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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

asst OFF the burden of debt the great COM
non honest people will sniff the breezes OF
perpetual Acadia and forever escape the
torms of boisterous adversely.
II does not seem to have occurred 10 any
L these Kansas billmallers, however, that
heir measures are mere makeshifts and
ner nothing but the most transitory re sef.
rhat the great common honest people need
n their business is not only relief from the
resent oppression of debt, but also some
legislative enactments which will perpetu-
lie that freedom ami forever estop the
n ractice of money-borrowing. Just offhand
is not so easy TO construct a bill of such
nature, but one very direct and effective
ethod OF going at the matter would be to
hact law making it a penitentiary Of
nse TO lend a dollar. From the Popu-
stfc standpoint the money lender is a
ibIic nuisance and private menace and
ought to be abated like smallpox or
ium smoking. If penitentiary sentence
les not seem to meet the requirements of
5 crime, then make it a capital offense
fTn him al The stake, Don nm m OH. any
ing. indeed. so long as his calamitous
siness is obliterated.
Z Kansas Populist had never in his life
rrowed dollar the state would to-day
, the abiding place of peace and content
.ent. II once out OF debt he can be pre-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Riotous Indulgence.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Yes" said Smalley. my wife and have
become very warm friends OF the DandIes
and 1 confess that there Is no home L
would rather go to than theirs"
why is it that you find them so con-
genial?"
well. they talk about their baby and
we talk about ours, and so we all man
age to have just the most glorious time i'm
aginabe."
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
The result was an almost unanimous de-
cision that the landlord deserved his fate
and that the sheriff should keep him.

A curious story comes via st. Joseph
ABOUT Kansas couple who were married
there on Tuesday. The groom was Isaac
Elliott, farmer, of Marshall county, and
the bride Miss Elsie Snodgrass, of Corning.
lie Is aged 46 and she, in appearance, is
not more than L or IS. Elliott appeared at
the probate court on Tuesday morning and
asked for license, giving the age of his
bride at IS. The judge demanded that she
appear before him. The girl was in short
dresses but the pair hustled around and
got some long skirts which she donned and
appeared in court, where good, stiff talk
on the part of both procured the license.
Ihey We're at the Atchison depot wednes-
day, while en- route home, and appeared
to be as happy as possible
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
NEEDLESS ALARM.

Hon. Jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas, is
filled with solemn forebodings and trem-
hles at the impending fate of the guileless
Populists in the Kansas legislature He
greatly fears they will fall prey to the
wiles of the Republicans and that their
undoing and downfall will speedily result
Mr.. Simpson bases this prognostication or
the theory that the Republicans OF Kansas
are very smooth and slippery" and. more
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

vented from borrowing dollar in the fut-
ure his environments will fall nothing short
OF the celestial. The premises are right
and the conclusion is natural, and there
fore we adjure the Kansas legislature to
stop its weak and puerile meddling with
the interest laws and go straight to the
bottom of the moneylending evil.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
A Searching Investigation Demanded.

tOii tie oeualla Democrat.
Inc investigation into Kansas City police
aEairs should be thorough and searching.
Many charges of corruption have been
made and they should be sifted to the
bottom. In this case the accused are quite
as anxious as the accusers to have the
nEestigation held. and the result will be
either 10 convict one faction of corruption
or the other Of slander most foul. In
either case. the people of the state. who
nave grown tired of the Kansas City con-
trcversy, will welcome the result and find
ing Of a thorough and impartial investiga-
ton
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
His Only Stipulation.

From the Chicago Tribune
Mrs. Billus-"John. what church shall
we attend Tomorrow"
Mr.. BilIus-'Any one. Maria. that we can
reach by going past SpuddIeworth's drug
store. l shall want to get some cigars"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
4 solemn Trutb.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
''Oh. Lord. how you make my flesh
creep exclaimed the serpent as soon as
the curse had been put on him after the
little trouble in the garden.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Explained.

From the New York Press.
The shade of the patriarch Lot mused
meditatively. How did escape?" he re-
peated. "Oh, you see. the best thing in the
world to stop the progress OF fire is rock
salt"
He stroked his whiskers gravaIv
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

imperatively essential to a revival of busi-
ness confidence is largely rubbish. Per-
maps the currency system could be i'm
proved. No country has a perfect cur
rency. and probably never will have. But
the United States managed to prosper un-
uer the present system, and it will do so
again when industries are sufficiently pro-
tected and the government is enabled to
meet Its obligations without periodically
passing the hat
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Lnok ONT Ahead

We had New Year good and mild.
December sweet and kind;
The weather man has gently smiled
But we should bear in mind
That farther down along the bill,
When springs soft months unfold.
The weather, more than likely, will
BE
Dog
Gone
Cold.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Chicago Record.
His Waterloo.

He saw the smoke of battle curl afar and
never Quailed;
He faced the fire of cannon with heart
that never failed;
But terror swept him In tide that cour-
age could not stem,
When he had to face the furnace smoke
and fire at a. m.
Washington Star.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

From the Indianapolis Journal
And yet you once said that you were
dead in love with me-"
Il really thought so at the time. but it
appears to have been only q trance
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
ApprOprintc.

From the Chicago Post.
'Langtry has a dog she calls Trilby.s
That's appropriate"
"For Langtry or the dog"
Now. why should we get personaIP' O.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
The Party of Obstruction Divided.

FROM the Cleveland Leader.
The work of harmonizing the gold and
silver factions of the Democratic party
is going forward with a yengeancei In
oeed' the two factions are apparently fur
tner apart now than they were the day
after the recent election.
AT the conference of the gold Democrats
IN Chicago on Saturday las: it was the
sentiment of all the speakers that reunion
with the Bryanites was out of the question
Inc gold men were urged to perfect their
organizations in the various states and
continue the fight for the principle which
lmpelled them to bolt the nomination of
Bryan and the Chicago platform. That
does not look much like harmony.
AT the jackson day banquet of the Ohio
democrats in Columbus, Allen W, Thur
man was one of the speakers. He referred
10 the geld Democrats as traitors to their
party; declared that the only true Demo-
Gratis were those who were loyal to BRYAN
ana the Chicago platform, and announced
that there would be no reunion with the
gold Democrats unless the latter bepeed
for it on their knees in sackcIoth and ashes
This condition of affairs makes the future
look hopeful. For once the party which has
always been in opposition to the best inter-
ests OF the country appears 20 be hopeless
ly divided, and there is every reason to
believe that the rule of the Republicans
Will be uninterrupted for many years. That
ought to be pleasing to every man who de-
sires to promote the welfare of the Amer
lean people and see prosperity return in
the fullest degree to this country.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Jan. 1l.-For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair; east winds.
For Missouri: Cloudy in the morning,
followed by fair; winds shifting to south;
not so cold in western portion.
For Kansas: Generally fair; slightly
warmer: south winds
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Cruel, Indeed.

From the Chicago Record
You say your wife is harsh to you?'
"She treats me worse than the girl At
Central treats the man at the phone"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

would get along much better if she would
not bunch her hits like that; four Mis-
sourians in the penitentiary twenty-five
years apiece beat one sent up for a CEN
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

When the free silver Democrats get
ready TO resume the war for free coinage
they will find their Populist allies all seat
ed astride the fiat paper hobby.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

With John Sherman as his secretary of
state, Mr.. Mckinley will have no reason
to wish for an Olney.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
Worth ConaIderinE,

From the Washington Post.
Missouri man has just been sentenced
10 the penitentiary for I02 years. Missouri
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

Senator Mills wants to go at Spain with
1.-The red blade of war" If Spain is pru-
dent she will lose no time in asking that
Mills be placed under bond to keep the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

In his answer to criticisms of the Eastern
press Governor Leedy succeeds admirably
in refuting everything except what the
Eastern press has been charging-to-wit,
that her yield of cranks is the biggest
crop Kansas has raised.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

Carthage. from 1000 to 5000 head of cattle,
nearly. if not quite all, of them, to Kansas
buyers.
Joplin Is making preparations for the
hospitable entertainment of at least 200
visiting delegates during the annual state
convention of the Young Mems Christian
Association, which is to be held there Feb
ruary 11-14.
The average net cost of maintaining the
cohVlcts In the penitentiary during the
years 1895 and 1896 was 25.O9 cents each a
day. This included all expense for provis-
ions, water, fuel, light, clothing, pay of
othcers and employees. etc, and is nearly )
cents a head less than the best figures ever
shown for similar service in Missouri here
tofore.
Jeff City has begun to complain that
business is being rushed SO by the assembly
that there is danger of sine die adjourn
ment before the constitutional seventy
days limit has expired. Such action by the
solons in the face of the known fact that
the hotel people have made their rabbit
contracts for a full term would be a rank
and glaring injustice
handling hen products is an industry of
Importance in Springfield. Poultry dealers
there, other than grocers, paid out more
than S5OO0OO for chickens and eggs during
1896
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
"Hot stun, From Kap.as.


FROM the Chicago Post
ne fopulists are again in full power in
Kansas and they are evidently determined
" 'hFo" all restraint to the winds and
t pPsh general campaign against every
ooay and everything that Populism has
,.,' tsieu IN lts balance and condemned as
wanting. The keynote of this lively cam
palgn is struck by Governor John w
Leedy in his first message to the legisla-
ture. 1t is full of fire and wrath and
warns the enemy that no quarter will be
given. A ~
FIRST OF all, the governor pays his re-
spects TO the ''defamers of Kansas in the
breezy and characteristic STYLE of Populist
state papers. 1t would be sheer egotfsm TO
deprive the reader of the keen pleasure IN
De derived from perusal OF the entire doc
ufnent, but the following choice bits are
reproduced merely as samples to whet the
appetite:
With cheerful audacity that almost
chailenges admiration, the Grub street
scrlDplers of venal press which panders
20 20 most vicious instinct of semi-Civilized
Eh;sn hieisn colonies like New York city and
EIILncdSo with semi-barbaric sDlendor at
ms tae apex ana semi-barbaric squalor at the
odSe OF their social life have offered their
WIZ wboySa ana presumptuous criticism of those
r,,i m,iose shoeStrlngs they are not worthy to
uhi0oSe Let Grub street rail on. They
Wen know that Kansas was a pillar of
bofouo Sbt9aa Dy day and a pillar of fire by night
pel0re an oppressed people In the nations
darkest hour. We shall keen thosa fires
allSht IN our camps and that smoke
dsci ddac1inalng from our hilltops till this is in
IT, eu u government of the people and for
me ,e, people and by the people.
The governor proudly tells that tbere
are no tramps or beggars in Kansas. that
'lere Is accommodation and welcome for
every child seeking admission to the
schoois and that, amid the crash and COL
lapse OIL banks and credit institutions of
tie orthodox states, the modest but useful
savings banks of Kansas are giving evil
uence or stability and soundness.
IL everything is so lovely and satisfacto-
[y' Why the clamor for more paternalism?
II Kansas Is so prosperous and happv-
What are the Populists complaining abonto
Inc answer is that so long as there are
any corporations left in Kansas the rnv-
ernment is not entirely one of, bv and for
'ne people. Kansas is great and good but
she Is not yet ideal. She acknowledges
that there is still some room for improve-
ment, and the ultimate condition of hapnv
equilprium has not yet been reached. AS
iurther steps toward the ideal the govern
UT recommends law to compel insurance
coHpahies TO invest their earnings in Kan
saS securities, free text book law, a
people railway" TO be built by the states
west OF the Mississippi river, and numer-
GUS minor reforms. AS the Populists con-
trol both houses of the legislature, some of
the governors suggestions will doubtIass
be carried out. But why does the governor
lack the courage to ask for the adoption of
the entire Populist platform? That alone
can free the state from the troubles of this
life and give 1t the bliss and blessed uncon-
sciousness of nirvana
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

Five of Kentuckys presidential electors
have expressed themselves as opposed to
the use of wine at the White House. The
other seven are presumably willing for the
president to have wine if he wants it, but
they, too, would think more of him If he
decided in favor of something stimulating.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

Governor Leedy remarked in his inaugur-
al message that Wellington had his Bluch-
er. He should also remember that Level
ling had his Pete Kline.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

Notwithstanding the great amount of
trouble the press correspondents are hav-
ing with its construction, 1t is believed the
next cabinet will be framed in time and
that 1t will contain some first-class ma
terial
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15

It remained for Kansas to invent the
novel system of voting to determine wheth-
er or not man should stay in Jail. At Eu-
reka the authorities have the landlord of a
hotel in confinement under sentence for
selling llqucr. a movement was started to
secure his release and the authorities de-
clared their willingness TO turn him out if
the good people of the town wished it done.
To determine this every pastor in .own
held an election in his church last Sunday
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
MAS SHE WILLINGLY ADDICTED.
New sensation Regarding the Dis
appearance Of Mrs. stflIs

WARBESSRTRG M. Sept. Il The
"a sesT deve5epmen-~ IN the Slus ahiu....on
ease are exceedingly seusa-louaf R.la-
-Vt- - teo accused parties persus is,f
Fros,r1it Attorney y n Bra fsev 20 "a
70 Jefferson township and Investigate Ha
was sskeo into the voofs .,-n rnaes from
tse ~erre ~ ta~ siNEe3 crime and shown
a woman 5D rawpsrv Wtth a rs~- Of
yo8rg men. Who claimed 60 be ere miss
src Mrs. StHs
Whta qassto1et sic as1s.s.tes5 that she
was ere wfEa ~ ArdreW StNlS h4st ssas
se~ ha1 ietr htn VlHn<4y "a & vrs-A
Hon AEcKeehan ant Jackson. ana tss nv
v-srt - re-uru - h.rn Ar Bradley saws
he Ea-tsf 81 hiu,seG graf the story % an
aucessn ard Outrage ~ -he wife as .oIs
by SsH.s is u--ru@. b3t many Persons
here s~e not satisfied ~fta the revelations
made ay- friends az tAa -r-,sse4
Constable HG6sa0 saws ~ found .h=+
Nre Sal<s @as wtth her mother a. v-e,.a
S1.rhur Springs up 80 % o-cgr.-x Ssr.+sy
morning \ livery -uau a. Lection sa,-s
pos .lgely thac ne took Mrs sens RI, taa
hgrae 81 req mother and ~as uaf hv
relative % the three s~-s~e8 raen FOR Do
trE So
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22

fvsT~rnatise-s 20 sucn en extent thar ssc<g
are Unnecessary. Eexsse ere clean. sim
De workings % to methods 3n vogue
eaar- The wsossFn plan appears decidedly
clumsy. The Minnesota farmer conveys
T. vTsest - re elevator = 4 closed xzg-
or from which rot grain can escape
Al the elevator hz Wagon = weighed or
scale. which - also controllable a. a
wagon dump. Touching lever me
wagon load % tooss grain In dumped and
Is carried by q spiral conveyor 70 an sle-
vst0~ boot Thence + is caught up ~
elevator buckers ard lifted 20 a ccnvsTor
ara dis;lSufor wsich can - shifted 70
pour the grain into wf1e sevsr Din - d.
erred From the bins TIE uhest u cnuts1
% the cars.
A. Chicago. On September s, some r.
msrkab}y- QuaeA business was done Ia tne
grain trade. fliaissrsfing TIRE facility '%f1n
which grain is handed in bulk Tie
steamer Helena. coming up Lake Atcni-
gan. was essrfered A. 80 in the morning.
Sne rounded the PITS a. p o clock. and
went 20 the Central elevator ard iss 10
bushels o. corn Began pouring into neg
hoRd A. 10.21 EssseIrneu say that Fa4-s -
oogst the nos rapid business done n e
grain chaFteFing in the history Of ne
lakes. She rot away from the elevator
early III the afternoon
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
BURGLARS BOUND OVER.
Little Time Taken An the Preliminary
Hearing of HuuFoe. Nebster
and HuehBBs

Very little time VAS wasted in the pre-
llmuary examination a the tho % safe
crackers Munroe. Webster and Buch8n-
Who were up before Justice Of the Peace
Austin yesterday afternoon. A. 20
o'ciock the three men. IN the custody Of
Chief Reed and Detective Cudihee. were
brought into the justice court 70 appear
for examination. Steel handcNffs linked
Munroe and Webster together. while Bu-
chan Eas unshacklsd. All three waived
examination and were bound over 10 an
awer To the superior court.
Munroe's bonds were fixed Al g. CO.. while
bah for the others was placed a. $500
each. No attempt was made 70 ger bail,
and the three men suffered themselves to
be confined in the steel tanks at the court
house. without even so much as a muir
muir.
william H. Morris the attorney. appear
ed as counsel for Munroe aud Webster
who thus seem 20 have linked their for
tunes together. J. y. Turner was the legal
advisor for Buohan.
The formalltles took but few minutes.
By previous arrangement. all three men
waived a preliminary hearing and were
AZ once bound over TO answer TO the
charge Of burglary before the superior
court. Justice Austin announced that he
thought s5.01 would be sufficient TO insure
the attendance of Munroe. For Buchan
and Webster a bond Of g. 90 vas named.
In default OF bail. all three were taken to
the county jail
Yesterday morning Chief Reed and De-
tective cudihee obtained from Munroe the
location Of the two steel punches which he
used 50 successfully in opening Jeweler
F1nck's safe. The three took a Madison
street car and went out 10 the place de-
scribed by Mnnroe. which was the old
orchard Of the Magic tract. situated east
OF Broadway. About half way through the
meadow. and along the bicycle path
which skirts the orchard. Munroe led the
way TO three stumps. where at the foot Of
one he picked up two short steel punches.
neither over three inches long
Chief Reed expects the diamonds which
Munroe sent 70 Chicago in the next day
or two. They have been teIegraphed for
BY Munroe, and the chief has every conf
dence that they will be returned.
peculiar fact in connection with the
case y that in all the three burglars have
told the officers they have not vet given
them false clue. Their stories have
doVetailed perfectly. and the officers be-
lieve that the men have determined To do
all they can TO aid them in recovering the
properly. In the hope % getting OF with a
light sentence. II Is expected that an
three viii plead guilty
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
TWO CHICAGO MEN
whose Business Gives Them WIDE
Experfence.

There are two great grocery stores IN
Chicago which rank as among me III ses''
il not the LARGEST IN the world Iheir
names are not given in print, As tnelr
competitors would naturally protest
against such prominence
The names OF the stores referred 70
ws-. zee -.sea is letter 10 any no1lSss. al
Quirer The manager OF one OF these
houses SAYS: We are having a 5000
trade on Postum, the health coffee maae
at Battle Creek. Mich. py the Postum
Cereal co. UAmA. and our experience Is
that people become STEADY customers
when they once try Il.
It's kind. and certainly Is a charming
beverage. I have hrewed some of the
counterfeits which are on the market.
particularly one that has stolen part or
the name Of Postum Cereal.
IF any one wants te know how good
Postum really is let him try II ALONGSIDE
OF the counterfeit. The original article
has great merit or there would not be SO
many trying 10 imftate II
A counterfeit is always an imitation.
and only the genuine viii satisfy careful
buyers.
The manager of the other store referred
TO was for nine years located among the
coffee plantations Of Java, as buyer OF
coffee for the English army He is
reasonably supposed 10 be coffee. eX-
pert Postum i used by his wife, child
rem and himself at his own home.
A reliable grocer will never ofTer a
cheap or weak imitation OF a genuine
original article because he happens 10
make a little extra profit. But 1t is well
to observe that when genuine Postum
Cereal Food Coffee is ordered, that YOU
get Postum. and not spurious imitation
offered as just as good"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
AMI sEMfsSTs.


The Heart OF Chicago" which opens At
the Third Avenue theater next Sunday
night, Is one of the latest Eastern plays.
90 all the scenic productions Tor which
Lincoln J. Carter ia responsible The
Heart - Chicago" "a probably the great
est. The much-talked-of railroad scene.
for instance. is covered by twenty-five aif-
feYenf patents nn3 o. said 20 be really
marvellous blt Of mechanical scenic con-
struciion The company presenting this
spectacular melodrams Is g strong one. In
the east Is Miss Jessie Cunuiugfon. 81 Ia
coma. who viii Pc remembered rs theater-
Rcers In this c,ty as the talented young
lady first brought out by Col FIFE OF Ia
coma Miss Canniugton's ability vas
recognized hy Mr.. Hogan. manager II Nr
Carriers Fast Mar company last sea-
son. with the result that the Young lady
signed contract NTH MIR Carter for a
number % wears. she Is said 20 have de-
veioped wonderfully 'u The few short
months a. professional experience
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
No Harm I'm spnrrfDg Matches

CHICAGO. Sept. 21.-Sparring contests
under police supervision are the alluring
prospects which are now held out TO lovers
Of the sport. In speaking OF the matter
Mayor Harrison said:
Il can seer no objection 10 this form Of
sport unless Il Il carried too far. II the
people want 70. / believe they should he
allowed 70 have f. There is no harm IN
permitting scientific sparriug and wrest-
ling entertainments. l think they are a
good thing. and fail 20 see any reason why
they should not be permitted within proper
regulation OF course. 7 do not approve
Of prizehghting or smuggling contests. and
! want Il understood that nothing OF This
kind viii be tolerated during my term"