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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-09

The Home Palladium, which gave its re-
ception at the Casino on Thursday even
| ing. shows the POPULARITY of that club by
| the large and select attendance.
The herald., 1898-11-08
THREE PEOPLE RESCUED
A Woman and Two Children Nearly
Burned Yesterday

Some heroic work was done yesterday af-
ternoon shortly before 3 o'clock, at fire in
the flats located at 2l0 West Tenth street.
The upper portion of the house was occu-
pied by Mrs. Z. A. Goodman and her two
little boys, aged 5 and 3 years respectively.
"A Mrs. Reynolds and her daughter, Mrs.
Hunt, live in the lower portion. Yesterday
Mrs. Goodman went away from home, leav-
ing the two children alone upstairs. The
neighbors seemed to think that she had
locked the boys in, but this Mrs. Goodman
denied. The children began to play with
matches, it is supposed, and set fire to one
OF the room on the upper floor. The little
fellows began screaming fire" "fre," and
soon alarmed the neighborhood Mrs Hunt
and her mother heard their cries, and de-
tecting the odor of smoke, the former start
ed upstairs to rescue the children. The door
is latched with a spring lock and when Mrs.
Hunt left it, to go after the boys, gust of
wind or a spring must have swung the door
shut. In any event, when the woman re-
turned with her charges she was unable to
get out. She screamed for help and soon
her danger became known. Mrs. Hunt was
overcome by the smoke and sank exhausted
by the door. Marco Hellman, the son of H.
w. Hellman, accompanied by Police Officer
Marsh Singleton, hurried to the door and
they burst it in and rescued the woman and
the two boys.
In the meanwhile an alrm had been sent
in and the department responded promptly,
although it was some time before stream
of water could be got on the burning build
ing, as the fire plug at the corner of Main
and Tenth streets, about 100 yards away,
was out of order. The building was saved,
though, but the upper portion was badly
burned inside
Mrs. Goodman's loss will amount to about
$3.50, not covered by insurance. The loss
of Mrs. Hunt and her mother will amount
to several hundred dollars, and the damage
to the building, which is owned by w. G.
Koepfi, will be about $500. After the men
entered the house, it was discovered that
four gas jets were turned on full and the
gas was escaping. How this occurred is not
known, but the little boys may have turned
on the jets. The neighbors felt very indig-
nnnt against Mrs. Goodman, as it was as
serted that she goes away from the house
and leaves the children alone, and on one oc-
cason is said to have left them locked out
of the place until after o'clock in the even
ing. Mrs. Goodman stated last night that
the little boys in a spirit of mischief some
times lock the door and joke with her before
they will admit her when she returns to the
house.
The herald., 1898-11-08
THE CITY IN BRIEF

Mrs. C. L. Cobb was knocked down Sun.
day afternoon by a couple Of greyhounds
as she was passing up Third street. between
Broadway and Spring. The woman was
badly bruised and shaken up.
The condition of DR.. F. K. Ainsworth
was slightly improved yesterday. He is
at the Sisters hospital, and so serious is
he thought to be that the physicians dc
not allow anyone to visit him.
Nile Lohman applied at the receiving
hospital last night for medical treatment.
While working about his bicycle the index
finger of the right hand got caught in the
chain. and the end of the finger was badly
mashed.
While trying to board Southern Pacific
train at River station, Sam Wright slipped
and got his right foot caught upder the
wheels and his great toe was badly mashed
He was attended to at the receiving hos
pital.
Harry Herrick was arraigned before Jus
tice Owens yesterday on a charge of steal
ing a pistol from H. Bast, and was also
before Justice Morrison charged with the
theft of a watch worth SIS from c. b.
Stephenson. Both offenses are alleged to
have occurred about October q. He plead
ed not guilty in each case, and the trials
were set for the 18th and 9Th. respectively,
bail being fixed at $500 in each case.
The herald., 1898-11-08
men OF SMALL CAPITAL
INVITED TO CUBA TO RAISE
PINEAPPLES
A Spanish Commission Searching for
the Bodies of Officers Killed by
the Insurgents

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 7.-Three
wealthy foreigners, residents of this dis
trict for some time, are making arrange
ments to cover fifty acres OF land with every
variety of fruit that can possibly be culti-
waited here, with view of seeing which
kind yields the best results. They are plan
ming for future operations on large scale
and to supply the American and English
markets. Pineapples grow wild to an i'm
mense size and of delicious flavor. There is
a good opening in this fruit for men of
small capital.
A Spanish military commission of five
officers, headed by Lieut.. Gen. Don Valdez
rama, arrived here today from Havana,
bringing letters from Maj. Gen. Wade of
the United States evacuation commission
to Gen. Leonard Wood, requesting the lat
ter to extend all courtesies and assistance
to the Spanish officers in their efforts to re-
cover the bodies of Maj. Gen. Vera del Reya
and Brig. Gen. Santocildes. The former
was killed at the battle of Ell Caney on
July l. Gen. Santocildes was killed near
Bayamo, province of Santiago, by the in
surgents at the outset of the insurrection
three years ago. Gen. Valderama, accom-
panied by his aide, visited Gen. Wood
shortly after his arrival, and the two offc
ers had pleasant chat of an hour or So
Lieut.. Hanna, Gen. Wade's aide, with an
escort and the Spanish officers, visited Ell
Caney, to locate, if possible, the place of
interment of Vera del Reya, and the re-
mains will be escorted to the city by bat
talon of the United States infantry and
band, with all the honors due a major gen.
eral.
Today go Spaniards arrived here by way
OF Cienfuegos, to work in the mines of Bal
quiri, where the Cubans refuse to work,
claiming that the labor is too hard.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A Horrible Find

CAMP MEADE, Middleton, Pa, Nov. g.
While number of Tennessee soldiers on
guard near Middletown today were playing
hide and seek in cornfeld, one of their
number found the body of dead man. 1t
was in a state of decomposition, and there
were ugly gashes about the neck and eyes,
and the ends of the fingers wer chewed off.
Foul play was at first suspected, but an in
vestigation showed that the man was a team
ster named j. Brown, his name being tat
tooed on the arm, and that he had been miss
ing from the Second division for about two
weeks. 1t is supposed that he crawled un-
der the shock of corn while drunk, died there
and that rats have been living off the body,
The herald., 1898-11-08
PROBABLY FATAL FAIL
AT THE LOS ANGELES ATaI&T1C
CLUB LAST EVENING
In Which q Young Athlete Falls on
His Head and Breaks His
Neck

Melvin j. Banks, member of the Los
Angeles Athletic club and favorite In the
organization, met with a serious accident
yesterday evening. While practicing tum'
bling with a companion in the gymnasium ne
slipped and fells striking with all his weight
upon the back of his head and neck. The
spectators were surprised when he made no
move to regain his feet, and went to his
assistance. 1t was found that he could not
move any part of his body below his head,
and he was taken to the California hospital
on South Hope street.
The physicians found, after thorough
examination, that the spine was fractured at
the junction of the neck and chest and that
the lower part of his body was consequently
paralyzed. Little hope is therefore enter
tanned of his recovery, death being liable to
occur at any time.
Banks has been prominent in amateur ath-
letic circles in Los Angeles for some time.
He also at one time belonged to the North
Beach Swimming club of Santa Monica.
Both the young mans mother and brother
are seriously i'll.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Chicago Street Cars

CHICAGO, Nov. THE Tribune saws:
In New York, Philadelphia or Chicago with
in three days representatives of all the Chi.
cago South Side railway companies will meet
for the purpose of completing an agreement
of consolidation. Although the consoida.
ton will not reach beyond the South Side
lines, the conference will be attended by
maenates of the West and North Side com
panies and they will take as much part in
the proceedings as the South Side represent
atives. One of the men interested deeply
in the consolidated scheme said the union
of the South Side, companies was another
public step toward the absorption in a single
system of every street-car line in Chicago.
Charles T. Yerkes, president of the North
and West Side lines, left the city Saturday
night for New York
The herald., 1898-11-08
Will Avoid Friction

HAVANA, Nov. 7.-Lieutenant Colonel
Clous and Captain Hart of the United
States evacuation commission this after
noon delivered to General Parade, presi-
dent of the Spanish commission, a note
touching the location of the Cuban camp at
Cienfuegos, which conveyed the assurance
that the American officers commissioned
for this special purpose had taken measures
whereby all possibility of friction between
the Spanish and Cuban troops there would
be avoided
Talking unofficially regarding evacuation,
GENERAL Parade said he had received no
answer from Madrid instructing him to &C.
cept as final the date fixed by the Ameri-
cans. 1t is expected that joint session for
determining this matter will be held soon.
The herald., 1898-11-08
MINISTER'S MEETINGS
Papers and Discussions on Denomina-
tional Subjects

The ministers of the various denomina-
tons held their regular meetings yester-
day. The Methodists met in the parlors of
the First church. on Broadway. Miss Or
tega, the Spanish singer, sang several solos
Rev. A. =. Case, who has been engaged in
missionary work among the Spanish
speaking people, gave an interesting ac-
count of the work. There are 100000 in the
United States and $4,000 in California.
The Presbyterian ministers met in the
parlors of the Y. NJ. C. A. Prof. 1. NJ
Coyner Of The Palms read paper on "Ec-
clesiastical Finance" A report on city
mission work was presented by Mrs. c. B.
Fisher.
The Congregational ministers met in the
parlors of the First church, at which re-
ports were read of the recent convention
at Escondido, and paper by Rev. ]. H.
Harwood on Children and the Church"
committee wass appointed to prepare a
suitable celebration of Forefathers' day
which occurs December 22d.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A Preachers Suicide

OLATHE, Kas., Nov. REV. r. E. How
ell, travelling evangelist, committed suicide
here today, taking carbolic acid. The sui
eide followed disturbance in boarding
house, where Howell forced his way into a
room occupied by Mrs. Cora Henderson of
Columbus, Mo-, and her husband. Mrs.
Henderson eloped from Columbus with the
evangelist last spring, but she has since re-
turned and been forgiven by her husband.
When Howell intruded upon them today a
violent quarrel between the men followed, in
which the woman took the part Of her hus-
band. This fact caused the preachers self
The herald., 1898-11-08
Anti-Semite Neproes

ST. LOUIS, Nov. IA crowd of negroes
said to have been under the guidance of
political party invaded the Hebrew district
on Morgan street tonight, where for some
time they bombarded the buildings with
stones and injured young Jewess named
Esther Hymes, and two men, unknown.
When the bombardment began families bar.
ricaded their doors, and the negroes were
unable to enter. They stoned dozen store
houses, demolishing the windows and mu-
tilating the buildings. A large detachment
OF police were sent to the scene of the riot
and dispersed the negroes, who fled SO rapid
ly that no arrests could be made.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A FIRE AT RANDSBURG
ANOTHER BLAZE THREATENS
THE MINING TOWN
Six Thousand Dollars of Damape-The
New York Hotel Destroyed.
Plenty Of Water

RANDSBURG, Nov. Fire broke out
today in the building on Rand avenue for
merly occupied by Calahan's saloon. For a
time the fire ragged fercely, and it looked as
though the town was again doomed.
Prompt action and streams of water, how
ever, stopped the confagration before it
reached Miller's drug store on Butte av-
enue. The New York hotel, Fry's butcher
shop, the French bakery and two or three
unoccupied buildings were burned to the
ground. The loss will probably reach $4,000
or $1,000.
The herald., 1898-11-08
AQ-Day Meeting

An all-day meeting of the Presbyterian
ministers of this city and vicinity will be
held November 14th in the Boyle Heights
Presbyterian church. Presbyterians in
general are invited. There will be three
sessions, as follows: a. m. to u M, 1.-The
Modern Church, Its Preaching" Rev.
Alexander Parker, D. D., of Orange; Its
Organizations" Rev. r. B. Ewing, D. D.,
of The Palms; Its Social Life" Rev ]. NJ.
Newell. Afternoon session, 1:3O D. m. to
4:30 p. m. "Revivals;" Brought About by
Preaching" Rev. j. j. Marks, D. D. bible
Study" Rev. A. B. Prichard; Prayer"
George B. Studd Of Penial hall. Evening
session, "Missions;" devotional exercises.
Rev. A. A. Dinsmore, D. D.. China; Rev.
B. c. Henry, D. D.. of Canton, Africa;
Silas F. Johnson MD.
The herald., 1898-11-08
LAMME'S CHURCH
The Judge Said to Have an Ecclesias-
tical Enterprise

1t was rumored yesterday that Judge
Yamme had plan for providing the peo-
pie with place of worship which should be
free and untrammeled by any other motive
than the preaching of the Gospel, without
oistlnction OF class or position of the con-
gregat1on. He Is credited with having de-
vised the idea of forming a stock comnanv
for the purchase of the Simpson tabernh-
Gle, which 1t is said will be soon sold under
foreclosure of mortgage, and to secure for
the head of the undertaking the Rev. Burt
Estes Howard. Judge Lamme was capti-
The herald., 1898-11-08
Kellini's Victims

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.-George
Spreen, who was with Mrs. Louisa Parker.
alias Spain, when she was shot and killed
by Tomasso Kellini on Second street Sun
day afternoon, was found by the police to-
day. He had bullet in his right shoulder,
where, he says, he was shot by Kellini Just
before the woman was murdered. He saws
the crime was committed in cold blood,
Kellini giving the woman five minutes to re-
turn to his house before killing her.
The herald., 1898-11-08
LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Curran Says Her Lord Has Gone
Away With Another Woman

Mrs. Rene Curran was at the Santa Fe
general offices yesterday. seeking infor-
nation about her husband who she says
went away recently with another woman.
Mrs. Curran thinks she has located him at
the Baldwin hotel, San Francisco. She
amrried Curran In June last. and after the
wedding she discovered a letter he had
written to the other woman In the case
in which he spoke very lovingly. When
left he sent his wife a letter from Mo-
jave in which he made the astounding
charge, Darling, you drove me to this
The herald., 1898-11-08
CAMP SIZES IN CUBA
REcETvE THE APPROVAL OF MR.
ALGER
TROOPS WILL BE ISOLATED
And Natives Selected for the Work OF
Policing the Towns-Date OF
Evacuation Uncertain
A A..oc,ated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Colonel Heck
sr. with Colonel Lee, of the board wnleh
was sent to Cuba to select camp sites TOR the
American army of occupation, has reached
Washington and has had several confer
ences with the president and Secretary
Alrer, Mr.. Alger has approved the loca-
lions selected by the Hecker board for the
principal garrison, which will be in the
neiohborhood of Havana. The place Sc
lected lies about eight miles south OF Ha-
yana, in the neighborhood of the town OF
Mariana. Two camps will be pitched at
this point, one on either side of the splen-
did aoueduct which supplies Havana with
water. This aqueduct will be tapped and
the water drawn by steam pumps from 1t
to supply the camps, which will be pitched
pn q plateau above 160 feet above sea level
At the nearest point to the camp on the
sea beach dock is being constructed, and
while it will not reach water deep enough
to permit the accommodation of large
transports, it will serve good to receive
good-sized lighters. The troops will be
landed at this point and marched directly
to the camp, the purpose being to avoid
exposure to possible infection in Havana.
Similar arrangements are making in the
neighborhood of Puerto Principe, which
will be the first point to be garrisoned, the
principle being observed there as in the
case of the Havana garrison of keeping the
troops from contact with the towns. This
is done under the best medical advice, but
one consequence of the adoption of the rule
is to oblige the government to look to some
other power than the military to police the
town.
Colonel Hecker has been able to make
most fattering report as to the good quail
ties as to what is known as the garde civil
in Havana for this work. The men COM
posing this force are usually chosen from the
best men in the army, and at any rate all
are picked for their physical and intellec
tual qualities. They are able to command
at once the respect and obedience Of the
rather restless Havana population even bet
ter than soldiers. 1t is not doubted that
they would be willing to continue in the
discharge of their duties when the United
States takes military possession of Havana.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Sentenced to Hang

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. THE
State Supreme Court today sentenced Frank
Garrison and James Brown, colored, to be
hanged on December l3, 1898. Brown killed
a negro, Henry Prather, in Kansas City on
April l, 1898, in controversy over a girl
Garrison killed Frank Allerick on an island
in the Missouri river in Platt county; His
defense before the court was that the is
land where the crime was committed was
in the State of Kansas. He failed to get his
bin of exceptions properly and for this rea-
son the Judgment was affirmed.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Japauese Sealing

SEATTLE, Nov. Late advices from
Japan state that it is likely that the seal
and otter hunters win be prohibited from
fishing and hunting off the coast of Japan
before the feet sails next year. Japan is
trying to foster deep-sea fishing, and under
the new foreign treaties that go into effect
next year it is believed the prohibition can
be made
The herald., 1898-11-08
Alone in CHICAGO

A dispatch from Chicago states that
Ernest Fry, aged 10 years, is being held
there by the police until they can locate
his parents The child says that his par
ents resided at 619 East Twenty-fifth street,
Los Angeles. The boy claims that his
father sent him to hts aunt in Toronto,
Canada, six months ago, but he quarreled
with her and started back to California.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A Defeated Dervish

CAIRO, Nov 7-Khalifa Abdullah, the
defeated Dervish leader is hard pressed
on the frontier of Kordofan, southwest of
Khartoum. by nativs friendly to the An
glo-Egyptian expedition. and 1t is believed
that his capture is imminent. Allie Shereef,
his son-in-law, is already a prisoner and is
benig brought to Khartoum.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Undelivered Telegrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph Office, corner OF
Spring and First streets, for the following
persons: Sarah f. Hilton, A. w. Benseman,
s. NJ. Green, Miss Lille Gyles, Justin Kay,
Mrs. Mary Peterson.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Jefferson's Condition

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Joseph jefferson
is confined to his room at the Holland
house and his condition is such that his
physicians have deemed it best that he
should not act for at least week, and the
Fifth Avenue theater accordingly will be-
closed for a week.
The herald., 1898-11-08
More Pacific Steamers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-United States
Commercial Agent Reutelspach at Monk
ton has reported to the State Department
to place line of steamships on the Pa
cific ocean between Vancouver and Vladi-
vostock. He says: "As the transsibsxisn
The herald., 1898-11-08
An Actress Bankrupt

NEW YORK, Nov. Mrs. Leslie Car
ter, the actress, under the name of Caro-
line D. Carter, filed petition in bankrupt
cy today, showing liabilities of $685. and no
assets except wearing apparel, valued at
$500
The herald., 1898-11-08

waited by Mr.. Howards recent speech in
favor of the union ticket, and II Of the
opinion that he would do great good under
some such arrangement as that outlined.
An attempt was made to find Mr.. Lamme
last night to verify the report but he was
not at home
The herald., 1898-11-08
Retired by Force

CANEA, Island of Crete, Nov. THE
Turkish troops at Retimo having refused to
leave that place, the Russian Admiral in
those waters, following the example of Ad.
miral Noel, the British commander here,
forcibly conveyed them on board trans.
mort
The herald., 1898-11-08

George H. Mastick of Oakland has filed
suit against Jane L. Stanford, executrix of
the last will and testament of Leland STAN
ford, deceased, and some eighty other de.
PENDANTS, for the partition of the blocks of
land in the city of Alameda.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A Football Game

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 7.-Nebraska's
University football eleven. the hitherto un-
beaten collegiate champions, suffered de-
feat today by the very bad score of "a to
at the hands of the strong team Of the Uni
versity medical college of Kansas City.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Liverpool Wheat Imnorts

LIVERPOOL, Nov. THE imports of
wheat into Liverpool for the week from At
lantic ports, $4,000 quarters; from Pacific
ports none; from other ports, $4,000 quart
ers.
The imports of corn from Atlantic ports
for the week, 50, 200 quarters.
The herald., 1898-11-08

Of >2oo. 1000. The money i alleged to b. dus
the estate fFen the estate Of the father q
The deceased and the assignment Il made
to test the validity Of the claim.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A6airs at paua

Troop B VII be called to Springfield after sRsr
the election. On their departure, change
of Affairs il expected here, a. the union min.
ers are more determined than ever that
the negro miners must 60.
The herald., 1898-11-08
A Police Parade

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-As has been the
custom for many years, the president today
reviewed the annual parade of the police and
fire departments Of the District of Colum-
bia.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Mackax,a Hou.a nurnad

NEW YORK, Nov. THE summer resi-
dence of Clarence Mackay, at Westbury,
L. l., was totally destroyed BY fire tonight.
Loss $4,000. Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay were
in the house, but escaped.
The herald., 1898-11-08
All Drowned

PELEE ISLAND, Ont, Nov. 7.-Charles
Barnes, Fred White and his two sisters
were drowned yesterday from q sailboat
between Kingston and Pelee Island.
The herald., 1898-11-08
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-Today's state
ment of the condition Of the Treasure shows:
Available cash balance, 1901, us, ,557; gold re-
serve, $24l ,8l9, ,023.
The herald., 1898-11-08

Superior Judge Ellsworth of Oakland has
issued an order permitting Mary F. Barron,
executrix of the estate of w. r. Barron, de-
ceased, to assign to S. G. Murphy legacy
The herald., 1898-11-08

Railway il expected to open an immense
territory with abundant resources, Cauadi-
an manufacturers are hoping to obtain .
share of the trade there"
The herald., 1898-11-08

sions, and who have very modest capital,
the province of Santiago de Cuba offers one
of the choicest fields in the world.