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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
FORTUNE FROM HIS $40.
Tale of Gambling Winnings Invested
I'm the KlOndik Gold
Fields,

From the New York World.
John F. Ellis. a carpenter of Spokane,
Wash. is likely to be in possession of a for
tune as the result of a stake given to Henry
Allen, prosperous at Juneau, last sum-
mer.
Ellis met Allen at June-u last August.
having failed to discover anything. The
two men entered a gambling house. where
Allen soon lost his last dollar. He asked
Ellis for a loan. Ellis said:r
II will give you SO if you Will agree to
take all the winnings over $50 and go back
to the Klondike."
"Tn do it," said Allen. "If I win out
and strike anything new there L Will d.
vide"
Ellis treated the matter as n joke, but he
gave a $40 note to Allen and took a walk
around the block. When he returned Allen
had 5000 in chips. which he had won on
three deals. The chips were cashed and
Allen went over the Dyea trail.
A week ago Ellis received n letter which
reads in part:
"Old man, the SO note which you staked
the trail in October after a hard trip, in
which I was laid up with pneumonia at
Sheep Camp. and would not have pulled
through but for a doctor Who happened to
come along in a party. / struck out for
Stewart river after finding the situation
poor at Dawson for prospectors.
Il have struck a new and very rich gold
told of a place where gold had been taken
and 1 found it. Curiously, 1t is further
back from the river than any bench claim
l ever saw. I took out twenty-four mug
gets of gold In a hole six feet square. and
L calculate the value at 5000. 1t looked as
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
home FOR mrs. QUANTRELL.
FAMOUS GUERRILLA'S MOTHER WILL
BE MADE COMFORTABLE.
Cared for by Lexington People-Lfved
Six Months With n NeEress Whom
She Had Employed In Days
Before the War.

Mrs. Catherine Clark Quantrell has been
placed In st. Joseph's hospital in this city
says a Lexington. KY. special to the Louis
Vile Commercial. She was admitted there
through the instrumentality of Colonel W.
T. Woodford. one of the best known horse
men In the Bluegrass state. Sister Euphra-
sia, the mother superior of that institu-
ton. has promised that Mrs. Quantreu
could remain at that place in comfort for
the rest OF her life. II she so desired.
Mrs. Quantrell is the mother OF the IA
nous guerrilla chieftain of the Confeder-
acy, Colonel William Clark Quantrell,
probably one of the most daring men
that participated in the late conflict. and
the knowledge that his mother has for
some time past been In a state of dire des-
titution came as a painful surprise to the
men who had accompanied him on his
expeditions nearly forty years ago. Mrs.
Quantrell Ia now IS years old and Is said
to lave been in a state OF abjeect poverty
for a number of years. Colonel Wood
ward. who was in securing
her admission into st. Joseph's hospital,
Is well known in Missouri. where he serv-
ed under the command Of the late Gener-
al 10 Shelby.
A Famou Woman.
Mrs. Quantrell Is a woman of note. In
the spring Of 1887 she and her husband re-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
A CENTENARIAE'S TRAVELS.
MRS. MARY AM DU PLAUNTY VISIT
ING IN CALIFORNIA.
She IL 1O2 Years Old and Made the
Journey From Penamo, Mo-, to
San Francisco without
a stopover.

san Francisco. April LAT the age Of 102
years Mres. Mary Ann Du Plaunty has
crossed the continent to visit her children
and children's childrenin this city. Size halls
from PENANG. Mo-, eighty miles south of
Kansas City. n never made such a jour-
ney in her life before. She was accompa-
MED by her grandson, Frank Byers. and
made the trip without stopoyer, in q Union
Pacific drawing room car. In speaking of
her experiences yesterday. the old lady
was lavish in her praise of the courtesy
she had received all along the road from the
railroad officials and car porters. The strict
rule in regard to the making up of sleeping
berths was relaxed in her favor, and her
bed was kept ready whenever she wanted
TO lie down.
The first day out Mrs. Du Plaunty was
rather sick from the motion of the car
and the altitude of the country they were
passing through. Mr.. Byers had grave
doubts for a time whether she would be
able to stand the long ride before them.
but after the mountains of Wyoming were
crossed she frightened up wonderfully and
stood the rest of the journey admirably.
Mrs. -Du Plaunty Is a pleasant-faced,
motherly little lady and is very happy to
be with her children.
God has been good to me- she said
yesterday. 81 asked Him to let me live
to see my children. especially this girl here"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
SAVED BY A WINK.
An Unpleasant Experience of a Com
mercfaI Traveller in Lone
SfaP Stnte.

Star State.
From the New York Press.
Speaking Of extraordinary feats reminds
me-" says Henry Austin. "of an amusing
story Colonel W. P. Curtis, who used to be
on the staff of Ex-Governor McEnery, Of
Louisiana, once told in the old st. Charles
hotel. 1t was rather a sporty gathering,
and a. damp evening. and the boys, had
doughty deeds they had done in their salad
days and frappe nights. When 1t came his
turn to be a gorgeous, circumstantial and
statistical liar the colonel leaned away back
and said in his sweet Kentucky voice. for he
hailed from that state originally, Boys. 1
can't match any of the feats OF strength
tell you a true tale of endurance that may
be worth your attention
Years ago. when Texas was the para
miles. In the coach opposite me sat a
a sombrero and a small arsenal of pistols
IN full sight. We had journeyed on for
about an hour and not a word had been ex-
changed or a look between my fellow trav-
elers. The girl was everlastiEgly pretty.
and. finally. catching her eye. | was tempt
ed to wink slightly. as a sort Of preliminary
pleasant conversation. Instantly, to my
horror. she turned to the human arsenal
and whispered in his ear. Did | under
young lady?' Only presence of mind. as
there couldn't be absence of body. saved
me. 1 replied at once. YES. sir. but let
me explain. l have a nervous disease of
the eyelids. If you had noticed me be-
involuntarily very frequently. Honestly,
I couldn't help. it, Your explanation is
extraordinary. stranger. but / accept it for
the present. he answered grufHy: and rom
that time I think he never took his eyes
off me. So. to keep up my part, every
moment or two had to wink one eye or
hour, gentlemen, as I live by champagne,
my ocular exercise continued. 1 believe /
to ave his life. and I wunk and wank
for at least forty miles. till we reached
our destination. How was that for endur-
ance?"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

A beggar once asked aims of Oliver Gold
street, and he gave her a shilling. His
companion. knowing something Of the
woman, censured the writer for his excess
of humanity, saying that the shilling was
~misapplied, as she would spend 1t for liquor.
IF 1t makes her happy in any way my end
is answered" replied Goldsmith.
Another proof that the Doctors generos-
ity was not always regulated by discretion
was at a time when, after much delay. a
day was fixed to pay the $40 due his tailor.
Goldsmith procured the money, but a
friend calling upon him and relating a
piteous tale of MS goods being seized for
rent, the ~thoughtless but benevolent au
thor gave him all the money. The tailor
called and was told that If he had come
g. little sooner he could nave had the money,
but that he had just parted with every
shilling to a friend in distress, adding: Il
would lave been an unfeeling monster not
to have relieved trouble when in my
DOVER"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

fury woman's riding was revolutionized
by the general adoption of the side saddle.
This saddle, which was invented for a
lame princess. unable to ride in any other
way, seems to have been a variation of
those formerly used, with the addition of
a pommel On the right-hand side. and a
second. shorter stirrup for greater safety.
worn to protect the riders clothes. A
certain firmness of seat seems to have been
secured by leaning back and pressing the
right knee against the front of HI a
die. but this tightness of fit made trot-
ting impossible. and even galloping became
a series Of jerks. instead Of the flowing.
easy movement it had hitherto been. In
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Appearances Are Deceitful.

One Of our soldier readers sends us a
story of n Of his comrades, a private,
who recently found himself an inmate of
a military hospital. Immensely pleased
with his altered conditions and blissfully
conscious that his pay was steadily run
ming on, he felt positively grieved one
morning to find himself as well as ever
he did. The doctor paid his usual visit
with the clinical Thermometer. which found
q resting place under Tommy. Atkins
tongue.
While the physicians attention was dis
tracted. however. the instrument was gent
ly transferred to a basin of hot tea stand
ing near, and after a few moments DEITY
returned Inc finally handed back with the
mercury rigid at 10.
Great heavens" exclaimed the doctor.
aghast. his professional calmness rudeiv
shattered. You ought to be stone dead.
man. Nobody was known to live at any
thing like that. Get to bed, quick. Your
case IS q desperate one"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

pattern Is perfect in every other part.
In some of the old manuscripts still ex-
listing, drawings show how they rode. says
the Boston Herald. In the first drawing
notice how well the lady is poised on the
saddle, and how easily she sits her big
horse. In the second picture the lady
rides with shorter stirrups and a more
hunting seat. The regular riding costume
Of that day. about 1860. appears to rave
been a full dress of some soft. folding
stun. divided to the knee. They were fine
horsewomen unquestionably. with their
These medieval hunting people were
not unlike the hunting people of the
present. n their riding seems to have
would be strange II they had not ridden
well. for at that time the people were
fond of change and Travelled much. and
all their travelling was on horseback. All
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Women.

Observant and far-sighted persons dis
tinguish at great distances a man from a
woman. not by dress. face or figure. but by
movements.
The motions OF the most graceful men
are ungainly when compared with the sin
nous lines that most women instinctively
assume.
1t often happens hat a single motion of
a distant figure. and especially a motion
OF the arms above the head. will Instantly
determine for a trained observer the sex OF
the person.
If anyone doubts this, let him note the
awkward. windmill-like performance of a
man arranging his hair, and the graceful
curves and deft touches with which a
woman accompanies the same thing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
A RUFUS cH0ATE STATUE.
Work of Daniel C. French-Set Up Re
Gently In Pembert0n Square,
R0atOu.

A bronze statue of Rufus Choate was re-
Gently placed in position in the Suffolk
county court house. Boston.
The statue was set up in the spot chosen
for 1t by the judges of the Massachusetts,
supreme bench. in the first niche of the
grand foyer near the center entrance on
Pemberton square. between the statues
representing Temperance and Prudence.
The statue is the gift Of the late George
B. Hyde, who bequeathed to the city of
Boston $4,000 for the purpose of erecting
a statue Of Rufus Choate and providing a
suitable pedestal and foundation for the
same" Mr.. Hyde, when he died, a few
years ago. was principal OF the Everett
grammar school at the South end.
The sculptor Is Daniel c.. French, son of
the late Judge French. Of Concord. The
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
The Homesfck Cow,

The latest rival OF the homesick dog and
cat is a homesick COW. A mooley. which
had been a great pet in the home of an
Indiana farmer, was sold to a physician
living many miles away. She made no re-
sistance o. her way to her new home.
but from the day of her arrival at the un,
familiar quarters she refused to eat. and
spent her days and nights lowing so con-
t~inuously that 1t was heartrendipg to hear
her. After the first day or two She gave
die. put on a halter and took her back 10
her old home. She showed as well as she
could In COW fashion her Joy at getting
of the event; The doctor says her disease
was homesickness.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

IL the gold had been cached, for within a
mile I found six other holes in which mug
gets were heaped in punches. These In
dams. who would rather have a pouch of
tobacco than a gold mine. ave told me Of
other places, which I will look UP. You
are in with me in everything, and I will
look for you in Circle City in July"
Ellis expects to be in Circle City to meet
Allen. He will carry a big outfit Of provis-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

Here is an Instance Of his willingness to
oblise. / was making a sketch Of the VII
lage cemetery. and wanted only a funeral
procession to complete my study. 1 re-
marked to the old mani: WHIST a pity
there does not appear to be a funeral go
Ing on, so that I might put 1t in" His
reply took me by surprise: for. jumping
up, he said: There is a man Ill In the VII
1age. and he must die soon: I'll go and hur-
~ him upI" And. sure enough. he hustled
them all SO much that an hour later my
sketch was complete. and the man safely
family considered themselves especially
honored by my interest In the ceremonyl
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Mild Winter in Russia,

Not within living memory has there been
known so abnormally snowless a winter In
European Russia as the season just closing.
itudes, says an Odessa correspondent, and
for a. stretch of nearly 1900 miles north
ward there Is only here and there the mer-
est sprinkling Of snow, while the tempera-
ture a~lternates between a few degrees OF
frost and crisp spring weather.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

securely seated women could no longer
all the comradeship. all the terms Of equal
ity on which they had hitherto ridden, be-
came a thing of the past: their freedom
only six centuries later with the modern
side saddle.
The saddle of the time of Louis XIV.
cantle was very much curled up at the
back SO as to make a sort Of fulcrum, as
opposed to the pressure on the stirrup;
caItled saddle that succeeded, and which
had q SECOND pommel to clasp the riders
leg on the outside: but as the left leg
hung loose IN the stirrup the seat was
mainly q matter Of equilibrium, the Ut
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Rufus Choate. IIa9-1S9. Erected
by the City Of Boston. From Funds
B~eoueathed to the People by
George b. Hyde.
" 'usC to
scribed:


Tn statue will be kept yelled until the
first week in May, when 1t will be dedicat-
ed with appropriate ceremonies. It is un-
derstood that the grafton will be made by
city. Mayor Quincy will make the presenta-
finn oJJrcoS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03
Salt in Sea Water.

A ton Of Atlantic water when evaporat-
ed yields eighty-one pounds Of salt; a ton
of Pacific water seventy-nine pounds. Arc
tic and Antarctic waters yield e%ighty-fye
pounds to the ton, and Dead Sea water Isl
pounds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-03

Mrs. Quantrell Is a woman Of note. In
the spring of 1S37 she and her husband re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07
WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Governor Budd Will Let Law Take Its Course
in Ourrant's Case.

San Francisco. Jan. G.-toy. Hudd has
announced that he will not Interfere with
the execution of Durrant.
special to the Call from san Quentin
prison says that Theodore Durrant has
broken down completely. When visited
by his parents or friends he controls him
self and Stimulates calmnesS. but alone
With him guards he gives WAY to the
most violent hYstcrical outbreaks. rolling
on the floor of his cell. screaming and
crying.
His nerve seems to have completely for
Saken him, and the opinion is expressed
by the prison officials that the con-
dcmncd man. whose attitude Of rNtir"
sclf-possession and cool Indifference ever
since his arrest has been so remarkable
will have to be carried TO the sallows
The older Durrant has finally decided
not to be present at the hanging. He has
so notified the warden. making Il number
of requests which Warden Hale granted.
The father of TIL" condemned murderer
asked that after the execution the re-
mains of his son he paced ut once in n
coffin without an autopsy or inquest and
that the black cap be not removed SO
that no one would be permitted to sao the
boys face after death.
He also asked that the rope he burned
after the execution SO that it could nos
he cut up in bits and distributed as SOU
venirS.
itual consolation from Rev. YIN. Raider.
Congregationalis; minister from Sau
Francisco Chaplain Drahams also called
and Rev Mr.. Logan of san Rafael. who
has recently visited nurrant. said fare
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07

ing, and Chairman Walker had arrange
to give carly hearings 10 FORMER Seihtpl
Edmunds The chairman ~ the cpfnm, 3
sion and DprnaD. 10 other merEbsrH. III
bin contains A. sections and ctnbodlea u
legislative form. every f"attlf@ p w
recoinInc ndationS Of the comm Ssloh
The earlier portion relating ~ me nam
tenancc of the gold standard inc ffca
tion Of the bureau Of Issue and he grad
uol retirement of the legal tender notes
are now embodied in the BIZ ~ almost
the same language as In the report 1h'
banking features carefully dclinc m
character Of the guaranty fund Tor ii'
protection Of the notes issued upon aN-
sets and the manner OF fedceihlii@ w
notes of failing banks.
The House committee on Indian al
fairs. Thursday, decided by vote ~
to 4 to omit from the indian appropi n
lion BIN The item for carrying On tl@
work Of the board Of Indian commits
sioners ,nade MP Ut President Yates II
Amherst college. Bishop Whpplc !
Mime sofa ard Walker Of Weston
New York: McHsrs +. G. Garrett %
Philadelphia. Darwin James Of liro1k
lyr. and others who serve without
cG.ipcnsation beyond expenses. The
board was originally known as the
peace commission and was Instituted
under the Grant regime for the aVowed
purpose Of guarding against frauds -
Indian contracts. The committee felt
that the board was a superfluous ad-
hlnct to the public conduct Of Indian
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07
SSH CONGRESS.
Continued from page -

the abuses and the reformation Of the
law. that we will Join any portion OF the
community. Legislative. executive or judi
cial and destroy the law. root and
branch"
johnson. Rep. Ind, one of the ardent
defenders Of the law. followed Grosvenor
with an extended argument in support of
the merit system. He took occasion to
review the history of he civil service.
Men were appointed TO office in the time
of jackson. yet never was party feeling
stronger than then. 1t was absurd to say
that party spirit must be fed upon the
bribe of office. He rcpudiatcd the state
fncntS Of the adverSarieS Of the law that
Lincoln aud Grant believed in the spoiis
system.
During his review of the records of en-
incnt men ON this question, Johnson be
came involved i'll Il controversy with his
colleague Lands. Rep. Ind. ana during
the cross firing the galleries became SO
oEStrepcrouS i'll their approval Of the posi-
ton of the latter that the chairman was
obliged to suspend the debate and ad-
moniSh the spectators that such demon
STATIONS must cease
In Cnumcrttng the evils of the SpoilS
system, johnson said It made towards OF
legislators, stormed the White House,
intcrfcred with the departments; it
reached into the Capitol ana shaped leg
isaton: it exalted the office broker and
attacked viliticd and illuminated the
conscientious man. Words could not do
justice To- the infamN of this prolific evil
which had dchauchcd the civil service
1t seemed incredible to him that men
could dare advocate Il return to this
Saturnala.
He took up the criticisms of the oppo-
nents of the law. one by one and an
severed them, frequently evoking applause
from the friends Of the law on the tloor.
The talk Of a civil pension was Il bug
1. s.tt t,l..,s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07
NO HOPE FOR O'NElL.
Governor Denies Petition Tor Clemency -Hiii
Be Hanged. Friday Morning,

Springfield Mass. Jan. G.--One more 81
fort was made bY Ipr. Woodbridge. It pro-
fessor in Williams college who i'll studs
ing the case came IL the conclusion thut
IL mistake had been made. He held tina
il had been proven that murder WAS c1ul-
mitted or that the victim was criminal.
assaulted. On Wednesday. the Governor
gave him Il hearing but the decision after
the hearing WAS against o'Neil and $50
his last hope WAS gonc.
y special from Greenfield says: John
O'Netl. Jr.. condemned to be hanged Fri l.
day morning, for the murder of Mrs Hat
tie +. McCloud in an interview affirm
his innocence in as emphatic language H.
: has ever been Used by Il man in tn
shadow of the Gallows. This WAS done
with the full knowledge that all hope Is
gone and that nothing can interfere With
the execution.
Jailer Richards IN informed the prisoner
that the Governor declined Ia make any
order in his behalf after yesterdays hear
ing. o'Nel said that he woul>. like to
see Il reporter. aud NAMED one whom p
preferred to have write his last stateiaens
FOR the public.
The man was sent for, and in the PR
'nce of Jailor Richardson. ana Dcput
Sheritfs Pratt and H8skins the tWo TAT
ter being the death watch. ms. iNttr> lev.
WAS given.
You ,;n say" he said That niu de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07

carving on tho naval establishment 80
cnnratnrv Long has sent to the com
mittee 4 large number Of bills covering
various naval features. i mas bee .ii
thought exredlent. however. 10 prnm,.n'
in the usual way 10 frame the phi aii'm
ing the IDEAS Of the comm ~. i,
nsinl,l instrumcntal In maturing H.
,.'thnr than the suggestions from Win
out. Secretary Long viii be invited TO
apncaf before the committee an" ~
bureau chiefs will have hearing
Members Of the committee say ,ndt W
cruisers or torpedo boats has nor YET
crystalized nor Is any line OF ACTON III
view on the veXed question Of inc cosc VI
armor plate or the establishment Oh
government armor factory