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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
MARSHAL SHOT FIRST.
"Texns" Stewart Was Instantly Killed
at Cole Camp, Mo-, Yester-
day Morning.

SEDALIA, MO-, April 25.-(speclal.) j.
L. Stewart. who has lived for the past
seven years near Bunceton, Cooper county,
and who is also known as Texas" Stew
art, was shot and instantly killed this morn
ing at Cole Camp, Benton county, by D. A.
Tucker, city marshal of that town. Stew
art was drunk and terrorizing the town
tempted to shoot the officer, who was too
quick for him. Both drew their guns at
the same moment, but q ball from Tucker s
z5-caliber revolver bored a hole through
Stewards right breast and he died almost
instantly. Tucker surrendered but was re-
leased when the cororer's jury returned a
lor, IS years old and had the reputation of
being dangerous man when drunk His
mother, wealthy widow, resides in St.
Louis.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
POSTUM FOOD COFFEE.

= Ordinary coffee agrees perfectly with
some people and with others it does not.
1t is the hidden and unsuspected cause of
numberless stubborn ails, To leave it off
Take on Postum Cereal Food Coffee and
enjoy your hot morning cup. The food ele-
ments serve to quickly and surely rebuild
cents at grocers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

her mother Esprang from the bed and. seiz-
lowed and killed his wife and daughter.
Then he made for Edna. but she managed
to elude him by running around the fur
niture. Once his bloody fingers clutched
her dress. but she managed to free her
self and dashed from the house. The bloody
finger marks are on the child's dress. The
relatives of the double murderer believe
that Oswald went temporarily insane.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Recording of MORTGAGES.

JEFFERSON CITY. April 25s-fSpeciaL)
An important bill by Mr.. Hauber, of Worth,
passed. the house to-day, requiring all as
signments of debts secured by mortgages
and deeds of trust TO be acknowledged and
recorded in the office of the recorder of
deeds for the county in which the mort
gagged property is situated
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

BELLEFONTE. PA. April 25-Rather
than stand trial on the charge of incendiar-
Worth township, shot himself just before
the opening Of the court to-day. He will
probably die. Reuben and his brother,
John, were arrested on the charge of barn
burning and were under bail for court.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Abandoned His scheme.

TRENTON. MO-, April 25-(Special) ow-
ing to the strong opposition of the Tren-
ton merchants. W. H. Alley, who has been
here trying to put in a second telephone
system, has disposed of all the material
he had here and has given up the idea of
entering the field. The material was pur-
chased by the Bell Telephone Company,
which will start at once to put in long
distance line to ST. Louis and Kansas City
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Little Hope for Stock Yarls Bill.

JEFFERSON CITY, April 25.-(Special)
Representative Nicholson, of Cass, attempt
edIto call up the stock yards bill to-day for
engrossment, but the opponents of the bill
carried a motion TO adjourn. The bill may
be called up again tomorrow. If 80, the
chances are it will be killed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Joplin water Works Sold.

American Water Works Company, which
owns water works in thirty American
cities, has purchased the Joplin water
works, for sum said to be about $780, 0OO
The Joplin works were owned by Thomas
Connor, a Joplin capitalist. and others
The company was originally incorporated
with capital stock of $4,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Fratricide and Suicide.

BISMARCK, N. D., April 25.-James and
Joseph Caldwell. brothers. living on a
ranch near Williamsport, quarreled last
night and James shot his brother to death
with a rifle. He then committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Senate Passes Orchard Bill.

JEFFERSON CITY. April 25.-(Special.)
The senate. after prolonged debate,
passed the Orchard bill taxing drug stores
which sell liquor $40 a year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Ru..,. .nd the per.Ian Gulf.

BOMBAY. April 25.-The Times Of India
saws it learns from an ''unimpeachable
source" that Russia has secured an interest
| in a portion Of the Persian gulf sufficient
to give her the right to take possession Of It
whenever she chooses,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
MlAMKRaare

is the one malt tonic universally prescribed
by physicians for the upbuilding of the
languid and weak. The perfected product
of the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Assn.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

All caseA II weak and lame back,
backache. rheumatism. will find relief by
wearing one of Carter's Smart Weed and
Belladonna Backache Plasters. Price 25
cents. Try them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

Missouri is for fair
weather, followed,
possibly, by showers
this afternoon. The
sun will shine over
Kansas and Nebras-
ka to-day, also. The
bright weather ex-
tends over Oklahoma
and the Indian Ter
ritOry.
Th e temperature
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Pullman Tourist Sleeper to
California Via Burlington Route,

Personally conducted. leaves Kansas City
every Thursday, 10:40 a. m. via Denver and
Salt Lake. through the beautiful mount
ain scenery of Colorado. Ticket office, So
Main street.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

in Kansas City yesterday.
The temperature was pretty even over
the whole country yesterday. the highest.
20 degrees, being at Galveston, Tex. 1t
was warmer at Kansas City than at most
other cities of the same latitude.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

Many forms of nervous debility in
men WELD to the use of Carter's Little Liv-
er Pills Valuable for nervous weakness,
night sweats. Try them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26

Constipation, which gives rise to
many grave troubles, is cured and prevent
ed by Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them
and YOU will be convinced
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-26
Fair Weather To-day.

Fair weather is predicted for Kansas
saryar aS Sonnar Tbe as,eE,, seranns, ~,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
RETAIL CLERKS.


The National Protective Association Makes
Declaratio IS favorable to Women.
KANSAS CITY, No., July 1.-THE
Retail Clerks National Protective AS
ISOLATION in annualeonvention here has
voted to admit girls over sixteen years
old to membership. The convention
also adopted a resolution declaring that
women giving equivalent services
should receive the same wages as men.
The convention decided upon Buff
falo, N. Y, as the next meeting place,
and elected the following officers: W.
A. Dollison, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, PTesi-
dent; Max Morris, Denver, Secretary
and Treasurer. Among the vice presi-
deSts are O. t. Morgan, Louisville;
Charles OMalley, Bloomfield, and O. NJ.
Dick, Albany, Ind. Max Morris, OF
Denver, and John O'Brien, of Buffalo,
were chosen delegates to the American
Federation of Labor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

preserve public order pending the re-
sumption OF civil administration. To
use the military occupation as a cloak
for the reorganization of the civil gov
eminent or the enactment OF code of
laws or the grant of public franchises
would be to usufp temporarily sup
pressed civil functions. The insular
commission has pl..aed itself in the
position of having openly advised SUCH
usurpation. AS for its dictum that
Porto Rico is not United States terri
tory that is mere jugglery with words.
The island is most assuredly United
States territory, but is under military
occupation pending the determination
of its political status as American ter
ritory and the defnitionN OF the civil
rights of it's inhabitants. Congress
may not extend our laws to Porto
Rico; it is plainly not the business OF
the insular commission Or the Presi-
dent to do so.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
MACKAY
WILL NOT GEORGE CHINA.
This Government Does Not Purpose De-
manding Exclusive Franchises for Amer

This Government Does Not Purpose De-
manding Exclusive Franchises for Amer
leans.
NEW YORK, July 14.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
While President Mckinley will take all
necessary steps for the protection of
Americans and their interests in
China, there is no likelihood that he
will join with Great Britain in coercing
the Pekin government to give extraor-
binary concessions to British and Am
erican subjects. A high official said
regarding the mission of w. H. Par
sons to Washington that the admins
tration had no intention Of combining
with Great Britain or any other gov
eminent in the interest of its citizens.
Naturally the President stood ready,
he said, to afford all reasonable and
lawful protection to Americans in for
eign countries, and Mr.. Parsons would
undoubtedly receive this assurance. 1t
has been the policy of the administra-
ton not to advocate any special Amer
lean industry to the Chinese govern
ment.
Instructions sent to the American
ministry at Pekin some time ago lin
the advancement of American enter
prises in China and the efforts made in
their behalf with the Chinese foreign
Office" said: But you should be eau
tious in giving what might be under
stood as this governments indorse-
ment of the financial standing of the
persons seeking contracts with that
of China. Broadly speaking, you
should employ all proper methods for
the extension of American commercial
interest in China, while refraining
from advocating the projects of any
one firm to the exclusion of others
1t is, therefore, unlikely that the rail-
road syndicate in which Mr.. Parsons
is interested will receive any more
consideration or protection than any
other American enterprise in the Ce-
lestial empire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
THE INSULAR COMMISSION,

an excrescence on the body polite, has
rendered an opinion holding that the
islands coded to us by the treaty with
Spain are not United States territory.
1t is part OF this opinion that as the
islands are not our territory we may
do as we please with them;S in other
words, that the President, advised by
the insular commission, may do as he
and it pleases with them. In thus at
tempting to bolster up the war power
of the President the commission is
seeking justification for its extraordin-
airy scheme cf devising code of laws
for Porto Rico and thrusting it upon
the people of that island without their
consent or without even asking their
consultation. The members of the
commission think that the President
has power to do this because, they
argue, the authority of the President
is supreme in that island, it not being
a part of United States territory. 1t
appears lOl " nave OCSulICQ W liAI
insular commission that the treaty of
peace contains any provision relating
to the political status of the islands
ceded to us, but it does. The final
clause of article 9 provides that the
civil rights and political status of the
native inhabitants of the territories
hereby ceded to the United States shall
be determined by the Congress. In
asmuch as Congress has not devolved
upon the insular commission or the
President the duty of determining the
civil rights of Porto Ricans or the
political statue of Porto Rico, it would
appear to be a usurpation for either to
encroach upon the prerogatives of the
national legislature. The Presidents
duties begin and end with military oc-
cupation. The functions of a military
occupation are limited, not unlimited,
in character. Its purpose is merely to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

NJ. D. Post and Frank Cox, two well
known attorneys of Wheeling, were in
the city yesterday.
stidger Fletcher and D. w. Neon
naughey, Of Cameron, were in the city
yesterday.
J. w. Burchinal, Of the Herald, was
at Fairmont on business yesterday.
Miss Mamie Mckinley has returned
to her home at Wheeling, after a visit
to friends here.
Hon. B. f. Meighen and wife left yes
terday for Toledo, O., to attend the
meeting Of the National Union. From
there they will go to Mackinae, where
they will spend a couple of weeks.
Postmaster Linch returned yester-
day from a trip TO Pittsburg.
Harry Howard, of Wheeling, is visit
ing his sister. Mrs. T. j. Parsons.
VIM: Meighen was at Littleton on
business yesterday.
Robert Cats, of Franklin district,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Alker, Of Jersey City, IS
visiting her sister. Mrs. DR.. s.. NJ
Steele, of Third street
Miss Allie Logan has returned from
Marysville, O., where she has been for
several months past.
Detective ]. R. Mehen, of Parkersbug,
was in the city yesterday
The employees of the Moundsville and
Benwood electric line, have been grant
ed an increase in wages. The new rate
is 16 cents an hour.
Quite a large crowd was present at
the performance Of the Society Ladies
Minstrels' last evening. The entertain
ment was splendid and everybody on
the programme were well received. 1t
was a benefit show for the Hook and
Ladder Company, which organization
cleared a neat sum from the affair
Miss Laura WOODBURY. was shopping
at Wheeling yesterday.
Rev. Thomas Collins was visitor to
Wheeling yesterday.
The Baltimore & Ohio Company will
run a cheap excursion to Oakland, Md,
tomorrow. The rate is $1.S5 for the
round trip. Train leaves at 1887 a. m.
John Bloyd was at New Martinsyille
yesterday.
Mr.. and, Mrs J. w. Alexander have
returned to their home at Bridgeport
after a visit with friends here.
Dr. J. w. Yeater. Of the Proctor oil
field, was in the city yesterday.
Charles Driehorst, of Wheeling, was
an arrival in the city yesterday.
C. C. Mathews was at Thompson on
business yesterday.
Senator S. w Mathews and wife re-
turned home last evening from two
weeks visit to relatives and friends at
Huntington.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15


A genuine anti-boodle candidate must
have some American independence, and
announce himself as opposed to the
Hanna Doodle system. Neither Scott
nor Peppard would be any better than
Gill or Weems unless it were demon
strated that they were opposed TO the
Moark Hanna gang. In fact candidates
of inferior attachments generally
prove more substantial to the Doodle
gang than do superior men in ability
and attainments. There is no pledge
for the people against such scandals as
Mark Hanna ir either of the cards of
Mr.. Scitt, and the editor who would
publish them as plea for ..clean poll
tics" would be a bigger fool than
Thompson's colto-Cadiz Sentinel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
EDUCATIONAL.
me wONAN's COiirGc

Frederick, Md. Reopens Sept. u. Confers
degrees. Conservatory of Music and Art.
schooi OF Expression. Library Laborator-
les Gymnasium. ENLARGED accommodate
tions. Unr.valled climate. Endowment.
]. II. APPLE. A. NJ, President.
ju1tuthu, sy
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
VIGILANCE SAVED THEM.
Oregon Volunteer officers Tell of Aguin-
aldo's Plot to Massacre the American

Oregon Volunteer Officers Tell of Aguin-
aldo's Plot to Massacre the American
Army.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE Of
fieers of the Second Oregon regiment,
while very guarded in their statements,
admit that the condition of the Ameri-
can troops at Manila at the outbreak
of h0stilities between the United States
and the Filipinos was very critical. The
capture of letter sent from inside our
lines in Manila to an emissary of Agu-
inaldo is probably all that saved our
army from a terrible disaster and pos
sible humiliation.
The letter was taken to Cen. Otis,
who found in it the plans of a plot to
open the gates of Manila, sack the city.
murder the guards and allow the in
surgent army to pou: into the Ameri-
can camps and SUNRISE the men. The
United States trofps were under arms
all night to meet the expected attempt,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
Special Washington Correspondents.

Special Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 15.-The
administration has seen new light
with respect to one portion OF the Pflil-
ippine archipelago, for instead OF dis
patching an army of conquest 20 The
Sulu Islands, an attempt is to be mace
TO reach an agreement with the Sultan
OF those islands by which American
sovereignty will be acknowledged with
out resort to bloodshed. Gen. John C..
Bates, as the telegraph has already
announced, has been sent as our envoy
to the Sultan. His instructions are un-
known here, outside the, official inelm-
anon that he is likely to offer to coll
tinue the payment to the Sultan of the
subsidy OF S2,400 annually, which that
ruler received from Spain. If the old
agreement with Spain be revived in
other respects the Sultan and his sub
jeots will be practically free from Am
erican interference, merely accepting
cur subsidy and acknowledging our
suzerainty. An American garrison is
now stationed at the port CT Sulu, but
it is not large enough to cope success
fully with thu Sultan's warriors should
the latter take the offensive Thus far,
however, his majesty seems to have
welcomed American occupation.
The anomaly of the situation con-
sists in the probable recognition on
our part of the right to self-govern-
ment in one part of the Philippine
archipelago while denying it in an
other. We are ready to pay the Sultan
of the Splus a subsidy for Keeping
quiet and managing the affairs of his
people, while the much moro doclle
and more civilized and more highly ed
ueated Tlagals are declared by most ex
pansionists to be Utterly unfit for self
government even in their local affairs.
Why does not the administration send
an ultimatum to the Sultan, declaring
lAdt lhe uipooe VI ILLS SoEcl Aillch'
is the benevolent assimilation Of his
people, and demanding that he lay
down his arms and pay tribute 10 the
American flag? Is not the change of
policy on the part of the administra-
ton a recognition in some sort of its
laundering policy in Luzon" 1t would
seem so. Cancellation il the Sulus and
the sword in Luzon present q strange
contrast.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

The Columbus Journal, the Central
Republican organ of Ohio, has exhibit
ed more vindictive feeling toward
Hon. John j. Lentz stree he became
prominent in politics, than toward
any other Democratic leader, so when
it feels impelled to publish such TIL
bute to MIR. Isentz as the following II
will be understood that something I'M
usual occurred at that Columbus ban
quet:
John Jacob Lentz is. agoain sailing
high. At the Bryan banquet, when
Judge Taryin, in mentioning the true
Democrats of several States. he came
ON the list TO Ohio, he spoke OF Con-
gressman Lentz as it's distinguished
silver APOSTLE, and the whole vast audi
ence broke into five minutes cheering.
The Kilbourne men tried to raise a
shout for the Colonel. but 1t dled
a-bornin'. Mr.. Lentz's friends claim
that his canvass for governor was I'M
mensely strengthened by thet Demo-
cratic convention of clubs. and the
BRYAN banquet. John Jacob, next to
Mr.. Bryoan, was the hero of the two
occasions, and delegates from scores OF
counties over the State said they would
return home to work for hte Colcmbus
Congressman and secure their county
delegations for him for governor. The
Lentz boom is recouped and has taken
on a new impetus among the plain peo-
pie, and the capitol city machine seems
unable to down it.-Steubenville Ga
zette.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
NOTICE
TO ADVERTISERS.

REGISTER advertisers are re-
qucsted to hand in their adver.
tisements for the SUNDAY
REGISTER as early as possible
to-day to insure insertion and
attractive display.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
EXpANSIONISTS

who think that foreign trade Is largely
a matter of coaling stations and colo
MES will not derive much comfort
from the report of the American consul
at Chefoo, on Chinese trade in 1898.
His figures show that while British i'm
ports to China have fallen off those
from the United States show large
gain and are now larger by over
81 900 900 than the imports from the
wholc-of Europe outside of England,
but including Russia In 1895 England
sold China f1ye times as much as the
United States, but in 1898 only twice as
much. Moreover" says Consul Fow-
Ter, st is noticeable that all those
powers who have taken territory in
China during the past year have suffer
ed severe losses in trade, while Japan
and the United States have gained"
Consul Fowler also deals a blow at the
pet expansion theory that Manila
will become d great entreport OF trade
with China by urging American mer-
chants to deal directly with Chinese
ports, pointing out the great saving in
freighto, insurance and other expenses
by so doing Evidently the expansion
lists have not taken into consideration
the cost OF t.ans-shipping goods from
Manila as a vital element in the COM
petition with our European rivals.
China's entire foreign trade, it may be
noted, was but $255,S19,S in 1898,
scarcely an item worth a general Eu
ropean war, and if We had the whole OF
it our profits from it for a considerable
number of years would not suffice to
pay the cost Of the Philippines.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION
bill for the fiscal year 1900, upon which
the government has just entered, ap
propriateos $50, 100000 for the mainten-
ance of a regular army Of $4,000 men.
1t was the general belief among the
Democrats at the capitol last winter
that this sum was too small, and that
a considerable deficiency would result
at the end of the fiscal year. Their
applc-ensions are sure to be fulfilled,
since the President has decided on the
increase of the army to $4,000 men. AS
every soldier costs about $1,000 an
nually to maintain the President by
his action has added to the annual ex-
penses Of the government at least
10000 eco, or nearly the entire pro-
ceeds of the war taxation. This sum is
one-fifth of the total estimated revenues
of the federal government.
MACKAY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15
SULTAN OF SULU ISLANDS
Is to Remain an Independent Monarch
Under the U. s.,

AND WILL. CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
HIS ANNUAL SALARY AS HE
DID FROM SPAIN-RECOGNl-
TION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF
PROCUREMENT GRANTED
TO ONE PART OF THE PHILIP
PINE ARCHIPELAGO BUT De
MED TO OTHERS-REMARK-
ABLE DOINGS AND DISCOVER
les BY THE INSULAR COMMIS-
SION = EXPANSIONISTS NAY
LEARN VALUABLE TRADE LES
SoNS-THE COST OF THE AMER
ICAN ARMY.
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but the enemy had learned of the cap
ture Of the letter and the only part Of
the plot that was carried out was the
burning of a portion of the city of
Manila.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-15

If Congressman Scott had read dill
gently the Democratic poapers he would
have observed that they have uniformly
demanded purity in politics. In small
degree the antiquity element have
worked their nefarious schemes in the
nominations, even in this agricultural
district; but in the elections, all ele-
ments of Republicans were called upon
for contributions to carry elections.
The banks, the federal office-holders,
the corporations, all made their con-
tributions to the Doodle fund, which
amounted to millions, and it has been
used unscrupulously, even in this dis
trict, to influence elections. 1t matters
not whether Scott<of Gill should be tae
nominee, he result was to be obtained
after the candidate was elected.