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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
CONSPIRACY IN JACKSON COUNTY.

One OF the jurors IN the Jesse James
train robbery case is quoted as saying:
w believed that the whole charge against
Jesse James was a plot of the police force
TO convict an innocent man."
Another of the jurors is quoted thus:
I'VE simply made up our minds that the
police had picked out this boy to railroad
him TO the pen,tentiary. and We wouldn't
stand for IT,"
And this IS the kind OF ground on which
a jury of twelve men decided one of the
son county.
1t is possible that one man might be
found in Kansas City or Ja0kson county
so saturated with viliainy that he would
not hesitate 10 send an innocent man 10
the penitcntiary. Ii is not possible that in
Kansas ely or jackson county a set of
men could he found TO enter into a con-
spiracy 10 in,,ict such suffering. The theory
OF the Jurors quoted IS that certain of the
police and detective force. together with
the confessed train robber, W. w. Lowe,
the prosecuting attorney and some others.
united their efforts in order 10 send an
innocent boy 10 the peniteniiary. perhaps
10 the sallows. knowing shat he was IN
nocent. and all for no other motive than
a desire 10 convict someone o: train rob
berry in q county where this particular
crime has been practically free from pun
ishment.
Such a theory is too monstrous for con
temptation. II is positively Machiavellian.
II smacks OF the middle ages. not Of mod
ern civilization.
Kansas City and Jackson county have
some pretty bad characters. ii ia true.
The reputation % the community has been
seriously furnished more than once: bat
nothing has done more 10 Flemish The
name OF Jackson county than the fact that
ii IS impossible to secure a jury that Will
convict train robbers. TO matter how strong
the evidence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
with ~ the wickcdncss taken out. and
nobO1! patrouiz.d II.

MIR. William ". brown has in the press
or the Sorihn,rs. to appear this spring. u
volume entitled. ON the South African
Frontier" Literature says that the PUBLISH
crs regard the book as one Of the most i'm
portant "f the season. Mr.. Browns point OF
view. an American In the British service.
makes II REASONABLE" to expect from him new
notions regarding the problems of South Ar
rica. and independent judgments of recent
movements in that part of the world. Mr..
Brown is very we'll known in this part CT
the country. being a graduate of the
l mversiiy Of Kansas. a son-in-law of
Chancellor Snow. and Il naturalist of con-
siderable experience. The book. which Will
be Illustrated. will be awaited with unusual
interest, [
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

II train robbery is to he one of our
protected industries. why not place il on
n saloon basis and require bandits to
take out a license. or stipulate that they
must give . per cent of the gross receipts
to tho city"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding. there
are many people in Jackson county who
believe that train robbery is wrong and
ought to he punished.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

From the ~asA.ns:oa Post.
The Democratic party Will not achieve
anything by going into next years cam
paign with q war ticket on Il war failure
Platform. 1t tried that experiment In 1864.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
An Encouraging Possibility.

From the Chicago New
Win the Introduction ~ the smokeless
locomotive comes ne hope that some day
there Wi. be a tipiess sleeping car porter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

The adjournment Of congress is one Of
those morlentous events which the coun-
try always coItemplates without a tremor
of fear or Il panG Of anxiety.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

The Jesse James jurors omitted to In
cludc the Missouri legislature in the con-
sI,iracy against the defendant. The lcgis-
iaturc enacted the law on which he was
tried. ard WAS thus clearly in the plot.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Ii is quite possible that those political
reasons for which Admiral Dewey want
ed the Oregon. sailed away with the Ger
man squadron.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
Privileged.

From the Chicago Tribune
Tine friends OK Young jesse James seem
inclined 10 take the POSITION that il is no
body business II he cid.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Still. train iohbing is not an absolutely
SAT" business. There Is always a posi-
hility that the dynamite may explode
prom. tursly and hur; somebody.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
An Eye to the Future.

From the Chicago Record
Aguina!do NAY have method in his
frenzy. Every move Increases hio value
as 4 museum freak
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Germany has given up the attempt to
scare tn. United States ont of its cXpan-
sion policy. and Hoar. Mason. Cleveland
4 CO.. might as well follow suit.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Chicago" The next We hear OF this Man.
gum mOlder Of public opinion, II will be-
hiring some ADVERTISING publication to
award IL Il sugar bowl.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

Prom Puck
Johnnie, DID YOU tax. your cough medi-
cine regularly IL school, a. I told your
No. m; Johnnie BuddS liked IT,, an he
gimme an apple fer IL"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

It will be noted that a jury of twelve men
divides up very evenly between three
packs of cards. and there seems to have
been an unlimited supply Of cigars. but
that half pint of old Crow" 10 some
minds at least. must appear ridicufously
inadequate to the occasion.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
BOOKS.


Books We snos are
Substantial world. both pure AMI god
Found these. with tcuds!s strong a. nesh and blood,
Our r,stiu,c and our harPiHeN Will grow.
Here 10 And a never falling store
q. personal themes. aai such as I love sc-.
. . . for thus I live remote
From evil speaking. ranrour. never sought.
Comes to me not. malignant truth or lie.
Henc. have I genial seasons. hen.c have
Smocth passions. smooth discourse. zad JOYOUS
thought. Wordsworth.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
same Old story.

Firm n. BeEt-n Head.
quite likely Jerry Simpson n; know
Chairman cannon was loaded.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

The friendliness Of one nation for anoth-
er can only he determined by lis official
s.hle rsntings OF its newspapers. Ey This
test. Germany Is the friend of the United
States and must be SO regarded by our
government AID people.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

This paper" says the Mangum %. IT,
S'!rrur. lis one Of ;he mos influential
and widely circulated newspapers vest OF
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
GERMANS DIPLOMATIC MOVE.

There is quite as much surprise as graf
ifcation over the announcement that Ger
many has withdrawn her warships from
Manila. and that she will intrust all her
interests there and at lioilo 10 American
protection. BY this action at once
removes the only danger of friction that
ever existed between that country and the
United States over the Philippine question.
and at the same time demonstrates the sill
| cerity of her repeated professions of friend
ship for us.
II must be remembered that while there
have been many rumors of German hostil-
ity and German intrigue. none Of these
reports has been traced TO the German
government. As frequently pointed out in
these columns. the official and political r.
lations between the two countries have
been OF the most cordial character. and
have not once borne out the sensational
| stories founded upon Incidents and condi-
tons in the Philippines. Yet Il great many
people nave accepted these r,lmors as
facts. have mistrusted Germany and have
discredited the assurances OF the goverl-
ment at Washington.
This new move on the part of the Ger
man government is all the more significant
when ii is remembered that ii is likely to
be highly unsatisfactory TO many infuen-
tial German people. 1t Is doubtless true
that the rank and file of Germans. and
! especially those of. and Influenced by. the
army and navy. are more or less reseitful
toward this country and not n few of them
would welcome hos,ilities: but the German
government is strong and. as shown in
this instance. is courageous.
The Philippine problem Is now relieved
OF the complications that nave beset it
from the time that Dewey sailed into Ma
Mia harbor. The United States is free TO
! adjust the problem without fear OF med
ding. and. what is more 10 he point. the
insurgents are cut off from the seeming
friendship OF Germany. and this severance
may have a ~salutary effect upon Aguinalio
and his followers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

About 100000 feet Of Maine brentwood
vii! be sent to England and Scotland this
wear for spooIs. The wood is Gu, in small
logs in winter. sawed at mills Fear tina
forest in spring. and piled UP Tor season.
ing until warm weather. about the middle
or June. Then the bars are bundled and
sent to Bangor by rail. where they are
loaded generally into steamships for the
European market. This has been ono Of
the mos, important, industries in Northern
and Eastern Maine. and its expected re-
vivai Is welcomed by all Classes, from
woods iaborers u shipping merchants.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

-nc!e Dick Bland is watching.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02

The report tina Colonel Ed Little had
wounded himself by ctrsiessly dropping a
r!sto! 20 the floor makes pertinent 4 letter
from George Es,hem=yer, a Ee!iey.l!e boy.
who is a private in ire Twentieth Kansas.
However. in Introducing the following para
graph from this letter. We wish 20 epress
a belief IN The slandcrous nature OF Mr..
Rethsmeyer's remarks. not only IS they
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12
Caesars Column.

The Schultz Publishing Co. write us
that they have just issued new edi-
ton of Ignatius Donnellys great reform
story, Caesars Column" and that
the book in paper binding will retail
at 70 cents, instead of IS cents as here
tofore. From the way orders are COM
ing in,' writes Mr.. Schultz, "the former
Immense popularity of the book seems
likely to revive. The Western News
Co. here alone has ordered $500 COPIES. /"
ADDRESS orders to the Missouri World.
Upon receipt of Is cents in stamps or
silver the book will be sent postpaid
Missouri World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

beware of Ofntments for Cat.--,,
That Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
slle ana completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mn
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
De used except on prescription from re-
putable physfans, as the damage thew will
DO is ten fold to the good you can nos
sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney q
Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury and
IS taken internally, acting directly unon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the svs-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure he
sure you get the genuine It is taken
internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
r. =. cheney & Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists price 75c per hottie
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12
MISS DONNELLYs POETS.

* cents on l ~ DONNEiLY One volume svo, CLOTH
TUSCAN MAGDALEN AND OTHER fFGFNDS AND poE,c
The LOST CHRISTMAS TRFE sore. 49, - a. ,,,
Price, 80 cents, net ~ anu 'e'ses io' ennufen
AMY'S MUSIC BOX Uniform with "1 os+ l-h; rn D..
80 cents. ~ ' Oni'sn's i'ee' rrce
CHRISTMAS CAROLS OF LOVE AND LIFE Gilt edged and il
- Illustrated Price 50 cents net - e~0 anu "
RHYME OF THE FRIAR STEPHEN Uniform with "ch;e+,a
Carols" Price, 50 cents ~
INN rn1NSE KAGUAL. Uniform with Price, 50 cents
NE1nDK.N Or THE GOLDEN SHEAF. Poems for chldren)
Price cents, '
4aNS Or The SACRED HEART Vols IS cents EACH
- hLJNDlkE PICNIC. Retail, s. cents net, "a cents
al TO be had at H. L. kLNER CO., St. Philadelphia Pa
MR.. DONNELLY'S BOOKS
we are receiving applications
nsh them direct o applicants
ATLANTIS" 40 pages illustrated ..............s2o =
KAGNAROk, ~452 pages, illustrated .............. 200
GREAT CRYPTOGRAM,' oo8 pages illustrated .. ~
CHSARS COLUMN" 367 pages in cloth ............. ZOO
.r,,, so ~
Ok HUGUEl, 3o7 pages cloth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
u~or
"1OLDEN BOTTLE, 313 pages cloth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
AMERICAN PEOPLES MONEY 1856 pages cloth. ga
cents.
gram" is SO cents. u 'r 4 Il
Address: The Representative Minneapolis Min1
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

snail money control this govern
ment?" will be the great issue in 1900
Direct legislation would settle this cues
ton and settle It right. Read Bond
ana Industrial Slavery" Price % cents
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

DonJ' borrow, IL pretty good I'd
vice. But as all the money in existenc,
In the United States Is paid to thu
money lenders as interest in less thar
two years, and as the money lenders de
not invest but loan their money, how
would the money get in circulation
again II somebody didn't borrow? This
suggests another question, and that is
how are the creditors ever to be paid
when there is not enough money to nav
one-tenth Of the debts? Perhaps there
is way. Figure it out and let rs
know. Bear in mind that the great
creditors cannot possibly spend more
tnan very small fraction of the in
terest paid them. PAUL DIXON in
Missouri World.
LIND A DIAMOND AMONG STONES
Yes, the only diamond that was able
IN the state, as Bryan in the nation. ito
cut to death the Peoples party" The
motto OF the Orphan" is Party If
POSSIBLE, Coin at Any Rate" The
ABOVE extracts from the Missouri World
snow where most of the coin for the
democratic party comes from. Rut
Honest john" in his intense eaeerness
TO see the Democratic party win next
year don't stop there. Like the
avaricious old lady, who finds excuse
1or deducting from the wages of her
servants, Lind assesses his appointees
to support the national Tammany or
ganlzatfon. Last week A. w. Thomas.
OF Chicago, representing the national
organization, was permitted to go back
with $13 cash down from each Of LIMBS
state capitol appointments, and prom
lses OF 81 per month thereafter.
by all means support Lind and helm
Democracy. Kill the Peoples party.
BRYAN AT DEs MONIES.
II new issues arise (any old thing)
Wnlch seem to be more important than
those OF the past, it is proper for NV
party to give prominence to the new
ones ana even use them as the basis of
a campaign"
free silver might have saved (me) in
S6, but as it will not in 1900. what's tho
matter with Dewey and Bryan?"
honest trading consists only of ex-
manages of labor for labor The coin
money OF Democrats and Republicans
s maintained to enable some men IN
Jet money without la,oring; and trade
Win their coin is deteriorated to a
between those who haven't
money to get money from those who
ave. The Public.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12
READ! READll : -READiu

pond and industrial Slavery. By F. A. Twichen - j.
Even FINANCIAL Ionspiracies By S. F. v Emery ~
r wen Money Island By S F. Norton .......
government Ownership Of Railroads By H. l. Loucks 80
1:y - .ne Buttons BY Prof A. J. Chittenden.
- ,me NePc1lc by Clark Irwin
The Doge al - II
Scer+6e NJ. e4s "a
Breakers AheG P by James taylor Rogers 10
pa;a. 41nedu. Dy EDWARD Irving
noln's Tor lhmkers BY l. A. Sockwen ~
c.m Ilt1u History. By Mrs Marion Todd " ~
S ata the w ORD Goes On By S. F. Norton ~
n.efrie England By Blatchford ............. -
condition OF the American Farmer The By E. Taubeneck o
1mner;a Mes' a b.: by J. W. Sullivan :........ rs
H. p H Its Rise and Progress By S. E. " Emery 10
~ I1uguet by lgnatus Donnely 70
american Peoples Money. By Ignatu Donnellv 81
D Denea1h the Dome By Arnold Clark ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
49, financial 1atechism By Brice ............ 70
Golden Bottle Rv Tnna+, ~ y D. Mig rs
Ci1 FINANCIAL School By W. H. Harvey ...... 81
Soid Facts by Casca St John Cole ............. %
10 OF Wealth. The By Edw Irving. ..... 70
me Ilsanlc conspiracy By J. w. Schuckers 2s
An indiana M.n a. uns
Our Money Wars H. e rs
One Wv - 49, f. ~ oain ledVl't.
one W ay 10 the Cooperative Commonwealth W. Mueller
The Railroad Question By Larrabee 10
Gaways o. Europe and America By Mrs Marion Todd .. 20
a 1ae OF Two Nations By w H. Harvey ............ 81
Unce Sans Wealth and Money. By C. H Murray ..... 1s
Wmher Are We Drifting? By Wiley ................. 60
~ eah Against Commonwealth By H D. Lloyd ..... 1oo
61netalls1n BY Wharton Barker ................ e
me Bankers Dream. By Thomas H Proctor ...... y
Warner Money Chart. By Hon Marvin Warren .. 81
Inc feople vs. The Gold Bugs. By Hon. A. D.
ADDRESS the Representative 632 Boston Block Minneapolis Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12
CLUB OFFER.

Al reforners know the value of reform papers cause
Inc great educational
largely the widest leading reform At ~.
OWes . " fNp~' a. "'s
Money spent for brass bands orcg and free railroad
excursions nay bring temporary gains
Money spent for homes xa..
Goes reform work that is ~
we VIII nd to address, different
one year. The Representative ard either papers here named for
1ne cash price set opposite the O 10y =
lf1E AMERICAN (Wharon
THE sSn7p1 w MPRGURY Milton Par 1o
WESTERN WORLD ABE Steinberger) .......... 10
NE NE P6OPLES MESSENGER Crank Burkit ... liz
LIE FREE REPUBLIC Co. A. Parker) ........... 90
VI1h REFERENDUM a. H. Mosinser) .............. 1ao
ANOTHER OFFER
we will send The Representative American OVharto Bar
ke paper together with the following pDers for the
I sad nPPote the name Of each respectively
1r1I MISSOURI WORLD paul Dron) ......... re
1It EcT1-n NJ KEoo wv ~ Atkeson)
aIif. WESIERN WORLD (Abe Senberger) 900
LIE LIE P60PL LES MESSENGER Frank Burkt 2ss
NE NE IKE kEPUBLlC 90. A. Parker). a.
VIE REFERENDUM on H. MotsineeD - 90 90
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

going on.
Without wearying you with figures #
IS almost accurate to state that from
the year 1885. when the first 1000
miles of railroad were in operation
the increase of mileage for each estah-
l1shed period of five years was abont
1oo per cent until 1865, when the civil
war INTERVIEWED And, as above stated
the total mileage today, exclusive Of
spurs and sidetracks, is about 100 Oo0
which is about one-half the total mile
age of the world.
DID time permit, it would be interest,"
ing to dwell upon some of the immedi-
ate history Of railroading in the United
States-as, for instance, the system Of
land grants from the government COM
mencing with the Illinois Central and
the Mobile and Ohio, which were the
nrst railroads to receive grants of land
from the government, and running
through some of the systems to the pa
chic which received from the govern
ment vast quantities of land, equal in |
area to many Of the empires of the old
world For ILLUSTRATION, the Union
Pacific. which Vas subsidized by the
government to tie, extent of over s27-
100000 in money and received not less
than 100000 Acres of land; or the
Central Pacific, which was subsidized to
nearly s2s,ooo,oos IL I. money and receiv-
cd land grants ameAnting to 10000 900
acres OF land land; q the Northern Pacific,
with its gift frssnl the government Of
100000 acres Of lands, and several
'ther roads WHICH hsceived from 10000
@ $4,000 acres Of land for each single
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

concluded next week.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12

N0 sugar trust fearful blow
"nen they dallied with the tariff bill,
until the trust had scraped the earth for
raw sugar and brought it in free of
duty, and then passed a bill nntt;no !.
uuty on raw sugar which was free under
the Mckinley bill? Didn't they hit the
Aatlonai bank trust a blow when thew
Voted in the house almost unanimously
10 reduce the tax or interest paid by the
banks for the money issued to them bv
the government? Then they had such
glorious antitrust railroad commits
sion, which distinguished itself doing
nothlng to prevent the railroads from
giving the Standard Oil trust lower
rates than they gave all other COM
panles. But the greatest achievement
the Democrats in power can brae If in
their hot battle against trusts was the
throwing OF that thirteen-inch she'll
the repeal of the silver law-into tho
camp OF that trust of trusts, the money
trust"
IN Missouri the Democrats are in
power in all branches of the state pow
ernment. In Missouri, last winter. a
resolution submitting to vote Of tho
people a constitutional amendment -
ADOPT the initiative and referendum
was defeated by the legislature. In
massachusetts the Democrats are yerv
much out OF power, with little or M
prospect OF ever getting into power. In
massachusetts,, the other day, the DEM
ocrats in state convention, resolved in
Iavor or direct legislation and the in
ltiatlve and referendum. when the
Devil was sick the Devil a saint would
De; when the Devil was we'll the devil
3 SAINT was he. Paul Dixon in the
Missouri World.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-16
ON TO WILMINGTON
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER ESTABLISHES A
BRANCH OFFICE
At that Point in Order 10 Facilitate Work on
Our Big State Edition, in Charge
Of C.. Cr wford.

In order to facilitate solicitation on
our State edition, we have established
Headquarters at Wilmington, in charge
of Mr.. J. G.. Crawford, member of
Hal David's corps. Mr.. Crawford will
assume charge of the work in that sec
ton of the State, and will no doubt meet
with the grand success accorded the
movement at other points throughout the
State knowing the energy and progress
sive citizens of Wilmington and the
Southeastern portion of the State we
feel assured that Mr.. Crawford will be
given a patient and careful hearing
while he explains the plan. To those
who have not seen our former state
ments, we will state that this issue will
be the largest and handsomest edition
of the kind, ever gotten out in the State.
1t will portray Wilmington and New
Hanover county, her people, institutions,
educational interests, manufacturing in
terests, trucking interests, etc, in such
a manner as to invite outside capital and
immigration. In addition to this the
issue will embrace pen pictures of our
State institutions, legislative branches
of government, and in fact everything
that can possibly interest the outside
world and give a true insight to Will
mington and the State. The issue will
be worth a barrel of money to that
entire section. Enterprise and prosper
ity go hand in hand, and the columns
of this issue will contain that class of
citizenship throughout that section of
the State.