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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
sPAIN's CABINET CRISIS.
Senior SilveIa Makes an Important An.
nOuncement as to the Conserv-
ntiye Policy.

MADRID, Jan. 7.-At the meeting this
evening of the Conservative Club, Senor
Slvela formally confirmed the previously
reported complete agreement between him.
self and General Polavieja, and made an
important announcement of the Conserva-
tive policy.
Senior Silvela said he recognized Senor
Sagasta's Services to the throne, but CEN
sured the premiers policy in Cuba, and
especially his conduct with regard to the
war between Spain and the United States
He declared that the present cortes was
morally dissolved. and said he believed
that the fall of Sagasta was imminent.
The financial question, Senor Silvela said,
he regarded as most important. He IA
vored tax on all personal property. the
increasing Of direct taxation, and the ef-
fecting of large economies in pensions:
supported the maintenance of the concor-
dat with the Vatican and advocated the
reorganization of the administration Of
justice, freeing it from the influence Of
politics. He favored also electoral reforms
and the establishment of ministry of
public works and commerce, and main
tanned the necessity for giving a powerful
impulse to the Industrial resources of the
country. Regarding foreign politics, he
held that Spain's geographical position
precluded her becoming a territory gov
erned by foreigners, adding:
I'VE must, therefore, reorganize the army
and navy SO as to be in a position to de-
fend the country in case of necessity
In conclusion. he declared that he did not
believe Senior sagasta was desirous of re-
tanning Office. The cabinet will meet to-
morrow. and on Monday Premier Sagasta
will go to the palace to notify the queen
regent OF the ministerial crisis.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
Suspended Court to Hunt a Deer.

From the Florida Timss-Union and Citizen.
A murder trial, with a deer hunt sand
wiched into the middle of 1t, is not COM
mon thing even In Florida. but that was
what was had at Juno, the court house
town of Dade county. few days ago.
The hunt was a successful one, too, and
as a result the Judge, court officers. and
jury had venison for dinner for the next
two days.
Dade county circuit court was in session.
Judge Jones presiding. and the trial for
in progress The jury on the case was in
charge OF Deputy Sheriff NJ r. Johns. who
pineapple growers OF Stuart. The jury
had been spending the night enjoying the
hospitality of the hard pine benches In
which the court house luxuriates. Sud-
denly came the sound of several dogs chas-
ing a deer through the scrub by which
the court house is sur , n
outside of the building before the deer
came into view. Every man of the jury
was an enthusiastic hunter, as is also
Deputy Johns. 1t was the duty of the
officer to keep the jury together. There
was only one way to do 1t In the excite
ment of the moment. and Deputy Johns
took that way by starting for the deer
at the head of the other twelve men, He
drew his 3s-caliber revolver as he started,
was his.
Six shots were fred altogether. and of
these three took effect. The first shot was
fired at a distance of about ninety yards
and the last at nearly forty. Deputy
Sheriff Johns Is one of the best all-around
pistol shots in the state of Florida. or he
could never have done it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
A WESTERN EDEN.
Where Land Was Very ValuablWThe
Experience of a Real Estate
Dealer in a New Town.

Dealer in a New Town.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Were not way up in Co. according to
the Western standard" admits a Detroit
real estate dealer, who is one OF the
smoothest in this neck Of the woods
II was not SO crowded with business last
fall but what l could take run out there
to look the field over. Coming upon TIE
map of a town represented as being but
little off the line of the Santa Fe. was
struck with the appearance made on paper
as well as with the accompanying pros
pectus. l went to the nearest station hoteu
on the railroad time table and drove from
there in rig that was compromise rsa H
tween a cracker wagon and 4 So-cart. Inc
road was rougher than Jordan, ana IL Was
after dark when 1 reached the paper city.
The father of the metropolis was va, hack moi ae so
the railroad that night, 1 took one OF his
men as a guide.
For full hour we stumbled led oyer sT fs;S fogs;
miniature embankments. This, said ne. as
he stood upon 4 stump and held aiott LIS LIS
lantern. is Continental avenue. She's 100
feed wide and one OF the prettle5t resuflcc
streets on earth.
After another tramp. during which |
was covered with Spanish needles and
scared half to death by the rush of buck
rabbit, he told me we were on Front street,
devoted exclusively to wholesale and manu-
featuring establishments. Again We starr
ural pitfalls in search of the park. but aft
er travelling for time in circles. he turned
to me and said; III be doggoned, strang-
"'But where are the houses?' I asked.
Indignantly, as beech limb flew up and
hit me in the face.
way that showed he was in an unfamiliar
role house? Stranger. you must be new
round here or you'd know this here land
was a dinged sight too valerble to build
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
SEEM TO LIKE BRYAN.

S.6" ~ 6INe on NNs
Chicago Democrats Have Him as the
Guest of Honor at Their jack
son Day Banquet Again.
CHICAGO. Jan. THE third annual BAN
aret of the Andrew Jackson League was
held at the fremont house here tonight,
and on this occasion, as on the two form
er. William ]. Bryan was the guest of
honor. The banquet hall of the hotel was
turned into sea Of bunting. caught up
with festoons Of smilax. Lfe-sized por-
traits of Jackson. and Of the guest of the
evening. were hung at opposite ends of the
hall. these being the only portraits used in
the decorations.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison. of Chicago,
acted as presiding officer and at the table
with him and Mr.. Bryan were Congress-
men Lentz. Of Ohio, and Hinrichsen, of
Illinois; Mayor Maybury. Of Detroit; May
or Rose, Of Milwaukee; Mayor Taggart, of
Hrand H1naiaaaRohs; 3 Pah;d, William F. Mcknight, of
vance, H.: Captain William P. Black. and
NATIONAL Committeeman Thomas Gahan,
Of Illinois.
with a short address by Mayor Harrison.
who: before he resumed his seat. introduced
as the first formal speaker of the evening,
sponae to he toaI who sp9ks in
gressman Lentz explained to his hearers
MhaT ta,n wi1a;a Makes ze PRESIDENT s Great" Cap
lowed, responding to the toast of 'The Sol
diery Of the Republic
NJ Then came the three visiting mayors,
Indianapolis. and Ladd. of kewansee. vance. T. Ii.. T..
al three making brief talks. William r
:.Tbs :M.TSbknlYght; Ydnnst Of Michigan; then spoke
81 me W, i91ng p,g Democracy" and the address
the same old speech.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
SLAIN BY BURGLARS.
City Treasurer of Newcastle, Pa,
Found I'm His Office Mt Mid
night, DYING.

NEWCASTLE, PA, Jan. John Blav-
ins. city treasurer of Newcastle, was
found at Il o'clock tonight in his office
unconscious and dying. His head had been
beaten to jelly, the safe broken open and
perhaps 500 in money stolen.
This evening Blevins went to the tailors
for a new suit of clothes. The garments
were not ready and he went to his office.
which was over the jail. to wait until the
tailor had finished. When, at midnight. he
had not returned home, his son went to the
office. He found his father lying on the
floor unconscious, IN a pool of blood He
died soon afterward. The robbers and muir
derers had left no clue to their identity.
The prisoners in the jail said they heard a
sound of something falling about o'clock
and that is the time Blevins went to his
office.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
lding to date:
Michaels. Lightburn. Barber
The Home of Storms.
From Golfers Weekly.

The Gulf of Maine is a geographical di-
vision not marked on average maps, for it
is chiefly referred to in scientific treatises
formed BY the great curve Of the American
coast from Cape Race, the eastern extremi-
ty Of Newfoundland, westward and south
ward to Cape Cod and Nantucket. Into
this curve during normal conditions of sea
and air current sets perpetually from the
far North known as the Labrador current.
1t makes its way southwark inside of the
summer as far as Nantucket sound. In tho
winter months, when northerly winds pre-
vail. q terrific sea is hurled against those
rockbound shores, and where rocks are
wanting the sands are torn up and shifted,
forming islands and new bars here and
there, Involving the shifting of myriads of
tons in a single day. that may mean de-
struction to the unwary or even to the most
wary Of navigators. Newfoundland and
of these gales, and theoretically it would
seem that their bold headlands might form
something Of lee along. the shores Of
Nahant. But in point Of fact they seem to
have very little effect. Possibly the wind
is drawn out of its general direction some
what by the conformation of the shores,
but at any rate when northeaster is
blowing there is very little shelter to be
found except i'll the landiocked harbors or
behind the islands that are fortunately Of
frequent occurrence in this exposed region.
The government observers of ocean phe
nomena, In their forecasts of North Atlantic
weather Tor the winter months, naDltuai-
ly predict gales of greater or less severity
at intervals of about seven or eight days
covering all this zone and extending south
ward as far as Hatteras, or perhaps even
till they melt away into the gentle trade
winds Of the tropics. But not even the
photographic office ventures as yet to pre-
dict very far ahead the approach of phe-
nomenal storms such as visited this coast
at the end Of November; 1t could and did
give warning several hours before the
storm began to make itself felt at the Vir-
ginia capes and along up the Jersey shore.
Hurricane. signals We're promptly set at
the Jurisdiction of the United States ex-
tended. and If the coastwise authorities. of
the British possession had only been willing
prophets they, too. might have shown dam
ger signals for the benefit of their seafar-
ing pOnllatiCn.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
INDIANA sENATORsHIP.
II Is Still the Field Against HanIy,
With the Hanly Men
-. CanAdQuf

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 7.-The Re-
publican, caucus to- nominate candidate
for United States senator to succeed David
Turpie. Democrat. has been set for next
Tuesday night. ]. Frank. Hanly. ex-con-
gressman, of Lafayette, the other candi-
dates concede. will have a lead on first
ballot. 1t is still the field against Hanly,
and but little headway has been made in
man. The Hanly managers declare that
their candidate. will be nominated on the
third or fourth ballot. The anti-Hanly
people assert that there are at least fiftv-
three members who will never support
Hanly. There is as yet no prospect of any
of the five candidates withdrawing in adj
vance the caucuS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
ARGUMENT IN QUAY CASE.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Listens
to Plea for Writ of
Certiorari.

PHILADELPHIA, PA..Jan. Argument
was heard in the state supreme court to-
day on the petition of United States SEN
ator Quay, Richard r. Quay and former
State Treasurer Haywood. for a writ of
certiorari to remove to the higher court
from the quarter sessions court of Philade-
phia the case pending against them, charg-
ing conspiracy.
The defendants are charged with conspir-
acy with John S. Hopkins former cashier
of the defunct Peoples bank. in the al
legged misuse Of state funds on deposit in
that bank In the petition the defendants
averred the belief that they could not OBJ
tain ffair and impartial trial in the Phil
adelphia county court claiming that the
dismissal of their demurrers and other ad-
verse decisions In the preliminary proceed
ines had demonstrated that there was pref
udice against them on the part OF the trial
Judge (Finletter). They also charged anoth-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
GEORGE F. EDMUNDs' VIEWS.
massachusetts Ex-senator Argues
Against the Acquisition of
the Phflippfnes


NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Senator George F.
Edmunds. In letter addressed to the
New York World. reviews the Philippine
question at length. He describes briefly
the physical aspects of the islands, and the
character of their inhabitants The popu-
lation. he shows. Is already denser than
that OF the state Of Michigan and he
adds that "of the total number Of all this
conglomeration Of races. the Europeans and
Americans compose less than per cent,
after more than 200 years of European
occupation" He claims that the people
never have been and never can be in
need of, or consumers of, American pro-
auctions to any appreciable extent"
MIR. Edmunds then proceeds to show what
a war OF conquest would mean, asks how
we can be justified lin forcing by the
sword our particular and excellent idea Of
government, morality and religion upon
these people, as Mahommet did in his re-
hg1ous wars and as Spain did in her early
operations on this continent"
munds argues that all Of them who were
subjects of Spain will become citizens of
the United States by the mere act of ces-
ston:" and as such they will have all the
rights that belong to other citizens in the
territories"
Judge Edmunds says that congress can
not. therefore. lawfully prevent the migra-
tion of any citizen residing in the Philip
pines to our states any more than it can
lawfully prevent the migration of the cit
liens OF the States to the Philippines"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
CHASE AFTER BEELER.
San Antonio Express Driver Got
Across the Mexican Line With
His 100000.

LAREDO. TEX. Jan. THE customs in
spectors who went down the Rio Grande
river in search of Beeler, the missing driver
employed by the. Wells Fargo Express
Company in San Antonio, who is thought
to have made away with $4,000 while on his
way to the Southern Pacific Company's Of
flee, have returned and say that Beeler
crossed the river and went into Mexico last
Monday morning.
The state rangers were in possession of
the horse, Beeler had used, but the latter
had secured fresh horses and escaped. City
Marshal Bartholomew. of this city, and Mr..
Mckenzie, of the Wells-Fargo Express
Company, are on the scene, and it is said
they will pursue Beeler into Mexico. A
Western Union operator is also with the
municate along the uninhabited country
with the officials of the express company.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
wITTICISMS.

He-.'You seem to be very happy. Any
thing on hand?" She-"Don't you see that
ring?"-Harlem Life.
Among the Christmas presents received
by Secretary Long was a model of the Har-
ward made by student who was iii In the
Harvard university infirmary.
Hetty-"What did he do when you sent
back the ring to him?' Dolly-"Acknowl-
edged receipt and reminded me that I had
forgotten the box 1t came in."-Philadal-
phia North American.
There is something burglarious about
four aces" said the man who sometimes
plays poker. They are almost like rob-
berry" said the man who sometimes tries
to play. Yes, and they are safe openers"
Indianapolis Journal.
Householder-"Do you pretend to say
that this meter measures the amount of
gas we burn?" Inspector-'I will enter into
no controversy, sir, but will say the met
er measures the amount of gas you will
have to pay for.-BoSton Globe.
"Mr. Orestes Van Ham considers HIM
self the greatest actor on earth" rs
that so?" responded Mr.. Stormington
Barnes thoughtfully." Hes getting strange
ly modest. He used to consider himself
the greatest actor that ever lived
Washington Star.
Wallace-"What ponderous subjects you
women do discuss at your club. The
Causes of the Decay of Roman Civilian
ton was one of the titles of the essays
read, noticed" Mrs. Wallacs-"Yes; but
none of us pay any attention, you see."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
cRITTENDEN DOUBTS 1T.
He Declares That $50 Couldn't he
Beaten Out of Jesse James
Friends With N Fail.

Ex-Governor T T. Crittenden. who is
quoted as having declared he will devote
his fortune to proving young James inno-
cent does not think man could take a
fail and beat so out of any of the men sup
posed to be connected with the Leeds train
robbery. That was the opinion expressed
by the governor last night when he was
informed of the alleged confession.
..It is the first have heard of it and real
" it seems so improbable that any man
would make such an attempt to break into
Jail as this appears 10 be, that l cannot
believe any such confession has been made.
What object could anyone have in making
it?'
1T has been intimated that the boys were
bribed to make the confession by friends
of young James for the effect il would
have in the coming trial.
Jesse James friends have no money to
spend for bribery. or any other purpose.
AS for Jesse himself and the other men
accused of committing the Leeds robbery,
YOU could not beat SO out of them with a
fail. i have no connection with his de-
seeing him acquitted. He is either an
innocent boy or the coolest, most consum-
mate criminal 1 ever came across. and l
certainly do not think he is the latter.
For eight months / was almost daily
approached by men who had stories to
tell and clues to give. not about the real
criminals. but about innocent men. Like
these detectives. they wanted to get VIC
tim and the fact that he was innocent made
. no difference to them. j do not want to
say that Chief Hayes is not an honest man.
i think he is both honest and capable, but
he has been fooled by men more cunning
than he Is and a result old men who
couldn't drag themselves into the country
in a weeks time are arrested for train
robbery. If those boys have made the con-
fession attributed TO them. IT is the most
remarkable thing that / ever heard of. To
think that they would not only try to break
into jail, but would voluntarily put their
necks In a halter for an utter stranger
passes helief"
'Tten you do not think any friend of
Jesses could have paid them money TO
make such confession?"
AS said before. his friends have no
money TO spend any more than he has
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08

about il on the witness stand. But there
are many facts that will be brought out at
the trial that it wouldn't be discreet for
me TO dfvulge IN advance. II is enough for
me TO say that we will have evidence at
that trial that wiz pinch the toes of. de-
tectives and officials who have been So hot
in pursuit of Jesse James. -
Mr. Farr says that Detective fiaruaugh
knows nothing about the real robbers.
Nobody else but myself and one other
man, knows anything about them, he said.
They couldn't get TO them 10 ind out any
thing, j know that"
Prosecutor Reed casts discredit on the
whole affair. He laughed when asked about
II and said he understood the attorneys Tor
the defense had been nursing some such
scheme for some time. He had asked De-
tective Harbaugh about the Hutchinson
boys he said. and Harbaugh told him they
we're merely some boys who had got hold
of a few old masks and occasionally looted
a freight car. but that aside from that there
was absolutely nothing in il.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
She Didn't Lose Any Time.

The women of French-C Canadian house
holds work themselves out sooner than the
men, who as a rule, marry again very
quickly. A girl. too, considers it a dis
grace IL she hasn't beau to see her home
from church little habitat servant of
Is was found in tears by. her mistress one
Sunday morning. What Is the matter with
the first Sunday since 1 was 12 I haven't
had a young man to walk with" sobbed
sraceV' But how about Jean Seguin?"
soh. last night Jean came in to say he
had met a girl with q cow and a feather
he'd. and he liked her better than me and
wanted his presents back. Don't be sorry
for me, madam; I'll try to get another
beau before this afternoon and be married
later She sailed forth in cherry colored rib
bons in search. of fresh beau. and
brought him back In triumph to dinner.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
FOR SINGLE STATEHOOD.
Recommends Change in Laws
and Elects omcers,

GUTHRIE. o. T. Jan. 7.-(Speclal) The
Territorial Bar Association closed three
days session to-day by the formulation and
adoption OF resolutions declaring for single
statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian
Territories and a memorial to the legisla-
ture suggesting many changes in the laws
OF the territory. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are as follows: President
dents-First district. Hon. D. p. Marum:
Second district Hon. C. o. Blake; Third dis
trict, Hon. II. II. Howard: Fourth district,
Hon. A. ]. Biddison; Fifth district Hon.
W. S. Denton. Executive committee-Ffrst
district. Hon. Z. c. Hunt; Second district.
Hon. W. II. conley; Third district. Hon.
Harris: Fifth district, Hon. John Curran;
treasurer. Hon. S. S. Lawrence: secretary.
/ c. Calvert.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
THE LEEDS ROBBERY.
History of the Holdup and Subsequent
Sensational Arrests and Legal
ProceedinSs

The history of the latest train robbery In
jackson county, Mo-, is peculiar and inter-
esting. On the night of September % par
ty of five men, masked and heavily armed
= took possession Of an eastbound Missouri
Pacific train at Leeds. destroyed theN APP
' tparatus Of the telegraph office and compell-
ed the engineer and the operator to un-
couple the engine and baggage and express
cars.
The messenger for the Pacific Express
Company, which. 1t is believed, had placed
= IN his custody vast sum of money, was
not molested until the engine and express
car had been run down the track for d
considerable distance. He was then threat.
. ened with death by dynamite unless he per-
mitted the men to enter the car, and seeing
that resistance meant destruction, he sur
rendered.
A small safe. believed to have contained
valuable express, packages. was placed on
top, Of a large safe in which the treasure
was stored. Between them seven sticks of
dynamite were exploded. The effect was
Terrific. The small safe and its contents
were blown into infinitesimal fragments; the
large safe was split in twain, and from the
opening the money was obtained. The
sides and roof of the ear were made kind
ling wood and flames completed the work
of destruction
days scores of detectives-railroad and city
worked on the case. without getting a
clue. Finally, WREN almost every hope
was abandoned. Mrs. w. w. Lowe related
TO a neighbor that she believed that her
husband. a Santa Fe switchman, was a
member of the gang of train robbers. The
detectives heard Of IL. and they visited
her. She explained to them the ground she
had for the belief, 1t resulted in the arrest
of her husband. He was placed In con-
finement. and often questioned by detec-
tives. At first he denied all knowledge OF
The robbery. but finally he made confes-
sion. He. il is claimed, admitted that he,
Jesse James. son of the famous bandit;
Caleb Stone. Charles NJ. Polk. an employe
of the Armour Packing Company; Andy
Ryan. an ex-freman and brother of Bill
train robber. and a man known to him as
Evans. had held up the train and robbed
the express car.
The arrest OF Polk. Stone. Ryan and
mitted to bail in the sum of $500. His
arrest caused widespread Indignation
throughout Jackson county and Influential
friends came TO his rescue. Stone was also
court proceedings We're held in the case
Ryan. Lowe and Polk have been in con-
fnement. their prisons ranging from the
police holdover to the county Jail. They
other and ali communication between them
stopped shortly after loves confes.
sion was made public.
The last continuance carried the hearing
of Jesse James until the 18th inst. before
the criminal court of Jackson county, ant
Judge Dorsey w. Shackleford will act a.
the trial judge.
The alleged confession of young Stowel
and the work of the Topeka officials may
render it necessary for the public prose
,utor to dismiss the charge against him
well as to restore to liberty Polk Ryar
and Lowe.