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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
MERCHANTS IN CONVENTION.
Third Annual Meeting of the National
Association Begun In PhiladeI-
phia Yestcrdny.

New York, Jan. 25.-The third annual
conference of the National Association Of
Manufacturers began in the Masonic tenn
rle, this city, to-day. About go prominent
merchants from all parts OF the country
were present at the morning session, at
which Theodore C.. Search, of Philadelphia,
presided. The convention will close with a
banquet on Thursday, at which President
Mckinley will speak.
In his annual report. President Search
declared that. during the past twelve
months. the industries of the United States
had progressed from long continued dull
ross and stagnation into pronounced ac-
tivity. He claimed for the National Asso-
cation of Manufacturers a large share OF
the credit for this expansion of trade.
The report of the committee on weights
and measures the adoption
of the metric system of weights and meas
ures as the legal system of the United
States. to come into force January 1, 1901:
After luncheon. on board the st. Louis,
Secretary E. T. Wilson. of Cincinnati. sub
mitted his annual report. This showed a
gain of 6ii members during the past year
Between 500 and 800 delegates were enter
tanned tonight by members of the local
smoker at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
which is estimated to have cost $4,000. The
affair was held in the old ballroom The
room was decorated with potted plants:
cut flowers and ferns. The guests passed
to the ballroom by a plush lined box. eight
feet long and two feet deep.
This was filled to overlooking with the
finest brands of cigars, a bunch OF which
was handed to each guest. About the ball.
room at regular intervals were small
tables The smoker was absolutely In
formal. The guest seated himself at 4
table. ordered anything he desired from
the Waldorf menu. and smoked his cigar
as he talked to his friend. or turned to-
ward the stage at the end OF the room.
where during the evening. half a hundred
theatrical performers appeared before the
EueStS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
HUGE ELEVATOR BURNED.
East st. Louis Structure Containing
1,25O,OOO Bushels of Grain De-
strOyed by Fire.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 25.-One of the most
disastrous fires experienced in East St.
Louis in many years started about $50 to-
night in the Union elevator the largest
building of its kind either here or in East
st. Louis. and before it had burned itself
out property to the estimated value of
100000 was destroyed. The elevator and
contents, supposed 10 be not far from
100000 bushels of grain. the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy freight house. adjoining.
with ten cars of merchandise. eighty-five
carloads of corn, and a number of smaller
dwellings. were burned, together with the
stables of the ST. Louis Transfer Company.
The elevator. which had a capacity of
more than 1.2J0.OUO bushels. was about full
of grain. a greater part of it being corn
owned by ST. Louis firms. This made an
intensely hot fire. The strong wind sent
sparks and burning embers for at least a
quarter of a mile. Before the fire had
been burning an hour. the flames had
spread to the burlington freight house to
the south, a building 500 feet long. All the
fire apparatus in the city of East St Louis
was called to the scene. in addition to the
engines from ST. Louis. At midnight. the
fire was confined within the limits named.
but 1t will be many hours before it burns
itself out.
The heaviest losers are the Z. B. White
Grain Company. the Will Harstick Grain
Commission Company. and the United Ele-
vator Company 1t is impossible at this
late hour TO get a detailed estimate of the
losses. but it is thought they will foot up
at least 81, 600. 600.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC.
System Is n Success in Washington,
as II Would he Here and Retire
the Deadly Overhead Wire.

The underground electric system is TAX
lug. the place of the cable lines in Wash
ington. L. G.. 1t has been in operation there
for three years and when the power house
of the Avenue cable line burned down some
months ago il WAS concluded TO substitute
the underground electric.
The underground electric system in use
on the street railways of Washington is 10
he commended said Mr.. John II. Ingram,
member of a well known banking house in
New York. Il inspected the workings of
the system in use on the Capital railway
in operation between the navy yard and the
bridge. and IL seemed 10 me to answer all
purposes admirably. The underground plan
Of motive power for cities is undoubtedly
the thing. II does away with the danger
GUS II unsightly trolley. and gives speed.
comfort and safety. ! think that Presi-
dent Randlc. Of the Canital line. is to be
congratulated on securing what appears TO
be an ideal system.
This is of special interest TO the people
of Kansas City at this time and the au-
thorities elected 10 grant and regulate fran
ChiScS might become of value to constitu-
ents by protecting the people from the I'M
slightly and deadly trolley. There is no
danger of anyone being killed from electric
currents with the underground system, and
while il has the appearance of "A cable line
II is far better.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
Death of Nathan Spear.

Nathan Spear, at one time a we'll known
business man in Kansas City. died yester-
day afternoon of blood poisoning. the re-
suit of an accident TO his foot two weeks
ago. He was - years old and had lived in
Kansas City twenty-five years. Before
coming to this city he WAS one of the lead
ing dry goods merchants of Leavenworth.
Kas. For the past twenty-three years he
had lived at the Coates House. He was a
warm personal friend of Colonel kersey
Coates. and one of the provisions of Colonel
Coates will was that Mr.. Spear should al
ways have a home at the hotel.
Nh. Spear was a native of Germany, but
came to this country when u mere boy.
After coming to Kansas City he engaged
in the cigar business with B. Davidson. He
was Il floor walker in the employ of q. Y.
Smith & Co.. before the failure of that
firm. and held a similar position with the
Doggett Dry Goods Company until he re-
tired about ten years ago. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock from Carlat's undertaking rooms.
COZ Main street. The following will be the
pallhearers: J. L. Coates. A. Judah. r. f.
Abbott. 1. Ney. Isaac Bachrach, Val Bick-
ing, C. ID. Axman and James Michaels.
Rabbi Schulman will otticiate. Burial will
be in Elmwood cemetery.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
MARSH WANTS AN OPINION.
At Least the County Judge Desires to
and Does Go on Record as
Wanting 1t.

When the county court convened at In
dependence yesterday Judge Marsh was
troubled. The judge is a candidate for
presiding judge of the county court. and he
is frequently pcrpleXed by little questions
that arise which may shape his destiny.
Judge Chrisman is also a candidate for
presiding judge and there is a breach be-
tween them which is constantly growing
wider. Yesterday Judge Marsh drew from
his pocket a list of questions which he
wanted the county counselor to answer at
an early date. Counselor Reed is al APP
pointee of Judge Marsh and favorable an
swers are looked for if it will help his
friend politically.
The questions that Marsh wants the
counSelor's opinion on are:
Can the county court legally Stipulate
in all bids for work a demand that it bear
the imprint of the label of the trades coun-
ell of Kansas city,"
Would it be legal for the court to de-
mand that all county printing be done with
the approval Of the trades council?'
Has the court the power to require the
publication of county notices in such pa
pers only as are authorized to use the union
label?"
The court made an order that the coun-
selor's opinion be rendered without delay.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
SHORN OF ITS POWER.
Campaign Committee of Missouri Re-
publican Club Will Not BE the
Whole Thing Hereafter.

The Missouri Republican Club held n
meeting last night which was very largely
attended. A lively debate was precipitated
by the proposition of f. Mont Reilly, pri-
vate secretary TO the mayor. to reScind the
resolution of December IA. comforting upon
the campaign committee entire charge and
control of the spring campaign. Consider
able dissatisfaction was found with the by
laws drawn up by the committee. and
which were never submitted to the club as
a whole. One of these bylaws provided that
not later than ten days before the primaries
the executive council of the committee,
composed of one delegate from each ward
club. should meet and select the candidates
to be voted upon at the primaries. Another
bylaw provides that any member of the
committee failing to attend two successive
meetings shall be deemed TO have resigned
and his place shall be filled by the chair
man.
The committee was charged with organic
ing ward clubs in the interest of certain
candidates and the club by an overwhelm-
ing vote took away the power of the COM
mittee. Ralph Ingalls,, II; l.. Strohm.. Colo
mel r II. Hunt and others Opposed this
action. contending that the bylaws were
patterned after those of the leading Re-
publican clubs of Philadelphia and st.
NJ. A. Pursley offered a resolution re-
quirins that the bylaws of the committee
be submitted to the club and that all bills
he likewise presented 10 the club for audit
ine. The resolution was adopted.
The following new members were elect
ed: Frank Jarvis; G: r. Whiteman: H.
~ '"a- -. = =. ihl'-
rel, a. c. Rule, r. J. Boyd and II. S.
Alden.
MIR. Reilly offered a resolution that all
cGndidates should use campaign station
cry having the union label.
President Brown appointed the following
house committee: y. y. Church. chair
man: ]. S. Gardner. S. Y. Johnson, d. ID.
Drake and William Clough.
The executive committee of the Missouri
Republican Club held a meeting at noon
Yesterday. City Assessor G.. c. Yost was
reelected chairman and j. L. Jewell sec
rotary. w. J. Lafferty was chosen fnan-
! CIal secretary at a salary of $50 per month
from now until election. Provision was
made for a colored porter at $50 per
month.
TIL committee decided that visitors could
rot visit the club rooms oftener than once
"A month. and then only when accom-
panied by n member. The meetings of the
club have been open 10 members only, the
purpose being to induce all Republicans
to Join the club.
W. \. Powell and 5. ]. Herrick resigned
from the committee and NJ. DeVasher. q.
l.. Nellis. Isaac Wagner. j. d. GolGshv
end c. II. kirshner We're added to The
| committee
Another meeting will be held at noon
| next Tuesday.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
INSANE TAKEN TO FULTON.
Seventy-seven Men and Women Re.
moved From Poor Farm-Occu-
pied Two Railway Coaches.

Seventy-seven insane men and women In
two passenger coaches waited for a half
hour at the Union depot last night. They
were going from the county poor farm to
the state insane asylum at Fulton.
Ed Watts. an old negro. sat IN a corner
seat in the forward coach, and great tears
rolled down his cheeks.
What dey takin' me way from my home
fur? Why KANT dey let pore ole Ed lib
lad been at the county poor farm twelve
years and had looked on it as his home. A
good many more of the seventy-seven felt
as old Uncle Ed did about 1t.
The seventy-seven insane were put In ten
wagons at the poor farm at . O'Clock yes
telday afternoon and hauled a mile and q
half TO Little Blue station. on the Missouri
Pacific. There they, We're loaded into
coaches, which were brought to this city
All $50 O'Clock last night the coaches We're
coupled to the regular Chicago & Alton
train. which left at $40.
foggy windows of the two coaches while
they waited at the Union depot: They saw
the seats filed with men and women: a
with their hands, the most Of them silent
and sober faced. Sheriff r.; S. Stone and
SIX deputy shsritfs and 9; H. Gentry: su-
Hull. a keeper. were in charge of the I'M
fortunates.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Shannon was
standing quietly inside the car door when
an old. stalwart looking 1rishman stepped
up and said this to him: .
You're the pope, are you?.
made me bishop first an give me slathers
O. money an I saved 1t all an wint to
Rome. an they made me pope"
This old fellow positively refused to sit
down in the passenger coach. He had
stood up all the way from Little Blue sta
ton and was standing yet wnen the train
left the Union depot last night. He would
not sit down because the cushions of the
.Begor." he said. 1.-THE pope nivver sit
down on an English ridcoat. an he nivver
will"
a few only of the patients wore straight
Jackets. Two women had their hands en-
cased in mittens of sole leather. One negro
was chained to his seat and he W
part of the time.
A woman of about 30, with a very pleas
ant face and a perpetual smile, said:
We'll it's time we got out of Jackson
county. I'll swear Jackson county is a
hard place for a Quaker to manage"
One of the insane women mourned be-
cause they We're aking her away from Mr..
Tompkins. and she talked continually about
another woman who was trying to take
TompkinS from her.
The train left at $40 O'Clock. 1t arrived
at Mexico at 1:N o'clock this morning.
and there was 4 wait of several hours in
that town. The insane are due at Fulton at
$50 o'clock this morning.
Tie removal of these seventy-seven in
sane patients took from the poor farm all
those who We're SO insane that they had
to be kept in confinement. Not all the In
sane were taken away. but those left be-
hind are the demented ones who are able
to work on the farm and can get along
| without being watched.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
ROUTINE COUNCIL WORK.
But Little General Interest Developed
I'm Either House mt Last Nights
Meeting.

In the upper house, at last nights toun-
Gil meeting, an ordinance was passed trans
ferring $4,000 surplus collections for the
fiscal year 1896 in the genera! fund to the
expense department of that fund.
The special ordinance revision committee.
having, through oversight, omitted to make
provision for the employment Of adequate
partment and the city engineers office. q
measure to remedy the defect was passed
under suspension of the rules.
The lower house ordinance to pave Tracy
avenue from the north line of Fifth street
to Independence avenue was passed, the
work to be done with vitrified brick.
The Wyne ordinance, providing charter
amendments 10 be voted on at the coming
election looking to home rule in the police
department. and also that proposed by Mr..
Brown requiring notice to be given TO the
mayor. as a condition precedent to the filing
of damage suits against the city within
a certain period. were called up. but on
motion of Mr.. Brown We're postponed TO
the next meeting, when it was announced
iinal action would be taken. Messrs. Sed-
don and Johnston urged immediate action
on the police amendment, but 1t was eX-
planned that IT was desired to see II some
form of ballot could not be arranged by
which all could be voted on Jointly, and
for that reason action was deferred, with
Seldom and Johnston voting NO..
An ordinance to appropriate 800 from
the general fund for the Protestant Home
for Aged Women. introduced by Mr..
Browp. went TO the finance committee.
The lower house measure to pave Troost
avenue from Sixth to Eighth street was
passed.
A communication and ordinance submit
ted by the pard board, asking the conllr-
nation of its action in naming the parks,
was referred to the public improvements
committee.
The measure providing for n %janitor for
the city hall building in Westport. referred
at the last meeting. was called up and
passed. The salary IS to be $40 per month.
TIL lower house ordered a lamp es-
tablished at Eighteenth street and Indiana
avenue.
The upper house ordinances providing
for the omissions in the report of the or
dinance revision committee and transfer
ring $1,000 from the general fund to the
expense department. were both passed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26

street. notified the police that Whitworth.
%ho had worked for her one day. had dis
Including a pair of opera glasses and a
diamond-set collar button. He was ar
night by officer McHale. When taken 10
police headquarters he denied his guilt. but
later confessed that he had the
robbery at Mr.. Maitby's house. Officer
McHale recovered most of the stolen prop
elty from a West Fifth street pawnshop.
where Whitworth had left it. He denied
that he robbed Mrs. Hamblin's house.
Whitworth is Il high parachute leaper. He
il a brother-in,law Of Albert Enguess, a
driver fer the Staley bakery. at Tenth and
lice Innocent jim" De~lhougherty. Miller
and Green. amateur highwaymen who oper-
ated in Kansas City during the holidays in
1896. and are now serving terms in the
state penitentiary.
Whitworth will be held on a charge Of
larceny.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
CITY NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

A meeting of the West Side Republican
Club of the Tenth ward has been called for
tonight at Twenty-seventh and Cherry.
Meeting to begin at $50.
.Maude's Conversion. or the Story of a
Midnight Open Air Meeting" will be the
subject of a Salvation Army service of
song to be held tonight at the army hall,
l2lO Walnut street.
The Jewish Young Mems Association will
give q literary and musical entertainment
at the temple. Eleventh and Oak streets.
Friday night. February l.. The members Of
the association invite their friends to at
tend.
The first of a series of social meetings for
members of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation will he held tomorrow night at
the rooms of the association. The object of
the meetings is for members to get ac-
quainted with each other. Short literary
and musical programmes will be rendered
and refreshments will be served.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
FILIBUsTERs COME TO GRIEF.
steamer Tillie Sinks OF BarneSat and
-Four Of Her Crew Are
Lost.

Providence, R. l., Jan. 25.-Nineteen sur
vivors of the suspected filibustering steam
er Tillie, which probably sank off Barne-
CAT. We're brought to this port by a coast
ing schooner to-day. Four men were lost.
Captain John O'Brien was among the
saved.
The Tillie was abandoned last Sunday
afternoon. while off Barnegat, in the midst
of a terrible storm. 1t is believed she was
scuttied by traitors who had Joined the
party on board for the purpose of destroy
ing the vessel. The nineteen who We're
saved escaped with great difficulty. The
other four men could not be taken OFF. and
they went down with the vessel. Forty
tons of dynamite, three dynamite guns and
a considerable quantity of ammunition, in
tended for the Cuban insurgents. was on
board the Title when she sank.
Captain Waldemar, of the Governor Ames.
says of the rescue:
Sunday afternoon, about . o'clock. about
twenty miles south by west OF Shinnecock.
we sighted a small two-masted steamer
flying her colors union down. Steering to-
ward the steamer and watching her
through the glass, We saw that she was
deep in the water and laboring hard. Soon
afterward. we made out two boats filled
with men just astern Of the distressed craft.
The wind was blowing forty miles IN hour,
al the sea was flerCe. Inc waves were
breaking clear across the Ames asideships
and We had our hands full 10 manage our
ship. but we realized that the steamer close
by was sinking. and that many men were
in peril Of their lives. and resolved to do
what we could TO aid them. The course OF
the Governor Ames was changed to bring
her as close to the steamer as possible. and
wnen within a quarter of a mile of her
the hVe-maSter was hove to.
WO Dc;ltlOluS UrODDeu down 10 the
Ames and were pulled aboard. The second
mate OF the Ames and four seamen volun-
teered to return to the Title to the aid of
the men still on board the sinking craft.
They brought back four at the risk of their
own lives. Darkness had set in by the time
The men returned to the Ames. the wind
nad increased to a hurricane and the only
course left was to abandon the four re-
manning men to their fate. The Tillie was
even with the water line at the time. and
undoubtedly sank almost Immediately"
| Upon reaching Providence. the survivors.
after expressing their gratitude TO Captain
| Waldemar. of the Governor Ames. left for
New York. Ten of the men resuced were
Cubans. The names of the lost are: Ho,
racio Pevia. Alfred Bermudes. - Can
ceilori and the steward. whose name is no,
/ known,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
FASHIONS IN CHINA.
fectIy Correct-Celcry Dishes
Are Low and Flat.

1t is a well known fact that the woman
who does not admire fine china is abnor-
NAL. AS one scientist put 1t, 1T is quite
impossible TO be a woman and not love
pretty things" Nevertheless, the china
maniac is wearisome. But she can tell You
what to put on your table when you wish
to be perfectly and fashionably correct.
and you can trust her word implicitly. She
would say. if questioned now. that-celery
dishes are low and fiat and of cut glass.
Bouillon cups of crystal or porcelain have
fluted covers. Fruit dishes are low and
porcelain. Salad bowls are of china to
match the service or of Bohemian glass
mounted in silver The salad fork and
of the broad, low. English style or tall
and slim. set upon silver legs or n flaSree
base. Finger bowls are of opalescent or
rainbow glass or delicatelv engraved French
crystal ornamented in gold.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
The court made an order that the coun-
selor's opinion be rendered without delay.
That state Democratic Conventions.

To The journal.
W. C.. Scarritt wants his brother, the
judge, nominated for the supreme court.
This is one of the things the Scarritt folks
are figuring on. Hence 1t is w. &. Scar
rift sent the state convention to Spring.
field. If the convention had been held
here Scarritt folks would not have been
il: it. The Pinkerton record and many
other things besides local Democrats would
have knocked them out. Hence it is the
state convention will not be held here.
OF course it is fitting that the convention
be held at Springtield-the most inacces-
sible to Kansas City of any town in the
state. This will squeeze out many anti
Scarritt fellows, and there You are.
OF course. the Stephens-Scarritt combi-
ration is of more Importance than Kan
sas City. This city can get along without
Il Democratic state convention, but we
cannot get along without a Scarritt on
the state Democratic ticket. This being
the situation. of course Pinkerton Police
sliding East and allowing the scheme to
be worked. .- READER.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-26
HORSE INSTANTLY KILLED.
Felix Hines, n journal Carrier. Has n
Narrow Escape From "a "Live"
Electric Wire.

Felix Hines. a carrier for The Journal.
came near being killed yesterday morning
by a live electric light wire in front of EOS
Central avenue. Kansas City. Kas. He was
delivering his papers, and was just turning
his horse and buggy, when the horse ran
against the wire. which had sagged down
nearly 10 the ground under the weight OF
the snow and slect which was falling. The
wire touched a buckle on the harness. and
Immediately there was a bright spark. The
horse sank to his knees and then plunged
forward. Tn wire became entangled in
the harness and the horse struggled TO get
away from II. In its frenzy ii lunged into
the air and fen again directly on the wire.
Thin blue flames leaped about the metals
on the harness, and in less than two min
uteS the horse ceased his struggles. In at
tempting 10 remove the wire from the har-
ness when IL first became c]ntanglcd. Hines
received a shock that knocked hIm down,
hut he recovered himself before the horse
fall ., tho ground.