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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
BULLETS ANDLOVERS.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 27.-A special
tonight from Onancock, Va, says: 'An
elopement in Accomac county, Virginia,
has nearly led to double tragedy. Three
years ago daughter of Henry Williams,
a farmer, ran away and married William
Allen, of Sykes Island. The father has
never liked his son-in-law.
Several days ago Williams only remain
ing daughter left home, ostensibly to visit
her sister on Sykes Island, but in reality
to prepare there for an elopement with her
lover. Her father, suspecting her in
tention, started in pursuit with his shot
gun loaded to kill, as he declared, any per-
son who should prevent him from bring
ing his daughter home, as he was deter
mined she should not marry any man.
The angry old man crossed to the island,
and as he neared Aliens house his son-in-
law stepped ont to meet him with his gun
in hand. The son-in-law fired first, and
then several shots were exchanged at short
range Williams was badly wounded, but
Allen escaped unhurt. While the battle
ragged the lovers escaped and were married
yesterday. William Marshall who tried
to stop the fight, was wounded by stray
shot,
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28

Many years ago one OF the most famous
elephants that travelled in this country was
Old Columbus. During one Of his summer
trips through Virginia he stopped at the
town of b.. In the neiahboring town Of
H boy, famihariy called Dave and
notorfcts for leadership IN ell kinds Of mis-
chievous tricks, determined to show of before
the other boys at Old Columbus expense,
and invited several of his companions to go
with him ~"
Having come TO the elephants stable Dave
gave him first candy, then cake, and then
finally cried: "Now boysr and slipped q
piece of tobacco in his proboscis, intending TO
get out of danger and enjoy Old ColumbuS
disgust and anger.
But before be could move Columbus seized
him and whirled him upward through the
opening overhead against the roof of the
stable
Unhurt by his unexpected rise Dave
dropped on the hay NOW. The other boys
below, supposing this 70 be the trick prom
ised them, cried out Ia admiration:
Dave, Dave, do that again.
Dave, comfortably seated out Of harms
way, very earnestly answered:
"No, boys I only do that trick once .
day. ouths Companion
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
ARRESTED AS MIGRANTS.
English People Who once Owned Place
ImmOrtalized by Dickens.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, y. Y, March IA
case was tried in the circuit court today
entitled Elizabeth NJ. Satcher against
Thomas L. Wing. Mr.. Wing is agent oi
the charitS organization of this city. He
went before Recorder Dorland and said
that, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, Caroline and Elizabeth Satcher
We're yagrants, and thereupon the recorder
issued warrant for their arrest. The
police brought Elizabeth to headquarters,
where she was held for an hour until the
recorder arrived, and questioned her and
then discharged. Then she began suit
against Wing for false imprisonment, and
the jury gave her 500.
Elizabeth Snatcher came here with her
mother, Caroline, from London. Her
father was the proprietor of the Saracen' S
Head inn, Snow Hill, where Dickens. in
his work, placed Nicholas Nickelby. Her
father died when she was 8 years old and
then she and her mother came to America,
locating here. Soon after they went south,
where they have lost most of their money,
and returned to Poughkeepsie destitute.
They have been living here from hand to
mouth, moving from place to place, be
cause of not being able to pay rent. and
have been helped by intimate friends.
Last winter they were in the city aims
house.
The daughter, Elizabeth. says she can't
work because she was never brought up TO
work, and that she will die before she will
beg. Judge Barnard, in his charge to this
jury, said that ii is no crime to be poor,
and that the recorder had no right TO issue
a warrant on information and belief. but
should have demanded a sworn affidavit.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
ATRAEEIC TRUST ENJOINED.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 27.-Attorney Cen
eral Hogg today flied suit in the district
court to enjoin the Texas Traffic associa
citation from continuance of its business.
The petition charges that the association
is conspiracy contract combination and
co-partnership. forming consolidation OF
parallel and competing lines which is an
organized monopoly that is a menace to
commerce and in defiance of the constitu-
tion and laws of Texas; also that in fixing
charges for competing lines the association
prevents fair competition; that it is unlaw-
full and injurious to the whole state, and
that it is against public policy and OPP
pressive to agricultural, mercantile and
general business interests. With the pc
tition, is filed an exhibit containing cop
les of articles of agreement and rules gov
erning the Texas Traffic association n ;
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
STILL MORE CLAIMANTS.
Three New Jersey Women Interested in
Tom Beans Vast Estates.

BoNHAM, Tex, March 27-The famous
Tom Bean estate case was tried in the dis
trict court today with lawyers, witnesses
and claimants from all parts of the United
States present. In the county court Fl. P,
Howard was granted letters of administra-
tion on evidence of relationship to the de-
ceased millionaire. In this trial he is
opposed by w. w. Russell, merchant OF
this place, who bases his claim to admin
ister on the estate upon the fact of be-
Ing a reputable citizen and disin-
terested party being urged to contest How
ards rights by another set OF claimants;
By agreement the appeal was continued
until the August term of the district
court On the grounds that the plaintiff
wanted jury trial which could not be
granted without great loss of time in Sc
curing qualified men. ..
An attorney named Hageman, of Prince
ton, n. j., is in town representing claim
nnts Of quite a different character from
any heretofore brought forward. His
story is that a man named Tom Saunders
married in New Jersey in 1899, but sep
arated from his wife and left there
about 1912. Two daughters were born
of the marriage with whom the
father kept up correspondence after
leaving New Jersey. These letters were
all written from Texas, some OF them
signed Saunders and others Bean and
Oliver The wife and daughters were con-
WINGED that some mystery was connected
with the life of their husband and father.
Exactly what they never discovered. The
last letter received from him was dated
Marshall, Texas, and signed Tom Bean; a
postscript was added in which Bean stated
he was going to Bonham, Texas, which
was then village of two or three hundred
inhabitants. Attorney Hogeman brought
these letters with him, as well as a
photograph of the man supposed to be
Bean. The handwriting is similar to that
of the deceased, but there is little resem-
blance in the picture. Hogeman states
that he is here only for investigation at
present; that if the man, }. w. Saunders,
who claims to be brother to the deceased
was likely to make anything of case he
would present the claims of his client as
the cases are almost parallel. He says
his clients are certain that the
millionaire Tom Bean was their
father; yet, unless they are sure of sue
cess they will not push their claim, as they
are not able to furnish funds for continued
suits The citizens of this part of the
state would be glad for the litigation in
the case to cease and some disposition be
made of the property. AS it is the growth
of parts of the country and town is re-
tarded by vacant blocks and tracts of land
which cannot be settled while the case is
in contest
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28

AUSTIN, Tex, March 27.-Probably the
most important case ever started in any
court involving land has been begun here
by the attorney general. He has insti-
tuted proceedings against the Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway COM
pany and against the Texas portion of the
Southern Pacific system to recover forty
sections of the eighty claimed by the COM
pany in Kinney county. The constitution
of 1876 set aside one-half of the public do
main to public free schools and the legisla-
ture the following year passed law re-
guiring locaters of certificates to survey
alternate sections for schools. Under this
act millions of acres have been surveyed
and sold. The attorney general insists
that this law is distinct and separate from
The constitutional provision, and he CON
tends that the state is entitled to one-half
of all lands located under the law in addi-
tion to the constitutional half. He brings
suis against the railway company to recOv-
er half of the land located by them. This
is test case and will be far-reaching in
It's effect. as the title to millions of acres of
Texas lands will depend upon the results.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
THE SWITChMEN'S STRIKE.

CHICAGO, March 27.-There was but
little change apparent in the cor strike
today beyond the arrival of a number of
switchmen from the east to take the place
of the strikers. A gang of twenty of these
new arrivals was put to work late this
afternoon in the yards at Western avenue.
They said they were from Reading, Pa,
and were portion Of sixty more that ar
rived last night, and were distributed be-
tween Chicago and Aurora today. The
company had six switch engines at work
today and the yardmaster said there We're
forty switchmen at work in the
yards The company is endeayoring
to handle such freight as requires
immediate attention, and is still receiving
freight from all points in Illinois not
reached by other roads. The lumber dis
trlct is in bad condition, and as this is the
busy season of the year the lumbermen
will lose a large amount of trade. No
trouble has been experienced from the
strikers today, and it is thought none will
be- The railroad officials, however, are
taking every precaution to protect the new
men by having the yards, tracks and cross
ings constantly patrolled by Pinkerton
men and policemen.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
THE W. c. I. U.
The Speakers and Speeches at the Interna-
tiOnal Convention.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Miss Frances
f. Willard, of Chicago, presi lent of w.
c. T. U. was the first speaker at the eve
ming session of the international conven-
tion of women. Her subject was .'Women
and Temperance, Among other things
she said that God always has one more ar
row in his quiver, one more regiment to
summon when the battle crisis comes
History affords no more salient illustra-
ton of this fact than the world uprising
of women whose organic form and sober
second thought is the Womans Christian
Temperance Union of America and of
all lands. The liquor curse finds its
nemesis in the home which it has so long
defied and trampled under foot, woman,
who, whatever her faults, has never been
the slave of alcoholic stimulants, comes to
mans rescue in his heroic but unequal
fight with his worst enemy. Its discipline
is schooling her brain as no course of study
could. its pathos is broadening out the
mother heart to take in all the world, its
mighty onset is developing in her mighty
will, its supreme eXigencies have exalted
to supreme heights her faith in God. The
setting up of Christ's heavenly king
this new crusade. Women know
that He who spake--as never man spake,
and in the record of whose words there is
no hint at the present inequality of man
and woman in church and state, is their
best friend. They believe that when He
shall reign not in form but in fact, not
enthusiastically but by his spirit, in the
world. home shall for the first time be the
place Christ meant it should become. a
true Republic of God and miniature of
government, where man and woman side
by side, shall meet and vanquish all
powers of darkness, 'and there
shall be no more curse" The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
stand for this ideal. plans for and works
toward it, without haste with rests it to
1t tolls on toward the day when there shall
be no sectarianism in religion no section
atism in politics. no sex in citizenship.
Hannah Whitall Smith. American secre-
tary Of the worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, followed with an ad-
dress upon the "The Latest Evolution of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
lnfon.n She held that call modern
thought and effort are tending toward a
universal federation Of all nations which
it Is hoped will one day control the world
In the interests of peace"
The next speaker was Mrs. Bessie Starr
Keefer, fraternal delegate of the Toronto
Womans' Christian Temperance Union.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
LEApEn TO DEATH.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Bridge Police
man Kane saw man at 1:30 o'clock this
morning acting strangely on the roof Of
the three story building at 1os Fulton
street, Brooklyn, overlooking the bridge
yard Suspecsing that he was burglar, he
notified two city policemen, who went UP
on the roof Before they got there, however,
Kane from his place on the bridge saw the
man jump off the roof into the bridge
yard. The man was found dead in the
yard with his neck broken. He was iden.
titled as Peter McGuire. aged "a, who lived
with his sister at 2 Mckenny street. He
had been employed occasionally in res.
taurant in the basement at 103 Fulton.
During the blizzard he fell and injured his
head severely and his mind seemed to have
been affected. He left the house for the
first time since the accident on Saturday
night, saying he was going to see his
brother in Main street.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28

She said that she became a Canadian be
cause fifteen years ago no college in
America would give her a university
education. She was American born, but
she was proud to be Canadian when she
began to talk temperance.
Anna Gordon spoke of HHow
to Reach the Children Fran
els F. w. Harper, (colored) of
Washington, on "What shall be done with
the neglected rich" DR.. Mary Weeks
Burnette, delegate of the national temper
ance hospital and medical college associa-
ton, on "The temperance hospital. y
Susan II. Barney, national superintendent
of prison work Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, on "Police matrons" F"
Matilda r. Carse, on "The temperance
temple" and Mary H. Hunt, national
superintendent scientific institution, on
"Our reasons for temperance"
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
WHY THEY STRUCK,

CHICAGO, March 27-The Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy switchmen make the
following statement: a.
Much has been said by the officials of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy COM
pany about the switchmen quitting work
without giving the company any notifica-
tion or presenting any grievance. The rea-
son the switchmen acted as they did may
be summed up as follows:
The general superintendent, Mr. Resler,
and the train master, Mr.. Pope, were
both aware that the switchmen were
dissatisfied with the incompetent men
that were running engines III the switch
yards. AS proof OF this it Is
only necessary to instance the following:
On Friday afternoon and evening, March
%. Mr.. Pope requested the switchmen to
go up to the trainmaster's office, as Mr.
Besler desired to talk to them. Nearly all
of them went to the office and listened to
what Mr. Besler had to say. They told
him then and there that they could not
work with the men who were then running
the engines, enumerat ting hundreds of in
cidents that to all railroad men would
prove beyond question their Incompetence
Hundreds of times men have had to jump
to save their lives Trains were constantly
being run at the rate of forty miles an hour
right through the yards. The present
force of switch engineers do not under
stand even the most simple signals The
switchmen told Mr. Besler that they could
not afford to risk their lives any more
than necessarily required. His only reply
to all their complaints was, Have patti
ence, gentlemen" The only thing they
asked for was competent men, but they
were given no assurance that the matter
would be remedied. 1t was matter of
life or death with them and they quit
work individually without any organized
strike Almost one-half of the men that
quit work do not belong to any organiza-
ton.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
NOT CHASkA AETERALI

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Homer1 ,Fel-
lows, the Father of Miss Fellows, who is
reported in dispatches from Dakota to
have married Chaska, Sionx Indian, says
that he received Letter tonight from his
daughter dated March II, announcing
that she was to be married to Samuel
Campbell, nephew of the Rev. DR.. Han
ford, of the Episcopal church, who is EN-
ploved by the bureau of Indian affairs and
stationed at Fort Bennett. In a letter of
the same date, received from Mr.. Camp
bell tonight. that gentleman says that ne
has slight trace of Indian blood in his
veins, and Mr.. Fellows asserts that from
this frail foundation has sprung the sensa-
tional reports that have been published.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
ACLEVER SWlNDLER.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March ga very
successful swindler was exposed here to-
day, but he managed to dodge the officers
and escaped from the city. The man trav-
eled under the assumed name OF, John
Jones, and claimed to represent the. Amer
lean Railway company of China. He
wanted to employ engineers, firemen and
brakemen to 90 to China, and offered them
fabulous wages. He required them 80
sign a contract to work five years and to
pay him S25 in money as a guarantee of
good faith. When he secured the money
he would tell the man to wait a few days
until he could get ticket for him from
New York. Jones has been here one week
and secured 500. Officers are now looking
for him. 1t is known he obtained about
5000 from railway men in Albany, n. Y,
and over S4OO in Pittsburg.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
American LABORER MURDERED.

LAS CURCEs, N: NJ, March 27.-A delib-
crate murder was committed on the Ale
menda, abont mile north of this place,
about midnight Saturday night, Jesus
Rubie being killed by Martin MALTA with
large butcher knife. Rubie, Malta and
a man by the rame of Semota Carrera
went over to the town of Lamessil to spend
the evening, and during the evening
Malla's horse was cut loose, compelling
him to walk home, about four miles, and
he claims that he saw Rubie and Carrea
laughing at his misfortune. He
was angry when he got home
and lay down to await the arrival of
Rubie and Carrera, who lived at the same
house They came soon after, and when
they arrived Mella charged Rubie with
cutting his horse loose at the same time
stabbing him in the right side OF the neck,
severing the jugular vein and sinking the
knife to the hilt a depth OF six inches.
before going to the assistance OF his dying
companion, and afterwards had Mella
lodged in Jail. Rubie, after being
stabbed, crawled into a den in the
cabin, whEre deaf man was
stopping. In doing so, the deaf
man was aroused and de-
manded to know what he was doing there.
The dying man was unable to speak, and
the deaf man could not hear. and thinking
the man was drunk, the deaf man hit him
a blow that knocked the dying. man over.
The deaf man then got up, and examining
the man he struck, discovered him COW
cred with blood and dying. The body was
brought to town today, where it was
buried after an inquest developed the
facts in the case All of the parties were
Mexican laborers, and it is said of the
murderer that he but recently came here
from Mexico, and that he is a deserter
from the Mexican army and hard case
generally
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28

Within the last year hundreds Of benevo-
lent people were actually busy begging fSF
Cancelled stamps In order TO obtain admission
for an old lady in Philadelphia home A
Germantown physician took tee matter in
charge. and II was understood that when the
necessary loo, 900 had been collected they
were TO be handed over by his wife TO a
friend, who was to give them 70 another
friend, who was 70 give them 10 a third, who
knew some one who would arrange with some
body else for the old lndy's final reception
The craze spread 40 far that packages Of
stamps arrived by every mail from New l York,
Washington, Chicago and Boston Little
schoolgirls and fashionable young women
We'd with each other In their ssg.rnsss 70 Aid
this good work, and half the requisite nrnbes
had actually been scraped together bafore I.
began 70 dawn On peoples minds that .hs
only possible use that any bone could make
Of ]. .o0o 90 STAMPS would be 20 sell them for
old paper
Then an sn.erPrizing Philadelphia reporter
undertook % hunt up the cd lady, ~koss
name was Ps.srTnan, and having found her.
had the pleasure Of bearing from her own
lips that she had nc iisa Of going into any
institution q: aIl-Hsrperb Young People.
An E1-Ere1utionrr's Little shov.
4 correspondent writes: Binns, the ex-
hangunan- j. travelling with show, IN which
he reveal. his ert for tbs entertainment of
the large crowds VITO collect 10 s-e him per-
form the happy Dispatch Ths subject IL .
figure representing Nra Berry, tie Oldham
roison.r. and the entertainment; i. nov at
Stockport In CbezLiro. The SNOWMAN. q
ysfs-g r.a-. frrf Sfv.s S.oyra-jktcai ssssfh
of Binns, ttsn the curtain u runx up reveal
ing a sc1fosd with the regular cTu1 beam,
ssd the subject Standing On the drop strsyy-d
hands md sss. A sarpliced chaplain stands
oa one hand and a uniformed jail spverrsoY
ca The O,ts-, while Eve reporter, or inE.svia-
uals oo r-preeus them, watch ths grim pro
cseasagl binns, black bAx tn hand, sseys
forward extracts the ROPE, places sbe moose
aro1-d sks S,oiecss seck, and wh~n .he fsel-
Ing Of tbs spectators has he~n wrought 10 Al
tr.s7Se pitch, draws the tol,, and .ss wax
figure dtsafrears into tbs pi. herseata- Mr..
Elsns IAGa ka.iS YnA-I0od0n Lima
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
BANK DOORS CLOSED,

RALEIGH. n c., March 27.-The chair
man of the board of directors of the State
National bank, publishes the following
this morning:
The directors of the State National bank
having reason to believe that the president
and cashier of the bank have absconded
with large amount of assets, have de-
termined to close up the doors and turn
over all affairs to the proper officers of the
United States government. We are glad to
be able to assure the public that the other
banks of the city are not affected by this
defalcation. By order of the directors.
Z. B. STAMPS,
Chairman pro tenn
The officers of other banks in the city
announce officially that the suspension
does not affect their institutions.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
AN ARKANSAS JAIL BREAK.

Fort SMITH, Ark, March 27.-Three
prisoners escaped from the United States
Jail last night. They were Sam Jones, a
state prisoner, charged with murder, sent
here for safe keeping from Washington
county; Isaac Martin, horse thief, and
Ed Rhodes. burglar. Jones was suffer.
ing with measles. and was confined in cell
No. of the old jail. Rhodes was detailed
as nurse for the sick. Some time during
the day yesterday they discovered a weak
place in one of the window bars where ii
was riveted to the cross bar, and managed
to pry it off. They waited until about 1C
O'Clock when the guards were not on the
lookout, and, removing the bar, crowded
out and made their escape. Marion
the sick list, but refused to go out with
his companions Jones has been here since
last summer
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
TO BF HELOAT EMpORIA

EMPoRIA, Kan, March 21.-At a meet
ing Of the Republican congressional COM
mittee of the Fourth district held in this
city today for the purpose of determining
the time and place of holding the conven-
ton TO nominate candidate for congress
and two delegates and two aiternates to
the national Republican convention and
TO elect one presidential elector, il was, on
motion ordered that the convention be
held at Emporia
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-28
keNTUcKY,S NEW TREASURER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March ai.-Judse s.
f. Sharp, chairman of the Democratic
state executive COMMITTEE, was today
nominated and confirmed as treasurer pro
TEN. of Kentucky by the senate at Frank
fort.
Two hundred barrels Of whiskev have
been attached as the property OF the alb
sconding treasurer and it is thought more
will be found The investigating commit
tee is proceeding slowly and the private
papers of Tate have not yet been examined.
The objections of the bondsmen retard the
Work Of the committee.