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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
YOUNG EDISON'S LATEST LIGHT
Great Advantages Claimed for a New
Filament Which He Has
Invented.


New York. Jan. 24-If all the indications,
point correctly, Thomas A. Edison. Jr,
has Just perfected a wonderful invention
in economic commercial lighting The rad
ical advantages he says lie In the filament
alone. AS this, however, is the vital prin-
ciple of all incandescent lamps, he may be
said. If successful, to have really invent
ed new one
In tests yesterday he took one of his
new lamps. constructed for the ordinary
hfty-five volt commercial circuit. This lamp.
with the improved flament, would give on
the hfty-five volt circuit the same amount of
light as siXteen-candla power lamp of
the best ordinary commercial type. In his
office. where the tests We're shown there is
power incandescent lamps are supplied by
the building. and four of them are required
to thoroughly light a room about fifteen
by twenty feet.
As preliminary. an ordinary fifty-hve
volt lamp was coupled to the circuit of the
building. 1t instantly blaZed up with an in
tense white glare and then burned out
The light lasted three or four seconds and
showed conclusiveIy the effects of an ab-
normal current on the low voltage lamp
Then Mr.. Edison took one of his lamps
made for an ordinary ffty-five volt circuit
but fitted with his new filament Screwing
the lamp into the socket. he turned on the
current: instantly penetrating white
light OF an intense nature was diffused 1t
was light equal 20 that of large arc
lamp. and two experts present declared it
gave fully 1-iO0 candle power. II contrast
with 1T the other lamps appeared dull and
red. For twenty minutes the lamp burned
before 1t was noticeable that the intensity
OF the light had diminished
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
MINERS REITERATE DEMANDS.
"a 1O-Cent Advance and Uniform
Weights" Is Their UItimatum
No Agreement.

Chicago Jan. 24.-The interstate bitumin-
Gus coal miners and operators made little
progress to-day In session, but the miners
made their position plain and signified their
intention to do or die. Their demands were
reiterated for 10 cent advance and uni
form base of weights AS the convention
seemed to be nearing point where action
would be absolutely necessary, the whole
matter, including the resolutions presented
by the mineES,-was referred back to the
scale committee, with instructions to re-
port tomorrow. The main question is now
whether Illinois will break away from the
contracts running to May or insist upon
holding them good: If the Illinois operators
can be arranged for, nothing will prevent
a quick settlement as the other operators
are ready and willing to grant the advance
demanded.
At the afternoon session, which was de-
layed until o'clock awaiting the result of
the miners meeting, the motion pending.
that any advance granted should take et-
feet January II. was tabled.
The operators. who had been in secret
session, then offered resolution. passed at
operators establishing a double standard
between Pennsylvania and Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, the main feature of which was
Pittsburg- Ohio district as basis for the
run of mine price, the dfferentials to be
decided upon by the miners and operators
screens made the fiat bar applicable TO the
Ohio and Pittsburg district and the dia-
mond bar for Indiana and Illinois. The
operators endeavored to explain why a dis
! tinction had been made in the shape of
the bars. but President Ratchford declared
that the miners wanted uniformity, and
if the operators had nothing better to Of
fer it was time the convention came to a
close. We came here he concluded, Ito
give nothing away. but to demand better
prices and better conditions" He moved
the previous question. thus cutting off fur
ther debate. The resolution was then lost.
the miners voting nay
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
KING KALAKAUA'S VISIT.
ence in Washington of Ha-
waits Ruler.

Washington, Jan. 24.-"President Dole's
visit to America" said Chairman Hit, of
the house committee on foreign affairs. "re-
calls the visit of another ruler of Hawaii.
King Kalakaua. 1t was just after the death
of President Garfield. and nearly all the
members of the cabinet were absent from
Washington attending the funeral ceremo-
MES. President Arthur was sick in bed at
the Butler house. opposite the capitol. be-
ing a guest of Senator Jones. of Nevada,
who occupied the house.
II was acting secretary of state at the
time and was at my wits end to know
how to arrange matters for reception
to the king which would prove satisfac-
tory to his majesty. When saw Presi-
dent Arthur he was fiat on his back abed
and it was impossible for him to even sit
up for few minutes. Finally it was de-
termned to explain matters to kalakaua,
and he promptly relieved US from embar-
rassment by saying that he would waive
all ceremony and go and call upon the
president in his bedroom. This was most
satisfactory solution of vexatious prob
lem, and upon arriving at the Butler house
the king OF Hawaii insisted upon going up
into the bedroom of the president. where
he not only made himself perfectly at
home. but left most agreeable impression
as truly royal good fellow. There was
no ceremony whatever about the reception
by the president, although the usual felici-
tous speeches were made on both sides.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
GROVER CLEVELAND TALKS.
Says He Has Been Strongly Opposed,
From the First. to Annex
ing Hawaii.

Princeton, n. j., Jan. 24-"It is one of
the strangest things Of these strange times
that my position upon the Hawaiian queS-
ton should be misunderstood" That is the
way ex-President Grover Cleveland ex-
pressed himself when shown the statements
of Senator Morgan, relative to his position
in the senate to-day. In order that there
could be no misunderstanding of his posi-
ton on the part of the public. he author
lied the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press:
II do not believe in discussing matters
of this kind as private citizen. l do not
care, however to be misrepresented.
Il will therefore say that. ever since the
question of Hawaiian annexation was pre-
sented I have been utterly and constantly
opposed to it. The first thing did after
my Inauguration. in March. 1S9S, was to
recall from the federal senate an anneNa-
ton treaty then pending before that body;
l regarded, and still regard. the proposed
annexation of these islands as not only op-
posed to our national policy. but as as per
version of our national mission. The mis-
sion of our nation is to build up and make
a greater country out of what We already
have. instead of annexing Islands.
II did not suppose that there was any
one in public life who misunderstood my
position in this matter. 1t has been said
that was partial to the former m aar mSnarfhy e
l might treat with 1t Tor the purpose OF
annexation.
HOW COuiO L nave ndu SucH an luci IL L
regarded annexation as contrary to our
national policy? The same answer can be
made to the statement that my opposi-
ton to Hawaiian annexation was based
merely upon dissatisfaction with the treaty
pending before the senate at the time of my
second inauguration. l was opposed to
annexation as such.
"In regard to the Hawaiian monarchy,
aside from any question of annexation and
without harboring any previous designs
Of restoring that monarchy. I Investigated
the relations of our representatives to it's
overthrow This investigation satisfied me
that our interference in the revolution of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
CITIZENSHIP OF FREEDMEN.
Statement From Commissioner of In
dian Affairs-Suggests Test
ing 1t in Courts.

ing 1t in Courts.
Washington. Jan. 24.-(Special) The sec
retary of the interior to-day sent to the
senate in response to resolution OF that
body communication from the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs, which contains a
full statement in regard to the Choctaw
and Chickasaw freedmen. In regard to the
Choctaw freedmen, the commissioner says
that those who have not elected to remove
from the nation are citizens OF the nation.
with all the rights and privileges and i'm
munities contemplated by the treaty of
1865. and that no legislation by congress is
now necessary to adjust and establish their
status in the nation, and especially is this
so since they have no access to the United
States courts to enforce their rights In the
nation. In regard to the Chickasaw freed
men, the commissioner says that their
status depends upon the question OF wheth-
er or not the ChickaSaw law of 1878 ap-
proved by the eighteenth section of the act
of 1894 had been repealed before its ap-
proval and that the question Is one for
judicial determination: If the said law had
been repealed. the Chickasaw freedmen are
not citizens of that nation and it is not
seen that congress could by any act, passed
by that body, make them such without the
OF the nation ys ana 1t W9ud ID
expense of the government. SO far at least
as the funds necessary for the purpose may
share of the Chckasaw nation in the 1900
600 provided for in the third article of the
treaty of 1866. If, on the other hand. they
are citizens of the nation by virtue Of the
act of the Chickasaw legislature of 1873 and
the eighteenth section OF the act of con-
gress of 1894. it would seem to be in the
power of congress by proper legislation to
enforce their rights as such, and he sug
gests that the matter might be more eX-
peditiously disposed Of if congress would
authorize the institution of a suit by the
Chickasaw freedmen in the court of claims
with right of appeal to the supreme court.
meantime. any agreement with the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Indians be presented
be proper for that body to insert therein
such amendments as will appear necessary
to adjust the difficulty and fix the freedmen
of the Chickasaws in such rights and privi-
leges in the nation justice may demand.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
would follows the words. not the example

would follows the words. not the example,
of Mr.. Simpson.
Mr.. Curtis. Republican. of Kansas. COM
menting on Mr.. Simpsons statement about
the temperance of prosperity in Kansas,
owing TO populistic rule. said that. in one
year of Republican rule in this country,
the farmers of Kansas had paid off $50
O0J.0J0 Of mortgages. while. under Popu-
lisic rule in Kansas, every state institu-
ton was suffering for lack of funds, and
for the first time IN years state warrants
were being stamped mot good for lack of
funds The people of Kansas, he said,
were proud of the Republican party.
Mr.. Simpson, in reply, said that when
the Popuists retired from power three
years ago, they left sJOO,0OO in the state
treasury. When they resumed last year.
the treasury was bankrupt. Mr. Simpson
reviewed some achievements of the Pop
ulist party in his state, and was met by
Mr.. Curtis with the assertion that they
had not kept Z pledge they had made.
The controversy attracted more and
more attention ii proceeded. and gradu-
ally others were drawn into 1t.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican,of Ohio. took
exception to Mr.. Simpsons quotations
from the alleged interview with the pres
ident on the immigration question. The al
.cged interview. he said. purported to be
what Mr.. Mckinley had said in private
conversation. While he did not pretend
10 speak by authority, he said he did not
believe the president had given utterance
to some of the alleged expressions. Quot
ihg the sentence which made the president
say he would use his personal influence
with members of the house TO secure the
passage of the immigration bill. he asked
Il there was a member on the floor who
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
MRS. LEASE ON EVOLUTION.
Occupies the Pulpit of Rev. Mr..
Thomas Dixon in Greater
New York.

New York, Jan. 24.-Nrs Mary Elizabeth
Lease occupied the pulpit of Rev. Thomas
Dixon of the Peoples church at the Acad
emy of Music Sunday. She discussed the
problems which the United States as a ma
tior. meets, and inquired into their causes.
In part she said:
We cannot as a nation permit the COM
mercial instinct to dominate without suffer
ing penalty. We cannot forsake God and
permit political dishonesty and legislative
corruption without loss to our better selves
life nation. AS country We have
leapcd forward 100 years in less than a
quarter of a century; We have grown too
fast
The tidal wave of discomfort which has
swept over the Old World is beating at our
shores. Civilization is being built on n pyra-
mid of crushed-out life.
He who would hold the trusts and COM
bines responsible for it is a hypocrite, who
publicly ibhorS and secretly despises.
our cities are overcrowded and the sup
ply does not equal tlle demand. There are
no new worlds to discover and no new
lands TO explore. Evolution is presenting
its problems and upon our solution of il
rests the destiny. of the, world. The only
me- thod by which social unrest may be
eased is by adopting the rule of Christ"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MINT.
H. E. Preston Resigns and George f.,
Roberts Is Appointed to
Succeed Him.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The resignation of
r. E. Preston as director of the mint was
to-day rendered to the president, to take
effect upon the appointment and Qualifica-
ton of his successor.
Mr.. Preston has been connected with the
treasury department for more than forty
two years. During the last four years he
has been director of the mint. His long
experience and acquired information have
been very valuable to the government.
The president later sent to the senate the
name Of George E. Roberts. Of Fort Dodge.
Ia, for the vacancy created by the res
ignation of Mr. Preston.
The appointment of Mr.. Roberts was en-
tirely unsought by him, and is construed
as a direct recognition of the Republican
sentiment in Iowa on the financial ques-
tion by rendering this prominent position
to one of its leading citizens. made eminent
by his able support by his pen and on the
rostrum. of the principles enunciated by
the St. Louis platform. Mr.. Roberts is
said to be a man of high personal charac-
ter and an exceptionally able editorial
writer.
The president also sent to the senate the
nomination of Charles H. Duell. Of New
York, to be commissioner of patents, in
succession to the late Benjamin Butter
worth.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
FOR OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS.
Nearly 100000 Apportioned Among
the Several Counties and $17,-
600 to the Colleges.

Guthrie, o. T. Jan. 24.-(Special) Ter
ritorial Superintendent Hopkins to-day ap-
portioned to the school funds of the vari-
Gus counties of the territory So. %, max
ing s1O5 per capita of school population.
The amount was collected as school land
rental during the past six months, and
yided among the three territorial colleges,
and the same amount put in the public
building fund. The amount apportioned
to each county was as follows: Beaver.
ss5 45; Blaine, 81. .401.65: Canadian, 81 AS. 30:
Cleveland. 5.541 80: Custer: s.. ssi 20: D. 81.
Os4S5: Day. s266.2o: Garfield. s514 20; Grant.
fisher, 5621 70 Lincoln. 81, 2ll 40; Logan 81
5s7.35: Noble. s29is.40; Okla homa, s6.Sis- 70;
PAYNE. $3.50 50: Roger Mills. {sl0.O5:
Washita. s2.6ss05; Woods, y. 1910: Wood
ward, 81 3G.3.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
OPPOSED TO THE NEW STAMPS
Boston Philatelists Send q Protest
Against the Issue to Presi-
dent Mckinley

Boston, Mass. Jan. IA letter protest.
ing against the proposed issue of postage
stamps in commemoration of the trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha has been
addressed to President Mckinley and Post
master General Gary by the Boston Phil
atelic Sociey. The protest says:
While we do not desire to interfere with
the affairs Of your department, yet. as
philatelists. we have a peculiar interest in
every issue of postage stamps brought out
by this country. and hope this wholly un-
necessary issue will not take place
We should feel sorry to see the United
States of America a country in the highest
state of civilization and whose credit has
never been questioned. resorting to the
practice adopted by many bankrupt nations
who issue commemoration stamps as a
means of replenishing their treasures.
Even the fair names of Canada and New
foundland have been clouded in the eyes
of philateiists and others by the issue of
public stamps the past year. 1t has been
estimated that there are 00.0O0 stamp col
lectors in this country. and we think it our
duty as society working for the best in
terests of true philately to enter this pro-
test"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 $685.

1893 was disgraceful. 1 would gladly.
therefore, for the sake of our national
honor and our country's fair name, have
repaired that wrong.
In regard to the Cuban question: My
position was fully made known to congress
in the various messages in which the sub
Ject was discussed. / was opposed to the
recognition of the belligerency of the Isl,
and, and my position was perrectiy we'll
known. Indeed. SO very unmistakabiy were
my, views on the subject that was time
and again threatened by frenzied men ana
women with dire calamities to be visited
upon myself and children because of what
they cav fit to assert as my enmlty 10 the
Cuban cause.
My position on all the questions was
made perfectly clear in the official docu-
nIents of the time. and there can be no
possible mistake.
1T is very difficult for me to understand
Senator Morgan's evidently wrong i'm
Eressions in regard to my position: In
deed. it is one of the strangest things
of these strange times that my position in
these matters should be called into Ques-
ton"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENTION CALLED.
SILvERITES ASK RECOGNITION.
THEY DEMAND REPRESENTATION ON
THE STATE TICKET.
The Committee Declares, by Resolu-
ton, That Missouri Democracy
Should Act in Harmony
With National Silver
Committee.

st. Louis, No., Jan. A-The Democratic
state central committee met here to-day
and decided to call the state convention
to meet at Springfield, No., on Wednes-
day, August 10. The vote of the place of
meeting stood: Springfield, Is; Kansas
City, s: st. Louis. 6.
The COMMITTEE is having an unexpected
question to consider, the silver Republic
ans of the state, through their leaders, de-
manding that hereafter they and the Pop
ulists be given representation on the state
ticket. In case this is not granted them
the silver Republicans declare that many
of their number, as well as Populists. will
support the Republican party rather than
vote with the Democrats, and be ignored
by them.
Mr.. Meehan, editor of the Silver Review.
and ]. D. Clarkson, of Carthage, chairman
of the silver Republican party, in canvass
ing the committee, are insisting upon the
need Of recognizing the Populists on the
state ticket. III that is denied" said
Clarkson, 1.-The feeling is so bitter in the
country that the Republican state ticket
may be voted in preference to one which
refuses to acknowledge the tremendous
debt 1t owes to an organization which
saved it two years ago. On national issues
and in a national campaign there would be
the silver forces of all kinds can then be
held together, but in u purely state can
vass, like that of this year, something
more than friendship must prevail in the
absence Of the national principle. In other
words. the minority want to have ii de-
cided whether the Democrats are political
hogs or gentlemen"
A few members of the committee, though
they passed what the visitors said without
protest, affirmed afterward that they
would vote against recognizing Populists
on their ticket.
OF prospective candidates on the state
ticket for 1850. there were present: For
governor, Speaker Farris, Sam L. Cook.
Major Harvey Salmon and Colonel Dave
Hull; for state treasurer, Colonel Il. 2.
Williams. of Howard; for attorney gen
eral. Scott Muller. of Chillicothe. and for
secretary of state, Al Morrow.
After the discussion of the question of
fusion In executive session for two hours,
the following resolution was adopted by
large majority:
"Resolved. That. in the matter of party
policy looking to union of all the forces
opposed to the single gold standard. which
this committee regards as both important
and desirable, in the opinion of this COM
mittee the Democratic party of Missouri
should act in harmony with the spirit of
any joint recommendations which the ma
tional free silver committee may make.
1t was unanimously decided to invite Hon.
William J. Bryan to attend the convention
and address it,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
TO BUILD HIS OWN ROADS.
John ID. Rockefeller Will Make Drive
ways About Sleepy Hollow to
Suit Himself.

New York. Jan. 2t.-Although the
residents of Sleepy Hollow, in West
chester county, have been objecting
for year against the proposition of
John D. Rockefeller to spend $4,000 to i'm
prove the roads in that section because
they feared he would change the highways
to suit himself. the board of trustees has
granted his petition. Mr.. Rockefeller will
set a big party of men at work tomorrow
changing the roads according to a map
which an engineer has prepared for him.
The Standard OIL magnate will lay out
n macadamized road TO William Rookie
feliers Scarborough mansion. and half a
score of other village highways will be
nlaced in first-clasS condition.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
THE POSTAL DEFICIENCY.
Postmaster General Gary Asks for
S163,OO0 to Keep Up the Free
Delivery Service.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Postmaster Cen
eral Gary sent to congress to-day, through
the secretary of the treasury, a request
for an appropriation of s163,0O0 to meet a
probable deficiency in the free delivery
service for the current fiscal year. The
consideration of This item will be expedited
in the house. appropriations committee in
order to meet the general protests against
the threatened reduction in service.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
National Bank Bulletin.

Washington. Jan. 24.-tSpecial) The First
National bank. of Kansas City. Mo. has
terstate National bank of Kansas City.
kas. The comptroller of the currency has
noted the following chRnge of officers in
the National Bank of Leavenworth, A.
Caldwell president vice f. II. Merrill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
TO SHUT OFF LEASES.
Representative Stevens, of Texas,
Presents an Indian Reservation
Resolution I'm the HOuHe

Washington, Jan. 24-(Special0 Mr. Ste
vens. of Texas. to-day introduced in the
house a resolution requesting the secretary
of the interior to withhold his approval of
any further leases of the Comanche, Kio-
Wa and Apache Indian reservations. The
resolution directs the secretary of the in
terror to inform the house whether any
leases Of said lands exist beyond April l,
1898, or whether any propositions for leas-
ing the same have been made or accepted
beyond the time above mentioned, and If
So what the terms of the propositions are:
and the secretary is further directed to
withhold his approval of any further leases
of said Indian lands. and to transmit to
the house the above information.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
The BoonvilIe. Mo-. Land Office.

Washington. Jan. 24.-(special) 1t is I'M
ceiyer OF the Boonville land office will be
made early next month. The place is be-
iieved to be reserved for ]. II. Schmidt. of
Among the Missouri candidates recently
announcing themselves are II. g. Russell,
t. be postmaster at Lexington. and w. II.
Nelson to be postmaster at klngsville.
Both are in town.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
Nine Men Killed in Battle.

Durango. Mexico. Jan. "a mail courier
who has lust arrived here from Mazatlan
reports that desperate fight occurred near
that place between about, fifty. charcoal
bmrneTs and an equal number of men en-
Moved on Rosale's ranch. Nine men were
killed and many more badly wounded. The
fight resulted from the burning Of timber
by the charcoal men.