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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
FOLEY is MAD ABOUT 1T.
Parsons Man After n Preacher Who
Filed Pointed Protest Against
His Appointment.

TOPEKA, May 13.-lSpecial.) A mistake
made by clerk in the governors Office
recently is causing an endless amount of
trouble and may result in a preacher be-
ing sued for slander. Pete Foley, of Par
sons, was candidate for railroad commits
sioner. He filed "A bushel or more of in
dorsements with the governor. Rev. Mr..
Hugh McBurney, Parsons preacher, filed
a protest against Foleys appointment. In
the protest he said many very uncompli-
mentary things about Foley's reputation.
morally. He was very specific in his
charges, mentioning names, dates and Of
fenses. The protest was placed with the
Endorsements so that the governor could
have all the papers at once when ne took
up Foley's case. This is done in all cases
When the board of railroad commissioners
was abolished and the court of visitation
established, the governor appointed Lit c.
Crum, of Labette county. judge of the
court. This removed Foley as an avail
able candidate. he and Crum living in the
same county. After the fight was over.
his Endorsements be returned. clerk in
accordance with the request bundled up
The bunch of papers and sent them to
Parsons. In doing so. the protest of Rev
Mr.. McBurney was inadvertently left with
the other papers, and Foley got II. He
read and reread it. He did not like the
way the preacher talked about him and
went after his defamer. The preacher came
back at the governor for letting loose a
confidential communication. The governor
replied that II was a mistake, but could
not be helped. The preacher replied that.
while he was sorry for IT. he thanked God
that he had told the truth in his protest
Foley declines to return the letter to the
governor and Mr.. Foley threatens, unless
Mr.. McBurney makes a public retraction
of the charges made in the letter, to sue
linn for slander. He is holding the letter
30 be used as evidence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
PROTEST AGAINST BRYAN.
New *. S. A. c. Board of Regents
Object to Political
Address,

MANHATTAN, KAS., May 13.-(Special)
The board of regents at its session last
evening passed the following resolution
Whereas, The former board of regents
invited w. ]. Bryan to deliver the COM
mencement address at the agricultural COL
lege in June, and whereas the present
board of regents are opposed to giving this
occasion a political significance, we are
opposed to his coming and request that
some other gentleman. not recognized as a.
politician, be invited to make the address, -
This resolution was offered by Regent
foe and the vote on the same was as fol-
lows: Ayes-McDowell. Yoe, Hunter and
Satterthwaite. Noes-Vrooman and st.
John. +. T. Fairchilds vote is not record
ed. as he had gone home. The board has
been attending to the regular routine bust
ness to-day and yesterday. Ex-Regent c.
3. Hoffman finally. concluded to come to
Manhattan and make final settlement and
turn over the books to the present treas
uYrer. Mr.. Yoe; The books show ,sSo.S cash
amounting to s10sSs 81: special funds, in
cluding library fund, etc, s73oS9; expert
mental station fund. s4.9SS3l
The board has adjourned until June S.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
WILL WALKER OUT.
Will Be Succeeded by Colonel j. G.
Randlett as Indian Agent Mt
AnadQrkO,

WASHINGTON, May 13.-(Special) From
a source close to the president, 1t is learned
that the place of w. T. Walker. Indian
agent at the Kiowa and Comanche Indian
agency, Oklahoma, has been rendered to
Lieutenant Colonel James G. Randiett.
regular army officer. retired. This is the
place for which Tom Reid, speaker of the
Oklahoma legislature, was slated, and for
which George D. Orput came all the way
to Washington to file his application. The
announcement that this place is to go to
an army officer caused complete surprise
10 those who have been watching the race,
as it was semi-ofiicially announced week
ago that Reid would be appointed. II ap-
pears to be a personal appointment Of the
president. The place was offered to Lieu
tenant Colonel Randlett by the president
before the latter left for Virginia Hot
Springs. but it was not until to-day that
the offer was accepted. Walker Will be
relieved June !, when Lieutenant Colonel
Randlett will take charge.
GUTHRIE, o. T., May 13.-(Special) The
appointment of Colonel j. G. Randlett to
the Anadarko agency was received with
surprise in Guthrie, to-day. Among poll
ucians.. Speaker Reid had been set down
"carpetbagger" was to be imported for the
place was not altogether pleasing The
Anadarko agency has for years been a
source of trouble, because of the demands
of cattlemen in that neighborhood. Major
w. T., Walker who is removed. had been
recommended for the place by the Okla
homa Press Association. and this organiza-
ton: at its meeting this week, adopted res
olutions commencing his administration.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
CHARTER BOARD WORKED"
Free Thinkers' Club, of wichita
Turns Out to BE Nothing but
.IOtuf

TOPEKA, May 13.-tSpecial) The state
charter board has discovered that il was
worked recently en- one charter which
it granted. THE Free Thinkers Club, of
Wichita" literary and social organiza-
tion, applied for a charter. Accompanying
The application was the necessary fee. On
the face of the application 1t was made to
appear that the club was a semi-religious
affair. Within the last few days the board
has received numerous letters from Wichi
Ia stating that The Free Thinkers Club"
was nothing more than common joint.
The name of the concern misled the men,
bers of the board.
In order to protect itself in the future,
the board, at a meeting to-day, resolved
that hereafter all literary, musical and so
cial organizations desiring charters shall
place the following clause in their articles
of Incorporation:
said corporation shall not engage in the
sale or distribution of Intoxicating liquors,
nor permit them to be served or distribut-
ed at its meetings. or at gatherings held
under its auspices
The board to-day turned down two of
these organizations and ordered the appli-
cations returned to the promoters with in
structions that they incorporate the clause
stated
One was the Commercial and Farmers
Association" of Horton. The purpose of
the club is Ito promote the interests of
farmers and commercial men. and the
maintenance of club for social enjoy
ment." The directors are Adam Hornber-
ger. H. Sharringhausen, Fred Hochgraife.
Louis Bechtold and Joseph Berney.
The other was the Union Club of
Chicopee, Crawford county. Social enjoy
nent" was its purpose.
The Union Pacific Tea Company, New
YORK corporation, was granted permit to
do business in Kansas.
The board granted charters as follows:
The Butler County Fair Association, of
Eldorado; capital stock, $1,000.
The Waldo Creamery Company, Of Wal
do: capital stock, $500.
The Arnold Drug Company, of Topeka
capital stock, $4,000.
Galena lodge, PSI, A. F. and A. NJ. No
capital stock.
The Beauchamp Manufacturing Com
| pany, of Holton: capital stock, 100000.
The Clyde Milling and Elevator Com
pany,, of Clyde; capital stock, $4,000.
Fl. l.. Strong Grain Company, of Coffey-
vile; capital stock. So, ,00O0.
The Big Buck Mining Company, Of Cof-
| feyville: capital stock, $4,000.
The American OIL Company, of Garnett;
capital stock, 5000.
The Lehigh Mining Company, of Cofrey-
vile; capital stock, $4,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
PLACE FOR A DEMOCRAT.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie APP
points EVANS Man ut
TOpeka,

TOPEKA, May 13.-(Special) State Grain
Inspector Mckenzie to-day announced that
he would appoint William Iago as an as
sistant deputy grain inspector at Topeka.
This declaration has caused considerable
commotion in local political circles. for it
is regarded as a virtual backdown upon
the part of the state inspector in his fight
with William Evan. local elevator man.
place, but Mckenzie appointed Thomas
Cross Iago is Democrat and Cross is
Republican. EVAN Immediately announced
by state grain inspector. but would buy
on private inspection. The local Repub-
lican organization wanted Mckenzie to
stand pat and freeze EVAN out and arrest
him II he violated the law by selling grain
to outside parties on the certificate of a
private inspector. But Mckenzie claims
the law is weak In that particular, and, in
stead of going into the courts, he yielded
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
TO HUNT FOR AN ISSUE.
in Extra Session mt Guthrie
Tomorrow.

GUTHRIE, o. r, May 1S.-(Special)
In accordance with the call of President
Dick Reaves, the Oklahoma Bimetallic
League will meet in this city in extraor-
binary session on Monday. President
Reaves will give no figures, but says he
expects large attendance. That the meet
ing will be interesting is a foregone con-
clusion. Reaves declared an emergency in
issuing his call and the believers IN every
ism known in the .'reformers' cata-
logue will be represented.
The object of the special meeting Is, If
such a thing is found possible. to find an
issue, and the delegates will go on wild
hunt One of the brothers" who ought to
know says that Mckinley and his admin
istration will be denounced and Bryan and
Aguinaldo indorsed. The convention may
decide to make formal demand of the
president for the return of the Western
troops now serving in the Philippines.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
SECRETARY OF STATE CLARK
PROMISES A REFORM
FEWER WORTHLESS REPORTS
THIS WILL LEAVE MORE. MONEY
FOR CoBURN's BOOKS.
MIR. Clark Says There Has Been Enor-
nous Waste Through 1he Whole
sale Publication of Reports
That No One Cares
TO Read.

TOPEKA, May 13.-(SpeciaL) Secretary
of State George Clark has determined that
the farmers of Kansas shall get more ben
eft from the work OF the state board OF
agriculture under this administration than
under any previous administration. He
proposes to cut down the expense of pub
fishing a lot of reports that interest only
a few people, and put the money thus
saved into reports which Secretary +. D.
Coburn issues for the benefit of farmers.
There has been vast sum of money
expended in the publication of reports in
the past" said he. Some of them were
entirely useless, not being read by a half
dozen people in the state, while the num-
Der of copies of other reports published
exceed the dmand tnfold. 4 few days ago,
in cleaning out an airshaft, the workman
at the state house found over ton of
reports published by the state board of
railroad commissioners These surplus
copies were no doubt published merely in
order TO help the state printer out. Upon
their delivery they were thrown into an
airshaft where it was thought they would
never be discovered. There are tons and
tons of old reports in the basement and
garret of the state house that were simply
printed TO help out somebody. 1t was
useless expenditure of the public funds. In
1894, Labor Commissioner Todd, under
Lewelling, was permitted to print 800
page book TO show that farming did not
pay in Kansas. That very year the Level
ling administration only permitted the pub
lication of $500 copies of Secretary Co
burns report, which tended to show that
farming did pay in Kansas. and how to
make 1t pay better, and which was intend
ed TO attract capital and people to our
state.
Secretary Coburn's books and reports
are gobbled up like hot cakes by the farm
and societies throughout the world. They
arc used as textbooks in many of the ag-
ricultural colleges of this country, well
as in other agricultural countries. The de-
mand in the past has far exceeded the sup
ply. This is an agricultural state. Why
should not the states money be spent for
something that will benefit the state and
its people, instead of being thrown away in
the publication of lot of stuff that is
st, and by the proofreader? 1 believe that
the money spent in publishing useless re-
ports should be put into Coburn's books. -
The secretary of state has charge of the
state printing: that is, he issues the requl-
sitions for all printing 1t Is within his
power to stop this abuse that has been
going on for years. Secretary Clark says,
as long as he is secretary of state, he in
tends TO draw the line on useless stuff and
limit the publication of reports required by
law to the actual number necessary. But "
he adds, II will be extremely liberal with
the agricultural reports. Secretary Coburn
will have no reason to complain"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
CLEMENS HAS NOT GIVEN UP.
He Is Still Trying to Gust the New
Agricultural College
Regents.

TOPEKA. May 13.-(Special) Attorney
G. C. Clemens. representing c. 3. Hoffman
and J. N Limbocker, the Populist regents
who were removed by Governor Stanley
recently, has not yet given up the fight
He called upon Attorney General GODDARD
to-day and requested that they get to-
gether on an agreed statement Of facts and
have the law settled by the supreme court
in quo warranto proceedings to be brought
gents. The attorney general took the mat
ter under advisement. Mr.. Clemens says
the supreme court will hear the case on
an agreed statement of facts. In case the
attorney general refuses to enter into an
agreement of this kind Clemens will at
tempt to get the Populist court of appeals
to hold special session and oust the new
Republican regents.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
OKLAHOMA OIL CONTROVERSY.
Matter VIII Come Up Before Judge
Burwell at Oklahoma City
TO-mOrroW.

GUTHRIE, o. T, May 13.-(SpeciaD The
oil cases in which the territory of Okla
homa and the Waters-Pierce Oil Company
are at outs. will came up for hearing and
decision before Judge B. F. Burwell at
Oklahoma City on Monday. Attorney Cen
eral II. s. Cunningham and John Shartel
attorneys for the company. have returned
from ST. st; LOUIS; dos,tinal GnGaso n ana hammond
Cunningham also stopped at Kansas City
and took the depositions of E. P. Pratt
of the Standard OIL Company, of which the
Waters-Pierce concern is branch.
AS the case now stands. Amos Pierce. oil
inspector. is restrained from rejecting kero-
sene that tests below 46. Baume. and gaso-
line below 30 the company having secured
an Injunction. Whatever the decision the
case is likely to be taken to the supreme
court
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14

Curtis" entered into an agreement with
Cy Leland, Ira Collins and Captain John
Schilling, "the authorized agents of Bal
ley" whereby Curtis was to receive the
First district nomination then and step
down two years later and throw his
Curtis to carry out the agreement. The
latter says his authorized agents were
contract and he repudiates IT. When he
first announced that he would not abide by
the decision, but would go into the race
again, Bailey became very warm, and for
awhile it looked as though there would be
bitter fight between the two The polit-
icai atmosphere has cleared up consider
ably during the past two weeks. and the
friends of each believe that their differ
ences will be adjusted and that Bailey will
again make the race for congressman-at-
large.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
TO BE ENTERED AS COSTS.
Ruling in Regard to Appeal
Trauscripts,

TOPEKA, May 1S.-(Special) The state
supreme court to-day rendered an import
ant decision in regard to the taxing of
costs in cases appealed to that court. Ever
since the court was established, it has been
the rule of attorneys for plaintiffs in err
ror to pay the cost of making a tran
script. In many instances. the cost of the
transcript was so much that no appeal
was taken. The court to-day ruled that
the cost of a transcript should be taxed up
with the costs in the case, the same as the
fees of a sheriff or any other officer This
decision will probably result in the filing of
numerous motions by attorneys of the
state with litigation pending In the su-
preme court to have the cost of transcripts
relaxed as costs in their cases.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Couldn't Keep Him Out.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The grand old doortender looked down
at the little man with the fiery red hair.
And who are you?' he asked
My name is Funston said the little
man Some people call me Fred, and
some call me colonel. I'm from Kansas,
L. s. A
The saint smiled.
DO ! get imp asked the little man.
The saint smiled again.
"I fancy said he, that there's no
use of trying to keep you out. II / should
shut the gate on you / haven't the slight
est doubt that you'd swim the moat
and scale the wall before l could say en-
balmed beef, Walk in, colonel.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
A KANSAS WOMAN's SCHEME.
She Would Give Each Member of the
Twentieth Kansas u Sundower
Medal.

TOPEKA. May 13-lSpecial.) Mrs. ].
Reasoner. of Reserve, kas., has suggested
that a popular subscription be raised to buy
each member of the Twentieth Kansas reg
iment sunfiower medal to be given him
ley, received to-day, she says that the peo-
pie Of Kansas should certainly not give all
but should do something for the privates
who did the fighting.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
ATMOSPHERE is CLEARING.
Little Prospect Now of n Serious Po.
Iitical Storm in the First
District.

TOPEKA. May 1S.-(SpeciaL) Congress.
man Charles Curtis and Congressman-at-
Large W. J. Bailey will hold a conference
one day this coming week to try and ad-
lust their differences concerning the First
district nomination next year. The indi-
cations are that they will reach an amic-
able agreement. At the Horton convention
A. X. Rodgers. "the authorized agents of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Judre scott,s Bond Approved,

GUTHRIE, o. T. May 13.-(Special) }
Judge j. R. Scott, of Newkirk the newly
appointed receiver of the Perry land office,
expects to assume his new duties on Mon
day. His commission has been approved
by the authorities at Washington and is
now on its way West. His bond is fur
nished by an Eastern surety company. It
is double bond the whole amounting to
$4,000 OF the single bond. 5000 was re-
auired as disburser and 5000 as receiver.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
A New Oklahoma City,

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 13.-(Special) }
"Buffalo" Jones is mayor of "Okiahoma
City" town in the lately opened Ute
country. in Colorado Other city officials.
also members of the Oklahoma sooner
aggregation are Bruce Sanders, legal ad-
wiser; Dr. E. A. Allen. consulting physi-
sian, and big Foot Wallace and "Elec-
trio Belt" Bennett, aldermen.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
sterne Returns From California.

TOPEKA, May 13.-(Special) United
States Marshal W E. Sterne returned to-
day from California, where he has been
for the past month recuperating. He says
the people of the Pacific slope are great
admirers of Colonel Funston and the Twen-
tieth Kansas and that they are preparing
to give the general and the regiment big
sendoff when they return.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Dropped Dead in HI. Wagon.

TOPEKA, May 13.-(Special) William
White. driver of an express wagon,
dropped dead in the seat of his wagon to-
day while the team was going down Kan
saS avenue. Heart disease was the cause
of death.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Place for Captain E. NJ. Mi.ner.

TOPEKA, May 13-(Special) The state
board of charities has elected Captain f.
VI. Misner, of Dodge City, assistant SUPER
intendent of the Topeka reform school.
Some months ago the board elected ]. E.
Olmstead, of Anthony, to this position,
but he declined because his wife was not
given place as one of the teachers at the
Institution. This created a vacancy, which
Msner will fill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14


graph, Of the young
est newsdealer o n
The Journals list.
This e n te r r ! sing
youngster is Master
William Harvey Nc
Gehee, of Richards,
Mo. He is only 4
years and II months
old, but he is a rus
tier.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
She Was in Error,

From the Philadelphia Record
This is very bad taste in you" re-
marked Mrs. De Tanque. when her better
half returned in an intoxicated condition.
Your maxim mshtakc. m dear. Bad
tasht won't show up fore (hic) mornin', -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
New Editorial omcers.

GUTHRIE, O. T.. May 1S.-(Special)
At its meeting at Norman, the Oklahoma
Press Association elected the following OFF,
GERS: Frank McMasters, Oklahoma City,
president; Dan Perry, Ell Reno. treasurer,
and Lon Wharton. Perry, secretary.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Birth.
From Puck.

From Puck.
But there was the matter of station.
81 was born in a mansion, while you
were born in fat" she urged, with gentle
insistence.
Yes, but can show permit from the
isnitor exclaimed the lover, nothing
daunted
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Nero Matter of Choicc.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
,"lf ever marry it shall be to a woman
of fine intellect
Huh! Wouldn't you rather have a wife
who thought you great MANI"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
No County High school.

COUNCIL GROVE, kAS., May 13.-(Spe-
cial.) The proposition to vote for county
high school in Morris county this week
failed The vote Just canvassed shows ,02l
for and 1890 against. The country pre-,
cincts defeated it
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Double wedding, Double Divorce.

Toledo Special
In the common pleas court of Defiance
county two petitions for divorce were filed
the other day, by sisters. Mrs. Tillic Myers
and Mrs. Lulu L. Hatfield. The cases are
unusual in that both of the women charge
their husbands with habitual drunkenness
and extreme cruelty. Each asks to have
her maiden name restored, and both are
represented by the same attorney. The
sisters were married at the same time
few years ago, and since have insisted on
living rear each other.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
DoubtfuI Commitment,

From the indianapolis Journal.
First politician-'They seem to have your
man between the devil and the deep sea-
Second politician-''Well, I'll bet my last
dollar they don't make him take water"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
Saved.
From Life.


Eighteen fathoms." cried the man at
the lead
Rolling like a log in the trough of the
sea, the apparently doomed ship was rapid
ly approaching the American coast. She
would soon strike unless something could
be done to tighten her Realizing that the
sacrifice must be made. the Scotch captain
called aft the entire crew, and with a
Hall Gaines next play and threw it over
board, and like thing of life. the noble
vessel responded to the helm and headed
once more out to sea.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-14
A Young journal Dealer.

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