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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-04

broken or something is wrong, probably
a 'hold-up,' which they call stuck
up; but no; the stop is merely to let
the guard apply the brakes. Why do
they want the brakes applied after
stopping? Well, you see, there is
ahead of us a slight down grade, not
very much, but enough to require
brakes, and the solitary guard could
not apply all the brakes quick enough,
so they wait ten minutes for him to do
SO. 1t is almost like stopping an OK
team in pioneer days. Airbrakes are
unknown, and the locomotive has no
bell, but must always whistle.
| The railway carriages have plain,
square, fiat board seat against the
sides of the coach lengthwse. Some
have leather cushion to sit upon. A
few late coaches have six to eight mar
row reversible seats. A solitary step,
| high up, made of one piece of board,
aids the passenger to enter. The win
dows are small and near the roof. Bag
gage checking is unknown. You paste
label on your baggage, they gather it
up and take it, but you must see that
they put it off at your destination, and
must claim 1T in the general scramble
before some one helps himself to it. Let
tiers posted in a mail car must pay from
four to twelve cents extra, according
to their destination. No trains run at
night or on Sunday. Live stock can
not travel on Monday or Friday. The
cars for horses and cattle are called
carts; other freight cars are termed
wagons. They are built like packing
cases, and have no opening except the
missing roof, the door closing tightly,
and are scarcely one-fourth the size of
American cars.
There are no trolley cars in all of
New Zealand, notwithstanding a popu-
lation of sixty thousand in Auckland
and other towns almost as large They
use buses chiefly and a few horse cars
called trans" On race days and
other events the buses quit their regu-
lar routes and carry people from the
center of the town to the races and
events, leaving the residential section
without service. --Correspondence of
The Baltimore Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-04
NEW ZEALAND RAILROADS.

New Zealand's steam railroads are
owned and operated by the govern
ment. Compared with American rail-
ways, they seem like toy railroads and
the men playing train" The 1ocomo-
tive is queer and small. The engine
driver blows two loud blasts of the To-
comotives whistle before starting,
much like a steamer. A large hand
bell at the stations is loudly rung prior
to the shrieks of the locomotives whis-
tle The guard (conductor walks up
and down the platform and says, TAKE
your seats-everybody take Seats" in
stead of "All aboard" after which he
blows a pocket whistle signal, like some
United States trolley car conductors,
and the train starts, but does not go
much faster than horses slow pace.
except down grade. The train stops in
the bush, and you think an axle is
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. FRIDAY. MARCH. " 1see
OKLAHOMA NEGROES STRANDED
Members 0f the Liberia Party win
Probably settle In aad Near
Jersey City.

NEW YORK. March 2s.-1t is likely that
the destitute negroes who arrived In Jer-
sey city from Oklahoma IL week ago. hop
ing TO continue OH the journey to Liberia.
will settle IN Jersey City. Long Island
City and various parts of New York.
One week OF confinement in their cramp-
ed quarters has served completely to dis
pei their dreams of the African paradise.
and they no longer cling to the hope OF
reaching it. They do not know what they
are going To do. or where they will 90. but
sit or stand about In the cars during the
day and curl up in and under the seat,
at night. They will not venture amy dis
lance from the ears. either by day or
night. only going lar enough to- buy 1000
and returning Immediately. lest they should
become separated from the others.
Rev. Mr.. VIC. Halves. leader and spokes-
man of the enigrants, has bestirrcd him
self 10 lind them shelter. The railroad Off
cials informed Chicf Murphy. of Jersey
city. tina, il The emisrants had not left
th. cars 10y. to-day they would he elected.
chief Murphy had Il consultation with the
overscer of I'll" poor. John Hewitt, and
that the authorities in Jersey City would
refuse to allow the railroad company To
eject tn. colored people and have them be-
come public charges.
will -be given TO the emigrants by the col
orsd people "f this city. Rev. Mr.. d. w
Wisier. pastor of Mount Olive Baptist
church. has been several times TO see the
emisran;S and has promised that he would
call his congregation together and ask
them To help.
The burden of caring for the 104 emf
grants has fallen upon five of TIE party
VIII" are better supplied with means. Mr..
Halves has spent over 500 since he left
Oklahoma. Mr.. IIawes said that he in.
tended TO do everything he could to get
back the money they had paid to the Mi.
grafton Society.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
GILBERT SENTENCED TO DEATH
Plea to Guilty aad Will Pass
Life In Prison.

CLAY CENTER. KAS.. March es.-tSpe-
ciai.l John Gilbert. who brutally killed his
wife and four children with a hatchet on
The night Of February y. at his home near
Industry. vas sentenced TO death to-day.
He changed his plea to guilty. and his
trial came 10 Il startling and unexpected
close.
Gilbert was arraisned yesterday and
pleaded not guilty. He seemed 10 enjoy
the sensation he was creating. and was
vainly pulled mp over his own impor-
tancc. The court was unable 10 obtain a
Jury from the regular panel. and a special
venire was summoned.
This afternoon Gilbert called his attor-
ney to him and told him that he intended
10 withdraw his plea and enter one of
guilty" Nothing could dissuade him
from his purpose. even after the full Sig
nificance OF the action was explained TO
him..
Several witnesses. however. were put on
as to the present mental condition of Gill
bert. There WAS no question as to sanity.
and the court passed the sentence of death
after one year in the peniteEtiary. There
Was no demonstration of any sort on the
part of the very large crowd.
Gilbert's crime was peculiarly brutal. He
had not lived particularly happily with his
wife. and had wanted 10 leave home 1T
various times. but want of means prevented
him. One night he Drained his wife with a
Ratchet and then deliberately proceeded TO
brain his little children. He confessed the
crime ana then denied he confession.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24

these things kind Of drove me to despair.
and when I came In and these. Things
looked 80 black TO me l seemed to lose my
reason. have no recollection afi.r this
o: killing the children. r~ecotlcct OF going
TO the neiIhhor> when the house was burn
ing s,d the children were In There. u
seems ~ though ! had 4 fearful dream In
which the children were there. and hard
~ know how II was, ! have n recollection
NJ going through u strunHl' lin" :: dream
that I half remember. All tie recollection
that have about This IL that l would
rather see my children dead Than for me-
10 leave them hi the hands Of those peo-
pie. I mean byiihat. my wife's people. 1t
seems like a ,iream TO me- now. and that
I done something Ia the children. but ] do
not recollsct using the knife or the Ratchet.
! loved my chii6ien and l lived for them.
and woild hive had Them educated If it
took every cent that I hal and everything
that ] could have made. That IS one thing
I lacked. My wife was the best one of the
Franklin family. and l loved her. She was
Il good. cirtaous and true woman and no
mar can say a wor,, sEainsi her"
Moore Was taken before n justice of the
peace this afternoon and waived his pre-
l!mirary examination. Moore looks Ten
wears older Than he did the morning after
the murder. and his former Indifference
Is gone. lie was brought from the Jail and
returned without being harGcuffed. He is
TOW in great fear OF violence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
KOCH TO STUDY MALARIA.
German BacteriOlOxist Believes That
the Microbes Are Carried
by MOsquitOes

BERLIN. March @3.-Professor Robert
Koch. the celebrated bacteriologist. who. in
1889. at the head of the German cholera
then discovered tine so-caled comma"
cholera bacillus. Will start with an eXpe-
dition next month for the tropics. to con-
tinue his investigation as 10 the nature and
origin of%malaria.
The reichStag has mace a grant or 6O,VD
marks in aid of the undertaking.
The expedition referred to in the fore
going dispatch is in line with the efforts of
Professor Koch to mitigate tropical fevers.
When he returned last year from Il similar
expedition to the German East African
coast. he advanced the theory that. IN the
case of human beings, mosquitoes played the
part in communicating malaria which ticks
play in the cattle disease known as Texas
fever He had reached the conclusion
that. where there are mosquitoes. there Il
always malaria. and where there are no
mosquitoes there is no malaria. Moreover.
he reported it was possible by microscopic
examination of the blood of a patient. to
discover from the nature of the microbes
reached. This discovery he regarded-ac-
cording to his report at the time-as OF the
highest importance in its bearings upon the
administration of quin.ne shortly before the
attack or shortly after. His theory. as then
expounded, is that the q%uinine. taken at the
right moment. stops malaria fever. not by
the killing of the germs but by arrestina
a proper employment of .quinine. with the
establishment of mountain health resorts.
would rob tropical fever of many of its
terrorS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
ANOTHER GUNB0AT RAISED.
Spaniards Sank 1t At Guantanamo
Cristobal Colon NOt Yet
Aha ndOned.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The navy de-
par,ment is sratiied to learn that its repre-
sentatives who have been working for
some time in the vicinity of Santiago and
Guantanamo have succeeded in adding an
other vessel 10 the American navy. in the
shane Of the gunboat Baracoa. which was
reported To nave been " into Santiago.
TN Raracoa was one of the Spanish
sunboats sunk near Guantanamo. She is n
useful type of vessel for patrol work. and
is about y. per cent larger than the gum
boats SandovaI and Alvarado. now at the
Washington navy yard. The Baracoa is
of steel. III feet 3 inches long. 1t feet .
inches beam and s feet . inches draft. Hef
disbursement IS lS5 tons and. with 30 horse-
power. She Is able TO make ten knots. She
carries one Hontoria gun of 3.5-inch cal
iher. one of 2.I-inch calibeI. and two ma
chine guns. Probably she will be ordered
north az soon as she can be made ready Tor
The voyage. 10 be thoroughly oVerhauled
at one of the navy yards.
The navy department is still waiting 10
hear from the Swedish company which has
undertaken TO raise the Cristobal Colon.
The project has not been abandoned by
any means. Expert engineers In the em-
ploy of the company visited the wreck and
made "A careful study OF the situation. They
returned TO Sweden and, according to theii
report. began the preparation OF exact est
mates OF the cost of raising the ship. They
entertained no doubt of their ability 10
raise the shin,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
BOUND TO Die FOR LOVE.
other Unsuccessful Attempt
to XIII Hinself.

HUTCHINSON. KAs.. March 2s.-tspe-
cial.) Cyrus Taylor. who was a private
in the Twenty-first Kansas volunteers. and
who recently attempted suicide here be-
cause Miss Helen Dealy refused to marry
him. attempted his life again here to-day.
He is In a precarious condition. but may
recover. Young Taylor had made arrange
ments TO go to Leavenworth to-day to en-
list with the regulars. A short time be-
fore his train was to leave he took fourteen
grains of morphine, and was found nearly
dead with the following letter held In his
hand:
''Helen:-If this ever reaches you. you
will know i have done as I told you l
would. 1 cannot live without you my
Helen. Oh. If you only knew what agony
l feel when I think of the many times your
little arms have been around my neck.
with your sweet lips pressed to mine-and
then to die believing you deceitful. My
God! Why have you forsaken me? Even
now. Helen. / still love you. Think kindly
of me If % can God bless you. little
sweetheart. My dying prayer il for God
to protect you. No one but you knows
what We were to each other once. II there
is such a thing as spirits returning to this
world. mine shall ever be near you. This
IL the last you will ever hear from one who
wal once your loving CYRUS
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
SHERMAN ABLE TO SIT UP.
He Will Re Transferred tn the United
Stat~s Cruiser Chicago This
Morning.

SANTIAGO. March 23.- Mr.. John Sher-
man is feeling very much better this even
ing, and mis- physicians regard his condi-
ton as much improved. During a part of
the afternoon he sat on the deck of the
Paris, viewing Santiago. The United States
cruiser Chicago is expected here by day
break Tomorrow. and Mr.. Sherman will be
Immediately transferred TO her. The any
ieiy of his relatives OH the Paris is now
virtually at an end.
The party of tourists or board the Paris
have made the most of the day. visiting
every accessible spot. crowding the battle
fields. buying relics and even payinS fabu-
lous prices for machetes that have beer
shipped from the United States since the
war. Various excursions have heen taker
aur,ns .ne uaH: one !" Shm LUIS. nm"'ns
wrecks of the destroyed cruisers IF AG,
miral Cervera's squadron, The Niscaya anu
Almirante OQGendo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
HOPE FOR THE YoUNGERs.
PASSES the Bill Providing for
Their Parole.

ST. PAIL. MINI. March es.-The pros
poets of the Younger boys being released
from state prison are much brighter to-
day. The bill which permits the parole OF
life prisoners after twenty years imprison-
ment. with uninterrupted good behavior.
was Yesterday defeated in the senate. but
to-day Senator Wilson ha,: the bill. recon-
sidered and. after an amendment WAS
adopted. requiring the approval by ;he
board OF rardon> of such paroles by the
board OF prison managers. the PHI was
PASSED by a vote al ~ TO =. Tn" board ot
parJons has heretofore strongly opposed
pardon for the Younscr>. but ;hrir friends
hop. for i NOR. favorable disposition TO-
ward a proposal 10 lacoi. the PRISONERS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
SCHOOL FURNITURE TRUST.
All the Large Manufacturing Piaata
in the C0antPy C0nsOl-
ldated.

WABASH. IND. March g'-The organiza-
tion OF the American School Furniture Com
pany. capital stock 81. 5S.YYo. has been COM
pleted. and to-day it absorbed over twelve
large manufacturing plants. scattered
throughout the Union. The scheme orig
mated with James Lynn. manager OF the
Wabash factory. and has been a year ma
turing. The properties included are FAC
tories at Buffalo. y. Y; Burlington. Ia:
Walpole. Mass: Wabash. Ind; TWO at Rich,
mond. Ind: Bloomsburg. Pa: Grand
Rapids. Mich: Springfield. H.; pigua and
Cleveland. o.. and Manitowoc. Wis The
articles of association filed here to-day
name Samuel Lawrence az president and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
COLLEGE FRA1s G
StruHGle for Possession Of FlaRp0le
on Fort scott High school
ArOusea the CI(y.


FORT SCOTT. KAS.. March 2s.-tSpe-
cialJ The two literary societies OF the Fort
Scott high school have been having a
blood and thunder time Of it for two or
three days over the possession Of the flag
pole on the nigh school building. and yes
terday the faculty ordered that no further
attempt be made to place IL flag of coiors
of either side upon the staff. Early yes
terday evening. however, the kappi ri
Delta Society ran up Its co!ors on the for
hidden pole and half a dozen of its MEM
bers camped on the trap door leading to the
roof Of the building fCr the night. About
midnight the Sigma Nus. the opposition So
ciety,% appeared on the seen. thirty or forty
strong. both boys and girls. and with lad
ders on the outside and a batterinS ram
or the inside. they attempted to overpower
the boys or the roof and haul down the
kappi III Delta colors.
The row. which WAS fast developing into
a free-for-all fight with 80 or 80 people out
to watch il. aroused the people living in the
vicinity OF the high school, who sent In
hurry police calls. TO which the police and
the faculty OF the. school responded. but
the august professors and the In!nions of
the law We're pow.rless. Finally the b.ll!S-
erent kappi ri D-l,as crawicd of OF the
roof.
Tonight the town is roaring with rival
y.lls and the colors .! either one side or
the other are being foated from all Of the
principal buildings. The whole matter VIII
eliminate with the annual oratorica! con-
test between the Two societies tomorrow
night at the opera house and q Week from
that date the winners will face a Gelesa-
ton from the ~Leavenworth high school.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
GILLETT's RETURN UNLIKELY.
Another Membe of b Family Has
Joined the Cattle FlunGer
in Mexico.

ABILENE, KAS., March 2s.-(Special)
Miss Cora Baumbaugh. sister of Mrs. Grant
Gillett. has gone to Chihuahua to join the
Giletts. 1t is now expected that none Of
the family will return. The attachment
suit against Mrs. Gil!ett's property has not
been decided. but when it is there will he
little else for legal contests in connection
with her property. Gillett Is keeping up
all his life insurance policies. and sends no
more information that he intends to re-
turn. The probabilities are that he will
not do ~. and that all his wife's remaining
property here will he turned into cash and
sent TO them. The Investigations of TroxAl
were not favorable to Gillett's return. ard
II Is considered that his advice to the
plunger was to remain away. IT was more
TO test the feeling in this respect than
for any other reason that Truxel came
back, and his conclusions were not hope
full.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
KILLED Her TWO CHILDREN.
Thea MRS. Molter Attempted Her Own
LLfe-Feared Her Husband Was
GOlug Insane.

LA GRANGE. IND. March 2S.-Mrs.
Molter. near this city. caused the death
Of two of her children last night by adj
minister!ng morphine. She attempted 10
commit suicide. but failed. She wrote a
Eote 10 her husband. saying she had given
the drug to her children and had taken
II herself. Ii Is said that she feared that
her husband was becoming insane and for
that reason she wanted TO 20 to her eternal
rest and take the children with her. The
family relations were pleasant.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
CHICAGO LAWYER IN THE DEAL
Tried TO Malet the Parents of . Large
sum for the Return 81 Ger
aid Laplner.

CHICAGO, March PA new phase de-
veloped in the Gerald Lapiner kidnapping
case to-day. According to a statement
made by the boys father. Mrs. Ingersoll
and John Collins. the alleged abductors.
had accompIices in Chicago. 1t is said
that Gerald was brought to Chicago last
October and a proposition made 20 turn
him over to his parents upon the payment
of a heavy ransom. II Is claimed by Lap
liner that q prominent lawyer and the man
who gave the Lapiner family the first clue
as to the disappearance of Gerald On Dec
Grafton day had charge Of the Chicago end
of the negotiations.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
KANSAS BANKER INDICTED.
ELS Williams, of McPherson. and TIVE
MePherson Nillefs Accused Of
Reyenue Law DOdRinx.

WICHITA, KAS.. March s~3.-(Special.)
The federal grand jury here has indicted
Ell Williams. the MCPHERSON banker. and
F.. A. Colburn and John e. Hamilton. Nc
law. 1t Is charged that Williams got the
miIlers to use 4 check In the form Of a
receipt in order to get out of paying the
2-cent war tax. 4 special agent of the
they were violating the law, but he was
told that he did not know his business:
He appeared before the grand jury and
had indictments found against them. They
viii be arrested in a few days.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
Admitted to Practice.

WASHINGTON. March 2..-(Special.)The
following have been admitted TO practice
before the inderior department: Martin
Donaldson. COTS: George &. Edgar. Law
renee; Joseph W. Forney. Belle PLANE:
Ahiel $. Dennison, Columbus; Orland
Cheney. Fort Scott: Mathew 7. Campbell
and Bishop Compton. Of Topeka. kas-;
Hamilton Ellis. saltwater. q. T.: John T.
Cowhick Gait: Francis II. Carter. Farm
ington; Edward l.. French, Lancaster
Robert L. Cramsr Memphis: William F.
Calfel. Milan. and William y. Davis. Mel
VerG. Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
Chapman. citizens Ticket.

CHAPMAN. KAS.. March Especially
The following airy ticket has been nom
mated for the city election: Mayor !: j.
hair. J. NJ. Clifford. W. II. Harris. Charles
I1ouden: police iuJr.. j. b. Frost: ely
clerk. l.. E. Humphrey: marshal. John
Martin. Owing TO the location here OF the
county high school. there Is Il strong anti
ioiE, sentiment.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
ECHO OF GILLETT FAILURE.
suit for as,D7l Axainst Cattle Con,-
mission Men In Circuit
CnnPt.

An echo of the GilIe,t failure found its
| way TO the circuit court yesterday in the
| shape of a suit by !. +. Ryland to recover
s., 7sl. 20 from II. G. O1utt and Gilmore &
| Cooper. Onutt gave his note for this
| amount to Elmore & Cooper February IA,
1895. 1t fell due December II. 1895.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
She Took . Scolds.s seriou.l..

GALENA. kAS.. March a-,Spec!ai.l
Miss Julia Ramble. a highly respected
Young lady, and the daughter of Thomas
Ramble. of Empire. cut her throat with =.
butcher knife this morning with suicidal an
tent. She became 50 weak from loss, oil
blood that recovery was thought Impossible.
but tonight she is considered cat OF ian
rer. The attempt At suicide resulted from
broodinH over a s~ccld!n. thai her father
had given her.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
Fatally Hart by Footpais.

ST. JOSEPH. NO. March S~.-tSreciai.)
Maurice Mayer. "a We'll known young Ter-
chant. is AT the point Of death from ths
effect of q sandbagging received TWO nights
ago from footrads. He refused TO b. held
up and was slueged. Relatives were un-
able 10 account for his condition for some
time after he was found. To-day ne re-
gained consciousness suficiently 10 give an
account of the matter. II is feared his skull
is fractured.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
THE PRESIDENT TO SAMPSON.
Mr.. Mckinley Replies to the Admir-
ais Letter I'm Regard to the Adj
vancement of His Men.

WASHINGTON. March 90. - Admiral
Sampson has received from the president
the following reply to his letter Of March
9. 1899:
Executive Mansion. Washington. March
Il. 1881.
My Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your
very considerate letter of the 9th inst, in
which you express a desire that. without
regard to your w interests, the other
naval officers who rendered such conspic-
nous services in the naval campaign in the
Yves: Indies may have the advancement
which you recommended for them. and in
which you ask nothing for yourself. l
highly commend this disinterested action
on you. part. Let me assure you that l
nave the highest appreciation of your serv-
ices as Commander-in-chief of the Atlantic
naval forces during the Spanish war In
hlOckading Cuba. cooperating with the
army. directing the movements of the great
number of vessels under your orders. and
at last. after the most effective prepare
tons. concentrating. with the gallant Off
GERS and men under your command. the
destruction of the Spanish feet. 1t was in
recognition of your services and of your
great skill that I recommended you to the
senate for the advancement which you had
earned. yours very truly.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Rear Admiral W. r. Sampson: United
States Navy. Commander-in-Chief L. 9.
Naval Forces North Atlantic Fleet II. g