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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
STILL AMONG TnE MISSING.
The Disappearance OF r. J. wcndeII
Yet UnEccOunted fJr-NO Clue Oh.
lainablc a. 10 His Whereabouts.

Conjecture was rife upon the streets yes
terday n, to the probable whereabouts OF the
missing man w, ndcll, even his most int
mate friends with whom his business rela-
tiols were the closest, b ing much in the
DARK, according 10 what they said, as any one
else. A TIMES representative approached
bat that gentleman proiessei TO be rs much
at loss To account Tor the mystery oil the
disappearance as any one else.
"DO you know anythin, about the matter
Mr.. Booth ,? asked the representative as the.
conversation proceeded ulOn the subject
"No, SIR, done. I have been up Ia The Of
nee OF the frtsstwo or three times since Wen
dell went away, To see If they had heard any
thing in regard 10 hun, bat they said they
hadn't, and that is all know about it,"
81 understand that DIR. Horn denies the
truth OF that portion of the interview had
with him, published in The TIMES, wherein
he said that the reason WendeiI's name was
taken down from the head Of the columns af
tie Press was because lie (Wend,!U
ganbied, and that the latter thought IL
best 10 do 80, as IL might tend To ,top
the talk by various newspapers through
out The state i'll resald To his gamb-
linz. The exact truth, and nothing more.
was published, and In addition 10 that, I
have the word OF a prominent gentleman.
ext. :. Marshsl Chas. II. Miller, that Dr.
Horn said the same 10 him in reference to
Wentells gambling"
~ believe" sid Mr.. Booth, "that Horn
said IL, and 1 also think that hes u d-d
old fool for saying it, especially as Wendell
Is his son-in-law, and under the present cir
too, when the circunist inces are
as they happeu to be now.
do you know what the reason really WI.
that Wendell's name wss taken down.
"!dont know anything about the internal
OF the ITess Office. Since they
moved TO their present quarters I have b.eu
there but very few times, although used
to call in frequently when they were down
On Delaware street, as 1t was on my way to
The post Office. / can't say why they took |
his name down"
After some further general conversation
upon the matter, the represent Itive sought |
ex L. : Marshall Miller, but elicSt ii nothing |
rom him, as he knew nothins in reference |
10 the disappearance. He could assign no |
reason for tine continued absence OF WrnticiI |
md could give no theory in expIanliou of the |
mystery Whatever.
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A bottled MyAteF,.

The steamer Gen Terry" on 4 recent
trIp up the Missouri River discovered
something that is worth IaSsing around
among the exchanges, and which may meet
the eyes of friends uf the missing man.
While at 4 va Il yaid 30 miles from Bis
marck, the mat, ii the 'tien. Terry" dis
covered a bottle !rating in an idy in the
wafer near wh.ic Hey landed. ile picked
it up and saw paper in side The bottle
was opened and the paper proved TO he an
envelope, somewhat stained, and on the
back ol it wa written in !csi ,Ic hand the
following:
Nay j, ,.S-N - Il, riw.tI,Is of the Y. l!ogstonc
river: ih- In iiaH> have got me surrounded
i haNe killed. ntn-ic II or twenty OF Them
but they IA" too many for me Guod bye.
My home Is in Maine.
\. L. kE,.-!N,.TnN, Ausu sta, Maine.
oh God! they have hIt ME In t,e-
And here the writing becomes indistinct
and ceases. The hea !waters Of the yellow
stone sre in Yellowstone National Park
and ii put in there the bottle Las had 4
long ride. There is no Te;.sOl not 20 believe
the writing and the circumstances genuine.
and that kcnsing;on took this means OF
sending dying message TO loved ones in
distant Maine. \ victim Of Indian savage
ry, his bones lie bleaching in the sun and
will remain there for wears 10 come, and
afford food for speculation when some Won
dering hSfseman riding through the noun
tains stumbles upon them.
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silsts.ES the >I.sCk.
4 Clerk in th~ uar:armsaster'sO Onice
as Fort LcaSemsSOrih COsnuAiss
Some Iiitie fOrEeries and Then
Makcs Himself 1nyi,ible

For the past ten years mole or less, Charles
tulkOwitz has been trusted clerk in the
quartermb>irr'S oil e. at Fort i.eavenworth,
having Wen the conn l''I'c'' ot hts Superiors
by strict attention 10 duty and ru, raj rNrm-
y ary tisIn"aEnr. E,.l Lately, during tie past
tl.rre H.Ontf's, nt' has been induigIn-s some
what iOD I."ciy ia the LyN 4!dCrIn. pleasures
Of thr y ! .,s-Cup, the very natural conse-
qucnCc OI liIich II that hr IL now draining
the bitter dr - Oi "A drink Oi his own chpos-
Tag. TIVE TthTy,. DAYS ago chIti clerk ID. IA,
Duty nO!I. I DuIEowItZ that ht. must quit
dTinkin. ,.u!; work, a., ID ing of "a nervous
t-inpershI,IIJ his Continued IibltIon>
had begun to tell upon him. Day bafpr, yes
terday Dul.,owitZ secured the check bJck
used IN the Office anu tore tIrrrifO. N "A page,
containing thee blank checks, two oI W hici
and probably thIee, he ii l. Il up. one ior g,
aud another Ior 80, signing the name of Col.
q. II. HOyt, quarteInasirr, thereto. One of
these he presented at the hDuS, at i:owen x
Gun in Cham. manufacturers q! SuJp, who
refused To accept II He proceeded tp the
store Of thaS. S:,Iinaer, cluthier at the corner
of Fourth and Delaware streets, and after
putci;ssIng n small bI!l %: goods, lac tcntlcrtd
the check for s1J In psym mt, repurS IN. Mr..
Salinser 10 take Cat NJ - he aniOuut lie owed
him. Having taken checks in Payment b,,-
lore iDr goods purchased by DulkowItz, Mr..
-"linger aeceDted TINS one, re uruing to hmm
The proper ch;tngr- Al TIE store of Nor
f!s kcichcr, ON + nh street, between Della
ware and CheToses. streets, DuiSosiiz also
puI chase'i loods 10 the amount OF SI5 - in
payment of wich Mr.. Relcher accepted "A 50
check, numbered 5Ji', giving HIM back tn.
chaI ge. Yesterday morning Mr.. Reici er
: re>eI ted The cheek at the bank, but 10 WAS
refused. The check given To Mr. Siiiuges
was see pied at the bank. being endorsed by
that gentleman, although the bank notified
him that 10 was "a forgery.
DdlkuwiiZ ha> been missing since day be-
foIe ye>I.F'Iay, and his " whereabouts are un-
known. ID" L. about niiy years Of age, mar
fisd, and "a Pnlander. IL ~ Thought probable
that he II defanged, and that he may haye
made way with himself. His wife, to v hom
lie has been married but about "a mon H.
lives at Fort I..tvenwoTth.
IL Is known, however, that lie was dtivsn
over to Beverly In u hack tn taxi. the midi
n ght train OH the Council B.uT, road NIGHT
before last.
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CITY NEWS,
From Thursday Mornings DsiIv.I

from i Iuf>uiN MOlliD. ) Daily.
STERN x BIO. have just received another
lot Of ASSORTED yes OF ladies' hats which they
iutcad 10 sell out very cheap.
HARVEY MILLER met with a painful accl-
dent yesterday through the accidental dis
charge OF "A pistol he was handling he bull
lei wOunGiDg she first Two fingers OF his left
hand.
THERE isa nasty pool of water in the CEN
ter OF the block bounded by Third, Fourth,
PUttawatomie and Ottawa streets, North
Leay enworih IA. " hiCh is a most proiific breed
ef OF disease.
A PaE:TY of eXcurSiuuis;s, numbering near
ly five hundred, came down from Valley Falls
anu other points on the line OF the Kansas
central yesterday, TO have good time at Fort
Leavenworth, and they had IL.
Ar the Probate Court yesterday Chas. l..
Barnes and Emma l. osborne took out u
marriage license, and will be married at the
residence of the bride in Tonganoxie by the
Rev. Henry Osborne tins evening.
THE Council Last night ordered the Fire
city team To haul IL from he depot. T1is
Will save the city about : 90 in the matter
of this item. This was ordered ON the su,-
Sesiion OF Fire Marshal Chapin.
The csse of -. abe" Jackson charged with
niallclously drowning young Andy Banks,
came up before tied States Commissioner
lEcoinpte yesterday, snd was postponed un-
Ill this morning, the question at issue being
| that of jurisdiction. The alleged crime was
committed upon that pJrrion of the military
re>t Tvation gwen To tIIe coal company, and
may be under thu Jurisdiction OF the Stale
tOu.tS.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
DISTANCE TO THE sun,

A letter from Richard A. Proctor, the as
tronomer, to the London Times, says that
another change has been made in the deter
mination of the suns distance from the
measurements made during the transit Of
Venus by the British observing parties.
The first estimate of 90, ,375, 600 miles was
reduced, not long ago, to 92,SOO,OOO, and
now still further reduction of 100000
miles has been made. He adds that the
work of the expeditions
ended in failure, the distance deduced from
tie best measurements nearly lOO,OOO,OOO
miles, result hopelessly incorrect. The
last Greenwich measurement-92.3333 So; 333 $50
:niles-he regards as very nearly correct.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
Planets Visible During July.
Providence Journal, 81

Jupiter will be Conspicuous object in
the eastern sky during the month, rising
now about 9 o'clock and shining with
wondrous beauty in the constellation Cap
ricornus. On The 25:h, this planet comes
in opposition with the sun, and will At
that time shine with his greatest brilliancy,
for he is al his nearest approach to us the
sun, the earth and the planet being in :.
line, with the earth in the centre. lie l.
then more than 000cO000 Of miles nearer
than when, in the opposite portion OF his
orbit, lie comes into conjunction with the
sun. The opposition OF planet means
that lis position is opposite the sun, and
sparkling gem that in the latter part OF
ern horizon as the sun sinks below the
western may be easily recognized as Jupi-
ter. 1t will be delightful 10 watch his
course, as he rises earlier each evening, in
creasing all the while IN size and brillian-
cy, until be reaches his opposition On the
18th. Nothing in the eastern heavens will
dispute his supremacy until the crescent
moon wakes inloproporticns that overshad-
ox his milder beams. Tie evening after
she has passed her full, on the 18Th. she
will be in conjunction with the bright eve
ming star, and charming picture will be
painted on the dark azure Of the sky.
Mars is also evening star, hut is Of little
account, he Is so Tar away and shines with
so Insignificant lustre after the glorious
display he made last year, when his glow
ing aspect turned all tk world into sta.-
gazsrs. He is passing to his superior con-
junction with the sun, reaching this point
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The Commonwealth, of yesterday morning,
publishes correspondence said to have
taken place between the Governor and the
Attorney General, which makes it to ap-
pear that the late members OF the Board
OF Trustees of State Charitable Institutions,
are all guilty of misapproprIation of
public funds. As the fluids alleged to have
been misappropriated, were drawn by the
Board upon warrants in regular form, for
their own compensation, and as there are
five persons implicated, and the gross
amount involved is only little
over three Thousand dollars,
it looks very much, at this dis
tanoe, as though the attempt to make an
ENLIGHTENMENT out Of the case were rather
far fetched. When the truth is known, We
are inclined to think that the whole mat
ter will resolve itself into difference Of
opinion between the Board and the Attor-
ney General, in the matter of compensa-
tion. Ii must he remembered that our
State administration is desperately in need
of little 'capital," just now, and can al
ford to strain a poin. in order to make it.
Like the boy with the woodchuck, they've
"got to get il" for they are "out of meat"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
An u,wuoLE>OuE n1uon.

There is a rumor in the air that the auto
cratic management OF the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road, not satisfied with the dis
play OF Its power In sudden, unexpected and, /,
as il very generally believed, unnecessary
changes among its own subordinates, con-
templates eDlarging the "scope and bound"
OF its authority by entering the field of poll
tics, and debating, as far as il may be able
who shall be at the head of the next State
administration. We are Informed, upon
what we deem unexceptionable authority,
that a prominent employee OF this road, one
skilled in local political management, has
been ordered 10 Traverse the line of the road,
and TO secure delegates 10 the State Conven-
lion favorable 10 a certain candidate for Gov
ernor whenever practicable.
IL This report be untrue, we shall be glad TO
DE corrected lit prove TO be true, We shall
hope and expect to to see the independent
and self-respecting people of Kansas rebuke
the impertinence as il deserves. The State is
getting TO be too large to be run by any cor
POrafion, however powerful ii may be, and
there is no one so powerful that IL may not
seriously iDjure its, If by injudicIous inter-
meddling of the kind suggested. The people
are inclined TO regard with friendship an en-
terprise that has done SO much for the devel-
opment of the State, but they feel themselves
amply qualified TO manage their own politi-
cal affairs without INSTRUMENTATION
Champion, l5.
There is too much reason to believe that
that the above report is true. 1t is not
probable that Governor would call out
battalion of militia to bulldoze the people
of the State, in the interest of co1 Mon,
unless he expected to receive som0l Ing in
return. If a Governor sends troops to ride
rough shod over the rights OF the people at
the dictation of railroad company, it is
to be expected that the railroad company
viii use it's power TO coerce the people into |
the support of the Governor,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
ALEAVENWORrsf DOCTOR.
Death of DIR. Sces.T. at Gmnha,
Caused by Hxcs>.i.c f:cs,t ard
Dr,nking Too Much >cGn Wafer
nnd Ice Water.

Caused by ExcC>.i.c f:cs,t ard
Dr,nking Too Much SeGn Wafer
nnd Ice Water.
LOmaha Zee, II.
A German physician, Dr. L. Nec.er, who
arrived in Omaha about week ago from
Ieavenworth, with view Of locating here
permanently, died yesterday afternoon,
after an illness of only sixteen hours, the
cause being cholera morbus, produced by
drinking too much soda water and ice
water.
Ills Office was in the second story Of the
Casino building, formerly run by Siebilist,
but now being conducted by ferdinand
Shredder, and it was there that he died.
Saturday evening he WAS in good health,
but complained somewhat Of the heat and
drank good deal Of cool soda water and
ice water during the evening, while he was
sitting on the sidewalk in front of the
building engaged in conversations. Mr.
Schroeder states that he drank at least
seven bottles of soda water and rs much
straight ice water. At midnight he first
complained of not feeling well, ana before
retiring he asked Mr.. Schroeder, III case he
got worse and should give some signal OF
alarm, To send Immediately for Dr. Parker
About half-past two o'clock yesterday
morning Schroeder was aroused, and imme-
diately went for DIR. Parker, who promptly
responded 10 the call. When Dr. Parker
arrived he found the sick man IN Il state OF
collapse. About . a. M. he rallied, ard the
doctor had hopes of his recovery; but
about III o'clock he had Il relapse. lie i'm
proved again shortly after noon, but then
had a worse relapse, and remained in
comatose condition till the hour OF his
death, 4:30p. m.
The deceased had every attention that
could be given him. Dr. Parker never let
him from ) a. IN. until he died, and had Il
consultation with Drs. Peabody and Gross
man, who entirely approved OF the course
pursued by him. Ii medical skill could
have cured the deceased he would have
been saved by the unremitting attentions OF
DIR. Parker, bat he was unfortunately call
ed in too late, when the patient was already
beyond cure.
The deceased was I native Of Leuberg,
Austria, and q gentleman Of refinement and
culture. He was for some years practicing
medicine in New Orleans; but CANT here
from Leavenworth, Kansas, and 10 his
pocket book was found the following card:
DIR. X. Neeter, Physician and Surgeon,
No. Cos Shawnee Street, between 9th and
9TH, Leavenworth, Kansas"
There was also among his papers 4 bill
from Messrs. Byrne x Maynard, attorneys
at law, Leavenworth. Thinkin. the de-
ceased might have friends in Leavenworth
Mr.. Schroeder sent a telegram TO Bryne Il
Maynard, informing them Of the death Of
Mr.. Eeeter, and asking to telegraph back
whether he had any relative-
The body of tn; deceased was immediate
ly taken to Jacobs undertaking establish
ment and put on ice, and the funeral will
take place on Tuesday, unless friends Of
the deceased should come here for the body.
1t is said that he had no relatives, except a
wife.
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One OF Our inalicnable aud AbOriCi-
mai Right
New York Tribune, !

I've"
Ii is rather singular that Americans are
the only civilized people who habitually
chew tobacco, although The sailors of nearly
every ma len are addicted TO its mastication.
1t is singular, too, that We, probably, en-
ploy tobacco in other ways less than other
countries. Srufiing is rather rare here,
common as it is in Europe, especially on
the Continent. We DO rot smoke any more
than, if as much 70, as the English; and
the French, Italians, notably the Germans,
Dutch and Spaniard-, exceed Us in smok-
ing. But As tobacco-ea we occupy the
field alone, having. it is To be regretted, a
monopoly OF one OF the most unwholesome
and obnoxious Of practices. The national
mas,ication and expectora;ion are known
Over the world, and do ample service IN all
conceptions and caricatares Of Brother JON
athan. To see landsman chewing to-
bacso anywhere abroad is to know him for
an American, native or adopted. Perhaps
We stick to the worst Of the three customs
because tobacco is 10 so large an extent an
American plant. Europe knew nothing of
it until the discovery by Columbus Of the
Western World. The sailors he sen. ashore
at Cuba found the natives smoking, and,
seeing them emit smoke from their mouths
and nostrils, imsgined them to be on FIRE.
All the natives from the northwest coast to
Patagonia used tobacco. and TO chew it is
one Of our inalienable and aboriginal
rights
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25

Nj much doing In the Probate Court now
TIE heated term IS TIE prevailing topic OF
discussion.
THE receipts at the County Trrasurer's.of
fce were light yesterday.
SIDNEY SMITHS delivery wagon was stolen
early yesterday morning.
The Coroner and uudertakers have had
something 10 do during Tie last five days.
THE rain of yesterday cColed the atmos-
phsrs Tor a time, but after each succeeding
shower Ii was moIc su!iry, If irpossible, than
ever.
"RABS" JACKSON was bound over by L. =.
Commissioner Lecompte, yesterday, in the
sum of ESQ. III appear at the next term Of the
u =. District Court.
B. M.TASNEE,w Will on Monday the 22nd COM
mence loading another car OF Early Rose
potatoes Parties wishing to sell will bring
IN as many as possible on that day
A NUMBER of the Provost Guard. ofthe Mil.
iiary Prison, have bee placed in the ranks
OF the army Tor un becoming conduct. par
ty OF them left ye-terday to join the regi-
ments To which they have been assigned.
THE Nez Perces chief "Biooiy Joe," who
was bfoasht down from the north country
two or three days ago, didn't come yOlunta-
riy.as was stated AT the time, but was sent
down here 10 his ba Il for safe keeping.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
PERSON VI.

Maj. u. Il. Gum, of Lawrence IL in tewn.
Mr.. Michael Kirmeyer, of the 20 unIhii,
| brewery, leit yesterday Ior New York.
Mr.. LLOYD q. Spence !, agent ior i'rof Palmer,
who lectures in this cIIy IN oc;oD,,r, WAS u
| caller at The TINES office yesteriay.
Mr. &. W. Gardner, Of EDstou, brother Ia
T.. i. Gardner, OF tins city, and representa-.
the tiew Manufacturing Company %: south
liadley, Mass, II la The cGiy iur "A lew d ~
Mrs Lieut.. =. OConuor, and two children.
arrived Yesterday from IHcIIrsI r. IA ,
" here She has Dccn visiting her 1In:Ily IOr
several weeks
Mr.. FL. Connor. of Louisville, Kentucky
ait. spending "a lew days ia The cIIy visiting
his sister, Mrs. Go. y. Jones, left. yc>tt r,;.y
for home.
Mr. Harry Dev'in left FOR thu west y,sI-r
day ON a business trip. Ills wit- /, IN tie
city visiting friends,
II. L. jacques, T. a., Of Atchison, priVIt.
secretary To superintendent Town, Of thea.
4 y. railroad, came down Ia the meirUp polls
on flying trip yesterday. lie Is one OF the
red hot boy Ci our little neirhbor, and Is al
ways welcome In Le:lvenwOrth.
Among those reg stored at the CJntineataI
Yesterday were:
ii. :. Smith, L. :. A.: j. II. McC"ld and
T. II. Wilson, ~. Jo,.; q. LeliI b,-ig st. LOUIS:
j. >. Gaser, Ia SsIic, III; LOUIS TrrutmIn,
~. Louis; l.. T.. Webster, AtchiSon IL. A
FairchiId, llolIOn.
At the Planters yesterday were:
:. \. Buckman, Philadelphia; W. \. Ga
vett -. Louis W. q. Jones, columbus, X IN
sas; =. Jorg, n>In, Mis- Jennie Cox and Miss
J.; Il. W. zimmerman, ST. Louis; Max
Mayer, New York.
The following were registered at the Man
sion yesterday:
J. u. CapIon, Kansas City; ]. n. CrandalI,
ST. Louis; b. L. Turner, Settle Station, M".
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
Why Gen. sherman Returned to
Washingl ton.

lSPiihsuSiu hepu"i!caN
When Judge TAFT assumed charge of the
war department he found a long-standing
conflict OF authority between the secretary
OF war and the comm anding general of the
army, which had been the subject of vol
umes OF correspondence between Jefferson
Davis and Gen. Scott before the war, and
had recently caused Gen. Sherman to re-
move TO st. Louis He consulted Gen.
Grant, ON the subject, who thought such
friction rather inevitable and not TO be wor-
ried over, but the secret ry was not Satisfied
until he had prepared an order and OBJ
tained Grants sanction to it, surrendering
his own dignity in points OF issue. Gen.
Sherman returned to Washington on the
first train after learning OF this order.
These facts were told by Judge Taft to his
class mates in the confidence Of their re-
union at Yale College 4 fortnight ago, and
have jas. got out.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
WILL BEACONSF lELD DISSOLVE
PARLIAMENT

According to the law and practice, the
present Parliament having seven years to
run from the date of its first meeting, would
not expire until March 5, 1881. But it is
the privilege of the Premier to order a new
election when he has the best chance of
securing large majority. At present he
stands upon high vantage ground. In =
little more than two years a new election
would be necessary in any event. To take
advantage Of the present swelling tide of
popularity would doubtless give him an
overwhelming support in the Commons.
The temptation, therefore, is very great for
him to 90 to the polls without much DELAY.
Should he, however, decide not TO do 80.
the natural inference would be that he has
boundless confidence in the substantial
character of his achievements and that b
has no desire TO hasten the judgment of
England upon them. Still, II is net un-
likely that he will conclude to go to the
people while his laurels are fresh.