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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27

nual meetings of its kindred organizations,
the women's Relief. Corps. the Sons Of
Veterans, Ladies, of the g. A. r., and La
dies, Aid Society,". The encampment has
brought an immense crowd to Hutchinson.
- The principal interest tonight .centers. in
the contest for department commander Of
the G. A. r. The two candidates are o.
II. Coulter, of Topeka, and Ben Pagan, of
Ellsworth. The indications tonight are
that Coulter will he elected although the
situation may assume a different shape tos
morrow, when the election will take place.
Another interesting contest is that being
waged by the various towns which are en-
deavoring TO secure the enoampment for
next year. Prominent among the candi.
dates are Holton, Concordia, Salina, Par
sons and Winfield. The chances seem to
be favorable to the first two mentioned
The state G. A. r. reunion is practically
conceded to Topeka.
An unexpected contest for division COM
mander of the Sons of Veterans came up
to-day. Up to noon, L. B. Price, of Null
vane, was believed to be the only candi-
date. The candidacy of Ezra E. Beard, of
Wichita, was brought out this afternoon,
but it is still believed that Mr.. Price will
be elected.
All other candidates for department pres
ident of the Women's Relief Corps have APP
parently withdrawn in favor of Mrs. Della
Rawlins, of Kansas City, Kas. In the
Ladies of the G. A. r. the candidates for
department president are Mrs. Minnie Nor
gan, of Cottonwood Falls, and Mrs. Mason,
of Wichita. There are Two candidates for
department president of the Ladies' Aid
Society, Mrs. Eva Outcalt, of Burlington,
and Miss Carrie Tinker, of Pittsburg.
The various committees of the G.. A. r.
were chosen to-day. the most important
being the committee on resolud lions: The
members of this. committee are: General
]. K. Hudson. Topeka; E. w. Cunningham
Emporia: W. A. Caiderhead. Marysville;
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
MATTOX WANTS TO SURRENDER
Asks Only That He he Admitted to
Bail Pending Trial of
His Case.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAs., April e6.-tspe-
cial.) j. v. Beekman, attorney for Clyde
Mattox, has received word from him that
he is willing to come out Of hiding and
on condition that County Attorney Pink
ham will consent to his release pending
final hearing of the case. Clyde claims that
he acted in self-defense. and that this fact
man says he is satisfied that Mr.. Pinkham
has Investigated the Ponca tragedy to the
extent that he would be justified In conced-
ali preliminaries will be arranged within a
few days and that, by the end Of this
week. Mattox will surrender to the au-
tfIprities. -.f OF d
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
EWING SCORES A POINT.
wnters-Pierce Company Enjoined
From Selling Oil That Has Not
Reen Iusuectcd.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. April 2s.-(Special) H.
H. Howard, acting as assistant attorney
general secured an injunction from the
district court at Tecumseh. restraining the
Waters-Pierce OH Company from selling oil
that has not be examined. This is VIC
tory for OIL Inspector Ewing. About a week
ago the Waters-Pierce company secured an
order from the Oklahoma county probate
judge to prevent. him from condemning its
from selling oils. pending the decision as
to the operative powers Of the new oil
inspection law.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
TROUBLE IN DRINK,

Many highly organized persons cannot
digest even one cup of coffee day.
The trouble may not show directly In
stomach. but indirectly in bowels, liver,
nerves. headache. or in some other organ.
Stop for ten days and see IL you have un
covered the cause OF your trouble Take
on Postum Food Coffee, 1t furnishes a
pleasant morning cup. ana contains the Sc
lected food elements which quickly restore
the nerves and structure Of body to a
normal state. Dernoastrabie fact; try it.
Grocers furnish at 15 and rs cents.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Missouri,s Volunteer Bill.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-(Special.) Ad-
jutant General Bell, of Missouri, arrived
to-day. He carries with him the bill Of
the Missouri legislature appropriating sS0,-
900 to pay the expenses incurred in raising
Missouri's quota of troops for the war, for
which the general government will reim-
burse the state.
General Bell will call on the auditor for
the war department tomorrow to submit
an ftemized account. OF the appropriation
for his approval. ~ -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Anti-Department store Bill.

JEFFERSON CITY, April 2S.-(Special)
up in the senate to-day by Orchard. Sem
ator Drabelle moved to make 1t a special
order for next Tuesday, but Senator Roll
lins thought he saw a scheme to post
pone the bill until the approach of ad-
journment would make it's consideration
too late and moved to make the bill a spe-
carried. -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Raised Him From $3.50 to $4,000.

MARYvILLE. MO-. April 26.-(Srecial) }
Hopkins, gave in the assessed valuation
of his property as $50 few days ago.
The Nodaway county board OF equaliza-
tion met and raised his assessment to s10,-
900. Mr.. johnson appeared before the
county board of appeals to-day and pro-
tested in lively manner against the raise
but the board refused to yield, and he
threatens to go to law.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
FOR OFFERING A BRIBE..
Addicks Supporter I'm Delaware Leg
isIature Indicted-senate Clerk
Accused Also. -

DOVER, DEL, April 2s-The grand jury
to-day returned a true bill against Repre-
sentative Mark l.. Davis, and two true
bills against E. D. c. Hsseman, assistant
clerk of the senate. Davis is charged in
the indictment with offering bribe to AS
semblyman Lattemus TO vote for ]. Edward
Addicks for United States senator. One of
the indictments against Heseman charges
him with tampering with what was known
as the race track bill, and which, when it
reached the governor. practically provided
for the licensing of horse racing, poolselling
and lottery schemes upon the payment of
$500 The other indictment charges Hege-
man with forgery in connections with the
enrolment Of the bill.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
FOR WHOLESALE MURDER.
German Accused of Staying Three Of
His Wives and Twelve
CI,ud.o

BERLIN, April GA sensational trial
will begin tomorrow at Breslau, where
man named Hermann Is charged with
numbering his three wives and twelve chill
dren of his second marriage. He Is also
charged with a whole series of other muir
ders. 1t is alleged that Hermann, after
numbering his wives, walled their bodies
in the cellar of his house. The children
all died young. and 1t is asserted they were
poisoned with cyanide of potassium.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH YOU 2

II not. drink Grain-o-made from pure grains A
lady writes: The INST time made Grain-o did
not like it, but after using 1t for nothing
would induce to go back to coffee" It nourishes
and feeds the system. The children drink 1t
freely vith great benefit 1t il the strengthening
substance Of pure grains. Get package to-day from
your Erocer follow the directions in making II. and
you viii delicious and healthful table beverage
for old and young. 1sc and 25c.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
For the Seminole Burning.

ARDMORE, 1. II. April 26-William Poff.
arrested last night on a charge of COM
plicity in the kidnapping and burning Of
two Seminole Indians, was taken to Mus
kogee to-day to be tried together with
ten others on May 4. This Is the home Of
the father and the husband Of the woman
who was murdered for which the two
Seminoles were burned.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
o.wero Ha. a Commercial Club.

oSwEGo, KAS., April 26-(Speciai) os-
wego now has a commercial club of 100
members. The organization of the club
gas and prospecting company and for. the
further improvement of the town. Mr.. W.
X Orr was elected president: j. c. Rich.
creek and NJ. E. Williams. vice presidents;
w. NJ. Tiffany, secretary; F. S. Mitchell,
treasurer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Mule. for Fort Riley reservation.

JUNCTION CITY, .KAS, April 26.-(Spe-
cial( The quartermaster at Fort Riley was
notified to-day that 1,0oo mules would be.
shipped to Fort Riley TO be grazed this
post. 1t is supposed that pack trains will
be filled up here and sent. nut to posts.
where needed. The reservation contains
nearly 2o,0o0 acres.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27

Dustin Adams. the unfortunate broker
who invested in the special tax bills to
be issued to Contractor P. c. Fielding, for
the grading Of part of Benton boulevard.
was before the park board again yester-
day asking for an extension of time on the
contract.
The contractor seems to have thrown up
the job altogether and to protect his in
vestment Mr.. Adams has turned contractor
and Is doing the work himself. The last
time he was before the board seeking an
extension Of time he got ten days. but paid
SO apiece for them. He was given ten
more yesterday at the same rate.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27

New York city applied to the city hos
pital several days ago for shelter She
gave birth to healthy male child. To-
day the infant was found dead and cor
oner's jury tonight charges the mother
with strangling it to death.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
KANSAS ENCAMPMENT IN PROGRESS
AT HUTCHINSON.
BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
O. III. COULTER STILL IN LEAD FOR
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER.
Reunion Practically Conceded TO To-
peka-Mrs. DeIIn RawIins to BE
Elected w. r.. C. President
VIII Mr.. Evans BE
AssnfIed.

HUTCHINSON. KAS., April 26.-(spe-
cial.) The annual encampment of the IT,
A. R. of Kansas was formally opened In
this city to-day. The encampment Will
continue through Friday With the G. A.
r. encampment is also being held the an
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
,vernor R.rre.in K,r,..

GUTHRIE, o. T., April 26-(special.,
Governor c. NJ. Barnes has gone to Law.
renee. Kas., on private business. He will
return Thursday.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
smnlI Park ON west side.

Councilman Jesse L. Jewell yesterday
asked the park board to consider plan for
the establishment of a small park in the
square bounded by Tenth. Eleventh, Broad.
way and Washington streets: The ground
chased for 2,O0O and the property owners
in the same square will agree to have all
the benefits assessed against them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails 10 cure
25c The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Fight Public Bath Location.

of 135 property owners living in the vicinity
of Holmes square, was presented the park
board yesterday. against the location of
public bath in that park. The protesters
offered the argument that the square was
for building sites. The board will think it
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Accu.ed of Infanticfde.

ST. JOSEPH. MO-. April 42s.-(Special)
A good-looking young woman giving her
name as Maggie Flynn ana her home as
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
Wants Another Park Bought

A committee of citizens from Hyde park,
in Westport. were present at the park
board meeting yesterday to have some ac-
tion taken looking towards the extension
Of Armour avenue south to Hyde park and
park in that addition that contains ten
acres and has already been improved: The
committee was asked to furnish the board
with an estimate of what the park could
be purchased for and will decide the mat
ter at a future meeting.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-27
AS GOOD AS WHEAT
NORTH TERRACE PARK CERTIFI-
Gates PAID FOR.
Despite Fight Made on Them, Attor-
ney for Purchasers Advises His
Clients the Bonds Are Per-
fectly Safe.

The city treasurer has deposited in the
bank, $50, ,437, which he will pay over to
the former owners of grounds contained in
North Terrace park, just as soon as the
city counselor has examined and passed on
the abstracts to the property. Yesterday
the long fight to establish a park in the
north end of the city virtually ended with
the delivering to the purchasers the North
Terrace park certificates, issued to an
ticipate the payment of assessed benefits.
w. G. Eads, of the Eads Brokerage Com
pany, acting for Eastern investors, handed
City Treasurer Harrison certified check
drawn on the Union National bank, for
S537, 1l1.92, which, with the $4,000 deposited
when Mr.. EadS was awarded the certln-
total purchase price of 4I.11l.92. In addi-
ton to this sum, the city treasurer mas
100000 paid in by property owners VINO
were assessed benefits in the North park
district, and who settled as soon as the
taxes became due. to escape the penalty OF
per cent interest.
OF the sum paid in by Mr.. Eads, $4i i.614
will go to the park maintenance and I'M
provement fund, this representing the
amount of premium the city received on
the certificates. the purchasers paying a
premium of is cents and accrued interest
to date of payment.
Judge Wood. Of Chicago. one of the best
known authorities on municipal securities.
has been in the city for the past three
weeks studying every phase OF the case:
going over every legal point raised and
finally advising his clients they We're per-
fectly safe In investing s50O,oO0 in Kansas
City park certificates.
1t will take at least two months to MAKE
the payment for the land and have the title
to all the various tracts vested in, the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
Yachting on Salt.

Save during the rainy season Lake
LEROY. in western Australia, is quite
dry. But as the water evaporates as
the hot weather approaches a smooth,
CLASSY floor of crystalline salt is de-
posted. Those living ON the shores
have found means of utilizing this.
All boats which sail on the lake
when possible are, during the rainy
season, fitted with four wheels, and
thus are enabled to continue their
travels. AS Lake LEROY has an area
of 100 miles, and the surrounding coun-
try is extremely rough, this means a
great saving in expense, labor and
time. The speed attained by these
wheeled yachts is very considerable,
though not quite equal to the pace of
the ice yachts SO popular in Canada
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
A WONDERFUL Cure OF Diarrhoea.

A prominent Virginia editor had
almost given up, but was brought
back to perfect health by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy. Read his editorial. From
the Times, Hillstille, Va:
/ suffered with diarrhoea for a long
time and thought L was past being
cured. l had spent much time and
money and suffered so much misery
that L had almost decided to give up
all hopes of recovery and await the
result, but noticing the advertisement
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy and also some tes-
timonials stating how some wonder
full cures had been wrought by this
remedy, | decided to try it. After
taking a few doses l was entirely well
of that trouble, and l wish to say fur
Their to my readers and fellow suffer-
ers that am hale and hearty man
today and feel as well as / ever did in
my life.-O. r. Moore. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
Paid TX Cents to Hug His Wife.

The maddest man in Platte county
lives at Humphreys. He attended a
social, and during the evening the
ladies inaugurated hugging bee, the
proceeds to go TO the Sunday school.
Prices were graded according to the
person Rugged. For instance, for hug
ging a young, inexperienced girl the
bidder had to give up ten cents, mar
ried women brought 10 cents and
widows n quarter. Well, the man was
blindfolded and, giving up 10 cents,
he said he would take n married
woman. After he had Rugged 10 cents
worth the bandage was removed from
his eyes, and, 10 and behold, he had been
hugging his own wife! Then he kicked
and wanted his 10 cents back.-Colum-
bus CSeb) Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22

Ever see Il cyclone, say? Bite the
world and MUNICH away? Eat up
houses, fences, trees. just as easy as
you please? Get a hustle on its jaws?
Swipe the earth with fiendish claws?
Hump its back and take n run through
the orchard just for fun? From n hill
to hollow fit, seeming to get strength
from it? Never seen one? Well,
jung! It's 4 pesky sort of thing.
Ever see Il cyclone. say? Take its
track and speed away? Switch its tail
and snort and bound. just like light
ming DER the ground? Get swift move
with its feet, racing for the winning
heat? Then cavorting up and down,
needing no laws of the town? Pushing
everything aside? out upon a gayly
ride? AS though owning all the track
ever onward, never back? Never seen
one? Well, l swow, It's Il buster,
how!-Kingsley Qa.) Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22

long pointer and in line with it ROD
with ball at the end. this rod be-
ing perhaps q third as long as the big
pointer. This rod and ball act as a
counterweight for the big pointer,
which, without a counterweight, would
in its movement around the dial bear
unevenly upon the arbor or shaft which
carries it. On great clocks and often
on big timepieces indoors this counter
poise is placed inside the dial out OF
sight on the arbor.
1.-The heavier the pointer the greater
the weight required in the counter
poise; the greater the weight the more
friction on the arbor, and the more
friction the greater the power requfr-
ed to drive the clock. By the use Of
aluminium pointers these drawbacks
are reduced to q minimum.
ington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
party, that is all. Great patriot is
Politician Shaw.
How to Get at Them.


1t seems to the Philadelphia Record
that probably Prof. John Graham
Brooks, of Harvard university, sug-
gested the most feasible way of deal
ing with the trusts. He proposed the
adoption of legislation providing for
and enforcing:
% Absolute publicity of methods
and accounts.
(2) The removal of every artificial
advantage given by the tariff.
(3) Prevention of discrimination
by railroads in favor of large ship
pers, especially trusts.
The trusts carry on their opera
tions under the provisions of charters
granted by state legislatures. but I'M
der the authority possessed by con-
gress to regulate commerce among
the several states and TO levy taxes,
there might be established such fed
eral supervision as would repress the
plundering of com binations without
depriving the public of the undoubted
advantages of aggregation and of
economics of management. The
states have not the power, even by
the passage of uniform laws, to deal
effectively with all phases of the diff
Guilty growing out of the attempted
regulation of consolidated industries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
1t Shrunk.

There is n learned man in Michigan
who would rather have 4 rare speci-
men from the animal, vegetable or
mineral kingdom than n high political
Office. Working for him is n sympa-
thetic son of Erin who processes as
much interest as though he knew all
about these things, q bit of shrewd.
ness that nets him many favors. The
other day ne went rushing to his en-
ployer with letter stating that it was
from his brother Mike, a coal miner
in Ohio, telling how they had dug out
a serpent turned to stone so feet long
and as thick as n barrel.
The savant never stopped to read.
He took the first train and reached the
little mining town by the shortest
route. The next evening he was back
and only grunted when his eager en-
ployee greeted him.
Ibid yez find the schnake% ventur-
ed his man.
yes. The snake in the case is that
brother of yours. He's the greatest
liar unhung. His serpent 30 feet long
and as thick as n barrel was the
petrified root of n tree Is inches in
length and half an inch in diameter
There's no loirs av our name, sor.
1t must be the thing shrunk. sor, after
they put 1t in the sun" detroit Free
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
Lincoln. history of himself.

Gin the papers of the late Charles
Lanman," says the Washington CORE
spondent of the Chicago Record, there
is an autobiography of Mr.. Lincoln
written in his own hand. Mr.. Ian
man was editor of The Congressional
Directory at the time Mr.. Lincoln was
elected to congress and, according to
the regular custom, forwarded to him
as well as to all other members elect
a blank to be filed out with facts and
dates which might be made the basis
for biographical sketch in The Di-
rectory. Mr.. Lincoln's blank was re-
turned promptly, filled up in his own
handwriting with the following infor-
nation:
Born Feb. II, 1909, in Hardin
county, Ky
Education defective.
" Profession, lawyer.
Military service. captain of volun-
teers in the Black Hawk war.
"'Offices held: Postmaster at n very
small office, four times n member OF
the Illinois legislature and elected to
the lower house of the next con-
greSs.'"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
spaIn.s Creates, Need.

K. p Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S.
c. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the back of the head. On
using Electric Bitters, America s
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that it
cures liver and kidney trouble puri-
fies the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into every muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, only 80 cents. Sold by
Hartz IL Uilemever. druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22
Aluminium Clock Hands.

sOne of the finest and lightest ma
terials that are now largely used for
making clock hands is aluminium"
said Il leading clock manufacturer re-
Gently. Until recently the pointers
of big clocks, when not made of wood,
were composed of two thin strips of
copper, which were capped or hollow
ed and then brought together, edge to
edge, with the rounded sides out, thus
giving strength as well as lightness.
The aluminium clock pointers are
made just in the same way as the
copper ones, but they possess the mer-
it of being twice as light and are far
easier TO balance.
1T isn't unusual on large clocks to
see Projecting from the base Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-22

Gov. LESLIE NJ. SHAW, of Iowa,
after all his boast about loyalty to the
flag and the defenders of the flag, and
his silly declaration about shooting on
the spot anv one who would dare to
criticise the policy of this govern
ment in the Philippines. is ut last to
afford the spectacle of the first execu-
tive of a state sending volunteer
troops to the Philippines to fail to
receive those soldiers at the Golden
Gate at San Francisco on their return.
And why? Because. to use the gov
ernor's own phrase, "of pressing
claims of party managers" In other
words. Gov. Shaw will be too busy on
the stump trying to be reelected to 90
to Frisco to receive the Iowa heroes.
It is merely matter of precedence to