The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 1

THE KANSAS CITY STAR. EDITION 16. NO. 263. KANSAS CITY APRIL 8.

1896. -WEDNESDAY. TEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS NOW, WHO SHOT THAT HAT NOT MUCH PROSPECT OF THE MYSTERY BEING CLARIFIED. Neighbors Who Were Looking Out the Windows Say They Didn't See Any.

body Running Away--The Town Still Enjoying the Joke. It's funny what has become of that man who shot two holes through Mayor Davis's hat Monday night. The police saw at a glance that the task of unearthing the mysterious bearded and red mouthed assassin was beyond their skill and abandoned the with more alacrity than they showed taking the trail. So far as is known, nobody is following the scent, and the chances seem 10 be that the only authentic of the cause of the blood curdling assault must come in the dim future, when some dying conviet in a prison hospital opens his feverparched lips, raises his faltering voice, screams am the man who shot that hat!" and drops into eternal sleep. It will be many a long day before the town quits laughing at Mayor Davis's hat story.

Those who are laughing the loudest are the nearest neighbors of the mayor. Alva Jackson, a Postal telegraph operator at the Stock Yards exchange, was on his way from his home to Dunton's drug store when the first shot was fired. The mayor says that the assassin jumped from behind board fence at the western end of the BEQUEST TO GRACE CHURCH. Mrs. MeLeaa Left It 810,000 to Be Used for Charity.

Mrs. Ellen McLean, who died last November in Paris, left a will bequeathing $10,000 to charity fund of Grace Episcopal church of this city. The will was probated recently at Pittsburg, and a copy of it, as required by law, was filed with the probate court of this county. The church will not receive the money before two years because it will require that time to settle up the affairs of the estate. The bequest is to be invested by the rector and vestrymen of the church and the income from it is to be applied to charity in any manner the rector and vestrymen may choose.

Mrs. McLean was the widow of Benjamin McLean, the pioneer hide merchant of this city. He laid the foundation of his fortune dealing in hides in the early days. Mrs. MeLean was on a visit to Paris when she died.

WORK FOR NOTHING OR QUIT. Official Notice Given to Employees of Three Municipal Departments. The board of public works, in full attendance this morning, adopted unanimously the following resolution: "That the elty engineer, superintendent of streets and superintendent of buildings Greeted to notify all subordinates and loyees in their several departments that there are no means provided for their further employment and that any of them remaining in the employ of the city, after this date and until further notice to the contrary, must do so at their own risk and sub- WHERE THE HAT INCIDENT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ENACTED. alley, fired a shot at his head and then turned and ran rapidly east through the alley: that he chased the assassin in the alley haif way through the block, firing as he rant that the last he saw of him. the assassin was running out of the alley.

FAt that very moment when, the mayor says, the assassin was running out of the rastern end of the alley, Mr. Jackson was on Bellefontaine avenue, at the mouth of the alley. listening to the shots. A man could not possibly have run out of the alley or have been in the alley without being seen by a person at the exit and Mr. Jackson says positively that he was there and that no man came out of the alley and that there was no escape for the assassin except to run out in front of him.

The essassin could not have left the alley hefore he got to its eastern end. because the alley has on each side an unbroken line of high board fences and outbuildings. In corroboration of Mr. Jackson's story that of James C. Seroggin of the live stock firm of Verner Scroggin.

He lives 1n a large brick house at the northeast corner of Peary avenue and Bellefontaine. He was on the second floor preparing to go to bed in a room with a large bay window in the southwest corner. He heard the first shot, raised his window and was leaning out, listening and watching, when the last two shots were fired. He thought the shooting was on Twelfth street. There was nothing to obstruct his view of the mouth of the fatal alley.

88 the lights from Dunton's drug store windows illuminated it. Mr. Scroggin saw Mr. Jackson plainly and would have seen a man if one had come out of the alley. He said last night with a laugh: "No man came out of that alley.

It is foolish to say one did." JEALOUS MAN'S DUAL CRIME James McKinney Kills a Woman and Then Takes His Own Life. James McKinney, sometimes known 45 lames Welch, an oller for the Metropolitan Cable Railway company, shot Nellie Wagher. alias Seaman, to death in a disreputable house at 14 East Nineteenth street shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and then killed himself. Jealousy was the cat st. About noon yesterday an unknown young man called at the WOman's room to take her buggy riding, McKinney objected and she did not go.

A few minutes before 5 o'clock the young man came back and McKinney forcibly made Miss Wagner go back into the house. He followed her up to her room. locked the door behind him and then began shooting at her. One of the bullets struck her in the mouth and another in the back. In all he fired four shots at her, after which he threw his left arm around her neck as she staggered and fell to the floor.

He then fired a ball through his breast. He was alive when the police came, with his arm clinched about her neck. Before the police ambulance arrived he died. Nellie Wagner lived in a disorderly house in the North end of town before she moved to Nineteenth and Walnut streets. She was 23 years old and had a brother.

Ed Wagner, a miner, living at Webb City, Mo. McKinney lived with his mother, at Nineteenth and Cherry streets. About four years AgO he was sentenced to two years in the Missouri penitentiary for highway robbery committed in this city. He was 23 years old. BOIES AND BRYAN ON FINANCE.

Seulor Wranglers for Free Coinage to Speak in Kansas City To- Night. Ex-Governor Boles of Iowa and ex-ConFressman Bryan of Nebraska will occupy the stage at the Ninth Street Opera house to-night and talk of free coinage. Both men have acquired national reputations as disputants on questions of currency and finance and will doubtless fill the house. Judge James Gibson has been selected as chairm.an of a reception committee to meet the distinguished visitors. H.

S. Julian, chairman of the Democratic county central committee, will be the presiding officer. A Thieving Mail Clerk Arrested. New York, April 8. -Timothy Mahony, a clerk in the second division of the foreign mail department here, has been arrested for stealing packages which should have passed through his hands.

He was caught by means of a decoy package. In his rooms were found more than 1.000 articles which he had purloined from the foreign madl. Danced Himself to Death. St. Louis, April night Sergeant Henry Holden, formerly of Troop Third cavalry, who had just been discharged after twenty years of honorable service, while dancing fell to the floor and scon expired.

Heart disease, brought to a climax by the violent exercise, was the cause of his death. A Murderer Fractures His skull. St. Joseph, April Thomas, murderer from Clinton county, confined in the jail here, fell on the stone floor in the corridor last night and fractured his skull. He will die from the injuries.

P. A.S AGAINST M'KINLEY LINTON'S NAME SPRUNG TO BREAK THE OHIOAN'S STRENGTH. Judge Stevens of the National Advisory Board Declares That the Order Holds the Kepublican Balance of Power and Will Use It Effectively. St. Louis, April is positively declared here that at the recent meeting of the A.

P. A. national advisory board at Washington, it was decided to press the name of Congressman William S. Linton of Michigan as its choice for President and to arrange for a vigorous campaign. It is said that this does not mean that Linton will be pushed in real earnest, but that his name will be used to force A.

P. A. McKinley delegates to desert him. The A. P.

A. has established headquarters in St. Louis at 613 Pine street, from whence Linton literature will be sent broadcast throughout the country. Linton himself is expected in St. Louis in four days, when his boom will be formally launched at a demonstration to be held in the Exposition building.

He will also speak in Omaha, Kansas City, Louisville and other places and Linton clubs will be organized in every large city in the union within the next ten days. Judge Stevens said last night: "There are nearly 4 million members of the A. P. A. in this country, and 90 per cent of them will vote as one man.

We propose to beat MoKinley for President of the United States. We already have 100 of the delegates elected so far, and we will have more by the time the full number are eleeted. We can and will beat McKinley for the nomination, and if, by any hook, crook or political trick he should succeed in being nominated, we will defeat him at the polls. Our organization has the balance of power in New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and Missouri beyond question, and California and the new state of Washington are absolutely in our control. The order is growing very rapidly--say at the rate of 000 or more a week- and the supreme secretary is unable to supply the demand for new councils.

He is clear out of supplies. One council in Boston has an average attendance of 1,800 members and is still increasing. In Missourl the order is very strong and is still increasing its membership, and the same thing can be said of St. Louis. All this force will he concentarted against MeKinley.

He was not friendly to our order when he was elected governor of Ohio, and when the advisory board met in Washington the other day it held an inquest over Major McKinley's political aspirations. No man can be elected President of the United States now without the support of the order. The A. P. A.

has not attacked MeKinley yet, but the time may come when we will have a chance to do it, unless he gets better indorsement than men like R. C. The national advisory board, it is said, sent letters to the managers of McKinley, Reed. Morton and Allison, asking that they should appear before the board and state their positions in regard to the order; how far they would go in aiding it in its contentions and what each candidate could afford. The managers of all the candidates except McKinley obeyed the summons and appeared before the committee.

They argued for their candidates and made promIses of all kinds. Mark Hanna, McKinley's manager, did not put in an appearance. second letter was sent to him, and it brought 8 response, not to the liking of the board. It simply said that Mr. McKinley declined to treat with any faction, association or 50- clety within the party.

CRISP AND SMITH AGAIN, The Third of the Joint, Explains His Financial Record. Newnan, April The third of the joint financial discussions between Secretary Smith and ex-Speaker Crisp was listened to here to-day by an audience of about 4,000 people, chiefly farmers, with a sprinkling of femininity. This is Governor Atkinson's home, and the governor, who was present, introduced the speakers. Mr. Crisp and Secretary Smith came here from Atlanta together yesterday, and last night they were tendered a banquet at the Virginia house.

They are both suffering from throat trouble and have been forbidden by the specialists who are treating them to speak on successive days. In consequence they will meet next in Alban; on Friday, Ex-Speaker Crisp had the opening to-day. In the outset he replied to the charge that he had not always been for silver. When he was elected Speaker he was bitterly opposed by the East on account of his financial views. Two Massachusetts Democrats had voted against his election.

His vote prevented the tabling of a free coinage bill. In the last Congress he appointed a silver committee and one member changed his views. He was not responsible for that. Men often changed their views. With this personal explanation he launched into the silver question on the same lines as his previous speeches.

The Secretary of the Interior was cheered on being introduced. "Judge Crisp," he said, "has sought to create the impression that I am opposed to the use of both gold and silver. I am in favor of that system which will give 1S the largest USO of silver both. coinage deny will that unlimited give 118 bimetallism and I propose to prove it." He took up the quotation which Mr. Crisp had read from his Atlanta speech delivered in 1894, and said: "If the gentleman had read you that speech you would have seen that spoke of the single gold standard in the common application of the word in the way you understand it--when only gold is used as money." He was not then and was not now in favor of such a plan, and his speech showed it then.

Secretary Smith's points were applauded appreciatively and his conclusions produced prolonged cheering. One reference in his remarks to President Cleveland awakened a demonstration which lasted half a minute. In answer Mr. Crisp remarked: "Brother Smith says I am a humorist. I've been in Congress fourteen years and no man will be able to show you that I have been humorous there.

I have a keen sense of the ridiculous, however, and I think it does 110 harm to make a little fun of my brother, his argument and his THE "WORLD" FOR CLEVELAND. The New York Paper Wants Straight Contest on the Tariff Issue. New York, April World prints a double leaded editorial in which it asks whether the logic of the political situation that has led the Republican masses to support McKinley will not compel the nomination of Cleveland by the Democrats. It says: World does not assert that this 18 so. It raises the question.

It Invites public discussion of it. So far as the World is concerned in this matter, it is entirely impartial, judicial and impersonal. It has no special partiality for Mr. Cleveland personally, as he will probably admit. It has nothing to take back.

But the question is not of the past. It is a question of the future. Upon the issues of the present and future, not of the past, the World is just as free and sincere in suggesting that Mr. Cleveland seems to be the only logical candidate as it has been fearless and faithful in admonition and criticism whenever it has believed him to be wrong. It is idle and might prove very unwise to ignore the fact that there is a deep seated and widely prevalent prejudice among our people against any third term for any President.

But it is still a question whether any unfounded fear and prejudice can weigh, at least against the force of events and the logic of circumstances." BOLT UPON BOLT. Three Contesting Delegations From Alabama District--Many Pistols Drawn. Gadsden, April Republicans of the Seventh congressional district selected their delegates to St. Louis yesterday. The McKinley men claimed a majority of the regular delegates, but the Reed men took possession of the court room and looked the doors, leaving a number of the McKinley men outside and refusing to admit them.

Pistols were drawn endeavored when the lockedMcKinley men to but the McKinley delegates all withdrew and went to a hotel and held a separate convention, selecting C. D. Alexander and George Curtis, two strong McKinley men, as delegates to St. Louis. The other convention chose F.

L. Marague and J. T. Ex- zell as delegates to the national convention. They are for Reed.

The negroes in the regular convention also bolted and selected a negro delegation to St. Louis. The reason for their bolt. it is said, was because they were not accorded representation on the delegation. The negro delegation is understood to be uninstructed, but for McKinley.

FORTY SIX FOR FREE SILVER. Every Missouri Democratic Convention Far Stands by the White Metal. Lebanon, April counties have elected delegates to the Democratic state convention, to be held at Sedalia April 15 for the election of delegates to the national convention. Every county 50 far has elected solid silver delegations and declared in positive terms for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. More than twothirds of the counties mentioned have instructed their delegates for a solid delegation of uncompromising silver -Bland, Stone, Vest and Cockrell.

Monticello, April Lewis county Democrats adopted free silver resolutions and indorsed Vest, Cockrell, Stone and Bland for delegates at large. Vest's re-election as senator was indorsed. Mount Vernon, April Democrats of Lawrence county passed Vest, free Bland silver and Cockrell for delegates at large and M. resolutions and indorsed Stone, E. Benton for district delegate.

ALLEN WANTS IT NOT. The Nebraska Senator Declines to Be Populist Presidential Candidate. Omaha, April 8. -United States Senator W. V.

Allen has sent a letter to Governor Holcomb declining to be a candidate on the Populist ticket for Presidential honors. He explained that others in the party deserved the recognition and his business would not permit of such an arrangement. In Nebraska it has been generally understood that Allen was a Presidential candidate. A McKinley South Carolina Faction. Columbia, S.

April Webster faction of the Republican party held a state convention here yesterday. All of the delegates were negroes except fifteen white men, who had been known in Republican politics in the state ever since the war. The convention was overwhelmingly for McKinley and the four delegates-at-large were instructed to vote for him first, last and all the time. 'The delegates are: Robert Smalls and W. D.

Crum, colored; T. B. Johnston and E. A. Webster, white.

Resolutions for bimetallism were adopted. Henry George on Single Taxism. Wilmington, April The Philadelphia Single Tax club celebrated Thomas Jefferson's birthday last night. Henry George was the principal speaker. He said that he felt sure that the campaign in Delaware would be a success and that the seed soWn here would scatter throughout the world.

He stated that a movement was on foot to organize a great single tax demonstration in England and Ireland. Louisiana Negro's Maltreated. New Orleans, April supervisor of registration of St. Landry parish, having established his headquarters in Opelousas, the negroes believing the presence of troops there would protect them from the white regulators, started in large bodies for that town. A party of a hundred negroes were intercepted about half way by a band of regulators and was fired upon and two killed and six or seven wounded.

Others were whipped Utah Republicans for Free Silver. Salt Lake, Utah, April Republican state convention has selected Senators Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown and C. E. Allen, Isaac Trumbo, W.

S. McCormick and Thomas Kearnes as delegates to the national convention. The resolutions declare for high protection with reciprocity, and fer full bimetallism, without regard to other nations. Cherokee Democrats Indorse Cleveland. Galena.

April The Democratic county convention met at Columbus Monday and voted down a plank for the 16 to free and unlimited coinage of silver and indorsed the administration of Grover Cleveland. A compromise on delegates was made by sending a delegation chosen in proportion to the vote cast for and against silver. St. Paul Democrats Split. St.

Paul. April -The Democratic city convention to nominate a full city ticket, after a short but decidedly lively introductory session, split. The faction that remained in control of the hall nominated a full ticket, headed by W. H. S.

Wright for mayor, but Wright later declined the nomination. The bolters, after effecting their organization, adjourned till next Monday, when they will probably nominate a full city ticket. A Story About McKinter Denied. Cleveland, April Manager Hanna denied the story that McKinley had joined the Ancient Order of Hibernians and that Governor Bradley of Kentucky had affiliated with the A. P.

A.5. Hanna said MeKinley was a Methodist, of a Mason but and that belonged to the Knights Pythias, was all. Tillman to Speak la Missouri. Warrensburg, April response to an invitation, Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina will address the people of on free silver at Pertle Springs Saturday.

by all April 18. railroads. Reduced rates will be offered General Political Mention. Charles B. Landis, editor of the Delphi Journal has been nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Ninth Indiana district.

General Lew Wallace presided. USED A MIRROR IN SUICIDE. An Unknown Dead Man and a Looking Glass Found Near Independence. The body of an unknown man was found in the woods about one mile northwest of Independence this afternoon by Moses Farrow, a farmer living in that vicinity. The man had committed suicide by shooting himself through the right temple.

He was about 40 years of age and evidently a laborer. Nothing was found in his pockets except a comb and a bottle containing a half pint of whisky. The man had been dead for at least twenty-four hours. The body was found in a deep hollow and a pocket looking glass on the bank directly in front of where the man had sat indicated the use of the mirror as a help to his aim. THE SWIFT BOYCOTT ENDS.

Trouble Between the Company and the Trades Assemb'y Amicably Adjusted. The boycott declared against the Swift Packing company by the Trades assembly of Kansas City, on account of the reduction of the wages of ten girls employed in the trimming rooms, was declared off today after a conference between the company and the labor leaders. The girls get a restitution of wages to the old scale of thirtyfive cents and the company pays each one $20 for the month of idleness consequent upon the strike. The girls will resume work to-morrow; the boys returned to their places to-day. TOM SPEERS NOT A RICH MAN.

Two Houses and Lots and Personal Trifle the Extent of His Estate. An inventory of the estate of the late Thomas M. Speers was filed to-day in the probate court. The appraisers were Raphael A. Belch, G.

A. Hitchcock and Paul H. Leggett. The total value of the personal estate left by ex-Chief Speers was $191.15. The real estate consisted of the house and lot at 1617 Oak street, where Mr.

Speers lived, and a house and lot at 3018 Dunham avenue. This was the entire estate left by Mr. Speers, and his widow is the sole heir. The Modern Loan Company Incorporated. The Modern Loan and Investment company, with a paid up capital stock of $5,000, filed articles of incorporation to-day.

The shareholders are John P. Hax, Frank Siegel and G. W. Sanders of Kansas City. The company will deal in real and personal property.

Framing Ordinances for Parka. The park board was in session to-day framing ordinances regarding the use of parks and boulevards. These ordinances will be passed and incorporated in the gencral city ordinances now being revised. A P.A CARRIES THECITY All of the Secret Society's Nominees Placed in Office by Good Majorities, JONES GETS IN BY 1,400. Kumpf and the Remainder of the Ticket Fell Behind Where a Big Vote Was Expected.

THE NEW MAYOR'S COURSE. Mr. Jones Talks About What 1 He Will Do When He Gets in Office -A Fine Compliment for Mr. Faxon. Mayor M.

(Total vote, plurality, 1,470.) Treasurer. J. Republican Total vote, plurality, 2,719.) G. Republican (Total vote, plurality, 2.291. Police W.

Republican (Total vote, plurality, 903.) E. Republican (Total vote, plurality, 1,274.) Prest. U. George S. Republican Mentotal of vote, Upper House--P.

plurality, S. 1,009.) Brown, John T. Seddon, J. E. Jewell, C.

U. Munson; all A. P. Councilman, First ward, James Pendergast, Democrat. Councilman, Second ward, J.

J. Woolf, Democrat. Councilman, Third ward, S. B. Hough, Republican.

Councilman, Fourth ward, R. D. Craig, Republican. Councilman, Fifth ward, J. O.

Beroth, Democrat. Councilman, Sixth ward, John Lynch, Democrat. Councilman, Seventh ward, N. P. Simonds, Democrat.

Councilman, Eighth ward, Frank Brinkley, Republican. Councliman, Ninth ward, James G. Smith, Republican. Councilman, Tenth ward, A. D.

Burrows, Republican. Members School F. A. Faxon, Independent; plurality 2,865, J. Scott Harrison, elected by all parties.

James M. Jones will be the next mayor of Kansas City and the five new members of the upper house, including its president, will he men who ran on the same ticket and are pledged to support his administratien. With the exception of the lower house, which is equally divided, the entire A. P. city ticket was elected.

The result is attributed to the power of an organization in which control is centralized and in which the workers are actuated not only by political enthusiasm, but religlous zeal as well. Kansas City is, on straight vote, a Republican city--at least the results of all of the recent elections have indicated it-and there were Republicans who supported the Jones ticket because they felt that the city election might have had an effect on their party, But the live, active power that said a year ago that G. S. GRAHAM, THE NEW UPPER HOUSE PRESIDENT. Jones should be mayor of Kansas City, made good its declaration.

The same secret. silent power that ruled in the Republican primaries three weeks ago directed the vote in a large measure yesterday and the result shows how general is its influence and how well it managed its campaign. The elements of the opposition were not cemented by any powerful organization and their work was not directed from one center. It was simply organization against lack of organization. The independent Republican vote was considerable, but the they stand long and patiently awaiting the news, but they suffered, without murmuring, the annoyance of frequent storms rain.

All the newspaper offices displayed bulletins and in front of each office the street was black with men and boys. Walnut street possessed disadvantages on account of the street car tratte, which was kept up with difficulty by the Metropolitan company and to the unavoidable inconvenience of the throng. The greatest crowa was in front of The Star office, where there are no street cars and where the clean asphalted street offered the dryer foothold. The people took advantage also of the protected space afforded by the recessed front of the Emery, Bird-Thayer building and literally filled Grand avenue from wall to wall and from Eleventh street north half a block. until far into the night.

Little groups of hardy women braved the elements and the noise and contact with rough men, but their faces disappeared before 11 o'clock. Few persons indulged in the tin horn habit and the yells for favorites were not so terrific as is their wont, owing to the closeness of the vote reported early and the uncertainty as to the outcome. As a whole the reception of the returns in public places was mild in comparison to the demonstrations made on prior like occasions. A TALK WITH MR. JONES.

Will Keep His Promise as to FindleyHis Course is Appointments. At 2 o'clock this morning a reporter for The Star asked Mayor-elect Jones with reference to his policy as mayor. do not think I care to say anything," he replied at first. The reporter turned to Mayor Davis, who sat beside Judge Jones, and asked for his opinion on the result of the election. "First of all," replied Mayor Davis, funds, Judge Jones said he difficulty in tiding over.

HEADS LIKELY TO COME OFF. City Omiciale of Straight distinct A. P. A. city government into power yesterday by solid A.

vote. An A. P. A. mayor, an 4.

P. A. ident of the board of public works and P. A. upper house was elected.

This sures A. P. A. appointments from the ment to the garret in the city hall. There will be clean sweep as sure as death a taxes.

The present prominent city officers who will have to look for other jobs at ence are: W. L. Cameron, Democrat, superintendent water works. John C. Shannon, Democrat, city comp troller.

R. P. Waring, Democrat, health officer. H. P.

Langworthy, straight Republican, clerk board public works. John C. Hope, Democrat, city purchasing agent. I. N.

Strickler, anti-Davis straight Repube lican, license inspector. William H. Baer, Democrat, deputy We cense inspector. A. P.

Schuerman, straight Republican, sergeant-at-arms, upper house. The new board of public works will undoubtedly be organized to make a sweep in the engineer's and water works departments, excepting the stationary engineers and necessary skilled men to run the pumps. President -elect Graham has two votes, and can decide every appointment, aided by one A. P. A.

member. At present the board tains two Republicans, Owens and Baer. one of whom will have to go to continue its ject to such provisions as may hereafter be made for payment for the same. "Any such employees not agreeing to these terms must be discharged." The Republican members of the board, Owens and Baer, did not dissent from the order. After the March bills are paid, only $1,307 remains in the board funds to street department, engineer's department and building department until April 20.

This is due to the passage of the transfer ordinance and the deficit in other departmento. A special council meeting was called by Mayor Davis for to-night to discuss the urgent stress. A SCANDAL DRAWS A CROWD. The Stoll Divorce Snit Proves Attractive, Even on Election Day. While the most of the people of this city were watching the course of the election yesterday, Judge Slover's court was in session and the divorce suit of Frances E.

Stoll against Cornellus D. Stoll was being tried, and it drew a crowd of about 100 persons. The case was not finished yesterday and its trial was resumed this morning. Mr. Stoil is a stockman of Arkansas City.

His wife, who is good looking, left him more than a year ago, and, with her little boy, came to Kansas City to live. She was cashler of the Savoy hotel dining room and worked at typewriting and other things. She lived most of the time at 1105 Broadway. Mr. Stoll made frequent trips to KanNaS City to watch his wife, and he hired three young men to watch her during his absence.

What he saw and what the three young men saw and what a lot of other persons saw has been told with minuteness of detail at this trial, and it was the telling about these sights and scenes that drew such a large audience of people yesterday and to-day. Mrs. Stoll proved first by her witnesses that her husband had abused and beaten her and had said, after she left him, that he would ruin her and drive her into gutter if it took every dollar he had in the world to do It. Mr. Stoll said he crept up the dark alley and peered through a crack in the blinds into his wife's room many a time.

Once. when the window was raised slightly. and when a man kissed his wife Mr. Stoll shouted: her again!" and then ran. Another time he followed Mrs.

Stoll and a strange man and saw them sit down together on the low stone wall near the Lathrop school. Mr. Stoll hid behind a board fence to watch, but Mrs. Stoll's poodle dog smelled him out and drove him away. The three young men testified that they had seen Mrs.

Stoll with men. THE RIVER RISES RAPIDLY. Rains Swell It 10 A Lake on the Clay County Side. The Missouri river rose four feet nine and one-half inches in twenty-four hours and at 8 o'clock this morning was fourteen feet eight and one-fourth inches above standard low water mark. The stream encroached far back on the bank on the Clay county side and, viewed from the Kansas City bluffs, looked like a great lake extending from Kaw river to Randolph.

Unlike a lake, however, it had a swift current. The rise is from rains in the Missouri valley between this city and the lowa line. The stream rose two feet at St. Joseph Monday and Monday night, but had railen about an inch this morning. There was fall of an inch at Plattsmouth.

this morning. The river at Kansas City is about nine feet from the danger line. "David, the Shepherd Boy," To-Night, Boy," will be given to-night in the Academy of Music by the Evangelical St. Peter's Choral society, under the auspices of the Odd Fellows' Temple association. H.

P. Herzog will conduct and the principal characters will be taken as follows: Abigall, Mrs. W. C. Goffe: Michal, Mrs.

J. Otis Huff: David, Marion Bohannon: Jesse, Jonathan and Abner, W. J. Murray: Samuel and Saul, E. K.

Chaffee. Mrs. Schultz will be the pianist. company numbers five competent people. Henry Weaver to Bo Married.

St. Louis, April Weaver, Two Concerts by the "Black Patti." Mrs. Sissieretta Jones, the "Black Patti." probably the greatest singer that the colored race has produced, will give concerts in the Y. M. C.

A. auditorium Thursday and Friday nights of this week. The "Black Patti" has been singing in concerts for several seasons, and she has received many highly complimentary press notices. Her manager of the Planters house, formerly manager of the Coates house in Kansas City, will be married at the Palmer house, Chicago, this evening, to Miss Rosa E. Burroughs, daughter of an old time hotel man, and a sister of a Chicago attorney.

A bridal trip of two weeks will follow. THE MAYOR-ELECT. JAMES MILLS JONES. wish to say that the fight is over, and I will charter required bi-partisan complexion. arise to-morrow with malice toward none and charity for all.

I have said some harsh things in the heat of the campaign. "I am sorry I said them. "I forgive and shall strive to forget the thrusts that have been made at me. The victory is an indorsement of my administration by the people. The fight was made on the Republican administration, and Judge Jones and myself stood side by side on the record of the administration which I have presided over." When asked what the effect would be in the gubernatorial situation Mayor Davis smiled and shook his head.

Judge Jones took it up where Mayor Davis left off and added: "I agree with Mayor Davis. Not only has his administration as mayor, but my administration as police judge, has been indorsed. The result shows that the plain people of Kansas City relied upon the pledges of the Republican party for the future. They prefer a conservative Republican administration of the city's affairs. I propose to keep every pledge I have made and give the people a conservative administration.

I think I am as well qualified to give a business administration as some men who are more matured in years." Judge Jones spoke quiet?" and without hesitation in his quick, nervous undertone and added the following distinct enunciations: have said that Nd Findley and gambling must gO and I shall keep that pledge in the fullest. do not think Kansas City's streets are cleaned as they should be and one of my first efforts will be to devise plans to clean them and keep them clean. wish to distinctly deny that I have any combine with any man. I gO into office without a promise of an appointment to any man. "Right now, I wish to announce that 1 shall appoint men according to fitness for the places.

Furthermore, will not appoint any man who has been unfriendly to i the Republican administration. Those who WARD 7 WARE WARD OF RECEIVING PRECINCT Democratic party fell far short of casting its full vote. Politicians who examined the books of the challengers to-day say that of the 2,700 registered voters who did not vote at least 1,700 were Democrats. In the Seventh ward the hand of A. L.

O. Shuler and his friends, who opposed the ticket quietly, was shown when the votes were counted, and the same was true of the results in the Eighth and Tenth wards, where the Governor Stone influence was friendly to the Jones ticket. RETURNS RECEIVED MILDLI. H. H.

Filley, city engineer, and Steve Mitchell, his assistant, who are not known to be identified with the politicians now entirely ascendant, may have to go. Captain Cannon, foreman of water mains, will probably be retained. Besides these the engineering department personnel, now about half and half as to polities, will unquestionably melt away under the axiom "Put none but true Americans on guard! Superintendent of Streets Dodds, a Republican, is expected to retire by the understanding that Walter Davis shall have the job. The clerks in the comptroller's office and water works superintendent's office will have to go. The assessors', auditor's, city clerk's and city physician's departments are already A.

P. A. throughout well as the work house and street department. The apointive officers holding over one year are: City Physician Coffin. City Clerk Curry, Republican.

City Counselor McDougal, straight Res publican. Assessor, C. C. Yost, P. A.

One development will be, now that Mayor Davis steps out, City Counselor McDougal will probably get rid of L. A. Laughlin, first assistant, whom he does not like, in exchange for keeping Clarence Palmer, Democratic second assistant, who is his right hand man. SCENES WHEN RETURNS CANE IN. Mayor Davis Was Doub fal at First, but Mr.

Jones Was Confident All the Time. Judge Jones and Mayor Davis came to the election commissioners' office at 7 o'clock last evening. They remained there, keeping tab on the returns, until 3 o'clock this morning. Shortly after 9 o'clock the returns from few scattered precincts presaged Judge Jones's success. The scene in the little private office henceforward developed from smiles to enthusiasm, to congratulations, OF mon people than any praise from those porter for The Star.

He claimed Newspaper Fronts Were Crowded, but Um- ple. who It are is my distinctively, protnise aloof and from shall the be peo- my day terday after he morning was and at nominated, at clock. certainty Held Party Spirit in Check. pride to make the administration of the atmosphere smelled a trifle Street crowds watching the election re- city's affairs common people's adminis- stuck to the figures the ular interest in the outcome. Not only did When asked about the defolt in the city's package of ham turns last night showed how deep was pop- tration." At midnight Judge Cal a RETURNS AT THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OFFICE LAST NIGHT.

have failed to support us in the campaign bedlam. Police Clerk Williams repeated the and who are not in sympathy with my returns and throughout the night Constables administration need not apply. will ap- Ed Eylar, Orator Nelson Crews, Brother point men exclusively from among the Walter Davis, Secretary Hummer, City friends of my Clerk Curry and other less distinguished When asked about the superintendency the faithful met knee to knee about the of the water works and the fire depart- table. ment, Judge Jones would not say anything. Candidates and politicians and retainera He closed his remarks by saying: "I realize drifted in and out and Judge Jones that my election was by the votes of the to each query: common people, rather than what is called "My majority will be of the the 'silk-stocking support and element.

confidence of am the prouder com- Then he would turn and wink at the.