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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
RESPONSE WILL BE GENEROUS
Transport MCPHERSON Will Soon Leave
New York Loaded With Food
and Clothing

NEW YORK, Aug. 13-The response of
the citizens of New York to the appeals
for assistance to the stricken Porto Ricans
will be generous. Miscellaneous contribu-
tions have already been received at the
army headquarters pier, at the foot of Pa
cilc street, Brooklyn. The government
stevedores loaded the supplies on the trans
port Mcpherson tonight. The Mcpherson
will sail for the hurricane afflicted ports of
Porto Rico tomorrow. Besides the private
contributions, she will take away 75O tons
of other supplies, including 100000 pounds
of rice, 100000 pounds of beans. some gen.
eral cargo for San Juan and 1900 feet OF
lumber. Canalboats were loaded with the
lumber to-day and towed to the McPher.
son. The stevedores men worked till D
o'clock tonight putting the lumber in the
snip. The lumber is for temporary bar
racks for the troops at Ponce.
:. The rice and beans, which are substantial
items of diet with Porto Ricans. We're or
Porto Ricans became known. The Nc
Pherson will reach San Juan about Fri
day noon: Besides the stores already men
toned, she carries $1,000 bushels of oats
and 100000 pounds of hay for Gibara. The
transport Fitzpatrick, which is due early
this week from the Cuban coast, probably
will be the next vessel to so out with gov
ernment and private relief:
Acting Mayor Guggenhemer said to-
night he felt certain that his appeal to
the citizens of New York for aid for the
starving families in Porto Rico would meet
with generous response.
"On Monday there will be meetings of the
various business mems organizations in
New York and l shall also bring the mat
ter to the attention of the chamber of com
merce, which, l anticipate, will take an
active interest in feeding the starving and
housing, and clothing the destitute Porto
Ricans."
Acting upon Mr.. Guggenheimer's sugges-
ton, the Wholesale Hatters and Wholesale
Furnishers' Associations will start Porto
Rico fund The wholesale clothiers are al
ready in line with subscriptions and con-
tributions of clothing
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
HAVE THEIR WAR PAINT ON.
Kentucky Democrats VIII Reafirm
Chicago Platform and In
dorse Bryan.

LEXINGTON. KY, Aug 13-The returns
from the different county meetings yester-
day indicate that the state will not be as
fully represented here next Wednesday as
was expected for the anti-Goebel state con-
vention, but there will be small delegations
from nearly all the counties. There will be
no contests to attract interested parties and
their followers. 1t is conceded that the
state ticket will be headed by Ex-Governor
John Young Brown and Mayor p. p john
SON, for governor and lieutenant governor
against the Democratic nominees of the
Louisville convention, and the rest of the
ticket will be named without opposition.
The resolutions are also known in advance
as reaffirming the Chicago platform, ir-
dorsIng Bryan and free silver, denouncing
the Goebel election law and its author and
the action of the Louisville convention.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
CHAOS REIGNs IN PRETORIA.
First Shot Fired in TransyaaI VIII
BE the Signal for u Native
UPRISING.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Johannesburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
THE government is awaiting the ap-
proval of the Orange Free State and the
Cape Colony ministry before replying to
the proposal of Mr.. Chamberlain to sub
init the franchise controversy to "a joint
commission of inquiry. l am in position
to assert that the first draft of the Trans
walls answer was a refusal. The second
was an acceptance, conditional on the IN
dependence of the South African republic
not being impugned.
The dependence on Bloemfontein and
the Dutch cabinet at Capetown is proof
of the chaos reigning in Pretoria. The
leading memters of the raad are opposed
to war and accuse President Kruger of
being responsible for the crisis. More than
this, despite the war preparations, the
TransVaal generally is averse to a conflict
The Capetown correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says:
Il am convinced that the first shot fired
In the Transvaal would be the signal for a
general native rising. The imperial govern
ment, can assert positively, has been
warned accordingly and is postponing the
enforcement of the new Basuto hut tax"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
DEADLY DUEL IN DALLAS.
Policeman A. p. Rawlings and Charles
A. Daniels Settle n Grudge With
ReyOIyers.

DALLAS, TEX, Aug. 13.-A sensational
duel to the death occurred here to-day be-
tween Policeman a. P. Rawlings and
Charles A. Daniels. Revolvers We're the
weapons, the distance three PAGES and both
of the principals are dead. Eight or nine
shots were fired and plate glass windows
Tor plock around were shattered. Raw
lings lived ten minutes and Daniels lived
exactly an hour. The former was shot
three times and the latter once.
Rawlings was under the influence of
liquor at the time and friend was trying
to induce him to go home when Daniels
crossed the street and sat down in front of
drug store. Rawlings pointed his finger
at Daniels and applied an epithet to him
This was repeated three times before Dan
iels got up from his chair and approached.
There was not a half dozen words spoken
before the shooting began.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
WILL BE A BUMBOAT..
Famous Methodist Church in Evans
ton, Ill, VIII Be Put to an
IgnobIe Use.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S-Evanston's famous
old Methodist church, the building in
which Frances E. Willard read her ESSAYS
as a girl graduate, the building In which
Abraham Lincoln spoke, and a landmark
in Evanston since its erection, in 1857, is
to pass the rest of its days in ignoble serv-
ice. Mounted on a raft and anchored in
the lake off Evanston beyond the pale of
the local prohibition law, the old church
will be used as bumboat, from which
beer, whisky and all the ordinary brands
of hard drinks will be dispensed.
The old structure for year has been un-
used and a month ago the Northwestern
university, which owns the ground deciar.
ed the building nuisance and ordered its
removal by September l.
1t was sold for $50 and as the liquor ordi.
nances of Evanston do not apply to ship
ping. on the lake beyond the shore line the
purchaser has decided to secure govern
ment license and turn the church into a
floating saloon and dance hall. The Meth
odists are endeavoring to regain possession
of the building but as the sale was legal
they are powerleSS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
Wonderful Twin Chickens.

FROM the Boston Transcript.
A rather unusual sight was witnessed
recently during a visit to poultry farm
near the Heart of the Commonwealth.
Two chickens from the same egg are here.
and as they have already lived five weeks
and are apparently as well as any of the
others the chances are that they will grow
up and become healthy members of pouI-
try society. The owner says he has al
but prefers to keep the chickens. His at
tention was called to them first when he
saw two bills trying to break out through
the shell. The egg containing the twins
was carried into the house, the shell was
carefully removed and the two infant
chickens were given the first sight of the
world. They were wrapped up in cotton
batting and were placed in the oven of the
kitchen stove and kept there for some
time.
For the first three weeks they were no.
allowed to go out of doors, and were fed
on matted milk and brandy served 10 them
from medicine dropper. The little fellows
are now strong and are able to look after
themselves, and run about in large yard
with 100 or more of their relatives
one peculiarity about these chickens.
known of Buff Brahmas, is their extreme
exclusiveness. They have nothing what
ever to do with the others and are con-
other Is sure to be within a foot or two
of 1t. II one of them is picked up or separ-
ated from the other both start IN calling
" OtueTr keep up until the
one which has been taken up has been
placed on the ground. Then they immedi-
ately Join forces" and start of on a
foraging trip.
The owner of this remarkable pair of
chickens says that he has written to the
publishers of two poultry magazines, and
has received word that he has been par
ticularly fortunate in keeping these twins
alive as long as he has. Instances Of two
chickens from one egg have been reported
before, but II has never been proved, so it
is said: that they lived more than seven OK
eight dayR
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
AN ADVOCATE OF PEACE.
Ex-Congressman Lewis, of Washing
ton Tersely Expresses Patri-
otic Sentiments

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-J Hamilton
Lewis, the ex-congressman from the state
of Washington, refers to the war question
as follows:
IF 100000 people who could live on 10
cents day can at once be imported to
the sugar plantations and wheat fields. to
the tobacco farms and cotton fields. and
then crowd the cities with their mimick-
ing arts, and monopolize the manufactor-
les, all question of protection by exclu-
sion laws or tariff laws is at once at end
The question of a large standing army
and an increased navy, the great loss of
our sons, additional expense of MANY mil
lions of dollars, all combined. are causing
our people to reflect. Their conclusion will
be reached before the next national con-
vention, and will largely be controlled by
the information brought home by the VOL
unteers. But We are at war. The merits
or demerits of our getting into the war
are not now subject of controversy. Our
people, like any other good Americans
realize the condition. We would favor such
fair concession as would bring about a
quick and peaceful conclusion to the con-
troversy. Otherwise, If 1t is to be fight,
as 1t Is, then put soldiers enough In the
field and press the action so vigorously as
to force surrender. We want peace by fair
concession, or victory by concentrated and
decisive action"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
FEW INSANE INDIANS.
Out of 25O,OOO Indians In This Coun-
try, Only Fifty-eight Are
Mentally Deranged.

From the New York Sun.
Work will begin on the asylum for in
sane Indians at Canton, 8. D., which con-
gress made an appropriation of $4,000. with
an additional 5000 for the purchase of
grounds 1t is interesting to know that our
of a total of 10000 Indians in the United
States there are only 5S who are insane
doubtful, 6 idiotic and partly idiotic
This is a wonderful showing, and accord
ing to statistics, Is not equaled by any
race of people on earth, civilized or un-
civilized The unbalanced Indians are
distributed as follows:
enne agency, 8; Utah, Uintah and Ouray
agency; 2; Kansas, Pottawatomine agency.
z; California, Mission agency, Z; Oklahoma,
Ponca agency. /: Wyoming Shoshone
agency. 2; Minnesota, White Earth agency.
8: New Mexico, Miscalero agency, 1; South
Dakota, Pine Ridge agency. l: Rosebud.
agency. 2; North Dakota, Standing Rock
agency, l; Montana. Crow agency, 6: Black
feet agency. 4; Indian Territory Quapaw
agency, 6; Wisconsin, La Pointe agency.
o: Iowa, Sac and Fox agency, 2: Oregon.
Siletz agency, l; Warm Springs Head
agency, l; Montana Flathead agency, 8.
Seven of the insane Indians are being
cared for at retreats for the custody of
irresponsible and mentally diseased pa
tients, leaving less than fifty under no pro-
vision for their care and treatment The
asylum Will be arranged with every con-
Venience Tor their care comfort and good
treatment. and will be pushed to compile
tlon as rapidly as possible
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
FRUITS FOR THE EXPOSITION
An Especial Effort VIII Be Made by
the Government to Make an At
tractiye Showing

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-In view Of the
growing Importance of the fruit industry
Of this country an especial effort will be
made to make an attractive showing of
fruits at the Paris exposition and Director
Dodge OF the agricultural department, who
will have charge of the agricultural dis
play, has prepared a circular which will be
sent broadcast over the country asking for
contributions to the proposed exhibit. He
says that arrangements are being made for
representative exhibits of canned preserved
and evaporated fruits, but that especial
means Will be taken to maintain during
the entire period of the exposition a dis
play of fresh fruits of varieties suitable
for export.
To accomplish this 1t will be necessary
to provide a supply of choice specimens of
the more durable fruits (such as winter
apples, pears, citrous fruits, cranberries
nuts. etc.) of the crop of the present season
for display at the opening of the exposition
and until specimens of the crop of next
year are available.
1t Is intended that all the more important
fruit growing districts of the United States
shall be represented in this exhibition and
the active cooperation of growers and
other persons interested is therefore So
licited.
The exhibit will be collective but each
contributor will receive the fullest credit
for what he shows and the same considera-
have If individual space were allotted him
Collections made by states. horticultural
societies. boards of trade, shipping associa-
tons, railroad companies, etc, will have
the same consideration as those from in
Giyiduals
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
IN offered for him, dead
DEAD WITH HIS HANDS TIED.
Inspector of Brooklyn, Found on
Scarborough Beach

WEXFORD, R. l.. Aug. 13.-The body
of the unknown man found on Scarborough
beach, three miles south of Narragansett
pier, Friday morning, with his hands tied
was identified to-day as that of Frank H
Shaw, 3S years of age, of Brooklyn, a rail-
way inspector on the Brooklyn elevated
railway and son of the late Captain R
g. Shaw, u. S. A., retired. He left his
home in Brooklyn on Monday morning last
to attend to his daily duties. Since that
time nothing has been seen of him and the
railway people had instituted an inquiry as
to his whereabouts.
When Shaw left his home he had only
about $40 in his pockets and nothing else OF
value upon his person. He was not addict
ed to the use of intoxicants. He was an
athlete and it would have required several
men to overpower him. The affair is in
volved in deep mystery.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
KILLED BY A BLUECOAT.
Negro Concert Singer Makes His Last
Stand in Corridor of Omaha's
City Jail.

OMAHA. NEB.. Aug. 1a.-James Smith,
colored man. well known as a concert
hall singer, was killed to-day in the corri-
dor of the city JAIL and Police Officer linda
Is held on the charge of murder. officer
india says he found Smith indulging in
boisterous conduct and placed him under
arrest. In the corridor Smith made an eff
Tort to break away from the officer. at the
same time attempting to strike his captor.
lnda returned the blow, telling the negro
lay where he fell and did not regain con-
sclousness, dying two hours afterward.
When the news of Smiths death spread
through the colored quarter great excite
ment prevailed and the authorities thought
1t advisable to transfer the patrolman to
the county jail for safekeeping.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14

W. j. Bryan will speak here Tuesday
evening, when all the delegates are ex-
pected to be in the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
IOWA DEMOCRATS AT SEA.
A Hot Fight in the State Convention
Is Expected, but Bryan VIII
BE Indorsed.

DES MONIES. la, Aug. 1s.-Everybody
is at sea regarding the ticket and platform
of the Democratic state convention which
meets here Wednesday. Only the head of
the ticket has been talked of so far and for
it, three names are mentiond as candidates.
Rev. Mr.. H. H. Bashor, of Waterloo, Is at
present the favorite, as he Is known to be
right on the 16 to / side of the silver
question. Cato Sells, of Vinton, who will
be temporary chairman, is also being push
ed by his friends for governor, but he does
not want 1t and the tone of his speech
will have much to do with his success as
a candidate. As yet no one knows Just
exactly what his views will be. Judge NJ.
]. Wade, of Iowa City, has also been
brought out, in the last few days as a
gubernatorial candidate, but apparently
has little show of success as his position
on the main issue is doubtful. For the rest
of the ticket absolutely no names have
been mentioned. 1t is believed the Chi
cago platform and Bryan will be fndorsed,
but not unanimously, as there will be sew
eral contesting delegations from various
counties and both sides will make a fight
for the ascendancy. The platform will be
anti-imperial and antitrust. There are no
state issues on which to make a successful
campaign.
evening, when all the delegates are ex-
pected to be In the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
OTIS CASUALTY REPORT.
American General Cables Additional
List of Killed and Wounded to
War Department

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-General Otis
reports the following additional casualties.
Manila, Aug. u, 1Ss9
Additional casualties-Killed August Q.
Thirty-sixth infantry, near San Fernando:
Sorporals Louis ]. Wagner; NJ, Andrew
Wilson.
Wounded. Seventeenth infantry-Com-
pany d, Nicholas Nolan, chest very se-
we're; John J. Woods forearm, moderate
Celestine Boline, elbow. severe; G, John
Hammel, arm, severe; II, Edward Woods
thigh, severe; John W. Raymond, thigh,
slight.
Twelfth infantry-Company H, Corporal
Albert Beryow, shoulder. slight.
tltty,hrst Iowa infantry-Company c.
Peter ]. Harin. chest severe
Thirty-sfxth infantry-Major John Hugh
A; Braden, knee, slight: Captain Robert F,
Abernathy, forearm, slight; C, Matthew e.
Ham, arm, severe: D. James F. Higgins
thigh, slight; N, Michael Mccarthy, knee
slight: John Ray, knee, slight.
Twenty-fourth infantry, AT Denosito-
moderate. ' 4oos
Fourth infantry, near Novaletta-cou.
pahy B, Glen Wonghtel. leg, slight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
A Joke Toy That Isn't Funny.

New York Correspondence OF the Pittsburg Dispatch
How would you like to be the iceman9 fs
the monotonous question asked of passers-
by the 100 street curb peddlers in Four
ties, where such merchants ply their call
ing. They are offering miniature pair of
ice tongs, which holds a piece of glass
ticular use in the article, although the
sellers of it invite you to spend 10 cents
and have more fun than you ever had in
vest and ask your friends the question.
How would you like" etc. Then YOU are
to laugh, and the other fellow is expected
to do the same That Is all, but there is a
brisk trade in the novelty. 1 saw one man
in West Fourteenth street this afternoon
sell ten in as many minutes
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
WHlTEcAPS IN MONTANA.
George Henson, of Paradise Valley
Brutally Treated and ExiIed
From His Home.

GREAT FALLS, MONT. Aug 13-George
Henson, of Paradise valley, near Chinook,
on Milk river, is the victim of the first
whitecap outrage in Montana. He was to
have been a witness against the defendant
in an assault case at Chinook Saturday
morning: Seven men, masked in white,
called about midnight Friday night at his
house, enticed him out and, after beating
him terribly, put rope around him and
threw him into the river. dragging him
out again and again, until he promised not
to testify. They then left, threatening to
kill him If he appeared at the trial the
next day.
Henson failed to appear at the trial and
is believed to have left the country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
HENDERSON VISITS PLATT.
Next Speaker of Congress and New
York Senator Meet in n So
cial Way.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The World to-
morrow will say:
General Henderson, who is scheduled as
the speaker of the next house of congress-
had a long talk with Senator Platt at the
Oriental hotel yesterday. The general
came from Narragansett Pier with his wife
and daughter and is on his way West.
After the talk Senator Platt said: 1.-THE
visit of General Henderson was purely of
a social character"
General Henderson was asked concern
ing Richard Croker's statement published
upon the arrival of the latter from Europe.
that cit is almost incredible that a presi-
dent of the United States is willing to shed
the blood of unfortunate Filipinos chiefly
to keep himself and friends in office"
General Henderson said: IF 1 remember
correctly some people accused Abraham
Lincoln of a similar thing in the war of
the rebellion. But the American people
did not believe it Of Lincoln
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
ROSE FIELD TAKES A HAND.
monition to Bryan to Keep
Out of Kentucky.

monttion to Bryan to Keep
Out of Kentucky.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Rose Field refers to
the Kentucky shooting Bryan question as
follows: Grave news comes from the
dark and bloody ground Congressman
Berry, of Kentucky, a gentleman of con-
clares publicly that our venerated leader.
Bryan, must under no conditions stump
Kentucky in this state of public inflamma-
ton. Kentucky people, says the congress-
not hesitate to use revolvers. and speaker
like Bryan. who says exactly what he
means, might be shot at We do not
hesitate to admit that our most acute fears
are excited by this avowal, and We have
begged our venerated chief not to expose
himself to the quick passions and unerring
craftsmanship of our Kentucky brothers
In the holy cause. What show would our
gallant leader stand in a riot of corncrack-
ers, where the odds against him would be,
at the most generous Computation, 16 TO II
What would 1t profit our cause If in the
preliminary skirmish of the great battle
for the right. our chief should be the VIC
tim of the ungovernable passion of the
investigated to degree the results of these
episodes in Kentucky and the South, ana
We have found that the victims of quick
passions are customarily buried with from
seventy-fve to 100 bullets in their bodies,
thereby demonstrating that the chances
of escape are extremely small. So admir-
able an authority as Congressman Berry Is
not to be lightly esteemed, and we there's
he must speak or die he shall address the
people of Kentucky through a megaphone
and behind stone wall on this side of the
Ohio river. What! Expose our hero to the
quick passions and ready revolvers of Con-
gresham Berry's lawless fellow citizens?
Neyeri"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
VICTIMS OF LUST.
Solomon auinter, of Reading, Pa.
Kills His Unfaithful Wife and
Her Paramour

READING, PA, Aug. 13.-Solomon Quin-
ter, well known citizen and former rail-
road employe, shot and instantly killed his
wife, Annie, aged As years, and her para
mollr, Edward HI. Ritzmiller, aged 2S. at an
early hour this morning. Quinter suspected
that his wife was unfaithful and lying in
wait for several hours he caught the couple
In a compromising position. He sent two
bullets into his wife's brain and an instant
later turned the weapon on Kitzriller.
Qufnter surrendered to the authorities and
was committed to prison.
Quinter and his wife had frequent quar-
rels regarding the wife's misconduct.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14
TRUE THRIFT

Means money saving-the laying aside Of
part of your earnings. however small.
Money deposited with US regularly at in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-14

day night they unsuccessfully attacked
San Luis, on the Rio Grande, near Cal
umpit. which is garrisoned by two COM
panies of the Twenty-second infantry. The
Americans had one man, sergeant, killed
and two prfvates wounded. Yesterday
morning a similar AFFAIR took place at
Gringua, four miles west of Malolos, where
another small garrison is stationed, as
safeguard against a possible attack upon
the railway. A special train took rein
forcements to MaloIos and Guiginto, just
north of Bulacan.