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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
GRAND LODGE, |. o. o. F.
Sire and A. C. Cable Deputy
Grand Sire.

BOSTON, Sept. 2o-The second days ses-
sion of the sovereign grand lodge, 1. o. o.
F.. opened with a full attendance of dele
gates. After routine business had been
transacted, the election of officers was TAX
en- up.
AS had been anticipated. Alfred S. Pink
erton, of Worcester, was unanimously
elected grand sire. The announcement Of
the election was amid great applause.
For deputy grand sire. four candidates
were placed in nomination. CIR. A. C.
Gable, of Ohio; CIR. ]. Ous Humphrey. of
Illinois; CIR. John L. Notion, OF Tennessee,
and CIR. w. G. Nye, of Minnesota. CIR.
Gable received ninety-three votes and was
elected. ]. Frank Brant, of Baltimore, was
reelected grand secretary, and Richard
Muckle, of Philadelphia, grand treasurer,
by the casting OF one ballot each The
convention then adjourned.
The day closed with the twenty-second
annual reunion of the past grand repre-
sentatives, officers and members Of the the
sovereign grand lodge at Music hall this
evening. 1t was an event productive OF
good fellowship.
John w. Stebbins. of Rochester. n. Y,
presided. MIR. Stebbins spoke at soma
length on the principles of Oddfellowship
and duties and obligations of the members
of the order and what they had accom-
Representative ]. o. Humphrey, of Illinois,
| made an interesting address on the pur-
poses and meaning of Oddfellowship.
Grand Representative ]. l.. Nolan, of
Tennessee, spoke on the platform of Odd
| fellowship.
| One of the pleasant events of the day
| was the reception given this afternoon to
the. officers of the grand lodge and their
| ladies by the Daughters of Rebekah OF
Massachusetts, at Pierce hall. Copley
square, and 1,500 ladies and gentlemen were
| present, every state in the Union being
| represented. Grand Sire Fred Carleton, Of
| Austin, Tex, made a brief address.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
sHAFTER GOES TO MICHIGAN.
in Which He Served During
Civil War.

CAMP WIKOFF, n. Y, Sept. 20.-General
Shafter left the camp this morning for
Michigan, where he Is to attend the re-
union of the regiment in which he served
during the civil war. During his absence
General Wheeler will command the camp.
General Wheeler is busy making the need
full preparations for moving his division OF
cavalry to Huntsville if the final determi-
nation of the department is to send the
regiments to that point.
The Ninth cavalry, which was under
orders to go to Huntsville, it is now stated,
will go TO Fort Grant, A. T, to relieve the
Seventh, one of the regiments which did
not leave its home post during the war.
Batteries A and +, of the Second artil-
lery. left camp to-day by the Long Island
railroad for Admission. Ala.
The Twenty-fourth infantry has had its
orders changed owing to the discovery
that Fort Douglass, in Utah, is only a
half regiment post and cannot accommo-
date the whole regiment. Therefore half
the regiment will go, as originally ordered,
and the other half will go to station In
Arizona.
The Second cavalry has been ordered not
to move. thus countermanding the orders
| assigning it to Fort Meade, s. D.
The hospital now contains 5l5 men: Many
weeks it Is feared there will be many
deaths. mostly from typhoid. The Shine
cock will come here tomorrow and will
transfer 200 of the sick.
The division hospital tents are being
taken down and fumigated and then turned
| in. The hospitals are now all out of ex-
fstence except the main one.
The well soldiers are all getting along
| finely and gaining flesh.
There were two deaths IN the hospital
| to-day. John Ryan, sergeant. Company F.
Sixth infantry: Henry Jacobson, Company
E. First District of Columbia infantry.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
FLOWER BED THAT TELLS TIME
There Is n Remarkable Floral Clock
at Tarrytown Which Gives
Each Hour Correctly.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The phenomenon Of certain species OF
flowers opening and closing at particular
hours has been utilized by an Ohio land
to the grounds of John D. Rockefeller's
country seat at Tarrytown, N. Y.
1t consists Of flower bed which can be
used as a clock. The bed is circular and
tains figure composed of a flower which
opens or closes at the corresponding hour
Thus the 2 space is occupied by hawk
seed. which closes at m. exactly.
The hands, of course, are stationary anu
only for ornament.
They are composed Of the common yellow
dandelion. which opens at $50 a. m. and
closes at $50 p. m.
representing these figures. There has oeen
no difficulty in finding flowers to suit the
various hours. and in some cases the hgure
has been made up Of more than one flower.
novel and beautiful piece Is as follows:
Among them are the snow thistle, that
closes at p. M; the sow thistle, that opens
does not fully close until noon; the yellow
goats beard, which opens at a. m. and
closes at p. m. with such accuracy thas
in some of the poorer districts of Scotland
dismissed from school by 1t; the blue chic
ory, which opens at a. m, turns white at
sunrise and closes at noon; the morning
glory, poppy, water lily, pimpernel ana
m. and 3 a. m, respectively: the star Of
Bethlehem, which closes at II; the passion
flower, which opens at noon; the beauty
evening primrose. which opens at. 6; the
white lychnis, opening at 6, and the blue
convolvulus at 2 a m.
This clock is SO arranged that from a
distance 1t looks like an ordinary Hover
bed, but on close inspection none could mis-
take it for anything other than what it is.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
Bribed the Wrong Man.

From CasselPs Journal.
The recent disclosures regarding financial
bribery have recalled to the mind of the
writer an amusing incident which was re-
lated to him by law clerk some time ago.
"One day." said the limb of the law, my
in theatrical case, involving some scam
dalous disclosures. 1 was in court with
him in the morning waiting for the case to
come on, and when l o'clock came,
stepped into restaurant near the law
courts for lunch. / noticed a number Of
people connected with the case were also
lunching there; but my attention was ar
rested by a small man who was moving
about in rather a stealthy way, taking
stock of the people present.
by and by he sided up to me, as
though I were the man he wanted. He
looked at me in a cunning way for a mo-
ment and then pushed a screw Of paper
into my hand. / felt that 1t contained
coin. and asked him what 1t meant.
'S-s-s-s-h!' he said. It's all right.
You'll take it, won't you?' But, hang it,
l said. what the But he cut me short.
Not a word, my boy-not word. I know
you'n do what's wanted And before 1
could stop him he had walked out, and
never saw him again.
81 took the money-ten pounds in gold
to my employer and told him all about it
He was immensely amused. They've taken
you for somebody else he said. 1t would
be very difficult for you to give the money
back; in fact, I've no doubt they would
rather you didn't! So you had better spend
it on your holidays
'I felt little embarrassed about ii al
first, but I was soon reconciled to my good
fortune for, of course, 1t was quite a wind
fall. And then nobody could say that II
was bribe to met
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
TRANSPORTATION BY SEA.
Army Board Is at Work Trying to
Devise a More satisfactory
System.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O.-Major General
Ludlow was in Washington to-day con-
sulting with Acting Secretary Meiklejohn,
General Miles, General Corbin and the
quartermaster's department, relative to the
work of the board of which he is presi-
dent. General Ludlow, Colonel Hecker and
Lieutenant Rivers were some time since
created a board to inquire into and report
upon a system of sea transportation for
troops. 1t is expected that there will be
| added to this board one or two civilian
has found that the methods for the trans
portation Of troops at sea are wholly in
ships are not arranged SO as to carry with
comfort and satisfaction large bodies of
men. The sleeping accommodations are
ion for the cooking of food such as SOL
dfers should have. necessitating the issu-
| ance of travel rations. which do not meet
board of which General Ludlow is presi-
dent has been making q thorough exami-
nation of the matter, and has held several
York, and has consulted steamship men
with a view of having the transports of
| the United States altered SO as better to
accommodate troops.
| The attention of the war department was
port of Lieutenant Rivers. OF the quar-
| termaster's department, in which he point
| ed out the utter inefficiency of the present
| transportation service at sea. From the
| time the government was organized until
| the Spanish war there was no demand for
| transportation of troops by sea except for
| a small number of troops in the Mexican
war, and for short distances during the
| civil war.
| The Ludlow board will report upon every
| feature of sea transportation, including the
| remodeling of transports in the service
| and especially with reference to the health
| and comfort of the troops in the matter
| of space, sleeping accommodations and
| medical and food supplies.
| 1t is expected that the army transports
will be remodeled upon plans adopted by
| the Ludlow board.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
FATAL FIGHT FOR A HOUSE.
an Attempt to Retain Pos
session.

GARRETT, PA, Sept. O.-F. P. Myers
this morning took possession of a house
left him by his mother, Mrs. Chrisley My
ers, who died five months ago. The deed
was not signed by his father, who had a
life tenure in the property. Alexander Nc
Donald, who had leased the house at Mrs.
Myers death, moved out yesterday. When
Christley Myers arrived this morning he
found the house barricaded, his son re-
fusing him admittance. He at once went
to Somerset, swore out a warrant for forci-
BILE entry and detainer, and on his return
here served the writ. Young Myers fired
at the approaching constable, fatally
wounding Michael kearney. Then he fled
to his boarding house, Immediately adjoin-
ing, where Constable Nelson Lenhart and
his brother, John Lenhart, followed him.
He fired again, killing John Lenhart in
stantly. Sheriff Martin Hartzell, of Somer-
set, in short time arrived with a posse.
crowd of infuriated citizens was guard
ing the boarding house, in the cellar of
which young Myers was hiding.
After an hours waiting raid was made.
A dozen shots were exchanged. Myers
was finally overpowered and while being
taken down the steps of the house was
struck by gun in the hands of somebody
in the crowd. He was knocked uncon-
scious. but later recovered and was re-
moved to Somerset.
Michael Kearney died about 10 o'clock.
John Lenhart, the other victim, was scarce
ly recognizable when found, the entire
front of his face having been blown off.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
FUNERAL OF GENERAL HASKELL
President Mckinley, General Miles
and Adjutnnt General CorbiE
Among the Attendants.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The remains
of Brigadier General Joseph T. Haskell,
one of the heroes of Santiago, who died
at Columbus, o.. last Saturday, arrived
here to-day over the Pennsylvania rail-
road. They were accompanied by Captain
C. D. Clay, of the Seventeenth infantry,
grandson of Henry Clay, and detachment
of non-commissioned officers from the CO.
Iumbus barracks, who acted as body-bear-
ers. The body of the soldier hero was laid
to rest in the Arlington cemetery this after
noon, with approprite military and Masonic
ceremonies, in the presence of distin-
guished gathering. including President Nc
Kiney, General Miles. Adjutant General
Corbin and other persons prominent in civ
II and military life. The absence of a large
military escort was due to the fact that
there are available troops now in this
vicinity. The escort was composed prin-
cipally of Masonic bodies, and by sole
detachment of soldiers constituting the
body-bearers and the firing party. A long
line of carriages containing mourners and
friends of the family followed the caisson.
The honorary pail bearers We're: General
Wilson, chief OF engineers; General STAN
ton, paymaster general: General Liber,
judge advocate general: Colonel Miller. of
the quartermasters department: Colonel
Dunwoody. of the signal service and Major
Shaler, of the ordance department.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
RELIEF FOR CUBANS.
cure the Entrance of the
Comal Supplies.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Acting Secre-
tary Meiklejohn is making renewed efforts
to secure the entrance of the Comal with
the million rations on board into some Gu
ban ports. The Comal is now at Key West,
where she was ordered when the Spanish
authorities refused to allow her to land
her cargo without the payment by the Unit
ed States of duty to the amount of $50, 600
in gold. Unofficial advices having been re-
ceived that the port of Bahia Honda is
opened for relief without the payment of
duties, Secretary Meiklejohn is now making
an inquiry as to whether the Comal relief
supplies can be landed. 1t has been de-
termined that the evacuation of the island
will take place first in the west and move
eastward as it is believed that the relief
for the starving Cubans should be landed
in the west. Senior Quesada. Of the Cuban
and represented the Cubans as being in a
sad plight, He is anxious to have every
thing possible done for their relief.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
WORK FOR CUBAN TROOPS.
They BE Employed on Govern
ment Work.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-General Law
ton has made a recommendation to the
war department for the utilization Of such
Cuban troops as may relinquish all con-
nection with the Cuban army, by employ
ing them upon various works of the United
States at Santiago. General Lawton has
not recommended that they be used to
police the city or province of Santiago, but
directly the contrary. Last winter an at
tempt was made to pass a bill allowing
the recruiting of Cubans in the army of
the United States either in the volunteer
or regular service, limiting the number to
10000, but the bill was changed so, as to
allow only fifty to each regiment and these
to be enlisted as scouts and guides. 1t is
probable that the bill for recruiting regt-
ments from Cubans will meet with more
favor in the future, as these men will be
available for garrison duty in the island.
1t is also thought that large. number of
Cubans who have been serving In some ca
pacity with the Cuban army will become
better satisfied with the changed condition
of affairs IL they are allowed to continue
in military service. At the time the bill
for enlisting Cubans was proposed, 1t was
thought such action would be resented by
the American troops, as the pressure to
60 to Cuba among the volunteers was very
great at that time.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
sPANIARDs WITHDRAWING TROOPS
FROM PORTO RICO.
SEVERAL POINTS ABANDONED
FOUR HUNDRED SOLDIERS WERE To
HAVE SAILED YESTERDAY.
Two Transports Have Sailed From
Spain to Embark Porto Rican
Troops-Best of Feeling Be-
tween Armies in
Porto Rico.

SAN JUAN. PORTO RICO. Sept. 19.-The
evacuation OF the outlying POSITIONS oc-
cupied by the Spaniards began to-day.
Aguidilla,, San Sebastian and Lares were
abandoned by them and the troops of
General Garrettson's brigade and the Elev-
enth infantry moved in and hoisted the
American flag. The Spanish troops from
the abandoned positions are being con-
centrated at Arecibo, from whence they
Will reach San Juan by railroad as soon
as transportation is available. They could
no' enter the city before, owing to its
crowded condition.
On Wednesday, the Spaniards will evac-
uate the island Of Vieques, where a COM
pany of American troops, dispatched from,
General Grants brigade, has been landed.
The Spanish troops from the island of Vie
ques Will remain at Humacao until the
spaniards fall back on the line of the mill
tary road. Spanish control is now confined
70 Within a line drawn from Humacao to
Abonito and from there to Arecibo. less
than one-third of the island.
The Spanish evacuation commissioners
at the meeting Of the Spanish and Ameri-
can commissioners to-day, officially IN
formed the Americans that they had peen
notified Of the sailing from Spain of two
transports intended to embark troops here.
eA'O snoe HUI 0pdulSQ SOlQleFS Will sail
from here Tomorrow on a transport which
expected from Cuba The departing
troops consist of 200 sick men and 200 mem
Ders OF the engineers regiment
Inc meeting Of the commissioners was
entirely without friction, and it was owing
10 the good feeling prevailing between our
soldiers and those Of Spain that 1t was
decided to allow the company of Americans
70 iand at the island Of Vieques before the
Spaniards left.
1t was decided to-day, In the interest of
the order of the island, to allow Americans
to enter the Spanish lines, and vice versa.
In pursuit of marauders. This obliterates
the neutral zone and it is believed 1t will
result in the complete suppression of dis
orders at Utuado and other places in the
interior, and afford protection to native
and Spanish residents alike.
In spite of the fact that some of them
have been disillusioned, the influx of
American promoters continues. Most of
them are at Ponce and unable to reach
San Juan, owing to the military regula-
tions. An agent of the American Sugar
Refining Company Is here and many others
are seeking business opportunities, fran
chises and concessions. All of them are
fretting over the unavoidable delays.
The condition Of the troops on the island
Is not improving. Almost 1000 men are
reported sick. General Brooke is doing
all in his power to improve the conditions
of the soldiers and AFFORD them every COM
fort possible. He has ordered every mill
tary tent on the island to be fitted with
flooring.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
coRNcoBs FOR MOSQUITO BITE
Information Vouchsnfed by an ASri-
culturist of Camden
County.

From the Camden Telegram.
There is considerable valuable informa-
ton (D, though it may not be of strictly
local import, atioat daily in Camden, which
the alert and ubiquitous reporters fail TO
gather in their nets for want of space and
time. This morning, for instance, an old
time resident and merchant. Wilson Fitz-
gerald. now horny-fsted. wealthy agri-
Telegram man in front of the First Ma
tional bank, where he had been to deposit
a healthy check received from his commits
SION merchant as the proceeds of last
weeks harvesting Of melons, sweet pota-
toes. egg plants, etc, and said he thought
the Telegram ought to print the fact that
dry cornCob rubbed over a mosquito bite
instantly allayed the pain and left it as
though the mosquito had not been In evt-
dence. He could not explain why this was
so, but asserted 1t to be positive fact,
that should be given publicity for the ben
eft of suffering humanity.
Just then Uncle Rudolphus Bingham, the
scientific, all around agriculturist, pomolo-
gist, foriculturist. etc. of Camden county,
came up and remarked that the efficacy IN
the dry corncob was In its counter-lrrlldnt
quality. and that while he did not recollect
of its ever having been applied TO such a
trivial matter as healthy blood letting
mosquito bite in his younger days, YET II
was regarded as a successful treatment Tor
the gout by the famous old port wine DID
bers and the high livers in Philadelphia.
This interested Chief Clerk Browning. oil
the uOuSt VI SOW
that he would certainly call the attention
of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to the
discovery, as he would likely be interested
coming as he did from the state OF Iowa
which annually produces more corncobs
than any ten Northern. Eastern or Middle
states combined. and that the Iowa farm
ers had not been able to find profitable
way of disposing of the cob; The Teie'
gram said it would give publicity to tht
corncob cure, though 1t was not likely
to prove of much interest to Camdenites
where the mosquito is a rare bird, more 81
its noted fisherman readers might b.
tempted to take some dry corncobs witt
them on their next expedition to Corson''
inlet, Grassy sound or Barnegat, though
as rule, they preferred the cob with thu
grain on it. as 1t could be more economi
cally carried for bait in a bottle. after th'
| necessary treatment and a certificate tt
nal Revenue Collector Moffett, duly
stamped by Gauger Jim Long.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
DUEL ON A STEAMBOAT.
See Mate and Waterman
Fight Until Both Are
Dead.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20-Word was received
here to-day of desperate and fatal duel
between Mate Bart Davis and Charles Ba-
ker, the night watchman on board the
steamer Mayfiower. of the Diamond 10 line,
which left here last night for Memphis.
Both men are dead.
For some time there had been a feud be-
tween the two men. Last night, when the
boat was tied up at Hugs landing, one
mile from Creston, No., the quarrel be-
tween the watchman and mate broke out.
The former attacked the mate with a
knife. For some time the struggle lasted,
both participants rolling about the deck,
to the horror of the passengers, who were
unable to interfere. Finally, when the
mate, who had been cut in numerous
places, was about to give up, he succeeded
in pulling his revolver. With well di-
rected shot he laid the watchman low
Stephens Hugs. proprietor of the landing,
went uptown for an officer, and returned
with Deputy Coroner Bell. They found
both the mate and watchman dead, lying
on the blood-coyered deck
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
sABBATANIANs PROTEST.
Action of Boston officials in Holding
a Sunday Reception De-
nounced,

BOSTON Sept. 20-The New England
Sabbath Protective League, of which SEN
ator George F. Hoar is president, to-day
sent to Mayor Josiah Quincy resolution
protesting against the action of the mayor
and board of aldermen in giving an official
reception to the mayor and aldermen of
Milwaukee last Sunday. The resolution
was prompted by the announcement in the
daily papers that Mayor Quincy and other
prominent officials of the city on the 18th
inst. gave to the guests of the city an Off
cial reception, including visits to the vari-
Gus city institutions and public works, an
excursion down the harbor, a banquet with
speeches and other exercises. The league
protests against this official secularization
Of the Lords day as an act which it be-
lieves violently in contrast with the time
honored history and traditions of the city,
which was styled, in the address to the
visitors "a typical city of the East"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-21
.NOTABLES AT OMAHA.
p. ID. Armour and John d. Rockefeller
Among Yesterdays Visitors Mt
the Exposition,

the Exposition.
OMAHA, NEB., Sept. 2O.-Among the
distinguished arrivals of the day were w.
b. Kniskern, general passenger and tick
ct agent of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, Chicago, and Mr.. Will H. Clark,
secretary of the Union League Club, Chi
cago. These gentlemen come as a special
committee accredited by Colonel William
H. Harper, chairman of the Chicago day
executive committee, to make arrange
ments for Chicago day at the exposition.
The visitors say there will be a large
number of Chicagoans in the various spe-
cial trains which have been reserved. and
that Chicago day promises to be record
breaker.
One of the most notable and certainly the
wealthiest party of visitors that has yet
came to Omaha to visit the trans-Missis-
sippi exposition was that which came in
on special train of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway. In the party
were: John D. Rockefeller and son, of
Cleveland: Philip d. Armour, of Chicago;
Roswell P. Miller, of Chicago, president OF
the Milwaukee road: Frank S. Bond, of
New York, first vice president; A. j. Far
ling, of Chicago, second vice president:
Peter Geddes, of New York, director, and
Frederick Layton. Of Milwaukee. director.
Mr.. Armour said: 1.-THE exposition is a
most creditable enterprise and reflects
great credit on the people who built 1t. ]
saw 1t about ten days ago, and enjoyed 1t
very much at that time. Now ! am out
here again with another party, that's suf-
ficient to show what 1 think about the ex-
Dosition. isn't /?