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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
THE RAILROADS
RATES on PROVISIONS TO CHICAGO
AND SEABOARD HAVE BEEN CUT.
Santa Fe Limited Makes Good Time
Sale of Gulf Road at PucbIo-
Other Interesting News
of the Railroads..

Generalization in provision rates between
the Missouri river and Chicago has been
very severe for several months and the
situation was accumulated the other day
when the Maple Leaf openly announced Il
rate of Is cents 10 go into effect Decem-
Der 6. This rate has been made secretly
before and is a reduction of 81 cents from
the published tariffs of other lines.
The competitors of the Maple Leaf have
announced that they will not meet the re-
duction, but will let the business go TO the
road making the cut.
This rate is to apply only on bacon. but
as other meat provisions take the same
rate as bacon. the cut will apply to all.
There is n rumor that the provision rate
from Chicago 10 the East has been secretly
cut IL cents by the Eastern lines making
the through rate to the East 90 cents.
while the published tariff rate is 49, cents:
Decentralization exists in ali classes of
freight rates and is not confined TO pro-
visions alone. In some cases the rates are
off from IS per cent TO % per cent.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
STOOD UP FOR AMERICA
EDWIN TAYLOR TELLS WHY PEOPLE
GAVE REPUBLICANS VICTORY.
He Says That the JointiSts Voted for
Lcedy in WyandOtte County
and POpuIixts Themsclves
Turned Him Down.

Edwin Taylor. formerly the Populist
senator from Wyandotte county, kas.,
has moved into the city for the winter in
order to give his children better school adj
vantages. He did not leave Kansas. how
ever. until after the election.
"A great many causes are responsible
for the late Republican victory in Kansas"
said Senator Taylor yesterday. There
were so many of them that it would take
Il long time to enumerate them all.
However. | believe first of all that the
| results of the war We're responsible. From
the stump the Republicans urged that al
Populist victory would be a victory for
Spanish ideas and u reputation of the
American governments conduct of the late
war. This worked with some of the peo-
pie, and the Republican victory is the re-
| suit.
Yes. | think the prohibition question
cut a little figure. but it did not influence
the result to any great extent. l am COM
PEELED to acknowledge that the .easy-Go-
| ers'-I mean the ointists-voted the Pop
ulist ticket. This was especially true in
my own county. However. / verify be-
! lieve that for every ~jOintist that supported
Leedy there were two Popuiists in the
country precincts who did not vote for
him-who either supported Stanley or fail
ed 10 vote at all. The Populist gain in
the cities and the losses in the rural dis
trictS prove this
! 'Wili the silver question be the issue in
1900 in your opinion"
That question is hard to answer. When
the people are in a prosperous condition
and are satisfied with their lot. they DO
not stop to narrowly scrutinize the causes
When they are dissatisfied they become
critical. The full drastic. effect which
would come unGer the gold standard was
not felt two years ago because of a world
wide famine, and this year because of the
war with Spain. do not consider the sill
Yer question dead By any means. 1t is
likely TO he the great issue again very
soon. if Providence does rot interfere and
postpone the time.
No sooner was Mckinley elected than
the rich gold mines at Cripple Creek were
discovered. Then followed the discovery
Of the great riches in the Klondike. and
even in Ohio gold was found. 1t looks as
if Providence is coming to the aid of the
| debtors.
When the country comes to q normal
status the i~nadeQuacy of the gold standard
Will make itself seriously felt. The panic
will be felt much the same as in a one
exit theater when a fire breaks out"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
D0UBLE-CRossED THE LAWYER
ciaIiy Decreed to BE Indebted to
the Woman We Sued.

THANH you. judge. fer the decision, but
I don't care for the judgment. Who wants
it for a Christmas present.
HI speaker. Mrs. Mary E. Nichols. look
ed inquiringly at the spectators in Judge
Henry's court yesterday. and not meeting
with a response tripped lightly out and
into the corridor.
The judgment she had just been given
was against G.. W. Chase. a lawyer, VINO
had sued her for $50. which he claimed
was a balance due him for legal services
rendered. The evidence showed that he
had been her attorney in divorce proceed
ings she had brought against her husband.
Thomas Nichols. and had also been her
counselor in u suit involving title TO real
estate. which had grown out of her mari
tai troubies.
Mrs. Nichols had paid him money on ac-
count. and Chase had used Sl33 which be
had collected during the real estate con-
troversy. Before either case came to trial
Nichols committed suicide. and the issues
were Cancelled on the court dockets.
The court decided the sulr in Mrs. Mich
ols' favor. and also gave her judgment for
the sl33. the amount Chase had a%ppropri-
ated to his own use. with interest at E
per cent. making the apparent face value
of the Judgment $16S.13.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
WILL REMEMBER THE MARTYRS
Celebration TONNE mOrntive of
Execution of Patriots.

On Wednesday evening next the central
council OF the Irish-American societies
will celebrate the thirfy-tirst anniversary
of the execution of Allen. O'Brien and
Larkin. known to history as the Man
chester MARTYRS The celebration will be
held in the IriSh-Americdn hall at Ills Oak
street. beginning at S o'clock. The follow
ing programme has been prepared:
Opening address. MIR. Edmund Lynch. chairman.
l. Instrumental solo. Irish airs Mr.. Harry Kelly.
Vocal solo. Then You'll Remember Me- Miss
Maud Davis. 'f
Comic song. selected. Miss Lillian and Master
Richard O'BrIcn.
Gaelic recitation, DE Sair Fire" +. Macanoidhrc.
Vocal solo. selected, Miss May Kelly.
Vocal solo. selected. K. +. Glynn.
Violin solo. selected. I'd Dorsey Dfognoad.
Address. Very Rev. TT. Lillis.
Vocal solo. selected. Yrs NlCFadden-
Violin solo. Irish airs, Miss Maggie Flynn.
Address. Colonel L. Z. Wilson.
Dialogue. Rose Marie Fogarty and Amhcrt Haley.
Violin duet. selected. Ed Dorsey Drogmond and Otto
DrogmCni
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
FAST SERVICE ON SANTA FE.
California Limited Makes Some Fast
Time on Line W Kansas
City and La Junta.

A great deal has been written about the
fast time made by the Eastern roads. and
recently the papers were full of a record
breaking run made by a special train from
Detroit TO St. Louis. West OF the Missouri
river the time is not so fast. because OF
less competition. However, the Santa l'e
California limited is not so slow. Friday
the limited made the run from La JunJL
10 Kansas City. a distance 53e miles, IN
eleven hours and thirty-fiye minutes.
The run frcm Newton to Emporia, a dis
tance of seventy-three and one-tentn
miles, was made in seventy-fOur minutes.
West OF Hutchinson the train reelcd off
any number of miles in forty-eiSht and
fifty seconds. This time includes all stops.
and the train WIS composed of Il buffet
car. a diner. three sleepcrs and a seventy
foot observation car.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
SHORTHORN SALE CLOSES.
Sixty-six Cows and Heffers SOId for
an Average Price of
Sl41

The two days sale of pure-bred Short
horns here b. w Z. and II. r. Clay closed
yesterday. While the average was not
what was hoped for, the sale was a fair
success. There were several things that
mitigated against the sale. There were
a good number of very young things in
the offerings and quite a number of old
cows. The last day. OF the sale was on
Saturday. which was bad and counted
against the sale.
But for these drawbacks a much higher
average would nave been made. as under
favorable circumstances n good many of
the cattle should have sold higher. Mary
Barrett. a nice Young Mary COW, sold to
J.. l.. Hacker, of Les,s Summit, at s150.
One Hundred and SeyeHty-fgHrth Duke of
Wildwood. q fine t-rloutttisY red bull calf.
with a Cruickshank Top. was taken by
, julie Gunter, Of GaineEville. Ten. at S2Z5.
a line red Ruby COW brought S152. and
was taken by J. r. Wornell. of Mosby,
and A handsome Ruby heifsr sold to d.
TenniSOn. OF Frankfort. for Si1l. A Young
Mary heifer with a CruickShank top Went
TO General William Hudson. OF Gaines
vile. for $40. and julie Gunter, of the
same place. paid slgo for a line Young
Phyllis cow. During the two days. sixty
six cows and heifers and heifer CALVES sold
at an average of sli2. and twenty-seven
bulls at an average OF Sl20. General aver
age, ninety-three cattle. at $685.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

the Grand Island, wa at the city offices
yesterday.
a. T. Sanders. of the Missouri Pacific
ticket office. is in Hot Springs, Ark.
+. f. Schmitz. travelling freight and pas
senger agent of the Grand Island, was in
town Yesterday.
a. c. Goodrich. travelling passenger agent
of the Baltimore * Ohio Southwestern, was
in the city yesterday.
J. \. Berlingett. superintendent of the
Maple Leaf at Des Moines. was at the
city offices yesterday.
H. V P TAYLOR, assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Wabash. was d visitor
at the city offices yesterday.
w. H. Brill, travelling passenger agent
of the Illinois Central at St. Louis, came
to the city to spend Sunday.
Charles Duxbury. travelling passenger
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio. with head
quarters in Omaha, was in the city yester-
day.
Western roads have agreed upon reduced
rates between points no more than POO miles
distant for Christmas and New Years. One
and one-third fares for the round trip will
be made where the rate is . cents "a mile.
and one and one-fifth fares where the rate
is greater. Tickets will he sold December
y. -. 26 and 81 and January l and >. good
for return passage 10 and including jan
uary T..
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
DAMAGES AND DIVORCE.
the Increase in Courts of jack
son County.

Officials and clerks at the court house
are remarking on the surprising increase
in the number of damage and divorce suits
in Jackson county. Suits of this nature
used to he only occasional, but now not
a day passes without from one to six or
eight suits for damages or for divorce
being filed. Within a few years these two
classes of suits have outsrown all other
kinds of litigation. Other sources of law
suits seem to have dried up and left only
these two fourishing. Dave McClanahan,
chief deputy in the circuit clerks office,
who has had sixteen years of observation,
says he never knew half so many suits
of this kind TO be brought "a now. For
years Mr.. McClanahan has sat at the Gesk
where every suit is fled and docketed.
and has personally inspected each one Of
them.
The rise of the damage suit is partly
attributed, by the officials, TO the activity.
of lawyers. Formerly the lawyer waited
for his Client to come 10 him, bat row tha
lawyer goes TO the client If a person
gets hurt by a railway or If the employe
he is sure 10 be visited by a dozen or
more lawyers within twenty-four hours.
Before the thought of an action for dam
ages has had time 10 occur to the in
jured person. a law yer calls and suggests
1t. He assures his prospective client that
it makes no difference how the accident
I'D Ii''IlGu VI NifNii'i IL "aS At'b1h Nf-
persons own negligence. Damages can
be obtained anyhow. A suit for 5000. Sl0.-
90 or $21.H0 is accordingly brought and
if a compromise OF 500 is reached, or even
a small verdict. $50 of it will satisfy the
lawyer and the remainder Will please the
client, who, in the first place. had no ex-
pectation of receiving anything. II IS an
easy and inexpensive matter 10 begin a
suit. Five cents worth of paper and an
hours work with the aid of a typewriter
will suffice for the drawing up of the pc
tition. \ fee of g is peid to the circuit
clerk and the $4,000 damage suit is started
on its way.
Some of the damage suits brought are.
of course. meritorious, and no sum OF
money would adequately compensate for
the injury received, but usually in these
cases the plaintiffs have sought lawyers
and not vice versa.
An examination of the dockets in the
circuit clerks office shows that "a. 1Ni suits
have been filed since the four divisions of
the circuit court were established. ten
years ago. a large and rapidly increasing
percentage of these have been suits of the
kind just referred TO.
The activity of real estate in the boom
days caused many suits involving property
interests and many important equity pro-
Ceeding but that branch of business soon
played out and thus. while the whole num-
Der of suits filed each year since 1899 has
been steadily decreasing, the damage suits
and the divorce suit have multiplied. The
exact number of suits filed since 1850 has
been as follows:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
FRESH MEAT TO TEXAS.
Will BE Restored to Old Fig
ure November d..

Some time ago it was discovered that on
fresh meat from Kansas City to Houston.
a lower rate than the through rate could
be made by u combination of locals through
Beaumont. The through rate to Houston
is % cents. but the Pittsburg & Gulf
have a rate of 10 cents to Beaumont and
the rate beyond l. 90 cents. This combina-
ton cuts the through rate 10 cents.
However. the cate has not moved an eX-
ira amount of fresh meat and the Pitts
back TO - cents. This will become effec-
tive November % and will have the effect
of restoring the Houston rate to the old
basis.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
RECEPTION TO STUDENTS.
Will he Given Next Thursday Even
ing by the Young Mems Chris
tian association,

Thursday evening the Y. N. c. A. Will
give its annual reception to the medical
and dental students of Kansas city. The
students from each college will he invited
to attend in a body. and each college Will
have a representative on the programme.
A special feature of the evenings en-
tertainmcnt will he "a half hour spent in
singing college songs. There will he a
twenty-minute drill of the class in tho
gymnasium. and the balance of tho even
ing will be occupied with n musical and
literary programme.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
EAST BOUND SHIPMENTS.
Report of Business Moved shows Al
most Double the Tonnage Moved
Same Week Inst Year,

CHICAGO. Nov. 1a.-t.ast bound ship
mcnts for the week ending November II,
were 9i.5S5 tons. against 97.5o5 tons for the
previous week and 47.9v1 tons for CORE
spending week last year. divided among the
different roads as follows: Lake Shore, Is
27o tons. Michigan Central. Is. 1vl: Wabash.
A.aSg: Fort Wayne. ]4.3ll: Panhandle. lI.Ii2:
Baltimore & Ohio, ?.640: Grand Trunk, 8
0I2. Nickel Plate, 1851; Erie, 12.lS; Big
Forr. o240.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
Mr.. BROWN WAS SICK.
Why No Inspection of the Holly Street
Reservoirs Was Made Yesterday
VIII Visit ID To-day.

No inspection of the Holly street water
works reservoir was made yesterday on
account Of the sickness OF p. 5. Brown.
Jr. To-day. if Mr.. Brown IS well enough.
he will accompany Comptroller Hans Lund
and Superintendent = W. Longwell of the
what the leak amounts to. Mr.. Lund used
to be an engineer, and it Is for this red
son that he is going.
Il want 10 aitehn 10 II tomorrow il
he ready for Monday nights council meet
Ing. II the leak warrants ii, | shall intro
duce an ordinance making appropriation
for repairs. Ultimately we shall have 10
make the change from high 10 low pres
sure in Kansas city. and then this reSer-
yoir will be needed
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
WILL NOT MEET THE CUT.
Pennsylvania Railroad Will Not Par
t%icipate in Reduced Rate
f0 New York.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 19.-The Penn
s~ylvania railroad will not meet the cut in
the passenger rates between Pittsburs and
Philadelphia and Pittsburg and New York
that have been announced by the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad. George w. Boyd,
assistant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania road, made a statement to
this effect to-day. Mr.. BOYD added: "
think it will only require a very brief time
officials the mistaken policy they have
adopted in placing such rates in effect. and
that they Will be withdrawn i'll the interest
of their own revenue
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
SIGMA NUS TO MEET.
Members From Several State. Will
Gather Here Next Wednes-
div Night,

Member of the Sigma Nh fraternity frJm
several states Will meet at the Midland
hotel next Wednesday night. and an address
of welcome will be delivered by p. 3. Cod
ard. Of Kansas City.
The Kansas City alumni will meet in
room 80. Keith & Perry building tomorrow
night 10 arrange for the meeting next
Wednesday night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN CLUB.
4 Committee of Nine Will Select Of
ficcrs for the Ensuing Year
on the 10th Inst.

The Missouri Republican Club is pursu-
ing the even tenor of its way as though
its members were strangers to defeat. Last
evening the committee of twenty-five APP
pointed at the last meeting OF the club to
select a committee of nine. whose duty it
will be 10 name the officers of the club
for the ensuing year. met and named the
following gentlemen as the committee:
Hans Lund Ralph ingalls,. e. c.. Yost,
George Baer. Sam f. Baer. f.. A. Norris,
William Cloueh. George A. Neal and g.
Y. Young. The committee will meet on
the evening of the 18th and a list of the
officers selected will be posted not later
than December 9,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
MISSOURI FRUIT ALL RIGHT.
Members of Missouri Valley HOrticui-
tural Society Declare 1t Is
First Class.

A meeting Of the Missouri Valley Hortf-
cultural Society in the clubroom Of the
Coates House yesterday afternoon was
largely attended. Major Frank Holsinger
read an interesting paper on Peaches"
which was followed by a discussion in
which nearly all present took part. The
paper dwelt upon the proper care and de-
~velopnent of peach trees.
j. A. Thompson read Il report on "Orc.l-
ards and L.. A.. Goodman on "Ornamen-
tails From the short talks which fol-
lowed ii WAS shown that the fruit crop in
tho Missouri valley was generally first
claSs.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
Lecture by MIR. Edward Box.

The next lecture in the Y. NJ. {. 4. Star
course Will he delivered in the Academy
of Music on the night of November - hy
Edward Box. editor of the Ladies' Home
Journal. Mr.. COX will take a. his sub
Ject. The Keys to Success" upon which
he is admirably fitted to talk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
Court of Honor VIII Entertain.

Kansas City district court. No. 4s6. Court
of Honor. Will entertain its friends with
a box social on Monday evening. November
Il. at the lodge room. Tenth ard Wal
nut-ArlingtoR hall. The m has
completed arrangements. Each lady at
tending viii prepare a lunch box ana place
her card in same. The boxes will be sold
and the buyer eats lunch with the owner
of the box. There will he no admission fee
: Charged. Dancing will be the order OF the
NeninG.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
VIII Go TO the Coast.

CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-Witliam A. Bissell.
assistant freight traffic manager of the
Santa Fe. with headquarters at Chicago.
10 lake charg. of the traffic affairs Of the
road in California as assistant traffic man
ggEr-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
SALE OF GULF ROAD is MADE.
Nine Millions and a Quarter Is the
Price Paid at the Fore
closure Sale.

PUEBLO. COL. Nov. 19.-Nine millions
and a quarter is the price the Union Pa
cihc, Denver & Gulf railroad brought at
foreclosure sale in this city this afternoon.
The reorganization committee was the pur-
chaser, ana its representative. r.. Z. Hen
derscn, of New York, was the only bid
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
Grading Contract LET.

OMAHA. NEB.. Nov. 19.-Fifteen miles
of the grading contract of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad have been given James Nc
Shane X co. This covers the first fifteen
miles in Iowa. Work has already begun.
1t is the intention to rave it all done by
early spring If possible.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

Rev. Mr.. T. c. Tiff. past haplafn-in-cbie
of the q. y. r.. viii lecture December
at Howard Memorial church on the sub
Ject: The Sunny Side Of d Soldiers Life
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

2.495 suits filed thus far in 1Sas.
The court costs. or revenue 10 the coun-
ty from these suits. have amounted to be-
tween Sl5.Og and $1,000 n year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday.

Name. Age.
John Mccoy. Kansas
Elizabeth Rag1and. Kansas City...........1o
William +. Denny, Kansas City.....o9
Maggie Rodel. lola. %
Peter Thompson. Kansas City.............f3
Amy Dew Kansas
II. c. Bryant. Kansas ity......-......... &c
Jennie Scales. Kansas
Joseph Brown. Kansas
Della COuardin. Kansas City....-.........aD
Oliver +. Marquis. Kansas City..........cS
Eva NJ. Wayat. Spring Hin. kas..........ao
At INDEPENDENCE.
Frank l.. I.ighttoot. Ecker ...........2
Maggie Rowland. Lone
New-Warneke's 1T16 Bread. Try It.
Council Meeting Monday Night.
The city council will meet Monday at
80 p. Tn.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

"WANTED-5.Io people TO attend the In
dependent Order shipping Clerks ball at
Strope's Auditorium. 9th and Central SITS,
on Thanksgiving night. Tickets 50 cents.
WANTED-One or two secondhand
French buhrs. under runner. pulley attach
ment: about 35-inch. Address 1915 West Sth
St. Sta. ~. Telephone 1924.
FOR RENT-f32l Washington, one front
room on first floor. to couple.
TO RENT-95 jefferson. 3 cosy rooms
furnished for housekeeping: gas. bath and
heat: no children. reference.
WANTED-At once. for repertoire COM
Tauy. leading lady. character woman.
soubrette. piano player. Call at 1921 Niece.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

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