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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
DEMOCRATS OUTWITTED.
How the Republicans of Perry Sc.
cured the Selection of n Re-
publican Marshal.

PERRY, o. T., Jlne 1S.-tSpecial) The
city council approved the appointment of
Republican as city marshal at it's meet
ing Friday night, the Republican men,
bers springins a coup on their friends.
The late city election was very close at
first. Tho Democratic candidate for mayor
was declared elected by two votes, but
recount changed the result and gave the
place to Judge Pancoast, the Republican
candidate. The Democratic mayor, how
ever, had appointed a city marshal of his
pohtlcai faith and, the council, which was
evenly divided politically, refused to con-
iirm, the appointment of the Republican
whom Judge Pancoast subsequently named
A Few weeks ago Councilman Parry
Shortman, Democrat, left for ,g,.nylaud
and the Republicans declared his; seat va,
can't The Democrats refused then to at
tend any council meetings, their opponents
having quorum. They were Induced
however, to come out to. special meeting
FRIDAY night to consider arrangements for
d, fonrth oniI OF July, Celebration After call
i, IiiS 'tiis F HeetlnP Mayor Pancoast issued a
baid ~ a4i nosner special meeting, to be
iican mon 'same time, among the Repub-
,rera .sa .isr,aeHibers. When the city fathers
ocra.s sembled the mayor took the Dem
tbe = by. storm when he announced that
oIN-r meeting was called to consider the
" pointment of a city marshal. He named
jniis man and the appointee was confirmed
/ with whoop. the mayors own vote break
ing the tie. Then the Fourth of July meet
| ing was held.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
Oklahoma Prosperity Items.

Oklahoma's wheat crop is greater this
year than ever before-Watonga Republic
an.
Only one state leads Oklahoma in the
present condition of the wheat. Oregon is
recorded as 81 per cent, Oklahoma as s.
per cent.-oklahoma City oklahoman.
Both the grains and the heads of the
oklahoma wheat this year are astonish-
tngly large. We look for yield that will
beat that of two years ago.-Oklahoma
City Times-Journal.
The wheat condition in Oklahoma as
compared with the, average condition is
about no. The weather bureau report does
not show SO high, but that is because the
average given by the bureau is for the
two territories. The wheat condition in
the Indian Territory is very low. which
pulls down the percentage in the report
| for the two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City
TimeS-Journal
| Hog Creek farm and sold to H. C. Fin
| ley what we believe to be the first home
| grown peaches put upon the market this
year. The peaches are AleXanders and are
In apples of some variety which we could
not learn that are fully matured, and sew
eral bushels of Triumph potatoes fully
| toes. There is also on the market home
grown cabbage, of which some of the
heads weigh three pounds City
| Times-Journal.
Harvest is under headway, and by the
last of this week will be in full blast. AS
one drives along the roads. 1t is plain to
! see that the farmers of Payne county need
not be ashamed of their wheat crop. Okla
homa is not such q bad country for wheat
after all. For the first two or three years
after the opening, farmers. who came from
| all parts of the United States, had very
vague ideas as to how to raise wheat in
| the new country and the result was a
number of failures. But now they seem to
! have Caught on better and one can see
as fine old wheat fields here as anywhere.
| The experiment station has aided a great
| deal in this, and will still continue to aid,
and as the knowledge of what variety to
plant, when to plant. and how to plant.
but that the wheat record for Oklahoma
| will show up among any OF her sister
states-Stillwater Democrat.
| The conditions for the crop, with the
| exception of too much rain for low bottom
lands, have been perfect. And during the
cool weather the rust which is the usual
result of too much rain has not affected
| any of the crop. The yield will be only
second to the great crop of 1897, which
| was in reality double crop, and in many
Instances that year will be equaled. The
quality is par excellent, the berry being
Favorable conditions for the harvesting
the farmer will soon have another mag
nifcent CROP saved and another year OF
prosperity is assured for our city and
country. It Is hard to make an estimate
of an average yield at this time, but II
acre in the country tributary to Blackwell
is placing it at low figure. Many farm
ers assert that they will have thirty-tive
bushels, and those who get only twenty
will be at the hind teat. The prospect fol
a good liberal price is excelient ana VIII VIII
this will be a most profitable crop.-Black
we'll TineS-RecOrQ.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
TO ERECT A JOINT MONUMENT.
Officers of American and British Ships
in Samoa to Join in Honor
ing Dead.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 1S.-Australian
advices say that the officers of the British
and American warships, who have been
fraterniZing during the recent trouble in
Samoa, have decided to erect a joint mon
ument to the memory of the English
speaking men slain in the various engage
ments. 1t is intended to erect a granite
monument with the names of the British
engraved on one panel and the Americans
on the other. Surmounting the roll of the
killed will be the British and American
hags intertwfned.
Japanese are ousting Britishers from the
pearl shell industry on Thursday island.
The governor of Queensland has received
a. communication from Joseph Chamber
acknowledging his dispatches inclosing a
petition from certain members of the
Queensland assembly asking that measures
be taken to constitute Central and North
ern Queensland as separate self-governing
colonies. Chamberlain intimated that he
had fully considered the representations
of the petitioners, but was not prepared
sired.
Sydney is about to erect a prison for
| females at Randwick. 1t will be model
| institution.
The premier of New Zealand has an.
nounced a surplus for the year of s495, ,s61
The public debt has grown from s4,963,-
"a in March, 1898. to e46,SSS,006 on March
Premier Seldom explains that old age
pensions granted in New Zealand for the
year to March 81 amount to ear 252.
Up to the end of March, 700 advances
to settlers have been authorized in New
Zealand, the total being g2073,423.
r. II. Hogue, brother of the New Soutf
Wales minister of public instruction, ha.
returned to sydney after ten years alb
sence in San Francisco. Mr.. Hogue is sat
| isfied that American trade with Australia
| is steadily increasing The demand fo
| United States goods is yearly growing
| greater. At present there is only a small
demand in America for Australian prod
uctS. ...
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
lNDIANIAN KILLED BY HOGS.
Farmer Who Had Experienced Much
Trouble Loses His Life
While Drunk.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND, June 1s-
Benton Coleman, who owned large farm
near Darlington, this state, left home sew
eral days ago, after a bitter quarrel with
his wife, with the avowed intention of
drinking himself to death.
To-day his body was found In the woods
Empty whisky bottles were at his side. and
the supposition is that while helplessly
drunk hogs had killed him. Coleman had
several hundred dollars in bills, which
were trampled in the mud about his body.
The decedent had experienced considera-
Bile domestic difficulty. His first WIFE after
divorce, burned his barns and poisoned
his cattle. The annoyance did not cease
until she was prosecuted, when Coleman
twice divorced and remarked.
John Coleman, a brother of the dead
man, who had been worrying over his dis
appearance, dropped dead when told OF
his fate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
HOUSE SET ON FIRE BY METEOR
Peculiar Blaze on the Roof of the
Residence of a Fond du Lac
Citizen.

FOND DU LAC, WIS. June 1S.-Fire
was started on the dwelling place of John
Water, in this city, at o'clock last
evening by the falling of meteor on the
roof AS a couple of young men were
passing about Hoyt street they noticed a
little ball of fire descending toward them.
They waited and saw it alight on the roof
of the home of Mr.. Waters. Notifying the
family, ladder was brought into use, and
search made with the result that the
fire was extinguished. The phenomenon
incidents which succeed storms. AT such
times at sea, sailors say balls of electricity
gently descend from the atmosphere, and,
alighting upon the mast, drop upon the
deck or roll across the ship and drop into
the sea- On land these events are less fire.
quent, yet happen often enough to keep the
| interest of modern science engaged. In
this city, in 1S71,, after the Chicago and
Peshtigo fires, in October, a bright ball
descended upon a barn in this city on Sew
enth street, poised an instant, then de-
scended and killed two horses standing in
adjacent cells.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
Two Thousand Employees of the Mary
land Steel Company May
Quit Work.

BALTIMORE, June 1s.-Two thousand
employees of the marine department, Mary
land Steel Company, held meeting to-day
and determined to strike at the end of
seven days. If their demands for nine
hour day and weekly payments we're not
acceded to by the company. Committees
We're appointed to present the ultimatum to
the heads of the various departments to-
morrow morning.
A strike at Sparrows Point at this time
would be serious matter. Five thousand
men are employed by the company, and a
tieup of one department would doubtless
soon affect the other branches. The COM
pany now has under construction three tor
pedo boat destroyers for the navy, a steam
er for the New York & New Haven Steam
boat Company, two ocean going colliers, a
136-foot tug. and a steel dry dock.
If the present movement is successful, the
men as a whole, it is said, will take up
the company system of patronizing only
the company's stores for their necessities.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
A shakespearean Discovery.

The most scholarly men Of the world
have devoted years to the study of one of
Shakespeare's greatest creations. Hamlet
has been discussed by the ablest minds of
all countries. What his malady was, has
vexed more than one scientific brain. II
remains for America and the producers OF
Americas greatest remedy Hostetters
Stomach Bitters-to make the discovery.
Nothing allied Hamlet but indigestion.
which upset his liver, polluted his blood
and made him nervous. If II had been
possible for Hamlet to have had Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters he would have been a
different character. 1t makes and keeps
stomachs strong, and with hearty diges-
ton and pure blood no disease is possible.
1t is for both men and women. All drug
gistS sell it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE sITUA.
TION YESTERDAY.
ONLY ONE LINE OPERATED
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED TO-DAY
WHEN CARS ARE STARTED.
Strikers Preparing for. n Big Demon
stratfOn To-nfsht-WiIl Demand
Tint Police Protection Be
Withdrawn From
Company.

CLEVELAND, O., June 1S.-There were
no new developments in the strike of the
street railway men to-day, principally for
the reason that the company made no at
tempt to operate cars except on the Euclid
avenue line. The police still afford am
pie protection and the cars were run on
schedule time from o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock this evening. 1t is ex-
pected that an attempt will be made to-
morrow to resume operations on some of
the other lines and more trouble Is looked
for.
The strikers are preparing for a big dem
onstration tomorrow evening. A meet
ing is to be held in the afternoon, at which
representatives of all the labor unions are
expected to be present. The meeting will
arrange for a parade to take place in the
evening. 1t is anticipated that between
10000 and 10000 union working men will
be in line, and there will be several bands
in the procession.
The object of the demonstration will be
to influence the members of the city coun-
Gil, and 100 representatives of organized
labor will be selected to attend the meet
ing of that body and request the passage
of an ordinance introduced a week ago
which requires that all motormen shall
have had at least twenty days experience
IA SdiS III SleSeiauu licS
can be employed in this city. The present
ordinance on that subject requires ter
days experience, but it may be had any
where.
The representatives of labor will also
ask the council to request Mayor Farley
to withdraw police protection from the Big
Consolidated Company and demand thai
If the company does not operate Its car:
in compliance with the terms of its charter
| the franchise be forfeited.
| The strike was the subject of many OF
| the sermons delivered by Cleveland minis
| ters to-day, and some of the clergymei
| took the ground that the strikers had mad'
| extreme demands of the company.
Eugene Debs, who was expected her,
| last night to address a mass meeting o
strikers, sent message saying he coult
| not come, but telling the men to hold ou
| and vote the socialist ticket
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
Many Oklahoma Veterans of tn,
Spanish War Want to Go to the
PHILIPPINES.

GUTHRIE. O. T.. June 1S.-(special) The
gallant young soldiers of Oklahoma who
served in the war with Spain did not get
their fill of army life. The horrors OF
camplife which have bee2 depicted by the
anti-expansionists have no \errors for them
and they are anxious to get into the fight
again.
c. Barnes, who was one of the captains in
the territorial regiment, received letter
from Fred H. Rice, of Collinsville, /. T,
expressing the hope that a call :or addi-
tional troops would be made and a desire
to enlist in case more volunteers were
recruited. Captain Carnes replied stating
that he knew of no intention to call for
more volunteers, but letter received yes
terday from Rice announces his intention
of enlisting in the regular army for SER
vice in the Philippines.
"A good many of our boys want to get
back in the war again." said Captain
Barnes yesterday. Three of the members
of my company enlisted in the regular ar
my when the recruiting station in Guthrie
was open and left with their regiment for
the Philippines"
"The beef doesn't seem to scare them, ,'
suggested bystander.
well, 1t oughtn't to-" replied Barnes.
NO regiment was ever better fed than
our boys when we We're in camp in Georgia
and the beef was the best We ever ate."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
OKLAHOMA is PROSPEROUS.
SCISSORS Reports to Territorial
Andffor

GUTHRIE, o. T., June 1S.-(Special) AS
SCISSORS reports received by the territorial
auditor show a prosperous condition of af-
falrs IN the several counties of the terri
tory. The assessed valuation in some Of
the counties shows a decrease from last
years figures, but this is in each instance
due to the lower rating made by the asses
sors: Generally the condition is better than
at the time of the last report.
The following counties have sent in their
returns:
Blaine.Personal property, s3737O4: real
estate $i5, 1913: town lots, $S2 $50. Total as
sessed voluation, S451,6
Woodward-Personal property, s17lS.272:
real estate, So, 525; town lots, S77,605. Total
assessed valuation, s1.S4S4 402.
Payne-Personal property, s947, ,020; tele-
graph and telephones, S299; real estate. ST.
0i2 699; town lots .42S; railroads, s27 ,O73
Total assessed valuation, s2,212,519
BeaVer-Personal property. S1.100.S47 real
estate, sl4 $50; town lots, S4,147. Total as
sessed valuation, s1,252,574
Custer@Personal property. sS37.S .S66; real
estate. S2O, ,I67; town lots, S95, 305. Total as
| sessed valuation, S953.93S.
CieVeland-Personal property, $51, ,S91
real estate, 1884 .O31: town lots. S2S000O. To.
tai assessed valuation, s1,5s5, ,92S
Washita-Personal property. $757794; real
estate. Sl99I6; town lots, s21, Loss. Total as
sessed valuation, S79SS5S.
Roger Mills--Personal property, 1924 037;
telephones and telegraph, s225: real estate.
s25;2SS; town lots. sl7,035. Total assessed
| valuation, S666 5S2
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
ORE SALES FALL OFF.
Cause Is the Conflict Between Pro-
ducers and SmeIters-Lead
Production Heavy.

JOPLIN, MO, June 1s.-(Special) The
week has been remarkable for a falling on
of s26.597 in the value of ore sales, caused
by the beginning of a conflict between the
ore producers and the purchasing agents or
the zinc smelteries. Lead production was
considerably larger than last week, the ex-
act amount being 99,10o pounds, and the
price remained the same, and the Market
is firm with an upward tendency, caused
by the curtailment of production In Colo
rado on account of the strike.
What the outcome of the trial OF strength
between the producers and the buyers will
be is difficult to determine, but the large
falling off indicates that the buyers did
not make good their boast that they would
secure all the ore they wanted. Practically
all of the low grade zinc ore In the dis
trict has been moved. SO that ne t week
will come the real test Of strength.
Last year during the same week the pro
duction of zinc ore amounted to 9,1IS;SSo,
and the price was SIS per ton. Lead produc-
tion summed up 1,151,910. which sold at
$2325. The combined value of the output
for that week was s145,676 The. sales of
ore for the same twenty-four weeks of 1888
amounted to POI, ,6S1, $50; lead, 26.669, ,l0, and
the yalue was 81 SIS. .S1S.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
DEFENDS JUDGE HAIGHT.
Ex-senator David b. Hill Puts In a
Word for a Slandered PoIit-
fcaI Opponent.

ALBANY, June N.-Ex-Senator and ex>
Governor David B. Hill, who was at the
head of the defeated Democratic state
ticket the year that Judge Haight was
elected with the rest of the Republican
state ticket. said tonight concerning l.. NJ.
Lockwood's testimony in relation to Judge
Haight's election, given before the indus
trial commiSSion:
Judge Haight was elected in the fall of
1894. At that election l headed the DEM
ocratic ticket for governor, leading for
campaign very well. The Democrats had
to contend against the hard times, the
silver panic, the Wilson tariff fiasco and
as divisions among Democrats themselves,
and, of course, the result was Republic
can cyclone, as everybody knew It would
be. The Republicans needed no immense
corruption fund, either from the Standard
Oil Company or anybody else. to elect their
whole ticket, including Judge Haight.
criticism, principally by a coterie of Pop
ulists, of decision which Judge Haight
had once made as supreme court justice
on Buffalo, but it attracted no particular
attention in the campaign, and was regard
ed by myself and by Democrats generally
as unworthy of notice. At any rate, it cut
no figure in the canvass, Judge Haight be-
| ing elected by 1924 plurality over a most
| able and popular opponent, Judge Haight
receiving 81, ,259 votes while Governor Nor
ton received only few more, to-wit: $751;
SIS
1T is absurd for a Pennsylvania at this
late day, who can naturally have no per-
sonal knowledge of the matter of which
he assumes to speak, to assert that Judge
| Haight was either nominated or elected in
| New York state through the contributions
| or efforts Off the Standard Oil Company.
| 1t verifies the old saying that 'one must
go away from home to get the news He
was elected because the tide of that year.
| in New York as well as everywhere else
was with his party, and he was nominated
because of his high personal characte-. his
efficient judicial ability and inquest ed
integrity. conceded by the whole bar aid
people of the state, and, as fair political
opponent, it gives me pleasure to say this
much"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
FRANCES CABINET TROUBLES.
NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau Is Having Con.
siderable Difficulty in Con-
sfructinu N Ninisfry

PARIS, June 1s.-President Loubet re-
ceived in audience early this morning
NJ. Casimir-Perier, former president of
France, and consulted with him regarding
the ministerial crisis. The interview ter
minated about IL o'clock, after which NJ.
Loubet received Senator Pierre Waldeck-
Rosseau.
The latter, it is understood, has made his
acceptance of the task of forming a cab
NJ. Casimir-Perier and certain sections of
the chamber Of deputies which he hopes to
secure. He has consulted with several
statesmen, ma and !, has had a very long con.
police of Paris.
NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau is meeting with con-
mined. He viii confer with N. Loubet
again, probably tomorrow morning, before
submitting draft list of colleagues.
OF the three former premiers whom he
president of the council of ministers and
minister of finance in 1887, alone consented
to take a portfolio. Felix Meline informed
him that he failed to see how his ap-
pointment as premier would bring about q
solution of the crisis. Henri Brisson con-
tented himself with promising support and
expressing good wishes.
NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau waited upon NJ. Cas-
imir-Perier and earnestly endeavored to in
duce him to accept the portfolio of war on
the ground that his presence at the min
istry of war would simplify the difficulties
Of the situation. Thereupon NJ Casimir-
Perier consulted with the president who
pointed out to him that he would be able tc
exercise more authority than any one else
over the generals in destroying the germs
of irritation. Casimir-Perier replied that he
had definitely withdrawn from politics, bu,
nevertheless would undertake to consider
the matter
NJ. Waldeck-R -Rosseau was notified of this
| reply which gives him full liberty to con-
stitute cabinet of Republican union.
| The question now is whether he will &C
| so far as to include socialist in the min
| istry. He himself is indisposed to do so
| and no doubt his view will prevail.
| 1t is said that Clement Fallieres, presi-
dent of the senate, informed NJ Loubet this
| afternoon that the senate seemed opposed
| to the inclusion of Alexander Millerand, the
| Radical Socialist, in the cabinet.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
Dan widmer Made Game Warden.

GUTHRIE, o. T., June 1s-(SpeciaI)
Dan Widmer, a Republican attorney of this
tion of game warden under the new game
law of Oklahoma. He was rendered the
ecutive left on his Eastern trip, but has
just decided to accept. Widmer was a
candidate for the receivership of the Per-
ry land office, after the death of Judge ].
j. Powers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
WEATHERF0RD COUNCIL SPLIT.
Evenly Divided on the Question OF
Forcing the Honk-a-tOnk
to Quit.

WEATHERFORD, o. T., June 1s-(spe-
cial) The people of this city are undecided
whether they want the Honk-a-Tonk, the
local variety theater, to remain or not
One of the Weatherford newspapers has
been waging war on the institution and
a fight in the city council has resulted. At
the council meeting Thursday night the
question of a .prohibitory license was
brought up and the proposition was defeat
ed by vote of to 4, the mayor refusing
to take side. A wordy war followed and
one councilman, Woodson, became dis
gusted and resigned his seat.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
London stock Exchange.

LONDON. June 1S-Business on the Stock
arcbanee was at a standstill last week
owing to the fine weather, the Ascot at
fractions and the settlement. added to the
critical position in the Transvaal H. The me e eye
and compIexity of the questions involved;
and and it is not likely that dealers and opera
tors will care to increase their commit
ments until a way out of the deadlock Is
indicated
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-19
Investigated a Chinese Concession

LIMA, O., June 1s.-Captain Brice has
just returned from China, where he in
vestigated the railroad concession secured
by his father, the late ex-senator Calvin S.
Brice Captain Brice went over the pro-
posed route with a party Of engineers and
will make a report to the syndicate which
expects to build the road. He will prob
ably return to China at the head of a con-
struction party.