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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
The Census of Cuba.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Senor Quesada
and Mr.. Horatio 8. Rubens had a con-
ference to-day with the president concern
ing the proposed census of Cuba. They
arranged for a visit to Washington next
week on the part of the officials who are
to make the enumeration of the Cuban
people They will confer with Census Di-
rector Merriam and Senior Quesada on the
methods to be pursued.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
ACCUSED OF DOUBLE MURDER.
Clay Young Arrested for Killing Two
MissOurians Found Dead Near
Fort Gibson, l. t.

MUSCoGEE, L T.. July 24-(special)
Deputy United States Marshals Lee and
Rogers have arrived here with Clay Young,
whom they have arrested as the supposed
murderer of the two men whose bodies
were found Friday evening near Fort Glib
son, 1. T.When arrested he was driving
sorrel and gray horse hitched to a new
wagon. 1t was this kind of team and
wagon that was seen near where the bodies
were found. The prisoner has told con-
fiicting stories. He was arrested at Salli-
saw, about four miles below Fort Gibson.
The two murdered men were named Rector
and were from Benton county, Mo- They
were prospecting in the Indian Territory,
with a view to making it their home.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Messenger Boys Riotous.

CINCINNATI, O., July 24-The strike of
messengers that started last Saturday be-
came more serious tonight. Two boys were
stabbed, several hit by missiles and many
slugged with clubs. Street urchins con-
gregated about the Western Union and
Postal offices tonight, about a thousand
at each place. When any new boys or
men went out with messengers a gang
pursued with epithets, clubs and stones.
Tonight the boys voted to continue the
strike.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
HARKER's SHORTAGE GROWING.
1t Is Discovered That He Embezxled
$4,000 or More From the IL
Eenfritx Estate,

sEDALIA, MO. July 24.-(speclal.) Percy
Harker, who is charged with embezzling
$4,000 from the Ilgenfritz Hardware Com
pany. will be called upon to explain the
disappearance of several thousand dollars
belonging to the Ilgenfritz estate A, L.
Burr, the expert accountant, has Just fin
fshed an examination of the books of the
estate, and it is alleged that Harker, who
was collector and bookkeeper for the es-
tate, misappropriated more than 5000, but
how much more, If any, cannot be es-
timated, owing to the fact that the cash
books of the estate covering period from
1892 to 1897 are missing.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
WILL NOT ExTRADITE HIM.
Mexico Refuses to Give Up John Kee-
ton, Accused of Train Rob-
berry in Texas.

AUSTIN, TEX, July A.-The Mexican
government has refused to grant the appli-
cation for extradition of John Keeton, in
Jail at Juarez, Mexico, on charge of COM
plicity in the robbery of Texas & Pacific
passenger train and the killing of a fire.
man over a year ago, the ground for the
refusal being that the new extradition
treaty. contains no authority for the ex-
tradition of an accomplice in crime.
Governor Sayers to-day forwarded to the
United States extradition agent at Ell Paso
a new application for the extradition of
the fugitive. 1t is based on an Indictment
for sheep stealing against the prisoner in
tion is granted, Keeton will be turned over
to the Coleman county authorities to an
swer to the train robbery and murder
charge by the Sutton county authorities
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Morgan County for Hannay.

VERSAILLES, MO, July 24-(Special)
Seven delegates to the Fulton Democratic
congressional convention were elected here
to-day. They were not instructed but will
endeavor to secure the nomination of John
A. Hannay, senior editor of the Versailles
Leader. Judge Shackleford came to Yer
sailles early this morning, but finding no
encouragement. he left in a few minutes
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Negro Shot by n Mob.

WIIIMOT. ARK, July 24.-Chick Davis,
the negro murderer of William Grin, re-
spected farmer, was lynched here early
and snapped both barrels of his gun at the
pursuing party and was fired upon by
them and instantly killed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
School Land in Good Demand.

TOPEKA, July 24-(Special.) The rec
that during the first six months of the
present year there were almost as many
patents to school land issued as there were
half of 1887 there were seventy-six issued;
last half of 1897, Isl; first half of 1885, I76;
last half OF 1898, l2S; first half of 1899, go
The state land ofice is a department in the
auditors Office,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Gets Fourteen Years Again.

WASHINGTON, July 24-Minister Hart,
at Bogota, has telegraphed the department
charged with murder, has been sentenced
to fourteen years imprisonment, which is
the same sentence imposed as a result CT
taken.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Independence, Mo-, "Bootlegger.o

WARRENsBURG. MO-, July 24.-(Spe-
here with an excursion to Pertle Springs,
Sunday. He was caught trying to sell
whisky illicitly and will be taken to Kan
sas City for trial in the federal court He
claimed to be a detective in the employ of
the city of Independence, Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
How Could Hes

From the New York Journal.
mind"
Sharpe-"For the same reason, I presume,
that Fiji-Islander never changes his
shirt
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
A Good Idea.

From the New York World.
First amateur yachtsman-"Have you
taken the sun yet?
Second amateur yachtsman-"No: it's
so hot now that I thought 1 would wait till
tonight"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
VIII Abnndon HI, Mine..

PANA, ILL, July 2i-The Penwell mine
was closed down to-day. 1t is President
Penwell's intention to abandoned his mines
and mining interests in Pana, indefinitely,
claiming that, under the present condi-
tions, granting of the locked out miners
him than abandonment of his mines.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25

dore P. Godfrey, on November 1, 1898.
Soon after the commission of the. crime
at Garnett a few days ago and was ar
rested yesterday. He will be taken back
at once. He is white man and killed
Godfrey, another white man In a saloon
fight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Shot While resisting Robbers.

resisting the attempt Of three tire 'nes negro % rob
bers who were going through railroad
camp near this city to-day, Fred Bennett,
White, was shot and will die. The sheriff
and posse are in pursuit of his aSsailauts
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
Found at Last.

From the Detroit Free Press
Proprietor-"I looking for man can
trust"
Applicant-"We'll get along then. For
ten years I've done nothing but look for
man that would trust me-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-25
south Carolina Requi.ition Honored.

TOPEKA, July A.-(special) The ex-
ecutive department to-day honored a re-
ouisition issued by the governor of South
Carolina for Charles Wilson, who is want
ed at Charleston for the murder Of Theo-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

an important feature of the produce
market, will consume all the surplus
products of American farms for at
least another twelvemonth at prices
that should be satisfactory even to tho
chronic kicker. + -.
American diplomacy has been instru-
mental in persuading.sa number of Eu-
ropean governments that western
meats are not only wholesome, but su.
perior to the home article. In some in
stances persuasion had to take the
form of threats Of retaliation, but the
result in every case has been victory
for the American hog and corn-fed cat
tie. American grain is destined to be
used in Europe for some time to come,
as the years Russian and Indian wheat
crops do not promise e good yield.
Altogether it looks as if the American
farmer had entered upon an era of fat
years and prosperity extraordinary.
1t may, however, be permissible to add
that much of his prosperity will depend
upon the grain and produce merchants
OF our large cities who know how to
control foreign markets for the benefit
OF American producers. Chief among
these great international commercial,
agencies is the Chicago beard of trade,
whose members handle more grain
than the merchants of all other west.
ern cities combined. Hence upon the
judgment, wisdom and disinterested.
ness OF these men must, in a large
measure, rest the pecuniary welfare of
every tiller of the soil. And that is an
other reason why producer and dealer
should come closer together instead of
permitting themselves to drift apart.
Their interests are mutual, whatever
demagogues may say to the contrary.
G. w. WEIPPIERT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
TO SAVE THE TEMPLE
Temperance Union Making an
Earnest Effort to Raise $500, 600.

Chicago, Jan. %. - The Chicago
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union, which has just formulated and
sent out plan for lifting the entire
debt from the Woman's Temple, and
making it memorial to Miss Frances
e. Willard, is bending all it's energies
to making a great demonstration at
the temple on February II, the first an
niversary of Miss Wizards Heavenly
birthday" It's plan, which is to divide
the $4,000 necessary to free the build
ing from debt into $4,000 shares of ten
dollars each, is meeting with hearty in
dorsement and cooperation. It is ex-
pected that thousands of dollars
will be pledged before the 18th, al
though so short time intervenes be-
tween now and then, but in any case
the work will be pushed with vigor,
and the young people are assured the
entire sum will be pledged before tbs
close Of 1899. An earnest appeal was
issued Friday that all lovers of Frances
Willard and the temperance cause send
their pledges to Miss Eva N. Shontz,
president, 1119 the Temple, On or before
February II.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

the thumb is the first digit to disappear,
next goes the little finger, next the
forefinger, and lastly the fourth OF
ring finger. Thus they assert the horse
originally had five toes on each foot, los
ing four of them one after another unit
now only the middle toe is left, upon the
nail of which the animal walks. SINH
larry the cloven-footed beasts have come
down to two toes.
THE frog has large skull, with a
very small brain cavity and an enor-
nous mouth for the purpose of swal.
lowing fish, small ducks or any other
prey of size, whole. Dan Beard, the art
list, tells a story of a pet frog he had in
an aquarium that attempted to get
away with baby alligator newly i'm
ported from Florida. On coming home
he found Mr.. Frog, who had taken down
the small saurian head first, jumping
against the glass side of the aquarium
in vain efforts to drive down the tail OF
the victim, which was too long to find
room inside for it's accommodation.
The frog, like the toad, has it's tongue
fastened in front and loose behind so
that it can capture insects by whipping
it over and outwardly. Unlike the
toad, however, it has teeth in its upper
jaw. The toad is higher animal than
the frog, because it gives birth direct
ly to little air-breathing toads, whereas
tie frog lays eggs that produce fish
like tadpoles, subsequently transformed
into the final shape. The tadpole
breathes through gills like a fish, has
tail and no legs and is a vegetable
feeder. The metamorphosis it under
goes is one of the most marvellous
things in nature. If it were not so COM
mon it would astonish the world. Think
of vegetable-eating fish with tail and
gills turning into an air-breathing land
animal, developing teeth and becoming
carnivorous quadruped. Isn't it
amazing when you come to consider il?
A wonderful beast is the frog, truly"
SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

otter animal, and It Possesses no riba 81
AL. Thus II + obliged to literally swal-
70 BY gulps the air It breathes instead
OF projecting It's chest as we do and
creating vacuum for the atmosphere
to pour into. Itsihind legs are very pc
.cnilar in one respect. the two bones
winch m form the heel in man being great
~ elongated. SO as to give an extra joint
IN the middle OF the big 'splay' foot; be-
sloes the peivls hinges on to the back
none. SO IS to give joint In the mid
ole OF the back. how much these extra
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

beings breathe through the skin all
over the body in a small degree, the
blood in the superficial vessel taking
up a certain amount of oxygen, but
the function is exercised more satisfac-
torily by the frog. Besides, his nervous
system affords an interesting study
under ingenious torture by ANTAGONISTS,
and the blood corpuscles being re-
markably large, that fluid serves adj
mirably for the instruction of the seek
er after medical knowledge.
mo, it is not necessary to administer
anaesthetics to frogs while undergo
ing vivisection. They would render ex-
periments upon the nervous system un-
satisfactory. Does not the animal suf-
fer very much, you ask? Perhaps. It
is impossible to know how much. A
great scientific authority has said that
death is the only measure of PAIN A
certain amount of pain in itself will
cause man to die. Chop off a mans
leg and he is likely to give up the ghost.
CT off a frogs leg, and if the bleeding
is stopped the creatures general health
is not apt to be seriously interfered
with. Descend lower in the scale and
pull off the leg of starfish or crab; it
will grow another. A turtle is likewise
victim of science, because it will live
through all sorts Of dissections and its
heart will pump salt and water through
It's veins as if it were blood. Varnish
q frog, without cutting out its lungs,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Z EAR q HAND.
E1traordi nary Prosperity II Store.
ID for American Farmers.
Chicago still IL the Greatest Grais
and Live stock Market in the
Western World - Figures,
Prove the Claim.
Especial Chicago letter.

Especial Chicago Letter.
Chicago's two great industries are
its grain and live stock trades. 1t
was said some years ago that Kan
sas City and Omaha would outstrip
the western metropolis as stock
markets and that the same cities,
Duluth and Minneapolis would crowd
1t pretty close as grain markets.
Official figures. of last years transac-
tions of the Chicago board of trade
and the Union Stock yards, furnished
to me by the officers of the two corpora
tons, prove that the Illinois city still
is the greatest trading center in prod
uce of every description, and indica-
tions that it will remain the leader
for many years to come are reliable.
It is possible that the famous Letter
wheat deal, which was foated in April,
1897, and collapsed July 1, 1898, had
something to do with the enormous
totals of Chicago board of trade bank
clearings, but certainly not enough to
affect the city's commercial standing.
The Letter deal was responsible for
'crowding the price of wheat up to 81 IS,
in the face of government crop reports
confidently predicting a yield of ESQ.,
100000 bushels. Elevators were full
to overlooking when the collapse came.
Levi z. Letter, the father of Joseph,
otherwise known as the Napoleon Of
the wheat market, had to come to his
sons rescue and mortgaged and sold
Chicago real estate to the amount of
100000 in order to save the family
name from commercial failure. Com
plete stagnation followed the COL
lapse. yet in spite of this the total
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
FUTURE OF THE WHEEL,
Both Manufacturers and Lovers
of the Sport.

What should be the exact selling
price of good bicycle we will not pre-
tend to- say; but we do not despair of
seeing a well-equipped establishment
selling first-class machines at a price
considerably below the present re-
duced figure, and, at the same time,
paying handsome dividend on rea-
sonable capital investment. It may
further be stated that the firms which
are the most tenacious in adhering to
the old excessive prices are not always
those which produce the best-designed
machines.
Competition will, of course, tell its
inevitable tale in the long run. The de-
mand for bicycles will not decrease-on
the contrary, it will increase; for the
bicycle combines utility and recreation
in q manner that no other invention
has ever done. As new firms on .
healthy financial basis come into the
market prices will 60 down; and, nat
urally, as prices go down demand will
go up, until, as recently said, a bicycle
may become almost as much matter
of course as pair OF boots In civilized
persons equipment. Increased num-
bcrs of riders will give strength to put
pressure on local authorities, SO that
tracks set apart for cyclists may posi-
bly, become as common on the chief
roads of the country as footpaths are
now. On good asphalt track and un-
der ordinary conditions 100 miles day
would be within the compass of per-
sons of both sexes possessing very or
binary physique, taking into considera-
ton the more constant use of the BIZ
cycle that will follow If cheaper ma
chimes and improved road facilities are
introduced. In regard to the latter, we
do not forget Sir j. Wolfe-Berry's pro-
posal Of special cycle paths in the
streets of big towns and cities. Next
to cost, mud is the chief bar to the exc
tension of cycle riding at present..
Engineering.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

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nogs, ~ snee z, sa.sv, and horses, Ply.
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pounds, and sn l ~ poun os.
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noasss s,s, -. MaIy q
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thot I1ncla q. :, - IS f,,,, :. ~
$500. - anroha.aI. b. D..
+ha ,.or damands n,n,tt ~ 80, ass,;a.
~ ransr.1 ,anor q .ha - :. . .,,a
,u.n - air. -. = ena ' =
,ron,;ran 49, hnr.a daa,ar: -. &c ~ 49,
an;n;nn ,bo+ 1900 w;ll. II ~ :.
vear for med;nm-nricad. AL No. :;
moi. @.1,T7 - $50 : : -
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

New York, Jan. 25.-President J. G.
Schurman, of Cornell university, and
Prof. D. C. Worcester, of the University
of Michigan, the civilian members of
the commission appointed by the pres
ident to inquire into the condition of
the Philippine islands, left Tuesday
evening over the Canadian Pacific for
Vancouver, where they will take the
steamship Empress of Japan for Hong
Kong. From there they will go imme-
diately to Manila and will be met there
by Admiral Dewey and Gen. Otis, mem
bers of the commission. Col. Charles
DENLY, who is member Of the war in
vestigation commission, will not be
able to start for the Philippines for at
least two weeks, as the Investigation
commissions work will detain him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
An Intellectual Effort.

Don't interrupt me, please" said
Senator Sorghum to the young man
who had slammed the door.
Il beg your pardon
"Don't keep talking about it, either"
was the irritable rejoinder. I'm en-
gagged on making joke. The conun-
drum is, Which is worse in congress,
polygamist or a pull-leg-amist?' and if
can only make up some kind of an an
swer to it think it will be pretty good"
Washington Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

duced profound sadness in the senate,
where he had served for many years
az one of a galaxy Of distinguished
men.
augustus Hin Garland was born in Tip
ton county, Tenn, June II, 1S22 Before he
was year old, his parents removed to
Arkansas. He was educated tn St Mary's
college, Lebanon, KY, and st. Joseph,s
college, Bardstown, KY. He read law there
and In Arkansas, and was admitted to the
bar in 1853 After practicing at that place
for three years, he removed to Little Rock
He was whig in politics, and in 1850 was an
elector on the Bell and Everett ticket. He
was an opponent Of the secession ordinances
In the state convention, but after its pas
sage he espoused the southern cause and
was member Of the provisional congress
that met In Montgomery in May, 1851 He
was chosen a delegate to the first confed-
crate congress and afterwards served In
the senate, in which he had a seat when
the confederacy fell. In 1865 he petitioned
the United States supreme court for the
right to practice without taking the Iron
clad" oath, presenting an argument on
which the question was decided in his
favor. He was elected United States sena-
tor for the term beginning March T. 1851
but was not permitted to take his seat In
1874, after serving short term as acting
secretary of state, he was elected governor
OF Arkansas under the new state constitu-
ton. In January, 1876, he was sent to the
United States senate and was reelected in
1883, serving from March 5, 1877, to March,
1885, when he took his seat as attorney-gen-
eral In President C1eveIand's cabinet He
was offered and declined supreme court
justiceshfp. At the close Of the Cleveland
administration, he retired from politics and
pract1ced law In this city, appearing chief
ly before the United States supreme COURT
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Narrow EscaDe.

Mrs. John Connery, wife of farmer
who lives near Fertile, had narrow
escape from being severely burned one
day last week. She was on her wav
to Fertile, and before starting had
placed hot stone in the bottom of the
cutter for a foot warmer. All went
we'll until she was near town, when
she discovered her dress and skirts to
be on fire. She threw off the lap robes
and Immediately was enveloped in
flames and a cloud of smoke, but her
presence of mind saved her, as she
leaped from the cutter into the loose
snow and succeeded in distinguishing
the flames.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

Two Swords for Commodore PLfIIp.
New York, Jan. 25.-Commodore Phil
ip, the former captain of the Texas,
now the commandant of the navy yard,
is to be presented with two jeweIed
swords. One OF these is to be given by
citizens Of New York city. The other
will be presented by the Sunday-schooI
children of Texas in commemoration Of
his words after the destruction of Ger
vers's feet of Santiago. This will be
presented at Galveston on March /.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02

zone day short.
The foreign demand for food products
of every kind was phenomenal during
the latter half of 1898; and an over
whelming percentage of the export
trade was carried on through Chicago
houses. According to the secretary of
the board of trade the following were
the receipts and shipments of all the
leading articles of produce, excepting
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Minnesota Wins.

At the Buttermakers' convention at
Sioux Falls the attendance was large
and the competition strong. The first
prize in the gathered creameries was
won by Herman Brock, of Lake Park,
Mimi, score 81; second by M. NJ. Mag
nusen, Bee, Mimi, score 80. The prize,
banner, was won by Minnesota, the
states and scores being as follows:
Minnesota, 1859 entries, average 49, 3; III
linois, 40 entries, average ss.1; Iowa,
ITO entries, average SIS; Wisconsin, 50
entries, average 500; Kansas. a en-
tries, average se.7;. South Dakota, as
entries, average $3.50. =, Il"