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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
TWO LIVES WIPED OUT
GEORGE C. KALE AND ASA LOWE
ARE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Former Crushed In Freight Yards and
Latter Is Fatally Injured by a
Missouri Pacific Freight
Train-Other Accidents.

Two lives were wiped out in a horrible
manner yesterday and in each case no one
was to blame. The first victim was Asa
Lowe, a laboring man. who was killed by
a Missouri Pacific train as he was walking
between the company's tracks near Shef-
field, and the other was George c. Kale,
a truckman employed at the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad freight depot, at
Fourteenth and Wyoming streets. While
employed in unloading 1,2GO-pound gaso-
line engine, at o'clock in the morning,
from box car, it fell on him and crushed
his life out instantly.
Two strings of box cars were standing
alongside the freight depot, and kale was
engaged in unloading freight from car
that stood on the second track from the
depot. Between the car which Kale was
unloading and an empty car that stood on
the track next to the depot platform was
a movable platform or bridge that rested
on the floors of the two cars.
While crossing this bridge with the en-
! the floors of the cars and the engine fell
| to the ground below. kale fell to the
ground in advance of the engine, and was
pinioned fast by it. His skull was crushed
| and his. body was bruised and mangled
| horribly. Deputy Coroner Mcneil was no
tified and held an inquest at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Kale's death was acci-
dental, and was not the result of careless
ness on his part or any of the workmen
| employed with him.
| The dead man was q years old and lived
| at BIZ Bell street. His remains were re-
moved from the freight depot direct to his
| late home Kale was unmarried. He had
been employed at the Rock Island freight
depot for several months.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
USUAL MONDAY GRIsT
sIxTY-FOUR OFFENDERS DISPOSED
OF IN POLICE COURT.
Dick Stones Gambling Case Contin.
ned Until Tomorrow, When 1t
Is Expected He VIII Be
Again Fined.

Mondays grist in the police court com-j
prised sixty-four cases, and 1t was nearIyj
noon before Judge Burnham had heard thfI
testimony in the last case and chalked urI
a fine against the last offender. Fines rangl
ing from 81 to 500 were imposed on half a
hundred offenders. Migrants, drunksI
peace disturbers and inmates Of disorderiyl
houses made up the list of offenders.
Dick Stone was present to plead nod
guilty to running a gambling house. and
the two cases against him were continued
until Wednesday. He was arrested Satur-
day on two warrants sworn out by City
Attorney Brown. Yesterday more thar
twenty persons called upon the city attorney
and the clerk of the police court and vol1
unteered to give testimony to the effect
that Stone has all along permitted gam
bling in the rooms Of the Olympic Club
| other $500 fine when he appears In court to-,
morrow.
S. D. Fish. negro who was arrested
was fined SIS. He had in his possession o
! lot of jewelry stolen from the Jones Dry
Goods Company. Fish claims to be Bap.
tist minister. Three boys who were charged
the day.
William Chambers, Of Twenty-fourth
Crump. of SIG Hunter avenue, started II
| much too early to celebrate the Fourth
| Both fired off their pistols Sunday night
| and both were arrested for dischargins
| firearms within the city limits. Chambers
was fined S. and Crump SIS.
| Arthur Ashcraft was fined SO for va
grancy. and Fred Daily drew fifty days ir
| the workhouse on the same charge This
! latter tried to rob a drunken man in q
| North end saloon.
Tom Crews relieved a drunken man Of 81
in a saloon, and was sentenced to one yeai
! in the workhouse.
Henry Morton, Peter O'Brien and Charlie:
/ Quinn, yagrants, were given from thirty
\ days to three months on the city chair
gang.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
IN JAIL AS A WITNESS.
Unpleasant Experience of Ex-State
Treasurer Atherton, of Kan
HaR. Denver.


DENVER, COL, July S.-(Special) o. L.
Atherton, banker of Russell, Kas., who
was state treasurer during the Morrill, adj
ministration and who is now stopping at
the Kelley institute, Eighteenth and Cur
It's streets, is making things interesting for
two young men and two young women who
thought it great fun early yesterday
morning to grab his gold-headed cane out
OF his hand and walk away with 1t.
Mr.. Atherton was sitting upon the front
porch of the institute when Bert Copen-
haver, Omie Ramsey. b. Z. Gilman and
Edith Wilson stopped at the front gate. -.
Come out and have drink with US"
he didn't drink, whereupon one of the
merrymakers asked him to "set 'em up
They We're strangers to him and he didn't
like their manners. He did not refuse,
however, to accept an invitation to ap-
proach the gate and talk to them. AS he
walked up to the gate one of the young
seng sppd M h into She he gaIS ana @
the arm and held on firmly, while one OF
her male companions took the large gold
headed cane.
the banker to go and .'see the town
with them, started down the street: Ather-
ton was boiling over with rage. The two
young men were tall and husky and he
didn't care to take chance with them in
a rough and tumble fight So he contented
himself by reporting the theft of his cane
to a couple of police officers.
At a corner in the shady district of the
city the officers found the quartette and
one of the men was carrying the banker S
cane. They were all placed under arrest
and charged with robbery. The banker
was sent to Jail as a witness and was
given quarters in the hospital ward. He
remained behind the bars till daylight
The cane was placed in the custody of the
| jailer. 1t bears the following inscription
| Presented to o. L. Atherton. 'S5-s, IRON
Bud George. Harry, Will, Fred, Ray" The
1 banker values the cane at $500.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
WINER00M BILL DEAD.
Supreme Court Refuses to Take n
Hand I'm Forcing Its
Passage.

JEFFERSON CITY, July 3-(Special)
State Senator Davisson's wineroom bill is
legally dead now. The supreme court, di-
vision No. 2, SO declared in an opinion filed
to-day by Judge Burgess. in which the
other judges of the division concurred
The opinion denied the writ of mandamus
asked for to compel the officials of the SEN
ate and the house of the last legislature to
have It enrolled and signed and sent to the
governor on the ground that 1t had been
legally passed when the senate adopted the
conference report by constitutional ma.
jority of the members elected. The court
holds that it has no power to compel actor
on the bill! because the bill was never sent
to the officials for action. This is the bill
which Senator Lyons worked to defeat. He
voted for the conference report on the bill
and this gave eighteen votes. but when the
against it, leaving only seventeen votes fol
it, and President Pro Tenn McClintic de
clared II lost.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
BATTLE OF SANTIAGO.
First Anniversary of Destruction of
Spanish Fleet Celebrated on
American warshfps.

NEWPORT, R. l., July 3-The first an
niversary of the destruction of the Span
fish feet off Santiago was observed here
to-day by the ships Of the North Atlantic
squadron and by the attaches of the naval
stations and of vessels in the harbor in gen.
eral. The celebration began at s o'clock,
when at "colors' the warships ran up
flags and bunting of many colors. Other
shipping and the yachts in the harbor were
gayly dressed and in the city were stars
and stripes displayed at all points.
At noon salute of twenty-one guns
was fred from all the ships of the squad
ron and the Constellation, and each crew
had a special dinner. Sports and races by
the several crews, minstrels and vaudeville
entertainments on the several ships were
features of the anniversary.
NEW YORK, July 3.-The first anniver-
sary of the naval victory of Santiago was
pension of business and by the display of
some bunting. The exchanges were closed,
as were also many business houses, but the
banks and city offices were open as usual.
There was a large exodus of excursionists
who took advantage of the fine weather.
About 200 of the enlisted men of the
United States cruiser Brooklyn, which is al
the navy yard here. had a picnic to cele-
brate last years victory.
They marched through the streets OF
Brooklyn carrying banners, among these
being the portrait of Rear Admiral Schley
Among the other banners was one inscrib-
ed with the words of Admiral Schley
There is honor enough for all.
The men had expected Admiral Schley tc
take part in the picnic at Glendale, Long
Island. but he sent regrets from Walling,
ford, Pa.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
NEGROES DRIVEN FROM PANA
White Miners Have Decided to Allow
No Blacks to Remain
Hereafter.

PANA, ILL, July 3.-Beyond repeated
firing in some sections Of the city, claimed
by the police to be the acts of miscreants
attempting TO cause trouble, which terror
lies the residents in these districts, there
has been no unusual excitement. A COM
pany of negro miners who formerly worked
in the Pana mines arrived on an Illinois
Central train this afternoon. They were
Intercepted near the Union depot by g.
crowd of twenty persons who stated the
situation in Pana and the feeling against
negroes and ordered them to leave town
Immediately. The negroes stated that they
had escaped from their company during the
riot at the Brush mines. near Carterville,
and told of the dangers through which
they had passed.
They were perfectly willing to leave the
city If the union miners would furnish
transportation. The delegation marched
the negroes to the city limits and they
were compelled to depart. This, 1t is re-
ported, is the treatment which will be ac-
corded all blacks who attempt to land in
Pana in future. A number of white non
union miners reported to-day that they had
received notice from certain miners to
leave Pana, but declared their intention OF
remaining. There will be no celebration
of Independence day tomorrow, IL being
deemed best for all not to celebrate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
CAPTAIN WATSON WAS THERE
He Fought in the Zulu War and
Knows All About the Dark


I'm your yesterdays ISSUE" said Captain
A E. Watson to a reporter Of The Journal
yesterday, you printed letter from
Frank Monroe, of Paris, Mo-, written from
Africa. Young Monroe gives some very
interesting Information about the country
through which he Is travelling, but several
of his statements are erroneous. For in
stance, the young man says he saw herd
of elephants. and drove after drove Of os-
tr1cheS. Also, that no one in the colony
carries a gun, although it is a great coun-
try for game-'an ideal place for a hunter,
he puts 1t, as any game from quail to
hon or elephant can be had within a few
The young man did not see drove after
drove of ostriches. because ostriches down
there are kept In corrals: neither are ost-
rich feathers, in their natural state, pretty,
as he represents.
There is not an elephant within 5000
them are not seen rowing about. The last
lion In that country was killed fifty years
ago. AS to nobody carrying a gun, every
Boer carries one constantly from the time
he is able to walk until old age causes
him to lose all interest in the affairs Of
! ter almost as bad. but will not take the
! time to point them OUT
Captain Watson fought In the Zulu war
| as member Of the volunteer horse ar
| tillery, of Kimberley. and claims to be
| familiar with everything pertaining to the
| country and the people that young Mon
roe treats of. He says he doesn't care to
| correct these miSStatementS for any rea-
son except that they may give wrong
| ideas as to the character of a country in
| which he is particularly interested. Cap
tain Watson is now resident Of Kansas
| City temDOrarily
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
POLICE SURGEON LoNGAN.

How He Cures the Drunknrds Who
Come to Him.
1.-THE Bartlett Cure Co. has proved in
valuable in all the cases Of drunkenness
coming under my observation" said Police
Surgeon Longan yesterday, 'and have no
hesitancy whatever in commencing the
treatment. I have sent several cases there
for treatment and the result justifies the
highest praise"
The Bartlett Cure Co. treats its patients
at their homes without publicity and does
not require the patient to lose an hours
time from business. 1t has no bad after
effects and has the Endorsement of the fore
most physicians. Write for their book on
the cause, effect and cure of alcoholism, to
$40 Arlington building, Tenth and Walnut
streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
ATLANTA's MAYOR 'FEssEs UP.
Acknowledges Truth of Charges Made
Against Him by a Min
fate

ATLANTA, GA, July 3-The special city
council committee appointed by Mayor Pro
Tenn Mitchell to investigate the charges
made against Mayor James G. Woodward
by DR.. L. G. Broughton, pastor of Taberna-
Gle Baptist church, made report this
afternoon to the effect that its labors were
lightened by Mayor Woodwards frank ac-
acknowledgement and that promises of amends
were made. No recommendations were
made by the committee. AS soon as the re-
port was read Councilman Maddox asked
for the resignation of the mayor, his ex-
citing speech being seconded by Councilman
Thomson. A motion to file the report was
made and carried. A motion to recommit
the original resolution was lost This IL
is believed ends the incident
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
THE Department of State.
NATIVES TO BE EMPLOYED.
Postal Service Are to Be
Recalled.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Acting Postnlas-
ter General Heath stated to-day that no
moro appointments would be made of
Americans to the postal service depart
ment in the Philippines, Porto Rico or
Cuba.
I'VE are now making every effort to re-
duce the expenses of the mail service In
those countries" said Mr.. Heath, tand
with that in view the postmaster general
has cabled the recall of all Americans sent
to Porto Rico on detail from the various
branches of the postal service in this coun-
try, and it is likely that a number of
Americans who were sent there some time
since will be withdrawn. Now that the
postal service in each of these countries
has been thoroughly organized, we feel
that we can safely withdraw most of the
Americans and gradually transfer the work
tn the natives" !" .-H-f-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
RIVAL CHIEFS MAKE PEACE.
Mafaafa and MnlietoR Shake Hands
on Board the Badger at

APIA. SAMOAN ISLANDS. June %, VIA
AUCKLAND, N. a., July 3.-The Mataafan
chiefs met the Malietoan chiefs yesterday
on board the United States transport Badg-
er. in the presence of the international
commissioners, shook hands and made
peace.
A meeting had been arranged for Nalie-
toa Tanu and Mataafa with the coniInis-
sionerS.
Peace is thus finally assured between the
chicftains and their followers and both
factions have returned to their villages on
friendly terms, awaiting action by the
powers.
In the meantime the government is vest
ed in the three consuls, two of whom can
act in all cases where unanimity is not re-
quired by the treaty.
This arrangement is acceptable to all
parties.
DIR. Wilhelm Solf is exercising his Office
as president of the municipality of Apia
and the friction with him and with the
natives is at an end.
The German protected cruiser Cormoran
has arrived and the Fake has gone tc
Sydney, N. S. w.
Three thousand, five hundred rifles. moi
including those served to Malietoa Tanu's
party, have been returned to the warships
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
WAS IN ABSOLUTE IGNORANCE
NM. pEMANGE AND LABoRI, HIS
COUNSEL, VISIT HIM.
They Found Him in Much Better Phys
icaI Condition Than They Ex-
pected, and His Lucid Menu
ory Was a Surprise
to Them.

RENNES. FRANCE, July 3.-Maitres
Labor and Demange, counsel for Dreyfus,
who had a long conference with Madame
Dreyfus yesterday, visited Dreyfus in the
military prison at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The permit for the. lawyers to enter
the prison bore the inscription:
Tenth army corps. tribunal of the court
martial. Permit to communicate-availabl
until the day Judgment is delivered.
Monsieur -, counsel court of ap-
peals. is authorized to communicate with
Captain Dreyfus. whom he is charged to
defend. MAJOR CARRIERE."
This was the first time NJ Demange, the
defender of Dreyfus at the court-martial
of 1884, and Dreyfus had seen each other
since the sentence.
On entering the room NJ. Demange and
Dreyfus threw themselves into each other
arms. The scene was most touching. Meth.
er was able TO utter word. but warmly
embraced.
Dreyfus, when able to speak, thanked NJ.
Demange for his devoted services.
NJ Demange then presented M Labor
who had been a silent spectator in the back
ground of the foregoing scene. Dreyfus
cIasped M. Laborfs hand, and, in voice
choked by emotion, expressed the deepest
gratitude for the splendid manner in which
NJ. Labori had championed his cause.
NM Demange and Labori then gave the
prisoner a general review of all which has
happened since Dreyfus was sent to Dev'
N's island. Dreyfus explained that he knew
70 nothing but what was contained in the vol
ume which M Labori had sent him. giving
an account CT proceedings of the court Of
cessation in 1898.
Nm Demange and Labori then left. They
were both greatly impressed with the ap
pearance of Dreyfus. They declared Drey
fus was both physically and mentally il
much better health than they anticipated
Madame Dreyfus visited her husband thi
afternoon. She has received permission t
call upon him each day.
This evening Maitres Demange and La
bori had another conference with the pris
oner. N. Labori saying, after 1t was over
that the time had been devoted to continu
ing the review of events since 1888. Hi
counsel were surprised at Captain Dreyfus
strength of memory, even in t1nfng mat
tiers, and at the iucidity OF mind ne ois
played. =
PARIS, July 3.-Mme. Dreyfus, is as
serted here, is not only permitted TO Sc
her husband daily, but Is allowed to at
tend personally TO the preparation OF hi
meals. -
His memoirs, which he wrote on Devil
island. were left there, but they VIII .
forwarded to the government with MS ON
er effects.
There is good deal of comment upo
a speech made yesterday by Paul Derou
and long known as one of the most violenr
opponents of revision. NJ. Derouleds sai
in substance that If Dreyfus should b
found innocent by the ne new sV;.n,f1 tSurf; t., n
no pillory sufficiently infamous, for all tn
ministers, civil or military, who were re
sponsible for his conviction, and no honor
high enough for the martyr and the vie
-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
Deaths Reported.

Witbeck: John H; city hospital; July l.;
Mcintyre, Helen: 1852 Sidney: July /:
years; entero colitis.
, Fisher, John R.; Oil wyandotte; June %;
81 years; heart disease.
Smith, George H.: 1913 Kansas; June 30;
% years; tuberculosis.
Moore, Lilly NJ; L16 West Tenth; June
30: % years; hemorrhage:
| Wetzel, Jennie l.: 624 Campbell; June 30;
White Emily J.; 1850 Penn; June 30;
81 years: valvular insufficiency.
Mimms, Elizabeth W.: 426 Garland; June
%: rs years; insanition.
Begey, Emma J.; Centropolis; July 1; 80
years; sarcoma.
Babcock infant: 1l29 Agnes; July i;
year; summer complaint.
| Agee. infant; 922 Garfield; July 2; s
CIymer, Louisa: 2s4s Jarboe; June 90; {
months: cholera infantum.
Bassett, infant; 1903 Oak; June %; Z
Paterson. infant; 2l1s Montgall; July 1;
1 year: meningitis.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
STATE DENTISTS TO MEET.
Will Hold Their Annual Convention
at the Midland, Beginning

The Missouri State Dental Association
will hold it's annual meeting in this city
beginning tomorrow morning. About 200
members of the profession are expected to
be present. The daily sessions Of the So
ciety will be divided between papers and
discussions and clinical demonstrations, and
will continue the remainder of the week.
In the mornings the programme of papers
and reports and the business of the associ-
alton will be taken up at parlor s, of the
Midland hotel. Clinics will be given at the
Western Dental and Kansas City Dental
college buildings.
The dentists of Kansas City will enter
tain the members while in the city. Last
year the association was handsomely enter
tanned at Merrimac Highlands, a resort
near St. Louis, and the attendance was
about 200. The executive committee is COM
posed of Drs. Lowrie, Mcmillan and Pat
terSnn.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
TREATY NEARLY COMPLETED.
French and American Commercial
Relations to BE on q New
Basis Soon.

WASHINGTON, July S.-With the return
Of Ambassador Cambon, OF France, nego-
tations were resumed to-day on the
Franco-American reciprocity treaty. This
Is probably the most important of all the
conventions under consideration at the
present time. Much progress has been
made, and but little remains save the de-
termination of the articles on which this
government will grant concessions in re-
furn for the entire minimum schedule
which France has conceded on her side.
The ambassador and NJ. Charpentier, spe-
this line of work, held conferences with
Commissioner kasson to-day in further
ence OF the negotiations.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
M'NALL AND BRElDENTHAL.

Judge G. e. Foote Thinks the Fight
for Fusion Nomination for Gov
ernor Between These Two.
Judge C. e. Foote. of Topeka. known to
fame as one Of Webb McNalrs road agents,
passed through the city last night on his
way to st. Louis. Judge Foote, when
asked If he would support Webb McNall
for governor, gave an affirmative answer.
Judge Foote said: 'fIt is too early to dis
cuss politics. I understand that the friends
of Mr.. Breidenthal are urging him to be a
candidate. While the conditions are en-
bryonic politically, 1t begins to look as IL
Breidenthal." 49,
"Will there be fusion in Kansas next
year?' was asked.
Most aSSuredly" replied the Judge,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
Births Reported.

Gress, K. and Mrs: 17OS Park; June "a;
Garner. NJ and Grace; Twenty-sixth and
Cleveland; June %; boy.
Moore, S. NJ. and Mrs; Eighth and
Brooklyn; June 2S; girl.
Webster. F. S. and Sadie; 419 West Four
teenth; June 20; girl.
June "a; girl.
Haworth, John A. and Della; 1904 East
Eleventh; June 80: boy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE SOLD
Goes to the National City Bank on Its
Bid of $3,265, ,OOO-SoId by Sec
retary of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The secretary
of the treasury opened bids to-day on the
New York custom house property, of which
there were three. He awarded the property
to the National City bank. of New York,
on its bid of s3.265,0 900, this being the high
est proposal. There were two other bids,
viz, one at s3,075, coo and the other at s.,
900. The bid of the City bank was made
in the name of its president, James S.
Stillwell. who was present. He inclosed
a check for s15000O as part payment and
stated in his letter of transmittal that he
preferred paying large portion of the
purchase price In cash.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-04
PIXIES PEAK ILLUMINATED.
Seventeen Hundred Pounds of Red,
White and Blue Powder Fired
at Midnight.

SUMMIT PIXIES PEAK, COL. July A.
The Fourth of July in Colorado was usher
ed in at midnight by e magnificent illum-
ination on Pixies Peak, 14,O0O feet above the
sea: Seventeen hundred pounds of red
white and blue powder was set off prompt
ly at midnight and the crimson glow was
flung far out over mountain and plain
Cities within a radius of 100 miles witnessed
the magnificent spectacle, the whole crest
Of the peak appearing to be wrapped in
flame. The celebration was probably the
most unique in the history of the nation
day. and certainly the most unique in the
history of Colorado and Pixies Peak