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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-24
dziemy natych- MIA j przegladowania. DzisiajI

Kocnasz, po]dzlemY natych-
miast.
- Mayo, usluchaj matki,
iak mnie dotad sluchalas. w
tym razie ME chee ci dac
plrzykladu wahania sic. Badz
wiec zdrowa:
Moins rzueiEa sic zn6w W
objecia swej przybranej mat
XII, ktora ia serdecznie uSci--
sne}a i }zami rzewnemi pole.
gnafa.'
-Oby Gle Bog b}og os}awi}
mole dziecie, hrabi-
ma wsr6d }ez. Mi zapomi-
mai nigdy o Bogu, Q twej
przybranej matce i 0 zasa-
dach, kt6re w ciebie wpo-
liam. Ale staraj sic zast6so
sowaG do twego nowego po-
tozenia, usi}uj przypodoba6
sic matce ! bye jej radosc7a.
ldz "a tym wewnetrznem
gfosen', ktory CT powiada,
bys sic stara}a oSwieciG tych
zaslepionych. Czy Ct sic to
poszczeSci lub ME, uczynisz
zawsze co Zbawiciel nasz ma
kazuje. On dal swe zycie "a
grzecby rasze, pros go wiec,
by CT zezwo]i} poswieciG tive
cycle Jego s}uzbie. A teraz
idz Z Bogiem kochana Maryo!
Cyganka ociera}a oczy i
widoczna walka odbywaEa sic
w jej duszy. To zaiScie zro-
bic ma niej glebckie wraze-
ME. Miala wielka ochote 20
stawit Moine PREY hrabioje
do rama, lecz zazdfoSc jej
op;erala sic te mu. Nakoniec
lepsze uczucie zwYciezy]o,
--Zostadcie jeszcze te noe
&c soba,-rzek}a idac szybko
ku drzwiom, jutro skoro Swift
pr:yhede 20 ciebie Moino.
% dzieki ci, droga. mat
ko,- zawolaEa MONA, lecz
Cyganka ME slyszala juz 'ych
slow, i ME widziala jak Molina
uklskIa pred swa przybrana
matka i lzami radosci ca}owa.
Ia jej rece. Te kilka osta1nich
godzin minelo szybko ma pc
ufalej rozmowie.
ME wien, czy bede pi-
sywat do ciebie kochane die
cie,-m6wila hrabina, = boo
ty ME bedziesz mi2la sta!ej
siedziby, / list6w molcb ME
oddanoby CT mole. Lccz ty
mozesz mnie zawsze uwiador
lniat 0 TWEEN powodzeniu.
Me zaniedbuj tego j panic
tai, ze W kazdem polczeniu
moi dom i SERGE mole So ola
ciehie otwarte. Gdy dojdzlesz
lat 81, a zycie pomiedzy Cy.
ganami bedzie ci %nleznosne,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-24
ED n 9 RB ME B n Y
lCiag dalszy,]

(Ciag dalszy1
20 moja mako chrzestna!
-zawolala Molina, rzucaiac
sic z pEaczem W objecia hra-
biny. Ia usciska}a ia W mill
czeniu, modlac sic w duchu
do Boga 0 moe, ably mog}a
wspieraG slaba dziewczyne w
godzine tel bolesnej pr6by
Bog wys}ucha} ja:
-Kledy twoja matka zqda
tego, drogie dziecie, trudno
iej sic sprzeciwiac. Kilka dni
mniej lub wiecej ME czynia
wielkiej r6inicy, a posluszeh-
stwo jest p!erws2a powin
nosc;a dobre) c6rki. Zapakui
twoje rzeczy W kufer, kt6ry
stoi w moim pokoju. Jest on
twoja w}asnoscia.
Ale droga PAM.
-Uczyh, jak CT powiedzia-
lam; jest on dawno ola ciebie
przeznaczony.
Obiedwie niewiasty patrza>
Fy "a odchodzaca MONA. POI
tenn hrabina kazala usiasc
Kamardzie / =rzekla:
- Oddaje CT c6rke twoja.
peniewaz koniecznie tego
wymagasz, lecz czynie to re
drzeniem. Jest ona TAX. enc
tliwa, tax czysta; o ME skaz-
Gle jeJ waszem zatrutem
tchnieniem!
: Moja c6rke zepsuc, =
ozwa}a sic zywo Kamarda. =
@ ME lekaj sic PAM Q to; ia
SANTA przestalabym ja kochac,
gdyby przesta!a bye cnotl:~
wa. Co mnie najbardziei
przywiazuje do nie], jest to
wlasnie jei wyzszosG mad
nami. Cd chwili, W kt6rej-
bym ia s~plamiona widziaEa,
uwa2alabym ia iak mas
~wszystkieh Cygan6w i ju2bym
jej kochae ME mog1a. Pysznie
sic Moina, ola tego tylko
kocham ia tax bardzo.
= Mozesz Bye slusznie
dumna ma taxa c6rke, DO
ora posiada wszelkie PREY
n mnaioty, kt6re usprawiedliwlajq
toAuczucie. Jej dusza, iej SER
ce i rozsadek, ME moea byc
doskonalszemi. Ty wiesz, jak
ona jest pobozna.... gdyby
sic kiedy tob'e mia}a STAG
podobna!... gdyby miala.
%zapomniec.
Me zapomni.
Me bedzieciez wy jej ma
Przeszkodzie W wypeinieniu
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-24

~ 0IoWiG1No" SAi6vAySI
PHYSICIAN PAM, il Mkt
sic 4tego4nie wazy. "
-Potrafsz ia ochronie cd
uragania i zlosliwosci twych
wspolrodakow?
-Potrafe.
"A gdyby vase zycie
Monte nieznosnem byio
gdYby do ciebie przywyknaG
ME mog}a, obiecujesz oddat
MI ia napowr6t?
N Jestem. zazdrosna
ma ciebie PAM. Jestcm iej
matka i MUSIC bye Cd niej
kochana. PAM ME uirzysz luz
nigdy Moiny.
Hrabina zb}adl9, lecz i to
uczucie bolesci ofarowaIa
Bogu; m6wi}a dalej:
Chess ia %przymusiG 90
zycia, ke6rego nienawjdzi;
cheese ia zameczyc powell; i
to nazywasz mi!oscia macie-
rzynska?
-Gdyby moja c6rka ME
mog}a zye 20 raszemu, !
czu}a sic tax nieszczesliwa,
izbym sic musia}a z MA re-
6, wola]abym wydaG ia
"a MAJ, albo oddac ia lei Bo.
gu, do kt6rego sic modlit
nauczy}a. On jej zastqpi
wszystko, tax mnie jak i Gle.
bic PAM.
-Przyrzekasz to?
PHYSICIAN na glove
moiej c5rki. Ona am bedzie
sobie mog]a los obrac.
q, teraz rozlaczenie z MA
mniej mi Eolesnem bedzie.
Ia d~ziewczyna ma zywa
wiare, silna dusze; nam wiec
nadzieje, il ME da sic zgue~
bic pr7ykremu losowi. Tntaj
est moi adres. Gdybys TIVE
TIVE zdanie zmienifa, i ola
Maryi lub ola siebie potrze~
bowala jakiej pomocy, wten-
czas adaj SIC do mule. Giy
twoja c6rka dojdzie do lat
dwudziestl czterech, dowie
sic o mojch o%statnich rozpo-
rzadzcniach.
-Dobrze. Dziekuje PAM.
= Lecz czy doprawdy
cheese ia 0 tel pdzoej zabierad
pore? Czy mi jei juz AMI
tel jednej nocy ME zostawisz?
Bedzie 70 barlzo rrzykro te-
mu dz;ecku, rczstaG sic tax
nagle zemna. Cd chwili uro~
dzenia swego ME bYla jeszcze
AMI dnia bezemnie.
-Wielkie q bylo szczescie
ola PAM. -rzekIa matka z
wyrazem nieslychanej zazdro-
Sci.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-24

b>SOAo HAAA l
chcia]a mnie pusc!G bez tel
wyprawy.
- C5y te kufry mocne?
= Widzisz, &c obite zela-
= Zatrzymaj klucze W
kieszeni, ia dojrze, by ci mic
ME ukradziono.
"A kt65by mial kras6?
-WszYscy W nasze] banozie
ne wyjavszy Zoja. Jestto ola
Mich zbyt wielka pokusa'
Wlasciwie ME dobrze, bysmy
te wszystkie skarby zabieraly
re soba. Oni gotowi zamor-
dowaG mas ola nicl1.t- Moina
zbladla.
- Vice CT ludz;e sa w
istocle tax z}ymi: - zapyta}a
MONA.
Moja d~ziewczYnkc, ty
bedziesz w dzieh ! W nocy
ciagle prey mnie, inaezs Bog
vie CODY z toba poczeli. Beda
Gle oni dlugo "a obca uwazali.
Zspewniam Gle mako,
Is mnie pol=biq.
- Zycze sobie tego i spo
dziewam sic. Ale So miedzy
mimi zazdrosnicy, zwlaszcza
pomiedzy niewiastami. Wybie5z
sobie z rzeczy co naipotrzeb.
n1ejszego, reszte zostaw tutaj.
Zobaczymy p6zniej co nam
czynit wypaon;e Przedc-
wszystkiem ME b;erz re SODA
mic re srebra, ami &c z|ota
gd>z tego ME z~atraymalabys
ami dni kllks.
MONA ME mogia st}umfc
westchnienia, Z takimi nedz-
nikami byIa skaxana zyc odtqd
Byla wystawiona ma wszy>t~
kje ich niegodziwo5ci i grubi-
j.; Il ;twa. bog mi ~dopomoze.'',
pomysla}a. UezYni}a, ]ak jtj
matka radzi}a, postawila z jej
pomoca kufry W kaciku W
kuchni i napjsa}a kllka objas-
niajacych slow do hrabiny: Z
ma}ym pakieeikiem rzeczy,
pom;e lzy kt6remi znajdowa}o
sic k;lka ksi9g 90 nabo7eh-
silva niekt6re malej wartosci,
lecz drogie jei pamiqtki. uds}a
sic z matka do obozu cygah-
skiego.
Pc d:odze dawa}a Kan I'd
jej rady, jak sic ma zacho~a6
wzgledem swych now ych
wsp6ltowarzyszy. Me ukryta
take przed MA niep:z, jaznych
uczut Kiry ola niej, i wp]yw,
jaki ia ma mniemanie drugich
wywar}a:
= Bedzle Gle to niema}o
trudu kosztowa}o, MIN wybr-
niesz z teqo mole. dziecko -
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-24

tltd ! pIZCSldQO Wdlllds DAioldJ
musisz sic podda6, atoli poe
trzebujesz do tego wielkiejj
mocy mozesz ia tylko dostac
Cd Boga. Tylko iego Iaska
moze Gle wspieraG i pro'wta- |
die. M6dl siesbez ustanku,
uprzytomniaj go sobie i pa
mijeataj Q tel pocieszaiqcej
prawdzie. W jakiekolwiek
po}ozenie, lub W jakiekolwiek
zle dole Bog mas umiesei,
wszystko posluzye moze do
zbawiania. Bog jest ma kaz.
dem miejscu; mozemy wYpe}.
nia6 przykazania Jego, i zy6
ola chwa}y jego. tax pomie
dry czartami. Me os!abnii w
wypelnianiu twych powin-
nosci, a zmusisz niewiernych
do tego, czego naaladowae
ME zdo|ajq. Zywa niara i
Aycie bez skazy wzbudzaja ma
wet w z~loczyhcy szacunek!
Wierz mi to mole dziecie i
idz bez obawy, gdzie Gle los
powolal.
Molina zachowa4a te przepi-
sy zyeia g}eboAo w SVEN
sercu; a towsrzyszac je] w
dalszych zycia kolejach. 20
baczymy, j,kie owoce wydal
zasiew chrzesciahskiego wy
chowania w duszy c%ygahskie-
90 dziecka.
DZlEClE BOSklE.
Rrz,eL d0;ennn ooe+,, H.
morde y, drzv; m,}aoo don,-
7act,,l,}, ;.Mo;no eon,,
otworzu}, natce Pan; pea
.xo,u;11a +; 7dzef hv1; e;a odd,-
~.
n1>1ai d,;a,,oz,
h. x1odv .hv1,,;,, oe,,c7ona
,,+h;o
,,;,, mo;,, v,eot1,, =, od1;t,,e
uhx,h;na s,,x, 1t7efam
B,aoa1; r.zam Rooa = milo.
e;exd7;e /; ~ ; o+;,rou,o1i
,o,, .eu, h,1ss6 poter nohh,.
uoau;,a h.,h;ao x,o ;o.,ono
n1ooh,aa ;ao;a ,,6;,
,,,,, :, ,oz octo+o; d,1, 1dz<-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21
SEEKING LOST BOTTLE
HARRY GILL AND ARTHUR AMES
DENY ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Severely Benten by c. T.. Bowen
While Providing in the Rear of
His Home mt Eighth and
Penn StFcets.

Harry Gill and Arthur Ames, the two
young men who assaulted c.. A. Bowen in
the rear of his home. in Tullis court,
at Eighth and Penn streets. about mid
night Monday night, We're arrested at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning by Officers
Murphy and Quinn. Both show the eff
fects of the beating Bowen gave them. and
they do not deny that they had an en-
counter with him.
They do emphatically deny the story told
the police by Bowen. however. that they
were trying TO enter his home. 1t trans
plres that both Gill and Ames were drunk
at the time. and probably had no intention
of burslariZing Bowen's house. The story
they tell is that they had. early in the
evening. secreted a bottle of whisky in an
old dry goods box in the rear of Bowen's
apartments. They were searching for this
bottle when Bowen came home. He took
them for burglars. and assaulted them.
giving both of them a good beating. Dur
ing the fight one of the men stabbed Bowen
In the left side with a pocket knife. He
was not seriously wounded. Gill and
Ames are about 20 years old. and are well
known to the police. a warrant charging
them both with attempted burglary and
assault with intent to kill was issued for
them yesterday. and they Were arraigned
in Justice Wallis court and their hearing
set for December 81
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21

en- by a practically unanimous vote. The
ticket elected agrees with that published
in The Journal last Monday, and is as fol-
lows:
PresIdent-samuel Gompers, Washington. Cigar
makers.
First vice president-P. J. Mcclure. Philadelphia.
Second vice president-James Duncan, Baltimore.
Granite Cutters.
Third vice pres!dent-James orconnell. Oil City.
Pa. Machinists.
Fourth vice pFesident-John Mitchell, indianapolis.
Miners.
Fifth vice president-Max Morris. Denver, Retail
Clerks.
sixth vice president-Thoma /. Kidd. Chicago.
secreIary-Frank Morrison. Chicago. Printers.
Treasurer-John b. Lennon, Bloomington, H..
FraternaI delegates to EngIand-r. r. Tracy. Bos-
ton. cigarnakers: James o'connell. oil City, Pa,
Frsternsi delegate to canada-James II. Sullivan.
Baltimore. Painters.
The election of officers was made "A spe-
cial order for yesterday afternoon al 5
o'clock. President Gompers called w. J.
OBrien. chairman of the board of walking
delegates of New York city, to the chair.
Nominations for president were declared
in order There was a pause for a moment
and absolute silence. Then the veteran of
The labor movement. George +. Mcneil,
the Nestor Of the convention arose.
II consider 1t an honor" he said. ito
place in nomination a lifelong friend If
labor and the iaboring man. n nan whose
services in the past are Known. whose
ability is unquestioned, whose services in
beflalf OF labor are wonderful in results:
a man who is absolutely fair TO all. whose
character Is unsuilied. VINO cannot lie
bought. bulldoZed. or terrified. whose cour-
age has never been lacking when the crisis
came. There are other men in the labor
movement who are competent to hold this
high office. but | believe in the good I'D
New England tradition; When you get a
good. first-class nan in office. keep him
there as long as he will serve. (ApplauSe)
j nominate that friend of the workingman.
that fearless advocate of the workers
cause. Samuel Gompers." Great APP
plausP.D
John Kirby. of Colorado. in behalf of the
West. seconded the nomination.
Are there any other nominations? -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21
Minor Iten,s of News.

The county officers will observe next
Monday as Christmas.
Calvin Thornton is suffering from blood
been crushed. One toe was amputated.
4 horse and buggy belonging to Veteran
Rheinhardt. of the Soldiers home. was
stolen from Il Klondike stable last night.
Sheriff E.verhardy to-day took Mrs.
SimanowiZ TO the insane asylum at Osa-
watomie. she having been recently declared
insane.
Constable Michael I.onergan saw Charles
and Joe Rickerts in Malta. Mont. They
are working on Il RANCH, and both are do
ing we'll
W. F.. Thomas is one of the business
men who reside in Ledvenworth. who has
purchased five tickets for the Charity ball
tomorrow night.
Michael Brennan has purchased the stock
of the post %canteen and will continue in
charge after Saturday night. until the ar
rival of a new regiment.
Fffty-eight recruits Joined the Twentieth
this morning. OF these forty-seven came
from Philadelphia. ten from Kansas City
and seven from ST. Joseph.
Under Sheriff Myers today sold at sher-
IFS sale 50 acres of land in High Prairie
township for S325. the property being that
concerned in the foreclosure suit of Henry
RodenburG against j. c. Brown.
G. c. Peters and wife to-day conveyed to
Johanna Hoffman. wife of NJ. Hoffman. lots
IA and Is. block 5, MiX's addition: lot -.
block 90. city proper. and lots ] and ..
block >. Fairchild's addition. for 5000.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Judge Hawn: James Il.
Johnson. aged 81. and Mabel NJ. Mullins.
aged 81: Oscar A. Woodward. aged "a. and
Annie Mcintyre. aged IS: James H. Rob-
erts. aged y. and Myrtle Davis. aged 20.
Margaret McComas has sued Charles Nc
Comas for a divorce on the grounds of
abandonment and gross neglect of duty.
The couple were married November %. 1859.
but for the last three years the defendant
has failed TO provide for his wife or their
three minor children. She prays for an
absolute separation. the custody of the
children and such other benefits as the
court NAV allow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21
A WALKING JUNKSHOP.
Perry Powell. Arrested Last Night.
Had EnouEh Stun to start n
ccOnd-IIan Store.

A shabb;ly dressed. seedy looking indi-
viGual giving his name as Perry Powell
was arrested last night by Officer Mansfield
and was locked VI for investigation. He
was prowling around in the neighborhood
of Ninth and Oak streets.
Powell claims he came TO Kansas City
from Oklahoma. about Il month ago. He is
a peidler. and is engaged, so he claims. in
selling household articles. He had a small
telescope which contained almost every
thing from a paper of pins to a bedroom
suite.
In the pockets of his coat and the two
pairs of trousers which he had on were
found almost enough stuff to open a sec
ond hand establishment. Among other
things. he had a pound of nails. three doZ-
en- lamp wicks. a half dozen bottles of
liniment. three razors. five boxes of
matches. three towels. a shaving mug. two
pairs of scissors. nine lead pencils. three
gross of pens. and enough old newspapers
to carpet the floor Of the new Convention
hall.
Powell told Lieutenant Weber that he
had walked 100 miles in two months. He
claims he tramped all over Texas and New
Mexico. and frequently walked from twenty
to forty miles Il day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21
Police Picktngs.

William Needham was picked up by the
police Monday night with enough garden
hose to open an exclusive hose house. In
police court yesterday morning he was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the workhouse.
Theodore Dives. q one-legged negro boy
who has caused the police considerable
trouble on many occasions. was sent to
the workhouse yesterday for thirty days.
He Guarreled with his brother and slashed
him with Il razor.
At the meeting Of the board of police
commissioners 10 be held this afternoon,
the charges against officer W. S. Murphy
will he Investigated. The case OF Andy
Kuhn. charged with running Il poker game
in his saloon. will also be taken up.
William Richardson was sentenced to
100 days in the workhouSe by Judge Burn
ham yesterday for robbing the cash drawer
in IA negro barber shop on West Fifth
street u few nights ago. He was caught
with a small amount of the stolen money
on his person.
Mrs. w. H. DIR. the insane woman who
was picked up at the Union depot I week
ago and sent to the city hospital. has
about recovered. Humane Officer Green
man sent her to Chicago last night. where
she will make her future home with rela-
tives. Mrs. Dirr's husband is in Denver.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21

rs reported in childish style by an after
noon paper. You 90 way" The Conyen-
ton" said Mr.. Lloyd. emphaticaIly. mere
~ reiterated its former position. mt be-
cause cur attitude on this question has
been misrepresented. | think we should nut
ourselves right, in unqualified terms"
A motion 10 non-concur was carried. and
the resolution by Morris was adopted.
Nr. Lloyd Commcnds The journal.
THE reports of the convention. published
in The Kansas City Journal. have been
eminently fair" remarked Mr.. Lloyd, after
the discussion. Il read the accounts in
The Journal in preference to those in any
Kansas City paper.
George + Mcneil agreed with Mr.. Lloyd.
The resolution introduced by Delegate
Giithorpe. of Kansas City. in favor of
subsidies for a merchant marine. was de-
feated. The ballad sung by Thomas II.
West at the banquet Tuesday night last.
entitled. stick to Your Union was or
dered printed in the official reports of the
federation. The convention declared for in
dependent political action, recommending
members to vote for trade union canIi-
dates wherever possible. John F. O'Sulli-
van. of the Boston Globe. cast the only
dissenting vote.
The resolution presented by Delegate
0'Sullivan to tax factories which employ
women and children ~ Pc cent on their
committee on laws. The comn .tee cou-
sidercd that such Il law would be uncon-
stitutional. Mr.. OtSu!iivIu's idea WIS to
tax such factories ont OF existence. The
convention concurred in III" committees
Trpart.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21

recorded against the motion. Cowen and
Cary are socialists. Mr.. Shamp does not
wish TO be ciassed with that cult. but says
that his local union of stationary fremen
Instructed him to vote against Gompers
and that he merely carried out the wishes
of his organization.
Secretary Morrison then arose. In ac-
cordanre with the constitution of the
American Federation of Labor. l cast the
unanimous vote of this convention for
Samuc Gompers for president he said.
Il wish to be recorded against it, said
Cowen, bobbing up again.
You cannot be recorded as voting
corded against The notion was the way
the chair disposed of the member from
Cleveland. Mr.. O'Brien then declared
Samuel GoInpers unanimously elected. He
shook Mr.. Gompers cordially by the hand
ard escorted him 10 the chair.
The statement that the socialists had
agreed upon a candidate was thus dis
proved. no socialist being placed in nom
marion
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-21

asked the chairman. No one responded.
Mr.. Mcneil moved that Samuel Gompers
be declared elected by reclamation. Then
came the voice Of a socialist. silent this
long time.
"I'ebtect." was all it said. The voice was
mat OF Isaac Cowen, the Cleveland agi-
iator. His yellowish-red whiskers could
he discerned moving in a jerky motion
hall.
II move that the secretary of the fedora
uon east the unanimous ballot of the con-
Eention for Samuel Gompcrs." II was Harry
Lloyd. of Boston. who spoke. He came near
defeating Gompers last year. and spoke as
one having authority. The motion was
seconded by delegates all over the hall.
II wish 10 record my vote for NJ. S
Hayes shouted Socialist Cowen. defiantly,
IF Mr.. Hayes is nominated. the delegate
can so record his vote coolly replied
Chairman O'Brien.
Question, question: came i'm chorus
from the delegates.
"Ain't | going To get a vote ar all?'' came
in snothered tones from Mr.. Cowen. Who
never surrenderS.f
The chairman put the motion. The vol
ume of ayes was tremendous. Three
voices were audible in opposition. Before
the vote WAS announced, Isaac Cowen.
.JameS +. Cary. OF HaVcrhill. and c. l..
Shamp. Of Kansas City. Kas-. asked to be
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Suit Over the Parker.

The Lincoln Railway Transportation
Company has filed suit against the Leaven-
worth Coal Company to recover N.Wl.6o
for breach of a contract. The plaintiff COM
pany alleges that April %. 1895. a contract
was entered into by the parties to the pres
ent suit whereby the L~eavenworth- Coal
Company was given the privilege of pur-
chasing the river steamboat George W.
Parker. That some time during the follow
ing September a difference arose but was
adjusted as shown by the copies Of two
letters, The coal company accepte the
offer of the transportation company to set
tie for s.. JpJ. the transportation company
agreeing TO pay for the operation up until
October.
of the amount sl.1O was paid the 10th
of October. on November l the transport
alton compan drew on the coal ompany
for the remainder. The coal company re-
fused and the draft was protest
ed. The protest fee was sl.tO.
Now the transportation company sue for
81. G1l. 60. with interest at t per cent since
Move nhsr
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THE NEWS AT %LEAvENW0RTH.
Harms Testiies in His own Behalf
Harvey Brought Back for
Trial.

cial) William Harms took the stand in his
own behalf to-day. He testified that Thorn
as Brecss snot at him twice before he
Karns) fired the four shots at Breese.
Thomas Boyer. a section hand on the
Union Pacific. testified that he had heard
Breese say that he would shoot Harms on
sight.
The defense put DIR. Wylie Woodruff, the
Kansas University football coach. on the
stand as an expert. trying to prove that
no shots entered BreeSe'S back. but that all
We're fired when the men We're face to
face. In this the defense siGnally failed.
TIL hearing of witnesses was completed
about $50 D.. m. The remainder of the aft
ernoon was taken up with the arguments
of the lawyers. The cast will not so to the
Jury before noon Wednesday.
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MADE A WATERFALL.
Louis Allen Held Up and BrutalIy
Beaten by Three Negroes, Who
Secured Nothing.

Louis Allen. a barber who works in a
shop in the Nelson building. was held up
by three negroes at l o'clock this morning
while walking down Delaware street near
Missouri avenue. one OF the negroes
struck him and knocked him to the ground
when he offered resistance 10 their attempt
to stop him. He fell off the sidewalk into
the muddy gutter.
Two negroes then began going through
Aliens pockets. as he lay on the pavement.
Allen shouted for help and Lee McFar-
land. d bartender. ran to his assistance.
The negroes ran the moment they heard
Mcfarland coming. and escaped through
an alley on Missouri avenue.
Mcfarland helped Allen TO his feet and
accompanied him TO the police station.
where it was found the negroes had not
secured anything. Allen was in a sad
plight. He was covered with mud from
head to feet. and sustained a few bruises
from the blow and fall which he received.
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Fine Birds on Exhibition.

The poultry show opened to-day with ell
GOODS full. Some fine exhibits are shown
of Barred Plymouth Rocks. White Wyan-
dottes, Red Pyle games. Dominiques. etc
There are also good exhibits of geese. tu--
keys. ducks and pigeons. over 800 entries
in all have been made.
4. r. Russell. of CoEnors. has n fine pair
of Buff Leghorns: ]. w. Scott. of Lawrence.
a coop of fine Buff Plymouth Rocks: DR..
Hamilton. of this city. Red Pyle games. and
Fritz BRAGG. also of this city, Kenny Dom
white ~fantails are exhibited by Fritz BRAGG
and Don ChaeIy. of this city. The judges
have begun scoring. but 70 awards will be
made until later in the week.