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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
B1ackmailers of the Metropolis.

Those who have been blackmailed do
not publicly complain, and thus women of
that class prey on society almost with i'm
punity. A clergyman uptown paid black
mail for a long time before he invoked the
aid of his friends. A merchant paid
blackmail once when a woman thrust her
self into his private office and threatened
to scream if he did not. He never paid
again, for he gave strict orders not to
admit the woman. Many merchants and
bankers refuse to see woman until she
has stated her business in full to clerk.
This rule protects many millionaires from
the wiles of these sharks. In smaller
offices such rule is not SO practicable.
Brokers have often been victimized.
These women do not attempt to extort
money at once. They act modestly at
first and merely endeavor to sell the book
or picture, but after few visits have been
made they try to wheedle money out of
the broker for alleged family necessities,
or they threaten to put themselves in
compromising positions and scream if
money is not given to them. They
threaten to go to wives and sweethearts,
and marriages, it is well known have been
broken off where the blackmailer has bor
rOwed a child and thus presented SEEM
ingly indisputable evidence against her
victim. Innocent men pay blackmail the
most readily. The man of loose morals
often proves hopeless case to the would
be blackmailer. He laughs her to scorn
and threatens to kick her out Of his Office
if she does not leave at once. She leaves.
Oscar Willoughby Riggs in Kansas City
Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
Growth of botanical Science.

Botany has so changed, broadened and
deepened within the past twenty years
that it may seem like retrogression to
talk Of flowers. The average botanist of
to-day has gone SO far beyond mere bios
SONS, as such, in his study of minute
anatomy or in his experiments upon vege-
table physiology that he sometimes almost
forgets there are such things as sepals and
petals. He must confine himself to a
single cell, or at most group Of cells, a
tissue, or possibly tissue system, or else
his associates will speak of him as being
so broad that he must be shallow The
division of labor, in fact, has gone so far
that one person studies pollen for life
time, while another counts that day lost
in which he does not gain some new fact
upon the endless subject of chlorophyle
There are hundreds of noted botanists
who pay no attention to Towering plants
except as they are the hosts of and subject
to destructive inroeds from the almost
countless species of cryptogamic plants
belonging to the rusts, smuts, blights,
mildews, and molds.-PopuIar Science
Monthly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 1S-Mr Sa nders
government bank examiner, has at last
broken silence upon the situation ut the
Metropolitan National bank. He says, in
effect, that the bank was ruined by its own
policy of making loans upon insufficient
collateral. and he certifies the statement
made some time ago in the dispatches. that
even if the arrest of NicePreSident De
Camp had not been made the bank would
have been compelled to suspend. because
the Geographic orders received the day be
fore the suspension Were more than enough
to have swallowed up all the
money that could have been OBJ
tanned from the banks of Cincinnati.
The examiner SAYS that President Means
has paid all his Indebtedness which was
personal. but there is large claim against
him as trustee for money loaned TO a syn
dictate engaged in different enterprises
This has not been settled. Mr.. Sanders
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
HYCiene in the Sick Room.

Hygiene in the sick room was discussed
in lecture recently delivered by the pro-
fessor of pathology of the University of
Pennsylvania before the nurses of the
University hospital. DR.. Tyson said that
no room should be occupied by a sick per-
son which does not have an area of at
least l, 700 square feet. 1t should have a
southern exposure, and even in summer
should receive as much sunlight as posi-
ble Excepting in certain diseases, about
which the physicians should give direc-
tons, there should be plenty of sunlight
admitted to the room all day. The furni
ture and hangings of the room should be
of such nature that they could be easily
cleaned and washed, and they should be
kept in perfectly clean condition. The
constant circulation of air in the room
should be q prime requirement, but this
should be secured without draught upon
the patient. A lighted lamp placed in the
fireplace would give a flow of air which
would be beneficial in cases where no
heat was desired. The general tempera-
ture of the room should be from 6S dogs.
to 20 dogs, and should be CONSTANT
Chicago Sanitary News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
When

You are preparing to take a journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary 10
a travellers safety and comforts through
ticket that you are positive * good and at
price that you know is the lowest posi-
BILE to be obtained anywhere.
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after
such as having your baggage checked
through 70 destination, sleeping car berths
secured when desired and correct inforna-
ton regarding free reclining chairs. close
connections, union depOts, location of
trains. time, etc.
To have these details attended TO By
those of well known reliability. response
bility. intelligence and long experience.
you will do well 10 call AT the Union ticket
office, I22 North Main street, and Union
depot, near Oak street, and consult the
employees of the Achison Topeka and
Santa Ee and -. Louis and san Francisco
lines their authorized agents. representing
the best lines east, west. north or south.
-Four trains daily 20 the east. all of them
equipped with Pullman palace sleeping
cars, both morning and night trains
W. D. MURDOCH.
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
AIR SHIPS.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 1s.-Dr. Arthur De-
Bauset, president of the Transcontinental
Areil Navigation company, is i'll the city
placing contract for steel to be used in
the many air ships which he proposes to
build. Each of these ships will be 654 feet
long and IA feet in diameter They will
be cone shaped and made of steel, or
in other words, a steel balloon. The
vessels will cost S15O,000 each
and it is the intention to build several of
them. DR.. DeBausett is the inventor of
the aeuroplane, as he calls it. He saysit is
no longer an experiment but fact, and
that during the present year he will start
on a voyage of discovery to the north pole
and arctic regions. The inventor stated
further that he could easily develop a
speed of 120 miles per hour. If the first
voyage is successful he will ask congress
to pass a bill adopting his ships for use
along the coasts for defense and life saw
ing purposes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
TRAIN ROBBERY PREVENTED,

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Feb. 1S--An attempt
was made last night to rob the Santa Re
passenger, due here from Galveston at
1920 p. m. j. T. Pirtle, detective and
resident of this city, was at Sanger,
station about twenty miles south
of here, last night, when six men
rode up on horseback. Pingle was sus-
picious and from their conduct and con
rersation soon became convinced that they
intended Ia rob the passenger, which was
soon due. The men remained a little
while and then mounted their horses and
started south down the track. Pirtle took
10 the bushes and followed. About one
mile below Sanger, at Clear creek. the men
hitched their horses and sat down on the
track. Pirtle crawled up near and heard
them when they proposed rob
berry. The robbers then got a lot
of rocks and piled them in the middle of
the track. When they had finished this
work the train was heard approaching and
one of the robbers gave a signal to stop.
Just before the train came to a standstill.
Pirtle opened fire on the robbers. which
was returned by all of them. One Pirtle
is satisfied he hit. By this time the train
had come to a stop and the robbers fled
They were all masked and on horseback.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
ANELOPEMENT SPOILED,

HARTFORD. KY, Feb. 1S.-Mr. Andrew
Holloway and Miss Nettie Afford boarded
the train this morning to elope to Ten
nessee, in order to consummate mar
riage to which insuperable objec-
ton was made by the father
of the young lady. They boarded the
train in high spirits at their success, but at
the next station, Mr.. Afford, the father of
the young lady, and his two sons, boarded
the train, armed with shotguns. They took
possession, ordering the conductor to hold
the train until their mission was accom-
plished. He declined to do SO, but word
of argument converted him to their
way of thinking, and Mr.. Afford
and the elder of the two boys entered the
coach where Holloway and the
girl were. He refused to give her up, when
Afford leveled gun at his head and the
son seized the girl and carried her from
the car to the siding The others jumped
off, and the conductor was told to pull
out. Holloway pursued the party for
some distance, but was overtaken by friends
and brought back. He is A years old and
the girl IA.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.

WACO. Tex, Feb. 11.-Early this morn
ing the officers rode out TO the White Rock
neighborhood and arrested George Lake. a
young farmer, on the charge of bigamy, and
placed him in the county Jail. Lake, who
is about p years old, was married On
July 6, 1887, 10 Miss Matte Lax
ton by w. W. Palmer, justice of
the peace for Precinct No. l. Information
was received here yesterday from the
county attorney of Comanche that in 1884
the same man had married Miss Mamie
Hanson, of that place, and deserted her in
year afterwards, and has never been
divorced from her
Information was received here to-day
that A. n. Cubley. who is wanted here on
charge of bigamy, had been arrested at
Corsicana ana placed in Jail there He
married Miss Minnie Bower in Waco,
December 81, 1887, and has wife in Dallas,
whom he married previously.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
SENATOR TELLER'S CATTLE BILL.


Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 1S.-The bill just
introduced in the United States senate by
Senator Teller, to authorize the citizens of
the United States TO return stray cattle
Mexico to the United States with
out the payment of duties, was
prompted by numerous incidents
in the customs districts of
FL Paso, and if it should be passed, would
find its application more particularly in
that district While for hundreds of miles
defined by the Rio Grande still for a
great many more hundred miles it is an
imaginary line only, reaching as far as
the Ell PaSo customs district is con-
cerned, from Fort Bliss, near FL Paso,
almost due to beyond Nogales, through
an uninhabited country, where the boun-
dairy monuments erected by the Maj
Emery boundary commission have in a
great many places been interfered with
or even utterly destroyed. Thus, there is
at present, for long distances an utter I'M
certainty as to where the boundary really
is, and nothing is easier or happens more
frequently than for the herds of stock
raisers along the boundary to stray from
one country to the other. VeXatious seiZ-
ures have been made by customs officials
in cases where no infraction of revenue
laws had been intended, and Senator Tel
ler's bill is intended for the relief of such.
Another much needed relief that has
lately been offered to the border stock
raisers is that animals imported from
Mexico into the United States for breeding
purposes, which by law come in duty free,
are now allowed to be sold after importa
ton. Heretofore the fact of such animals
being sold at any time after importation
has been looked upon by the customs
officials as prima facia evidence of fraud
and false declaration, which led to fire.
quent seizures, appeals and veXatious law
suits The tendency all along the Mexi-
can border is towards facilitating and
all legitimate industries,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
John Roach and IiDcoIn.

The late John Roach loved To tell that
il was through his connection with the
navy department of the government that
lie became so widely known He used 70
take pleasure in recounting his first inter
view with President Lincoln. which was
also the beginning Of his labors for the
government. When Roach brought
letter of introduction Mr. Lincoln in
quired: What do yen wants Moth
ing" answered Mr.. Roach, ''hnt thought
you might want something of me- $50
DO. replied the president, and IL you
have brains enough TO build engines that
will make ship go fast enough to catch
up with those rebel now you have him and
now you don'ts that are cutting our Iner-
chant vessels into chips you can go home
and make me three pairs Of them. Chi
cago Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Thomas Ryburn
Buchanan, the Gladstonian candidate,
was today reelected TO the house of com
mons for the West division of Edin-
burgh. He received 1894 votes against
3,24S for his opponent, Mr.. Raleigh, a
liberal Unionist. Mr.. Buchanan was
formerly opposed to Irish home rule and
was elected to parliament by the Unionists.
Some months ago he announced his con-
version and gave notice that on
the reassembling of parliament
he would resign and seek re-
election as GladStonian and
home ruler. At the previous election the
the vote was: L. r. Buchanan, liberal
Unionist, 3,0S3; Wallace, Home Ruler.
2.393
1t is semi-officially announced that Rus
STA will shortly request the signers of the
Berlin treaty to notify the porte that the
election of Prince Ferdinand as prince of
Bulgaria was illegal.
Fresh and pulling symptoms have man
ifested themselves in the case of the crown
prince. The alarm concerning his condi-
tlon has increased
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
SPECIAL ANNOUNCER ENT.
OF Excursion Hates for the Annual State FL
campment q. A. X,

For the benefit of the Garfield post and
their friends wishing TO attend the annual
6. A. K. encan1pment at Winfield. Kansas,
February u, 81 and %. the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Re railway will sell round
trip tickets at one fare for the round trip.
Sl15. The final limit of the tickets will
be made February % returning. and sale
commence on the Goth inst
Specia, coaches will be placed in the ser
vice to accommodate this travel and every
thing necessary will be done to make the
trip pleasant one. Tickets will be sold
at I'D North Main street. at Douglas av-
enue station and union depot
"A lot W. ID. MURDOCH, Agent.
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don't consent to make statement of the
the banks condition, but does say that the
best paper of the bank was given to the
Cincinnati banks for loan made just be-
fore the suspension and that, therefore, it
cannot now be told how much may be re-
allied for the stockholders. Mr.. George
Gerke has taken up portion of his paper
Mr.. +. n. Roth is understood to be max
ing arrangements to meet his Indebtedness
promptly. All the money is deposited by
the receiver in the subtreasury
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19

The Kansas Midland is the new line 70
California from Wichita is now open for
business The Kansas Midland IA cOunec-
tion with the Union Pacific R'y. offer
round trip six fey months excursion tickets
to California points with st5Tcys- priv
ilegles, enroute. going and coming 20 10
for the round trIp. February excursion
will leave Wichita on the 18th ins. Re-
member the price fsi0 On for the round trip
d6s ljt W. ID. MrRDOCE. Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
SMALLPOX FROM CHINA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S-The steamer
City of .Pekip arrived from China
and Japan this morning with several
cases of smallpox among her passengers
and was placed in quarantine. This
is the fifth successive steamer which has
arrived with smallpox. The Belgic, which
came in two weeks ago, was released from
quarantine yesterday. The steamer Shen-
andoah formerly United States man-of-
war, has been fitted up as a quarantine
boat and is now occupied by several hun
dred Chinese. who have arrived on in
tested vessels.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
A SPECIAL 6, A. n, Tai

To Winfield via the Missouri Pacific rail
way Monday next. the 3prh, VIII leave
Wichita al p. IN for the accommodation
OF those wishing 10 attend ts- encamp-
menT, arriving al Windfieid a. p N.
Tickets viii BE- sold a. the city ticket office
y. Main street and depot, corner Second
and Wichita streets, al one Fare Tor the
round trip. y c. KEEgAS.
Pass and Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19

Sealed bids will be received q, the Office
Of the county clerk Of -@,igyviek county.
Kansas. until u IA March ;. I~--. for two
hundred Thousand dollars' s5g0ol court
house bonds. -zid bOnds to run t-ssnfy
years and 70 draw per cent serai-annual
Interest The county commissioners re
serve the nigh; 70 ~ Jet any or All bid.
b. order OF the board Of county csrnis-
s.onerS = DEsETs
d1o-5J. County Clerk.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
RUSSIA WANTS TO CONTROL Bull
CARA AND R0UMALIA.
She Would Like to Have Prince
Ferdinand and theSobranje
Done away With.
The Situation Summed Up as a War With.
out Recourse to Arms-The Crown
Prince Worse.
Buchanan, Liberal Unionist. Elected
From the West Division Of Edin-
burg-Other Foreign Notes.
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-For Missouri:
Rains, followed by clearing weather;
colder, light to fresh variable winds, shift
ing to northwesterly.
For Kansas and Nebraska: Light rain,
followed by colder fair weather; light to
to fresh winds, shifting to northerly and
increasing ID force.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
Notice.

All Drivers have positive orders TO pre-
vent passengers from getting on and off
front platform of cars, or stand on the
same.
Passengers must keep off of the front
platform WICHITA STREET R'Y Co
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19
Night School

At the Southwestern Business College
corner Douglas and Topeka ave. Each
student receives personal instructions at
his desk, thus avoiding all embarrassment.
Persons can enter at any time with equal
advantage. 14l.tf
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Free reclining chair cars are low running
on ali trains on the c. X * y. railway,
Rock Island Route" between Wichita,
Topeka, Kansas City, st. Joseph. Chicago,
St Louis Off
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Money TO Loan

located, by the : /. Davidson Mortgage
company. Office in rear Of Citizens bank
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houey 10 Loan

On inside impro' ed city property centrally
located, by the ). l.. Davidson Mortgage
company. ofice in rear Of Citizen bank
55tf
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Take the new sfiort line. e. + &, ",
Rock Island route, 70 Kansas City, II,
Joseph, Chicago add ST Louis li%,t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19

We have short time money 10 loan AZ
twelve per cent on approved security The
:. l.. Davidson Mortgage Co 7stf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19

Deport of the condition OF the WEST sIDE Ma.
L lTlONAL BANK. at Wichita, 81 the State OF Kan
sas, at the close of business. February II. lSsS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-19

On aaeosant o. poSf health ~iil ssll my
very eompiei- stock OF hsr,sssre. tsDwafe,
ard timer tools. iu the bright grw e.ty u
Ashland. Kansas viii s@ii the bGilding
and 10, with stock II desired Or viii r~nt
b1ildlnz che4p al Immediate buyer will
get very literal te.u.s audress
a J kfNNEAA
7o-IZt Ashland kAa
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=
COUNTY OF SEDGwICK. %
l. John Watts, cashier of the above named bank.
do solemnly swear that the aboee statement Is
to the best of my knowledg- and belief.
JOHN WATTS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn before this 18th day CT
rsp.,I February, 1885. FRANK W. SP sUIDIyG.
t'EAhI Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Feb. 90 1891
CoRRECT-Attest: O. MARTINSON,l
e. r. COLEMAN, Directors.
SIT VI. STANTON
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SILVER NINE
FOR SALE


sl,ussed near Haysvills . Dobois eoosty.
Indiana. The mine be- oew HarssfeId
Pslens Water Jackee 60elser. capacity
10 tons per day. With furasca pumpss
sseam engine. buiIdIngs. and ~ ki.ds o.
mining tools. The ore y > ire mining
ore. and Iaye % that eaeh miner can
easiIv average taking oct Eve tOss per
|day. Coal Tor smelling u found u he
ea1e hills. about 60 6eee shove the silver
ore. Inspecsion ofthe miDe and tese Of
shs ore . invited b any pes:oa Wishing
|so buy. Nv fourth interest b offered u
| parts or wiII b sold = whole, % suit
| purchaser. and ] will give reasonable
credit On part ofshe purchase money
want % ell because | have . good farm,
Il and en- not : practical miner, and The
| nine should have some one Who uodeg-
ssands the business 20 run Il. The fol.
lowing assays q ths ore have beer
made:
April 8. lsos--By Prof ,. N. Hurry
lanai yticaI chemist. indianapolis, 0utcr0P'
Ipip9a, showing q - per ton.
April -, l085-By The same person, I
little farther u the hill, - 50 per ton
Nov. - 1855 by he sane chemist
lea per eoD-
Aug. %. les7-A ton Of the ore snelt
led q Newport, Ky, b. Mr.. Chas- L
IHsrtsfeld. and bullion test therefron
J made By Dr. W. Dickore, Ohio STAT
IChemisi, Ciocinnati. Ohio, showed valu
1891 o.. or silver. ssd ~ ID gold
Dee 1o67-A test was made Of %
Isame bullioa . shove. q the PhsIadel
Iphia Mint, which showed - o. % stlve
Iand 40 o. of gold per ton.
\ The ore en- b mined and smelted z
] IL total cost Of not exceeding 9l-sO @ ;
Iper ton, and with sysse0aiic work bnl
lion would probably b prepared 70
market g : coasidersble reductioa fro1
That average.
Any one desiring 20 purehase b =
Joueseod % ell o. o. addreee
JACOB NEUKAM,
Il Aug. 81, loe9 81 HsysviIle. lid
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