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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
BIG CRACKER CONSOLIDATION.
Which Control the Output, Are
About TO Combine.

Chicago. Sept. 16.-Well defined rumors
We're current on LaSalle street to-day to
the effect that an end has been reached
in the war of the biscuit companies, and
a plan of consolidation embracing the
New York Biscuit Company, the American
Biscuit Company and the United States
Biscuit Company, agreed upon. These
companies have a combined capital stock
of $S0,000,G0a. and practically control the
entire output of the United States. The
sensational trading in the stock of the
New York Biscuit Company on the Chicago
Stock exchange was likened to the time of
the Moore boom in the stock a year ago.
Within thirty minutes after the opening
5000 shares had changed hands at figures
) points above yesterdays last quotations.
The rise in the stock has been phenom-
email 1t stood at IS to-day. \ week ago
1t was bringing %. Nothing definite as TO
the terms or details of the alleged consoI-
idation is obtainable and officials of the
New York Biscuit Company deny that such
action has been decided upon. 1t is the
general opinion upon the street. however.
that consolidation has been agreed upon
and that it will be on even terms.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
borne good reputation in the past. and
the Windsor marshal refuses to disclose
his name
LUETGERT ON cRUTcHEs.
Hurt While BOxing-MOre Ex-
merit TeAtimOny.

Defendant in the Famous Murder Case
Hurt While Boxing-MOre Ex-
pert Testimony.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE day was given
over to expert testimony in the LuetSert
trial to-day, and the attorneys for the de-
Tense and witnesses for the state We're
questioned vigorously regarding bones.
When court adjourned for the day, the
fight was still, and will be resumed to-
morrow morning. When court opened this
morning, the defendant came into court
upon pair Of crutches. He said that ne
had a badly sprained ankle, the result of
fall while sparring friendly bout with
one of the guards in the Jail. The injury
is painful and will trouble for some time
, The principal witness Of the day was
Professor Dorsey, of the Field Columbian
museum, who took the stand for cross-ex-
animation. Attorney Vincent, for the de-
feEse, made it his business to show the
jury that Professor Dorsey did not know
anything about the bones anyhow, and
that he was ignorant on. the subject of
femurs. Professor Dorsey fought stoutly
to show that he knew what he was talking
about when he said yesterday that the
bone shown him was the bone of a human
being and very probably that of female.
terms, and again and again the attorney
tried to make the witness say that he was
not sure that the bone in question was the
femur of human being. but the witness
stuck to his first assertion. Then the at
torEey tried to show that the femur was
that of hog, and again the witness baf-
fed him. Then the attorney tried The
femur of sheep. and again he was baf-
fled. Then he offered a large collection of
bones and wanted the witness to state from
what animal they had come. The court
took hand in the proceedings at this
point and announced that there are
enough bones in this case already, without
bringing in a lot of them that have no
connection with the case"
The prosecution expects to rest its case
Saturday
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
MORE BL00DsHED FEARED.
Friends of the Victims of the Ver-
saiIIes LynchfnE Likely to
Make Trouble.

Osgood, Ind, Sept 16.-There will be an
awful reckoning for the slaughter of the
five men in the Versailles jail All the VIC
tins have many relatives and friends who
have determined that somebody must suffer
for the wholesale lynching. Everybody here
feels that more blood will be shed. There
is a feeling that the mob acted hastily
to Levi and jenkins. The only testimony
against them was Hostetter's statement
that they were involved in the Wooley
burglary.
Squire Loswell. the acting coroner. con-
cluded the inquest at noon. and returned a
verdict that Gordon and Andrews had come
to their deaths by hanging. and Jenkins,
Levi and sculter by being dubbed or shot
to death. The verdict ended by saying the
slayers of the men were unknown.
Judge New charged the grand jury when
it assembled to-day and after giving the
details of the deplorable affair, cautioned
the members of the jury to do their duty
and, if possible, discover the names of the
members of the mob.
Versailles are still dazed more than ever
by the horror of the tragedy of Tuesday
night. No. other subject is discussed eX-
cept speculation as TO the probability of
action being taken as to the arrest and
punishment of the participants in the mob.
All agree that the plan was deliberate. II
is said that from the time the two signal
rockets were sent UP on the outskirts of
the town until the work of the mob was
was not more. than fifteen minutes. 1t
is also said that active participants in
the lynching did not exceed fifteen or twen-
ty, though the men who We're present as
guards and helpers numbered about $50.
1t is generally conceded the organizers
We're Osgood men, though SO far no one
can be found who recognized any of them.
The apprehension that further work is in
tended by the organization still continues
and the luckless man who gets into the
Versailles Jail will have reason to dread
the consequences. This feeling may have
a tendency to cause some Of the suspected
who gave the information to the sheriff
about the burglary at Correct, has taken
alarm at the threats by friends of the vic
Tins and has disappeared.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
MISSOURI ADVENTISTS.
Kansas City to BE Headquarters for
the Conference-Free Lodging
and Hath Houses.

Clinton, Mo-. Sept. 16-(Special) At the
Adventist campmeeting conference this
morning, officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Elder W. a. Hcnnine.
of ST. Louis, president; James Cochran, of
Kansas City, secretary: W. Il. Troy Kan
sas City, treasurer. The conference COM
mittee is Elder Hennng: II. X. Willis,
Pleasant bill; w. L. Millman, Gallatin; j.
q. Weller, ST. Louis. The conference passed
resolutions providing for the establishment
OF free lodging and bathhouses in st. Louis
and Kansas City for the INDECENT poor; en-
couraging the building of new churches in
different parts of the state, and providing
should be in the same place. 1t is conceded
that Kansas City will be selected. Elder
Moon preached on foreign missions this
afternoon. and A. L. Ballenger of New
York, preached tonight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
MISSOURI FAVORED, AL so.
Broken by Soaking Rains
Yesterday.

Sedalia. Mo-, Sept. l6.-(Special) Central
Missouri Was visited with u soaking rain
to-day, breaking the Grouth of five weeks
duration and putting to an end a torrid sea-
son of the same length. during which the
mercury ranged from so to LOG deg. The
rainfall commenced at 5 a. m. and has
been continuous all day, being of sufficient
quantity to fill up stock ponds and wells,
and bring out the fall pasturage.
Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 16.-(SpecialD A
months severe drouth was broken in Cen
tral Missouri last night and to-day by
heavy rains. Stock water had been scarce
in Boone county, and many farmers had
been compelled to haul water for miles.
The rain will save the late grass.
Mexico, No., Sept. 1s.-tSpecal) Rain
came TO this section of the country this
morning. and ended one of the driest and
hottest spells ever experienced so late in
the season. While late corn was seriously
injured, early corn was too far advanced to
be badly damaged; The corn crop will be
very fair in Central Missouri.
Willow Springs. Mo-, Sept. 16.-tSpecial.)
The long, dry, hot spell was broken this
afternoon by fine rain. which will be Il
great benefit to the apple crop. Prospects
for, a big apple crop of a fine quality are
still good.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
SMALL RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Two Anarchists Who DenOunce Poles
as CringinE COwards Have
Narrow EScape.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-two men supposed to
be the emissaries of some anarchistic So
ciety denounced the government, branded
the Poles of Chicago as cringing towards
and as a climax tore small American
flag to shreds at Blackhawk and Noble
streets last night. The result was a small
sized riot during which tile supposed anar-
chists We're badly beaten. Had 1t not been
for the fact that the horse attached to the
light wagon from which they We're speak
ing became frightened by the angry shouts
of half hundred Poles and ran away
down Blackhawk street. the two men prob
IL not killed outright. AS 1t was crowd
of infuriated men chased the runaway for
several blocks, throwing stones and sticks
at the half conscious and blood-covered
men. who crouched in the bottom of the
wagon, terrified and suffering from many
wounds. The chase was lively while it
lasted, but the horse soon tired out its pur-
suers, and carried the two supposed an
archistS to safety.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
MEXICAN coNS OPENED.
President Diaz, in Message, Re-
fers to theme in
Sill,

City of Mexico, SerPresident Diaz
opened congress thisng. reading his
semi-annual messagering the period
since April. He saicountry was at
peace with all civililntries and was
gradually making meimate ties with
them.
The heavy rains wllve been general
all over the country, I'D, give promise
of heavy crops. Harva previous years
have amounted in valan annual aver
age of S20S.000,G00. Tear will show Il
substantial increase.
The postoffice depat and telegraphS
owned by the governshow a remark
able increase of bus
affecting the financedeXico, the pres
ident says:
Unfortunately thsent fiscal year
GceS not begin undegood auspices as
the previous one, foIeNceSSive weak
ness and fluctuationSlver. often sud
den and violent in thiaracter. have so
influenced economic dons of the coun-
try that 1t is DENIAL the serious at
tention of the govern, and has caused
the adoption of mea: of prudence, all
expenses not absoluneceSsary being
postponed or reducede magnitude ano
sudden character of present perturba;
tion in silver certain not corresponC
TO the known causes.h have produced
it,, and Therefore thire well founded
motives for eXpectihat the factors
more or less artificEhich may have
had an influence in decline of silvel
will be of short dup and may ever
soon bring about a fibie reaction.
There is not. thery for the present
any serious reason farm. The natiol
will be able to ass ugh this Difficult
period confronting it, the same seren
ity which it display few years ag
when the causes prod alarm
This portion of message attracte,
great attention and wvorably received
In CONCLUSION. the plent assured con
graduation on the of the country
which steadily groTicher, while tn
government revenue htinually increas
ing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
BANKERS MEET AT ST. JOSEPH.
Group No. 3 of the Missouri Bankers
Association Effects a Perma-
nent Orgnnfzation.

st. Joseph. Mo-, Sept. 16.-(Special) A
meeting of Group No 9 of the Missouri
Bankers Association is being held at the
parlors of the Pacific hotel. A permanent
organization was effected this afternoon
At the annual meeting of the Missouri
last June, it was decided to divide the state
into twelve groups. The eleven counties
in the northwest part of the state COM
selected as the regular place of meeting
and the dates have been fixed on the third
Thursdays in September and March, The
meeting to-day was for the purpose of per-
fecting. the organization of the group. and
preparing for future meetings. w. S.
Wells, of Platte City. is chairman of the
group. and f. N. Austin of Forest City. is
the secretary. Secretary Austin attempted
to prepare programme for to-day's meet
Ing, but finally decided to depend on an in
formal programme. and the association dis
cussed only such subjects as came before It
IN the transaction of it's business.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
NEGRO PREACHER IN TROUBLE.
Beaten by n Mob and Fined in Court
for Insulting White Women
nnsncx-

Quincy, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-F'or the past several
weeks there have been numerous COM
plants of white women being insulted In
lonely parts of this city by an unknown
colored man. At a late hour last night
the wife of Frank Hoffman was subjected
to such an offense, and upon her point
ing out the would-be assailant posse of
men followed the coored man and would
have killed him had 1t not been for the
timely arrival of the police. As it was, the
man was shot at several times, and when
caught he was severely pounded and kicked
by infuriated people. In the police court
this morning it was discovered that the
man under arrest was Rev. Mr.. Charles III
Green, pastor of the Chestnut Street Color
ed Baptist church. He has a wife and one
child. and came here from ST. Louis on the
10th of last November. 1t is said that he
was pastor of church in st. Charles, No..
for six years. and that he had previously
lived in st. Joseph, Mo. He was fined 800
and costs. His friends have appealed the
case to the Adams county circuit court, and
1t is a case of mistaken identity.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
RAN INTO A HANDcAR.
Two Colorado Section Men Killed Yes
terday and Two Others Fa-
tally Injured.

Leadville. Col. Sept. lG.-Two section
men Were killed and two others fatally hurt
in a collision at 10 o'clock this morning
between Midland passenger engine and
handcar. The accident occurred near
Basalt, fifty miles west of Leadville. Fore
man Lyons and four men had finished some
work five miles east of Basalt and started
Tor that place on the handcar. The east
bound passenger was due about that time
but as ii had been. late several times IL
was decided 10 rush through The hand
car was going around a curve at high
rate of speed when il encountered the pas
senger. Two men Jumped. while the other
three We're caught by the engine. Two
were instantly killed and the other as well
as one of the men who jumped. were fatal
ly injured. The dead are: Thomas Lucas
and Michael Welsh. The fatally injured
are: James Cody and John Lyons
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
TYPHOID FEVER AT DAWSON.
Location of the klOndil<e Metropolis
Very Unhealthful - Many
Deaths Already.

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-John Sibley
Webb, attorney at Washington. D. c., for
the Alaska Commercial Company, has made
a visit to Dawson and the Klondike min
ing district for the sole purpose of inform
ing himself of the conditions Of living there
and in Alaska generally, in order that he
may. speak and act understandingly when
matters affecting Alaska are discussed in
congress. and questions as to the feasibility
of postal arrangements, schools, etc, are
>on the tapis.
II have been all around the coast route
as it is called, and up to Dawson" he said
II have visited the mining camps of Bo-
rado creek. Dawson is low and fiat. and
even in the height of summer the ground
Is frozen half a foot below the surface, and
ice is encountered beneath the muck.
The development of the creeks was fol-
lowed by the washing down into the River
klondike and thence into the Yukon above
Dawson of large quantities of filth and ref
use. Sweeping by the very doors of the in
habitants of Dawson, it is no wonder that
there should be sickness and death. In the
little cemetery there lay no less than tweE-
number has no doubt been increased con-
siderably. The drinking water at Dawson
is very bad, and this adds to the sickness"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
DIED OF A BEEN HEART.
Ffve-Year-OId Inth Girls Grief
Over the Dl of Her

Brown died here. tim of broken
heart, this morning, lough but 5 years
old. Last Sunday higher sister. yirgie,
a little over 6 years ige, died of brain
fever. Little Franceegan crying. and
grieved incessantly. dng for her sister.
She became so hystel that physicians
We're called, and thettempted to quiet
her She asked permin to see her sister
when the lid was tai off little Frances
wrapped her arms abdhe body and cried
as IL her heart would ak.
She went to bed TuAy night, and soon
became unconscious. ae babbled nearly
al! night of her sister,d early this morn
ing died. The physihs pronounce it a
case of broken heart, THE child was per-
feCtly we'll in all otheespectS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
EMPORIA WRECK INQUIRY.
Two StOckmen Swear Red Light Was
Ont ut Lang-Swftchman's
Startling story.

Emporia Kas., Sept. 16.-(Speciall The
coroner's jury in the Santa Fe wreck case
proceeded with its work this afternoon
Two stockmen swore that they saw the
agent at Lang put out his red light accord
ing to orders. and that later all three were
appalled, 10 see the westbound whiz by the
board. The most important testimony wns
given by Charles King. the dispatcher. who
sent the orders. He says that he gave the
Lang agent fifteen minutes TO get his red
light out. When the westboupd train went
by the red board, he tried TO catch the
castbound at Emporia, but 1t was too late
John Long, switchman in the Emporia
yards, swore that he was going TO Lang to
meet the westbound train, when the con-
ductor on the eastbound told him that the
westbound might not wait at Lang but
that he the conductor) was going to take
his chances. The switchman got off at the
Junction, fearing wreck. The jury ad-
1ourned until Monday
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
IAN UBIQUITOUS CONSPIRACY"
So Captain Lee Chnrncterixes the
Movement to Lure People to
the KlOudile,

Kingston, Ont, Sept 1G.-Captain \. II.
Lee, who went to 'Dyea and Skaguay to in
vestigate the route to the Klondike for a
London paper. is home again. He fears
dire disaster to thousands who will be
doc med to spend the long Arctic winter in
camp in that region. He says the death
list from cold, starvation and suicide will
be very long. The captain assails. the ac-
tions of interested parties who he says
have played upon the imaginations of peo-
Pile and lured them to disaster merely to
get their dollars before they start.
Il regard the whole business as an in
iauitous conspiracy" he said. He declared
that $1,000, 600 has been spent this summer
in the rush to the Yukon, and more has
been paid in steamboat fares alone than all
the gold yet taken out of the Klondike.
From reliable authority he asserts it has
cost Sl0.0c0,0O0 TO extract about s., 100000 of
gold from this new region.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
WILL SUE FOR BIG DAMAGES.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Womnn Who Was
Arrested for Stealing Tow
els Wants $4,000.

Fort Scott, Kas., Sept. 1G.-(Special) Yes
terday evening, while passing through the
city en- route to her home in Chattanooga,
Tenn, from Wichita, Mrs. j. II. Mason
and little daughter We're arrested upon
orders from Chief Campbell, of Wichita.
They We're held for day and then re-
lice. Mr.. and Mrs. Mason arrived at Wich-
ita from Cripple Creek, where they lost
her arrest was on suspicion of having
stolen some towels, but they We're not
found in her trunk. Mr.. and Mrs Mason
to prosecute the case. and he is preparing
to bring suit against the city of Wichita.
the hotel, and Chief of Police Campbell, for
S10,o00 damages,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
TOPEKA ASYLUM employees.
A Large Number of Republicans Dis
placed in Favor of PopuIists
YeSterd0y

Topeka. Kas., Sept. 16.-(Special.) The
state board of charities continues its prac-
tice of nepotism. At a meeting to-day,
Senator Jumper, the new member of the
board, succeeded in landing his father-in-
law. DIR. P. F. Wellman, as physician at the
insane asylum. Jumper had a cousin as
his clerk during the session of the legis-
lature. Treasurer Pat Dolan succeeded all
so in landing a man who is said to be his
first cousin, John Dolan, of Salina. as fire.
man at the Topeka asylum. Having COM
pleted the list of relatives. the members Of
the board made the following outside ap-
pointments for the Topeka asylum: Fire
ST. Marys. Night watchman-T. p Moss,
Kingman. Attendants-A. Williams, Saline;
II. c. Hall, Brown; Alfred Freid and Halso
Darling, Usage: India Bogue, Elk; James
Cannon. Pottawatomie: Marie Finch, Har-
per: Frank West, Wabaunsee: F. w. Aud,
Marshall; e. w. Spence. Washington: f.
Chitwood and John Humbarger. Salfna:
John Mccormack. Trego; Ed Randall. Re
public: Muble Tremper. Lucy Smith. Frank
lin; j.. w. RebStock, Douglas.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
FEEL GREATLY RELIEVED.
Would Have to Testify in
n Reer Case.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 16.-tspecial) Albert
johnson and John EtZel, two iointists who
were arrested for selling liquor at Garfield
park on Labor day, were convicted to-day
and sentenced to sixty days in jail. There
were a number of state officials badly
frightened on account of the arrest of these
two men. The officials were at the park
that day, and all induged in several glasses
of cool beer. A spotter took down all their
names. and they were scared lest they
would be summoned to testify. Among
others who was greatly excited was n min
state house. All felt greatly relieved to-
day when they learned that the two joint
lists had been convicted without their testi-
mony.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-17
TWO TRAINS COME TOGETHER AT
KEYTEsyILLE, MO.
FOUR KILLED, TEN INJURED.
KILLED AND INJURED ARE ALL
MISSOURI PEOPLE.
A Freight Train Was One Minute Late
ana Wns just Taking the Switch
When Passenger Train
Crashed Into H-List
of the Victims.

Keytesville, Mo-, Sept. ia wreck on
the Wabash at tl:is place early this morn
ing resulted in the death of four men. The
dead are:
WILLIAM GAINES, st. Louis; postal
clerk.
W. B. SMITH, Moberly, fireman.
WILLIAM c. CLARK, of Salisbury, Mo-
PAUL STREET, of Salisbury, Mo.
The injured are:
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Bristoe Oakland,
Mo-
William 4. Flowers, engineer.
Mrs. William Burton, Pattonsburg, Mo.
Mrs. A. b. Bolton, Williamsburg, Mo.
George +. Myers. Lucerne, Mo.
Chauncey Jones. st. Louis. postal clerk.
J. +. Bacon. postal clerk.
=. +. Lawrence, postal clerk.
Arthur Sneed.
The passenger train which left st. Louis
at o'clock Wednesday night crashed into
freight train No. IS, from Kansas City. The
freight had received orders TO take the
siding at keytesville, a flag station, and
let the passenger pass. The freight was n
minute late and was just entering the
switch when the passenger train crashed
into il. The Two locomotives came together
with such impetus that they We're totally
wrecked. Three freight cars were demolish-
track. l
All who escaped injury at once turned 10
the assistance of their unfortunate travel
ing companions. The wounded passengers
were speedily taken from the wreck and
tenderly cared for Half an hour after the
collision. the dead body of Postal Clerk
William Gaines was found under the debris
of his car. W Il. Smith, fireman of the
freight engine. remained TOO long in, his
cab and was caught he attempted to
jump. He was so badly injured that he
died soon after being removed.
William g. Clark and Paul Street two
tramps. Were stealing 4 ride ON top of the
baggage car. They were thrown with such
force that their injuries resulted in death.
Engineer Flowers was the most seriously
injured. The rest suffered bruises and
slight wounds.
The only theory advanced as 10 the cause
of the wreck is that there must have been
a deviation in the watches of the conduct
ors; The property loss is estimated at
This is the second fatal accident on the
same division of the road in two weeks.