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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
SENT HER A QUARTER.
with This Mrs. Cndmnn Was Expect
ed To Buy Herself and Child New
Dresses-Wnnts n Divorce.

Theresa May Cadman brought suit in
the district court yesterday through her
attorney, Police Judge Littick. against
Samuel A. Cadman. for divorce. The plain
tiff alleges that the defendant has failed
10 provide her and their child with the
necessaries of life She alleges that one
day last May she took her infant and went
10 spend the day with friends. When she
returned she found the house vacated and
her husband missing.
An investigation. so she alleges. de-
veIoped the fact that during her absence
the defendant had all the household fur
uiture and other effects hauled away and
sold them He then took the proceeds of
the sale and departed, leaving her and
their child penniless, without clothing,
food or shelter She claims that she after
wards received letter from her husband
dated at St Louis, in which he stated that
he had secured good employment and in
closed her . cents to buy her and their
baby new dresses.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

az began the use of DR.. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy and have not
yet used three bottlefuls and have had per-
feet relief. have eaten all kinds of food and
digest it without the slightest difficulty. /
consider myself cured of my confirmed dys-
pepsia."
II constipated, use DR.. Greene's Cathartic
Pills with the Nervura.
DR.. Greene, 80 West 14th ST., New York
City, the most successful physician in cur
ing nervous and chronic diseases, can be con.
sulted free, personally or by letter.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
METROPOLIS MIscELLANY.

Desk room to rent Journal office. Room
E.. Hustled building.
An adjourned meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will be held next Tuesday night at the
association rooms.
Pete Seman, a resident of the Patch,
was fined s25 in police court yesterday on
the charge of destroying private property.
Mrs Margaret Downing, of Tacoma,
Wash. is in the city, the guest OF her
niece, Mrs. S. NJ. Hall, of Freeman avenue.
The case of Miss Marie Sprague against
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
for 1889 damages is on trial in the court
of common pleas.
George Wandell reported to the police
yesterday that someone broke into ms
chicken roost Tuesday night and stole
thirty-four of his best fowls. The thieves
were kind enough to leave the heads of the
chickens near the Toost.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
SENATORIAL CAUCUS TONIGHT.
Anti-Filley Men Claim to BE Confident
of Their Ability to Head
SDe OF Man on"

Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 13.-(Special)
Republican warriors are arriving on al
most every train in anticipation of the
caucus of tomorrow night. when can
didate for United States senator VIII be
nominated The anti-Filley men still claim
to be confident that either Mr.. Kerens or
some one not in sympathy with Mr.. Filley
will be nominated. \ rumor was started
to-day that Webster Davis would be a
candidate before the caucus. This was de-
MED by George Baer. who stated that Mr..
Davis would not allow his name to be pre-
sented under any consideration. EN-Sen-
ator Wurdeman arrived from st. Louis to-
day in the interest of Mr.. Filley. The antis
claim thirty-eight votes.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

principally for business, number delyed
into the past and related few entertain
ing traditions as samples ei VIII %Tan nnder dnT
way A. l.. Carpenter indicated the points
of interest in an oil painting OF the Kan
W, B. Clarke, and told of the early traffic
with the Indians where the ferryboat Annie
Cade now plies. George ID. Fearey was also
in retrospective mood.
He said he thirsted for truths from the
dust-laden archives of the past. he told
of = man who for the last twenty-five
years had lived with the Arapahoe Indians,
trying to learn their traditions: He Is
worth 81. 100000 and has signihed ms VIII
ingness to be a correspondent OF the west
ern Historical Society of Kansas city.
Harlow W. Baker served as chairman Oh
the meeting and w. G. Mellier as Secre-
tary. Messersi GardineI hatnrSGp; .e,s Js an. n
pointed as Il committee TO incorporate the
society.
exhibition in the near future was sug-
gested, and the following committee was
appointed to investigate and report as TO
Brunt, E. NJ. Clendening, James H Cray
ems. ]. C. Hubbard. A: NJ. Winner A p:
Stilwell, ]. S. Marty; Walter Z. Root' Johh
A Ross and ]. c. Mitchelson.
The following officers were elected:
President two years.. Gardiner Lathrop;
vice presidents, X. B. Armour; William h.
will serve for two years. one for three
years and one for four years. to be de-
termined by lot.l Honorary vice presi-
dents Senator Vest, ex-senator j. j. In
gals: governors of states in North. West
and South: recording secretary. Walter c.
Bacon two years.; curator and corre-
spcnding secretary. George D. Fearey two
years.: treasurer of permanent fund, NJ.
w, st. Clair: five years. treasurer, NJ. w.
St. Clair; Ctwo years. assistant treasurer,
managers as follows: w. b. Clarke, chair
man, c. F. Morse, A. R. Meyer, C. l..
Dcbson. ]. G. Peppard. d, B, Holmes, Al
r s n,
r 7, Scarritt, w. NJ Reid. F. S. Doggett,
". G. Meilier. Homer Reed. Five of these
viii serve for two years. five for, three
years and four for four years, to be de-
termined by lot. ,
The society adjourned to meet at call
| of the president.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
BREEZY HOUSE SESSION.
Lively Debate Over Cuban ResoIutioR
bryan Invited to Address
the Assembly.


jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 13.-(Special)
The house held two sessions to-day. The
one In the morning was quiet and prosy.
whereas in the afternoon the air fairly
bristied with war talk. Poor old Spain
was whipped, Cuba was almost freed and
only the report of a COMMITTEES stands be
tween the island remaining the property
of her present owner and being tackled onto
the United States. In addition. William
Jennings Bryan was invited to address the
assembly on bimetallism, Grover Cleve,
lands name was roundly Kissed. Bourke
Cochran was called renegade, Major Bit
finger was refused the privilege of invit-
| ing Senator Thurston TO speak with bryan,
| Mary Ellen Leases name was laughed at
| TO have Tom Watson remain at home, al
| though Member Aldrege asked that he also
mentioned in amendments as proper per-
! sons TO talk with Bryan when the resoiu-
| ton to have the Nebraskan speak was IN
| The resolution to recognize the inde
pendenee of Cuba was sent to the COM
| rnittee on federal relations, Member Reoo
| in his exciting talk for freedom, doubled
himself into two or three knots and finally
! in a burst Of eloduence made a gesture
and fail over his desk In the laugh that
| followed, even Speaker Farris nearly eX-
pressed merriment.
The morning session brought forth this
| business:
Representative Bohart. of Clinton. intro
I duced a resolution asking for the appoint
| ment of a committee Of three to investigate
| the alleged coercion practiced by corpora
tions during the last campaign. In bic res
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
ARMOURDALE.

L. NJ. Gault aged 50 years. died Tuesday
night at the home of his son-in-law, John
W. Radford, in this city. The deceased
was a pioneer of Kansas. The body was
shipped last night to Cherryvale, kas., for
burial Dropsy Of the heart was the i'm,
mediate cause of death.
Coroner V L. Todd will hold an inquest
over the body of Jack Foley, the Rock ISL
and brakeman. who was killed Tuesday
morning near Linwood. this morning. A
jury was impaneled yesterday and viewed
the remains. The body was taken to Hor-
ton, Kas, last night for burial.
A mass meeting was neld last night at
Dempsey's hall on Usage avenue, for the
purpose of taking further steps in secur-
ing for Armourdale a decree of divorce
from Kansas City, Kas. Speeches were
made by a number of citizens who are en-
thusiastic over the secession movement,
but from all indications there is no one
party who has courage enough to go to the
front and shoulder the fight.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

heartily for home rule in police matters
and all the other departments of the city.
do not know anything about the neces-
sity for an investigation of the police de-
partment, but l do not see how any honest
man should fear to have his acts scruti-
nized. do not see what harm an investi-
CATION can do. At all events, the people
should choose their own officers and not
have them foisted upon them by the gov
ernor or anyone else.
agent of the city-"I am most emphatical-
ly for local control of all their affairs by
the people of Kansas City. lived for
years in Louisville, where the home rule
idea mas been in operation for great
many years, and there is not a more eff
cient police force in the country. The idea
of, and exercising control over, the police
system of this city is ridiculous"
W. D. Mcleod. of the law firm of War
ner, Dean, Gibson 6 McLeod-'.I am en-
phatically for home rule and believe that
the people should have the fullest control
of their own affairs. l have not studied
the various phases of the matter as re-
vealed by the successive actions of the leg
islature, but as general proposition
do not see how anyone having the best in
emily oppose the exercise by the people
of the control of all of their own affairs
P. S. Brown. sr.-"After such a resolu-
a
great injustice to the officials accused but
an injustice to the whole people of Kansas
City to have the investigation withheld.
Great wrongs are well known to have eX-
listed for a long time. and still exist, and a
thorough investigation should be made and
the public officials who have committed the
wrongs should be held accountable fol
their deeds. The condition of affairs as
they now exist in Kansas City is very
demoralizing to the good name of the city
abroad"
]. f. Guinotte probate judge-'T am in
favor of enforcing all the laws on the
statute books without exception. While
am not as straight-laced as some persons
honest administration of affairs. Politics
should be eliminated from police depart
ments. but it is very hard to do so. l ain
not in favor of a Republican machine.
| Whether the proposed method is the best
one l am not prepared to say. think the
present system should be modified.
| Hint Fl. Noland-'I think the recent pro-
ceedings at Jefferson City clearly indicate
| that whatever is to be done toward cor
recting abuses in the Kansas City police
| department will have to be done by the
PEOPLE. Never until We get home rule can
we expect this corruption to end
! A. L. Carpenter-"At present our police
| department is in very bad shape and home
rule should be applied to remedy it. think
| there should be at least twenty new men
added to the force"
Superintendent ]. NJ. Greenwood-"Our
police board should be non-partisan and
be under the control of the people Of the
city who pay for its maintenance"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
.ppreciute Assistance Rendered.

At a recent meeting of the Kings Daugh-
ters a resolution was passed expressing
thanks for the hearty cooperation of the
people in the recent Christmas entertain
ment at which nearly 800 children were
made glad The ladies desire to publicly
express their thanks to w. r. WagSoner.
of the Waggoner-Gates Milling Company;
the Woodmen of America, Palestine COM
mandery. Chrisman-Sawyer Banking Com
many. also to each and every merchant
and citizen who added to the fund. Joseph
Mccoy was especially mentioned for his
generous donation of Music hall for the
entertainment and the large contribution
of candy for the children. and to the In
dependence Blade the Sentinel and the
Kansas City Journal for courtesies eX-
tended
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
RESENTED THE SUSPICION.
Albert BechteI and Charles KNITTED
Want Damages for Kicks, Eject
ment and Confinement

Chief OF Police Richardson, of Argen-
tine: Jack Shelton, local agent of the Santa
Fe. and the receivers of the latter compa-
ny were made defendants in two damage
suits filed in the court of common pleas
Yesterday. The suits were brought by AL
bert Bechtel and Charles Knittel and are
for s. coo each.
According to their petitions they were
n assaulted. last Monday by Shelton, and aft
erwards thrown in the city Jail at Argen-
tine by Chief Richardson. where they were
kept In confinement for about twelve
hours The plaintiffs claim that they were
locked up in an iron cell along with n num-
Der OF thieves. Migrants and other dis
reputable characters. thus greatly humil-
iatinE them and injuring their reputation.
II appears that the depot agent suspected
them of being tramps. and in ejecting them
from the station it is claimed he kicked
them.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
INDEPENDENCE.
sessed Valuation of Property
In Several Ranges.

The assessors force in this city has com
pleted a compilation of the assessed value
of real and personal property for ranges
% to %. The recapitulation shows ma
tcriaI decrease in values amounting in the
aggregate to $226. $50. The real estate valu-
aticn is shown to be $I.49I,135 and for the
preceding year il amounted to S.5l9 AGO.
making reduction of 81, ,325. The largest
falling off occurs in the personal valuation.
For the year 1896 the personal assessment
year it is $201l, 10 making a shrinkage OF
500 ass. Should the assessed valuation for
range % show like shrinkage in values in
proportion to the area covered and the
wealth. it will materially affect the reve-
nues of the county.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
MINOR MENTION.

Police Officer James Lillis is confined to
his home at 7l5 Campbell street with Sc
we're attack of tonsilitis.
The condition of Police Officer Halligan,
who is i'll at his home. 2524 Michigan ave-
enue from an attack of diphtheria, is re-
ported as much improved.
Officer Lattstrom yesterday arrested Dan
Clifford alias Callahan, at Seventh and
Main streets, on suspicion of stealing sew
eral sweaters" he had under his arm.
He was charged with petit larceny
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
ORGANIZED AT a MEETING HELD IN
THE COATES HOUSE.
GARDINER LATHR0P PRESIDENT
1T WILL COLLECT AND PRESERVE
WESTERN HISTORICAL DATA.
Intention Is to Make 1t One of the
Best Societies of Its Kind in
the United States-To Fill
Long Felt Want in
This Community.

A number of gentlemen met in the club
room of the Coates House last night and
organized the Western Historical Society
of Kansas City. The design of the projec-
tors is to make the society one of the best
of its kind in the United States. 1t will
have members and correspondents and col
Iectors of historical data in every state and
territory west of the Missouri river.
There We're present at last nights meet
ing such well known citizens as Father
Glennon, Harlow W. Baker, w. G. Mellier,
w. B. Clarke. \. l.. Carpenter, Z. r. Weeks,
George d. Fearey, Professor James NJ.
Greenwood and a number of others equal
ly we'll known. While they were there
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
miscellaneous.

Miss Nellie Anderson left yesterday for
Fayette. No. where she Will attend school
VI. G. Gore has resigned his office as
constable of Washington township.
Mrs. c. L. Fem and Mrs. Fred Franklin
entertained yesterday at their home on
North Liberty street.
Miss Mary Mccoy will leave shortly for
an extended visit with Miss Began, at
Washington. d. c.
The Atherton liqucr case will come up
for trial to-day in Judge Millard's court.
Thomas ]. Slaughter and wife. of New
York city are the guests of friends in this
city Mrs. Slaughter lived here forty years
ago going to New York in 1858.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
A New Enterprise.

new enterprise is seeking to locate in
or near this city. Alfred Bronan, for many
years with the Kellogg Floral Company, at
Pleasant Hill. was in the city yesterday
looking for a ten acre tract on which to
erect greenhouses. Mr.. Bronan, IL suitably
located. expects to put up Il plant quite as
extensive as the one now in operation at
Pleasant Hill. which is one of the largest
in the state. He visited several sections of
the city yesterday. and was favorably i'm
pressed with property south of town.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
DYSPEPSIA TWENTY YEARS.
Cured by Three Bottles Of DR..
Greene's Nervura.

Mr.. Joseph Hogan, Franklin, Mass,
says
81 suffered from dyspepsia for twenty
years. The stomach became weakened SO
that after eating a meal it would not be di-
gested, but would accumulate in the stom-
ach. would have sense of fitness or bloat-
ing after eating, with distress, and would
suffer greatly with acidity and eructations
of large quantities of acrid, scalding water.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
SEVERAL DIsAPPEARANCEs.
Emil Haller. Charles Jones md w. j.
Miller. Jr., Missing From Their
Homes in This City.

Emil Haller. saloonkeeper at Eighth
and Wall streets. has disappeared, not hav-
ing been seen since Monday at his place of
business.
1t is said that Haller took small amount
of money that did not belong to him, but
was the property of the brewery people
If is said. which caused him to leave the
III Henry Schaerer has taken charge of Hal
Mrs Mary Simmons of 1886 East Nine
taenth street. reported to the police yes
teTdav that her 14-year-old son, Charles
Jones, has been missing from home since
w. ]. Miller, Jr.. the n-year-old son of
w. ]. Miller, of 2i2I Troost avenue, has
disappeared from home and the police
have been asked TO find him.
The poIice have been asked to find a. F.
Pierce IS years old. who has disappeared
from his home at Effingham. Kas.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
stark Appointed Warden.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Jan. 13.-tSpeciaD
Governor Stephens sent to the senate to-
day the names. of John ID. Stark. of Cooper
county to be warden at the pcnitentiary
and Dr., George H. Williams, of Cape
Girardeau. to be prison physician. Both
tee under the new rules made to-day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
con1 Gnr for ncntinE rurpo.es.

The Armour Packing Company will add
10 the equipment of the new boiler room
now in process OF erection a furnace for
the manufn cture of coal gas to be used
in the heating of boilers.
The device is the invention of John
Harleman OF this city. The inventor
claims that the process will reduce the
cost of fuel - per cent and do away with
the smoke nuisance. The company will
make thorough trial of Mr.. Harleman's
irNontion.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
American Mission Attacked.

London, Jan. 13.-The Times has dis
match from Hong Kong which says an
American mission fifty miles from Chow
Foo has been attacked and shots. fired,
though no injury was done to anybody, the
officials defending the mission
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALs.

The funeral services of the late Mrs
Chloe A. Kinds, who died Monday morn
ing. were held from the residence, 29S
Wabash avenue yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. Warner, pastor of the Dun
dee NJ E church, officiated. The BODY
was placed in the receiving vault at Union
cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Election of officers and Directors.

The annual election of directors of the
Wyandotte National bank took place yes
terday. The number of directors was re-
duced from thirteen to eleven. The officers
and directors are the same as during the
The Merchants bank also selected its old
officers and directors.
". w. Haskell was reelected president
of the hoard of trade.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
DIR. Mock Dead.

DR.. David Mock. of Blue Springs, died
Tuesday night. He was well known in that
section of the county, where he has been
living since the war. Prior to moving to
Jackson county DR.. Mock resided near
Platte City. The deceased was 20 years
of age. The funeral will be held this aft
ernoon at . o'clock.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
AT THE CITY HALL.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest to
Taxpayers and the Munic-
iuaI Officers.

Aldermen Brown and Jewell, of the upper
house public improvements committee ac-
companied by Alderman Morrison. spent
number of smoke consumers in use in the
city Alderman wyne, of the committee,
was out of town, but he is known to be in
favor of the suppression of the smoke
nuisance by ordinance. The aldermen in
spected the engine and boiler rooms in the
medical college. Seventh and Washington
streets; Gill flats. Sixteenth and Central,
power house, Eighth and Woodland; New
York Life building. Board of Trade build
ing and Thayer building. They were favor
ably Impressed with what they saw and
will doubtless report in favor of the ordi-
nance.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Hc win Exnlnip His Positlon.

Rev. w. +. Johnson. pastor of the
Central Christian church. in a recent
sernaon made an aIlusion to union labor
which he claims was misconstrued by the
Industrial Souncil, OF Kansas City. Mo.
that organization passing resolutions in
which the minister was asked 10 allow
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Deaf. Dumb. LegIess and In Love.

Atcbison. Kas. Jan. 13.-Will Boiler. deaf
and dumb and legless, tried to commit sui
eide last night because of his love for a
Mrs Bryant. - years old. Boiler, who IS
Rryant seven years. He will recover.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Got $4,000 for His wife's Affections.

New York. Jan. 13.-Frederick b Col
well. a stock broker. was given verdict
for $4,000 by jury of the supreme court
AGAINST DIR. Charles a. Tinker. for alienat-
ing the affections OF Mrs. Colwell. DR..
Tinker put in no defense and was neither
in court nor represented by counsel
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

these questions to be settled by those who
understood them. To explain his position,
Rev. Johnson will on Sunday. in his pulpit,
deliver a sermon entitled 'LaborS crown
A cordial invitation is extended 10 the
la abnring men of the city 70 be present.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

Mrs. E. F. Hill. aged 4s years, died yes
terday of -Bright's disease at her nome,
1885 MCGEE street The funeral services
will be held from the late residence TINS
afternoon at o'clock. Burial Will De IN
Union cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

Mayor J. NJ. Jones-'It looks as If the
got together and agreed upon compro-
mise. They seem to be of the opinion that
an investigation would not do the party
of the people to party expediency. The ac-
ton of the eslegislature is only another rea-
son why the people of this city should nave
control of their own police affairs. l do
not see how any honest man can fear an
investigation. nor do l see how men who
are under. the fire of serious charges can
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Parkhurst,s Man Friday Insane.

New York. Jan. 13.-Arthur w. bennett.
srDerintendent of DR.. Parkhurst's Society
for the Prevention of Crime. will be taken
to the BIoomingdale asylum for the In
sane tomorrow. Mr.. Dennett was Dr.
against vice and collected evidence against
Offenders. He was known as Angel Den
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
Kensington Church Concert.

A benefit concert will be given at the
Kensington NJ. E. church. corner of F'if-
teenth street and Jackson avenue, this
evening The entertainment will consist of
musical and literary selections.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

R. ]. Ingraham, attorney-''I hadn't no.
ticed that the legislature had reversed
itself on the police investigation. 1 sup
posed an investigation was assured. |
can't say, of course, what brought about
the reconsideration. but it was probably a
desire on the part of the party to suppress
the scandals that would inevitably result
from a probing into the inside workings
of the department for the past few years.
In any event it shows that the legisla-
ture does not intend to do anything to-
ward the relief of Kansas City, and that
anything that is done in that direction Will
have to be done by the people themselves" I"
Colonel C. F. Morse, president of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company and
of the Stock Yards Company-''I am most
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14

The funeral services of the late Margaret
O'Rilley were held from ST. Aloysius
church Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock.
Rev. Father Kelly officiating. Burial was
in Mount ST. Mary's cemetery.