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Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
BlJRSTED BOILERS.

PITTsBUEG, July IA battery of boiler
at the tannery OF a. q J. Groeste .nsr. ~
River avenue: Allegheny City. near Herif
island, shortly after 4 O'Clock this atf@r
noon, wrecking several buildings aud
seriously inJu4jng six persons three d
whom viii probably die.
The following are the names Of the in
jured and thei. condition.
WIN Wctzel, engineer. aged - year,.
leg blown of and terribly burned; Will
die
Christ Neidt, aged q year, bruised and
scalded. injuries believed 70 fe fatal
l.. l.. Farbye aged - years, burned
bruised and scalGsd; death probable
Otto BerGhaendier. aged = year.,
bruised and scalded. viii recover.
John 1taab, ab9ut = years % age, arms
face and body badly burned; not fatally
kurt
Annie Myers, aged Y years. crushed and
bruised very seriously.
A large nnulbFs of Others, mostly err
pIoyes, we're slightly bruised and cut -
being struck by ayiug debris tie cau-s
Of the explosion - believed - have Dssl
b "a pressure
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
STILL THEY COME.
The President Again Returns Four Pension
Bills Without His Approval.

WASHINGTON. July 6-The president has
vetoed the bills granting pensions to Ma
lhaniel ID. Chase, Harriet r. Copper and
VIM. Campbell, ,Jr, and the bill for the re-
lief of Van Burden Brown.
In vetoing the Copper bill the president
says: "The husband of this beneficiary
served as major in an Illinois regiment,
from September 3, 1862, to April l, 1868,
when his resignation was accepted, it hav-
ing been rendered on account CT business
affairs 1t is admitted on all
hands that Major Copper drank a good
deal, but the committee aliege that
they cannot arrive at the conclusion that
death was attributed to that cause. There
Is some medical testimony tending to show
that death was caused from rheumatism,
but one physician gave it as his opinion
that death resulted from rheumatism and
chronic alcoholism. The physician who
last attended the soldier that the cause of
death was chronic alcoholism. This
should be the most reliable of all the med
zeal testimony and taken in connection
with the conceded Incorporate habits OF
the deceased ana the fact that the brain
was involved, it satisfies me that the re-
lection of the widows claim by the pen
blOn on Inc STOuuU lD1U Inc CdtSt Vi utdlU
was mainly intemperance, was correct
in returning the Chase bill without ao-
prevail the president says: This benefci-
airy enlisted September s. 1864. The record
show that he was admitted TO a hospital
March 3. 1864, with a disease of discredit-
able nature and by no means connected
with military service and that he was dis
charged from the army May 20, 1864, upon
4 certificate of paralysis of the left arm,
which came on suddenly and that the
cause was unknown, but believed not to
he incident To the service. In 1880 the
physicians stated the cause of his
disability was an injury 10 his arm while
helping soldier from a railroad train at
Augusta. Me-, he acting as provost guard
at the time. Upon this allegation the case
vas opened at the pension bureau. In
reply TO a letter from the bureau the cap
;ain of the claimants company stated that
ae had no knowledge of such an injury
The same officer in letter dated February
Is, 1875, expresses the belief that the disa-
oiity OF the applicant, is any existed, was
:aused by the injurious use of mercury
ielf-administered for venereal diseases
contracted at Augusta, Me-, in january
1864. and that such was the rumor among
ais comrades when he was sent to the hos
oital. In the absence OF some definite
.ause, consistent with an honest claim. we
Ire left i'll the face of some contrary evil
ience to guess that his arm was injured in
The service. The application of this bene-
iciary is still pending in the pension bu-
reau, awaiting further information.
The other acts are vetoed on the ground
hat they are without merit.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
C'REILLY,
1ARROW,
TANGlE CAUSED BYAFlRt

~ GCSHI HNSGC SSOOCO Q - TINE.
NINCENNEs, Ind, July ca curious le-
gal complexity has grown out of the death
of j. +. Briscoe and his family, by the
burning of the hotel at Rockdale, Texas,
June last. BY that calamity the whole
family, consisting of husband and wife
and two little daughter, were swept out of
existence, and there are no direct heirs
living. The question is as to the inherit
ance of the property, which consists OF
81 900 in Texas real estate, life policy of
5000 and cash to the amount of 81, 600.
They formerly resided in this city, and
were On their way here when their fate
overlook them. Their relatives reside in
this city.
1t will be necessary to show whether the
husband or wife died first. He occupied a
rear room, communicating with his wife's
room in front by door, and each is sup
posed to have had a child with them at
the time. The presum ption is that Mr.
Briscoe burned to death on his couch, as
chared remains were found on bed springs
directly beneath the spot of his room.
Mrs. Briscoe, il is said, was heard to say
during the fire.
For Gods sake, save my children-my
husbands dead ~
If he died first his wife or her heirs get
the property, but If she died first then his
relatives become the legal heirs. This.
however, is dependent upon the laws of
Texas in regard TO decedent's estate 1t IS
not known whether the cash he had at the
time was in the form of draft or money.
If draft, it lies in some Texas bank
awaiting legal call; if money it is total
loss 1t will require skillful detective work
to trace this draft. His life policy was
given by the fraternity Of Knights and
Ladies of Honor, and that order will not
be exempt from the payment of the money.
The courts will have 10 settle all theSe
complications.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
THE RACES,

AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
First race. five-eighths of a mile-Mon
mouth won, Seedace second, Savage third
Time 1:031%.
Second race, fve-eighths OF mile
Doodle won, Martha second, Corocco third
Time 1:03$4.
Third race, three-fourths of mile-Nina
won, Keystone second, Lemont third
Time 1869
Fourth race, seven-eighths OF a mile
Sam Harper, Jr.. won, Cruiser second, Bar
mum third. Time 1905.
Fifth race, one mile and a quarter-Troy
won. Vaiient second, Lutte Arnold third.
Time $40
Sixth race one mile and an eighth, sell
ing-Ivanhoe won, Miss Charmer second
Cato third. Time 2:014.
AT CHICAGO.
First race, five-eights mile, seIling-Jov-
full won, Benson second, Maud Ward
third Time 1:02N.
Second race, fiveeighths mile, selling
Irish Dan won, Cassandra second, Lee
Dinkthel third. Time LOB
Third race, one milef selling-Irma H.
won, Balance second McB9th third. Time
1:4315
Fourth race, seven-eighths mile, selling
Antonio won, Jim Nave second, Red
Stone third. Time 1880.
Fifth race, one and one-sixteenth miles
-lnsolence won, Famine second, Sayre
third. Time 1861.
Sixth race three-QuarterS OF a mile-DeS-
truction won, Wand second, Aihe third.
Time lis
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
The Statement that Gen. Harrison Said a
Dollar Day Was Enough for
WOrkinGman.

INDIANAPOLIS, July General Harrison
has received a number of letters making
inquiry as to the truth of charge made
against him TO the effect that in a public
speech delivered some years ago he said
that zone dollar day was enough for any
workingman." This story has been sent
all over the country in one shape or an
other, and tens of thousands Of postal
cards containing the story have
been sent into this state. The
friends and supporters of General Harrison
state that it is an absolute falsehood, and
state that the proprietors of the Journal
have placed in one Of the city banks $1,000
which that paper states, will be paid to
any man, woman or child producing the
proof that General Harrison ever uttered
any such sentiment. This offer is unlim-
tied either as to time or place. 1t will be
raid to anybody who will produce the
proof, whether living in Indianapolis, in
the state of Indiana, or in any town, city,
township, county or state in the United
States or territories, or at any time"
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
gh aUhita qaip Eagle: saturday sorniua, aug 1893

fed by the raising of sugar beet and sor-
ghum, it proposed that the whole policy
of the government in relation to sugar
should be changed and that bounties
should be granted. He did not believe
in it.
Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, was opposed to
the bounty system for fear that capitalists,
not knowing at what moment the bounty
might be withdrawn, would hesitate TO
production. A tariff, he thought, would
be much more stable than bounty.
Pending further debate, the committee
rose and the house took recess till S p.
m. the evening session to be for the con-
sideration of PENSION bills
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
The Total Wheat Product Of the
State Indicated at 17,500,-
900 Bushels.
Unusually Rapid Growth of Corn-0ats
Reported Good-Comparatiye ESti-
mates of all Crops.
Dun's Trade Review, Showing Increased
Confidence in Business Circles. with
Flattering Prospects for Fu-
ture Transactions.

TOPEKA. Kan, July 6-Hon. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agriculture,
issues the following official circular to-
day:
Reports now in from about 600 cores
pondents, representing nearly every county
in the state clearly indicate that the ex-
pectations of the early spring, based upon
the favorable condition then, are about to
be realized in our state. the wheat crop
being already secured; also fair oat
crop, and corn has never been in more
promising condition at this date. The
acreage in wheat as shown by the asses
sors' return, already received at this Office
has been over-estimated about 150, 900 acres
for the state. and ten per cent of
the acreage sown in the fall of 1887 is re-
ported not harvested, leaving still the
acreage which was harvested about 1,00O,-
600 acres. OF this acreage harvested
the average yield per acre for the state is
estimated at seventeen and One-half BUSH
els, being two and one-haif bushels higher
than we estimated it month ago, lndl-
eating total wheat product for the state
of 1880, 900 bushels.
Corn since the weather has become
warmer and rains abundant has made an
unusually rapid growth, and with the ex-
ceptlon of some damage by bugs entering
from adjacent wheat fields the crop is free
from insect depreciation.
The oat crop in good many counties
was cut short by chinch bugs, but gener-
ally throughout the state it is reported
good, as compared with full average
crop. Corn, full average, 99.1; oats, aver
age, So; rye, average. 80; barley, 81; pota-
toes, So; broom corn. full average, 90; fax,
full average, 50; sorghum, 81; millet, so;
far full iriQ
full average, 95 apples, full average, So
Throughout the month of June, especi-
ally the last half of the month, rains have
been abundant in every section of the state
with the exception of few counties in the
western portion. Fifty counties report
No bugs to hurt" The BALANCED report
some damage to corn crop. Rains contin-
uing plentiful will remove all apprehen-
sions of loss to this crop from these des-
tructiYe insects
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
GENERAL SHERIDAN

NEW YORK, July 6.-The United States
steamer Swatara with General Sheridan
on board came directly up the harbor and
anchored in the upper bay off Liberty Is
land at $40 p. N.
The Governors Island cutter Atlanta
left the island and ran along side the Swa
tara, just as she dropped anchor. Captain
MCGOWAN of the Swatara appeared at the
side, and in answer to questions, said that
General Sheridan was much better.
The following bulletin was given to the
Associated Press:
NEW YORK HARBoR, July 6, S
p. m.-General Sheridan rested well
last night. AT 6:25 this morning the
Swatara left the Capes Of Delaware. The
sea was perfectly smooth and the general
was not at all disturbed or an
noyed by the motion of the ship.
He slept rather more than usual through
the day. His respiration is less inter
rupted. He coughs but little, has a good
pulse. He is interested in the details of
the voyage and is anxious to get to Nom
quit as soon as possible.
lSigned O'REILLY,
NARROW
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
Published by the New York Sun,
Purported to Have Been Writ .
ten to w. W. Phelps.
A Refutal of the Charge that Gen. Harrison
Said i0ne Dollar Day Was Enough
For Any WOrkingman."
Tie President Again Sends Back Pension
Bills without His Approval Giving
His Reasons TherefOr-1he %
Dynamite Plot.
THE WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, July
6.-Highest temperature 800; lowest '2o
with fresh south backing to southeast
winds and fair weather, except light
thunderstorm with OF inch of rainfall 7:4i
p. m, to STOP. m.
Rainbow visible in the east at $50 p. M,
and another, very brilliant, with secondary
arch at 7:35 p. m.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.
,July6 The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Saturday, July Z,
at Ia M. are as follows:
For Missouri: Cooler, fair northerly
winds.
For Kansas: Stationary temperature
Saturday, followed by warmer fair vari-
able winds.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
The winter Cradle of CHINA

The Chinese have a queer institution
which they call the winter cradle II Is
haped somewhat like All hour glass and
'tsnds on end There is an opening above
nd below and the waist. which Is con
racted. serves to keep the celestial baby
II his feet Day after day little almond
haped eyes peep over the top Of this
radle and little hands play with minia.
IRE dragons and other toys TIL the nurse
ats In an appearance. Some of these
inter cradles are made OF wicker work
and are beautifully painted by Chinese
women artists. IL Is almost impossible
for one to be upset. but now and then.
when two arc placed close together ard
the occupants declare war and measure
arms. two cradles roll over the floor 10
noises that bring down the house.
brakes Mnpazfne
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
CAPITAL NOTES.

POSTAL CHANGES FOR THE YEAR.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-During the last
fiscal year the number of postofices
established was 1874; number discon-
tinued ,642; number of fourth-class post
masters resigned and successors appointed
$780, number removed ! ,224: whole num-
Der appointed during the 11.S52; number
Of presidential postmasters resigned and
successors appointed BOSE; number re-
moved 90; whole number of presidential
postmasters appointed during the year
Ar
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
LAND PATENTS ISSUED.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Patents to agri-
cultural lands issued under the various
public land laws have been issued by the
general land Office during the fiscal year:
Cash entries, 1902; homestead, 1852;
timber culture, l,s43: desert land, 80; scrip,
523: total, Al, $50. There were also issued
during the year 1,034 patents to mineral
lands, ia patents to coal lands and Sc
patents to private lands. Under grant,
patents during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1887. were issued as follows: Agrlcul-
tural lands, 24'55S; mineral, 1,4S9; coal, So;
private lands, 260; total for last year,
26, $40.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
IHE ENNEl OPE EMPIX

PARKERsBURG, w. Va. July 6-Dr. John
". Curtis, late of Little Hooking but now
residing at Bolton. Kansas. a few days
since sent $1,000 by the Wells Fargo ex-
press to his brother at Little Hooking.
When the package arrived it was found
that the end had been cnt of and the
money extracted. and the envelope filled
with pieces OF paper about the size of the
hills
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
1T is A FORGERY.

CLAY CENTER, Kan, July 6.-The Times
of this city received a message from Sena-
tor Ingalls, denouncing as a forgery the let
ter purporting to have been written by
him to w. w. Phelps and publishedin the
New York Sun.
Hamilton Head. who jumped his bail
while under charge of rape, was recaptur-
tured in Nebraska and lodged in Jail here
last night.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
DISAPPEARED.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Catherine Hender-
son, wife Of Samuel Henderson, the man
from Cleveland, o., who is supposed to
have committed suicide at the Aston house
last night, left the hotel after her hus.
bands body was removed 20 the under
takers. The clerk at the hotel could not
tell where the lady had gone No message
has been received from Cleveland in
answer to the kilograms sent last night.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
THE YALE-HARvARD BOAT RACES.

NEW LONDON, Conn. July cit is proba-
bic that the next Yale-Harvard boat race
will not be rowed at New London, for the
boating managers of the colleges are unau-
lmously in favor of going elsewhere. In
adequate hotel accommodation, great dis
regard for the wants of visitors and of the
needs Of the press and interference with
the curse by the erection of bridge
across the river are the principal reasons
for deciding that a change is desirable.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07

Taxing a party Ct young iadses 20
Es-:vpe. or ladies' Ct . oe-.ssn ses Who 60
10: Axs tia ,rSuS.s Of Planning foo:es AID
looking after l5sgags. las become . sesa-
ar profession for kOcs woven Aitkcusa
thsre Ia considerable voxk ss.s<hsc % T.,
!. Is looked uyoz IS rs0rs or asss Of . bold
Cay By al who IDcs<taks h--Ssw yo<k
Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
The RAILROAD CASES.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan. July 6.-The srgu-
ment before Judge Brewer, of the United
States circuit court in relation TO the
injunction asked for by the rail
roads of Iowa against the
railroad commissioners Of that stsre still
continues and the end will not be
reached before next week. Attorney Gen
era Baker. of Iowa, occupied most o. the
day in his argument on behalf of the CON-
mission, and he was followed by W. T.
Goudy. of the Chicago * Northwestern,
who viii finish in the morning All of the
railroads in the state have representatives
on the ground, and the arguments are
watched with much interest.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
ATERRlFIc STORM.

AMHERST, Wis, July 6.-News has just
been reached here of terrific wind and
hail storm about twelve miles north of
this place in the town OF Albany. One wo-
man was killed by falling timber.
All OF the crops of strip of country
about one-fourth of a mile wide and three
or four miles long is a total loss.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
CULLOM'S COACHMAN.

WASHINGTON, July Elm the case of
Joseph NJ. Chase. Senator Cullom's coach
man, indicted for manslaughter in causing
the death of Prof E. A. Paul on March 81
last by recklessly driving into him and
his bicycle, the jury returned verdict of
guilty. Notice of motion for new trial
was given.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
a SOAKING RAIN,

DODGE CITY, Kan, July "a timely
rain set in this evening, lasting several
hours, which appears to be general
throughout the western portion of the
state, giving the ground q good soaking
and renews the hopes of the farmer for an
enlarged crOp.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
SPORTING NEWS

l BABE BALL.
AT KANSAS CITY.
| Kansas City, 0010 i
! Baltimore ......0 @ 0 0 o 0 o o.
Batteries-Porter and Donohue. Smith,
| Trott, Tucker and Fulmer
Errors-kansas City 2, Baltimore 2.
Base hits-kansas City IL, Baltimore S.
AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis OF 20 o. 9
| Brooklyn. o l =
| Batteries-For ST. Louis, King and
| Milligan; for Brooklyn, CarruIhers and
Bushong
| Base hits-St.Louis s, Brooklyn Q.
Errors-St. Louis I, Brooklyn 4.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati ..2 / b 0 o.
Athletics. -..........1 l 3 0 o.
Batteries-For Cincinnati, Viau and
keenan,; for Athletics, weighing and
Townsend.
Base hits-Cincinnati II, Athletics s.
Errors-Cincinnati 3, Athletics 1.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville 4 0 0 0 l. G
Cleveland. % l 0 0 0 o. 3
Batteries--For Louisville, Chamberlain
and Cross. for Cleveland Bakely and Zinl-
mer.
Base hits-Louisville II, Cleveland s.
Errors-Louisville f. Cleveland l.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Eleven innings.
Indianapolis. III O3100O 30o1- 9
Philadelphia -. 2.2 . = 90 4 00-la
Batteries-For Indianapolis, Boyle and
Ayers; for Philadelphia, Casey and Glenn
ents. Buckty was pue in to catch for In
dianrrolis in the third inning Sanders
pitched for Philadelphia after the fourth.
Base hits-Indianapolis II, Philadelphia
10.
Errors-Indianapolis 6, Philadelphia T.
AT PITTSBURG.
P;ttsburg. .....01 0 oil o. g
Washington. % 0 0 o 0 o. :
Batteries-F Pittsburg, Knell and
Carroll; for Washington, Whitney and
Mark.
Base hits-Pittsburg Z, Washington Z.
Errors-Pittsburg ?, Washington 4.
AT ST. PAUL
The ball game with Chicago today was
postponed on account OF the fence being
blown down.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07

Pocket rial esiA;= books f0s lands and
lots. for sale At thisossoe. Orders by mail
prors1p tIT filed address al orders 70
The WICHITA EAGLE, Wichita. ksa. X
z. Murdoch. Manager. do tf'
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07
PROPOSED HUDSON RIVER BRIDG

ton at the close OF business on Saturday,
June 80.
PROPOSED HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE.
WASHINGTON, July g. -Gustave Linden
thai, the designer of the projected bridge
across the Hudson river in New York, is
in Washington looking after the legisla-
ton asked of congress. The Brooklyn
bridge will be small affair in compari-
son with the proposed structure. The new
bridge will be the largest IN the world.
The middle span will be 1850 feet long
and the end spans 500 feet.
I'VE propose to start at the high ground
on the Jersey side known as Castle
Point said Mr. Lindenthal, land land in
New York about Fourteenth street. We
will have six railroad tracks and passen-
gers from any part of the country will be
brought to a comfortable station in the
heart of the city within easy distance of
the elevated and surface roads. This
will obviate the necessity of ferrying
passengers across the river, frequently
at great danger from fog and ice, and
landing them In most unattractive parts
of New York. The bridge can be built for
S16000,000 and we shall have no trouble in
raising the money. The investment will
necessarily yield handsome profit, for
the business transacted will be enormous.
The whole matter has been carefully CON
sidered and planned by competent engin-
GERS. Among the incorporators are James
Andrews and Henry Fladd, both
experienced engineers who enjoyed
the intimacy and confidence of
Capt. James B. Eads during the latter
years of his life. 1t is not therefore the
scheme of a set of irresponsible vision
aries. but a legitimate enterprise backed by
ample capital. The surveys have been
made and the plans adopted, with the
hearty approval of all parties interested.
If we can get our bill through at this
session authorizing the charter, work will
begin this fall"
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-07

Free reclining chair cars are COW runair.
On AL trains CT the c. x & y ky. Rock
leland Route" be5wesn Is lchitA. Topska,
Kansas City. D. Joseph Chicago. -.
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