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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
REV. Mr.. H0WELL's CRIMES.
Stands Accused, by Others Confess
siOns, of Adultery and COmpIic-
fty In Iucendiarism


WARRENSBURG, MO.July 7-(Special)
Rev. Mr.. Robert E. Howell, pastor of the
Christian church at Columbus, a small
town in the northern part of this county
who was arrested at Oswego. Kas., on a
charge of adultery with Mrs. Cora Hen
derson. wife of William Henderson. and an
active member of his flock at Columbus,
was brought to this city and lodged in jail
yesterday.
Early in June. during an absence of How
ell from his home in this city, his house
with al its contents. including a valuable
library. was burned. Insurance was carried
to the amount of $500 When the facts of
Howell's liason with Mrs. Henderson were
developed. Sheriff Lear grew suspicious and
proceeded to investigate the burning of the
house. On the 26th of June, Charles Pin
son, young man of good family. residing
near Columbus, hired livery team to take
Mr.. Howell to his appointment at Column
bus, and on his return, the following day
drove it SO hard as to cause the death of
| both horses, and he was arrested and
| lodged in Jail upon a charge to that effect.
He made number of illusions to HoweIl's
| owing him $50. but refused to state what
| for. Last night he broke down and con-
fessed that Howell had hired him. for $50,
to burn his Warrensburg home; that How
| ell was then intimate with Mrs. Hender-
| son; that he was intimate with her sister.
| Mrs. Fora Wilhauf, wife of James Wilhauf.
| residing in the same neighborhood; that
| Howell said that when the insurance money
was collected, the four would go to the
! Indian Territory and have a good time to-
gether with the proceeds. Howell further
stated that he would be In no danger of
pursuit by his own wife, as she was then
at her fathers home at Eureka, ILL.,, with
| their four children, and that she would be
! too poor to follow them.
| Mrs. Henderson also made full con-
| fession of their relations. stating that they
| began last winter, while Howell was hold
| ing a revival at Columbus. He was at
| that time Il guest of her home. Their rela-
| tions continued until early in June, when
| she started to visit her father at South
| west City, Mcdonald county. Howell then
met her at Pleasant Hill and they have
been together since.
Indignation is intense here, and much
satisfaction is felt at the fact that a long
term in the penitentiary is practically as
sured for Howell.
Howell is a man some 30 years OF age. his
wife is younger, and is a most excellent
lady. who. during their short residence in
! this city, won many friends. Mrs. Hender-
| woman, about 20 years Of age, and the
mother of one child. She has hitherto borne
| a good reputation, and was one or the
most active members of the congregation
| of the Christian church at Columbus, and
| was born and raised in that vicinity.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
occupied by the sixth and Six

trenches occupied by the Sixth and Six
teenth infantry.
An examination of the forts, sand works
and trenches about Ell Caney amazes our
officers. They cannot conceive how it is
ever possible to carry the town by infantry
assault. The last stand was made in an old
Roman Catholic church, which had been
converted into a blockhouse. with loopholes
In the walls. A dozen soldiers were perched
In the old belfry. This church is now used
as hospital prison for Spanish captives
and wounded. The walls are spattered with
the blood of the defenders of the town.
One of the pillars is shattered with a shell
from Captain Capron's battery. The
wounded prisoners are being cared for by
our surgeons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
FOURTH MANILA EXPEDITION.
Five Ships Chartered for It-Fifth Ex-
pediti0n to Await Return of
ShiDs Now Mt ManfIa

WASHINGTON, July THE war depart
ment to-day announced the charter of five
vessels on the Pacific coast for the next
Philippine expedition. They are the Penn
sylvania, the Puebla, the Titania the Peru
and the City of Rio Janeiro. About 1900
men and their equipments can be carried
by those vessels. This will be the last eX-
pedition to depart until the return from
Manila of some of the transports already
there and on their way.
Information received at the war depart
ment to-day shows that Quartermaster
Humphreys, on duty with Skaters army,
is sending back to the United States as rap
idly as possible the transports which car
ried the first expedition. Three of them left
yesterday. and two more will be dispatched
as soon as they have coaled.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
AN AGED WOMAN A SUICIDE.
Mrs. j. n. Nulsen, of st. Louis, Hang.
Herself While Temporarily
VnR0nP.

ST. LOUIS, July Mrs. J. n. Nulsen.
wife of ]. C. Nulsen. president of the Mis-
souri, Malleable Iron works. who celebrated
their golden wedding two months ago, COM
mitted suicide to-day by hanging herself
at the family residence, 1927 Longfellow
avenue The reason assigned by relatives
is temporary insanity. caused by i'll health
Mrs. Nulsen has wealthy relatives in Chi
lowing sons and daughters: Mrs Charles
Orthwein. Mrs. ". a. Schroeder and Mrs
Blundhardt. of Chicago: Mrs. A. Strauss.
Mrs. John Kline, and Messrs. c. F. and
Albert ]. Nulsen, of St. Louis.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
socialist. Accused of Treason.

BUDAPEST. July 7-Three Socialist
workmen have been arrested here charged
with high treason. One of them has con-
fessed that he took part in n conspiracy
to attempt the life of Emperor Francis
Joseph by the use of dynamite during his
expected visit to the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
MONETARY PANIC IN CHILE.
Heavy Expectation of Gold Causes
the Government to Order All
Banks Closed.

NEW YORK. July IA dispatch received
here from Valparaiso, Chile, via Galveston.
Tex, says:
"A financial panic has been occasioned
here by the withdrawal and expectation
of gold, which has caused the Chilean gov
ernment to officially close all the banks
In Chile until the 18th inst. During this
the adyisability Of issuing paper money.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
Will Erect New batteries.

GIBRALTAR, July Spain has decided
to erect new batteries. with modern ord
nance on Breen island opposite Gibraltar.
Two batteries of artillery have arrived at
Algeccias and will be placed on Cabrita
point.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08

CHICAGO. July REV Father Patrick
land hotel in this city to-day Of heart
failure. Deceased was on a lecture tour
and had been recently through Iowa and
Missouri
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
Four Men Killed.

MARSHALLTOwN. IA July -Four
men were killed by the breaking or SCAT
fold at the plant OF the Glucose Sugar Re-
fining Company to-day. The victims were:
Adolph Render. James Lamb, George Nc
I.aughlin of Peoria. i'll. and John CARR.
gan. of Springfield. Ill. Mike Driscoli, OF
Peoria, was fatally hurt.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
California Tow. Burned.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, July THE entire
business portion Of Corning. Cal. was de-
undoubtedly the work of an incendiary.
The loss Is estimated at 100000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
Wrecked schooner Sighted.

SEATTLE, WASH. July 1.-Captain
Christenser. of the schooner Eliza Miller,
reports that on June q he sighted the hull
Of q wrecked schooner 2io miles OF Coos
bay. Thought to be the Nomad, which left
Shanghai for Seattle last December carry
ing ten people.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
Condolences From Emperors.

PARIS. July THE czar and Emperor
William have telegraphed President Faure
their condolences at the loss of the French
line steamship La Bourgogne and the
drowning of over 800 of her crew and pas
sengerS,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
AGED Abolitioni.t Dead.

CONCORD. N H., July Parker Pills
rison. Wendell Phillips and others, of the
great anti-slavery movement, died at his
home here to-day. He was S9 years OF
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.
Curiosity to See Buffalo BilPs Parade
Costs u Pennsylvania
Firm S3O,OOO.

NEWCASTLE. PA. July while the
Schmid Bros. were watching the parade
Of the Buffalo Bill Sow to-day, thieves en-
tered their store from the rear and stole
$4,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry. The
thieves escaped. leaving diamonds scattered
all over the street.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08

Elimination.-"Say. what would you do
il you had skeleton in your closat?''
The best thing to do Is to make no bones
OF it.'-lndianapolis Journal.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
Tn. Matter Of wbl.,.er..

London Truth: The day he went to
the Palais de rIndustrie to inform the
Emperor and Empress OF the Archduke
Maximillian's execution the revealing
whiskers fell quite lank. They recov-
cred their triumphant air soon after.
to lose 1t on September 4. They cer-
tainly did not recover that air at Tours
or Bordeaux. where Prince Metternich
looked very much the fish out of wa
ter. Jules Ferry's whiskers were often
an index to his state Of feeling. I saw
him on the day he escaped from the
commune Of Paris to Versailles. He
related his adventures at the Hotel des
Reservoirs to friends who gathered
about him. The whiskers which ha-
bitually stood well out like those Ohis
enemies said Of garcon de cafe. were
limp. and lay fiat to the checks. The
most leonine whiskers I ever saw were
skobelefrs. They we're OF Immense
length when he drew them out. as
was his wont, but when let alone
seemed only half as long. dare say
they had their lank days. but not SO
far as I knew. The term "whizker-
ando" fnow well-nigh obsolsts) had
more meaning than those uho used Il
thought.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
RECENT FICTION.

"The Crucifixion of Philip Strong"
by Charles NJ. Sheldon. Is, says Bishop
Vincent, 70 wonderfully strong and
effective contribution TO the Christian
literature of this age. Every minister
ought TO read it-and everybody else"
Paper binding, % cents; cloth, 10. Ban
croft Book Company.
From the Bancroft Book Company
Denver. we have also received the fol-
lowing stories-all of them new and
interesting: "A Man and Woman"
by Stanley Waterloo. SIPS. Just a
Summer Affair." by Mary Adelaide
Keller; 30 cents IAN Innocent Cheat"
by T. c. De Leon: 80 cents. "The
Brown-Laurel Marriage" by Lands
Ayr; 80 cents.
The Colllery Engineer Company Of
Scranton have recently issued hand,
book for miners and prospectors enti-
tied Placer Mining" with introduc-
tory chapter regarding the recent gold
discoveries In the Yukon valley, the
routes to the gold fields. outfits re-
qulred and the more important mining
regulations. 1t is compact and valu-
able work. Price, S1.00.
| The principal contributed article In
the American Monthly Review Of Re
views for April is entitled Political
Germany" and was written expressly
for the American Monthly by DR.. Theo-
dor Barth, the eminent German pub
licist. leader of the Liberals in the
Reichstag. and editor of the Nation.
DIR. Barth is well known in the United
States, having frequently visited here
His article is illustrated with the por-
traits of all the representative leaders
In modern German politics, and Is al
together the most complete and lucid
exposition of the latest problems and
policies of German statesmanship that
has yet appeared.
In the April Century, In "a Famous
Sea Fight" Claude II. Wetmore de
scribes the engagement between the
Gillian and Peruvian ironclads of the
coast of Bolivia in 1879. the paper be
ing fully Illustrated. In supplemental
article, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, as
sIstant secretary of the navy, discusses
f"Fights Between Ironclnds,' with ref
erence to their significance and prior
ity.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07

MY love to Bzrbara-how she and
4 viii yarn together over the OLD place
and the old days,-and much love to
you. dear little woman.
From your always affectionnte
ESTHER
This letter In itself was enough to
put Dorothy into the widest and gay
est OF spirits. and Barbara was almost
as much delighted; for. truth to tell.
the old servant had looked forward
with no little dismay to the prospect
OF supporting her loved young mistress
through her hour Of loneliness and
trial. and was therefore greatly re-
lieved to find that the responsibilities
Of the situation would fall upon the
strong and capable shoulders Of Miss
Esther Brand instead of lying upon her
own weaker ones.
1T is SO good and sweet and dear OF
Esther" Dorothy repeated, over and
over again. Just like her to throw
everything else aside on the chance
of being able to do a good turn to
some one In need. Now l don't feel
half so nervous as did
Nor l." echoed Barbara, speaking
out OF her very heart. then she added
with a significant smile. Miss Esther
never could abide David Stevenson
neither could l."
Dorothy could not help laughing.
"Ah' ! think you were all Just a little
hard on David didn't want to be
Mrs. David. 1t is true But apart from
that. don't see that there was SO much
amiss with him"
To be continued.)
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
D. D+iI|Ra d 3 80 ! Ess| gs9E5 ~
~,~,,isy - LIGHT OFT or
- ssas!sss.s s.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

you about being married in this
way"
"she won't know. dear Dorothy
cried. Il shall show her my marriage
lines, and say that you are gone and
that am am going to join you rs
soon as l can
"she will be sure to ask my regi-
ment."
Not at all. Besides. you are going
out to an appointment. are you mott z"
Yes, true Well. then. do as you
think best about IT," he said "Of
course. shall be great deal easier
In my mind. and then she Will be able
to see You on and all that. Oh. yes.
II will be a very good thing in every
way"
Dorothy clapped her hands together
and laughed quite joyousiy. "Oh'
Dick dear" she cried, I'm so glad you
don't mind-I feel quite brave about
being left now. ! do wish. though.
that you could see Esther. She is so
tall and strong. very handsome,
smooth. dark hair and great dark
eyes-quite girl who ought TO be
called Esther or Olive. And then she
has always been rich. and for five years
she has been absolutely her own mis-
tress, and has travelled about every
where
Won't she think 1t odd that you
have never written to her all this
timer"
Il don't think 10. Esther is not a
girl who thanks you for letters unless
you have something special to say"
Dick put his arm around his little
wife's waist. And you have some
thing very. very special to tell her.
haven't you2" he said tenderly. then
cried with an uncomfortable burst of
anguish. "Ohl my love, my love. you
don't lSnow-you will never know what
II will cost me to go away and leave
you just now, when you with want me
most Of all"
Never mind. Dick" she said brave
ly, II am not afraid"
Looking at her. he saw that she
spoke the truth and only the truth
her eyes met his, clear and true. ami
the smile which played about her
sweet mouth was not marred by any
expression OF the agony which she had
suffered during the few previous days.
A week ago she had been more Dicks
sweetheart than his wife: now she was
not only his wife but had also in her
eyes the proud light of motherhood--
'Filied was her soul with love and
the dawn OF an opening heaven"
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
a oEKMAN ExPtRIMENr.
Law Against Speculation In Grain h
Been Repealed


Been Repealed
Political economists will be inter
ested IA the action OF the Prussian
government In repesiing what is
known as the bourse law, which wns
passed year ago for the purpose OF
prevensing speculation In agricultural
products 1t was the result of an np-
itation among the agrarIans similar to
that among the Popullsts in this coun-
try some time ago. There are several
bills introduced in our Congress for
the same purpose every session, which
are based upon the theory that the
food of the people should be protected
from speculation. The experience OF
q year In Germany. however. has
shown that such legislation does not
accomplish its purpose. and that. on
the contrary. the producers suffer
more and the middlemen make greater
profits Khan when speculation was per-
mitted. 1t Is explained that as soon as
the law was passed all the produce ex-
changes throughout Prussia were
closed by order Of the police, hence
there were no fixed prices for any
cereals and the farmers were com
PEELED to rely upon the assurances of
the middlemen, who took advantage of
their helplessness. The government
then attempted to issue a daily an
nouncement of quotations In the DIFF
ferent cities, which were posted on a
bulletin board at the town hall. The
buyers not only refused to recognize
them. but refused to give information
upon which they might be based. The
government then resorted TO the plan
of having quotations telegraphed from
the commercial exchanges in the neigh
boring counties. but this plan was also
a failure. and when an attempt was
made to fix prices for agricultural
products in the different cities each
morning by the police 1t was found
that there was no method of compell-
ing the middlemen to pay them, and
the farmers were still under the neces-
sity of accepting the best terms that
were offered. The leaders of the agra
rian party admit that the legislation is
q failure. and are now trying to con-
trive some new plan to accomplish the
same purpose.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
THE LEAKy MISSOURI.
Farmers Who DO Not Want the Rive,
He'd Mended.

Farmers who DO Not Want the River
Bod Mended.
The Missouri river leaks badly, for.
you know. there are leaky rivers as
well as leaky boats. The government
engineers once measured the flow OF
the Missouri away up in Montana and
again some hundred miles further
down stream. To their surprise they
found that the Missouri, instead of
growing bigger down stream, as every
rational river should. was actually TO-
900 second feet smaller at the lower
point, says a writer in st. Nicholas.
Now. while 10000 second-feet could be
spared from such a tremendous river,
that amount of water makes a consid-
cradle stream of itself. Many very
celebrated rivers never had SO much
water In their lives. Hence there was
great amazement when the discrepancy
was discovered. But OF late years Da-
kota faruAers away to the south and
east OF those points on the Missouri.
sinking artesian wells. found immense
volumes Of water where the geologists
said there wouldn't be any. So It Is
believed that the farmers have tapped
the water leaking from that big hole
in the Missouri river away up in Mon
tana. and from these wells they irri-
gate large tracts of land. and. natural
ly. they don't want the river bed mend
ed. Fancy what blessing It is, when
the weather is dry. to have a river
boiling out OF your well, ready to flow
where you want 1t over the wheat
fields. For, OF all manner Of work that
a river can be put to. irrigation is.
think, the most useful. But isn't that
a queer way for the Missouri to wan
der about underneath the ground?
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
WONDERS OF HUDSON BAY.
It Drain. Three Million square Mile. of
Territory.

Territory.
Hudson Bay. the Mediterranean OF
Canada. tho most striking geographical
feature OF North America, was the sub
iect Of lecture and debate at re-
cent meeting OF the McGill Science
Graduates society. 1t was n large sub
ject, says the Montreal Witness Hud-
son bay is half as large as the Medlter-
rnnean sea--it drains vast territory,
100000 square miles In area--vast riv-
crs flow into II from the south, east
and west; flowing from places as dis
tant as the plains of Minnesota and
Dakota In Its waters live undisturb-
ed fsh and oil bearing mammals, along
Its shores are fine harbors. in the ooun-
try surrounding II are rich mineral de-
posits and fine farming lands. But It
is portion destitute OF human habi-
tation. White whales. walruses big as
elephants. and fur-bearing seals disport
themselves undisturbed in the water.
On land there Is wealth with no one to
take 1t away. But all this is the Arc
tic regions" you say. Not bit of It,"
says DIR. Bell, director OF geological
survey. Moose bay is In latitude
further south than London, and the
more northern portion Of Hudson's bay
is at about the same latitude as the
north of Scotland. The climate also
compares very favorably with that OF
the same latitude In other portions of
the globe. The bay does not freeze
across in winter-the winter conditions
there being similar to those of the Gulf
of St. Lawrence. and navigation is pos
sible during four or possibly five
months OF the year. The Hudson bay
route would bring the great northwest
as near to Europe as the city of Que
bee. It offers. perhaps. the best route
to the Yukon district. and is the ma
tional route to the great oil fields OF
the northwest Gold is there-speci-
mems OF gold bearing quartz have been
brought Into the Hudson bay stations
pyrites containing gold have been
found by the geological survey party.
! aad ailuvial gold has been found, ac-
cording to Mr.. William Ogilvie in the
valleys. Gypsum. iron, copper, silver
and lead are abundantly indicated in
many places. Were the country with
In the Arctic circle the quality OF the
soil would be OF no consequence. But
there are scores OF millions OF acres
upon which profitable stock raising and
farming may be carried on. and 1t is
important to note that the soil observ-
ed is rich and productive. In the dis
trict south OF James bay, in district
as large as all England. the total popu-
lation at present is one scotchman and
thirty or forty families Of Indians.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07
DO NOT DELAY.
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth
Pound of Cure.

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth
Pound of Cure.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co.. Chi
cago. Dear Sirs: | used one bottle OF
your "5 Drops" and 1t did me more
good than any medicine ever used. 1t
did me more good than all the medi-
cine / have taken from the doctors for
two years, besides suffering the entire
time. In three days after / commenced
using the "5 Drops" my pains all dis
appeared. recommend II to all suffer
ers of rheumatism. Very respectfully.
R. l.. Martin, Anguilla, Miss. Feb.
z, 's8.
Every family should have a bottle
of SO Drops" on hand. especially at
this season OF the year. Changes In
the weather are SO liable to cause rheu-
matism. la grippe and many other dis
eases that ''5 Drops" cures.
For another thirty days you can Sc
cure a sample bottle of "5 Drops" for
25 cents. The manufacturers have
100. 900 sample bottles which they in
tend to distribute for this small
amount.
Write today to the Swanson Rheu-
matte Cure Co., 167 Dearborn street.
Chicago, Ill. This company is reliable
and promptly fill every order.
The western recorder., 1898-04-07

seasoned with little salt, md drink only
a little milk. ] becsme so bad that trihe
too much of even these caused terrible
suffering in the regions OF the stomach:
darling pains back OF the eyes, attended
with dizziness and partial loss Of sight.
The only way could ge1 relief was by voni-
iting. Finally had such severe attack
that the entire left side. OF my body felt
numb and partially paraiyzed, aud in this
condition. was taken to my room uneon-
scious- The physicians failed to help me;
aud none OF the many remedies took did
me any good. A, last friend present,e,d
me with a bottle of DIR. Ayers Sarsapafilla
and before had used half Of Il. could see
a decided change for the better. ! e,,ed u,ed
that for four years have not been tronoiea
with the old complaint. but am tugSea ana
hearty and able 10 eat anything tnat eau
be eaten. II would be Impossible 10 say
too much In praise OF DR.. Ayers ssfsaPa..
rilla- and ! would not give one bottle oil u
for a dozen OF any other kind-"-M- D.
SHIELDS, Meridian. Miss.
Try DIR. Ayers sarsnpariila u you are
dvspeptic III YOU want more testimony 70
the value OF the medicine, get Dr. Ayets
curebook. II IL fcrt free On request py
the I. c. Aver Co.. Lowell