Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23
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The Chillicothe papers confirm the story
of the marriage of Queen Edna" Whitney,
at stuttgart, Ark. to ]. b. Lane, a whole
sale and retail druggist of that town. Mr..
Lane Is said to be a man Of wealth and
standing in Arkansas. Not only are his
business connections extensive. but he Is
reputed TO be the owner of a string of fine
race horses. and he is one of the most
prominent secret society mel in the state.
1T was during the festivities in St. Louis
last fall" as the Tribune tells it, that Miss
Whitney-or rather Mrs. Lane-met her
husband. A mutual admiration sprang UP
between the two and after her return to
Chillicothe frequent letters were exchanged.
Not long since Mr.. Lane proposed and was
accepted, and the day was set for their
marriage. On account of pressing business
matters Mr.. Lane was unable to come to
Chillicothe for his bride and she left last
Tuesday to join him in Stuttgart. where
they were married last Saturday. Prior to
her marriage and during her stay in that
city she was the guest of Mr.. Lanes rel
atives." And thus another incident is
closed"
Secretary Bliss never gets excited over
the possibility of war. and he cannot I'M
derstand how others get so excited. The
other day the secretary was presenting the
business side of the Cuban question:" says
the Inter Oceans Washington correspond
ent. when Assistant Secretary Davis re-
marked that the people of Missouri lid not
care a rap for the business side of this
question. I would like to take you for a
trip through Missouri and Kansas. Mr..
Secretary, but l would advise you not to
try to present the business side of the Gu
ban question to the people, remarked Mr..
Davis. 4 hav understood that Missouri
had a reputation for killing people, said
the secretary. and 1 should think the peo-
pie would try to live down that reputa-
tion.' Not a bit of 1t. Mr.. Secretary. They
still know how to shoot in Missouri. and
they hold to their prejudices against BUSH
ness views of purely patriotic questions. I'm
afraid you would lave an unpleasant time
if You lived in Missouri. The mmitt
on public safety might regard you and your
business views as ~unpatriotic and danger
Gus. It's all in the way you look at ques-
lions of this kind. You seem to think the
Western people are dangerously turbulent
in their demand for war, but they regard
YOU business peace views as decidedly un-
patriotic Well. 1 guess 1 don't care to
make a swing round a Western circle this
| year. remarked the secretary of the in
terror. I'm afraid there might be another
| stain on the record of Missouri Assistant
Secretary Davis Is, as a rule. very success
full in handling men who call to take up
his time. but he can't get ahead Of the
book agents. For several weeks one OF the
shrewdest book agents in Washington has
been trying to get a nance at Davis. but he
has always been busy on a pension case
| Day after day the agent called and sent in
his card. but Mr.. Davis private secretary
! sized him up as a book agent and there
| was always a pension case on hand to keep
out callers. AT the department of the in
terror 1t became a question as to whether
the pension cases would hold out as long
as the agent. and wagers were made on
| the result. Both sides were determined, and
the diplomatic strategy employed by both
was almost equal to the diplomacy of the
Spanish minister in regard to the Cuban
| question. The book agent tried in every
way to see Mr.. Davis. but all ordinary
strategy failed. One night this week a
handsome turnout drew up at the door of
| Mr.. Davis. and a stylishly dressed gentle
man with the manners of a cabinet minis
| ter presented himself. He had 4 bundle Of
official papers, and informed the servant
that he must see Mr.. Davis at once on
official business. Mrs. Davis went to the
parlor before calling her son. and she was
impressed with the dignity and business
/ like hustle of the caller. who said that,
| while he disliked to have business follow
the assistant secretary in the home circle.
he must for once intrude. She concluded
that 1t must be one of the officials of the
department, and she told her son. Mr..
Davis went down to the parlor and his
| caller said he had a very important matter
to lay before him before he left the city.
He had a work which he knew Mr.. Davis
could not do without. and he had called to
give him the last opportunity to purchase.
He was the book agent. and Mr.. Davis at
once subscribed just to show his apprecia-
| ton of the determination and strategy of
the man who had run up against "a PEN
sion case every time he called at the
| office"