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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Miss Mary B. Osborn, of Kansas has
been appointed a cook at Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Indian agency.
The secretary Of the treasury has received
A conscience contribution of 500 in an en-
veiope. postmarked Louisville, Ky.
A postoffice has been esta blished at Os-
walt. Chickasaw Nation. I. T., and John
b. Cathey appointed postmaster.
The contract for carrying the United
States mail from Stella to Fredonia. kas..
has been awarded to B. c. Call. of Al
gonia, Ia
The postofiices at South st. Joseph. Iron
ton and Belton. Mo-, and at Durant and
Tulsa. l.. t.. will become presidential Of
fees on October 1.
Drs. 8. G. Kennedy, ]. C. W. Bland and
F. s. Clinton have been appointed pension
agents surgeons at Tulsa, /. T.. and DR..
g. F. Roberts. At Ell Reno. o. T.
Peter Horner. wife and daughter. ut
Stringtown, W. Va, q few miles up the
house was ransacked and 500 stolen. Mrs.
Horner will die.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
HOW LARGE AN ARMY.
fresident Mckinley Is CanvassinE
Public Sentiment on a cues
ti0n Soon to Come Tn.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-President Nc
h'nley is canvassing public sentiment as
to the needs of military organization In
time of peace and has consulted a number
OF visitors as to how much of an army
they think should be kept up after the
treaty of peace is executed. No conclusion
has been reached as yet on this point, but
1t Is receiving considerable attention on
the part of the administration. Governor
Shaw. of Iowa, was one of the few prom
inent visitors at the White House to-day.
ure Wilson, who drove over with him from
the department and placed his carriage at
the disposal Of the governor. who has just
re-; reached here from trip Of inspection at
visit to Fernandina, where a brigadier gen.
eral represents the state. To-day he paid
his respects to the president and took oc-
casion to report the condition Of the Iowa
troops In camp. He said that. in general
way. they were in very fair shape. but
made number of suggestions looking to
their convenience and comfort. He asked
also how long it would be before their dis
bandment might be effected. now that the
peace protocol is a closed document, but
the president himself has not now a fixed
opinion on this point
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A GENEROUS PREACHER.
Gave His Wife Her Choice Between
Poison and Pistol rs a Means
of

CHICAGO, Aug. 15-The alternative of
poison or a revolver with which to end
her life was offered by Rev. Flavius ].
Brobst. the preacher and lecturer. to his
wife, Mrs. Julia E. Brobst. according TO a
bill for divorce filed to-day in the superior
court by Mrs. Brobst. The wife alleges
in her bill that she chose laudanum as the
means with which to commit suicide, and
that her life was saved after she swal-
lowed the drug only by the circumstance
of her having consumed quantity of
milk. which ameliorated its effects. Dur
ing the time Mrs. Brobst was unconscious
from the effect of the drug, a period of
about twenty-one hours. as stated in the
bill. Mrs. BIobst alleges that her husband.
according to what he later told her.
preached two sermons. She also charges
her husband with squandering her prop
erty. There has been trouble between
Brobst and his wife for a long time, and
he has threatened to begin divorce pro-
ceedings against his wife.
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SAN FRANCISCO NEGRO NARROWLY
ESCAPES LYNCHING.
He ASSAULTED A VOLUNTEER
MOB OF TENNESSEEANS SEEK TO
PUNISH HIM For IT.
Negro's Life Saved by Major Cheat.
ham. but He Was Struck n Terri
BILE Blow on the Way to the
GuardhOuse-kansa
Implicated.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15.-Dan Thom-
as, negro crab fisherman. was wounded
and narrowly escaped lynchiEg at the
hands of 500 Tennessee soldiers to-day
Two men of Troop B, of the regular cav
airy. which attempted to quell the riot
We're dragged from their horses by the mob
of volunteers and slightly injured in the
| tussle. The negro's house. block and a
half from the Preside. was almost
wrecked.
Officers of the Tennessee regiment finally
sent the men back to quarters and took
the bleeding negro to the guardhouse for
protection.
The trouble began in saloon. Will Da-
Wis. private of Company 1. First Tennes-
see regiment. was drinking in the saloon.
Five or six other soldiers from different
regiments and the negro Thomas were in
| the place. According TO the story told by
Davis,the negro approached him and asked
| for drink. Davis replied that he had no
money. whereupon the negro struck Davis
| in the right eye with a set of brass
knuckles. The two closed in a struggle
| until they were separated by an Iowa pri-
vate who was in the saloon.
| When the negro found himself free he
| left the saloon and went to his home.
| Thither he was followed by the soldiers,
| who wrecked the house in an endeavor TO
| get at the Colored man. A suggestion to
| lynch the negro was taken up, and but
| for the prompt arrival of Major Cheatham
| the negro would doubtless nave been killed.
| Major Cheatham covered the leaders with
| his pistol and said he would kill the first
| man who injured the negro. This prompt
action saved the colored man from imme-
date violence, but on the way to the
| guardhouse at the Presidio the negro was
| attacked by Private Scrugss, who struck
| him terrible blow over the head with a
| bludgeon The soldiers We're quieted with
| much difficulty. General Miller is investi-
| eating the affair.
| AL the men engaged in the riot were
| volunteers. Most of them were Tennnes-
| seeans but there were a number also from
| the Kansas and Iowa regiments.
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DovER's POISONING MYSTERY.
Death of Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dun
ming Is Still Unexplained-
Funerals Yesterday.

DOVER, DEL, Aug. 15.-Coroner Wills
to-day held an inquest over the bodies OF
Mrs. ]. D. Deane and Mrs. j. p. Dunntng,
who died after eating candy from box
that had been sent to Mrs. DunninS by
mail from San Francisco.
DR.. Bishop, the attending physician. made
a verbal statement as to his opinion of
the deaths. He said the candy eaten by
the women was poisonous. No post mortem
was held, the physician saying that, on ac-
count of the frequent vomiting, there was
nothing in the stomachs to analyZe.
journed to meet subject to the call Of the
coroner. A verdict will not be rendered
until after the candy has been analysed.
poisoning took place this afternoon. and
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15-None of the
city of Mr.. and Mrs. John, P. Dunning
anyone in San Francisco should send poi
eating of which candles Mrs. Dunning and
Arguing on the theory that the tragedy
was the result of a carefully planned act
on the part of some one who desired TO
take Mrs. Dunning's life. the deceaseds s
friends here are unable to suggest any rea-
sonabie motive. Nor can any one offer
clue to the mysterious poisoning. On the
contrary. the suggestion that the poisoning
was Intentional is secuted by those who
hheW MIS-. bohhAAis' oiA oA WtAou soy 'tio
was never known even to arouse antago-
niSm, much less to create an enmlty. Nor,
as far as can be learned, had Mr.. Dun
ming any personal or business foes who
could have attempted such a dastardly re-
venge upon a member OF his family.
The more the case is discussed the more
general Is the conclusion that the poisoning
must have been accidental. The fact that
q handkerchief wasn sent as gift to MIs.
Dunnings daughter simultaneously with
the present of chocolates to the mother is
cited as an indication that the candy came
from a friend. If the latter supposition is
correct, the donor. appalled, by the unex-
pected and dreadful consequences OF the
present. is carefully concealing his or her
wrapper of the box Of candy has not ma
terialized in this city, although the police
hope that If there is such a person she Will
come forward and solve the mystery.
The statement that the wrapper OF the
candy box was postmarked San Francisco
puzzles the mail authorities here. It is
not the custom to postmark third-cIasS
mail. the stamps simply being Cancelled.
The possibility of the candy having been
accidentally poisoned at the time of its
manufacture is denied by local confec-
TONERS who say that even II the unusual
practice of using coloring matter in the
making of chocolate had been used in
this case, the swallowing of the entire
amount of coloring or dye for a fifty
pound batch of painted candy would have
no more serious results than days ILL
ness.
The result of the chemical analysis of the
uneaten candies in the box is anxiously
awaited in the hope that the character of
the poison may throw some light upon the
mystery which continues to remain ap-
parently inexplicable.
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MAIL SERVICE RESUMED.
Postal Communication Between the
United States and Spain No Long
er Subject to CensOrship.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-The mail serv-
Ice between the United States and Spain
will be resumed promptly, SO far as this
country is concerned. The two countries
being practically at peace. the officials here
see no reason why mail passing between
them should be opened and censored. as
during the war, and hereafter the reStric-
tions will be removed. Although no word
to that effect has come from Spain, the
presumption is a similar course will be
adopted by that government. AS there are
no transatlantic steamship lines between
American and Spanish ports. nearly ALL If
not all, of the mail matter destined for
Spain will be sent as heretofore, via
France, the latter country in this matter
only acting as the medium of communica-
ton.
Very soon steps will be taken by the
postoffice department looking to the re-
sumption of regular mail Communication
between the United States and Cuba and
officials in these islands on certain ques-
tions incidental to this will have to be as
certaired and defined before anything final
in this direction can be announced.
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sHAFTER WRITES TO ALGER.
Tells the Secretary ~ the ConsftIons
That Have Prs'Tifed mt
SaHfiagu.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Is se reta-y AL
ger to-day received a lciter IN General
Shafter which is in part us q ,s-s-
Headquarters Fifth q ,r os
Santiago &c "A q
Hon. r. A. Alger, Secretary va ASH
ington.
Ny Dear General Alger:-NtE t.c. of
July Is was handed me ye!ts t,v va
,er gnIfiin. 7 thank you ar 20 &, .id.at
for the confidence expressef in III y
", handle the matters intrus e5 Z n, icr..
Ths number taken i'll in n } cor n. A .s
very great, as you will see. 4 rot
very much greater than thoye r H,e1 90
dnty. and the death rate Is ret At presel.t
alarming. although 1t is steadily on tie
increase. and the doctors tell me T. 1t the
fever. maiarial and otherwise. Is sor stant
~ presenting more virulent feat-ref- Ey-
cry effort possible is made to is,Iarc ships
bringing supplies to the army, but 1t is
almost impossible to enforce 1t. when ships
must be unlosded and men necessarily
must come together in discharging and re-
ceiving cargo. The great trouble is that
the people themselves seem to have no fear
OF infection, and. unless you have guard
over every individual man, II is almost
impossible to keep them from minglingy
The silver question has settled ITSELF ana
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TROOPS TO GUARD A NEGRO.
Made to Lynch q Houston
Murderer.

AUSTIN, TEX, Aug. 15.-The adjutant
generals department received telegram
from Houston to-day. stating that it Is
feared that an attempt will be made at
Houston TO lynch the negro murderer,
Peyton Burton, who is confined in the
county jail. The artillery company was or
dered out by the sheriff. Four companies
of the Fourth Texas infantry. at Camp
Ball, were placed under arms at Houston
TO protect Burton from an attempt of
mob 10 lynch him. Meantime, the presi-
dent was communicated with and he an
swered that, IL the governor should call
on the United States soldiers for protec-
ton, he at once would respond.
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Death of Carl ]. sticb.

CHI I>1oG1p.EENDENcE. lem KAS.. Aug. 15-(Spe-
.eaoihg citizen and president of the Cii.
Zens National bank, of this place. ia dead nf
Sensemption Se SeeeptIH at Reed City. Mich, where
St,ch was went for his health Carl J.
h up 10 a tew , years ago. when his health
taa Mas9nlf fraternity and also a member of
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A PRIEST GOES INTO COURT.
Father Ko.lowski. of Chicago, Sues
an Archbishop and . Cardi-
nal for Damages.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Rev. Mr.. Antho-
ny Kozlowski. priest in charge of the All
Saints polish Catholic church in Lubbock
street. has invoked the aid Of the Ameri-
can courts to obtain redress for his griev-
ance againstArchbishop Feehan. Of the die
cese. and Cardinal Lodochowski. the head
Of the congregation Of the propaganda at
Rome. through whom the edict of excom-
munication was promulgated against the
priest June 90
In a bin filed In the circuit court. Father
Kozlowski asks that $4,000 damages be
awarded against the archbishop and cardi.
nal because of injuries he has received
through their action. This Is the nrst time
such action has been brought in this coun-
try,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
THE DEADLY CIGARETTE.
This One Was Lighted and n Mexican
Dropped 1t Into q keE of
Powder.

Ell PASO. TEX. Aug. 15.-Contractor ].
H. McCarty. of Little Rock. Ark. who is
building the Chihuahua & Geurrero rail-
road in Mexico, arrived here to-day. and
says that a Mexican iaborer dropped a
lighted cigarette into a cask OF giant pow
der last Friday and a fearful explosion fol-
lowed. killing three Mexicans and breaking
the leg of q fourth. Foreman Hagen, who
had charge of the laborers, will be held
to answer for the disaster.
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TENNESSEE MURDER MYSTERY
burg Found Dead and His
Body Mutilated.

wARTRACE, TENN, Aug. IL. Raw
Inns, a prominent business man of Millers-
burg, has been found murdered on the road
near his home. His body was rfddled with
bullets and shockingly mutilated. He was
disemboweled and the body cut almost in
two. The body was found by John Pruett.
who says he heard pistol shots in that vi
cinity several hours before. Rawlins was
recently married to a young woman, who
was the belle Of the neighborhood. 1t was
BY tramps but suspicion now rests on Will
lam Fulks. Rawlins' neighbor... who is a
Rawlins home a short time after Rawlins
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WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Wealthy Illinois Farmer Cuts His
Wife's Throat and His Own
With a POcketknife

PRINCETON, ILL, Aug. 15.-John Searls,
one of the wealthiest farmers of this coun-
ty. killed his wife and himself this morn
ing. At daylight. after partially dressing,
he went to the bedroom of his wife and,
with his pocketknife, cut her throat. Three
gashes were made. two of them severing
the jugular vein. Then he cut his own
throat. The couple were married last De-
cember and had not lived together happily.
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American silver is received the same as
American paper.
The missing, / believe, have nearly all
been accounted for. Not a single man was
captured, and the only men now missing
are those that were killed in the thick
brush and whose bodies have never been
found.
The country has been secured faithfully
for bodies This was done q short time
after the battle.
The camps now occupied are measur-
ably good. They certainly are on the best
ground that is in this vicinity and slight
changes of location can be made. The diff
ficuiy in separating camps Of an army Of
this size is on account OF the great diff
Guilty of supplying them with necessary
food, especially during the wet season.
when half a dozen wagons over road
cut into it ruts two feet deep in places.
Pack trains are very good. and We have
to use them and do use them all the time;
in fact, without them We could not get
along: but the sickness among the team
sters and packers has been very great
nearly every one of them, I suppose s.
per; cent. have been sick, and, like the
soldiers they do not recover their strength.
Supplies are abundant here of all articles
of food and clothing.
l cannot fully express my gratitude to
you for all the opportunities that you have
given me and of the confidence that You
repose in me rs shown more strongly than
in any other way by leaving me unham-
pored in my operations against Santiago.
1 am very sorry to see that some news
papers are a tempting to throw blame on
you for trying to run the campaign from
Washington, and 1 suppose some people
believe 1t. II is one of the things, how
ever. that / don't suppose We can help. al
though whenever I have had an opportun-
ity I have tried TO make 1t plain that
ihave been left to my own devices.
7 am very sincerely yours,
| WILLIAM p SHAFTER.
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Te.n. Republican Convention.

FORT WORTH. TEX. Aug 15.-The state
Republican convention meets here to-mor-
row. Z. H. r. Green will be elected chair
man of the state executive committee, he
having no opposition. The principal busi-
ness of the convention will be to decide
whether it will indorse the Populst state
ticket or nominate state ticket Of its own.
Green favors the Endorsement of the Pop
ulist ticket, and indications are that his
wishes will prevail.
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Two Women Fatally Hurt.

LEADVILLE, COL, Aug. 15-While
walking along railroad trestle on their
way TO a picnic, Mrs. Bridget Riley and
Mrs. James Cleator were struck by Colo
RADIO Midland passenger train going full
speed and Were thrown thirty feet to the
ground. Both received injuries from which
they will die.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
Indiana Man As.a..inated.

BEDFORD. IND. Aug. 15.-William Nc
Carl was shot and instantly killed while
riding horseback along the highway four
miles west of here on the Bryantsville
road. man supposed to be Isaac Snow,
also riding horseback, came up and shot
him without warning, took his horse and
tragedy took place at o'clock this even
ing
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
Visit to washinrton'. Tomb.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The French
ambassador and most of the members of
his staff went to Mount Vernon to-day for
a visit to the tomb of Washington. Sec
retary Thiebaut remained in town and dur
ing the day had a conferenceS with Secre-
tary of State Day on Incidental questions
relating to the restoration of 1elegraphic
and other means of communication with
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o.hko.h strike I. sim On,

OSHKOSH. WIS. Aug. 15.-The predicted
break in the ranks Of the striking wood
workers did not occur this morning. as ex-
pected and the mill men are corresponding
" disappointed. The strikers have held a
secret meeting to consider plan OF call:
ing out the furniture woodworkers and
others.
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est crops this fall known for many years
The report also states that the cloud
burst visited Greene county, distance Of
five miles from the Beach creek section.
and killed from fifteen to twenty people
in that community. No reports have, how
ever. been received from that section to
verify LIS statement, which comes direct
from Rogersville. the nearest point to
Beach creek
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wameso Man a Suicide.

WAMEGO. KAS.. Aug. 1S.-(Special) The
body of Daniel Kornman. an old resident of
this town. was found in the Kansas river
Kornman leaves a wife and two children,
a son about IS and a daughter about s.
He was an honorable, respected citizen.
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of lemons and other fruit. obtained by the
efforts of the Red Cross Society, to be
forwarded to the sick soldiers Of General
It is consigned to Colonel ]. Morris Is.
Brown, U. s. A, Staten Island Military
hospital. Besides lemons the car con-
tains grape fruit, oranges and other fruits
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Prince Bi.marck'. Memoirs.

BERLIN. Aug. ia paper of Stuttgart
announces that, despite precautions to in
sure secrecy. it has leaked out that the
work Of typesetting on Prince Bismarck's
memoirs began ten days ago in Cotta's
establishment. The first volume Of the
memoirs. 1t Is said, will be published
shortly
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Culber.on Bound for opah..

AUSTIN, TEX. Aug. 15.-GoverEior Cul-
berson and his entire cabinet accompanied
by some prominent politicians left here this
morning for the Omaha exposition on q
special train. They go there to be present
on Texas day. Governor CulbersoA win
make speech as well as ex-governor Hub
bard, who will be orator OF the day I
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CHARLES GRANT CONVICTED.
Kansas City Negro Must Hang for the
Murder of His Wife at
Parkvflle.

PLATTE CITY. MO. Aug. 15.-(Special)
The jury in the case of the state against
Charles Grant, who killed his wife at Park
Vile, Mo. about q year ago, by stabbins
her in the breast, returned verdict of
murder in the first degree. Grant is the
young negro who at the time of the kill
ing of his wife, lived in Kansas City and
was employed as elevator hoy in the Keith
& Perry building. The evidence as brought
out in the trial showed the killing to have
been done with q small pocket knife during
fit of jealous rage. Major Blake l.
Woodson. of Kansas City, defended Grant
and made an eloquent appeal for the ne
gro's life, but the evidence was against
him.
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Boy Protect. HI. Mother.

EVANSVILLE. IND, Aug. ia special
from Warwick county, Ind. says that Ben
jamin Castle. a farmer, while drunk. began
to beat his wife. when his son shot him.
He dropped dead exclaiming: MY boy,
YOU have killed me-"
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Rachael Morri. Not In Jail.

PINE BLUFF. ARK, Aug. 15.-There
is no truth in the report circulated to-day
that Rachel Morris, who is wanted In Clar-
was confined In the Jefferson county Jail.
The jailor denies that she has ever been in
his custody.
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Good Roads Convention.

MARSHALL, MO-. Aug. 15.-tSpecial.l
Arrangements have been made for good
CITY Saturday. August 20. Delegates will
be selected to the state convention which
will be held in st. Louis In November.
Judge W. H. Moore and Judge James
Cooney win be here and speak.
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A Murderer Commits suicfde.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 15.-H. Claus,
of Nanaimo. B. c., who was recently con-
victed of murder OF his partners, Burns
and HendrickSon. while on their way to
Alaska. has cheated the gallows by COM
mitting suicide. He took strychnine, which,
1t is thought, was furnished by his wife.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-16
Rush Order for Flour.

NILES. MICH, Aug 15.-The Niles Mill
ing Company has received a rush ofder
Cuba, for 1000 barrels of flour to be shipped
within the next fifteen days. The compifny
will work day and night to fill the order
mediatelY
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stabbed by a Soldier.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Aug. 15.-First
Sergeant McCue. of Company H. Third
nigh, by Private Mcguire, of the same
company. 1t Is feared he will die.
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had left, and. on being told of the depart
ure. started in the same direction. Fulks
recently purchased a revolver and cart
ridges at Belle Buckle. Tenn. He was not
present at the funeral and is said to have
left town.