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Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
THE REPUBLICAN CITY PLATFORM

THE REPUBLICAN CITY PLATFORM.
The platform adopted by the Republican
convention yesterday is strong, unequivo-
cal and businesslike declaration. There
are no warps in any of its planks. 1t is
the statement Of a party that stands for
honesty. equity and progress. 1t Is based
upon the present administration, and on
that basis makes the most honest challenge
that party can make.
It indorses the administration of Mayor
Jones. 1t approves. unqualifledly, the
present park board and the plans of that
body for the improvement of the city. 4
declaration that presents striking con-
trast TO the ambiguous stradding of the
Democratic plank covering the same sub
ject. 1t earnestly advocates home rule for
the police department. 1t declares for the
appropriation Of part of the city saloon
licenses to the purposes of city improve
ment. 1t calls attention to the fact that
I'm spite of the large improvements made
necessary in the city's water works plant.
the water service given the people has
been 30 far successful that the interest on
the bonded Indebtedness has been met. and
a surplus has gone TO the sinking fund
The sale of franchises is indorsed. There
IS a vigorous protest against gang rule,
such as the Democratic party is attempt
ing to again foist upon the city.
A platform that bears so directly upon
the leading questions of public interest. is
so clearly and emphatically on the side of
public welfare and popular sentiment is
sure to win with the people of Kansas
City. Officials elected on such a platform
will be bound to serve the interests of the
city faithfully. There will be no loophole
for a questionable course of action. for
the platform is explicit on every point.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
SONGS OF HOPE.

l.
wsyfsring onward ever
From dream to dream. we stray
Into the morrow country,
Out Of the yesterday.
OF all remembrance. leaving
The frontier OF distress
Behind where some diyinely
Reckoning happiness.
Over the dawning moment
OF darkness. shall fulfll
The great dream Of the daring
Iadomitable Will William Grifnth
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
Employees Pay the Dividends.

From the New York Tribune.
Glasgow's municipal tramway experiment
has been much extolled, and its results
pointed to with pride in and outside of
Scotland, but it seems that on careful ex-
animation another side appears to the pic
ture which is not quite so encouraging. 1t
is said that If the same wages had been
paid to its employees as those which pre-
vail in New York the working expenses
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

From the Chicago News.
Old Farmer-"That's a fine lot of pigs
ovei there. What do you feed them?'
Amateur-..Why. corn. of course"
Old Farmer-"In the ear?''
Amateuy-''Certainly not; in the mouth. ?.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
GODS LIKENESS.

Not In mine own. but in my neighbor's face.
Must Thine image trace:
Nor he in his. but in the light Of nine
Behold Thy tsce divine.
John B. Tabb.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.


II the cruiser Montgomery should blow
up in Havana harbor the resulting inden-
tions on Spain would undoubtedly be from
the outside.
Money talks. and if Spain will put her
ear to the ground she will hear that $50.
100000 appropriation saying something she
ought to know.
The Cuban insurgents seem to be so well
entertained watching Uncle Sam put on his
fighting clothes that they are letting their
machetes rust.
Spain should be forewarned that in the
event of a rupture with the United States
the belligerency of the typewriter will
not be recognized.
Unfortunately for Governor Leedy, there
is nothing about the dogs and the pyramids
in his lunge at the supreme court, to fasten
its authorship on Ed Little.
Editor Kohlsaat says he would prefer war
to free silver. That is putting 1t mildly. Ed
itor Medill prefers it to juicy scoop or
new full-page advertisement.
An exchange asks if the harbor at Kan
sas City is loaded with submarine mines.
We decline to tell. This is no time to be
giving away important state secrets.
The Hon. Roger Q. Mills is said to have
preferred private life to free silver collar.
Mills seems to be higher class statesman
than he has sometimes painted himself.
The platform of the Kansas City Repub-
licans is not a string of glitterng generali-
ties 1t means something. and the more the
people study it the better they will like it.
When the smoke of battle clears away.
your Uncle Samuel will be found in pos
session of a much better war equipment
months ago.
The Hon. Hazen 8. Pingree is for i'm
mediate war. He believes Spain should be
looked on in the same light as railroad
company or any other public enemy. and
treated accordingly.
Before Governor Leedy makes business
of reversing the United States supreme
court he should take out license as an at
torney and practice few months before
a justice of the peace.
Alderman Morgan made great mistake
in supposing that the Republican party
would not close and lock the door when
he walked out. The opportunity was al
together too good to lose.
1t is said that the new baseball rules to
suppress rudeness will greatly improve the
game. If that is so, they will operate diff
ferently from the football rules to sup
press brutality. which always leave the
game just as brutal as before.
The exasperating thing to Kansas people
is the fact that Governor Leedy's indecent
assault on the supreme court was obvious
ly for the purpose of winning their favor.
1t is a gross slur on Kansas intelligence
and patriotism.
Senator Harris gives notice that he will
mot be satisfied with anything less than
Spains surrender of Cuba and two of her
best battleships. besides ample money in
demnity. These terms are severe, but
Spain will probably find Senator Harris OBJ
durate. He has put up with great deal.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
Easy.

From the Detroit Free Press.
He-"Do you think. darling, that we
could live on $40 week."
Substantially. Papa only allows me
that amount for pin money and I'm sure
that it's twice what need"
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Money talks. and if Spain will put her
ear to the ground she will hear that $780,
100000 appropriation saying something she
ought to know.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

The Cuban insurgents seem to be so well
entertained watching Uncle Sam put on his
fighting clothes that they are letting their
macheteS rust
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
AS TO CUBAN COMPROMISE.

Although there is no official announce
ment of any new plan on the part of the
United States government TO settle the
Cuban question without actual interven-
tion. 1t is quite probable that such plans
are under consideration. The experiment
of autonomy was in pursuance of the de-
sire on the part of this government to give
Spain every reasonable chance to settle
her own affairs. -.
There ara several features of the sug-
gested colonial form of government, such as
Is enjoyed by the Dominion of Canada, that
are worthy of consideration. In the first
place. home rule of this sort is the most
liberal governmental concession that can
be given Il subjective people. short of free
dom itself. 1t is. in fact, so near to in
dependence that. barring the stake. UPON
which the Cubans have set themselves and
the destructive warfare they have waged
TO secure it, such a form of government
would be a most acceptable change from
that in operation before the present revolu-
tion. or that Of the present provisional sys-
tenn. t4s
Yelves would. for time at least, be better
off under a liberal form of colonial gov
srnment than under independent rule, must
appeal forcibiy to those who have studied
not only the present condition, but also
the future fate of the native islanders
Many of the most enlightened Cubans hold
TO the belief that the establishment at
present of an Independent form of govern
ment in Cuba would be attended with great
difficulty. 1t is maintained that the in
Surgents. as a whole, are not capable Of
In intelligent self-government. But even
granting that the island would be some
what chaotic for time. it could not be
30 bad as at present, and in. the natural
order Of things, it would soon be in a bet
ter condition than It was under arbitrary
and oppressive Spanish rule. rs Il.
All proposals Of compromise, Of course
are made without any certainty as to how
the Cubans themselves would look upon
any settlement that would not. In the very
near future at least. insure their independ-
ence. 1t is wholly improbable that the in
surgents would accept, even at the urgent
suggestion OF the United States, anything
short of freedom. Their refusal to consid-
er autonomy is an evidence of their deter
mination upon an absolute policy.
On the other hand, public sentiment in
this country would not countenance the ad-
ministration's insistence upon any COM
promise adjustment that the Cubans might
not be willing to accept.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Spain should be forewarned that in the
event of rupture with the United States
the belligerency of the typewriter will
not be recognized.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

If the cruiser Montgomery should blow
up in Havana harbor the resulting inden-
tions on Spain would undoubtedly be from
the outside.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
Allen Statistics.

WrH Allcn St0t1StlCos
From the New York Sun.
The phenomenal fiexibility of the knee
| joints of Senator Allen, of Nebraska. Is
beginning to astonish us. We are not aware
| that the multitudinous uprisings and down.
sittings of this statesman have yet been
reduced to statistics. but it is about time
| to be mathematical.
! Thursday last, for example. was an ordi-
nary session of the senate. There was no
great debate. The business the day COW
| cred a wide range Of subjects for legisla-
| ton. 1t was a day on which you might
| expect that the oratory would be quite
evenly distributed among the fifty-four
senators who happened to be present.
/ On that day, as we ascertain from the
| pages of the Congressional Record, the
Hon. William Vincent Allen, Populist. of
Nebraska, arose to address the senate and
| was recognized by the vice president not
less than sxty-four times. He made sixty
four speeches. some long and some so
short to fall under the head of incidental
remarks.
A rapid count of the number of long and
short speeches delivered on that day by all
the senators present gives us AS as the
total. This includes the sixty-four upris-
ings Of the Populist prodigy. and the sew
| more than once. 1t does not include re-
marks by Mr.. Hobart from the desk
Now. it appears from these figures that
the normal and proportionate record of MIR.
Allen on that day would have been eight
speeches; that is to say. eight and an in
significant fraction. He exceeded his share
eight times over. He occupied the atten-
ton of the senate and the chair 700 per
cent beyond the average. Upon that day
he spoke for himself and for seven other
senators.
In tabular form the statistics of William
Vincent Allen. of Nebraska. for Thursday,
March 3. 1893. are these:
Total speeches in the senate. 4s
Number of senators present....... "a
Average for each senator. 25
Total speeches by all other senator's 3s2
Total speeches by Allen................,. ga
This looks too much like monopoly:
brutal. aggressive. shameless monopoly of
the time of the senate and the space in the
columns of the Congressional Record.
And 1t was not one of Aliens speaking
days. either.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
Weather Forecast for Sunday

Washington. March i2.-FOr Indian Territory. Ok
1ahoma and Kansas: Fair; variable winds
For Missouri: Clearing in the early morning. Sun
day fair; nurtherly winds
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

From the Phiadelphia Press.
The Maine disaster has obscured from
public attention an event of the first i'm
portance in Spanish affairs, which brings
measureably near Spanish collapse in
Cuba.
The Bank Of Spain last Thursday refused
to cash the per cent April coupon on the
Spanish per cents or "exteriors," as they
are called in foreign quotations. The Bank
of Spain is the fiscal agency of the Spanish
treasury, cashing coupons and warrants,
making advances and issuing notes. Or
dinarily, 1t discounts coupons without hesi-
tation. Its refusal Is practically declara-
tion that the Spanish treasury is about to
default on its obligations.
Nothing Is more remarkable than the
steadiness of Spanish bonds during the Gu
ban insurrection. They are now, at 59A
yesterday, only about Ii points less than
three years ago. In the week before the
Maine disaster they rose 2.42. On the day
after the news was published they lost
only 2-S2. The. fall continued, and last
Thursday. when our own bonds were for
the first time affected, they dropped about
Q entire points, and this on the banks re-
fusal to cash coupons. They are now al
most exactly where they were two weeks
ago.
In 1880 these bonds were at 70. their high
est point. In 1891 they fell 1914, their larg-
est range. and rose in succeeding years.
At the outbreak of the insurrection. in 1885,
they were 761s. Since then they have fallen
little more than after the Barring panic
In Paris, the quotation Of this bond has
for three years been plainly '.pegged."
Great blocks are believed to be still held
by bankers who have never marketed their
original subscriptions. They maintain the
Drice They cannot much longer SDain ia
bankrupt. In 1884, before the rebellion, the
total debt, external and internal, in all
forms, funded and floating, was 81 $3.50 0O0,-
600, of which $3.50 100000 was held
abroad At least s25O, O,OOO, 900 has been added
to the debt since. although, as most of this
is in Cuban bonds, it does not figure in the
Spanish debt proper. The interest charge
is now just half the annual expenditure,
and reputation cannot be distant.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Unfortunately for Governor Leedy, there
is nothing about the dogs and the pyramids
in his lunge at the supreme court, to fasten
its authorship on Ed Little.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Editor Kohlsaat says he would prefer war
to free silver. That is putting 1t mildly. Ed
itor Medill prefers it to juicy scoop or q
new full-page advertisement.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

An exchange asks if the harbor at Kan
sas City is loaded with submarine mines
We decline to tell. This is no time to be
giving away important state secrets.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

This looks too much like MONOPOLY:
brutal. aggressive. shameless monopoly of
the time of the senate and the space in the
columns of the Congressional Record.
And It was not one of Aliens speaking
days, either.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

The Hon. Roger Q. Mills is said to have
preferred private life to a free silver collar
Mills seems to be higher class statesman
than he has sometimes painted himself.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Before Governor Leedy makes a business
of reversing the United States supreme
court he should take out license as an at
torney and practice a few months before
a Justice of the peace.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Alderman Morgan made great mistake
in supposing that the Republican party
would not close and lock the door when
he walked out. The opportunity was al
together too good to lose.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Senator Harris gives notice that he will
mot be satisfied with anything less than
spains surrender of Cuba and two of her
best battleships, besides ample money in
demnity. These terms are severe, but
Spain will probably find Senator Harris OBJ
dI1rate. He has put UP with a great deal.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

The Hon. Hazen 8. Pingree is for i'm
mediate war. He believes Spain should be
looked on in the same light as a railroad
company or any other public enemy. and
treated accordingly,
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

When Marion Crawford was in Atlanta, 1t
is said, several persons asked for his auto
graph. Among them was a little girl, who
said. with charming frankness: II have
never read Mr.. Isaacs.' buff you'll write
your name in my album. I'll promise you
that I'll buy the book and help you out
Mr. Crawford coughed and said he didn't
have time to write anything just then.
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sheep of Dead Shepherd.

\ herder in charge of flock of
1000 sheep, which were grazing near
the base of the San Francisco Noun
tains. in Arizona, was killed by light
ning during terrific storm: which
visited that section about the lst OF
August. AS the hcrdcr was not eX-
pected to come in with his sheep un-
til the lst Of October, his absence dur
ing August and September attracted
no attention. When the middle OF
October came and he did not show up.
messengers were sent out to find him.
After search Of somo days IN the
vicinity Of where he was last seen: the
remains of camp were found under a
tree, which had been riven by light
ming.
4 further search revealed the bones
Of human being scattered about over
the ground. \ prospector who had
passed that way had camped for a
night with the man about the lst OF
August, and said the herd was then
moving northward. This tree, around
which these articles were found. was
lust about far enough north to have
been the next camping place, and
when it was remembered that there
was a severe storm of thunder and
lightning in that section one night
about the time referred to, it was clear
that the man had made his camp un-
der this tree, and had been killed by
lightning and his body devoured by
wolves. The sheep had never been
heard of and no trace Of them could
be founa anywhere in that part OF the
country.
But now comes the strange part of
the story. About two weeks ago a
herd of about 1000 sheep was found
on the plain in San Miguel County, in
this Territory. with no one in charge
of them. The parties in Arizona
heard of this fact, and wrote to an
officer in this Territory, giving their
marks and explaining how the sheep
could be identified. 1t was found be-
yond any doubt that this was the
herd that had disappeared from the
range in Arizona about the lst Of :Au-
gust. The animals had been shifting
for themselves for more than three
months, and turned up at a point
fully 500 miles from the place where
the herdcr was killed. They had
crossed the Rio Grande on the way
KIM EyuDc;sc, (uW
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The Devotion OF Sixteen Years.

This is the story OF sixteen years OF
devotion. There is Charming Wo-
man in Missouri who has been en-
gaged for sixteen years Her aflianced
has begged her to name the day for
years, but so far she has been obdu-
rate.
The Charming Woman lives in q
beautiful home she has three devo-
ted. unmarried brothers she has
plenty Of money, and she insists that
she is not ready to marry. The De-
voted Lover still waits. The reward
for his faithfulness is Il dream of the
future.
The lover lives sixteen miles from
the aristocratic little town where the
Charming Woman makes her home.
Twice every week he drives over the
prairics to see tie lady Of his heart
He has done this for sixteen years.
When this story was told to math-
ematical friend of the Charming Wo-
man he at once drew out his notebook
and pencil and commenced to make
figures. This is the result of his cal
culation
There are 80 weeks in year. Two
trips every week make 104 annual Wis
it's. The Devoted Lover travels 81
miles each time he calls upon the
Charming Woman. Multiplying the
number of annual visits by the num-
Der Of miles lraversed each time gives
the number Of miles travelled in a
year: that is. 3,42S. Over 5000 miles
year Multiplying the number of
miles travelled in one year by the num-
Der of years gives the total number Of
miles which the Devoted Lover has
traversed in sixteen years, and that is
54,S4S miles.
The circumference Of the earth is
%, 600 miles. According to the above
calculation, the Devoted Lover has
travelled twice as many miles as the
circumference of the earth. This de-
votion deserves its name
The wear and tear on horseAesh
may not be reduced to figures. The
Charming Woman does not realize,
perhaps, the equine lives which have
been sacrificed for her sake. Perhaps
she does not appreciate her Devoted
Lover. In spite of all this, however,
she is still Charming Woman.-,&.
Louiy RepnJ7ic.
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Her Small Brother Told the Secret.

For the last year or more two we'll
known members Of the Marquette
Club, men in high feather everywhere
among the local -Four Hundred. have
been calling on the same girl. They
paid her assiduous attention, took her
to the theatre, one as often as the
other, and kept her acquaintance
guessing as to which one she would
choose for her matrimonial partner.
Two months ago the engagement was
announced to ore of the two, and the
wedding will be one of the fashionable
functions of the early Spring. The
young man who came out of the little
end of the horn has no hard feelings,
for he says it was ali open race for the
prize. and each stood a chance to win
it. 1t was only week Or two before
the announcement of the engagement
that Beau No. = was noticed to have
withdrawn from the contest for the
fair ones hand. Being a good ma
tured fellow he is not avcrse to telling
the story of how he found out that his
suit was hopeless.
Tho young woman i'll question has Il
bright. entertaining little brother, Of
whom both the beaux were exceeding
ly fond, and who was very much de-
voted to both of them. One evening
the object of their affection was up
stairs dressing, while the castotf man
was down in the parlor having friend
ly chat with the youngstcr
Tommy he said, do you like
me ~
Deed, deed, | do y
do you think your sister cares for
me ?''
II think she does: but Id rather
bet my money on the other fellow
"What other fellow p (Wcll know
ing what was coming.)
"Oh, you know Mr. n >
What makes you think that she
likes him better than she does me
Did she tell you so -
NO, but mama said for me to kccl
away from the parlor every time Mr.
n called on sis y
The young man took the hint. Next
day Tommy got iive-pound box oi
candy from an unknown source. Mr.
n. rival thus expressed his apprcci
alton of little Tommys >crvice.-.N
Loui< Rrp~hl'r
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