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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15

the United States and Great Britain. who
have done the most to put the principle
into practice, will be found i'll harmony in
urging some project broad enough to allow
OF L workable adjustment of details later
on.
Here in London the most that is expect
ed is, first, the acceptance of the principle
and then the agreement upon an interna-
tional tribunal of some character, to which
nations may or may not resort as thelr
sense of national interest and dignity may
dictate. Presumably the conference Will
not try 10 define the disputes that are
proper subjects for arbitration.
On Tuesday the American delegates will
start for The Hague. According to ad-
vices from the Dutch capital, a prelimina-
tual opening Of the conference. This will
deal with organization and the question Of
reporting the deliberations. 1t is almost
certain that the conference will sit with
closed doors and that the proceedings will
be kept secret as regards points on which
discussion is pending. Probably, however.
the conference will issue to the press Il cer-
tain amount of information, through the
secretaries, adopting the system tha. pre-
vailed at the time OF the Berlin con-
gress.
Orange hall. in the Huis ten Bosch has
been fitted up TO seat 100 delegates. Desks
have been provided for the officials and
the secretaries. of whom there will be ten
lected from the diplomatic service, with eX-
Minister Resident Van Eys as their chief
In conformity with the custom of such
bodies the chair will be taken In the first
instance by the doyen of the delegates
This happens to be Count Won Munster
dent. Etiquette demands that he should
propose for that position the senior dele
gate of the Netherlands. NJ. de Beaufort
the Dutch foreign minister. NJ. de Beau
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
OKLAHOMA G. A. R.
Ninth Annual Encampment mt King
fisher This Week-Many Kan
SIMS to Re There.

GUTHRIE. o. T., May 1i.-(Special) The
ninth annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. in Oklahoma, and
its kindred organizations will be held this
week, at Kingfisher, commencing on
Wednesday and continuing for three days
The G. A. r. in the territory is strong
organization, and the annual encampments
and reunions are always attended by large
bodies of veterans, whose love for Old
Glory has been stimulated by years.
1t is expected that increased interest will
be taken in the coming encampment. Ok
lahoma's sons among ,Roosevelt's rough
riders did valiant service in the late war
with Spain. their brave performance caus-
| ing d revival of patriotism throughout all
Oklahoma. Many of the rough riders were
| the sons of civil war veterans, and will
| join with their fathers at the Kingfisher
| reunion.
The first meeting will be called to order
at clock, on Wednesday afternoon. when
Mayor Bonnett will deliver the address of
| welcome, to be responded to by Dr. Mung-
er, of Oklahoma City, the department COM
mander In the evening Senator Sidney
Clarke, of Oklahoma City, will deliver an
| address. At the evening session addresses
will be delivered by Congressman W. A.
| Calderhead, of Kansas, and Federal Judge
c. F. Irwin.
Thursday mornings programme includes
addresses by o. H. Coulter, the Kansas de-
partment commander, and Patrick H.
Coney. of Topeka, Kas. Two addresses of
particular interest will be made in the aft
ernoon, when Governor c. NJ Barnes and
| Congressman Dennis T. Flynn are to be
| the speakers.
The young veterans of the Spanish war
| Will speak on Friday morning, Eli Admire
lately appointed as a second lieutenant in
the regular army, leading. Captain F. l..
Boynton also will speak. In the afternoon.
Major I. ]. Anderson, of Topeka: ex-Gov-
ernor A. ]. Seay and Rev. Job Ingram
will enthnse the old soldiers. The encamp-
| ment will close Friday evening with a
| rousing campfire by the veterans of '61
Sessions of the women's auxiliary organ
izations will be held during the encamp-
ment Members of the ,Women's Relief
Corps will meet on Wednesday morning
and the council of administration of that
organizati ton in the afternoon of the same
day The council of administration of the
Ladies of G. A. R. will also meet in the
During the .encampment special music
Will be given by the Excelsior and Dover
string bands and the Excelsior and King.
| fisher College Glee Clubs
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
RUSSIA'S LATEST DEMAND Is
TURNED DOWN.
CHINESE GREATLY EXCITED
RUSSIA WANTED TO BUILD A RAIL-
WAY TO PEKING.
Such n Concession Would Have In
jured Railways Built by British
Capita1-Entire Question of
AnElo-Ruxsian Rights
May Be Reopened.

SHANGHAI. May 1t-Tns tsuns II
yamen Chinese foreign Office, has replied
to the Russian minister at Peking NJ de
Geirs, that the government is unable to
accede to the Russian demand, made last
Wednesday, for new railway concession
connecting Peking with Russia's present
system in Manchuria.
Not since the taking of Port Arthur by
Russia have the Chinese been so agitated
as over this demand Whether NJ. de Geirs
named specific route is not yet aseer-
tainable, some officials stating that only
preliminary notice was given by Russia.
and others that she is asking for line
direct from Peking to Shan-Hai-kwen.
Certainly the b. .tiSh legation in Peking
had no previous knowledge that such pro-
posal was coming from St Petersburg.
The concession asked for would ruin the
existing Northern railways, in which Brit
ish capital to the amount of $lg,000ogo is
invested, but there seems TO be no alterna-
tive route, without interfering with plans
for railway extension which the Chinese
thepselves have in mind.
1t is believed that Russias action in this
matter Is intended to demonstrate to the
world that the recent convention with
Great Britain respecting spheres of in
terest in China, which was notified to the
Chinese government almost before this
latest convention was demanded, has not
fettered the action Of Russia at the court
of Peking, and also to strengthen Russia's
prestige with the Chinese, which was un-
favorably affected by her withdrawal of
her late protest respecting the Northern
railways.
BERLIN, May 14.-It is believed here that
Russia's latest claim in China will reopen
the entire question of Russian and British
rights there.
LONDON. May 15.-The morning papers
all devote space to the new book of Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. The
Break-Cp of China" which is regarded as
timely in view of the news from Shanghai
and Peking. The morning Post, which ap-
proves many of the authors proposals,
says. however. that a auadrupie alliance
between Great Britain, the United States.
Germany and Japan. such as Lord BereS-
ford suggests, is impracticable. as the
United States would not commit them
selves to a policy involving a hypothetical
pledge to use force against Russia"
The Daily Telegraph. on the other hand.
thinks that Russia would not be likely to
foster such coalition against her.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
Oklahoma Notes.

An army officer is wanted at Saltwater to
drill the Agricultural college students.
Roy Hoffman has been appointed lieu
tenant colonel of the territorial militia.
In the Hennessey public schools 3i pupils
were enrolled during the school year just
past.
The recommendation for Eli Admire, of
Kingfisher, for a second lieutenancy in
the regular army has been favorably acted
upon.
Students of the Agricultural college will
soon commence the publication of a week
ly paper which will be printed at the
school.
The fourth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Kingfisher high school were
held Friday night There were three grad
yates, all girls.
Judge Burford has sentenced Joe Pente-
cost. the Guthrie murderer, to fifteen years
in the penitentiary. He overruled his mo-
ton for a new trial.
Mrs. Joe Darby, of Oklahoma City, de-
fends the prognosticatior. Hicks. to the
extent of column and a half in the last
Champion. She says he is o. X.
John Golobie presided at the editorial
meeting last week and made his first
speech. He gays he was as frightened as
a school girl, but nobody else knew 1t.
If Kansas City is not able to do things
up in proper shape Oklahoma City would
like chance to give the Twentieth Kan
sas reception, according to the Oklaho-
man.
Agricultural college students, and the Still
water Gazette says he spoke lin his mild
and gentle way" Some politicians in the
territory will not appreciate this.
Uncle Jack Admire, who says that a
man who is once a KanSan is always a
Kansan at heart, thinks General Funston
should be given sword, and is ready to
make substantial contribution.
II Dick Reaves' silver forces attempt a
repetition of the performance of the Chi
cago professors at their meeting to-day
they will receive almighty little encour-
agement from the people Of the territory,
James z. Hough is looking for his wife
and is wondering Hough it happened that
she escaped The mother of his bride. who
formerly was Miss Lottie Hall. objected
to the marriage, and hid her daughter
ba CeddiuQ
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
CATRON CHARGES CONSPIRACY.
New Mexican Delegate to Congress
Causes Arrest of Prominent
Citizen.

SANTA FE, y. NJ, May 14.-A sensation
was created here by the arrest of Colonel
L. H. Bergman, eX-superntendent of the
New Mexico penitentiary, and his son,
Henry, on the charge of conspiracy. Pro-
ceedings leading up to the charge began
with the making of "A written affidavit by
Nv. Shuttle, an inmate of the peniten-
tiary, to the effect that various parties had
plotted to murder a number of other cit
liens of prominence and that he was the
chosen instrument
The plot described was one of the most
horrible conspiracies of modern criminal
history. An investigation was begun by
Detective David Cook, of Denver, and 9TH
e. officials, and continued for some months,
with the active assistance of Thomas B.
Catron, eX-delegate to congress and the
alleged principal to the murderous Dlot,
who had been informed by a convict OF
the revelation made to the officials.
Shuttle, alias Garner. was sentenced to
the pcnitentiary from Bernalido county for
obtaining money under false pretenses. His
term ended April 20 last, and on that day
he was rearrested for perjury. While in
the penitentisry Shuttle made sworn
statement that he had gone to the peni-
tentiary by agreement with T. 3. Catron
and Fred Fornoff. and through connivance
with other Albuquerque people, to poison
the food of Superintendent Bergman Dis
trict Attorney J, H. Crist, Governor W. r.
thornton, DR.. j. HI. Sloan and Judge n. B.
Laughlin, upon some occasion when they
should dine there
Shuttle also submitted bottles, said to
contain poison furnished to him for this
murderous purpose.
I. b. Hart, a rancher at Aztec, who
served term in the penitentiary for man.
slaughter and o. L. Merrill. late assistant
superintendent of the penitentiary, were
also arrested on the charge of conspiracv
When Hart became free man. and be-
lore he left Santa Fe. he informed District
Attorney {. A. Speiss of the claim OF
Shuttle.
This fact was learned by Catron, who
has since been actively working out the
theory that Shuttle was prompted to make
poisoning and other matters by other par
ties at the penitentary 1t was expected
that Shuttle would disclose the facts con-
hectea with the matter for the purpose of
reaching the parties suspected of inspirine
tho conspiracy.
The examination of prisoners will begin
day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
HIS LIFE FOR A FISH LINE.
Warner Wagner, a 10-Yenr-OId Ar.
mourdale Lad, Drowned in the
Kaw River,

Warner Wagner, lO-year-old boy living
at Second street and McAlpine avenue, Ar
mourdale, was drowned in the Kaw river
just south of the Belt line railway bridge
yesterday afternoon about 3 o clock. Young
Wagner with number of his compan-
ions went to the river about noon and was
into the stream. The lads fish line caught
on some driftwood which was passing
down the river, and he jumped into the
water. The current is very swift at this
point and he was whirled under. His COM
panions We're unable to give him assis-
tance and the body did not come to the
surface again.
The police were notified and, together
with number of the firemen from No.
3 engine house, attempted to recover the
body but we're unable to locate it, The
search will be renewed to-day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
ASYLUM LOCATION COMMITTEE
Eight More Towns to Be Visited-Dc-
cision to BE Reached on
MaH II.

TOPEKA. May 14-(SpeciaD The COM
mittee appointed by the legislature to
locate the new insane asylum will resume
work tomorrow, after a weeks layoff
The committee will go to Fort Scott on
Monday afternoon and stay there Tues
day. Wednesday 1t will be at Parsons,
Thursday at Chanute and Friday at lola.
The following week the committee will
Tuesday, Junction City on Wednesday and
Clay Center on Thursday.
On the following Wednesday, May 81 the
committee will meet in Topeka to decide
upon the location.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
MRS. FISH ACQUITTED.
Former Kansas City Woman, Accused
of Numbering Her Husband, Is
Declared Not Guilty.

GEORGETOWN. COL, May 1.-THE trial
oil Mrs. Jane Fish, accused of having mur-
dered her husband, Gaylord Fish, by
chlorofprming him while he slept, ended in
her achuittal. The murder charge was
made by the Woodmen of the World from
which order Mrs. Fish sought to collect in
suranc4 on her husbands life
The trial consumed a weeks time and
every roint was bitterly contested by coun-
sci. The most important testimony for
the prosecution was given by Kansas City
ans-Mts. Beaman, Captain Bridges and
Judge Mulholland, who related conversa-
tions they had had with the defendant
prior TO the death of her husband
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
SCIENTISTS TO GO TO ALASKA
Party of Twenty to Start at Once on
an Extended Tour of Research
and study.

NEW HAVEN. CONN, May H-Profes-
sor William Fl. Brewer. of the Yale Shelf
field Scientific school, will leave the work
of his department on May %. to become
one of the party of twenty or more scien-
lists. representing all departments of nat
ural science, which will go to Alaska for the
purpose of research. Professor Brewer Is
an eminent authority on forestry, and he
will especially study the forests of the
northeast coast and also the botany and
the glaciers of that region. The party will
be conducted by H. Hartman, of New
York who has chartered vessel to sail
from Seattle in the course of two weeks.
The expedition will return in August, 1900.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
TO COLLECT DEFAULTED BONDS
Attorney General GODDARD Will Begin
n Systematic Effort After
July

TOPEKA, May H.-(Special) At the be-
ginning of the fiscal year, July l. Attorney
General GODDARD will start in to try to col
lect on the defaulted bonds held by the
permanent school fund. 1t is estimated
that there are $I50.000 worth of defaulted
bonds in that fund, and Mr.. GODDARD pro-
poses to try to put them into Judgment
form and then compel the various coun-
ties and municipalities TO levy a tax to
pay the judgments. The legislature last
winter gave him an extra assistant and an
additional appropriation 10 do this work.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
Non-Union BARRIERS WIN Unionixe.

large number OF the boss non-union
BARRIERS of the city have expressed their de-
sire TO become union men, and are now
casting about for a way TO get all the bar
bers in their vicinity into the union SO none
of them will lose trade from the rise in
prIces which will come with the unionizing.
a delegation of them have asked a cer-
tain member of the Industrial Council VINO
possesses an unusually virulent pen, to draw
IN an agreement for all to sign. with a
hot condemnatory clause for all who break
the agreement.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
In Honor of Floyyer.

ALBANY. N Y, May l4.-Governor
Roosevelt tonight issued a proclamation
on the death of Roswell p. Flower After
eulogizing the ex-governor, the proclama-
tion requests that the flags on all public
buildings of the state be displayed at half
mast up to and including Wednesday, the
18th day of May. and that the citizens of
the state unite in appropriate marks Of
respect to his memory.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
AIbuurb i. for Mrs. Thomp,on.

TOPEKA. May 14-(Speciall Morton AL
baugh. chairman of the Republican state
committee, denies that he is backing Will
lam Allison, of Wichita, for Kansas COM
missioner to the Paris exposition. He de-
cares that he will do everything in his
power to secure the appointment of Mrs.
]. Q. Thompson, of Pratt, to that position.
BRIEFS
The Kansas textbook commissioners will
award the contract for publishing the pri-
mary textbooks and charts to the schools
of the state to-day. Competition is very
brisk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15

TOPEKA, May 4.-(Special) State La
Dor Commissioner Lee Johnson is now en-
gagged in collecting information along in
dustrial lines for his forthcoming annual
report He has visited all of the leading
factories of the state and secured informa-
tion which he believes will be of vast i'm
portance to the mechanics and skilled labor
of Kansas
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
PEACE CONFERENCE WILL DC
NOTHING ALONG THAT LINE.
POWERS MIsTRUsT RUSSIA
GERMANY REFUSES TO ENTER INTO
ANY AGREEMENT.
Conference May Not Be Wholly n FiL-
zIc, However, for There Are
Other international Ques-
tions That May BE
Taken Up.

LONDON. May 4.-There is no longer the
least doubt that the original object Of the
car in summoning the peace conference,
which meets next Friday at The Hague. will
not be secured. No European state enter
tains any illusions on the subject of either
reduction or limitation of a-maments
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
North boycott Raised.

A boycott of two months standing. which
was brought at the instance of the Paper
Hangers Union on the ]. Fl. North Furni-
ture Company, has been taken off. articles
OF agreement concerning wages. hours of
work and so forth, having been signed be-
union.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
Labor Day Committee Appointed.

A committee on general arrangements for
the Labor day celebration. which. always
the first Monday in September comes this
year on the 4th inst. was appointed yes
terday at the meeting of the Industrial
Council. The members are: NJ. +. Brad
ley E. II. Bettis. NJ. c. Burn. j. S. Gardner
and J. ". White.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15

bracing in the morn
ing. by evening fans
were IN demand. The
evening was Sultry
and enervating: there
was a tornado
touch" in the atmo-
sphere that made.
iinid people nervous.
The maximum tenn
)erature was S5 de-
Erees: the minimum.
S degrees. The
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
Council Indorscs Hanks.

in5orenI ,fns.ard,c h, AZ 't; it,gli; IL
Council as candidate for position on the
board of examiners provided for by the
BARRIERS license bill. passed recently by the
legislature.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
Grimes Get. the Mining Fever.

TOPEKA, May 4-tSpecial) State
Treasurer Grimes has returned from
Northwestern Arkansas, where he went 10
Inspect some lead and zinc property. He
Is very enthusiastic over the outlook. and
will invest some money in mining lands
there.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15

stories high. gallery will give til. whole audi
tortum sestinK capacity of COO Double doors Of
bronze will open under one dominant and two subor-
dinate windows OF cathedral glass The building.
which will OF classical architecture. will be
tangu,a- and the brazen dome. rising from a
rectangular elevation. will give the pile an oren-
tai appearance. The cost Of tbs new temple will be
500. 900.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE church OF Christian
Science now in of construction at SNty-ciehth
street and Central park. West, in this city. Will be
Of the finest Scientist temples in America. The
material used for this house OF worship is white
marble. surmounting the stately pile will rise
slistenins dome Of bronze. Fronting on Central
park West, with site Of asys9 feet. the New York
Second Church Of Christ Scientist. will be two
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
A Very sultry Sabbath.

Yesterday, considered from a weather
str nhnoint We = nacuIiar daY Cool and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
STARTLING EIauREs.

The following table has surprised every person
in Kansas City. inasmuch as 1t shows how small
amount saved each day and deposited here will ac-
eumuate at the end Of five years.
Here is the table:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02
A STRONG CASE is MADE
John j. Mason on Trial for Road
House Robbery.
is NOT YET CONCLUDED
The Arguments Are Yet to Be Made and
the Case Will Go to the Jury
This Morning-Lacsy's
Turn Next

= John j. Mason, one of the men ac-
cused of having had a hand in the
road house hold-ups en- the night of the
10th of July last year, was on trial in
Judge Clancy's court yesterday and the
prosecution made a very strong case
against him. The arguments are yet
to be made, but the case will go to
the jury this morning and then the trial
of Mason's partner, James j. Lacey,
will be taken up.
County Attorney Connolly, in his
opening statement to the jury, said the
evidence would show that about -
O'Clock on the night of July 10, 1885,
the Reception road house, south of the
city, was held up by three masked men.
and among other valuables taken was
a gold watch from the bartender.
Charles Warren. There was man and
woman in an adjoining room and they
were also held up. Mr.. Connolly said
that for the purpose of identification
only evidence would be introduced to
show that the three robbers went from
the Reception to the Fountain road
house and held that up also, and that
witness identified Mason by the pc
culiar conformation of one of his fin
gers, and further that the two defend
ants answered the description of two
of the robbers. Jerry Murphy and Po-
lice Captain Dawson We're notified of
the robbery and went out as far as
the Nine Mile house that night but
found no track of the robbers that
night. Captain Dawson suspected La
cey, who had been hanging about the
race track, and he decided to watch
the man, but he did not show up again
at the track. Some days later Murphy
and Dawson visited Lacey's room and
named Wilbur Travis Travis was not
suspected of having been implicated in
the robbery, and it afterwards develop
ed that he had known Lacey in the East
and had met him in Butte again, and
went to his room at Lacey's invitation.
The officers were looking for another
man, and as he was not there, they left
the room for a few minutes, and while
they were absent Mason and Lacey
held a hurried consultation and then
took a watch and concealed it under the
tick on the bed. Travis thought the
action of Mason and Lacey was sus-
picious and he spoke about it, and they
told him it was a common thing for
police to search lodging house rooms
When the officers returned and started
and for the purpose of protecting him.
self told them about the watch in
the bed, and the two men We're arrest
ed and Travis was held as a witness
Travis made deposition in Which he