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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15

But that is not all of his petty poll
tics. Just as soon as he learned that
Mr.. Gerling had declined he went to
Hon. U. S. G. Pitzer and endeavored
to persuade him to refuse to accept
the nomination should it be rendered
him. Now, we do not know that Mr..
Pitzer will accept, but we do know
that political advice from Boyer has
Just about as much effect on Mr.. Pit
zeras has water on a ducks back.
But the idea of Boyer advising Pitzerl
That is a sumner
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15

And the Statesman is not one whit
behind the Democrat except that
Boyer is a more diplomatic dema-
gogue than Eichelberger. 1t charges
also that Mr.. Gerling was or was to
be withdrawn, intiiuating that Mr..
Gerling published an untrue state
ment. 1t is the first time during all
our acquaintance with Mr.. Gerling
that we have heard any statement
made by him called in question. In
business matters his word is regarded
by all as good as his bond. One
would suppose that man who occu-
pies the position held by c. W. Boyer
in church and community would at
least have enough regard for the feel
ings of sick man to either try make
his life pleasant or else say nothing,
the more especially since he admitted
within the past two weeks that the
Republican majority in Berkeley
county would be at least 800.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15
Hs,z D:Ir. cure Liver Ills; easy Il
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PETTY POLITICS.

When the Berkeley Democrat
claims that l.. c. Gerling was ere
tired" from the Republican ticket or
that he would have been retired, "
it claims that which is absolutely
false, and when it charges that the
editor of the Herald Twas endeavor-
ing to have him removed from the
ticket" it makes a charge which is a
lie out of the whole cloth. The rea-
son assigned by Mr.. Gerling is the
true and only reason and every one
with a spark of manhood in his char
acter knows it is true. Only the con-
temptible creature who attempts to
edit the Democrat and who is himself
totally depraved and utterly devoid of
true manhood would make such base
charges.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15
choice silks and
dress goods

a feature-at prices that will in
terest your pocket-book.
Large assortments-probablyI
the largest-shown. 10000
square feet of floor space takenI
up with retail silk and Dress
Goods departments alone. De-
termined to do greater business
than ever before-by making it'll
pay you to buy here. In yoa
own interest, letgoods and
prove il. See what i'm
Dress Goods IS anl
will buy-2OO stE@
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
LEEDY'S BILL NOT IN FAVOR.
But One Endorsement of 1t In the
Weekly Papers So Far
Received.

Topeka, kas., Feb. 1l.-(Special) The
Populist editors of the state are NOT falling
over each other TO get in line with Cow
ernor Leedy on his proposition TO call an
extra session of the legislature. The ma
tority of them are out OF the state this
week on a junketing trip TO Port Arthur.
and. as a consequence, a full expression of
editorial opinion will be delayed for a
week. Those who remained at the desk
however, are grinding out opinions on the
subject. Probably one-third of the weekly
papers OF the state of this weeks issua
reached the State Historical Society TO-DAY
In almost every instance, mention is made
of the governors plans in a news way. but
there Is a scarcity of editorial comment
A hurried glance at the papers received So
far, however. shows that just one Pbpulist
weekly editorial advocates the calling of
n special session. That is the Clay Center
Dispatch. There will be many more in
tomorrow, and it is expected that some of
them will back up the governor. Those pa
pers issued by the governors appointees
will certainly howl for an extra session
unless the governor has posted them in
advance TO say nothing and saw wood"
Several OF the old line Pop editors advise
They declare there is no urgent demand
for 1t, and fear that it will injure the par
ty in the coming campaign.
F. p. Elder, editor of the Ottawa Times,
and one of the wheel horses in Kansas
Populism. has this to say:
The people of Franklin county will be
slow 10 believe that any emergency exists
for the assembling of the legislature in
special session to enact this railroad bill or
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
HOW MUCH DID SHE GET?
Mrs. HillmOn May Have o Tell in
Court of the New York Life
nenl

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 11.-(Special.) Mrs.
Sallie Hillmon may yet be forced to tell
the terms of her compromise with the New
York Life Insurance Company in the cell
ebrated Hillmon case. 1t has always been
a question as to the amount OF money the
New York Life company paid in settle
ment of the claim against it. A check for
sl5,UO was given to the attorneys for Mrs.
Hillmon. but attorneys interested on the
other side claim that it is an easy matter
to give a check. 1t is currently reported
that it cost the New York Life compare
lively nothing; that Mrs. Hillmon settled
cheaply with the expectation that the set
tlement would assist her in effecting a set
Element with the other companies at a good
figure. But how to find out the terms of
the settlement has been the question.
A plan has been hit upon. Mrs. Hfllmo2
Will be forced either to admit that she re-
for costs in the case. Heretofore she has
been playing the poverty dodge, and was not
compelled to put up bond to secure the
costs in case she lost But now she claims
to have received several thousand dollars.
She Is no longer any pauper, according to
her story. The two remaining fighting
companies say that II she has SO much
money as she claims she should give bond
for costs. A motion Will soon be filed in
the federal. court. asking her to put up
bond. If she still pleads poverty, it will
be prima facie evidence that she settled
with the New York Life for practically
nothing. 1t will also give the attorneys a
chance to question her under oath con-
corning the settlement. That is what they
want to do. The attorneys for the insur-
ance companies expect Mrs. Hillmon's at
torney to make a big play about the New
YORK Life settlement at the trial, and by
raising the question of bond, they will be
IN position to show that the consideration
or the settlement was practically nothing.
This is expected to overcome the moral
erect OF the story of the settlement.
Judge Williams will be here Monday to
try the case Mrs. Hillmon is reported very
III at her home at L~eavenwor.h, and her
attorneys are talking of a continuance. The
insurance attorneys are Of the opinion that
this Is a put up job. In setting the case
for trial Judge Foster several weeks e
declared that the case should be tried in
February. 1t is barely possible that the
court will appoint some physicians to visit
MRS; Hillmon and ascertain whether or not
she is playing off" The companies claim
they are ready for trial, and they don't
propose to submit to a continuance unless
Mrs. Hillmon is really sick. They believe
her prefessed sickness is a scheme put up
them to a settlement out of court.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
THREE COMMITTEES TO MEET.
Kansas City, Kas., Will BE Turned
Over to City and State Poll
ticians To-day.

Kansas City, Kas., Will BE Turned
Over to City and State Poll
ticians To-day.
Three committee meetings are billed for
Kansas City, Kas.. to-day, the Republican
congressional committee, of the Second dis
trict. the Republican city central commit
tee. of Kansas City, kas., and the Demo-
cratic city central committee. The con-
gressional committee will meet in the ALI
mon hotel and decide upon a date for the
convention, at which a candidate for con-
gresham will be named. The convention
will likely be held some time in May.
TIL Republican city central committee
will set a date for the holding of primaries
to nominate a municipal ticket for Kansas
City, Kas. 1t is hard to tell what will be
done by the Democrats. 1t is understood
that a very interesting fight will take place.
There is a move on foot to give the Pop
both of the districts, and If an attempt
is made to do this, there will be fun. Some
of the Democratic committeeman are load
ed for big game, and If any trouble is
started it is hard to tell where it will end.
While the contest for Republican nomina-
tons will be a lively one, yet the struggle
will be honest and friendly. In addltlon 10
the candidates already ANNOUNCED for con.
stable for the North district, Pete Nugent
and D.. B. Harris have served notice on
Their Their f Wr Snr that &c t = yor weu man m aRd w yas
formerly a conductor on the l. road. He
is widely known. Mr.. Harris has resided
in Kansas City, Kas., for many years and
will have a good following.
]. r. Boynton, who has cen spoken OF as
a candidate for councilman from the Sec,
ond ward, stated yesterday that he would
not make the race. This leaves the con-
test between Harry Mendenhall, the pres
emit incumbent, and G. M. Hughes eN.Jus-
tice OF the peace. 1t is claimed that no
other candidates will come out. and if this
is true the contest between Mendenhail and
Hughes will be a warm one.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.
j. Mack Love One of Twenty.six Ar
kansns City Citizens Who
Are in Trouble.

Topeka, Kas-, Feb. 11.-(Special.) Con.
tempt proceedings were commenced in the
federal court here to-day against ]. Mack
Love. chairman of the silver Democratic
state committee and twenty-five other tax
payers Of Arkansas City for the violation
of an order made by Judge Williams in the
Wichita division of the federal court last
year. The proceedings are the outgrowth
OF the old waterworks fight in Arkansas
City. The petition was filed to-day by Ros-
sington, Smith & Dallas, representing the
Illinois Trust and Savings bank. Several
months ago this bank obtained Judgment
against the city Of Arkansas City for S25.-
600 in the waterworks litigation. Mandamus
proceedings were then instituted in the
FEDERAL court to compel the city authorities
to levy a tax to raise money to pay the
Judgment. The writ was granted. The Of
ficials made the levy and the money was
collected by County Treasurer Cronkhite.
Before the treasurer could turn the money
over to the bank to satisfy the Judgment,
J. Mack Love and twenty-five other tax
of Cowley county to enjoin him from pay
ing the judgment. The court granted an
injunction and as a result the bank has
never received Its money. In the petition
filed to-day it is charged that the action
of Love and others was in violation of the
mandatory order of the federal court, and
that they are, therefore, in contempt. Judge
Williams will be here next Monday, when
he will probably set a time for the parties
to come in and show cause why they should
not be punished.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,


NORMAN & ROBERTSON. proprietors
No. Is East Sixth street. furnish daily the
transfers of real estate filed in the record
er's office at Kansas City, Mo-.
Notice-AH transfers appearing in the
daily reports contain covenants OF general
warranty. unless otherwise stated.
February II.
Rees ]. Lewis. Jr., and wife to AL
bert A. Lewis; part Of lots @ and
"a, Z. 8. Longs embellishments 1850
Albert A. Lewis to Minnie G. Lew
Adah NJ. Martin and husband to LOW
Jennie c. Stahlnecker; lot 81. sub
division Troost highlands ......... 1850
James A. Rose and wife to Sue E. 49,
Linton; lots IS and 81, Belmont. 1000
Elizabeth c.. Riley to Elizabeth s.
Taylor: part of lot Z. block 4.
Rice's addition 5000
Aida G.. Stebbins to William Shea;
Ella EaKin and husband to Eliza
A. Brochear: lots %. %. "a and y,
block s, Whitehead place.::....- 5000
win; part of lot 3. block 2. Martyrs
Woodland addition .............. 5000
Anna O'Mara and husband to George
Schlaegel and wife; lot 9. block 2.
continuation Conover & Fosters
John A. Barnes and wife to E. p.
Phifer; lot II, block S, Niagara
pA' oUiTCLAIM DEEDS. -'
Mathilda Shredder ct al to Nellie NJ.
Shredder; lot Z, McGrail & Felton's
J. A. Brightwell and wife to Samuel
Wright; lot 20: block "a, continual
A. A. Chamberlain to George Field;
lots 5 and 6, block l. Coleman
place ........ $500. ............... !
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12

WHEREAS. Edward L. Martin and Mary E. Mar
I'm. MS vile, gTantors. BY their deed Of trust dated
eighty-nine. recorded In the office Of the recorder Of
deeds Of Jackson county. Missouri. at Kansas City.
on the same day. in book b sss. pages ass to sss.
SON Brumback. all Of the following described land
in Kansas City. Jackson county. Missouri. to-wit:
east nine C) feet Of lot eighteen u.s.. ali in block
eight W, In Kings resurvey Of blocks 5. 6. Z and 8
in Hubb.rd's addition to the City Of Kansas, subject
were thereby assigned to said Brumback. land there
by conveyed being = parcel fronting nfty-nins feet
between Central street and May street. and running
back north that width one hundred and forty-two
tain ~promissory notes in such deed described: and,
whereas. all Of said notes were paid. except the
lars therein described. and default was made in the
payment, when due. Of said principal note. and tho
same is now wholly dus and unpaid. with interest
Of March. 1886. subject. however. to the following
credits: $50. 81. made March n. 1897: $50. made
June IS. 1887. and .i7s.so made November Is. 1887:
now. therefore. notice is hereby given that. at the
request Of the owner and holder Of said unpaid note.
1 will. as such trustee. by virtue Of the power given
before and in such deed described. and any and
bidder. at the court house door in the City Of Kan
ss (now called Kansas City,. in the county Of Jack
son aforesaid for cash. on Thursday. the third day
the forenoon and i've O'clock in the afternoon. TO pay
the costs and expenses Of executing this trust. in
and to pay said principal note. with interest thereon.
as above specified. the court house door at which
such sale will be made being the south front door OF
the block of ground bounded by Fifth street. Oak
street. Missouri avenue and Locust street. and being
county. Missouri. ut said city. will at time Of sale
be held. or might lawfully be held. II then In ses-
sion, and being the door where the sheriff usually
sells land on execution from said court
JEFFERSON BRUMBACK. Trustee
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12

any other into law. The people have lived
and prospered fairly well under the pres
emit law for the past fifteen years. and dur
ing all this time a forced many conces-
sions from the railroads favorable to the
peoples interests. They have in many
instances conceded that ample power ex-
listed in the board by the terms or the
present law to control these corporations
and now We believe the state and It's IN
terests can live until next January without
material injury. when the regular session
will meet and the house will be made up
with the weak shysters left out
The Pomona Enterprise, another lnnu-
entail Pop paper, says:
are of the opinion that the eXlsency
does not exist which would justify the con-
vening Of the legislature in extra session.
Let the present law be tried until the next
regular session, and then the people can
be heard from directly"
The Rice County Eagle. whose editor, D.
B. Hodgdon, has been a warm supporter
of the present administration, says:
Unless the legislature can be called to-
gether to do a specified work and adjourn
in about ten days and go home, our opinion
is it never ought to be called together.
Since should the call result in a long and
expensive session, and should the
and anarchistic whisky trust, with its rel
atives-the book trust, insurance trust and
other robber institutions-get in their work,
as they will try TO do, all that would re-
main to be done would be to write the obit-
uary of the party and grieve over its felon-
iouS homicide
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
STANDS BY HIS THREAT.
Web McNall Declares He VIII Conn
pei Insurance Companies to Re-
veal Their Doodle Deals.

Topeka, kas., Feb. 1~1.-(Special.) Insur-
ance Superintendent McNal declared to-
day that he Intended to carry out his threat
and call upon the insurance companies to
furnish Information as to the amount OF
money they put up last winter to defeat
insurance legislation. He has been i'm
plored by the administration to let up on
that idea, but says he will not do it. He
went to his home at Gaylord this afternoon
and will be back Monday. Before leaving,
he said he would draft blanks upon his re-
turn. and have the state printer get them
out right away.
The only salvation for the Pop members
of the last session now is for the insurance
companies to refuse to give up that infor-
nation. Even though the information must
be given under oath. the Pop legislators
hope the companies will get around the
matter some way. 1t is claimed that they
cannot afford to relate their bribery deals;
that it would be better to evade the cues
lions propounded by McNall, and even lie
a little to do it, in preference to giving
up which would convict them
of felony. Kansas has q peculiar, bribery
law. With keen foresight, and for self
preservation, the Kansas legislators enact
ed a bribery law that catches only the
the legislator who receives a bride does
not commit a crime. The stigma which
would be placed on his character. however,
makes a legislator a little chary about
wanting any Doodle deals. with which he
was connected. aired. For this reason the
| Pops look TO the insurance companies to
protect them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
MATTER TO BE COMPROMISED.
No Suit to he Filed for Royalty on
Coal Mined on State
Land,

~Leavenworth, Kas., Feb. 11.-(Special.)
For several days past George F.. McGrath,
state mine inspector, has been in the city
looking after the states interest in its
claim against the coal companies. McGrath
tried to keep his presence and mission here
a secret. and avoided reporters. 1t is
learned that he is now trying to effect a
settlement with the mines for coal alleged
10 have been taken from state property.
Those conyersant with the matter decline
to talk for publication. but say that eff
forts TO effect a: settlement are progress-
opportunity of knowing stated to The
journal correspondent that no suit for coal
mined on state property would be institut-
ed by the state. but that an agreement SAT-
isfactory TO both sides would be arrived at.
The basis of the settlement. he said. had
not been fully agreed upon. but it would
be one wherein the state would be u
gamer.
During McGrath's stay here he spent a
day at Lansing in consultation with War
den Lands. He left here for Fredonia,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
TO EXCHANGE.


TO EXCHANGE
Two S-acre tracts. suburb of Washington.
D.. c.; one tract nicely improved: electric
railroad to Washington; beautiful building
or Missouri worth about ! 0,000.
4c acres timber land in Butler county.
Mo-: 21ls miles from depot; value, .5OO:
City; this is clear of incumbrance.
$50 acres in Randolph county, Ark; vir-
gin timber; ] mile from depot; clear; price,
1900; want Kansas City residence and will
assume $500.
improved: also house in Bird City. Kas..
$500, to trade for general merchandise.
$50 acres. Westmoreland county. Pa; nice
ly improved; depot on farm: fine vein of
coal on farm: price. 10000; will take s5.000
in good real estate, balance time 6 per cent.
ed; a good farm and at a low price. 8. 800.
to exchange for 81. 500 merchandise or Kan
sas City property, balance. 1 year 6 per
cent.
5000 acre ranch in Blanco and Kendall
counties. Tex; the finest portion of Texas:
$4.W per acre; will trade for improved city
property.
We rave store buildings. farms. residence
property to trade for merchandise.
THE KANSAS CITY REALTY CO.
5 Bunker Bldg.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-12
PARTITION ALE-R rtr,u, of . deere. and .p..

PARTITION virtue OF q decree and spe-
cial order Of sale. issued from the office Of the cle.k
Of the circuit court of Jackson county. at Kansas
City. Missouri, rsturnable to the January term. 1898.
OF the said court. and to me. as sheriff. directed for
execution. in q suit in partition wherein Elvirz E.
Cramer; TheIese Reed and Richard Reed. her hus-
band: Ruth Seayer and Corydon Seaver. her hus-
band. and Mary R.. Austin and John Austin. her
husband. are plaintiffs VI. Harriet e. Hammond. E.
J. Nichols. Palmer Hotehkiss, William II. Hotch-
kiss. Susan H. Darnell and s. A. Darnell. her hus-
band; Lila Hanley and u. J. Hanley. her husband.
Fannie H. Thrasher and W. F.. Thrasher. her husband.
are defendants. No. 304s5. on Thursday. tho
3rd day OF March. 1898, between the hours Of ten
O'Clock a. m. and three o'clock p. m. Of that day. at
the south front door of the county court house. In
Kansas City. Jackson county. state OF Missouri, and
during the session Of said court, at Kansas City.
for the purpose Of making partition OF the following
and special order Of sale. l will offer foT sale and
sell at public vendue. for cash IN hand, to the
highest bidder. lot No. 10. In Austin's addition tn
Kansas City. Jackson county. Missouri. together with
all the privileges and appurtsnances thereto belong
ing. ROBERT s. STONE
Sheriff of Jackson County. Missouri.
George II. English. Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Kansas City. No.. Jan 18th. 1898.