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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
PLAYFUL IOWA TORNADO.
1t Scooped Up Earth. Demolished
Houses and Barns and ProPels
People Upward.

ROCK RAPIDS, Ia, June A severe
storm of cyclonic nature passed over Rock
Rapids last night about I o'clock in Il
northeasterly direction. The funnel-shaped
cloud was viewed by great many per-
sons along the path of the storm. About
six miles northeast of town it dipped down
TO earth, gathering dirt, leaves, straw and
fences, and threw them high into the air.
A short distance further on it caught the
barn of the l.. II. Smith farm and moved
it entirely off the foundation. The large
hen house was blown over the barn and
dashed 10 pieces across the road to the
north The storm took a Zigzag course
to the westward for half mile. then
turned eastward, and, picking up the
Henry Hemple house. occupied by Adolph
Juergensen and family. seven in all.
turned it bottom upward and entirely de-
molished it. The family were at supper
when the storm struck and had no notice
of the monster until they were flying in
the air
Heav- rain accompanied the storm and
helped eXtiuguish the fire that started from
the stove. The family mraculously escap-
ed with only few painful bruises and
the oldest girl having her dress burned
nearly off. The storm scooped up earth
in several places as it passed on north
into Minnesota. The path was only a
few rods wide.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
SAM HOSES CRIME.
Georgia Negro Killed Crawford. hut
Did Not Assault Mrs. Cr6nford-
Private Detectives story,

CHICAGO. June 4-To mass meeting
OF negroes in Bethel church this afternoon,
Private Detective Louis Loyin told what
he said We're the facts leading up to the
burning at the stake of the negro Sam
Hose, by a mob. at Newman, Ga Soon aft
er Hose was executed by the mob a num-
Rev. Mr.. r. c. Ransom, OF Bethel church. /.
got up fund and sent Lovin to Georgia
to investigate the facts leading uD to the
tragedy. and report. He said that the kill
ing of Crawford by Hose was not for the
purpose of assaulting Mrs. Crawford but
was the result of II quarrel concerning
wages. The detective, who posed in Geor.
gia as a vendor of hog cholera medicine,
said:
Hose had been employed by Crawford
and during a quarrel over wages Crawford
ran into his house and came out again
with a revolver AS he was about to shoot
Hose. the latter seized an AK and threw it
at him. The AK struck Crawford in the
head and killed him instantly. Hose fled
and did not attempt to assault Mrs. Gran
ford. Mrs. Crawford. who witnessed the
say n word to her or any way touch her."
The men who sent the detective to Geor-
gia will have his report printed in circular
form and will distribute it all over the
United States.
One of the most astonishing charges
made in his report is that the railroad of
fcials who made up special train for the
actually advertised the contemplated burn
ing and sold tickets to people attracted by
these advertisements. Detective Levin said
that the torture and hanging of the aged
Colored preacher, Elijah Strickland, was
without a shadow of reason.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
U. P. BANDITS LOCATED.
sheep Hcrders Report Their Presence
in IL Rnvine Near Cnsper-A
Posse Is in Pursuit.

CHEYENNE, WYO.. June 4.-Three OF
the men who dynamited and robbed the
| Union Pacific mail train at Wilcox station,
Friday morning, have been located, and it
is believed will be captured tonight. Their
trail was followed by a posse under Officer
Wheeler. of the Union Pacific detective
force, from the scene of the holdup for a
distance of forty miles across the Laramie
plains to Il point about twenty miles south
of Glenrock, where it was lost. This posse
and one from Rawlins reached Casper this
morning and got fresh horses.
While there d sheep herder came in and
reported having run across the three rob-
bers, who were cooking breakfast in a ra-
vine about six miles west of Casper. One
of the robbers held him up with Il Win
chester and ordered him to leave. a posse
was at once formed by the sheriff of Ma
trona and Converse counties and pursuit
commenced. They are not more than three
is believed to be certain. The outlaws
were evidently heading for the Hole i'll
the Wall country, rendezvous for des-
peradOes, about sixty miles north OF Cas-
Lper. To reach this refuge they will have
TO cross the North Platte river, which is
only he crossed by bridges. All of the
bridges are guarded, that the escape of
the refugees is cut off.
CHEYENNE. WYO.. June A report
from Union Pacific sources is to the effect
that the Albany county sheriff posse has
captured three of the Union Pacific train
robbers six miles from Casper, Wyo.. and
that one of them has made IL confession.
The rest of the gang Is being pursued in
the direction of Glen Rock.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
A HASTY WOMAN'S DEED.
Domestic Trouble Causes n New York
Woman to AsphyXiate Herself
and Two Children.

NEW YORK, June Mrs. Johanna
Schilling, So years of age, and her two
young daughters, Gertrude, aged 10, and
Edna, aged 8, were found dead this after
noon in their home in a tenement. All had
been asphyxiated by gas, doubtless turned
on by the mother, with the idea of murder
ing her two children and then committing
suicide.
The tragedy evidently grew out of a
quarrel between the woman and her hus-
band Otto Schlling. Il tailor. A week ago
they had a misunderstanding and the hus-
band left the fiat. Mrs. Schilling had u
warrant issued for his arrest. Schilling
returned. but when a policeman attempted
to arrest him, SChilling escaped over the
roof of the tenement. After his second
disappearance, Mrs. SchillinS kept her chill
dren in their apartments.
This afternoon neighborS in the same ten
ement detected the odor of gas and traced
it to the Schilling home. Breaking in the
door, the neighbors found the body of Mrs.
Schiling lying on the bed. Beside her and
clasped in the mothers arms, was Edna.
Gertrude had evidently tried to get out of
the room. Her body was lying near the
door.
Several letters were found on the floor.
They were addressed to relatives and
friends. One was to the husband. 1t read
I'VE have been too hasty and it was so
lonesome here. | take all the blame. | was
always your good wife, Otto, and l love
you dearly. God forgive us; good-by: Your
loving wife, JOHANNA
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
GERMANY'S NEW ISLANDS.
General Tone of the Press Is in the
Direction of BeIittiing the
Ksiser's Purchase.

BERLIN, June 4.-The general tone of
the press in commenting upon the acqui-
sition of the Caroline. Ladrone and Pelew
islands from the Spanish government is in
the direction OF belittling the value of the
concession.
The Taglische Rundschau, the leading or
gan of the German expansion policy, says:
Germany obtains the remnants which
America. i'll her superior manner. despised.
The value is small and there is no need
of joyous transports.
Other papers warn the country to count
the cost and not to oyerrate the value OF
the new acquisitions.
Replying to congratulations rendered him
by the Hamburg-AmerIcan Steamship
Company on the acquisition OF the Spanish
islands, Emperor William sent the follow
ing dispatch:
Your warm CongratulatiOn shows me
that the Importance of this acquisition Tor
German trade and commerce ana my own
lncessant struggle to further the same
have been rightly appreciated. l, therefore,
thank you most heartily and wish that
upon its VoyageS to the new German ISL
and realm. German shipping may continue
TO be accompanied by Gods blessing.
The FreiSsinnige Zeitung, which caLs
them our new and worthless colonies,
says:
"A prize would have to be offered to dis
cover which of the three groups is the
most valueless. Germany Is paying 1or
colonies that nobody else wanted.
The Frankfurt Zeitung says:
Spain alone derives any advantage. The
islands are of next to no economical value
and will involve Germany in continual eX-
penses without any prospect of profit"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
PUTS ON A BOLD FRONT.
Jack Kennedy says He Anticipates
No Difficulty in Proving That
He Is innocent

HARTFlLLE, MO, June 4-(Special) }
The little village of Hartville was very
quiet to-day. Scarcely a person could be
seen on the street. The witnesses in the
train robbery cases had all been excused
until Monday and those who could went to
their homes. while the remainder spent
the day fishing in the cool Gasconade. The
lawyers spent the greater part of the day
in consultation.
Jack Kennedy and his pals passed the
Sabbath with their faces close to the small
mole IN the side of the wooden Jail. trying
to get breath of the cool mountain
breeze which would now and then be watt
ed through the opening. They also re-
celVed few visitors who would listen on
the outside to the pitiful tale of the quail
nunter t and laugh at the many jokes of
BIZ Jennings.
Kennedy was for some reason very talk
alive He never. tires of being told of the
proceedings in the trial of Fagley and is
that have been given of him
so they think they. have me. sure?"
SAID he, he, very sarcasticalIy. II don't intend
Those witnesses of the state will be re-
called and | intend to prove my innocence
by railroad officials who have testified
But how about your alibi?"
will come all right
you rode from Wright county and that
you left 1t at the home of Judge Gill, in
st. Clair county,"
We'll. do you think that I would have
left it there if had ridden one? Not A
bit of it. It would have been eaten bv the
buzzards l3uzzs long before this if it was my
cerned, l scarcely know him. That is all
will say or care to say, except that when
| go to trial and get up before that jury
! VIII knock the states testimony sky
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
HE Is THE MOST DIsCONsOLArE POL
ITICIAN IN KANSAS.
THE PARTY is DIslNTEGRATING
MANY ERSTwHILE REFoRNERs
NOW FLOCK WITH PETER.
He Realizes That After the Cnmpnirp
of 1900 His Organization Will
Live Only in Memory and Is
Incubating Another
Scheme.

TOPEKA, June 4-(SpeciaI) The most
disconsoiate politician in Kansas Just now
is John W. Breidenthal. the Acknowledged
| leader OF the cohorts of reform. Too many
| men in various parts of the state are de-
! sertins the rotten hulk of Populism and
returning to the Republican fold TO slit
/ him. He sees defeat staring the fusion
| forces in the face next year squarely, not
| only in the nation but in this state In dis
| cusslnS national politics the other day he
admitted that the Demo-Pops had no show
| to elect president in 1900 but thought
that the people would regain their sober
senses on the expansion question in 1905.
and elect an anti-eXpansion man as presi
| dent Just what will be the need of an
. antl-eNpansionist then the Populist bank
| commissioner did not stop to explain. He
evidently meant to intimate that there
would be a hauling down of the American
nag again as there was once before
Since Senator PETER announced in an
interview that he would affiliate no longer
with the Pop party scores of old PopuIists
have made similar declarations Many OF
them cut considerable ice in their respect-
i've communities. The Republican organ
lzation IS in receipt of letters daily telling
OF some Pop returning to the Republican
fold Breidenthal. although not chairman
OF the Pop state committee now, also re-
celves similar reports, and it is these that
have disheartened him. He realizes that
his party is disfntegrating and that after
the campaign next year it will only live
IN memory. He has scheme to start an
other party to take its place but this is
oeinS received with frost His plan is to
get up public ownership party He be-
lieves that public ownership can be worked
up into a craze and that the state and
possibly the nation, can be swept on that
issue. Several months ago he organized a
secret order something after the order OF
the old Alliance. Each member is supplied
with Il little lapel button with the letters
'P. o. on it But few buttons are no.
ticed- The scheme has not taken like
Breidenthal had hoped.
Leedy threw cold water on It, He not
only declined to wear ''P. o." button. but
advised his faction of the Pop party to
keep out of it. Lewelling is also opposed
to the scheme. He is against everything
Breidenthal wants. For these reasons it Is
with much difficulty that Breidenthars
latest movement is getting a. foothold. 1t
is dragging on his hands and ne is about
ready TO cast it aside and quit politics.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
A TEXAS SHERIFFS TALE.
Disclose Details of Il Four-COr-
nered Murder ConsDirucy

HlLLSBORO, y. NJ, June 4.-Captain
George Curry, former sheriff of Lin con
county, has arrived and discloses informa-
ton that has been heretofore well guard
ed, concerning Il conspiracy to commit four
murders, one OF them being that of Colo
mel Fountain He does not implicate Lee
and Gililand who are now being tried for
the murder of Colonel Fountain and his
son, but simply says:
IF the court Will admit my evidence, I
can tell who planned the killing and who
vainly lay in wait for Colonel Fountain
once before he was killed
oners, who was pardoned out of the penl-
tentiary by Governor Thornton, made a
confession to me which i have kept Sc
cret. having no occasion to divrilge 1t until
now. There were three men in the plot
and all had been indicted for stealing cat
tie. | had been instrumental i'll some of
Of the way too. James f. Cree. of the
w Cattle Company. a large Scotch syn
ditsite was to be killed: told him quietly
what I knew and he, fearing he would be
waiting until this affair is settled.
=. w. {. Mcdonald, of the Carrizzab Cattle
Company, another who was active in the
prosecution of the cattle thieves. was to be
murdered, and also Colonel Fountain. who
was then attorney for the Southeastern
New Mexico Cattle Company. Miller was
convicted of cattle stealing and the other
two conspirators carried out but a part of
their agreement
Curry said that Miller told him that the
bodies of Colonel Fountain and son are
mountains. A thorough search OF the sands
may disclose the bodies but it is feared the
drifting nature of the soil will have buried
them too deep.
Curry held a conference with the attor-
neYs for the defense and the indications are
that they will use him as a witness.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
25,OO0 REGULARS READY.
Secretary AIEer Says That Reinforce
ments Can Be Sent Otis at.
ANY Time.

BOSTON, June 4.-Secretary of War AL
ger, with Mrs. Alger his son, Russell A.
Alger, Jr., accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Pike, left
Boston tonight for Detroit by the way of
Montreal.
In the course of an interview Secretary
Alger said that the matter of calling for
volunteers for service in the Philippines
has not been decided. but probably would
be when President Mckinley returned from
his visit to New England.
General Alger was asked IL General Otis
had said that 5000 troops were sufficient
to subdue the natives and he replied that
General Otis had at no time said that it
required more than 5000 troops. He said
further: I'VE have still 5000 regulars in
cluding the artillery, that We can call on
to reinforce the army of Geeral Otis. If
needed We could send off 5000 of these
in week and thus allow General Otis the
full force which he says he requires for
the subjugation of the insurgents"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
TROOPS WILL PRESERVE ORDER
Three Companies and N Calling Gun
Will Attend the Baker Murder
Trial Mt Lexington, Ky.

LEXINGTON. KY, June 4-The Lexins-
ton troops, three companies and the CAT
ling gun squad. started early this morning
on their march from here to Manchester
to keep the peace there at the Baker trial
tomorrow. The roads are very bad. but
baggage was carried in wagons and mules
drew the Gatling gun Ii is believed they
reached Manchester tonight.
Colonel Williams telegraphed to-day to
have reinforcement ready TO move at a
moments notice. He has news that the
Whites and Howards are in Manchester
heavily armed, intending to kill the Ba-
kers. He says also there is need of militia
at London, where an attempt was made
last night to kill Judge Colson. who pre-
sided in the trial of Attorney E. K. Wilson.
charged with numbering his mistress. The
jury disagreed. The maddened people aC-
cuse Judge Colson of ruling in favor of the
prisoner The lives of both Colson and
Wilson are threatened.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
CUBAN lMPORTATIONS.
4 Timely Report Is Made Public by
the War Department-Tips for
EntcrpriSins Traders.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Meiklejohn has received from
Havana general statement of articles OF
merchandise imported into that port during
the month of February, 1899, showing the
countries from which the importatiOns
were made. Other reports of a similar ma
ture are expected to be filed with the sec
retary of war covering other ports in the
island of Cuba. The reports for March.
April and May are daily expected.
As an evidence of the business done at
the port of Havana for a single month
and that the shortest in the year, there
were 33T packages of agricultural imple-
ments weighing 12,1Sl kiloS, imported from
the United States, and ~ packages, weigh
ing 5.45I kilos, from England. All of these
packages We're imported free of duty, as
there is no tariff upon agricultural imple-
ments imported into Cuba.
During the same month there was i'm
ported from the United States to Havana
315,9SS litres of beer: from England, 13 6Ol
litres, and from other countries 2647 Iitres,
During February there was imported into
Havana from the United States 35T 2S7
kilos of Goldfish; from England lis 400 kilos,
and from other countries, 27,123 klos
In crockery England leads the list of any
that country 20. AS kilos, against 3.475 kfIos
from the United States, while there were
imported from other countries, 2l,0s7 klos
In glassware the UnlIeu states leads with
i5 2S3 kilos, England furnishing only 300
kilos, while from other countries the i'm
portations amounted to 800 kIlos.
In hardware the United States again
leads with 1ss,93l kilos, England following
with 55,425 kilos and other countries Al .2iS,
kilos.
Of miscellaneous provisions there was re-
ceived from the United States 9l5 1g7 kilos,
while from England there We're only re-
ceived 2sl,4JO kilos and from all other coun-
tries 1.S57.147 kilos.
Spain leads in the expectation of wines
and liquors to Havana, there being received
at that port in February from Spain I.O93
26s litres the United States furnishing Il, ,Ss4
litres, France 1S. H. England 3l6S litres and
other countries 11.014 litres
In table wines Spain also occupies the
first place. supplying practically the entire
market. Very little table wine is exported
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Bristow viii Use HI. influence.

TOPEKA. June 4.-(Special) Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow will
render every possible assistance to have
President Mckinley spend couple or
three days in Kansas when he makes his
Western trip this fall. "Of course, it is not
certain just when the president will come
West" said he, and for that reason no
definite action can be taken towards get
ting him to stop in Kansas at this time
Just as soon as the date is fixed for the
journey then will be the time for the
Kansas people to strike the iron. The
president will no doubt stop here If he can
snare the time
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
stock Market FeatureIcss

LONDON, June 4-Many adverse infu-
ences, among them the settlement, the holi-
days and the EPSON attractions. combined
to prevent activity of the stock exchange
last week. On these accounts the trans
actions were featureless Americans were
from to 2I2 points. Money was easy at
/ per cent on call ~ per cent for week
and from pa to SIS per cent on three
months bills.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Mobs Will Re Disappointed.

ATLANTA. GA. June A special to
the Constitution from Cedartown. Ga,
says: Grant Bell. who assaulted Mrs. j.
l.. Lumpkin, was spirited away from here
this evening. 1t was reported that mobs
We're on the way from Rome, Carterville
and Rockmart. and the sheriff decided to
take no chances. Bell will he tried at a
special term of court, which has been
called for tom nrrnM-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Tyvistcr Visits CherryvnIc.

CHERRYVALE, KAS., June 4.-(SpeciaI)
A small twistcr struck west of this town
about o'clock this afternoon and trees
of various sizes were uprooted. A large
barn belonging to Mr.. Todd was moved
about a foot on its foundation. Some rain
followed the wind. The Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe reports the storm general
along it's Kansas lines.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
4 Midnight Conference,

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Acting Secreta-
ry of War Meiklejohn and Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin had a conference with the
president after midnight tonight. They had
been summoned by the president. it was
understood. What the nature or result
of the conference was can only be coniec-
tured, as yet, as the parties to it declined
to discuss il.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Killed by n Drunknrd's Blow.

TOLEDO, o.. June 4.-George Bartlett.
who was struck on the head by Thomas
Coyle, a member of the Sixth Ohio reG:i-
ment on the night of May 6, after his re-
turn from Cuba, died to-day at the Toledo
hospital from his injuries. Coyle is in Jail
and states the affTay was an accident
CoYle was drunk at the time.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Hcnyx Rnin nt Tnnekn.

TOPEKA, June 4.-(SpecialD heavy
rain fell in this vicinity this afternoon
For more than an hour 1t seemed as though
the bottom had dropped out Of things
above Accompanying the rain was a wind
storm. Many shade trees Were blown down
but no serious damage was done otherwise.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05

DUBUQUE. Ia, June A tornado
swept the country west of Dyersville this
evening. AT some points the path of the
storm was a mile wide. The operator at
Thorpe, Ia, reported buildings and cars
being blown over. The neiShborhood of
Kellogg, Ia, also suffered.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-05
Dined and Then Died.

GAINESVILLE, FLA, June 4.-George
ident of the First National bank. shot and
instantly killed himself with a shotgun
this evening. 1t is not known whether 1t
was suicide or accident. Mr.. Graham was
to have been married shortly and dined
to-day with his fiance