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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
AFTER THE SCALPERS.
But the Roads Arc Not a Unit rs to
the Action to BE Taken in
the Matter.

Chicago. Jan. 16.-Local passenger rates
between Chicago and st. Paul and Chicago
and st. Louis have been especially dis
turbed by a second class rate now in effect
from St. Paul to points beyond St. Louis.
roads gave notice to their st. Paul lines
that they would no longer accept second
class tickets sold from st. Paul to St. Louis
via Chicago except at full local rates from
Chicago to st. Louis. On being deprived
of these tickets the brokers have fallen
back on the tickets sold to points beyond
ST. Louis, and have been demoraliZinS the
market to a very considerable extent The
roads will now attempt TO abolish the
actly a unit on the best way of doing this,
there is a chance for trouble in the rates
before the matter is finally settled.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Change in the Plan of the Siberian
Railway Shortened the Route
and Cheapens Construction.

Washington, Jan. 16.-United States Gen.
eral Consul Karel at st. Petersburg, has
furnished the state department with full
particulars of the conditions under which
the plans for the Siberian railway were
changed so as to run the eastern portion
says it was found the original plan would
be very hard of execution owing to the
great technical difficulties encountered.
per mile would be S46,260. 1t was this fact
which first led to the consideration of =
Chinese section and investigation showed
that by running the line through Man
churia, not only would the construction be
cheapened, but the line would be short
ened and other advantages would be Sc
cured. Negotiations We're begun and the
Chinese government gave a concession to
the Russian Chinese bank which formed
new company. the Eastern Chinese
struct that part of the road on Chinese
territory.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Many Entrics for louisville.

Louisville Ky, Jan. 16.-Secretary Price
was still busy at n late hour tonight
compiling the entries to the spring stakes
of the New Louisville Jockey Club. The
showing is a magnificent one, the list OF
entries being the largest in the history OF
the club. The 2-year-old stakes average
over one hundred each. while the events
for the older division of horses will run
from sixty up to eighty apiece. Every
prominent turfman in the West is repre-
sented among the nominators, while those
from the East include such we'll known
names as Phil Dwyer. David Gideon, Will
lam Lakeland, ]. ]. McCafferty and others.
The $1,000 Louisville Futurity promises to
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
COMPETITOR FOR CANADIAN.
British Pacific Railway Company to
Build Railroad From Vic
torin to Winnipeg.

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. i6-To-day's official
gazette gives notice that an application
will be made next session for an act to
Incorporate a British Pacific Railway Com
pafsy from Victoria, b. c., to Winnipeg,
via Butte Inlet, Cariboo, Edmonton and
Prince Albert with a branch line to a
port on Hudson's bay and a branch down
the valleys of the Canoe, Columbia and
Kooetnay rivers to the 49th parallel of lat
itude, with power to purchase, lease,
amalgamate or make running arrange
ments with existing roads on the line of
the proposed railway.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
AIMED AT TICKET BROKERS.
quire Ticket Sellers to
Hold Certificates.

Washington, Jan. 16. - Representative
Sherman, of New York to-day introduced
a bill to regulate sales of railroad tickets
in the form of an amendment to the inter-
state commerce act. The bill proposes to
compel common carriers TO provide all
agents authorized to sell tickets with GER
tifcates of their authority, which must be
conspicuously displayed in their offices. 1t
makes it unlawful for other parties to sell
or transfer tickets or passes under heavy
penalties and fixes penalties; also a fine
and Imprisonment for counterfeiting tick
cts, and provides that all unused parts of
tickets must be redeemed by the companies
by which they are issued.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
spriukIed Risks.

The inspection department of the st.
Louis board has made q report on the
sprinkled risks in that city. This class OF
insurance is attracting more attention now
than ever and the following extract from
the report is of particular interest:
There are now in the city of St. Louis
135 sprinkled risks, of which this depart
ment inspects 12S. Seven additional build
ings are now being equipped. Five fires oc-
Cured in sprinkled risks during the year,
all of which were eNtiuguished by the
sprinkIers The total loss amounted to
s., ,3S5. We again urge upon the members
of this board the desirability Of holding
this business against all comers, and con-
gratulate them upon their success in this
reSpeCt"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Peculiar Case Decided.

n peculiar insurance case brought by the
owner of a house against the Germania.
which insured it against lightning In 1890
n building adjacent to the house insured
was struck by lightning. and the fire was
communicated TO the house. A claim was
filed against the Germania for the amount
of the policy, but was resisted by the com
pany on the ground the house itself had
not been struck by lightning The lower
courts held the company liable for tho
amount of the insurance. and this decision
has been upheld by the supreme court.
This definition OF lightning loss will here
after influence the placing OF this class OF
insurance by companies.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Milan, NO., Fire Losses.

Milan, No., Jan. I6.-(special) Follow
ing is about the loss each insurance COM
pany will sustain from yesterdays fire:
Home of New York. 500: Phoenix. OF
Brooklyn. sTOO; Springfield German-Ameri-
5000; Royal, $1,000; Continental, $500;
Orient. of Hartford. $500; Phoenix, of Lon
don, $3.50: Pennsylvania, N,250; Phoenix,
of Hartford, $500; National. of Hartford,
5000.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
From Kansas City.

These are the Western Freight Associa-
tion authorized proportional rates. 1t is
understood however that on grain for Gal
weston and New Orleans, the roads are ac-
ccptlng. when billed through from points
in Eastern Kansas and Nebraska to those
destinations, about cents per 100 pounds
less than the above figures. and pay out of
their rate to the Galveston elevators 2
cents per 100 pounds for elevator charges
and storage for the first ten days, thus re-
ducing the rate per ton per mile which
these lines are receiving to less than
mills.
Adjustment From ST. Joseph.
The following statement shows rate ad-
justment from st. Joseph to the several
markets:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Jay-Eye-see Street Railway.

Racine Wis. Jan. 16.-Hiram ]. Smith
was to-day appointed receiver of the Belle
City Railway Company on application of
the Sterling Company; Of Chicago. who
street railway company. The road was
built by DR.. Holmes, and in 1898 Jackson L:
Case purchased it. Since then the road
has cost Mr.. Case in the neighborhood of
$500 900. 1t is bonded for 100000 The ap-
pointment in no way affects the other in
terestS of Mr.. Case.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Grand Island Sale Confirmed.

St Louis, Jan. 16.-On application of the
trustees and purchasers at the foreclosure
sale an order was entered here to-day by
United States Circuit Judge Sanborn, in
chambers, affirming the sale of the st. Jo-
seph & Grand Island railroad. which was
is required to complete his bid and is au-
thorized to take the property from the
possession of the receivers on March /,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
MonderfuI structure.

Now, this house." said the native of
Allegheny county, Pa. pointing out a log
cabin to the stranger. 'is the most wonder
ful structure of its kind in all this coun-
try"
whats wonderful about it?''
ITS the only log cabin west of the Allie
gheny mountains that Washington hasn't
slept in."-Boston Traveller.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
A Benefit Entertainment.

gymnasium m" an enteTtainment enter ali me f will be be- given en-
for the benefit of Mr.. A. B. McKeehan,
who is sick in a hospital. There will be a
combination musical and athletic pro-
gramme which promises very enjoyable
evening to those who attend. 1t is said
that the athletic features will be particu-
larlY lively.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Van Vleck. Minter & 90.
Ludce Philins in the CIty.

Judge Philips, who has been holding court
at ST. Louis for Judge Adams, came up yes
terday. to spend sunday in Kansas City;
expects to finish up there the coming week.
Tomorrow Judge Adams will be here to
hear a chancery case from st. Joseph.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Winston Won Another Match.

Trenton, n. J.. Jan. 16.-In 100 bird pig
con match at YardviIle to-day. Jack Wins
ton. the crack shot. beat George Moscher.
of Syracuse, N. Y. Winston killed 81, and
MoScher, S. out of 100 birds. The match
was for a 800 purse and the Dupont tro-
ply held by Winston.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
VIA NEWPORT NEWS.
Rate of II 1-2 Cents Named on Grain
From the Mississippi River to
the Atlantic SeabOard.

st. Louis. No., Jan. list. Louis lines an
nounce a rate on grain from East st. Louis
to Newport News OF 141a cents. This Is
reduction of 5la cents, the previous rate
being 20 cents. The rate from Nebraska
City to East st. Louis is Il cents. and to
Chicago II, thus giving st. Louis Il differ
entail over Chicago of cents.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Reduced Rates to Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 16-The Western roads
have agreed to make rate of one and
third fare for the round trip for visitors
to the Western exhibition of the national
cycle board of trade. which begins in this
city next week.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Had Her Sympathy.

From the Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Chippering-'S these are your chill
dren, are they?"
Mrs. Marrow-"Yes, and everybody says
they're Just the image of me-
Mrs. Chippering-"Why,s so they are, poor
little thingSr
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
A Suggestion From Iowa.

The Underwriters Review. Des Moines.
says: "It is said 4 movement is on foot
in Missouri to compel insurance companies
to publish their statements in every county
in the state. Why not make 1t every paper
in the state and have done with it?
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
receiver for n BeIt Line.

Springfield, H., Jan. 16.-Judge Allen. in
the United States circuit court, to-day is
sued an order appointing John F. Bernard.
of Council Bluffs. Ia, receiver of the st.
Clair, Madison &c st. Louis Belt Railroad
Company, on petition of John Il. May, a
diranfnn,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
The Three Cushion rournament.

The next game of the three cushion tour
nament will take place at the Collender
billiard hall next Monday night at s o'clock
sharp. The contestants will be Reynolds
and RAYMOND.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday.

1scob NaheS5 Wavne Kansas City......'..2
Lena Linn, Kansas City ...............-.--.2O
Z. d. Cadman, Kansas City .-.-...-......23 .
Della Maxwell, Kansas City.-.............B
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Tables Showing Exports.

In this connection the treasury depart
ment export bulletin for December is in
teresting. 1t gives the corn exports in 1896,
lows:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17

Tickets for the course Of lectures by
Professor Lucien 7. Blake, on Electricity,
are on sale at the Grand Junction ticket
Office Ninth and Main streets. These
lectures will be given Thursday
evenings. beginning January 2lst, at Ly-
ceum hail. 104 West Ninth street. Ticket
for the course, with reserved seat. 80. Ad-
mission to one lecture, 30 cents.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Rates From Kansas City.

The following are the proportional rates
which apply on the coarse grain business
from Kansas City to the several markets,
giving short line distances to each. the
rates per 100 pounls, and the rate per ton
Der mile earned:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17

the contrary notwithstanding. I expect to
be able to hold the title for some years to
come"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
HIS FACE GASHED.
William Hunter Cut by the Escort of

Louisville. KY, Jan. 16.-J. A. R. Elliott,
of Kansas City. defeated ]. D. Gay,
of Pine Grove, KY, one of the best wing
shots in the South, in match for $1O0 a
side at the Kentucky Gun Clubs grounds,
this afternoon. Elliott killed 9S out of 100
live birds. while Gay grassed Sc.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
THYROIN v. v.
Specific for rheumatism and All
Kidney and Nervous
Troubles.

Thyroin V. ", manufactured by Van
Week G. Minter, Acoma building, Missouri
avenue and Main street, is the vital prin-
ciple of the Thyroid gland of sheep. 1t has
proven to be that which maintains vitality
and functional activity of the nervous and
glandular systems 1t stimulates The
glands-especially the lymph glands and
kidneys-to eliminate the waste products
of tissue change, which. if allowed to re-
main in the system, is sure to develop
rheumatism, gout, sciatiCa, neuralgia, lum-
bego and long train of allied and tortur-
ing ills. Thyroin V. ", by thus removing
the underlying cause, is a perfect, natural
and permanent cure. 1t not only removes
the exciting cause, but, by strengthening
the nervous system and increasing nerve
force to the glands and organs, is doubly
effective by preventing return of the
cause. The following letter was written
by one of the worst cases benefited and
cured by this peculiarly efficient remedy:
Kansas City, Mo.
Van Week. Minter &: Co.
Dear Sirs:-Thyroin v. V. is, without
doubt. the greatest remedy, yet produced
for rheumatism: L was afflicted for years,
which completely disabled my knees so L
could not walk. | was confined 10 bed for
long time. l began taking Thyroin in
August. 1885, which gave me great relief in
a few days. In one month L was complete
| ly cured. / took Thyroin two months and
| have never had a touch of rheumatism
since. Gratefully yours, w. T. LITTLE.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Santa Fe Route to Chicago and the
East.

Fast service, Luxurious equipment anc
dining cars on the Ia carte plaR-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17

Council BIufrs and Omaha.
The adjustment from Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs is shown by the following state
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17
Totals =. 49,. ..........S2, 74S 1s1 66,S71 200
Wheat flour exports for the two years
Totals
RUSSIAN ROAD IN CHINA.

Totals .......... ...... .15, 7sl ,12s 14.lS7, As
The record-union., 1897-10-10
RUSSIA NOT AGGRESSIVE.

1t is reported in the dispatches that
the British in the Orient and the Japa-
nese are disturbed very much over the
massing Of troops by Russia at Vladi-
vostock. 1t is said that she has brought
to that point in Siberia no less than
| 100000 trained soldiers, and has stored
an enormous amount Of food supplies
there. 1t is feared that all this means
an offensive advance down the coast,
and that Russia contemplates demands
upon Japan to which it cannot give as
sent without humiliation, and that Brit
| ish interests are also menaced by
the disposition of Russia to dominate
| in Manchuria and on the La Liao-Tung
peninsula
We place no faith in this sensational
story. If troops have been massed, the
has secured footing in Corea is not
news. That she will hereafter practi-
cally dictate Corean policy is to be ex-
| pected. That she has designs upon
Japanese territory is improbable. But
the Czar is not. unaware of the inflated
vanity Of the Japanese, and may be TAX
| ing time by long forelock in case
the Japanese object to Corean extension
Of Russian privileges and power.
| Moreover, the rapid building of the
Siberian Railway, which is going on at
| both ends, on the Russian and on the
! Chinese Tartary side. demands an in
crease Of military forces in Siberia The
line must be guarded, and at more than
one point it must be fortified. With
| the completion Of that great railway
Russia will have new outlet into the
world, and will establish new posts on
! the Pacific side as matter Of course
to meet new conditions, and therefore
preparation is now being made and
forts erected for the accommodation of
| troops.
1t is possible that Russia contem-
plates some offensive advance, but we
are unwilling to believe it. The young
Car is a lover of peace. He was raised
to abhor war, to never seek or provoke
it, except as the last resort before loss
Of honor. 1t is unlikely that he is
violating his conscience now by secret
preparations to play the freebooter. Rus
sia is probably preparing for the estate
that her new footing on the western
shores give her, and for the changed
conditions that must set in with the
completion of the trans-Siberian Rail
way.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

miSsionerS that no license be granted
that viii increase the total number OF
saloons in the city above the 200 fig
ure. The Police Board met yesterday
and passed a resolution in line with
the suggestion made by this paper. 1t
was declared to be the sense of the
board that there is already sufficient
number of saloons in the city, and that
the total number should be kept down
TO 200 in the future
Los Angeles by a recent city census
established that she has 103, 600 popu-
lation. That city has therefore de-
clared that the drain Of 200 saloons
upon the wages of industry in a group
of people 103, 600 in number or one to
every 515, is all that the people can
stand. How then is it with San Fran
cisco? That city, according to latest
official reports, has one saloon for
every ninety-four of her population If
we place the population Of Sacramento
at 1900, then we have in this city
somewhere like one saloon to every 116
Of population on the official basis that
there are 1S7 saloons exclusive Of beer
licenses for restaurants Time was
when they exceeded that number 100.
The question that the statement gives
rise to is, (which proceeds upon the
correct idea. Los Angeles on the one
hand, or San Francisco and Sacramento
upon the other?"
The record-union., 1897-10-10

GERS, call upon the militia and proceed
to fight the mob. the very formation of
which should have been our first con-
Germ.
They pursued the method to which
we adhere in England in the long ago,
but experience has taught them better.
There, as we should do here, they have
established a constabulary or police
that is trained not to lose its head;
that expects on occasion to be stoned,
reviled and abused; and that is trained
to resist the impulse to retaliate and
teach the mob a lesson
Such force Of men is not TO be
frightened; it never becomes .'rattled";
! it has but one purpose, to go straight
/ forward. and it accomplishes it, despite
all resistance, and with the very least
possible loss of life on either side. It
never uses weapons of death so long as
batons, good, hard fists and strong
arms viii do the work. If the rioters
appear with firearms they find the law
| full force is superior in the use of such
weapons and has them handily by for
rapid and deadly use. Those who lead
mobs in England understand this to a
dot, and are more than cautious in op
posing the laws representatives with
anything more deadly than clubs and
stones.
The Spectator declares that if
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, had
been in charge Of an experienced Eng
lish Constable, with English police or
consta5ulary at his back, he would have
| checked the disorder, dispersed the
mobs, restored quiet and have main
tanned it without losing a single life on
either side; and we are strongly in
clined to agree with the English paper
What we want is trained officers, not
| dependent upon political whims, who
know how to handle large gatherings
| lawless assemblies and riotous bodies,
and whose business it is to do SO. The
very fact that in this country we have
large and mixed body of ignorant and
largely brutal aliens to deal with in
many cases of riots makes the sugges-
tion all the more forceful.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

The Iowa state Register is of the
opinion that the old-time flood of i'm
migrants into the United States will
never again set in, since the great West
is now pretty well settled up, and Uncle
Sam is no longer rich enough to give
the populations that they can be ex-
| pected to take care Of. So the invita-
ton to immigrants is no longer strong.
We are inclined to agree with this esti-
mate, and thank Heaven for reason to
believe it to be sound. One of the rea
/ sons operating with us is the general
! agreement that the immigrants who
have come in in the last four years
have written to friends in the lands
whence they came despondingly, advis
! ing against further input, and drawing
woful pictures of the hard times the
newcomers met with. May they keep
on writing in that vein-they cannot
do too much of it. The Denver Re
publican" Jacksonville Times Union"
and Detroit Tribune" all comment IN
similar vein, and point out that immi-
/ grafton to the South and West has
greatly fallen off, and that most of that
now coming in congests about New
York and few other large cities along
the sea coast. Undoubtedly there is
room enough yet in the central parts of
| the continent and upon the Pacific
Slope for two or three millions more of
immigrants, but not of the class with
out means and considerable intelligence,
fortified by youth, vigor and resolution
to win. OF the poor, the dependents
and the infirm we have enough, and of
laborers we take it there is larger num-
Der already than there is employment
for.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
MISUNDERSTANDING.

In his letter to the New York
''World,'' which his admirers are just
now pronouncing a clincher and mas
terly paper, Mr.. Bryan says:
The most significant thing about Re-
publicans' rejoicing over the rise in
wheat is that in admitting the rise to
be beneficial they answer the argu-
ments made last fall by the leading adj
vocates of the gold standard and plant
themselves on the ground heretofore
occupied by bimetallists. The
wage earners were told last fall that
a rise in the price of commodities would
be detrimental to them, and yet, be-
hold, how happy the Republican spell
binders are because one great staple
hour-has risen
Right here We take issue with Mr..
Bryan as to the facts. Whoever claim
ed that an advance in prices Of staple
commodities would be injurious to the
community? When was any such dec
laration made by the Republican party?
Where was it made? Let us have cita-
tion Of time, place and person.
The Republican party has always
held as it does now. that the era of
low prices is the era of hard times
that the period of good, even high
prices, is the season of prosperity. Mr..
Bryan has warped and twisted out of
meaning the claim that was made,
namely that the adoption of the un-
yielding and arbitrary policy of free
silver coinage ait the ratio of 16 to /
would not raise prices beneficially for
the people. and to that contention the
Republican party has the very best of
reasons for adhesion.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
THE HANDLING OF MoBs.

The London spectator says that We
of the United States do not know how
to deal with mobs; that we pursue old
and obsolete methods. We wait, as
they once did in England. for turbu-
lence to assume some form, to take eli
body and vigor. to advance along the
line of lawlessness a certain distance:
then we rally our unframed peace off,
The record-union., 1897-10-10

These scientific doctors in the Luet-
CERT trial are knocking public faith III
scientific attainments galley west and
crooked" as they say in the alley.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
Weather Forecast.

Northern Canfornia-Fair in southern
portion; partly cloudy in north portion
Sunday: fresh westerly winds.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
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