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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
DOES NOT WANT TO WAIT.
mn Admitted to the Union
at Once.

GUTHRIE, o. T, May 15.-(Special0
Senator Sidney Clarke, of Oklahoma City,
was in the city last night on his way to
Lawrence, Kas., where he is going on
private business. Senator Clarke will be
sippi commercial congress at Wichita
where he will talk on Oklahoma State
hood"
1t is time for Oklahoma to be admitted
into the Union and see no reason for
further delay" said Mr.. Clarke. IF we
wait for the Indian Territory we will not
have star on the flag for several years
tions with the Choctaws and Chickasaws
cannot be dissolved for eight years The
Dawes commission has been in existence
for several years, but has accomplished
practically nothing and its failure to prose-
cute its work eXpeditiously may delay
statehood for the Indian Territory still
longer.
oklahoma fulfills all of the conditions
which have been considered necessary for
admission to statehood. | do not believe
that there is to-day in the territory soul
less than 100000 population. The last school
census gave her more than 10l. 900 children
of school age which is greater than most
admission. l hope that the next congress
will take steps toward making Oklahoma
a state.
Senator Clarke believes that the next
presidential fight will be between Presi-
dent Mckinley and William Jennings
Bryan. Although champion of the white
metal he does not believe silver will be
the big issue in the campaign. He thinks
the Democrats will renew their allegiance
to the Chicago platform and add pIanks
strongly denouncing trusts and President
McKinley's expansion policy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
DAWES COMMISSION UPHELD.
Supreme Court Hands Down an Opin-
ion in 1853 Citizenship
Cases,

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Chief Justice
Fuller, in the United States supreme court
to-day. handed down the opinion of the
court in 16S cases involving the right of as
many individuals to citizenship in the In
dian Territory The cases involved the con-
stitutionality of the law creating the
Dawes commission. which had passed upon
the application for citizenship of the per-
sons affected. Without entering upon an
examina ton of all the cases involved. the
court held the law to be valid. and. there
fore, affirmed the findings of the courts be-
low in all the cases in question.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
NATIONAL BANK DECISION.
Supreme Court Holds One Bank Can
Not Buy Stock of Another
as IuVeSfmenf.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-In an opinion
In the case of the First National bank, of
Concord. n. H.. versus Edward Hawkins.
receiver Of the Indianapolis National bank,
Justice Shiras to-day decided that one ma
tional bank cannot lawfully acquire and
hold the stock of another as an investment,
and in the case of such a purchase the
bank is not estopped from denying its
liability as an apparent stockholder for an
assessment on stock ordered by the comp
troller of the currency. The opinion of the
lower court was reversed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
NO TROPHIES FOR TROOPS.
American Regiments in Philippines
Not to BE Allowed to Keep
Useless Cannon.

WASHINGTON, May I5.-Many applica-
tions have been made to the war depart
ment requesting that all useless cannon
captured in the Philippines be turned over
TO the states as trophies of the regiments
making the capture. Secretary Alger
cabled General Otis asking what there was
in the way of this and has received a reply
stating that. under the terms of the peace
treaty, all obsolete cannon are to be turned
over to the Spanish government.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
WILL MAKE WIRE FENCING.
Clifton Citizens Organize n Company
to Establish and Operate a
Factory.

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 15.-(special) Cliff
ton capitalists have issued their def to
the trusts and organized a company for
the manufacture of wire fences. 1t has
been Incorporated ds the Oklahoma Patent
Wire Fence Supply Company, whose chief
place of business will be at Clifton. The
corporate has a capital stock of 5000 and
the following officers and directors: E. c.
Marsh, president: n. H. Morgan, treas
urer: ]. NJ. Littleton, secretary; ]. r.
Jacobs. W. s. Martin. C. A. Stewart and
J. NJ. Steinbrook, all of Clifton; and ]. 7.
Shawhan, A. W. KEGS and John Peyton, of
Shawnee.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Two Pardonx Refused,

TOPEKA. May 15.-(specialD Governor
Stanley to-day refused to pardon William
Gimmett sent up in 1897 from Marion
county for life for killing Robert Slaugh
ter. Gimmett claims that he acted in self
defense.
Thomas Gill. sentenced for four years
from Cowley county in 1897 for robbing
Joint was also refused pardon. His
prison record was against him.
The three years sentence of James Nell
son, sent up from Atchison in 1897 for
grand larceny, was commuted to two and
q half years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
For mn Oklahoma Murder.

ENID, o. T. May 15.-Sheriff C. V. Porter
arrested John Brady yesterday at the
home of Charles Wixon, in Grant county,
and brought him here to jail Brady was
indicted for numbering A. c. Fulton in
this city last December ard hiding the
body in straw stack Three Others ac-
cused of aiding in the crime will soon be
under arrest. Brady is a hard character,
having served term in the Kansas peni-
tertiary for stealing cattle.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Guthrie Delegate. Named.

GUTHRIE. O. T., May 15.-(Special)
Mayor Ben F. Berkey to-day appointed the
following delegates from Guthrie to the
trans-M s-Mississippi commercial congress: o.
R. Fegan. J.. G. Niblack. A p. Saunders
and Edward Cheadle. President Frank
Dale has named the following to represent
the Guthrie Commercial Club: J. w. Nc
Neal. George E. B!llingsley and W. H.
Coyle.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Henry Allen to Talk at Baker.

TOPEKA. May 15.-(Special) II. ]. Allen.
the governors private secretary, will de-
liver an address at the commencement of
Baker university ut Baldwin the latter part
of this month. 1t will be on the occasion
Of the graduation of the class of 49, and
Mr.. Allen will give the graduates some
fatherly advice and deliver their diplomas
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
N, r-v 70 ou.t MAYOR Farley,

CLEVELAND. O.. May ia movement
is said to be on foot to institute custer
proceedings against Mayor John Fl. Far
ents hoping to prove that he spent more
than the legal limit allowed candidates for
expenses. Former Mayor Mckisson and
r D. Sawyer are said to be back of the
movement Mayor Farley said he was
willing the attempt should be made.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Naval officers Protest.

WASHINGTON. May 15.-Many naval Of
fcers are sending in protests. against the
proposed change of uniform In the navy
1t is urged that the change would entail
an expense of 500 each on about 2o00 Off
GERS. and that IT is the result of caprice
on the part OF a few persons and not a
movement approved by the navy at large
Secretary Long has deferred the execp-
ton of the order.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Rnrr,ars Overlook $4,000.

WEBB CITY. MO, May 15.--(SpeciaD At
an early hour this morning the safe in the
office of the Southwest Missouri Electric
Railway Company. in this city, was crack
ed and s7DO abstracted therefrom. The cul-
prits overlooked 5000 which was in the
safe. Experts did the work.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
OKLAHOMA CATTLEMEN OBJECT TO
QUARANTINE RULES.
MAY BOYCOTT KANSAS CITY
TO SHIP TO CHICAGO
AND SOUTH OMAHA.
Kansas Bonrd Established a Rule Re-
quirfng Inspection of Oklahoma
Cattle and Missouri Board
Approved It-FederaI
Line Changed.

GUTHRIE, o. L, May 15.-(Special) The
cattlemen of Western Oklahoma are or
ganizing a boycott on Kansas City and
cago and South Omaha. They have gone
so far as to instruct Senator ]. p. Candy,
of Woods county, to secure shipping prices
to these points. The matter was discussed
informally at the meeting tonight OF the
quarantine board, and, while no official
tion was taken, the members as individuals
agreed to lend their encouragement to the
move. The reason for the boycott is the
recent action of the Kansas quarantine
board in requiring inspection of all Okla
homa cattle entering the state. This rule
was approved by the Missouri board, max
Ing shipment to Kansas City difficult and
expensive matter. The boycott is bound
TO inflict some injury on the Kansas City
business, as practically all Oklahoma cat
tie are now shipped there. Senator Candy
said tonight: The people of Western
Oklahoma are intensely in earnest in this
matter. Our cattle are in as good condi
tton as any in Kansas, the government en-
forcing strict rules. The new Kansas rule
does us a great injustice, and we do not
propose to submit to it,
Colonel Albert Dean, of Kansas City,
agent of the United States quarantine de-
partment's sub-station, met with the terri
torial live stock commission to-day and
granted the boards request to raise the
government quarantine line so as to ex-
clude Logan, Noble and Oklahoma counties
from the quarantine district. This will
mean much to the cattlemen in these coun-
ties. 1t was decided that the counties
might have either joint or separate inspec-
tion by the United States government and
territory.
H. P. Child, assistant general manager of
the Kansas City Stock Yards Company,
said last night that an effort would be
made to get the Missouri board to re-
send its action backing up J.ie rule of the
Kansas board He thought it was possible
that the quarantine difficulty might result
in considerable damage to tl,; Kansas City
market unless the cattlemen of Oklahoma
suaded that the inspection at the Kansas
line would cause no delay in shpment, or
unless the board saw fit to rescind its ac-
ton.
Even if the inspection should be conduct
ed without delay to the shipper, there
would be the extra annoyance of making,
the required affidavits and going through
the regulation red tape.
The new arrangement is that all cattle
coming to Kansas City must be inspected
at the Southern Kansas line This will
require the cattle from a large part of
Oklahoma and Texas that have hereto
fore come through without inspection to
be inspected. Cattlemcn of this territory
object to 1t on the ground that their cat
tie are just as free from contaSion as the
Kansas cattle that go through without in
Spection. The Missouri board has agreed
to accept the inspection made at the kan
sas line.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Rockefelier,s Manager a Suicide.

NEW YORK, May 15.-George D; Scott,
for the mast two years manager of the Tar
rytown estate of John D. Rockefeller, COM
mitted suicide at Tarrytown to-day by
shooting. Four years ago Scott was in
iured about the head by a trolley car in
Cleveland Yesterday a physician informed
him that he was suffering from irritation
of the brain.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Ireland Lecture. in Paris.

PARIS, May 15-Archbshop Ireland lee
tured this evening tMonday) at the popu! -
CercIe de St. Joseph on THE Church and
the World" Ferdinand Brunette of the
Revue des DeuN Mondes. presided Arch
bishop Ireland declared that practical re-
ligion to-day must be energizing and low
ing. His eloquence was warmly applaud
aS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
English Ordered to Manila.

LONDON, May 15.-The following dis
patch has been received by Lloyd's from
lutionists, all English employees have been
forced to leave the rice fields and to come
here. Native employees will be left at the
mills A protest has been filed with the
British consul
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Chicago sculptor Dead.

CHICAGO, May 15-Tihlman Ploutz. the
well known sculptor. died to-day in the
Dunning asylum Ploutz became insane and
destroyed lot of valuable models in his
study. Hard study had produced softening
of the brain. During the worlds fair,
Ploutz modelled several notable designs
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Yielded to Hunger at Last.

ABILENE, KAS.. May 15.-lSpecial)
uneh Greenwood. the Jew who has been
starving himself in Jail since last Wednes-
day. this evening gave up and ate raven
ously He claims that friends are coming
to help him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
peddIer XIII, Himself.

OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T. May 15.-(spe-
cialD Emil Quade, peddler. committed
suicide in his room three days ago, and
his remains were found to-day by the
stencil of decomposition. He shot himself
through the head with revolver. He had
quite an invoice of peddlers goods and
SS4 in money.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Columbia to Honor Carl schurx.

NEW YORK. May 15.-CoIumbia univer-
sity will give the honorary degree of III,
D. to Carl Schurz, on commencement dav
He has already received this degree from
Harvard university and from the Cniver-
sity Of Missouri.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Central Kansas Needs Rain.

JUNCTION CITY, KAS., May i5-(Spe-
cial1 There is much need of rain all over
Central Kansas. Not since the rains of
six weeks ago has this section received
soaking rains. Wheat on uplands and oats
and corn begin to show need of moisture.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
De Gette Will Recover.

CHICAGO. May 15.-J: F., DeGette, the
wealthy Young man of Nebraska City.
NebN who attempted to commit suicide
yesterday while suffering, from emotional
insanity, is much improved to-day and 1t IS
thought he will recover.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Wife Murder and Suicide.

SANTA MARIA. CALF, May Isl. I.
Hamilton painter employed in the sugar
factory here. killed his wife by cutting her
throat. He then killed himself in the same
manner. He had been acting strangely
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Gift for n TubercuIosis Asylum.

BERLIN May 15.-Baron Heyi Seu Her.
renshein. the national Liberal member OF
the reichstag. has donated 100000 marks
toward the tuberculosis asylum movement.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
Oklahoma Snfex

Major Crozier, of Cushing believes that
by intermarrying the Sacs and Foxes and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
"THE HOUSE
BEAUTIFUL" 4"

Your home can be made beautiful
with very small outlay for Wall
Paper. We have the latest pat
terms and the best designs, and you
can only know how reasonably we
can do your spring work by see
ing us.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-16
SAYS HE CAN BEAT A TRAIN.
Miles in Eighteen Hours on
n Wager.

CHICAGO, May 15.-Charies L. Buel will
walk from Trevor. Wis. to Chicago 10 beat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
The oratOry at the May Conference.
Tho Index- A meal Saws.

The lnde1-Appeal says
1.-THE Richmond mass.m meeting of last
Wednesday was not strong on the score
of orat0ry. Readers who have been in
the habit of attending political meet
ings in Virginia during the past decade
or two can form very just esti-
mate Of the meetings quality in this
respect when it is stated that the Hon.
John Goode was facile princeps among
the speakers on that occasion. MIR.
Montague is a fluent and forcible talker
but his voice is harsh, his gestures &C.
centric and his articulation is not only
peculiar but puzzling. He is doubtless
man of force and brains, but the heat
he exhibited in his attack on the Wash
ington Posts correspondence betrayed
a lack cf poise and self-restraint that
may prove fatal to his success as q de-
batter if not corrected in time. MIR.
Jones is neither an orator nor good
talker. His voice has sufficient volume,
but is not pleasing or persuasive In
tone, and he is apparently deficient in
spontaniety of thought and expression.
He was the unquestioned idol and leader
of the meeting, and he is probably
man of solid qualities and fine execu'
tive ability. Mr. r Walton Moore has
the air of an earnest business man, and
speaks fluently and well though OIL ac
count of a throat trouble he did not at
tempt long speech.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
Stumbling Schley.

Washington, May 13 The n wy De-
partment made no offer to Schley of the
command Of the Asiastic station as the
successor OF Admiral Dewey, to which
Admiral Watson has been assigned.
There is no question had Admiral
Schley been asked to accept the detail
he would have been gratified, for it is
a great honor to command what is now
regarded as the most important Of all
the five naval stations Of the Govern
ment.
This second affront is all the more
offensive in view of the promises made
Schley last December to give him a sea
command, and if none was available
lone would be created for him. " Since
then two flag officers have been ordered
to command foreign stations, Admiral
Howison having been assigned to the
South Atlantic and Admiral Watson to
the Asiastic. In neither case was Ad.
miral Schley considered. 1t was the
direct intention Of the Navy Depart
ment all along to continue Admiral
Schley on waiting orders or provide him
with some inconspicuous shore billet
and one was finally found when he was
ordered as president of the examining
board two weeks ago. The president oil
this board has very little to do Broken
down, decrepit or indifferent officers
are generally given such duty.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
Ia MemOriam.

Whereas il has pleased Almighty God
10 remove from our midst our beloved
brother Samuel BuTgress, 1t was unani-
mously agreed that a committee be ap-
pointed TO draft resolutions setting forth
the esteem and respect in which our
beloved brother was held.
Resolved l. That while we bow In
humble submission TO the will Of our
Heavenly Father, who doeth all things
we'll we mourn not as those who mourn
without hope, realizing that our lUss Is
his gain.
2. That while we mourn the loss OF
our beloved deacon and trustee from our
midst, we duly appreciate the example
he set US during our relationship both
in the church and Sunday school, and
shall ever hold it up as worthy the emu
latiOn Of all.
g. That the church and Sunday
School tender 10 the bereaved family
their heartfelt sympathy, knowing
that the wife has lost beloved com
panion wise counselor and a devoted
husband and the children a fond anC
devoted father, whose Christian ex
ample they should ever keep bright In
their memory and endeavor to initiate
4. That these resolutions be placed
upon TIE minutes of the church and
also upon the Sunday school register.
And that these resolutions OF respect
be published in one or more OF the
Fredericksburg papers and a copy be
sent 10 the breaved family Of our
deceased brother
b. G. England,
r. CHARTERS,
Robt. A. Johnson,
Committee.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
High Velocity.

Recently at Indian Head, says the
Baltimore Sun, in testing a six.inch,
forty-five calibre naval gun a velocity
of 5000 feet second is said to have
been made. The Krupp gun of approx
imately the same calibre has a record
of 2, 595 feet per second; the Schneider
Oanet gun of 2. 953 feet per second the
Elswick gun of 2,94O feet. The longer
the gun the higher the velocity within
certain limits. The English say the
highest velocities wear the gun out too
fast and are on that account undesira-
BILE.
The sixteen inch breech. loader to be
mounted at Sandy Hook next September
is fifty feet long and weighs l25 tons.
IL fires a shot weighing 2.4OO pounds
with a muzzle velocity OF about 1900
feet per second with ramming energy
az 81 600 foot tons This ramming
force is about that Of big battleship
when going fourteen miles an hour
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
How the Beef Court Has Been Provided
For.

The Washington, d. O., Times says
THE members Of the Beef Court OF
Enquiry have been well taken care OF.
Gen. Davis. about the time the Court
was finishing its labors, was detailed
TO succeed Gen. Henry as Governor
General of Porto Rico Gen. Wade was
placed in command of the Department
of the Lakes, with headquarters at st.
Paul. Col. Gillespie, of the Engineer
ing Corps, had his desires complied
with by being placed in charge OF the
Government works in New York. The
Judge Advocate, Lieut.. COL Davis, a
law professor at West Point, is said to
be slated for the head of his bureau. the
Judge advocate generalship, when Gen.
Lieber retires, eighteen months hence.
The place carries with it the rank and
pay of brigadier general
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-16
The Conference callapses TIE Sera-
t0rlal Conferences

The Danyllle Register says. The
mountain has laber,d and brought forth
mouse The greatly advertized Rich
moud conference of the advocates Of
popular election Of senators and Of sen
atorial primaries has been held and al
jlurlcd without accomplishing anything
The conference cannot fail 10 be- disap'
polntment To its promoters, for IN mum
bcrs 1t was far below cxpectations. and
IN results utterly Insignificant There
were present only four hundred dele
gates, and Of these the majority were
from two of the ten congressional dis
tricts in the State. These two were the
first district, the homo Of Mr. Jones,
the originator and engineer Of the
movement, and the eighth district in
which the gold democrats" are most
numerous The gathering was conspic-
uous for the absence of the real leaders
Of the party. Many former leaders
who had been retired by the people,
with whose views they were at variance,
were present
The conference did nothing more than
adopt a resolution calling upon the
State committee Of the party 10 order
primaries (Which it has no authority TO
d0), or 20 call state convention TO
order a primary. The first suggestion
is out Of the question. The second can
not fail to be utterly futile. The State
democratic committee, representing by
authority delegated 10 il the party in
the entire State, will hardly feel called
upon to reopen at the behest Of this
self constituted conference question
taken up and settled by regularly
authorized, representative democratic
State convention numbering four times
fcur hundred accredited delegates. Nor
is it reasonable to anticipate that the
committee will feel inclined to consider
favorably any request of this conference,
conceived to further personal ambitions
and in the calling and conduct Of which
the committee and the party organizI-
tion has been studiously Ignored.
1t is a fact which should not be ignor-
ed that the conference refused even TO
consider a resolution re affirming the
Chicago platform. which embodies tie
party creed The resolution was a
matter germane to a conference Of demo
Gratis, and even if there were any doubt
on this point, the failure to adopt the
resolution when once offered puts the
conference in a very doubtful attitude.
The failure to consider it may be re-
garded as a sop TO the gold democrats,
or at least as indicative of fear OF
antagoniZing them.
1t is a matter OF congratulation foI
the democracy of the Fifth district that
it had practically no part in this irregu'
lar gathering which has turned out TO
be farce. Only two residents Of the
district were in attendance