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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
EVANS is WITH THEM.
Fnvors More Liberal Pensions, but
Holds That His Duty Is to Obey
present LAWS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-The committee
on pension legislation appointed at the re-
cent encampment OF the Grand Army of
the Republic at Philadelphia called at the
White House to-day and presented to the
president the report adopted at the en-
campment asking for a modification of
certain regulations relative to pensions.
The committee consisted of r. B. Brown,
of GAINESVILLE, o., chairman; General A. D.
Shaw, commander-in-chief; Major j. w.
Burst, of Sycamore Ill: General Dan f.
Sickles. of New York; Charles Clark Ad-
ans of Boston, and Past Commander in
Chief John II. Palmer. The report asks
the president, if he deems ii within his au-
thority so to do, TO issue an executive order
to the effect that, in determining the PEN
sionable status of a soldier and in fixing
which he may have sustained shall be
grouped and taken into consideration. The
report further asks the president to direct
that the practice of refusing pensions to
widows of soldiers who have incomes OF s9s;
a year or more be discontinued. an6, that
the limit of income III such cases Shall be
raised to $40 year.
The committee was with the president
for more than an hour and a half The
committee stated that Mr.. Evaiis, the COM
missioner Of pensions, was heartily in ac-
cord with the suggestion. he maintaining
however that the remedy lay entirely with
congress, as, in his Judgment, the existing
pension laws did not wa rrant such con-
struction The president listened with great
attention to all the comtnittee had to say.
and in conclusion assured them that their
remarks would have the fullest considera-
ton
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
Needed DEWEY's REQUEST.
The Admiral and His Wife Not An.
nOyed by Demonstrations
Yesterday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Admiral Dewey
and his wife breakfasted to day at $50
O'Clock In their apartments at the Wal
dorf-Astoria and two hours later left the
hotel for a walk. In compliance with
the request made by the admiral on Satur-
day he was not molested in any way and
the enthusiastic persons who recognized him
on Fifth avenue contented themselves
with saluting and passing on. The ad-
miral returned all saiutes by raising his
hat, and Mrs. Dewey bowed.
The couple walked up Fifth avenue to
the plaza and through Central park to
Sixty-fourth street. At that point they
were confronted by group of nurse girls
with their charges, and turned back, leav-
ing the park by the Sixth avenue entrance.
On their way up Fifth avenue Admiral
Dewey and Mrs. Dewey met Richard
Croker at Firty-seventh street Mr.. Croker
was driving, and he raised his hat and
pulled to the curb when he recognized the
from his wagon, but the admiral stopped
him and reached up to shake hands. Then
he introduced Mrs. Dewey, and the party
stopped for moment to converse. Then
Mr.. Croker drove away, and the admiral
and his bride continued their walk.
They returned to the hotel about 1:30
o'clock and had luncheon in their rooms.
Many persons sent cards to them, but no
visitors were admitted. Late in the aft Ter
noon Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey left
the hotel in a carriage for a drive,
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey returre ed to the
hotel about o'clock The aGmirals son
dined with them. The party occupied IA
box at the Manhattan theater tonight,
the play being ''Papa's, Wife"
Admiral Dewey stipulated that he should
attend as a private citizen and that there
should be no preliminary announcement.
The members of the party reached the
theater before 8 O'Clock and We're ushered
int other box before any of the audience
arrived.
The admiral sat behind his wife and son
and If tie audience recognized them no
sign of recognition was made.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
FATHER MATTHEW'S STORY.
Captured British Chaplain Says a
Subordinate officer Caused Sur
render ut Nichnlsnn's Sek

= LORENZO MARQUES, DELAGOA BAY,
Thursday, Nov. 9.-Father Matthews. who
has arrived here from Pretoria. says with
reference to the surrender of the Irish
Fusilers and the Worcestershire troops
at Nicholson's Mex, that after the mules
stampeded. the force got hard pressed by
the enemy. They would have held out,
however, but some subordinate, without
instructions, hoisted a flag of truce on his
own responsibility. Nothing then remained
but to surrender.
I'VE We're sent out" says Father Mat
thews, ito occupy a position with the OBJ
ject of preventing two Boer forces from
joining. We started at $50 Sunday evening.
marched ten miles and got to the hill
about l o'clock Monday morning.
1.-The first mishap was that the mountain
battery stampeded and scattered the whole
lot of mules. We formed up again and
gained the top of the hill The mules
were gone, but not all the ammunition.
do not know what stampeded the mules.
They knocked me down. 1t was pitch
dark.
We had one hours sleep. The fighting
began just after daybreak, being somewhat
slack for time, but finally the Beers crept
round and then the firing became furious.
soon after noon there was a general cry
stop firing. Major Adye came up and con-
iirmed the order and then the bugle sound
ed cease firing
In our locality there was a rumor that
a white flag was raised by young officer,
who thought his batch of ten men
were the sole survivors, but We're 800
alive. having started with perhaps 1000.
think many of the battery men were cap
tured.
our officers and men refused to surren-
der The Beers did not seem TO be in great
numbers on the spot but l heard that the
main body had ga!loped off. Our men had
to give up their arms and the officers were
sent to Commandant Steenekamp. The Of
ficers then ordered the men 10 fall in.
The officers were taken away from the
men and sent to General Joubert the same
day, travelling in mule wagons and Sleep
ing that night in some stores on the way.
The next morning they took a train at
Waschebank for Pretoria. They are very
well treated, and so, | have heard are the
men.
There has been no unpleasantness in
Pretoria The officers in school
building ard are allowed to walk as they
please in the grounds.
THE surrender, in my judgment, was a
great blunder. caused by misunderstand-
| ing Major Adye was much put out. The
| white flag was not hoisted by the Irish
Fusiliers'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BERTH.
U. s. District Attorney Overstreet, of
Oklahoma, Expires on
n Train.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-S. L. Overstreet,
United States district attorney for Ok
lahoma. was found dead to-day in berth
on Chicago & Alton sleeper when the
train reached Joliet from the west. The
body was brought through to Chicago.
According to the Pullman conductor, Mr.
Overstreet complained considerably last
night of pains i'll his stomach and retired
early to his berth. About $50 this morn
ing. shortly before the train arrived at
Joliet. the porter of the Pullman car went
to MIR. Overstreet'S berth to arouse him
and found him dead. The fact was immed-
lately teegraphed to Chicago and on the
arrival of the train at the Dearborn street
station. the body was given over to an
undertaken and will be held until instruc-
tons are received from Guthrie in regard
to its disposition. MIR. Overstreet was
travelling alone.
GUTHRIE, o. T, Nov. 13.-(Special) The
news Of Uniter States District Attorney
Samuei L. Overstreets sudden death was
received in Guthrie this morning This aft
ernoon the local bar association met and
appointed committee. consisting of At
tOrney General Harper s. Cunningham and
ex-Attorney c. r. Brooks to represent the
organization at the funeral Mr. Overstreet
left here yesterday morning in apparent
good health He was on his way to his old
home in Franklin. Ind. to attend the gold
en- wedding anniversary of his parents. He
was born at Franklin. July Il, 1876. In No
vember, 1879. he was married to Miss Julia
Rogers Kern, of that city. who died Au-
gust Is, 1881 They had no children
He was city attorney of his native town
in 1880 and 1851 Mr. Overstreet later re-
moved to Kansas, where he was active in
Seventh district Republican politics In
May, 1892, he was appointed register of the
United States land Office here, serving un-
til July of the following year In March.
1888, he was appointed United States attor-
ney for Oklahoma
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Nov. as. l..
ff.I traf IpIi
| ILL.,, to-day was a brother of Congressman
Jesse Overstreet, of this district.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
U. S. CRUISER WRECKED.
Charleston Runs on n ReeS While Pa
trolling North Coatt of
Luzou.

MANILA, Nov. H. 12:sO p. m.-The
United States cruiser Charleston, which
had been patrolling the northern coast of
Luzon, was wrecked on reef off the
northwest coast Tuesday, November :. All
on board were saved. ----.-' -..-------7
The cruiser Charleston, which was built
in San Francisco in 1883, had a displace-
ment of $3.50 tons. was 3l2 feet, {
inches in length. 46 feet 2 inches in beam
and 2l feet incheslin draught. She was of
steel, having two propellers, one funnel
and two masts with military tops
She had the following armament: Two
s-inch guns, six 6-inch guns, four 6-pound-
ers. two @-pounders, six 1-pounders two
machi,e guns and one light gun, with four
torpedo tubes. She had complement of
:J6 men.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-The Charleston
has been in Asiatic waters more than "A
year. She was one of the first vessels To
be sent TO Manila after the destruction of
the Spanish fleet by Admiral Dewey, the
navy department utilizing her for the pur-
pose of sending ammunition and other sup
plies for the Asiatic station. Just previous
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
4 Severe Cold.

"a very simple/ measure in the very be-
ginning of a cold" says the Baltimore, O..
News, "is to take hot bath until the per-
spiration is Established, and then wrap the
body in two or three warm dry blankets in
warm room. so that there will be free
perspiration for an hour. The body should
then be rllbbed and dried, and the individ-
ual should go TO bed without any exposure
and rem ain there from IL to Sc hours, or
until the symptoms of the cold have en-
tirely disappeared" If you should venture
out befojre the end of So hours you would be
almost tertain to contract worse cold and
perhapsl pneumonia. Would it not be bet
ter to lake a tablespoonful -four times the
usual otose) of Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy jus}t before going to bed? That would
effectu4ally break up the cold. Then you
could 10 about your business as usual with
out aty fear of pneumonia, as it counter
acts Vny tendency of cold to result in that
oans(erous disease.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
MAJOR INMAN is DEAD.
He Was a Famous Plainsman and Au-
thor of Several Books of
the plaius,

TOPEKA, Nov. 1S.-tSpeciaD Major
Henry Inman. the well known Kansas au-
thor, died suddenly this morning at his
home here of heart failure. Major Inman
was g. years old and had for the past
thirty years been closely connected with
the history of Kansas and the frontier of
the United States.
Henry Inman was born in New York city
siXty-two years ago His parents. Henry
and Jane tRiher) Inman, We're of the real
knickerbocker aristocraey. His ancestors
were of the Holland nobility and emigrated
to New Amsterdam After the death of
his father, the celebrated artist, and pres
ident of the National Academy of Design.
an exhibition of the IaIrers pictures was
given for the benefit of the widow. The
receipts from the same We're used in buying
a small farm on Long Island. now the
home of Perry Belmont
Henry lnman entered the army in lS5.
and was Immediately assigned to duty on
the Pacific coast toward the north, where
the Indians were constantly on the war
path. He served through the civil war
and won his majors straps for bravery.
was brevetted colonel for gallantry. He
was associated with General Custer, Gen.
eral Gibbs, General Sully. Buffalo Bill
and many of the famous Indian chiefs.
Major 1nman served on the staff of Cen
eral Miles during the time the commander
ip-chief spent in quelling Indian disturb
aIfces on the frontier While serving in
ties in his department. which was due to
no fault of his, excepting carelessness and
lack of business ability. The long number
of years he spent on the frontier gave him
a rare opportunity to learn the ways and
legends of the Indians. and there was no
contemporaneous writer SO peculiarly quail
flied to depict life on the plains.
Colonel Inman wrote six books, which
have been published: THE Old Santa Fe
Trail" THE Ranch on the Oxhide.'' "A
Pioneer From Kentucky. Tales of the
Trail" 1.-THE Delahoyde Boys and 1.-The
Great Salt Lake Trail
For years Major Inman had been ex-
tremely poor--almost destitute at times
Since the publication of THE Old Santa Fe
Trail which was a wonderful success, p
had been in receipt of Il good income but
it was not sufficient to meet his need, and
his liabilities. too. and he died in usbt He
had wife, q daughter and a s~ii, but none
of them lived with him.
At different times Major inman had beer
editor of half a dozen Kansas newspapers
He was friend of Buffalo BILL who
helpd him publish THE Old Santa Fe
Trail" ~--
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
TRANSVkAL COLL0QUIALISMS.
African Slang EIucidated for Those
Going to battle With the
Beers,
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
Although born of English parents. the
juvenile colonial or Transvaaler mixes
much, and of necessity with Dutch chill
dren and Dutch-speaking native servants.
Hence as he grows up. d certain number of
quasi-Dutch phrases become a part and
parcel OF his vocabulary. and require some
study on the part of the newly arrived
Briton in order to understand their true
significance.
For instance. there is a word which is
always on the lips of every one who owns
u dog, and in South Africa one owns d
dog and a horse as naturally as one owns
Il Christian name and some worthless min
ing shares. This word is 'voetsak.'' pro-
nounced ''footsack' and it means get out"
go away
There IS a story that very new arrival
at Cape Town expressed his surprise that
all the dogs seemed to have one name,
''voetsak, and when You called them by
it they always ran away.
Another familiar phrase is 'Wacht cen
BETTE which means Wait a bit. 1t is
applied even to a particular kind of veldt
bush with long. spiky thorns which catch
your clothing as you pass through-un-
less you happen to be wearing khaki-and
forcibiy detain you while you disentangle
yourself.
Pas op,' means Look OUT and is
heard on all occasions and on the very
smallest provocation. or none at all. At
the Johannesburg Agricultural show.
Whicn tOoh place III Il oiS saru- over rios-
pital Hill, Englshmen who We're not fluent
in the 'taal,'' or language, were puzzled
to read big placards. posted in prominent
places. to this effect: Pas op voOr Zak-
kenrollers.'' Each one asked his neighbor
what that portentous thing. a "zakken-
rooler might be. 1t suggested somehow
"jabberwock," or something equally grue-
some. However on inquiry. the dread mes
sage turned out to be nothing more alarm
ing than, Look out for pckpockets.'
In South Africa, when a man is incapable
of doing this, that, or the other job, say
riding. for instance. it is said of him. He
can't ride for sour apples II you want to
| imply that you are a particularly smart fell
low and not easily taken inland this is a
! favorite assumption of the untraveled col
| onial-you must say, often and with en-
| phasis, TN watch it"'
If a man is absolutely averse to doing
any and if he has been swindled he alleges
that So-andSo has been doing shot
| on him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
CONVICT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Negro Prisoner Jumps From a VIM
dow and Falls Forty Feet
and Lives,

JEFFERSON CITY, Nov 13.-(Special)
A negro convict. William Weaver. attempt
ed suicide al the penitentiary this morn
ing by jumping from third story building
TO the stone pavement, forty feet below.
He landed on his head and left shoulder.
sustaining injuries from which he will
probably die. This is Weaver's second at
tempt at suicide. While serving a second
sentence of the federal court he jumped
through the elevator shaft in the new cell
building, but failed to end his life. He is
serving a five years sentence from Jack
son county for burglary and larceny. He
jumped from the stitching department Of
the Bruins Shoe Company. where he
worked.
George Weaverling, George Harris and
S. HI. Wilson were arrested at the prison
gates to-day, to be tried for other crimes.
Weaverling has just completed six years
sentence from Greene county for grand lar
ceny- Sheriff Hubbard took him back to
Greene county for trial for horse stealing.
Harris and Wilson were taken to Fort
Scott, kas., by Marshal Taylor, where
they are wanted for larceny, and they had
completed two years sentences from Jas
per county for larceny.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
BANGLES FOR SOLDIERS.
Lockets and Bracelets for
British Officers Going to
Africa.

From the London Daily Mall
Everybody knows that the gallant British
officer is the best loved creature in the
philosophy of West end London life.
The ladies OF the West end have been
demonstrating their devotion to the brave
officers who are going. or have already
gone, to fight the Beers and their devotion
has taken the form of keepsakes or amu-
lets, which are 10 remind the dashins SOL
der when he is face to face with the en-
emy of the victories of peace in the draw
ing rooms of Belgravia and Mayfair.
Bond street, Regent street and Picca-
dilly have been overrun during the past
week or two with hanson cabs packed
with boxes and bags of every size. in the
midst of which blucblooded officers have
looked more military than ever. Nearly
accompanied by a beautiful woman, and
before they had finished their round of
war shopping they nearly all called at the
most expensive jewelers. in the thorough
fares named.
Those lucky tradesmen have made small
fortunes out of the British army since the
rica. The wealthy officers of her maiesty's
forces have bought hundreds of ladies' dia-
mond rings, and ladies' gold watches. and
ladies' bangles, and earrings. and lockets
Several West end jewelers. admitted to a
Daily Mail representative that the war had
brought them scores OF orders for ladies'
jewelry. and not a few for keepsakes for
the gallant officers themselves The Civ
ing of keepsakes has been by no means
one-sided tenderness. Gold match boxes,
with more than one persons initials en-
graved on them; rings with little couplets
of poetry hidden inside; strong campaign
watches. with photographs cunningly Sc
creted in the case, and lockets to faster
on watch chains. have been among the
common articles daily disposed of since the
younger officers of the queen Tor plain,
army corps was told to move.
1t IS not an unknown thing among the
strong gold or silver bangle to encircle the
left forearm, and the jewelers. have sold
not few such love tokens during recent
days.
1T may seem bit effeminate to people
who don't know the stuff our officers are
really made Of said West end jeweIer
to Daily Mail representative: but wait
until they get on to the Soudan sand or the
South African veldt, and then-Set out OF
their way.
The British officer may live on chickens
wings when he's at home, and he may
wear keepsakes when he leaves his native
shore, but he's braver and tougher than
most men when it comes TO fight"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
A BRITON's CRITICISM.
pines Gives His View of Otis
Camnaf~n

LONDON, Nov. ia British naval Of
fcer, who has Just returned from a tour
in the Philippines. has been interviewed re-
garding the situation there, of which he
takes somewhat pessimistic view. Accord
ing to the published Interview. he thinks
that more river gunboats are needed. and
that General Otis is trying to run the
campaign too economically.
Paying high tribute to the surprising
intelligence and confidence of the American
soldier" the officer says:
Patience and bravery the American sol
der has shown in a high degree but he
is not particularly mobile. He would be
more efiicacious If. instead of being COL
lected in comparatively enormous numbers,
he were used in smaller forces, moving
stead of requiring vast quantities of potted
luXuries.
Moreover, he looks tired. and as IL he
British soldier he would be diverted by all
sorts of sports"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
MISSOURI FARMERS TO MEET.
Programme Out for Annual Session of
State Industrial As
sOciation.

COLUMBIA. MO, Nov. 13.-(Special.)
The programme has been issued for the
meeting of the State Industrial association,
held in conjunction with the board of agri-
culture at Sedalia. December 8, 6, and s.
The programme covers q greater variety
of interesting subjects than ever before.
The speakers are men of large practical
experience and the best authority on the
subjects assigned them. The Industrial as
socfation Is made up of the State Swine
Breeders association, the State Poultry
Breeders association, Missouri Horse
Breeders association, Missouri State
Grange, Improved Livestock Breeders as
sociation. State Sheep Breeders associa ton
the Road Improvement association. Among
the papers to be read are: THE Farmer
and improved Livestock" by F. d. Coburn,
Topeka, kas. Methods of the English and
Scotch Stock Breeders and Farmers Which
Americans Might Adopt to Advantage"
Professor c. Z. Curtis, Ames. Ia; THE
Mission of Our Annual Fairs" Norman ].
COlman, St Louis; and Educational and
Social Advantages of Good Roads, Dr. r.
II. Jesse. president of the Missouri State
university.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14

to dinner when met his aides secretaries
and the ladies of the government house.
Colonel Stowe sat the right of Sir AL
fred and I on his left. He is a royal good
fellow and his title and position, next to
the queen in South Africa. fits him we'll
He explained al dinner all the things
leading up TO the present crisis and seemed
frank in his welcome to me as an American
newspaper representative.
THE servants in their livery and the
service of the government mansion are cer-
tainly fine.
Colonel Stowe has made 4 wonderful
record here. You may we'll feel proud of
him. He mas the confidence of everyone
and their admiration and respect. Sir AL
fred always gives him the place of honor
al public functions"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
DELlNQUENTS MUST REGISTER
FullblOOd Indians Hold Ont From APP
pearinE Before the Dawes
OmmiSsfOn.

SOUTH M'ALESTER, o. T., Nov. 49,
Especially Messrs. Bixby and McKennon.
of the Dawes commission and representa-
tives of the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions, are at McAlester to-day, giving op-
portunity for enrolment to those who have
heretofore refused to appear before the
commission. The sheriffs of the different
counties in the Choctaw nation were ordered
to ferret out the delinquents and report to
this meeting The sheriff of Tobucksey
county reported 10 fullbloods entitled to
enrolment OF this number six appeared
this morning and nine have died since the
list was prepared.leavingn ninety-five in this
county. still holding out These fullbloods
are said to believe that If they refuse to
be enrolled the country will never be al
lotted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
GIRL CATTLE THIEF PARD0NED.
Old LOttie Kerschner From
Prison.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Nov. 13.-(Special.)
Governor Barnes to-day granted pardon
to Lottie Kerschner. an 1S-year-old GIRL
sent to the penitentiary a year ago from
Blaine county for cattle stealing. While
in prison. she gave Information which en-
abled the officers 10 arrest and convict
several cattle thieves, and in consideration
of this and of her good behavior in prison
the prosecuting attorney and the trial
judge recommended a pardon. as did also
half of the jury that convicted her and
many citizens. She had served eleven
months of her sentence of one year. :.