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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
ARGUMENTS BEGIN TO-DAY.
Defense In Foley Murder Trial Intro-
duces Last Witness-Everythin
in Favor of defendant

in Favor of Defendant.
PLATTE CITY, MO-, Feb. 21-(Special)
When court opened this morning in the
Foley murder trial. the attendance was
small owing to the threatening weather.
John Brost, a brother of Mrs. Carr, Of
Clay county notoriety, was introduced to
show the discourtesy with which Foley
had treated his mother. After q hard lie.
gal tilt during which the Jury was taken
from the room. he was permitted to testi,
fly and said that three years before the
crime he heard Foley say Damn you It
Is none of your business" to his mother.
jim Morrow gave his usual testimony as
to the time he reached the house at ten
minutes to 10 o'clock. His clock varied as
to his neighbors' clocks. The ante-mortem
testimony of Mrs. Petty was then read to
the jury, after another legal battle as to
its competency.
When the state rested Its case at 10
O'Clock, the court took a recess of fifteen
minutes, during which the relatives and
TRENDS surrounded the prisoner, while a
curious audience came forward to gaze at
Foey ana satisfy its abnormal curiosity.
the defendant.
cuced by the defense. She testified to his
good character and kind treatment Of his
iatniIy, i.iy, as DID some ffteen of the others.
the defense, at 80 o'clock court adjourn
ed tn l o'clock. to give the defense time
TO arrange the order in which they would
Introduce their evidence At least half an
nour i. 1s before court was called, the room was
packed by chattering audience, mostly
ladies, whom the pleasant afternoon
brought out in force, tHe-'
Ell, Foley Is,ov,, was put on the stand He gave
Iuil account of all the details of the crime,
snnstantiating all that was claimed by the
state, except as to guf1t, firing of guns,
and mistreatment of his mother. The cross.
eAamination did not shake him in the least.
rev witnesses on rebuttaI were then Of
dt,5d tered by & the state. to show that the horse
would come up to the gate easily. This
closed the taking of testimony in the
famous case and the instructions will be
agreed upon tonight, and be ready for the
jury in the morning at $3.50. at the close
OF the testimony, +. NJ. Wilson, attorney
for the defense, offered to submit the case
to the jury without argument. If this was
bluff the state did not have presence of
mind enough to call it. The state intro
s.Ms duced fl fifty witnesses in all, while the de-
tense satisfied itself with twenty. There
Is no way of foretelling the verdict of the
jury, but it is the general opinion that a
mfstrtal Is all the state can hope for under
the circumstances, Y
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
KANSAS EDITORS MEET.
Attend the s0usa Band
Concert.

TOPEKA, Feb. 2.-(special) The sew
enth annual meeting of the Kansas State
Editorial Association commenced tonight
with eos scribes in attendance. President
s. H. Dodge delivered his annual address,
in which he condemned the bill now be-
fore the legislature giving county judges
authority to name the papers in which to
publish legal notices. I. A. McNeal, Of
the Topeka Mail and Breeze, made an ad-
dress. and Frank Elliott, Troy Times. and
J. l., Brady. Lawrence World. read papers
tionaI Factor" and 1.-The Press and the
Law respectively. business meeting
will be held tomorrow morning and in
the afternoon the editors will go to Kan
sas City to attend the Sousa concert.
An amusing feature of this evenings
meeting was little tilt between Elliott
and McNeal. Elliott's paper was a rather
gloomy article, picturing the nation as on
editor as its savior, MeNeal did not be-
lieve the country editor was necessary to
the nations existence, and made sport Of
Elliott's gloomy pen picture.
Charles +. Scott, lola Register. read a
paper on THE Country Daily" and F. H.
Roberts, oskaloosa Times. on Patent
Medicine Men,"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
EXPLAIN ABOUT SAMOA.
Right as to Recent Election
of King Mataafa.


BERLIN, Feb. 21-The Cologne Gazette
to-day, In an inspired article. sharply criti-
cises the recently published letter ad-
dressed by Chief Justice Chambers. of
Samoa, to his brother. The paper says:
THE facts Of the situation are that
Mataafa received fve-sixths and Malietoa
Tanus one-sixth Of the votes cast. The
election was conducted in strict accordance
with Samoan customs. Malietoa Tanus
was ineligible according to Samoan Gus
TOMS as he IL only Is years old. Mr.. Cham
berss prior. to the election. recognized Ma
taafas eligibility. All these facts Mr..
Chambers ignored when he declared Malie-
toa Tanus elected. His declaration that
Mataafa was ineligible comes with particu-
larry bad grace because it was the Ameri-
can delegates at the conference of 1889 who
did not admit Germany's objection to Ma
taafa."
The Cologne Gazette then declares it to
be wholly untrue that the German warship
Fake supported Mataafa. The Fake, it
says, was strictly neutral. The Cologne
Gazette further says 1t is untrue that DR..
Raffel, the German president Of the mu-
ncipal council of -Apia, raised regiments
to support Mataafa, and calls upon Mr.
Chambers to demonstrate why Germany
should leave Samoa, !" since Mr.. Chambers
own reports show the Germans have pre-
dominating interests in Samoa"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
ORDER ANOTHER ASSESSMENT
Comptroller Dawes Notifies Stock
holders of Defanct First National
of Another Assessment.

sEDALIA, MO-, Feb: A-(special.)
Comptroller Dawes has notified the stock
holders of the defunct First National bank
that an additional assessment of 25 per
cent will be ordered owing 10 the assets of
the bank not realizing as much as had
been anticipated. The stockholders have
said the assessment brought in only &c.,
Oo0 instead Of SIS, 900, as intended. When
the bank failed in May, 1894. the shortage
due the depositers was in excess of the
$500 capital stock. Two receivers have
had charge of the banks assets since then
and the depositors have received one divi-
defaulting cashier, who is reported to be
wealthy and living on the fat Of the land in
Mexico, and Cyrus Newkirk, the president,
who is raising oranges in California have
never been brought to Justice and all 9TH
ers who were responsible for the rotten
condition of the bank when it failed have
never been molested.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
Thieves Make a $4,000 Haul From a
Branch Train mt Cherry.
vale, Kas.

CHERRYvALE, KAS., Feb. 21.-(Spe-
cial) The express car of the Cherryvale
q Coffeyville passenger train, branch
line of the Santa Fe. which runs between
this city and Coffeyville, a distance of
about eighteen miles, was robbed this
morning Of large sum of currency con-
signed to. a Coffeyville bank, while the ex-
press messenger, Thomas Cooper, was out
eating breakfast. The train remains here
at night, the switch engine backing it
down to tine express Office for the express
on sidetrack. 1t is due out at 6:40 a. m.
1t was during this period, between 5:45 and
60 a. M, that the robbery was committed.
The work was done with a skeleton kew
the safe being an old make. A little over
$1,000 Is the amount supposed to have been
taken. A great deal of theft has been
going on for the last week or two, and 1t
is thought by some that it is home talent
gang. Officers are in pursuit of the rob-
bers. ID 4 ~ n m,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
RAILROAD CASHIER ARRESTED
Lemuel NJ. Shields, Freight Cashier of
Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas at
Sedalia, Under Arrest.

SEDALIA, MO-, Feb. 2.-Lemuel NJ.
Shields, who has been cashier of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight office in
Sedalia for the past four years, was ar
rested to-day on the charge of embezzling
rested upon his return from Mount Yer
non, ILL.,, where he had taken the remains
Of his wife for burial, Mrs. Shields having
was known at the time q Of Shields de.
parture for Illinois, but the railway com
pany refrained from making an arrest at
companied to and from Illinois by an agent
of the American Surety Company, wnich
had given bond for Shields. Shields made
his shortage had been accommodating for
four years. D.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Majorities In Munici-
pal Elections mt Pittsburg and
AIleCheny City,

P1TTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 21.-Municipal
elections were held in Pittsburg and Allie
gheny to-day, with the result that an ap-
parently unprecedented victory has been
scored by the Republican ticket in both
cities. In Pittsburg figures were given out
az republican headquarters at II o'clock
indicating the election of W. j. Diehl. Re-
publican, for mayor, over ex-Postmaster
OF i00o9. and possibly more. Allegheny has
probably elected James G. Wyman. nepub-
!ican. for mayor over Edward G. Lang,
Democrat. by at, least 5000 ajority.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 2.-Coroner Sam
uei 81; Ashbridge Republican. was to-day
elected mayor of Philadelphia to succeed
Charles +. Warwick, by plurality of at
least 100000 over DR.. W. Horace Hoskins,
Democrat. and the Prohibition, Peoples
and single tax candidates.
Mayof-elect Ashbridges plurality will be
about $1,000 in excess of that received by
Mayor Warwick in 1895, when total of
2l4,I42 votes were cast for him and his
Democratic opponent, Ex-Governor Patti
son.
Democratic mayors were chosen In Har-
risburg and Altoona. In a number of coun-
ties there were interesting contests for
school directors where women were candi
dates. and in Snydertown, Northcumber
land county, one OF these candidates rum
ming on the Democratic ticket was defeat
ed by her husband, Republican.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
GILL APPOINTED JUDGE.
Colby, Kas., Man Gets a Place on the
Indian Territory Federal
Bench.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaL) The
president to-day sent to the senate the
name of Joseph A. Gill, of Kansas, to be
judge of the United States court for the
Northern district of the Indian Territory.
The present judge is ex-Congressman
Wildam NJ. Springer. of Illinois, whose
four years term expires March a. Mr..
Gill lives at Colby. Kas., and Is oiie Of the
most prominent lawyers In that section of
the. state. He is a cousin of the late 10.
seph P. Smith, the presidents friend. and
chief OF the bureau Of American republics.
He was boIn in Ohio, but attended col.
lege In Illinois, where he was classmate
Of Representatfve-elect Bailey, of Kansas,
who made personal appeal to the attor.
ney general in his behalf. Judge Gill has
the united support of the Kansas delega-
ton, together with that Of National Com
nitteeman Leland and NJ. A. Low, Of the
Rock Island. He is about AZ years old.
His opponents were j. ]. Gideon, Of
Springfield. Mo-, who had very strong Re-
publican backing from Missouri, and the
present judge atclarge for the. Indian Ter.
ritory, John r. Thomas. Judge Gill will
not qualify until April l, his friends here
say.
Judge irwin. the newly appointed asso-
ciate justice for Oklahoma, who succeeds
Judge Tarsney, Is in the city. He expects
to qualify in the course Of couple of
weeks,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
TOOK HIS WIFE TO JAIL.
Accused Her Of Numbering Their
weak Minded Son by suRo-
.,, eating Him.

FREDERICK, MD. Feb. N.-Mrs. Clara
Wachter, 40 years old, Of Lewistown, twelve
miles from this city, was brought to this
city to-day and surrendered to the police
by her husband. The charge against her is
the murder OF her 16-year-old son, Robert
F. Lee Wachter.
The husband and father told the story of
the crime. Arriving home at dinner to-day,
he missed the boy. who was weak-fninded.
and, after long Search found the boys
body locked in a trunk In one of the upper
rooms of his house. The mother had
wrapped her son tightly in blanket and
pushed him into the trunk. where he was
suffocated Mrs. Wachter had been an in
mate of Montvue insane asylum for a time,
cured.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
TO DEBATE WITH KANSAS.
Missouri Representative for the An
nual intercollegiate Contest
Selected.

COLUMBIA, MO-, Feb. H.-(special.) The
preliminary debate to decide who will rep
resent Missouri university in the annual
debate with Kansas university was held in
the university chapel last night. The
question was the same that will be debated
by the two universities-"Resolve That
the United States should. adopt the Brit.
ish colonial policy in the government of It's
recent acquisitions There were eight
contestants. Zimmerman. Dugan, Craig,
klenschmidt, Whitelaw. Wilkerson, Cop.
gease I ana a.naen 3, TIN 1,nt.s,, .est was un
ing League, composed of the various de-
batting clubs and literary societies Of the
university, and three debaters for the Kan
sas debate were to be selected. The Judges,
]. d. Lawson. DR.. 1sador Loeb and Profess
sor L. NJ. Defoe. decided in favor Of White
law and Wilkerson. of the NJ. 8. U. De.
batting Club. and Kle!nschmidt, of the
Athenian Literary Society. Whitelaw got
three firsts.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
sKILLFUL COOKS DUTY.
Should Make Food Taste and Look
Well.

The true science of cookery is to select
proper and nourishing ingredients and then
prepare them in such a manner as will
please the taste, and incidentally the eye.
The most valuable food Will not long
agree with a person II its taste is disa-
greeable. This does not argue that all
nice tasting articles are nutritious and
nonrishing. However, It IS the duty of all
food experts to produce delicious food and
from the-best possible ingredients. and to
have a comprehensive Knowledge Of the
laws of digestion and Assimilation.
Grape-Nuts, the new food. made by Pos
now on sale at grocers. Is thought to be
the highest type of scientifically made food
thus far produced.
1t possesses the delicate sweet OF grape
sugar. with a new and peculiar flavor of
q most winning character, while the pro-
cesses of manufacture have brought the
food to such a condition that II is absorbed
by the system in a most natural and
heelthful manner.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
NO MILITARY EXECUTIONS.
Capital Punishment Not Imposed Once
During Late War With
Snaiu

WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-In reaching
the decision to recommend long term Of
imprisonment in the case of a private in an
Alabama regiment who had killed 4 man
In an affray, Judge Advocate Lieber has
completed remarkable record, disposing
come before his department for review
without. in any single case, imposing the
death penalty. Thus the war has passed
on account of military crimes. This is be-
lieved to be without parallel in history.
There. were crimes committed, but they
were no desertions because of cowardice or
treaCherY.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Fire at sedalia, Mo.

SEDALIA. MO-, Feb. 21.-(Special)
George r Menefee & Sons wood and coal
yards, stable and sheds. 400 West Second
street. together with large, number OF
fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The fire
was probably of incendiary origin. The
flames spread rapidly. but ten of the
twelve horses In the stables were rescued.
The loss will exceed $4,000, and the insur-
ance Is estimated at only q few hundred
dollars.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
,,.,y-,.ven Years . sfethodi.t.

MARYVILLE, MO. Feb. 2l-(special.)
Mrs. Margaret Ewing, aged s.. years. died
at the home Of her son. III. w; Lyon. south
a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for sixty-seven years: H. W. Lyon,
Of Nodaway- county. Mo-; Mrs. Emma K.
F. Lyon, of Adair county. Mo-, are her
children
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Pneumonia wIpins Out a Family.

COLUMBIA. MO-, Feb. 2.-(Special.) }
Deer Park, Boone county, died last night
Of pneumonia. aged 81 years. At the same
hour, at her home less than a mile away,
Grubbs. died of the same disease, aged 6S
years. The infant daughter Of DR.. Grubbs,
aged years. died also to-day of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Fisher, the child's grandfather,
is dangerously Ill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Can't
Wear
1t Out
IS7o-Isoe.
Twsnty.nine fears.

A Watch can't be worn out BY or.
dinary means. We have been engaged
in repairing and cleaning watches an
ordinary lifetime. and we have never
found watch worn out. We find
many watches that don't keep time
through neglect or injury by incompe-
tent workmen, but no watch can be 30
worn or so badly injured that we can
not make timepiece out Of 1t.
This is given out ~ hint to those
having trouble with their watchea
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
MORE OMAHA TROUBLES.

City Council Last Night Voted to In.
vestigate Charges Against
Police Judge.
OMAHA, NEB.. Feb. 21.-At a meeting
held tonight, the Omaha city council vot.
ed to investigate charges of malfeasance
against Judge Samuel L. Gordon. These
charges were made by the board of fire
and police commissioners about a month
ago, and are preliminary to proposed legal
action to remove the judge If the charges
are proven true. The charges allege in.
competency in office. taking straw bonds
fer prisoners arraigned in the police court
when the bondsmen are known by the Judge
to be irresponsible. and the wholesale dis
charge OF prisoners. The matter is already
before the district court.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Hotel Held to Re liable.

CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-F. D. Morgan Row
land. the wealthy young clubman of New
York, who suffered the loss of $500 bill
which he handed to a waiter in the Grand
Pacific hotel to pay for a meal. the waiter
decamping with the money. was awarded a
verdict to-day against the proprietors Of
the hotel for the amount lost.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
To Cut Interest ON warrants.

TOPEKA, Feb. 21.-(Special) Chairman
Francis, Of the house committee on state
rate OF interest on state warrants from I
to 6 per cent Under the present law,
when the treasurer has to stamp warrants
.'not paid for want OF funds" the war
rants draw per cent interest.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
SOME BIG MINING DEALS.
Syndicate Buys Missouri Central Zinc
Mines for S5O,OOO-Zlnc Ore
Price DrODg.

JOPLIN. MO-, Feb. A.-(special.) The
Missouri Central zinc mines and a forty
acre mining lease at Central City, NO.,
were sold to Ex-Governor w. C. Renfrow,
of Oklahoma, for $50, 600. for himself and
a syndicate. The Gem and Quincy mining
leases Of sixty-ene acres on the Noon
shine tract near Joplin were sold to F. C.
Playter, OF Pittsburg. Kas.. for Wash.
ington, city syndicate for $780,
The effects Of. the sale Of the Lanyon
zinc smelters to the smelter trust last week
were shown to-day in the big drop in the
price of zinc ore, from s4S, the highest
cline in price of spelter is partially respon-
sible for this big drop, but mining men
attribute 1t to the manipulations Of the
trust that now practically controls the zinc
smelters Of America.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Mrs. q. G. Broadhead Critically III.

coLUMBIA. MO-. Feb M.-(speciaI.)
Mrs. G. c. Broadhead. wife OF Professor d.
q. Broadhead for years state geologist al
the University Of Missouri, IL dangerously
Ill at her home in Columbia: Physicians
say tonight her recovery is doubtful. She
as Miss Victoria r. Royal. -.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Missouri Lynchinx Pos.ible.

DEXTER. MO-. Feb. 21-After an all
night chase, officers succeeded in arrestine
Joe Gregory, an accomplice in the murder
yesterday of Joe Colbert, a prominent lum-
still at large, with the officers in pursuit
Mob violence is feared If he is caught.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
DEFEAT FOR HANNA.
mated mt Cleveland After
q Hot Fight.

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 21.-After one Of
the most exciting local campaigns Mayor
Robert e. McKisson was renominated for
MAYOR at the RepubIican primaries tonight
of over 1000. The fight was distinctly be-
tween the Hanna and McKisson forces.
This is McKissons third nomination for
the fnayoralty. he having already served
two terms in succession.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
K,llea while Re,i.tinr Arre.t.

SOUTH MALEsTER, l. T., Feb. H.
Especially Deputy United States Marshal
Schoolfeld. In attempting to make an ar
rest, shot and instantly killed Louie
Sweden. a whisky peddler. at Wilburton,
last night. Sweden had only been out Of
the penitentiary for a few months.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
FOUND DEAD in THE BARN.
Farmer Leeman, Who Lived near Co
lumbus, Kas., Meets Death Under
Mysterious Conditions.

COLUMBUS, KAS.. Feb. N.-(Special.) }
This afternoon while rabbit hunting one
mile south of this city. boy heard a loud
commotion in the barn on the place where
resides an old man by the name OF Lee
man, about Is years OF age His curiosity
prompted the boy to go into the barn and he
saw Mr.. Leeman lying dead upon the floor.
but Judging from the frenzied actions OF
the horses and cattle they had been with
out food and water for several days. Mr..
years ago, and bought the place where he
died, He has children in Iowa, but none
in this state. He lived entirely alone.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
Ex-Governor Fletcher Much Better.

WASHINGTON, Feb. n.-Ex-d Governor
Fletcher, of Missouri. who was taken sud-
and has been removed from the hospital to
his home, =
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
cox WINS IN CINCINNATI.
Fierce Nfunicipal Contest Ends In the
Overwhelming Triumph of
the "Boss."

CINCINNATI. Feb. H.-The Republican
primaries for the convention to be held to-
for at the spring elections was the oc-
casion of a fierce factional contest between
the opponents of George B. Cox and his
delegates Cox has all but thirty-fiye or
forty. Cox represents the regular organ
ization. and Eshelby was the leader of the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-22
DRANK WOOD ALCOHOL.
Three Miners Are Dead at Hooper,
Col, and Two Others Are Ex.
pected to Die.

pected to Die.
HOOPER. COL. Feb. A.-Three miners
are dead and several others sick at Blanca
mining camp from drinking wood alcohol.
The news was brought by messenger
who came to-day to summon a physician,
there being none resident in the camp.
Jim Bowerman purchased a quantity OF
wood alcohol at a drug store In this place
more others, diluted the LIQUOR and drank
II. The dead are: Jim Bowerman. John
r. Himer and John Anderson.
Bowerman and Lewis Goodwin. HALF c
dozen others are more or less affected.
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