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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
INSURANCE PROMOTES SUICIDE
Men In Financial Troubles End Their
Lives to Benefit Families-Siml-
lar in Accident Cases.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Missouri decision that the insurance
company must pay the full value of the
policy of suicide unless it can show that
self-murder was contemplated at the time
that the policy was taken out will open up
the question as to whether the insurance of
lives encourages suicide. High officers in
various companies have from time to time
argued that 1t does not, but statistics would
seem to point to different conclusion. In
10000. while in 1898 it had risen to II per
100000. Where insurance companies declare
that they will not contest any suicide
claims they may be putting premium on
self-destruction.
Some years ago, when the accident insur-
ance boom was at its height in England. q
commission was appointed to investigate
the matter. 1t found that in cases where
the premium on the loss of an eye was
greater than for the loss of a leg, the COM
pany making the Offer. had more, .'eye
claims to pay than anything else. Where
the right hand was rated at the highest
| figure, more right hands than any other
| portion of the body were lost. This matter
of self-mutilation for an insurance reward
was clearly demonstrated by the testimony
| secured by the commission.
| 1t also brought to light another interest
| ing fact. The greatest number of accident
| cases were reported from that class that is
known as the 'genteel poor" As the mem
sional careers rather than mechanical or
arduous ones the number of accidents
among them, as compared with those who
actually follow hazardous businesses, was
remarkable 1t was fairly we'll demon
strated that when they were hard up for a
few hundred pounds they would take out an
accident policy for the amount needed and
CO. to come home with a crushed leg or
hand as the case might warrant.
In, the matter Of suicide the man who Is
apt to solve it by ending his life, if his life
insurance will surely be paid to his heirs
raised as to the legality of the claims of his
heirs to such a payment. The insurance
companies frequently pay suicide claims
was fraud Intended when the policy was
taken out, but when they do this, rather
than suffer the odium that attaches to a
disputed claim, they encourage self-de-
struction.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
ACCUSED OF DOUBLE MURDER.
Chicago Man in Jail for n Crime That
Had Been Laid to His
Wife.

CHICAGO, July 2-George Kruger is a
prisoner in the Lake county Jail, at Wau-
kegan, ILL.,, accused of the murder of his
wife, Bertha Kruger, and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Catherine Voss. The arrest followed
Immediately after a post-mortem examin-
alton this afternoon of the body of Mrs.
Kruger, which revealed two bullets in the
brain of the woman whom coroner's jury
adjudged guilty of the murder of her
mother, the wounding of her husband and
the taking of her own life.
The result of the post-mortem examina-
tion was a verification of the popular sus-
picion that Mrs. Kruger had not taken
her own life The location of the wounds,
besides, was admitted to be proof positive
that the woman had not turned the re-
volver found in her hand against herself:
One of the bullet holes was found behind
the left ear and the other was Immediately
over the right eye.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Speaker of the Com m ons.

From Women at Home.
On the conclusion of prayers the speaker
of the house of commons ascends his own
high chair. 1t is a comfortable pulpit, with
lofty back and roof, and with mysterious
recesses for pens, and ink, and paper, in
the elbows. There are electric buttons for
the summoning of attendants. The speaker
is lii in the roof Of the house, In this Won
derful chair he sits for hour after hour.
with ears always on the alert, and with
eyes never closed, listening to speeches
dull or brilliant, grave or gay. At o'clock
he enters, the house on the ordinary sit
tings, and with "a break of only half an
hour he remains till after midnight On
Wednesday the hours are II to 6; and
when there are morning" sittings the
house meets at and adjourns for dinner
between and g. Frequently during the
busy season. when the weather is hottest,
Mr.. Gully is at his post for a round of the
clock. Arthur Onslew was speaker for
thirty-three years, but in our hard-worked
age such feat would be impossible The
average tenure during the present century
has been ten years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
WAGE INCREASE REFUSED.
Detroit Street Railway Employees Ma,
Strike for 4 Cents More
Per Hour.

DETROIT. MICH, July 27.-The request
of the employees of the Citizens Street Rail
way Company for an increase in wages of
cents an hour was late to-day refused by
the company. At midnight the employees
are holding a meeting to decide what ac-
ton they will take on the refusal. Vice
President Hutchins and General Manager
Dupon represent the company in negotia-
tions, and the men are represented by the
executive board of their union. When the
railway officials announced their decision,
the mems representatives asked them to
meet their oempioyes haiI way, WIN an III.
also declined to do. They would, they said,
pay the men the cent increase for over
time work, but would make no other con-
ceSsion on the wage scale. Whether the
men will strike over the matter seems very
much in doubt at present. The company
has in the last two days conceded several
lesser points asked for, and this may pre-
vent a strike.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Thi. willie Wa. Treated Ruder,.

From the Washington Post.
On a. rainy afternoon not long ago one
of the pretty young matrons Of Connecticut
avenue left the car from which she had
ridden uptown and darted through the
drizzle toward her home. few doors from
the corner. She had no umbrella A Willie
of the characteristic type who was riding
In the same car noticed that she had no
umbrella. He was right after her with his
own umbrella up and extended.
May see you home, miss?" he inquired
languishingly, stepping up alongside OF her.
She turned to him with a dazzling smile.
Certainly" she replied Watch me-"
And she ran up the steps Of her home and
entered the vestibuls door without looking
back.
.aThe rude thingi' muttered the Willie
brushing to the roots of its wavy hair, as
Laura Jean would say, and then 1t took the
next car.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
GOVERNOR TANNER EXPLAINS.
Says the Game He Killed in Colorado
Was Within "A Private
Preserve.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Ex-Governor
Tanner, Of Illinois, is IN this city. When
seen in his apartments at the Palace and
questioned in regard to recent dispatch
from Colorado, which stated that had he
not left the state he would have been ar
rested for infringing on the game laws in
killing deer out of place and season, the
governor smiled and said:
That is more OF a joke than anything
else. Yes, did kill q deer, and ! killed a
mountain lion, also. But killed them both
within the limits of Benhula park which
is a private piece of property, owned by
a stock company of 100, of which I am a
member. The laws of Colorado are very
stringent in the matter of killing game
hut allow It within the limits of private
property holdings"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
found their patients lying upon the floor

found their patients lying upon the floor
of the room in every conceivable position.
They found evidences of arsenical poison-
Floyd Warthen, a lad of IA years, grew
worse and died that night. Sheriff Acke-
man to-day summoned Warthens daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ivy Crabtree, and ELECTED from
her a confession that she had put rough on
rats in the coffee and cabbage served at
dinner. She seemed sorry over the death
of her brother. saying she did not mean
to harm him, but showed no feeling but
anger in speaking of her father and STEP
mother.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
He Fought I'm Three Wars.

SPRINGFIELD, MO. July 2.-(Special.l
Captain A. n. Julian, the oldest member o:
the Springfield bar, died here to-day. He
was S6 years of age and had led very
active life He fought in the Seminole
Indian war in 1886 and was a captain in the
war with Mexico. He fought In the civil
war and had a splendid record. He was
one of the pioneer settlers in Southwest
Missouri
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
"yncationr for VonherrIich.

F WICHITA, KAs., July 27-Cspecisl.l The
Nestry OF st. Johns Episcopal church to-
night granted the rector, J. r, Vonherrlich
against whom Mrs. S. n. Fuller preferred
charges of immortality some days ago, a
leave of absence for two months. This ac-
ton, coming close upon Mr.. Vonherrlich' s
trial, is taken by many members of the
church 10 mean that Mr.. Yonherrlich will
leave Wichita ana take up work in another
ald
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Co1ey Ruyr a steeI rInnt,

PITTsBURG. PA, July 27.-"General"
Jacob 8. Coxey has purchased the old steel
plant of Graf. Bennett 6 Co., at Millvale
near here. and will remove It to Massillon,
o. IL is his intention TO erect a large open
hearth steel plant at a cost of $4,000 The
new works viii give employment to 800
men,.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Canndian RaIIroad subsidies.

government presented to parliament to-
night a resolution granting subsidies to
railways TO the extent of 81, 6,540,2i5. This in
Lawrence at Quebec and $3.50 900 for the On
tario d Rainy River Railway. The re-
mainder OF the money goes to new roads
built for development purposes.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
MisnOmers.

Mrs Brown-"Our language is full of
misnomers For instance, / met a man
once who was a perfect bear, and they
called him civil engineer"
Mrs. Smith-''Yes. but that's not so ridic-
ulous as the man they call teller In a
bank He won't tell you anything I asked
one the other day how money my husband
had on deposit, and he just laughed at
me-"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Enjoined From Carrying Freieht,

DETROIT, MICH, July 9.-Judge Lii
iibridge for the circuit court, to-day deliv-
cred a decision permanently enjoining the
street railway companies from carrying
freight over their lines within the city.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
The Lake shore Limited to Boston.

ALI of the luxuries and conveniences Of
this famous train are at the disposal of
Boston and New England passengers with
out extra charge. Write for book of trains
and other printed matter of interest, to
representatives named below: B. p. Hum
phrey, T. P. A., Kansas City, Mo-; or F.
NJ Byron, G. w. A, Chicago; A. J. Smith,
G. P. A., Cleveland.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Estimated.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal
"Oh," said Mr.. Barnes former I'VE did
we'll in the West. In Sioux Falls We played
to $4,000"
"Eh?'' said his astonished auditor.
"Um-well-of course, there was not that
much in tho box Office, but was told that
the audience represented fully that much
real estate"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Worms Injurins Kansas Crops.

PEABODY, KAS., July 27.-(Special) }
Farmers report that worm is destroying
the fields of kafir corn, sorghum and millet
in Butler county. south of Peabody. Some
claim it is the army worm, while others
assert it is tie web worm.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
win Press Her Damage suit.

TOLEDO. O., July 27.-Mme Burroughs,
who sued the cities of Toledo and Fremont
for s., ,0o0, 600 damages on account of alleged
abuse, was to-day released from the insane
asylum. 1t is understood she will push the
cases.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
ROUGH ON RATS IN COFFEE.
Family mt Carmi, ILL.,, Poisoned by q
Married Daughter and a Young
Son Is Dead.

CARMI, I'LL, July 2-Walter S. Warth-
en-, his wife, son and married daughter and
a neighbor, Berry Carter, were poisoned
Tuesday noon. Mrs. Warthen was taken
Ill during dinner and others Immediately
after. Physicians were summoned and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28

snort ,fuonlIlS tD i've !.
You suffer the tor
lures of the damned.
All the pleasure and
sweetness of life are
taken away. Only
those who have been
through it can ever
know the horror of
that feeling.
But. oh. the joy OF
being cured after you
have been given up
the joy of living
again! 1t is such JOY
that DR., N. l.. Hoop
ingarner is giving
,nnlrinI-t thu inN- nr
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Killed ON HI. wedding Day.

STREATOR, ILL, July T-Aeronaut
Thayer. of Niles. Mich, fell 200 feet from
to-day This was to have been his we'd
ding day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
Special Low Rates to Pittsburg and
Boston

via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railway One fare for the round trip from
Chicago Return limit. August a. Pitts
burg tickets on sale August /, 2, ., T. and
& Boston tickets August IL and II. Fur
tier Information may be had by address
ing B. p Humphrey, T. PA, Kansas City,
Mo, or F. NJ. Byron. G.. W. A., Chicago.
A. j. Smith. G. p. A, Cleveland.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-28
A HAVEN OF REST.
Modern Mecca for the Sick and the
Afflicted Where Cures Are
Made.

Is there more utterly terrible feeling
there is no hope-that you have but a few
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
LAKE PROVIDENCE EAST SATURDAY, DEE

many a man would take to study one
side. Yet he does not jump to con-
illusions, and there are times when ne
is very deliberate. He reasons to his
determinations, and, whatever his per-
sonal preferences or beliefs. or feelings
he can associate them entirely from
his work. His logic machine is aoso-
lutely sound and in the finest order. II
turns out conclusions with mathemat-
ical precision. The sharpest critic he
has can hardly find one point IN the
long record made in Manila bay where
he can put down his finger ana say
There Dewey made a mistake"
The admiral has a peculiar trick Oh
thinking out loud, and sometimes when
he is bordering some subject he will
argue with any man whom -cnancs
sends along. On such occasions hi
will advance as his definite conclusion
whatever side Of the question happens
to be uppermost in his mind and stant
ready to defend it with considerable
warmth. Magazine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
Ewes Like Telescopes.

II has often been remarked that civil
lied people tend to become short-sightA
ed. This Is because in towns and cities
their vision IS mostly confined to shor.
distances. Savage races. on the otnel
hand. are generally gifted with remark
ably keen sights and few tribes are mora
noteworthy in this respect than the Az
rican Bushmen, whose eyes are VERT
able telescopes. This power Is, No
doubt a wise provision of nature, To-
Bushmen are a small race, and II they
were not able to see danger long wa
off they would be extermlnateo D!
their various enemies, whether savage
or other tribes or wild beasts. A trav
eler in South Africa relates that Will
walking one day in company with
friendly Bushman the savage suddenl,
stopped. and, gazing across the plain
cried out there was lion ahead. Tn
traveller gazed long and earnestly int
the direction indicated by the Bush
man. but could see nothing. Non
sense" he said. There's nothin
there" And he went forward agar
with the Bushman following at hi
heels, trembling and unwnnng an
still asserting that he could see
lion. Presently the native came to
dead stop and refused to bulge anothe
inch. for this time, he declared, /
could see a lioness with cubs, Ia
.;.h NOD. the animal more DANCE
ons than ever. But the European. wi
could see no lioness, much less n
cubs, pushed ahead. After walking
quarter of a mile, however, he eou
dimly make out an object movii
across the horizon. Still doubling In
IT could be the object which the Bus
, man said he had seen, he continued
advance, and at last he was able
distinguish o licnsss. with Der Gu
srouad hes, watkins ltisEst!y towa
, The wsaaA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
Dewey as He Is.

MANY pictures of Admiral Dewey
have been published in the last fe"
months. but very few OF them snow
much of the man as he Is. Most OF
them show a rather long, narrow face,
with high, slightly receding forehead
and Roman nose. AS matter OF fact'
there is more breadth and less length
to the face than these pictures show.
It Is a square face. and its most prom
inent feature Is the rugged under Jaw.
The eyes are wide apart and set well
back under heavy brows. The lore
head is high, broad and bold. The
nose Is large, and the mouth generous
but firm.
Most OF his pictures show more OF
mustache than the admiral wore ias'
summer. Mustache and hair are al
most white. The complexion is DARK
as are the eyes. He is not big man
physically, but he IS astonishingly qulcH
In his actions. His shoulders are Sc
square and his broad back so stralsn
! that many a man, much his junior
might envy him them. His step L
quick and springy; his whole bear'n'
| 10 one OF alertness and readiness.
| His mental process 10 iighsnsna'Ax..
he ss!nks Ike a Aash, Eaa goes D
sreyra dis auoisst IN lesa tsme tss'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
some GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
franks Visit to the. Quartz Mili--What
Victor Did-Dewey as He Is-An Ac-
ouaintance Talks About the Admirars
Characteristics.
Little Miss nfunet.

Little Miss h1unet.
Little Miss Muffet discovered tuffet
(Which never occurred to the rest OF
us),
And, as twas June day and just about
MONDAY.
She wanted to eat-like the best of us.
Her diet was whey, and l hasten to say
II is wholesome, the people grow fat
on It;
The spot being lonely. the lady not only
Discovered the tufret, but sat on 1t.
A riys3et gabbled beside her and babbled,
AS fivulets always are thought TO do'
And Aragon-fiies sported around ana ca
vorted,
As poets say dragon-fiies ought to do;
Wher, glancing aside for moment she
spied
A horrible sight that brought fear to
her,
A hideous spider was sitting beside her,
And most unayoidably near to ner!
However unsightly, this creature POTTERY
Said: Madam, I earnestly VOW TO you
I'm penitent that did not wear my hat.
should otherwise certainly bow to you.
Though anxious to please, he was SO IL
at ease
That he lost all his sense of propriety.
And grew so inept that he clumsily step
In her plate, which is barred In society
This curious error completed her terror
| She shuddered, and. growing muci
paler, not
| Only left tuffet, but dealt him bunet
| Which doubled him up I'm sailor Knot
1t should be explained that at this n
| was panied:
| He cried. II have vexed you, no doup
|. of It!
| Your fists like truncheon." Your
still in my luncheon"
Was all that she answered; Get GU
of it!'
And the moral is this-be 1t madam
| miss.
To whom you have something to say;
You are only absurd when you get
the curd,
But you're rude when you get in II
whey.
Guy Wetmore Carrye.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
Franks visit to the Quartz MIL

A few days after Franks visit to the
mine, his father took him through the
large quartz mill, where the ore was
crushed and the gold separated from
the rock. Frank had often stood out
side, listening to the roar Of the ma
chinery, but now that he was shut IN
with the noise. he found it much louder
than he had expected. He could hard
ly hear his own voice, and could not
catch half that his father said, al
though he tried hard to do so. They
went first to where the ore was emp
| tied from the cars into a large bin
with slanting floor. From there 1t
slid into the k-crusner, a machine
with two great iron jaws, which
opened and shut, breaking the large
Jumps of ore into small pieces. 1t was
| fascinating to watch this machine
Chew rocks" AS Frank said, 1t
looked exactly like the mouth OF a
hungry crocodile" Next they went up
several flights of stairs to an immense
bin where the broken ore was stored
and from whence it was slowly fed &c
the stamps pounding away below. Tine
stamps were heavy iron hammers
fastened to an upright iron rod, whicf
worked up and down in an iron frame
Each stamp weighed over six hun
dred pounds, and eight or ten Of them
going at once, made the building shake
Las you may we'll suppose. Littl
streams of water ran under the stamps
washing out the finely crushed ore an
carrying it to gently sloping cope
plates, covered with quicksilver
, Franks father explained that tn
quicksilver caught and held the goi
; that was washed over 1t, but above
the dirt to wash away. This dir
however, was too precious to lose, &c
. 1t contained a good deal of gold con
, bined with other minerals. 1t wa
, therefore dried, put into sacks. an
sent away to 60 through other pro
!, cesses, by which the gold was ontaine'
l As It was now nearly time to gu
work for the day, the stamps wei
STONED. and the combination OF go
and quicksilver called amalsam, WI
scraped from the plates into small ca
vas bags and taken to the amalgam
o ton room. Frank followed to see wh
was done with it, and found that q
!. bags were pressed until the free me
cury oozed out. The amalgam W
10 then heated, and the quicksllV
&c driven off In the form Of vapor. A.
n here at last they had the elusive go
# for which men and machinery n
labored so long. Frank was given
tiny bit Of the pure. glittering met
lie and also a piece of amalgam. Tor
IN coh;net Nina c. Kyle
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
w.pSHIPs WIDELY SCATTERED.

No squadron Drills are Possible ana inc
r,ropean station VIII be Discontinued
Naw York.-A special to the Trib-
rna from Washington says: 1t mas
baen decided that the North Atlantlc
eaet will not cruise in the Caribbean
sea next winter. and in consequence Oh
.na concentration of nearly all avalla-
h,a commissioned vessels for blockade
dutv in the Philippines, no squadron
drills or evolutlons will be possible on
snv of the stations. In fact the Asiatic
station alone will possess enough ships
~ active service to give the dignity OF
a rear admirals command, as Admiral
Farouhar's ships, except the New YORK
and the Massachusetts,, will spend the
winter in navy yard cruises, or tied to
piers.
Admiral Kautz' command IN the Pa
c;f;c is practically reduced to the Iowa
ord the Marblehead, the European sta
t;on ia not to be revived and II hea
Admiral Schley is finally sent to tn
south Atlantic, his flagship VIII sci
dom if ever, fall in with the other tw'
small vessels IN that vicinity.
The New York and the Massachuseti
will execute, perhaps, war coiieg
nrohlems next summer. In the NEAR
time it is proposed to utilize these w
vessels in exhaustive tests of Marconi
wireless telegraphy as adapted to nav