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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
ST. LOUIS is AT WORK.
Goin1 Ahead With It's Plans for Lou
isinna Purchase Centen-
nial ExDOSitiOn

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2S.-At meeting to-
night of the general committee of fifty,
appointed recently to take. preliminary
steps looking to the proper celebration in
the year 1903 of the Tooth anniversary of
the purchase of Louisiana from France,
the committee on design made it's report
fayoring an exposition.
After some discussion it was decided to
request the governors of every state and
territory included in the purchase to ap-
point one delegate from each congressional
district and two from the state at large to
meet in this city on or before January 15
The purpose of this meeting will be to de-
eide upon the time, place and manner of
celebrating the event in history which add
ed so much territory to the domains of this
country. X
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
LINE FENCE DISPUTE IN OZARKs
LEADS TO TRIPLE MURDER.
FATHER AND TWO SONS KILLED
AFFAIR OCCURRED IN CHRISTIAN
COUNTY, MISSOURI.
n Shotgun. Kills Steve. Otis and
Peter BiIyeu With n VIM
chester and Wounds
One Tabor.

OZARK. MO-. Nov. 2S.-(Special) The
citizens of Ozark were greatly excited this
afternoon upon the arrival of farmer
from the southern part of Christian county
with the news that Steve Bilyeu and his
two sons were killed and Tabor. Steve
Bliyeu's son-in-law, wounded by Bud
Meadows. this morning. The story of the
killing. which was really a battle, is as
follows
Bud Meadows and Steve Bilyeu lived on
adjoining farms near the Taney county
lire. They have had trouble over a di
vision fence. and ech one had forbidden
tne other to remove portions of the fence
Meadows, with the assistance of several
men. undertook to move n part of the
fence this morning. Steve Bilyeu went to
where they Were at work and told Meadows
10 stop moving the fence. They talked
the matter over and trouble was ayerted
LOT the time being. In ashort time, how
ever. TWO mere Biyeus, Otis and Peter
sons OF steve, came up. armed with shot
guns. They again had d talk over the
matter and trouble was apparently again
avoided.
BUD Meadows started back to where he
had neen at work on the fence and after
he had gone a short distance Steve Bilyeu
shot at him with a shotgun, whereunon
meadows returned the fire with a Win
chester rifle and killed Steve Bilyeu and
TWO Of his sons. Tabor, BiIyeu's son-in
law. was shot twice. the bullets striking
MN on the legs and hips. He came tn
ozark this afternoon and had the balls
extracted. He was working on the fence
and says he does not know who shot him
Bud Meadows and Steve Bilyeu are CLOSELY,
related to each other by marriage. Steve
biiyeu was formerly constable of Linn
township. Christian county. Both of the
hiiyeu and Meadows families are promi-
heht farmers and well-to-do. Meadows has
not been arrested, but the sheriff will go
after him Tomorrow
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
w. W. Guthrie Confer. With Clients.

w. w. Guthrie. of Atchison. was at the
Blossom house yesterday comforting with
clients. commission men involved in the
failure of G. G. Gillett
Mr.. Guthrie said: Il have just returned
from Chase county. where part Of the
mortgaSed cattle. are. In Chase and Lyons
counties mortgages are comparatively
straight and the cattle are to be found,
but there. as in Dickinson county, identi
fication is difficult. In Dickinson county
everything is badly tangled. There is evil
IDENTIFY great deal of crookedness as well
as irregularity there. Gillett made out
blanks which he had previously signed by
relatives. some of them tenants without
cent of security in them. He described
cattle in them which have no existence.
He filled them out himself to himself
"One bunch of 1,2iO head of cattle which
was found had been mortgaged over and
over He divided the bunch into six lots.
which he mortgaged for from 500 to s2237
each. There fs no way in the world to
identify the lots on which the mortgages
were placed
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
U. S. EXPERIMENT STATIONS,
Director True Declares That They Are
Doing Better Work Than
Ever BEFORE

WASHINGTON, Nov 2.-Dr. A. c. True,
director of the office of experiment sta
tons. in his annual report to the secretary
OF agriculture. says that the agricultural
experiment stations are. as a rule work
Ing more thoroughly and efficiently for the
benefit of American agriculture than ever
before. The appropriation of s72OO0o by
congress for the support of the stations
funds
While the number and Importance of in
sututions organized for scientific research
e on behai1 OF agriculture are constantly
increasing i'll all parts of the world no
where has so comprehensive and efficient
a system OF experiment stations been es-
tablished As in the United States He urges
the employment of trained experts and
original researches by them as essential to
development Of still greater efficiency
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
ST. LOUIS WAS CAUGHT.
At Least Four of the Leading Banks
Held Some of Gillett's
Plner.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2s.-St. Louis bankers
are all emphatic in their denials that they
We're caught by Grant G. Gillett the miss
ing cattle king and plunger of Woodbinc.
Kas., but a well known broker is authority
for the statement that at least four of the
leading financial institutions of the city
Were holders of Gillett's paper. and that :.
certain local investment company which
was organized to boom stock and Sc
curities in which the promoters were in
tterested, was also victimized by the cattle
king.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
The Bishop Used Night Robe.

From the Washington Star.
A dignified bishop who attended the re-
cent Episcopal church council was in
vited to a country house to solemnize the
marriage of the daughter of the house.
He arrived on the morning of the cere-
mony. but through somebody's blunder
had carefully packed mis- canonicals did
not come by the same train. The next
train from the city where the Episcopal
palace is was to be the especial train car
rying the bridegroom and the bride away
after the wedding.
The bishop was as nearly frantic as
bishops ever are A messenger was sent
post-haste to the rector of the parish
church and returned empty handed. The
rector and his wife had gone away. called
by the sudden death of a kinsman. The
messenger returned empty handed, say.
but. just as the assembled guests We're
beginning to dwell on the cheerful i'm
aginings any delay at a wedding always
causes the bishop entered the fiower-hunE
of serene dignity and his robe was white
as driven snow. 1t wasn't quite as long
as it might have been. and the yoke
across the shoulders in the back was u
luminous and the yestments which go to
make up d ceremonial attire of bishop
were there. The ceremony went OFF beau-
tifully, but the bride was observed TO
ed sobs, or at least with something i'll.
suppressed and a bridesmaid. who had
been frantically busy in an upper room
with needle and thread and the contents
cally. The bishop. dear, good man. never
asked where the robe he wore came from
The maid servant of the bride brought it
to him. He may have suspected. but he
said nothing. The guests did not even
suspect. Only the bride and the brides
maid knew that from the trousseau there
not worn in the daytime by anybody ex-
cent-well bishop.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Strange Marriage Custom.

Every Siamese girl who reaches GER
tain age without marrying, is ticketed and
labeled and placed in privileged class
under the special Gaze Of the king who
binds himself to find a husband for them
all. His method is delightfully."- simple. A
prisoner in any Of the Siamese jails may
gain his pardon and release by marrying
one of the ineligible class. Whether he
is already married or not is not of great
consequence. for in Siam il is not neces-
sary TO draw the line at one wife. This
method OF matchmaking can hardly result
In domestic bliss
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
FIRED UPON A POSSE.
FOurteen-Year-Old COlOred Boy Kills
One Man and Fatally Wounds
Another.

BUTLER. GA. Nov. 2s.-R. L. Cooper,
Wesley Wainwright and John P. Jones
went to a negro's house with u warrant.
The negro's 1i-year-ol1 son said his father
was not at home. When the officers at
tempted to enter the house to see for
themselves. the boy fired on them with
squirrel shot. Wainwright fell dead, Coop
er will probably die and Jones is badly
injured.
The boy was arrested and taken to JAIL
1t is believed he hcd help.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Mining That Pays.

BOSTON. Nov. 2s.-The directors OF the
Calumet and Hekla Mining Company. at
their meeting to-day. declared a dividend
of SO per share. This dividend makes the
Tooth that the company has paid and swells
the aggregate disbursements to SS5. i30. 000
1t is the third for the current fiscal year
and makes SO thus far declared.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Good Gas Flow mt CberryvaIe.

CHERRYVALE. KAS.. Nov. 2s.-(Spe-
for the Cofrevvilie Vitrified Brick ComnanK nank
one-haif mile from town, by Sweeney
Bros, yielded fine flow at a very shall
low depth. Its pressure has not been
tested yet. The work on the plant is be-
ing pushed as fast as possible.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Guthrie Union Printers Lose.

GUTHRIE. o. T., Ncv. 2s-Typograph-
ical Union No. 2SS. which struck on the
Daily Leader and State Capital in May
last. have declared these offices open
and those left here have gone back to
work among non-unon men. The Leader
and State Capital refused to compromise.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
F.,.e Alarm at the CentroporI..

The fire department was called TO the
Centropolis hotel at go this morning by
an alarm of fire. Smoke was seen issuing
from one of the windows, and it was sup
posed the building was burning. The fire
men searched the house, but no fire could
be found. The building has been vacant
since f. X. Criley closed his hotel there
a month since
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
BACK in the Old Roon,x

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s-The United
States supreme court to-day occupied its
own room in the capitol for the first time
since the fire three weeks ago. The neces-
sary repairs had been made and the room
did not look very different from its ap-
nearancs hefnre the fire
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Rumor, Of a Tprki.h Mn.sncre.

CONSTANTINoPLE. Nov. 29.-vague re-
ports arc in circulation here OF massacre
at Van. capital of the vilayet of the same
name. in Turkish Armenia The embassies
are reticent on the subject and the Turkish
papers publish an official denial of the vail
0y Van
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Internal Revenue for October.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S.-The monthly
report of the commissioner of internal rev.
enue shows that during the month of Oc-
tober the receipts aggregated 81. .7S5, ,S07 an
increase as compared with October, 1887, OF
s.. .eaa, 216.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
Receivers Appointed.

TOPEKA. Nov. 2s.-(Specfal) Judge Will
iams OF the federal court, to-day appointed
Maurice Alden receiver of the w s. Beard
Kansas City. Kas 50
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE NV

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money il fails cure 25c.
The genuine has L. B. Q. CT each tablet.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-29
II0I and IIO3 Main and II Eleventh St

to come with their arms inside the Amer
lean lines, while others are qisarmed be-
fore they can enjoy that privilege.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-09
DEATHS.


SANTA CRUZ. Cal. April s.-The Com
tesse de Sterling died todav. She was \
native OF England. aged 81 years, ana was
the widow OF J. A. Short. who was Brit
ish consul at Corsica for thirteen years.
Her frst husband was Commander Henry
Irefreey Fox. OF the British navy.
Mrs. Nancy =. Ford.
Special Dispatch to- the Observation-Disclosures.
cENTRfLIA, April Son Thursday
evening. April Z. at tho home OF her
daughter. Mrs. John r. Shelton. in this
city. Mrs. Nancy 8. Ford breaihed her
last. Mrs. Ford was 20 years of age and
was one of the early settlers OF Lewis
county.
The deceased was born In Cambridge.
Washington county. N. Y, In 1906. and was
married to Mr. Sydney Ford In 1879. They
came TO Washington in 1876 and settled
on what is now Ford's prairie. west OF this
city. Judge Sydney Ford died at the old
homestead on Ford's prairie In 1866. He
was one OF the early justices Of the peace
In Lewis county. The deceased leaves
three daughters and three sons.
The funeral will take place from the
Christian church on Sunday at II a. m.
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FOLSOM. Cal. April s-w. II. Ray.
mond was hanged at 10 o'clock this morn
Tag for the murder OF Fred Andrews at
Baden. November II last. He died brave
". The execution was without incident.
The crime for which w. H. Raymond.
aiias 5. Il. Moore. suffered the death PEN
ary In the state prison today was the
murder OF Fred Andrews at Baden, San
Mateo county. on November II, 1897. The
tragedy occurred in Ferriters hotel. the
motive being robbery. After the death
sentence was pronounced Raymond made
fuu confession to the warden OF the
peniteRtiary. He stated that on the even
ING before the murder he met James Will
iets. who. Ike himself. was an ex-convics,
and they Planned to rob the hotel at Ba-
den. confiding their plan to Harry Win
tiers, who Is now under the sentence OF
death for the same offense. Late at night
they entered the hotel armed with re-
vo.vers and called for the proprietor who
refused to answer their summona Two
dodgers in the place, Andrews and Con-
nelly. tried to induce them to leave. I'is-
tolls were drawn and Andrews received a
fatal wound. Connolly being slightly tn
Jured By shot In the leg. Raymond
maintained to the last that Winters Is In
nocent and his only acconplice was James
Wi.lets. nov in jail at Redwood city.
Raymonds right name was Daniel Nun
day. In 1874 he enlisted IN the Twenty
nrst infantry, u. s. A. and served at For.
vancouver. Wash. He deserted and SUBJ
sequentiy was twice sentenced under the
name OF George A. Moody TO imprison-
ment In the Oregon penitentiary for d!f-
ferent crimes. Upon his release he came
TO this state and was sentenced TO serve
a term OF fifteen years in Fo.som nrison
for burglary. He was discharged from
there last September.
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HORROR INCREASES HOURLY
10 In Now Thought That There Mny
BE One Hundred and Fifty
Victims.

SKAGwAY. April 4--via Victoria, q. c.,
April s. 3 p. m.-The horror Of the Dyea
trail is growing in magnitude hourly. As
the work OF rescue and recovery proceeds
1t becomes momentariiy more ev.cen; Ina,
many more lives were lost than at frs,
thought possible. II is now believed .ha,
between fifty aud one hundred men and
women met their death in the avalanche.
Many Of these bodies viii never be recov-
cred until the summer sun melts tons Of
snow and Ice that new bury them from
sight.
Two or three thousand men are working
in relays of as many as can stand side by
side shoveting away the debris In search
Of the dead and dying. Up to this hour
twenty-five dead bodies have beea recov-
cred ard Identified. and some twenty-five
have been taken oat alive.
Seventeen employees OF the Chilko3:
Railway & Tram Company. who went I'D
10 the summit In the morning 20 work.
are missing, and il IS feared tina. they are
numbered among the lost.
II is estimated that u. 90 tons OF outfit.
are buried under the snow and ice. For
several days prior 10 the disaster a heavy
saow storm had ragged. an: the snow was
soft and wet. The enormous mass prAefnt-
sated upon the mountain tops caused sew
eral smaller slides before the dea.h-aaat.
Ing avalanche was started.
About o'clock in the morning a small
side occurred. which buried several cab
ins- TIE Alarm was spread ard many
people were ensseavorIag 10 work their
gay back TO Sheer camp when the b.x
disaster occurred. The snsws;orm Was
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hAadsns ana the crowds cosniag aewn
with the aid az fspe when overtahec.
The exact location 4 given a. iva ana
one-han miles above Sheep camp and
10 yards above the Oregon Improvemeut
eompany's power house. Hers m i'm
mense gorge rises At very steep incline
into the hslls. and 4 was dawn this that
the avalanche came.
TIE Telephone ems here has been
throneed al day and night With friend.
anxious to set sems wocd Of thoss known
and believed to have been In the disaster.
The wires are working we'll. and Informal
don 10 gotten here direct from the scene
- rapidly al It gathered.
Many people have gnne from this city
and Dyea to Sheep camp to aid IN. the
work Of rescue. It - confidently believed
that when the fun returns are in TIA dead
win number nearer 100 than ffty.
Ono slide covered the traii several hun
dred yards and to depth OF any feet IN
many places. It has efectuasly blocked
travel for the present, and II vii; be sonn
time before It can be resumed.
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bodies were stretched along the trail.
Calvin r. Harrison. of Seattle. who IS
reported among the dead on Chllkoot
trail. came 10 Seattle eight years ago.
In 1881 he entered the employ Of the Post
Intei.isencer. He learned his trade as
stereotyper on thjs paper and worked
continuously for seven years. He was
ar exceptionally bright young fellow.
Harrison's father, mother and sister re.
side in San Francisco. II "a stated that
Harrison promised h!s mother, In a let
ter Written to her short time sefor. he
left Seattle. taat ne would not try to 80
over the skagway trail. !, IL evident
tina, the young mans mother was alarmed
a, the stories o. crime ana spinal mensn-
gtis en- the skssway route.
Z. Mrs. Jarars Harrison n victimf
DANES Harrison. an cider bcothe. Of
Calvia. Is now Ia Dawson. where he Is
engaged in placer mining. He recently
wrote TO his brother. telling him 10 hasten
to Dawson and bring his tJames) wife.
Mrs. James Harrison. accordingly. &C
ooTnran.el her hrother-in-law 10 Dyea and
started over the tran with him. /, n
feared TIA; she may possibly be lie dead
"oEaaE whose body was net identified
prior TO The sailing es the Ai-Ki. Ara
Harrison ; mana vas Foster and she
lived in Seattle prior to her marriage.
Frank ssr4Eue. another Of me unsor,u.
mates. resided with his wife ana baby a,
Ballard lie was about "a years ella. His
VIE AID child aad his father. Frank
Sprssae. survive hir. lie iets Seattle six
weeks ago Ter Dawson.
". a. Riley. smother Q. the repo-re<s
dead. was a travelling companion, et Hsr-
Ftsoa. /; IS sad that the bodies q Har-
rss3a and Riley were .eaac near ,oge,her.
Tae nane - Sieve Stevenson. c: Seattle.
reported killed. aoes nos appear IN the Sc
attic directory.
This Is noe the first avalanche TIA: has
s~sRs dewa Tie causses tran this season.
EAv.y il January a hsss,snx device. epe-
rated b q man named Burns near the
samzals Of the psss. vas sntssssy severed
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CARRIED By THE DlY(IET:
DAlTlSH CAPTURE THE DEnvIxH-
IS ExrRExcnED rOsITIox. n
Mere TAan 1--WE TAeuaana 81 the
DervisAes xlain. ana TAeir Cora
1anAeR Falls lnse British Hanas
Most Drilliant Battle Vet TsagAt

CAIRO. April A-The Angio-Egyptian
FORCES under Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener
attacked the Dervish position this morning
ana rushed Marncud's xariha to tho center
OK bis sorsssica lions without check. The at-
tack was entirely successful and the Der
wishes lost very heavily.
The Anglo-Egyrtian forces. after a night
march. arrived at dawn before the enemy's
csmr. When the trenches Of the Dervishes
nad been b0nhartied. the whole Anglo
Egyptian force made brilliant rush for
the xarsha and the trenches The Der-
Wishes stood their ground brave,y. and TO
served their IRE until the attacking force
pervssa general. was among tho prisoners
captured.
As the dispatch was sent tho Angle
Exyptian cavalry. with Maxim guns and
batteries. were pursuing the fugitiyes. The
ioss u the Anglo-Ezyptian force. ia-
oades Capt urquhart. of the Highland
ers. and Lieut.. George. Of the Stafford
Highlanders killed and ten officers Of the
British brigade and four British officers In
tho Egyptian service wounded.
Most Bsiiliant Battle Of s~uaan.
ATBARA CAMP. Nubia. April a--Tns
ardar's force numbered 2o0O men. with
twensy-four guns, under Col. Long. and
twelve Maxims. The enemy left Shandy
with zoo men. The enemy Wa at first
practically concealed underground in a
strong xariha. After an hour OF heavy
oombardment. the brigades were formed
and carried the position at the point Of
the hayonet under a tremendous IRE from
the enemy. The xariba was torn away.
but the enemy obstinateiy chung to the
trenches and were bayoneted in them.
During the whole admirable lombard
uent by Col Long not a single Dervish
was visible.
4Ahmoud was captured by the teath
Soudanese battalion. He was underground
the whole time his men were fighting.
Osman Digna fied. as usual.
The enemys guns. baggage. ammuni-
ton and standards were captured.
Col Murray had his horse shot from
under him and was wounded In the arm.
The enemy certainly behaved with great
bravery.
Bashardt Redi fell at the head OF his
men. The authorities call today's battle
the most brilliant that was ever fought In
the Soudan
l have been all over the Dervlsh position
and estimate their dead 1t more than
2.00
Mahmoud's army Is practically wiped
out. -Four thousand OF his followers have
been taken prisonerA and he himself has
been caught hiding in hole under bed.
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several outfits were entirely covered up.
Last fall. while the las, Of the K,oadiks
travellers were eamped at Sheep camp. a
wall OF Ice broke away in a crevice Of a
glacier above Sheep camp. and . mountain
OF water and ice plowed a furrow down
the trail, wiping out half Of Sheep camp
ard killing two people
Two Pals Die Together.
August ziebarsh, r.. left Seattle for
Dawson during the firss week in March.
He was a passenger on the Queen, and
before leaving he said that 1t was his
Intention to hurry through from Skagway
TO Dawson 10 join his father. Herman,
who has been in the Klondixe since last
July. Miss Anna Zieharsh, a sister OF
The Ziebarsh boys, was seen at her home.
1878 resler avenue. last night by . POST
Iu,eiIigencer reporter, and she, Of course.
had not we; heard OF the terrible fate OF
Der brother. Miss zleharsh said: August
LEI, Seattle with Frank sprague. who wa.
8 butcher. and a young man named Ste
Fenson. who. I believe. had charge OF an
elevator in one OF the blocks In Seattle
II was the insention Of my brother 20
reach Dawson IS soon Is possible. as my
ether brother, Herman, is there. and vs
have heard has good claim. Since
August ief; honsa we lave no, rece,ves
any news srom either one OF the boy,
either Directly or Indirectly. Before ieav-
ING Seattle August had a butcher shop
On Yez,er avenue. aud las, SKINNER he ran
meat market on Pike street"
The list o. dead as brought down on the
AK includes not only the name CT young
Ztenarth, but that Of Frank SrrsSua As
Zsebarths travelling companion, accord
ing 10 his sister. was Joaa SpTague. /; y
evident thai the two men met death to-
ge,her
May He Fred Atwood.
f. L. Atwood. CT Eex York. whose name
appears N the lis, cf the lost, may De
Fred Atwood. who arrived here two
months ago and left fer the Rlondske via
tie chs.koot pass soea as,esuard A.