davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08


is attempting to raid it the treasury de-
official explanation.
Mr.. Bryan should have accepted that
$4,000 newspaper offer. There are num-
ber of newspaper writer's in this Western
mere than that.
Mr. Bayard is credited with having in
itiated the Prince of Wales to the delights
of brandy peaches. The prince has been
Intimately acquainted with brandy peaches
for some time but it was with the kind
in the preparation of which the peaches
are left out.
The government ran along safely before
Mr.. Thurber took charge of it, and We are
optimistic enough to believe it can do as
well again.
Senator Hil's assertion that the Demo-
Gratis conducted their late campaign on
mistaken lines is easy of acceptance. The
Democrats always conduct their campaigns
that way.
THE idea that suicide is a sin is all
wrong" says DIR. Huldah Gum, of New
York. DIR. Gum doubtless feels privileged
ID conclude at any time that she is loaded
foc herself.
Last year was bad year for most peo-
pie. but not for some of the colleges. The
gifts of money and property to American
colleges in 1896 amounted to $l6,OO0OOO.
The National Dairymen's Association
Will meet in Chicago this week. Delegates
are sure to notice the bad condition of
Chicago water.
Senator Dubois says he is not at all cast
down by his recent defeat, which shows
that Dubois is inclined to take the popular
view of that occurrence.
Spain offers to give Cuba a number of
concessions, but Cuba is not after con-
cessions. She wants liberty.
"Ahlwart, the demagogue leader of the
antI-Hebrew agitation, threatens to leave
this country says a contemporary.
Threatens? Promises.
Since the burning of Pennsylvania cap
itol the legislature of that state holds it's
sessions in church. Nobody who drops in
is likely to get the idea, however, that
prayer meeting is going on.
Some of these days we confidently ex-
pect the powers to send the sultan an ul-
timatum.
The report that South Carolina is goins
to try to prevent the counting of the elect
oral vote may be regarded as one of those
stories which are unimportant if true and
in all probability not true.
The national debt is up to a billion dol
lars again. but it is not going to remain
that high long. The party which pays debts
is about to open protracted engagement
with it's sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
The Democratic party, according to Sem
ator Hill, must undergo "a complete sep
aration from Populism." 1t must either do
that or undergo a complete separation
from common sense and self-respect.
Notwithstanding the hopeful predictions
of trade journals the town of Canton, O.,
expects period of business depression to
set in before month
Oregon managed to elect legislature
last fall which got hopelessly deadlocked as
soon as it met and is doing nothing at all.
Kansas and Missouri should send out and
get the recipe
Colonel Perry Heath does not seem to
have sufficiently long reach to get plum,
but he has influence enough with the press
agents to keep the announcement up that
he is to have one Of the biggest and juici-
est in the orchard. Colonel Perry seems to
be in something of a strain.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
Deaths in Fiction.
From the Boston Journal.

From the Boston Journal.
The number of deaths in fiction Is out of
all natural proportion even for unhealthy
climates, according TO q. writer in the
Book Buyer, and is consequently open to
criticism as being falsity in art. 1t is odd
that Ian Maclaren should weep over the
killing of one of his actors so that his wife
should dose him under the impression that
he had influenza: that Mrs. Humphry
Ward should kill Sir George Tressady with
her tears blotting her writing pad. and
that Thomas Hardy sturdy man of genius,
should blubber when Tess pitiful end
came. Is art so imperative that these
deaths must occur?
So far the accusation may be just. Per-
haps authors do execute too many charac-
ters. on the plan OF the realist who sched-
uled an average of one death chapter for
his hair-raising novel. But what sheer
absurdity to say that 'in any usual expe-
rience of people and things a dramatic
death is rare" Is truth not stranger and
more exciting than fiction?
What is a. dramatic death? OF course
the most dramatic death ever recorded was
that of Placut, who dropped dead while
paying bill. Then there was the death
of Fabus. who was choked by a hair in
some milk; that of Louis VI, who met his
doom because a pig ran under his horse
and caused him to stumble: that OF Sau-
feius, who was poisoned by the albumen
in a soft-boiled egg. and that of Zeuxis,
who died from laughter at sight of a hag
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

country has ceased. practically. to be an
importer of that cereal and has become
an exporter.
On the basis of last years imports the
proposed duty of 80 cents a bushel on bar
ley will yield only $224OO0 of revenue, as
against million dollars collected under a
lower duty in 1856 and also in 1890
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

he had painted. Tragic deaths like those
may not be common but if Montaigne was
right Il natural death means a passing
away from disaster, murder, famine or
pestiience.
The essayist held that unnatural deaths
are those which are not dramatic. Dra-
matte deaths are the commonest happen
of fiction can conceive a way of killing Il
character which is unreal or unusual, when
one considers the tragedy in the simplest
manner of diving.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
An Optlmist.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
The palsied old man sat by the fire, his
head shaking from side to side in the man.
ner peculiar to his complaint.
1T must be awful to be afflicted that
way" said the sympathetic young person
oh" chirped the old gentleman, ''I aud
1t right handy in the summer when l want
to look at q two-ring circus"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
A Rlasted Joke,

From the New York Press.
This" remarked the victim, with great
presence of mind, the dynamite ex-
ploded. puts me quite out of counte-
nance."
1t was evident at the funeral that II he
had waited till he landed, he wouldn't have
had the face to say it.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
Making 1t HomeIIke,

From the Indianapolis Journal
''Whew," said the druinmer. This place
smells like a drug store
Fixed it thataway on purpose" said the
barkeeper. Lot of Kansas felIers in town
and we want to make it seem homelike to
en-"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
ley Dissiuin.

From the New York Press.
First Esduimaux belle-'Tve got some
real sealskin pants. Your furs aren't near
ly so expensive as mine
Second Esquimaux belle-"Huh! There
are otters.''
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Feb. For Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma: Generally fair Mon
day with nOrtherly winds.
For Missouri: Snow; clearing in the
northwestern portion; northerly winds.
For Kansas: Generally fair; warmer in
western portion; northerly TO easterly
winds,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

People who like old-fashioned winter
weather, with plenty of snow. are not
going TO be able to find any serious fault
with February.
Nevada might further advertise herself
as dead game sport by legalizing Little
Egypt" performances.
Complaint is made that the new treas
ury notes are too dark. Nobody is likely
TO draw the color line, however. when it
comes to pocketing one.
Senator WoIcott may not be working the
European powers TO any great extent, but
he IS working his own digestive powers
enormously.
Cleveland and Carlisle strenuously in
sisted that the treasury deficits resulted
not from a lack of revenue, but from in
reads on the gold reserve. Now that the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

fold player, II. Il. BIRD, WHO was q prom
inent player when Paul Morphy went 10
England in 1858; Amos Burns, Samuel Tins
ley, w. Donisthorp, II. L. Atkins, ]. IL.
Blake, L. NJ. Jackson, Z. o. Jones and F.
W. Lord.
In the match of year ago but eight
games were played by an equal number of
players and the score resulted in four and
one-half games for the Americans to three
and one-haIf for the British. To retain the
trophy three matches must be won in sue
cession. and national pride leads US TO hope
that next Fridays battle will put the
Americans within one of final victory.
OUT OF COMPETITIoN-IN \ HORN.
a fair idea of the craftsmanship on tap
at Topeka may be gained from the perusal
of "a bill just passed by the lower house of
the legislature for the regulation of coal
mining at the Kansas penitentiary.
At the Populist state convention last
summer demand was made by the miners
that plank be inserted in the platform
against the competition of coal mined by
convicts with coal mined by free labor.
This plank was adopted and in redemption
of the pledge which it carried the Populist
majority have now passed Il bill and are
confidently awaiting the applause which is
expected to go up from the benefited coal
miners.
This bill provides that all of the coal
mined by convicts shall be distributed
among the state institutions. 1t also pro-
vides a heavy penalty for any state officer
who shall sell or cause to be sold any peni-
tentiary mined coal, but nowhere in its
provisions are there any limitations as TO
the amount which shall be mined.
1t has probably never entered the thick
skulls of these Populist defenders of free
labor that it makes no difference whether
the coal mined at the penitentiary is sold
or given away. for SO long as it is burned
by anybody it goes into direct competition
with coal mined elsewhere. The state in
stitutions which are now TO be furnished
free were formerly good cash customers of
free labor. The market for free labor has
been reduced just SO much. and in results
the. new law does not differ one hairs
breadth from the former system which per-
mitted the penitentiary to sell its coal in
open market.
In short, there is no way to take peni-
tentiary coal out of competition with coal
mined by free labor except to plug up the
penitentiary mines and cease to produce
from them. The miners are smart enough
TO know this and they will not be fooled
by the alleged relief offered them by the
Kansas Populists.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

The journal Company, Publishers.
Journal Building, Tenth and Walnut
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

DIR. Gale, medical superintendent Of the
Kentucky lunatic asylum, on one occasion
dismissed attendant. and said in speak
ing of the matter to Luke Blackburn. who
was then governor: "He struck one of the
patients and 1 discharged him." Dis
charged him." thundered Blackburn. in an
instant wrath. why did you do that? By
-, sir. you should have killed him. II
man were to strike one of those poor un-
fortnnates in my presence I'd strike him
down upon the spot"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

Colonel Perry Heath does not seem to
have sufficiently long reach to get plum,
but he has influence enough with the press
agents to keep the announcement up that
he is to have one Of the biggest and juici-
est in the orchard. Colonel Perry seems to
be in something of strain.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

PETER will be decided loss to the senate.
He is a man of great negative popularity.
He is escaped and harmless. II senators
do not like him intensely. there is not one
on the floor who dislikes him. He is the
busiest man in the upper house. He is al
ways writing. He is never in anybody's
way. His sweet and childlike disposition
commends him to men of all parties. He is
earnest. He is thoughtful. He is the only
man in the world who takes PETER seri-
ously, declares Tip" in the New York
Press.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

Mr.. Bayard is credited with having in
itiated the Prince of Wales to the delights
of brandy peaches. The prince has been
Intimately acquainted with brandy peaches
for some time. but it was with the kind
in the preparation of which the peaches
are left out.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

The government ran along safely before
Mr.. Thurber took charge of it, and We are
optimistic enough to believe it can do as
well again.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

Richard Crocker and Nathan Straus rs-
ceived distinct shock in the senate cham
ber in Washington the other day. Sena-
tor Murphy sat with them in the gallery
most of the morning. The proceedings be-
came dull and all three men read newspa-
pers. This is heinous ofrense, violation
of one of the most sacred rules of the sem
ate. an objectionable affrcnt TO the dig
nifty of that ancient and reverend body. \
doorkeeper nearly had fit when he saw
1t. He gasped instructions to page to
page approached Mr.. Crocker and told him
he must put away his newspaper. A Curl
Gus look came over the Tammany boss
face. but he thrust the paper in his pocket
and told Straus to do the same. Straus
did. The page did not interrupt Murphy,
who Kept on reading, thereby insulting
himself as d senator.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

One DIR. Huldah Gum, who is distin-
guished in New York as the first woman
graduate in medicine in that city. goes even
further than Robert G. Ingersoll in justify
ing suicide. A few days ago she shocked
the Society for Political Study by saying:
THE idea of saying that suicide is SIP Is
all wrong. We have believed it so through
our theological teachings, but it is no crime
against nature. 1t should be the right of the
physician, If the patient wishes it, to help
the patient to die"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

last fall which got hopelessly deadlocked as
soon as it met and is doing nothing at ALL
Kansas and Missouri should send out and
get the recipe
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Sunday ................. ......................5c
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

gold reserve has mounted up and nobody
is attempting to raid it the treasury de-
ricits are compelled to plug along without
official explanation.
Mr.. Bryan should have accepted that
$4,000 newspaper offer. There are num-
ber Of newspaper writers in this Western
country whose salaries don't average much
mere than that.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

Judge Horace Hutchinson, of BoonvilIe,
sold walnut tree on his place for SS5 the
other day TO Sedalia man for shipment
to London. The shippers business with
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

The Pail Mall Gazette gave lately illus
rations of what novels should be. This is
the approved style of the romance of So
cial conditions: Yes said the duchess,
leaning back in her chair and observing
with a quick flicker of her eyelids the lin
pld magnolia in Lord Eustace's buttonhole.
I have often noticed that the subfuse is
the mother of atheism" Possibly" replied
the young peer, with slight curl of his
nostril, but moss cumulates round the
rolling stone What rot." interrupted
Daisy, as she crossed her feet on the man.
telpiece. "A black sheep always makes the
'gamiest mutton. and you don't want jelly"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

modestly dressed and unobtrusive gen.
tleman is Mr. William Bayly. OF Colorado.
who would hardly be taken for a million
aire owner of one of the greatest gold pro-
ducing mines in the world. Mr.. BayIy
was, up to the last few days. president
of the famous Tom Boy mine. at Tel
luride, Col. Within the week he has dis
posed of 81 per cent of its stock to an En-
glish syndicate for the snug sum of s2.225.-
900, he and his partners retaining 40 per
cent of the property. Mr. Bayly went to
Colorado twenty-five years ago from Mis-
souri,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
LIKELY TO GET THE EXCURSION RATES.

William F King, chairman of the wholesale Mer-
chants Association. when asked YESTERDAY ii
decision had been reached by the Join, Traffic AS
ISOLATION regarding excursion rates this fall read
the following letter from George r. Blanchard. Com
missioner Of the latter associations:
Referring 10 our interview Of Saturday last and
your subsequent letter on the same day. the man.
ayers today carefully considered the application OF
the New-York Wholesale Merchants Association FOR
reduced excursion fares 70 New-York City. but def
mite action was deferred pending further Preimi-
nary consideration of the subject by the local Trunk
Line and Central Passenger committees. II is now
expected that the managers will be in position 10
definitely legislate upon the subject within a rev
DAYS due notice of which will 0e given You.
AT Mr. Blanchard's request, added Mr. King Il
called at the Offices of the association on Saturday
last and in conversation with officers and members
became convinced that they are giving the matter
careful and serious consideration in every light The
fear being expressed that open excursion OF such
a nature has been agitated by some would inter,
fere in a disastrous manner with their regular fall
business that being the time OF extraordinary tour
ist travel. | explained 70 them more fully cur
PLAN which is have a short specific period for the
sale Of tickets in each section the tickets De good
for a longer given period. We have postponed our
meeting for permanent organization. which | had
called for to-day. until after We learn The final de-
cision OF the Traffic Association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRATIC UNION

The Democratic Union. which proposes to secure
harmony Of action among all sorts sizes and de-
scrintions OF Democrats within the Greater New
York for the fall election. promulgated Its plat
form last evening through its Executive Commit
tee which met at the Democratic Club. No. 6l7
Flfth-ave The document sets forth ten articles
NJ faith The most noticeable features declare for
home rule The government OF New-YOrk City, II
Is alleged should be administered by her citizens.
free from rural intermeddling In work public
improvements citizens OF New-York should DO pre-
ferred TO non-residents Ample school accommoda-
ton for children of citizens should be provided.
Public officers should be chosen from the member
ship of the Democratic party. Contractors and
sub-contractors municipal work should be pre-
vented from lowering wages below the municipal
standard The eight-hour law should be enforced.
The Ranes Jaw is declared failure. Private clubs
should be free from v,xatious spyings. Municipal
franchises should not be granted sold, but leased
far short periods for the benefit OF the people.
titizens OF experienced and high character should
no nominated for office. An address. In which taxa
lion the excise laws and "the invasion Of our
liberty" are dealt with In extenso. follows the
declaration of principles .
BEFORE the committee adjourned resolution
fayorng competition examinations for teachers and
nrincipals I'm all the schools was adopted. A sub
Committee arrange for reception of the mem
hers OF the union appointed. John j. Pulleyn,
the chairman: Waiter Stanton. the vice-chnirman.
and others prominent In the committee said that
there were already over three thousand members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
NETWORK CITY.

The Tribune has received s. from A. l.. S. for the
Little Mothers Aid Association. No. 81 Third-ave
General Fitz John Porter will retire from the Of
fee Of cashier of the NewYork Postofiice on July l.
and Postmaster Van Colt said yesterday that he
had decided to appoint his son, Richard Van Colt.
to the responsible and confidential office
Richard G. Andrews. a lawyer, who was arrested
for creating disturbance in Weber & Fields
Music Hall on Tuesday night, arragned In .
jefferson Market Court yesterday and discharged
by Magistrate Brann.
The Church Temperance Legion is to have the use
Of the list Regiment Armory. at Park-avc. and
"hirty-fourt ST. Saturday afternoon for a
game OF basketball at 2 o'clock drill at o'clock
and a military competition at o'clock.
The % Battery y. G.. y. Y, Will go into camp IN
Van Cortlandt Park Saturday afternoon, and
will be reviewed by Brigader General Howard Car
roll. the Chief of Artillery on Sunday, and by
Acknowledgement Edward NJ. Hoffman, Inspector
General or Monday There will be music by the
Old Guard Band at the camp on Sunday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the International Bell
Telephone Company. Limited. took place yesterday.
Ferdinand NJ Thieriot was elected director In
place of William Mertens. Otherwise the Board If
Directors was unchanged. The company controls
the Bell telephone patents in Europe. Its largest
business is in Russia
Homer Folks secretary Of the State Charities Aid
Association. will deliver lecture on THE Charities
Of the State Of New-York," with stereopticon views
in the Prospect Hill Church. at Pariave. and
Eighty ninthst this evening under the auspices Of
the Freedom Republican Union
Dr. G. Scholer, president OF the West Side Tax
payers Association, made an address before the
association at No 2C7 West Thirty-fourth-st. last
evening on the city's rights in the Sixth and Eighth
ave railroad franchises. He urged the protection
rtsvit a,n1 1p1nn cd n
egation Of the association before the Mayor with
that end in view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
HTGGTNG THEIR SILVER IDOL
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS SHOW THAT THEY HAVE
LEARNED NOTHING FROM THE
LAST ELECTION.

KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS SHOW THAT THEY HAVE
LEARNED NOTHING FROM THE
LAST ELECTION.
Frankfort. KY, June 1.-The Silver Democratic
state Convention met this morning. About one
thousand delegates and spectators were In at
tendance There were no Gold Democrats among
the delegates and scarcely any among the spec
tators The issues, with the exception OF con-
tested deegat ions from Louisville and the nomina-
ton for Appellate Court Clerk were settled IN adj
vance State Chairman Johnson called the con-
vention 10 order. State Senator Gobel was elected
temporary chairman by reclamation. and In his
speech said that this convention would deserve and
win success In November by It's action to-day. and
that a part OF that action would be the reafirma-
ton of the Chicago platform. This reference
brought out a storm of applause that showed
plainly the complexion Of the Convention.
The platform adopted, In part, was as follows:
Resolved That we hereby reaffirm our faith in
the principles set forth and enumerated In the plat.
form adopted by the Democratic party In National
Convention held at Chicago, In July 1896. and we
adopt said platform that Of the Democracy In
Kentucky THE principles adopted and set forth In
that platform are the true principles or Democratic
stand by them at all times and under all circum-
stances and conditions. ~
we indorse the canvass made by William J.
Bryan the nominee Of the Democratic party for
the Presidency in the last election. We commend
its wisdom and approve 1t as just and fair to all par
ties and all interests OF our common c9untry we
and the great champion Of the peoples rights
against the moneyed power, the monopolists. the
syndicates md trusts. We pledge him the support
OF n united Democracy in our state.
The remaining half of the platform Is devoted
TO a denunciatlon of the Republican State Admin
lstration and felicltaton OF Senator Blackburn
and those who led In his TWO Senatorial fights
There one dissenting vote out OF lUo 10 the
abortion OF the report.