employees and the
public.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-09
KEEP OUT OF THE PAST

Keep out OF the Past! for it's highways
Are dark with malaria! gloom;
Its gardens are sere and it's forests are drear,
And everywhere molders tomb.
Who seeks to regain it's lost pleasures,
Finds only rose turned to dust;
And it's storehouse OF wonderful treasures
Are covered and coated with rust.
Keep out OF the Past. 1t is haunted:
He who in it's avenues gropes,
Shall find there the ghost Of a Joy priced the
most,
And a skeleton throng OF dead hopes.
In place of it's beautiful rivers,
Are pools that are stagnant with slime;
And these graves cleaning in q phosphoric
light,
Hide dreams that were slain in their prime.
Keep out OF the Past, 1t is lonely,
And barren and bleak to the view;
Its fires have grown cold. and it's stories are
Turn, turn to the Present-the New:
Today leads you up to the hiltops
That are kissed by the radiant sun,
Today shows no tomb, life's hopes are in
bloom,
And today holds prize to be won.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.