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Kansas irv A TWELFTH YEAR, NO, 40. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2 837. PRICE ONE OENT II A JL JJ 1 1 Ao I NEW CANADIAN GOLD ROY ALTD33. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ROW. TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN.

IRISH PICNIC AT CHELSEA. IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURL THE CIVIL SERVICE FRAUD. Gen. Grosvenor Fills the Last Number of the Congressional Record With a Speech That Was Never Delivered, Entitled "Civil Service Run Mad." Congress lias not been in session since July 24 last, but the Congressional Record continues to be issued daily in order to publish many of the long speeches for which members early in the month secured leave to print. These speeches are on the tariff and civil service, and in the issue of Aug.

11 Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio occupies all but two pages with a "speech" beaded "Civil Service Reform Run Mad. Six pages are covered with tables showing the appointments, dismissals, reductions, promotions, in the various departments under the last administration. His speech is also embellished by a wood cut containing the portraits of five maimed veterans of the late war, who were removed from their places in the Philadelphia Mint on Decoration Day, 1894. Gen.

Grosvenor prints a list of questions which he says it was proposed to put in the examinations for policemen in New York. Taking up the questions seriatim, he makes sarcastic comments on each. In regard to one directing that the sum of thirteen-eighteenths and one-sixth be subtracted from the sum of five-ninths and seventeen-twenty-sevenths, Gen. Grosvenor says that if a man can answer that question he can keep peace in the Tenderlion district. As to that one requiring the applicant to name four Presidents of the United States who have been re-elected to that office, he says: "Splendid qualifications for a policeman.

How bravely a man with that knowledge would assail a mob and beat back the assailants of innocence." Gen. Grosvenor attacks the Civil THOUGHT IT WASN'T LOADED. George Goodell Breaks Two Plate Glass Windows With Buckshot. Scores of people had close calls for their lives on Union avenue at noon yesterday. The 'Adams Express Company keeps Winchester repeating rifles and old muskets in its part of the Union depot annex, and when valuable consign ments, such as 'bank remittances, are being transferred from the company's wagons to the express cars, the trucks are accompanied toy employes armed with them.

The muskets are heavily loaded with buckshot, lightly tamped in the barrel, so that when fired the charge will scatter. George Goodell of this city, a former employe of the express company, was loafing about the office and picked up one of the muskets and began examining the lock, when one of the employes said: "You'd better not monkey with that gun, George. It's loaded." "Oh, don't get scared," retorted Goodell. "It ain't loaded. If it was you couldn't hit the side of a houae with it." Goodell sat down on a chair in the doorway and laid the gun across his lap, the barrel pointing level across the avenue.

He continued to fool with the gun and soon it accidentally went off. There was a report, a crash of breaking glass and a woman's screams, oat luckily nobody was hit. The range was so short that the buckshot did not scatter much, and went between the people on the street Officers Morley and Keenan hastened to the scene. Goodell had dropped the weapon as soon as it was discharged and fled across the state line. Two large plate glass windows in the front of Baum's dry goods stoie at 1064 Unlon avenue were badly shattered.

Joseph Manko, a clerk in Baum's store was standing just outside the north window. A shot struck the glass within six Inches of his head. Louis Werbelowsky 'has a small jewelry store adjoining Baum's on the south. Mrs. Werbelowsky was sitting in the door at me time the gun was discharged.

One of the shots passed through the sleeve of her dress. Another penetrated a watermelon in front of M. Bigus' fruit stand at 1066 Union avenue. It passed entirely through the melon and lodged in the front of the stand within a few inches of Mr. Bigus.

An excursion train had just discharged several hundred people at the Union depot, and some of the excursionists were still standing on the avenue waiting or cable cars. The affair illustrated the old saying: "a fool for luck." THE NEW BELIEF AGGRESSIVE. Dr. Cromer Defends His Attack Upon Christian Science. Harassed by bitter criticlslms of his attack on Christian Science the Sunday before, even his veracity being impugned, and mistatements of the new doctrine being alleged Rev.

Dr. Cromer, pastor of the First English Lutheran Church, of Kansas City, preached yesterday morning, a masterly discourse in which the words "Christian Science" did not pass his lips, yet the most casual listener must have understood that he was defending himself against recent invectives by representatives of that cult. He spoke of the "fastidious taster of the superficial sentiment of the age," and of the "so-called philosophical ana metaphysical experimentation," as opposed to the "plain and rugged principles upop which our religion Is founded." Even his text was apoio getic; it was "For the love of Christ constraineth us," SLASHED FIVE POLICEMEN. Supposed Anarchist Cuts His Way Out of a Police Station. Pittsburgh, Aug.

15. James El bert, arrested as a suspicious character, and supposed to be an anarchist. this morning cut his way out of the police station house by slashing five policemen with a razor. Officer Geo. Mclntyre is horribly cut on the face, one wound extending from the ear to the throat.

His condition is serious. Elbert, after cutting his way thro' the guard of 15 policemen, made his escape from the station by jumping 30 feet from a rear window, hotly pur sued by officers. After a chase of sev eral squares, Officer Corless finally shot him in me right arm, and he was then captured. He fought des perately and had to be clubbed into insensibility before he could be taken back to the station. Elbert now lies In the jail hospital in a precarious condition.

He Is an Austrian who has been working at Armstrong's cork fac tory until he was discharged on account of his anarchistic and troublesome ways. He -has since been threatening Armstrong's life, and was arrested while hanging around the fac tory after being repeatedly warned off. HAIL DRIFTS THREE FEET HIGH. Aug. 15.

Storms all around Pueblo this afternoon have damaged railroads north, east and south, and trains on some lines will not be running until morning. Twen ty miles north of Pueblo hail fell In great quantities and drifted to a depth of three feet in some places. while covering the surface of the earth three inches. COAL MINER PUGILIST WINS. Rich Hill, (Moi Aug.

15 iA prize fight was fought to a finish on the state line between Kansas and Missouri west of Rich Hill at an early hour this morning, between Guy Gor-don, of mine No. 15, and Ralph Holmes of Foster, Mo. fight had been set several weeks ago, and was witnessed by a large crowd of sports. Four hot rounds were fought. Holmes Jwas bested In every round, and at the-end of the fourth was unable to come to time.

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W. A. Morris, attorney at law, 538 Minnesota avenue. Council will meet In adjourned session tomorrow evening Hansford's Photos are best, 542 Minnesota' avenue, Kansas City, Kas. Officers Cannl and Walsh arrested Floyd Taylor today for horse stealing.

One drunk and three breaches of the peace on the police court docket today. The Wyandotte W. C. T. U.

will meet tomorrow with Mrs. D. T. Bradford. Leave orders at Collins, 514 Minnesota avenue, for Ices, Ice Cream and Pastry.

"Dead Stuck" Mils roaches moths and bedbugs. Nan-poisonous. 25 cents. Eyes tested free at B. J.

Dunnlngs. the leading optician and jeweler, 544 Minnesota avenue. Dr. J. A.

Mitchell, office and residence, Sixth and Minnesotaa venue. Telephone, West 122. The Northwest Baptist Association (colored) closed its four, days' annual session in this city yesterday. Cool, quiet and comfortable yesterday and today. No fires, burglaries or other serious disturbances.

"Charles Stewart was fined $10 by Judge Manning today for interfering with patrolman Flaherty's duties. Wyandotte Lodge, No. 3, A. F. A.

celebrated its forty-third anniversary Saturday afternoon and evening. The entertainment to have been given Saturday by the Mission band of the Mount Pleasant Methodist church was postponed until tonight. A. (E. Diebert, for ten years master mechanic of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company has resigned, and will enter the services of a large manufacturing establishment In San Fran cisco.

WHlard Merrlam, the well-known insurance man, will go to Chicago for a wife. He will be married to Miss Anna E. Peacock of that city next Thursday. The couple will make their future home in Kansas City, Kansas. An explanation by tne Leavenworth Standard: The tax levy of Kansas City, Kansas, this year is 25 mills on the dollar valuation.

It takes money, and lots of it, to run a town that is spread out over so much territory. Farnsworth Blodgett of Kansas City, secured the contract for rebuilding the ducMahon bridge on the Reidy road and the Mill Creek bridge on the MoMahon road, which were carried awey by high water about six weeks ago-. Howe Pullen, a well known crook, was arrested by Detective Walsh yesterday on the charge of larceny. Several weeks ago Pullen stole some carpenter's tools from a house in River-view. Since that time he has been in hiding or out of the city.

John R. Smith, colored, of Kansas City, Kansas, left for Nashville to attend the centennial exposition, Saturday. 'Mr. Smith was appointed educational commissioner tor Kansas. The Kansas exhibit at the exposition is said to be a very creditable one.

Rev. Dean Duffy, rector of St. Paul's church, will leave tonight for New York and various points in New England. He expects to be gone about two. months, during which time Rev, Eversden and Rev.

Gavan Duffy, son of the Rev. Dean Duffy, will occupy the pulpit. The injunction suit brought by the Elevated Railway company to restrain the Consolidated Electris Light and Power company from stringing its wires across the top of the Central avenue bridge, was tried in the district court Saturday. Judge Alden withheld his decision until next Saturday. The conference committee appointed by the Democrats, the Populists and the Free Silver Republicans, will meet at Hains hall Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.

m. They will resolve themselves into a committee of the whole and agree upon a division of the offices and upon the time and place of holding the primaries and convention or conventions. Lilburn G. MoNair of St. Louis, who was officially connected with the Elevated road when it was first operated by Col.

Edgerton, has quit street railway life and isnow growing fruit" down in the Ozarks. With his brother he owns about 1,000 acres of fruit land and has a large number of peach trees from which he has just finished gathering the first crop. Postmaster Nai Barnes has been at Chicago in consultation with the members of the firm of Dwinell, Wright relative to establishing a branch coffee hiuse in Kansas city. The main houses of the firm are located in Boston and Chicago. Mr.

Barnes is elated over the result of the conference and thinks it certain that the local branch will be established, and that the deal will be consummated by September 1. The local union of Christian Endeavor societies will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Central Presbyterian church in Armourdale this evening. The C. H. St.

John, whose name has been mentioned frequently of late in connection with a movement against the liquor traffic, has been asked to deliver an address on the subject, "How Can Christian Endeavorers As 1st in tne Knrorcement of the Prohibitory Law?" Judge Pfost of the North City court has much censure the past week on account of a decision in the case of Peter Hannon, who was charged with arson. Pfost released Hannon. and he was immediately: re-arrested on a warrant issued i. in Judge Fischer's court? in Armotrrdale. Judge Pfost explained that Peter Hannon was intoxicated when detected In the act of setting fire to a box car, and the blaze was extinguished and no damage whatever was done.

'A horrible proposition Is now con fronting a lot of farmers. They mti3t ukq. 9 cents a bushel for their wheat The Pastor, Rev. Johnson, Sustained by a Vote of 145 to 127. Sunday morning the congregation of the Central Christian church was asked to vote upon a proposition submit ted by a committee of three members regarding the trouble that has existed between itev.

W. E. Johnson, the pastor, and certain members and officers of the church. The -proposition provided for the selection of an arbitration committee of five to arbitrate the difference. It meant a decision as to whether or not Rev.

Johnson was to longer remain as pastor of the church, and resulted in a victory for Mr. Johnson. The congregation, under the consti tution of the Christian church, has the governing of all affairs touching the church. The proposition of the committee was read to the congregation, and the matter was voted upon without argument. It showed that 145 were opposed to arbitration, or were favorable to Rev.

Johnson and did not consider arbitration necessary, while 127 favored arbitration. Of the 127 who voted to arbitrate the trouble. many were friends of the pastor, but at the same time they wanted the differences adjusted so that the members and officers who have resigned from the church would feel that they had no further grievance. The trouble arcse over the reported misconduct of certain officers of the church. Rev.

Johnson caused an investigation to be made, and it resulted in discovering that some of the accused officers were guilty of frequenting saloons. The defendants claimed that their business was such that they were compelled to frequent such places, but in so doing they were never tempted. They themselves tasted not, but purchased the spirits for others to drink. This explanation was not accepted as satisfaccory exoneration, and as a result several" letters were called for and certain members and elders withdrew from the church. Not only those accused of wrong doing left the church, but several resigned but of sympathy, thinking that the defendants had not been given a fair hearing.

Some time ago Rev. Johnson resigned on account of the unpleasantness that existed, but his resignation was not accepted. In addition the bunday School Club of the church, which is composed of young people, conceived the idea of giving a public entertainment under the caption of a "country circus. In getting out the advertisements the Central Christian church was connected with the entertainment. Rev.

Johnson consulted with a number of the officers, and it was decided that the entertainment was not the proper thing, and Rev Johnson requested the young folks to give up the enterprise. Several members of the club insisted that the pastor had overreached his jurisdiction. This resulted in several members of the club withdrawing from the church. Those who withdrew succeeded in bringing off the circus," after changing the date several times. Rev.

Johnson came to this city from Illinois and took charge of the pastorate of the Central Christian church, succeeding Rev. B. Q. Denham. He soon became quite a favorite with a majority of the congregation, but not with all.

Some of the most intimate friends of Rev. Denham, whom it is claimed had a desire to return to the church, did not take kindly to the new pastor, and trouble was kept down for the first few months with much dif ficulty. ARGENTINE AND ROSEDALE TAX LEVIES. The tax-payers of Argentine have been complaining for years about ex orbitant taxation, but they will not have cause for complaint this year. The present council has reduced the annual assessment ten mills lower than it was last year.

One of the councilmen says that the big reduction was by reason of limited accident damages the city had on its hands and fewer improvements than ordinarily. A curtailing of expenses in the departments of the city is also a factor, and this year the council also refuse to levy a special 5 per cent tax for the sinking fund to pay bonded indebtedness. At the last meeting of the Rosedale council an ordinance was passed mak ing the annual tax levy to pay the current expenses of the city for the next fiscal year. The levy was as follows: General fund, 4 mills; street fund, 4 mills; bond interest, 1 mills; sinking fund, 3 mills; lights, 5 mills; total for all purposes, 18 mills. A FOOL WITHOUT RELIGION.

Valentine Anderers, an Argentine commission merchant, ordered his two daughters aged 18 and 13 away from home. He threw their trunks and clothing out of the house and told the girls they could go their way, and disowned them as his daughters. The girls are now working out. Anderers is a Catholic and his children are Protestants. He urged them often to conform their religious beliefs to his and finally, when they flatly refused, he turned them out of their home.

Anderers is a German and has been engaged in the poultry and butter commission business. In 'Argentine for several years. His wife died about a year ago and his home has been Involved more or less in turmoil ever since. Last Thursday evening he was married to Barbara Saamenfink of Kansas City, Mo. A NEW HOSPITAL.

This city is to have a new hospital. It will be established by the recently organized Kansas City medical college of this city. Tne officers of the institution have decided upon the place for the hospital but are not ready as yet to make their plans known. It will be opened in a uullding already erected. The college will begin its first term September 22, in the New York Life building, corner Fifth and Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Stephen A. Dunham of this city is president of the new college. There are nowonly two hospitals In Kansas City, Kansas, St. Margaret's, a Catholic institution, and Bethany, a Protestant hospital, Condensed News From the City Across the Missouri Line.

Physicians report but one death from natural causes in Kansas City for the past three days. William Mulkey tells how he danced forty years ago in the oldest house on the west side, away back in a fifty-foot lot at 1408 Summit street. Detroit beat the Blues at Exposition Park yesterday 6 to 3 although Pardee pitched a beautiful game and not a run was scored against him. This leaves the Blues last in the league. Travel on the Christian Endeavor California rates ended yesterday.

The Santa Fe carried 9,300 passengers west bound and 9,600 east bound via Albuquerque, which was one-fourth of the total traffic. J. A. Cooper, buyer for the Henry Commission Company, Second and ain streets, was held up by two men near Sixth and Bluft streets at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and relieved of belonging to his employers. At the Nashville exposition, in the Negro Building one of the features is the work of the Kansas City colored school children is among the best.

Pictures of all the Kansas City public schools have a prominent place in the educational exhibit in the government building. The John Taylor Dry Goods company defaulting cash clerk, John J. Kennedy, swallowed 30 cents worth of morphine with suicidal intent at the residence of Mrs. M. Stokes, 1722 McGee street last night.

He was removed to police headquarters and pumped out by the police surgeon. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Wen-dorff is now issuing subpoenas for members of the next grand jury, which sits early in September. Too many good citizens have dodged -this duty in the past. But two grand juries a year, now, under the law. St.

Louis the only exception. It is believed that one of the mur derers of Harold 16-year-old son of W. K. Morley, superintendent of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway, Is in Kansas City, but it Is not likely. Albert Brazie, a cook in Hardin's restaurant, 112 West Fifth street, who spent several years at Fort Wingate, N.

reports to the police that he is sure he saw Mm. Onicer Halligan accompanied Brazie to the place, but no trace of the Mexican could be found. FRENCH AND ITALIAN PRINCES FIGHT Prince Henri of Orleans Seriously Wounded by the Count of Turin. Paris, Aug. 15.

The Count of Turin and Prince Henri of Orleans at last came together today. They fought a due with swords at five o'clock this morning at the Bois Marechaux Vac-resson, and both drew blood, with the result favoring the Italian. M. Leonteiff acted as umpire. The fighting was most determined, and lasted twenty-six minutes.

There were five engagements, of which two were at close quarters. Prince Henri received two serious wounds in the right shoulder and in the right side of the abdomen. The Count of Turin was wounded in the right hand. Prince Henri was taken to the residence of the Due de Chartres and received medical attention. The condition of Prince Henri of Orleans is as satisfactory this evening as could be expected.

The doctors; after consultation, have expressed the opinion that no important organ was touched, but absolute rest is necessary for recovery. Both contestants fought vigorously, so vigorously as to astonish the seconds. It was a thrilling exhibition of sword play, and Major Leontleff describes it as terrible. Prince 'Henri's sword was bent by a button of the Count's trowsers. But for this chance there is little doubt that the count would have been run through or at least dangerously wounded.

In fact, the doctors and seconds thought this had happened. When Prince Henri received the wound in. the abdomen he clapped his hand to the spot and sank back to his seat, supported by Leontieff. He then rolled upon the ground, exclaiming that he could do no more. The doctors fear that the wound may be complicated by peritonitis.

Rome, Aug. 15. The news of the result of the duel has been received with the greatest enthusiasm. Crowds fill the street cheering for the Count of Turin and the army, and calling upon the bands in the public squares to play the royal hymn. Many of the houses are decorated with flags in honor of the result, and all newspapers have issued special editions of the encounter.

Extra guards have been mounted at the French Embassy and Consulate. Congratulatory telegrams are showered upon members of the -royal family from all parts of Italy, and many have been received from abroad. ARMOURDALE ITEMS. James Biggs, captain of No. 2 fire department, has gone to Excelsior Springs.

George I. Ransom post, G. A. will give an entertainment at -e home of Henry Lafrentz Tuesday evening. The women of St.

Thomas' Church (Catholic), will give an Ice cream social at Shawnee park, Thursday evening. Coroner v.Todd held an Inquest this morning over the remains of Stephen Stephens, who committed suicide Saturday by taking four ounces of car bolic arrangements for the funeral have oeen made, as relatives who have been notified have not yet been heard from. ARGENTINE ITEMS. The members of the Catholic Church have entered a vigorous protest against a game that is in progress every San day directly across the street from the church. It is a common occurrence for church people to be insulted while going to and from church.

Every Sun day from one to three games are in progress on the commons in the West end. ttften the game ends In a free fight luondike Miners Must Divide on Ascending Scale. Ottawa, Aug. 15. The regulations formulated by the Dominion government covering the collection of a royalty on the gold mined in the Yukon are published in uie Official Gazette, just issued.

The are that upon all gold mined on the claims along the Yukon river and its tributaries, a royalty of 10 per cent shall be levied and collected by officers to be appointed for the purpose, prolded that the amount mined and taken from a single claim does not exceed $500 per week. If more than $500 per week there shall be a royalty of 10 per cent upon the amount as taken out up to $500, and upon the excess taken from any single claim over $500 per week, there shall be levied and collected a royalty ot 20 per cent Defaut in payment of such royalty, If continued for ten days after notice has been posted upon the claim in respect of which it is demanded, or in the vicinity of such claim, by the gold commissioner, or his agent, hall be followed by the cancellation of the-claim. That any attempt to defraud the crown by withholding any revenue thus provided for by making false statements of the amount taken out may be punishable by cancellation of the claim in respect of which should fraud or false statements have been committeed or made. The. regulations governing the as-posal of placer mining claims along the Yukon river and its tributaries are-amended so that entry can only be granted for alternate claims, known as creek claims, bench claims, bar diggings and dry diggings, and that the other alternate claims be reserved for the crown, to be disposed of bv mihllc auction, or in such manner as may be decided by the Minister of the Interior.

ROBERT WIZIARDE'S VOCAL MUSIC STUDIO 23-24 Bunker Bldg. 100 W. 9th street. Kansas City, Mo. A summer class in vocal music will be maintained; voice examination free; circular of terms, sent on application, also sample copy of "Baton' the unique monthly Journal compiled Dy Mr.

vviziarae. Exchange Ten acres, Improved, inside corporation in Excelsior Springs, worth $2,700, for house and lot 7. Same or less value in Kansas City. Address A. M.

Box 60 as above. Jack Mehher, of 297 Tremont, was cut on the arm and badly bruised in his face last evening by two men who met him while walking down Bluff street to the Union depot. He wa with some friends when they met a crowd of colored people. Mehher staggered against one of the women and two men fell on him at once. hit him a hard blow under the right eye and the other struck him with a knife cutting a two-inch gash on the back of his hand.

Parsons Sun: A Labette county Populist, who now holds a state appointment, owes Labette county money which he unlawfully filched and pleads the statute of limitation when asked to disgorge. Is this the refonn we were promised? Wanted Good man to travel. Chicago, Ills. Per- Washington Park! Week Beginning Wednesday Evening. August 18.

LlBERAfli MUSICAL FESTIVAL The World Renowned Cornet Virtuoso and His Big Fifth Regiment Band, 0. II, G. 50 MUSICIANS 50 SOLOISTS: Sig. A. Mons.

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Vocal Soloists, Quartette, Daily, 8 p. m. iMatinee concerts Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 3 p. m. TR 00 PARK.

FREE EVERl NIGHT. GEORGE SMITH, World's Champion Hand and Teeth Balancer. AG AW A AN A The Sensational Jap Juggulers. LENGE'S MILITARY BANN. Rides 5 Cents; PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Mary. Elizabeth Peterson, Plaintiff. No. 12997 Oliver Peterson, Defend- ant.

To the above named defendant Oliver Peterson: You are hereby "notified that you have; been sued toy the above named plaintiff, Mary Elizabeth Peterson, in tiie District Court of Wyandotte Coun-' ty, Kansas, and that unless you answer the allegations of her petition in said Court filed, on or (before Saturday, the 25th day of September, 1897, the allegations of said petition will be taken as true and Judgment will be rendered, against you as prayed for in said petition, divorcing plaintiff from you and awarding to her the care and custody of the minor children mentioned In said petition, to-wit: Edna O. Peterson and Oliver B. Peterson; for all proper equitable relief and for costs ot suit. Mary Elizabeth Peterson, Plaintiff. By J.

O. Fife and W. II. McCamish, Her Attorneys First published Aug. 14, 1897.1.

Bishop Fink's Condemnation Gave it A Great Boom. The eleventh annual picnic of the United Irish societies was held Sunday at Chelsea Park. Some of the clergy had condemned the picnic because It was to be held on Sunday, but that did not keep the people back, and the crowd was so large that it was with the greatest difficulty the road took care of It. It started coming early and it kept coming until late, and when the people concluded to go home, there was a car famine. There were a number of politicians from both sides of the ne on hand, and they put in a busy day of it shaking hands.

There were also present a number of the Catholic clergy, who evidently did not agree with Bishop Fink, who had condemned the picnic. The young people had -commenced dancing in tne pavilion by noon, and they kept it up all the afternoon and all the evening. Around the park were more different kind of hurdy-gurdy attractions than could be found at a country fair. There was a' tent full of Indians who gave a ghost dance; there were lung testers, strength testers and phonographs. There was a bowling alley, shooting galleries and half a dozen other sports-of amusements, and they were all well patronized, for the crowd was out for a good During the afternoon there was a program of athletic sports, and the races attracted a great deal of attention.

Deputy Marshal Dunn was the master of ceremonies. The speakers of the afternoon were Congressman William a. Cowherd and Daniel O'Byrne. It was late in the afternoon when Edmund Lynch, as master of ceremonies, introduced Congressman Cow-herd. Mr.

Cowherd did not speak at length, but his remarks were particularly apt, ami tribute to the Irish race for its fidelity to the mother country brought fortu. a cheer. Mr. O'Byrne is a young attorney, and he made a strong and clever speech. Many prizes were given in athlet' contests.

HOBOES IN THE COUNTRY. Farmers Arming to Protect Themselves Against Tramps. The trouble between the farmers in the icinity'of White Church and Piper and the tramp is not ended. Last week tramps were drien from that neighborhood by an armed posse after a lively encounter, in which one of the members of the tramp contingent was shot in the shoulder. On Friday, two of the gentry appeared at the home of Otto Morash, the leader of the posse, an! toll him that the gang would return in a few days and burn all of his haystacks and his house.

They also threatened the entire neighborhood, say-ng that they would have revenge for the manner in which they were treated. Morash at once notified his neighbors of the threat made by the hoboes, and as a result a vigilance committee has been organized with about fifty members. Saturday night sentinels were stationed at each farm house, to be on the lookout. Morash has removed all the grain he had stored in his barn to the home of his father-in-law near Leavenworth. A number of the farmers from that vicinity were in the city Sunday, and consulted Sheriff Longfellow in regard to the matter.

The sheriff is at los just what to do, but assured the man that if the tramps returned and attempted to destroy any of their property that they (the tramps) would be severely dealt with. Ine sheriff is of the opinion that the farmers are needlessly alarmed, and that the vagrants will not return after the treatment they received last week. The marauders ave not been seen in that part of the. country for several days, but the vigilance committee will continue to keep its sentinels stationed at several of the farm houses for some time. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, AND CHICAGO.

The Stock Yards on the State Line in This City Beat the World. 'A live stock commission man, talking about the stock yards law suit, says: was in Chicago recently and the yard managers there spoke enthusiastically of the Kansas City system. They say there that the reason for this excellence is due to the freedom given the Kansas City management by the Eastern stockholders. There have been no strings tied to them. In eerything they do a system is apparent, and no expense has been spared to make the Kansas City system complete, and the yards up to date in every possible detail.

It is a great business, one of big expenditure and infinite detail, and it is all looked after in a most thorough manner. This matter of feed also cuts less figure than is generally supposed, as many cattle are not fed here to amount to any thing and the amount of feed necessary for any one shipment the short time it is in the yards is small. "There are no such yards as these anywhere else in the world. In Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and other places the managers are hampered by the directors in carrying out improvements, pushing for new business and in fact, their expenditures are cut to the 'actual necessities.

Here it is different, for money seems to be object if the City yards can be made more convenient to the shipper, the buyer or the seller. NO PARDON FOR SELLS. As was stated wou- be the case a week ago, Governor Leedy declined to pardon Willie Sells. He made known his determination Saturday. The board of pardons had unanimously recommended a pardon but the Governor; after examining the evidence decided the boy was guilty of murdering the other members of his family.

The lucifer match is not so very old. The Sir Isaac Holden, aged 91, died last week. It takes a mean man to ask a Popu ijst: "How about the price of silver and the price of wheat?" Service law, quoting liberally from the speeches of those who framed the law to show that its Intent has been per verted, and also queues letters of George Washington declining to appoint an applicant for a Government position on the ground that it would be "political suicide" to appoint men to office who are enemies to the wants of the Administration. Then Gen. Grosvenor complains that the various bureaus and departments of the Gov ernment, by the operations of th Civil Service law, are in the hands of the opponents of the Republican nartv.

and that official reports are so colored and toned as to be used as campaign documents by the Democratic party. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE They Emulate the Republicans and Get Along in Peace. The Wyandotte county Democratic central committee met at Haines' hall, Saturday afternoon, Everything passed off quietly. The hall was crowded with people who expected to see a repetition of the scenes of the Saturday before. Chairman Dodson called the meeting to order, and it at once proceded to business.

A committee of five was appointed by the chair to confer with the Populist and Free Silver Republican committees to agree upon a division of the offices and the time and place of holding the conventions, as follows: Ed Daniels, Wm. McGeorge, Sanford Haff, H. T. Zimmer and J. W.

Jenkins. Certain rules, to insure fairness and honest voting at the primaries, were introduced by J. Carlisle, and unanimously adopted. A NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE. The Kansas City College of Medicine and Surgery, which was incorporated August 12 under the state laws ot Kansas, will open its doors Wednesday, September 22.

in the New York Life building, Fifth street and Minnesota avenue. The entire upper floor has been leased for the college. The course will consist of three years, graded. The board of trustees is composed as follows: President, Stephen A. Dunham: vice-president, George M.

Gray; secretary, James L. Harrington; treasurer, Ernest L. Lutz; John B. Scroggs, Milo Buel Ward, George O. Coffin.

Henry M. Downs, Albert J. Welch. Park L. McDonald, Robert E.

Morris. Stephen A. Dunham, M. is president and Ernest J. Lutz, M.

dean of the college. There are twenty-six well-known physicians in the faculty. THE HORSE LEAGUE. The Argentine Horse league held its sixth annual picnic Saturday in Connor's grove. A unique feature was a voting contest for a box of soap to be given to the dirtiest man on the grounds.

There were three contestants, but the man who won the soap was a stranger, who refused "to give his name. As soon as he received his prize he made a break for the Kaw river, and the supposition is he intended to make good use of his prize. Another unique feature was the old man's race, which was won by R. J. Tiss, 73 years old.

There were a dozen contestants in this race, but Tiss outdistanced them all with ease. The prize was a bottle of wine. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS DIES OF CARBOLIC ACID. Christopher otevens, a painter, living at 718 Miami avenue, in Armour-dale, died Saturday afternoon from the effects of a dose oi carbolic acid taken with suicidal intent. Stevens had been out of work and was despondent.

He had been threatening to kill himself for several days, but his friends did not believe he would carry out his threat. TO VESTIBULE. The Metropolitan Street Railway company is preparing to conform with the law passed by the Kansas legislature last winter requiring that all cars be vestibuled. The Metropolitan company' operates the 'iirmourdale, the West Side, the Rosedale and the Elevated electric lines. The cars are already vestibuled and the winter cars of the other two lines are in tne shops where they will be remodeled.

Tumors and Cancer cured without pain or cutting. Consultation free; Dr. McLaughlin, 516 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. and lie paid in 200-cent dollars..