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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
TO GUARD AGAINST EVILS.
Camps to BE Made by Med
fcnl Department..

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Surgeon Gem
erai Sternberg has issued quite a detailed
letter of instruction to Colonel Charles K.
Greenieaf, who has started for Savannah
on general tour of the large winter camps
in the South. The inspection is intended to
guard against repetition of the evils
arising from defective food, quarters or
medical attendance such as gave rise to
criticism of the department during and
after the Spanish war.
Colonel Greenieaf is directed to report to
the surgeon general on the condition and
wants of the troops in the field and at
military posts and in hospitals, and on the
efficiency of the medical officers and the
civilian employees OF the department. He is
especially directed to report on the GUAM
tity and quality of medicines and hospital
or not these are promptly distributed on
requisition as they are required
Attention also will be directed TO the dis
eases most prevalent among the troops. the
causes of such prevalence and the best
methods for eradicating them. Colonel
Greenleaf is directed not only to COM
municate with the department on this sub
ject, but TO make his recommendations
verbally and in writing to the officers ccm-
manding the military posts and districts
involved. Inquiry also will be directed to
field and those desired by medical officers
with view of making any necessary
change in the departments supply tables.
Colonel Greenleaf is expected to give
especial attention also to diet kitchens and
to seeing that they furnish the sick SOL
diers suitable light diet during sickness
and convalescence, and whether the fund
ministered Attention also will be paid
to the supply OF ambulances. etc. for
use by the hospital corps, and to whether
and properly disciplined and instructed for
the discharge of their duties
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
BRISTOW HAS THE FIELD.
but Herald Keeps Even Tenor
of It's Way.

OTTAWA, KAS.. Dec. 9.-(Special) The
most important newspaper deal ever con-
summated in Ottawa was completed to-
day. when stock company composed of
local Democrats and Populists bought the
Ottawa Republican and the Ottawa Times
for the purpose of consolidating the two
into a fusion Democratic paper. The
Times was owned by p. P. Elder and the
Republican by F. l.. Finch. Both Finch
and Elder retain large share of stock in
the combined institution. l.. C. Stine is
president of the company. He is the chair
man of the Democratic county central COM
mittee.
The deal caused no little surprise. The
Republican is the old A. T. Sharpe paper,
edited for number of years by the late
Governor Anthony. The fusionists hope
by running daily and weekly TO regain
control of the county. which they lost in
the recent election. The editorship of the
combined organ has been rendered to j.
B. Chapman. formerly of the Topeka Press,
who was defeated for county attorney here
this fall. F. l.. Finch will be business
manager. A. NJ. Blair. E. D. Hume and
P. P. Elder comprise the board of directors
There were number of county stockhold-
ers who are farmers. The change gives the
Herald the undisputed Republican field
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
"JOE" BAILEY'S THREAT.
Declares He Will Challenge the First
Vote General Wheeler Offers
Cast.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-"Joe" Bailey,
OF Texas, one of the Democratic leaders
OF the house, made up his mind that
Fighting Joe" Wheeler, Of Alabama. one
of the heroes of Santiago, cannot retain
his seat IN congress and hold his COM
mission as major general of volunteers at
the same time. Bailey has issued ukase
that Wheeler must give up one position
o. the other. and he bases his pronuucia
mento on the United States constitution.
by Jinks! Wheeler has the audacity to
assert that Bailey is off his base, and his
friends are all a-tremble in fear cf the
consequences of his defiant attitude.
The Texan says he will challenge Wheel
ers right to vote the first time the Ala
baman attempts TO voice his sentiment on
any legislative matter which comes up in
the house, SO that there are interesting
scenes in prospect. Bailey thinks he un-
derstands the constitution. and he hates
soldiers. That's why he is going TO make
himself ridiculous
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
A VICTORY FOR cox.
Cherokee Senate Votes to Give Him
the Contract for Collecting
$4,000 900 Claim

TAHLEQUAH, I. T, Dec. e.-(Special)
The Cherokee senate to-day voted. II to
6. in favor of awarding to Wiley o. Cox,
of Kansas City, the contract to collect over
100000 alleged to be due the Cherokees
from the United States. A spirited con-
test for this contract has been going on
for the past four weeks. The amount due
the Cherokees is now tied up by a technical
opinion of department attorneys at Wash
ington and requires the work of experts
to gain an appropriation from congress.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust
Company, of Kansas City, and New York
and Cincinnati bankers were in the fight
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust
Company won the first round in the Cher
okee senate by a close vote. but was hope
lessly defeated in the lower house. Mr.
Cex's bid was taken up in the senate. with
the result above stated. His bid will now
go to the lower house. where. it is as
serted, there is no reason to doubt its pas
sage, when it will become law. Mr.. Cox
agrees to take the contract at a commits
sion Of 10 per cent. the Cherokees to be at
no expense if unsuccessful.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
ST. JOSEPH BANK RECEIVER.
H. l.. Mcdonald to Serve Until Monday,
When the Inst titutiOn VIII
ReOpen.

ST. JOSEPH, MO-. Dec. 9.-Secretary OF
State Lesueur came here to-day to examine
affairs of Central Savings bank, which
closed Tuesday on account of a run pre-
cipitated by report that the bank held s3O.-
600 of Plunger Gilletts paper. Secretary
Lesueur appointed r. J.. Mcdonald. whole
sale merchant. and one of the directors
of the bank to serve as receiver until Mon
day. when the bank will resume business.
Mr.. Lesueur said to-day:
'All of the bad paper which may have
been in the banks possession was replaced
by good security. There will he enough
money here to transact business next Mon
day morning"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
ACTRESS MAY DIE.
Gay Rhen, Playing In Atchison, Fell
Painting on the Stage
Inst Night.

ATCHISAN. KAS.. Dec. 9.-(SpeciaD
Gay Rhea. while carrying a heavy part in
IAN American Widow" suffered severe
hemorrhage as the curtain went down on
the next to the last act, and was carried
from the stage in fainting condition.
When the curtain arose on the last act
she pluckiy came forward in her part.
but had to be supported Just as the cur
tain went down on the final act she again
tainted and had to be carried to the dress
ing room. Medical aid was secured She
was taken TO the Miller hotel. where she
lies delirious and suffering intense agony.
She is in a precarious condition.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
Mr.. COWHERD's BILL.
Will Introduce One I'm Congress to
Help StOckmen In Cattle
Deals.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-(SpecialD Rep
resentative Cowherd. of Kansas City. has
prepared bill to prevent the cumulative
taxation of mortgages as relating especial
IL to cattle deals at the principal stock
yards in the country. Under the present
revenue act, all extension of mortgage,
verbal or otherwise, and similar transac-
tions. are subject to n special tax, regard.
less of the prior taxation of the original
instrument. This is found to work great
deal of hardship to stockmen who are fat
tening their cattle and ask for a short eX-
tension. The bill prepared by Mr.. Cowherd
is designed to correct this.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Establishment of Service From
Marshall, Mo.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-(Special) The
postmaster general has authorized the es-
tablishment of rural free delivery service
at Marshall, Mo-, to take effectApril 1,
with three letter carriers and one substi-
tute carrier and thirty-five letter boxes.
Application was made at the postoffice
department for the establishment. OF rural
free delivery service at Lexington. Mo.
Contract for carrying the United States
lows: From Watonga to Ivy. to F. f.
Smith, of Washington, d. c.; from Folger
to Ivy, to c. o. Call. of Algona, Ia.
The postoffice at Chicopee. Carter county,
NO., has been re-established, and Lizzie
Beltenbender appointed postmistress.
The postoffice at Colby. Kas., will become
a presidential office on January l. and the
salary of the postmaster will be 81, 100.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL SATURDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1898

bacco and fine cut chewing tobacco and
cigarettes prescribed by law shall be per-
mitted to have packed in or attached to. or
connected with them, any article or thing
whatsoever. other than the manufacturers
wrappers and Labels, the internal revenue
stamp and the tobacco or cigarettes re-
spectively put up therein on which tax is
required to be paid under the internal rev.
snue laws; nor shall there be affixed to, or
branded, stamped. marked, written or
printed upon said packages or their con-
certificate for any. gift. prize. premium,
payment reward
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
CHER0KEEs TO TREAT.
Another Effort to Be Made to Escape
the Provisions of the Cur


MUSKOGEE, I. T., Dec. 9.-(Specill) The
Dawes commission has arranged for a
joint meeting with the Cherokee treaty
commission at Muskogee. December II. to
begin negotiations for a treaty between
the Cherokee nation and the United States
to take the place of the Curtis act. The
Creeks have arranged to call an extra
session of their council for Monday, De-
cember Il, with a view to appointing COM
missioners to treat with the Dawes COM
mission. The Dawes commission is quite
hopeful of arranging matters to the sat
isfaction of all parties when the two COM
missions meet.
On account of its meeting with the Cher
okee commissioners, the Dawes commits
Mississippi. where it had intended going
on December 10 for the purpose of identify
ing the Mississippi Choctaws.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
POPS Were the Financier..

TOPEKA. Dec. 9.-(SpecialD Secretary
w. IL. l.. Pepperell. of the fusion Demo-
cratic state committee announced to-day
that the Democratic committee had no eX-
pense account to file. as required by law.
1t received its funds from the Pop COM
mittee and spent them for Pop candidates.
The statement of Chairman Riddle, he said,
covered the expense made by the Demo-
rr:ftic committee
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
KANSAS BOARD OF HEALTH.
DR.. Willist0n Says 1t should Contain
q BactcriOlOEist and n Civil
Engineer.

LAWRENCE. KAS., Dec. 9.-tSpecial)
The state sanitary convention has been in
session at the university all day DR..
Williston, in his treatment of the relation
of the state board of health to the public.
suggested that the board, in addition to
practicing physicians, should include at
least one skilled bacteriologist and also a
competent civil engineer
Much of the work of the board is outside
the range of the practicinS physician. the
professor suggested. and the addition of
these two members he thought would ma
terialIy increase the usefulness Of the
board.
The convention closed with to-night's ses-
sion.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10

cial) George II. Goldsmith and Elizabeth
Hilderbrand. both resident deaf mutes, were
married here yesterday. The ceremony was
that Judge White kissed the bride. ruling
that the sign language might legally con-
vey the import of words, but was made
uuate to express action.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
THERE ARE13,4e9 CHICKASAWS
Enrolment of the Indian
Nation.

MUSEOGEE, I. T., Dec. 9.-tSpeciaI.) The
enrolment of the Chickasaw nation was
completed to-day by the Dawes commits
sion. These are the figures which the re-
port will show:
Chickasaws by blood and intermarrIage
4a25: Choctaws by blood and intermarriage
]. .769: Chickasaws admitted by the courts
total Chickasaws and Choctaws by blood
and intermarrage. SIP: ChickaSaw freed
men. 4S25; Choctaw freedmen, 46S: total
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
Hanged for Assault.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 9.-Jordan Webb.
colored who committed criminal ASSAULT
upon Mrs. Lucy Bowden, an aged lady, in
September last, was hanged al Courtland:
Southampton county. to-day. He admitted
his guilt just before his execution. e.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
Once Prominent Iowan Dead.

DUBUQUE, IA. Dec. 9.-Julius n
Graves, once a prominent figure in Iowa
history. died to-day, aged 81. He had re-
sided in Dubuque thirty-two years. He
was one of the originators and builders OF
the river roads. now part of the Milwaukee
system for which he raised s6.10.00. Since
1851 he has been poor man and died al
most alone.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
DipbtberIa mt Mound valley.

CHERRYNALE KAS., Dec. Especial }
Dphtheria has made its appearance in the
town of Mound Valley, ten miles east of
here. and the schools are all closed. There
have been five deaths. two this morning.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
schooner East I'm the Ice,

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. 9.-Captain Lit
rived here to-day. reported sighting the
schooner Ganges, owned by W. H. Oades.
of Detroit. frozen fast in a great field Of
ice of Bar Point, Lake Erie.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money If fails cure. 25c.
The genuine has L. 3. 9. on each tablet.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-10

General Garcia Much Better.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-General Gar
cia's condition is reported to be much i'm
proved to-day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
Romantic Love Affair of a San
ia Fe Engineer.
His Girl Came to the Crossing
For Kisses.
RUNS WERE CHANGED
And Brother Engineer Shares
the Kisses.
Loves Young Dream Brought
to a Startling Termination.

There's a romantic story in several
chapters being carried on near the mann
line of the Santa Fe, between Topeka
and Emporia, and if all the facts were
known some people would be surprised.
There's a certain engineer whom we
will call Brown for convenience, his en-
CINE will be No. AT for the same pur-
pose. Brown has been in the habit of
making a visit when he stopped to
whistle for certain railroad crossing.
He would stop, pull the whistle, jump to
the ground and romantic young girl
would appear from the shadow of the
tree and allow herself to be gathered
in her future protectors arms while
shower of kisses would be rained upon
her upturned face. 1t would all take
but a minute and Brown would Chamber
back into his engine cab and pull out.
This has been going on for some time
and the fireman had become so accuS-
toned to it that he would reach over,
open the throttle and get the engine
started as the engineer would climb
back upon the seat in the cab. one
night Engineer Brown was absent from
the run and another engineer took his
place. When the crossing was reached
the new engineer stopped and Wh1stled
and saw a woman emerge from the
shadow of the tree.
Whats that?'' he asked the fireman.
''Why it's Browns girl waiting to be
kissed replied the fireman and he eX-
planned to the engineer all about it.
We'll" said the new man on the run,
'I guess 1 can kiss her as well as
Brown and he climbed down out of
the cab and after the fireman had heard
several loud explosions from the out
side the engineer came clambering back
into the cab chuckling to himself.
Engineer Brown was absent from the
run for several days and when the girl
asked him how it came that he had a
moustache one night and none the next
night and then a moustache again the
story came out and now Engineer
Brown is trying to figure out how many
of the engineers on the line have been
kissing his sweetheart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
BOTTOMLESS LAKE.
Story of a Civil Engineers First Explo-
rationS.

at remember the only time I ever
went exploring" said an old time civil
engineer, was when I started into the
profession in New England. I had just
graduated and had Joined railway en-
cheering corps. We were working
through the White mountains over the
country where now runs the Boston and
Maine While we were in North Con-
way heard a story about a lake under
The old residents of the town said that
time and again the bottom of the lake
had been sounded for and could not be
found. I determined to discover the
bottom of that lake.
81 went to the stores in town and af-
ter hunting all through them 1 found
1000 feet of heavy Irvine. put a sink
er on the end of the Irvine and with an
other man rowed out to the center of
the lake We wore gloves to keep the
thousand feet of line from burning our
center of the lake. We were right in the
center of a group of mountains and
they looked above US like sentinels We
expected to have to get more than a
thousand feet of Irvine before we got
done but we determined to try it. We
pulled to the center of the lake and
when all was ready I commenced to
play out the line. AS soon as the sinker
was thrown overheard the line COM
menced to run through my hand at a
pretty lively rate-thug. 1t stopped
suddenly.
What is the matter?' asked the
man that was rowing.
Caught on the boat said I, but we
soon found out that we had found bot
tom at IS feet. I was Disguised with
bottomless lakes.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
Edward Franschen at Fowlers ranch,

Edward Franschen at Fowler's ranch,
May 4.
The elevator at the state house is
about as useless as the one in the court
be served when we have public control
of everything which Populists de-
mand?
The state convention OF the Kansas
in Topeka beginning next Wednesday.
The main meetings will be held in the
First Presbyterian church.
On account of i'll health, Judge Foster
will not go to Leavenworth to open the
June term of the United States district
court next Monday. Judge Phillips of
Kansas City will preside at the term.
Mrs. E. B. Meredith is one of the bus
lest ladies in Topeka. She has con-
tracted to get up summer entertain
ments for MarshalPs band in addition
to church and lodge entertainments.
A Topeka man recently decided to
buy a piano and before night he was
visited by five piano statesmen. After
hearing the opinions of the different
men he figured it out that the majority
report was that there was not good
piano to be had in Topeka
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has received a letter
from Hokkaido, japan. asking for
copy of his book on THE Beef Steer
in good English by a man who signed
himself T. Ebara. The book was sent
at once.
Miss Nellie Lincoln of Huntoon and
Dillon streets, will leave in a few weeks
for New York to study for the stage.
She is a young lady possessed of dra-
matte talent and her new venture will
be looked forward to by her friends
with much interest. She was gradua-
ted from Bethany college this year.
A prominent Topeka society man
walked down town today and stopped
at the Journal office and left the follow
ing item: "A Topeka young lady who is
one of the most popular and sensible
six O'Clock this morning was at work
with a small brush replacing some fad
ed front porch paint" The cards may
be expected in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
NECK TIES BARRED.
Illinois Dunkards Prescribe 10 Inch
Boards and 1S47 Hats

Chicago June 3.-The annual conference
of the German Baptist Brethren, or Dun
kards, has been in session at Bur
lington park since last Thursday Among
the most important subjects considered
was the divorce question. The right of
divorced persons to remarry and retain
their standing in the brotherhood has
been a subject of much dispute for years.
After much debate and numerous cita-
tons of scriptural authority on both sides
it was decided that the brethren should
not admit to church membership any di-
vorced person who should marry again
while his her former companion was
living, unless the divorce was obtained on
scriptural grounds.
The dress question, or, as the Dunkards
put it, conformity or nonconformity to
the worlds apparel was also considered.
Elder W. R. Deeter, moderator, was
of several brothers who wished stricter
laws upon the subject. 1t was finally de-
dress of the women should continue to be
the fashion and that the brethren must
forswear the wearing of hats of a later
style than 1S47. The use of gold was also
decried, some brethren even declaring
against gold-filled teeth and gold-bowed
specta cles.
A rather unnecessary prohibition, con-
sidering that nearly every bro Their
wears a ten-inch beard, was the clause
forbid1ing the wearing of necktieS.
Another subject fruitful of debate was
the proper time to give the kiss of
peace whether before or after the sacra-
ment. 1t was decided to let the saluta-
ton both precede and follow the rite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
BONES GROUND UP.
Missouri Pacific Switchman Run Over
at Ft. Scott

Fort Scott, June 3.-McClellan Whit
more, a married man, and a switchman,
met instant death in a peculiar manner
at $40 last night near the plaza cut
In the Missouri Pacific yards while
switching some cars, having been
knocked from a stock car loaded with
hogs The wheels of two cars passed
over his body near the shoulders, crush
ing every bone and mangling the flesh.
Save a bruise on his cheek his face was
not disfigured.
When the accident occurred the yard
men were engaged in making up a
train. Billy Childress and Ham"
Jeffries were in charge of the switch
engine and Yardmaster VIM. A. Gard
ner and the unfortunate man were do
ing the switching. The train had been
made up in the yards east of the cut
In the train was a carload of hogs be-
longing to John Kilborn, a stock man
living near Gil1llan, who was taking
them to the Kansas City market, which
had been set out for the purpose of
watering them at the Missouri Pacific
shops, and it was while pushing the
stock car and coal car that Whitmore
met his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-03
BUNCOED BY SNAKES.
New Workers Defrauded by Rattle
snake Killers.

Saratoga, N. Y, June 3.-People living in
Washington and Warren counties are en-
vfous of the good fortune of certain indi-
viduals at Bolton and Hague, in Warren
county, because of the bounties collected
by them this spring for rattlesnal1e hides.
No less than 1854 has been paid in boun-
ties on rattlesnakes at these two places.
The matter will probably be investigated
by county officials, for there is a suspi-
cion of fraudulent dealing on the part of
some of the snake hunters.
The bounty on rattleSnakes in WaShin-
ton county is 90 cents a snake In War
rem county a dead RATHER brings just twice
that amount and it is alleged that Wash
ington county snakes are killed and car
ried into Warren county by shrewd ma
tives of Bolton and Hague. There is an
impression that the county has been bun
coed for two or three years past on the
rattlesnal1e deal a man who resides at
Bolton and has made affidavit to killing
Il rattlers this spring will probably be ar
rested and made to serve as example
to those who import rattlesnakeS from
other counties.