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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

Phil" Sheridan. son of the old general.
has just passed the entrance examination
at West Point.
Thirty Chinese actors for the Omaha ex-
position have arrived from Hong Kong,
and 400 more are to follow.
The senate has confirmed the nomination
of George w. Fisher to be register of the
land office at Topeka. Kas.
Sedalia, Mo. at n general election. car
ried 4 proposition TO purchase for s2s coo
Sickers park, which will continue as a
park in charge of the city.
One of the largest department stores in
Boston. that of Pitts. Kimball & Lewis
has made an assignment. Its liabilities
are thought to have been over 500 600
At the st. Joseph court the other day
W. l.. Newly asked that his divorced wife,
who is insane. be taken care of BY the
county. Newby was accompanied by his
second wife.
In an old house in Santa Fe. \. NJ, Sic 900
in gold and silver coin was found by work
men who were making repairs. Already
several heirs have appeared to a deceased
Mrs. Rodriguez. who is thought to have
buried the money.
The Northwestern Miller reports the -four
output at Minneapolis. Duluth. Superior
and Milwaukee last week at 365. OBS barrels.
Charles Gray was sentenced to five years
and William Cross to three years in prison
at St. Joseph yesterday for burglary
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
TO REDUCE CONTEST FEES.
of q Much Needed Okla
homa Reform.

Washington. March 2s.-(Special.) Sen-
ator Pettigrew, of South Dakota. to-day
introduced a bill providing for the reduc-
ton of fees In contest cases in Oklahoma.
The bill provides that the fees for reduc-
ing testimony to writing in all contest
cases in the locality of Oklahoma shall in
no case exceed cents per folio: and that
the register and receiver shall employ
competent persons to transcribe said les
timCny and shall render vouchers for the
same.
Senator Allen. of Nebraska. to-day in
trodGced n bill granting to the New Or
leans & Oklahoma City Railroad Company
a right of way through the Indian Terri
tory. The proposed bill grants to the COM
pany right to build over the most prac-
teal route, a railroad through the Indian
Territory. The terminal points are 10 be
situated at Medford o. T., and Sherman,
Tex.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska. to-day In
troduced in the senate Il bill which pro-
poses to give 4 preference right of en-
try to persons procuring a cancellation of
fraudulent or double allotments to In
dians.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
NAVAL BILL TO BE PUSHED.
House Naval Committee Decides to
Have n Final Vote on 1t
Tomorrow.

Washington. March 23.-The naval ap-
preparation bill will be pushed through the
house with all possible haste. 1t will be
called up tomorrow moning. and the vote
taken on Friday at an hour to be deter
mined. The significance Of the programme
is TO get the bill out of the way before
the house becomes plunged into the Cuban
debate that will follow the submission Of
the Maine board of inquiry report to con-
Sress next week. This policy was deter
mined on at a meeting of the house naval
affairs committee late this afternoon.
The question of the latitude of debate
to be allowed was discussed at some length.
Four hours of general debate will be al
lowed. two on each side. This. under the
rules, will be in committee OF the whole.
and when the general debate is closed the
five-minute rule will be utilized. The hour
for taking the vote will be decided to-
morrow.
The chairman of the committee conferred
with Speaker Reed for some time this aft
ernoon. and the action taken TO secure
prompt disposition of the bill followed that
conference. Many of the members had
decided to attend the launching OF the
Kearsarge and Kentucky at Newport News
tomorrow, but will remain to Join in the
debate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
SECRETARY ALGER VERY BUSY.
Finds Much to DO in Preparing for
Possible Confict-A Militia
Argument. -

Washington. March 23.-Secretary Ayers
office at the war department presented an
unusually busy aspect to-day Much of the
secretarys time was occupied in conference
with the various bureau chiefs of the de-
partment in connection with preparations
to improve. the fortifications on the sea
coast. In addition, there were a number
of members Of congress who-called to have
a word with the secretary. among them
being Senators Lodge and Hoar and Rep
resentative Marsh. of Illinois. Abner Nc
Kinley, the presidents brother, was also
among those who called. but his stay was
very brief.
Representative Marsh is chairman of the
house committee on militia, which has re-
Gently reported the bill TO reorganize that
body of state soldiery. TO raise its efficiency
and to appropriate s1.0O0,OO0 for its support.
The chairman said he had spoken to Speak
er Reed recently in regard to the bill and
he hopes to be able TO call it up in the
Eouse for consideration within reasona-
ble time. During his interview with Sec
retary Alger. Mr.. Marsh urged that, in the
event of hostilities the first recourse of the
government for soldiers be the state mi
litia. who should be invited to volunteer
for the country's defense. These men. he
pointed out, are well organized well drilled
and differed, and are in position to rem
der very effective service. In view of these
facts, Mr.. Marsh believed that it was the
duty of the government to call upon these
citizen soldiers for duty in case they care
10 volunteer. If any members officers
of the guard preferred not to enlist because
of family or business cares and responsible
tiles. then their places might be taken from
volunteers outside the service.
Secretary Alger was very much interested
in the arguments made by Mr.. Marsh. and,
while not committing himself that sub
joct seemed to regard the suggestions made
by him as practicable. Afterward Mr..
Marsh called on President Mckinley and
repeated the statements he had made to
the secretary.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.
First Annual Meeting of Vice Pres
idents Was Held In Chicago

Chicago March 23.-The first annual
meeting of the vice presidents of the Ma
tional Sound Money League. founded
year ago to uphold the gold standard. was
held to-day at the headquarters. in the
Monadnock building. Among the state vice
presidents and others present were Morris
NJ. Cohn. Little Rock. Ark: Edwin Burritt
Smith and John V. Farwell. Jr.. Chicago;
]. G. Rounds. Des Moines, Ia: +. y. Nor
rill. Hiawatha. Kas.; James l.. Blair. st.
Louis. Mo-: ]. Sterling Morton. Nebraska
City, Neb.: Henry NJ. Dufiield. Detroit.
Mich; J. NJ. Devine. Lamoure. y. D.; John
Il. jackson. Pittsburs, Pa; Joseph NJ.
Carey. Cheyenne Wyo.: Thomas II. Will
son. St. Paul. Mimi. and j. Hawkins. Den
Yer, Col.
The purpose of the meeting was the cleo
ton of executive committee and officers
as well as Il general interchange of opin-
ions on campaign work during the cur
Ex-Secretary J. Sterling Morton. of Ne
| braska. presided, with f. V. Snalley as
secretary , ou,..
place of George +. Leighton. of st. Louis.
who declined reelection on account OF his
intention to spend most of the year In
Europe. A. h. Hepburn, Of New York.
was reelected treasurer; c. l.. Hutchin-
son, of Chicago. associate treasurer, and
| Il. V. Smaliey, general secretary. The fol-
| lowing were elected members of the ex-
| ecutive committee: J. Kennedy Todd. New
| York: II. p. Robinson, Chicago, Edwin
| Eurritt Smith. Chicago; John Il. Jackson.
| Pittsburg: J. R. Cowan. Baltimore: NJ. E.
| IEgalls. Cincinnati; James l.. Blair. st.
| Louis, and Louis X. Enrich. Colorado
| Springs, Col.
L. V. Smaley. general secretary. read
| his annual report. in which he reviewed
| the work of the league in combating the
| free silver movement and disseminating
| information the currency and public
| finances The report mentioned the pub
| locations of the league and. referring to
the currency reform movement. said:
| Reports from all parts of the country
| are encouraging. They show that while
| the silver movement is still active, it will
| not be able to hold together ut another
| national election the great vote that It
| east at the election of 1896. In the opin-
| ion of your secretary. the work of the
| league should be continued without relax
| alton and should be pushed with increased
| activity and kept upon non-partisan
| basis, as heretofore"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
THIRTY CENTS AND A GUN.
Booty Obtained by Two Masked Rob-
bers From Independence Depot
Early This Morning.

Two masked robbers entered the Missouri
Pacific depot at Independence about 1
o'clock this morning. robbed the money
drawer of 30 cents and took 4 revolver from
Night Operator Williams. Williams had
locked the door of the depot and was cat
ing his lunch when one of the robbers ap-
peared at window and covered him with
a gun. Williams stopped under the win
dow and ran along out of the range of the
robbers gun and secured his own revolver.
He shot once. when the second robber
broke in the door of the depot and caught
him. They took his gun from him and
while one stood guard over him the other
rifled the money drawer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
C. D. WARMERS VIEW OF 1T.
Says Free Silver Men and Adventure
ers Are the Ones Who
Want War.

Mexico City, March 2s.-Charles Dudley
Warner. the American author. now here.
says. on the Cuban question. that he much
doubts the ability of the Cubans to govern
themselves and adds:
There will be no war. But many things
combine to a warlike feeling, and the ap-
pearances of preparations for war. We
have in the West an element of population
that is always ready 1or an adventure.
They are constantly agitating for more
money They want free silver-I don't
mean free silver as you have 1t here. but
silver artiticially maintained by the gov
ernment at an unnatural ratio with gold.
They are ready to support any adventure
that will force the government to use more
silver or paper money. 1t was these same
people who, at the time of the Venezuelan
question, almost wanted the government to
declare at once against Great Britain, and
for the same reason.
Then, too. there is In all of our large
cities an unsettled element of population
who are ready for any sort of adventure
merely for adventures sake, and the less
thinking element, as l have said, has been
stirred up by the stories published in the
sensational journals.
Another thing combines to the appear
ance of warlike preparations Senator
Hawley, who is no more of jingo than 1
and other senators and members of con-
gress have long been anxious to increase
our artillery force and coast defenses. Ad-
vantage was taken for the present circum-
stances to obtain from congress the neces-
sary money for this purpose which would
not have been voted at any other time.
l am quite in favor of such expenditures.
L am quite of the opinion that every
nation should be in a position to protect
itself and to resent affronts, but the ac-
tivity in this respect just at present has
given additional color to the reports that
war is imminent
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
BALLOONS IN WARFARE.
General Greedy Impresses Upon Sec
retary AIger the Desirability
of Experiments.

Washington. March 23.-Secretary Alger
had with him in conference for some time
to-day General A. w. Greely. chief signal
officer of the army. General Greely has
urged upon the secretary the Importance
of an allotment of money for the purpose
of connecting the various parts of the
Notifications at seaport cities by means of
electrical communication and. in response
TO his representations on this subject, work
in that direction is about to begin in New
York harbor.
Another matter which General Greely
thinks of great Importance to the army in
case of hostilities is the employment of
balloons for observation purposes. He has
asked repeatedly for an appropriation from
congress for experiments IN this line, but
thus far his efforts 10 obtain money have
been unsuccessful. He hopes that some
money may soon be put at his command
for experimenting with balloons. as he be-
lieves they would be invaluable for many
purposes in time of war. For instance, he
says, while floating in the air off the coast
around any of the seaport cities, they could
observe the presence of ships of the en-
emys fleet at great distance Off shore. and
by means of the cable attached TO them
and connecting with telegraphc lnstru-
ments below could disseminate information
of the fact while the ships were yet
great distance off. Balloons. moreover, he
thinks, would be of great value to the mil
itary branch of the service.
Should an army of occupation be sent
TO Cuba, the balloons would be of use, it is
thought, in the observations of the opera
tions of the enemys army, the country be-
ing quite thickly wooded so that it would
be impossible sometimes to ascertain the
movements of the opposing troops while
on the ground. General Greely does not
believe there is much danger to be feared
from the fire of the enemy, as experience
has shown it to be very difficult matter
10 gauge properly the height TO which the
aeronaut takes his balloon. and guns of
peculiar pattern and manufacture are al
most necessity 1rSa n nrai irnSt hnl
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
Mr.. EPPEs UNsEATED.
mits n. T. Thorpe From Fourth
Virginia District.

Washington. March 23.-R. T. Thorpe
was to-day given the seat from the Fourth
Virginia district. Sidney P. Eppes. who OBJ
taired the certificate of election. was un-
seated by "a strict party vote. Mr.. Thorpe
was given the seat by a vote of Isl to
130. The Republicans, without a break,
voted for Thorpe, and the Democrats and
Populists, with the exception of Mr.. How
ard. of Alabama. Populist, voted for
Mr.. Eppes.
Mr.. Thorpe contested the seat of Mr..
kerrey in the last congress and was seat
ed. The Republican majority in the house.
which was 50 when the house convened
last summer, is now 81.
Mr.. Rhea. of Kentucky. and Mr.. Hay,
of Virginia. spoke In Mr.. Eppes' favor.
and Mr.. Thorpe addressed the house in
his own behalf. At S o'clock the house ad-
iOurned
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
FREE STATE HOTEL CLAIM.
of Giving Kansas University
xoO ono

Washington. March 23.-(SpeciaI0 Sena-
tor Allen. from the senate committee on
claims. to-day favorably reported the bill
for the relief of the University OF Kan
sas. The bill proposes to reimburse the
university in the sum of $4,000 for dam
ages caused by a deputy United States
marshal and sheriff. with a posse. for Ge-
stroying the Free State school. owned by
the New England Emigrant Aid Company.
which presented claim for damages and
which claim was transferred by the COM
pany, before Its dissolution. to the Uni
versity of Kansas.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
What Interested Her.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
A Acknowledgements young woman pos
sessing brunette beauty which attracted
much attention. boarded a Seventh avenue
trolley car in Brooklyn the other day. She
paid her fare from richly-decorated purse.
and then drew from 1t a newspaper clipping
a column long. which she began to read
with apparent interest. AS she read she
folded over the clipping an inch at time.
inquisitive eyes from seeing what inter-
ested her so; When she came to the bot
tily-gloved hand the caption Of another
story which had been printed under the
article she was reading. sharp-eyed
said he recognized the .---a and style of
a certain morning paper. Later he had
the curiosity to look over the files of the
paper and found the article that SO inter-
ested this Brooklyn woman was q tech
nical essay on shoeing horses,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
HAVANA AN EASY PREY.
General Grant Told. in 1883, How
Easy 1t Would BE to Take the
Cuban Capital.

New York. March 23.-The remarkable
disclosure is made by Leslie's Weekly in
this weeks issue. that. on April 30. 1883.
General Grant wrote to General Adam Ba-
deau, telling how easy it would be for the
United States to capture Havana by a
combined attack by our land and naval
forces. In this letter, which is printed in
fac simile by Leslie's Weekly General
Grant says that 1.-The hostility of the native
population to Spanish authority would
make this Ghe capture of Havana) a COM
paratively easy task for any frst-class
power. and especially easy for the United
States in case of war with Spain"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
GOVERNMENT BUYS A TUG.
Auxiliary Cruiser Bonrd still mt Work
Examining Boats That May
Hc Useful.

New York. March 23.-The board appoint
cd to select merchant vessels for the use
of the United States navy resumed its ses-
sions to-day. The steamers Tallahassee,
OF the Savannah line, and El Paso. of the
atioIs between the Morgan Towing Com
pany and the government for the sale of
the steel tug Dewitt c. WINS were concIud-
ed to-day. On receipt of a dispatch from
Washington this afternoon. the naval
cruiser board took possession of the tug
and proceeded TO the navy yard where she
was formally turned over 10 the govern
:. ment. The price paid by the government
Tor the boat could not be ascertained.
The Dewitt c. WINS was launched last
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
OKLAHOMA C0URT-MARTIAL.
Adjutnnt General of the Territory on
Trial for Rotten .Egging Colo-
mel StS1a.

Guthrie, o. T.. March 2S.-(Special) The
court-martial summoned by the governor
to investigate charges made against Adju-
tant General Rosenbaum. relative to a rot
ten egg assault on Colonel Stiles, of the
tive Office to-day and examined a number
of witnesses. Captain Douglass testified to
having recognized one of the assailants
no direct evidence against the adjutant has
yet been brought out. The trial will prob
ably last all the week. Major William P.
Baker Is president of the board and Cap
tain A. W. Durham. recorder.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
For n Court Mt Noyva,..

Washington. March 23.-(SpeciaID Rep
resentative Broderick to-day introduced
bill to establish a United States court at
Nowata, Chickasaw nation. 1. T. The bill
provides that the Judge of the United
States circuit court for the Northern dis
trict Of Indian Territory shall hold at least
two sessions of the court in each year at
such times as he may designate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

October and is a powerful seagoing tug of
fifteen knots speed 1t was said at the office
of the Morgan Towing Company that the
auxiliary board are negotiating with the
company for the purchase of the p. II.
Wise and the r. c. Veit, sister tugs of the
Dewitt C. WINS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
Miss Barton Leaves Cubn.

Havana, March 23-Miss Clara Barton,
president of the American branch of the
day on the Key West mail steamer. 1t
was not known until this morning that
she intended to do so. Miss Barton says
the cause of her departure is purely per-
sonal
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

Washington. March 23.-tSpecialD George
D. Young and Thomas a. Scott. both of
Missouri have been appointed clerks in
the Kansas City bureau of animal industry.
James a. Delavergne. of Kansas City. who
was appointed clerk in the same bureau
has declined the appointment.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
Sunday Bill Killed.

Ottawa, Ont. March 23-John Charlton's s
Sunday observance bill, which was de-
signed to prevent United States papers
ton Of SUNDAY papers in any Canada Was
killed by vote OF 43 to 60 in the house to-
night
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

tofore been supposed to he an adherent
of the autonomist party. has been arrested
upon order of Colonel Paglieri. chief of
police of Havana. Olivia is charged with
rendering assistance to insurgents, and
will be sent to Barcelona for trial.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
Fort Sill Troops to Move.

Galveston. Tex. March "a Galveston
railroad has secured the contract for the
of 800 cavalry troops from
Fort Sill, o. T.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
wealthy Cuban Arrested.

Havana, March 23.-Pilar Olivia. of Ma
nagua. a native Cuban of some wealth
and of considerable infence, who has here
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

First boarder reading)-"On the morn
ing of the execution the condemned man
partook of hearty breakfast" Second
bcarder-.Why do the papers publish those
narrowing details?"-Puck
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
MISSOURI TO THE FRONT.
Representative Clark Introduces
Resolution Recognizing Cuban
Independence.

Washington, March 2S.-Representative
Clark, of Missouri, to-day introduced the
following resolution:
THAT the congress of the United States
of America participate with the people Of
the United States in the deep interest which
they, feel for the success of the people of
Cuba who are struggling to establish their
liberty and independence: and do hereby
recognize the independence of the republic
of Cuba
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
Take Notice
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

That the April Harper's is now ready. You
ought TO have it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24

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