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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
BETTER THAN AN EXHEDRA.
Equipment of n Cuban Regiment
Would Bring Greater Fame-COl-
OneI Harriman's Views.

Colonel D. S. Hartman was still in his
old office yesterday, despite the fact that
he had been ordered by the agent of the
Sheidley building to vacate by January /,
on account of numerous complaints from
other tenants of the building that crowds
of Cuban volunteers filled the hall, greatly
to their annoyance. The agent of the
building had consented that the colonel
could remain in his office until he found
other suitable quarters and accordingly
Colonel Hartman continued to enroll the
volunteers who put in their appearance
there.
"All I lack now is money to equip the
big regiment which 1 have enrolled" said
the colonel yesterday afternoon. THE men
are all eager to go to Cuba and would be
ready TO start within twenty-four hours
after receiving their transportation and
arms OF course. when We are ready to
start the men will not he bound for Cuba,
but to work on a big Florida plantation
No man in Kansas city could gain for
himself national reputation and an i'm
mortal name quicker than by furnishing
the necessary equipment for a regiment
of infantry or battery to serve in the
Cuban army Instead OF erecting an ex-
hedra, why wouldn't it be a fitting deed to
euuip such a regiment? This would bring
more fame than an eXhedra on every street
corner in Kansas City
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04

the meeting had not before taken any part.
THE mayor and city council would only
be too glad to see every man employed.
You fellows do not understand this ques-
ton at all. 1t is as old as civilization it
self There always have been men out of
employment. Some one here referred a
moment ago to the fact that several bills
for the laying of water mains, which would
give employment to a large number of
men, We're hanging fire in the council and
insinuated that some one is fighting the
bills simply to keep these men out of en-
ployment. I take it that there is some
good reason for those bills not passing. l
presume that the city is already too heav-
lily taxed. This thing to demand that the
city give employment 10 every man that
presents himself is all nonsense. We should
first find out if the city can afford all these
proposed improvements. l am opposed to
all revolutionary methods I believe as n
socialist, in evolution. This thing of talk
ing about armies and blood will never
gain anything
This set the little doctor to squirming
and from all appearances it looked like he
might blow up a stick OF dynamite.
We'll, Mr.. Demaree," shouted the doe
tor, all in a quiver, Il suppose that some
one has hired you to come here to break
up this meeting. You only received $3.50
from unknown sources during the last
political campaign; l suppose that you are
not satisfied with that amount
At this the whole hall was in roar of
excitement and the little knot of forgotten
unemployed appeared to be intimidated.
Mr.. Demaree coolly replied: The gentle
man who just relieved himself has the
reputation of making an ass of himself on
every occasion that presents itself. In
Gods country there is hardly room for
him."
1t was only after continuous pounding
and calling that the president succeeded
in restoring order in the hall He took the
floor and said that if any of the factions
of the Socialist party wanted to relieve
themselves they would have to di it out
side of the hall.
Il don't care about God. the devil, or
anything else of that nature" he said.
I'VE are here to give the unemployed a
method of getting employment. The meet
ing will be confined to the announced busi-
ness. l do not want any more God or
Christianity brought into this meeting"
At this about half of those in the hall
left. The unemployed laborers who had
meekly sat through the storm We're then
asked to go forward and sign their names
to preamble, which read: I'VE, the unem-
ployed citizens of Kansas City, hereby
subscribe our names to organize under the
name of Unemployed of Kansas City for
the purpose of deyising ways and means
for lettering our condition"
The mass meeting of the unemployed la
borers of Kansas City which had been
called for the purpose of completing
plans for marching on the city hall, was
then adjourned to meet next Sunday after
noon ito perfect the plans" Meanwhile
the unemployed will probably attempt to
assimilate the advice they received at yes
terday's meeting.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
QUESTION OF LUCK.
Mrs. DOoIittIe Is Somewhat Personal
in Her Remarks.


'I hate to hear people say there's no such
thing as luck" remarked the melancholy
Mr.. Doolittle, according to the Washington
Star
'I don't see why his wife rejoined.
Because it isn't true he returned with
asperity. "A man can go on trying and try
person will go ahead and tumble into good
things without making any effort what
ever
Hiram, no great man has succeeded
without hard work.
But nine times out of ten it is all owing to
the opportunity that presented itself. For
tune just seems to lie In wait to kidnap
some men. Look at Sir Isaac Newton.
His name is handed down from generation
to generation. And why2 Simply because
he was sitting under tree and apple
happened to drop on him. You can't pre-
tend that a man is in position to claim
superior merit simply because through no
action or preference of his own he gets hit
in the head with apple, can you?'
mo. Hiram
'Then don't tell me about there not being
any such thing luck"
1T seems to me that you've chosen q poor
example in support Of your argument The
case of Isaac Newton goes to show that the
difference is in the people. ff it had been
some men | know of instead of Newton
the first thing they would have done after
the apple fell would have been to go into
the house and moan for the arnica bottle;
then they would have spent two or three
hours of precious time talking about their
bad luck"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers for the past week,
furnished by w Thomson & Co. ABSTRACT
ers of title Hustled building, Kansas CITY,
Kas. telephone w. %:
T. y. Simpson to III. Higbee; land in block
Is. RIverview. $r.000.
Cuivera Investment Company to New En-
gland Loan and Trust Company; part of
lots Is, 1G and Il, block S, Brighton HILL
$500.
". F. jackson to B. F. CougheEour. part
OF lot 10. block 4. first addition to Western
Highlands $1,000.
II NJ. Lane to J. A. Logan: land in sec
tion Is. township II. range "A. 50 acres, S.lOO.
Estate of II. NJ. NOrthrup to J. II. Weber
land in block III, Northrup.s part, $3.50.
Is. n. Simpson to B. c. MiddleCon; lots ,
and 4. block "A. Riverview. $1,000.
NJ. J. Tubbs to A. EllsdesSer: land in Sec
ton H. township II, range %, s. 0eO.
T.. Steele to .. Steele; lot IL. block Is,
Argentine, $3.50
a a. Norton to ]. II. Norton: lots l16. III
and us. block 3. Orr's addition. Sl.5OO.
+. II. Kump TO J. w. McDauieid: lots .. G.,
and S, block iS. Bonner Springs. $3.50.
r. J. Brawner to J. W. McDlniold: lot 16.
block 50, McDanield's subdivision of Sara
toEa park, Sl2O.
+. Warner 20 J. w. McDauicld: part of
LOT Il. block >, Bonner Springs. $3.50.
]. GustafSOn to J. w. McDanieId: lots Is
and 10. block >, Park View. Saratoga park,
$3.50
/. Egender to H. McGrew ana George b.
Watson; land in section 1. township Il,
range .. Sio09.
y. NJ. {. A. to b c. NIiddlecon; land on
Central avenue, lots l. and 3. block u,
RiNeTview, SiG5
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
REPUBLICANS CASTING ABOUT FOR
A SUCCESSOR TO q. j. TwISS.
MANY NAMES. ARE MENTIONED.
No DEARTH OF GOOD MATERIAL
FOR THIS IMPORTANT OFFICE.
Latest Move in WynndOtte County
POpuIist CfrcIes-MeetInE of the
Trades AssembIy-FuneraIs
of L. A. Webster and ID.
j. WahIenmaier.

AS the new year begins the Republicans
of this city are beginning to look about for
suitable material for mayor. There are a
number of candidates out for the place.
but none of them have thus far ventured
to announce their candidacy definitely.
Among the most prominently mentioned
are Mayor George ]. Twiss, the present
incumbent; Alderman U. " Widener, Al
derman Girls Kopp. o. B. Trower, r. L.
Marshman Alfred Weston, C. n. Ham
mond. councilman from the Second ward,
and ex-Mayor Tom Haunon. 1t is under
stood that the Republican candidate will
be selected from this bunch. They are all
good men and any one of them would
prove a good man for the city's executive.
Mayor Twiss is just finishing his first term
as mayor, has given the taxpayers an eco
nomicaI administration and he is being
pushed for a second term. Mayor Twiss
has not officially announced his candidacy
for reelection, but it is said that his
friends will insist on his entering the race
Alderman Kopp. of the Fifth ward, is
being urged on by the laboring people, and
1t is understood that he is to be their can
didate. He was elected to the council at
the last election. Widener, Trower, Marsh
man, Hammond, Weston and Harmon are
ali patching up their fences and as they
are all popular men, the race promises to
be highly interesting. Some of the Repub-
licans ara advocating the adoption of the
Crawford county system, and if this is
done, the fight will be made at the pri-
maries, as this system of nominating can
didates does away with conventions.
II is thought that before the time for
the holding of primaries arrives the Re-
publicans will have unanimously decided
upon their candidate. 1t is being whis
pered quietly about that Major E. S. w.
Drought will be the man. Mr.. Drought
has not consented to become candidate.
but it is said that he will be pushed into
the race by his friends.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
ARGENTINE.

The public schools will open again this
mcIring for the first time since the hoL-
days.
Csief of Police Richardson, who has been
sick for the past few days has ABOUT re-
covered
The pastor of the A. NJ. F; church was
Yesterday reported seriously i'll at his home
No. 40T South Harrison street
The school board will meet in, regular
session this evening at the Bruce pulldlhS'
corner Strong avenue and Fourth street
The funeral of Mrs. Ida johnson. who
died last Friday will be held this morning
at 10 o'clock from the late residence on
South First street. Burial Will be in the
Argentine cemetery.
While the sudden cold snap has perhaps
caused suffering in some Argentine homes.
it has brought smiles upon the faces OF
Mayor f. A. willard and Councilman W.
A. Drollinger. who have the contract for
putting up the Santa Fe ice 1t will also
give employment TO large number OF
wcrkmen. as it will take over 500 cars OF
ice to fill the iCehouseS at this point. Had
not tie cold weather come this week ii was
the intention OF the contractors to begin
shipping Ice from the North next week.
Therefore the cold snap is a welcome visitor
u the icemen of the Silver City II no one
else.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
An EnEIishwOman Makes known Her
Requirements in an Advertisement.

An EnElishwOman Makes known Her
Requirements in an Advertiscmc
From the London Tit-Bits
Here is an advertisement in a recent is
sue of Il London paper: "A lady. highly
educated and very well connected. speak
ing and writing and reading French flu
emily. also good reader. cheerful, bright
and patient, wishes to he secretary TO a
nCblcman or military man between 30 and
go She is used to travelling, and prefers
it part of the year. Good salary and all
expenses to be paid; country preferred.
and a gentleman who Is fond of riding
and driving; she has been used to iuXu-
ricus homes in India and England. but
never been out before; must be a refined
man in tastes and habits and an intel
ltCtual man; literary man not objected To,
personal interview and highest references
nivca and required: the lady is also very
good at nursing, and highly conscientious
and painstaking; would undertake charge
of a delicate lad, living on q country es-
tate or to travel with him. Swiss. Cannes,
mountains preferred, or South of France
or Aix-les- -Bains; she could undertake TO
ride and drive with him. any one rcquir
ing outdoor. healthy exercise. etc: must
be nerfect gentleman by birth, eduCa-
ticn. education and tastes. and no one
with q tendency for vicious habits. either
of gambling, drinking or otherwise. He
would receive devoted attention and care,
or she would take the place of mother
to him or suDerintend his studies under n
tutor English, American. Swedish or
Russian not objected TO; no Spanilrd,
Flerchman or Italian need apply. She
can speak and write and read fiueptly. Is
musical and artistic, also has been a
great rider; lad II to Is: son of nObleman
or military man preferred; unexception-
able references given and required. No
idiots, epileptics or consumptives under
taken "
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
Railroad Traffic Demoralized.

The storm of Saturday night played
havoc with the handling of railroad trains
on all of the lines touching Kansas City
and nearly all of the trains into the city
yesterday morning and last evening were
late and some will not be in until this
morning or later. The sleet had torn down
many telegraph wires and thus interrupt
ed the handling of the trains promptly.
The wires east of the city on the Missouri
Pacific, Chicago & Alton and Santa Fs
were in bad shape and the lines to the
far West over the Santa Fe were also
badly tangled
Trainmen who reached the Union depot
said there was no snow east of Sedalia
on the St. Louis lines and that the eastern
portion of the state had received an enor-
nous fall of rain that amounted at many
points almost to 4 cloudburst and had
done great damage and made the tracks
slow
Out on the Burlington & Missouri River
road in Nebraska there was sufficient snow
to greatly interfere with the movement OF
trains. The Kansas lines out as far West
as Wichita and similar points had little
trouble. but the California train on the
Santa Fe was reported stuck in the snow
between La Junta. Col, and Ration, n. NJ,
and would come in about eighteen hours
late. The extreme western portion of Kan
sas was reported as pretty thoroughly
showed in, the light snow having been
blown for miles across the prairie and
drifted badly along the cuts and tracks of
the railroads so that at many places SHOW
cling had to be resorted to to clear the
tracks. The wires We're also covered with
sleet and worked very badly and were
down in many places so that messages and
train orders were frequently sent in round
about ways to reach destination.
The snap of winter had come with such
suddenness that 1t found the lines wholly
unprepared to meet the difficulties, and de-
lays were inevitable.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
ENJOYABLE RECEPTION.
Given by the Misses May and Miss
Forney on New Years Day.

Given by the Misses May and Miss
Forney on New Years Day.
The New Years reception by the Misses
May and Miss Forney, assisted by Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Mead. Misses
Jost and Brown, was a delightful event.
The house was darkened and beautifully
decorated with palms, ferns and cut flow
ers pink and white being the prevailing
COlors. Refreshments were served through
out the afternoon and evening in the din
ingroom, the punch and coffee table being
in the back drawing room. Orchestra mu-
sic was furnished throughout the evening.
The punch bowl was presided over by
Misses Reed and Haskell, coffee being
served by Miss Angevine.
After the reception canvas was laid and
dancing and cards were enjoyed, after
which original packages were auctioned off
by DR.. W. Z. Stemen, and bought by the
guests. Each was furnished with bag of
beans with which to buy, great amusement
being the result, as the packages were novel
in their get-up.
The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs
D. B. Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Bige-
low, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Vail, of Pitts
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Jaeger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Ladd, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Vaughn
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. OVerton, Mr.. and Mrs
ID. W. Howard, Mrs. Ross Mrs. w. W.
i1dShtll, AlTS. ". N GURUS, Mrs. h. +. Ser
viss; Misses Marjorie Lewis Clara Marsh
Edna Giles, Hattie Jones, Carrie Settler
Abbie Richards, Iona Combs. Nora Fyock
Edith Reed, Ella Rogers, Addie Luellin. of
Olathe; Nellie Luellin. of Olathe; Olga
Campbell, Mamie Porter, Jennie Shippey
Eta Mount, Sallie Hughes, Nellie Allen
femme, Bird femme, Laura Espey, Jessie
McAlpin, Ida Jost, Lillian Herring Laura
Jost, Fannye Kelley, Grace Proudfit, Mar
garet Haskell, Alice Long, Edith Altman
Katherine, Nellie and Anna Ross, Margaret
hemmerer, Eva Welsh, May Friedberg, X.
Oler, Lillian Welsh. Claude Norris SalIie
Long, Lou Long, Gertrude Riner, Margaret
Riner, Celia Davidson, Jennie Wherrell
Sadie Overton, Maggie Slater, Lizzie Sla-
ter. May Elmore, Edna West, Rose Engle-
man; Messrs. Jake Whisner Charlie Blood
James Espey, Dr. Norberg, Fry, George
Hall, Harry White, Frank Lockwood. Bert
Crockett, Nell Hayes, Matt Betton, George
Davidson, Harry Friedberg. Orla Sever
ence, William Adamson, John Wherrel
Orta Wherrell, George Colby, Fred Palmer,
S. B. Hough, Walter Doyle, Charlie Brown
John Northup, Harry Allen, Dana Rich
ards, Northrup Moore. S. w. Sterrett,
Dolph Mount, Mr.. Bishop, Sid Whisner,
Earl Blood, Otto Heberling, Burton Pierce,
DR.. Stedman, DR.. Stemen, Frank Giles,
Harvey Williamson, Matt Fletcher, Herb
Howell, Ben Schell, Mr.. Knoche. Gus Rog-
ers, Harry Miller, Robert McAlpine, Charles
Carpenter, Ben Northrup, Harris, Hassig,
Burns, Ricksecker. Robert Arborgast,
Settler, Hoot, Clyde Mead, Ernest Mead
Harry Bruce.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
MRS. C. BERNHEIMER DEAD.
Mother of the Bernheimer Bros. Pass
es Away nt the Ripe Old
Age of as Years.

Mrs Caroline Bernheimer died yesterday
morning at 4:3O o'clock at her residence,
1923 Penn street. The deceased was the
mother of Messrs. G., Israel E. and Jerome
H Rernheimer and Mrs. l. A. Lesem, of
Quincy, Ill.,; Mrs. NJ. Shoenberg, of st.
Lcuis, and Mrs. Lee ]. Schiff, of this city.
Mrs Bernheimer was IS years of age.
She was born October 27, 1878, in Faselshof,
Bavaria She came TO America while yet
in her teens and married E. j. Bernheimer
in New York city, whence she removed TO
Buffalo, N Y. and from there to Quincy,
IN wher she buried her husband Just
ten years ago yesterday. Mrs. Bernheimer
was known to and beloved by a host of
friends. both for her life of love and chari-
table deeds.
The funeral services will be conducted
by Rabbi Shuman at the family residence
Tuesday, January 5, at p. m. lnterment
in EImwood cemetery.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
Legislative Committee Instructed to
Draft :: New Lien Law.

Draft u New Lien Law.
At the meeting of the Building Trades
Council at iii Walnut street yesterday
afternoon, the legislative committee of the
council was instructed to draft a new lien
law and present it to the next session of
the legislature. 1t is claimed that the
present lien law does not protect the me-
chanics in the event the contractor leaves
for parts unknown without paying them
their wages. The committee was also in
structed to present bill TO the next legis-
lature for the adoption of the eight hour
working day in the state.
The committee which was appointed at
the last meeting to organize n womens
auxiliary to the council reported that the In
dustrial Council had adopted the same reso-
luton passed by the Building Trades Coun-
Gil and that in the near future an open
meeting would be held and all the wives
and daughters of the members of the two
councils would be organized
A committee of three members was in
structed to visit all the brewerymen in the
city and request them in the future to
employ none but union men on any of their
contracts.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
THEY HAVE COMBINED.
Doyle Joins Forces With the QuarIes-
Peters Aggregation

The latest move in Wyandotte county
Populist politics is a combination of the
Doyle and Quarles, Peters, McCambridge
forces. When Doyle SHE'D his caster into
the political ring the Quarles-Peters forces
attempted to laugh him out. While Quarles
and his followers were laughing, Doyle and
his friends were working. In a short time
he had the Endorsement from about all of
the members of the Populist and Democrat
ic committees.
Added to this is the Endorsement of many
of the leading mipisters of the city. These
were supplemented by the Endorsement of
a large number of leading business houses
of the city. This alarmed the Quarles
crowd and it FASTENED to make overtures
to Doyle. After some sparring, a truce
was entered into and the plan now pro-
posed is Quarles for chief and Doyle for
captain. Thus fortified they expect to
defeat the other slate with ]. E. Porter
for chief and Clark for captain. The pub
lie awaits the next turn of the political
wheel.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
Sheep butchers, Strike 1ndorsed.

A special meeting of the Sheep Butchers
Union was held at labor headquarters, III
Walnut street, yesterday afternoon. The
action of the members of the union in
striking at the Armour Packing Company's
plant a week ago was indorsed and the
delegates to the Industrial Council were
ordered to report the grievance against the
company at the meeting of the council
next Sunday. The members of the union
state that they will resort to the boycott
to bring the company to terms.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
WORRIED AN OLD swINDLE.
Farmer Near COnnor station Victim
iEed by "a Lightning Rod Agent.

II was the general impression that light
ming rod agents had sought other fields less
understood by the public, hut the vicinity
OF Connor. IN this county. boasts Of several
persons who had never heard of nor had
experience with them or their methods.
Arson WaIlin, a farmer, was victimized
10y tho old swindle a few days ago. when
a well dressed stranger indu2ed him to
sign a contract for lightning rods TO be
placed upon his house, for which Farmer
Wullir agreed 10 pay the sum of 81 each.
The contract also contained a guarantee
on the part Of the company that the rods
would successfully conduct the electric
current. WHliin paid for the rods. and,
thinking that was the end of 1t. rested in
bliSsful assurance that he and his Were
not at the mercy OF the elements.
a few days ago he received a notice from
a Kansas City nank demanding payment
OF two 500 notes signed by him. Greatly
surprised. he went To the bank and de-
m;l.dcd ar explanation, and was shown
the notes, which he recognized as part of
the contracts which he had signed for the
lightning rods. Each contract had been
so worded that when one end was cut eff
it left an ordinary promissory note for 500.
II Is said that there are several other farm
ers in that locality who were duped by the
same agent.