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Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
M'NALL'S DAILY BULLETIN.
and Usury Law Must BE
Ohaeryed.

Topeka, Kas.. March S.-(Special) State
Insurance Superintendent McNall to-day
addressed a circular letter to each fire
insurance company doing business in the
state, calling its attention to the valued
policy law of Kansas. After citing the
law, he says:
1.-The object in placing these laws on
our statute books was to see that the pro-
visions of the same were lived up to by
the various insurance companies doing
business in this state. find from the re-
ports submitted to this department by
large majority of the insurance companies
that this law has not been lived up to. I
further find that in a majority of cases the
insurance companies, after an adjustment
of a loss has taken place. discount their
own paper, SO that 1t amounts to as high
as 2la and per cent per month. This will
no. be permitted to be done in the future
by any insurance company transacting
business in Kansas. II company de-
sires to discount its own paper, the amount
of the discount in no case must exceed the
highest contract rate of interest In this
state, viz, 10 per cent per annum."
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
TO BLOCK HIS LITTLE GAME.
Shawnee County Pops Object to Lee
dy's Scheme for Democratic
ConfroI NJ Prim nriea.

Topeka, Kas.. March S.-(Special) The
old-time Pops of Shawnee county have al
ready taken steps to block the scheme of
Governor Leedy to carry the Pop pri-
msries. through the assistance of the fu-
sion Democrats. AS stated in The Jour-
nal a few days ago. in the metropolitan
police towns. where the Populists are bent
on sending anti-Leedy delegations to the
Populist state convention, the governor
has entered into deal with the fusion
Democrats whereby they are to run the
Pop primaries and elect Leedy delegates
The Shawnee county Pops will endeavor to
spoil that game. Tho Topeka Populist
Flambeau Club. composed Of all the old
time and influential Pops in the county
at its last meeting adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That at the coming Populist
primaries, to select delegates to a county
convention to select delegates to the Pop
ulist state convention. no one but known
Populists be allowed to vote.
Resolved. That If the foregoing prin-
ciple is not adhered to. the members Of
the Populist Flambeau Club will not be
bound by the action OF the Populist state
convention"
In explanation of these resolutions, a
member of the club to-day said: We do
not propose to have the Democrats run
our primaries. We heard Of the govern
ors scheme and did this to checkmate 1t.
We have no fight to make on the other
state officers. unless they should dip IN
their bills on the side of Governor Leedy;
then we might extend the fight to them.
These resolutions were adopted as warn
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
LOTS OF WORTHLESS PAPER.
Defunct First National Bank of Kan
sas City, Kas., Did q Rot
ten Business.

Topeka, Kas.. March S-(SpeciaI.) An or
der was made by Judge Williams in the
United States court to-day authorizing Re-
ceiver w. I. Atkinson, of the defunct
First National bank, of Kansas City. kas.,
TO dispose Of the remaining assets of that
institution either at private or public sale
and close up the trust. The receiver was
instructed to try and make some private
deals upon terms which he deems satiS-
factory and II he fails to get rid of the
property in that way within sixty days
then to offer it at public auction. The
comptroller of the currency has approved
the plan.
A schedule of the remaining assets is set
out in the application for the order filed
to-day. glance at the list makes 1t ap-
parent why the bank broke. There never
was lot of more worthless paper gath
cred together anywhere. 1t aggregates
about $4,000, and if the receiver gets
enough out Of the sale. outside of the real
estate, to pay the fee for publication and
the auctioneer he will be doing mighty well.
There is but little real estate. 1t seems
that most anybody could draw money out
Of the bank in any amount. Loans of from
$4,000 to $4,000 to parties who now cannot
muster more than enough to pay for q
square meal. were of daily occurrence. IL
the stuff listed is all the receiver has to
meet the rest of the banks obligations the
creditors might as well cancel their due
bills and cash in their hopes for cigar
somewhere,
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
MARSHALL ON THE BENCH.
Judge Macfarlane's Successor Begins
His Work as n Supreme Court
Justice.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March s.-(Special)
1t is Judge Marshall now. w. c. Marshall.
of st. Louis, the newly appointed judge
of the supreme court, arrived from his
home this morning. At 9 o'clock he went
to the room of Judge T. A. Sherwood in
the supreme court building, where he took
the oath of office which was administered
to him by Judge Sherwood. A number of
friends of the new judge were present at
Justice CAN'T. Judges Williams and Robin
son, of the supreme court, Clerk John X.
Green. Marshal R. E. Lee. ofieia! Report
Fisher. H. l.. Gray. of the building and
loan department.: Colonel Paul B. Moore,
Governor stephens private secretary; w.
office: Paul Brace, of the auditors Office;
Speed Mosby, of the supreme clerks Of
flee.
met at $50 o'clock, Judge Marshall took
his seat on the bench. Presiding Judge
Brace presented Judge Marshalls COM
1t afforded the court much pleasure to well
come him to his position on the bench.
Division No. /. of the supreme court. to-
which he holds that cities of the fourth
class in this state may be properly incor-
porated even If land of greater area than
bounds of the city. and even If this land
has not been plated or laid out as an ad-
dition to the city, but constituted part Of
a farm and used for farming purposes.
The case decided is that of A. D. Burns
eX rel A. ]. Cook VS.. city of Edgerton, in
Platte county. The relator asked for a
writ of quo warranto to declare null and
void the incorporation of the city of Ed
gerton as incorporated by the county court
because 1t included several acres of farm
ing land owned by him. The circuit court
found for the city of Edgerton, which judg-
ment the supreme court affirms.
In an opinion by Judge Williams. George
Hartpence secures the affirmance of his
judgment for $3.50 against George F.
Rodgers for alternating his wife's affec-
tions
The plaintiff and his wife resided with
his wifes parents on a farm in Caldwell
county, where defendant also lived. ''Tho
defendant" the opinion says, was large
land owner and reputed to be a man Of
wealth. He began within a week or two
after the arrival of plaintiffs wife to show
her marked attention. He soon boldly
protested his love for her, and he made
her presents and stated that he intended
to get piano for her. He put diamond
ring upon her finger. and let her have
it to wear. He advised her to get a di-
vcrce from plaintiff and suggested that
she go to Dakota for the purpose.
He offered to go with her and said they
could assume to be brother and sister.
Plaintiff and his wife separated in Janu-
airy, 1S93.'' The court finds that the plain
tiff is entitled to damages in the amount
of the judgment of the lower court and
therefore affirmS the Judgment for $3.50.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
1t takes a man who

1t takes q man who
is a whole man, al
least physically, to b
a western COW boy.
His every day life
calls for great physi.
cal endurance, and
upon some occasions
this must also b
backed by consider
able nerve.
1t would be q good
thing for many a hard
working business man
if he could turn cow:
boy for a couple Of
months each year. ~
W o uld give him Q
chance to gel
e the free, pure, in,
vigoratiug air Of
the prairies ints
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
HE LIKES POKER.
at His Own Expense-Wfn Use
Regular Chips Hereafter.

There is certain well known young gen.
tleman in Washington whose predictions
for the great American game of poker are
known to his better half and strenuously
objected to. says the Post. of that city.
So strenuous has been her opposition 10
this somewhat exciting form of amusement
that she exacted promise not long ag,
from her husband that he would not sue
except for fun She did not object TO hi.
having fun that way if he wanted to. but
real real gan gambling didn't 60 So he promised
a week ago. Then the wife had an engage
ment to go with a little theater party, and
he took advantage of the occasion to invite
half a dozen friends up to the house.
But you mustn't bring any chips, he
insisted. MY wife is suspicious OF chips.
Ali agreed to accept coffee berries as a
substitute for the ivories. and all turned
up at the house as soon as the wife had
joined her party; The chips, or coffee
grains. were doled out by the banker and
the game started. Owing to the warmth OF
the room a window near the hosts seat
had been raised. Luck was with the host.
The game progressed quietly and nearly
every pot found its way eventually to the
stack of berries at his side. until he had
enough to make beverage for the crowd.
out and gone home. and those who remained
had given all their coffee beans to their
entertainer. Then the wife returned.
sne n0ecea WIN daved v,de1t en- ,nviha snat
picious as chips, and greeted all pleasantly.
Then she stood leaning on her husbands
chair. chatting about the play. AS she
chatted she carelessly fingered the little
pile of coffee beans. and at every other
word would carelessly flip one or two OF
them out of the window. or absent-mind-
edly put one in her mouth and bite it in
pieces. The banker saw and grinned with
fiendsh glee. Every grain Of coffee which
she cast to the winds or ground up be-
tween her pretty pearly teeth represented
quarter. At every fresh flip her hus-
bands eyes opened wide; his stare became
more manacal. BY the time the pile had
| dwindled down to half its original size he
saved himself and the rest of his pile.
Springing up in the middle of q story his
wife was telling. he said:
Mary, for heavens sake stop chewing
thns coffee. You make me nervous"
Mary looked and wondered, and there
was a gleam Of suspicion in her eyes as
she bade them good night and retired The
husband sadly cashed in his diminished
nile and the game broke up
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
QUEEN vICT0RIA's HEALTH.
She Has Not Been Seriously Ill and
Was Well Enough to Go Driv-
ing Yesterday.

Windsor. England, March s.-The depart
ure of Queen Victoria for Nice tomorrow
has been postponed, owing to her indispo-
sition. Her majesty did not take her usual
drive yesterday. kept to her room and
dined in her room yesterday evening.
The private secretary of the queen, Sir
Arthur Bigge. telegraphed at noon to-
day, In reply to inquiries on the subject.
that the indisposition of her majesty was
not serious and that she felt better to-
day.
In spite of her indisposition. the queen
was able to hold privy council yester-
day and it is now understood that her
departure for the south of France has
only been postponed for one day.
London. March S.-All kinds Of exag-
gerated rumors were in circulation to-day
regarding Queen Victoria's health, but ap-
parently she is only suffering from
slight cold and this afternoon was well
enough to go driving.
The report on the Stock exchange that
international complications had caused
the postponement of her majesty's depart
ure for the south of France caused a
brief semi-panic in the consol market.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
CHICAGO DETECTIVE SHOT.
Fatally Wounded by . Man Whom He
Was Attempting to Ar

Chicago. March S.-Shot through the body
and fatally wounded. Detective Daniel ].
Hartnett last night wrenched the revolver
from the man who shot him and hurled his
assailant to the sidewalk. The officer placed
his PROSTATE foe and prepared to fire. At
this instant William Twohig, a friend of
Hartnett, ran up. He begged Hartnett not
to shoot the man. Hartnett turned and
handed the weapon to his friend. He then
tainted.
Hartnett's assailant, John Mum, jumped
ened, and ran, pursued by crowd Of citi-
zens. He was caught after a short chase
by citizen. Mum fought desperately, but
was overpowered by the crowd and turned
over to a policeman. He was taken TO a
police station and locked up. Mum was
drunk and disorderly and when Hartnett
attempted to arrest him. drew a revolver
and fatally shot the detective.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
THE PRICE OF WINE.
Reported Sale at 8 to o Cents Per CAL
lon a Forced One-No Indica-
tiOn of Market Price.

San Francisco. Cal. March s.-A wide
spread interest in the present condition of
the wine industry in California has been
developed through the announcement by
the Associated Press of the sale of d
large quantity of wine at cents per gal
lon.
Charles A. Wettmer. one of the most
prominent of the California viticulturists.
said: "The sale of 100000 gallons for to
cents per gallon, to the California Wine
Association. syndicate of wholesale
dealers. was only forced sale of property
sold under execution to a bank and does
not indicate that the market is perman-
emily broken.
Quotations of prices for large cellars of
new wines are misleading to the public. If
it is not understood that only the cheapest
fore they are offered for distribution con-
siderable additional expenses of removal.
storage. treatment and cooperage must be
incurred. Such prices are available only to
a few spectators who have large stor-
age facilities. capital and expensive dis
tributing agencies. Fine wines are never
quoted in large bulk but are subject to
private negotiations according to quality.
age and condition. The wine districts vary
in quality, and style of products as they
do in Europe and their distinctive qualities
will not be generally known until trade
is supplied directly from the distributors
in the districts which have peculiar char
acteristics.
THE impression that there is an over
production or unmanageable supply has
been proved to the contrary by a months
hard work of careful Investigation
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
FUNERAL OF CAVALLOTTI.
Imposing Demonstration in Honor of
the Poet Who Was Slain
In n Duel.

Rome. March S.-There was an imposing
demonstration to-day when the remains of
Signor Cavallotti. the poet and dramatist
and well known radical member of the
chamber of deputies, who was killed in a
duel with swords here on Sunday after
noon, fought with Deputy Macola, editor
the railroad depot on their way to Milan.
About 10000 people followed the funeral car.
which was escorted ty municipal guards
flying and band playing. Cavallotti's red
shirt lay across the hearse. and numbers
of Garibaldians. in their red shirts, fol-
lowed. Menotti Garibaldi. son of the ia
nous General Garibaldi, and Signor BIZ
aEcheri. president of the chamber of dep
ber of ministers. senators and deputies
joined in the funeral procession. which was
witnessed by nearly all of the population
before the body was placed on the train.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
WAS 1T ONLY A BLUFF
Pops Not Carrying Out Their Threat
to Expose the estate House
Sfeals

Topeka, Kas.. March S.-(Special.) Not
withstanding the announced intention of
the Populist administration to show up
lot of corruption in connection with state
house contract work under the Morrill, ad-
ministration, not thing has yet ap-
peared in print. nor has any action been
instituted to recover the amount of the
alleged .'stealings," as was promised.
Those behind the expose are now laying
the blame for the lack of action on At
torney General Boyle. They charge that
secret society ties are getting in their work
The contractors, as well as the attorney
general. are Knights Templar. they claim,
and for this reason no suit has been COM
menced.
Attorney General Boyle is not here to
refute the charge, but it is stated by one
of the attaches of the office that the reason
he has not acted is that he doesn't believe
he can make a case. 1t would be a political
suit, and If the attorney general failed to
secure a verdict he realizes that 1t would
be rather hard on the Pops.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
GIRL ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Sadie StOrer and Her Mother and
Sweetheart in Jail at Hunts
VILE, Ark.

Little Rock. Ark March S.-Sixteen-year-
old Sadie Storer is in Jail at Huntsville, to-
gether with her sweetheart and her moth
er, charged with the murder of her father,
A. M. Storer, prosperous farmer. Mr..
Storer went to Huntsville with his daugh-
ter in n wagon. Storer drew some money
from the bank and started home. When
killed and robbed of his money. The girl
said her father was murdered by high
wayman. but an investigation resulted in
evidence showing that the girl fired the
shot and that her mother and sweetheart
aided and abetted the crime.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
TO TEST REFoRMAT0RY LAW.
tiary ON Indeterminate Sem
tences II Illegal,

Topeka, kas., March S.-(Special) Pro-
ceedings were instituted nthe appellate
court here tonight to test the constitu-
tionality Of the law governing the removal
of inmates from the Hutchinson reforma
tory. The law gives the reformatory
board power to transfer unruly inmates to
the penitentiary. Boys sent to the re-
formatory are not sentenced for any def
mite period by the courts. and as conse-
quence no period of sentence is fixed when
they are transferred to the penitentiary.
1t Is claimed that n person transferred to
prison must stay there for life, unless ex-
ecutive clemency is shown; that prison
convicts must be sentenced for a definite
period, hence the present law is unconsti-
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
PENSIONS.
Washington. March THE following pension. h.v.

Washington. March THE following pensions have
been granted:
MISSOURI
Renewal-william J. Farren, st. Joseph, IS.
Renewal and ressue-Francis NJ Kittrell. Mans
neld, IS.
Increase-John S. Miles, La Plata IS to SO: David
Lewis Springfield, Sc to SO; Augustus C. Rasberry
Commerce. s12 to s:4: Benjamin Wilson. Warrenton.
IS to sl2: Alfred Case Lebanon. IS to sls Hiram L.
Buttles Belmont s6 TO IS: JOAN Quincy. keso. 3l2 to
s17: David NJ. Heath Pattonsburg $40 to s12: Francis
NJ. Gideon. Galena. SIS to s24.
Original, widows, etc--Matilda B. Emo, st. Louis,
S. Maria Baumert ST. Louis. IS: minors OF Henry
c. Bardmess Drury. SIC: Sarah E. Shily. Steele IS;
minors of William Willis Pennington, Sl4.
KANSAS.
Increase-Campbel Edwards. Eureka, to s12;
William F. Smith. Langdon. $40 to Sl2: Fred Marker
Centralia IS to SIP: Robert Mcbride Lawrence. $40
sl2: Eli F. Holland. Topeka. Ss to So: James NJ
Burnett. St. Paul. SIS to $50: Louis Pullman, Ma
tional Military home. Lea,enworth. IS to sle
Reissue and increase-Israel d. Gonser, Leayen-
worth. IS to $40.
Original widsxs. etc.-Minor Of Euphronous PraIl
Geneseo. SO; minors of William H. C. Taylor. Wa
keeney. SA.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Restoration and Authorization Ellis. dead. Guth-
rie. s6 to 81.
Increase-samueI T. Carrco AIra. so to sel: Jacob
Kaufman. Oklahoma. S6 to IS.
Original. widows. etc.-Martha Ellis. Guthrie. -.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
CAVE-IN NEAR GALENA, KAS.
Four Miners Buried, of Whom Two
Are Rescued and Two
Are Dead.

Galena, Kas.. March s.-(Special) A
cave-in occurred at the Queen Lii mine, OH
ing tract this evening. Four men were
caught by the falling dirt. Frank Smith,
the ground boss. escaped without serious
Walker was taken out later. He will re-
cover but Will Walker, his father, and
Ernest Wright have no hope of escape.
of dirt. A large force is at work trying to
secure their bodies. but it will require sew
eral days. Walker leaves large family.
ground is not through caving and the par
ties trying to secure the two bodies are in
much danger of meeting with the same
disaster
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The budget committee of the German
reichstag has unanimously passed the en-
tire shipbuilding programme included in
the estimates for 1888.
Kansas postoffice appointments announc-
ed to-day were: William Drullinger, at
Pennington. Atchison county; L. Banner,
vining. Clay county: T. Jones. Wise. Alton
county. Missouri appointments: Gertie
Pagett, Hutton Valley. Howell county: JEFF
ferson Sturgess, Libertyville. St. Francis
county: George Wohlschlayer, Sappington.
St. Louis county.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
BURGLAR CUT HER THROAT.
Chicago Woman Who Screamed for
Help VIII Pay for 1t With
Her Life.

Chicago. March s.-Robbers tonight broke
into the residence of Joseph Christie, 2iT
Desplaines street, and attempted to rob
Mrs. Christie. Her husband was asleep in
a rear room and when he entered in re-
sponse to her screams one of the robbers
slaShed the woman's throat. Severing the
wirdpipe. The woman will die. There We're
no witnesses of the crime, as Christie was
just entering the room when 1t was commit
ted and could not see it. He is held by
the police pending an Investigation although
there is practically no evidence against
him.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
SHOT ACROSS THE LINE.
Canadian Shot an American, Each
Standing in His Respective
Cnuntrv

Vancouver. B. c., March s.-There will
soon come up for trial at New Westmin-
ster. B. c.. a murder trial with interna-
tional aspects. involving the feature of a
man standing in Canada and shooting an
On Saturday last Jack Atkinson. who
runs hotel on the Canadian side of the
boundary at Kaine. quarreled with Billy
Patterson. who runs a rival establishment
on the American side. Atkinson shot Pat
terson in the leg. infiicting wound from
the effects of which he died. Atkinson then
went to New Westminster and surrender
ed himself to the authorities.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
ELLIS WON'T REFUSE.
IL . Receptive Candidate for the
Nomination for Congress In
the Sixth.

Topeka, Kas., March S.-(Special.) A. H.
Ellis, of Beloit. has changed his mind again
and is candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for congress in the Sixth district.
He is not an active candidate this time,
however-simply receptive candidate. He
says if the boys get together and can't
agree upon anyone else, he will accept the
honor again.
K. E. Wilcoxson, of the Colby land Of
flee, says that, in his opinion, Harry Pesta-
ma, of Russell. will be nominated. 'Pesta-
ma is good Republican, a good campaign
er and will make a good congressman"
said he.
There are others who predict that W. A.
Reeder, of Phillips county. will be named.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
THAT EXTRA SESSION.
Governor Leedy Says He Has Not Yet
Received the Requisite NUM-
her of Pledges.

Topeka, Kas., March S.-(Special) BY
way of preparing an easy place to light
after running his special session bluff. the
following piece of information was fur
nished to-day by Governor Leedy to one of
his friendly organs:
Governor Leedy has not yet received
pledges for the support of his railroad bill
from a majority of the members of both
houses of the legislature. This Is why the
call for the extra session is being delayed,
and for the same reason the delay may be
continued and possibly the call may never
be issued.
He realizes that to call special session
without having sufficient pledges would in
jure his party. 1t will probably be several
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
Cattle ON = railroad Bridge.

Topeka, Kas., March S.-(Special) A herd
of $50 cattle broke out of the stock yards
in North Topeka last night and attempted
to cross the Rock Island bridge over the
Kaw. When the stockmen got the bridge
clear an invoice was taken and six animals
were found so badly crippled that they had
to be killed. About twenty-five fell from
the bridge into the river, but they swan out
uninjured.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09

ing about a $4,000 express package which
was short at Cleveland aroused the sus-
picion of Shepard, who at once notified
Superintendent Bimple, of Columbus, of
the shortage and of Cutten's disappearance.
that the package had disappeared at this
point Sunday morning. The express COM
pany's detectives are hard at work on the
case.
At the Office of the Adams express in
Cleveland 1t was claimed to-day that
nothing was known concerning the alleged
robbery.