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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
NEGRO MINERS FROM PANA.
TrninIoad Taken to Bcvier, Mo-.
Yesterday by the Kansas and
Texas COmpany.

BEVIER. MO. June 2S-(Special.) To-
day was the most eventful day in the
United Mine Workers of America coal
strike since its inauguration, five weeks
ago. AT o'clock this morning a Burling-
ton special train from the East, containing
three coaches loaded with negroes to take
the places of the striking miners, rushed
through the yards and out to mine No. g.
of the Kansas and Texas Coal Company
representative of the coal company said
there were on board the train 125 men
ana twenty-five women. The arrival of
the train was a. surprise to the officers of
the union here. An officer of the union
said tonight that no steps would be taken
the conference between the miners and the
coal operators in Moberly Tomorrow
wherein consultation between the eX-
ecutive officers, Rees and Bonsfield, of dis
trict No. IA, will be held. The guards at
mine No. 81 were at their post early this
entered the mine inclosure before the ar
rival of the train with the new men. The
town is quiet and orderly Tonight The
striking miners are standing around in
small groups discussing the situation. The
strikers are very sanguine in their hopes
that satisfactory agreement can be
reached in the conference tomorrow at
Moberly. The miners say that the North
western. Black Diamond and Watson Coal
Companies from here will be represented
in the conference and will sign a fair
schedule. which will end the strike as far
as. these companies are concerned. and the
fight wifi then still be on against the Kan
ognition of the union. The colored miners
that arrived to-day for No. 81 mine are
from Pana, ILL.,. where the mine workers
have conducted strike for fifteen months.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
CUBANs OFFER TO FIGHT.
Several Thousand, 1t Is Said, Are
Ready to Go to the Phil
ippines.
.Go, June 2s.-The Record to-mor-

CHICAGO, June 2S-The Record to-mor-
row will say:
Correspondence reached Chicago to-day
that negotiations are pending with leading
officers of the Cuban army to convey their
forces to the Philippine Islands and place
them under command of Major General
Otis to campaign in connection with the
American troops against the rebelious Fill
ipinos. Both the president and Secretary
of War Alger are reported to think well
of the plan and, in the hope that 1t may
be accomplished, it is said, have withheld
legged that ten Cuban chiefs-Generals Diaz,
Nunez. Nodarse, Alexandra Rodriguez,
Carrillo, Roloff Vega, Catillo, Rafael Rod
riguez and BoZa-are the officers who de-
yised this plan to furnish employment to
Cuban soldiers who are without means of
subsistence
the war department has been negotiating
with the Cuban chiefs for more than
month. The argument advanced in favor
OF the proposition is that the CubanS are
better qualified for active campaigning in
a tropical climate than the American SOL
diers. Ten thousand Cubans are said to be
anxious to go to assist in putting down the
rebellion of Aguinaldo.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-1t was SAID
at the White House tonight that this was
the first that had been heard Of the prop
osition to use large force of Cuban SOL
diers to fight the FilipinoS, and 1t was dis
credited Even if there were a willingness
to listen to the proposition its adoption
gal and constitutional character, for the
Cubans are not citizens of the United
States, and there is no authority of law for
their employment.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
NIGH REPUDIATES 1T.
Denies That He Wrote n Confession
and Says Now That Kennedy
Is Innocent.

SPRINGFIELD, MO-, June 8.-tSpecialp
Lewis Nigh fatty denies having made a
statement while at Hartville to the Hart
vile Democrat. He says Kennedy Is in
nocent and that the statement was made
without his consent. Nigh wrote and
gave the following statement to a reporter
for The Journal tonight:
Springfield, Mo-, June Is.
To The Journal.
Will you kindly publish the following
statement desire to make to the public
through your, paper in regard to our cases:
On the 9th of this month l entered a
plea of guilty at Hartville of participating
it is over and all of the accused have been
declared guilty and received long sentences,
l desire to state to the public that there
has been one innocent man declared guilty.
who / will make affidavit did not have
anything to do with the affair, and that
man Is John F. Kennedy. Wright and
Kennedy are two different parties. knew
Wright in Barton county fifteen years
ago. He came to my house early last
December and stayed there over a week.
While he was at my house he talked of
holding up a train: then he left my house
and went to Fegley's. There he was known
as Davis. We met again at Fegleys and
agreed to hold up the train. / was to hold
by that time two other men arrived. The
train was held up on the night of the 3rd
of January. I have never seen Wright
since the holdup. He told me he was 60
ing to Bolivar and from there back to
Barton county. / think 1t is my duty as
a fellow man to tell the truth about this
affair. NIGH.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
MINERS HAVE A TRUMP CARD.
Think They Can Win in the Game of
Litigation With the "Big

TOPEKA, June 2S.-(Special) The attor-
neys for the striking coal miners in South
eastern Kansas are planning surprise
on the attorneys for the big Four" COM
panies when the cases growing out of the
strike come up for hearing in the courts.
They will spring the point that only one
of the four companies has any rights what
ever in Kansas, and that the other three
cannot resort to the courts in this state
because they are outlaws under the pro-
visions of the new corporation law.
The litigation pending is in the nature of
injunction suits. The Big Four" are
seeking in the federal courts to get an
order enjoining the striking miners from
interfering in any way with the operation
of the mines and from preventing the i'm
portation of foreign miners to take their
places. In the state court the miners,
through their legal representatives, are
endeavoring TO secure an order enjoining
the Big Four from importing foreign
miners. The sheriff is enjoined by the fed
eral court from interfering with the i'm
portation of miners and is ordered by the
state court to prevent the companies from
bringing in imported labor
The new corporation law requires for
eign corporation to secure certificate from
the Kansas charter board before it can do
business in Kansas. If a company organ
lied under the laws of another state has
no certificate emitting it to do business in
state under the new law, and has no right
to bring suit in the courts of the state.
Only one of the Big Four companies
Is Kansas corporation. That is the West
ern Coal and Mining Company. The other
three companies-the Kansas and Texas
company, the Central Coal and Coke Com
pany and the Southwestern Coal and I'm
provement Company-are Missouri corpo-
rations. Neither of these three has any
certificate from the state charter board
authorizing it to operate in Kansas The
Kansas and Texas company and the Gen.
trail Coal and Coke Company have applied
for certificates, but owing to some defects
in their applications the board has not
taken any action on them. An effort will
be made to get the board to withhold ac-
tion on them until the strike Is settled
The records in the secretary of states
office do not show that the Southwestern
Coal and Improvement Company has ever
| even made application for a certificate.
If the certificate feature of the new law
| Is held valid by the courts the miners will
make it hard shedding for the big Four y
Deprived of the right to go into court, the
companies will find themselves at dis
| advantage in the fight.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
SUPPOSED READY
AS CASH.

Sterling Silver Chain Bracelets. IS styles.
S1.OO
14k Jeweled Friendship Hearts .--....---.5Oc
Ink 10-year Chain Bracelets ..-.-.....-.S2.2o
1ik 2o-year Jeweled Lockets -----.-..- -S1.s5
Rogers Bros Best Knives, Forks and
Spoons, per set....-.... ..------.--.--.-S -S1-4o
Railway Watches, 25-year cases, adjusted
and guaranteed N $500
5 stone Rings. Princess. Emeralds. Rubles.
Pearls, any color 900
Pompadour Jewel Combs ..-.....-.....$1.OO
Latest style Berry Spoons and Dishes
Prices and quality are the talk Of the city.
Our last importation in Ladies Enam-
eled Watches-first come first served. Your
are aware we cut our own diamonds and
all precious jewels. We have no competi-
tion. Wholesale or retail. Call and sec or
write the old reliable,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
employees ARE INDIGNANT.
Cannot Get Their Pay From the Kan
sas State Medical So.
ofnfr

TOPEKA. June 2S.-(Special) Should the
next annual convention of the Kansas State
Medical Society be held in this city, the
doctors will be obliged to pay as they go.
For years the society has met in Repre-
sentative hall or the senate chamber of the
Capitol building. The state grants the So
ciety the use of the room, with the under
standing that all expenses of lighting and
heating and operating the elevator are to
be borne by the society. Two years ago
when the society met here. it owed the
employees about the building in the neigh
borhod of $50 for working overtime. The
society did not pay the bill, and when the
convention was held again this year the
former bill was compromised for so.
The deficiency this year amounted to $50.
and the state employees who worked half
of the night keeping. the, engines and .dyna--
mos going have so far been unable to get
their money. None of the members of the
society appear TO know anything about
the bill and the officers, when approached.
throw the responsibility on somebody else.
The state house employees have held indig-
nation meetings and have not only decided
to make the doctors pay their bill in ad-
vance hereafter. but show disposition to
retaliate by beating their doctors bills
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
BARS OUTSIDE MINERS.
Governor Jones Issues a Proclamation
FOrbiddinE Their Importation
Into Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, June 2s.-Govern-
or Jones this afternoon issued a proclama-
ton in which he says. that from state
ments it seems that certain coal mine op-
orators have been bringing from other states
into Sebastian county class of miners
who menace the health and peace of the
of Judge Rowe. l am advised that bring
ing more of such Objectionable persons
into Sebastian county will surely result in
the public peace and preventing bloodshed
in said county, I hereby order and direct
than the further Importation of such OBJ
proclafNations by me in this matter be
strictly eSforced by the sheriff of said
county. and that he Immediately take prop
er steps. employ such deputies and call
as may be necessary to prevent such i'm
portation of objectionable men, to the end
that peace may be preserved"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
Man VINO struck Pre.ident Loubet.

Marquis de Fontenoy's Letter.
As a good deal of misconception prevails
with regard to the identity of Baron Chris
tiani sentenced to four years imprison-
ment for striking the president of the re-
public with his cane at the Auteuil races. It
may be just as well to say that he is a ma
tive of Corsica and the grandson of a
of general under the first Napoleon. The
father of the now imprisoned baron held
the office of public prosecutor during the
reign of Napoleon Ill, and not only was
he concerned in consigning many of his
fellow citizens to the horrors of penal sery-
itude at Cayenne on account of their polit-
ical opinions, but likewise managed to
amass a large fortune in questionable
manner while in the exercise of his duties
as law officer to the crown. 1t is this for
tune thus acquired which enables his two
sons to live a life of leisure.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
JEALOUSY CAUSES A SHOOTING
Daughter. of n Kansas Senator Fatally
Wounds n Young Woman mt
BIoomin gton. I'll.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. June 2S.-Mrs. w.
K. Martin. who formerly lived at Chanute,
Kas., shot and fatally wounded Miss Ida
Oglesby at the Hotel Folsom to-day. She
put four bullets into her victims body.
Mrs. Martin charges intimacy between Miss
Oglesby and her husband, who is an ex-
Santa F'e brakeman. The Martins and Miss
Oglesby came here four weeks ago from
Kansas. Mrs. Martin is the daughter of
State Senator Roe, of Neosho county. The
Oglesby girl lived at Cairo, Ill, and at st.
Louis, where her parents are said to reside.
Mrs. Martin secured for her a position
as domestic at the Folsom hotel. Mrs.
Martin had suspected intimacy between the
girl and her husband. and when she inter-
cepted letter which the girl had addressed
to her husband she decided to kill her.
After the shooting Mrs. Martin, with
wonderful coolness. left her victim. and,
walking to the police station, gave herself
up. She is about 90 years old and hand
some. She does not appear to worry over
the outcome.
CHANUTE, KAS., June S.-(Special)
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Martin moved from
here to Bloomington month ago. Mr..
Martin was brakeman in the employ of
the Santa Fe. He was a quiet man. easy
to get along with. He had been at this
place about four years. marrying Mrs.
Martin about three years ago. Mrs. Mar
tin is a daughter of Senator Dick Roe, of
Grenola, and a sister of Mrs. c. l.. Colyar,
of this city. Her first husband was Santa
Fe switchman, Thomas Weenfs. They
moved to Chanute twelve years ago and
several years afterward she secured a di-
Ie Of rar1t
Weenis then disappeared Mrs. Martin was
pronounced brunette and rather hand
some. At one time she held state office
! in the Ladies' of the G.. A. r. of Kansas
Miss Ida Oglesby is rot well known here
She came from st. Louis on visit to the
Martins but a few weeks before they left
| for Bloomington.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
COAL COMPANIES COMBINE.
All Those Operating In the Pittsburg
District Have Been ANAL
gamated.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-The reported COM
bination of the coal companies of the Pitts
burg district was confirmed to-day by John
H Jones, one of the most prominent coal
operators in that region.
There is now no question but that the
scheme will be codfsummated," said Mr.
Jones, land the new company will take
charge at once. Bonds to the amount of
100000 will be issued, drawing 6 per
cent and running fifty years, together with
SIC. 900 in preferred stock and $50 900, 900
in common stock. The preferred stock will
be guaranteed per cent. 1t will be the
policy of the new company to operate only
the most profitable plants, and these to
their full capacity. The more expensive
plants will be shut down. 1t will not be
necessary to increase the cost of coal to
the consumer in order to pay dividends;
that can be accomplished by the saving in
operating expenses
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
REEDER APPOINTS A POP.
Names Homer A. Smith, of Phillips
County, rs n Cadet at
West Point.

TOPEKA. June 2s.-(Special) Congress-
man w. A. Reeder. of the Sixth district,
has appointed Homer A. Smith. of Phillips
county, as cadet to West Point. Smith is
the SON of one of the most radical Pops of
that county. He won the appointment.
however, in competitive examination
1.-The next time have cadet to appoint"
said Reeder, who is here to-day, II will
see that he is the son of a Republican. l
have learned a trick or two about this COM
petitive examination business. The exam
inatfou is only in the common school
branches. In the contest in my district
a number of young men much better edu-
Gated than Smith took the examination.
They were from two to three years ahead
of Smith in school. They had become dull
on the common school branches. Smith had
just finished that course and, of course, 1t
was fresh to him. That is why he won
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
FIGHT ON TOPEKA JOINTS.
Attorney General GODDARD VIII Take
an Active Hand If 1t Is
necessary.

Topeka, June 2s.-(SpeciaL) Attorney
General GODDARD will take a hand in the
fight to suppress the joints in Topeka. II
the local city and county authorities refuse
to obey written mandate from him to
begin crusade against the joints at once
he will appoint an assistant attorney gen.
eral to carry on the fight and will briss
proceedings against the officials to oust
them from office. This decision was ar
rived at to-day during conference be-
tween Mr.. GODDARD and a delegation Of
prominent Topeka temperance workers
headed by J. w. cileed, president of the
State Temperance Union, which called upon
him to urge him to take some action TO
suppress the joints. Besides Mr.. Gleed
there were in the delegation: Judge T. F.
Carver, DR.. w. B. Swan, P. I. Bonebrake,
H. r. Hilton, W. H. Cowles. Hugh Carl,
Frank Foster, c. H. Nettels, A. II. Vance,
+. o. Popenoe, c. B. Harrison, H. C. Bow
man. e. B. Cowgirl, T. E. stephens, James
Griffin, Matt Campbell, H. G. Larirner and
Judge John W. Day.
In presenting the matter to the attorney
general. Mr.. Gleed said:
The county officials charged with the re-
sponsibilitty of enforcing the law are not
doing their duty. We believe that the ap>
pointment of an assistant attorney general
or the prosecution of the county attorney,
sheriff, chief of police criminally for per-
1ngs to GUST them from Office, would ac-
complish the desired end, but we do not
care to say what means you shall adopt.
personally would like to see all of these
things done, but am not authorized to re-
quest you to do all of this. But, unless
the joints are closed, We would like to see
such proceedings inaugurated.''
w. H. Cowles wanted the attorney gen.
eral to prosecute County Attorney Aaron
Jetmore for malfeasance in office or oust
MIN by quo warranto proceedings. He
said:
For myself, my own impression is that
there is fair prospect for convicting the
county attorney of misconduct in office
| even before a jury in Shawnee county. Or
| 1t may be better to endeavor to secure his
removal by quo warranto proceedings in
| the supreme court. For myself, l prefer
| the former procedure. I want to see that
| done. The city officers are not acting in
good faith and the liquor men are salts
| ned with the way things are going"
George B. Harrison, editor of the To-
| peka Advocate, thought that the county
| attorney was not so much to blame as the
police department of Topeka.
| After listening to the delegation atten-
| lively the attorney general said he would
| lend all assistance in his power to enforce
| the law here. He will first address ring
| ing letter to the city and county officials
| demanding that they enforce the liquor
| law, and if they pay no attention to it he
| will appoint an assistant attorney general
| to enforce the law and will institute pro-
| ceedings against the recreant city and
| county officials for malfeasance in Office.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
THE DEMON DRINK.
How 1t Can BE Cured at Home With
out Publicity. t

No man who is not entirely lost to
sense of moral responsibility can help de-
ploring the fatal influence which the dread
disease, drunkenness, eXerts over its VIC
Tins. Strong-minded as a man may be on
any point, the drink curse in but very few
cases is too strong TO be conquered by un-
aided effort That drunkenness is a disease
scientists; that it can be cured is equally as
certain.
The Bartlett Cure cures the liquor habit
permanently and without bad after effects.
1t is taken at home without the slightest
publicity and at a price within the reach
of all. 1t restores the nerve energies of the
patient, invigorates the entire system,
creates healthy appetite and builds up
the depleted nerve centers. Thousands
have been cured without relapse and their
testimonials are on file at our office. Write
for book on the cause, effect and cure OF
Alcoholism to the Bartlett Cure Co.. SIC
Arlington building. Tenth and Walnut
streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
salvation Army Member mt GaIena,
Kas., Arrested for an IIIi-
nois Crime.

GALENA, KAS., June 2S.-tSpecial0
Peter ,Maaygard, a member of the Saliva
ton Army of Galena- is under arrest on
suspicion of being Otis Matthes, who is
wanted for the murder of State Senator
and Banker H. w. Wall, at Staunten, Ill,
last August. Wall was murdered in cold
blood. Maaygard's description exactly tall
lies with that sof Matthes, excepting as to
height. Maaygard is six feet four and a
half inches tall, while Matthes' height is
given as six feet. The Illinois officers were
notified to-day of the capture. picture
was also taken and forwarded to them.
When arrested Maaygard carried a large
revolver. He takes his arrest very coolly
and protests his innocence. yet he admits
that he has been through Illinois. A num-
ber of arrests throughout the country of
the supposed murderer have been made
within the past year. A reward of 5000
is offered for the conviction of the MUIR
derer The officials here feel quite sure
that they have captured the right man and
the reward.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
SAYS P0PULISM is DEAD.
Congressman Reeder Thinks 1t VIII
Cause No More Trouble in
KANSAS,

TOPEKA, June 2s.-(Special) Congress
man Reeder, of the Sixth district, in an
interview here to-day, expressed the be-
lief that Populism was forever dead in
Northwestern Kansas. The Sixth district,
which he. represents. has been the hotbed
born. 1t was the only district that Gent
a Pop to congress for four consecutive
terms. Reeder is the first Republican elect
ed from that district since 1883. Now, he
says, it is certain to be Republican hence
forth and forever. The farmers in that
section all have big crops this year. The
wheat crop is larger than it was last year,
he says. The corn is in fine condition and
promises a tremendous yield. Asked whom
he had selected as census supervisor for
mind on a man, but will not make his
name public until 1 hear from Senator
Baker"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
BOB DALTON's WATCH FOUND.
Unearthed Near Where Dalton Was
Killed During the Famous
COffeyviIIe Raid.

COFFEYVILLE, KAS., June 2S-(Spe-
cial) A fine gold watch was found by
workmen this morning in the alley near
the spot where Bob Dalton was killed dur
ing the Dalton raid on the banks of the
river in this city. October 5, 1892 1t was
fourteen inches underground. 1t formerly
belonged to Bob Dalton. the daring leader
of the Dalton gang. 1t was known that
Bob carried gold watch, and it has always
been supposed that someone secured it
from the person of the fallen bandit and
kept the matter secret. The case of the
watch is in a good state of preservation.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29

when he was not the best educated by any
means"
But few congressman are following the
competitive examination plan of selecting
cadets now Only new members of congress
do that The old ones know and they go
ahead and appoint whomever they want
to. Congressman-at-Larg Bailey is the
only new congressman, it is said, who
has profited by the experience of the older
members and has made his selection with
out requiring 1t to be earned by an exam
ination.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-29
Fourth of July Rates, 1s9o-Missouri
Pacific Railway.

Will sell roundtrip excursion tickets to
ali points East. West. North and South
from Kansas City within a distance OF
turn to July s. at ONE FARE. Ticket
offces-Union depot. No. 1882 Union ave-
nue.; Grand Avenue depot and city ticket
office, No. sol Main street, Sheidley build
ing. b. 5. JEWETT.
Passenger and Ticket Agent