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VOLUME XXXIX. NO. 239. .THURSDAY. KANSAS CITY, FEBRUARY 4, 1897. THURSDAY. PRICE TWO GENTS. BEU JIF1ER KHL THIS IS THE WAT DEFENSE EVI DENCE IS SOW JJEIXG FILED UP. POLICEMEN ON THE STAND. ALLTESTt j-.... WEEPING ORDERS AND Tl ? NFORCEMENT. r- WILL RECO "r0 HOME RULE. CXDEIISTOOD ' O 3 HE COJIMITTEE WILL STRl 7RGE THIS. pinny Witnesses for the Prosecution Jointly Contradicted Mr. Mealier Set. Himself night Mr. Banker the Only. Other Wltneim Outside of Policemen. The senatorial Investigation of police management was continued yesterday by the Introduction of a number of police cap tains, lieutenants and sergeants, each of whom testified that all ordinances of the city had been enforced without fear or fa vor and that a general order had been Is sued from headquarters to suppress gam bling In all forms all over the city. That fact was sworn to by all the officers and their testimony with slight variations of little consequence was the same. It is the Intention of the department to Attorney Wallace Is Emphatic rontlnuo down the line with detectives and patrolmen so as to broaden the founda tions as much as possible and then put on the two commissioners and Chief Julian and some other testimony with a strong bearing on the facts. This programme will serve to make the hearing very long and It Is probable that to-day it will be admit ted that each of the other officers of the department would testify . to. titer same facts. This would save a dayiot the hear ing at leasE" ' - The Impression is gaining ground, and teems to be substantially founded, that the committee has seen and heard enough of police affairs In. Kansas City to have formed opinions decidedly in favor of home rule in the police department. It Is be lieved that the report of the committee will recommend this and will strongly urge a change removing the control of Kansas City affairs from Jefferson City. This is tho reform which has been urged by the Journal from the outset and which was first proposed by it. That politics has been allowed to enter tho department no well informed citizen lias doubted for many years and tho state of affairs now being Investigated comes as the result of that Illicit combination. That money was raised among tho police force for political purposes and that a factional tight among gamblers has been In progress In tho city during the past has been fully established. The committee has Inquired from the wit nesses with the result that oceans of evi dence have been brought to their view that cIls of all sorts have and do exist in the city, all of which ought to be and could be reduced to a minimum. The oft-told tale of existing wrongs apparently has satisfied tho committee on that point, for yesterday at various tiroes the members propounded Inquiries as to what remedy would result In a better stato of affairs and' better meet the exigencies of the case. To an outsider It looked as If the com mitteemen wcro wearied with the old tale and wanted to have something in mind In forming the report so that a better way might be suggested and practical results come from the Investigation. The unpleas ant nature of the investigation Is such that the committee evidently would like to put forward a suggestion of a remedy that would quiet matters and conservo the inter ests of the city. It was demonstrated yesterday from the evidence shown that the opening of the tight that precipitated tho present Investi gation was made by the Journal In the pprlng of 1SSS. at which time the two po pcrs now clamoring for the suppression of gambling both boastfully stated under glaring headlines that no gambling existed in the city. Tho Journal at that time se cured a list of twenty-throe places run openly In tho city, most of them being vis ited by representatives of the paper, but the papers now so virtuous denied the list and shouted that gambling did not exist. Then Flndlcy was shut out and others were In charge of the games. To-day the tables have been turned. In that lies all the difference. ScrBcnnt Dunlop Knee, the Mnslr. When the committee met nt 9:30, the first witness called was Sergeant llobert Dun- Louis Robldoux Is an Interested Onlooker. lop. of tho police force. Tho big officer with a rich brogue told all about his ex perience as a policeman In the city. When ever there was gambling reported from a place, ho said. It was the custom to go to such places a few times each day and keep a close watch until the gang was cap tured or driven out of tho city. Denying the statement of ex-Offlccr McMillan, who swore ho had repeatedly icported gam bling to Dunlop and had been told to go slow and his Job would last longer. Ser geant Dunlop said he never mads sum a statement, and that instead of McMillan lclng a vigilant man he was lazy and had been reported for laziness three times In twenty days. Onco Dunlop hunted, for. Mc- fm Millan to inarch with a funeral procession and In four hours could not find him. "When the band came down the street playing I thought sure McMillan would show up to see the band," said the wit ness, "but the band even failed to bring him out and I was forced to walk in the parade myself to Jill the ranks." When called to account for .his long ab sence and asked to explain it away, Mc Millan said: "Sergeant, If I did all you want me to do I would be doing more than all the rest of the department." "Well, sir." replied Dunlop. "you get just as near to It as possible and your job will last longer." Dunlop was of the opinion that McMil lan was eccentric Cross-examined by Attorney Wallace, he Flanagan, the Rich Policeman. refused to discuss the qualifications of the late Chief Irwin, saying Mr. Irwin was dead and he would not discuss his-merits or demerits. "Why did the commissioners hot fill the chiefs office by promotion from the ranks?" "The commissioners can answer for themselves. What they do is none of my business." "Did the fatt that Colonel Irwin, dar ing the war, fought Lee and .Beauregard" "And Colonel Crisp," Interjected Attor ney Waters. "Yes, and Colonel Crisp: would that fit him to be chief of police?" "It might not unlit him for it." "Now. about Mr. Julian. Did he ever occupy an executive position to lit him for chief?" "He was chairman of the Democratic county central committee," suggested Mr. Waters. "Well, would that tit him to be chief?" continued Mr. Wallace. "I should think: that would fit him pretty well to discharge any duties. A man who could hold that committee down and man age its affairs ought to be able to get along anywhere," said Dunlop. Mr. Wallace questioned 'him about tho slot machines of the city being licensed by the city, but Mr. Waters protested, as that was not a police matter. Sergeant Dunlop was taken through a long course of cross-examination. He was asked about all forms of gambling and told how he had .tried to get evidence against "Dick" Stone's gambling house, but was unable to do so. He denied that he had ever been connected with any political par ty or had ever paid money for political purposes at any time. He had put up money to buy flowers for a dead comrade's grave. Senator Morton drew out one fact to which the committee Is paying a. great deal of attention. It has always been the cus tom of tho police department to. issue a warrant on Information, and- f,eek -to get tho evidence at,' the time oftthoirald. Evi dence sufficient .to convict was not supr posed to be on, hand when the warrant was given simply to .clothe the officer with suf ficient authority to break in a door If nec essary. If the warrant charged Baughman with running a gambling house on Octo ber 7, the officers would take It and wait for an opportunity to get into tho house, when the evidence could be secured, and in case It should be at a subsequent date, a complaint would be filed charging the of fense at the time the evidence would mako the esse. "Did Chief Julian agree to promote any man who killed a footpad?" asked Lucas. "Ho never agreed to protnote a man for catching gamblers, did he?" chimed In Mr. Wallace. Cnptnin 11 n run' Story. Police Captain William Burns, who has had that rank for six years.sald he thought & One of the Spectators. there was less gambling In the city now than during former years. He told of a raid he and others made on Flndley's placo at the Stato line. His transfer from No. 2 to headquarters was made when Captain Flahlve was promoted, and was due to the rights of selgnlority. He said he had sug gested the stamping of the warrants by Chief Irwin. As the head of the depart, ment his Judgment ought to be tho rule to prevent officers serving warrants through malice and for revenge. The custom was adopted by Chief Speer many years ago, and he thought It the best plan. "There have been frequent outbreaks of gamblers during the sixteen years I have been on the force." he said. "Public gam bling can be shut down, but gamblers nave always taken long chances and presumably always will. It can be shut Up, but it will break out." "Can places run so open that boys are able to get In and out at all times when the police are vigilant and determined to shut the places up?" asked Mr. Wallace. "Places of such character ought to be found nnd closed." "Have you had any trouble with any of the reporters sinoo this investigation be gan?" "1 read something about trouble at head quarters In some of the papers and other reporters told me that Wade Mountfortt, of the Star, said I threatened him. I'm under oath now, and I never did have a word of that character wlth.to or about Mountfortt. If I said anything it would be to him, not behind his back. If Mountfortt heard I had. he ought to have come to me and learned the facts. Instead of printing It on hear say. 1 say now that I had no trouble with any of the newspaper boys, and I have made no threats against a single one of them." "Was any money ever demanded of vou or solicited from you as a price of your retention on the force?" asked Attorney Wallace. The question was read from a paper and caused a buzz of excitement In the court room. "No money was demanded and It would not have been paid If it had." he replied. "Did you not tell Senator Lyman In July. IS95, that $23 had been demanded ofjou at the time of the reorganization?" "Now. about that $23. That all came up over a Joke. About the time of the- reorgan ization Will Abel!, a druggist at Eighteenth and Grove, a very close personal frlend.sald to mo jestingly if I would give him $23 he would have mo retained. It was made as a Joke, taken as a joke and meant nothing but a bit of pleasantry-" "You are from Ray county, are you not?" asked Senator Morton, who lives at Rich mend. "Wo won't hold that against you: you mr-ved away: that's all right." said Sena tor Gray, as a bit of pleasantry. Senators Gray and Morton have had plenty of amusement over the fact that Contlnned on Third Pap m All A win AN MTI-TBUST BILL. STRINGENT MEASURE INTRODUCED IX THE MISSOURI HOUSE. NOT UNLIKELY TO BECOME LAW. PROVIDES A HEAVY PENALTY FOR TRADE COMBINATIONS, Violations to Be Punished by Fine, Imprisonment and Forfeltnrc of Chnrtera Farmers and Stock Growers Exempted From the Act's Provisions. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3.-(Speclal.) Representative Dyer, of De Kalb, who is pushing with great vigor the anti-lobby bill. Introduced into the house this after noon' an unusually drastic anti-trust bill which is pretty apt to pass the house, with a good show of getting through the senate and becoming a law. The full text of the bill follows: "Section 1. That from and after the pas sage of this act, all arrangements, con tracts, agreements, trusts or combinations between persons or corporations made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in tho importa tion or sale of articles imported Into this state, or in the manufacture or sale of ar ticles of domestic growth or of domestic raw material, and all arrangements, con tracts, agreements, trust-3 or combinations between persons or corporations designed, or which tend, to advance, reduce or con trol the price or the cost to the producer or to the consumer of any product or article are hereby declared to bo against public policy, unlawful and void. "Section 2. That any corporation, char tered under tho laws of this state, which shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall thereby forfeit this charter and Its franchise, and its corporate existence shall thereupon cease and determine. Ev ery foreign corporation which shall violate any of the provisions of this act Is hereby denied the right to do, and is prohibited from doing, business in this state. It is hereby made the duty of the attorney gen eral of the state to enforce this provision by due process of law. "Section 3. That any violation of the pro visions, of this act shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be destructive of full and free competition and a conspiracy against trade, and any person or. persons who may engage In any such conspiracy, or shall, as principal manager, director or agent or In any other capacity, knowingly carry out any of the stipulations, purposes, prices, rates or orders mado in furtherance of such conspiracy, shall, on conviction, be pun ished by a fine of not less than $100 or moro than 3,000, and by imprisonment in tha penitentiary not less than one year or more than ten years; or, in the judgment of tho court, by either such fine or Impris onment. "Section 4. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to agricultural products oi live stock while In the possession of the producer or raiser. "Section 5. That any person or persons or cotporatlons that may bo Injured or dam aged by any such arrangement, contract, agreement, trust or combination described In section 1 of this act may sue for nnd re cover. In any court of competent jurisdic tion In this state, of any person, persons or corporation operating such trust oricombi nation, the full consideration or sum paid by ,hlm or them for any goods, wares, merchandise or articles, the sale of which la controlled by'such combination or trust. "Section 6. That It shall, be the duty .of, tho judges of the superior courts of this stnte specially to Instruct the grand Juries as to the provision? of-this act. "Section 7. Thirt. all laws and parts of laws In conflict with the provisions of this act be, and tho same are, hereby repealed." GREEN IN TROUBLE AGAIN. Likely to lie Investigated far Dis charging; an Asslstnnt Repre sentative Hawkins Wrntliy. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) Chief Clerk Green Is once more In hot water, and may bo investigated, ,or dis charging J. H. Coons, of Union City, from his force. Representative Hawkins will Introduce a resolution to this effect either to-morrow or Friday. Mr. Coons was dis charged from tlie clerk's force on account of a complaint of Ed Orcar, who said that Coons was insolent. This Is denied by Coons and by several of his friends who frofess to know tho circumstances. Alemoer jiawKins is rrom -uanon county, nnd Is 67 years old. He Is rather small In stature, but as full of fight as a 2-year-old. Ho met Green in an ante room and pro ceeded to tell tho clerk what ho thought of him. The old gentleman Insisted "that Green belonged to the younger branch of tho canine family. "Oh, yes," said Mr. Green, "you are an old man, and can talk that way to me." "Old, am I?" came back the answer. "You step outsldo this building nnd I'll smash ycur face and box your ears. I'll never bo too old to do that." Mr. Coons was private tutor in the fam ily of Governor Francis, and later held the position, under tho curators of tho state university, of high school examiner. His duties compelled him to examine all the high schools In the stnte nnd determine which Institutions' graduates should enter the stato university without examination. Ho is a man of extremely gentlemanly bearing, and insists upon an Investigation of his dismissal. SUNDAY BASEBALL BILL House Refuses to Reconsider Its Ac tionSenate 'Will Kill the Measure. Jefferson City, Mo.r Feb. 3. (Special.) For nearly three hours this morning the house discussed tho reconsideration of tho vote by which the Sunday baseball bill was passed yesterday. All kinds of speeches were made. Tho Scriptures- were quoted for and against the measure, and good old Thomas Jefferson was made to shoulder the responsibility of being on both sides of the question. After nearly all the orators had had a chance to talk, the reconsidera tion motion was laid on the table by a vote of 77 to 52. This effectually passes the bill as far as the house is concerned. The fans need not bo particularly wor ried, however, for when the bill was taken over to the senate to be read the first time, the dignified senators groaned and laughed derisively. This indicates that the bill will soon be sweet In death. TAXATI0N0F NOTES. limine Debute, for Three Hoars the Bill to Insure Their Return for A. cessment. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) The house this afternoon consumed three hours In a debate over the passage of the slate bill making it mandatory to report to the county assessor all promissory notes and other written evidences of debt, and that all such instruments be stamped. The penalty attached is forfeiture of the note not reported, stamped and taxed. Banks, trust companies nnd other regularly char tered financial Institutions are excepted from the operations of the bill. The debate was precipitated by an amendment of fered by Whitecotton, striking out the for feiture clause and making failure to re port simply a misdemeanor. The bill was laid over without action until to-morrow morning. State House Improvement. Jefferson City. Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Mr. Pone, of Jefferson City, introduced three bills In the house to-day calling for an ap propriation of $203,000 for the improvement of the state capltol building. Ninety thou sand goes to make the building tire proof and for other repairs. $100,000 to buy the property between tho cnpltol and mansion, and $13,000 to put In two passenger elec tors In the state house. Prohibit, the 'High Overcheok.'' Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special,) Representative Sesslnghaus this afternoon introduced, by request of the State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a bill defining as a misdemeanor the use of the "high overcheck' on horses and fix ing the punishment at $23 fine. A PENALTY JFOR FLIRTING. Representative Hood Introduces a Bill Aimed at Gay Railroad Con ductors and llrakcmeu. Jefferson City, Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) The last of the flood of bills that was poured into the house this afternoon came from Representative Hood, of Barry. It alms to prevent railroad employes "Intrud ing attention and conversation upon fe male passengers." The penalty prescribed is $23 for each offense, one-half of which Is to go to the Informer and the other half to the county in which the offense is com mitted. Hood Is a Populist and a school teacher. He Is in dead earnest In the mat ter and declares that the nablt which rail road conductors and brakemen have of talking to and flirting with lady passengers must be stopped. Aimed nt "Dynamite" Shops. Jefferson City, Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Senator Busche, of St. Louis, this after noon introduced a bill abolishing all stock and mining stock concerns in which the ticker Is used. The -intention is to drive all of these establishments out of the state. A STOCK YARDS PROTEST. St. Lonls Company Argues Against the Gray Hill, Which Slashes Stock Yards Rates. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) There arrived from the St. Louis Union Stock Yards Company this morning a pro test against the Grry bill reducing stock yards charges, which was recommended for passage In the senate to-day. The protest begins by denying that a stock yards or ganization Is a monopoly, and that the principle which establishes their charges is the fairest which governs any kind of business. "Tho feed and yard charges," says the protest, "form the entire source of revenue derived from receipts of stock at the yards, but the yardage charges are not paid un less the stock is sold upon the market, the company thus guaranteeing a market or assessing no charge." The cost of maintaining a market and tho charges Incidental to feeding and car ing for stock are represented as being such as to reduce the charges made to a most reasonable figure. Thepolnt ismadethat the only stock yards In Missouri, the Union at St. Louis, and those at St Joseph, would be ruined by legislation that would compel them to charge rates not allowing them tho right of competition with the yards in neighboring states. It is set out that the St. Joseph yards are heavily In debt, and tho St. Louis yards do not pay reasona ble dividends on tho capital .Invested, that adverse legislation would destroy home markets, thus driving producers to the markets of other states. Tabulated state ments designed to prove these assertions form a portion of the protest. CAME NEAR -TO BLOWS. Dr. Lntx Denounced the School of Osteopathy ns a Fraud and Dr. Hlldreth Resented It. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) Be fore the senate committee on eleemosynary institutes and public health there came near being a personal encounter between Dr. F. J. Lutz, president of the stnte board of health, and Dr. Hlldreth, rep resenting the school of osteopathy. Tho committee had up for consideration tho bill to give osteopathy state recognltlqn. Dr. Lutz, In his opposition to the measure, characterized the school as a fraud Hthd sald'nt was operated by (juA,"eks? This fell not like muslctm the ear? of Dr. Hlldreth and he took occasion so to cxpressvhimself. The committee chairman was compelled to demand order several times .before the acgry men could be calmed. The com mittee adjourned without taking action on the measure. The sentiment of the organi zation appears to be against the "bone decter" bill. Insnrnnce Department Ilcmovnl. Jefferson City. Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) The bill to remove the state Insurance de partment from- St. Louis to Jefferson City was ordered to engrossment In the senate to-day by a -vote of 14 to 5. INVESTIGATI0NJJ0T ENDED. Soldiers' Home Inquiry to He Con tinued To-day Evidence In Rebuttal Yesterdny. Leavenworth, Kas., Feb. 3. (Special.) The Soldiers' home Investigation was con tinued; to-day. Contrary to the general ex pectation. It was not "concluded, but will consume another day. The hearing was of a humdrum, listless nature, being merely rebuttal in the matter of the Miers Powell testimony, given at Washington city before tho full committee. The only really sensational feature of tho day's proceeding was In the cross-examination of Dr. Jones, chief surgeon of the home. In the cross-examination Colonel Warner, of the committee, took a pointed stand and plied the home surgeon with many sharp queries, to which unsatisfac tory responses were made. John- S. Allen, a member of tho home; Sergeant Edwards, of tho hospital; Lean der D. Boon, member of the homo; Mrs. Dryhorough, superintendent of the hos pital nurses; Miss Bailey, a nurse at the hospital; Dr. A. W. Reese, assistant sur geon at the home; Dr. J. A. Fryer, another assistant surgeon; William Monahan, Lcn ard Frink, Alexander Robertson, members of the home, all cave testimony In rebut tal of that given by Mlers Powell, flatly contradicting most of his sworn state ments. Mrs. Smith, wife of t e governor, and Buttler, tho governor's coachman, were placed on the stand to prove that the gov ernor had not been Intoxicated slnco tak ing tho Keeley cure in 1SS1. TO SPREAD INTO "CANADA. American Volunteers to Extend the Organization to Canada and Perhaps to England. New York, Feb. 3. It was said at the headquarters of the American Volunteers to-day that, although It had been decided bv the council to extend the organization to Canada, and probably to Great Britain, the plans were not yet mado public, but would bo within a few days. Commander Ballington Booth will make a trip through Canada, not establishing posts himself, but leading up to their establish ment bv disaffected members of the Salva tion Army, many of whom, he siys, have written to him suggesting such a step. His sister, the present head of the Salvation Army In Canada, Is to speak In this city next Sunday. BRIEF HITS OF NEWS. Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, accom panied by Mrs. Nansen, has reached Lon don for a short visit. Rev. J. A. Brooks. Prohibition candidate for the vice presidency in 1SSS, died in Mem phis. Tcnn.. yesterday of heart failure. Mayor Swift, of Chicago, has telegraphed to the Nebraska legislature that its offers of relief for Chicago's poor aro appreciated, but that Chicago can tnke care of her own peer, thank you. C. C. Cunningham, who has been under arrest at loin. Kas.. on the charge of rob ing the Moran. Kas., bank, January 13. se cured his release under a writ of habeas corpus yesterday. Munkacsy, the famous Hungarian artist. Is very 111 in a private Insane asylum near Bonn, Germany, where he was placed some years ago. He will never bo able to v'ork at his easel again. A mixed train, while standing on a side track at Arlington. S. D.. was run into by an engine, and the conductor and brake man and two passengers killed. Three ot'net passengers were injured. The United States court of appeals at St. Louis has granted a writ of error in the case of O. E. Miller. C. H. Dow and S. B. McClarkln. convicted of wrecking a Denver bank. This writ releases tho prisoners un der bond of $10,000. Ethel Frizzle has been arrested at Fort Scott. Kas.. on a charge of perjury in con nection with the trial of Mamie Price for receiving stolen goods. She was nn Inmate of the Price woman's house. Her home Is at Butler. Mo., where her father Is a prac ticing physician. THREE MEN SLAIN. LACLEDE COUNTY, MO., FEUD LEADS TO A TRIPLE TRAGEDY. TWO FAMILIES DO BATTLE. AVILLIAM PRICE AND TWO PARTLOW BROTHERS KILLED. Both Famine. Are Prominent It Is Fenred the End Is Not Yet Mur derer Knorr Makes Anoth er Confession Other News of Crime. Lebanon, Mo., Feb. 3. Three men were killed yesterday afternoon in the settle ment of a feud between tho Price and Partlow families, who resided on adjoining farms in the northern part of this county. Monday the younger members of the families met in the edge, of Camden county and a quarrel ensued. Neither party was armed. Tho two Partlow brothers gave the Price boys notice that the next time they met they would be armed and would Insist upon a "settlement." Lato Tuesday afternoon thvee of the Partlow brothers met William Price and his two sons near tho scene of Monday's meeting. William Price, the father, was unarmed, but was shot through the brain with a bullet from a Winchester, fired by Ben Partlow. One of the Price boys fired both barrels of his shotgun, loaded with buckshot, at his father's assailant and both Ben and Bob Partlow fell, Ben dead and Bob mortally wounded. The younger Partlow, being unarmed, fled, leavlnz the field in the possession of the Prices. Bob Partlow died during the night. As both the families are influential and noted for their grit, it is feared the end is. not yet. ASSAULTEDJJY A NEGRO. Yonng Sednlla Girl Intercepted on Her 'Way to Work Her Assull- nnt Under Arrest. Sedalla, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) When Miss Urana Carter, aged 1C. was on her iay to the Lamy overall factory, where she is employed, at 0:30 this morning, she was overtaken on East Third street, within three blocks of police headquarters, by a negro, who threw his arm around her neck and kissed her. Alice Carter, who was accompanying her sister, screamed and ran Into a residence and gave tho alarm. The negro continued to take liberties with MI.13 Carter, and, falling to accomplish his pur pose, threw tho girl Into tho street! He boarded the blind baggage of a south bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas train, and Chief of Police Kahrs sent his descrip tion to agents along the line. The negro was arrested at Windsor. He gave his name as John Owens, and said he lived at Stockton. Mo. Chief Kahrs went to AVind sor on a freight train, nnd returned tq r.ight with the prisoner, who, answers ex actly the description given by Miss Carter of-her assailant. Owens has not yet been identified by Miss Carter, but there Is' no doubt about his being tho man who as saulted her. There has been some talk of lynching Owens, but the excitement has died down, and no trouble Is feared to night. IS NOT GEORGE TAYLOR; Cnllfornln Officers Ordered to Tarn the Hnnforil Suspect Loose Another Taylor Story. Carrollton.Mo., Feb. 3. Photographs have been received by Sheriff Lewis of, the man captured at Hanford, Cal. They bear no re semblance whatever to George Taylor, and tho sheriff wired the officers to turn the man loose. Webb City, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) A. B. Cooper, a well known' resident of this city, has just returned from the Indian Terri tory, where he says ho learned, on relia ble authority, that George Taylor Is within a few miles of Tulsa, In his hiding place among the cliffs, heavily timbered, where few people dare to go, and, where, as hu puts it, no ono desires to meet Georgo Taylor. Tho gentleman who gives this In formation to Mr. Cooper was once a resi dent of Browning, but now lives near Tul sa. Ho says that Taylor could be captured within a tew miles of Tulsa, were not tho officers afraid of him and his gang. Tay. lor openly boasts, so this man says, that, situated as he is, he fears no attack, ana that, in any event, ho will never bo taken alive. ESCAPED CONVICTS RETAKEN. Prisoners "Who Broke Jnll at Syra cuse, Ivan., Recently, Again in I.I mho. Syracuse, Kas., Feb. 3. (Special.) The three prisoners who escaped from the Syra cuse jail on Thursday, January 21, were recaptured yesterday, and returned to the jail here to-day. Sheriff Ellison, with a posse, started In pursuit as soon as the discovery' was made that they had gone and continued the pursuit without inter mission until recaptured. They had been tried nt tho January term of the district court and found guilty of robbery in tho first degreo for looting the lunch counter at Coolidgc. Judge Hutchison suspended sentence until February 8. They are here in timo to receive their sentence. A day or twoengo tho postmaster received the following from Trinidad, Col.: "Dear Sir: We have had quite a Jolly trip since our escape from your jail on the night of tho 21st. The Lord told us to go among the multitudes and preach the Gos pel. Please remember us to the kind ladies who showed us so many favbrs while stay ing in your town of Syracuse. From tho Boys." "The boys" aro now here to thank the kind ladles in person for their kindness. KNORR CONFESSES AGAIN. Tried to Poison His Mother nnd Then to Kill Her by Giving Her Diphtheria. Bloomshurg, Pa.. Feb. 3. It was rumored hero to-day that Clifton Knorr, who, along with Lloyd Wlntersteen. was indicted yes terday on the charge of attempting to kill Levi Waller and family by blowing up the Iatter's house with dynamite, had mado another confession. The alleged second confession, however, turns out to be part of a confession made several weeks ago. In It he admits trying to poison his mother and he also says, he intended to shoot Levi Waller. Knorr Is said to have put poison In his mother's coffee twice, but was de tected by the servant, who threw it out. He then spread diphtheria germs among her clothes, but to no effect. He says that he purchased a revolver, at Wlntersteen's suggestion, and lay In wait to shoot Sir. Waller as he went from his office to his home, but failed to find him. It Is now said that Wlntersteen Is charged with the burning of a store he owned at Moordansville, a few miles from here, and upon which he received tho in surance. DRUGGED BYM00NSHINERS. United States Deputy Mnrsbals the Victims of Shnrp Practice In Indian Territory. Mena, Ark., Feb. 3. (Special.) United States, deputy marshals made a raid on a. moonshine distillery In the mountains near Page, I. T., and captured three parties con nected with the business, besides a quan tity of whisky. The men offered no resist ance and made themselves very familiar with the officers by giving them several drinks apiece out of their private stock, in a very short time the officers became deathly sick, and while in a stupor the prisoners es-caped. The still was destroyed and tho cabin burned. I.nmar Mini Drink. Carbolic Aeld. Lamar. Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Clem Weber, a bachelor 33 years of age. and a readout of this cttv for thirty years, com mitted suicide last night by taking carbolic acid. He drank heavily during the day. and about S o'clock, after mnklng an un successful attempt to purchase morphine, bought two ounces of carbolic acid, and drank the poison before leaving tho store. He died soon after 9 p. m. He was a shoe maker. A Dun on a l'ostnl Card. St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 3. (Special.) Jo seph Paul, of Watson. Atchison county, sent a dun on a postal card to '. L. Hend ley. who owed him a bill, and Hcndley took advantage of the laws to have his oppressor arrested. Paul was brought to this city this morning and arraigned. He was released on bond for his appearance at the next term of the federal court. Taylor Indicted for Mnrder. Mexico. Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) The spe cial grand jury appointed by Circuit Judge Hughes returned an indictment this after noon for murder In the first degree In the case of Henry Taylor, who shot anil killed Loe Smith In this city last Saturday night. Taylor will be put on trial for his life next eek. Jenlousy Leads to Double Murder. Jollet, 111., Feb. 3. Georgo Tschan fired three bullets into his wife's breast, head and arm this afternoon, and then tired an equal number of bullets Into his own hotly and then slashed his throat with a razor, cutting tho Jugular vein. Both are dead. Tho couide have been married two years. Tho husband was jealous. William Malonc Surrenders. Muskogee. I. T., Feb. .-(Special.) Will iam Malone, who killed Israel Carr, tho noted Creek desperado, at Okmulgee, Fri day night, surrendered to officers here to day. He clams he killed Carr In self-defense. The Famous Raid on Seclcy's. New York. Feb. 3. The police commis sioners to-day dismissed tho charges against Police Captain Chapman, growing out or the captain's raid on the Seeley dinner at Sherry's. Hotel Porter Accused of Robbery. Wellington. Kas., Feb. 3. (Special.) Harry Wllholte. porter at tho Arlington hotel In Wlntleld, was arrested last night for robbing the Davis house In this city. Jealous Lover'. Double Crime. Mldtllesboro, Ky Feb. 3. John Brown, In a lit of jealousy, shot and killed his sweet heart. Ellen. Tltlworth. In Wise county, Va. Brown then shot himself. G. HOWARD KEEL DEAD. Body of nn Unknown Mnn Who Died of Exposure nt Fresno, Cnl., Iden tified a. n Kansas Cltyan. Fresno, Cal., Feb. 3. (Special.) Some days ago the body of an unknown man uns found nenr railroad track on West side, twenty-eight miles from here. The body has been Identified as that of G. Howard Keel, whose parents live in Kan sas City. Keel had come from San Fran cisco, where he had failed to find work. He died from exposure. His remains were forwarded to Kansas City to-night. James A. Keel, ex-clty assessor, father of G. 11., or Howard. Keel, as he is better known here, received a message from a Fresno, Cal., undertaker Tuesday, an nouncing the death of his son. Ho was not aware, .however, of the manner of tenth until shown the abovo telegram bv a Journal reporter last night at his hoita GM East Thliteentrt street. lie seemeu deeply moved, but- had about reconciled, himself to the fact that Howard's death was due to some accident. Tho dead man was Identified by several letters he had in his pockets. Upon learn ing of his son's death, Mr- Keel wired the Fresno undertaker to properly prepare the body for shipment nnd send It to Kansas Cit. It will probably arrive here to-day. Young Keel's Kansas City record was not a good one. Last summer the elder Keel went to Cripple Creek, Col., for his health. Howard followed In September and was furnlshe-d money with which to go to San Francisco. He has been thcro since, working at various things, until January 27, when he left for Los Angeles with J13 his father had sent him. He wrote from Stockton acknowledging tho receipt of tho mone'y and asked for more. Monday Mr. Keel sent $C more, but tho following day received tho telegram an nouncing his son's death. Since going to California Howard had become a devout member of the Salvation Armv and his letters home told of tho new life he was leading. ADDISON CAMMACK TO RETIRE. Fnmons Wall Street Operator to Sell Hi. Sent on the Stock Exchange. New York, Feb. 3. Addison Cnmmack, the famous Wall street operator, has decid ed to sell his scat on the New York Stock exchange. He has been a member since March 19. 1S73. He is a millionaire His money was practically all mado In stock speculation. He was born In Kentucky and his friends say that when he came to Wnll street from New Orleans shortly after tho war he had less than $10,000. He became associated with Charles J.- Os borne and carried through some mining stock operations with tho latter. He later was also associated In stock operation with F. Woerischocffer and W. H. Vanderbllt. He operated on tho bull side of the stock market at times. He is most famous as ono of the most courageous and successful operators on the bear side of the market that Wall street has ever seen. About ten years ago ho married Miss Hllbreth, of Washington. He was K0 years old at, tho timo and his wife was 20. For over a year past. Mr. Cammack has had little or no interest In 'the stock mar ket. BAD BOYS NHARD LUCK. Escaped From Mnssachnsettff Reform School In n Boat nnd Nearly Perished From Cold. Qulncy, Mass., Feb. 3. Four boys who escaped In a boat from the Boston reform school, on Ralnsford Island, last night, drifted ashore on .Adams beach this morn ing In an exhausted condition. Ono of them, Henry Butler, was so badly frozen that it is feared he will not live. Tho boys, Thomas Harrington, of Roxbury; James O'Brien, of Boston; Henry Butler, of Charleston, and William Welsh, of Bos ton, left the Island at 11 o'clock last night and rowed down the harbor as far as Hull Gut. Becoming exhausted, they lay down in the bottom of the boat and went to sleep. When they awoke they were unable to manage the boat, but It drifted ashore, and all but Butler managed to walk to a house, where they were cared for. Young Butler was so far gone that he could not lcavo the boat, and when rescuers reached him he was unconscious. Both feet were badly frozen. WINE TO BE EXCLUDED. Major and Mrs. McKIniey Ask That None He Sold at the In- nugnrnl Ball. Chicago, Feb. 3. A special to the News from Washington says: At tho request of Major and Mrs. McKIniey no wine or other Intoxicants will bo sold at the inaugural ball. Mrs. McKIniey Is really responsible. It will be tho first time liquor has been prohibited at that function. Even Lucy Webb Hayes, who banished them from tho White House, did not exclude Intoxicants from the inaugural ball. Entombed Miner. Rescued. Houghton, Mich.. Feb. 3. Fire In No. 3 shaft, Tamarack mine, was extinguished at noon. William and Antonio Tomoczchevskl succeeded In reaching the cage, which was kept running, and reached the surface safe ly. They hail tapped the air plpo and es caped suffocation by a liberal use of com-pies-fied air. Peter and John Lempea. the last of the Imprisoned miners, were rescued at 1 o'clock this afternoon. OWES THE COUNTY. EXPERT'S REPORT SHOWS A SHORT AGE IN O'NEILL'S ACCOUNTS. SECURED BY CERTIFIED CHECK. EXACT AMOUNT IS tf-J.OTt;. WHICH O'NEILL SAYS HE CAN EXPLAIN. Expert Eppstein 'Will Present His Re port To-duj Reticent us to Its Contents Counselor Reed, However, Tells Ilmr the Shortnge AVna Made Gaud. Sensational rumors were current yester day to the effect that there was a larga deficit In tho accounts of ex-Sheriff John P. O'Neill, and the figures wcro persistently placed at $24,000. O'Neill, County Account ant Eppstein, Judge Marsh, of the county court, and other officials were In consulta tion nil day. When tho rumor became current many expressed but little surprise. From statements made by County Ac countant Eppstein and County Counselor Reed last night it appears that tho actual cash balance due the county on tho face of, tho books of the ex-sherlff, according to tho county accountant, Is $2.07C.39, and a check for this sum will bo turned over to the county to-day when Mr. Eppstein presents his report to tho county court. Mr. O'Neill has not seen the Items of tho report and claims that ho docs not owns tho county anything at all, but has consented to de posit the amount claimed by the county officials with the understanding that so much of It as he satisfactorily explains will bo returned to him on tho recommendation of County Counselor Reed. County Accountant Eppstein haa been going over the books of the sheriff's office for tho past four weeks. Ho has also gone over the books of other officers, and hla report, which will bo filed thl3 morning, will bo tho most elaborate and searching; ever made to tho county. It will consist of 150 pages of typewritten matter, a largo proportion of which, will be tabulated state ments of the operations of the various of fices examined. County Counselor James A. Reed was seen Inst night at his home. 709 Tracy avenue. He said regarding tho rumors which were in circulation: "Tho report of tho county accountant, Mr. Eppstein, will be filed with tho county court to-morrow morning, and will show, on Its face, that Mr. O'Neill, the retiring sheriff, owes the county the sum of $2,076.39. Mr. O'Neill has not seen the Item ized report, but has been acquainted with the amount which tho county claims is due. and he has given a certified check for $2,070.39, with the understanding that I shall recommend to tho county court tho return of all amounts which ho satisfactorily ex plains. In justice to him. It Is due to stato that ho says he will be able to explain most. It no all, of tho various Items charged against him. I know, however, that if there Is" any-shortage the matter will be juslud -"o the rVtrcn.e limit of the law and tho county will get every cent cqming. to It. Mr, O'Neill's bondsmen are ample security for iTX times the amount claimed by the. county. It is possible that some discrepancy may exist through de fective bookkeeping or for other causes. I know that O'Neill discharged one clerK for collecting money and fulling u ac count for It. .,'l,n.tne face ot tll report there Is about $4,000 In fee bills which have not been col lected, but, of course, these are not charged against the sheriff, as they have not been collected and are not thus unaccounted for. It may easily be that many of these have been misplaced and thus never collected. There may bo other Items in the account, but the sum of $2,076.33 Is all that the coun ty claims In actual cash due It from Mr. ONcIll." County Accountant Eprwteln was seen at his rooms at Thirteenth and Cherrystreels. He declined to either affirm or deny uny detlelt whatever, stating that his report would speak for Itself, and that it would b manifestly improper for him to mate any statement In advance of tho presentation of his report to tho county court. He said, however, that a check would be presented covering the amount of tho county's direct claim. "I have gone over flvo of tho offices ot tho county," Mr. Eppstein said, "and mv report will be very voluminous. It wiil consist of 150 typewritten pages, nnd will set forth the working or tho offices in de tail. I have gone back to the fee system period, and there will bo many pertinent facts brought out in the rciwrt. "It will show that there have been thou sands and thousands ot dollars of 'nullo bono returns mode on executions. That is. many executions have been returned as 'no good' which I hold aro good and can bo collected. While these do not stand as di rect claims against the offices whose duty it is to collect these amounts. It will never theless speak for Itself as to tho methods pursued In those offices." It was rumoreel yesterday that O'Neill had offered Mr. Eppstein $1,000 to withhold his report for sixty days, at tho end of which timo ho (O'Neill) would bo either chief of police or police commissioner. Mr. Eppstein denied last night that any direct offers of this sort had been made to him. "Thero have been many rumors to that effect," he said. "One man wanted to know whether It was true that I was offered $3,500 to keep my report back. But there Is nothing In thoso reports so far ns any direct offers or propositions aro concerned. As far as 1 am personally concerned. I would make my report to-morrow If my throat was to be cut the next minute. No body would try such a thing on me." Judge John B. Stone, presiding Judge of the county court, said last night: "I know of no charges against Mr. O'Neill. I am not In tho confidence of th court. You know there are two of them and only one of myself. Mr. Eppstein has not been very communicative with me. al though he has been with Judge Marsh. Judge Chrisman ha3 r.ot been present for several days past." ST. JOSEPH SENDS WARRIORS. Twenty-three Yonng Men Leave That City to FlRht for Cuba Libre. St. Joseph, Mo.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Twen-ty-threo young men from St. Joseph and vicinity are In New Orleans ready to fight for Cuba. Five moro arc on tho way. and three others who have joined tho company aro still in tho city hunting for recruits. The company has been forming during tho last two months. No secret meetings wero held, but the object of the expedition was made known to the young men who wero Interrogated first, and expressed a desire to go to war. The work was necessarily slow on account ot the quiet way in which It wasIF.!irrled ,on' J,"ot more than three of tho filibustering party were together at on time, and they have never aroused suspi cion by their actions. OPPOSITION TELEPHONE LINE. Citizen' Company nt St. Joseph En ters Into Competition With the MtMoari anil Kansas. St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. X (Special.) The Citizens' Telephone Company opened Its toll line service to-day. Offices have been opened at Savannah. Avenue City. Roches ter. Helena. King City, Union Star, Rea, Ravenwood, Fillmore nnd the Andrew coUnty farm. The toll charges are 23 cents for five minutes or fraction thereof- There will be new offices opened every day, as tha company is completing the construction of its lines at the rate o? twenty miles per day. This company Is In opposition to the Missouri and Kansas Company.