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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-11
CHENEY.
CHENEY, Sept. z, 1885.

CHENEY, Sept. z, 1885.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Friday morning the coroner's jury
assembled at Oakland to hold an in
quest on the body of Mr.. VIM. Brown.
There was sufficient evidence to ascer-
tain that his death was not accidental,
and Judge Harvel's verdict was suicide
by drowning. The funeral was to be
held Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock,
but on account of rain, it did not take
place until about O'Clock p. m. The
funeral sermon was preached Sunday
at the Reformed church by Rev. Lip
part, and it was the most appropriate
sermon we ever heard on such an &C.
casion.
Mr.. Brown was quite business
man, but got little too much proper
ty on hand for speculation. which
brought him lately into little finan-
cial embarrassment. Although there
was no cause for alarm, the old gentle
man troubled himself so much about
it that his mind became seriously af-
fected, and in an hour of despair he
committed the act, to end his career
by drowning himself in his well.
Jim Tapp has sold out to Mr.. Mer-
rill, who engaged Mr.. Barber to run
the stand. Jim Tapp was as full of
fun as any being ever was and he made
a greater success out of his little store
than any other man will make.
p. ID. Tull has bought hotel III
Sedgwick City and will move from
here Wednesday.
The weather is cold now and heat
ing stoves are put up in many houses.
Rather early for sunny Kansas, yet
the dealer in coal smiles in adaptation
of large harvest. FARMER JOHN.
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CATCHING AT STRAWS.


The Kansas City Times, under the
head "Our Natural Field" employs
the space of four columns TO prove
that Kansas City does the bulk of the
trade in Southern Kansas. The effort
is regular wind-wonder. A list of
of sixteen towns are given covering a
territory one hundred and fifty miles
square. Not one town in dozen of
the most important are even named.
Presumably such towns only as do
the bulk of their business at Kansas
City were taken into this wonderful
showing. OF the towns of southwest
Kansas reported as doing the bulk of
their trade at Kansas City we note
four: Winfield. Harper, Medicine
Lodge and FL Dorado. AS for these
four towns we have good reasons for
believing that they are all incorrectly
reported.
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SwIndIers Stopped.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Two alleged Ca
madam swindlers were lodged in Ludlow
street Jail to-day by Deputy Sheriff Brown.
They were Solomon Levine and Isaac Ko-
senstein, late dealers in jewelry in Montreal.
In the early part of the summer Levine &
Rosenstein opened jewelry store in Mon
treal by representing themselves as good for
large amounts of money and obtained S15,-
CO to $4,000 worth of jewelry
on credit from the various
firms. Not long after they closed their store
and left for British Columbia, taking all the
jewelry with them. The creditors soon
learned of the state of sffrirs and placed the
case in the hands of detectives, who sue
ceeded in ascertaining that Rosenstein and
Levine had after selling the jewelry in Brit
ish Columbia at fifty cents on TIE dollar
left there for the United States. Before do
ing so they had sent word to their wives in
in Montreal of their various movements.
Their wives on the 31st of last
month left for this city. Two detectives
Swallowed them to tho Grand Central depot
here when they lost sight of them. The aid
of Pinkerton's men was then called in and
the trunks of the wives located at the Office
OF the National Express company, No. las
Cosvery, where they had been sent to be
called for. On Saturday detective acci-
dentally saw Rosenstein and wife in a Grand
avenue street car and following them found
they were stopping at No. 121, Honey street.
Watch was kept on the house last night.
Levine also appeared on the scene calling
on Rosenstein. As soon as he appeared
the detectives followed and captured both
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VERY TRUE.

This is not the first time that We
have seen in the copied articles from
the EAGLE, which go to show that the
western part of the state viii hereaf-
ter operate with the east in many
things which will build up the state.
Heretofore it has been the west which
has insisted upon railroad legislation
which, If adopted, would have been
suicidal TO the best interests of the
whole state. Ii has been the west
which has bowled loudest, longest and
necessarily about monopoly" the
greed of the capitalists, ETC., etc. The
legislation urged. would if il had been
adopted, prevented the building of
roads in that part of the state. Ii the
west had had its way there would
have beer no Wichita, no kingman,
no Anthony, no Harper ETC., and the
Newtons, Great Bends, McPhersons
and other towns which might be ram.
ed, would have been but little ham-
lets instead of the commercial centers
they now are. Hereafter, If the
EAGLE is TO be relied upon, the west
will stand by the east in resisting the
cry Of the demagogues.-Common-
wealth.
The Commonwealth has always
proved very sound when discussing
the railroad interests of Kansas, never
having shown any hesitancy in setting
down on demagogues, whether from
the east or west.
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hAZELTON.
HAzELroN, Sept. s, 'S5.

HAzELTON, Sept. D, 20.
Special 70 the Daily Eagle.
Iarrived here Saturday afternoon
from Harper, for q twcnty-hsur visit,
and am very favorably impressed
with this little town. In fact, /
know of no town in Kansas, similarly
located, without any county seat pros
poets or aspirations, that l would
rather invest in, either for speculation
or home. The best business lots are
worth about 5000 few corner lots
are higher. Residence property is
very reasonable, good lots from $50.
to $lO0., and ivc-acre blocks, halt a
mile from business, $3.50. for the most
desirable. Hazelton has never asked
the festive cowboy or the saloon ele-
ment to help make their town lively,
aud while it is a model of ordcrlyness
il is certainly not lacking in enter
prise. The railroad building right
through did not boom the town much,
but there seems to be steady growth
with good prospects for the future.
The place has an unusually large per
cent. of both wealthy and cultured
people. Four well-to-do gentlemen
from New York and Pennsylvania arc
here now purchasing property and
preparing to move out next spring
Crops in this section are good, and
many fine houses, in both town and
country, testify to the prosperity Of
the people. l met numerous old
friends and spent pleasant hour in
the.express Office which is one of the
neatest newspaper offices we have Wis
tied lately. u.
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WICHITA NOT OUT OF THE
WOODS.

To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle:
While it may be true that some of
the older settled states are overdone
with railroads, it is far from being the
case in the state of Kansas, aud il
is vital suicide for us to allow our city
10 endure the loss of the ones now I'M
der our consideration. Let us get out
of the fog and in the clear sky in this
matter, and strike while we have the
chance. To be plain in this matter,
we have been, and are building SO ex-
tensively that our room for business is
going to be enormous, and there is
not sensible man in our city but that
knows that we must have more facil-
tiles for charging the volume
of our trade TO make this
building boon permanent, paying
investment. Railroads have been the
making of Wichita so far, and we can
not get along now without enough of
them TO finish the job, that is give us
sixty or a hundred thousand inhabi-
tants. Don't let us talk about our'no
manufacturing advantages" We are
in rich agricultural country, and
with the blessing of God this is all We
ask. Glass is made from sand and fire
and we have plenty of both here.
What we want is the population.
This gives demand for everything.
Give lis leading railroad advantages
and factories will develope themselves
to our surprise. 1t is said by
some. "O.we can't make city because
we are not by a navigabic river"
"Why my dear sir, rivers made cities
before railroads were invented, but
since then the railroads have COM
pletely showed river navigation under.
Steamboat travel can no longer keep
pace with the rise and fall of our mar
kets. We don't want navigable riv-
err to make us city, we want first
class railroad advantages. Let us get
the grand advantage of railroad
from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico,
independent of anything east of US,
and this will give central Kansas
grip that will make it tell the quickest
in wealth and population than any
country ever has since the Unit
ed States were first settled.
Some have dread of railroad bonds,
which fear should hot be entertained
for moment when we bear in mind
that railroads are taxable property
and continues so for generations to
come. The tax from $780, 900 for rail-
road purposes is as nothing in consid-
Grafton of an increase of population to
100000. Let us be glad, more than
glad, for the opportunity to vote
bonds. Perhaps as class there are
none so much under obligations to
any enterprise that will enlarge our
city, as those who have so generously
invested in building in the many new
to our city, who will feel the
deepest in case of our loss of any en-
larging move. 1t matters not who or
what paper puts the move on foot, we
are not out of the woods yet and the
loss or gain of our investments are
at stake. Let us be awake
aud vote bonds for more railroads.
4. WI.
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BELLE PLANE.
BELLE PLANE, Sept. 8,

BELLE PLANE, Sept. 8, 's5.
TIC the Editor Of the Daily Eagle.
Rained abundantly the past week,
but last night capped the climax, with
one of the heaviest rains of the season.
Flowing and sowing wheat is in order
now.
Thanks to an all-wise, supreme, mag
nificently well-regulsted and merciful
Providence, the canal bonds died with
the expiration of last week, the stipu-
lated time for commencing the work
on said canal as per bonds, SO to-day
as write, Belle Plaine is $25 900 bet
ter off. The sun seems to shine bright
ter, and the women and children of
town are prettier since the canal
bonds death.
The Resident will issue this week
from its new quarters in the brick.
Mrs. Humphreys. wife of one of our
city merchants. was in the train when
it was entered recently by the robbers
in Missouri. She concealed her mon
ey in her shoe, and SO beat the brig
ands in their game. She played pen
niless and they believed her, She says
TO her knowledge they got more mon
ey and watches than the papers re-
port.
w. ii. Hitchcock and son, w. L.,
are on a prospecting trip through
northwestern Kansas aud southern
Nebraska.
DIR. Hyperion is now rusticating in
the western frontier counties to see
the worlds wonder Of progress in CIV
i!ization, The wild west being convert
ed into an agricultural eden, the
American desert blossoming as the
garden Of God.
Kelley Bros. Floyd and Lowman
have rented the Commercial hotel
and changed its name to the Grand
Central.
The Leighton house, after remain
ing all summer idle, was refitted and
rented by Halbrooks, aud is running
in fine style.
The Belle Plaine school opened yes
terday with Prof. Crawford as princi-
pal. Assistants Misses Myers, Stew
art and Thompson.
John G. Cooper passed through |
town this morning on his way to the
county fair at Wellington, with a load
of corn that think will secure him
the premium on corn, OF which there
is fine crop in this vicinity. Some
Claim seventy-five bushels to the
acre.
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BECOMING ALARMED.

The Kansas City papers are grow.
ing somewhat alarmed over the pros.
pect of losing greater share of the
wholesale trade from Kansas that has
gone to that city in the past.
This alarm is as natural as the result
is inevitable; for, in all seriousness, il
can be said that Kansas City has about
reached the end of her string in this
particular.
Her remarkable growth is a creation
of the former hard times in Kansas:
the outgrowth of an era in the history
of our state when all dealers were
limited in their business because
money was scarce; when the "laying
in" of a stock of goods meant pur-
chase amounting to from three him.
bred to thousand dollars-an invest
ment that more nearly approaches q
retail transaction at the present time.
AS Kansas has attained age and
wealth, however, her merchants have
outgrown, in a great measure, these
petty transactions until now they
look over and beyond Kansas City TO
the really great markets of the east,
while for the lesser trade the tendency
of the times is to follow that worn
though trite maxim, "patronize home
industry" and the cities of Kansas
al e correspondingly benefited.
1t is not difficult to anticipate the
result. Kansas City will continue to
draw a certain proportion Of Kansas
trade, and she will always remain a
good town. This is not to be disputed.
though she cannot hope to gain the
metropolitan proportions for which
she has so valiantly battled. This
prediction, as a matter of course, is
greatly a variance with the limitless
claims and the glittering imaginings
of her papers, who take pardonable
pride in the young giant; but it must
be admitted that it has foundation in
reason.
Kansas is without a great city with
in her borders, but that she will event
ually own one there can be no ques-
ton. 1t is the legitimate product of
time and is bound to be. II is the
natural course of events; of state
growth and Of commercial require
ment. Precedent is guarantee of
this, for there has never been state of
the agricultural Importance of Kansas
that has not reared its own metrOp-
oils; a METROPOLIS in truth as well as in
me.-Leavenworth Times.
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Army Reunion.

CHICAGO, Sept 10.-The eighteenth an
nual reunion of the society of the Army of
the Tennessee begun here to-day. A bust
ness meeting occupied the forenoon when
about 200 officers, members of the order,
were present. Gen. VIM. T. Sherman, presi-
dent of the society, in the chair The secre-
tary reported that fonr members had died
during the year, Gen. U. S. Grant, Col. ID.
N. WEIGH, Capt. John Z. Jones and Major
Joseph Barber. A resolution was adopted
authorizing the secretary to sell copies of
the printed report of the society, comprised
in four volumes, to the public libraries and
other persons who apply for the same
through members of the society. A COM
mittee of FIVE was appointed to draft appro-
pirate resolutions in view Of the death of
General Grant and his widow was elected a
substitute member Of the society. The wild
ows of Gen. Graft J. Wright and Major Jos.
Bareer were also elected substitute members
of the society. After the appointment of
committees to select officers and place for
meeting next year the meeting adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Tonight ad-
dresses will be delivered by Gen. Sanborn,
Governor Oglesby and Gen. Sherman, the
latter touching upon the career of General
Grant.
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MYSTERIOUS MORTALITY.

MT. CANA, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-There is much
excitement at st. Joseph, in this county over
three MYSTERIOUS deaths which have occurred
within short time in one family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Peabody were prominent resi-
dents Miss Belle Hasty, young woman
of fine character and pleasant map ners, lived
with the Peabody family and was said to be
engaged to young Silas Peabody. Young
Peabody's parents, particularly his mother,
were opposed to this marriage, owing to
Miss Hasty's poor health. On August I'd
Mrs. Peabody died very suddenly of VIII t
appeared to be neuralgia of the stomach.
On August 18th Mr.. Peabody died with the
same symptoms. On Sept. LIST Miss Hasty and
young Silas Peabody were taken with the
same symptoms and the young lady died
while the young man recovered. Since that
time suspicion has been awakened by the
alleged discovery Of a package of rat poison
piRed to an undergsrment which Miss Has
ty had laid off inst before her death, that
the latter had poisoned Mr.. and Mrs. Pea
body with the hopes of marrying their son,
and then concluded to kill him and herself.
Sunday Clergyman refused to preach her
funeral sermon until the matter was cleared
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MRS. WaIkup's Scheme.

KANSAS CRY, No.. Sept, S--The Times
Emporia, Kas.. special says: 1t is reported
that Mrs. Walkup has received letter from
some person in Louisiana who says he is the
man referred to as having called with Mr..
Walkup upon DR.. Scott in Kansas City last
November. The writer says that Mr..
Waikup was using arsenical pills and So
luton ct that time to his knowledge, and il
desirable he will come to Emporia and tes-
tify to that effect Mrs. Walkup's attorney
took possession ST tie letter and refuses to
reveal the name or residence of the writer.
Nothing is known Of him except that he is
said to be the editor of paper in Louisiana
called tho Sentinel.
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KANSAS Crrr, Sept. 9.-Journals Jefer-
son City special: Capt. w. N. Bradbury,
deputy warden of the state penitentiary, was
stabbed this morning by George Patton, an
unruly convict. Patton, who was ut work
in the shoe shop, became ugly and Brad
bury started with him to another part Of the
prison. On the way the convict, who had
concealed q shoe knife on his person, sud-
denly sprang upon the officer and inflicted q
deep cash in the back of the neck. Patton
then started to run across the yard and was
shot in the thigh by James Tolen,
prison guard. Capt. Bradhury's wound
was speedily dressed and he has since rested
easily. The physicians have no fears that
it will result fatally. He has been connected
with the prison for twenty-five years. Pat
tons thigh is shattered and the wound is q
dangerous one. He is bad character and
was sent up in "a from Jasper county fol
four wears for horse stealing.
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po,au,c,, prob,b,,,on,s,.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept 9.-The state
prohibitionists met in the Alhambrs rink to-
day with between 800 and 400 delegates as
sembled. Horace Waters, of New York,
led the meeting. Delegate Shipmsn, Of the
same city, bewailed the apathy of ministers
towards the prohibition movement "They
don't believe you and do" said he, "they
have not got their eyes open yet. We must
pray for them increasingly. They need
the light more than any other class
of men. As for me will stand by the home
/ Lowell will stand by the Bible l believe
and will stand by the fog 1 love until the
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Dangerously Jealous.

KANSAS CRY, Sept 8.-Joseph Houston
young man of 20 years, living at Eigh'
teenth and Brooklyn streets, melted by
Jealousy, pursued his wife with a razor this
morning. She escaped by jumping from q
second story window. Houston then at
tackled his wifes cousin, Ross Burton, but
the latter broke away from him. The hus-
band then started again towards his wife,
who was making her way towards q neigh
boris house. Houston besought the woman
to return, but she refused. He then drew
the razor across his own throat, inflicting,
however, but Q slight wound. Bur
toms clothing was cut about his
breast but lie was uhhurt. Mrs. Houston
was severely wounded by her leap from the
window. Houston was taken into custody.
1t appears that he was jealous Of the rela-
tons existing between his wife and her
cousin. Two letters were found in his pock-
cts, one addressed to his father, in Macon,
No, the other to his wife, in which he de-
clared his intention to commit suicide
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BOOM THE EXTENSION.

A scheme is on foot at Kansas City
and of course doomed by the Times,
to work up more direct railroad
communication between this part of
the state and that city. In fact to
connect the Missouri Pacific system of
and southwestern Kansas with Kansas
City. 1t would of course be q grand
thing for that city and would help out
the south and west not little. 1t
would, as things exists, do Harper no
good, but as things ought to be-a
direct line to Wichita-it would help
us a great deal. This country needs
all the roads it can get and we hope to
see the scheme consummsted.-IIarper
Sentinel
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iNDIANAroLIs, Ind. Sept. 9.-The nation
al convention Of coal miners began its ses-
sion in this city this morning with dele
gates in attendance from Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Kansas, West Virginia and Iowa.
The day was occupied chiefly with the pre-
liminsry work of organization. The con-
vention was called to order by John Nc
Bride, of Ohio; Daniel Mclaughlin, of Hi
nois, was chosen permanent chairman; }. ID.
Fleming, of West Virginia, was elected Sec
rotary, and J. j. Sullivan, of Ohio, assist
ant secretary. The afternoon session
was occupied in hearing the
reports of delegates on the condition
Of the miners in the sections which they
represented. The reports indicated that in
the mines of West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa the miners were in
deplorsble condition, the prices for work
being lower than ever before known. The
purpose of the convention is to form q ma
tionsl organization with the object of ad-
vancing rates and lettering the condition of
the miners generally. The session will con-
tinue through tomorrow and probably tie
next day, and before adjourning some plan
of united action will be agreed upon.
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ANTHONY, ATTlCA AND NORTH.
WESTERN RAILWAY.

At meeting of the citizens of At
tica and Anthony held at Attica Oh
Monday, having as its object the ex-
tension Of the Fort Scott and Wichita
road from Anthony to Attica and
from there in a northwestern direc-
ton 10 Pratt Center, running through
Barber Kingman, Pratt Stafford and
Pawnee counties aud connecting with
the Union Pacific railroad at Wallace
or TO some other point to be hereafter
selected, much enthusiasm and earn
estness was manifested.
The meeting was first organized by
calling Mr.. I. ii. Stevens, of Anthony
to the chair and electing Mr.. l.. A..
Hoffman, secretary, after which Mr..
Theodore Botkin was called upon TO
explain the object of the meeting,
which was done "a con-
else aud well-chosen statement
of the interest taken by the citi-
zeus Of Pratt Center at a meeting
held at that place on Saturday last
Mr.. BotkiI concluded his statement
by giving several important points to
the favor of Pratt Center in a statisti-
cal point of view, at the conclusion OF
which. Mr.. r. Il. Burns was called up
on and gave his views as to the feast
bility OF the route from Anthony to
Attica and thence to Pratt Center,
which nc did in very satisfactory
manner, developing the fact that a
line of road can be constructed to
Pratt Center at surprisingly small
cost.
The representative citizens of An
thony present, among whom were T.
III. Stevens, T. J. Holdridge. w. NJ.
Halsey, w. II. kirkpatrick, ~. Hol-
lingsworth, Geo. b. Croker, Z. M.
Waltrous, o. #. Casteen, Samuel T.
Jones, o. S. Northrop, S. E, Adams,
Geo. b. Stevens, t. e. Firestone, Ed
c. Shelton and c. NJ. Bodley, ex-
hibited much interest in the project
and after a general interchange of
views the meeting was adjourned for
the purpose of organizing the board
OF directors which had been elected at
previous meeting.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
The board Of directors being called
to order its organization was perfect
ed by the election of the following
officers:
President, Judge Botkin, of Attica:
frst vice president, / b. Forbes, of At
tica; second vice president, J. w Glen
derin, of Pratt Center; treasurer. A.
c. Jobe, of Attica; Secretary, c. w.
Insley, of Attica.
On motion il was ordered that q
preliminary survey from Anthony to
Attica and Pratt Center be caused to
be made at once, and that tae secre-
tary be instructed to correspond with
competent engineers and report the
result to the board without delay.
On motion the board adjourned