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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09

the senate and the house entered upon a
general exchange of views regarding the
bill.
The Republican members OF the confer
ence remained together until after o'clock
deVoting themselves assiduOusly TO an ad-
Justment of the differences between the
two houses. Contrary to the usual prac-
tice. which is 10 regard the first meeting
as informal and not intended for serious
business. they plunged into the work and
made excellent progress The represent
atiVes of the house were found to be ex-
cellently informed upon all the changes
made. ard also TO be so familiar with the
reasons for making them to render de-
atOrS unnecessary. This happy condition
facilitated the work TO a remarkable de-
gree, and led to the conclusion that the
conference would be of comparatively brief
duration. The members of the house were
also found 10 be in the main willing to
cCncede much on account Of the peculiar
conditions existing in the senate, but while
generally apparently willing to accept in
creases made to insure the passage of the
bill through the senate, they were not so
willing to cOncede the reductions.
The members of the conference refused
absolutely 10 give out the details of the
proceedings, having entered into a general
pledge TO this end This understs nding
was reached because of the conviction that
any revelation Of the rates agreed upon
would add immeasurably to the work OF
the remOnstrances Of those whose wishes
were not met in the adjustment.
Senator Jones, of Nevada. silver Repub-
lican. sat with the Republicans after the
Democrats left.
The conferees will meet daily at $50
O'Clock a. m. and continue in session until
D. m. with an hour for lunch. They will
Teassemble after dinner and continue in
session until II O'Clock. IL Is expected that
this will enable them to report the bill
back by Wednesday of next week.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09

forced out by Long Run men on Nednes.
day morning say they VIII not work II II
il necessary for them to be protected but
General Manager Bickensderfer, u the
Wheeling d Lake Erie. Is confident that
he will have all the mrn he wants to-mor-
row morning. when Dillon No. mine Will
be started up. The notice that the mines
would resume tomorrow was given to-
night by the blowing of the whistles al
the works. Notices were posted to-day bF
the coal company announcing that me
working miners would receive protection
from the deputy marshalS-
Tonight Antonio DominiCko was arrested
at Dilonvale az the instigatiOn OF the
United States authorities. on the charge OF
bringing in a carload of beer for the pur-
pose. they claim. OF melting the strikers to
violence through drink.
Receiver BliCkensderfer says the report
that the Wheeling & Lake Erie road would
not receive the coal from West Virginia
mines in transit to the lakes is untrue
we will haul anything offered TO US, Is
the language attributed TO him. The situ-
alton on the Wheeling & Lake Erie Is un-
doubtedly serious. More trouble is appre-
hended from the passing through of West
Virginia coal than from the partial opera
tiOn Of one or two mines through protection
given by the United States marshals. As
was seen three years ago. the small force
Of marshals is inadequate 10 prevent the
stopping of coal trains. Half of Ohio's Ma
tional Guard was unable to cover the storm
center in the Eastern Ohio counties OF Jef-
ferson. Belmont, Guernsey and Stark three
years ago.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
COAL IS GOING UP.
Jumped 40 Cents Ton in Chicago
Yesterday SeiZinE
All I'm sight

Chicago, July S.-Railroad companies to-
day issued orders 10 Contiscate all coal be-
iuC carried over their lines The order car
ried confusion in its execution. and local
coal companies which expected to receive
special shipments 10 meet the demand of
thc day were thrown on their resources to
overcome the difficulty.
In addition to the cunfIsCating order. the
price or common soft coal jumped 40 cents
a ton while the soft screenings were rated
N lust double their customary value.
Fully l5uu carloads from the mines IN
Southern Illinois were. ConfisCated by the
railroad gompIUies The seizure is made
because of IA recent supreme court opinion
which saws that. In case Of strikes. the
railroad companies have the right 20 con-
fiScatc any coal on its property. regardless
Of the CousiEuec. Tho railroad companies
claim they are exercising their Just rights
in the ConfsCation as they maintain their
contracts with the coal companies calls for
so many thousand tons year. and when
strikes prevail they are simply taking their
balance due on the contract instead Of
waiting until the bins were near empty. as
heretofore.
cleveland. o, july S-An advance of y
per cent m the retail prices OF hitumin Gus
coal was announced to-day, ana the in
crease viii doubtless soon reach 80 per
cent. All lake shipments OF bituminous coal
have stopped.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
Chicago,s Dead and Insane.

Chicago July S.-The intense heat con-
tinued to-day. the mercury reaching 20 and
~ on the streets. although the weather Of
fee showed a high mark Of only S.. At
midnight it was 81 on the downtown streets.
There were four deaths and twenty-three
pTostrations. four of the latter being seri-
Gus and probably fatal. The dead are Mar
tin Varley, Frustrated Sunday and died to-
day; Henry Molzknecht, pastry cook at
Chicago Athletic Association, prostrated
while at work and died while trying to
summon assistance; unidentified man, TAX
en- to Alexan Bros hospital, where he died;
Fred Kaiser, committed suicide; excessive
heat given as the cause.
Six male prisoners from the Bridc1ell
were to-day brought into the insane court.
and sent to the asylum. The physician in
charge at the Bridewell says the great
and long continued heat was the principal
cause OF the insanity in all of the men.
The intense heat continues tonight
throughout Illinois and Iowa.
The maximum temperature was at Mar
l0i deg. in the shade. One fatality resulted.
Dubuque reports two serious prostrations.
Business. especially farm work. 10 prac-
tically suspended and crops are beginning
10 wither.
At Bloomington. ILL.,, many prostrations
including one fatality, occurred. The mer-
curry reached 104- Decatur, Ill. reports one
fatality, with dozen prostratiOns.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are also re-
ceiving a scorching. One death and six
prostrations were recorded at st. Paul.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
NO CAUSE FOR APPREHENSION.
Minister HOshi, of Japan, Says NegO-
tiatiOns Are Going Forward
PenceabIy.

Washington. July s.-Minister Hoshi of
Japan. has received late advices from both
Hawaii and Japan which show that nego-
tiations on the differences between the two
governments on the immigration question
are going forward peaceabiy. and that
there is nothing in the progress OF the ma
tions to Justify sensational reports that
there Is a probability of serious trouble be-
tween the two governments. The minis
ter's advices show that there is nothing
new in the situation and no cause what
ever for apprehension. With respect 10 the
editorial statement of the Japan Herald
that Japan has designs on the Hawaiian
islands. and was making preparations to
supplant the Hawaiian with the japanese
flag the minister authorizes the most direct
and positive denial Of them as without
even a basas Of fact.
The japanese Herald. he said. is an En-
glish newspaper published at Yokohama
in the English interest. and is entirely dis
credited by the government of Japan. to
which ii has been hostile for twenty-five
years. 1t is entirely without information
from the government and its utterances
have no sanction from Japan or the Japan
ese people. The government never gives 1t
any information or news of any kind. and
its statements as to Japans having de-
signs on Hawaii the minister characterized
as unwarranted and untrue.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
ST. LOUIS DEATH LIST YESTERDAY
WAS EIGHT By ) O'CLOCK.
MANY DEATHS At OTHER POINTS
sIx PRISONERS AT CHICAGO GO IN
SANE FROM THE HEAT.
Remarkably High Temperature
Throughout Illinois. Ohio, In-
diam, Missouri. Kansas. Ne
braskn. MinnesOta and
Wisconsin.

st. Louis, Mo, July S-This was the
eleventh day of 100 degrees. street heat, in
St. Louis. BY 3 o'clock in the afternoon
seven people had died from the heat. one
man attempted suicide and there were at
least four out of the many prostration5
which Will prove fatal. There is no relief
in sight. 1t is d cool bedroom in which
the temperature at night is lower than q
degrees and in consequence the vitality Of
the people is becoming exhausted. AMI
mails are suffering as badly as men. Il
is estimated that over 100 died on the
streets yesterday. Following is a list of
the dead up to ; p. m:
Berry Floerke. Henry Bampman. Jacob
Hcrzog. Henry Artkras. William Spill
meyer. Charles SteffeL John Braun.
The following prostrations are expected
&c prove fatal: Henry Dashen. William
Shelly, John Sullivan. Oscar Beck.
John \. CrOutch. crazed by heat, shot
himself in the mouth.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
Mr.. STACEY FINDS HIS WIFE.
Caught Her In Bathing at San Fran
cisco, but Lost Her
AEnfu.

San Francisco. July s-Mr. A. G. Stacey,
of Kansas. a well known newspaper man,
came to San Francisco looking for his wife,
whom he married two years ago. and who,
as he suspected. was among the Chris
tian Endeavor delegates from the Sun
flower state. against his will. Mr.. Stacey
arrived here Tuesday morning. ahead Of
the Kansas delegation. and took up his
station at the ferry landing to watch for
his wife. Not finding her among the Kan
sas contingent. he went sightseeing at the
Clif house. After watching the seals dis
port themselves for some time, he decided
TO take a swim at the Sutro bath. Great
was his surprise when. upon plunging into
one OF the big tanks. he literally swan
into his wife's arms. Mrs. Stacey was en-
joying a swim with another man. and when
Mr.. Stacey announced his relationship TO
the lady. Mrs. Stacey's companion fed with
great haste. Mr.. Stacey conducted his
wife to the entrance OF the baths. where
they met number Of Kansas lady dele
gates to the convention. who took Mrs.
Stacey with them. Despite Mr.. Stacey's
search through the city since then, he has
been unable TO locate his frau.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
KICKED TO DEATH.
fngtOn Killed I'm "A Runaway
mt SPdaIia.

SedaIia. No. July s-(Special) Fred
Washington. a sigrwriter, % years old.
was so frightfully injured in a runaway
this morning that he died three hours later,
without regaining consciousness. Wash
ington was riding in a road cart on
Engineer street when his horse became
frightened and ran away. Washington was
thrown between the seat and axle and hung
head downward. In that position he was
repeatedly kicked by the infuriated horse.
His nose was split open, his right eye
kicked out. his left ear torn completely off.
his skull fractured and his body. thighs and
legs lacerated in horrible manner.
Washington was born in England and his
great grandfather was a brother of
John Washington, the father of George
Washington, first president of the United
States. The SedaIia Washington was of a
modest. retiring disposition and very rarely
referred to his ancestry. During the RevO-
luton the English and American branches
of the Washington family became
estranged. the Americans being looked upon
by their English cousins as renegades and
outcasts. consequently the Washingtons of
Northumberland do not even now consider
It ar honor to have been related 10 the
Father of America. and Fred Washington
did not wish il known here that he was a
blood relative of the man Americans
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
TARIFF BILL IN CONFERENCE.
House Minority offered No Opposition,
but Wanted an Agreement as
TO Debate.

Washington July S-The house to-day sent
the tariff bill to conference. Chairman Ding
ley. Payne of New York; Dalzell. of Penn
sylvsnia: Hopkins, of Illinois, and Gros-
venor, of Ohio. Republicans, and Bailey,
of Texas; McMillin, of Tennessee, and
Wheeler of Alabama, Democrats, were
appointed Conferees.
The proceedings were in 10 wise sensa-
tional This action was taken by means
Of a special order brought in from the
committee on rules. The minority made no
objection TO it. but protested because the
majority refused in advance to enter into
agreement to the length of time to
be allowed for debate when the bill is re-
ported back by the conferees. They also
attempted to make some political capital
about the refusal of the majority to per-
nit action on the Cuban belligereRcy resO-
lCtiCn and the bankruptcy bill. Mr.. Nc
Millin tried to offer an amendment TO the
special order setting aside tomorrow for
the considerat tion of the senate Cuban bel
ligerency resolution and Saturday for the
consideration of the bankruptcy bill. but
Mr. Dalzell said he mad not Yielded for the
purpose Of amendment. Beside he submit
ted that the amendment was not germane-
Mr.. McMilhn argued that if the house
was to proceed at last to do business those
matters should be disposed of. You
should enact legislation said he. TO re-
lease the people from the bankruptcy into
which you are threatening them ana 70
aid the people of Cuba In their struggle
for freedom
Mr. Dalzell. in closing the debate. said
there was no doubt that reasonable time
would be allowed for debate on the con-
ference report.
Before the tariff bill was acted upon Mr..
Lewis of Washington, for the minority.
offered as a privileged question 70 secure
the adoption Of a resolution declaring that
the house by its three days adjournments
in violation OF the constitution was dis
organized and unconstitutional and could
not give legality 10 the trust amendments
10 the tariff bill" The speaker declared
the resolution not 10 be privileged ques-
.tion Mr. Lewis appealed, but the chair
refused to put the appeal to the house.
The house spent the afternoon under the
special order adopted last week listening
70 euIogies on the life and public services
of Judge Holman.
The first meeting OF the conferees of the
senate and house on the tariff bill began
at 2:4O D. m. to-day in the room of the sem
ate committee on finance. The meeting was
attended by both the Republicans and the
Democrats constituting the committee
from each OF the houses.
The Democratic members of the confer
ence remained less than ten minutes. They
withdrew upon the intimation of the Re
publicans that they desired an opportunity
10 reconcile their differences before con-
sultIng with the Democrats II was re-
called that this privilege had been con-
ceded to the party in power In 1880 and in
1884, and the Democrats did not demur 10
the proposition. With the departure of the
Democrats the Republicans representing
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
OUR BIMETALLIsM ENJOYS HAVING
REMARKABLE SUCCESS.
JOINT MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND.
FRENCH EMBASSY AT LONDON TO
ASSIST AMERICANS.
To Aid in PersundIng Great Britain TO
Take Part in an International
MOnetaryCOnferenc
Is Americas Nat
uraI Ally.

New York, July s.7-A dispatch TO the
Tribune from London says:
THE three special ENJOYS empowered py
the United States to negotiate with EURO
pean powers for a settlement of the silver
question on international lines Will nave
two embassies behind them in place OF one.
They produced so good an impression upon
the French government during their stay
in Paris that the French embassy in Lon
don has been instructed TO cooperate win
the American embassy in such conferences
and negotiations as may be conducted with
the British government. II has been known
that NJ Meline and the French ministry
were outspoken in expressing their sympa-
thy for the objects of their mission and IN
promising that their concurrence would not
be wanting for the triumph of the cause OF
rational bimetaIlism on international lines
but it has not been suspected that the
French government would be prepared 10
lend diplomatic as well as moral support to
this movement of the Mckinley administra-
tion in favor of bimetalIsm.
l. is, nevertheless, true that these en-
vcys in this negotiation with the foreign
office and the chancellor Of the exchequer
will have the hearty cooperation OF the
French and American embassies. Messrs.
WolcOtt Stevenson and Paine are not here
on an errand of political adventure. Ihey
are successful ncgOuatOTS VINO nave car
ried their main points in Paris and have
enlisted not only the good will, but also
the active cooperation and diplomatic sup
port of the French government in their
London campaign
Ambassador Hay has been arduously at
work on the same lines ever since his ar
rival in London and his prestige and IN
fluence are now of the greatest possible
service in facilitating the work of the
ENJOYS. who are likely to remain here sew
eral weeks before returning to Paris.
What was originally an effort on the part
of the Mckinley administration TO carry
out the pledges of the Republican platform
respecting bimetallism grounded upon in
terpational agreement has become already
a joint movement on the part of the Unit
ed States and France to bring about settle
ment Of the monetary question through the
action of A new conference. France is the
natural ally Of the United States in 'his
movement. because she has greater inser-
est than any other European country in
bimetalsm The Bank of France contains
in its vaults over $255, 600, 900 in silver which
has been Withdrawn from circulation. Both
governments have a common interest in
obtaining the adjustment of this monetary
question which has caused a disturbance
throughout the commercial world, and
they are naturally supporting each other
in the negotiations now opening in Lon
don.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
TROLLEY CARS HELD UP.
Highwaymen Made Two Good Hauls
in Chicago Last Night and
Got AWAY.

Chicago. July s. - Three highwaymen
armed with revolvers held up trolley car
on the Cicero & PrOviso line tonight and
robbed the conductor, motorman, and the
passengers of their watches and money.
They secured several silver watches, three
gold watches and about Sl0O I'm money. They
escaped without being pursued. The rob-
berry took place just outside Of the city
limits.
Within an hour after the holdup in Cic-
ero. five highwaymen boarded an Archer
avenue electric car at Thirty-eighth street
and Kenzie avenue, and, after covering the
motorman and conductor with revolvers,
secured $50, a watch and a revolver. The
robbers all wore masks and did their work.
so quickly that after they had disappeared
the motorman and conductor were unable
to give a description of them. Twenty de-
tectives were on the scene within fifteen
minutes after the robbery, but no arrests
were made.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A Georgia negro ate seven watermelons
for a reward Of 80 cents and died.
Frank Marion. Of Wichita: Kas.. while
asleep. was robbed of 800 by two COM
parions at Nevada. Mo.
Near 500 picnickers were poisoned by
eating ham in sandwiches near Wappin-
gers Falls. y. Y. No deaths occurred.
The president yesterday pardoned Robert
NJ Allen. sentenced to five years in the
Missouri penitentiary for mail robbery.
Pawnee county. Kas.. Democrats will
hold mass convention at Larned. July "a
An attempt will be made to fuse with the
PopUlists.
Grasshoppers have appeared in great
numbers in the western part of Barton
county. Kas. Cornfields have been sert-
ously damaged by them.
Miss Lou Dingley. a niece of Congress-
man Dingley, 20 years of age. and engaged
TO another elOped and married W. Z.
Hadley. of San Diego. Cal
Robert Downing is said TO have offered
the daughter of Sam Small an engagement
with his company next year Her father Is
said TO not be opposed 10 her ambition TO
go on the stage.
The county court refused to revoke the
saloon licenses of Plattsburg. Mo. Tho
applicants claim the town has only lSS6
population and will appeal from the de-
cision of the county court.
The Phillpsburg. Kas-. creamery was
opened with public meeting and tubila-
tion. A line OF creameries is 10 be opened
along the Rock Island road IN western
Kansas and Eastern Colorado.
The government of Colombia has offered
fo- sale the exclusive right for the manu-
facture and sale Of matches in that coun-
try for twenty-five years for Sl2S-0OO. The
present price OF matches must be reduced
10 to 20 per cent.
The Pawnee County. Kas.. Republican
Club has elected Henry Booth. president;
Mrs. John G. Edwards, first vice presi-
dent: James P. worrell second vice presf-
dent: Mrs. Frank Davis, secretary, and
Robert Griffith, treasurer.
s., 1,50c wager has been made i'm New
Orleans that eight feet OF snow can be
found on railroad line in Colorado in
July. A party of New Orleans merchants
is now en- route to Alpine pass, on the
Denver & Gulf road, where ten feet Of
Stow Is reported.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
A GIRL IN MANS ATTIRE.
Arrested at SedaIia with a Male COM
panion and Held on Sus-
Dfcfon.

Sedalia. No. July S.-CSpecial) The po-
lice arrested Ida Brock and Charles Black,
aged 30 years. both of ST. Louis. at the
Third street depot this morning, and they
are in the holdover pending an inyestiga-
ticn. Ida Brock. who is a pretty Creole.
lJ years old, was wearing male attire al
the time of the arrest. being dressed in a
fashionably cut brown suit, black satin
shirt, soft felt hat and black pointed shoes.
She says she recently escaped from Media
Hardings house. I2lI Lucas street, st.
Louis, and since then has travelled with
Black through Missouri. Kansas, Indian
Territory and Texas and is now on her way
to St. Louis. American Express Company
receipts show that the couple shipped valu-
able packages from ST. Louis TO X. A.
Brock. McAlester. I. T. Black tells con-
Trajectory story. He says he first met the
girl in Houston, Tex, and that they went
from there to St Louis together, Miss
Brock then wearing proper apparel and at
ST. Louis the girl decided to discard skirts
and disguise herself in mems clothing.
Black claims to be barber and says he
formerly worked In an Olive street barber
shop in St. Louis. The police believe the
pair belong to a gang of shOpiifters and are
fugitives from justice.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
CLEVELAND MYSTERY SOLVED.
Evident That Horace j. johnson
Drowned Himself and His
Daughter.

Cleveland, o., July S.-The bodies of Hor-
ace ]. johnson and his daughter, Effie. who
were the occupants OF the boat which was
found empty off Lakewood last Monday.
were discovered this morning near the
anchor rope was fastened securely about
the body of the man. 1t was then tied to
the woman's body. The anchor. which was
rope and it served to hold the bodies at the
bottom of the lake. 1t is evident that IL
was the purpose of the father TO drown
his daughter and himself.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-09
WIDOW AND JURY DISAGREE.
Mrs. Cornwall Says Her Husband Was
Murdered-VerdictI Is Justiii-
able Homicide.

St Louis. Mo-. July s.-(SpecialD The
widow of Herbert Cornwall. who was
killed by his brother, DR.. Richmond Corn
wall. OF Kansas City. says the killing OF her
husband was Il brutal murder; that DIR.
Cornwall came to St. Louis with murder in
his heart and pistol in his pocket. and
killed his brother like one would kill
mad dog. Herbert was a good husband"
she said. If his brother had reasoned with
him he would have listened. He wanted
TO kill him and came to st. Louis for that
purpose" Mrs. Cornwalrs father also
says the killing of his son-in-law was cold
blOOded murder. and that DIR. Cornwall in
tended 10 kill him when he went to the
factory. The corouer's jury returned
verdict of justifiable homicide.