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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
OPPOSITION THAT COUNTS.
Foreigners Say They Will Oppose Re-
election of COngressmen Favor
ing Immigration Bill.

Chicago. Jan. 13.-The officers of $50 Ger
man societies Of Chicago have mailed an
extensively signed circular to every men,
ber of congress, protesting against any
legislation which will restrict immigration.
In addition TO the representatives Of the
German societies, the letter is signed by
the editors of u number Of German. Irish.
Swedish, Italian and other newspapers
published here. The document concludes:
I'VE consider the present laws. exclud-
.Eg paupers cripples and criminals from
the United States as sufficient restric-
ton of all undesirable immigration; we
lcok upon the cry against foreigners as d
we shall oppose the denomination and re-
election of all members of congress who
will vote for the further restriction of i'm
migration" .s.--.---
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
BURGLARS AT lEWT0N.
Three Houses EnteredEarly Yester-
day Morning by Amateurs-
Fourth Plan Frelrated.

Newton, Kas., Jan. 13.epecial) Anna
teur burglars were at wk in the city
early this morning. Threebuses were en-
tered and fourth offenstwas nipped in
Its incipiency. 1t was suMsed to be the
work OF two men. who are resquainted with
the city. At Engineer Jama Roddy's home
the burglars were frighteN away before
they stole much. The Aka hospital was
entered and one of the nients robbed.
The mans trousers were He'd of a few
dollars and left in the yarf DIR. Haury's
house was entered through4n outside eel
lar door: watch and pGketknife COM
prised the 'haul." The at&npt to break
into Harry Bowman's aIrtments was
thwarted by his awakenin lin time. The
burglaries were all commit6 on the east
side of the city between aM2 o'clock this
morning.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
Hard CSal Prices Aav..e.s.

New York. Jan. 13.-Announcem.r.
made to-day that the anthracite coal nrsa. MaS
vHns 1ancsd nrsc.s nnc ea io ~ companies have ad
basis of 1886 free on board for stnvs - -
tidewater. other prices In proportic1' ~ -
lightness Of stock resulting from IN 20 tn44
tinued restriction Of the output anS ~
large orders from the West, ~"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
STUDENTS PLAY POKER.
At Least That Ii what the Arheo.
logs" Of . Pennsylvania Col.
lege Are CHARGED with.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 1a.-Poker playing
among the students Of the Western PreS-
byterian Theological seminary, in Ridge
avenue. Allegheny. has caused trouble IN
that institution. Il has been reported 10
the faculty that many Of the students have
been burning midnight gas studying the
value Of poker hands. The matter was re-
ported to the faculty by q student who had
charges not only concern some Of the stIi-
dents now attending the seminary. but sew
are involved. The faculty SAYS that ttSSnGs tSsniss
ogy and poker will not mix. and thai fi,s:.
card playing must be stopped.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14

Washington. Jan. 13-(Special9 Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. to-day introduced the
bill introduced In the Fifty-fourth congress
by Senator Dubois. for the payment Of
arrears of interest on Chickasaw trust
funds. The bill has been pending in sew
eral congresses without action.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
MRS. WALKER WANTS DIVORCE
Ailsa Asks for . Legal Sep

London. Jan. 13.-Mrs. Edith waIn~
brought suit to-day against her husbanS
A. Barclay Walker. owner Of the racsnr
cutter Ailsa. asking for q judicial eer.
aration on the ground Of cruelty. The -
fendant denied having been cruel to hi.
wife. Counsel for the petitioner said NJ
Walkers income was 100000 yearly. 80
ing that he was addicted to drfnk 80
that frequently, while suffering from =.
hrium tremens. he threatened IN LuI -
wife. Mrs: Walker corroborated the .t.1Hs ~
ments made In her behalf. The cas- 81.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
Senatorial Committeeman.

Washington. Jan. 13.-The following SEN
ators have been chosen as the senatorial
members Of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee: Faulkner, Jones of
Arkansas. Cockrell. White, Murphy. Smith,
Rawlins and Pasco.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
AN EDGERT0N, KAs., SCANDAL.
Prominent Farmer Sued for 5000 for
Alternating the Affections of An.
other Mans Wife,

olathe, Kas.. Jan. 13.-(Special) David
H. Rees filed suit. through his attorney, A.
L. Devenny, in the district court of this
county to-day against C. NJ. Dickson, of
Edgerton, for 5000 damages, charging
Dickson with alternating the affections Of
his wife Dickson is one Of the most prom
inent men in the county and is worth
probably $4,000 He was elected represent
ative from this county in 1880 by the Popu-
lists and is a leader in that party. He is
a delegate to the state board Of agriculture
meeting, which is now in progress at To-
peka, and as yet summons has not been
served on him. Rees and his wife were di-
yorced few months ago and he charges
Dickson with being the cause of 1t. He al
leges that Dickson and Mrs. Rees went to
many places together and that at all times
they registered as man and wife. Mr.
Dickson is over SO years OF age and has q
family.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
SCHOOL cHILDRE$MsslNG.
Young Tobey and Missna ian Carr, of
Kalamazoo. MOO. s,as Sup to

Kalamazoo, Mich. Jan. eDessa Carr,
the 1s-year-old daughter In. Carr. Of
Galesburg, and Frank To the T-year-
old son of George TobeS the same
place. are missing. 1t ian posed they
have eloped. The childreHs, II to school
yesterday as usual Whtuhe girl did
not return to supper. tnqo.sI was made.
1t was found Tobey had hnZ n carriage
to drive to this city. 1t I'D posed they
took a train here for IntuY although
none Of the station officials ember see
ing any such couple.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14

Washington, jan l3-Representative
Bland, of Missouri, introduced free COIN
age bill in the house to-day. 1t makes gold
and silver the standard. and declares all
rules discriminating against the legal tend
er Of such coinage unlawful.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
INFORMATION CALLED FOR.

Sen0fe Wants to Know What Meas.
ures Are In Force to Protect
Americans.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Cannon. Of
Utah. presented the following resolution in
the senate to-day and 1t was adopted:
Resolved, That the president is request
ed, If in his opinion 1t is not incompatible
with the public interest, to transmit to the
senate at his earliest convenience a state
ment showing what measures are in force
by this government in the island Of Cuba
and in waters contiguous thereto to protect
the lives, liberty and property Of American
citizens now dwelling in Cuba"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
HIDE IN AN AIR SHAFT.
Michigan City Penitentiary Convicta
Foiled In an Attempt to
Escape.

Michigan City. Ind. Jan. 13.-It was re-
ported that two convicts had escaped from
the prison here this morning. but search
Of the interior of the prison resulted in
their being discovered in hiding In one of
the cold air shafts OF the institution. where
they had been since Monday night. No
opportunity had presented Itself to them
ID make an effort to get. out Of their hid
ing place. They were both short term
men.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
Slain by His vci

coIares S5esepsn. %ns shot shot ana Mishf nIsst by
his wife. The woman ciaine { husband
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
MISS GRACE ANS0N MARRIED.
Daurhter of the Chicago Baseball
Captain Becomes Mrs. Wall
ter H. ClOuEh.

Chicago Jan. 13.-Grace Anson, daughter
of Captain Anson. of the Chicago baseball
nine. was married at the home of her par
ents last night to Mr.. Walter H. Clough,
of this city. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR.. Henson. The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Adele Anson,
and the bridegroom by his brother. Mr..
Frank Clougii,s of Kansas City. Mo. Mr.:
and Mrs. Clough left for the East and will
return home IN four weeks
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
BIand's Free Coinage Bill.

piece OF agricultural literature resisted the
little house adjourned at $40 p. m.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAy

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money II 1t fails to cure sc,
The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
Cost of Solomon's TempIe,

Few people, even in these days OF
palmy extravaganza and millionaire
display, have any adequate impression
of the gigantic cost of the great temple
of Solomon. According to Villapandus
the talents of gold, silver and brass
were equal to the enormous sum or
f6, ,822,000. The worth of the jew
els is generally placed at a figure equal
ly as high. The vessels of gold, accord
ing to Josephus, were valued at 100000
talents, which reduced to English
money Gas has been shown by Chapel's
reduction tables) was equal to f575,-
1862 The vessels of silver, accord
ing to the same authorities, were still
more valuable, being set down as worth
f646, $4,000. Priests vestments and
robes Of singers, f2,O1O,O0O; trumpets:
100000. To this add the expense OF
building materials, labor, ETC., and We
get some wonderful figures. Ten thou
sand men heWing cedars, $4,000 bearers
of burdens, 10000 hewers of stone, ,30O
overseers, all Of which were employed
for seven years, and upon whom, be-
sides their wages, Solomon bestowed
sf6, ,733,970. If their daily food was
worth SO cents each; the sum total for
all was f63,877,0S8 during the time OF
building. The materials in the. rough
are estimated as having been worth
2,545, ,337, 900. Il +,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
among whom he could make out his
father and his chum Frank. = ,s55.1

among whom he could make out his
father and his chum Frank. =, .4:5.s
Bob had evidently in his excitement
allowed too much gas to escape, for the
car came to the earth with thud thai
knocked him almost senseless, so that
his father was obliged to lift him out
of the basket while the men were en-
gagged in securing the balloon.
When Bob came to himself he gazed
about in a bewildered way, first at
Frank, who hung his head in shame
faced manner, then at his father, who
was mildly shaking him, while he ex-
claimed, in a voice of vexed amuse-
ment:
Come, come, my boy; wake up, and
let us go home!"
So it had been dream after all.
At first Bob was inclined to be very
angry with Frank, believing that the
latter had become frightened and be-
trayed the plan, but the latter explain.
ed that his father had heard him when
he returned for the glasses, had con-
fronted him, and Obliged him to tell
the story. Mr. Wright Immediately
called on Bob's father, and acquainted
him with the reason for calling him
out CT bed, Together the two parents
made their way to the fair grounds
and with several of the workmen Wis
tied the balloon, in which they found
Bob asleep.
The same day the fair closed, and
the balloon Was rolled up and carted
away, to be no longer a temptation tc
the young rivals of Jules Verne
Bob's father looks upon. the whole
thing as a great joke, and laughing]y
tells his son that he had better study
the laws of gravitation before he seeks
to circle the world in twenty-fcui
hours; but Bob declares that his theory
is correct, for he has carefully gone
over his figures about longitude and
time, and finds that they are all right
He claims that the long and short OF
the matter is that his father has not
studied the thing out in the same way
that he has, and that a boy never gets
show, anyway.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02

dreamland, sneak down stairs and get
the stores put up, then join me in the
grove at the back of the fair grounds
any time after midnight, as we might
as we'll wait there as anywhere else"
The village clock was tolling the
ghostly hour, when Bob Arnold came
down the road, carrying a goodly bun
die. The moon hung low in the west
ern sky, and sent long creeping shad-
oWs through the pine grove and across
the field opposite, in which numerous
booths, gayly decked with gaudily coll
ored bunting, marked the site of the
annual county fair. A soft air up high
in the tops of the trees rustled the pine
branches musically, and caused to sway
gently from side to side the big bal
loon IN the center of the open grassy
space within the high whitewashed
fence that enclosed the pleasure
grounds.
An hour passed away before a Sec
ond figure halted cautiously at the edge
OF the woods and whistled expectantly.
The call was answered close at hand,
and in another moment the two lads
had Whisperingly exchanged, greetings
and been swallowed up in the gloom
of the trees.
Il thought that the folks never would
go to bed tonight" explained Frank;
for OF course company had to come,
and it was the hardest kind of work
sitting up in dark room waiting and
watching hour after hour, and being
afraid to even close ones eyes for an
instant. At last, when everything was
quiet, I tied my shoes together by the
strings, slung them around my neck
and crept down stairs. tell you what
Bob, mother will think a cyclone has
struck her pantry when she goes to it
IN the morning, for I laid hold of every
thing good in sight, thinking that we
would hrve pretty healthy appetites
.,.91t before we got back from our trip
around the world. = 81 sss.s5 ssa55 i:5Sz Z
For two hours and more the boys
talked in subdued excitement over the
approaching journey, and then Bob
proposed that they should carefully
survey the enclosure, and if they failed
to discover signs of life, should make
their way to the balloon, stow the pro-
visions, and make preparations for re-
leasing it.
Fortune favored them, for the moon
had set, leaving the fair grounds deep
ly shrouded and after climbing as
stealthily as Indians over the fence, the
two young adventurers found the vi
cinity of the balloon entirely desert
ed, so they dropped their bundles in
side the large wicker basket or car,
then united the guy ropes that kept
from swaying the big shape that rest
ed in the air over their heads.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
A WONDERFUL TREE.
A Maple One Hundred Years Old Re
6embles a House. " u

"A iAtApie OAe II huAurc;i Years Old Re
sembles House u
Il On the left bank Of the River Oder
at Ratibor,, in Silesia, there grows q
maple tree which is one Of the most
Hsarlsfable works OF ma re in exist,
ence, sinct It has been So trained anc
twisted until it has become more like
a house than a tree. The mayle is 1oC
years old, and through the grea7~ part
OF this period the work of training anc
twisting it has been in progress. The
trunk rises from the ground much Ike
that of any other maple, but a figh1
OF steps leads to the first level. where
the branches have been gradually
woven together until a firm floor has
been made. Above this is second
floor, smaller in diameter and formed
in the same way. Around each loo1
the branches have been woven into sol.
i'd walls, making two circular rooms
Each of these rooms is lighted by eight
windows, which are cut through the
walls of branches and foliage. Below
the floor at the level of the SECOND
room, and at the top of the tree, the
branches have been allowed to grow
out naturally, while the intermediate
walls and the edges of the window
openings have been kept closely trim
med. These tree-rOoms are occasion
ally slept in during the summer. The
old tree is in healthy condition, and
forms one of the curiosities of the dis
trict in which it grows.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
Corn for Pigs.


A correspondent who in writing re-
fers to the fact that everybody who
speaks upon the subject at all is ad-
vlsing against the large use of corn in
swine growing, wishes to know to what
extent corn should, in our judgment,
be fed to hogs, says Blooded Stock. To
make pretty good western hog, TAX
ing the whole animals life from wean-
ing until market, and speaking in a
general way, it would be no bad idea
to make one-fourth of the pig with
clover, one-fourth with oats, bran,
shorts and other food of growth, and
one-half of corn, the bulk Of the latter
10 be fed late in the latter's life and
chlehy after the preparation for mar
ket has been decided upon. This would
mean very light feeding of corn dur
Ing the growing period, the bulk of the
tood then consisting of feed stuffs
more appropriate for growth making;
and while there is no better finishing
Iced than corn, and it can hardly be
crowded too fast in the latter part of
the feeding, the present tendency of
market demands would indicate rather
smaller proportion of it than is above
suggested, as compared with the total
amount of feed given from weaning to
slaughter, as suitable to make the kind
OF hog the market wants. The tenden-
cles are all in the direction of lighter
and growthier and more muscular
swine. The cuts of which the packers
goods must now consist in order to fill
his orders, weigh very considerably
less than the same cuts used to weigh.
He. has nothing like the demand and
can obtain nothing like the price for
lard that he used to receive, and hence
more food of growth and less corn is
necessary to make the kind of hog
which he says he wants. One of these
days the packer will discriminate be-
tween the two kinds Of hogs and pay a
premium for those that suit the mar
ket demand. When that time comes
he will get what he wants, for the
| western farmer can make it if it is
made an object for him to do so, but in
the meantime while the margin be-
tween the lard hog and those that more
nearly approach the bacon hog is mar
row and fat is only slightly discrim-
mated against, the lard hog will con-
tinue to be made. because it is more
easily made
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
hred and sixty degrees to the circum-
.erence of the earth and it makes a

5dred and sixty degrees to the circum-
sference Of the earth. and it makes
revolution in twenty-four hours This
shows that in every hour the earth
must go by me at the rate Of fifteen de-
grees Of longitude. Now, according to
that, shall pass over California in
Ihree and half hours from the time
81 Isstarted; then in twelve hours I will
be over China" ~r.;:
.% Suddenly Bob's face assumed a puz-
zled expression, and he stood up, look
ing toward the east, where the smallest
d ZIP of the suns disk was peeping at
him over the waters edge.
aE What is the matter with the SUM-"
Shae exclaimed. why, I've been up in
the heavens for fully an hour, and yet
the sun has not risen an inch in all
that time, but shows exactly the same
nttle red rim above the horizon that it
Gid when first saw it!''
II Bob sat down, and for ten minutes
racked his brain endeavoring to ac-
count for the mysterious behavior of
the celestial body, that obstinately re-
fused to come into view. At length he
gave utterance to an exclamation, sig
nifying that he had found the answer
TO the problem.
rs "Eureka!" he cried. II see it! Why
this balloon is itself like star, because
1T has taken up fixed place in the
sky, and it would keep this same posi-
tion and distance from the sun even
though I staid here for year!' 4
l, 1t was about eight o'clock when Bob,
Who had been feasting on some of the
many good things contained in Frank S
bundle, looked down again at the
Whirling earth. In the next breath he
was leaning over the edge of the basket
| with bag of sand ballast in his arms,
ready to pitch it out, so as to tighten
the balloon; for there, in plain view,
Just below him, was land of wild,
Rugged appearance, intersected with
huge caverns and valleys and thick in
places with snow and ice. At first
thought Bob believed that the balloon
was sinking to the earth; then another
| idea came to him, and dropping the
sand bag to the floor, he sastily con-
I3snQlted his watch and book.
.,##ff, ,''The Rocky mountains!'' he cried in
his excitement, and leaned over for an
other look, but already they We're gone
hfrom beneath him and passing into
/ Idimness in the east. ii . y55.5s ysssSSs ses.s;
/ bout an hour after this. aglitterings
| texpanse completely excircled Bob's
vision, and he knew that the Pacific
| ocean was below him. At four o'clock
in the afternoon land again appeared
| in the west, which proved to be the
Japan islands. At six o'clock, twelve
hours after starting, the ballon was
over China, and Bob smiled to think
that by simply pulling the valve-rope
he could in very few minutes make
it possible to step out among the moon
eyed and pigtailed Celestials. And so
| the hours sped on, and so the coun-
tries of the world kept revolving as a
panorama below the steadily poised
balloon. An hour after midnight Eu-
rope rolled away and the Atlantic
ocean swept beneath
1t was nearing six o'clock. when
| away in the west a purple shadow
| pointed out the approaching coast of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
go without them, and that's all there

90 WlLuOuCs them, anu InaCS s all there
is about it, ) ... Il s55s. E. szss
'1'll tell you what I'll do, Bob. I'll
go and get them, and be back here in
less than an hour--thats will leave
plenty of time before we want to
start" - - u
F. Bob thought it over for a moment
then replied: Cali right, Frank, go; but
don't let anything keep you longer
than that, or it will capsize the whole
business. I will have everything
ready, and the instant you return I will
slip the rope and we will be off. . - \
AS Bob finished speaking, Frank dis
appeared swiftly and noiselessly in; the
direction from which they had enter
ed the grounds.
Il might as we'll sit in the car as to
stand around here,'' said Bob to him
self. He got into the basket, slowed
the two bundles under the seats, and
sat down, resting his head against one
of the ropes that held the cage sus-
pended from the balloon. ~
Oh, how slowly the time passed!
Surely Frank had been more than an
hour. Suppose he had awakened the
household by some accident, had been
discovered, and was now held a pris-
oner? How tired Bob was yes, and
so drowsy, too, now that he had no one
to talk to about the great undertake
ing. All! you were almost asleep that
time, Bob-it was only your head pitch-
ing forward that brought you to your
senses. Better get out and walk about,
my boy, if you wish to overcome that
sleepiness. What! going to lean your
head back again on that soft, purring
rope!
Here! what means this wild sway
| ing of the balloon and this mad rush
through the air? Bob springs to his
feet, digging his knuckles into his eyes,
and looks over the side of the car.
! Way below him he sees the earth re-
cedlng, and objects growing smaller
and smaller as he watches. The rope
mas slipped, releasing the balloon, and
Bob is mounting into the heavens
alone. Surely he must have slept, and
for considerable time, as the eastern
Sky is crimsoned with the near ap-
preaching day, and the earth is spread
out before him in plain but contracted
view. At first feeling of alarm and
disappointment is experienced, to be
succeeded by a low OF. pleasure and
somewhat selfish satisfaction: for al
though Frank has, by reason of his
| carelessness, missed this Wond derful ex-
cursion, he, Bob Arnold, will make it,
and the glory will be all his own! e
Suddenly mellow light shone all
about the balloon. 1t grew gradually
more pronounced, until it gilded the
huge silk bag as though it was of gold
en- texture, and silhouetted it's shane
and detail Of network rigging against
the f1eecy clouds beyond. The unrisen
sun was kissing the balloon good
morning.
Then, methodically, Bob commenced
to calculate. At first he discovered
that he was being carried to the east
ward under the influence of westerly
wind, so that the earth glided from him
toward the west, or possed to the d.
rection in which it should; but short
ly afterwards, when the balloon had
mounted high, he looked again, and, to