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I THE KANSAS AS CITY STAR. LAST EDITION 17: NO. 147. KANSAS CITY, FEBRUARY 13 1897-SATURDAY. TEN 4 "OURFEW FOR THIS SIDE.

Kansas City, May Follow the Exam. ple of Kansas City, Kas. Alderman W. W. Morgan said this morning that he would report the "curfew ordinance" favorably to the upper house tonight.

Last spring Colonel Hoagland, the "newsboys' friend," about introducing "curfew ordinances," came to Kansas City on this Kansas City, adopted it, but, due to unfavorable reports from Omaha, where the law was also passed, the Kansas City, ordinance has lingered since last April in the police committee of the upper house. It prohibits children under 15 years of age from being on the streets after 9 o'clock at night, unless accompanied by the parent or legal guardian, or unless they have their written consent. "Any minor, parent, guardian or person" violating any of the provisions of the ordinance is made "subject to a fine of $25 or imprisonment in the workhouse fifty days, or both." Alderman Morgan this morning called up Alderman Seddon, who is a member with him on the police committee, and they, a majority of the committee. tine then there reported favorably on old ordinance. "I feel this way about it.

said Alderman Morgan, MI don't think it would amount to more than being a means of frightening bad boys to stay at home. Parents can say, 'Now, here, Johnny, if you're not good the police will get So it won't do any harm, and they do tell me it's a good thing in Kansas City, Kas." The curfew ordinance which was enacted by the mayor and council of Kansas City, at the request of Colonel Hoagland, has been in force in the city across the line almost a year, and it has been pronounced a success. Before It went Into effect youngsters were frequently at play on the streets as late as 10 and 11 o'clock at night, but now when the big Armour whistle blows at 9 o'clock every night they scamper off to their homes and go to bed. The Kansas City, police have made few arrests under the law and the offenders have not been made to suffer the penalty in any of these cases. The police judge has always given the boys a lecture and let them off, because he thought a night spent in jail was punishment severe enough.

If Kansas City, adopts a similar law the Armour whistle will be the "curfew" as It is in Kansas City, Kas. ORDERS LOWE'S ARREST. The House to Send an Officer -Lowe Will Not Go. Jefferson City. Feb.

of the first moves in the house this morning was the introduction by Wight of Randolph of resolution ordering the arrest of Prosecutor Lowe of Kansas City, Mr. Pope, chairman of the house investigation committee, said the committee had found it absolutely necessary to have Mr. Lowe's testimony, Lowe had refused to give it. He recounted the incidents connected with the affair and said: "If Mr. Lowe can disregard the summons of this house every one else can do it.

If there is no er to punish Mr. Lowe there ought to be a law which will provide for future cases of this kind." Pope moved the adoption of the resolutico. It was adopted by a viva voce vote. Speaker Farris ordered his elerk this foreneon to prepare a writ for Lowe's arrest. It will be placed in the hands of the sergeant-at-arms before night, and Lowe will probably be arrested Monday morning.

Prosecutor Lowe was informed to-day of the action of the house and he laughed in him good-natured way about it. "What will I do? Why. I will do nothing but attend strictly to my business here as I have been he said. "But suppose this officer arrests you?" "Well, wait till he does." said Mr. Lowe.

He would not say whether he would submit to arrest and go with the officer to Jefferson City or if he would fight the process by resort to habeas corpus proceedings. LEGISLATORS FOR HANNA. Clear Majority Virtnally Pledged to Fate for the National Chairman. Canton, Feb. Joseph P.

Smith. exstate librarian and confidential friend of Mr. McKinley, has just completed a canvass of the state legislature, which 19 said to assure the election of M. A. Hanna as United States senator to succeed Mr.

Sherman, if an extra session of the assembly shall be called. The replies to the canvass are said to have been almost in the nature of pledges and the Hanna men are confident. If Governor Bushnell shall now call A special session of the legislature it is held that It will be an acknowledgment that he has given up the fight. If he does not call the legislature together, it is said that Mr. Sherman will recall his acceptance of the place of Secretary of State and remain in the Senate.

Fifty-nine newspapers are now advocating Mr. Hanna's selection. EXTRAVAGANCE CHARGED. Mr. Sayers of Texas Arraigns the Republicans of House.

Washington, Feb. House resumed consideration of the sundry civil bill at the opening to-day, but Mr. Cannon denied that it was intended to pass the bill Monday under suspension of the rules, but called. attention to the fact that March 4 drawing near and that the naval and general deficiency appropriation bills had not been acted on. He explained the large increase in the sundry civil appropriations as due to the necessity to provide for river and harbor and public building contracts heretofore authorized.

Mr. Sayers of Texas then made a speech arraigning the Republicans for extravagance. He asserted that the total expenditures of this Congress would be 45 million dollars in excess of a billion dollars, and declared that the Republicans could not frame a tariff bill to raise enough money to run the government unless expenses were reduced. BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST. Fierce Snow Storm and a Gale in South Dakota and Minnesota.

St. Paul. Feb. -Specials from South Dakota and Northern Minnesota report a heavy snow storm now raging with a gale of wind which drifts the snow badly. Fifteen inches of snow are reported at Little Falls and six inches at Banesville, and at Miller, S.

there are fears for stock, as farmers are short of feed. One of the fiercest blizzards of the winter set in at 4 o'clock this morning at Aberdeen. S. and in two hours time traffic was abandoned on. all lines.

A west-bound passenger train is in the drifts one mile and a half the other side of Groton, and nothing can be done to extricate it at this time. James river division trains are all laid up. AMERICAN IRON IN LONDON, Castings for the New Tunnels in the Metropolis From This Country. London. Feb.

13. Wolfe Barry, president of the Institute of Civil Engineers, warns British manufacturers that they must wake up to the fact that American castings are being used in the new tunnels of London. He says: 'A decade ago the idea of Americans exporting castings to England would have been laughed at. Now it is a fact. I do not believe that the United States can seriously compete; but nevertheless the thin edge of the wedge is cutting one and must be respected." Killed by a Railroad Train.

Shawnee, Feb. For A Three Star Comic Opera. Detroit, Feb. 13. -Della Fox yesterday signed a contract that had already been signed by Lillian Russell and Jefferson De Angelis for a production by the three at the Casino in New Yo about April 1 of a new comic opera, "Tie Nuptial Day." of which the words are Stanislaus Stange and the music by Julian Russell, the two being the authors of the opera "Brian brother of Live Stock Agent Kilpatriek of the Choctaw.

Oklahoma Gulf railway, was killed while switching in the yard here this morning. He left a wife and one child. Mrs. Webb's Funeral To-Morrow. The funeral of Mrs.

Frances T. Webb, who died yesterday at her home, 1812 Agnes avenue. will be held at the family home at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The body will be interred at Elwood cemetery. FIVE O'CLOCK PAGES.

prostrated with grief. The message was I to go to the Shelby home and tell Mrs. THE LATE GENERAL JO O. SHELBY. old three gray weeks haired ago he veterans called of to the see war, General that Shelby, came in here and asked where the general was, said Mr.

Regan. told me he was in there," pointing to the closed door of a side room. went in and the general was talking with Colonel Hunt. As soon as I opened the door he looked up and said: have you any room in that burying ground out at Forest Hill for thought he was joking of course, and I said there was room for all of us old fellows. Well, when I die I want to be buried there among my old said the general to me, and I said: General, want to be buried there, too, and I want the honor of being near you.

That is all that was said, and we each laughed about it. but I am sure the old general meant it, and I am sure it was his wish to be buried there. W. M. Draffen, assistant United States attorney, said that he was at General Shelby's home yesterday and Samuel Shelby, his son, had remarked that when his father died he would probably be buried at Butler.

Some one else remarked that the people of Lexington wished the general to be buried there. While the conversation was going on, in a subdued, tearful tone, Major Jacob Stonestreet, who had served through the war with General Shelby, came in. and said that in a conversation several weeks ago General Shelby had said he wished to be buried in the ex-Confederate cemetery at Forest Hill. It was decided that Captain Regan ought to go to the Shelby home and tell Mrs. Shelby about the wish that had been expressed by the general to his old comrades.

So this telegram was hastily written and sent to Mrs. Shelby and signed by Captain Regan: "Do not decide on place of burial till you see me." It was found that Captain Regan could catch a train at 11 o'clock for the Shelby this home, There was no time to waste and letter to Mrs. Joseph 0. Shelby was written: "We beg to assure you of our condolence in the great grief which has come upon you: and also of our keen regret and grief over the death of General Shelby. Without wishing to intrude upon your opinion as to the proper burial place for him.

we yet feel that he should be buried at Forest Hill cemetery in this city. This is in consonance with his expressed desire, and it seems to 115 fitting that he should rest among those who fell about him in the brilliant battles be fought during the war. His public record has endeared him to the people of the state, and in burying him at this place an opportunity would be offered to the people at large to visit his grave from time to time that would not be if he should be buried at Butler." The letter was signed by John R. Walker, United States district attorney; W. M.

Draffen, assistant district attorney; C. B. Anderson. United States pension agent: C. C.

Colt, chief United States deputy shal: Milton Welsh, surveyor of the port; Dr. F. G. Henry, surgeon to United States prisoners; Webster Withers. internal revenue collector: Mr.

Hawkins, chief deputy collector: Major Jacob Stonestreet and Major Charles Carples. The letter was given to Captain Regan and with it he left on the 11 o'clock train for the Shelby home. After he had gone the company of old veterans sat and talked, and occasionally tears streamed down their rugged cheeks and their volces were choked with sobs. Dr. F.

G. Henry sat in a chair at the dead general's desk, a folded newspaper clutched in his hand, his felt hat pulled low down over his eyes. Dr. Henry had fought under Shelby in the war and bad been his family physician for years after the war. Some one said something in A subdued voice about the hospitality of the dead general.

"He was all heart, all heart," said Dr. Henry, and he burst into tears. A moment later he said: 'See what he said a day or two ago. When he was lying there unconscious and the doctors were getting ready to go, he roused up and said to his wife: "Betty, don't let the doctors till they get supper. and then he relapsed back into a comatose condition.

That wats a small thing, but it shows the character of the man. That spirit has pervaded his whole Another tearful pause. and Dr. Henry slapped the desk with the folded newspaper and said emphatically: "Gentlemen, he was the Chevalier Bayard of all Major Carples, gray mustached and milltary looking, with eyes red from weeping, said in a broken voice: "Soon after General Shelby was appointed marshal said to him one day: 'General, do you know you have some one in your office who fought you for weeks in the he said, who is it? I said, and then I told him I was in A. J.

Smith's command of Union troops, which chased Price and Shelby in the Missouri expedition." Major Carples wiped his eyes and continued: "I'm him glad I've got his picture, One day I took by the arm and forced him into a gallery and had his picture taken, and it's framed on the wall at home. He was my best friend, always so kind." The old major was gray and weatherbeaten and rugged from years of war and work. but his voice broke with a sob that from heart, he put his handkerchief to his eyes and went to a window overlooking the street, put his elbows on it and gazed out. There was a long silence and then Dr. Henry said: "Boys, I feel like quoting from that old song of Daddy Grimes: 'We ne'er shall see his like man came up stone stairway at the other end of the building.

He had gray hair and mustache. a sharp, thin face, and wore a faded white felt hat, a Confederate hat: and the man was every Inch a Missouri Confederate, a relic of the lost He walked down the long marble corridor with his hands deep in his overcoat pockets, his eyes looking straight ahead. He walked to the open door of the marshal's offce and saw the rosette and streamers of crepe. He stopped and stood a moment with his under lip between his teeth. Then out came his red bandana handkerchief and without a word or look at anyone he pressed it to his eyes.

leaned his elbow on a high desk near the door and silently wept. For several minutes he stood and then without word he turned and went out and down the stairway. The crepe On the door had confirmed the news he had heard on the street. "There has been a dozen of them up here this said Mr. Colt.

"They are his old soldiers." and the words had hardly been spoken when another old man. mudbespattered and weather worn, came 117 and sat down. He asked if it was true that the general was dead. Several heads nodded a reply, and the old soldier crossed his legs and put his old felt hat up to cover hia face and eyes as he wept. Innumerable stories were told of the generosity.

the hospitality, the kindness of heart of old general. The men who told these reminiscences loved him. When voice of one was broken with tears the others wept with him. A telegram was received from Judge Phillpe. It said simply: leave for home to-day Defer funeral till Monday.

Notify my wife. Major Stonestreet recalled as a curious coincidence that General A. J. Smith. who fought General Shelby during the war, died a fortnight ago in St.

Louts, Said the major: "He made the raid with Price in the fall PRICE TWO CENTS. SEVEN SPITTERS FINED $1. POLICE COURT SPECTATORS WHO CHEWED TOBACCO PUNISHED. Judge Gifford Begins at Home to Enforce the Order on Expectorating in Publie Places- -Fines Remitted to Save the Men From the Rock Pile. On the wall to the right of Judge Gifford's bench in police court this placard has hung for two long years: Please Do Not Spit on the Floor, For a while police court spectators obeyed the order to the letter, but they soon became familiar with it and ceased to obey its injunction.

Yesterday morning Court Sergeant Frank Snow stood up, after Judge Gifford had called court to order, and announced: Attorney Burnham Instructs me to Inform the guests of this court that if are caught spitting on the co floor they will be charged with committing a nuisance and fined." The first infraction of the order came this morning when seven men were caught spitting on the floor fined $1 each. John Harvey, the court janitor, WaS instructed to keep an eye open this morning for men who spat on the floor. While the judge was going through his docket John was mingling with the crowd. Every few moments there would be a commotion among the "guests" and John would be seen marching al man to the prisoners' detention room. To each of the seven surprised and bewildered men John said: judge wants to see you after court." Some of the men objected vigorously to being led away.

After the regular court docket had been disposed of the seven men were lined up before the judge's desk. They gave the names of P. Anderson, Daniel Smith, James Gleason, J. H. Lloyd, Roy Hines, Charles Holling and Robert Herndon.

'You are all charged with committing a nuisance by spitting on the floor." said the city attorney. "Guilty or not guilty said six of the men. "T'se guilty. jedge, of spittin' on de floor." said a big. ragged negro.

"But it's de fust time I'se been here Deto'1 years n' I think it'll be five years come "Didn't you see that asked the Judge, pointing at the placard on the wall. echoed the men, "but we forgot ourselves. you know better?" "I couldn't see de said the big negro. 'Course I knowed better. butYou are each fined $1, said the judge sternly, "Right this way," said Sergeant Snow, and the seven crestfallen men were led away to jail.

Once in the holdover they began writing notes to the judge, pleading for their fines to be revoked. "I'll not let one of them off. said the judge. "Spitting on the floor of this courtroom must stop." Late this afternoon Judge Gifford relented and remitted the fines of the seven men. They had been held for several hours and the judge thought that sufficient punishment.

If the fines had not been paid or refitted the men would have gone to the workhouse. Several weeks ago the health board put up placards in the street cars giving warning not to spit on the floor. The injunetion has been generally obeyed and no arrest has been made for violating it. If an arrest ty made the spitter will he proseented under the general nuisance ordinances, under which the fines this morning were imposed. THE SHEIDLEY CASE ARGUED.

Mr. Tichener and Mr. Ladd Appear Before the Supreme Court. Jefferson City, Feb. B.

Ladd and C. 0. Tichenor: of Kansas City came here yesterday and late in the afternoon began the argument in the case in which the Kansas City board of education sued the Sheidley heirs for $15.000 of the $25.000 which was given for a free public library in Kansas City. The case came to the supreme court on an appeal from the circuit court in which judgment favorable to the board was given. Mr.

Tichenor began his argument about fifteen minutes before the court closed for the evening. The argument was resumed this morning and at 10 o'clock Mr. Tichenor closed. He raised the question of public polley. His argument was that the Sheidley notes were not a gift, but simply a contract to give and to make a vaild contract there must be a consideration.

That consideration. the board said, was that the board decided to submit to a vote whether the bonds should be issued. It did so submit the question and did issue the bonds after they were voted. Mr. Ladd attacked the position of Mr.

Fichenor and asserted that it. was good public policy for school boards to receive gifts great or small for so worthy an object as building a library. The case was submitted at 11 o'clock to the court en bane and taken under advisement. PENN VALLEY PARK CASE. A Jury Will Soon Place Vaines on the 900 Pieces of Property in the Tract.

The third week of the "Penn park trial ended in Judge Dobson'e division of the circuit court to-day. The room was crowded with persons interested in the trial. The case will not be given to the jury before the latter part of next week. Then the Jury will put In something like three months viewing and estimating the value of the 900 pieces of property affected. "Penn comprises that part of Kansas City reaching from Twenty-sixth street south to Thirty first street, the city limits, exclusive of the Catholie Orphans' home, and from Summit street to Wyandotte, including a silp one-half block wide from Delaware to Main.

The city wants to condemn this land for a park. The ownerg are willing, but want as much for their holdings as they can get. The price forms the issue now joined in court. There are 300 houses on the "Penn valley" plat, mostly small homes owned by workingmen. Real estate men estimate that before the matter 1 is ended, the city will have spent nearly this million dollars in the acquisition of park.

The estimate of the city's experts upon the improvements alone is 000. JAIL ACCESS CUT OFF. Breaking of a Key Prevented Officers Getting in for an Hour. The key that unlocks the steel cage which contains all the cells of the county jail was broken this morning in trying to open the door and for an hour, while a new key was being made, it was impossible to get in or out of the jail. Prisoners whose cases were set for trial this forenoon in justice's courts could not be got out of the jail and their cases were continued.

If a fire had broken out within the hour there might have been a holocaust, but no accident happened and in an hour a locksmith had made a new key. LOOTED A LAWYER'S HOUSE. Thieves Make Rich Haul of Jewelry the Home of Attorney Orem. The home of Attorney S. B.

Orem, 1428 Holmes street. was entered by thieves yesterday afternoon during the absence of the family. A rear window was forced open. Without being discovered by the neighbors the thieves looted the house, getting away with a lady's gold watch. an onyx ring.

A silver handkerchief holder, revolver, magnifying glass, a silver watch, stamp album with a collection of stamps and a small mond stud valued at $15. Suits on Park Avenue Tax Bills. James O'Connor. who, by city authority, paved Park avenue from Twelfth street to Eighteenth street, has transferred many of his special tax bills to M. Schoenberg.

who has brought suit in the circuit courtagainst all property owners who have not paid their tax bills. Lost or Stolen--Lady's gold watch and chain, with small key attached to chain; case number 22,951, Standard movement number 519.603. Inscription: Edith-Birthday August 29, 1894. Finder will please return and receive a liberal reward, or any information leading to Its whereabouts will rewarded. Call at Star ollice.

THE TREATY WILL GO OVER. NO ACTION BY THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE SENATE POSSIBLE. The Foreign Affairs Committee's Last Amendment to Bring Each Question for Arbitration Before the Senate Does Not Placate Obstinate Oppositition. Washington, Feb. as yesterday's executive session of the Senate was about to close Mr.

Sherman announced that the committee foreign affairs would hold a meeting previous to to-day's session to try to prepare amendment that would be so acceptable to the Senate as to make it possible to secure the ratification of the treaty before adjournment to-day. He also announced that he would not ask the Senate to devote more than one more day to the question this session. This was called out by several speeches, in which suggestions were made as to the importance of speedily disposing of the treaty either temporarily or permanently by agreeing to a postponement until the extra session, or by a direct vote on the document, which would result either in its ratification or relection, and the suggestion which appeared to meet with the most general favor was one looking to the postponement of further consideration until immediately after March 4. AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN VAIN. When the foreign affairs committee met to-day, after some debate, it agreed to an amendment to the arbitration treaty providing that all negotiations under the treaty should be submitted to the Senate just as an original treaty would be.

This carried out the suggestion by Mr. Turpie and was based on the general concession by those who spoke yesterday that if there could be any assurance that this interpretation would be placed in the treaty if accepted, there would be no especial opposition to its ratification. When the Senate met to-day in executive session, it was immediately informed of the action of the committee on foreign relations and it was also stated to be the purpose of the committee to withdraw all the amendments heretofore suggested by the committee in the belief that the amendment now made would be sutficient to meet all the objections that had been advanced against the treaty. It soon developed, however, that the proceedings in the committee had not been as harmonious as the friends of the treaty. had been led to hope and that Senator Morgan and other opponents of the agreement had made it clear that even with the amendments the treaty would not be acceptable.

So evident was -this opposition that the advocates of ratification became convinced for the first time that the opposition was irreconcilable and that notwithstanding the conciliatory spirit manifested by the friends of the document, it would still be necessary for it to fight its way through the Senate. STILL MORE AMENDMENTS. Other amendments were suggested by individual members of the Senate during today's session. One of these was by Senator Chandler and binds both contracting parties to this treaty to make similar agreements with other nations whether weaker or possessing large war establishments. The amendment also declared it to be the purpose of the present treaty to promote the polley of military disarmament and to exemplify the principle of arbitration for the benefit of other nations.

THE DEBATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. During the debate yesterday afternoon Mr. Turple contended that in view of the indisputable fact that the Senate was a part of the treaty making power of the United States all agreements would have to be submitted to ft. Mr. Daniel took an opposite view.

as did Mr. Chandler, the former showing that, from his point of view, the government would. by the acceptance of the treaty, place itself in a position to make this country subordinate to England in many important respects. and Holding with Mr. Morgan that the Senate in accepting the treaty would voluntarily delegate to another authority its share in the treaty making power.

Mr. Hoar said that the final ratification of an agreement for the settlement of all disputes by resort to a tribunal of peace between the two great English speaking nations would be a splendid example to the world at large and would tend to make arbitration general among civilized nations. It would at least be an entering wedge. He had been willing to accept the treaty 48 reported by the committee, but. if it could be further amended so as to render it tore acceptable without completely.

destroying its effect he would be willing that this course should be taken. Mr. Chandier announced himself as for the treaty, if amended. as opposed to it if not amended, and as favorable to a postponement until March 6. He urged that the Senate could best consider the treaty during the special executive session immediately following the inauguration of Mr.

McKinley; that it was too important a question to be disposed of hastily and called attention to the fact that the Senate had held the Russian extradition treaty for 8 year before acting upon it. Mr. Lodge said that his interest in the treaty wassuch and that he was soanxious to secure its adoption, that he would agree to any change in reason that would insure its acceptance. He would accept any amendment that might afford a better safeguard for the rights of this country. He believed that an amendment could be formulated which, while maintaining the integrity of the document, would still render it acceptable to the Senate.

Mr. Elkins urged that the whole question should be postponed until next session. Speeches were also made by Vest. Vilas and Stewart, Blackburn and others. CAUTIONED BE CALDERHEAD.

The Kansas Congressman Foresees Danger in the Accumulation of Wealth. Washington. Feb. the last meeting of the house banking and currency committee, Mr. Calderhead of Kansas, pronounced gold standard Republican.

spoke against a bill to incorporate the International American bank with Cornelius Bliss, Andrew Carnegie, P. D. Armour and ten other millionaires as incorporators, eight branch banks to be established in other countries. Among other things Mr. Calderhead said: "The whole United States is in a condition of unrest.

The under half of the country believes that it is injured, and injured largely by the power of aggregated wealth. They actually believe it. They believe it to such an extent that large areas of the country need nothing but a leader of ability to give us an insurrection. That is the truth, and that is the political storm that will follow any attempt, direct or indirect. to incorporate the men named here into a private bank.

with a capital of millions of dollars, and the piea that it is done for the benefit of international commerce will not answer that mob -for it is a mob -which only needs a commanding general to lead it. If the leader should happen to have the military instinct it would mean civil The speech was taken as a warning to the East, and was marveled at the more because of the speaker's politics, and there was a sensation in the committee room. YOUNG QUAY ARRESTED. The Senator's Son Accused of Having In spired Libelous Articles. Pittsburg, Feb.

R. Quay, son of Senator Quay, was arrested this morning on charges of criminal libel preferred by State Senators C. L. Magee and William Flinn. He is charged with furnishing the material for the article published in the Commercial Gazette stating that Magee and Flinn had sold out to Hanna in the McKinley canvass for the nomination.

He gave a bond of $1,000 in each case for a hearing on Monday. Other arrests in connection with the cases are promised. POLITICIAN A BURGLAR. Ex-Clerk Jones of the Missouri House Canght Rifling a Trunk. Jefferson City, Feb.

13. -Chief of Police Henderson this morning arrested Joseph F. Jones of Springfield at the City hotel just as he was rifling a trunk in the room occupied by Senator Miller. For several days guests had been missing small articles from their rooms. In 1891 Jones was engrossing clerk of the house.

He is a well known politician. He was placed under bond for $300 and not being able to secure It was placed in jail. Kansas City's Best Highest Priced Hotel THE NEW COATES. THE BLOCKADE AGAIN BROKEN. The Little Vesuvius Neatly Slips Through Admiral Bunce's Lines.

Charleston, S. Feb. 13. -Notwithstanding Admiral Bunce's carefully arranged plans for the effectual blockade of Charleston harbor the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius successfully ran the gauntlet of the North Atlantic squadron last night. The blockaders were not aware of the feat of the ocean pacer until the prearranged signal, a skyrocket, was fired from the Vesuvius.

Admiral Bunce was surprised and disappointed, for he had thought the thing impossible. How the blockade was run is prized as a secret on board the Vesuvius, but the officers are as pleased over it as the blockaders chagrined. The passage through the fleet was made as safely and expeditiously as the most experienced blockade runner could have made. The trip of the Vesuvius showed her officers to be thorough naval tacticians. The Vesuvius arrived off Charleston yesterday from League Island navy yards, near Philadelphia, remained outside until after night fall, when she extinguished her lights and began maneuvers to slip by the fleet.

The rain and fog lent their kindly offices and a little before 9 o'clock she dropped her anchor. The Vesuvius is said to have taken the regular ship channel, by the between use of which she was forced to pass the blockading fleet and was not I discovered by the searchlights which played over the channel continuously during the evening. The dispatch boat Dolphin, which is said to have also given the fleet the slip a few nights ago, is expected from Jacksonville at any time. The Cushing. Eriesson and torpedo boat No.

6 are also on their way to reinforce the blockade runners. W. E. MASON STRICKEN. The Illinois Senator- Elect Overcome Suddeuly- The Physicians Puzzled.

Chicago, Feb. States Senatorelect W. E. Mason was overcome by nervous excitement this afternoon while engaged in conversation in his parlor with Mr. Orendorff of Canton, and without any warning began to reel and then sank to the floor unconscious.

He remained in this condition until after the arrival of a physician. According to Dr. A. W. Gray, Mr.

Mason's temporary collapse was due to the nervous strain under which he had been laboring, but the doctor hopes that the result will not be serious. The senator must, however, give up all thought of matters connected with his legislative office for the present. A consultation of physicians was held and later it was announced that Mr. Mason was probably not a victim of apoplexy. As soon as possible he will be taken South for several weeks' rest.

After one of the hottest political struggles ever known in Illinois, Mr. Mason WAS elected United States senator only a few weeks ago to succeed General John M. Palmer, Democrat. "Billy" Mason, as he has been familiarly known to his admirers, was probably the best known Republican stump-speaker in the country. The strain of the last national canvass followed by the excitement and wear and tear of his fight for the senatorship, seem to have been too great for even his remarkable vitality.

THE M'OULLAGH INVENTORY. The Estate Principally Personality -Much of It Depreciated Mining Stock. St. Louis, Feb. Administrator Richardson filed with the probate clerk yesterday an inventory of the estate of Editor J.

B. McCullagh. The realty, consisting of two lots here, one in Leavenworth, and one in Golden City, and 295 acres in Jasper county, was not valued. The personalty was returned as consisting of $12,880.14 in notes and interest: $826,912 in stocks: $5,790 in bonds and coupons; $30,331.32 in cash, and $383 in chattels. Of the cash, $26,693.13 was on deposit in the National Bank of Commerce, $1,508 in the editor's pockets; $150 due as salary; $1,800 due as dividends of Globe-Democrat stock, and $179.89 in checks representing rents and the like.

The stocks consisted of shares in the Eureka and Excelsior Gold Mining compantes worth on their face: shares purporting to be worth $24,000 in the Pat Murphy Mining company: $5,000 in the Edison Illuminating company of this city, and $30,000 in the Globe-Democrat. SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER FIRE. Congressman Murray Calls for an ration of Election Methods. Washington, Feb. -Representative Murray, the colored Republican of South Carolina, introduced in the House to-day a resolution reciting that the electoral vote of that state was irregular and authorizing the Speaker to appoint a special committee of five members of the present House who will serve also in the next House to investigate the alleged irrgularities.

The resolution recites that a large number of citizens of South Carolina have memorialized Congress to reject the electoral vote of that state on the ground that it is not an expression of the will of the electors who have been debarred from exercising their constitutional rights: that a republican form of government does not exist in South Carolina, and that the paramount duty of Congress is to see that a republican form of government is to be observed in South Carolina and other states. LILIUOKALANI'S CLAIM. The Ex-Queen Declares That She Never Legally Abdicated. Washington, Feb. A.

Palmer, private secretary of ex-Queen Liliuokalani, issued a statement yesterday in which he claimed that the ex-queen had never legally abdicated, but was still the lawful queen; that she had signed the documents only when threatened with death and had then signed it wrongly. The members of the Hawalian legation make light of the claim hold that Lilwas really deposed two years before she signed the abdication documents. From other than legation sources it is learned that this document is really of considerable value, in that It destroys the last vestige of a veil concealing Liliuakolani's true intentions and hopes. Her coming to Washington, in the light of the Palmer proclamation, is now recognized as part of an effort to secure a reopening of her case, as is evidenced by a sentence referring to a review demanded by a large portion of the people of this country. I NO DUESTROW RESPITE YET.

Governor Stephen Will Not Announce His Decision Until Monday. Jefferson City, Feb. -Governor Stephens late this afternoon had not acted on the application for a temporary respite for Duestrow, the St. Louis millionaire murderer. The information given out at the governor's office is that he will not act until Monday.

He must act then or not at all for Duestrow is sentenced to be hanged on Tuesday. MARLBOROUGH ON THE TURF. Some of the Vanderbilt Money Will Be Used on a Racing Stable. London. Feb.

The Duke of Marlborough is going in for extensive racing. His horses will be trained by Marsh of Newmarket, who trains for the Prince of Wales. The duchess is interesting herseif in the stable as well as in all the other departments of the duke's estate. Senator George Able to Travel. Washington, Feb.

George of Mississippi, whose condition has been improving for several days, will leave for his home to-morrow. His physicians think he will be able to stand the trip without danger. He will be accompanied by his daughter and his two sons. NEWS NOTES. NEWS NOTES.

Fire in Malvern, yesterday destroyed the frame storehouses which caped from the fire of July 18 last. The losses aggregate $12,000. Fire in the John Hauck Brewery company's malt. house in Cincinnati destroyed about 100,000 bushels of barley and malt. which was flooded and some machinery.

LOSS $75,000. Fire in Mars, early this morning destroyed the railroad depots, the National On Well Supply company's building and several stores, causing $100,000 with $05,000 Insurance. GENERAL SHELBY AT REST. THE LONG STRUGGLE AGAINST DEATH ENDED PEACEFULLY. Unconscious for Hours Before the Calm End- -Kansas City's Ex-Confederate Association to Have Charge of the Funeral-Burial at Forest Hill.

Merwin, Feb. Jo 0. Shelby died at 4:20 o'clock this morning, 50 peacefully that those who watched at his bedside scarcely realized that the end was at hand until he breathed his last. General Shelby remained unconscious to the last and no word or sign of recognition of those about him came from the dying man. His eyelids had remained closed for some hours and there was only a relaxation of the features as the hand of death swept across the pallid face.

General Shelby began to sink at 9 o'clock last night. At that hour Drs. Boulware and Gilmore said he could not survive beyond midnight. The family had already given up the last ray of hope and Mrs. Shelby and her daughter, Miss Anna, were not borne to them for an hour.

Then Mrs. Shelby simply said that she had expected it. Joe and Ben Shelby, with C. F. Haldeman and George Hall, were watching at the bedside when the signs of death approached.

Mr. Haldeman called attention to a sudden pallor which came over General Shelby's face and the members of the family, except Mrs. Shelby and Miss Anna, were called to the room. Ben Shelby, Joe Shelby and Webb Shelby had borne up remarkably throughout their father's sickness, although they were passionately devoted to him. When they realized that the end had come they were completely overcome.

TO BE BURIED IN KANSAS CITY. To-day the household is one of extreme sadness. Mrs. Shelby asked that each of her sons be sent to her room this morning and she offered them a mother's consolation. Sam Shelby had been sent to Kansas City last night and was not present when his father died.

Miss Anna Shelby had not seen her father for a week owing to her own illness. She had almost hoped to the last that her father's sickness was not as critical as the others of the family believed. All along the family had hoped that General Shelby would regain consciousness before his death and this fact added to their grief. He had not spoken a word for over forty-eight hours and had given no sign of rational consciousness for three days. The body lies in the east room, which was occupied by General Shelby as a bed room for many years.

The face shows evidence of the long struggle and intense suffering which the patient underwent. The eyes are sunken and the cheeks hollow. while the body is emaciated from the rav. ages of the high fever. No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made, but the family decided.

after consultation this morning, to bury General Shelby beside his comrades of the Confederacy in Forest Hill cemetery, Kansas City. Ben Shelby said the people of Bates county wanted his father's body to rest in the cemetery at Butler, twenty miles from the family home, and he their wishes should be regarded. However, Mrs. Shelby and the other members of the family felt that the Kansas City cemetery would be the proper place for burial and SO decided. EX-CONFEDERATES IN CHARGE.

Telegrams were gent to the leading members of the ex-Confederate association at Kansas City and other points in the state this morning notifying them of General Shelby's death. The ex-Confederate veterans of Kansas City will have charge of the funeral and will complete the arrangements there. The body will likely be taken from here by special funeral train over the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf railroad Monday. The body may lie in state in Kansas City for a day, although this will be left entirely to the Confederate veterans. "Uncle Hunter, General Shelby's old body servant, wept like a child when he was told that General Shelby was dead, burying his face in his hands and sobbing: "My old Mars is Time and again he repeated this, and he could scarcely be I comforted.

When the news of General Shelby's death had spread to Adrian, Butler and Merwin. the neighbors and friends of the family began to assemble. Every man. woman and child in Bates county was General Shelby's friend and the country side had anxiously inquired for him every day since he had been sick. To-day when the news of his death became known.

the entire community was in mourning. THE NEWS IN KANSAS CITY. Friends and Old Comrades Pay Tearful Tributes to the Dead Soldier's Memory. The news of United States Marshal Shelby's death was received at. the government building early this morning in a telegram from Jo Shelby to C.

C. Colt, the chief deputy in the marshal's office. The telegram read: "Father died at 4 0'elock this morning." Crape was hung on the doors to the marshal's office and all business was suspended. The deputy marshals and others gathered in the office and talked the matter over sadly. Chief Deputy Colt sent telegrams at once to Attorney General Harmon at Washington and to United States Judge John F.

Philips, who is at Colorado Springs, notifying them of the death of General Shelby. In a short time friends of the dead general began to gather in the office. They came in with tearful eyes and generally said nothing. Those who hadheard on the street that the old general was dead, but were not sure of it, and came up to inquire saw in the crape on the doors and in the faces of the group in the office the confirmation of the news they had heard. It was not necessary to ask question.

At 9:30 o'clock Stephen Regan came in. He is old ex-Confederate soldier, prominent member of the ex-Confederate association, and a member of the committee which has charge of the plot of ground in Forest Hill cemetery set apart as an exConfederate burial ground, where seventyfive ex-Confederate soldiers lie burted. Mr. Regan told the group, made up mostly of of '64. It was made for the reason that Gen eral Sherman was in Tennessee making are rangements for his march to the sea and our object was to draw away some of troops and cripple him.

We did delay his march six weeks. He sent General Smith after us. He crossed the Mississippi at Napoleon. Ark." "Yes, and I was with him," interrupted Major Carples. followed and fought us clear Kansas City and we had some severe ing.

ANECDOTES OF SHELBY. Old Comrades Tell Incidents That Shew the Dead General's Character. "No man could ride with Jo Shelby for four years and be worth his salt at anything else," said Major J. F. Stonestreet.

to-day, "I did it, and ought to know. have not been worth killing since." Major Stonestreet was an associate of General Shelby in his boyhood and WAS with him through the war. Perhaps no man in Kansas City had a more intimate acquaintance with the dead general. "Shelby was essentially military," Major Stonestreet went on. "He loved the life.

Its dangers, labors, rough living and brilliant successes suited him down to the ground. If he had been placed that all of his years could have been spent in war he would have been the happiest man on earth. To him the soldier's life was the happiest of lives; the soldier's death the death of deaths. He was fond of his men, but he did not spare them. In his four years of campaigning many, very many, of them were killed.

He was not sentimental about it. They took their chances, he used to say. He exposed them to no dangers that he did not share himself. He, too, took his chances. "He was morbidly sensitive about the conduct of his men--the more so that they bore the reputation of which, it must be confessed, they earned.

Hard riding and fighting make a hard appetite, and they were no respecters of other people's pigs and poultry. Once we were halfstarving in Arkansas. Shelby and I rode down to the White river to water our horses. A detachment of the troops was doing the same thing just below us. Among them was Dick Gentry, now of Kansas City, He was a gallant private and a good fellow.

Slung across his saddle was a sack, carefully tied and bleeding at one end. What you got there? demanded Shelby. havin' my clothes said Gentry. 'You'd better get back to said the general, 'or your clothes will bleed to death. was put in the guard house.

That night a quarter of fresh pork found its way to Shelby's tent. haven't an idea where this came he said, as he looked at it hungrily, 'but go 'round to the guardhouse, orderly, and tell 'em to turn Gentry loose, There's no use in keeping a man shut up all of his life for a little "We were down in continued Mr. Stonestreet, "when we got the news of coin's assassination. The men were on view and the intelligence went down the line like a flash. Some of them foolishly cheered.

said General Shelby, sitting erect on his horse, with one hand raised in air and his head bared, this is the heaviest blow yet dealt 115. Lincoln's slaughter was the act of a mad man. If he had lived ho would have been just and generous to the have said that he was a soldier pure and simple and he had a genius first for getting into tight places and then in getting out of them. Sometimes, however. he was cornered and then he fought as the wild boar fights, willing to die himself, but anxious to take a whole lot of folks along with him.

When we raided Missouri and captured Booneville a vastly superior force massed between us and our base of operations to the south. We had to get back and there was but one way in which to do it. There were but 700 of us at 1. the time. but with Shelby at our head we cut our way straight through.

We lost many men," added Mr. Stonestreet, gravely, "many good men. "Shelby was never tired. I have known him more than once to be in the saddle twenty-four hours straight and at the elose he would dismount as lightly and apparently 18 fresh as when he mounted. Nor was he ever sick.

I have never heard of him taking medicine. He had an iron nerve. In one of our battles he was shot through the wrist with a minie ball, which came out near the elbow. WAS near him and he did not even draw in his breath. "He was very jealous of his men's reputation and did all he could to restrain looting.

Once. on the south bank of the Arkansas river, we came to a well stocked farm. We had captured some supplies and every man of us had on a new federal overcoat. The planter was a Union man and welcomed us Joyfully. my he said, 'yonder's my sheep, and here's my mule lot.

Boys, help We ate until we could bold no more. Then Shelby undeceived him. His people had been killing ours wherever they could catch them, and he made ready for death. Shelby, however. hired him as 8 guide through the mountains, paid him for his services, paid him in good money for all we had eaten and gave him safe conduct back home.

A year afterward that fellow rode nearly hundred miles to shake the general's hand. "Major General Holmes was in command of our part of the Transmississippi department. He was a West Pointer. Prestdent Davis was el West Pointer also. and thought that no man could be a soldier unlose he bore the hall-mark of that academy.

Therefore, he appointed Holmes, who was a gentleman and well meaning, but stiffnecked and dull. Holmes sent for Shelby. 'General. he said, when the cavalry leader appeared, your men have been stealing, it must be stopped. They are said Shelby, 'whoever told you 90 lies.

believe it is said Holmes. Why? asked Shelby. everybody says Do vou believe a thing when everybody says so? do! you know what everybody says about do 'I not. What do they They say that you are damned old fool. and Shelby walked out.

"What is more." continued Mr. Stonestreet. "Shelby was right. Men can't fight starve. too.

Shelby was a soldier only. As man of business, he was a failure. Into business life he brought the same bold policies that distinguished him in war times, same dach and the same recklessness, they wouldn't do. He would lend money to anybody who asked for it, taking security, and to have served in his command was an open road to his purse. To day of his death, he was beset by hangers-on who had known him in wartime.

He seemed never to weary of them to learn that they were leeches. "He waS exceedingly generous. His friends were welcome to anything he had he considered himself welcome to anything his friends had. He wanted nothing himself. but he would pick up anything about camp and give it away to some one who needed it.

I remember that orce. had net owned an extra shirt for long time. I captured some calico from Yankee settler and Confederate women made me a half dozen beauties. I put them my tent and resolved that 1 would never have another gray-back on me as long as lived. I was called away for a couple of days and when got back my shirts were gone.

Shelby had given them to a lot of young dudes who hung about his tent as staff officers, because they considered themselves too good to go into the line. I was hot. but it didn't do any good. He only laughed, is plenty more calico where came from, was all I could get of him. As illustrative of General Shelby's umform courtesy and old-style bearing an anecdote is locally related of him.

Near his office In the Federal bullding worked young woman of whom the old gentleman was very fond. He would enter her office two or three times a day and talk to her in knightly and courtly fashion. he found any man there wearing a hat. would instantly pluck it off. 'Sir.

the would say, "do you know no better. than to remain covered in the presence of lady, sir' It made no difference to Shelby whether he was acquainted with the offender or not. "It 19 not generally known." said Judge Parkinson, who has been the general's torney for a long time, "but practically his grip on life three montha ago. He had been despondent and had lost some strength. He seemed to have premonition of an early ending.

Early In the winasked him if he would apply for appointment as United marshal at hands of President McKinley. have not made a more In that direc tion. he watt, 'and do not intend to could have the place again If wanted know, but my successor will.