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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, UUTU13EK Zl), lS&r.
KMSIS till US.
NOTICE.
The Kansas City, Kas..
Branch Office of The Jour
nal has removed from the
Husted building to 641
Minnesota avenue. Tele
phone west 23.
'CCIEV InMitntn Portsmouth Bide..
LLLLI IllollltllU Km
If ttLCI SUm Kansas City Kas
lhe only place In Kanas where the
II Genuine Keelcy Remtdies and Treat
ment for Alcohol ami Narcotic Addiction:.
are administered. Address as above.
JEhD YOUR LINEN TO THE
Wulf Steam Laundry,
Corner Fifth street and -tate avenue. No de
structive machinery used. Tel. tv est S3.
"Heap Big Meal tor Little Money,"
Said Chief Eatmuch. as he departed frjm
lllnch's restaurant at CIS Minnesota avenue,
after Indulging in one of those famous 13
cent meals.
POLICE DIDN'T BITE.
GAMHLEHS SCT A VHrtY TEMPTING
IIIT I-OR THEM.
THERE WAS NEVER A NIBBLE.
MISSOURI POOI.KOOM MEV START A
PLACE HERE.
Gnmulerft Scheme Wan to Get Raided
and Then MaKc Hay While the
Matter "Was In the Courts
o BetK Were Made,
HovYCTter.
During the trial Mr"?. Bow en has occupied
.i eat at the side of her hushand and has
leen the most Interested person in the
courtroom. It ins been rumored about that
if Walter H-irrK Is discharged he and his
sister will endeavor to gle Bon en some
trouble.
A RALLY AJSIX MILE.
Repiilillean Candidates Hold an Ex
cellent Meet Ins Ho vr the Fonn
Are IVrniiKHnsr.
The Republican candidates left in car
riages ve-terdav evening for Six Mile,
w litre the were billed to take part in i
grand rail. The candidates reached thtlr
destination on schedule time and found a
large and enthusiastic crowd awaiting
thrni. The meeting was promptly called to
cruer and speechm iking Immodiati.lv fol
lowed Several good talks were made on
lecal issues and if there were an pennons
in the audience who were opposed to the
Republican ticket when they entered tho
hall, thev were converted before they de
pirtcd for home.
The Republican candidates are gaining
votes dallj, while the opposition is till
v rangllng over who shall serve on the
"touching1 committee It was learned ves
tcnlav that Instead of observing the Sab
bath last Sundav the Populist county een
tral committee met in Judge Pfost's court
room and spent the daj quarreling Al
Burgard. one of the committeemen who
hid a kick coming at the convention and a
man whom the Populist bosses thought
thej had "fixed" by indorsing Frank Ilol
fomb, Burgard's brother-in-law. for cierk
of the court of common pleas, was present
at the meeting Sunday armed with two
scorching resolutions. He failed to et
them indorsed bv the committee and just
v hat has been the fate of the resolutions
ir not known There is one thing ure
the manipulators have succeeded in keep
ing them from the public.
At Sundav s Pop "ghost dance" the
"touching" committee proposition came tin
fcr discussion and a Hvel time ensued.
Jack rijnn refused to serve on the com
mittee because he was a member of tne
police department. Thev wnngled over
this matter for some time when Judge
Pfost, the man who gives theater tickets
with every marriage ceremonv, became the
hero of the occasion by assuming the re
sponsibility of squeezing administration Job
holders single handed He was warned
v gainst assessing policemen, but so diter
mincd was he that the men of brass but
tons and blue uniforms should donate to
the fusion campaign fund that he prepared
a petition which he Is now busily engaged
In circulating among the men who walk
the beats. Some of the policemen h ive
given him the Klondike stare when he pre
sented his invitation to contribute and
turned him aw iv without a simple prom
lie. A few of tiie policemen absorbed the
judge's hard luck story of political dl-tre s
and attached their signatures to the peti
tion for a certain per cent of their wages.
CTkWlth'M
ifhonfTifitictn isiro i.i iniArnteed to be absolutely
harmless, and a strons tonic in building lip the w eafc
and debilitated. It curei acute ormuscular rheuma
tism in from one to llv o dav s. Sharp, shooting pains
in any part of tao body slopped In a few do-ei. A
prompt, complete and jiermancnt euro for lamencsi,
Boreness, stllf back ana oil pains la hips and loirs.
Cbronic rheumatism, sciatica. lumtai-o or pain In
the bark are speedily ccred. It-ildomfa'lslorlvo
relief from one to two doses, and almost Invariably
cures before one bottle lias been used. The "Vlum en
Remedy Compinj prepare a vcn-irate cure for each
disease. At all druuin-23ren.savial. Jfyouneed
medical advice wrlto llof. Munjon. li(B Arch
blxeet. Philauelph'a, It 13 aosoiu'ciy iree.
Thomas Carey & Co., book makers, who
operated a pool room at the corner of
Ninth and Main streets, Kanas City, Mo ,
until the authorities closed It up, fitted up
elegant quarters at No. S Ewing street,
this city, a few dajs ago and proposed to
make an effort to run a pool room on this
side of the line in the face of the CubbUon
gambling law. Carey opened Monday and
ran all day. The faces so familiar In the
pool rooms on the Missouri side were pres
ent at Carey's new quarters j-esterdaj, but
no betting was indulged in. The plavers
Etood around with money burning their
pockets, but they were not given an op
portunity to gamble.
Tho gamblers evidently expected a raid
and they would not have been disappointed
had they attempted to do any business.
That was not the scheme, however. The
proprietors of the pool room anticipated a
raid and had informed many players to not
set excited, as they thought everj thing
would be all right. The plan mapped out
by the attorneys for the gamblers was to
allow the police to make the raid before
anv bets were received. In this event the
authorities would have no case, and while
fighting the matter In the courts the pool
loom would do a little business. At 3
o'clock no betting was received over the
wires and the plajers began to get uneasy.
They were Inrormad that the wiies were in
"trouble." The entries for the Latonia al d
Harlem races were on tho board, as wers
tho results of jesterday's races. At 3 JO
o'clock the crowd came to the conclusion
that there would be no betting and the ma
jority boarded street cars for the Kxposl
tlon track.
The men In charge of -the poolroom wire
evidently disappointed when the authori
ties failed to make a raid Detective M ick
ey. Sergeant Clark and Officers M im oll and
Spangler were near at hand, hut thev- were
Instructed not to make anj raid unti" they
had a case. or. In other v.ords allow the
gamblers to remain in the building as long
as they desired, just so they did not do any
betting. . .
At 4 o'clock no betting had been rone.
At least, no bets were taken, and the cc'ds
were not posted on the board. After the
crowd deserted the building an! ire prol
room minagers discovered tint the ro'ice
were not going to bite at tne bait firt fcr
them, the operator -vas instructed 10 i.e
the betting, and it was posted. And rllll
Detective Mnckt-J. who was in th- room r.Il
the time, refused to make anv nrresU.
When asked If he wasn't goin to raid the
place, he replied that he did not Intend lo
unless the plajers were allowed tr r'aj.
This seemed to disappoint the men in
charge of the room, -"id th3 tecond day's
experience of the Missouri gimblers in
Kansas City. Kas, was a -Its-nil failure
Tho gamblers' attornejs finally appeared
on the scene but they could not even suc
ceed in getting the raid made unless they
allowed gambling to he Indulged in. Ihey
were seen by .1 reporter and asked if the
roclroom men proposed to run on this side
of the line. Thev replied In the aflirmatlve.
"There is no law to prevent it," spoke
Ml. McGrew.
"Then why don't they receive bets?" in
quired the reporter.
"The wires are in trouble, so I am in
formed " . . .
At this he smiled nnd walked away. The
poclroom men have made their boasts
nt-cut testing the Cubhlson gambling lav,
hut jesterday's actions demonstrate plalnlv
thrt they do not care to test It on Its
merits Thev will be given a chance to
Ut the law thoroughly if they attempt to
operate In this city.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Wulter Hnrrln Trlnl for Entering a
Ilouac With Intent to Com
mit a l'cloiij.
The evidence in the case of the state
against Walter Harrl" charged with
breaking Into the home of Charles Cun
ningham with intent to commit .1 felony,
was concluded In the common ideas court
vesterday nnd the arguments will be beard
to-day. The trial which his Ken in
progress for two dajs, has -attracted con
siderable attention, owing to the circum
stances surrounding the case The arrest
of Harris grew out of the killing of his
brofvr. Elmer Harris, by his brother-in-law
Willi im Bowen.
About three months ago Elmer and Wal
ter Harris became Involved in a quarrel
nt Bow en's home on Terrj street, about
midnight The Harris bovs bad been liv
ing with their slter Mrs. Bow in and
that nlrrht thev decided to chase Bowen
off the premises, which thev succeeded in
doing He made his escape from the house
and took refuge ,t the home of one of
his neighbors.
Walter Harris appeared to be the ag
gressor, and he started In pursuit of Bow
en declaring that he would kill him Ho
broke Into the home of Charles Cunning
ham who lived next door to the Bowen
home and succeeded In making Cunning
ham lice for his life. The entire neighbor
hood was aroused, and great excitement
prevailed Bowen secured a revolver from
some friend and was returning to his home
when met bv his two brothers-in-law They
made a dash for him. Walter In the lead,
and he ei'i-ncd fire killing Elmer Harris.
After firing the shot he escaped from Wal
ter Harris and gave himself up to the
authorities
Bow en was given an examination by .1
corrner's Jury and released the jury finding
that the killing was in self-drcnse. Wnlter
Harris was arrested on the charge of being
Imnlicated In the killlnir of his brother.
He was releised on this charge and re
arrested on the complaint of Cunningham,
who charged him with breaking into his
horse with Intent to commit a felonv.
There is a mjstery surrounding the trouble
which led to the quarrel which resulted 11.
lie death of Elmer Harris and It Is birely
possible that It will be unearthed in the
e-ent that Walter Harris is found gulltv
of the offense for which he has just been
One interesting feature about the care is
the action of Mrs. Bowen At fiist she
stuck to her husband and nlrt all she cri Id
for hlra when he was tried at the coroner's
inquest. Since then, however, she and 1 er
husband have separated, and his where
abouts .ire unknown. He was to hav- been
used by the state In the prosecution of
Walter Harris but he disiiipe.ns-d before
service could be secured. At the time of
the killing Mrs Bowen held her brother
Walter principally responsible for th trou
ble, but when It came to n reil test, the
true-, sisterly love manifested itself, nrd
ihe hns done nil In her power to assist Wal
ter out of his trouble.
It Is understood that this change of heart
touted her and her husband to separate.
NEW TRIALF0R TAYLOR.
Attorneys for the Convicted Hank
Cashier A HI Make a Strong Ef
fort to Secnre It.
Attornejs W. R. Smith. C. W. Trickett
and Samuel Maher will file two motions to
day in behalf of Geoige Tajlor, the con
victed cashier of tho defunct Argentine
bank. The first motion will be In arrest 01
judgment and to set asldo the verdict of
the jury which found him giillty. on the
ground that the information did not state a
public offense.
The second motion will be for a new
trial, which will.be asked on the following
grounds: Misconduct on the part of the
jurors; that the verdict was contrary to the
law and evidence in the case, that the
court misdirected the Jurj in material mat
ters and that the verdict was decided bv
means other than a fair expression of
opinion on the part of the jurors.
Attorney Smith stated jesterday that he
thought tho court would hear arguments
on the motion Saturdaj and he hopes to
secure a rehearing of the ease. In the
event that Judge Alden should overrule the
motion It Is probable that sentence will
be passed upon Mr. Taylor Mondaj.
GAVE A STRAW BOND.
Joseph llnlley, Charged With Forn-ery,
Fnilx to Appear and Ills Bond Is
Regarded n IVorthleMs.
When the cae of Joseph Bailey was
called In the court of common pleas jester
day the defendant failed to appear. He
is, perhaps, manj miles awaj from Kan
sas Citv, Kas, and notwithstanding he had
bten bound over to this court by Judge
Pfost on the charge of forgerj , he will not
suffer for the offense, for a time at least.
It is simplv another case where justice is
cheated with the aid of a "stiaw bond" and
the lack of a proper man in the proper
Elnce to pass upon the qualihcattons' of
odds given by criminals.
Joseph Bailey was arrested by the police
on the charge of swindling James Flana
gan out of jr on a bogus checic. Ho was
taken before Judge Pfo-t and given a pre
llrrinary hearing. He was found guilty
and bound over to the common pleas court.
A bond was prepared which did not con
tain the signatures of a dead man, hut it
1, ,,.Mt , ortiiln that every man in van-
dotto countv will be dead before a single
dollar Is recovered from the sureties on
this paper.
BIG IOWA POTATO GROWERS.
John nnd JnmcH IHncli Reach This
Market With W.tMM) Bushel
Grown In Gnthrle Count).
John ard James Hinch, two prominent
potato growers of Guthrie count j. la, ar
rived in this city jcsterelaj with 0 000 bush
els of fine potatoes, which thej will sell in
Kansas Clti. Mo. These potatoes are
among the finest raised in the potato dis
trict of Iowa this j ear. Mr. John Hindi
stated vestordnj that the crop in Iowa in
his nrt of the state was large and un
usually good, hut In several sections the
crop was rather light and of rather poor
qualltv. . , ,.
Mr. Hinch had several specimens of tho
crop raised bv him, showing them to some
relatives on Minnesota avenue jesterdaj
afternoon, and among them were two fine
potatoes, which weighed over two pounds
each. He savs that the Kaw valley farm
ers rraj raise a ureat manj more potatoes
than the Guthrie tillers of the soil, but he
claims the Wjandotters are not in it when
it tomes to qualltj.
METROPOLIS MISCELLANY.
Omaha's most enterprising joung men,
Thursday ev ening, October 21.
J. A. Ketchum. of (KS Mi im! av enue, em
plojed by the Altman-Mlllet Implement
Company, while crossing the Metropolian
street car bridge, stepped between the two
car tracks Thu spaee Is verj narrow, and
Mr. Ketchum v.as caught between two
cars and badlj cut .about the hMd, his
shoulder disloe ited and internal lrjut'es In
flicted He was attended by Dr. Fairbanks
and will doubtless recover.
The Armourdale foothill team has been
organized, with Todd Hartman as man lpci,
and the following members: Rieiiard llig
gins. right end lorn MeCullmn. nj-ht
tackle: Edward Matoon. rierht guard Todd
Hartman center. Roman Crmci, left
guird; Henry Davidson, left t liAle; J l,n
Smith, left end: Ammie Evans, iiaarter
biek; Robert P.atteison. right h..ltback;
Harrj Hednck, left halfback; William Hud
son, fullback.
ARGENTINE.
Born To Mr. and E. R. Mrs. Matney, a
son
Attorncj A. W. Little was In town jes
terdaj. Kent R. and Ralph P. Tosh will go to
Topeka to-daj.
Mrs E II. Cook has gone to Boonvllle,
Mo . to visit her father.
The Anderson & Yearnshaw building is
receiv Ing a coat of p lint
G W. Tootlnker will go to Topeka to
daj to attend United States .court.
Attornej- J W. Parker, of Olathe. Kas ,
was in the citj on business jesterdaj.
O T. Ashlock wxs fined $1 and costs
jesterdaj- In police court for drunkenness.
James Russell is Iajing a Yjrick sidewalk
in front of his business propertj on Metro
politan avenue.
Mrs Maj Murphj. of the West end fell
down a flight of stairs Mondaj night, frac
turing several ribs.
There will be a meeting of tho members
of the Congregational church to-night af
ter prajer meeting.
The L, lilies' Aid Society of the Christian
church will meet this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. V. Barger
Mr. McGeorge and daughter. Tillie, of
Excelsior Springs, Mo, are 'visiting the
family of William McGeorge.
Henry Rich lrdson is preparing to remove
to St. Joseph, vvhpro he his a position
with the Swift Packing Companj.
Rev. Mr. James Adams, recentlj called
to the pastorate of the Congregation il
church, will icmove his famllj here within
a few dajs.
ROSEDALE.
George II. Miller will open his. new eat
ing house. "The Alcove," this evening.
Pcrcj R. Molse, n prominent j oung busi
ness man of Ottawa, was in the cltj jes
terdaj for the purpose of closing up a re il
estate deal Mr. MoNe states that while
business is nourishing in Ottawa, he has
great faith in the future of the st ite's
metropolis, and he Is Investing in real es
tate here. He will remain in business at
Ottawa.
ARMOURDALE.
Peter Fountain, of 711 South Fifth street,
lias a girl baby at his home.
The Salvation Armj will begin holding
meetings at 623 Osage avenue this evening.
Dr Jessie Thomas, of Olathe. ts the guest
of her sister. Miss Zoe Thomas, of St. Taul
stn et.
r-,. ,, lllo -Pntterson. who was iniureelby
falling from a bridge Sunday, is still In
a serious condition.
The Armourdale school Is arranging for
nn entertainment to raise funds to buy a
llbrarj for the school.
Miss Nellie Bristow. who has been visit
ing the famllj of J.B Smoot. returned to
her home In Michigan jesterdaj.
The body of Charles Williams was found
on th bank of tne ivansas river ne ir me
Belt line railway bridge jesterdaj morn
ing James Clark, Eem Glllam and Henry
Dow dell, steamfitters at Swift's packing
house, expect to leave soon for the Klon
dike. Mrs C. E. Grimes, of C31 Shawnee ave
nue, will entertain the Ladles' Aid So
1 letv of the Baptist church, Thursdaj aft
ernoon. Leave all news items nnd complaints at
Llenlngcr's book store. 503 Kansas avenue,
or at O. Q. Clallln's drug store, E23 Osaga
avenue.
L. Racev. who resides on Second street,
and Is emplojed at the box factory, had his
foot badlv injured by its being caught in
nn elevator Mondaj.
At prajer meeting this evening nt tho
Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Strecter will
snea'c on the subject. "What Evidence
Have 1 That I am Saved?'
Rev. Mr. C. E. Armstrong arrived
here jestex"aj to officiate at the wcd-
ding of Charles Appcl and Miss Maggie
DInvviddie this evening and of S. J. Fisher
nnd Miss Alice Dunmlre to-morrow cv en
Ire;. Charles Hagan, manager of the Hagan
ball team will entertain the members of
the club Thursdaj evening nt his home,
corner Argentine boulevard and Tenth
street. The Hagan ball team latelj won
the Junior league championship and the
Star pennant.
C irds are out announcing the marrl lgc of
Miss Alice Dunmlre, of Sixth street, one
of K msas Citj , Kas . most popular school
te ichere, and 1 socletj leader In Armour
dale, to Mr. Samuel J. risher, one of
H. Cree went to Springfield, Mo , jester
daj. as a delegnte to the Knights of Pj
thlas grand lodge.
Ed Dvcr, colored, was fined ?20 and costs
bj Judge Nichols, Mondaj evening, for
stealing apples from Roe's farm
Tho bodv of Llovd Eshbach the 9-j ear
old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Eshbach w ho
died Sundaj of diphtheria, was buried jes
terdaj .
Miss Ewart. one of the Roscdale teach
ers, lost 1 pockethook containing a warrant
for SV), Issued to her bj- Ihe school board.
The warrant Is No 10
The Woman's Rosedale Republican Club
will hold .1 special meeting at the home of
Mrs. S. S. Elj, at 1 p. m. Frldaj. and will
offer an entertaining programme.
LITTLE WOMJW AND NERVE.
She Tackled nn Enraged Bull to Save
n. Farmer's Life Avvny I'll
in Maine.
Ezeklel Keefe, or "Walker," as common
ly known, was feeding a joung bull In a
field near Embden, Me , the other daj.
when a farmer named Thompson went bj
with a drove of cattle. The bull started,
breaking awaj from Keefe, and ran down
the road. Keefe ran after the animal and
succeeded in getting hold of the rope to
lead him back to the field. This enraged
the bull, w Inch turned upon Keefe, knocked
him down and gored and trampled upon
him.
Mrs. Walker, who was In the house
at the time, started to help Keefe She
is verj small, but proved to have plentj of
pluck, for she grabbed a shotgun and re
volver as she ran. and as soon as she got
within range fired one charge from the
gun and then emptied the revolver into the
bull.
The animal turned on Mrs Walker, but
sbe still kept her nerve, and as the mad
dened animal charged upon her she struck
him .1 terrific blow on the head with the
gun knocking him down and breaking the
stock of the gun. She then ran for assist
ance. Neighbors soon arrived and the bull
was secured
Dr. Greene, of Solon, was called and
arrived in a short time, but Keefe soon
died He was terriblj lacerated.
The ni st PHI I cr used" Is the fre
quent remark of purchasers of Carter's
Little Liver Pills When you try them you
will saj the same.
Literature.
Literature is the expression of the
thoughts of socletj. Books are epecimens
of the conversations of an ag, preserved
in the spirit of taste and of genius Just
as the great elements of socletj remain
the s ime, and the component parts ot mod
ern civilization are peculiar to all Its ages,
the historical characteristics of 1 literature
are not to be found bj studvlng epochs,
centuries or chronologies The inuVnces
of different ancient clvlhzitions and races,
and great thinkers, can aloae exhibit the
sources nnd nature of historical literature
and its characteristics Professor Hulej.
DRAKE'S WILD CHASE.
GIVES STRENGTH TO MEN.
FREE TO ALL WHO ARE WEAK
AND AVOR.
A METHOD TO CURE AND INCREASE
THE POWER.
It Is a remarkable fact that a man never
appreciates the sufferings of others until
he himself has passed tnrough the fire of
pain or remorse Then, it is tint he looks
around for those who are suffering: he
wants them to profit by his experience; ho
gives his time and money gladlj for the
mmmmMmM
NO DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF TIIE
GREAT ENPLORER.
benefit of otnera ana never tires ot his
zeal. There are plenty of men weak and
worn out. struggling with remorse and
fear, the natural outcome of h thits that
brought lncapatitj , a sense of lonesome
ncss and a feeling as If the best side if life
had been banished forever. Seen men
should write to Thomas Slater, box D31,
Kalamazoo. Mich. He will send tree by
mill. In a plain, sealed envelope full par
ticulars about the method he used, nnd
this will enable any man to get a complete
cure at home. It is the method that Mr.
Slater used to cure hlmse'f of the troubles
that sap the strength ard vigor and also
enlarged his organs to natural size. The
cure was so complete, so satisfying and
such a wonderta: ehangp from his former
condition that he will gladly tell others all
nbout it, sending all particulars. He fig
ures that he doesn't know of a better way
to rhow his appreciation ot his own cure
nnd the Bufferings of others. There must
be generous men In this world to offset the
tide of avarice. Write to Mr. Slater It
will cost nothing for his description and
method.
Fabulous Fortune Hunted by Xcw
Cantle, Pa., People and Relatives
Said to Uc a Hubble Their
Attorney In Warned.
The heiis of Sir Francis Drake, the great
English explorer, who havo a regular or
ganization and who recently held a meet
ing in New Castle, some coming from as
far awaj as Illinois, are considerablj damp
ened in their attempt to recover an estate
which thej believed to be worth in the
neighborhood of J200.000 000, bv a letter that
was received from New York cltj bj
Charles Falls, Esq , secrctarj ot the asso
ciation. It Is from a well known newspaper writer,
and states that there ts no "Sir Francis
Drake estate," and that the alleged heirs
of the great explorer are onlj wasting
their time. He sajs that it Is a well known
fut that Sir Francis Drake died without
hiving anv children, and could, therefore,
hive no direct traceable heirs in this eoun
trj. Ihe writer states that even if this were
not s0 one Francis Archibald, ot Mount
Vernon, N. Y., is, bejond question, the di
rect heir.
He further states that the Drake estate
that did once exl-t in England Is so en
cumbered that It would not pay the ex
penses of getting it. and that the $200,
(W.00O Is .1 mjth and never did exist. Tho
storj that Sir Tranels left two sons, John
and Francis, is, according to the writei,
incorrect. He savs that the confusion In
re-gird to Sir Francis probablj arose over
the fact that fee had two brothers, John
and Thomas, lid the former commandcil
the ship Su, In the attack upon Vera
Ci uz Thei e Is no record of what befell
John, excepting that he was wounded at
Veia Cruz It Is possible th it he m ij
h iv e rem lined on this side of the Atlantic,
but even if that were the case his descend
ants would have no claim to anj estate
th it Sir Francis might hive left, since no
mention is made In the will of the great
admiral of his brother John or descend
ants. The writer, in summing up, sajs that
the Drake association and all others arc
merely pursuing a bubble.
THE NEWS AT LEAVENWORTH.
Count Pnj- Day Postponed LntH Jan
uary Ullicer Handy AMIh Ills
Gun Minor Mention.
Countj finances are nt a low ebb just
now and those having claims against the
cuuntj see no prospect for Immediate paj
n ent. It has been the custom to paj sal
aries and claims against the county every
three months, and the quarterly pajmento
are- now due. There Is no likelihood, how
ever, of these claims being paid before
J.nuarj, unless the county commissioners
shculd borrow the monej. The amount of
last j ear's delinquent taxes reaches a large
amount, and It has been Increasing for the
past few j ears. Much of this Is on cltj
prepertj. tho farmers, as a rule, bein,j
piettj well paid up.
The large amount of delinquent taxes Is
causing considerable comment, and is at
tributed to the present laws upon the si.u
jict, and a reform Is demanded There 1;
much complaint from those holding claims,
iranv of whom are needing the money with
which to procure their winter's supplies
When the Civic Federation was organized
last spring it took up some of these fin
ancial problems, hut for the past few
n onths nothing has been done and the peo
ple fear that the federation has gone to
sleep.
Oflleer With a Gun.
The police boarel are verj unluckj with
some of their officers, who are entlrelj too
hand j with their guns A short time ago
the then cltj jallrr went on a spree, dur
ing which he pulled a gun upon a citizen
without provocation anel was promptly
knockid down. Ihe board suspended him
for thlitj dajs and then restored him to
duty as a patrolman. Later on the pound
master undertook to run the citj and was
tun in himself. In this Instance the officer
was discharged and a man named Walker
appointed.
estcrdaj AValker made his record bj
shooting at a man on the haj m irket. The
two had some trouble over a horse which
was In the pound, when Walker drew his
gun and fired The ball grazed the horse
trader's he id going through his hat.
The poundmaster was not arrested, or if
he had been his name was not on the
docket last night.
Fort Lt-n-ieimortlt.
The Second cavalrj. from Fort Riley,
which has been here attending the G. A. R.
reunion, left jesterd ij on its return march,
going bj wav of Clav Center. It will at
tend tho district reunion, which commences
October 21, and continues three daj's. The
batten of light nrtillerj will Jeave this
morning, going direct to its post. Colonel
Hawkins, commanding the post, in his an
nual report to the war department, recom
meneled that Fort Leavenworth be made
the headquarters for 11 batterj- of light ar
tillcrj. urging that its presence was needed
for the benefit ot the Infantrj and civ airy
school AVhilo'Assi-tant Secretnry of War
Meiklejohn was here a delegation of citi
zens, he ided bj Sen.itor Baker, called upon
him in the interest of the project. The as
sistant seeretarj was favorublj impressed
with their arguments and promised his sup
port In securing the approprl ition needed
to carrv out the wishes of the committee.
This will take about $30,000.
Brief Mention.
The Security Trust and Safctj Company,
of Lexington, Kj, filed a suit in the dis
trict court jesterd ly against James C.
Stone, Jr. The Suit was filed la behalf ot
Kate H insen a lunatic, and Is to collect
on a note for $3 000. The note was executed
Julj 6 1S9J, and It Is cluimed that no inter
est has been paid thereon since November,
1S)4
Julia Caldwell ct al jesterdaj- sold to
Geoige W Kaufman lots 4 and 5, In Lat
ta's addition, for U100
In the state case against Lincoln Jan
uary before Justice Johnson jesterd iv the
defendant was held to the district couft In
the sum of 20O He was charged with
having assaulted Carrie Gross,
Register to-daj.
The list tent of Camp Alger was taken
down jesterdaj and now there is nothing
left to mark the site except piles of straw,
heaps of ashes from the campiires and the
well trampled ground In packing up the
tents the committee found that a number
had been stolen, which thev- will be obliged
to p.av for. as well as several which were
destrojed bv lire.
Angelo Gilslng nrrlved from St. Louis
vesterdaj on a viit to Deputy Warden
Allen of the federal penltentlarj.
It Is hlghlj Important th it Republicans
should register at once, if they wish to
vole at the inproaching election. Tho
borks close rridaj evening, after which it
will be too late.
Several fresh cases of diphtheria have
been reported In the cltj latelj. and there
has been a death from th it dNease this
week rne ooiirii ui euu anua is lutvir
extra prec unions to prevent pupils from
an infected district entering any of the
St lOOls.
Chirks Ellis, who was arrested for steal
In" .1 basket of clothing and tabic linen
fiom DIergirdt's hotel, was fined $13 in po
lice court vesterdaj morning.
V civ II serv ice ex imlnation for the po
sitions of carrier and clerk in the postofiiee
will be held in the government building
December 4 All applications must be filed
nn liter than Novtmber 13.
First Lieutenants Jo-eph M. T Partello,
F'fth infantrv; Henry 11. Benham. Sec
rnd infantrj , and Second Lieutenants John
v Bennett. Seventh infantrv; Melville S.
T.rvis Fourth Infantrj , John W. Heaeej.
ni7h infantrv. and Harry A. Smith. First
lif-ntrv have been ordered to report be
fore the examining boarel at r ort Lcav en
v firth to take an examination for pro-
"sheriff Rothenberger took James Smith,
"tl" 1 ,. trt the rmvlltm 51t Tn-
an insane im-uin-. - --
neka vesterdav.
Deputy Sheriff Krezdorn went to Reno
vesterdiv to srvc attachment papers on
r ' H nnd Elizi Pettingill. The property
attached Is a farm, the amount involved
l'npSsur'p'that jour name is on the regis
tration books, as they will clo-e Trlday
"-The case against Otto Schmeckrl,
charged with maintaining a nuisance, has
been continue.I until October 2S
John McGulre was sued In the district
court vesterday by H. A. Raster of Platte
Cltj. Mo , who seeks to collect a note
for J70O . . 1
Justice Bond issued a warrant jesterday
for "Turk" Shoemaker, who is charged by
George Qulmby with having embezzled
"Beginning this morning the Santa Fe
train for the West will leave at 8 50 a. m
Instead of 9. as formcrlj. ,
Commissioner Bond Issued a United
State' warrant for the arrest of "Will Bail
ey, charged with passing counterfeit mon
cv. The monej was nn old So cltj" scrip
bill. He nlso Issueel a warrant for J. Pur
cell and Thomas Wajne, who are charged
A PIONEER SHOEMAKER.
Working at His Trade Although Eighty-Five Years Old.
Mr. James Hcriillen, of Champaign, Has Followed the Shoemaker's
Trade All His Life Every Day at His Bench Working With Appar
ently the Same Vigor as a Young flan A Sketch of His Life.
From the Gazttlt, Cliawpaton, 111.
At the advanced age of S3 jcars, James
McMllIen. of 112 West Washington street. Is
ono of the most active men in Champaign,
111. Mr. McMillen is a pioneer citizen of the
city, and his form is as familiar on the
streets as that ot any citizen of the town.
All his life Mr. McMillen has followed the
trade of shoemaker, and everv day Hilda
him at his bench, bending over his work
with apparently the same vigor he com
mandeel when he was a joung m in.
He has .1 little shop on North Wright
street. In the vicinity of the University of
Illinois, and he is the official shoemaker, as
it were, for the students of that institution.
About .1 j ear ago Mr. McMillen was ab
sent from his bench for several weeks, and
his familiar form was misseel along the
streets. The local newspapers announced
that he was dangerouslv ill. Tor months
he was a sufferer, but finallj he appeared
again at his shop, anil has lost but very few
dajs since then and none, perhaps, on ac
count of siikness. His friends were sur
prised to see him out again, and thej wera
more surpilsed when he told them the cause
of his recoverj.
There was 110 small amount of local Inter
est m his case, anel .1 reporter visited him
to have him relate the storj
"I feel," said the sprj old gentleman,
"that I owe mv life to Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People. Something like .1 jear
ago It appe ired to me th it I was almost a
phjsieal wreck. I was suffering from a dis
ease of the kidnejs A thick scurf had
formed on the bottoms of mj feet and my
ankles were terriblj' swollen anel Inflamed.
In f ict. thej reichcd such a condition that
I could not walk, and it looked us though
my dajs v, ere numbereil.
"I read In tho newspaper testimonials
from people who claimed to have been cured
ot kldnej trouble by the use of Dr. Will
lams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and
thought that it would do me no harm to
give them a trial. I bought a box of them
at the drug store and began taking them
according to dlrectlors. It m.ij seem
strange, but it is a fact til it I felt the bene
fit of them almost as soon as I began to
t ike them. After I had taken a few pills
mv urinal discharges became almost as
black as tar, and I noticed at the same
time that the pain and soreness were leav
ing mj- kidnejs.
"A few dajs later' the swelling began to
go out of mj ankles, and at the end of
five weeks It had entlrelj disappeared, tak
ing with it that terrible scurf which had
formed on the bottoms of mj feet and
caused me so much trouble. I continueel to
gather mj lost strength, and at the end of
six weeks I felt entlrelj recovered anil re
sumed mj' work at the shop. I think I took
from four to five boxes of the pills and have
taken none since."
Mr. McMlllen's residence on West Wash
ington street is more than a mile distant
from Ms shop, but nearlj- everj day he
walks the entire ellstance, morning and
evening and he could not do this if that
swelling still existed.
Mr. McMillen has no backwardness In
talking of the merits of Dr. Williams' Pink.
Pills,
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements nccessarj to give
new- life and richness to the blood and re
store shattered nerves. Thej are sold in
boxes (never In loose form, bj- the dozen or
hundred) at 30 cents a box. or six boxes for
$2 50 and may be had of all druggists or di
rectly by mall from Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co , Schenectady, N. Y.
with defrauding John Moller out of $10,
while on the reservation.
The town of Lansing wants to lncor
porite as .1 cltj of the third class.
The annual meeting ot the Y. M. C A
was held last night, nt their rooms. The
report of tho seeretarj was a resume of
the work during the past j ear and con
tained a number of suggestions. He call
ed attention to tho needs of the gjmna
sium and urged that several improvements
be added.
Bonner Springs, in the south part of the
countv, is agitating the building of an
electric railway to Kansas Citj.
Delawaro tribe. No 3, of Red Men, will
kindle their council tire to-night.
INDEPENDENCE.
Tvvo Diijh Reunion of Company A,
Sixteenth Mlwxour! Infantrj,
Ex-Confederate.
A reunion of the members of Captain
Henrj Erooklng's command, Companj A,
Sixteenth Missouri Infantrj-, ex-Confederates,
will be held In this city to-day and to
morrow. Over thlrtj-two years ago, the
2T.rd of June, 1S63, the companj surrendered,
turned over its arms and returned to Mis
souri. The company comprised 144 men
and four commissioned olhcers. All of tho
officers are alive and are expected to ue
present at the reunion to-day. Six of the
members of the company live near Inde
pendence and fiftvMlve are living in the
state. Thomas Cassell, former superintend
ent of the ex-Confederate home at Higgins
vllle. mustered out the company. To-day
he will call the roll from memorj.
Captain Henry Brooking, who had com
mand in the South, lives near Raj town.
Ihe compinj belonged to General Parsons
Lrigade. Price's army. It took part in
nearly everj engagement fought west of
the Mississippi until the surrender at
Shreveport. The offuers are Captain Brook
ing. Lieutenant J. F Harris, of Pleasant
Hill. Lieutenant J. S Wallace, of Inde
pendence; Lieutenant C. B. Lotspelch, now
a minister, and Orderly T. W. Cassell. of
Inelependence. ,
It Is expected that forty of the members
of the olel command will be present to-dav.
There will be a big dinner and a pro
gramme of speeches at the home or Lieu
tenant Wallace, and the remainder of the
day will be spent In social converse.
Thursday. Orderly Sergeant Cassell will
lontlnue the reunion with a dinner at 1.1s
home Six members of the old commind
'ive in Independent e.Henrj Brooking, J. &.
Wallace. T. W. Cassell. A. J. Hendlcj. C. B.
Lotspeich and Thomas Maxwell.
Funeral of Mrs. A. M. Ott.
The funeral of Mrs. A. M. Ott was held
at o'clock vesterdav afternoon from the
Tlrst Presbj terian church, being conducted
bj Rev Mr. A. D. Madeira and Rev. Mr.
Vernon. The church altar wa. draped in
white with sable background. A wealth
of floral tributes reposed on the casket lid
and surrounded the bier. Seldom has thf-re
been so large a funeral concourse in Inde
pendence Mrs. Ott bad endeared herself to
a wide circle of friends. The pallbearers
were G F. Ajres, J G. Paxton, . N
Southern. Jr. J. A. Sea, T. N. Smith and
J. A. Prewitt.
Air Line Pnsxenjrer Trninn.
1 A report circulated jesterd.av that the
Air line passenger trains would be aban
doned nbout November 1. The city council
and Air line officials have not had a meet
ing to adjust the ditlieultj. but an agree
ment for such J meeting is soon to be
made Members of the citj council are a
unit in opposing the amendment to tho
fianchise.
Woman' MIhkIoii Intern to Conienp.
Rev. Mr. A. A. Wallace, of Mexico. Mo.,
opened the- three daj s' session of the Wom
an's Mission Union last night with .1 ser
mon on missions. The delegates were not
numerous last night, but more are expect
ed to-elnv. At in o'clock there will be an
address "of welcome at the Westminster
church, followed by enrollment of societies
and the reading of several papers. The aft
ernoon programme includes papers on mis
sion work. To-night Rev. Mr. Mitchell will
deliver a sermon.
Inelependence New Notes.
Rev. Mr. A. A. Wallace, of Mexico, Mo ,
is visiting relatives here.
Word was received here jesterday an
nouncing the death of Thomas Clark son
of J. T. Clark, of this citj, at Carmi. III.
N. V. Amcnt, who has been visiting
friends in this city for several davs, has
returned to his home nt Ilarrisonvllle, Mo.
Oscar Cosswcll and Juelge Guinotte left
last evening for Oklahoma, where they will
spend several davs hunting.
Miss Marg iret Dav K of Wcstport, Is the
guest of the" Misses Stewart at their home
west ot tins ciiv.
Rev Mr. lranc Mitchell nas returned
home from St Louis, where he attended .1
meeting of the presbj tery.
The Epworth League of the M. E. church
will give a "rag bill" to-morrow night at
tiie home of Mrs. Snedlker, DOO West Kan
sas street
The house of John Powers on South
I leci nit street caught fire jesterel u morn
ng from a. defective flue. Tho blaze was
extinguished with small elam t,c.
M.avor Millard has appolnteil W. S.
Flournoj. A. L. McCoj, A. A. White. C.
Ott. S. II. Woodson, C. Gudgell. D. TJuI
lard. T. G. Bcalnm and AV. Rider as a
committee to prepare plans for 11 SLwer.age
campaign. The plans ot this eoi'imittee
will be presented to the city council.
HOW GARCIA BROKE THE BANK.
Story of the South American Span
iard's Run of Luck at
Ilomburjr.
From the London Mall.
Either the author of the once popular
song, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at
Monte Carlo," shared the general belief in
the existence of such an Individual, or he
dexterously utilized that belief to obtain
an effective title. To state a paradox, the
man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo
never existed. But it is not safe to assert
that he never will exist, for Pascal, who
invented the roulette. Is said to have stateel
on his deathbed that the "demon disc"
could be defeated on mathematical princi
ples. Up to date, however, the victor has
not materialized, and the bank goes on
adding wheel to wheel and table to table,
while its capital has grown to colossal di
mensions. To dream of breaking the bank
In the sense of causing it to suspend paj
ment, even for an hour, is an absurditj.
There was a time, however, when the "man
who broke the bank" reallj existed, though
not at Monte Carlo.
When the famous Mr. Blanc, who found
ed the Monte Carlo casino, was proprietor
of a gambling establishment at Homburg
it was his custom to bring down SOtOj
francs everj" morning to meet the bank's
losses.
When this sum was exhausted the bank
was said to be "broke" and the doors were
closed for the day, and It Is recorded that
the unique feat of "breaking the bank"
was accompllsheel three dajs in succession
bj the notorious South American Spaniard.
Garcia, who, not satisfied with such a small
maximum as 120.000 francs at trente etquar
ante. induced Mr. Blanc to raise it to C0,
000 francs. Garcia won five coups In suc
cession, thus breaking It for the daj. He
repeated this on the two following dajs,
after which his luck began to turn. Six
weeks later he was obliged to ask Mr.
Blanc for a few louls with which to re
turn to Paris.
A characteristic story Is told of Mr.
Blanc's composure during this memorable
struggle. It was his habit to walk from
table to table while plaj was going on;
but, although such large sums were literal
ly at stake, he did not approach Garel.i's.
table until the second day, when be hob
bleel up, nnd, leaning on his inseparable
cane, calmlj survejed the plunger raking
In a pile of gold .'ii.d notes he had just won.
"Ah. Mr. Bl inc." cIhI Garcia exultant
lj. "jou are disturbed, eh? One of us will
have to go under, and I bet it will not be
mjself."
"Mr. Garcia," replied the old gentleman
tranquillj. "I have an annuity of 3.000
francs deposited in the Rantc of France,
and that jou cannot take from me." where
upon he resumed his perambulations.
ALL IN KNOWING HOW.
It'rf an Easy Matter to Get Rich If Yoa
Can Run Sneh n Scheme
an This.
Trom the Detroit Tree Press.
"It's no trick to get rich," declared the
retired capitalist whose experience had
made him something of a cjnlc. "The
whole secret lies In making the plunge and
then showing a steel-spring nerve.
"I don't mind giving jou the true In
wardness of that water cure venture of
mine, for It's too late to go behind the re
turns, t was up m that wild country hunt
ing. The scenery was charming, the pure
air and the region replete with romantic
traditions. One dav we came upon a bub
bling spring shaded by a clump of tama
rack trees, and on tasting the water I
found that It contained .1 percentage of
iron. The idea of sanitarium popped Into
mj head like a flash and I sent a sample
of the w.iter to n friend, who is a chemist,
intimating the scheme I had in view. His
verdict was 'No special medicinal virtue.'
"But there was a shrewd joung clerk in
his office who wrote me to await his com
ing His main objection to the scheme
was that It did not smell loud enough.
'Get up an intense and offensive olor, he
Insisted, 'and we're all right." This vvp
brought about by an artificial sulphur bed
and helped out the delusion bj painting ail
the stones In the vicinity a light brown.
My jouthful partner raised .1 beard and
donned a plug hat In connection with a
iong-tqilcel eo it In order to serv e as consult
ing phjslclan of the institution. With a
modest little building for a starter, we were
ready for business.
"Printer's ink did the balance. We hail
to increase our accommodations nnel our
price Invalids and those who imagined
themselves Invalids Hocked from everj'
point of the compass. We coineel money,
and I hav en't a single compunction of con
science, for we made great cures anil lots
of them. Faith, I suppose. The place
would have been running jet. but the man
who bought us out neglected to keep the
stones p tinted, allowed the sulphur bed to
become exhausti d. ard then had the gall
to sue us for d.imagcs. Rather then both
er with him we settled, but had plenty
left."
He Would Get Most of It.
Trom Puck.
Rich uncle "I have itiFt made mj will
in jour favor, Tom. I have left nil my
monej to the Foreign Missionarj- Socletj-,
anil specified that thej must engage jou
as their lavvjcr when the other heirs try
to break the will. I left it that vvaj. so as
to make sure of jour getting it Tom
roast them, my boy, roast them! If ou let
them missionaries get a cent of It I'll come
back and haunt jou!"
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JIIx KllsTtYortlTs Iteirnrd for Bring
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sor Mono,
From the New York Sun.
"Of course," remarked the old telegraph;
operator, "I won't swear to the details o
my storj-, but I got It pretty close from
Professor Morse himself and It ought to bo
true. Here's how I hae always under
stood It: Professor Morse, haling returned
from Kurope. went at once to Washing
ton. i here he renewed his efforts to get
his hill pa-y-ed appropriating $20,000 for tho
purposes of his new telegraph. Toward
the close of the session of 1S44 the house
took It up and passed It bj a large ma
joritj. and It onlj remained for the ac
tion of the senate. Its progress, as might
be imngined, was awaited bj- Professor
Jlorse with the most Intense Interest and
anxietj. There were onlj two dajs before)
the close of the session and It was found
on examination of the calendar that no
less th m US bills had precedence of It.
The lnentor had nearlj reached the bottom
of his pursehis hard-earned saUngs were
almost spent, and. although he had strug
gled on with undjring hope for manj jears.
it Is hnrdlv to be wondered at that he felt
discouraged and disgusted with the states
manship of the tourjrj as he had known It.
"On the la,t night of the session he re
mained till 9 o'clock and then left without
tin- slightest hope that the bill would be
passed. He returned to his hotel, counted
his, monej. and found that, after pajlng
his oxpenssi to New- York, he would hao
7". cents left. That night he went to bed
sad, but not entlrelj- hopeless, for notwith
standing -all his trl-ils and disappointments,
conlldehce. in his ultimate succe-s never de
serted him. In other words, he knew a,
good thing when he siw It. The next morn
ing, as he wn-5 going to breakfast. on of
the waiters Informed him that a youne
lndj was in the p-irlor waiting to see him.
He went In Immediatelj and found that
the joung ladj was Miss Ellsworth, daugh
ter of the commissioner of patents, wha
had been hit most steadfast friend whlta
In Washington.
" 'I come to congr-itulate jou, professor,
she said with sparkling eves.
" Tor what, mj- dear?" replied the pro
fessor. " 'On the passage of your bill; didn t joU
know?"
" Oh. j ou must be mistaken.' said he.
r stajed in the senate till late last night
and came awaj because there wasn't any
prospect of its passage.'
" 'Am I the first, then?' she exclaimed
Jojfullj. 'to tell jou?
" 'You are. If It Is really so,' and Profes
sor Morse seemed almost afraid to bcllevo
tho good news.
" 'Well. she continued, 'father remained
until after adjournment and heard It pass
ed. He told me onlv n few minutes ngo
and I asked him If I could not run oyer
and tell you.'
" 'Annie.' said the professor, his feelings
nearlj choking his Utterance, 'the first
message that ii rent from Washington to
Baltimore shall be sent bj jou.
" 'Well.' she replied, 'L shall keep you to
jour word.'
"While tho line was in progress of com
pletion Professor Morse was In New York,
and upon recelUng intelligence that It waa
In working order he wrote to those In
charge telling them not to transmit any
message over It until his arrival. He then
came on to Washington nnd sent a note
to Miss Ellsworth informing her that he
wns now readj to fulfill his. promi.se and
asking her what message he should send.
To this she replied: 'What hath God
wrought?" word that I'm sure any young"
ladj- ought to bo proud of. The message
was twice repeated, and each time with,
the greatest success. As soon as the re
sult of the experiment was made known.
Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, called
upon Professor Morse, and claimed the first
message for his state, on tho ground that
Mls" Ellsworth was a native of Hartford.
Of course his claim was admitted, and I
nnderstand that the Historical Socletj of
Connecticut has the legend displayed amons
Us archives in letters of sold.'