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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
HEAT SPREAD THE RAILS.
killing One Man and InJurinE
Two Others.

Richmond, Ind, June 14.-Train No. 2,
south bound express, on the Grand Rapids
& Indiana railway, was deralled at p. m.
to-day at Stone station, near Ridgeville, five
miles north of here The rails are said to
have spread, ditching the engine, tender,
mail and baggage cars. The smoker was
partially derailed. The engine was totally
demolished, instantly killing David Kramer,
of Fort Wayne, aged 80 years. He did not
leave his seat and was found under the
engine. Fireman Grabel, of Fort Wayne,
was severely injured. He fell under the ten
der. Baggagemaster Martin Minch, of Fort
WAYNE. was also injured. II. w. Mundy,
the express messenger, of Grand Rapids,
was slightly injured. The smoker and the
other coaches were not damaged. No pas
sengers were hurt. Heat is supposed to
have caused the spreading Of the rails.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
EXCITING ARKANSAS DEBATE.
Senate Passes Resolutions Urging
President Mckinley to Send
WnrshipE to Havana.

Little Rock, Ark, June H-There was an
exciting debate In the Arkansas senate on
the Cuban situation to-day. Resolutions
were adopted and ordered sent TO President
Mckinley urging that the Cubans be at
once granted belligerent rights, and that
warships be sent TO Havana to protect
American citizens. Senator Williams, who
introduced the resolutions said he wanted
to send warships to Havana at once. If one
was not enough send ten, and, If necessary,
blow Moro castle off the face of the earth.
He spoke of Ona Melton, an Arkansas boy,
in prison there, and bitterly denounced the
Gna nj rdS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
RACING STABLES BURNED.
Incendiary Fire Destroys Five Fine
Horses and Costs the Life of
a. Hockey.

Missoula, Mont, June 4.-Fire tonight
destroyed the breeding stables of Higgins
Bros, the well known horsemen of this
city. With the stables five horses were
burned, including Brino Tricks. 2.134, one
of the best known pacing horses of the
West Fred Strouser, a jockey, was
burned TO death in attempting to save the
stock. The fire was incendiary. and was
the tenth that has occurred in this city
within a few weeks. Citizens are talking
of organizing a vigilance committee.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
ALABAMA MINES ON FIRE.
Among the Finest in the Birmingham
District and the Loss Will
Re Heuyy.

Birmingham. Ala, June 1.-THE Henry
Ellen coal mines fifteen miles east OF here
owned and operated by the Tennessee Coal
Iron g. Railroad Company, are on fire.
About noon to-day fire was found in the
east entry on slope No. %. The flames had
gained considerable headway. Superintend-
ent Ormsby was Immediately notified and
tho first thing he did was TO set about get
ting miners at work in various parts of the
mines TO the outside. At l o'clock every
miner was accounted for. The seam OF coal
is among the finest in the district, and
should the fire gain much headway great
damage will result.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15

ST. Joseph. Mo-, June 14.-(Special) Dele
gates TO the convention OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of Missouri TO be
held here this week, began to arrive In the
citv to-day The convention will open at
the First Baptist church tomorrow even
pTeached by Rev. G. L. Cook of St. Louis.
Five hundred delegates will attend the con-
YentiOn.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
FOUR KILLED IN A WRECK.
Fast Freight on the Santa Fe Road
Ditched Last Night Near
Elmer, Mo,

Macon. Mo-, June 14.-No. 3, fast freight
on the Santa Fe railroad, was ditched one
and a half miles east of Elmer, Macon
county, last night. Three tramps and one
brakeman were killed. The train was made
up of four refrigerator and five stock cars.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Tame Fight in brooklyn.

New York. June 14.-At the Greenwood
Athletic Club, in Brooklyn, tonight Max
ey Haugh and oscar Gardner fought tame
" until the ninth round, when the referee
warned the boxers to get down TO business.
After that they got together. Gardner re-
ceiYed the decision.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
General Rivera I'm No Danger.

Washington, June 1.-THE Spanish min
lister has received an official cOmmunica-
tion stating that the report coming from
Havana via Key West. that the insurgent
leaders Rivera and Bacalloa are in danger
of being shot Is false for not a single in
surgent leader is under the death SEN
tenCe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Three Children Cremated.

Hamburg. Ark. June 1.-THE house of a
negro named Dunn, fifteen miles from here,
took fire last night at 1880 o'clock. The
dwelling was occupied by the negro, his
wife and three children. The three chill
dren were cremated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Suicide In a st. Louis Park.

st. Louis. June IA youth of 10, who is
supposed from papers found upon him TO
be Edward Dolan, Of Terre Haute, Ind
shot himself in the right eye in Forest park
this afternoon. He is dying.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Two Children burned to Death.

Dayton. O., June 14.-When the firemen
extinguished a fire this noon at the home
of Frank Prestel. a laborer, on Nassau
of Rosa, aged g. and Albert, aged years
The children had played with matches and
set fire to the house.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Four Persons Badly burned.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 14.-A lamp explo-
sion in the residence OF Stephen Welsh,
near Sharpsburg, early this morning, set
frs to the house and badly burned Mr.. and
Mrs, Welsh and their two children. Welsh
and one of the children are in a critical
cordition and may Gle.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Calvin Hayes Goes to Prison.

Topeka, Kas., June ls.-(Special) Calvin
Hayes, a well known Topeka commission
merchant. was sentenced to two years In
prison to-day, for embezZlement, by Judge
Hazen, of the Shawnee county district
court. .-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
Two Killed by n Train.

San Francisco. June 14-while Superin-
tendent O'Brien. of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Company. was returning from
an inspection tour over the road, his pri-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15

vate car, ahead of the engine, ran into
handcar and killed Charles A. Rathbone
and a 6-year-old son of r. Dunn, section
foreman.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-15
No More CoIored Butter.

Springfield. Ill, June Ex-Governor Tan
ner to-day signed the bill prohibiting the
coloring of butter or limitations Of butter.
The times., 1897-12-26
CHINESE EMPIRE OF TODAY.

One of the most int elligent and perhaps
the most accurate exposition, in brief,
that has been contributed to any Jews
paper follows 1t is especially interest
ing now in view of the fact that the eyes
of the political a well as tue commercial
world are on the massive. though help
less. Eastern empire.
Written to q resident OF New York
city it was rot intended especially Tor
publication, but the Evening Post Sc
cured copy Of it, which The Times
reproduces:
"Pekin, Oct 22.- had not come across
any book that reflected my views on the
Chinese and ON China, until 1 found here
a little book called The Far-Ea stern Ques-
tion,' written by Valentine Chirol, pub
lished by Macmillan & Co, London and
New York. 1855. Chirol was here after
the waras tue London Timescorrespondent
and he takes tue view that 1 do-that
China has learned nothing from the late
war. All this talk about tie awakening
of China is nonsense She has not awak-
ened yet; only war can do it: only war
can make her see the necessity OF rail
roads, etc; but the late war has not
done it, and. in my opinion, it will take
another war to do it-but that may mean
dismemberm ent Chirol quotes a witty
Frenchmau as saying, 'Ayant La guerre
la Chine dormait sur une or ellie, au-
juurd'hui ellie ronfle sur les dedS oreilles.
And yet men who have been in China a
long time and ought to know, think that
China is in earnest, and that railways will
be built all over the country. THUS the
American minister, Col. Denby, believes
that all opposition has now been over
come Che has been minister for nearly
twelve years., and that these great rail
roads from Teking to Hong Kow belgium
syndicate), and from Shanghai to Hong
Kow, Hong KowCanton English Syndi-
cate-Hooley eyJamesonl will now be built,
as proposed. The Americans were here
last December and look ed ON the situa-
tion, but the security was not such as
they would accept.
s'Then again Pere Jayier, the head If the
French Lazarists, who has been her thirty
six years, end is one OF the most intere
ing figures l have met here, thinks the
same, and bases his opinion on the fact that
with the Chinese. precedent is everything
and now tf at the Tien-tsin-Peking Rail
road. built by the Chinese government. with
foreign Ell gineers, is completed. and IN rs
sured success. all opposition will disap3 .ar
and the Chinese will plunge at once into
railroad building all over the country
until there Will he more railroads in China
than anyN i,eIe else in the world, and TO
fortify his argument ne cites the telegr ,pfl
and the former opposition to it, and alai ms
that just as the Franco Chinese war on che
Tong King border demonstrated the neces.
Sit nf tpIa nd list I tta -, r.
ity of the government on the side OF buiitl
ing and maintaining them, until nov TIE
country is covered with network of
wires. so the present war has taught 5hem
the necessity of railroads, and the precedent
being esta blished. building will go On
apace.
This all sounds reasonable enough. and
seems really what should logically be the
The times., 1897-12-26

Chinese government is rotten from tOD 10
bottom as actually carried on-and Pskin
ofriciRis arc even more Interested in pre-
serving iJ IL it's present stare than the Lro-
vinciaI ones: for they have no one TO feed
upon but the provinciaEs who in turn prey
on tie people. An official who only a<lcts
90 per cent is considered moderate ami Just;
anything above that is considered Op-
pressiye and uni air. You must remember
that the government is Manchu and not
Chinese. that the mass of people hate their
rulers and would like to see them dri-en
out, and Justly lay the blame for the Hsas-
trouS result of the late war in them; nut
they are Il people vino will never revolt
there can be no real awak eBing OF China
until the whole system of government is
changed, and that is not possible Unier
the Nanct us. The government is well
aware o: the feelings of he people, and
has lately in: giving concessions etc, m. de
II It's business to fUpTe>S upon tho sc
ceivine THESE concessions the fact that they
are of.iy good dUFinS the continuance II the
present dynasty. becoming valueieSS .-ith
q change of dynasty, thus, as it were, Vt
tempting TO prop the Teigning house on
foreign bayonets. No other reason "a Ee
aUducad for the forbeaT Ince of the Japan
ese in not forcing their way 70 and in.o
Pekin, which lay completely at their merry,
than tI.eif fear that the Manchu dynasty
will b. driven out and OF the intrOdTc ion
of EuIcPean supremacy. which would
threaten them more than their Asia5i0
neighhor.
THE Chinese soldiers that are being
drilled at Shanghai or Tieustin are purely
oyincial. not imperiaI-one body i 5 ,eins
drilled by German soldiers, another by Rus
sian, and 50 OF and il in case Of war they
were wehteda Pekin. the local Loatai VINO
had raised them wo.hd not think Of ietsing
themgo. TheSame thingiS true ofthe lJvy.
There i; 10 i'm perial arinyor navy and CHINA
is an empire Cnly in name. The pGrific1-
tion of THE methods of gov ernuent and he
inttOdL ction of methods into allitS CeJ9rt-
ments siniilarto those pursuedin theCIsto'ns.
is its only means Of salvation as naticn-
Japan has done this. andit hassaved Japan.
The only other alternative is, l teiieve.
partition following upon war or perhaps
without it.
ut is most amusing and interesting to
listen to English and French and Russians,
and hear how they have all parcelled out
for themselves Certain parts of China Be
tween the Russians and French there is
distinct understanding that each nation
shall confine its activity even now north
and south OF the Yangtse Ktang, and. OF
course, all nations combined aIe against
England. That country seems TO have
been most inc Efficiently represented during
and after the war by 0'C9nnOr. But
the present minister, Sir Claude MaCdonaI i'd
seems tC be very active and energetic.
and more experienced in Eastern politics.
In Consequence, England is resaining some
OF her lost prestige. Russia, Franz. Bel
gium and Spain are acting together here
through other ministers; so are Germany,
Italy and Sweden. England and the
United states each acts independently.
''W. S h"
The times., 1897-12-26

Gutridge 405 Second street southg 4st;
Henry c. Irving, 40 ID street south. ast
John +. Prospect, 403 Tenth street south
east; II. L. Pierce, 31S u street south yeGt;
L. J. Adams, 9l3 B street; Charles r.
EdnonstuM. 1905 Pennsylvania avenue;
Edward Stevens, TenleytOwn, ID. C.; George
r. Watkins, 1899 X street; H. Banks, $40
b street southeast; John +. Matthew's
2311 II street; John c. Davidson, 1 BIS
street: +. S. Blackwood, els Fourteenth
street; John Just. 11o5 Fifth street; j. G..
Livingston, 9:S ID street southwest; and
John F. B.own, 4S2 Louisiana avenue.
Police Court Ralph w. Lee. sos Four
teenth street: Lcmuel Gala day. Brookland.
d. c.; brsSell Underwood. 501 Twelfth
street: Teffcy Rich, 301 y street: F. l..
Marsden 5OT seventh street southwest;
william Ayre. fI6 Tenth street southeast;
Charles II Bushall S29 Sixth street north
east; Rodney s. Dimmick, 71S Rhode Island
avenue: Bernard o'Donnell, Brookland,
ID. c.: II. C. Burch, 2214 l street; Ira II.
Johauner 500 streetn ortheast: WilliamJ.
Gaffney. 1914 Thirty street; Wilson
E. Brown Milwaukee street; Mount Pleas
ant: William g. Pond. 1916 F street; A. II.
Burdine, 300 Seventh street southwest;
Harry Sands. sos Ninth street southeast;
George W. White, BrightwoOd; Charles l..
GtrIey 1885 street; s.. j. Lydanne, 4OS
Thrt y-seconds street;J.V Conway, Jefferson
and FillInore streets, AnaCostia; HOlhc l..
HerielJ, 9lS Pennsylvania avenue south-
east; Henrv $. Darby. 523 Eleventh street:
Bing Hays Deanwood ID D.C.;AieXander iar-
den Minnesota avenue. Anacostia; Syives-
ter Thomas $50 q street southeast; nd
II 60
The police court jurors are summon ID to
report or January 3. and ttose To serve
in the other courts a day later.
The times., 1897-12-26
Neeus Has a stofmy VOYAGE

New Haven, Dec. 25.-A latter under
date of November 26 was sent here from
Cape Verde Islands from one OF the
prospectors on the schooner Negus, which
left here month or more ago for trip
around the HON to the Klondike. Ac-
cording to this letter the two water tanks
on the deck of the Negus sprung leak
after the vessel had been out three or four
days, and all hands had 60 depend on the
water tank below deck. The vessel was
blown out of her course to the Cape Y erie
Islands, Rough weather was experienced
the first week out. There was much sick
ness, and to add to the misfortunes, the
cook did not understand his business.
The monotony of the voyage was telling
on the men, and there was much dissalis-
faction among them.
The times., 1897-12-26
DID PRAYER SAVE THEMa
Children Come Cut of a Runaway
UnsCathed.

Z
Derby. Conn.,, Dec. 25.-As the body OF
Michael Coleman was being lowered into a
grave at st. Mary's Cemetery this morning,
and as the relatives and friends of the de-
ceased were on bended knees repeating n
prayer for the repose of the soul, team or
spirited horses hitched to Carriage sud
denly dashed past the Grove street en-
trance in plain view OF those Mt the CT Ike.
The horses had no driver and had Iun
away.
MY three children are in that hacS,"
cried woman, arising from her knees
among the mOUrneTs. and point ing her
finger toward the rapidly disappearing
vehicle. The woman was Mrs william
Smith, OF Dridge street, Beside her was
her husband.
On the Grove street side Of st. Mars
Cemetery is steep hill an eighth of
nile long, and it was in the direction OF
this hill that the runaway horses had gone.
Every one knew the hill was covered with
ice.
The mother of the children burst into
tears, while the father followed the rJna-
ways.
Let us pray for the welfare Of the chA-
dren," saiG woman, and instantly every
knee was bent andeveryhea bowed.
The horses ran to the bottom OF the
hill, the fact that they were newly shod
accounting for their escape from falling.
They tried to turn into Lester street, at
the foot of the hill. and the carriage was
overturned and wrecked. The cole cash
ed against tree. at either side OF
which the horses fell
The children escaped withoEg sCratch.
Their parents believe the pra yers ssti.l in the
cemetery saved them.
The times., 1897-12-26
Reductions
in millinery.
soc Hats. PIC.

We bunch on one Of the larger center
tables In the millinery department,
all the chil6iIeD's and ladies' Ielt hats
IN all shapes and all stylish cOlOrs-
which sold for soc and more -ati21-2c
for your choice.
The times., 1897-12-26
soc Pants. PIE.

We've bought especially for tomor-
rows selling ] 900 pairs of boys'
cheviot knee pants, which have never
before been sold under 30c q pair.
These are not cheap. poorly made
knee pants. but splenaldly constructed,
or good wear-resisting che heviots-Hot
all ool, but witt enough cotton
10 make them resist the strains which
they get from knockabOuts. 12 1-2c
while they're here
The times., 1897-12-26
$S Top Coats. $500.

We've punched lot Of boys blue
kerSey and tan covered top coatS-some
fly front-finished with pearl buttons
aud velvet collars to inatcn. which sold
for 81 ana S8-sizes 4 to 10
at the uniform price Of. 90
The times., 1897-12-26
Lot l5c Hose. Sc.
29e Y ests. 14e.

The underwear offerings of the past
will be clearly outdOne in this one
ofladies ribbed vests at 4c., which have
never before been offered for less tnan
29c. A special table has been provided
for them III the underwear department
The times., 1897-12-26

The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times for fifty cents month.
The times., 1897-12-26
So and 81 Suits, Sl.49.

We make a lot OF boys suits at
81 .4S for tomorrow which have been
So and ST. They are in double
breasted st styies-si sizes 4 to 1G years
ana or handsome cheviOts and cassi-
iieres. We've piled the ent ire lot ON a
large center LdDie on the first floor
There are nearly 600 suits in the lot.
The times., 1897-12-26
81. 80 0vercOats. So. 90.

Lot or boys fine cheyiot overcoats-
well made and we'll lined-with deep
storm cUllars-w which nave been
$I.5O-so for...-.-................
The times., 1897-12-26
29c Waists, l2Ac.

Your choice OF boys flannelette or
figured percale shirtw aists tolnOrrow-
which are sold III every store in town
where boys waists are SOLD for 29c-for
i = 1-2c each. We reserve the right
To limit the sale of these should we
desire.
The times., 1897-12-26
PIE for the soc ones.
39c for the 81 90 ones.
Wings. etc. Sc pair.

A table filled with the handsOmest
bird wings, Coque feathers, etc, will go
for sc. pair. though but a short while
ago they rea dily brought four times that
price.
The times., 1897-12-26

used nom eight arc nlaCnlneS, 1Our circuits
TO each dynamo.
I'm addition to the sWitchboards men,
toned, there is to be placed alongside
of them the storage battery swift chboa rd.
This is to be made of the same ma ',crial
as the Others and is composed of pra cticdlly
but one horizontal panel, but this is
divided into two parts. On this are
moutned instruments to control for wenty-
point ceil-reguia ting switches, two on
each SIDE of the SYSTEM, each ca pabie of
carrying 1000 amperes. These switches
are located i'll the storage battery room
and are provided with motors and indi-
Gators to enable them to be opera ted from
the board. There are also mounted Lpon
it six single-pole knife switches Of 900
amperes each, four Weston illumin1 Ted
dial ammeters, two Weston illumin tied
dial volunteers, two special Weston 1, W.
reading Tound-pattern volunteers, and two
twenty-roint voltmeter switches.
These switchboards are ninety inches
high with nickel-plated fancy top kll
metal except current-caUying copper
showing on the face OF the boards. will lie
nickel-plated. The boards are sec rely
mounted on substantial steel frames, ra St
ened to the floor framing and to the wall.
Cable connections to them are ma ie Y
passing the cables through the floor from
the back Of the boards along the ceiling
of the basement, and up through she floor
again to tie generators and to the battery.
In conr ection to the new plant and
vital tc its successful operation is the
underground cable system, which is al
most entirely used here, but few overhead
mains existing.
Additional overhead wires, except
services to residences adjacent to exist
ing wires, are absolutely prohibited in the
District of Columbia, by an act of Con.
gress, as has aIso been the laying of ad
ditional condaits. With the above, and a
Few other exceptions granted the United
States Electric Lighting Company, no adj
ditional conduits can be laid, except by
direct act of Congress, but this does not
The times., 1897-12-26
$S Refers, $500.

Lot OF boys s to 16-year fine Wo-
rofnto chiuchilla reefers-storn and
velvet collars -Iound with Hercules
braid ll-woOl lining-reguIar IS
values for. Sc
The times., 1897-12-26
81. 80 Hats. 49c.
2 Lots Plumes Cut.

We shall reduce the price Of black
ostrich plunes 10 a ridiculous Iowness-
Note that the qualit is the best. Two
lots Tor great deal less than cost.
The times., 1897-12-26
Boys 3Oc Caps. Sc.

A II that are left Of the boys 3Oc
golf anu winter capS-the latter with
slide bands go tomorrow for SC each.
There are any nuhiber OF sorts and
cents brings them down far be-
low cost.
The times., 1897-12-26

consisting of a lot of those very nobby
and stylish tan covert jackets, W it'll in-
laid velvet collars-half lined with
silk and satin-garments which sold
up TO S10-go at the unheard of re-
duction of S3.9S.
In this lot are some misses mixed
cheviot jackets, which sold up to So.