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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
The Cost of Being n Guardsman.
From Harpers Magazine.

The actual surroundings of guardsman's
daily life are simple. II quartered In Lon
don, unless at the Tower, he will live at
the Guards Club, as the mess at the Tower
is the only one maintained by the foot
guards in London; and his expenses at the
penses of any other club In town. If the
battalion to which he belongs fs quartered
at Chelsea barracks, he may very possibly
have room in the barracks; IL his people
live in town, as is often the case, he may
live at home, or he may prefer the free
dom of a couple of rooms In the neighbor-
hood of Jermyn street or st. James. The
entrance fee to the Guards Club is thirty
guineas. and he will have to pay an an
nual subscription of ELI; a fair average Of
the living expenses of the club may be
taken as some E20 a month, though. II Of
extrvagant tastes, IL may be much higher,
and the rent of his rooms will depend al
SO that II is clear that the necessary ex-
penses of life in the foot guards Is not
nearly as prohibitory as Is generally sup
posed. The guardsman receives the same
pay as officers of corresponding rank in the
line with the addition OF e10 year guards
pay, so that II is possible for youngster
of an economical turn to live in the guards
to his pay. As We have Just shown. It is
possible. but ! must admit that 1t is not
often done. The young guardsman is very
seldom contented with one club, or even
with two, and the brigade will be found to
be fairly strongly represented at the Bach
clubs. The lovers Of cricket and tennis pro-
per are mostly habitues of Princes" and
the majority belong to the principal racing
clubs such as Sandown Park and the horsy
or rather pony" clubs of Hurlingham and
the newer Ranelagh.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
A Good Poker Story.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
A new poker story attributed to a well
known comedian Is going the rounds at
present. Several members of the pro-
fession were holding session that had al
began telling stories Of what happened in
similar cases. Tales of how the kings and
Jacks had to be thrown out of the pack
by the players tired eyes. and stories
about men going temporarily blind from
the strain on their eyes, and a hundred
other remarkable effects of looking at the
pasteboards for a day and a night went
the rounds. While the game rolled on 1t
was noticed that one man kept dropping off
to sleep. and had to be shaken every time
1t came his turn to deal, bet or come in
Finally he was permitted to fall into a deep
slumber, and then all the lights were put
out. When this was done, the sleepy
player was roughly shaken. "uurry up
there: what are you going to do? Come in
or stay out, and let the game 20 on, for
heavens sake" were some of the remarks
that assailed him as he awoke to con-
sciousness. "Pick up your cards and see
what you are going to do" said one of the
players. The sleepy one yawned. straigh-
ened up and suddenly exclaimed, why
don't you turn up the Hghts? Every
light In the room Is burning" answered one
of the players. MY God, boys" exclaimed
the sleepy one in tones of agony, "I am
blind, stone blind" and he collapsed In his
chair. For some tins after he learned of
the joke that had been practiced on him
the rest Of the crowd did not pay for any
drinks.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
TWO TRAINL0ADs OF SICK.
More Kansas and Missouri Soldiers
Taken to Hospitals I'm
philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2.-The third
hospital train sent from this city under the
auspices of the Medico-C -Chirurgical hospital,
arrived from Camp Meade, Pa, with more
than 100 sick soldiers on board this morn
ing. Most of the men are suffering from
typhoid fever, although quite number are
down with malarial and other fevers. None
of the patients is believed to be danger
ouay Ill. Over 300 sick gsoldlers are now
being cared for at the -Chirurgical
hospital Among the patients received to-
day were the following:
Third Missouri-R. L. Pounds, Compan
I, st. Louis; William Watts. Company A.
Orleans, Ind; Herman c. Freetchy, Com
pany /, Creston, Ia; F. II. Mustersough,
Company E, Kansas City: Charles Noch,
Company L, Kansas City; William McNeal,
Company c, Crabtree. Mo; r. Waster,
Fourth Missourt-EImer Goyin Company
u. Blytheyale, Mo-; Anton Reuter-. Com
ston. Company F. Monroe. City, Mo.
cIwenty-second kansas-Roscoe Keller.
company H, Centropolis, Kas. Edward
Cracroft, Company X, Sabetha, Kas.: Will
lam Gully, Company L. Centralia, kas
me University of Pennsyivania hospital
last night, returned this morning with
forty sick soldiers. They are members Of
MeW MeSy YORK Rhode Island MassachGs5tts.
Aiehigan, san ie9 Indiana. West Virginia, Tennes-
Nearly ali are suffering from typhoid or
malarial fever. None is seriously ill., The
following Is list of the Western soldier
versity hospital:
Twenty-second Kansas-DudIey Chap
man; Company L. Atchison, Kas.: C. p.
ITuitt. E Company I; Emporia. Kas.
H, Chillicothe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
FLOOD IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Considerable Damage Done By Heavy
Rains-Railroads Are Heavy
Sufferers.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Sept. 3.-Consid-
erable damage is reported to-day through
out East Tennessee along the headwaters
of the Tennessee, Holsten and French
Broad rivers from the unusually heavy
rain of last night. The Tennessee is rising
rapidly. The railroads are heavy sufferers.
The Southern has five washouts between
Knoxville and Lenoir City, and on the
Queen & Crescent, trains will be delayed
trestles. The Queen & Crescent trains are
not delayed. The large Touring mill OF J:
H. Hackney, OF Concord, was washed
away A cloudburst is reported to have
family of j. w. Gothard was rescued from
the roof OF "a house which was foating
away. Losses to lumber mills in this city
from loss of lumber Is heavy. All trains
are delayed.
rainfalls last night and a cloudburst in the
lower portion of Knox county occasioned
general food in this section to-day. Sev-
eral streams running through the CITY
flooded and washed away lumber and coal
yards and also did damage to buildings
filling cellars with water.
The tracks of the Southern railway al
Concord were washed away. thereby stop
ping all travel toward the south. Ihe
Southerns tracks on the Ashevile division
suffered the Same fate and at station
near Hartman an embankment was
washed away, cutting off communication
with Cincinnati and Louisville.
A cloudburst at Concord washed away
cued from the roof of their floating home.
No lives were lost. TIE damage resulting
from high water will be many thousand
dollars.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
ARKANSAS ELECTION MONDAY
No auestion as to the Result on State
Ticket, but There Are Some
Hot County Contests.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Sept. 3.-The state
campaign closed tonight and the election
will occur on Monday. full set of state
and county officers are to be elected. as well
as members Of the legislature. But little
interest is centered IN the general result,
it being conceded that the Democrats will
have an ample majority over the combined
opposition on state officers. and that the
ticket headed by Governor Jones will be
elected.
There are several hot contests for county
officers in different localities, where the bit
terest of feeling has sprung up between
factions. and in those places exciting times
are looked for. While the success of their
state ticket was never in danger, the DEM
ocrats have conducted n vigorous cam
patgn, mainly for the purpose of keeping
up representation in their state conven.
tons. The Populist and Republican candi-
dates for governor have also canvasseS the
state, and tonight a joint debate is being
held in the city before a large audience
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
MICHIGAN TOWN sCoRcHED.
Flames Do Damage Aggresntfng $780,
600 Mt Ownsso-Furniture
Factory Burned.

OWOSSO, MICH, Sept. 3.-Owosso to-
night suffered 100000 fire. At $3.50 o'clock
fire was discovered In the rear end Of
Woodard's furniture factory and in short
time the whole institution was in flames.
The fire was beyond control before the
firemen got to work, and, after destroying
the warehouse, kilns and lumber yard OF
the furniture factory, jumped across the
street to the Owosso Brewing Company.
The three large buildings Of this institu-
tion were soon enveloped in flames. The
fire next spread to the implement store of
Grove & Payne's. William Joplings livery
barn, Jacob Barrie's meat market and
several small buildings near at hand.
At midnight, despite the strong wind
blowing, the flremen got the flames under
control and stopped their spread. The loss
on Woodard's furniture factory will be fully
$4,000, with $50 900 insurance.
Lee Grove. of the firm of Grove G. Payne.
was overcome by smoke and is in a serious
condition. A fireman from Corunna, who
was assisting in fighting the fire, was
found unconscious with his head badly
burned. These were the only casualties.
The furniture factory was one of the
leading Industries of the town, employing
175 men. 1t is doubtful whether it will be
rebuilt,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
YELLOW FEVER INCREASING.
Nine New Cases at Orwood, Miss, and
Four mt TayIor's sta-
ti0n, Miss,

WATER VALLEY, MISS, Sept. s.-The
nine new cases of yellow fever reported in
the neighborhood of Orwood to-day are
as follows: w. NJ. White, Mrs. L. c. Gro
well. Mrs. ]. c. Treoar, H. E. Sims. Miss
Maggie Orr, G. w. stogner, ]. ]. McCarter
and two colored children named Alexander.
one case was found six miles east OF Wat
erford, but the name of the patient could
not be learned. The disease SO far has de-
veIoped only In Its mildest form. DR.. Car
Yer OF the, marine hospital service, came
up from New Orleans to-day and went i'm
inediately to the infected district. All the
present cases are directly traceable to the
nIst four afflicted persons AS before stat.
GU, tne neighborhood is sparseIy settled
aI1 tne country high and dry
HOUSTON, TEX. Sept. 3.-Dr. Souchern
president of the board OF health. has noti
ned state Health Officer Blunt that there
are now three cases of yellow fever nj
FRANKLIN, La. This makes a total OF seven
cases In all. two of which have been fatal
JACKSON, MISS, Sept. 3.-The inspect
ors Of the beard Of health report Tonight
mat they have found four cases of yellow
Fever at Taylor's station. This is reassur-
Ing in view OF the fact that TayIor's has
been regarded as the seat of infection. All
the cases are of mild type Water VAL
ley has been inspected and found free Of
fever. o
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
SPANISH TRADE DECLINING.
Consul Mertens Thinks 1t Good
Thing for Americans to Get
Hold I'm Spain.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Sat the end Of
the second month Of war with Spain, the
effect Of hostilities on Spanish trade has
been to depress 1t considerably as revealed
in a report to the department of state by
Theodore Mertens. United States consular
agent at Valencia. He says that in the
month of June there was decline of So
$4,000 in the value of importations, while
the export trade increased but 81, ,737, 600.
principally in raw material sought after
from abroad on account of the low value
of the peseta.
The consular agent urges that, now that
the war Is over, American capital should
take advantage of the opportunity to ex-
ploit Spanish trade before the country re-
covers from its present inertia. He be-
lieyes that trade treaties should be nego-
tlated and that commercial enterprises
should be organized to do business in Spain
under concessions that may be obtained
Many Industrial enterprises might be OPEN
ed by Americans and made to pay we'll, by
Intelligent management, as evidenced by
the success of the French capitalists now
entering the same field.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1898
MARK TWAIN AS A SERIOUS MAN
He Was Fond of Tannhauser-Brown-
inE's Poems Afforded Him
Pleasure.

Ftcu1uFGs
'The Real Mark Twain" is described
by Carlisle Smythe in the current number
OF the Pail Mall Magazine. 1t is, indeed.
rather surprising portrait on the diverse
side Of the medal that Mr.. Smythe dis
closes. We all knew that our great humor-
Isl had his serious side. but how desperate
ly serious few of us have probably realized.
Declares Mr.. .smythe:
In saying that Mr.. Clemens not infre-
quently feels the role of humorist intoler.
ably irksome and further; that he would
rious works than by his purely humorous.
Probably IL a plebscite of his admirers
we're taken, huge majority Of votes would
opinion. In any case '.The Prince e an and tn the
Pauper" and Joan Of Arc" would not
favorites of their author. This marked
and peculiar preference has always ap-
peared to me a positive indication of the
permanent. Indeed very often the suspi-
cion is provoked among those who know
him Intimately that his antic disposition
lly the author of 1.-THE Innocents Abroad
Is sedate savant who has been seduced
from the paths of high seriousness by a
fatal sense of the ridiculous. His tastes
certainly seem to support this view. He
is no musician, although a fervid lover of
music; but beyond a strong and natural
of his native land. his taste runs to Wag-
ner He once told me that he would walk
20 miles to hear Tannhauser. Unlike ali
the other good Americans. Mr.. Clemens has
no desire to go to Paris when he dies. for
his prediction among nations. the Great
Republic of course excluded. is for Ger
many.
The only poet who can afford, him any
pleasure Is Browning, whom he reads
aloud with the rare understanding of the
spirit of the verse. Roughly speaking. |
may say. that he reads anything in prose
that Is clean and healthy. yet he has never
been able to find a line in Thackeray which
interested him. Addison and Goldsmith
are thrown away upon him: and Meredith,
perhaps not unnaturally, provokes him to
laughter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
WHEN VISITING KANSAS CITY
STOP AT ThR
BLOSSOM HOUSE.
IDEALS OF YOUNG MEN.
Aspired to at Twenty Years
of Age.


of Age.
lie Figaro has asked a number Of emil
nent men what their ideals at 20 years Of
age we're. The inquiry runs through sew
eral numbers Of the newspaper. Here are
scme Of the answers:
Armand Sylvestre replied:
NY my ,naa ideal at 20 years OF ase7
II question my memory in vain I ind
no other ideal.
out bitterness. none OF them having re-
1 SFor = the ,e years ears % follow I hay. no fear,
having learned from life to love even
Henri Becque. the author of Les Cor
beaux, wrote:
age, at 90 years of age. and at a time
much later still; none Of them have been
The famous sculptor Rodin wrote:
when was young I walked always with
the first Meditations of Lamartine In my
pocket. They were tender and religious In
my sculpture resembles them: I have
introduced to certain extent. the Medita-
tions in many Of my works. I have there
fore realized to some extent my ideal"
Sardou wrote:
ideal was success s. and md fame ~ =,
volumes and country house " and
decorations, honorable functions. academy.
etc; :, When I think OF IT now the
moderation of these dreams seems very
prudent. My young contemporaries are
more ambitious"
Charles Lecocq wrote:
AT the age of 20 my ideal was
somewhat limited. No dream of glory
haunted me. and my only ambition was to
be no longer compelled to give piano les
sons. ! cursed my trade Of teacher, which
I performed very badly. and I congratulate
myself for having been able In my mature
age to escape that torment for ths
immense goeS Of the bad scholars that I
might have made"
J. l.. De Lanessan thinks:
THE duty Of men Of thought, experience
and action Is to march always with the ad-
vance guard Of humanity, II only to turn it
away from the bitches and bogs, and re-
mind II that many are on the backward
route, who believe that they are making
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
GENERAL MACIAs' COURTESY.
Captain General of Porto Rico Offers
General Brooke His Private
Residence.

GUAYAMA, PORTO RICO, Sept g.
Captain Palma, of the Spanish civil guard,
brought General Brooke to-day, under a
flag of truce, dispatch from Captain Gen.
eral Macias, extending to the American
general the use of his private residence at
Rio Piedras. near San Juan, during Gem
eral Brooke's stay there.
The health of the troops here is steadily
improving.
Tho Panama has sailed for the United
States with 100 convalescent sailors. leay-
ing more than fifty men in hospitals.
General Stone started to-day to make a
tour of the island and examine the roads
and harbors.
General Brooke leaves for Rio Piedras
to-morrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
FOOD IS HIGH IN HAVANA.
Prices of Some Necessaries Higher
Than They Were During
the Blockade,

HAVANA, Sept. 3.-Although not a day
has passed since the blockade without two
or three. vessels arriving here with provi-
sions, the prices OF the necessaries of life
are not only excessive but, in some cases
are higher then they were during the
blockade. AS the Red Cross Society,s sup
plies on the Clinton were not landed this
condition OF things seriously affects the
poor
Rice is selling at 6k cents a pound retail,
lard at 20 cents and meat at so cents Dur
ing the blockade meat sold at from 20 cents
to 45 cents a pound, retail. The retailers
are taking advantage of the situation and
wish to raise the prices still further, re.
CARELESS OF the distress of the poor who.
as they cannot afford TO pay even the
present prices. must continue to suffer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
BACHELOR MAIDS HOME.
tify It-The China-The Smoking
Room.


Room.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The bachelor maids home Is becoming
rapidly a model Of artistic effect In fur
nishings. Here is the description of a
dining room in the pretty Western city Of
Indianapolis, belonging to young woman
of wealth who Is unattached" The upper
part of the walls is covered with satin in
neutral tint Of mode, with narrow frieze
and deep dado Of deep blue velvet, with
outlined design Of bow knots in light blue
and silver. The curtains are Of white mus
lin, with bow knot design In blue silk and
over these are draperies Of blue silk da-
masse, Of the same tint as the velvet on
the walls. Fine plaques of blue delft and
Dresden, brought from quaint corners in
old European towns. decorate the walls.
and two large cabinets are filled, respect
lively, with cups and saucers from royal
factories, and unusual specimens of Bo-
hemian and Venetian glass. All these were
collected in Europe by Miss Voss-the
happy owner-and every piece Is q souve-
nir Of some bright hour in her many jour-
neyings.
The china is almost priceless old delft.
in large part, supplemented by the finest
new delft that hardly loses by comparison.
The furniture OF this ideal room is white
mahogany. with accents" cen Of Cd mahog-
touch Of warmer color.
The smoking room-well. why not?
When a bachelor maid has an ideal dining
room is she not supposed to give dinners?
And must the men-dear creatures-be de-
barred from the joys Of the after-dinner
cigar because the hostess has neglected to
provide host? The smoking room is d.
rectly beyond the dining room, and is a
dream of Oriental richness. with its rosy
light from old Persian swinging lamps, its
draperies Of gay Mexican serapes tsouve-
Mrs of a season when the owners blonde
charms simply "owned" the City of
Mexico). its thick Turkish rugs of soft
rich hues, and its rug-covered divans
Here are cushions brought from every
country that the bachelor maid has visited
-Algiers, Turkey, China, Russia, Poland,
England. France, Spain and Mexico.
An inlaid Turkish tabouret holds a su-
perb bronze smoking set; another is oc-
cupied by a genuine Turkish coffee set Of
brass, with eggshell china bowls; Mexican
water bottles filed with trailing vines
fraternize with quaint japanese baskets.
whose cff1ce is the same.
Think of the spasm Of envy that must
rack the masculine soul. beholding so en-
trancing smoking room in possession Of
a bachelor maid!
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
MILES ARMY WON'T PARADE.
Plan to Have 1t March I'm New York
City VIII Not BE Car
rfed Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-General Miles
and his army of between 1000 and 5,09o
volunteers now en- route to this country
from Porto Rico will not parade in New
York city or elsewhere as body upon
their arrival The official announcement
of this fact was made at the war DEPART
ment to-day.
The transports bearing General Miles and
the volunteers are expected to arrive OF
New York next Tuesday. 1t was suggested
that the troops be ordered into camp some-
where in the vicinity of New York for a
few days. and then signaliZe their departure
for their state camps by a parade through
New York city The civil authorities Of
New York canvassed the situation and
finally suggested that the troops be en-
camped at Forest park, between Brooklyn
and Jamaica.
When Governor Voorhees,, of New Jer-
sey. arrived In Washington yesterday, he
proposed to the war department that the
Porto Rico troops be placed In camp at
Sea Girt, the New Jersey state grounds.
He renewed this offer to-day in q gen.
ference with AdJutant General Corbin. He
was informed that 1t had been decided by
the department that the Porto Rican troops
would not be placed in camp at any point
in the East, but would be sent Immediate
ly to state camps, preparatory to being
mustered out of the service.
When the transports arrive In New York
harbor. they will be met by officers with
orders for the troops to proceed directly
from their ships to the trains.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
ELGIN STRIKE ENDED.
Watchmakers and the Employers
Agree on N Scheme of
Settlement,

CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-The strike at the
Elgin watch works has been settled, at least
temporarily. three hours conference
was held at the office of the company in
this city to-day. President Gompers and
Vice President o'Connell, of the American
Federation Of Labor, representing the men,
and President Avery, Manager Cutter and
other officers were present in the interest
of the corporation. 1t was agreed between
the parties that all the men should return
10 work in their former positions without
discrimination next Tuesday: that the work
on the watch movements about which the
trouble arose, is to be carried on under d
test for two weeks; that the rates OF wages
TO be paid during the test to be the aver
age wages earned during May, June and
July of this year: that, on or before Octo-
Der ]. the company will hold a conference
with the representatives of the men for the
purpose Of adjusting the wage scale
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-04
STEAMBOAT BLOWN UP.
Explosion on a Government Vessel in
the Mississippi Costs -Four
IL

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 3.-The govern
ment steamboat John /. Meigs was to-
day destroyed by an explosion at St.
Philip. She had aboard Lieutenant Jer-
vey and a party engaged in removing the
torpedoes laid in the Mississippi river dur
ing the beginning Of the war. Lieutenant
Jervey had a narrow escape The killed
are:
Captain Starr. commander of the boat
Sergeant John Newman, of the engineers.
Pat Carlos.
Ralph Rogers.
Those wounded were Fritz Koch and d.
B. Reddy.
Major Quinn, of the engineer corps, was
advised tonight that the Meigs had been
blown up by torpedo or mine. The gov
ernment engineers had been unable to
recover the mines and torpedoes from shore
been attached, owing to the fact that the
sand in the river had weighted them down
and caused the cables to part. On this
account a crew was ordered down on the
Meigs to grapple for the mines and bring
them to the surface. The crew had almost
completed the work when the accident oc-
CURED. The Meigs sank out of sight in
deep water.
Carlos and Newman. among those lost.
belong to the United States engineer bat
TALON that came here some time ago from
Willets Point. N. Y.
Captain Starr is from vicksburg. but is
a Northern man and was with the fleet
during the attack on Vicksburg.