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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
"PUTs~ AND "CALLS" TAXABLE.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott Makes an Important
Ruling.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The commits
soner of internal revenue has ruled that
puts and calls" were taxable at the
rate of cents for each 500 face value of
stock dealt in, and not at the rate of 10
cents for each transaction, as has been the
practice heretofore. These transactions had
paid but 10 cents each under the para
graph of the war revenue act reading:
Contract brokers' note, or memorandum
of sale of any goods or merchandise, stocks,
bonds, notes of hand or property of any
kind or description issued by brokers or
persons acting as such. for each note or
memorandum of sale not otherwise pro-
vided for in this act, 10 cents" The COM
missioner, however, holds that dealings in
puts and calls are otherwise provided
for in the act. and that they should pay
cents for each 800 face value as an agree
ment for the future delivery of the stocks
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
PENNSYLVANlA'S SICK.
Soldiers on Board En- Route
Home From ChickamauEa.

CINCINNATI. o.. Aug. 2s.-About the
middle of last week Governor Hastings, of
Pennsylvania, raised 5000 cash in thirty
minutes, in Philadelphia to equip a hospi-
tai train to bring home the sick Of Penn
sylvania regiments from Chickamauga
train of eighteen hospital cars was equipped
and started for Chickamauga with astound-
ing promptness. 1t passed through Cincin-
natl going south on Friday night. Tonight
it arrived by the Cincinnati Southern rail-
way homeward bound with I'll Pennsylva-
MIA soldiers, thirteen New Workers, one
Ohio and one Rhode Island soldier, and
left with its overjoyed freight an hour lat
er for Pittsburg. The train was supplied
with every luxury of personal service, food
and medical attention.
Both on the down trip and the return
Governor Hastings had special watchmen
at all switches, stations tunnels and other
points of danger on the road. Arriving at
Cincinnati tonight he tiled 164 kilograms to
friends of soldiers and to those preparing
for their reception in Pennsylvania AT
Chickamauga yesterday he took the sick
from hospitals against the protests of Of
iiciaIs, who wanted them to wait for
transcript Of their muster rolls. Fourteen
soldiers. too i'll to be moved We're left in
the Red Cross hospital. which the governor
saws is we'll managed. lie devoted his per
sonal attention to all the details of the
transportation.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
ROUGH RIDER A SUICIDE.
Killed Himself In Preference Il
Standing Trial for Absence
without Leave.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-Private Harry
Duval. Of Troop A Of the rough riders.
killed himself to-day by shooting himself
in the temple at Camp Wikoff. Montauk
Point. The suicide took place in the guard-
house, where he was under arrest. He had
been absent from camp for thirteen days
without leave of absence. and feared to
face the court-martial. He enlisted from
Arizona, and was considered an excellent
trooper. He will be given a military fu-
neral by his comrades.
This morning. when the account was made
I'D, the hospital list at the general hospital
numbered 1880 OF these Us have typhoid
fever. The force Of nurses at the general
hospital is now seventy Red Cross nurses
and forty Sisters. Fifteen regulars were
taken from this hospital this morning and
sent on board Of the Red Cross ship to
transfer to the infirmary at Staten island.
Three hundred patients are still sleeping
on the ground.
At the detention hospital there are 515 pa
tients. The hospital is now in pretty good
condition. Fifty nurses were added to the
forces here to-day. Twenty-Five Of the new
nurses are women and the remainder men.
The dead in the detention hospital this
morning were: Leo Woodhall. of Troop F,
Third cavalry, and a soldier. whose name
and regiment are unknown. who died Of
malarial fever. One hundred and twenty
seven men were furloughed from the deten-
ton hospital to-day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
DEMOCRATS WON OUT.
Succeeded In Securing the Head of
the Idaho Ticket by Giving
Up COngresxmen.

BOISE. Id, Aug. &.-After the silver
Republicans and Democrats yesterday con-
cluded to fuse, leaving the Populists out
because of their failure to harmonic the
two factions. it took long time to ap-
portion the offices. The conference COM
mittess Were in session until midnight In
the meantime, the silver Republican con-
Ventioh was in recess. The Democratic
convention had not given its committee
pienary power ard remained in session to
committee reported a number of times and
was instructed to insist upon the position
of the governor for the Democrats
In the conference. the silver Republicans
We're making 4 play for half the Offices
but diplomatically declined to make known
their real purpose. They insisted upon
governor, and declined to make any sug-
gestiOn about anything else until that was
disposed of. After eight hours, the DEM
ocrats. who had made a number of pro-
posais, offered to divide half and half, they
leans the congressman. The business was
then closed up and the report soon adopted
by both conventions. By o'clock in the
morning the candidates had all been nom
mated ard the conventions adjourned until
tomorrow morning to complete minor de-
tails.
The combination ticket nominated is as
follows:
For justice of supreme court-Isaac N.
Sullivan, silver Republican.
For governor-Frank Steunenberg, DEM
ocrat.
Republican.
For attorney generals. H. Hays, DEM
ocrat.
For secretary of state-Mart Patrie. sill
yer Republican.
For auditor-Bartiett Sinclair, silver Re-
publican.
Fol-, lieutenant governor-Joseph H.
Hutchinson, silver Republican.
For superintendent OF public instruction
Miss Pearl French, Democrat
For treasurer-Lucius G. Rice. Democrat.
For mine inspector-Jay A. CziZek. DEM
ocrat.
Nothing has developed respecting the pro-
gramme of the Populists.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
EVERYTHING GOING WELL.
First Weeks Work of the Canadian
Conference Was Very SAT-
fafactOry,

QUEBEC, Aug. 2s.-The international
conference commissioners will meet in joint
session again tomorrow and probably each
day until Friday. Separate meetings of
the American and Canadian commissioners
and meeting of subcommittee will con-
tinue during the week. Senator Fairbanks
stated tonight that the first weeks work
had been very satisfactory. and that every
thing I'D to this point indicated the best
results He expects that considerable prog
ress will be made between this date and
next Friday. when a recess will be taken
until September 20.
ON Thursday the American commissioners
will give q hearing to n representative of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce. General
trade questions will be considered, Prob
ably on the same day hearing will be
given to the interests of the American lum-
bermen. Last week Don NJ. Dickinson was
heard in the interests of iumbermen who
own government timber in Canada, but the
hearing this week will be for those who
are interested In other branches OF the
business. The commissioners decline to
state In detail anything concerning either
of the hearings set down for this week.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
THIS Week TO END 1T.
The Vast Camp at Chickamauga to
He Abandoned by Satur-
day Night.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Aug. 2s.-The
last of this week will see almost every
regiment of volunteers gone from Camp
Thomas. This morning when the First
Pennsylvania left for Lexington it COM
pleted the removal of the First army corps.
BY Monday at the latest the Third army
corps will begin to move to Anniston, Ala.
At Knoxville now are the following regi-
ments: Thirty-first Michigan, First West
Virginia, Second Ohio Fourteenth Minne-
sofa, First Pennsylvania, One Hundred and
Fifty-eighth Indiana, Sixth Ohio and First
Georgia
At Lexington are the Twelfth Minnesota,
Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Massachusetts,,
Twelfth New York, Twenty-first Kansas,
Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Missouri, Fifth
Missouri and First New Hampshire.
If the railroads can handle the troops, by
Saturday night not single regiment will
be left in the park with the exception Of
the Sixth United States volunteers. which
will be kept here to guard the hospitals
and government property.
The removal of Major General Breckin-
ridges headquarters from Camp Thomas
will likely occur on September /. AS yet
the general has not decided as to where he
will go, but it will be- either to Knoxville,
Tenn, or Lexington, Ky. The prospects
are that he will establish his main head
quarters at Lexington and divide his time
between the two places. He will be in
command Of all the troops at these places.
AS fast as the trains can be gotten, the
convalescents are being sent to their homes.
Already over 1900 sick leaves have been
granted, and there are yet in the hospitals
over 1,5OO sick. These will be sent home as
fast as they are conyaleScent
The mastering officers stated to-day that
they expected to have the Eighth New
York ready to start for Hampstead by
Tuesday morning to be mustered out
A hospital train containing 258 sick and
convalescent men from the Eighth New
York regiment left here at o'clock to-
night. The train had full complement of
nurses and attendants.
There were to-day reported in all go cases
Of typhoid fever in all hospitals, and six
deaths.
The Fifty-second Iowa left tonight for
Des Moines. going by the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis route.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
AGUINALD0 LOSING HIS GRIP.
Insurgents Becoming Dissatisfed and
There Are Charges of Anoth.
er Sell-Ouf.

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-The Manila CORE
spondent of the Times says:
THE situation, although undoubtedly un-
satisfactory. remains unchanged pending
final settlement Aguinaldo proposes to re-
move his headquarters Immediately to the
large town of Malolos, province of Bulacan.
situated on the railway line twenty miles
north of Manila There he will shortly as
semble a congress chosen from the leading
Filipinos who favor the insurgent cause.
He further intends to send a representative
to Paris to argue his claims for the estab-
lishment of an insurgent republic.
"Manolos Is an excellent strategic point,
covering rice and tobacco district, besides
the route to Biacnabato, where the Span
iards were formerly obliged to make
treaty by which they purchased cessation
of hostiiities.
1.-THE movement was probably necessary
partly because Aguinaldo was fast losing
his influence in the province of Cavite
where the insurgents evidently expected to
be permitted to occupy Manila conjointly
with the Americans. Considerable dissatis-
faction is apparent among the insurgent
troops, and a frank expression of opinion is
frequently heard that Aguinaldo is again
selling the cause"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
GREAT SURPRISE IN PARIS.
Papers Delighted With the Proposal
but Doubt II Anything Will
Come of II.

PARIS, Aug. 2s.-The Paris papers pub
lish the cars note. but too late for extend
ed comment In diplomatic and press cir
"ies The greatest surprise is evinced. 1t is
no secret that the sensitive cars feelings
are toward peace. He hates militarism,
and even objects to moving about with n
military escort. He would prefer to govern
Poland with sympathy, and is shocked by
bloodshed. Here the great question asked
is: What attitude will the kaiser take?"
Visits to various newspaper offices show
the tone the journals will take to-mor-
row. The Aurore is delighted with the pro-
posaL lie journal thinks it good omen
for the future that the autocratic czar
makes the proposal.
The Gaulois thinks 1t impossible that he
could make such a grave proposal without
having first consulted France, especially as
II comes at the moment OF the exchange OF
kilograms between the car and President
Faure.
The Figara believes that the conference
will assemble because the car would not
have risked a refusal. 1t believes, how
ever. that the aspiration is chimerical.
The Gaulois thinks the proposal natural
one from Russia because the immense
armament imposed upon her is the prin-
cipal obstacle to her development The
Gaulois says:
France would not gain what Russia and
the other powers would by disarmament.
Universal peace has been often proposed,
but never realized"
LIE Journal thinks the conference. in
stead Of realizing the cars hopes. will
rather accentuate national antagonism, il
II does not lead to demands totally inimical
TO the worlds peace.
Le Radical wishes all SUCCESS to the
movement, but says:
"The readjustment of a certain patriotic
question in which France cannot and
never will cease to interest herself is, how
ever. an essential preliminary to general
peace"
The Steele and the Rappel comment in
Q similar strain.
Tho Petit Journal expresses the hope
that tho powers will respond and that the
conference will solve the problem in ac-
oordance with the principles OF right and
equity. In short. all the papers welcome
the proposal with the reservation that the
question Of Alsace-Lorraine shall also be
regulated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
A SHORTAGE OF WHEAT.
Hungarian Minister of Agriculture
Issues His Annual Estimate
of the Crop.

VIENNA. Aug. 2s.-The annual estimate
of the worlds harvest made by the minister
of agriculture of Hungary states that the
shortage in corn (wheaD will probably be
from 13.SOo,OOO to 15,1O0OO0 centners. I'M
porting countries will need from lis, 4OO,O 900
to 123.OOO.0OO more than their output. Ex-
porting countries will have to send from
1Cl 100000 to 1O5, 100000 centners. The stores
final deficit will be from 100000 to 60OO,-
600 centners. The exports are estimated:
From the United States. 5O0O0.OOO centners;
from Russia. from 25.00O.00O to 2S.OOO. .0OO
from Argentina, 100000 to 100000; from
Roumania. 100000 to 100000; from Hun
gary, 100000 to 100000; from India, $780,
900 to 100000.
Austria's, 1900. GOO, and Germany's, 1900
600
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
ONLY PART BROUGHT GOLD.
Steamer From st. Mlchaers Brings 125
Passengers, Many of Them
Empty-Handed.

SEATTLE. WASH, Aug. 2S.-The steam
er South Portland arrived here to-day,
twelve days from st. Michael's. with l25
passengers. OF these, only forty-five had
gold dust The total amount of dust on
the steamer is estimated at $150.O0o by the
purser.
Major X A. Walsh, formerly commits
sioner of the Yukon. arrived here this
morning from Skaguay, on his way to OF
taWa.
News has been received of the big party
of Germans who made spectacular de-
parture from New York last winter for
Alaska. Peter Schramm, one of the party,
who was recently at Juneau, reports that
the party did not go to Dawson, but drifted
down to Lake Atlin, opposite Pine creek.
where they found gold in paying quanti-
ties. All had staked out claims.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.
Deaths mt TampIco and
There Are Twenty-sIx Suspects
Mt EAGLE Pass.

LAREDO. TEN, Aug. 2s.-According to
Mexican reports, twenty-six yellow fever
suspects are held by the quarantine guards
at Eagle Pass. Tex. They came from points
ir the infected district OF Mexico and will
be held a sufficient time to establish their
freedom from contagion.
Advices from Tampico say that yellow
fever situation is unchanged. Foreigners
do not seem TO suffer severely from the
fever, and only four or five deaths have oc-
CURED amongst them Up to date there
have been eghty-two deaths from this
disease, the first having occurred July q.
According to reports, this is not a bad
record.
The quarantine at this point Uaredo) is
very rigidly enforced against infected To-
calities in Mexico.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
|SPAIN'S LOST VESSELS
HOW HOBsON PROPOSES TO LIFT
THEM OUT OF WATER.
Crist0bal Colon the First-Nearly zoo
Air Bags Will BE Used In the At
tempt to Raise the Sunk
en- Battleship.

From the New York World.
Lieutenant Hobson Is now on his way
to Santiago, his purpose being to raise the
Spanish warships sunk along the southern
coast of Cuba 1t took Lieutenant Hobccn
over month to formulate his plans for
raising the great warships. In that time
he studied every device known. and finally
determined that air pressure was the only
method that could be depended upon. He
then designed bags to be filled with air.
and having specially made valves.
Just before he sailed for Santiago on the
transport Seguranca. Lieutenant Hobson
gave New York Evening World reporter
diagram showing one of his air bags. and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
SICK COMING FROM SANTIAGO.
Transport Roumanian Will Sail for
Montauk Point This Morning
With $50 Invalids.


SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 2s.-The
transport Roumanian will leave for Mon
tauk Point tomorrow morning with go
sick men of the Seventy-first New York,
Second and Ninth Massachusetts. the Sec
ond regulars. the Tenth cavalry and the
Sixteenth and Twenty-first regiments. The
condition of the men is extremely bad, the
disappointment over the delays in getting
them away having greatly affected their
spirits. Ambulances were found to be
necessary to convey most of them to the
steamer.
The transports San Francisco. San Au-
gustin and Leonora will leave tomorrow
for Guantanamo. Baracoa and Sagua for
the Spanish prisoners there. The con-
dition of these men is distressing and II Is
probable that death will claim nearly half
Of them before they reach Spain. Their
condition Is the result Of hard living and
the prevailing fever. The rations and medi-
cal aid sent from Santiago were practically
tco late,
The transport Knickerbocker arrived this
morning with the Second battalion of the
Fifth infantry. Her trip was delayed
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
BERLIN INCLINED TO .sNEER.
CEar's Proposal Discussed Rather
Cynfcally in the Hotels
and Cafes.

BERLIN. Aug. S.-The cars note was
posted in the hotels and cafes this after.
noon, and is generally discussed rather
cynicaIly. A high official Of the war office
observed that it would be a good topic
for dull season." II the conference met
there was no doubt that France would de-
ma1d the return Of Alsace-Lorraine.
All politicians are inclined to sneer at
such a proposal emanating from Russia
The general belief is. however, that all
the powers are willing to attend the confer
cree. in the belief that II will prove result
less. looking to the impossiblity of agree
meEt.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
FATHER AND SON ARRESTED.
Accused of MurderOusly Attacking a
Boy Who Interfered When They
Were Fighting.

MILAN. MO. Aug. 2s.-(Special) Robert
Weaver, a soldier, aged 60, and his 19-year-
old son Fred were arrested last night and
arraigned before Justice Parr, on the
charge of assault with intent to murder,
and. in default of $500 bond each was sent
to Jail. Weaver and his son had gotten
into a drunken fight and when Simpson
White. a neighbor boy, appeared on the
scene and attempted to separate them, they
attacked him with knives and inflicted a
wound near the heart which. it is said, will
prove fatal. They then left their victim
by the roadside for dead.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
LONDON TIMES WARNING.
Cautions British Investors to Re-
member That Free Silver IL
Not Dead.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Times this
morning devotes an editorial to the dis
cussion of the effects Of the war upon
American commerce and trade. It thinks
that the present hopefulness of the Ameri-
can people in this respect Is not unreason-
able, and says that, looking at the mar
yelous expansion of exports. the contrac-
tion of imports and the movement Of Amer
lean bonds homeward, there is irrevocable
evidence Of the country's growing wealth.
The Times cautions English investors. how
ever. to remember that the silver party In
America Ia still potent for mischief.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Aug. g.
Wednesday of this week has been definitely
announced for the parade and review Of
the Seventh army corps.
Forty female nurses are now in the di-
vision hospitals and are doing excellent
work.
The first death in the Third Nebraska
regiment occurred to-day. being that Of
Private William H. Benson.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
INSTRUCTIONS AGREED UPON.
10 Demand I'm Cuba and
Porto Rico.

MADRID, Aug. 2S.-Dulse Almodovar de
Rio minister of foreign affairs. and Senor
Gamazo. minister Of public instruction and
public works, have arrived at an agree
ment as to how 10 instruct the Antilles
evacuation commissioners. and the instruc
ttons were mailed to-day.
Lieutenant General Correa, minister 6
war, to-day informed the queen regent of
the arrival of the transport Isla de Luzon
at Vico. and of the Montserrat at Corun-
na with troops returning from Cuba. For
ty-two deaths occurred on the steamers
during their passage.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
All Want to he Represented.

SHANGHAI, Aug. pa dispatch from
Peking, dated August q, says the French,
italian and Dutch ministers have formally
demanded a share for their respective ma
tionalities in the professional chairs at the
new university, of which an American,
Professor Martin, is president.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
GROOM OF 70 AND BRIDE OF 18.
Nelson Bolfver Converse and Minnie
Trotter Married at JeHer-
aOnyflle. Ind,

NEW ALBANY, IND. Aug. 2S.-Nelson
Boliyer Converse and Minnie Trotter, Of
this city, were married to-day at Jefferson
vile. The man is 20 years old and the bride
IS. A family Bible was brought along to
prove the girls age. She is an orphan and
pretty. The couple met accidentally a week
ago. The groom was fascinated by her
pretty face. and. it is said, gave her farm
to marry him
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
Zionist Conference openea.

BASLE. SWITZERLAND. Aug. 2s-The
Zionist conference was opened here to-day.
DIR. Theodore Heral, the originator of the
project to purchase Palestine and resettle
the Jews there, presided and welcomed the
delegates. DR.. Max Nordau made an ad-
dress on the situation of the Jews during
the past year
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-15

The failure of the railroad and ware
house commission to reach a decision
on the Iron Range ore rate case will
precipitate a fight in the legislature to
fix rate that can be agreed upon as
fair and reasonable both to the rail
roads and the independent miner.
The commission tacitly admits that it
is incapable of dealing with the cues
ton, and the legislature will have to
meet it. Under present conditions
there can be no such thing as working
an independent mine: It costs more to
ship the ore to Duluth than it is worth
when it gets there The consolidated
mines can work, because they also own
the railroads, and the money that they
take out OF one pocket to pay the
freight they put in the other as the
receipts OF the road. A railroad COM
mission elected by the people would
never have dropped the ore rate case.
or if it had it would never have been
elected again. r.@F.