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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
JAIL SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
If He Quits SwindIing,' DR.. Edison, of
Kansas, Need Not Serve
HiA Time. -

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 3-(Special.) DR.. A.
NJ. Edison, member of the Pop state board
of health, j. L. Day and Thomas II. Balm,
who were convicted last June of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes and sentenced
to thirty days in Jail and fined $10 each,
appeared before Judge Foster in the fed
eraI court to-day to take their medicine.
They had slept on their rights and had
not perfected their appeal within the time
allowed by law. Warrants We're issued for
them, and they were brought in for COM
mitment.
When they came into court to-day, Balm.
who was the attorney for the fake bond
coupon investment concern. which they
were running and for which they were con-
victed for sending its advertising matter
through the mails. started to make a spe-
cial plea for cIemency. He had not pro-
ceeded far until Judge Foster interrupted
him by saying he had a few remarks to
make. The judge then turned in and ex-
coriated Balm and his outfit.
You have been parading around here
as {. great moral reformer." said the judge,
and now you are here charged and con-
yieted wi running a lottery fake fake. You
seems to be the special prey for 'reformers'
of your kind
Judge Foster then said he would suspend
the Jail sentence of the three defendants.
providing each would max affidavit that
he would never again engage in the bond
coupon investment business or any other
costs. This afternoon the defendants made
the ~affidavits, paid the fines and costs and
We're released. The Jail sentence is simply
suspended during good behavior: Judge
roster Will hold 1t as a club over the heads
OF the defendants to prevent them from en-
Eaging in any business that is not legiti-
mate. Failure to comply with Judge Eos
ters terms means a term in jail for any Of
them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
independence News Notes.

A Populist meeting was held at the court
house last night to perfect Il city organiza-
ton of that party.
C. +. Knox left Yesterday for the East
on a several weeks business trip.
C. c. Chiles and wife have returned from
their Eastern trip. They will make their
home with Mrs. Chiles' parents until next
spring. when they Will remove to a farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geogre Ruford have again
moved to the city and will occupy the res:
idence at the corner of Pleasant street and
Maple avenue.
The alumni of Woodland college will
meet this afternoon at 3 O'Clock to trans
act routine business.
New stained glass windows have been
placed in the Westminster Presbyterian
church building.
There is tale of a new daily paper in
this city.
Porter Mccormick left yesterday for ST.
Louis, where he will accept a position on
the reportorial staff of the Dispatch.
State Treasurer Pitts yesterday forward
ed Treasurer Brady $l2S.12 for the Tree
scholarship of the Columbia state univers-
ity.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. P. Parker was
held at : O'Clock yesterday afternoon from
the residence of her son. J. II. Parker. 1t
was largely attended by the old residents
OF the county.
All of the local news is found in The
journal. Delivered to all parts of the
city for 45 cents per month. Complaints
OF irregular service will be given prompt
attention if the branch office in the Ma
t:onal Bank building is notified.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
Railroad Notes.

E. NJ. Gay. auditor of the Omaha. Kan
sas City & Eastern. Quincy, was here yes
terday.
j. F. Manter Of the Santa Fe freight Of
fees. returned yesterday from Chicago,
where he had been spending the holidays.
]. NJ. Savin, assistant general anage
of Tie Omaha. Kansas City & Eastern.
Quincy. ILL.,. was in Kansas City yester-
day.
The Industrial department of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company proposes
to experiment with tobacco and cotton cul-
ture in Oregon and Washington.
The Illinois Central has a new industry
along its southern main line in Illinois. A
st. Louis man has engaged in the cultiva-
ticn of chicory at Odin. and is building a
factory there. This year he will have 400
acres under cultivation.
A meeting of the trans-Missouri freight
bureau has been called for the Coates
House to-day to consider matters pertain
ing to the re-establishment of the former
tariffs to Colorado common points. and the
agreement to maintain rates generally.
hsh a tourist sleeping car service between
Kansas City and st. Paul and Minneapolis
next Friday. The car will run every Fri
day thereafter. The tourist sleeping car
rates will be $3.50 as against s. for the
first class sleeper.
A shortage of refrigerator cars is threat
eiied by the immense potato business which
is now being hauled from the Northwest.
That section of country on the st. Paul 8.
Duluth road from st. Paul to Hinckley last
year produced an enormous crop. and they
are now being moved. One hundred car
Shipments are made all over the United
States. Texas taking a large share for seed
purposes. The Great Northern Is also ship
ping large quantities.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
\
Mrs. L. D. Tosh is convalescent.
Mrs. Charles Darnell Is better.

Mrs. L. D. Tosh is convalescent
Mrs. Charles Darnell is better.
Mrs. J. F. Trowbridge is on the sick list.
Mrs. George Campbell has entirely re.
covered from her long Illness
William McGeorge and family have re.
turned from Excelsior Springs.
Miss Priscilla Hill, of Tonganoxie, Kas.,
Is visiting friends in Argentine.
The public schools opened again yester-
day morning after a weeks vacation.
George NJ. Fucker. the Strong avenue
grocer, returned last night from a short
visit to his old home in Harrison county,
Mo.
Contractor Olson began filing the Santa
Fe ice houses yesterday at the rate of 100
carloads n day. The ice is brought from
St. Joseph and Atchison.
Freight Conductor Banked, of the Santa
Fee. fell from his train at Atchison yester-
day and was badly bruised and shaken
up. He was removed to the hospital at
Topeka and his family notified. Mrs. Bank
he'd and son have gone to Topeka.
Tippecanoe lodge. No. A, Improved Or
der of Red Men. will have a raising up of
chiefs next Thursday night at the wigwam
in Nokes' hall. lief of Records Wolf. of
the great council, will be present. and corn
and venison will e served to the braves.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
TWO OR MORE MEN-0NE JOB.
Soiored Voters Unable to Agree on
Deputy for Office of Register
of Deeds.

The colored voters of this civ cannot
agree on a man for a deputyship promised
them in the office of register of deeds. Soon
after the election, Register McGonigaI in
formed the colored Republicans they could
name one Of his deputies. Since this noti-
iication the colored pie hunters have been
having all sorts of fun. Henry Reed and
X. T.. Bullet are the two foremost candi-
dates. and each has secured numerous in
dorsements.
Yesterday a delegation of representative
colored men, among them various colored
m1nis.ers OF the city, waited upon Mr.. Nc
Reed or Bullet. The demonstrating dele
satlon mad scarcely left MIR. McGonipal
when Reed and Bullet delegations appear-
sI: Inc opposing crowd learned of the
WISH OF the Reed-Bullett factions and lost
no time in seeking another aIIdienca uitb
McGonlgal. They want a new man chosen
WINE Mr.. McGonigal is having trouble
On f ~ b NV postmaster Barnes is coming
warm supporter, of McGonigal and Iitcb-
Held. the new Jerk of the common nions
court. ana aft the election he assisted
an securing the romise of the two officers
Is reaping the fruits Of the seed he saved ne
The various candidates are after his IN.
aorsement. but he claims he cannot ~
FORD to take sides. He is DESTROYS Of SEQ
;mS a SOU coiored man get the position.
put ne thinks the colored voters should do,
eide upon the man. "i" V
{. W. Litchfield. clerk of the comm,
peas court, has named Eugene Robinsonn
as .hs colored deputy in his office. There
ment. "a" appoiht-
A mass meeting of colored Renub,io.,
voters from the Second and Third VAIL
mas Deen advertised for tonight TO be held
in Lukerhills hail. corner of Third strent
ana Nebraska avenue. The object NJ ~
nleennE Is to select n candidate for . N
siuoh ii the ONCE OF the register of deeds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
WALKERS CURRENCY SCHEME.
House Committee ON Banking Will
Submit q Bill for Which Much
La Promised.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Chairman Walker,
Of the banking and currency committee Of
the house, has called a meeting of his
committee for Wednesday to make arrange
ents for the hearing to be accorded the
January II.
1--WE will report a BILL" said he to-day.
(which will meet. not tentatively. but final
~, the objections to the present national
banking act. The bill will not disturb the
greenbacks, the silver coinage nor the gold
coinage, but it will absolutely relieve the
treasury of the redemption of any form
of paper or coin certificates. 1t will make
the provision that all other progressive
countries, except ours. make, and keep all
forms of money at par.
"Guarantees will be furnished for allpaper
money precisely as Is now furnished by
the bond security held by the government.
1t will be the old sound state banking sys-
tenn nationalized-the Suffolk system, as IL
is called"
Mr.. Walker said he had not examined the
bill of the monetary commission. but said
he considered the efforts of Secretary Gage
and the monetary commission of the very
first importance in conjunction with the
bills drawn by himself. Mr.. Fowler and
other members Of the committee. expressed
the opinion that these efforts would ma
terlaliy aid the solution OF the problem. He
expects the committee to report a bill by
February l.
Mr.. Cox, of Tennessee. the leading minor.
ity member of the banking and currency
committee, d1es not believe that the COM
mittee will ever unite on a bill, but he
agree to report a bill to the house for dis
cussfon as the committee did in the case
of the Carlisle bill in the last congress.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
ROSEDALE,

The Degree of Honor lodge will meet at
its hall Thursday night.
Miss Allie Ferris went to independence
yesterday to spend a few days.
The sidewalk on Oak street near F street
has been broken down. The sidewalk was
built on posts.
Contractor Craine.is preparing to lay a
brick sidewalk from the bridge to KILL
mer's brick building.
T. NJ. Cornwall, who has been visiting
his father during the holidays, returned to
his hcme In Chicago yesterday.
There Will be preaching services at the
home of Mr.. John Schummel in Rosedaie
park Wednesday evening at S o'clock.
The Martha Washington Republican
Club will meet at the home of Mrs. John
Grant Wednesday afternoon at . O'Clock.
Mayor Robinson has issued a call for a
special meeting of the council TO be held
Friday night for the purpose of dividing
tering and fixing the day for holding the
special election.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
MILEAGE FOR MINISTER'S.
WESTERN ROADS WOULD DO AWAY
WITH CLERGYMEN'S PERMITS.
Mileage Bureau Would Grant Minis
tiers Rebates of 1 Cent Per Mile
Mt End Of Year Regardless
OF distance Travelled.

| Western passenger officials are seriously
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing
the clergy bureau of their association. In
stead of granting the clergy reduced rates
1t is proposed to sell them tickets under
the interchangeable mileage system. but
without requiring them to travel 1900 miles
or any other minimum distance in order to
get the rebate of l cent a mile.
The practice of granting ministers re-
duced rates has never met the general ap-
prevail of passenger officials. With the ex-
ception of the Western and Central Passen-
ger Association no association OF roads IN
the country has conceded the privilege. In
the Eastern and Southern states the clergy
have TO pay full rates and in Canada the
same rule prevails. Some individual lines
IN the East make a concession. but the New
York Central three years ago abandoned
the concession.
Although opposed to the idea on principle,
the Western passenger men hardly like to
take away the concession altogether. and
the adoption of the Sebastian interchange
able ticket seems to offer a good way out
much delay in getting the ticket placed on
the market that it was found impossible to
make any. change in the operation of the
reau is to issue to ministers a form of GER
tificate emitting them to purchase tickets
at special reduced rates from any line in
the association. This rate must not exceed
z cents a mile nor be less than half the
usual rate. 4 few roads charge the 2-cent
rate, Dul III most cases tne nall-IdIe -
charged. A charge of 80 cents is made for
the certificate.
Under the Sebastian form of ticket the
traveller pays full fare and receives a re-
bate of l cent a mile after travelling 1000
miles, providing the conditions under which
the ticket Is sold have been fulfilled. In
issuing these tickets to the ministers it is
proposed to give them the rebate at the end
of the year regardless of the distance tray
eled.
Such a plan. it is argued. would not in
f1ipt nnv narfirII1ar har1chin mr. The min.
listers. since it is found that the permit
holders who do the most travelling are usu-
ally well-tO-do men. The country minister
with a small salary seldom finds the oppor-
tunity to travel far from his parish: Prob
ably the only cases where any real hard
ship would be felt Is in certain country dis
tricts where the pulpits are supplied by
itinerant preachers. These are said to be
growing fewer every year.
AS a business proposition all railroad men
agree that there is no good reason why
ministers should be permitted to travel at
lower fares than the general public and
that the concession Is simply based on sem
timent.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
A CONNECTICUT sWINDLE.
Wealthy Manufacturer Held Up for
$4,000 and Three others for
S1,5OO Each.

New Britain. Conn.,, Jan. 3.-Thorne H.
Camp. a wealthy retired manufacturer of
this city, has come to the conclusion that
he has been swindled out Of $4,000 through
investments i'll alleged gold mine stocks.
and that three other well-to-do New Brit
ain residents, one said TO be a retired min
lister, nave been mulcted to the extent of
s., 800 each.
The knowledge of Mr.. Camps transac-
tons became public through service of
papers on Mr.. Camp, attaching property
A. c. Fletcher and Wesley Supple, of Phil
Camp amounting to $500. The man who
sold the stock gave the name of Francis
c.. Cradle. He opened an office in this
city in July, and at once called upon Mr..
Camp and finally induced him to subscribe
for some stock. As ar additional incent-
i've, Mr.. Camp Mss told that his note for
three months wou. be received for the
the dividends had not increased sufficiently
the notes could be renewed. Mr.. Camp
purchased $500 of stock and gave one note
for 5000, and another for 1880. Each was
for three months, and made payable to a
New York firm of brokers.
Cradle soon afterward closed up his Of
flee in this city. Just before the notes be-
came due, however, he returned to New
Britain and sought out Mr.. Camp, remark
ing that if the returns had not been suf-
iicient he would prefer to have him renew
the notes. which Mr.. Camp consented to.
and gave additional notes for 1850, so that
there are now $4,000 of Mr.. Camps paper
in the hands of innocent parties, who are
seeking to collect.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
Brief Mention,

Peter Mckay. who resides on Fourth
avenue. threatened to cut his wife's throat
with a butcher knife Yesterday. This was
more than Mrs. Mckay could stand. so
she went before a justice of the peace and
caused a warrant 10 be issued for her hus-
bands arrest. ~
The members of Minnehaha council No. 2.
Degree Of Pocahontas, gave Mrs. Adams,
one OF their members, a surprise party Iasr
night. The evening was spent in games
and social amusements. and n good supner
was brought along by the visitors, and par
taken of. 20
Marriage licenses We're issued Yesterday
to John w. Winters. aged 40. and Edith Nj.
washington. aged 16; James +. Adams,
aged %. and Mamie Smith. aged 10,
Real estate transfers filed for record YES
terday amounted to 81. $50.
Everhard and Henry Voss. brothers of
William Noss, recently deceased. have fled
claims to the estate. One brother lives in
Indiana and the other in Germany. The
property is now being appraised for the
purpose of making a settlement.
The Union Savings bank has increased IFS
surplus $4,000 with the new year.
A Cherokee Indian named James Kirk
who was undergoing sentence in the fed
was buried yesterday afternoon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.

Miss Grace Topus. of Taylorville. Ill.,, is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. S. A. Wallace, OF
i0j North Seventh street.
Have nice Missouri farm to trade for
equity in property on Minnesota avenue
between Fifth and Sixth streets. Harry
Darlington. ZIG Portsmouth building. Tel
ephone. West Sc.
The bonds of Sheriff J. W. Longfellow
and Register of Deeds Sam McGonigal in
the sums of $4,000 and s., 5000. respectively,
were presented TO the board of county
commissioners at yesterdays meeting.
The bonds, which were signed by a surety
company, were approved.
w. J. Gibbins, city c%irculator of the Cot
feyville Journal. is in the city calling on
friends. He went to Coffeyville With
sumed the management of the Coffevyille
Journal, Mr.. Gibbins states tina times
are good in that section of the state,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
SAFETY EQUIPMENT LAWS.
Those of Iowa and Nebraska. Now In
Eject, Force Railroads to In
convenience Shippers.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan 3.-The postponement
by the interstate commission for
two years of the national law requiring all
cars and locomotives to be equipped with
safety appliances, and the failure of the
railroads of Nebraska to secure a like
postponement for a similar law of this
state, is causing quite a stir among rail-
road men. The state laws providing PEN
alties for the use Of any locomotive or car
not properly equipped in traffic within the
state of Nebraska and Iowa went into eff
feet on Saturday.
horn railroads are obeying the state law
against the use of equipment not provided
with safety appliances to the very letter,
with the result that their traffic depart
ments are embarrassed. and some Nebras-
ka and Iowa shippers Inconvenience in not
being able to get the cars desired.
The orders DO not affect shipments from
one state into another. but only shipments
that are wholly within either Nebraska or
Iowa.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
EN- DESHABlLLE.
One of Charles Letters Says
1t Can BE Very, Very
Impressive
From the Cornhill Magazine,

From the Cornhill Magazine.
Deshabille can be impressive, as we learn
in a letter of Charles Dickens to the late
James T. Fields, the American publisher.
Dickens wrote: Il dreamed that somebody
was dead. 1t was a private gentleman. and
a particular friend: and ] was greatly
me very delicately) by a gentleman in a
cooked hat. top boots and a sheet. Moth
ing else. Good Cod / said. is he deada,
He is as dead. sir rejoined the gentle
man., as a doornail. But we must all die
Mr.; Dickens, sooner or later, my dear
Slr.' An l said: yes. to be sure. Very
true. But what did he die Off The gentle
man burst into a flood of tears, and said.
In a voice broken by emotion. He christen-
ed his youngest child. sir. with a toasting
fork. Some sensitive men refuse to an,
pear in deshabille on any terms. There was
a ioveable English clergyman says Mark
Twain In "A Tramp Abroad" who did not
get to table d'hote at all. His breaches
had turned up missing, and without anv
equivalent. He said he was not more par
ticular than other people. but he had no
any breeches was almost sure to excite re-
mark"
The completest deshabille is obtained in
the tropics. The late Henry Drummond
once wrote home from Central Africa that
he had nothing on but a helmet and three
mosquitoes. Sidney Smith. who was the
first man to pray in August for the power
q blessed condition which. on paper at
least. has been made possible by Professor
Roentgen). described the height of bliss at
tainable by a Sierra Leone native. to be
sitting in one half of n melon, with the
other half on his head, eating the pulp.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
JOINTIST PARDONED,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDER E,
w. KNIGHT RELEASED.
POWER OF BOARD QUESTIONED.
LAWYERS DOUBT TT RIGHT TO
TURN PRISONERS LOOSE.
County May BE Liable for 1926 Fee Due
County Attorney for Each Con.
victed Jointist Released
by the County Conn
missiOners.
W OF BOARD QUESTIONED

Edward ". Knight. who was sent to the
county Jail by Judge Holt, of the common
peas court. for violating the prohibitory
INV, was yesterday pardoned by the board
OF county commissioners. County ATTORNEY,
N4iiler protested against the release of the
prisoner until he had paid the fine and costs
TAXED against him by the court but the
beard ordered Sheriff Longfellow to turn
the jointist loose.
There Is a serious question in the minds
O. some of the best legal talent of the CITY
a u "hether or not the board has a right
10 release Jointkeepers from the Jail before
lney nave paid the judgment of the. court
me board cannot release a jointist until he
has served the jail sentence imposed by tn.
Sot!t, put a precedent has been esta he'd
ny the local courts whereby a fine of sIGo
ana thirty days in the county Jail is gener-
any the punishment melted out to yioiators
OF The prohibitory law who happen To 9aI
INTO the state courts. o.
dam mnig ~ ~. Was fined 500 and given thirty
Dut tailed to pay the fine. According to the
JUDGMENT of the court he was to be COM
n Insttea 10 me county jai! until the fine and
Sosls assessed against him We're paid. I'm
Ger the law a lointist would have to serve
NE sentence in the county Jail or paw the
~ 40 not work; and a man can not serve
OUT a ilne in Jail unless he works. the law
I ppeviainE that, Il the prisoners work, then
tlon. 1t is seldom a jointist paws the fine
assessed against him. after serving the
1hlrly days sentence. securing his freedom
by order of the county board. The costs Of
conviction remain unpaid, and the conntv
finally foots the bill. ""'s
FOR each conviction secured against n
9ointkeeper the county attorney is allowed
q fee of SIS. As the ~jointists secure their
freedom without paying the fine and court
S EeT II ieayes the fees Of the county attor-
Hey unpaid. " is, likely that before long
can sign away these fees will be raised nv
a suat against the county. Pardoned pris-
posed against them. ~ lii
A prominent lawyer stated yesterday he
was OF the opinion the county attorney
would be able to recover a fee of s25 from
me county for every jointist released by
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
To Refund New York Central Bonds

New York. Jan. Instantaneous am
nouncement was made to-day by J.. p.
Morgan & Co., in New York, and j. 8.
Morgan & Co., in london. that. having
made a contract with the New York Cen
trail e. Hudson River Railroad Company
for the retirement OF its bonded debt at or
ceive not exceeding $40. 900. 900 of such bonds,
debt certificates or debentures for exchange
into the new 3ts per cent gold bonds of the
company The outstanding bonds and de-
bentures. or debt certificates. will be re-
ceived by them at their present value. cal
culated to maturity on a -. per cent basis.
The existing bonded debt all natures on
or prior to June 1. 1905. and the new mort
gage provides that none of it shall be ex-
tended beyond that date. Consequently,
on its retirement, the new bonds will be a
first mortgage on the railroad property and
real estate of the New York Central, in
Guiding its railroad terminals at New York.
y 2 and other POI aisa all the equipment
other property.