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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
PARIS AN IMPREGNABLE CITY.
It's FortfHcations Have Been Consid-
ernbly Improved Since tho
German War.

From the Boston Herald.
The action Of the French parliament In
deciding to tear down some of the forth
f~ications near Paris and sell for ordinary
uses the Ian now occupied by these de-
fensive works must not be taken as an
indication that, in the opinion of the
French people, we are soon to enter upon
an era of peace. The fortfications. the
demolition of which is contemplated by
the order passed, are those which are
prominent part in the defense Of the city
at the time it was besieged by the Ger
man army twenty-seven years ago. But
the French have been taught wisdom by
planned and q few Years ago finished
a system Of fortifications around Paris
purposes for which they are intended by
any similar Notifications in the world.
A well informed military writer. a MEM
Der Of the general staff of the German
successful siege Of Paris would be. under
present conditions, an impossible under
round the French capital are some fifteen
or twenty miles from the city and are
connected with Paris and with each other
by a railway system which would enable
the French commander to quickly mass
at one point a very large body of men,
while the general of the besieging army, if
he wished to prevent the city from OBJ
pie and the army that was defending it.
would lave to occupy a line extending
over 100 miles and hence could not by any
possibility collect a large number of his
force at any one point to resist an attack
of the enemy. 1t required a German army
of, approximately, 500, 900 men to lay siege
to Paris from September 10. 1870. to Jam
uary 80. 1871. but the authority We refer
to is Of the opinion that to repeat the
same operation a German besieging army
would have to number more than 2,00,-
900 men. and the work of maintaining such
a force and properly handling its parts
would be something which few govern
ments would care to undertake.. and few
military commanders would be able to
efficiently perform.
Besides, these great outlying fortifca-
tons would give to the people of Paris.
II their city were again besieged, ar OPP
p%ortunity to obtain many of the smaller
supplies of life from the suburban district.
since as the system of Notifications has
been built 1t would be as though the line of
defense took a circuit which extended
from Marshfield through Brockton. Wal
pole. birmingham. Concord, Andover and
reached the water again at Gloucester. If
the tide of war was kept thus far back
from our city it is easy to see that we
should not suffer as intensely as IL it
were carried on almost within our munic-
ipal area. The French have spent upon
these new Notifications an amount vari-
ously estimated at from $50. 100000 to $50
000. 600 and hence can well afford to sell
the land occupied by some of the now
obsolete Notifications of a generation ago.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
PARADOX IN CANAL MAKING.
In Colorado Waite of Pacific Slope
Turned Into Watershed Of
Atlantic.

H. A. Crafts. in Engineering Magazine.
Irrigation in the Western United States
goes steadily and eagerly on. and tho
methods employed have in some instances,
apparently at least. reversed the order of
nature. To be moro explicit, they have
scaled the crest of the continent, and pro-
pose to turn the waters of the Pacific
slope into the watershed Of the Atlantic.
The point is to seek the Of
those streams whose available supply has
not already been fully appropriated for
irrigation purposes. and turn certain por-
lions of that supply backward and across
the divide. into a different watershed alto
gether. and add them to that already
utilized in the system of irrigation.
To the uninitiated this might seem to be
an impossible feat, yet in substance it
has been accomplished, and the scheme
is in successful operation.
In Northern Colorado the waters Of the
Big Laramie. which flow northward into
wyoming and empty into the North Platte
river. have been intercepted high up in
the Rocky mountain range. and carried.
by means of a transalpine ditch, south
ward across the Medicine Bow mountains
and poured into Chambers lake at the
headwaterS of the Cache la Poudre river.
whose waters flow southwestward, empty
ing into the South Plate river in Eastern
Colorado. This feat was accomplished by
the water supply and storage company,
owners of the Larimer company ditch, one
of the largest irrigating systems in Colo
RADIO.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
LUCRE KILLS LOVE.
Tho Romance of Two Fond Hearts
and . Disturbing Bank

Darling" cooed May Kellner. as she
removed the wad Of pepsin and parafin
from her pearly teeth and left the print Of
her lips On William Gurrs manly cheek,
darling. I love you and I'll marry you,
but you must save some money first"
Sure" he said In enthusiastic assent.
Why, May. I'd actually be willing to be
a millionaire for your sake"
Now" she went on. you come and live
az y vn nops soc and o get d an y9 9psm meals ane . III
attend to all your clothes. So you needn't
spend q cent and you can give me all your
Gurr agreed that it would be lovely, for
he had looked at things through rose
colored eyeglasses Just then So he went
street. On every Saturday night he would
carry his wages hons and deposit the
precious dollars in the lap Of his still more
II will put it in the bank for you." she
said.
ant Of the ways Of this wicked world
she deposited the money over her own
name. SO as to be sure that it was safe.
yes, sweetest she answered, and
brought out the bank book.
dropped. for he had seen her name on tbs
book. For as much as twenty-four hours
he did not call her by any pet name. Then
on pouring his money into her lap.
In last July the bank account had reach
ed 1855. Gurr says he asked her to be mar
ried to him then, and she refused. She
says nothing Of the kind took place. Be
tween the conflicting stories all that Is GER
tain Is that he left the house In a hun and
the next day she was served with papers
In a suit brought by him to recover the
s665.
Gurr called on her later. she says. pro-
fessed repentance. promised to withdraw
his suit and marry her. and induced her
to go to his lawyers. There she signed
a paper. She says she did not know whas
1t was. 1t was a confession OF
and the lawyers entered IL promptly Even
then Gurr could not get the money. as 10
was in her name.
She was still hoping that the faithless
lover would return to her when news came
that he had married another girl Then
she Rugged the bank book to her preak-
ing heart, swore that she never would part
with it, and brought action to have her
confession Of Judgment set aside. inc case
has Just come up in the supreme court.
and simple. innocent May offered as an
offset to the bill for $3.50 q Dill '2r SLe2
for washing, mending and servinS meals
Decision was reserved.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

derful force Of non-resistance and eterna,
waiting. A mans life is a pin point in the
Chinese idea of time. II a thing does mot
his Ereat-grandchildren. and he feels that
he can afford to. wait. The motto OF our
civilization Is Now and If not now
Never The Chinaman looks at his fami,y
record for generations back and believes
that his children. for generations to come
will worship at his Shrine and have the
benefit of his patient waiting" 0
How China Conquered Jnpan
81 should think the war would have taken
some of the conceit out of the Chinese
senator?'
1T did not" replied Senator Cannon. I'm
the interior OF China 90 per cent of-the peo-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

Economical instruments of what is called
the Chinese observatory on the wall which
runs about the city. There are magnificent
spheres and hemispheres of bronze there
which We're made about 800 years ago, and
which are almost perfect now. We had
as a guide a little ~half-naked, dirty China
man, not more than Il years old. He looked
meaner and more ignorant than any raga-
to-day. When he had guided us to the
top of the wall, he climbed upon the great
celestial globe and with his dirty finger
He seemed 10 know all about astronomy
and described what every instrument was
for. The Chinese can learn anything. Some
of them have come here TO school. They
stand high I'm their classes. They can han
die machinery and they are. l believe, the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

merly well known devotion to bimetallism,
as evidenced by his votes in the house of
representatives, and asked us to carry a
ing as he said. You may tell him that 1
feel l have a right to send him a message
as an equal, because IL China We're a re-
worlS he The nras;dent Of ch.na' 1rba
following is Ii Hung ChanG's message to
the president:
Your excellency having attained the
summit of human ambition by the silence
which is golden. l trust hat you will now
feel free to serve our people by the
speech which is silver
1t was not 4 bad message. was it,"
HI Silver auestion in China.
Il wonder, senator. whether your going
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
ADVENTURES OF ROYAL CRADLE
The Oak Cradle in Which Mary Queen
of Scots Was Rocked Is Well
Preserved.


of Scots Was Rocked Is Well
Preserved.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The oak cradle in which Mary Queen
Of Scots was rocked is very handsome
and well preserved. though it has passed
through many vicissitudes. She was born
on the 9TH of December, 1542, at Linlith-
gov palace. which was the ~favorite resi-
young wife, Mary of Guise. The royal
father never saw his child. for he was
on his deathbed at Falkland palace when
she cam into the world. The palace at
ley's dragons after they had been de-
feated by the Highland army under Bon
ME Prince Charlie" in 1746. and the oak
cradle was most likely looted" and got
for her own babies and passed it on to her
children and children'S children. From her
granddaughter it was. states a writer in
the Culver. obtained about sixty years
Scottish antiquary of Dunfermline, VINO
made q fine collection of antique furni-
ture. His daughter. Mrs. D. o. Hill. gives
the following account of 1t: "A man
for any old carved furniture in the neigh
borhood of palaces went into a house near
Linlithgow palace, where a woman was
rocking a child in an old oak cradle with
what are ye doing, 1umblin' your bairn's
judgment in a thing like that?' She an
swered him, Eth. mon. de We no ken that
was the queens cradie? He said. You'll
wouldna TAX a pound, note for it The
man. on his return. told my father about
this. but thought the woman was asking
too much for it. My father went on at
a good price for it, and it has been in
possession of the family ever Since
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
Divorces in Europe,

Berlin. though behind many cities Of the
United States in the matter of divorces.
leads the European cities. 1t has 80 di-
vorces to every 10000 marriages. While
Hamburg comes next with q. Paris shows
81 per 10000. For the whole of France the
figures are now 8.5. against 81 up to 1884
(adoption of the Noquet law of divorce;
Switzerland shows 20.9; Denmark. III:
Saxony, 1o.7 Tor the same figures as Mas
sachusetts). The lowest figures in Prussia
are shown by Westphalia, with 81: Han
over: 80; Mecklenburs shows SO; Baden.
a.: Hungary. 81
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
Greetings to tho Great.

When a great man passes a Chinese dis
mounts, and a Hindoo prostrates himself
in the presence of his superior. A japanese
removes his sandals, crosses his hands and
cries: Spare mel" In Siam a man throws
himself on the ground and then waits to
see whether he is to be raised up and
welcomed or kicked out Of the way. A
South sea Islander greets a friend by
fiinginS a Jar OF water over his head.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
best raw material in the way OF man to be
found in the industrial world of to-day
The Resources of China.

The Resources of China.
Speaking of raw materials. senator; did
you learn anything about the natural re-
sources of China?'
They are wonderful" replied Senator
Cannon. China has a greater variety and
wealth of mineral resources than any other
country on earth. My special attention was
called TO the provinces of Shansee and
Honan, the first of which is just a little
larger than New York. and the second Of
which is smaller than Kansas. Those two
states support by farming a population Of
nearly 100000. and at the same time they
have more coal and iron close together
than has ever been found in any part OF
the United States. The people are living
now by what they get out Of their soil
by agriculture. II the foreigners divide up
China, they will add TO this a manufacture
ing product far greater than the agricult-
ural one. China has soil that will produce
cotton in any quantity. They can raise
long staple cotton and their latitudinal
range for cotton is three times that of the
United States. The cotton manufactured in
China is all native cotton, and they are
putting up many new cotton mills. Why,
they raise cotton, wheat and beans in the
same field. and I was told they had been
doing this for 5000 years"
New Railways of China.
did you find any railroad building going
on. SENATOR"
Some. but not a great DEAL" replied
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30
SENATORS In CHINA.
WHAT CANNON, PETTIGREw AND
DUBOI SAW THERE.
A CALL UPON Ii HUNG CHANG.
CHINESE STATESMAN sENDs A MES
SAGE TO THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Frank Cannon Discusses the
Partition of China and Says 1t
Means n Commercial Revo-
luton - silver Ques-
ton in China.

Washington. Jan. 29.-During the past
summer and fall three United States SEN
ators have been travelling through China
and Japan investigating the commercial and
industrial conditions of the people, and
looking into all matters OF interest to
the United States. This senatorial trio
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

road is now being built from Chemulpo to
Seoul, a short distance Of thirty miles. but
the cost will be at least s. 100000. MIR.
Ye in one occasion saved the queen from
a mob, and his appointment was the result
of his personal bravery. The legation Is
a pretty residence furnished in American
STYLE Il
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

Durrant was cool to the last; SO = Cy-
rus, the Atlanta murderer. and : King
about cool men on the gallows-a mu.G rer.
while ascending to the death trap. was
offeced a cigar by a man In the crowd. Ia
accepted 1t. when another man shouted
Don't you want a match; pardner?'
mo. thanks" was the reply as the sh =
ir was adjusting the black CAP. III liGr.:
1t when ! get the-sp'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

A friend of the late Lord Granville.
noted for his badness and a~varice, was
who was going to be married. IT would
like TO give him. my lord" said he, some
thing rare but not expensive" present
him a lock Of your hair" Granville whis-
pered, sweetly.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-30

Artesian wells have proved successful In
New South Wales. the area within which
underground water Is found extending over
62,00 square miles.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
GOVERNMENT
OF OUR new
POSSESSIONS.
Continued from First Page)

this week But the bombardment and
surrender have accomplished the same
result in a more speedy manner.
1t remains to be seen, however,
whether the bombardment, occurring
after the formal proclamation of peace,
creates complications. The Authorities
here do not believe that complications
will arise as it was evident the Amer
lean commanders acted without knowl-
edge Of what the two Governments had
agreed upon. 1t is felt to be quite pos
sible, however, that some complications
may result from the damage wrought
by the bombardment, by the enforced
departure of August and by the con-
tention probably aroused between the
Spanish forces, the F'ilipnos and Amer
leans forcible occupation.
The political status of affairs is said
to be unchanged, there being no differ
ence between a forcible and peaceable
occupation of Manila.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
VOLUNTEER ARMY.
The Mastering Out Of Soldiers
Practically Begun.

WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-The mus
tering out of the volunteer army prac-
tically began at the War Department
to-day. and will be continued until the
army has been placed on a basis con-
sistent with our present relations 10
the nations of the earth. Orders were
prepared to-day for the mastering out
of about $4,000 volunteers, including
twenty-five regiments of infantry and
about eight troops of cavalry and five
or six batteries of artillery. The de-
tails of the order bearing on this sub
ject have not yet been fully perfected,
and the officials confine themselves to
general statements in regard thereto.
1t was admitted that the First Reg
iment of Vermont Volunteers, attached
to the Third Army Corps encamped at
Chickamauga, Ca, had been ordered to
proceed to Fort Ethan Allen, VT. That
post is the nearest one to the homes
of the members of the regiment, and
was selected with a view to their mus
tering out soon after they arrive there.
Adiutant General Corbin said that
similar course would be followed in the
case OF the other volunteer regiments
selected for mastering out. They
would. he said. be ordered to their
State capitals as soon as it could be
done without danger to the interests of
the Government. and mustered out of
the military service as lhpidly as pos
sible.
In Response to a direct inquiry on
the subject, General Corbin said that
this course will be followed with the
First Regiment District of Columbia
Volunteers which is now about to en-
bark for Montauk Point.
Unless there is more decided change
in the present plans of the War De-
partment, about 100000 volunteers will
be mustered out within the next thirty
days. Formal announcement of the
purposes of the department are de-
ferred pending the receipts of certain
desired information from General Mer-
ritt. commanding the military forces
in the Philippines. There is a large
number of volunteers in the Philip
pines, and it is possible that it may
be deemed advisable to bring them
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
RAILROADS WIN.
The Ticket Brokers' License Dec1d-
ed to be Valid.

CINCINNATI Aug. 16.-The fight be-
tween the railroads and ticket brokers
here ended to-day in favor OF the Tor
mer.
Recently an ordinance was passed
charging the ticket brokers incense
of 500, and compelling them to give a
bond of $500, which would be forfeited
to the city in the event of the ticket
broker selling a ticket that was not all
right The law has been tested IN va
rious ways, and pending the agitation
and litigation it has not been in effect.
To-day it was decided to be valid, and
the Corporation Counsel orders 1t en-
forced
It is of special Importance at TINS
time, owing to the large number OF
excursion tickets which will be used for
the national encampment of the G. A.
R.. which is to be held three weeks
hence
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
Large Transaction in Wheat.

WEST SUPERIOR CWis.), Aug. 10
1t has just leaked out that the balance
of the old Letter wheat, amounting to
about 100000 bushels, in store at the
head of the lake elevators, has been
sold by A D. Thomson to the Freeman
Milling Company at West Superior. The
transaction is one Of the largest ever
made here, and will assure the Free
man company a sufficient amount of
old wheat to turn out old wheat -four
for some time to come.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
AT HAWTHORNE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Hawthorne re-
suits Weather warm; track slow;
Five furlongs, Mr.. Johnson won
Cheval dor second, Fad Fox third.
Tme-1:O1.
Six furlongs, Red Skin won, Treopia
second Sir Hobart third. Time-1:2O.
Mile and an eighth, Can't Dance won,
Eddie Jones second, Morte Fonse third.
Time-2:02A.
, One mile Molo won, High Hoe sec
ond, Paul Kauvar third Time-1:4s-
Five furlongs, Silver Tone won. Dor
emus second, Nora C. third. Time
1905.
Six furlongs, Elidad won, Governor
Sheehan second, Prince Blazes third.
Time-1 :2O14.
AT ANACONDA.
ANACONDA, Aug 16.-Results of to-
days races:
Five and a half furlongs, Negligence
won. Toribo second, Moscow Boy third.
Time-1:131%.
Four and half furlongs, st. Alloy
sius won, Chilcoot Pass second, Sena-
tor Watts third Time-O:59
Six furlongs, Oscillation won, Peixot-
to second, Dorah Woo third. Time
1:19A.
Five furlongs, R. O. Ban won, How
| ard second, Gold Bug third. Time
| 1:O612.
| Six furlongs, Rubicon won, Jim core
second Highland Ball third. Time
1:201a.
One mile, Creedmore l.. won, Joe
Levy second, Nervoso third. Time
1:52A.
| AT SARATOGA.
SARATOGA On. ", Aug. To-
| Weather cloudy; track fast. Summa-
| ries:
| Five and a half furlongs, Colonel
Tenny won, Roysterer second, Chappa-
qua third. Time-1:OS.
Seven furlongs, Bardella won, Lillian
Belle second, Margaret Jane thlro
| Time-1:c6.
| Mile and three-sixteenths, Mlllstreau
won. Joe second, Rappahannock thru
! Time-2:O1.
| Citizens and Merchants stake, mile
and an eighth. White Frost won, Poet
ess second, Dr. Catlett third. Time
1881.
Six furlongs, Rhinelander won, Hllee
second. Armament third. Time-l:l4H
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
CERRUTI CLAIM.
Colombia Recognizes the Award OF
Ex-President Cleveland.

ROME, Aug 16-Admiral Candiani,
the commander of the Italian squadron
now off the Colombian coast, received
on August 14th a definite reply from
the Government of Colombia agreeing
to all three points included in his ulti-
matum as to the payment of the Ger
ruti claim, namely:
"a formal and absolute recognition
of President Cleveland's award, and
undertaking to stop within eight
months all proceedings on the part of
Cerruti's creditors, and an immediate
money payment to Italy as a guarantee
of the full execution of the award with
in the stipulated time"
The dispute is thus settled to Italy s
satisfaction.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
UNITED STATES NOT TO PAY OFF
CJTRAN ARMY
PRIVATE LA DUKE.
Was Convicted Of Murder and Sen
fenced to Life Imprisonment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The War
Department has received the follow
ing:
Ponce, Aug. -, 1892 p. m.
"Adjutant General, Washington: Re-
plying to your cablegram: Private La
Duke has been convicted by court
martial for killing Private Stafford !;
sentenced to life imprisonment; peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth designated.
re is now under guard here awaiting
TRANSFORMATION. GILMORE,
t'Brigadier General"
Alex. LaDuke was member OF COM
pany I, Second Wisconsin volunteers,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17
Violent Electrical Storm.

NEILSVILLE (Wis.), Aug. 16.-The
most violent electrical storm ever wit
messed here occurred last night The
flashes of lightning were constant, and
the thunder was something awful. AT
one time four or five fires were in
progress and the Catholic parsonage
buildings were completely destroyed.
James owen was killed John Currier,
a respected citizen of this city for thr-
tyfive years, was killed by a shock
during the storm
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-17

CINCINNATI, Aug. 16-The Picca-
dilly Club of this city has had a very
valuable loving cup made here for Ad-
miral Dewey. Colonel Mark Brett and
other members of the club have COM
municated with the Admiral regarding
the presentation of the same. The low
ing cup is the finest article of the kind
ever manufactured in this city