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The times., 1899-04-06

interesting to coufine whatever observa-
fions arise from contemplation OF these
merits to certain points which are not
usually considered in connection with Mr.
Jefferson's periodic arrivals His drollery
Is the drollery that creates beth SYM
pathy and mirth. producing an effect sim
liar to that of story full of delicately
humorous suggestions.
Mr.. Jefferson is not only a good actor
but charming gentleman. He is said to
impress all who come In contact with him
as being not only an artist of refined
| methods and in command OF large re-
sources, but man of extreme quiet and
possessed of that fine intellect which Is
always associated with talent His work
asserts evidences of reliability. He touches
all his notes with accuracy and expression
and feels sure there will be no surprises in
the way of discords. His by-play. which
is wonderfully varied, is always freighted
with meaning and significance while he
has exquisite stage business and in these
devices OF his art the creative faculty he
uses is largely shown. There is nothing
trivial about Mr.. Jefferson in manner,
style. or in the means he employs to bring
certain results. All these things are said
to show alike in THE Rivals and in
Rip Van Winkle, which will be done
every evening but two during the engage
ment. Both pieces are but vehicles for
the actors genius and both may be count
ed upon to draw equally large audiences.
The times., 1899-04-06
$L.25 for s. Skirts.

Ladies' Cheviot and Storm Serge
Skirts, in black=and navy. Cut in
the latest style-percaline lined.
bound with the new waterproof
binding and trimmed a. nS
with loops and but NJ ~
tons. Cash or Credit. W IsEO
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11

KANSAS SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Most Encouraging Reports at the
State Association Convention
nj I4., Ncl nsnn


HUTCHINSON, KAS., May 10.-CSpecial)
The attendance at the state Sunday school
convention, which began here last night,
reached 500 to-day. The treasurer, r. NJ.
White. of Abilene, and the general sec
retary, ]. H. Engle, of Abilene. gave very
encouraging reports The association is
out of debt this year. The last annual
meeting showed the discouraging feature
of quite an Indebtedness. The secretary's S
report gives the total membership of Kan
Sas Sunday schools at 3231I. and 1901
schools In the state. The number of Off
GERS and teachers is 43.0i3. In every case
the reports made from the different coun-
ties are encouraging.
Three addresses were delivered during
the forenoon session Professor +. NJ
Wood, of Baker university. spoke on Cain
of Secular School Methods in the Sunday
School," Rev. Mr.. c, H.. Strong. on THE
Word Illustrated" and Professor II. NJ.
ent of the normal work throughout the
United States. on How to Reach and
Hold Young Men"
The afternoon was given to primary work
under direction of Mrs. r. B. Prueszner,
of Lawrence.
This evening Rev. Mr.. A. E. Wagner.
of Topeka, delivered the presidents an
Bible and the Child" was delivered by Pro-
fessor Hamill. of Illinois. There was a
novel feature at the afternoon session. A
chorus of sixteen voices from the reform
atory was present, and furnished the music
for the meeting. All of the boys are in
mates at the institution. The chorus was
attended by two guards with Winchester
rifles.
The convention will close tomorrow
evening.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
NASHVILLE is AT ST. LOUIS
Was Greeted at Noon Yesterday by
Tens of Thousands of
PeopIe.

st. Louis, May 10-The third class cruiser
Nashville, the first sea-going war vessel
that ever came up the Mississippi river
this far, is now riding at anchor off st.
Louis. She arrived at 12:50 and dropped
anchor in midstream, saluting the city
with twenty-one guns, which were respond
ed to by Battery A, Missouri national
guard, and the whistles of all the river
craft and along shore factories, as well
as the shouts OF tens of thousands of peo-
pie who crowded the levee and the tops of
the buildings and lined the sides of the
great Eads bridge. The harbor boat, City
of St Louis, with the reception committee
OF prominent business men, the mayor and
city officials on board, steamed down the
river and met the Nashville twelve miles
below, at Jefferson barracks. OF the bar
racks. which is a military post, the Nash
Vile hove to long enough to fire a salute
by a battery on the bluff. and several hun
dred soldiers on shore added their shouts
to the noisy welcome. All along the river
from the barracks to the city the shores
were lined with people who waved flags
and fired salutes from guns of all descrip-
tons.
Steaming up the river the Nashville and
Its escort were met by fleet of gaily dec
GRATED river craft, loaded to the guards
with excursionfsts. When the Nashville
dropped anchor. the reception committee
went on board and. after greetings had
been exchanged between Captain MAYNARD
and his officers and the reception COM
mittee. Mayor Ziegenhein made a short
address. rendering A hearty welcome and
the freedom of the city to Captain Maynard
and his crew.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
M0LINEUx STILL IN JAIL.
1t Is Thought That the Grand Jury
Will Refuse Again to In
diet Hin,

NEW YORK. May 1o.-There was lons
argument in the Roland B. Molneux case
before Justice Jerome. in the court of spe.
cial sessions to-day. Barlow S. Weeks
counsel for Molineux, contended that in,
asmuch as the grand jury had passed upon
the identical points at issue, Justice Jerome
had no jurisdiction. Then Mr.. Weeks an
nounced that he was ready, for trial, and
the district attorney stated that he also
was ready. After further deliberation Mr.
Weeks stated that he would waive eXami-
nation and asked Justice Jerome to fix bail
tion the case was taken out of his hands
and was in the hands of the grand jury,
and he refused to accept or fix bail Mr.
Weeks stated that he would offer no bail
but that he would take the matter before
the grand jury at once.
1t is expected that inaSmuch as the grand
jury refused to find an indictment against
Molineux in the first instance, it will again
fail to indict him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
SMALL KANSAS TORNADO,
Many Buildings Wrecked at Cold.
water Tuesday Night and One
Man Killed,

CoLDWATER, KAS.. May 10.-(special.) J
A tornado struck here last night at u
O'Clock, causing the loss of one life and
the destruction of much property. Emil
Bowers was killed and his house demol-
ished and carried 800 yards. His wife and
child, who were in the house at the time
escaped uninjured. The storm travelled in
a southerly direction and was most violent
in the central and southern parts OF the
town Following is a list of the heaviest
losers:
shultz & Alderdice, general merchandise,
total loss, well insured; Presbyterian
church. total wreck. insured; CITY hail
completely wrecked. no insurance. citv
drug store, partial loss. fully insured: Ma
sonic temple, one end blown. out, no insI1r-
ance; w. II. kimpfe's livery barn. aInos,
total loss. partially insured: Walter Meer's
blacksmith shop, totally wrecked. no in
surance: court house, badly damaged. fulIv
insured; Methodist church, blown from
foundation. insured: First National Bank
building, pnroofed. fully insured: horse and
mule market, totally wrecked, NO Insnr.
ance. Numerous barns were shattered q nd
blown TO pieces. Steel windmill towers
were twisted and blown down and wateT
tanks and tin roofs scattered over tbe
prairie No damage is reported from the
country. ie
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
CARNEGIE OFFERS s250,000.
Will Give That Amount to an English
University on the Cornell
Plan

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. May TO-
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has written letter
to Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, offering 10
contribute the last s25O,OOO which Mr.. Cham
berlain is trying to raise for the University
of Birmingham, provided the scientific
school be made the principal department
in the institution. Mr.. Carnegie points out
the great need in England of young scien-
lists to manage works of the class which
England must secure if she is to remain
one of the principal manufacturing nations
of the world. He urges Mr.. Chamberlain
to take Cornell university as model.
where the scientific department has won
first place in the number of students and
gives degrees in science as in the classics.
Mr.. Carnegie continues:
L am sure that our people of Birming-
ham across the Atlantic will heartily ap-
prove, of a gift to their prototype on this
side of the water: for what does not the
younger owe of its greatness and pros
perity to the old land? Let the gift. there
fore. be considered only as slight ac-
acknowledgement of a debt that Pittsburg,
the greatest beneficiary of your steel in
ventions, can never hope to pay
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
SH0vELERs MAY YIELD.
Terms With Employers at
Buffalo.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 10.-The trouble
between Contractor Connors and the grain
shovelerS is nearer a settlement tonight
than at any time since the shipping sea-
son opened. The prospects are now that,
before the end of the week, the whole mat
ter will be Strengthened out, the grain
blockade will be raised and the men will
be at work.
Between the time when the meeting of
the grain shovelers, at which Bishop Quig-
ley submitted his report of the Monday
night conference with the lake carriers,
ended this afternoon and at 10 o'clock to-
night. the aspect of the situation changed
clers and their leaders and advisers ap-
parently were firm in their determination
to accept no compromise. Tonight the
leaders were prepared to make terms along
the lines laid down in the last proposition
made by the lake carriers. which provided
for the appointment of general superin-
tendent who would have entire charge of
the unloading of grain at this port and who
was to be appointed by Bishop Quigley
and paid by the Carriers Association. Mr.
Connors. the present contractor. merely to
draw his commission until the end of the
year. when his contract expires.
After the conference, Bishop Quigley
said:
1.-The indications are that settlement
will be reached very soon. The leaders are
In a much better disposition and appear to
be prepared to accept reasonable terms.
TWO propositions to be MADE TO the lake
carriers at conference to be held soon
were discussed, but no final decision was
| reached. The committee will meet here
again tomorrow night. I think 1t likly
that arrangements leading to the settle
ment of the trouble will be made then"
1t was stated tonight that, in the event
of the Lake Carriers Association again re-
fnsing to abrogate the contract. the grain
shovelers will ask that Mr.. Connors' share
of the contract price be cut down to 2E
cents per LOCO bushels The conference
urif a Saroro ~ 0f a 1aE
riers, it is understood, will be held on Fri
Gay.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
CITY BUlLT@lN A. DAY.
and Metropolis Within Twen-
ty-four Hours,

Ell RENO, o. T.. May 1o.-The town
building record in Oklahoma is now held
by Mountain View, Washita county. at
the western terminus of the Rock Island
extension from Chickasaw. On Monday
the townsite was prairie. On the same
day 1t was surveyed. anu plated and
large portion of it sold and settled upon,
the Washita river was bridged and vast
quantity of accumulated freight moved
and located; the town was organized and
fessions started, The town in one day
became a settled city of 500. with w. H.
v. Yates as mayor, Senator G.: w. Bel
lamy as treasurer and Colonel John Kerr
foot as police judge, with a full. compile
ment of councilmen and minor officers.
Some of the lots sold as high as $500
within thirty minutes from the time the
surveyor drove his stakes.
Mountain View is the western terminus
of the Rock Island extension across the
famous Comanche and Apache country. 1t
Is in the famous Washita valley. at the
foot of the mineral-bearing Wichita moun-
tain. Thousands of settlers have been
camped along the Washta river waiting
for the location of the mining town OF
Oklahoma. and when the location became
fixed the populating of the city was some-
thing wonderful to see
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
STOCKHOLDERS MUST PAY.
DepositOrs in Defunct Peoples Saw.
inEs Bank at Denver to Get
Their Money.

DENVER, COL, May 1O.-Under a de-
cision given by Judge Butler in the dis
trict court to-day, depositors of the Peo-
pies Saving bank. which failed in 1898. will
recover all the money they had on deposit
at the time of the banks failure. A judg-
ment of s125,OO0 was given in a suit against
the stockholders of the bank for their liza
bility, according to the laws of the state,
in double the amount of the par value OF
the stock they held in the bank.
The court also gave a judgment for about
500, 600 in favor of the savings bank against
the Peoples National bank.
The judge declared that the National
bank, by taking the deposits of the savings
bank and using them in its business. made
itself liable, as the trustee of the savings
bank. for those deposits. The national
bank turned over notes in payment of its
obligation to the savings bank. The notes
were largely valueless.
The assets of the bank amount at present
to only $4,000, and the shareholders, most
of whom live in Cleveland. o., will be call
ed upon to make good the balance of the
liabilities.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
END TO COUNTY SEAT FIGHTS.
There Can He None in Oklahoma, Un-
der a Decision Rendered
Yesterduy.

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 1O.-(Special)
Chief Justice Burford, of the Oklahoma
supreme court, rendered q decision to-day
which will do away with all county seat
fights in Oklahoma, at least for some
years to come. The county commissioners
of Grant county, after being petitioned by
q majority of the voters OF the county, had
in compliance with an act Of the legiSla-
ture of 1895, issued a proclamation, calling
for a county seat election on May 16. The
people of Pond Creek, 1.-The present county
seat, applied to Judge McAtee for an in
junction, but it was refused and they
then carried the case to Chief Justice Bur-
ford, who granted them a hearing in cham
bers to-day and issued a temporary re-
straining order against the holding of an
election, He holds that the county seats
Of the various counties of the territory,
having been located by act of congress or
under authority thereof, cannot be chang
ed as long. as Oklahoma is a territory. eX-
cept by action of congress- the act, of, the
legislature providing for elections being
nun and void. The matter will come UP
again in the fan before full bench of the
court. Kay. Washita, Custer. Pottawato-
rnie and Woods counties were awaiting the
result of the Grant county, cases, and, had
the election been held there, all would
have sprung county seat fights at once.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
OKLAHOMA G. A. R.
Encampment to Be Held Mt kingfisher
on Thursday and Friday of
Next Week.

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 10.-(Special) Be-
ginning on Thursday of next week and con-
tinuing until Friday evening. the ninth en-
nual encampment of the Oklahoma G. A.
r. will be held at kingfisher. 1t is expect
ed that the session will be the most largely
attended in the history of the organization
and special arrangements are being made
for the entertainment of the old soldiers
who will be present.
The committee in charge has received an
assurance that National Commander-in-
Chief w. ]. Johnson, of Cincinnati, o., will
be present and make an address. The list
of speakers includes also +. {. Lawier,
Rockford, ILL.,; A. G. Wiset, Milwaukee,
Wis; ]. C. Clarkson, Omaha, Neb.; John
Z. Black, Chicago; William Warner, Kan
sas City; ex-senator John J. ingalls,, Judge
e. +. Irwin, FL Reno; Governors Stanley
and Barnes; Representative Dennis L.
Flynn; F. r; Gillett. FL Reno, and Sidney
Clarke, Oklahoma City.
AS one of the principal entertainment
features a company of veterans will give
an exhibition drill, going through the entire
manual of arms taught and used in the
civil war.
Exhibition drills will be given also by
Company G, of the Oklahoma militia, un-
der the direction OF Captain Elmer Solo
mon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
GEORGE 0RPUT WANTS 1T.
Is in Washington Pushing His Candi-
dacy for kiown and CO.
manche Agency.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-(Special) Geo.
Orput, of Enid, o. T., has arrived in the
city and has announced his candidacy for
the place of Indian agent for the Kiowa
and Comanche reservation. This place will
shortly be vacated by the interior depart
ment, and has been promised to ex-Speaker
Tom Reid, Of the Oklahoma legislature
Orput, 1t will be remembered, was a can
didate for United States marshal and was
charged by one of opposing candidates with
having secured Governor Barnes indorse-
ment by unfair means.
Orput was at the time thought to have a
sure thing of the appointment, but, after
the revelations, he dropped out of the con-
test. He comes very strongly indorsed for
the Indian agency. all the leading officers
of the Rock Island and Santa Fe being
represented on his papers, from President
Cable down.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
WEINscHENcK WEAKENs.
Prefer Charges Against Tay-
lor Riddle.

TOPEKA, May 10.-(Special) Frank
weinschenck, of Kingman, whom Governor
Leedy ousted from the board of live stock
sanitary commissioners, and who threatened
to prefer charges that would result in the
removal of Taylor Riddle as secretary of
the board. has declined to make the
charges. If Riddle is removed. action will
have to be instituted by some Republican.
Weinschenck has claimed all along that
he was forced off the board because he
wanted to be honest and he repeatedly
stated that he could and would show suf-
iicient corruption against Riddle to justify
his removal. He has been called upon to
make his charges in writing and has
fiunked. Riddle says WeinSchenck has
been bluffing all along.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
HIGH WATER IN OKLAHOMA.
Heavy Rainfall Does a Considerable
Amount of Damage at Okla
hOma City,

OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T, May 1o.-(Spe-
cial) The heavy rainfall of the past week
has come near flooding the city and great
destruction of property has been barely
averted Culverts proved too small to
carry away the great volume of water
and vacant lots, gardens and farms were
overrun. The greatest damage was threat
ened in the western part of the city, where
it was necessary to back vehicles to the
windows and doors to remove the occu-
pants from buildings.
The paint house of the Oklahoma Sash
and Door Company was damaged by high
water to the extent of about $500 The
foundation of the building was weakened
and finally gave way, letting the floor down
several feet. On South Robinson street
thrown in the flooded street. Some came
near drowning before they could be re-
leased,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
Kansa. knights, Templar omcer..

TOPEKA. May 10.-(Special) At to-day's
sessions of the grand commandery, knights
Templar, the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year:
Major I. ]. Anderson. Topeka, grand re-
corder.
Charles NJ. Jones, Wichita, deputy grand
commander.
generalissimo.
+. w. Wellington, Ellsworth, grand cap
tain general.
Thomas. L. Bond. Salina, grand senior
warden.
Charles ]. Webb. Topeka, grand junior
w. F.March. Lawrence. grand treasurer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
I. a Son of Bishop Vincent.

TOPEKA, Nav 10.-(SpecialD DIR. George
E. Vincent, of Chicago. who Is mentioned
for the presidency of Yale college to sue
ceed President Dwight, is a son of Bishop
Vincent of Kansas. DR.. Vincent is gener-
ally supposed to have been the model in
Bishop Vincent's famous lecture. That
Boy Although he has never resided in
Topeka he has often, with his wife and
little daughter, visited his parents, Bishop
and Mrs. Vincent, at their home on Topeka
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
Missouri Rural Delivery.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-CSpeciai0 Ru-
raj free delivery service will be estab-
lished at Chilicothe and Higginsviile Mo-.
on June l. Alfred l. Glen has been ap-
Thomas l.. Bowlander substitute The
number of inhabitants to be served is 7ls
and area covered twenty-eight miles. VAL
entne Belsmeyer has been appointed the
carrier at Higginsvile and Richard J. Ma
son. substitute: number of persons to be
served, es5; plumber Of miles, twenty.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
REPUBLICANS STRIKE BACK.
booker and Hoffman From Act
ing as REGENTS.

MANHATTAN, KAS.. May 1O.-(Special)
Probate Judge A. NJ. Story this morning.
in the absence of Judge Glass asper as
tute, granted an injunction against j. n.
Limbocker and C. B. Hoffman. enjoining
them from acting or attempting to act as
regents of the State Agricultural college.
The order also enjoined President Z. Will,
as secretary of the board: Susan H. st.
John. Carl Vrooman, E. T. Fairchild. WILL
lam Hunter and ]. NJ Satterthwaite from
recognizing either of the above named
Limbocker and Hoffman as regents in any
manner or in any respect The suit was
brought by the newly appointed regents.
Yoe and Mcdowell. There was to be a
meeting of the board this afternoon and
all of those who are regents, and those
who want to be- were here. making nine in
all. On account of the suits pending the
board did not meet officially, and nothing
can be done officially until both cases have
been heard by the district judge.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
Libraries for Public Schools,

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 10.-(Special.) Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction w. N
Hopkins is making preparations to. see -
the enforcement of the new law requiring
public schools to maintain libraries Some
of the schools already have taken steps
TO provide libraries, but not all are obey
ing the Law. The law provides for the
expenditure each year for libraries as fol-
lows: Districts employing one teacher, So
to $40: districts having one to four teach
ers. SIC to S25: more than three teachers.
SIS to $50. and cities of the first class, $50
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
kansan Drowned in oklaho oma.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAS, May 10.-(Spe-
cial) Kroenert Bros. wholesale grocery
men of this city, received a message this
afternoon that one of their travelling men,
John Constant. had been drowned while
driving to some of the small towns in the
Usage country. The particulars could not
Of age. He leaves wife and two chill
dren
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-11
Prentis' History Adopted.

TOPEKA. May 10.-tSpecial) The Kan
sas history written by Noble l.. Prentis
of Kansas City, was to-day adopted for
general use in the schools of Kansas by
the state textbook commission. Ed L.
Greer. of Winfield, publishes the history
and is financially interested in 1t. 1t was
he who secured its adoption by the text
hook commission.