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FINISHING TOUCHES.
THEY ARE BEING PUT ON CARNIVALPREPARATIONS.
iTHE TOWN IS IN GALA ATTIRE.
CARNIVAL COLONS EVERYWHERE INII CS IX ESS DISTRICT.
JTIie Entries lor the Flower ParadeXcnrlng the lOO 3Iark Many Vis-
itors Already Here Handsfor the Carulvul
Parade.
Tho advance guard of the Carnival weekisitors has arrived. Already Urg has
hecn a brisk demand for apartments forthe coming week and the boarding housesand family hotels are beginning to fill up.Out-of-to- people are beginning to paytheir annual visit to friends and relativeshere, and the faces of many strangers areto be seen on the streets. The railroadsliave already noticed the increase In thetide of humanity that is flowing this, waynnd are making preparations for handlingtho biggest crowds next week in the his-
tory of tho Carnival festivities.The business houses along Main and Wal-
nut streets are coming out in gala colorsand scores of men and boys are rapidlytransforming the business houses in othersections of the city into Carnival coloring.All of tho wiring for the illumination ofSlain and Walnut streets has been doneand by Monday night everything will bein readiness for the turning on of the elec-
tric current that Is to make the most bril-
liant display of lights ever seen In thiscity. Tho electric light company was un-
able to furnish the power to light all of theIncandescent lights along these streets andthe committee on Illumination found itnecessary to secure power from businesshouses along tho thoroughfares that are tobe illuminated.
The entries for the Flower parade areHearing tho 100 mark and it looks now asthough there would be more than thisnumber of equipages in the parade. Sev-eral additional entries were received yes-terday, notable among them being that ofR. M. C. Lord, who will show the teamwhich he bought of M. H. Tichenor & Co.,of Chicago, during the Horse show, forwhich he paid $4.0u0. This is the last dayfor receiving entries for this parade, asthe divisions will be made up this eveningand the various entries assigned to theirplaces in the line of march.
Very little remains to be done so far asthe details of the Carnival parade areconcerned. The floats are about completeand the division marshals have appointedtheir aides. It has been decided that themarshals shall wear white duck suits withblack leggings, and white caps and whitegloves. The bands have all been engagedand the committee that has had In chargethe work of preparing for this year's day-light pageantry and Parade of All Nationsfeels that a day of rest Is about due. TheChinese are getting their dragon intotshape, polishing its horns and teeth,brightening Its scales and arranging forthe men who are to carry the monsterthrough the streets. The colored divisionhas its floats ready. "'
It was discovered yesterday that MissFrances Lathrop, who was chosen as amaid of honor to represent Westport Inthe Flower jiaradc is in the East attendingschool and she will not be able to fill theposition to which she was elected. As therewill bo Just twenty-fou-r maids of honor'without Miss Lathrop the exact numberneeded to fill tho floats tho vacancy willnot be filled.
The musical feature of the Carnival pa-rade this year will be better than ever,twenty-tw- o first-cla- ss bands having beenengaged to furnish the music for the pa-rade. They are as follows:
Third. Regiment band, Kansas City.Battery B band. Kansas City.Avenge s Dana, juinsas jny.Penn Valley band, Kansas City,Postal bank, Kansas City.Midland Colored hand, Kansas Cltv.Light Guard band, Kansas City, Kas. .
McGeorgo's band, Argentine, Kas.Carthago Light Guard band, Carthage,
Mo.Third Regiment band, TI. R. K. of P.,
Glrard, Kas.Paola Concert band, Paola, Kas.Famcus Foster band, Foster, Mo.Chlllicotha Concert band, ChIllIcothe,Mo.Plclser's Military band, Abilene, Kas.Caman Military band. Winfleld, Kas.First Regiment band, Guthrie, O. T.Chinese band, Chicago and St. Louis.Pryor's band, St. Joseph, Mo.Gormley's band, Topeka, Kas.Hutchinson band. Hutchinson, Kas.Pittsburg Route band, Pittsburg, Kas.Marine band, Springfield, Mo.The workers of the division of the Karni-val Krewe parade that will be composed
of Great Britain and her colonies met atthe Midland lintpl Inst nrpnlnr and nniY- i-pleted many details of the parade. Theyare in need of a few more aides for theBritish and Scotch divisions, and CaptainHpndlev will be glad to get a few more to-day. The main float will show Britanniawith her ten colonies. The Scotch division,with its drum corps and pipers, will be fol-lowed by a platoon or Scotch HighlandersIn full costumes, which is expected to beone of tire most striking features of thoParade of Nations.
Programmes Held for Vantage."Oh, how I wish people would be careful
and not add to our troubles," said TomWalker, superintendent of carriers in theyesterday. "When the Priests of'alias programmes came out we posted abig sign at the window that they required3 cents to carry them through the mailsbut here are sixty-eig- ht put in the officethis morning with but 1 cent on them.They, cannot go. Wo hold them and notifythe party., to whom the package is ad-dressed, but that takes time and makestrouble for all parties."
noard of Trade "Will Ailjonrn.The board of trade yesterday adopted a
resolution that the loard adjourn at noonnext Wednesday and all day Thursday, onaccount of the Carnival festivities.
I. ft. l.The Question of Rnilronil Fare for
Visitor Settled by n Main StreetMerchant Round Trip Free.
The proprietors of The Model clothinghouse, one of the leading firms in this line,aro malting an offer to Carnival visitorsnext week which, for liberality and enter-prise, has never been equaled.
It is a fact that a great many of ourfriends will make their trips here a com-bination one, of business and pleasure, infact, tho larger percentage will purchasetheir winter outfit. Bargains galore, aswell as King Ki Kl, will reign supreme.
Mr. Max Weil,, the proprietor of TheModel, proposes to assist hU friends andcustomers in a financial as well as a socialway, and here Is where his enterprise isshow n.
When you reach the city enter anv carat the Union depot it will take jou directto The Model, any conductor knows thelocation. If jou have grips, etc., you cancheck them at Tho Model, where they willbe safo and secure, free of charge, as TheModel has fitted up a number of roomsespecially for this purpose, and a boy willbe constantly in attendance and subject toyour command. Comfortablo chairs andtofas can be found on any floor of thismammoth establishment rest yourself, itis his wish and another thing, you willnot be asked to purchase a penny's worthof goods. In a financial way he is moreman a mend. His offer is: It you desireto make a purchase from his mammothstock for yourself or family to the amountof $13.00 ho will return to you your rail-road faro from your residence to KansasCity and return, within a radius of onehundred miles of King Ki Kl's home.
This is certainly a most generous offerard should be taken advantage of by everyone.
The entire six floors will bo brilliantlyilluminated, each one with thousands ofIncandescent lights, turning night into day.
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making a sight well worth going manymiles to see.
The Model's offer should be taken withmore than ordinary weight, as it is onoof the oldest and most influential clothinghouses in the West Central states, and allannouncements made by this firm are al-ways very carefully fulfilled.
THE BRYANJIDESHOW.Karnlvnl Krewe Makes a. Statement,
to Which. Only Wet Nurse Su-llivan Objects.
The level-head- members of the Kar-nlv- al
Krewo made a determined effort lastnight to have John Sullivan, tho Demo-cratic Free Silver Club and the owners oftho grand stand on Grand avenue abandontheir scheme of having William J. Bryanspeak from the "official" grand standWednesday, and hold the meeting else-where, as the Krewo is a business organi-zation and wishes no erroneous impressionto go out that it had one iota to do withrolitics.
John Sullivan alone objected, weaklybackedby his protege, Tom Spofford.,. Heheld that it was none of the Krewe's busi-ness; that arrangements had been made forBryan to speak at the ed "official"stand, and that there he would speak. Mr.Sullivan would listen to neither reason norargument. He put his peanut politics aheadof public spirit and his petty nothingnessagainst the combined wisdom of the Krewe
but the Krewe was helpless. It has noth-ing to do with tho "official" stands. There-upon the following was adopted, Mr. Sulllvan alone voting no:
"In view of the fact that statements havebeen made to the dally press to the effectthat the Kansas City Karnival Krewe areInterested in the engagements of Mr.Bryan, the firemen's display, band contentand other events scheduled for the grandstand at Ninth and Grand avenue. Karnivalweek, be it"Resolved, That we make the following
official statement to the newspapers, andthat our press agent be requested to givethe same all possible publicity:
"That the Kansas City Karnival Kreweare not responsible for the above events.andhave no interest, nor ever have had any.financial or otherwise, in the said grandstand seats for other attractions than thethree parades, viz.. Priests of Pallas. Flow-er and Kansas City Karnival Krewe. onTuesday evening. Wednesday afternoonand Thursday afternoon respectively, andfor only these attractions is the grandstand the official stand of the Krewe."
The engagement by Mr. Sullivan of theNebraska Juggler to appear In one singlecontinuous performance Wednesday nighthas brought out, for tho first time, the realfacts in connection with the "offi-cial" grand stand on Grand a enuo. News-papers and the public had been led to be-
lieve that this stand was an investmentof the Karnival Krewe. The Impressionwas allowed to seep Into the minds of thepeeple that this stand was to be the greatvantage point, that the Krewe had been atenormous expense In building it, and thatevery half dollar ,pald for a seat was justso much of a contribution toward theheavy 'expenses of the Krewe in givingKansas City such a grand festival." A sin-gle man seems to have been largely re-
sponsible for this thliyear.When it was stated yesterday In The
Journal, on the authority of John Sullivan,a member of the Krewe and also a mem-ber of the Free Silver Club, that the clubhad rented the stand for Wednesday night,and from the Krewe, there was wrath anddenial from other members of the Kreweand the facts were given out.
The "official" grand stand onGrand avenue was not built by the Karni-val Krewe. It is a private speculation, pureand simple. It was built by George J. Gray
,and the Kansas City Scenic Company. TheKarnival Krewe has not a dollar investedin it. Mr. Gray said last night that theKrewe gave them permission to call it the"official stand" under an agreement bywhieh the Krewe Is to receive 20 per centoi me receipts irom me crowd to view thePriests of Pallas, Flower and Carnivalparades.
Only tho Priests of Pallas Is an eveningparade. The builders of the stand arefilling up the other evenings as they like.Neither the Karnival Krewe nor Priestsof Pallas have anything to do with anyof tho shows or entertainments to be giv-en. They will not be a part of the fall fes-tivities proper, so far as any official sanc-tion or organization responsibility goes.The Are department will not appear, aspart of any official programme. It wasengaged to give an exhibition for 25 percent of the net receipts that night.It Is gratifying that the public knows
these facts. It is more satisfactory to theaverage man to know that only 10 cents ofthe half dollar you may pay for a seat willgo to the Krewe. or only 12 cents net tothe firemen, than to think you are givingthe whole 50 cents to these organizations.It is likewise worth while to know that itwas to private individuals to which thecity gave permits to completely. obstructthe sidewalk and nearly obstruct tho en-tire street on Grand avenue.
Such entertainments as It Is proposed togive at 23 cents and SO cents per head asside shows to the Carnival are subject, itis understood, to city license.
' STEPHENS' WORD GOES.
Scarrltt anil Gregory Swallow TheirMedicine anil Make Hayes
Actual Chief.It Is now settled, so far as Commissioners
Scarrltt and Gregory aro concerned, thatThomas N. Valllns, the su-
perintendent who was for a timo the defacto chief of police of Kansas City, will,not be given that office again after he haslived In Missouri long enough to become acitizen of tho state. At the meeting of thoboard of police commissioners yesterdayafternoon. Acting Chief John Hayes wasmade permanent chief. This action wastaken by Commissioners Scarritt and Gregor-
y-the latter Introducing a resolution tothat effect, which was adopted by theirvotes. Tho resolution also provided formaking Acting Inspector of DetectivesJohn Halpln permanent inspector, and forpromoting Lieutenant Thomas P. Flahiveto captain and Sergeant William E. Web-er to lieutenant.
Mayor Jones asked that the appointmentsbo voted upen separately, and this wasdone. Ho refused to vote upon the proposi-tions to promote Hayes. Halpln and Fla-hive, but voted for Weber's promotion.
G0LDSBY'SG00D LUCK.
When "Westport Is Annexed Its Post-master May Get a Life
Position.If tho plans for the consolidation of
Westport with Kansas City are carried outit will give something better than a fouryears' term of office for Postmaster J. D.Goldsby, who has just been appointed tothat position. The. custom under the civilservice direction In consolidations Tins hppnto make the postmaster of a village consol-idated the superintendent of the stationthat is formed to take the place of the of-fice that is consolidated. In this wav hogets in completely beneath the protectionof the civil service, and can only be re-moved for cause after a hearing. Hemight be able to hold for many years In-stead of for the term of four years.
Two Orders by Judge Scott.Omaha, Neb., Oct. 1. Judge C. R. Scotthas Issued an order calling on the board
of fire and police commissioners to imme-diately restore W. W. Cox to his positionas chief of detectives or go to jail. An-other order requires the Nebraska Tele-phone Company to .furnish a local attorneywith a telephone at $3 per month.
Hotel Victoria First-Clas- s,
But not exorbitant. O. B. Stanton, Prop, .
mait5aIT IAS SUICIDE DAT.
NEARLY A SCORE OF TRAGIC DEATHS
IS NEW, YORK YESTERDAY.
A MOTHER'S MURDEROUS DEED.
KILLED HER FOUR CHILDREN AND
HERSELF BY ASPHYXIATION.
Bridegroom Jumps to Ills Dentil Froma Hotel Window Several Persons
Drink Carbolic Acid andSeveral Otlicis Tara.'
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New York. Oct. 1. L'enr'y n scor cf un-
fortunates met tragic deuhs in and i.boutthis city y. It was suicide U. Tosome death came in sloop; stveiat sufferedthe agonies that come with caustic poisons;shooting was found rn eay way to ridcne of the burdens of lite; a convict cuthis throat with a piece of glas. One, awoman, brought her four children for aday's pleasure in the metropolis. She andthe' children are dead now. A physician Inhigh standing, who came here Inst nightwith his bride of an hour, leaped from awindow in his apartments in a moment,his friends say, of frenzy.
No day within lectnt jears has been soreplete with tales uf weak human nature.Here is the list:
Mrs. Caroline Rhir.ius. cf West Folnt, N.Y., and her children. Laura. 13 year old,William, aged 11; Albert, i. and Elizabeth,5, found dead In the West Shore hotel atForty-secon- d street and Eleventh avenue,asphyxiated by gas; thought to ba murderand suicide.
Harmon S. Burt, of Norwich, Conn., reg-
istered at the Devonshire hotel. East Forty-secon- d
street, as'E. W. Smith, of Provi-dence, R. L; found dead in bed from poison.
A man registered as C. F. K. Royce, SanFrancisco, found dead at th Grand Unionhotel. A tube through which gas was flow-
ing from an open jet was in his mouth.Nothing was found by which he' might beidentified.
Dr. Robert W. Flagg, a prominent youngphysician of Yonkers, who came to thiscity last night with his bride, leaped fromthe window in his apartment In tho Mur-ray Hill hotel this morning, for what rea-son it is not at present known, fracturedhis skull and injured himself otherwise sobadly that he died late this afternoon.
Theodore Miller, out of work, killed him-self by shooting at his boarding house onSeventh avenue.
Rudolph Knoche. out of work, drank car-bolic acid and died an hour later.
At White Plains, Edward L. Hafner andFrank C. Holly, of Norwalk, Conn., theformer a cigar merchant and the latter Inthe employ of a druggists' supply company,were found dead In their apartments, as-phyxiated by gas.
At a picnic in the outskirts of Brooklyn,William Klynger killed John McNally bya blow with his fist.
Mrs. Bertha Hummel died in the Seneyhospital in Brooklyn from the effects ofcarbolic acid, which she took while de-spondent this morning.
Julia Cotto, of Brooklyn, worn out byfamily troubles, ended her lifewith a draught of carbolic acid.
George Martin, serving a sentence forburglary In the Kings county penitentiary,cut his throat this afternoon with a pieceof glass part cC a. J.?okc:t lamp chimney,and cannot recover.
Michael Walsh Was found dead at theFulton hotel, from the effects. It Is be-lieved, of drugs.
BRIDEGR00MA SUICIDE.
Dr. Flagg, Who Was Married, theNight Before, Jumps From a
Hotel "Window.New York, Oct. 1. Dr. Robert N. Flagg,
2S years of age, of Yonkers, N. Y., whowas married there last night, attemptedsuicide to-d- by jumping from a secondstory window of the Murray Hill hotel.His bride was in the room at the time andshe went to the hospital with him In theambulance. Dr. and Mrs. Flagg reachedthe hotel abDUt midnight and, after regis-tering, were assigned to rooms. Both ap-peared to be in good spirits. After break-fast, they returned to their rooms and hadbeen there only about fifteen minutes whenMrs. Flagg rushed screaming down thestairs to the lobby of the hotel. Her hus-band had jumped out of the window. Hisskull had been fractured, his leg brokenand he had received severe bruises of thebody. He was carried into the hotel, wherehis wife met him calmly. The ambulancesurgeon said tho man was dying.
Mrs. Flagg. who was Miss EleanorHurner, a professional nurse, of this city.Is about 2G years of age and decidedly goodlooking. She said at the hospital that, inconversation with her husband, the latterhad become greatly excited and rushed tothe window to jump out. She tried to re-strain him, but he thrust her aside andjumped. At Dr. Flagg's residence in Yonk-ers It was said that when he left homeyesterday he was in a very nervous con-ditions.
WAS IT CRIMEJJR ACCIDENT?
Wife and Four Children of an Enlist-ed Soldier Found Dead In a
New York Hotel.New York, Oct. 1. A woman and her
four children were found dead by asphyx-iation In the West Shore hotel. Forty-secon- d
street and Eleventh avenue, this morn-ing. Tho woman had evidently killed herchildren and committed suicide. They weroregistered as "Mrs. Caroline Rl inlus, WestPoint, and four children." They arrivedby a train which came from West Pointlast night at S:i3 o'clock. Mrs. Rlvlnius ap-peared to bo about 40 years old. The chil-dren were two boys, one about 15 and theother about 7, and two girls about 13 and7 years old.
The victims of the terrible tragedy werethe wife and children of Robert Rlvlnius,an enlisted man in the United States armyat AVest Point. Rl inlus Is a printer intho administrative building. He has beenIn the army thirty years, and expects tobe retired in July next. He Is a Germanand speaks English imperfectly.
Mrs. Victor Laher, a sister of Mr. Rlvlni-us, says that the trip of her sister-in-la- w
to New York was merely a pleasure ex-cursion. Neighbors scout the suicide the-ory.
KILLED BYTjnST BLOW.
Political Excursion In New York Endsin a Murder and a Free
right.New York, 0L 1. A trolley excursion of
a political division of the Cast division, ofBrooklyn, to Dexter park, had a murderousending this morrlnr. A young womanwhom William Kliigcr had taken, .'rankand chatted with John McNally. KHugerobjected and made an Insulting remark tothe woman, which McNally resented witha blow. Kllnger retaliated, and n! blowkilled McNally almost instantlv. Thefriends of the two men to-i- c up the fightand when a riot call hrensht out the po-lice they found men ara women engagedin a free fight, uins beer glasses andstones. Klinger dlapppared, but was cap-tured later.
Yonns Wife Kills Herself.St. Louis, Oct. 1. Mr3. Lena Ripley
Waters, a bride of three months, com-mitted suicide to-d- hv hanging her-l- f attho home of her slstr. Not a word wasleft fcr the husband. Lena Ripley wasmarried to Edward Waters the latter partof last June. The bride's family say thatWaters was a recent arrival here frouKansas City. .
Two Philadelphia Suicides.Philadelphia, Oct. 1. Two men unknown
to each other were found dead la adjoin
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ing hotels y, both having committedsuicide. One was Robert Jones Monoghan,a prominent lawyer of West Chester, Pa.,and well known as a Democratic politician.The second suicide was Joslah Daniels, ofWoodstown, N. J. He took laudanum in aroom of a hotel next door.
Retired Capitalist a Suicide.Muncie, Ind., Oct. 1. Samuel J. Atkins,
aged CO years, a retired and wealthy Ironmanufacturer, who' came to live in thiscity five years ago from Youngstown, O.,6hot and killed himself at noon to-d-
when his family was downstairs prepar-ing dinner. Atkins shot himself throughthe right temple while sitting in a chair Inhis bedroom. No cause for the suclde isknown.
MANY NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
Yellow Fever Situation nt New Or-
leans Not Improved QuarantineMeasures Opposed.
New Orleans, Oct. 1. To-da- y was againsomething of a record breaker in tho mat-ter of new cases. They cropped up in alldirections, but up to 6 o'clock the deathrecord was still low. The fever is rapidlyspreading in many directions, but th,e largemajority 6f cases are proving to be of aharmless type. The weather is warmr)andthe conditions excellent for new cases, buttho death percentage has fallen consider-ably below the record of 1S7S.
There were two deaths to-d- and twenty-f-
our new cases. The most importantnew case is that of Dr. Beverly Warner,the pastor of the rich Trinity church. Hiscase is a mild one. Rich and poor havealike been stricken y, and the re-ports to the board of health seem to showthat the best drained and best kept streetsare presenting cases as numerously asthose which are minus of sanitation. Theauthorities continue to keep the waterworks plugs open and evcry.gutter is tilledwith running water.
A bitter fight is being made on the boardof health because it is insisting in quar-antining inmates of houses in which yel-low fever exists nnd thniA hmtiwQ arVitohimmediately adjoin. Dr. Guiteras expressedthe opinion that it is possible to confine theinfection within tho room where the pa-tient may be lying; this has strengthenedtho fight of the public against quarantinemeasures. In spite of the storm of pro-tests, however, many eminent physiciansand professional men are urging the boardto continue its present course in quaran-tining houses. The crisis Is either heronow or close at hand, and It Is not consid-ered wise, no matter what may be the pub-lic indignation, to jeopardize the health ofthe whole community by allowing peoplein Infected houses or living next door tothem to go at random.
The fever here has, of course, not beendeclared epidemic, and for that reasonpbyslclans are disinclined to report yellowfever. A number of doctors saidin a formal protest, that if .their namesare reported in connection with yellowfever cases their practice will be ruined.Nobody would send for them if they havehad anything to do with yellow fever cases.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 1. The Increase ofnumber of cases continues slow, there be-ing but seven cases reported y, andone death.
The Commercial Club has called a meet-ing of citizens for to form arelief committee to asigst people thrownout of employment. There is much privatecharity at work. Mayor Bush leading, hav-ing empowered the chief, of police to re-lieve every sufferer that applies for aid,but there are many persons who will notapply, or who aro Ignorant of the help thatIs available.
Dr. Edwards, at St. Elmo, twenty milessouth of Mobile, on the Louisville & Nash-ville railroad, reports four suspicious caseswhich he diagnosed as yellow fever. A sus-picious case is reported at Grand Bay onthe same line. Health officers have goneto Investigate these. The Mobile boardof health his Issued orders that no personshall move out of the infected district intoany other part'of the city. It is sought toprevent ejectment for nt of rent.
Edwards, Miss. Oct. L DODunn, of thestate board of health gave thoAssociated Press the following statement:"Nineteen new cases have been reported
y. of which eleven are white and eightcolored. There wero no deaths
St. Louis. Mo., Oct. 1. Mississipplans liv-ing temporarily In St. Louis as a city ofrefuge from the yellow fever scourge helda meeting in the parlors of the Lindell ho-tel' to-d- and organized to raise funds,food supplies and medicines for their suf-fering friends and neighbors in the afflictedlocalities of that state.
Yellow Jnck Stops Work,Marble Falls, Tex., Oct. 1. Tho strict
quarantine regulations on account of yel-low fever are being felt here. Work onGranite mountain, where the stone Is quar-ried both for tho Galveston jetties and theSabine Pass harbor, has been temporarilyclosed, and as a result nearly 100 men areidle. The reason for the suspension ofwork Is that it is Impossible to get emptycars through the quarantine district.
THE DEFICIT FOR SEPTEMBER.
It Was f?Il,43.';,S17, Due to a Big De-crease in the Customs
Receipts.Washington, Oct. 1. Tho monthly state-
ment of the government receipts and ex-
penditures during September. 1897, showstho receipts to have been $21,933,093 and theexpenditures $25,368,815, an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts of $3,433,817. Forthe three months of the fiscal year, the ex-
cess has been $29,015,931. As compared withSeptember, 1896, there Is a loss of $2,631,-11- 6
In the amount of the revenues aud adecrease of $1,210,720 In ,the expenditures.The receipts for September last are givenas follows: Customs, $7,943,100; internalrevenue, $16,701,975; miscellaneous, $1,2SS.022.As compared with September, 1890, this isa loss of about $3,400,000 from customs anda gain of about $1,000,090 from internal rev-enue sources.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
Mayor B. C. Johnson, of Mexico, Mo.,tendered his resignation to'the council Fri-day evening and it will likely be acceptedat the next meeting.
The president has appointed Newton C.Bates, U. S. N., surgeon general and chiefof the bureau of medicine and surgery ofthe navy. Ho succeeds Surgeon GeneralTryon.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Companywill build a $300,000 addition to its plant atPueblo. The addition Is for the purpose ofmanufacturing structural, sheet and barsteel.
Frank Kahl, a boy of Joliet,III., shot his aunt, Mrs. Dan Brenner,through the heart with a rifle, killing herinstantly. Mrs. Brenner was only 16 yearsold and was romping with the boy at thetime.
Robert Tompkins, Dick Lane and otherAtchison, Kas., Populists who are againstfusion, will start a paper to fight
George W. Glick, fusion candidatefor state senator from Atchison and Jack-son counties.
The annual executive session of the Na-tional Council of Women of tho UnitedStates will be held on October 23, 26, 27 and2S. at Nashville. Tenn., under the auspicesof the women's department of the Ten-nessee exposition.
Fire which broke out early Friday atWillow Springs, sixteen miles from Chi-cago, on the drainage canal, destroyednearly half the town and made fifty fam-ilies homeless. The loss is about $50,000,with but little insurance.
Mrs. Langtry makes tho announcementthat she lias retired from the stage andthat her steam yacht, Whyte Ladye, willbe sold. Her racing stable, which Is con-ducted under the name of "Mr. Jersey,"will be retained and her horses run asheretofore.
J. H. Jones, an old Alaska prospector,will leave Galena, Kas., Saturday for theCopper river, which, he says, offers betteropportunities than the Klondike. He baseshis faith on Indians' stories. He will travelwith dogs and Indian guides, will carry acamera and will take copious notes.
In the Pawnee county district court atLarned, Kas., Thursday, during the trialof a suit, G. Polk Cllne, representing theplaintiff, resorted to personalities againstthe opposing lawyer, T. S. Haun. and wascalled a liar by Haun, when ho drew a re-
volver and would have shot Haun but forJudge Andrews' promptness In having thecourtroom cleared and the men led away.
The following fourth class Missouri post-offi- ce
appointments were made Friday: AtAtlanta, Macon county, L. Atterbury, viceG. Dodson, removed; at Bagncll, Millercounty, J.-- Roark, vice' J. Brockman, re-moved; at Fristoe, Benton county. J.Clark. lce W. Glsh, removed; at Fyan,Laclede county, Allen Parham; at Harts-bur- g,
Boone county, Byron Shears; atLatham, Moniteau county, L. Hickman; atrarkvllle, Platte county, W. Noland,
Immuil .SATURDAY.
DAY TRAIN ROBBERY
ROCIC ISLAND PASSENGER HELD UPIX INDIAN TERRITORY.
FIVE BANDITS IN THE GANG.
PASSENGERS RELIEVED OF THEIRMONEY AND VALUABLES.
Attempt to Blow Up the Express SafeAVlth. Dynamite Falls Al Jen-nlng- rs
and His Gang Sus-pected Posses Are in.
Pursuit.
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 1. (Special.) One ofthe boldest train. robberies in the history ofthe Indian Territory occurred this forenoonat 11:30 on tho Rock Island just this side ofChlckasha, I. T. The general suppositionIs that it was the work of Al Jennings andhis gang. There were five men in theparty, and they all wore masks. They rodeover on horses from the east, and com-
pelled some section men to flag the southbound passenger train. The robbers hid inthe brush and had the workmen coveredwith their rifles. When the train stoppedone of the robbers stepped into the cab andcovered the engineer and fireman, whilethe other four made for tho express car,where they tried to blow open the throughsafe with dynamite. The safe resisted thedynamite, but the express car was blownto atoms. The robbers next lined up allthe passengers on the outside of the carsand went through them, securing about$300 in money and many watches and dia-
monds. The mailbags were rifled and allthe registered packages taken.
Bloodhounds have been sent for, whiledeputies have gone in pursuit, being care-
ful not to obliterate the trail.A large posse of men from Chlckasha Is
following the bandits closely, while possesfrom El Reno and other pojnts that couldbe reached by telegraph are engaged in aneffort to surround the gang. It may be ex-
pected that a lively battle will be foughtwhen the posses come up with the out-
laws. It Is hardly possible, from the prai-
rie condition of the country, that they canescape, unless they reach the Wichitamountains.
The railroad has been expecting a holdupof Its night train for several weeks, andheavy guards were placed on trains at ElReno and run through to Chlckasha, butno guards were carried on day trains, as itwas not supposed that the bandits werenervy enough to rob a train in daylight.
While the robbery was In progress one ofthe bandits lost his mask, and the con-
ductor of the train says he recognized himas Al Jennings.
Jennings is the man Temple Houston shotin the arm at Woodward, O. T., abDUt ayear ago, when he killed his brother, EdJerijiings, in a.5pyvAl Jennings Is highly,accomplished, a civil engineer, andfy attorney of Canadian county, O. T.-- Forthe last few years he has had a toughreputation with the marshals. He Is saidto havo killed two men in Dcnison, Tex., afew j ears ago, but was acquitted at thattime, through influential friends. All theJennings family are well known in Kan-sas, Oklahoma and Eastern Colorado.threeof the boys and the father having prac-ticed law at various points. The elder Jen-nings is now probate Judge of Pottawato-mie county, O. T.
Ardmore, I. T Oct. 1. The Jenningsgang, which held up a Rock Island pas-senger train near Chickasha this forenoon,is thought to have a rendezvous near Pa-ol-i.
One member of tho gang was cap-tured a week ago and is in jail here. Ona promise of immunity, he to-d- turnedstate's evidence, and gave tho plans away.He says the gang intends holding up androbbing the early through south boundSanta Fe passenger near Paoll,A posse of ten deputy marshals, headed byChief Stowe, left on a .special train at alate hour ht to endeavor to appre-hend the bandits. They will board thethreatened train at Purcell, and expect anengagement with the bandits.
El Reno, O. T., Oct. 1. tSpccial.) A. J.Jennings, who is said to be at the head oftho band who held up the Rock Islandtrain y near Chickasha, is about 20years old; is 4 feet high, abnormallybroad shoulders and tapers down to bowlegs, and small feet. He has red, curly hair,a freckle face, wihch is firm and roundedout with a big jaw. He was born nearCharleston, W. Va., and entered the WestVirginia university in 1SS3, where he spenttwo years in the school of mathematics andsciences and a third year In the law school.Ho also belonged, during this three years,to the state military organizatipn knownas the state cadet corps. Young Jenningswas a musician and became drum majorof the corps, which position he filled withcredit and distinction and to the approvalof the thousands who were accustomed towatch campus drills. He was very mucha society fellow and, reasonably brightwith a fair amount of "nerve," he made avery good hand at the business. He wasnever distinguished for "fine recitations,"but when any pranks had been played thenight before, tho professors kept an ejeon Jennings. He had many frienus amongthe students. But one good old professor,
'F. S. Lyons, by name, became uneasyabout Jennings. He called htm In one dayfor a private talk. The good man reasonedfor an hour with him. Jennings told thestory. The good professor warned Jennings about his habits and assured him hewould go to the bad In this world as wellas In the next. J'Why, you will disgraceyour father and mother with the record ofa bandit if you do not control yourselfbetter," he remarked. Jennings often toldtho story as an amusing incident, little be-lieving that the prediction would becometrue.
STAFFLEBACKSSENTENCED.
George Goes to Prison .for Life andHis Mother for Twenty Years
Ed's Case.Columbus, Kas., Oct. 1. (Special.) To-
day was sentence day an court, and JudgeSktdmore announced tho penalty on thelargest lot of criminals ever sentenced atone time In this state. George Stafflebackwas sentenced to hang, and Nancy Staffle-back, his mother, to twenty years' impris-onment, which is practically for life. Inthe. case of Ed Staffleback, his attorneyprocured a writ of habeas corpus and hadhim before Probate Judge Sapp to test hl3sanity. He had been convicted of murderIn the first degree and before Judge Skid-mo- re
would sentence him he called in threephysicians to obtain their opinion upon thequestion of the sanity of the prisoner. Theirdecision was that he was insane.
There Is a rumor that Judge Skldmorewill decide that he is sane, in which eventhe will be sentenced morning tobL,?:i2ee'ljlnd wm be sent ' Lansingwith the other prisoners. Cora Stafflebacksaid that Mike Staffleback was the ab-ductor of the two girls whom he and Edmurdered and threw into an abandonedshaft about two years ago, but whosebodies have not been recovered at thistime. Fortunately, Mike"was in Jail on a
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charge of burglary. He was sentenced forsix years, which will keep him safe untilthe graver charges can be established.
AN ALDERMAN INDICTED.
Roman Alexander DumlirowskI, ofMinneapolis, Accused of Offe-
ring ?;;,000 for a Vote.Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. 1. Tho grand
jury has indicted Alderman Roman Alex-ander Dumbrowski for offering a bribe ofJ3.C00 to John de Laittre, member of thestate capitol committee. De Laittre chargesthat tho alderman told him there was $5,000In It if he would vote to give the contractfor the stonework on the new capitol to abidder using Kettle river sandstone. Al-derman Barnum was arraigned on a newindictment covering a defect in the oldcne, charging him with demanding a bribefrom Charles H. Richards for a gradingcontract. He pleaded not guilty.
Escaped Felons Recnptnretl.Red Lodge, Mont.. Oct. 1. Sheriff Dunn
has arrested J. M. Moore and Charles Rich,wanted at Marshall, N. C, where they areunder sentence to be hanged for burglary,which Is a capital offense In that state. Itcommitted after midnight. Tho brothersare George and William Cody, though theyhave been known here for nearly two yearsby aliases.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATI0N.
Admiral Bcardslce Says the Opposi-tion jo It Amounts to
Little.Washington, Oct. 1. Admiral Beardslee,
who has been in command of the Pacificstation for three years, returned to Wash-ington and called upon Secretaries Longand Sherman. With the latter he went totho White House and called upon PresidentMcKinley. The admiral in a short timewill make an Informal report to SecretaryLong, giving his views and opinions ofthe Hawaiian situation and such informa-tion as he has gained during his long stayat the islands.
Speaking of the opposition to annexation,the admiral said to-d- that it amounts tolittle. The substantial business Interests ofthe islands, with few exceptions, he said,favor annexation. These exceptions maybe able to wcrk up some opposition amongthe natives, but nothing of any conse-quence, in his opinion, can come of it. Theinterest of some persons in annexation Isapathetic, but they accept It as the besthorn of a dilemma.
SOLD HER HUSBAND FOR $4,000A Most Remarkable Matrimonial Deal
Was Consummated in St. LonlsYesterday.
St. Louis, Oct. 1. John A. Trultt, a con-
ductor on the Northern Central electricstreet car line, was sold to-d- by his wifefor $4,000 to a woman who declares thatshe loves the man more than his wife does.The deal was the sequel to the followingremarkable statement made to Mrs. Trulttby a Mrs. Stephens, who lives in this citywith her father:
"Mrs. Trultt: I love your husband andI want him. I have traveled the worldover and ho Is the first man I ever loved.I will give you $4,000 cash for him If youwill give him up."
Trultt, who is the father of four chil-dren, seems to agree to the deal..
It is stated that last Tuesday Mrs. Trultt.knowing that her husband loved another,attempted to take .her life by swallowinga big dsse of morphine.
MRS. HOFFMAN
But One Vote Cast Against Her forPresident of the Stnte
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Carrollton, Mo., Oct. 1. (Special.) At to-
day's session of the W. C. T. U. conven-tion, Mrs. C. C. Hoffman waspresident, with but one dissenting vote.On the third ballot, Mrs. Ingalls was elect-ed vice president with a majority of twoover Mrs. Williams. Miss Ellen Morris waselected corresponding secretary and Mrs.Glazier was elected treasurer. The follow-ing delegates to the national W. C. T. U.convention were chosen: Mrs.Laura Boleyn,Mrs. Sarah Nutter, Mrs. Nell Burger, Mrs.M. E. Galllday and Mrs. Hayes; delegate-at-larg- e,
Mrs. George Reynolds, Carroll-to- n.
Delegates to the world's conventionat Toronto, Mrs. Glazier, Mrs. Callle Howe,Miss E. D. Morris. The next conventionwill be held at Poplar Bluffs. Twelve hun-dred dollars was pledged to the work bythe convention.
OMAHA EXPOSITION ROW.
Resignation of Dion Geraldine as Su-
perintendent of ConstructionDemanded.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 1. A demand for theresignation of Dion Geraldine as superin-tendent of construction for the Trans-Mississip- pi
exposition was made at a meetingof the executive committee this afternoon.There has been much dissatisfaction withGeraldlne's course for several week3, andtho storm that broke to-d- has long beengathering. Manager Rosewater, of tho de-partment of publicity, presented the reso-lution calling for Geraldine's retirement,and supported it with a long list ofcharges. Tho matter, after a brief discus-sion, went lover until whenGeraldine will be given a chance to ex-plain some of the things alleged againsthim.
AMERICAN GIRLWINS HONORS.
Miss Leonnrn. Jnckson Has Capturedthe Mendelssohn Stipcndlam
at Berlin.Berlin, Oct. 1. Tho mucn-covetc- d music
prize, known cs tho Mendelssohn stlpendi-u-has been won by Miss Leonara Jack-
son, an American competitor.The competition1 aroused the keenest In-
terest among musicians and students ofmusic. Representatives of a score of coun-tries and of all parts of Germany enteredthe lists.
The prize is 1,500 marks. This is the firstoccasion when a stlpendium has been wonby an American.
GREECE'S NEW PREMIER.
M. Zalmls Has Consented to Form aCabinet Delynn- -
nls' Threat.Athens, Oct. 1. King George has Invited
M. Zaimis to form a cabinet, and he hasconsented. His acceptanco will probablycause a split among the Delyannlsts, ofwhich party he Is a member.
M. Skouloudis, minister of foreign affairsin the Ralli cabinet, will probably retainthe foreign office portfolio. ,
M. Delyannis has informed King Georgethat he will support no cabinet unless he Ispremier, but there have been so many de-fections from his ranks that the threat isidle.
GETS LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.
Colorado Capitalists Not Rushing tothe Front With Cash for nootli- -
Tucker's Scheme..Denver, Col., Oct. 1. Booth-Tuck- er left
for tho East last night. He said before go-ing that Colorado capitalists had offeredlittle encouragement to the colony projectas yet, although a few had promised tocontribute. He said that the Santa Feroad had agreed to do all in its power tomake the scheme a success, and had al-ready given more money towards It thanany individual.
Old Firm to Quit Business.Liberty. Mo., Oct. The old
shoe firm of James Fraher & Ssns an-nounced to-d- ay that they would retire frombusiness January 1, 1S9S. Tho store wasfounded in 1850, and was perhaps the oldestbusiness house in Clay county.
Pope's Weakness Increasing.London. Oct. 1. The Globo this afternoon
says It hears tho pope's weakness is in-creasing, and that the church dignitariesare afraid he will not rally from th ex-treme feebleness and exhaustion he nowbetraya
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GOTHAM SILYERITES.
"DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE" NAMESHEXRY GEORGE FOR MAYOR.
TAMMANY TICKET DENOUNCED.
ALL THE VAGARIES OF CHICAGOPLATFORM INDORSED.
Platfori; . Also Declares for MunicipalOwnership ot Franchises,
Car Fares, Dollar Gas andan Eljjht-Uo- nr Work
Day.
New York, Oct. 1. At tho city nominat-ing convention of the Democratic Allianceof Greater New York, held Hen-ry George was unanimously nominated formayor. The nominating speech was madeby Charles Francis Adams. Tho nomina-tion was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
plause. The platfoim, in part, is as fol-
lows:"Tho Democratic Alliance Is a body oC
Democrats loyal to tho policy of the greatDemocratic party. Our aim and object wasto find a basis for united action ot allDemocrats In the pending municipal con-
test. We deemed it essential that thoDemocratic party of Greater New Yorkshould the Chicago platform,pledge Itself to the' policy ot municipal own-
ership and operation of franchises and tothe principles of direct employment In-
stead of tho contract system. The action ofthe city convention of September 30 is clearto all men. Tammany and her allies hidoaway the national banner of Democracy,and aro ashamed to march under its folds. .
"The Benedict Arnolds of last fall, who .
deserted to the enemy on the eve ot thebattle, are to be restored to places of honorand friendship; the franchise grabbers areto retain their clutch on the city's high-ways, by Tammany's aid and connivance.Thus Tammany and her allies separatethemselves In principle and policy fromthe great Democratic party ot the nation,and must be looked upon solely as a localbody of unprincipled spoils-hunter- s, unfitto sit in the councils of the party whosedoctrine they Ignore and whose honor theybetray."
The platform also declares In favor ofmunicipal home rule, municipal ownershipand operation of franchises, streetrailway fares, dollar gas, eight-ho- ur dayand prevailing rate of wages, representationof labor In administration and legislativebranches of the city government, free openair places for the holding of public meet-ings and opposition to government by In-
junction.A conference committee was appointed
to confer with all others In sympathy writhHenry George movement, and to arrangefor a mass meeting. Then the conventionadjourned until next Monday- - night.
GOLD DEMOCRATS WRANGLE.
Hold a City Convention for Greater.New York, bnt Do Nothing
' . . Iujjt,jldIonrn.New York, Oct. 1. The city convention
of the National Democratic party of thaGreater New York, which Is led by-- Will-iam M. Grace, Francis M. Scott and Maur-ice J. Power, was convened atCooper Union. The Brooklyn delegation,which had heard that the leaders had madea "deal" to Indorse Van Wyck for mayorand the rest of the Tammany ticket, wasthe discordant element at the convention.The delegates from across the East riverwere In favor of indorsing Seth Low. Ac-cording to the "deal." Corporation CounselScott was to get tho regular Democraticnomination for Judge of the supreme court.
At a caucus of the Brooklyn delegatesjust priqr to the calling of tha meeting.S. Percy Sturgls. In a bitter speech, sug-gested that the delegation from. Kings bolttha convention should It determine tosupport Tammany and sustain the mandateof the triumvirate. This was agreed to.
John J. Fennel was chosen chairman. Thoconvention was addressed by George Wal-ter Green on the issues In the pending cam-paign, and in the Interests of harmony.He moved the convention adjourn to meetagain October 7. This was vigorously pro-tested against by the Brooklyn delegates.
A vote taken on the motion for adjourn-ment was announced by the chair to bo327. in favor and 273 against it.
This was followed by the utmost contu-sion, tho delegates for the borough ot Man-hattan, who were in the majority,
those from Kings. Finally thaconvention was declared adjourned untilOctober 7.
DESERTS THE SILVER CORPSE.
Caldwell, ot Ken-tucky, Goes Over to the Gold
Democracy.Louisville, Ky., Oct. L John W. Cald-
well, of Russellvllle, who for several yearswas a member ot congress, and who hasprobably been the most consistent advocateof the free coinage of silver In Kentucky,has deserted the Chicago platform, andwill henceforth vote tho ticket representedby the gold Democrats.
In a letter to tho Courier-Journ- al Mr.Caldwell fully state3 his position. Homaintains that he is theoretically a silverman, but he asserts with positlveness thatthe silver issue is dead. Mr. Caldwell says:"I now believe that the gold standard wiltbecome universal before the close of thacentury. I believe now, as much as I everdid, in the wisdom of bimetallism, but rec-ognize that unless some great unforeseenupheaval comes the free coinage of silverIn this country is not a question of prac-tical politics and will not be the issue in1S00.
"In conclusion," he says, "I wish simplyto say, by way of pleasantry to my goldstandard friend3 over the state, who haveoften amused themselves at the expense ofmy crank silver views, that the world hasthought It proper to differ with a very wlsaman: and to my silver friends, who mayunwisely conclude that this statement is a,desertion of their ranks, that I know afinancial corpse when I seo one."
A Negro Ticket in Ohio.Columbus, O., Oct. L The Negro Protec-
tive party, by petition, to-d- was placedon the Ohio ballot sheet. This makes fivestate tickets, with the gold Democrats tocome. The Negro party, by mandamus,will try to compel the secretary of state toput Lincoln's picture at the head of theircolumn In the ticket as their emblem.
Mlddle-of-the-Ro- nd Nebraska Pops.Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 1. A call was Issued
for a state Convention of Populists who areopposed to fusion with other parties, to baheld at Lincoln. Monday. October i. C. M.Clark, of Lincoln, signed the call. Theparty is without previous organization.
STENOGRAPHERS IN DEMAND.
Civil Service Commission Unable toSupply Enougk to "Washington
Departments.Washington, Oct. 1. There Is a larger de-
mand for .male stenographers and type-writers In the departments at Washingtonthan the civil service commission has beenable to meet. The salaries range from$600 to $1,000 per annum. From the follow-ing states the opportunities for appoint-ment for this examination are better thanfrom the others: Utah. South Carolina.Louisiana. Tennessee. Arkansas, Kentucky.South Dakota. Maine, Texas. Washington.Mississippi, New Jersey, Missouri, NewHampshire. North Carolina. Pennsylvania,Iowa, Alabama, Kansas, Minnesota. Wls- -iconsin and Illinois. 1
In addition to appointments to the depart-ments at Washington, appointments aresometimes made from this register to tholocal service in tha state?
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