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Evening journal., 1899-06-05

Robert G. Hartman. the defeated
Democratic candidate fer city solicitor.
has the warmest sympathy of every
Evening journal., 1899-06-05

DO right this year; buy for your home
Ludwig Piano. Nothing better. Store
5l5 Shipley street.
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If Hannah, GoOding. Rawnsley Ward
and Ortlip had pulled Through. the
.h.lls would have been made unanl-
NOUS
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City Treasurer William III. Curry will
hold Howard Il. Staats I'm ungraueLW
the balanne u Ills DAYS.
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When the new City Council meets
there VIII be but three Republican
bumps en- THE Democratic log.
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The want-to-win Republican, NOW
avs. Il told you so, but that doesn't
alter Hha e.ectOn returns.
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Returns from Hedgeyille, Brown
town. Whiteohapel amid the HOodle
sh.w tllAt J. Edward Addeks and his
lagicns carried The war into Africa.
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IL YOU want to keep cool eat CoXe's
Ice Cream. Famous for It's pure qualities.
uncquaHed Ga the city. Telephones 1876.
Families supplied.
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w. S. cOWHERD.

The estimated cost of constructing the
railroad over the right Of way secured by
the Kansas city, Bonner Springs and
Topeka Ry Is given in the following let
ter from Mr.. w. III. Stalnaker, Chief En-
glneer OF MINT CnmnanN.
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JOHN w. MOORE.
l.. NJ. MILLER,

~. j.. Bi[llN * MAN.
The following letter from Hon. w. 5.
Cowherd, Congressman and eX-Mayor of
Kansas City, Mo-, may be Of interest;
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES. u. s..
WASHINGTON, D. c., May g. 1899
JAMES L. BROWN, ESQ,
PRESIDENT AMERICAN EQUIPMENT
CO.
DEAR SIR: have examined the
statement signed by Messrs. John w
Moore l.. NJ Miller and G. L. Brlnkman,
Of Kansas City. Mo. While l am not
sufficiently posted to give an opinion of
my own as to the value OF the enterprise
/ do know that the gentlemen whose
names are mentioned above are men Of
the, highest standing in this community.
both for personal integrity and business
judgment.
Yours respectfully,
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stove 6 range work. MoMahon. ao3 W, lih
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. April "a. 1899.
ISAAC II. ORR, ESQ.

TRUST OFFICBR ST. LOUIS TRUST
COMPANY, ST. LOUIS. MO-
DEAR SIR: We hereby certify we
have carefully examined all particulars
connected with the organization Of the
Kansas city, Bonner Springs and To-
peka Ry Company, and the issue or
bonds now made, and find everything In
order and strictly In conformity with the
laws of Kansas, under which this Com
pany is chartered. Yours truly.
HUTCHINGS g. KEPLINGER.
SAINT. MAHE
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The Attorneys OF the Kansas City, Bon
ner Springs and Topeka Ry. report as
follows on the issue of Bonds now Of
fered:
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s1.sl0.6aOOO

The above estimate Is made on a stand
ard-guage railroad. with light grades
and suitable for heavy freight traffic as
well as fast passenger traffic, also equip
ped to be operated by steam in the event
OF insufficient water power.
Yours truly
Evening journal., 1899-06-05
KANSAS CITY, KAN; April /, 1899.

JOHN w. MDANlEL. ESQ.
PRESIDENT X. C.. b. S. AND T. RY.-
DEAR SIR: At your request I submit
IN reduced form my estimate cost Of
constructing the Kansas city, Bonner
Springs and Topeka Ry., which in most
points agrees with the estimate furnished
you by Messrs. Tutte & Pike, the Kan
sas City engineers:
Road-bed Bridges and sta
tions 80. NM. ...........S1 $50. 10000
Overhead Electric Construc-
ton -. ......... ........ 1s5.590.OO
Power -. '........... ........... 100 OOO.OO
Distributing Power Stations.... 100000
Rolling Stock and Equipment 2500O0.0O
The record-union., 1899-12-11
NOW DEEMED CERTAIN
That the Niagara Foundered Near
Long Point ON Lake Erie.

BUFFALO IN. W, Dec. lott is
now certain that the Canadian steamer
Niagara, Captain Henry McClory,
foundered on Tuesday evening last
about eight miles east of Long Point,
Lake Erie, with all hands, numbering
sixteen persons. Tugs sent out from
Port Colborne and from Buffalo to
search for the missing steamer, have
returned, bringing with them great
quantities of wreckage picked up near
where the steamer is supposed to have
foundered. The wreckage includes a
part of the Niagara's deck, portions of
the cabin, and other material and a
quantity of shingles marked Parry
Sound" from which port the Niagara
sailed for Buffalo. Judging from the
amount Of wreckage that has been
found the Niagara must have broken
up badly in the storm. It is the opin-
ion of lake Captains that the boat went
down in deep water about eight miles
off Long Point as none of her spars
have been found, and if she had gone
down in shallow water they would be
sticking up.
The storm which destroyed the Mag
OIL q was OAAC "a lAAC WOISl l1ldI ever
ragged over Lake Erie. The wind was
blowing a gale of forty-five miles an
hour and it was showing heavily. Even
the largest and strongest boats made
for shelter and it is the opinion of YES
sci men that Captain McClory attempt
ed to turn his boat around and run
under Long Point and in doing so en-
countered the full force of the storm,
his craft going to pieces.
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A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
It Lays in Ashes an Entire Block
at Augusta Ga.

AUGUSTA (Ga), Dec. 1O.-A fire
which had it's origin in the big whole
sale and retail dry goods store of ]. B.
ed four hours and laid the entire block
bounded by Broad and Ellis and Sew
enth and Eighth streets to waste. The
damage will approximate 1000, 900.
The fames were discovered on the sec
ond floor of the White establishment,
and spread so rapidly that the entire
Fire Department was soon called out,
and help summoned from Macon and
Savannah. The Arlington Hotel and
the stores beneath it, all a part of the
old central building, abutted the White
property and was the second property
to be attacked and destroyed, the Ma
sonic Hall, handsome three story
building occupied by offices and lodge
rooms, following. There was much ex-
citement among the hotel guests, but
all escaped by the stairways and most
of them saved their personal effects.
The fire soon communicated to the
Schneider building across Eighth street
and on the next block, but after hard
work the progress of the fire was ar
rested there. Following are the prin-
cipal losses:
J. B. White, building and stock, $41O,-
O00; Arlington Hotel, 100000; John
Dorr, building and stock, $35, 700; Ma
sonic Hall, $1,000
The losses of twenty-eight other bust
ness men range from 81 900 to $4,000
each. The fire is supposed to have
started from an electric light wire. The
Savannah and Macon Fire Departments
arrived too late to render any assist
ance
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REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS.
Rev. s. G. Smith Says We Are ON
the Road to q New Savagery.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 10.-Rev. DIR. S. G.
Smith, pastor of the Peoples Church In
this city, whose recent statements in
regard to the women wage earners and
their interference with men workers,
have attracted wide attention and crit
icism. tonight, replied to his critics
in sermon. DR.. Smith said in part:
ut was in savage times that woman
was the slave and served her master
in mental tasks. We are fast on the
road to a new savagery. The problem
began when the discovery Of machin-
cry and the factory system took the
place of the man and tool. Greedy en-
ployers babe the delicate fingers of
woman and the dimpled hand Of child
hood to grasp the fallen task.
Economic conditions have no chiv-
airy, and human a~arice has no sense
of honor. The majority of working
women in this country, now four mil
lions OF them, are between the ages of
IA and 25. The great fact OF the last
decade. however. is the enormous in
crease among the number OF girls under
16 years Of age.
1--WE are devouring the possible
strength of the nation, by draining the
life of its future mothers. Forty five
per cent. of the manufacturing in the
United States is now done by women.
Make our women beasts of burden,
and the doom of our strength is at
hand. No army is any more vigorous
than the mothers who bore them. The
tendencies Of the times when enormous
increase of woman labor, and of i'm
mature young women, is the economic,
social, moral and physical evil of our
time, and it is the most serious menace
to the nations life
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that this position also was covered by
Boer guns, which were more powerful
than had been supposed. The troops,
half a mile away, two batteries in the
meantime engaging the Beers and Gov
er1ng the troops in their withdrawal.
The action now became general at
long range, and a detachment of
mounted infantry moved northward
with a view of getting on the enemy's
right flank. Suddenly a strong COM
mando was seen moving from the north
and the Royal Irish Rifles and the
Northumberland regiment were sent
out to meet it.
1t was soon discovered, however, that
the Beers had machine guns we'll plac-
ed, and the British were compelled to
race a terrible fire. Finding it impos-
sible to hold the position in the face
OF an enemy apparently superior in
position, numbers and artillery, the
British retired on Molteno, the Beers
following up the retirement closely and
bringing two big guns to bear on the
retiring column.
1t is believed here that the British
casualties were not serious.
The Times" publishes the follow
ing dispatch from Molteno:
General Gatacre attempted to as
sault the Boer position at Stormberg
at dawn to-day Sunday. The guides
led us wrong, and we were surprised
while in tours and after very trying
night march. Our retirement was eff
fected in excellent order, there being no
hurry even at the most critical time.
The Northumberland and Irish Rifles
behaved as if on review dav. I fear
our losses are heavy. One of our guns
we had to abandon"
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A SERIOUS REVERSE.
Over Six Hundred Men Killed,
Wounded and Missing.

wounded and Missing.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE War Office
publishes the following dispatch from
General Forester Walker at Cape
Town:
''Gatacre reports:
Deeply regret to inform you that
met with a serious reverse in the at
tack on Stormberg. 1 was misled as to
the enemy's position by the guides and
found impracticable ground.
Casualties, so far as known at pres
ent, are:
Second Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
-Weunded: Lieutenant Colonel Eager,
MsJor Seaton, Captain Bell, Captain
Kelly, Lieutenant Stephens, Lieutenant
Barnardston.
Suffolk ACKNOWLEDGMENT Sec
ond Lieutenant Maynard, twelve men.
Missing: Captain Weir, Lieutenant
Christie. Second Lieutenant Rodney,
29O men,.
Seven y-fourth Battery - Severely
wounded: Lieutenant Lewis, three men.
Slightly wounded: Two men.
'Seventy-seventh Field Battery
Killed: One gunner. Wounded: Major
Percival.
Northumberland Fusileers = Miss
ing: Major Stevens, Captain Fletcher.
Captain Morley, Second Lieutenant
Wake, Second Lieutenant Coulson,
Lieutenant Radcliffe, 306 non-commis-
stoned officers and men.
Royal Berkshire Regiment-Killed
One private.
The remainder of casualties will be
wired as soon as ascertained.'
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Conceded That Either Hitchcock OF
Allen Will Get It.

OMAHA, Dec. 1O.-The Senatorship
left vacant by the death Of M. L. Hay
ward grows hotter every hour. That
either ex-senator w. " Allen or G. A.
Hitchcock, editor Of the Omaha World
Herald" will be the successful COM
petitor Is now generally acceded, as the
candidacy of w. H. Thompson was an
nounced too late to be of any moment.
Senator Allen, who spent all day Sat
urday and part of the night in Omaha
looking after his interests, says he is in
the fight to stay. The Douglas County
Jacksonian Club and the County Cen
trail Committee each last evening adopt
ed resolutions in Hitchcock's favor,
while the Peter Cooper Populist Club.
after a long and stormy session lasting
till late this morning, adopted resolu-
tons favoring Allen. An appointment
is not looked for before the middle OF
the week
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CONDITION OF BICYCLISTS.
Much Better Than Was That of
Those in Last Years Race.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-There was
marked contrast in the condition of the
bicyclists who finished in the six days
race at the Madison Square Garden to
their exhibited finish at the race last
year. To-day saw all of the successful
riders in excellent physical condition,
and several of them took long walks
this afternoon. Miller and Waller ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
race, and said they felt as though they
could start on another week of racing.
Maya and McEachern, the team that
finished second, were up and about
early.
Gimm and Pierce, the winners of the
third prize, seemed to be the only dis
satisfied riders to express their feelings
openly Pierce said that his team had
been unjustly deprived Of a number or
laps, which accounted for their not VIM
ming.
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DISPATCH FROM CAPE TOWN.
Reports From Various Places
Along the Line.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Saturday last:
The position of the enemy in Storm
berg district last night was the follow
ing: At Stormberg, six laagers: at
Dordrecht, 500 men; twenty-thlee
miles south of Sterkstrom, 220 men.
Major Elliott reports that Dalgetty.
with force, has gone toward Dord-
recht to cooperate with Gatacre
The railway bridge at Moddes River
was completed December LIST
'Mathuen reports he made a demon
stration up the line Of the railway at
daylight to-day with artillery.
THE enemy did not respond. Methuen
is receiving the remainder of his rein
forcements and supplies. He has es-
tablished detached posts on his line of
communication.
"Mafeking reports all we'll on No
vember 30th.''
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GENERAL GATACRE DEFEATED.
Beers Forced Him to Retreat From
Stormberg After q Sharp Fight.

MOLTENO tCape Colony, Dec TO-
General Gatacre left Sputter kraal by
train for Molteno, and then proceeded
by forced march twelve miles toward
Stormberg. He had 1000 men. includ-
ing the Northumberland Fusieers, the
Royal Irish Rifles, and two batteries
OF held artillery.
The British were unmolested by he
Beers until the Boer position was
reached, when a hot fire was unexpect-
edly opened upon the advancing col
umn.
The engagement began at Ais a. m.
At a. m. after sharp artillery duel,
the British retired. They are now
marching toward Molteno General
Gatacre found the enemy's position i'm
pregnable. 1t was impossible for the
British infantry to get at the Beers.
General Gatacre's movement may be
termed a reconnaissance in force. Its
object was to ascertain the strength of
the position of the Beers, who were
strongly entrenched along the Storm
berg range. He left Putter's kraal
shortly after noon yesterday with
fighting force of slightly over 1000 men.
men.
Leaving MoiteHo dt iaSI evening,
he made a memorable night march over
the rocks and veldt. There was no
sound except a steady tramp. and there
were no distinguishing lights, the
bright moon having gone down about
half past IL.
The column arrived safely within a
couple of miles of its destination, the
only incidents of the march being an
occasional sudden call of halt" under
the belief that the Beers were near.
Suddenly a terrific fire opened stimuli
taneousiy on the British front and right
flank The Royal Irish Rifles. which
formed the advance. sought shelter be-
hind a neighboring kopje and were
speedily Joined by the remainder of the
column. It was soon found, however.
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AFFAIRS AT LADYsM1TH.
Winston Churchill Will be Re.
garded as a Combatant.

FRERE CAMP, Dec 10, p. NJ
photographic communication with
Ladysmith continues daily. General
Schalkburger and Commandant Louis
Botha are in command of the Boer
forces investing Ladysmith. Their
horses are said to be in poor condition.
A heavy report was heard in the di-
rection of Colenso to-day. The sound
was followed by a big cloud Of smoke.
The superstition is that the enemy had
blown up the highway bridge.
The Transvaal Government has de-
cided to consider Winston Churchill
who was captured November 10Th, be-
tween Estcourt and Chiveleley, COM
Blatant officer, and to retain him as a
prisoner. Mr.. Churchill has applied to
General Butler with view of getting
an exchange.
This has been a quiet day here. The
health of the troops is excellent.
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PEPwoRTH HILL AFFAIR.
Gen. Brock1ehurst's Force Found
the Beers Too Strong.

LONDON, Dec. ia special dis
patch from Ladysmith by way of Frere
adds to the War Offices account cabled
Saturday of the capture of the Boer
guns near PeDworth Hill. 1t says:
General Brocklehurst, with cavalry
and artillery, reconnoitered in the d.
rection of Pepworth Hill with a view
of cutting off the Boer retreat, but he
found the position still strongly held
The Eighteenth Hussars pushing for
ward drew furious fire and suffered
heavily, losing four killed and seven
teen wounded.
THE Beers fired necessarily as the
British slowly retired. At a special
parade afterward General White
thanked General Hunter and all en-
gagged, especially Major Henderson, for
brilliant work"
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It Does Not Premise 10 be Busy
In the Senate.
Indications Are for Short Sessions Inside
the Chamber.
Senator Mason Will Speak ON Iia
Resolution Declaring Sympathy
of This Country With the Beers
House Will Devote the Week
Entirely DO the Financial De-
bate on the Currency Bill

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.--The week
does not promise to be a busy one in
the Senate, the indications being for
routine business and short sessions in
side the chamber, with much prepara-
ton for future work in the committee
| rooms. Senator Mason will open the
week with a speech ON his resolution
declaring the sympathy of this country
with the Beers in their war with Great
Britain. There may be other brief
speeches upon this and other questions,
| though there is a general disposition
on the part of the Senators to postpone
speechmaking until after the holidays.
The Republican Senators generally
feel that the most important work for
the present is to secure the reorganiza-
ton of the committees, especially the
Finance Committee, as preliminary to
other work. An effort will be made to
complete the reorganization during the
present week.
The Finance Committee may meet on
Tuesday for preliminary consideration
of the finance bill, but this is as yet
not decided upon. The expectation now
is that this bill will not be taken up
in the Senate until after the Christmas
holidays. The Committee on Foreign
Relations will take up the reciprocity
treaties on Wednesday. The Commit
tee ON Privileges and Elections viii con-
slider the contests over Senatorial seats
in a desultory way, but the real work
on these will not begin until Saturday.
when opposing counsel will be heard i'll
the Quay case.
The House will devote the week en-
tirely to the financial debate on the
currency bill. Under the terms of the
special order adopted on Friday the
general debate will open tomorrow i'm
mediately after the reading of the
journal and continue daily from noon
until 8 o'clock Friday On Saturday
the bill will be read paragraph by para
graph for amendment under the five
minute rule. The vote will not be taken
until the following Monday. The de-
bate will probably cover wide range,
including a general Refreshing of the
|canraign issue. of 1896, and there may
be some stormy incidents.
The Republicans are arrayed solidly
for the bill, but many of them who
have never advocated the gold standard
doubtless will have to take the floor to
explain their change of position. On
the Democratic side some of the men,
bers are reported as favoring the bill.
but there has been no canvass made
as yet, and it remains to be seen how
many Of them will join the Republicans
upon this measure. Representative
Overstreet of Indiana, who will have
charge of the bill on the floor, will make
the opening argument in it's support to-
morrow,
The record-union., 1899-12-11
F1REMEN AND ENGINEERS.


OMAHA, Dec. 1O.-Committees from
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS and Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen of the Union Pacific system
came here to-day to lay before the
proper officials Of the road a request
for an increase in pay.
The chief grievance is made by the
firemen on account of the new big en-
gines that have recently been put in
use on the road. Under the old scale
the minimum pay for f1remen has been
1926 per 100 miles. The company
has increased this to 1915 for firemen
OH the new 1000 class engines and to
$2.35 on the LOO class. This scale
has not yet been accepted by the fire.
men and they ask for more. If not
granted strike may result. The en-
gineers ask an increase on similar
grounds.
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Canadians Go Forward.

ORANGE RIVER, Saturday, Dec. ..
Half the men of the Canadian con-
tingent have gone forward. Like the
Australian contingent they have been
put to stiff work since their arrival and
have been building sidings, erecting
platforms and rendering the usual rou-
tine service They are in excellent COM
dition and very jealous.
The record-union., 1899-12-11
Freight Wreck Near Cheyenne.

SALT LAKE, Dec. 10.-A special to
the Tribune" from Cheyenne, Wyo..
says freight wreck occurred on the
Union Pacific road last night twelve
miles west of Cheyenne, in which Fire
man Benjamin Stocking was instantly
killed and Engineer Davis probably ia
tally injured.
The record-union., 1899-12-11

sion of the plaza and of church in the
center of the town, from which the
Americans dislodged them. 1t seems
that the escaped Spaniards obtained
guns and fought with the Americans
against the insurgents.
The record-union., 1899-12-11
Death Of DR.. Max Lanee.

BERLIN, Dec. 1O.-Dr. Max LANCE,
the famous German chess master, the
oretician and problemist, is dead at
Leipsic. He was born In Madgeburg in
The record-union., 1899-12-11

LONDON, Dec. u.-Two shallow
draught river gunboals are being pre-
pared at Chatham for service in South
Africa Each will carry two 6-pound-
ers. quick firers and four Maxims.
The record-union., 1899-12-11

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